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After going down the Huansha River and passing three or four turns, you can see from a distance a number of heavily armed soldiers standing on the only thoroughfare across the river. Most of them camped and rested on the other side, while some stayed behind to build fortifications on the other side to block the bridge.
Seeing such a group of people coming upstream, armed with various farm tools and dressed in common people's attire, the soldiers near the river couldn't help but become vigilant: those with swords drew their swords, those with spears and halberds held spears and halberds, and the crossbowmen also filled their bows with arrows. Prevent the invasion of rebel troops and thieves. It seems that this kind of thing happens often, which naturally refers to things like bandits breaking into the barracks to steal food to satisfy their hunger, and weapons to strengthen themselves.
This kind of caution is not unreasonable, but after the soldiers waiting at the bridge clearly recognized the figures in the distance, they put aside their worries and instead happily spread the word about the expedition to each other. The first "good news" was, "It's the fifth young lady. Look, that's the fifth young lady!"
All the soldiers heard the sound and looked at the fence on the bridge, only to see the red figure staggering along the beach towards the bridge.
She held a shoe in each hand and rolled up her trousers, revealing her two lovely white feet. She jumped among the rocks beside the river and moved forward slowly. Hanging on the back of his neck was a huge straw hat given to him by an unknown source. It was a hat that could cover anyone's head. From a distance, it looks no different from the farmers in the countryside behind it.
If it weren't for Miss E Wu's strong and agile figure, her androgynous dress that looked like a man but not a man, a woman but not a woman, and her playful play with the wet rocks between the undulating waves, the soldiers on the bridge would not have been able to recognize her. Out of her.
The messenger immediately wanted to spread the good news to E Binghuan's ears. After the latter heard about it, he hurriedly ran from the camp on the other side to the bridge. After taking a closer look, I really felt that it was my daughter who had disappeared for no reason, so I felt relieved and ordered others to rush to bring the fifth lady back.
After a while, the young man who went to greet people returned to Master E carrying the basket of medicine that originally belonged to E Feiying. Miss E Wu next to her and the villagers behind her were all frightened when they saw the heavily armed soldiers. It wasn't until E Bing asked his men to put down their weapons that he dared to say the first word.
"Dad! Why did you block the road? The town is still waiting for our herbal help!"
Seeing his little daughter's distraught look, Father E couldn't help but burst into tears. He suddenly rolled up his wide sleeves and wiped away his tears. Then he walked over and hugged her into his arms. He confided sadly: "Ying'er, you left a letter and ran away like this." , going to such a dangerous place makes dad’s life seem like years!”
"Dad..." E Fei choked on her English for a moment, then continued: "I know that dad loves Ying'er the most. But my cousin is very kind to me. No matter how much prejudice dad has against their family, Ying'er can't look at him. Put yourself in danger and remain indifferent, right?”
As soon as he finished speaking, E Bing immediately let go of the girl in his arms and asked with a puzzled face: "In the end, you still can't let go of that kid? Do you know that he has already become his biological son and doesn't take you to heart at all? Come on!" After saying that, he turned around and lamented again and again.
"Of course I know! I also know that his wife and children died due to the plague... I even know that he doesn't like me at all and just treats me as a little sister..."
"Then why are you still risking your life! Doing such stupid things?" Father E cursed with sonorous words without hesitation.
"Ying'er, I just want... I just want to know what I like!" E Feiying held back the tears that were about to come out, held her tearful eyes, glanced at the villagers behind her in embarrassment, and then ran back in embarrassment. Went to the river.
When the villagers saw their leader in such a state, they didn't know what to do for a while. The wealthy businessman Zhao Kuo stepped forward and bowed to the still angry E Bing: "I wonder if Mr. E will allow us to deliver medicine to Xiahe Town?"
E Bing also nodded, waved his hand to signal the soldiers to step back, allowed those carrying medicinal materials to pass, and then he walked back to the camp in a daze.
The channel for transporting medicinal materials was finally smooth. Although the sorting process was a bit surprising, it did not affect the people of Xiahe Town's firm confidence in saving their homeland. After all, "it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs," let alone ordinary people. At this time, I just pray that no one will say any gossip and disturb the reputation of the Zhang family or the E family. Therefore, more people choose to forget the episode that just happened and continue to devote themselves to their own work.
For E Feiying, who is sitting alone by the river talking to herself at the moment, what happened just now is in the past, and how to deal with the next thing is the most important thing. Even though she knew this truth, she still couldn't help but feel the throbbing in her heart, and she felt sad about it.
For the first time in his life, he disobeyed his father, witnessed natural and man-made disasters that were rare in the past, and learned that the person he had always loved had already married another woman.
"Is this the punishment for disobeying daddy?" She muttered, completely unaware of the arrival of the two friends. It looked like they had known each other for a lifetime, but in fact they had only known each other for a few days. But this fate is like a gift from God, attracting them to each other.
"Sister Ying..." Murong Yan put her soft hand on the other person's shoulder with pure good intentions.
E Feiying looked back at the Prime Minister and saw the strange pair of heroes again, and replied: "You... why don't you go and help? Anyway, I can only be of no help there, so don't worry about me..."
"Is Miss E really okay?" asked the young man on the side.
E Feiying suddenly stood up from the granite she was sitting on, and replied to the young man: "My lady said it's okay, but that means nothing happened!" After that, she flexibly swung her calf, People jumped up and down on the surrounding rocks and continued: "Look at me, I'm as light as ever! Ouch... Ouch!" As soon as he finished speaking, Miss E Wu accidentally slipped and fell because she stepped on the slippery moss. , fell straight into the river.
Fortunately, the river is not too fast and the deepest part is not over the shoulder. The two people on the shore thought that the other party would stand up soon, and then laughed "haha" and said something like "horses stumble, people stumble" and so on. Unexpectedly, E Feiying actually sat there, with wet hair and soaked clothes, and howled loudly.
When Bai Feng saw this, she immediately walked over and tried to help him up, but Miss E Wu pointed at her ankle and shouted that it hurt. Therefore, Bai Feng simply gave up her back to the other party, carried E Feiying on her back, and planned to send her back to the camp first before making plans.
Although E Feiying still denied that she was sad because of what had just happened, and planned to blame this emotional breakdown on the severe pain in her ankle, everyone understood that this was just to show off her strength. It's just a made-up excuse. It's just that verbally, she is absolutely unwilling to show weakness to anyone, so she is absolutely unwilling to change her words.
From the sword exchange that night when they met in "Feng Lai Tower" to today's intimate and unreliable relationship, it is truly amazing how unpredictable things are. E Feiying lay on Bai Feng's back with some caution while thinking about those incredible emotions. At this moment, she seemed to know what she liked, and she even turned red for it...
Before she could figure it out, the man she was holding suddenly stopped and remained silent.
"Bai Feng...why don't you leave?"
"Hahaha...Miss Ewu, it seems that everything is fine!" A man's voice came from the front.
When E Feiying heard the voice, she was startled for a moment, then jumped off the young man's back and said respectfully: "Taoist Priest Wugou? Why are you here..."
"He is the father of Fifth Miss. Please ask Pindao to enlighten you." Sima Tu squinted his slender eyes and said with a smile: "Now it seems that Miss E Wu is no longer in serious trouble, so Pindao will take his leave first." Okay..." After saying this, the Taoist turned around and left. Just as he took a step back to the camp, he seemed to suddenly remember something. He looked back at the young man and said, "Young Master Bai, I feel that you are more like a good lover when you put down your sword. Hahaha... Soon... We will see you again later.”
As the strange words and laughter gradually faded away, the hearts of the three people began to settle down.
The pressure brought by this mysterious Taoist is rare in the world. His pair of eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything, as well as the attire of an alchemist or Taoist, and the kind brows, were very much like the legendary immortals who could live forever, and people couldn't help but respect him.
After this almost suffocating meeting, Bai Feng took the injured E Feiying and Murong Yan, who had been accompanying him, to visit E Binghuan. He wanted to borrow a carriage and planned to return to Zhang Family Pharmacy in advance. Although Father E, who loved his daughter eagerly, urged his daughter to stay in the camp and let the military doctors treat her, he felt guilty for his anger just now, so he half-pushed and half-borrowed the carriage.
Bai Feng, who had obtained the carriage, could go back as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures in response to the rush of reinforcements from Taiping Road. Therefore, he carried the two girls back to Xiahe Town without stopping before the others.
