Changfeng has a place to return

The mountain wind in the summer night is still extremely cold, and the wet fog is in groups.

Liu Xian'an's fingers supported the saddle for a while, and his joints were tingling from the blow, as if someone was pricking him with ice needles, so he decisively withdrew both hands and rubbed each other to activate blood.

But Xuanjiao was still flying at the moment, when he let go of his hand, his body naturally lost his balance, Liang Shu saw that he was about to fall down, so he had no choice but to stretch out his hand to drag him.Liu Xian'an's finger bones were stiff, and he was determined not to be blown by the wind again, so he leaned back and put all his weight on His Royal Highness Xiao Wang, while he put his left hand on his right hand and shrank his neck, like a lazy golden monkey .

Liang Shu was displeased: "Sit up straight."

Liu Xian'an listened but didn't hear, and quickly exiled himself into the illusory realm, ignoring, hearing, and thinking, and closing his eyes by the way.Anyway, there are thousands of wonderful worlds in his mind, and just squatting in any corner is enough for others to yell outside for a long time.

Of course, Liang Shu would not raise his voice to wake up the young master like Aning did.In fact, this was the first time in this life that someone had the guts to lean against His Royal Highness King Xiao's arms, and couldn't even drive him away.The rumors of bloody murders from the outside world didn't seem to have any impact on him at all—or was it really so worthy of his reputation that he would rather die than ride a horse?

Liang Shu remained calm, his hands relaxed.

Sure enough, Liu Xian'an fell straight to one side again, with his hands folded, his eyes closed, his upper body standing still, the kind of fall that makes a fairy ascend.

The moment he was about to touch the ground, Liang Shu pulled him back in front of him.

"drive!"

Xuanjiao walked on the wind all the way, and finally stopped at a fork in the mountainside, and not far away, the city wall of Chixia City was already vaguely outlined in the mist.

Liang Shu got off his horse, and Liu Xian'an "just" woke up, and jumped to the ground.He took out two cloth towels that had been fumigated by the drug from his pocket, which could be used to cover his mouth and nose.Liang Shu took one and saw that the other party was looking at him all the time, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

Second Young Master Liu pursed his lips and shook his head.

But shaking his head sometimes does not necessarily mean nothing is wrong, it may also mean that something has happened and he doesn't want to talk about it. Liang Shu didn't understand why he had such an expert look when he got off the horse this time, so he frowned and asked again. : "What the hell are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing." Liu Xian'an first tidied up the cloth towel slowly, and then tied it tightly on the back of his head, "It's just that this time I finally counted the heartbeats of the prince, calm and gentle, the old injury doesn't matter, and I can let Vice General Gao and Miss Cheng in the future Don't be too worried."

Liang Shu: "..."

He forgot.

So on the way here, this person has been sitting upright against his chest, with his eyes half-closed as an old monk in samadhi. He looks like he has nothing to do with the world, but in fact he secretly counted his heartbeats all the way?

It really makes no sense!

Liu Xian'an raised his head: "Wang... um!"

Unprepared, he flew up suddenly, turned around in the air, his mouth was tightly covered, and he couldn't make a sound. The sky was spinning, and he was already half-bowed on a boulder.

Liang Shu firmly suppressed him, lowered his voice and ordered: "Hide well, there are people."

someone?Liu Xian'an's heart was beating "thumping". He calmed down a little, closed his eyes and discerned carefully, and sure enough, the sound of footsteps was getting closer.

"Boom, boom."

After a while, there was another "crash" sound, and a tall and burly man dressed as a hunter came out from the forest, with a bow and arrow and a long knife on his back, a trap in his left hand, three pheasants in his right, and a belt around his waist. A bloody sack that looks like a good harvest.

He didn't look around much, just ran down the mountain in a hurry, as if he was in a hurry, and disappeared into the vast night after a while.

Liu Xian'an guessed: "Could it be that the people in the city ventured into the mountains to hunt because they couldn't eat?"

Liang Shu said, "Follow him."

Liu Xian'an nodded, stood up and jogged two steps forward, the hem of his clothes fluttered in the wind, almost hanging on a branch.

Liang Shu didn't want to talk much, he wrapped his arms around his waist, put him on his shoulders, and flew down the mountain.

"what!"

"Don't call!"

Also omitted the topic of heartbeat and non-beating.

"Ahem!" Liu Xian'an's stomach was pressed against his stiff shoulders, almost crushing his internal organs. In order to gain a little space for himself to breathe, he had to use both hands to grab the opponent's clothes with all his strength, and forcefully pushed his upper body towards him. He lifted his chin up, like a big unlucky white fish struggling desperately.

Liang Shu ignored his twisting, but tightened his arms more and more, until a weak reminder came from his ear: "I'm going to vomit."

Only finally let go.

Liu Xian'an staggered and fell to the ground, bent down while supporting the tree with one hand, and recovered his breath for a long time. When he raised his head again, his eyes were full of tears, his cheeks were pale, and his sweat-drenched hair was sticking to his forehead, as if he had just been fished out of the water. A wisp of thin little soul.

But the conscience of heaven and earth, Liang Shu really didn't do it on purpose this time, so he was also very surprised at this time.But surprises are surprises, His Royal Highness Xiao Wang will definitely not reflect on it, he will only lift him up straight in a cold and expensive manner, and say mercifully: "It has arrived."

Already here?Liu Xian'an turned around, only to find that the city gate was not far away.

He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The Orion was shrouded in thick fog, leaving only a blurry black shadow walking forward, looking like a ghost.A few black crows landed on the top of the city wall, and at this moment they also raised their voices, making the whole world desolate.The echo pierced the cool wind, and the two strings of broken lanterns were blown back and forth. It seemed that everything about this city seemed extraordinarily scary and weird.

Orion didn't realize that there was someone watching from behind, he went around the gate of the city familiarly, knocked three times with "kuangkuangkuang", and then squeezed in sideways.

The door was quickly closed again.

Liang Shu led Liu Xian'an, jumped up the city wall in two or three steps, and fell to the ground lightly like the shadow of the wind.This time his approach was more personal, probably because he was afraid that the other party would really spit on him.And Young Master Liu's sense of experience is also very good, he even felt that the flying just now was very chic, although his thoughts often travel freely between heaven and earth, but it was the first time that his body was so high off the ground, at that moment, The scenery changes, and the breeze fills the sleeves and shirts.

It's a pity that the timing is wrong, and the spirit is still imprisoned in the world of mortals, with no time to wander around.

As soon as he entered the city, the smell of medicine in the air immediately became strong and persistent.Liu Xian'an briefly took off the cloth towel, sniffed it carefully, and said, "They are all common medicinal herbs for clearing away heat and detoxifying, cough and asthma, similar to what Ah Ning prepared on the road. But the situation in this city—" He turned his head and walked away Looking around, "It's more than one point better than I expected."

The streets are still tidy, and there are no hordes of rats or corpses in disorder, nor can you hear painful moans and crying, which is completely different from the several major epidemics recorded in medical books.If it weren't for the medicine dregs and lime that can be seen everywhere, the smell of vinegar in the air, and the plague paper hanging on both sides of the street, this is really a very normal and ordinary city.

Liu Xian'an asked again: "Is that Orion gone?"

Liang Yu took his arm, and walked sideways through another alley, and saw Orion running past not far away, while running, he untied the prey from his waist, and threw it against a low wall on the left. , "Dong Dong" three or two times, the pheasant fell into the courtyard, he also breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and continued to run to the other side, and finally got into a large courtyard, washed his face and body with a pot of cold water in the corner, and returned to the courtyard. Room break.

"So this is his home." Liu Xian'an was a little puzzled after finishing speaking, "He didn't go hunting for himself, but the yard just now looked dilapidated, and he didn't look like a rich man who could afford to hire a hunter."

The two walked into the courtyard, and there was loud snoring in a row of side rooms on the east side, and some dried beans and pickles were drying on the steps.Liang Shu pushed open the kitchen door, and the moonlight shone through the window, illuminating everything in the house. The stove was a bit messy, but it was just the kind of mess that was too late to clean up. Although the steamed buns were rough, they were still soft.

There is no rat infestation in this city, and there is no shortage of food.

"But the epidemic should be real." Liu Xian'an knelt down, pinched a pinch of dried medicine residue piled up in the corner with his hands, put it in the small cloth pocket that he carried with him, and planned to study it carefully after returning home.

After leaving the courtyard, the two randomly selected two or three households to check. There was also rice and noodles in the kitchen. In one household, the lights in the courtyard were still on, and the young couple was busy frying oil pancakes in the kitchen. There was a smell of crispy, sweet and greasy honey, and I could vaguely hear a few chatters. It was the husband urging his wife to hurry up, otherwise the officers and soldiers would not be able to go up the mountain in the morning.

"Nine times out of ten, the officers and soldiers went up the mountain because of the epidemic." After reaching the unoccupied place, Liu Xian'an explained, "Gathering all the sick people in one place, away from the city, can not only protect the remaining uninfected people, but also make it easier for doctors to check and take care of them." , at least that Lord Shi is doing things in a down-to-earth manner on this point."

The watchman knocked on his clapper and came from across the street. The two of them flashed into another alley. Some noisy conversations can be heard on the courtyard wall.

Liang Shu took Liu Xian'an to the wall, then moved to the eaves, and pressed his head with one hand: "Low your head!"

Second Young Master Liu: "Oh." My muscles hurt.

Liang Shu knocked on his forehead, signaling to shut up, and quietly lifted a piece of debris.

Liu Xian'an held his breath cooperatively. Although he had no experience in Jiang Hu, he had experience in speaking.

This is a large pharmaceutical workshop.

There are several large vats in the courtyard, soaked in the potions needed to sweep the streets tomorrow, the kitchen is brightly lit, and dozens of earthen pots are "gurgling" at the same time to cook a bitter smell. About seven or eight doctors and helpers are busy After adjusting the firepower, there were five dispensing apprentices sitting in the room, each with several large packages of medicinal materials in front of them.

"What is it?" Liang Shu asked.

"The preliminary work of making pills." Liu Xian'an carefully sorted out the medicinal materials, "The efficacy is still heat-clearing and detoxifying, but without Pulan and Qinghonggen, the efficacy of the medicine will be greatly reduced. These two medicines are very common, and even a doctor knows To add it, I guess they should have run out of stock and haven't had time to replenish it. But it doesn't matter, Aning has been prepared for a long time and bought a lot on the way."

After leaving the pharmacy, the two climbed up to an even taller old tower.Liu Xian'an stepped on the creaking wooden boards, his body swayed, and felt that if the wind blows any stronger, this broken place might be toppled over, so he stretched out his hand calmly, and grabbed His Highness King Xiao from behind A little sleeve.

Liang Shu glanced at it from the corner of his eye: "Do you think this little piece of fabric can hold you in the air?"

Liu Xian'an felt that the words were reasonable, and he really couldn't hang on, so he moved his fingers forward and grasped more.

Liang Shu: "?"

I mean let you go!

Liu Xian'an wouldn't let it go, he felt it was safe to stand like this.

The sage embraces God to be quiet, and the second son of Liu holds His Royal Highness King Xiao to be safe.

The moonlight was shining all over the city, and the black crows on the high wall had already flown away, and the eerie and gloomy atmosphere before had dissipated a lot, probably because there were many doctors who were still busy, which always made people feel a little bit more. Very peace of mind.The long street was silent, and the thick fog was thinning. At this time, from the corner of the street not far away, a man suddenly appeared, looking in the direction of going to the medicine shop.

He walked quickly at first, and even trotted for a while, but after a few steps, he slowed down again, standing still with one hand on the wall, and after standing for a while, his body slid down like thin noodles.

Liang Shu led Liu Xian'an to jump down the old tower.

The man was in a complete coma. He looked about 50 to [-] years old. He was tall and thin, with sunken cheeks. In addition to the blue-black stubble and chapped lips, his appearance was even more sallow and sickly.

Liu Xian'an yelled twice, seeing that he was still waking up, he raised his head and shook his wrist to check his pulse.

"Plague?" Liang Shu asked.

"No, I'm just too tired." Liu Xian'an withdrew his hand, "I'm not sick, I'll wake up after a short rest, it's best to drink some boiled broth."

He took out a few cooling pills and fed them to the man. After a while, the man coughed with his eyes closed.

"My lord, my lord!" Someone in the distance hurriedly called.

Liang Shu and Liu Xian'an hid in the dark.

"My lord, what are you doing..." The old man holding the lantern searched all the way, saw the man lying on the ground, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, "I said I have to rest early tonight, why did you go out again , look, thanks to my cleverness, otherwise I slept on the street all night and wouldn't be burned into a piece of red coal tomorrow morning?"

He was loud and nagging, no different from a string of firecrackers exploding in the air.The man wanted to make him keep his voice down, but because he had no strength, he could only sit on the steps and pant heavily.Not long after, the lights in the surrounding houses were turned on one after another, and many people came out wrapped in clothes. They were naturally very surprised to see an adult sitting at the door. Those who drink tea, greet those who go to their own homes to rest, three floors inside and three floors outside, and the stone steps are surrounded by water.

"Okay, okay, let's all go back." The man drank two cups of hot water, and finally heaved a sigh of relief, "I'm going back to the government office too, and I'm going to sleep."

The crowd was buzzing, chattering in unison, all telling him not to be too tired, and they talked for a while before going home.

The man also supported the old man's hand, stood up vigorously, and glared at him again: "When will your voice change?"

"Change what, I don't want to change it." The old man had a very stubborn temper, "I said something and the adults didn't listen, so let the people talk about it."

The man sighed and shook his head, and walked slowly to the other side with him.

The surrounding area was quiet again.

Liu Xian'an said: "Based on the names of the people, he should be Shi Hanhai, the parent official here, but this person doesn't look like a money-obsessed official, and he even seems to be quite loved."

"The Orion's pheasant was probably given to him just now." Liang Shu said, "Let's go, we can't wait for an answer here, let's go meet Master Shi."