Chapter 30 Chapter 28 Zhibi Gaogang, I, Ma Xuanhuang

The sword approached his chest like a pool of cold autumn water. Li Qichen held Yan Wei with both hands, neither avoiding nor blocking.He had no choice but to step hard with both feet, leap forward, and put Yan Wei firmly on the saddle, while also avoiding the vital points in his chest. The opponent's sword only drew a long line on Li Qichen's leg.Li Qichen stepped on the horse's hip with the other foot, turning over in mid-air, and the blood on his leg also drew an arc in mid-air, dripping down.When it fell to the ground, Li Qichen had already drawn his sword, squatted down, and stabbed the person's lower body with his sword.

The man held a sword in his right hand and a torch in his left hand. At this moment, he flicked the torch to block Li Qichen's attack.Li Qichen rolled to dodge, instead, he bullied himself to get close to the man, and just bumped the man's ankle with the hilt of his sword, the man couldn't stand still and fell to the ground. Just as the man was about to stand up, Young Master Cong suddenly stepped on his waist and hips, turned over and got on the horse that Yan Wei was on, turned around and saw that Li Qichen had turned over and stood up, stretched out his hand, and Li Qichen also rode on the horse back.

All of this was flowing like clouds and flowing water, before Yan Wei could react, Gongzi Cong had already pinched his legs, and the three of them rode away together, leaving in a hurry. In front is Taniguchi, with verdant bushes and an avenue sandwiched between it, wide and gentle, it doesn't look dangerous. Young Master Cong slowed down a bit, then galloped forward on his horse.After more than 20 years, he finally crossed this line of life and death for the first time.Ahead is a vast forest and deep mountains shrouded in purple smoke, just like a vast and unknown future. After traveling for a few miles, the road began to spiral into the mountain, and the gray-purple miasma seen from a distance seemed to be getting closer.Suddenly, Yan Wei yelled: "Stop!" Gongzi Cong reined in the horse as he said.

Li Qichen's face was pale, his lips were bloodless, he just shook his head and said: "Don't stop, if they come after us, the three of us will definitely not be able to outrun them." Yan Wei said: "Your leg injury needs to be bandaged, don't wait for a while!" As she spoke, she jumped off the horse.Yan Wei was not used to riding a horse, and she had controlled her feet for a long time. When she landed on the ground, she felt a sharp pain. She stomped her feet a few times, and after a while, she quickly debrided, applied medicine, and bandaged Li Qichen. The sword wound was deep and long, and it happened to be on Li Qichen's good leg that had no old injuries. Although the journey was not long, there was a lot of blood, fortunately, he avoided the vital muscles and bones.Yan Wei smeared Huayu ointment thickly, pressed a few acupuncture points, bandaged it properly, and the bleeding gradually stopped.

Yan Wei sighed lightly: "It's not good for the injury to control the horse like this. It would be best if you can raise your feet..." Gongzi Cong murmured: "We might as well rest here until dark before leaving, to avoid the miasma... They are concerned about the treasure, and they will definitely not chase after it, let alone..." At this point, he paused, his face blooming. A smug smile. "Why?" Yan Wei was surprised to see his expression. "What's more, I left a 'treasure map' upstairs, and I can play with them for several days." Gongzi Cong narrowed his eyes with a smile, sweeping away the previous haze.

Li Qichen asked softly: "Lead them...to those institutions?" Gongzi Cong snorted coldly: "I said that those who want to avenge Tian Lian will definitely not break their promise! They can come in, but I'm afraid they won't be able to get out!" Yan Wei wondered: "When did you draw a treasure map, why didn't I see it?" Young Master Cong said quietly: "I drew it a long time ago, and prepared it together with the silk fabrics on those pigeons..." Li Qichen sighed softly, Gongzi Cong had planned everything carefully, but he couldn't make up his mind to leave. I don't know if it was because he was greedy for rich clothes and good food, or he didn't dare to wander the world alone, or he just needed someone or something to push him, so that he could let him go. He makes this decision.

Yan Wei had already taken out those sachets, handed one to Gongzi Cong, tied one on herself, and tied the other two around Li Qichen's neck together, and said with a smile: "Even if they chase after us, we are not afraid, we just run to places where the miasma is dense , we have this, and in the end they must be unable to hold on first.” It is hot weather, under the shade of the trees, the bluestone is warmed by the sun, and the mountain breeze blows with a hint of coolness, which makes people feel comfortable. Li Qichen put his injured foot on the rock, lay on his back, closed his eyes and fell asleep.Yan Wei leaned on the stone, using her elbows as a pillow, like a cat warming by a smoker cage, dreaming sweetly.Only Gongzi Cong was awake, with his own silk map spread out in front of him, and Tian Lian's Gebu map in his hand, for comparison and reference.I didn't have any pen and ink at hand, so when I saw something important, I dipped my nails in the grass juice, pinched it, and left a mark.

The setting sun gradually sank behind the mountain, and the surrounding area suddenly became cold. Yan Wei woke up, looked at the thin mist lingering on the distant mountain, lightly pushed Li Qichen's shoulder, and said, "The miasma has dissipated, we can almost go." Li Qichen didn't respond, and didn't move.Yan Wei was startled, and when she pulled her arm to get a pulse, she felt that his body was hot, so she blamed herself and Aidi stomped her feet and said, "I should have taken some medicine for him when I just rested, how could I be negligent, damn it!" Suddenly thought of something, raised his head and asked Gongzi Cong, "Is the rash on your body better?"

Gongzi Cong smiled wryly and said, "If it's still not good, how can you hold the reins and control the horse?" Yan Wei also felt favoritism, and she was a little embarrassed, and said, "While it's still light, I'll gather some medicine for you from around." She deliberately bit the word "you" hard, and she couldn't help smiling after she finished speaking, and turned around went. Li Qichen was already awake, and when Yan Wei was far away, Fang opened his mouth and said: "If you walk at night, you need to prepare a torch... I came out in a hurry, and I didn't bring any grease... I need to chop some pine branches..." His body was weak, his hands His legs are inconvenient, so he wanted to ask Gongzi Cong to cut down trees to make torches, but because of his dignity, it was hard to say so, so he just looked at Gongzi Cong.

Gongzi Cong smiled and said: "I have thought of all these. I have candle dragon grease here, which is the most durable. You don't have to worry about it." Li Qichen said: "My lord is really thoughtful..." Gongzi Cong said: "I've thought about these trivial matters for more than ten years, and I've been turning them over and over again in my mind, how can there be any reason for not being thoughtful?" As he spoke, Gongzi Cong took out a small earthenware pot, and found a nearby branch that was suitable for both length and thickness. At the top of the tree branch, I dipped the oil into the earthenware pot, inserted it into the soil beside me, and smiled at Li Qichen, "How?"

Li Qichen tried his best to smile: "I didn't expect... the young master is well-clothed and well-fed, but he still understands this, it's really rare..." Gongzi Cong sighed lowly, and said: "It's all taught by Du Wang...that's what I said...that friend. But he taught me everything that a person needs in life. If I am not by my side, I can live a good life alone. I don’t need to rely on others to be truly free, otherwise even if I am out of the valley, if I depend on others for everything, I will still be in a cage.” The sky soon darkened, and Yan Wei also came back, holding two bunches of herbs, two or three kinds each, and handing them to Li Qichen and Gongzi Cong respectively, and said: "There's no time to boil it, just chew it up and swallow it." yes." Gongzi Cong looked a little embarrassed, tearing off a leaf with a bitter face, hesitantly chewed it a few times in his mouth, then spat it aside, saying: "It's bitter and astringent, it's hard to swallow." Li Qichen said indifferently Chew. Yan Wei said angrily: "The good medicine tastes bad, it's fine if you don't want to take it, it's a waste of my good intentions! But you have to persevere this night, don't die halfway through. I don't know how to ride a horse, Brother Li has injuries to both legs, it's all up to you It's gone!" As he spoke, he snatched the herbs. Gongzi Cong stretched out his hand to get back, but then shook his head with a wry smile. Seeing his expression, Yan Wei chuckled, and passed the herbal medicine over with both hands, saying: "Do you want it again?" Gongzi Cong took it with a smile, put it in his mouth and chewed it, but he still had a sad face and couldn't swallow it. Yan Wei stretched out her palm and said, "If you take the medicine, I'll give you this, otherwise I'll give it to Brother Li." Li Qichen stretched his neck to look over, and saw several fiery red burdock nuts in her palm. Gongzi Cong laughed and said, "Take me as a child to coax me?" Yan Wei also smiled: "Eat it! Eat it! I know you can't stand bitter medicine, so I picked it especially for you!" The three of them set off again, and Li Qichen sat in the back, holding a torch to light up. Perhaps because of the frequent driving before, the road is wide and relatively flat, obviously it has been artificially repaired.It's just that there is a fork in the road at intervals, and each fork in the road is very similar, and every stone and tree is like a deliberate human effort.The right road is very tortuous, sometimes forward, sometimes backward.If there is no map in the dark night, you will definitely be trapped in this maze. If you cannot escape at dawn, you will be caught in miasma and buried in the mountains. Gongzi Cong seemed to have memorized the map by heart, every time he came to a fork in the road, he only paused for a moment, then chose the road and galloped on his horse, without any hindrance.According to this pace, I'm afraid I can go out of the mountain before dawn. As he was walking, suddenly, the torch behind him hung down and fell to the ground with a bang. Gongzi Cong hastily reined in his horse, but felt Li Qichen's body slowly limp behind him, he hurriedly turned around to help him, but felt his body was hot like a furnace of charcoal. Yan Wei took Li Qichen's pulse, pondered for a moment, and said: "It's just a fever... There is no danger of life, and it is inconvenient to collect medicine late at night. No matter what, we have to go out first..." Young Master Cong said: "Then let him sit in front, and I will protect him." Yan Wei shook her head and said: "That's impossible... He can't sit still like this, you are protecting him, how do you control the reins? How about I tie him on your back?" After a pause, she muttered softly, " It doesn't seem appropriate...you are the king's son, this...seems very rude." Young Master Cong smiled: "It's okay, no matter how unreasonable you are, if you don't say anything, no one else will know. What's more...it's not the first time you've been rude to me." With a smile in his tone, There is no intention of resentment. On the contrary, Yan Wei felt embarrassed, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "Since this is the case, I will thank you..." That son Cong was really well prepared. When the three of them got on the horse, the small parcel in Li Qichen's arms contained copper flakes, jade flakes and medicine paste, while the big parcel on Yan Wei's body was packed by Gongzi Cong in advance, as if it was something to use when going out. , readily available.Open it, and there is indeed a thin hemp rope inside.Yan Wei looped the rope around Gongzi Cong's shoulders, made a cross on Li Qichen's back, wrapped it around and tied a knot around Gongzi Cong's waist.In this way, Li Qichen could sit firmly behind the horse. The three set off again. After only a few miles, suddenly, the horse knelt down on its front legs limply, and the three of them almost fell forward. Gongzi Cong pulled the rein hard but it didn't help. Salivating, breathing heavily, and unable to stand up again.