Chapter 10 Chapter 10 The Poison Pill

Bingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, back hall. Angrily, Chen Songtao paced back and forth in the back hall with his head buried. Two or three of his subordinates stood beside him, all of them silent, waiting anxiously for the master to speak.Chen Songtao muttered in his mouth, as if he was talking to himself: "Fan Tai died, I lost a general! Where did that Li Yuanfang come from? Didn't he leave the Di Mansion? Ah ?! Why did you go to Lanyu Temple again? Tell me!” He roared at one of his subordinates with eyes shining brightly. The subordinate replied tremblingly, "Subordinate, I don't know."

"Trash!" Chen Songtao flicked his sleeve, and said again: "Fortunately, I arrived at Di's mansion in time and intercepted Di Jinghui in front of Di Renjie, which prevented the father and son from talking about the case, otherwise it would be hard to say Will Di Renjie deduce the truth, that would be troublesome! But finally Di Jinghui is in my hands, I guess Di Renjie would not dare to act rashly, hehe, he should be careful. The most urgent task now is to get rid of that Li Yuanfang, keep There will be endless troubles for him." "My lord, then Li Yuanfang was seriously injured in the previous battle at Lanyu Temple. As long as he can be found, the subordinates think that his life should not be difficult."

"But now he has left Di Mansion and his whereabouts are unknown, how can we find him?" At this time, one of the men next to him came over to report: "My lord, after Di Renjie sent Shen Huai to Lanyu Temple this morning, the people monitoring Di's mansion saw Di Chun rushing out for a run. Our people followed I found him and found that he went to a Linhe inn on the outskirts of the city." "Oh? Did you find out who he was looking for?" Chen Songtao hurriedly asked. "The young ones went to inquire. The guy said that a man brought a child to live in this inn yesterday, but he left early this morning. According to the guy's description, the man looks like Li Yuanfang, but the kid looks like Han Bin!"

"Ah?! Li Yuanfang is with Han Bin, this is a big trouble!" Chen Songtao's expression changed drastically in shock, and he quickly asked, "Have you found out where Li Yuanfang went after leaving the inn?" "That guy doesn't know either." Chen Songtao was very disappointed, he was in a daze, and the subordinate continued with some complacency: "But at the time, the subordinate thought, I don't know if they will go back, so I sent someone to guard there, and it turned out to be really rewarding!" "Oh? Say it!" "At noon, that kid, Han Bin, ran back sneakily and groped for a long time in the room where they lived before. He seemed to have taken something and then ran away again. The little ones followed them all the way and found him hiding In the Earth Temple in the east of the city! My subordinates thought that Li Yuanfang would definitely look for him again, so I asked my subordinates not to scare the snakes, but to surround the place and plan to wait for the rabbits."

Chen Songtao was overjoyed: "You have done a good job! This is an excellent opportunity, we must seize it, if this time we can silence Li Yuanfang and Han Bin at the same time, then Di Renjie will be powerless even though he has great abilities It's gone." He called out to his subordinates and ordered: "You split up and continue to closely monitor Di Renjie's movements; on the other hand, increase the number of people to surround the Temple of Earth in the east of the city; don't let Linhe Inn go, and keep some people behind. Continue to monitor there. The rest of the people stay in the Governor's Mansion, and there must be no trouble with Di Jinghui. When Li Yuanfang and Han Bin are settled, it is time for Di Renjie and I to face each other."

The Earth Temple in the east of the city. The sky gradually dimmed, and another night seemed to be coming.Autumn was coming to an end, the severe winter was coming, and the day was getting darker and earlier. Han Bin hid alone in the dilapidated earth temple, but he felt more and more cold and frightened, almost crying.In the afternoon, he sneaked back to the Linhe Inn to get something more important than life that was left there.When Li Yuanfang brought him to the Earth Temple in the morning, he just woke up, still a little confused after being ill, and completely forgot about the things he hid under the cabinet in the inn. He didn't remember it until Li Yuanfang left the Earth Temple, so he had to run back to the temple alone. Pick it up at the inn.He is not a pampered child. He has been quite courageous since he was a child, but for some reason, at this moment, curled up in the dim earth temple, he feels inexplicable tension and fear. Is it because of the cold or because of fear, I kept chanting: "Come on, come on, come on..." As I read, my eyes became wet unconsciously, and the surroundings became more and more blurred, as if There were ghosts lurking around, and it seemed to be changing into a scene from a nightmare. He screamed and closed his eyes tightly, not daring to open them again.

Suddenly, Han Bin felt his shoulders being embraced by a pair of warm hands, and someone called his name in a low and gentle voice next to his ear: "Bin'er, what's wrong with you? Are you scared?" Han Bin's heart was ecstatic The ground jumped violently, he quickly opened his eyes, and just as he met Li Yuanfang's concerned gaze, tears welled up in his eyes, and he shouted joyfully, "You're finally here!" and plunged into his arms. Li Yuanfang leaned back and leaned on the base of the God of the Land God. While trying his best to block Han Bin from jumping towards his chest, he carefully hugged him to his side with his left hand.The two sat down on the ground together. Han Bin looked up at Li Yuanfang in a daze, only to see the sweat on his face and the blood oozing from his lips, and shouted: "Ah?! You, what's wrong with you?"

Li Yuanfang shook his head, unable to speak for a while, but still tried his best to hold Han Bin down with his left hand, and it took a long time before he said with a smile: "You are really strong. If you really pounce, the two of us will be together." It's all over together." Han Bin was startled and frightened, staring straight at Li Yuanfang, not understanding what happened.Li Yuanfang only said softly: "Don't be afraid, it's fine. Don't move, let me rest for a while." Then, he leaned his head against the wall, closed his eyes, and Han Bin leaned against his shoulder, daring not to move , but his eyes searched up and down carefully, and suddenly saw the broken arrow body protruding from his chest, he was so frightened that he took a breath, and tears welled up again.Li Yuanfang opened his eyes, turned his head to look at him, and said with a smile, "A boy who loves to cry so much." Wiping his tears, Han Bin muttered, "You are the one who scares me." Li Yuanfang said, "Well, it's me." Not good, I scared you." After speaking, he sat up straight, listened to the movement around him, frowned and said, "Bin'er, have you gone out today?"

Han Bin replied hesitantly: "No, no..." "Really do not have?" "No." Li Yuanfang nodded: "That's good, but why do I always feel that something is wrong here? However, it should be fine to stay for a while." He looked at Han Bin again, smiled and said, "Do me a favor, please?" "Ok." Li Yuanfang reached out to take the package containing his clothes that was rolling on the side, took out a white robe from inside, and with two "crash" sounds, he tore off two strips of cloth, and he rolled one of them a few times to make a cloth ball , handed it to Han Bin, and said: "Bin'er, listen carefully, now I'm going to pull out this arrow in my chest, and it will bleed a lot when I pull it out, so you have to use this cloth ball to get rid of it immediately." Can the wound be blocked, can it be done?"

Han Bin held the cloth ball tightly, nodded repeatedly, but tears rolled out again.Li Yuanfang wiped his face gently, and said in a low voice: "You shouldn't be allowed to do this kind of thing, but there is no other way...well, don't be afraid, I will try my best." Firmly pinching the exposed arrow body, gritted his teeth, and pushed outwards suddenly, the arrow was pulled out, and a large amount of blood foam gushed out from the wound immediately, Han Bin leaned forward and blocked the wound , the two fell to the ground together. There was silence in the Earth Temple, and no sound could be heard. The two people who fell on the ground did not make any more noises. They just lay motionless, as if they had fallen into a coma, or just fell asleep.After a while of silence like this, Li Yuanfang stretched out his hand to hold down the cloth ball, poked Han Bin lightly, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, didn't you faint from fright?" Wiping away tears, he replied: "Who said I was afraid. It was you who fainted."

"Do I have it?" "Yes." Li Yuanfang stopped talking, but lay down with her arms around Han Bin for a while, and then said, "Bin'er, help me up." Han Bin gave a "hmm" and helped Li Yuanfang to sit up, leaning against the wall On the way, Li Yuanfang handed him another strip of cloth and said, "Use this to wrap it up as tightly as possible. Will it?" "Yes." Han Bin picked up the cloth strips and began to wrap them up, sweating profusely. It took a long time to bandage the wound.When he finished his work, the two looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.Han Bin knelt in front of Li Yuanfang, carefully stroking the cloth around the wound, looked up at Li Yuanfang's pale face, and asked softly, "Does it hurt?" Li Yuanfang smiled, and said softly, "It's okay. Thanks to you." Han Bin thought for a while, and asked again: "Is it really okay? Then why did you faint just now? Wasn't it because of too much pain?" Li Yuanfang touched Han Bin's head: "No, it's because I'm old." Han Bin pouted and said, "You coax me. You are not old." Both of them were silent. After a while, Li Yuanfang turned his head towards the closed temple door and said, "Bin'er, go see if it's dark outside?" Han Bin ran to the gate of the temple, looked out through the crack for a while, then ran back to Li Yuanfang, and reported, "It's not completely dark yet, but it's gloomy everywhere, and the wind is so strong, it's scary." "We still have to leave here. I always feel uneasy." Li Yuanfang's face sank and he looked extremely pale. Han Bin blinked: "Leave? Can you go?" Li Yuanfang shook his head: "I can't now, but when it's dark, we have to go. If we can't go, we have to go." Han Bin was a little confused, and asked, "Then how do we get there?" Li Yuanfang looked at Han Bin gently, and said softly, "So you have to do me a favor." "Okay, tell me." Han Bin felt that he was very useful and important, so he straightened up involuntarily.Li Yuanfang looked at him, sighed softly, and said, "I'm too tired, I'm going to lie down for a while. It won't take long..." He stopped, panting slightly, and continued, "I'll be able to leave later , take you away. But from now on, you must stay by the door and always pay attention to the movement outside. If you hear anything or see anything, you will call me immediately. I should not fall asleep, but If I fall asleep, just wake me up when you see the sky is completely dark, and then we will go." His voice became lower and lower, and he could hardly hear him, but his eyes were fixed on Han Bin Finally, he tried his best to say: "You must do as I say. Do you understand?!" Seeing Han Bin nodding desperately, Li Yuanfang leaned back and closed his eyes. Opening his eyes, he found that Han Bin was still kneeling beside him in a daze, so he raised his finger and pointed to the door. Han Bin hurriedly ran to the temple door, looked back, Li Yuanfang smiled at him, and slowly lay down. Han Bin leaned on the temple door and looked out hard. All he could see in front of him was a few wilted grasses swaying in the wind, and the sand everywhere was blown up by the strong wind, and it was dusty everywhere. Looking up to the sky, there are no clouds in the sky, and there is no setting sun or rising full moon. There is only a large gloomy and gloomy sky, which will become more gloomy after a while, and it will probably become pitch black soon.Han Bin sat down by the door, didn't see anything special, didn't hear anything special, his heart was empty, and he felt a little nervous, he really wanted to run back to Li Yuanfang immediately and stay by his side.But he also knew that he couldn't do this, and he would be angry if he did this... Han Bin couldn't help but look at Li Yuanfang who was lying on the ground again. How much his profile looked like his brother, Han Bin began to think wildly, what if If you can see Sister Yanran, you must ask her if she thinks the same way, but is there a need to ask?She would definitely say, yes, how similar...Han Bin buried his head in his arms, and the longing for his dead brother suddenly hit him. stand up.After crying for a long time, he remembered his mission, and quickly looked out of the crack of the door. It was already dark in front of him. During the time he was crying, it was completely dark.what!Han Bin screamed in his heart, and quickly ran back to Li Yuanfang's side, opened his mouth to shout, but stopped again.The earth temple was almost too dark to see clearly at this time, but Han Bin felt that he could see this sleeping face clearly, how tired he looked, how tired he looked.Han Bin suddenly made a decision not to wake up Li Yuanfang. Soon he would regret this self-assessment, but now he is still a little proud, thinking that for the first time he can make decisions for others.Sitting next to Li Yuanfang for a while, Han Bin also began to feel sleepy. It is not easy to keep awake with eyes wide open in the dark, not to mention he just fell ill last night.In a daze, Han Bin lay down next to Li Yuanfang, his eyelids slowly stuck together, struggling to open them, and finally defeated by sleepiness. Han Bin began to dream.Like so many dreams, he dreamed that he was with his brother again, um, and sister Yanran.The three of them were by the hot spring pool in front of Sapphire Temple. The warm sun shone on him. He stared at a green dragonfly flying in the air. He was trying to compete with the dragonfly and compare his speed. But he saw his elder brother and sister Yanran sitting together, he wanted to scare them, so he quietly approached, but what did he see?Why is my brother crying?Ah, his dumb brother was really crying, crying so sadly, sister Yanran seemed to be sad too, tears fell drop by drop, and then he saw, sister Yanran took off a shiny golden chain from her neck, Grabbing her brother's hand, she put the chain in his palm, and said, "I know your heart, but I have already given my people and my heart to others, so I can't give it to you again. This golden chain, It is the only memorial left to me by my parents, I will give it to you now, let it accompany you every day, you can treat it as if I am by your side." My brother whimpered and grabbed sister Yanran's hand She refused to let go, but sister Yanran stood up and ran away, leaving only her brother facing the gold chain in his hand, crying for a long, long time.Han Bin stood blankly watching his brother cry, not knowing whether to go to comfort him or run away.The dragonfly flew away long ago, the sun was so warm, it shone on my brother and myself, everything in front of me was golden... Suddenly, Han Bin was jolted awake by someone. He jumped up from the ground with a jerk, and immediately saw Li Yuanfang squatting in front of him. The eyes on his pale face were frighteningly bright, staring at him as if he was about to eat him. Yes, he asked word by word in a hoarse voice, "Why didn't you wake me up?!" "Ah..." Han Bin knew that he had made a mistake, but he didn't understand why Li Yuanfang's expression was so terrifying. He grabbed Li Yuanfang's arm begging for mercy, and said with a crying voice: "I, I see you are sleeping so soundly, I ,I……" Li Yuanfang stared at him angrily, then suddenly pulled him into his arms, hugged him tightly with all his strength, and said softly: "You, you have caused a catastrophe." Han Bin felt that Li Yuanfang's body was trembling slightly, but his arms were so strong, and although what he said was complaining, his tone was so gentle, it sounded more like comforting someone.Han Bin still didn't understand what happened. He just felt a little strange. Why did the earth temple, which was cold and biting, suddenly become warmer? What about the sound? Han Bin put his head on Li Yuanfang's shoulder, and heard him say to himself softly: "Bin'er, we are in some trouble. But you don't have to be afraid, nothing will happen. I promise." "Yeah." Han Bin agreed, still in a daze, only feeling that his body was warm and comfortable, but a vague fear rose in his heart. He looked towards the temple gate, as if he caught a glimpse of a red light through the gap, The surroundings seemed to become brighter, and he suddenly understood what was going on, "Ah!" Han Bin buried his head on Li Yuanfang's shoulder, he didn't dare to look at it anymore, he didn't dare to think about it, he just hugged him desperately. Li Yuanfang's neck curled up into his arms. The temperature in the earth temple is rising rapidly, and the crackling sound is getting louder and louder.Li Yuanfang suddenly pushed Han Bin in his arms away, and yelled at him: "Find that arrow, hurry!" Han Bin was pushed back several steps by him, sat on the ground with his buttocks, and hurriedly shot another bone Get up and look for the broken arrow that was just pulled out on the ground.Li Yuanfang also grabbed the white cannon shirt that had been torn off a large piece from the ground, and began to tear it violently again, and soon tore out several long strips of cloth. Knotted one by one, and after a while it became a long one.Han Bin found the broken arrow still stained with blood on the ground, quickly picked it up and handed it to Li Yuanfang. Li Yuanfang tied the arrow body to one end of the cloth and pulled it until it was strong enough. Looked around.In front of the statue of the Land Lord covered with cobwebs, there is a dusty altar with a copper incense burner on it. Bin had stored it up for him to drink when he was thirsty.Li Yuanfang picked up the censer and waved to Han Bin. Han Bin ran to him immediately, but unexpectedly Li Yuanfang picked up the censer and poured it on his head. It dripped down his forehead, but he didn't dare to make a sound, he bit his lip and blinked his eyes again and again.Li Yuanfang poured some of the remaining water on his head, then threw the incense burner on the ground, picked up the cloth strip with the arrow tied at the top, walked to the middle of the earth temple, looked at the top of the back wall, there was a The wooden window was tightly closed and covered with cobwebs.Han Bin ran to his side and looked up at him.Li Yuanfang said in a low voice: "Bin'er, we are going to leave. Get out of the way first." Han Bin stepped aside, Li Yuanfang swung the cloth strip, and with a sharp throw, the broken arrow pierced the wooden window panel directly, only Leave the cloth strips inside.Li Yuanfang immediately used all his strength to pull down the strip of cloth. The wooden window, which had been in disrepair for a long time, was completely pulled off the frame by him, and fell to the ground in the temple. flames.A night sky suddenly appeared in front of their eyes, but this night sky was no longer the usual peaceful dark blue, but was wrapped by the surrounding tongues of flames, presenting a palpitating bright red, and the scorching air changed into strange shapes , making this side of the night sky so blurred, ghostly, and out of reach. Suddenly, Han Bin felt himself being hugged, and he heard Li Yuanfang yelling: "Hold me tight!" He immediately stretched out his arms, hugging Li Yuanfang's neck tightly, and his whole body was firmly attached to Li Yuanfang's neck. body.Li Yuanfang held Han Bin in one hand and the Youlan Sword in the other. She stepped onto the altar in one step, jumped onto the shoulder of the statue of the Lord of the Earth in another step, and jumped high in another step, leading Han Bin through the only escape window there. fly over.In an instant, Han Bin only saw a red light flashing in front of his eyes, and he could feel the sudden high temperature all over his body, and he breathed scorching hot air in his nose. The moment he felt that he was about to suffocate, they fell heavily to the ground .Gululu rolled away a long way.Han Bin fell out of Li Yuanfang's arms, but he immediately struggled to stand up from the ground. Looking back, the entire Temple of Earth had turned into a sea of ​​flames, and the roof began to collapse, and large pieces of flames followed the broken beams and smashed into the ground. In the temple, but his body is clean, without any sparks!Just as Han Bin was about to look back for Li Yuanfang, he heard that familiar voice rang in his ears: "Run!" "Ah!" As soon as he turned his head, Li Yuanfang grabbed his hand and led him to run away from the Earth Temple.They jumped over the collapsed courtyard wall like flying, ran into the wild grass behind the temple, and continued to run forward desperately. Han Bin was running, his face and body were painfully pierced by the withered grass, but he didn't care, he held Li Yuanfang's hand tightly, panting and rushed forward with all the strength he could, when suddenly his foot fell He tripped, and he fell forward heavily. He stretched out his hand to grab Li Yuanfang, but it was in vain.Han Bin realized that something was wrong, and the hurried footsteps that had been accompanying his ears stopped.He quickly looked up and saw Li Yuanfang standing beside him motionless, staring straight ahead.Han Bin also looked forward, there were some people and some horses standing neatly, looking at them.Han Bin's heart sank suddenly, and he unconsciously leaned over to Li Yuanfang's side. Li Yuanfang stretched out his hand to gently wrap his shoulders, and stood there quietly, not moving or speaking.The moon rose, and the white light shone on the wild grass. When the wind blew over, a silver wave appeared in front of them, so quiet and serene. Finally, someone on the opposite side spoke: "I really didn't expect that you could escape under such circumstances. It's not easy. It seems that we didn't wait in vain today." Han Bin felt that it took a long time before he heard Li Yuanfang's words. Answer, but his voice sounded so sad, more like talking to himself, what he said was: "Why do you have to force me to kill in front of this child?" Then, Li Yuanfang squatted down, and he pulled Passed Han Bin, and said softly into his ear: "Close your eyes, don't open them unless I tell you." Han Bin nodded, closed his eyes tightly, feeling himself being hugged firmly again. Han Bin didn't see what happened next, all he knew was that Li Yuanfang was waving the Youlan Sword while holding himself, and rushed into the crowd on the opposite side, all kinds of sounds in his ears suddenly mixed together, and the swords collided ; people screaming; screaming; roaring; everything seemed to happen in a moment, and then they jumped on a horse, and the horse galloped after a long roar. The sounds of people, horses, and swords colliding gradually faded away, replaced by the sound of howling wind, hurried hooves, and heavy breathing.I don't know how long it took, the horse changed from a gallop to a slow walk, and the surroundings became very quiet. Han Bin felt that the hand that had been holding him tightly was loosened. He opened his eyes involuntarily, and found that he was lying across Sitting in front of a horse, they had already entered a dark forest, and there was no other thing or person to be seen except the trees. He exclaimed in surprise: "We ran out!" The people behind did not answer. , Han Bin turned his head, just in time to meet Li Yuanfang and fell softly towards him. Han Bin was terrified, and desperately hugged the fallen body, but after all, he was small and not strong enough, and the two fell off the horse at the same time .Li Yuanfang has not completely lost consciousness. He struggled hard to stand up, but he could no longer find a little strength from his body. The severe pain occupied his limbs and bones, and he couldn't resist anymore, so he had to let the pain consume his last breath. A trace of sobriety.Han Bin hugged him with all his strength, shook him, and shouted: "Don't do this, wake up! We have to go!" Li Yuanfang opened his mouth, trying to answer him, but no sound came out, instead it was blood It gushed out from his mouth, and then fell on Han Bin's body. Han Bin dragged Li Yuanfang against a tree, then knelt down beside him, trembling all over, tears streaming down his immature face, and the unforgettable scene on the Taihang Mountain Road appeared before his eyes again.He didn't understand why he had to go through the same pain a second time. He just felt his heart shrink into a ball, and the pain was so painful that he was about to die.Finally, the child made up his mind, took out a paper bag from his bosom tremblingly, opened it, pinched a small round pill tremblingly, and brought it to Li Yuanfang's mouth, in his ear. He said softly: "Brother, brother, good brother, you can eat, eat it, you won't feel uncomfortable." Li Yuanfang gulped down the pill in a daze, Han Bin leaned against him, hugged his body tightly, waited silently, and kept crying, wetting the front of Li Yuanfang's clothes A large piece. In the south of Bingzhou City, Di Jinghui's mansion. Chen Qiuyue's cold tone resounded in the quiet room. She narrated it expressionlessly, as if she was telling a story that had nothing to do with herself: "When King Wu of Wei became the heir of Bingzhou Shepherd, my father became his confidant. Actually , this is not a big secret. After all, it is impossible to be able to hold the post of long history in a major northern city like Bingzhou for many years, and to be in charge of all important military and political affairs of Bingzhou. If you live up to the deep trust of King Wei, it is impossible. My father has always acted cautiously, and never showed his special reliance on the Wu family on the scene. On the contrary, he has maintained a good relationship with many officials who are close to Li Tang. Back then, he married me to Jing Hui because of this consideration. But in private , my father had already cooperated with the King of Wei, and gradually replaced all the officials in Bingzhou with those of the Wu family who were loyal to the King of Wei. If the Holy Majesty refused, he would even prepare for rebellion. It was at that time that my father turned his mind to Jing Hui." "Jing Hui?" Di Renjie murmured. Chen Qiuyue nodded with tears in her eyes: "Yes. Jing Hui was already a wealthy businessman at that time, especially because he was dealing in medicinal materials. Therefore, whether it was his wealth itself or the rare medicinal materials in his hands that could save lives and heal wounds, It made my father and his co-conspirators with other plans coveted. My father has been testing him a lot on weekdays. From Jing Hui's words, I always feel that he is rebellious and even dissatisfied with you. Therefore, He felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of, so he asked his daughter-in-law to persuade Jinghui to let him participate in the conspiracy of King Wei, and promised that after the event was completed, he would be crowned a king, or help him dominate the entire Dazhou pharmaceutical market. In short, it was trying to lure Jing Hui in every possible way, trying to drag him into trouble." When Di Renjie heard this, he nodded and said: "Well, I'm afraid Chen Songtao has my reasons for doing this. After all, pulling Jing Hui into the water is equivalent to capturing my elbow. What a vicious strategy." Chen Qiuyue said: "Yes. But what my father didn't expect was that Jing Hui categorically rejected all my father's proposals. This was completely beyond my father's expectation, which made him very annoyed, shocked, scared, and worried. In this way, Jing Hui will report their plot to you instead. However, Jing Hui did not do this either. He promised my father and me that he himself is not interested in the Li Wu dispute, as long as my father’s behavior does not If he hurts you, he can just let it go and won't reveal anything to you. It's just that since then, he's become more and more indifferent to me, and he's getting closer and closer to the Lu Yanran from Henying Villa. I completely disregarded my daughter-in-law's face, which completely chilled my daughter-in-law..." Di Renjie sighed, shook his head, but didn't speak. Chen Qiuyue raised her tear-stained face and said, "Father-in-law, in fact, that's all my daughter-in-law knows. Since what happened five years ago, not only Jing Hui has hated me, but my father has also hated me. How much to blame, blame me for not being able to hold back my husband's heart, for not being able to make Jinghui and us work together, and since then he has stopped revealing his plans to me, and only ordered me to do things when I needed my help. But in reality As you can see, since Jing Hui and I have long been in harmony, we just maintain the face of a husband and wife, and my words will not have much effect on him. I just have a vague feeling about what he is doing. As a wife and daughter, I have long been abandoned by both my husband and my father." She snorted softly from her nose, and said coldly, "Elder-in-law, Qiuyue, I would have lost all interest in life. I really can't let go of a pair of children, I, I..." She couldn't go on, and just sat there blankly. Di Renjie looked at her, but he didn't want to say anything to comfort her, in fact, he didn't have anything to say.He walked to the door silently, turned his back to Chen Qiuyue, and said in a low voice: "Qiuyue, what you said is very important, I thank you." After speaking, he stepped out the door. Chen Qiuyue stared at the back of the old man with tearful eyes, with a relieved expression on her face, and even a cold smile on the corner of her mouth, but this smile seemed to come from another world, connecting her with the shining red candle The house is divided.Is all this finally coming to an end for her? After Di Renjie finished talking with Chen Qiuyue, he did not leave Di Jinghui's mansion immediately. He came to Di Jinghui's study room, and quickly repaired a book with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table.After calling Di Chun, he gave some instructions.Di Chun nodded again and again, hurriedly took the letter and went out, and soon came back to report to Di Renjie: "Master, I have found someone to send the letter. Don't worry, there is no one here yet." Surveillance, hehe, it’s not like our house, which has been surrounded by an iron bucket.” Di Renjie nodded, and said: "Jing Hui has put Chen Songtao in prison, and only Chen Qiuyue lives here. Naturally, he will not send someone to monitor his daughter. However, there must be many of Chen Songtao's eyes and ears among the servants here. I talked to Chen Qiuyue. It is estimated that Chen Songtao already knows the matter by now, maybe he is rushing here. Well, since he is coming, we should go too. Di Chun, go back home!" "yes!" Di Chun waited for Di Renjie to get into the carriage, and the group left Di Jinghui's mansion and headed for Di's mansion in the north of the city.Di Renjie sat in the car, lifted the curtain and looked up to the sky. A round of bright moon hung high, reflecting the strange and quiet night, but the night seemed a little different from usual. Di Renjie seemed to be able to see some red light on the ground, and Di Renjie frowned, looking at this rare blush for a long time, an indescribable concern and worry suddenly rose in his heart, as well as a deep sense of uncertainty, which instantly made him feel sick. He was cold all over.He couldn't help shouting: "Di Chun, look, what's going on?" "Ah?" Di Chun hurriedly looked in the direction of Di Renjie's finger, and muttered, "Master, it seems to be..." "What does it seem to be?!" Di Renjie asked. "It seems to be firelight." "Fire light, fire light?" Di Renjie repeated several times, and then asked: "Di Chun, what direction do you think that is?" "Master, it looks to the east, it should be the east end of the city." "Well, then it's not the Linhe Inn. The Linhe Inn is in the north of the city... east of the city, east of the city, what could happen?" Suddenly, he made up his mind and ordered: "Di Chun, let's go to the east and have a look." "Ah?! Master, it's been four watch days, you..." "Hey, where are there so many words, go bend it, it won't take much time." A quarter of an hour later, Di Renjie's carriage arrived in front of the Earth Temple in the east of the city.The Earth Temple was still burning, and the head of the village commanded some people to put out the fire, and some people gathered around, discussing with one another. Di Chun helped Di Renjie off the carriage, only to feel Di Renjie's arm trembling incessantly.Di Chun was also very nervous, swallowed and said, "Master, I'll go over and ask." "En." Di Renjie felt his throat dry, and he couldn't utter a word. After a while, Di Chun came back in a hurry and said, "Master, this is an earth temple that has been abandoned for a long time. No one comes here on weekdays, and I don't know why it just left today." He observed Di Renjie's expression, and added hesitantly. One sentence: "Master, I asked, there is indeed no one here, you, don't worry." Di Renjie shook his head and walked straight towards the Earth Temple. Di Chun pulled his sleeve anxiously: "Master! There is still fire fighting there. It is too dangerous for you to go there now. Don't go there, I beg you!" Di Renjie stopped in his tracks. He raised his head to face the raging red light, squinted his eyes, and stared at it for a long time.Just now he turned to Di Chun and said, "Come on, let's take a look around." Di Chun supported him, and the two of them made a big circle around the Earth Temple, and turned to the weeds behind the temple. Against the background of the fire, the weeds could be clearly seen.Di Renjie walked slowly towards the depths of the weeds, and suddenly his body shook violently. Di Chun quickly supported him, and following his gaze, he saw that the large piece of weeds in front of him was trampled to the ground, and there was a whole piece of grass in front of him. Pieces of blood, splattered everywhere, nothing else, no corpses, no wounded, no weapons, obviously, this is a battlefield that has been cleaned, and everything that can be taken away is taken away. Only the blood that flowed out could not be taken away, dyeing the wild grass mottled red. "Master!" Di Chun held Di Renjie's arm tightly, tears welling in his eyes. “别急，别急。”狄仁杰低声说着，踏在血迹之上，一步步坚定地往前走着，迈了几步，脚下突然踢到样东西，捡起来一看，是块铸铁马掌，已经被血染成鲜红。狄仁杰指着马掌上的一个刻印给狄春看。狄春轻轻念道：“并！啊，这是官军的马。”狄仁杰点点头：“嗯，这就是官军在此制造惨祸的最好证据。百密一疏，他们的战场终究还是打扫得不够干净。”慢慢地，他们走出了荒草丛，前面是大片树林，一眼望不到头。血迹、足迹和马蹄印在此分成了多路，而且杂沓不清，再也无法继续跟踪下去了。 狄仁杰轻轻拍了拍狄春的肩，低声道：“元芳没事，这里有激战，而且所有的足迹都是往远离土地庙的方向，就说明那火没困住他。而元芳只要能战斗，就没有任何人能打败他。我相信他，他一定会坚持住。” 狄春抹了把眼泪，重重地点头。 狄仁杰转身道：“咱们现在就回去。回府后你立刻带上府中的家丁再来此地搜索。”他走了几步，又扭头回来看着荒草丛上的血迹，紧紧地咬着牙关，低沉地道：“我必须回去了。再过一个时辰天就该亮了，到时候有人会来找我。这一切也该结束了！” 并州城南，狄景辉宅邸。 陈松涛匆匆忙忙地走入陈秋月的房间，看见女儿又坐在椅子里发呆，顿时气不打一处来，发狠道：“难怪狄景辉不想回家，看看你现在这副样子，死人都比你好看。”陈秋月毫无反应，连眼珠都没有转一下，如果不是鼻翼轻轻地扇动，她这张脸也确实和死人一般无二了。 陈松涛也拿她没办法，无可奈何地叹了口气，换了稍稍缓和的语气问道：“狄仁杰来过了？他来干什么？” 陈秋月冷冰冰地答道：“您把他的宝贝儿子都抓起来了，他来找我有什么奇怪的。” “嗯，那你看他的情绪怎样？是不是已经方寸尽乱了？” 陈秋月连眼皮都没抬，依然用她那空洞平淡的语气答道：“他倒也没多说什么。就是一再说不相信景辉真的有罪，还问我有没有机会去探视下景辉。” “哦？那你是怎么回答的？” “我说一切全凭爹爹您作主。我也没有什么办法。” “那他就走了？” “就走了。” 陈松涛皱起眉头思忖着，脸上的表情还是有些狐疑。 陈秋月突然抓住父亲的手，语气急促地道：“父亲，我求你了，千万不要伤害景辉。他毕竟是我的相公，是我两个孩子的父亲，您，您已经要成功了，就饶了景辉的性命吧。”说到这里，她扑通一声跪倒在陈松涛的面前，两手死死地攥着陈松涛的袍服下摆。 陈松涛“咳”了一声，掰开陈秋月的手，气急败坏地说：“你干什么？！疯了吗？我什么时候说要杀狄景辉了？再说事到如今，你我与狄仁杰、狄景辉已经不共戴天了，不是你死就是我活。就算我此刻杀了他，也是必须的。秋月，难道你想要我死吗？我看你简直是神魂颠倒理智尽失了，真是令我心寒！我告诉你，只要有需要，我随时会杀了狄景辉，你就干脆当他已经死了吧！” 陈秋月又扑上去拉父亲的衣袖，歇斯底里地嚷着：“爹，爹，让我去看看景辉，去看看景辉好不好？我求你了，求你了……” 陈松涛重重地将陈秋月的手甩开，恨恨地叹了口气，转身走出房门，从门内传出陈秋月凄惨的哭嚎。门前，一个手下急急地凑过来，向他报告道：“大人，李元芳和韩斌没有抓住，让他们给跑了。” “什么？！”陈松涛声色俱厉地吼起来：“这么多人，抓不住一个重伤之人和一个小孩子？你们这些饭桶，居然还有胆子回来复命？！” “这，这，属下们确实没想到李元芳会从庙后的那扇窗户里逃走。那窗户离地足有两丈来高，他居然能带着个孩子从那里逃走，确实是匪夷所思啊。本来在庙后安排的伏击人手比较少，大队人马都在前门堵着呢，李元芳从后面逃走，遭遇的仅是小队人马，因此他一通猛杀才得以脱身。大人，确实是属下无能，可事已至此，还请大人示下，接下去该怎么办？” “什么怎么办？继续全城搜索。只要见到他们就杀，再令各守城门卫卒严加防范，只要是一个年轻男子带着个小孩子的，全都要仔细盘查。” "yes!" 并州城，东门内的树林中。 韩斌紧紧地依偎在李元芳的身边，周围是这么的静，他把耳朵贴牢在李元芳的胸前，能够清楚地听到那颗心的跳动，这坚韧的声音让他感到很安全，这孩子现在什么都不怕了，只管等待着。终于，天空中响起悠远绵长的钟声，这是五更二点的晨钟，虽然月亮还升得高高的，太阳的影子也见不着，但是毕竟，新的一天到来了。 随着钟声，韩斌感到李元芳的身体动了动，他一下子抬起头来，正对上李元芳的目光。那么清亮锐利的目光，平静温和中却带着一丝疑虑。韩斌知道这疑虑来自什么，他勇敢地挺起腰来，准备好了面对李元芳的问题。 李元芳开口了，声音依然嘶哑低沉，但却十分有力，他直视着韩斌的眼睛，慢慢地问道：“斌儿，你刚才给我吃的是什么？” 韩斌从怀里掏出那个纸包，小心地打开来，捧给李元芳看。纸包里面是许多颗深褐色的小药丸。李元芳只看了看，又重新注视着韩斌的脸，问：“这是什么？你从哪里得来这些？” 韩斌深深地吸了口气：“我知道只吃一回没关系的。我，我看到你那么难受，那么疼，就像我哥哥那样，我受不了。所以……” 他的眼泪又慢慢流了下来，语气一下子急促起来：“这就是害死我哥哥的东西。也是害死蓝玉观里很多人的东西，我也不知道它叫什么。是狄公子和嫣然姐姐弄来的，他们让哥哥和我把这些药丸掺在糕里头，给蓝玉观里的人吃，说是好东西，要看看效果。可是，可是……后来就出事了。” 他全身颤抖起来，李元芳默默地把他搂住，轻轻地抚摸着他的脑袋，韩斌继续说着：“这东西刚开始吃第一次、第二次的时候会觉得特别精神特别舒服，什么样的痛都能治，什么样的病都会觉得好了。狄公子和嫣然姐姐很高兴，说是找到了包治百病的仙药。但是后来却发现不对劲，这药吃上了就不能停。一停下来就浑身难受，骨头痛得在地上打滚，还会越来越严重。狄公子和嫣然姐姐就让我们不要再给他们吃这东西，还找来人守着蓝玉观，不让他们出去，说想办法给他们治，可最后也没找到办法。有些人就那么痛苦的死掉了，死的时候样子可怕极了，拼命地叫喊挣扎，好像都是活活痛死的。狄公子和嫣然姐姐没有办法，只好又给他们吃这药，吃一次能管一两天，然后就又不行了，就得再吃。本来嫣然姐姐说好了不让我和我哥哥碰这东西的，可我哥哥总想为嫣然姐姐做些事情，什么都愿意为她做。所以，一开始嫣然姐姐说要试试这药的时候，他自己就偷偷的吃上了。结果，结果……”韩斌抽抽嗒嗒地说不下去了，他泪眼婆娑地抬起头，“哇”的一声猛扑到李元芳的怀里，嚎啕大哭起来。 李元芳只静静地等着，待韩斌渐渐止住悲声，才轻轻地抬起他的脸蛋，低声道：“斌儿，不要伤心。你做了很对的事情，现在我全都明白了。”然后，他微笑着伸了伸胳膊：“这药还真是神奇，我现在什么痛都感觉不到了，而且还很有力气。非常好。如今就是再来个几十来号人，我都能轻松对付。” 看见韩斌还在那里抽噎，李元芳一把把他从地上抱了起来，托上马背，自己也翻身上马，低下头贴着韩斌的耳朵说：“男孩子应该勇敢，好了，不要再哭了。现在我送你去个绝对安全的地方。你刚才说什么？这药能管一天？还是两天？” “我也不知道，大概一天吧。” “行，抓紧时间一天也够用了。再说，你这里不是还有很多嘛。” “啊！不行！”韩斌吓得脸色大变，回过身来死命揪住李元芳的衣服：“不可以吃第二次的，不可以的！”李元芳笑了笑：“傻孩子，放心吧。我明白的。”说着，他双腿一夹，用剑身轻轻一拍马屁股，那马仰天长嘶，高高扬起前蹄，像箭一般地窜了出去。 并州东城门的守城兵卒，听到晨钟敲完最后一响，方才欣欣然打开城门。天气越来越冷了，离开太阳升起来还有一个多时辰，外头更是冻得连鬼都呲牙，赶早进出城门的人这几天已经绝了迹，两个守城兵卒百无聊赖地往城门两侧一站，正寻思着如何打发这段难熬的时光，却骤然觉得眼前白光一闪，待他们两个反应过来，就只能看到绝尘而去的一匹马的背影了。两个人目瞪口呆地向城外的方向傻望了半天，才互相嘟哝道：“怎么跑得这么快，简直是见了鬼了。” 几天来，这已经是李元芳第四次走上去蓝玉观的路了。□这匹从敌人手中夺来的马竟是匹少有的良驹，跑起来如行云流水一般，既快又稳，骑在马上只听见耳边的风声呼啸，眼睛被凌厉的寒风吹到几乎睁不开。不过这也没有关系，这条路他现在不用看都不会走错了。最重要的是，身上不觉得冷，不觉得痛，只有取之不尽的力量，和永不枯竭的勇气……突然，他猛地一拉缰绳，马匹再次振蹄长嘶，蓝玉观的绝壁就在眼前了。 李元芳跳下马，牵着韩斌的手慢慢转入绝壁。一切都如他所推测的那样，这里空无一人，一片寂静，如果不是满地流淌的血迹，谁又能猜出几个时辰前在这里还发生过惨烈的战斗。此刻，这个地方又被所有的人遗弃了，仿佛从来就只是个渺无人迹的空山幽谷。他带着韩斌轻轻踏过满地的血污，穿过热泉潭前的空地，站到了最小的那间丹房门前。李元芳深深地吸了口气，一模一样的月光，从整整五天之前的那个夜晚一直照耀到此刻，而他自己的身上，却已经发生了如此巨大的变化，竟使得五天之前的回忆，现在看来都宛如隔世一般了。 李元芳感到韩斌在悄悄地拉自己的手，便低头朝他笑笑，道：“如果我没有记错，这间屋子里面通向热泉瀑布后面山洞的路口，所知道的人除了我和大人，就只有你，你的哥哥，陆嫣然和狄景辉。所以，现在我要把你藏到这个山洞里面去，我想，在这里面你是绝对安全的。” 韩斌眨着眼睛不说话，李元芳也不等他回答，就把他牵进了小屋，翻开木榻，掀起覆盖在洞口的盖板，自己先跳了下去，然后回身伸出双臂，把韩斌也抱了下去。划亮一个火褶，李元芳领着韩斌踩着窄窄的石阶往上走，两人都没有说话，爬完长长的百多级台阶，眼前就是那个宽阔平坦的大洞穴，耳边是哗啦哗啦的瀑布流水的声音，从瀑布后面透出细微的亮光，这是黎明到来了。 李元芳在韩斌面前蹲下来，摸了摸他的脑袋，笑着说：“好了，现在你安全了。我，要走了。” 韩斌不说话，只是死命地搂住李元芳的脖子，牢牢地贴紧他。李元芳便让他这么抱了一会儿，才把他的小手掰开，从怀里摸出样东西来，放到韩斌的手中，那东西一动便闪出光来，李元芳笑道：“这是你的武器，第一次见面时我没收的，现在还给你。万一有什么事情，你就用它来保护自己。不要手软，要像第一次对我那样。”韩斌把那东西扔到地上，还是伸手过来紧紧抱住李元芳。李元芳轻轻地说：“斌儿，你就在这里等着，要有耐心。等着我，即使我来不了，我也会让那位老爷爷来找你。如果是他来，你也要像对我一样，把所有的事情都告诉他，不管有没有对我说过的，全都告诉他。如果你想为你的哥哥报仇，如果你想救你自己，如果……如果你想帮助我，就一定要照我说的做。”他等了一会儿，还是没有等到韩斌的回答，便又笑了笑，轻声道：“斌儿，你给我吃那药丸的时候，叫我什么？怪好听的，再叫一声给我听，好不好？”韩斌把头靠到李元芳的肩上，李元芳感到肩头顿时变得热热的湿湿的，然后便听到很轻的一声：“哥哥。” “嗯。”李元芳含笑应着，又加了一句：“下回再见到我，也要这么叫，以后一直这么叫。” "OK." 从瀑布后面透过来的光线越来越亮了，李元芳最后一次轻轻推开韩斌的身体，正色道：“斌儿，那些药丸你都放好了吗？” “放好了。” “再给我看看。” “哦。”韩斌把纸包掏出来，李元芳打开看看，又小心地包好，递还给韩斌：“不要放在身上，在这里找个地方藏起来。除了我和那位老爷爷，其他人谁都不能给。” "I know." 李元芳站起身来，没有再和韩斌道别，便急匆匆地循着那条窄小的石阶走了下去。等他再次站到蓝玉观前的那块空地上的时候，眼前已是霞光万道，一轮红日在绝壁后喷薄而出，他抬起头直视这轮新升的朝阳，双目顿时被光芒灼到，此时他方才发现自己的眼泪，已经悄悄地落满了面颊，倒也不用去擦抹，更不需要掩饰，因为这里除了他之外一个人都没有。既然想哭就哭个痛快吧，今天之后，这一生便都不用再流泪了。李元芳摊开手掌，里面是一颗深褐色的小药丸，他充满柔情地想着韩斌清澈的眼睛，孩子毕竟是孩子，终究还是容易骗的。他从胸前摸出块粘着血迹的丝帕，将药丸包好。该做的准备都做好了。 清晨的冽冽寒风中，李元芳闭起眼睛，静下心神，再一次细细感受着一副毫无负担充满力量的躯体所能带来的全部勇气和信心。这身体便是他所拥有的全部财富，他曾经以为可以永远拥有这样财富，直到有一天，当他发现越来越多的伤痛和不适再也无法恢复的时候，内心的惶恐几乎让他崩溃。但是现在他感觉很好，简直是太好了。虽然明知道这感觉是虚假的，暂时的，却还是让他热血沸腾兴奋不已。如果有需要，他真的不在乎最终像韩锐那样死去，只要能够使用好自己所剩下的全部能力，去帮助他愿意舍命守护的人。想到这里，李元芳情不自禁地对自己嘲讽地笑了笑：愿意舍命去守护，却不愿意放弃那一点点骄傲，就为了这点骄傲，自己一定狠狠地伤了那个人的心。但是他并不感到后悔，他所拥有的本来就不太多，付出的时候又很大方，到今天也快给得差不多了。可就算是付出一切，总还是要为自己保留最后的一些什么，那么就保留这点骄傲吧，那个人，终归会理解的。 太阳很快地升高，李元芳跑出绝壁间的夹缝，找到那匹意外得来的好马，倍感爱惜地梳理了下马的鬃毛，便纵身上马再次向并州飞驰而去。要做的事情还有太多，而时间很紧迫。