Revlon

Through the window, Xiaoyue saw the sky turn white.

It rained all night, and the old man never came back. Xiaoyue couldn't stay in Yizhuang all the time. The place was surrounded by dense forests. Although it was hidden, there was no news.

Xiaoyue had to go out and inquire about the situation in the city before he could think of a way to get out of the city.

Just as Xiaoyue was about to leave, the real village keeper returned.

The keeper of the village is a rickety old man, wearing an old patched shirt and a wide-brimmed hat made of bamboo mountain, which is pressed down very low. Xiao Yue inadvertently saw his distorted nose.

The keeper of the village is called Lao Duan, his voice is old and hoarse, and he doesn't talk much. He said that the old gentleman asked him to take Xiaoyue out of the city.

But when Xiaoyue asked the old gentleman's name, the old Duan didn't make a sound, but silently led a horse into the Yizhuang, fastened the rope of the coffin skillfully, and told Xiaoyue to lie down.

Xiaoyue could only do as he did, and was smeared with blood all over his face, and a large bag of carrion was placed at his feet, emitting a strong stench in the confined space, which made Xiaoyue want to vomit.

The coffin cart shook all the way, and the heavy coffin lid cut off most of the external noise, but Xiaoyue could vaguely hear the noisy sound.

There are many people talking in the surrounding environment, and occasionally there will be uniform iron boots stepping on the long street, Xiaoyue presumes that he has already passed the downtown area.

You can't see your fingers in the coffin, Xiaoyue's sense of smell is almost numb, suddenly, the coffin cart stopped, and Xiaoyue faintly heard the voices of the city guards from outside——

"stop!"

"Yizhuang in the west of the city, go out of the city to deal with the dead bodies."

"What dead body needs to be processed out of the city?"

"The corpses in our Yizhuang are all unclaimed and have to be buried in mass graves outside the city. This is a document from the yamen."

"... "

There was a little silence, probably checking the yamen pass.

At this time, Lan Junyao's body should have been found, but because of the king's wedding, there were countless officials and merchants from all provinces and counties across the country, so it was impossible to completely seal the city gate, but the investigation was very strict.

Sure enough, the city guards still refused to let them go easily——

"Isn't there something alive hiding here?"

"Master Bing was joking, how could the inside be alive."

"Come on, open the coffin!"

"No way," the old Duan stopped, "This person died of the epidemic, his face was completely rotted, it's not good for the infection to spread."

The officers and soldiers were also stunned, and the voice came again after a long time: "That, you! Go open the coffin for inspection!"

The little soldier who was hit by the spot suddenly turned pale with fright. This is an epidemic disease, and he will die if he gets infected with that thing.

"I...I dare not..."

"Trash!" The officers and soldiers yelled, and looked at another person, "Go!!"

"what?"

"hurry up!!"

The little soldier was scared to death, but he didn't dare to disobey the order.

Oops.Xiao Yue couldn't help crying, but he suddenly remembered that he had blood on his face, so he shouldn't be recognized, right?

The lid of the coffin was opened suddenly, the sky was dazzling, Xiao Yue's eyes widened, and he faced the person in front of him.

However, the little soldier who dropped his helmet closed his eyes tightly.

Xiaoyue blinked, seeing that the little soldier's face was turning blue, and he was probably holding his breath: "Yes, he is dead."

The coffin lid was quickly closed again, and Xiaoyue felt the coffin cart move, from the smooth road to the bumpy road.

They had already left the city, and there were no more noises from outside. The old Duan should have chosen a relatively secluded road.

The air in the coffin became thinner and thinner, coupled with the unbearable stench, Xiaoyue couldn't stand it anymore, he knocked on the coffin lid vigorously, and shouted a few more times.

The coffin cart kept moving on the bumpy road, Xiaoyue could feel that this was an uphill road, and they had been going to a higher place.

After a long time, the road conditions seemed to be getting worse and worse. The horse would not avoid the pits and rocks. Xiaoyue was so nauseated and dizzy that he finally couldn't take it anymore and opened the coffin lid too hard.

The sun is covered by green grass, and the mountains are deep and the rocks are chaotic.

The horse was dragging the coffin cart forward, and the old Duan who was driving had long since disappeared.

Xiaoyue stopped the horse, and found a stone tablet in the grass beside the road, on which was written "Ten miles and three miles ahead".

It turned out to be just a path to Sanliting...

But Xiaoyue never told anyone that he was going to Sanliting, how did Lao Duan know?coincide?

Xiaoyue didn't have time to think about it, so he washed his face in the mountain stream beside the road, and his blood-stained face returned to the whiteness of the past. Looking at himself in the red clothes in the water, Xiaoyue fell into a short thought.

Who was that old gentleman last night?

Who is helping Xiaoyue?

He planned to leave Li Ducheng and ask Lao Duan carefully, but now Lao Duan left without saying goodbye, leaving a series of questions for Xiao Yue.

He originally guessed that it was Fang Yuwu, and besides Fang Yuwu, he never thought that anyone else would come to rescue him, so he wanted to confirm whether the old gentleman had the totem of the blue bird on him.

Fang Yuwu's subordinates all have a special totem of a blue bird tattooed on the base of their necks. Xiaoyue once painted that totem with his own hands. If he saw it, he would definitely recognize it.

But Xiaoyue has no way to prove it, and he doesn't have much time to waste. The day after tomorrow is August [-]th, he has to rush to the town of Sanliting, and it will take some effort to find Qi Delong.

Xiao Yue cut off the rope that was dragging the coffin cart, and rode his horse to the direction pointed by the stele.

The forest was deep and leafy all the way, and Xiaoyue walked for a long time without seeing half a pedestrian, and even continued to go deep into the mountain.

Xiao Yue faintly felt something was wrong.

At Sanchakou not far away, Ming Shuo has been waiting for him for a long time.

……

Ming Shuo led his men to lie in ambush on this road for a whole day and night. That day he was outside the wall of Jingku, and heard Yue Ya'er tell Xiaoyue that he must go to Sanliting.

They couldn't find any trace of Xiaoyue in the city anyway, so they came up with a way to block the only way to Sanliting.

The sound of horseshoes came, and the bright red figure on the mountain road approached from far and near.

Jin Yiwei rushed out from the nearby forest, blocking Xiaoyue's way forward.

The horse neighed and stopped, Xiao Yue looked calm when he saw Ming Shuo standing in the middle of the road.

Ever since he realized that this road was strange, he had been mentally prepared for this to happen.

That day when Yueya'er climbed the wall of the Jingku, she yelled so loudly at Sanliting that even the deaf heard her.

There were only three roads in front of him, and the road leading to Sanliting on the left had been blocked by Ming Shuo, and it was impossible for him to turn back and return to the cage-like capital city of Li.

Xiao Yue could only ride his horse and rush towards the mountain road on the right, and the pursuers behind him rushed up quickly.

Xiaoyue's horse is not a good horse, but it is just an ordinary yellow horse from an ordinary businessman, so it cannot be compared with Jinyiwei's war horse.

Xiaoyue was about to be overtaken, and the distance was only three zhang. As long as Mingshuo threw the long sword in his hand, Xiaoyue's body would be completely pierced from back to front.

But Mingshuo obviously wouldn't do that, and even deliberately distanced himself from Xiaoyue after a corner.

After turning three times, Jin Yiwei was already far behind him, and Xiaoyue was also approaching a dead end.

The road stopped at the top of the mountain.

Xiaoyue's horse stopped in front of an earth temple, and the sound of horseshoes approaching in the distance, Xiaoyue got off his horse and entered the earth temple before he had time to think.

But Xiaoyue never expected that his decision made him fall into the net of another conspiracy.

There are still traces of incense in the earth temple, Xiaoyue closes the door, turns around and suddenly sees a figure standing by the opposite window, against the light, Xiaoyue's consciousness can't see clearly.

Xiao Yue's breathing stopped suddenly, he was so familiar with this back, he almost instinctively wanted to open the door and rush out, even if he was trampled to death under Ming Shuo's horse's hooves, he still wanted to escape here.

But the door could no longer be opened from the inside.

Jin Yiwei had already reached the front door, blocking the wind from the outside.

Xiaoyue tugged on the door a few times, and he finally knew why Jinyiwei didn't block the mountain road on the right, because they had planned to force Xiaoyue to this dead end, and the end of this dead end was This earth temple.

Qi Chen turned around, and the moment he saw Xiao Yue, he smiled.

This faint smile Xiaoyue will never forget until his death, this smile that once made him covetously makes him shudder at this moment.

Xiao Yue's face was sickly pale, his amber eyes were full of shock, fear, and sorrow, his lips moved for a long while, but he didn't say a word.

Qi Chen's one eye was hidden under the blindfold, he could clearly see Xiaoyue's eyes, but he showed joy that was completely opposite to Xiaoyue's.

Qi Chen: "Xiaoyue, this king is waiting for you."

He left behind everything in Li Capital City, the news of Lan Junyao's death, ignored his father's anger, ignored the turmoil in the court, and waited for Xiaoyue in this temple for a whole day and night.

He knew that if Xiaoyue went out of the city, he would definitely go to Sanliting, he was waiting here, and Xiaoyue himself would appear.