At a stream outside the city that was suitable for a break, the three of them sent a signal to the city and used the stream water to clean their wounds. Half an hour later, Yan Tingshen found them following the converging signals.
"Brother Yan, are you okay!" Su Ye greeted him, "After leaving the fire place for so long, where have you been?"
Yan Tingshen took off his mask and squatted down by the stream, holding water to cleanse his face: "I went to meet someone."
"who?"
"Zhang Yan."
The three people were shocked: "What?!"
Yan Ting smiled deeply: "It's a pity that he ran away. Let me talk to you slowly."
He said: "I found it strange at first. News about rare objects is itself a 'treasure' in another sense. It is usually difficult to find out. Although Cangyu Sword has changed hands several times and was chased all the way from Changtai. Wu Yue's news is as popular as everyone in Danxiang, but it is still too abnormal." Yan Ting paused deeply, "So when Xuan Yuan said that the news was true, I couldn't figure it out. Later I came to Wu Yue City. Only then did I vaguely understand that the news could only be released by Zhang Yan himself."
"When I went into the burning street to rescue people, I found that there were haystacks in more than one place in the middle of the street. They were spread widely and were deliberately arranged by people. Now in late spring, the wheat harvest time is not right. The thin rat-bearded man who set the fire was me and I met Su Ye at the wine stall today. He couldn't possibly have time to place the haystacks, so it must have been a temporary act for him to set fire to people. I think even if he didn't set fire, the place would accidentally 'catch fire'."
"That's true." Sheng Xuanyuan nodded: "The Li Gua connecting 'fire' was indeed arranged."
Su Ye gritted his teeth: "So, that Zhang Yan played a big game of chess and finally ran away safely."
Yan Ting nodded deeply, "When you found the black shadow and chased me, I went in the opposite direction. Most people would find a hidden low wall to leave the city, but this Yan Yan spent all his efforts and probably won't take the ordinary route, which is also my fault. As luck would have it, he was actually at the high wall where I went."
"He is a mortal without a trace of cultivation."
Hearing what Yan Tingshen said, Sheng Xuanyuan was stunned: "He is proficient in the art of puppetry, how can he be a mortal?"
"He knows puppetry?" Yan Ting asked in shock, and then thought: "Oh, that's right, that black shadow should be a stand-in puppet. He also had wings when he jumped off the tower. From this point of view, he is really a skillful craftsman. I He was tricked and couldn't catch him."
Qiong couldn't help but ask: "What about Cang Yu Sword? Is it in his hand?"
"Yes, but I don't know what kind of seal was imposed, and the breath of the sword was completely covered." Yan Ting recalled the long sword that was more than three feet behind Zhang Yan: "The sword is slender and thin like broken ice. It is exactly the same as the description in ancient books. It should be Cang Yu is true."
"If Zhang Yan was a monk who had established a foundation, with his ability, maybe Cang Yu would have recognized him as his master long ago." Qiong Yi thought of the feeling of being plotted at all levels, and felt a chill in his heart, "Toying with everyone's hands. It’s really appalling.”
Yan Ting smiled deeply and said: "But we are lucky. We encountered Bao Jian not long after traveling north and were not seriously injured. He was able to escape with some cleverness this time, but the same trick will be useless next time. "
The three nodded.
"I think the direction of his escape is to the northeast, but for a person with such a complex strategy, the direction of escape has no credibility. Let's continue to practice while searching for people in the sea of people." Yan Tingshen scooped up water with his palms, Pour on arm wounds to treat.
Before Yan Tingshen arrived, Qiong Yi had simply washed his body alone in the trees on the upper reaches of the stream. Sheng Xuanyuan saw Su Ye and Yan Tingshen wiping ointment on each other to heal their wounds. He picked up a few bottles of medicine and said to Qiong Yi, "We still need to avoid it." To avoid suspicion, come with me over there."
Qiong couldn't look directly at the two people who were taking off their coats and applying medicine, and walked into the dense forest with Sheng Xuanyuan. Su Ye shouted from behind: "Sheng Xuanyuan, you two haven't gotten married yet. , don’t do anything in broad daylight and night.”
Sheng Xuanyuan's face darkened: "I know, you don't need to tell me."
Su Ye snorted, and when he saw Qiong also walking away, he peeled off the remaining underwear without any restraint, sucked in the cold air with a hiss, and sprinkled medicinal powder into the knife wound.
Yan Tingshen also took off his shirt and asked casually: "Are you still arguing?"
"Whoever wants to quarrel with him will do it if he can't quarrel with his weak mouth!"
Seeing the bloody knife wound on Su Ye's back, Yan Ting frowned deeply: "You are noisy, but you can't cooperate with the enemy, right? That rat-bearded man is only a third-rate high-level man, but he can still hurt you like this?"
Su Ye thought about the sparse cooperation not long ago, wet his clothes and twisted them, and his tone suddenly became higher and longer: "It's good that he didn't take the opportunity to hit me -"
"Su Ye, you should have a good chat. Since the four of us have pledged our lives to each other and are traveling together, we shouldn't have any secret quarrels." Yan Ting pressed his shoulder deeply to clean his injury. Su Ye endured the pain and groaned without answering. he.
Behind the bushes that separated his view, Sheng Xuanyuan spread his coat on the ground before letting Qiong Yi sit down. Qiong Yi couldn't resist him. After sitting down cross-legged, he pinched his wrist and applied medicine to his arm. There was no flesh on her arm, like a fragile willow branch. The upper arm was hit by something unknown during the scuffle. The skin was not broken, but it was extremely swollen. It was covered in large bruises and was very scary. The arm could not move, but inside The bones should be unbroken.
Sheng Xuanyuan applied the medicine for her, and there was a bit of heartache and anger in his words: "I didn't want to come before, and I didn't want to see you hurt like this."
Qiong Yi didn't feel how badly he was injured. He should be the least injured among the four. On the other hand, everything on his body was more serious than hers. She tapped the tip of his nose and said, "Sheng Kyung, you, treat me as if you just touch me." Broken porcelain doll?"
Sheng Xuanyuan pursed her lips and said nothing. She added, "I'm really fine. You should pay more attention to yourself."
After applying the medicine, he stopped his hand and whispered, "You know that I care about you so much, and I don't want you to get hurt at all..."
"I know." Qiong Yi took Sheng Xuanyuan's hand, narrowed her crescent-like eyes and smiled at him, showing her little tiger teeth: "I'm not that fragile, don't worry." She paused, He added: "As long as there is no sneakiness!"
Sheng Xuanyuan felt warm in his heart and rubbed her head: "Yes."
Qiong also put on her coat and reached out to take off his clothes very naturally: "I'll give you the medicine. After applying the medicine, we'll go back to Danxiang's inn to rest." Sheng Xuanyuan nodded, sat beside her and let her undress him, Qiong He also checked the external injuries on his body, and found that the few blood marks left on his chest were not deep, and there was a large puncture wound on his arm, which he bandaged up himself.
She poured some powder from the medicine bottle and sprinkled it on her palm, then applied it to the wound with her fingers. Sheng Xuanyuan felt the heat on her chest brought by her breath. When she breathed on her skin, it felt warm, numb, and naked. Half-clothed and so close, her chest couldn't help but feel warm. Qiong Yi didn't feel anything at all, and thought silently: You idiot, seeing you injured makes me feel bad. But since he agreed to Su Ye's search for the sword, it was just a matter of fighting, and injuries were inevitable. As long as his lifeline was not hurt, there was no need to get angry.
"Qiong Yi." Sheng Xuanyuan pushed her gently and opened the distance between them: "...I will apply the rest myself."
Qiong also saw that his upper body was red, smiled calmly, stopped her hand and said: "Well, here you go." and handed the medicine bottle over.
"You, don't have a bitter and hateful expression on your face every time I get hurt." Qiong Yi curled her lips, "And don't secretly poke and piss off Su Ye, eh?"
Sheng Xuanyuan lowered his eyes and leaned half against her, saying nothing.
