Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan successfully returned to the back door of Muyun Villa. They breathed a sigh of relief and quietly greeted Granny Cui back to Yuexian Inn.
It was late at night when the three of them returned to the inn. After briefly washing up, they went back to their houses to rest. Su Qiqi lived with Zheng Miao and Ning'er. When she entered the house, Zheng Miao was sitting at the table and taking a nap. Ning'er had fallen asleep on the small bed against the wall. The quilt on her body had been kicked off at some point. Half of it hung on the ground.
Su Qiqi walked over carefully, picked up the quilt, patted it with her hands, and covered Ning'er again. Then he took another coat and prepared to put it on Zheng Miao, but he saw that Zheng Miao had already woken up, with sleepy eyes open. He said good night to her and went to make the bed to sleep.
Su Qiqi also felt sleepy, couldn't help but yawned, and went to change clothes and go to bed.
The next day, shopkeeper Wang sent a carriage to pick up Su Qiqi, Qin Chuan and others early in the morning. Su Qiqi exchanged greetings with him, and then got into one of the carriages with Zheng Miao and Ning'er. Qin Chuan and Granny Cui got into another carriage. A dozen or so surviving soldiers from Seven Star Castle followed on horseback. A large number of people went to shopkeeper Wang's courtyard.
After about half a stick of incense, everyone finally arrived at Shopkeeper Wang's courtyard in the west of the city. This is a quiet little courtyard. There is a black plaque hanging on the door with the word "Lan Yuan" written on it. After entering the garden gate, passing through several flower paths and several pavilions, we came to the three main rooms shaded by greenery. There was already a row of servants waiting at the door. Seeing Shopkeeper Wang, Su Qiqi and others appear, they walked over diligently and greeted everyone into the house.
Shopkeeper Wang walked into the middle hall first, and after arranging everyone to sit down, he cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, take a rest for a while. I'll ask Doctor Gu to come over..." Everyone nodded, found chairs and sat down, and continued chatting. Shopkeeper Wang called the housekeeper, gave instructions on how to entertain the guests, and left in a hurry.
After a while, shopkeeper Wang came in with Gu Zhongkai. Everyone became quiet again and turned their attention to Gu Zhongkai, whom they had not seen for several days. I saw that his face was a little rosier and his energy was better than the previous days. Everyone felt relieved. Judging from Gu Zhongkai's current recovery, it shouldn't be a problem to set off the day after tomorrow.
When Gu Zhongkai saw Su Qiqi and others, his face showed long-lost joy. He bowed first and said, "I've kept you waiting..." Su Qiqi and others hurriedly returned the gift, and then drank tea together to reminisce about the past.
It wasn't until the sun set in the west that everyone said goodbye and left. Before leaving, Su Qiqi gave Gu Zhongkai two brown pills and told him to take one pill every day to help him completely heal his wounds and reduce the fatigue of traveling.
Gu Zhongkai couldn't help but blush when he saw everyone caring about him. But as an old man who has experienced officialdom for a long time, he tried his best to control his emotions, silently stopped and watched everyone go away, then said hello to Shopkeeper Wang, and then returned to his temporary living room accompanied by several guards.
After gently closing the door, Gu Zhongkai wiped the moisture from his eyes with his sleeves. He walked to the desk and sat there for a moment, then took out an unfinished letter from the drawer and continued to write attentively...
Outside the door, shopkeeper Wang leaned against the door and listened secretly for a while. He didn't find anything unusual and left quietly. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked away, a dark shadow quietly landed on the roof, uncovered a piece of blue tiles, and watched Gu Zhongkai's every move... He drifted away after about a quarter of an hour.
I don't know when, it suddenly started to rain lightly. The courtyard in the night rain makes it even more cold and lonely. The lights were still on in the room where Gu Zhongkai was sitting, and he was still writing selflessly... The guard patrolling outside the door walked lazily for a few steps, then sat back on the stone steps in front of the corridor, holding his sword and taking a nap. .
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there were faint flashes a few times, making the night even more ferocious.
In Yuexian Inn. Ning'er suddenly developed a high fever. Qin Chuan went to find a doctor in the rain to diagnose and treat Ning'er. Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao hurriedly took care of him, taking turns giving him medicine and physically cooling him. They worked until midnight before Ning'er's fever subsided and he fell into a deep sleep. On fire. Seeing Ning'er sleeping peacefully, Su Qiqi and others felt more at ease and went to rest peacefully.
In the blink of an eye, the day came when General Fan and Su Qiqi agreed to meet. Su Qiqi and the five of them checked out of the room early and went to the willow forest outside the city to wait.
It was almost noon when General Fan, Gu Zhongkai and others were seen. They were disguised as a caravan, and Su Qiqi almost didn't recognize them. As soon as Zheng Miao saw General Fan's attire, he joked: "General Fan, I can't even recognize you when you are dressed like this..."
General Fan slightly raised the corners of his mouth, clasped his fists and said, "It's just a joke, it's just a small trick..." After that, he clamped the horse's belly with a little force, and rode to the front of the team.
Zheng Miao curled her lips and made a face at General Fan's back. Then he turned back to Su Qiqi and said, "It's a big piece of wood, boring!"
Su Qiqi couldn't help but snickered, and then took Zheng Miao with her to find Qin Chuan and others.
The two of them walked and chatted, almost going too far. Fortunately, Ning'er saw them with sharp eyes and called out to them. Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao smiled at each other and walked over with excitement on their faces.
"Sister Su'er, sister Wanrou, are we going to the capital now?" Ning'er asked expectantly.
"Yes, after passing Feiyun Mountain in front, we will reach the capital after walking a few dozen miles..." Su Qiqi patiently answered Ning'er's question.
Zheng Miao also echoed from the side: "We will arrive in the capital soon, and then my sister will buy you a lot of delicious food..."
Ning'er listened with a fascinated expression on her face and pestered Zheng Miao to tell him about the delicious food and interesting things in the capital. Zheng Miao simply found a place with slightly thicker grass, sat down cross-legged, held Ning'er on her lap, and told him various anecdotes about the capital.
Su Qiqi listened for a while, almost laughing until her stomach cramped. After sitting for a while, she still felt a little worried, so she got up to check on the security of Gu Zhongkai's carriage. Although she knew that General Fan had made careful arrangements, she still wanted to be more cautious. As the saying goes, caution makes the ship last forever! Facing such a cunning enemy as Ye Youmeng, one must be extremely vigilant!
Currently, Gu Zhongkai's carriage is equipped with a total of six guards, four clear guards and two secret guards. With the assistance of Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan, the safety of the witnesses should be ensured. Moreover, General Fan is here and can provide support at any time. There is no need to worry about Lin Quan and Ye You's messenger teaming up for a sneak attack.
Of course, the safety of Zheng Miao and Ning'er is also Su Qiqi's top priority. She arranged for Granny Cui to ride in the same carriage as Zheng Miao and Ning'er, and also borrowed several highly skilled guards from General Fan to assist the soldiers of Seven Star Fort in guarding the safety of Zheng Miao and Ning'er.
After confirming the personnel arrangement, Su Qiqi went to check the equipment and props. Currently, the weapons and wound medicine are quite sufficient, and the props used to pretend to be a business traveler are also in place, so they should be able to hide it from some opponents. Of course, that old fox Lin Quan might still see the flaws, but with Qi Hongxiang around, Su Qiqi felt a little more confident about making a comeback! I hope I can pass Feiyun Mountain smoothly this time and rescue my father, brother and the deputy chief escort as soon as possible.
