king and his guard

He rode his horse and galloped all the way, and arrived at the north gate of Shangyang City in just two days.He had inquired about Xue Ai's whereabouts in several villages on the outskirts of the city, and to Wu Shuang's delight, a villager had seen such a man passing by here a few days ago.

Wu Shuang's confidence doubled, and he walked all the way along the direction, almost searching every house, but there was still no trace of Xue Ai, and finally, even his news was disconnected.

Wu Shuang was unwilling to reconcile, so he spent all the way looking for him in the open, how many days, and how many places he searched, he couldn't remember clearly, he only knew that there were less than ten antidote left.

At noon that day, the sky was clear and dry, and people drowsy under the hot sun.Wu Shuang led the horse and walked in the countryside, and saw a tea shed in front of it from a distance, with a tea signboard hanging high at the door.

Quickened a few steps, and led the horse to the outside of the tea shed, a young man came over to lead the horse courteously, and greeted him with a smile on his face, asking: "My lord is a busy traveler, you must have come from a long way! The weather is hot, please come inside." Drink a bowl of herbal tea to relieve the situation!"

Wu Shuang entered the house and chose a secluded place to sit. Xiao Er went to drink the horse and shouted to the inside: "Give this young master a bowl of herbal tea!"

Looking back and looking around, the tea shed is very simple.On the tables and chairs beside them, several tea drinkers were drinking tea and chatting, telling jokes that were neither salty nor bland.

When I was young, a young woman came over with a bowl of herbal tea and gently placed it on the table in front of Wu Shuang.

"The guest officer is slow to use." The young woman said weakly.

Suddenly a three or four-year-old boy ran out of the house, grabbed the woman by the corner of her clothes and cried, "Mother, my sister bullied me again!"

At this time, Xiao Er was walking in, and when he saw the child crying, he went over and reprimanded: "Your mother is busy enough, you kid is still here to make trouble!" Turning to the woman, he said softly: "Let you be busy taking care of the guests!" , and you have to take care of two children, it's really hard for you!"

The wife smiled softly: "They are both husband and wife, and they still say such things!"

What a warm family, although they live in poverty, they love each other and have a close heart.No power, no status, only this small shabby room, but they can love each other peacefully and stay together for a lifetime.

My chest hurts, is it a heartache or... I suddenly realized that the Gu worm in my abdomen was about to move again.Hastily took out the small bottle, poured out a pill, stuffed it into the mouth, and swallowed it with the bowl of herbal tea.

After resting for a while, after paying the tea money, when he was leading the horse and was about to leave, the waiter hurriedly chased him out and asked, "Where are you going, my lord?"

"Go north." Wu Shuang looked at him, feeling a little strange.

When he said this, the tea guests inside seemed to be taken aback and looked at him with the same eyes.

Xiao Er stopped him and said, "My lord, you must never go to the north!"

Wu Shuangqi asked, "Why?"

"The town tens of miles away from here in the north is suffering from a plague, and many people have died. The doctors in the whole town are helpless. The government has ordered the whole town to be sealed off, and no one can come in or out!" Xiao Er said anxiously. .

Then I heard some tea guests echoed: "Yes, this disease is very serious. Once infected, you will definitely die!"

"I heard that the government has issued a statement that in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, they are planning to set fire to the town in the past few days. Sigh! These officials are really unreasonable and inhuman!"

There was a lot of accusations, but it was just cursing to relieve the verbal hatred.

Wu Shuang suddenly remembered what Chen Tianshi said: the birth of a monster, the plague is raging, and the doom of the country...

Suddenly someone sighed: "Nowadays, the imperial court is lawless and the evil officials are cruel. Thirteen of us escaped from the town yesterday, and twelve of us were killed by the officers and soldiers guarding the town."

Everyone got up and fled after hearing the words, shouting: "Are you also infected?!"

The man smiled wryly: "If I get infected, I'm afraid I'm half dead now. Alas, it's a pity to blame that young master. A young fairy-like character will inevitably die!"

When Wu Shuang heard what he said about the young, fairy-like person, his heart couldn't help shaking, he quickly got off his horse, strode on, lifted the man's collar, and asked in a hurry: "The young man you mentioned , what does he look like?!"

The person who spoke just now was at a loss, he really didn't know which sentence he had offended this master, and said in a trembling voice: "The young man... is young, about 20 years old...wearing a green shirt, long It's so beautiful..."

Wu Shuang asked closely: "What happened to him?!"

"He was infected with the plague and was sealed...in the town."

Before saying a word, Wu Shuang galloped away on horseback, everyone chased out of the tea shed one after another, looking at each other in amazement.

He beat his horse and galloped wildly, running for dozens of miles in one breath, and saw that there was a barracks stationed in front of him, and some officers and soldiers saw a horse and horse galloping towards this side from a distance, and hurriedly called for people to stop them.

Wu Shuang's long sword swung flying, beheading several people in an instant, and the rest of the officers and soldiers had no way to resist and fled away one after another.Wu Shuang galloped towards the town without stopping.

Entering the small town, there is no one in the street, the surroundings are dead and depressed, and the air is full of miasma and mist, as if it has become a dead zone under the control of the plague god.

Turning off his horse, he ran all over the street calling Xue Ai's name. Suddenly, he saw four young men carrying a person walking away. When they passed by Wu Shuang, they all gave him a strange look, and carried the person away go.

Wu Shuang hurriedly caught up, grabbed the arm of one person and asked anxiously, "Have you ever seen a handsome young man in a green shirt?"

The man gave him a weak look, and said in a deep voice, "Come with us."

Wu Shuang held back tears and asked anxiously, "Where is he? Is he still alive?"

No one answered his question, Wu Shuang followed anxiously, a short distance, but it seemed as long as a century.

Finally, they arrived in front of a big thatched hut. After the four carried the patient in, they fled the hut quickly, and no one wanted to delay for a second.

Wu Shuang strode forward, a choking smell poured into his nostrils, and the smell of plague and death permeated the whole room.There were so many people lying in a mess on the ground, some were dead, some were panting, and some were moaning.

The miserable scene in his eyes was unbearable to witness, he eagerly searched for Xue Ai among the crowd, almost chanting his name frantically.

Suddenly, he saw a light blue figure in the corner, lying quietly on the ground, motionless.