Abduct a shadow guard to investigate the case

Shen Yao's face changed drastically, he turned around and slashed at Ming Yi with his palm, Ming Yi withdrew and retreated to Xuan San's side.

Han Yiyin let out a short cry, covered her mouth and stood in the distance, not daring to approach.

"Mr. Shen, wait a minute—" Xuan San hurriedly clasped his fists together, "This is the internal affairs of the shadow hall, we are just following orders."

Shen Yao retreated to Xuan Qi's side, squatted down to help him, Xuan Qi glanced at him, his complexion was like paper, fine beads of sweat covered his forehead, his eyes were like black jade, shimmering with fine waves, Shen Yao's heart tightened, and in a blink of an eye that Only apology and self-deprecation remained in his eyes, Xuan Qi shook his head, and said to Xuan San, "Xuan Qi knows his mistake." While speaking, a thin thread of blood flowed down the corner of his mouth.

"What did you do to him? What mistake did he make?" Shen Yao hurriedly checked Xuan Qi's back, the cold needle pierced into the flesh, but no trace could be seen.

"This..." Xuan San hesitated for a moment, and said, "Xuan Qi went out of the village for a few days without asking for instructions. The shadow hall has ordered his arrest, and he will be sentenced first, and he will be convicted after returning to the villa."

"How could it be? Hallmaster Xue sent him to walk with me all the way!" Shen Yao said.

Xuan San, Ming Yi and Ming Wu looked at each other, frowned and said, "But this arrest warrant was issued by Hall Master Xue."

"Xuan Qi, explain to them quickly," Shen Yao pulled Xuan Qi's arm, "Did Master Xue still let you watch my actions?"

Xuan Qi's body visibly froze, he was silent for a moment, and said, "Xuan Qi would like to return to the shadow hall to accept the crime."

"...!" Shen Yao let go of his arm, stood up slowly, his mind was a little confused for a moment, according to Xuan Qi, could it be that Master Xue really didn't send him here, so why did he follow him——

"The 'abandoned shadow guard' is usually a shadow guard who has been seriously injured or made a big mistake and can no longer be sent to perform tasks. Sometimes it is used as a dead man for the last time, or it is used in the medicine hall. Come test the medicine."

"If all the drugs you try are highly toxic, you may... die sooner."

Dan Muda explained it like this at the time.

"Mr. Shen went down the mountain, and Xuan Qi accompanied him without permission. Please punish him, Mr. Shen."

When I was attacked at the foot of the mountain for the first time, Xuan Qi came to rescue him. I asked him if he was sent by Hall Master Xue. There was surprise in his eyes, and he thought he had guessed right, but he really didn't. Admit it personally.

When he found owner Lu underground in Wujia Village, Xuan Qi was also very surprised at first. If it wasn't just because he found the owner, but because...he didn't know about the disappearance of the owner at all?

The brilliance in his eyes after I agreed to accompany him; the murderous aura he ignited and suppressed for himself in Lexian Tower; ; After the Wujiacun underground agency escaped from danger, his tense and strong expression... All kinds of things along the way, turned before Shen Yao's eyes like a revolving lantern.

If you accompany me all the way, it's not for carrying out the task, but just wanting to accompany me...

How can there be such a person who dares to accompany death at any cost, but is unwilling to think of a way to survive and truly be with himself?

It was only then that Shen Yao realized that he didn't really understand Xuan Qi's heart. He and Xuan Qi were in different worlds, and maybe they couldn't fully understand each other's thoughts at all, but what does it matter?

At least he knew that the man would rather be severely punished and stay with him for a while, no matter whether it was gratitude or feelings, Shen Yao only knew that he seemed to be under a curse, and he didn't know What I started, I couldn't get what I asked for, and I fell deeper and deeper——

For a moment, his thoughts turned back and forth, Shen Yao looked at Xuan Qi who was kneeling on the ground and trembling slightly, he felt a dull pain in his lungs, he reached into the armhole, and was about to take out a piece of paper, when suddenly his eyes went dark, and he Originally, all his attention was on Xuan Qi, he couldn't react for a moment, he only felt a sharp pain in his forehead, and then with a "bang", a wooden pillow fell under his feet.

"!!!" Everyone present was shocked.

Shen Yao stretched out his hand to wipe the corner of his forehead, blood was stuck to his fingertips, and when he looked back, the culprit was sitting by the bed, pointing at Xuan Sandao, "This village mainly wants Qiqi to be my bodyguard, any of you Don't take him away!"

"..." Xuan San felt dazed.

"Cough," Shen Yao covered his forehead with one hand, suppressed his anger, and cleared his throat, "Did you hear that, the current order of the villa owner is to let Xuan Qi be his personal bodyguard, and he has not agreed to you to go to him?" Xing, if Xuan Qi’s injuries worsen when going back this way, and the owner wakes up in the future and finds that Yingtang has disobeyed his wishes, you will probably kill the owner Xue as well.”

"Everyone can also listen to me," Han Yiyin said at this time, "The poison in Master Lu's medicine is mainly to destroy people's ability to think and defend, and make people do everything recklessly like a child, so instead of saying that the master is Losing his mind, it is better to say that he has lost control of his instincts of likes and dislikes, so, as a doctor, I think it is better to follow the owner's wishes now."

Xuan San thought for a moment, then said to Ming, "Remove the punishment needle from Xuan Qi's body, let's make a decision after the owner wakes up."

"Yes."

There is a bamboo forest behind the Shadow Hall of Tibetan Name Villa.

As the breeze swept by, the green bamboos swayed and made rustling sounds.

The winding path was deep and winding, and Shen Yao strode through the bamboo forest to a secret grass hut.

Two days ago, when everyone returned to the villa, Xue Feng, the master of the shadow hall, learned what happened. First, he sent several shadow guards to Wujia Village to inquire immediately, and second, he secretly arranged for the owner to live in the thatched hut behind the bamboo forest of the shadow hall.

Because Lu Zangming yelled not to let Xuan Qi leave, Xue Feng organized Xuan Qi and Xuan San, Ming Yi and Ming Wu into two groups to take turns guarding the owner.

Han Yiyin also stayed quietly in the shadow hall, giving injections and medicines to the owner on time.

Shen Yao walked to the door of the thatched hut, paused in his steps, suddenly raised his hand, and a round thing flew towards the tree beside him.

Xuan San, who was hiding on the branch of the tree, raised his hand to catch it, and in his hand was a big peach that had been washed clean and dripping with water.

Shen Yao raised his hand and waved casually, knocking on the wooden door of the cottage.

Soon, someone came to open the door, Xuan San was far away, and he seemed to be able to see the corner of Shen Yao's grinning mouth. He weighed the peach in his hand and spat softly, "Xiao En Xiao Hui", let's talk, the next moment He took a big bite of the peach, and the aroma of the flesh filled his teeth and cheeks for a while.

Xuan Qi welcomed Shen Yao into the house, this was the first time the two met in the thatched cottage after returning to the village.

Shen Yao specially washed and washed, and changed into a sky blue tunic robe, her hair was half-drapped and half-tied, and the bun was neatly arranged, and she also specially picked two strands of hair to hang on her forehead.

Xuan Qi was still dressed in tall black clothes, with black hair in a high bunch. Seeing that he always looked calm at all times, Shen Yao brushed the broken hair on his forehead with some dissatisfaction, but found that Xuan Qi was staring at him A bloody scab on the forehead.

Shen Yao felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, and stretched out his hand to touch it, "It's scabbed over, and it will recover soon. But I guess Master Lu must be targeting me on purpose."

"..."

"Oh, Shen Yao, you're here." Han Yiyin's voice came from the back room, Shen Yao walked in, and saw that she was about to close the needle, and Lu Zangming had already dozed off against the head of the bed.

Xuan Qi stepped forward to help Lu Zangming lie down, Han Yiyin whispered, "Let's go out and talk."

The three of them came to the outer living room.

Shen Yao asked, "How is Master Lu's poison removed?"

Han Yiyin said, "Earlier this morning, he regained his sanity for a short time. I changed his prescription and combined it with acupuncture. It is estimated that in two or three days, his sanity should be basically restored."

"He didn't make things difficult for you this morning, did he?" Shen Yao turned around and asked Xuan Qi.

Xuan Qi shook his head and said, "I was on duty outside the house at the time, and Xuan San was with me."

"Hey, is there something wrong with your focus?" Han Yiyin shouted.

Shen Yao smiled and asked, "Does Doctor Han help Xuan Qi continue to give acupuncture?"

"Yes, yes," Han Yiyin rolled his eyes at him, "It's only when he is on duty in the thatched cottage that I have the opportunity to help him with acupuncture. Usually, I can't go to the Shadow Guard Camp to find him."

"Doctor Han has helped Xuan Qi a lot, and Xuan Qi is very grateful." Xuan Qi said from the side.

"Your body..." Han Yiyin hesitated to speak, but Shen Yao frowned.

"Mr. Shen, I wonder if the shadow guards who went to Wu Village to inquire have found anything?" Xuan Qi asked.

Shen Yao looked at him, sighed, and said, "The whole village, including the underground, has already been deserted for tea, and there are still traces of burning in many places. It seems that the opponent destroyed all the clues first."

"..." Xuan Qi thought for a while and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help you, Young Master?"

"And me." Han Yiyin also said aside.

Shen Yao said, "I came here, and I really want to ask Dr. Han for a favor."

"Master Shen, please tell me."

"I want to know the ingredients of the poison that Master Lu was poisoned by."

"You mean the recipe?" Han Yiyin pinched her chin and thought, "If you take some blood samples from Master Lu, you can do an analysis, but the main ingredients may be detected, but the real recipe may be difficult to know."

"It doesn't matter what the main ingredients are," Shen Yao said. "I heard that the Wujia Village was burned mainly raw materials and finished products of medicinal materials. The place where the enemy doesn't want us to know the most may be the breakthrough point."

"Well," Han Yiyin nodded, "I need some medicines for testing, and I need Mr. Shen's help."

"It's easy to say, you write it down, and I will find a way to send it to you as soon as possible."

Shen Yao took the list written by Han Yiyin and left.

Han Yiyin stretched her waist, and said to Xuan Qi who was looking at the door, "Don't look, the person has already left, I want you to be more enthusiastic in person, and you won't."

"Doctor Han is joking again." Xuan Qi turned and went back to the room.

"Tough mouth." Han Yiyin muttered softly, but Xuan Qi called out to her, "Huh?" She raised her eyebrows and looked at Xuan Qi.

Xuan Qi pursed her lips and asked, "I asked you about the medicine for treating wounds and removing scars..."

"Heh," Han Yiyin rolled his eyes and said, "I've mixed the medicines I'm going to use into the list just now, and when I get them, I'll teach you how to make them."

That night, Shen Yao had a dream. He dreamed of Liuyun Villa, which he had not returned to for a long time. He passed by the garden where he played as a child, opened the door of his room, and saw his father sitting in his room.

He turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Shen Liuyun, "Yao'er, dad is also doing it for your own good, don't be angry with dad anymore."

"For my own good?" Shen Yao's chest was full of anger, and he yelled at Shen Liuyun, "For my own good, can you disregard my wishes? For my good, can you kill innocent people?"

"Oh," Shen Liuyun's brows were tightly furrowed, "Didn't father think that the reason why you like men is that the lowly servant Laifu brought you those filthy books to read, and that's why you were spoiled? Someone beat him dozens of sticks, but who knows..."

"Dozens of sticks?" Shen Yao sneered, "It's not that you don't know that Laifu has played with me since I was a child, like my half brother. I asked him to find those books out of curiosity. You ordered him to be beaten to death and thrown away. Outside the door, when it snows heavily in the middle of the night, you just let him freeze to death in the ice and snow, you murderer!"

"Bastard!" Shen Liuyun slapped the table and stood up.

Shen Yao found that he was still a little apprehensive, but he still stared at his father.

Shen Liuyun supported the table and slowly sat down again, and said, "Don't mention the past anymore. Father has missed you very much these past few years, and brothers and sisters also miss you very much. You should come back often when you are free."

While speaking, he seemed to be no longer that controlling father, but just a lonely old man.

Shen Yao felt a pang in his heart, and his momentum gradually softened.

At this time, I heard Shen Liuyun say again, "Father arranged a blind date for you. The other party is a well-known family and a lady of every family. You must like it when you meet."

"!!!" Shen Yao became angry again, shouted loudly, and woke up as soon as he opened his eyes.

The sky outside the window was gray, Shen Yao's chest heaved and he sat up slowly.

There was a feeling of passing by something, which made his heart feel extraordinarily empty.

Shen Yao calmed down and felt a little coolness on his forehead. He stretched out his hand and touched the scab that had just formed, and there was still some slippery feeling. He put down his hand and saw a light green color on his fingertips, Turning his head, he saw a small white porcelain bottle appearing beside his pillow.

Early the next morning, Shadow Hall Cottage.

"Mr. Shen, why are you here?" Han Yiyin looked at him in surprise, "I haven't had time to detect the ingredients of the poison."

"Oh." Shen Yao replied absent-mindedly, looking around inside and outside the cottage.

"Xuan Qi is on duty this afternoon and the first half of the night, and he's not here now," Han Yiyin said.

"I'm not looking for him," Shen Yao rubbed his nose, "I just came to ask about your progress."

"Give me another day and a half."

"Well," Shen Yao nodded indiscriminately, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Do you know any medicine, which is light green, cools the wound when applied on it, and has a special healing effect?"

"There are too many panaceas. I really don't know if Mr. Shen asks this." Han Yiyin smiled. She rolled her eyes and asked, "What's the matter? Mr. Shen is looking for medicine?"

"That's not true," Shen Yao said, "It's just that I got such a bottle of medicine by chance yesterday, and before I could use it, I accidentally dropped it on the ground. I don't know where else I can buy it."

"..." Han Yiyin's complexion changed, and he quickly returned to normal, and said, "Let me help you think about it. If you think of any medicine, I will tell you later."

"Thank you so much."

It was night, the wind was strong, and after a while, the sound of rain hitting the eaves rang out.

Shen Yao pushed open the window, and the weather in early summer became dreary because of this rain. The cool wind hit people, and the large drops of rain fell from the eaves, walls, and leaves like broken beads, forming crystal water columns.

Shen Yao's face was a little troubled, he left the window open and went back to sleep on the bed.

Just after midnight, the sound of rain outside the window has not stopped.

The windows of Shen Yao's room opened and closed quickly, the slight noise was hidden in the sound of rain, and there was no trace.

A black shadow came to his bed without a sound, stared at Shen Yao who was sleeping soundly, and moved his eyes from the scar on his forehead to the corners of his eyes, the tip of his nose, and to his lips. He rubbed the porcelain bottle with his palm a few times, as if he wanted to wipe off the moisture on the bottle, then reached out and quietly placed the bottle beside Shen Yao's pillow.

The next moment, Shen Yao firmly grasped his wrist with lightning speed.

"Since you're here, why are you sneaking around?" Shen Yao suddenly opened his eyes.