Ministers and others get married by decree

On the day I arrived in Jiaxing again, only the fifth child, Ningkang, came to pick up Ning Xiongfei and Sun Zichu.He happily set up Chulou, eager to try and asked: "You really don't want me to accompany you? I'm just idle!"

The entire bodyguard bureau was empty, everyone took advantage of Fenghe to go out to walk the bodyguards earlier, but now they probably had to rely on their feet for the return journey, and they were all on the way, only he happened to not pick up the bodyguards.

Chu Lou shook his head obediently: "Fifth Senior Brother, you should stay with Master and the others well." Just kidding, if Senior Brother and the others find out afterwards that he brought Fifth Senior Brother with him, they will definitely not be happy.He didn't have the ability to appease so many senior brothers.

Over there, Gong Qiancheng took the opportunity to talk to Qin Fengchi.

"Lord Qin, the Zeyue Tower fell and the monkeys scattered, and people went to the empty building," he said regretfully, "When you returned to the capital, Wang Qianhu went straight to the Zeyue Tower, but there were only some small fish and shrimps left there. Can't find anything."

"Wang Cheng returned to Tianjin Mansion, are you staying to deal with the affairs of Donglin Temple?" Qin Fengchi had expected it a long time ago, but he was not disappointed.

Gong Qiancheng's expression was suddenly complicated, with horror and disgust.

He glanced around and said in a low voice, "I'll tell you directly, all the monks from Donglin Temple have been found."

Looking at his expression, Qin Fengchi knew that those monks might not end well.

"We almost turned over the mountain. Guess what? Finally, we found someone in the cellar next to the vegetable garden." Gong Qiancheng still feels chest tightness when he thinks about it. "You don't even know that those monks have different expressions and postures. Some of them died by choking each other, but the temperature in the cellar was low, and they were not corrupted..."

When they stepped in, they thought they saw a living hell transformation.

Qin Fengchi frowned and asked: "Is there no one who has been poisoned? Is there someone for an autopsy?"

Gong Qiancheng struggled: "After the examination, the body is in good condition. It is different from the old lady and a few other palace servants. But even so..." It is obvious that the monk's death must be strange, otherwise the cellar would be too It's not locked, why don't they go out by themselves?

"Master Qin, when you go to the Miao Village, be careful."

Everyone bid farewell one after another. Gong Qiancheng stood behind Ning Xiongfei's master and apprentice, looking at the ship with a serious expression.

"What did the master stuff for you just now?" Chu Lou moved to Qin Fengchi curiously.

Qin Fengchi showed him the cloth pouch in his hand: "They are all kinds of proprietary medicines to repel insects and detoxify. Here are two. You and I each bring one, just in case."

In fact, in Beijing before, Sun Zichu had already prepared a medicine box for them, and the medicine inside was even more complete.However, this cloth bag is light in size and easy to carry around.

"I see that Mr. and Mrs. Bai De have been chatting with Mr. and Mrs. Bai during this time, and he probably changed some prescriptions." Chu Lou took a cloth bag and tied it on his body, and patted it reassuringly.

Alas, he is really afraid of bugs, if it wasn't for Mr. Qin...

The official ship sailed forward for a few more days and stopped at Rongzhou. They were going to disembark here, and after a few days, they arrived at Wanshan City.

The magistrate of Rongzhou had received the news in advance and did not come to disturb him. He just sent people from the guard to bring horses and dry food, as well as some snake medicine and insect medicine used by the locals.

Qin Fengchi dragged Chu Lou to the back of the tree, bent down to check the heels of his legs.

"Hey, old Qin, what are you doing?" Chu Lou looked around in embarrassment, put his legs together and hid back, "Be careful of the influence, the public...is indecent..."

If ordinary people pass by this corner and see Qin Fengchi bending over his lower body, the scene - oh my god, he can't imagine it anymore!Too spicy eyes!

"Don't make trouble," Qin Fengchi impatiently pressed him against the banyan tree, "Let me see if your legs are tied up."

"It's tied up, it's tied up!" Chu Lou yelled in a low voice, writhing like fleas on his body, "If you mess around again, I'll call you molested—"

Qin Fengchi thought his barking was annoying, so he didn't even take off his trousers, just touched him back and forth with his hands, and then stared at him with gloomy and cold eyes without speaking.

"..."

As for who is stronger in the Cold War, it is not Chu Xiaolou's family anyway.

Chu Lou surrendered in a few seconds, and muttered dejectedly: "It's so ugly...it's so embarrassing, it's so boring." Even so, he honestly took out a roll of medicinal gauze from his bosom and handed it to Qin Fengchi.

This was specially prepared by Sun Tzuchu for him before, because he was afraid that his legs would be worn out after riding a horse.This gauze is soft and wear-resistant, soaked in medicated oil, cooling and moisturizing.But Chu Lou tried to wrap it around, only to find that if the material is thin, it will make people's butt look a little bigger when viewed from behind!

He was terrified, so he secretly dismantled it again.

It's a pity that the devil is one foot tall and ten feet taller. Qin Fengchi obviously doesn't know him long, but he has a hundred thousand more eyes on his affairs.

Qin Fengchi's expression softened when he saw that he was carrying the gauze with him.

"You're fine, don't worry about getting hurt anymore," he grabbed Chu Xiaolou into his arms and hugged him tightly, sighing softly in the other's ear, "Can't you?"

Chu Lou only felt the numbness spread from his ears to his heart, and his heart was so soft that it was in a mess.

Okay!Why not?

He looked again, oh my god, the beauty's eyes were a little red, and immediately held Qin Fengchi's handsome face in distress, and coaxed guiltily: "Don't cry, can't I be wrong? From now on, I will be honest and obedient. Don't worry about getting hurt!"

The two men dealt with the bandages and returned to the main force one after the other.Qin Fengchi followed behind Chu Lou with a satisfied smile on his face.

Not far away, Qin Song shivered inexplicably.

He looked at his master and Chu Lou, although he didn't know what the two of them were doing, but his intuition told him - Chu Lou was definitely deceived by his master again!Although Chu Lou has always given him a great sense of threat, seeing that this person is always being deceived by his master, he feels that he hates iron, alas.

A group of people got on their horses one after another and bid farewell to Rongzhou Mansion, where they stayed for a short time.

The settlement of the Miao Village is called Wanshan City, which is far away from the original area where the chieftains of Yunnan and Guizhou lived.Between Wanshan City and Rongzhou Mansion, there is a large banyan forest and the miasma that the locals can't avoid.

Chu Lou and Qin Fengchi kept a distance of a horse's body, and everyone was not fast, because the road started to be rough after a while.There are many banyan trees here, and this kind of tree has the characteristics of "a single tree forms a forest", and the aerial roots it produces can fall to the ground and become trees, densely packed.

Half of the way they rode their horses was out of the sun, and as far as they could see, there were lush forests.

This season is changed to the capital, and the weather has begun to cool down.But near Rongzhou Prefecture, the sun is still shining brightly, and it is humid and warm.

Chu Lou rode his horse and galloped, and the wind blowing head-on was hot and mixed with moisture, which made people feel that there was too much oxygen, even uncomfortable.He glanced back, and saw that everyone was following closely behind him, and Xiao Shisan was the closest to him, with an uncomfortable expression on his face.

The first two days were fine, and there were still some post stations or mansions on the road.Although the conditions are simple, they can at least give them a rest.On the third day, they completely entered the uninhabited wilderness.

The vines and aerial roots on the ground were entangled, and large banyan forests began to appear on both sides, and under the shadows were unknown shrubs, covered with black and purple berries.Bai De said that they were snake berries, which were highly poisonous.

Everyone led their horses and began to walk forward. In the distance, you could already see the endless mountains. The mountains were shrouded in mist like a gauze, and they looked fairy-like, but Bai De walked in the front very vigilantly. Remind them to line up as much as possible and walk in the middle of the road.

If there is still a way.

"Is that miasma?" Chu Lou asked.

Bai De looked around nervously, and nodded when he heard the words: "Yes, if you walk forward for half a day, you will be able to reach that layer of miasma."

"It's so quiet here..." Qin Song couldn't help muttering as he followed behind the master.

Not only him, everyone noticed this.

A few days ago, they could still see snakes on the road, and various wild animals appeared from time to time, but I don’t know when it started, the surrounding area became more and more quiet, there were no insects or birds, and it seemed that even the wind had stopped up.

Qin Song shivered, and couldn't help thinking of the small courtyard of Donglin Temple.

"Don't be afraid." Seeing this, Bai Liu took his hand to comfort him.

"What is this?" Qin Song felt that he had stuffed himself with a round object, and couldn't help but look down.

Seeing that his face was full of curiosity, Bai Liu seemed to have forgotten the fear just now, so she smiled triumphantly.

He reminded in a low voice: "You put it away, this is our Bai family's secret insect repellent pill, if you wear it, all insects will not invade... If you are poisoned, eat it to expel the female insects."

Upon hearing this, Qin Song quickly gave way: "It must be very precious, you should keep it yourself."

Bai Liu closed his hands resolutely: "I still have one, you can take it." After all, you are so timid.

Seeing his firm expression, Qin Song blinked, and quickly accepted the elixir the size of glutinous rice balls.

"Let's rest here in the morning," Bai De, who was walking in the front, wiped his sweat, pointed to a stream in front of him and shouted, "There is a source of water here, let's live and eat here, and find a safe place at night." place to sleep."

Qin Fengchi looked at the mountains in the distance: "Let's continue walking, we can reach Miasma in the afternoon."

Bai De smiled wryly: "It's too late. If we want to pass through the miasma layer, we must arrive at noon. Choose the time of the day when the yang energy is the strongest, which can minimize the impact of the miasma. Coupled with Qingxin Pill, at most it will be a little uncomfortable. But if you don’t pick the right time to go in, you will die!”

He specifically emphasized that he was afraid that this Eagle Feather Guard would disregard everyone's life and death for his meritorious service.

Qin Fengchi glanced at him, and didn't bother to explain much, so he ordered his men to set up camp.

"Then you don't need to look for a place, just stay here at night."

Bai De hesitated and said: "But there are wild animals easily by the water, I'm afraid it's not good."

"Father," Bai Liu interjected, "there are no wild animals here at all! Besides, the waterside has a wide view, and the fire is lit all night, and no wild animals dare to come!"

Bai De probably also thought it was reasonable, so he didn't object anymore.Seeing this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Two days ago, they were able to ride horses anyway, but now they are all on foot, and they are not walking on flat roads, and all of them have swollen feet and sore legs.If you want them to continue, I'm afraid they will collapse before they reach the Miao Village.

Xiao Shisan led people to set up a simple tent, and Chu Lou took Qin Fengchi together, washed his face by the stream, picked up large dry stones and went back to build the fire pit.

"San Shisan, Xiao Liu and I are going to collect some firewood." A young Eagle Feather Guard named Xihe greeted Xiao Shisan, and went to the nearby banyan forest with his colleagues.

The author has something to say: Tips in this chapter: Feelings are torturing each other. (deep)