The sharp pain from the wound always reminded Qin Zeng that maybe the people who were chasing him had not given up and were still searching for their traces.
He gritted his teeth and held the dagger to cut off the arrowhead. Before he could think about how painful the next move would be, he quickly pulled the arrowhead out of his shoulder.
A line of blood splashed out in the direction where the arrow was pulled out, and fell into the shallows, becoming increasingly diluted by the current.
Qin Zeng groaned, and large beads of sweat mixed with water dripped down his chin.
Li Qingyi knew that now was not the time to talk nonsense, so he tore off the hem of his skirt and bandaged her, and asked, "How long will it take for the people from Dongchang to arrive?"
"It should be soon."
Li Qingyi nodded, "If Changning Changlan finds out that I haven't gone back for so long, he will definitely know that something happened to us. As long as we hide for a while, we will definitely be out of danger."
The clouds have not dispersed, and the sky that should have been bright is still dim, which is very beneficial for escaping.
It was already winter, and both of them were soaked to the skin. Li Qingyi was shivering from time to time as the cold wind blew across the water.
She threw the broken arrow that Qin Zeng had pulled out far into Yuan Shui to avoid leaving traces, and then she heard the rustling sound of people wading through weeds not far away.
Li Qingyi's heart tightened, and he heard the caller say: "Whether they are dead or alive, they will definitely float to this area along the current, please search carefully for me. I finally caught Qin Zeng alone, if I can't kill him at all, How can he serve the master in the future? You all spread out and search carefully everywhere on the river bank."
Another voice said: "Boss, no matter how good Qin Zeng is, if he was injured by an arrow and fell into the water, his combat power will definitely be weakened a lot. We can definitely make a great contribution this time!"
Li Qingyi heard their footsteps scattering in all directions, and one of them was walking towards them.
Qin Zeng was as motionless as a clay sculpture, holding his breath and squinting at the man walking towards him. The moment the man in black walked over, he suddenly got up and stabbed the dagger into the man's neck. He fell to the ground without even making a cry!
However, the sound of him falling to the ground still attracted the attention of the people around him. Someone in the distance asked, "What's going on?"
Qin Zeng raised his arms and waved them, indicating that it was nothing.
As expected, those people had no suspicion. Qin Zeng gave the dagger in his hand to Li Qingyi, while he picked up the long knife of the dead man in black, took off his turban and wrapped it around himself, revealing only a pair of eyes.
Li Qingyi was so small that his whole figure could almost be blocked by the reeds. Qin Zeng held her hand and carefully moved forward in the direction of the young man in black, walking slowly as if he was searching. In fact, they could not walk very fast. .
The men in black around him searched for a moment, and then gradually gathered back towards the "boss", saying that they had not seen the figure.
Li Qingyi and Qin Zeng stood far away from them, secretly planning what to do.
The "boss" said: "How could there be no trace at all? Did they drift away along the current?"
"Boss, there is a dead man here!"
Li Qingyi saw that they had discovered the dead man in black and secretly screamed, "Oh no!"
Qin Zeng was injured and had her with him, so it was difficult to outrun these able-bodied killers.
She looked towards Qin Zeng, but she only saw a calm face.
Li Qingyi felt relieved.
With Qin Zeng here, she doesn't have to be afraid.
Qin Zeng asked Li Qingyi to squat in the reeds and stay still, while he followed the group of men in black and pretended to look at the corpse.
The moment they turned the body over, Qin Zeng fired three sleeve arrows in unison! Immediately afterwards, the long knife was slashed, and with a swish sound, the head of the man in black closest to him rolled to the ground, and he lost the chance to live!
At the same time, there were three "Puff-Puff-Puff" sounds in the distance, and three men in black fell to the ground. There were still five people left in front of Qin Zeng!
He succeeded in his attack and quickly retreated.
After the men in black were frightened, they immediately responded and chased him.
Qin Zeng's right hand almost lost his intuition and could not move at all. He saw the opponent approaching and hit him in his left hand.
The long knife swung violently, blocking the attack of the person in front, but could no longer resist the next attack.
The long knives of the men in black all fell down, but Qin Zeng looked behind them and sneered.
Five arrows shot through the air at the same time and pierced the neck of the man in black!
Their shocked expressions froze on their faces, and then they fell to the ground and died!
"grown ups!"
Nagasawa rushed forward and helped Qin Zeng up: "Sir, how are you?"
Qin Zeng turned back to look at Li Qingyi and saw that Li Qingyi's face was bloodless. He was squatting in the reeds and shivering from the cold. He said with a gloomy face: "Nagaze, throw these people to feed the wolves!"
"Yes, my lord."...
Changlan Changning rushed forward and was about to carry Li Qingyi on his back, but Qin Zeng stepped forward and picked up Li Qingyi like a child with one hand.
Li Qingyi's face turned red, reflecting the pale color of her lips, and his whole person looked as weird and pitiful as a person stuck in paper.
"Sir, please let me down. I can walk by myself."
"Just stay still."
Li Qingyi immediately shut up, and was carried out of the reeds by Qin Zeng with one hand in front of all Dongchang's men and onto the road.
The two got into the carriage, and Nagasawa handed the medicine to Li Qingyi very naturally.
Li Qingyi applied Qin Zeng's wound medicine and re-bandaged the wound with clean cotton cloth. "It's all my fault. Why did I meddle in my own business? I caused so much trouble for you and got injured..."
Qin Zeng's body was leaning against the wall of the carriage, and his expression did not look hurt at all. He looked at Li Qingyi without saying a word of blame, but his expression was a bit softer than usual.
Li Qingyi looked at him puzzled.
Qin Zeng stretched out his hand, pulled Li Qingyi closer, tightened her cloak, and said, "Blow, blow."
"Um?"
Li Qingyi was stunned.
"Blow it and it won't hurt anymore."
Li Qingyi looked at Qin Zeng in astonishment. After hesitating for a long time, he came close to Qin Zeng's wound and blew gently.
Qin Zeng raised the corners of his lips, "When I was a kid and I fell and got injured, my mother would blow on me and say it wouldn't hurt anymore. My father would also say that she doted on me too much and that boys should be beaten and beaten."
Li Qingyi looked at her blankly: "Your parents..."
This was the first time she heard Qin Zeng mention her parents. She thought he didn't remember what happened when she was a child. After all, he had been in the palace since he was a child and had always been with the prince.
Qin Zeng's eyes flashed with memories, "My mother is a very gentle woman, but my father is very strict with me, but I always hang around my father."
"Then...then, why did you enter the palace?"
"Later, my parents died, and before they died, they entrusted me to the emperor."
Li Qingyi's breath hitched, "You must miss them very much."
Qin Zeng shook his head, "Actually, I don't remember too many things anymore. Even the appearance of my parents is vague. I only remember some pictures, which often appear in my dreams. Whenever I recall the past in my dreams, I'm very happy."
Li Qingyi felt a little sorry for him and stretched out his little hand to catch one of his fingers.
Qin Zeng lowered his eyes and held her whole little hand in his palm.
"Qingqing."
"Huh?" Li Qingyi looked up with a blushing face.
In his previous life, Qin Zeng only started calling her this after he regained his identity.
Qin Zeng looked at Li Qingyi seriously, "You are mine, and I will give you a title in the future. Don't worry."
"I...I'm not in a hurry..."
Qin Zeng couldn't help laughing, "You agreed?"
Li Qingyi's face turned red, "I don't have any promise or no promise!"
The smile in Qin Zeng's eyes almost overflowed, and his fingers gently rubbed her fingertips.
The carriage stopped, Nagasawa hesitated and whispered: "Sir, we have arrived at Wei Mansion..."
Hearing this, Li Qingyi quickly withdrew his hand and said, "I'm going back first."
Qin Zeng said "Yeah" after a long while, "Drink some ginger soup first when you go back.
I'll ask the doctor to prescribe some cold medicine for you in a while, just in case. "
Li Qingyi nodded and quickly got out of the carriage.
Nagasawa looked at the unfinished expression of his master from the side, and thought to himself, had he disturbed his love affair? ? ?
its not right! Your Excellency is a eunuch!
*****
Li Qingyi returned to Zhuoxiangyuan and quickly took a hot bath and drank ginger soup. He felt comfortable after sweating all over his body.
Thinking that Qin Zeng had just called her "Qingqing" and said that she was his, her face began to turn red again.
Isatis asked: "Why is the girl's face so red? Is she feverish?"
Li Qingyi quickly drove Qin Zeng out of his mind, shook his head and said, "I'm fine."
Isatis still touched her forehead and found that there was really no fever, which made her a little confused.
Li Qingyi quickly changed the subject: "Wei Baozhu returned to Nanning Marquis Mansion today, is there anything unusual?"
"Second Miss Wei returned to the Nanning Marquis Mansion immediately after coming out of Heyan Hall. After that, Mr. Lin San was redeemed and the Lin family seemed to no longer be separated. When Miss Wei came back, she felt refreshed. .”
Li Qingyi raised his eyebrows, "It seems that Mrs. Wei gave Wei Baozhu money to redeem her."
"Why did Mrs. Wei do this? She has nowhere to spend her money. The Lin family is dead, and the Nanning Marquis Mansion will not have much contact with the Lin family in the future. She can't do this out of guilt, right?"
Heng Wu brought the dough over and said: "How is it possible? Mrs. Wei would feel sorry for others? Some time ago, she borrowed thirty thousand taels from the princess because the Wei family couldn't get the money, and this time she actually took it More than 10,000 taels are given to Wei Baozhu to redeem a piece of trash, there is no guarantee that there is no big plan!"
Li Qingyi also thought the same, "Mrs. Wei is a master who never sees the rabbit but does not let the eagle fly. If she is willing to pay, she will definitely be rewarded, so Wei Baozhu must have done something for her, or wants to help her with something!"
Listening to her tone, Shilan was shocked and said, "What do you mean, Mrs. Wei, really let her plot against our Li family? Why should she? How old is she?"
"There are things that her mother can do, and she can do it too. Besides, Mrs. Lin has had a hand in this matter, so it's perfect for Wei Baozhu to take over it. Besides, Mrs. Wei probably can't find anything suitable for a while. candidate. Moreover, since Wei Baozhu has reached a deal with Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wei will definitely cooperate with Wei Baozhu fully. The problem now is what Wei Baozhu will do... The tricks of bad guys are endless, and it is difficult to guard against..."
