Fire Captain

Bai Ziyang called out in surprise, "Jing Xiaoliu?" Seeing her gaze, he pretended to be calm and said, "Miss Jing! Have a good rest... By the way, I forgot to introduce you..." Then he pulled Fei Liu, who had been standing behind him without saying a word, and said, "This is Fei Liu, my younger brother. He's a very good kid, right!"

When Fei Liu heard that he was very well behaved, he nodded with a smile: "Yeah!"

Jing Xiaoliu looked at the 'two brothers' and suppressed the doubts in his mind.

Looking at the gaze of the woman opposite him, although he did not say anything, Bai Ziyang reacted quickly. He pulled Feiliu and said, "Then we won't disturb your rest!" After that, he stepped out.

After the two of them left, our Jing Xiaoliu, the real Lady Chu Qiao, lay down on the bed, closed her eyes and relaxed. There are many people in this world who know who they are, where they should go, and who they will be with for the rest of their lives. But she didn't know. She didn't remember the past, and couldn't see the future clearly. In her trance, there was always a voice that seemed to be calling her Chu Qiao! Chu Qiao!

Was she Chu Qiao or Jing Xiaoliu? Was she the one fighting in her memory? Or was it just a dream? She couldn't tell, and in a trance, under the influence of the drug, she finally fell into a deep sleep.

When Bai Ziyang came out of Chu Qiao's room and returned to his own room, the shopkeeper from before was already waiting in the room. When he saw Bai Ziyang, he hurried forward and said, "Hello, Second Young Master!"

Bai Ziyang, in contrast to his previous weak scholarly demeanor, asked in a serious and low voice, "Have you investigated the Yuwen Mansion?"

The shopkeeper said, "We have explored most of it, except for one place our people cannot enter!"

Bai Ziyang asked, "Qingshan Courtyard of Yuwen Changfang?"

The shopkeeper said, "Exactly! Second Young Master, here is the map, take a look!"

Bai Ziyang took the map and said, "Well, find me a house in the next two days. It's a quiet place. It's not safe in a restaurant with so many people coming and going."

The shopkeeper said, "Yes!"

Bai Ziyang waved his hand and said, "Go down!"

"Subordinates retire."

After a few days of treatment by Bai Ziyang, Chu Qiao's injuries had healed greatly. Except for being unable to fight, she was no different from an ordinary person. The interesting thing was that Chu Qiao's internal strength seemed to have hidden itself for some reason, and she seemed unaware that she was skilled in superior martial arts, and she had lost her memory after all.

After checking Chu Qiao's pulse that day, Bai Ziyang said, "Miss, I have found a house in the city. We will move there later. Although this restaurant is comfortable to live in, it is too noisy with people coming and going. It is not conducive to your recovery, and it is not safe."

Chu Qiao said after hearing this: "No need, I feel much better now. Thank you for your help these days. I see you are not an ordinary person. You must have something important to do here. Let's say goodbye now. You have done me a great favor... Jing Xiaoliu will repay you in the future."

Looking at the serious-looking girl opposite him, Bai Ziyang gradually put away his smile, stared at her and stopped talking. Chu Qiao also let him look at her, not dodging or dodging her gaze, with a firm face. It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like only a moment had passed. Bai Ziyang suddenly smiled and said, "Since the girl said so, I will obey. The girl's body is almost healed, and it's best for you to rest and recuperate in the next few days and not to overwork. These are the clothes and money for the girl, and I have already agreed with the shopkeeper here that the girl can stay as long as she wants. We two brothers will leave later, so we won't bother the girl anymore. I'm saying goodbye to the girl here, and I hope she can recover her memory soon."

Chu Qiao looked at Bai Ziyang for a long time and said, "Take care."

Bai Ziyang raised his eyebrows slightly, left the room, stood at the door for a long time, and finally smiled and whispered to himself: "Even after losing his memory, he is still so cautious."

After Bai Ziyang and Fei Liu left, Chu Qiao stayed here for another day, then left the inn with the bag Bai Ziyang had prepared for her. Chu Qiao stood on the street for a long time, not knowing where to go. In the end, she could only wander aimlessly, hoping to see some familiar people or things that would remind her of something.

While walking on the street, Chu Qiao suddenly found that someone seemed to be following her. Standing at the rouge and powder stall, she picked up a powder and pretended to buy something. When she glanced behind her, she saw two sneaky people not far away. Chu Qiao put down her things and pretended not to know anything and continued walking. When she came to an alley, she immediately turned into it, hoping to get rid of the two people following her. Unexpectedly, not long after entering the alley, a sturdy man flashed in front of the alley. Chu Qiao hurriedly looked behind her and saw that the two people who had followed her had blocked the entrance of the alley, and there were no pedestrians passing by in the hidden area.

Chu Qiao, aware of the danger, looked at the three men with vigilance. Seeing the three men approaching, Chu Qiao took the initiative to throw the bag in her hand and hit one of them in the face, then kicked the big man, and dodged the hand of another man who grabbed her shoulder. She could feel that her body seemed to know how to deal with the attack of the three men. When she was about to repel the three men, suddenly an arrow shot from nowhere and hit her shoulder. The strong inertia knocked her to the ground. The three men immediately took the opportunity to stop Chu Qiao.

The arrow seemed to be coated with drugs. Chu Qiao felt her consciousness gradually weakening. In her confusion, she seemed to see someone walking out from the corner. That person said, "You three are useless. It took you so long to catch one person."

"Boss, you can't blame us. This little girl is really amazing."

"........."

Chu Qiao then completely lost consciousness. When she woke up again, she felt as if she was in a cage. A voice came to her ears. It was the voice of the boss she heard before she fainted. "Master Zhu, what do you think of this batch of goods?"

I only heard another person say nonchalantly: "Well, it's okay... Wait until the time comes to let our third old master take a look, and you will definitely benefit from it."

"I need the attention of Chief Steward Zhu. Please take this as a small token of my appreciation and drink your tea..."

"Hmm...sensible...eh? What's going on here?"

"Well... Chief Steward Zhu, you don't know this, it's very tricky. In order to catch her, several of my brothers were injured. Chief Steward Zhu, you should be careful too..."

"Hmm? It's okay. Let Aunt Song teach her a lesson and send her to Jile Pavilion. She'll suffer. ... You two, throw her to the woodshed."

"Yes."

The old man Xi from the third room of the Yuwen Mansion kills dozens of maids every month, and the slave trader rushes to send them here. He happened to see Chu Qiao, a lonely and unfamiliar woman, and she must be waiting to give him money.

Afterwards, Chu Qiao felt as if she was being carried up by someone, and then thrown down onto a bunch of straw. The sudden strong impact made her groan, and then she heard the sound of a door closing and no other sound.

The effect of the drug in the arrow had not worn off yet. Although he was awake, he was still too weak to do anything but lie down. Suddenly Chu Qiao burst out laughing. She felt it was ridiculous. It had been less than a day since she left the inn and she had fallen to such a state. She was still on guard against others at the beginning. Why should she let others plot against her?

She didn't know how long she had been lying there when the door suddenly opened. Chu Qiao sat up with difficulty, holding her wound. She saw a man hurried over with a food basket. When he saw her defensive expression, he couldn't help but said with concern in his face, "Xiao Liu, it's me, Fifth Brother!"

Chu Qiao felt strange when she saw him, and subconsciously stepped back with a little caution. The man said sadly: "Xiao Liu, don't you recognize me? It's me, your fifth brother Linxi!"

Chu Qiao looked at the man who claimed to be her fifth brother and gradually let down her guard. She called out, "Fifth Brother!?"

Linxi looked at Chu Qiao who was covered in wounds and said, "You've been away from our family for a long time. Don't you remember us? Xiaoliu, where are you hurt? Let Fifth Brother take a look..." As he helped Chu Qiao sit down slowly, he said distressedly, "It's all Fifth Brother's fault for not being able to protect you..."

Chu Qiao looked at him and said, "I'm fine... Don't blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you."

Linxi suddenly said hurriedly: "You must be starving, look what Fifth Brother brought you..." Then he lifted the cloth covering the basket, took out a bowl of rice and said: "Eat quickly!"

Chu Qiao looked at the small bowl of rice in front of her. There were only a few vegetable leaves and a piece of braised pork. It was obvious that he had saved his own meal. Compared with yesterday's "luxury clothes and delicious food", today's small bowl of rice seemed to be more touching. She subconsciously said, "I don't eat fatty meat!"

Lin Xi hesitated for a moment and took a bite of the fat meat. It was not easy for people to eat meat now, so he didn’t want to waste any of it. Then he handed it to Chu Qiao and said, “Here, you can eat it now!”

Chu Qiao nodded helplessly and took it. As she ate, she said, "It's really delicious. This piece of braised pork is the most delicious thing I've ever eaten in my life."

Linxi said, "How old are you, little fool? You are just saying such things. When we were at home, you loved to eat braised pork the most, and you always pushed the fat to Fifth Brother. But Xiaoliu, don't worry, there will be a day in the future when Fifth Brother will make sure you are well fed and clothed, and no one will bully us anymore. Do you believe Fifth Brother?"

Chu Qiao nodded with tears in her eyes, "I believe it, Fifth Brother!"

Seeing her eating so happily, Linxi said happily, "Eat quickly, eat more. I am now a servant to Master Yuwen Yue of the Qingshan Courtyard of the eldest house. I am already a middle-ranking slave with a copper bell. Your sister Zhixiang and Xiaoba are also in the mansion."

Chu Qiao asked with concern: "Are they okay?"

Linxi said, "They are all fine. Sister Zhixiang and Xiaoba will take care of you. I will go find medicine for you now."

Chu Qiao nodded. Later, Lin Xi saw Chu Qiao finish her meal, clean up the dishes, and after giving a few instructions, she quietly left with her basket.

When Chu Qiao closed her eyes to rest, she suddenly heard a gust of wind in her ears. She opened her eyes and blurted out in surprise, "Is it you?"

The people who came were Bai Ziyang and Fei Liu. Bai Ziyang looked at Chu Qiao and couldn't help but sigh and shook his head and said, "I just cured you, how come you are like this again."

Fei Liu looked at Chu Qiao and suddenly said, "It hurts!"

Chu Qiao smiled and looked at Fei Liu and said, "It doesn't hurt!"

Chu Qiao didn't care about her injuries. She just looked at Bai Ziyang intently and said, "You are indeed not ordinary people."

Bai Ziyang checked Chu Qiao's wound, took out a bottle of medicine and sprinkled it on Chu Qiao's arrow wound, saying: "I saw the man who just went out to find medicine, but the medicine he can find is not as good as mine. You keep this medicine and use it yourself later... Do you want me to take you away?"

Although Chu Qiao wanted to leave now, she thought of her Fifth Brother, Sister Zhixiang and Xiao Ba, and if she disappeared again from now on, how worried and anxious would they be? Besides, her relatives were here, where would she go if she went out alone? In this world now, human life is worthless...

He shook his head and said, "No need to bother, my relatives are here..."

Bai Ziyang nodded in understanding and said, "Well, take this medicine... and this..." Bai Ziyang put the medicine aside, took out a small copper whistle and put it in her palm, saying, "If there is anything urgent that needs help, blow this whistle. Most people can't hear it, but I can. I will come to help you as soon as possible."

Chu Qiao held the whistle and looked at Bai Ziyang and said, "Who are you? Why are you helping me like this?"

Bai Ziyang heard footsteps outside the door, and as he stood up and left, he said, "Me? Of course I'm a master!"