(5)
The air waves in the air were so hot that even people within a few miles around noticed something strange and had to walk out of their homes. For a time, in addition to the dozens of people brought by Liangping, there were hundreds of residents who were afraid that the fire would spread to their homes. , also joined in the fire-fighting operation.
There was a buzz of people in front of the Taoist temple, and people living on the outskirts of the city only had to look far away to feel the huge burning light of the fire - such a huge movement was by no means accidental.
But long before the fire broke out, Bai Feng and Murong Yan returned to the small shop where they had stayed during the ambush, and under the cover of Duan Xingang and Jingjie, they temporarily stayed here.
The young man carefully placed the Xianbei witch on the bed, but he didn't know that her back had been punished by the ruler. Although the injury had healed, the pain was still there.
The sharp and rapid pain, like a flash of lightning, jolted Murong Yan awake from sleep. Seeing her reaching out and touching her back in embarrassment, Bai Feng also moved her eyes and asked, "Are you injured? Don't move, let me take a look..."
"Uh..." Murong Yan nodded and took off the back half of her shirt, revealing her scarred back.
Bai Feng saw the scars on the back of this girl who had been admired and cared for thousands of times by herself. Sorrow, regret, anger, and all kinds of complicated and unspeakable emotions suddenly came to her heart, "Who, who did this?" ? I'll go find some medicine for the wound, you wait for me."
"Don't!" Murong Yan sat on the bed with her back to Bai Feng, holding her clothes to cover her breasts with both hands. Her body was shaking slightly and she looked extremely weak: "Don't leave me, Brother Feng, as long as I can stay with you, Okay...this injury will be healed in a few days. At least tonight, don't leave, okay?"
Bai Feng walked over gently, put on the clothes for the other party, choked several times, and replied: "Yes, I will accompany you."
Afterwards, he worked hard to help Murong Yan take off all the jewelry, tie up her hair, wipe her body briefly, and finally held her hand and sat quietly in front of the bed.
"I knew that Brother Feng would definitely come." Murong Yan almost put her whole body weight on him, as if she was afraid that Bai Feng would leave at any time, she held his hand tightly and said with a smile: " So, I never gave up until the end..."
"I've made you suffer, Yan'er." Bai Feng smiled happily. This smile looked very stiff, as if in response to the other party's optimism: "I only regret now that I let them live."
"By the way, what did you do in the Taoist Temple just now? My head was groggy at that time, and I felt that the surroundings suddenly became very hot." Murong Yan opened her eyes and looked towards the window: "There is another scene on the street. Why is it so noisy? Is there no curfew in Huaihuang Town?"
After saying that, Murong Yan stood up staggeringly, walked to the window and opened it. She saw plumes of gunpowder smoke and noisy crowds. Most of them were people rushing to the fire scene with buckets to put out the fire. She saw that the destination of everyone was there. The Taoist temple, which was burned to a pulp, couldn't help shouting: "Wouldn't this... hurt innocent people?"
"Brother Feng, I promised to save those girls who were captured like me!" Seeing this miserable situation, Murong Yan burst into tears and immediately trotted towards Bai Feng. Unexpectedly, her feet softened on the way. He collapsed directly to the ground.
"Hasn't the effect of the medicine worn off yet?" she muttered.
Bai Feng didn't know how to defend himself, so he helped Murong Yan to the bed, so she could sleep on her side, and said: "I have rescued all the women in the dungeon. As for those who participated in the banquet... At that time, I could only Save you, but the others may not be innocent."
"They watched you fall into the clutches of the gangsters, and they were still singing and cheering beside you?" Bai Feng held Murong Yan's face, stroked it gently, and said: "Yan'er, sleep peacefully, I will You've always been here. You, don't think about others all the time. If you are good to them, they may not necessarily regard you as a good person."
After hearing this, Murong Yan gradually calmed down. She obediently buried her head in the quilt, with only a pair of eyes exposed. She looked at Bai Feng with a smile and said, "As promised, you are not allowed to leave!"
"Ha." Bai Feng sat on the bedside, holding Murong Yan's hand in his palm. He kept this posture and waited for the whole night. Although he took a nap during the period, it was difficult to say that he was comfortable. It wasn't until the next morning when Murong Yan, who had regained her energy as before, suddenly pounced on him from behind that the young man woke up.
"Hey! You fool, did you really stay next to me all night?" Murong Yan lay on the other person's shoulder like a nimble bird, and said: "Turn around, I had a dream yesterday, I want to Let you see."
"Ah?" Bai Feng turned around in a daze. Unexpectedly, Murong Yan actually held his forehead and leaned it against hers until the eyebrows were facing each other, allowing the two of them to observe each other carefully at the closest distance.
"Tell me what you saw!"
"I... saw a girl."
"anything else?"
Bai Feng never thought that after taking a nap, she would have to answer such a tricky and strange question. She couldn't think of a better answer for a while, so she asked back: "In this way, I can see your dream?"
"Will you take a closer look?" Murong Yan's tone became more serious, and then explained: "My mother said that two people who have a good understanding can see through what the other person is thinking at a glance."
Bai Feng thought hard. He looked at everything from eyelashes to hair, but he still couldn't see the slightest clue. Then, he began to focus on other places, but inadvertently saw the other party's chest belt loosened, half of his chest exposed, and his cheeks instantly turned crimson, "You... are not wearing your clothes properly."
"You are in my eyes! The dream I had yesterday was about you." Murong Yan tied up her lapel in frustration and said, "It's so close and you can't see it. How stupid!"
"Ah, this..."
The Xianbei witch suddenly snickered and asked, "Are you shy just now? The great hero Bai, who has always been uncompromising, would actually be embarrassed over such a trivial matter!"
"Yan'er, let's stop playing." Bai Feng smiled helplessly, then stood up and went to the window to check the situation around the Taoist temple: "Pack your things and go to the next place."
"Oh, okay," Murong Yan said, "I just want you not to look so gloomy."
After saying that, Murong Yan immediately started to tidy up her appearance and pack her luggage.
"Yan'er, I don't blame you." The young swordsman walked up to Murong Yan and smiled as pure as a child: "This feeling is what I have been pursuing all my life. When I see you, I will think of the future We will live a better life together and live in a better place."
When the two told each other about their true love, Duan Xingang and Jingjie sent two large cloaks, saying that Liangping and his party were going to hold a public trial of Taiping Taoists in front of the Yamen, and Bai Feng and others were invited to watch.
Duan Xingang said: "Young Master Bai, originally I was supposed to send you to Huaihuang Town so that I could do my best. I didn't expect that we have experienced so many things together."
"Brother Duan, do you mean you are leaving?" Bai Feng asked confused: "Are you going back to the tribe?"
"I promised Brother Liangping that I would bring the news of victory to Yuyi Town." Duan Xingang talked happily and continued: "Huaihuang and Rouxuan towns were already close to each other, and now they have become even closer because of the Taiping Road incident. .Bai Shaoxia, didn’t you notice that the flagpole on the city wall has changed its flag?”
Jingji also followed up and said: "Senior Brother Bai, Brother Liangping has all the secret agents in the two towns and took advantage of the fall of Taipingdao to start an uprising. Now the coalition forces have completely lost the hearts of the people in Huaihuang and Rouxuan towns!"
"Yes, I understand." Bai Feng looked at Murong Yan happily and said, "Then let's go see the final fate of those Taiping Dao demons, and then leave quietly."
"Young Master Bai, Miss Murong, and Brother Jingji, take care of yourself!" Duan Xingang saluted once each with his fists raised, and then he took big steps and walked proudly on the road to deliver orders.
The remaining three people knew that this trip would lead to a narrow escape from death. They must know that crossing the front line to deliver messages during the war was like walking on a fire bed. If they were not careful, they would be burned to death. They could not help but respect Duan Xingang's courage in their hearts.
That day, the Yamen was even more noisy than before, because the court could not accommodate the large number of prisoners, and the trial location was moved outside the Yamen.
The onlookers surrounded dozens of principal criminals on three levels inside and three outside. They laughed, cursed, threw stones and rotten eggs, all celebrating their victory.
Xiao Sigu, who was kneeling in the crowd, thought that he had experienced the hardships of human nature - betrayed by his subordinates, rejected by his colleagues, and beaten by his accomplices. However, when he saw those two familiar faces, he was stunned.
They were standing outside at that time, and their luggage was very thin. They were just three people and three horses. It didn't look like they had received any major rewards. When they saw Xiao Sigugu in distress, they were not as happy and funny as the people around them, but they were just silent. Watching quietly, waiting for the judge to draw up the verdict in the case.
Xiao Sigu couldn't figure it out - are there still people in this world who do things without asking for anything in return?
After a while, the parents' official read out the verdict under the coercion of Liangping and others. Bai Feng, Murong Yan, and Jing Jie left silently amid the sound of reading loudly, cheers, and ridicule.
