Jade was exhausted. She started running wildly at noon yesterday, and ran all night after rescuing Bai Shuyu, without eating or drinking. Now the sky is bright, as strong as emerald, and it can hardly hold on anymore.
Bai Shuyu behind him was in even worse condition. A young man like him who was used to fine clothes and fine food had to run all night and still have to keep up with Jade's footsteps, which was even more difficult for him.
Bai Shuyu caught a glimpse of a shabby inn not far away. He stopped and gasped, "Stop!"
Jade turned around and looked at Bai Shuyu, her breathing was not steady and she didn't speak. She asked with her eyes: Why did you stop?
Bai Shuyu took two deep breaths and said: "I understand your current mood, but in our current state, what will happen even if we find Li Fenglan? You can't fight with others, you have to believe in Li Fenglan, she is so good at Qinggong... Let's take a break Son."
Jade thought it made sense, so she followed Bai Shuyu into the inn.
It was just dawn, the inn had just opened, and there were several horses in the stables next to it. This kind of inn in the wilderness is usually empty, let alone now.
The waiter came out, rubbing his sleepy eyes, and asked, "Two of you, do you want to be a top-notch person or stay in the hotel?"
The two of them found a clean table and sat down. Bai Shuyu said, "Let's fry some vegetables and have a bottle of wine."
The waiter went to the kitchen to give orders, and Bai Shuyu said to Feicui, "You can only have strength after eating and drinking enough. You are also tired."
Jade nodded and said, "You have a bright idea. What is the current situation? Can you analyze it?"
Ever since she left the valley with Li Fenglan, Jade rarely used her brain, and her IQ was almost as high as Amber's. Anyway, since Li Fenglan was here, I was too lazy to think about these things. Fortunately, Bai Shuyu is still here, so there is no need to use his own brain.
Bai Shuyu shrugged: "I can't predict the future...but, what is certain is that Li Fenglan's side will be more difficult than ours. As long as she is in a hurry to save people, the situation will be more dangerous than ours. But after this period of time, With experience, I believe she can distinguish priorities."
In fact, what Jade wants to hear is: Li Fenglan is safe now. But she also knew it was self-deception.
The two of them sat in silence, and heard the waiter and the chef at the back kitchen say, "Sun Shi brings a sharp bucket, so you can eat without worrying about it."
Bai Shuyu burst out laughing.
Jade asked: "What are you laughing at?"
Bai Shuyu whispered: "It's nothing."
The conversation in the kitchen continues.
"It's really chewy."
"Let's play the Han Dynasty pot and show off your skills."
Not long after, the food and wine were served. Jade doesn't like to drink, but just seizes the time to eat. Bai Shuyu filled himself up with wine, but didn't drink it. Neither of them had much appetite. Although they were very hungry, they felt full after eating very little.
Jade asked: "Leave now?"
Bai Shuyu shook his head: "Let's rest for a while before leaving, don't be in a hurry right now."
Jade didn't retort, she held her cheek with her left hand, leaned on the table, closed her eyes and rested. Maybe she was too tired, Jade actually fell asleep. When Bai Shuyu saw Fei Cui sleeping, he took out some fragrant powder from his arms, kneaded it into a ball, took out a fire stick and lit it. As smoke rose, he fanned at Jade, causing the smoke to fly in the direction of Jade.
This is a soothing incense, similar to the Second Geng incense, which is used to soothe the nerves and aid sleep.
Bai Shuyu smiled and said, "Get some sleep, it's been a tiring day."
After Jade fell into a deep sleep, Bai Shuyu picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. He breathed a long sigh of relief and said loudly: "Those who are talking slander, come out!"
A voice came from the kitchen: "Boy, you are so crazy!"
Bai Shuyu was a little helpless: "Are you out of your mind? You know that I'm just taking care of myself, and yet you blatantly say slanderous things?"
"So what? You have already eaten the food and wine. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you will still sleep like a dead pig after half a stick of incense."
"Guess, why do I dare to eat?"
Regarding these Mongolian sweat medicines, Bai Shuyu is very knowledgeable because he has a good master and keeps sobriety pills with him all year round. The amount of medicine in the dish is not large. If Jade is not too tired, this little medicine will not make her yawn. Bai Shuyu wished Jade could rest for a while so that he could feel more relaxed.
Son, so there is no reminder.
Hearing what Bai Shuyu said, the guys in the black shop began to beat their hearts. The mule was also overtaken by the medicine after just one sip of wine. Why does this guy act like he's alright?
Bai Shuyu was too lazy to talk nonsense with these people, so he picked up a chopstick and threw it with all his strength. The chopsticks were like arrows, piercing the curtain of the kitchen, followed by a person's scream.
"Ah! My legs!"
Bai Shuyu said: "Leave two horses, go away, and don't bother me."
This kid's skills are not low, and they can't compete with him. As long as the green hills remain, there will be no need to worry about having no firewood, but when people die, there will be nothing left. These gangsters were wise enough to see Bai Shuyu show off his skills, so they didn't dare to pester him and slipped out of the back door.
After they left, Bai Shuyu also lay down on the table and closed his eyes to rest. The two of them rested for two hours. It was almost noon before Jade woke up.
Jade looked outside the door in confusion. The sun was dazzling and it seemed to be noon. The table was clean, and Bai Shuyu was nowhere to be found. The only thing that could be heard was the kitchen's tinkling thoughts.
Jade was a little suspicious and entered the kitchen.
In the back kitchen, Bai Shuyu was doing something on the stove.
Jade asked: "What are you doing?"
"You're awake," Bai Shuyu turned to Jade and smiled, "Make something to eat."
"food?"
"Li Fenglan and the others probably don't care about eating, so bring them some."
"Why not let the store do it?"
"This is a shady store, I drove people away."
"Black shop?"
"Yes, there was sweat medicine in the food, so you fell asleep."
"Are you okay?"
"I saw it and took the sobriety pill."
"why did not you tell me?"
"You need to rest, it's okay, just a little bit won't hurt you."
The aroma of food filled the kitchen. Jade leaned over and saw that Bai Shuyu was skillful in cooking, and he didn't look like a rich man at all.
Understanding Jade's eyes, Bai Shuyu said with a smile: "When I was fourteen, something happened at home, and several uncles wanted to seize power. At that time, my brothers and sisters were still young and had little experience. . The second brother was poisoned by a servant in the family and lay in bed for half a year. The root of the disease was still left and he is still unable to do heavy work. From then on, no one of us could trust anyone. We, the siblings, all cooked our own meals. Later. Now that my sister has taken over the power and replaced her with a trustworthy servant, she doesn’t do much cooking.”
Jade listened silently. A whole chicken was simmering in the pot. When I put it in, the chicken was still white. Jade picked up a sharp knife and made several cuts on the whole chicken.
Bai Shuyu asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
"Very tasty."
"Oh? No wonder!"
"What's the wonder?"
"No wonder my sister said that my stewed chicken has no flavor except for the skin... You can also cook?"
"Well, Li Fenglan and Amber can't."
What this means is: Jade learned to cook because Li Fenglan and Amber didn't know how to cook. But she always speaks sparingly, and to outsiders it sounds like: I can do it, they can't, and I am more diligent than them.
Of course Bai Shuyu understood what it meant. He smiled and asked, "It's not just about cooking."
"kindness."
Jade didn't lie. Li Fenglan had never touched the spring water since she was a child. Chen Yan was worried about how she, a lazy girl, would get married in the future. Although Hu Bo has been called Miss Li Fenglan since she was a child, she does not know how to do any of the tasks that a maid does. It's not that she doesn't want to do it, it's just that she's too straight-minded to learn. So until now, since they left the valley, Jade has been doing all the work such as driving, cooking, and washing clothes. During those few days in Xianren Hall, Zhu Mingyu took over all the cooking work.
A whole chicken was stewed, and there was some cold beef and steamed buns in the kitchen. The two people wrapped up these things and took them with them, mounted the two horses left by the gangsters, and continued to look for Li Fenglan.
Bai Shuyu meant that there was no need to go to Shuangyang Town, just go directly to Shili Mountain. After such a long time, by the time they arrived, Li Fenglan would have already rescued everyone.
, or left after being unable to be saved. It is better to go directly to the farthest Shili Mountain.
The two of them walked for most of the day, not stopping until it was completely dark.
It wasn't that they didn't want to stop. Although the two of them had taken a short rest, they were still very sleepy. There is really no suitable place for camping in this wilderness.
You can reach Shili Mountain by climbing over the two mountains in front of you, but the road looks close, and if you walk, it will take another day.
There is only one mountain road, which is fairly flat. The two of them walked on the mountain road for more than an hour. When it was almost midnight, Bai Shuyu heard the "crackling" sound of firewood coming from the woods beside him. Looking in the direction of the sound, it seems that I can see the light of fire.
Jade whispered: "There is someone."
Bai Shuyu said, "Let's sneak over and have a look, just in case it's Li Fenglan."
The two men dismounted and tiptoed toward the fire. After getting closer, I found a bonfire burning in an open space. There were two people beside the fire, a man and a woman. The two sat around the campfire in silence.
The two people were Li Fenglan and Mu Yun. Just when Bai Shuyu was still sighing, "What a coincidence," Jade had already strode over.
Mu Yun heard the footsteps and hurriedly stood up and drew his sword. After seeing clearly that the person coming was Jade, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After Li Fenglan saw Jade, she couldn't hide the joy on her face.
"Emerald!"
Jade walked over and sat by the fire and said, "I saved the third young master."
Bai Shuyu also walked over slowly, with a faint smile on his face. He sat down by the fire, took out the food he made during the day, and said, "I knew you two hadn't eaten anything, so I brought it for you."
Jade asked: "Where are you?"
Li Fenglan shook her head and replied: "It failed. When we arrived, everyone was gone."
Mu Yun was a little surprised. Li Fenglan had not spoken since the afternoon and kept a cold gaze. But after Feicui arrived, Li Fenglan suddenly returned to his previous self, as if he had never experienced these things in the afternoon. Read the book
Jade looked at Li Fenglan's clothes and said, "So embarrassed."
"Well, there are quite a few ambushes over there."
"Are you injured?"
"I was hit on the shoulder, but it doesn't matter. The flesh was injured, not the muscles."
"Let me see." Jade couldn't help but unbutton Li Fenglan's clothes. Li Fenglan protected herself with her hands and shrank back, shouting: "What are you doing!"
Jade also realized that he hadn't had a good rest in the past two days, and his mind was a little sluggish. There were two older men at the scene.
Jade realized what happened to Li Fenglan and that her current emotions were fake. His clothes were in tatters, his hair was messy, there were scratches on his face, and bruises on his neck. It didn't look like he had been caught in a simple ambush. But Feicui didn't ask. This was a tacit understanding between her and Li Fenglan.
The night gradually deepened, Li Fenglan leaned on Jade and fell asleep deeply. She was too tired. Jade took out the needle and thread she had brought with her and used the firelight to help Li Fenglan mend the damaged coat. Mu Yun and Bai Shuyu didn't sleep, sitting by the fire in silence.
Who knew that it would be Jade who spoke first.
"Aren't you going to tell me?" This question was naturally asked of Mu Yun, but Jade's face was expressionless and she was still concentrating on mending her clothes.
Mu Yun was a little embarrassed.
Bai Shuyu smiled and said, "Miss Li won't let you talk, right?"
Mu Yun could only nod.
Jade asked: "Why do you listen to her so much?"
Mu Yun scratched the back of his head: "It's not that she's obedient... It's really hard to say, but don't worry, she didn't suffer much..."
Jade bit off the sewing thread and looked at Mu Yun, her eyes turning cold: "There is blood on Amber's dagger, there are wounds on her hands, and her nails are broken. Did she... kill someone?"
