Chapter 15 Chapter Thirteen

On the post road, a car drove fast, raising light dust all the way. The wheel is six feet six inches high, with thirty spokes in dense circles, the wood is compact, polished very smooth, and the whole body is black lacquered.It looks like an ordinary doctor's ink cart, but on the top of the hood that no one can see, there is a "Dou" character engraved in the middle, surrounded by a map of twenty-eight constellations inlaid with mother-of-pearl, shining in the dark ink Liu Guang seemed to be declaring to the sky: This car is absolutely extraordinary. The person driving the chariot was Tong Shuai, his face was covered by a bamboo hat, so he couldn't see his face clearly, he took a sip of the gourd from his waist from time to time.

The two people in the car were Yan Wei and Li Qichen, sitting opposite each other, with a bowl of clean water in between.Li Qichen was dipping a cloth in water to clean Yan Wei's wound. "It's not difficult at all. If you watch it a lot, you'll be able to do it naturally. You think I'm doing well?" Li Qichen said in a relaxed tone, as if he wanted to make Yan Wei happy. Yan Wei forced a smile, and said, "Why did you think of looking for me again? I thought that you would never come back, that you would never see each other again in this life..." Li Qichen said: "As soon as the city gate opened in the morning, we went out of the city. We were too impatient. We were recognized by the gatekeepers. After a big fight, we managed to escape, so we hid in the city. They went to chase outside the city, and naturally rushed Empty. We hid for a few days, and came out to look for you when the limelight was gone, but we found your whereabouts after we followed the people in the mansion of Young Master Yu when we met the Sikou Yamen who ransacked your house."

Yan Wei gave a "hmm", noncommittal. "I'm really sorry for making you suffer... It's because we didn't think carefully, and we really hoped that the gold would make your life more comfortable, but we didn't realize that it hurt you..." Li Qichen explained eagerly, with a little force in his hand. When it got heavier, Yan Wei retracted her hands in pain.Li Qichen gently stroked the back of Yan Wei's hand with his fingers, comforting him carefully, but he was afraid of touching the wound, so he said softly, "It's all my fault..." Yan Wei said in a low voice: "Compared to what you have endured, this is nothing... I am imprisoned opposite your cell, thinking about the suffering you have suffered, and I am indifferent."

Li Qichen said: "You are different from me, you are innocent, you should hate us, but I deserve it." Yan Wei wondered, "It's not you who poisoned me, so what's your crime?" Li Qichen said: "I am a Weiwei of the inner court, and I am responsible for the security of the inner city. The young master was poisoned and killed during the palace confinement, and I cannot escape the responsibility. What's more, the young master Xuan learned swords from me, respecting me as 'Master' , I am more responsible for protecting him. But I watched him being... no matter how severe the torture, I should bear it..."

Yan Wei was stunned, she never thought that Li Qichen would blame so much for the death of Young Master Yan, so she said: "There is no trace of poison, even a three-year-old child can kill a martial artist with poison." , It’s hard to guard against, and it’s no wonder you.” Li Qichen shook his head and said: "Young Master Yan and I are called Junchen and we love brothers. His mother, Concubine Fan, dotes on the youngest son, Young Master Heng, and treats him very coldly. Since the first day he was on duty in the palace, he has been very close to me. Getting closer... If I had drunk the plum juice first, I would have saved his life..."

Yan Wei said: "Since someone is deliberately trying to kill him, if one plan fails, another plan must be made. If you can keep him for a while, how can you keep him forever? Besides, you only have one life, so how many times can you fight?" Li Qichen sighed: "So it is necessary to find out the real culprit behind the scenes and avenge Young Master Yan!" Yan Wei shook her head lightly: "I have no clue, where are we going to find it?" Tong Shui turned his head and said, "Go to my old lair—Yanchi first, heal your wounds, and then make sense. I have many brothers under my command, and if I fall on this poison, I can always find some clues."

The car gradually drifted away all the way, driving straight into the sunset, and it was almost dusk. "You're not looking for a host, do you want a wild camp?" Li Qichen asked, patting Tong Shuai on the shoulder. "Yeah, I figured that this place is still close to Huaidu. I'm afraid there might be a mistake in staying overnight. It's better to stay in the wild. Besides, we have this car to keep out the wind and cold. Let's spend the night first. We'll be far away from Huaidu tomorrow night, so we can stay overnight." Whether it's a hotel or an inn, it's safer." Tong Biao replied without turning his head.

"Yan Wei is sick, and she's not used to camping in the wild, so I'm afraid she won't be able to stand the cold." Li Qichen hesitated. Tong Shui slapped his forehead and said, "I've neglected this, otherwise we'd have to rush to the next destination, but we'll have to catch another night trip in the middle of the night." When Yan Wei heard them talking about wild camping, she only found it interesting, and at the same time acted aggressively, and said, "I don't mind, it's okay for wild camping, don't worry about me." The moon hangs obliquely on the branches.

From time to time, there were one or two birdsongs in the forest, as well as the unique, inexplicably small sounds of quiet nights in the mountains. The car was parked by the stone, between them was a bonfire and the night watchman facing the fire, his fair side face was reflected by the light of the fire, and there was a shallow scar floating on his neck, it was Li Qichen. There was a mat under the car, and Tong Shui was lying on the mat with his clothes on, snoring loudly.On the side of his body away from the fire, a curtain hangs from the car, which not only blocks the wind and cold, but also gathers the heat of the fire.

In the car, Yan Wei still couldn't fall asleep, the curtains around her were tightly pressed, with almost no gaps, but there was a gust of wind coming from nowhere, like tiny tentacles, plucking away drowsiness.I only feel cold, but my limbs are warm. The cold seems to be emanating from the bones.Even though she had piled all the bedclothes she could on her body, Yan Wei still couldn't sleep. Sure enough, she is still a delicate flower growing in the city, unable to withstand the wind and rain. Although it seems that girls from ordinary families have more experience and have gone to the mountains to collect medicines, but they have stayed at the Orion's house before, and have never slept outside. The carriage and house, It's different after all.Yan Wei only felt that the wind and cold that had been cured seemed to be gradually returning, and she wanted to tell Li Qichen to go on a night walk to find Sutou immediately, but felt that it was too willful. Bright……

It was already late at night, and Li Qichen had already taken a few sleepy naps, and he should have called Tong Shi up to change shifts, but seeing him sleeping soundly, thinking of him driving a car during the day, he couldn't bear it. Tong Lv turned over and almost threw his sleeves into the fire.Li Qichen stretched out the firewood branch, pushed aside the sleeve, and Tong Shuideng woke up immediately, looked up at the sky, and complained: "It's already this time, why didn't you call me earlier?" Li Qichen smiled slightly: "You should sleep more, you have to drive the car tomorrow, and I can still rest in the car tomorrow." Tong Shui yawned and said, "Go to bed, I'll keep watch." Li Qichen nodded, went to the car to check on Yan Wei's situation, touched his forehead, and felt his hand was hot.Turning around, he said to Tong Shui, "We have to hurry!" The car was driving in the quiet night, and the outline of the village in the distance was already clearly visible. Tong Li was still driving the car, Li Qichen sat side by side with him, frowned and said: "Going to call the door at this time, I'm afraid it will disturb people's dreams, let alone we have a patient, I'm afraid people will be jealous." Tong Shui smiled and said: "It's okay, I stayed here when I came here. There was only an old couple in that family, guarding a big yard, and they usually earned some money for staying overnight. I gave them a lot last time. They are very grateful, seeing me again this time, I can only be happy, how can there be no reason not to open the door?" Sure enough, the door opened as soon as it was called, and an old man with a lamp flashed through the door.Li Qichen carried Yan Wei on his back, supported by Tong Su, and entered the house. After such a toss, Yan Wei also woke up, and prepared the medicine herself, and the old woman took it to cook, and then made a fuss about cooking and tea. Sure enough, it was a spacious and clean house, and it seemed to be quite new. Li Qichen asked suspiciously: "Where are the rest of the family? Are you the only elder?" The old man replied: "My son was a soldier at Changyan Pass, and he hasn't come back for three years. It's just us old couple, guarding two acres of Susukida to live." While speaking, the old woman had already brought medicine to Yan Wei, and offered freshly cooked bait to Li Qichen and Tong Shi.Maybe it was because of staying up all night, after Li Qichen had eaten, he felt sleepy, so he settled Yan Wei and slept at the same table with Tong Li. When I woke up, it was dark all around, could it be that I fell asleep from morning to night? Between sleeping and waking, Li Qichen only felt that his body was heavy, as if he was pressing down on someone.I wanted to reach out to push, but I felt that my arm weighed a thousand catties and I couldn't lift it.He had no choice but to roll to the side, and the person on his body rolled down and landed beside him, with a familiar aura, it was Tong Shu.Li Qichen wanted to call out Tong Shui, but felt like he was in a nightmare, unable to make any sound... Could it be that he was still in a dream?However, I can feel the bumps, as if I am in the car, and the other side is the wall of the car, this is not a dream! Li Qichen suddenly became fully awake, and found that his hands were tightly tied to his sides, his eyes were covered with cloth, so he couldn't see a glimmer of light, and his mouth was stuffed with cloth, so he couldn't make a sound, and even... couldn't hear anything around him. Noisy, could it be that wax has been melted in the ears?Li Qichen felt cold all over his body, only his nose was available, and he could smell Tong Shui beside him, so he still felt at ease. If you take a closer look, you are indeed in the car, it seems to be a luggage cart, and there is room for two people to lie flat between the left and right boards. The car moves fast and steadily, as if it is driving on a flat post road.The board walls of the car are solid and oily, with a faint fragrance of lacquer, which is a good paint.The mat under the body seems to be made of wool and linen, soft and thick. I can't feel anything else anymore. It seems that I can't find any trace of Yan Wei... What happened to Yan Wei? There is only Tong Shu's breath on the side, warm and gentle, like a baby.Fortunately, both feet were still free, Li Qichen lightly touched Tong Shu's legs with his legs, the rhythmic breathing was just stagnant, and then continued according to the established rhythm. They shouldn't be sleeping like this... Li Qichen can already conclude that all three of them have been drugged.But who did it?Why do you want to do this?Where is this going?Li Qichen had a series of question marks in his mind, but he had no clue.