Xie Ming

Chapter 136 Yuan Ping
On April 14, in the middle of the night, Xue Zhongqiang held on to his body, led the horse that had been fed fine feed, harnessed the repaired cart, hurriedly drove the cart, and took the two sisters Yuzhen and Yu'e and fled out of the northern suburbs of Dongping Prefecture at night!

Gou Wa deserved to be killed in my cousin's house. In order to commit his evil deeds, the thief used aphrodisiac incense in three places in the house, especially in the main room where my parents lived, to prevent them from getting in the way. The amount used was very sufficient!
The reason why Xue Zhong was safe was purely a coincidence. The night before, his two elder brothers got drunk, and his sister-in-law dragged his cousin to the next room to rest. When Xue Zhong was here, the two of them were trying to persuade him to drink, and they accidentally dropped a small bowl on the windowsill!
And the incense that Gou Wa stuffed through the window crack just happened to fall into the wine bowl!

Even with such mistakes, Xue Zhongcai would not regret it for the rest of his life!
Near noon the next day, Xue Zhong drove all night and arrived at the western outskirts of Jining Prefecture.

The ride was bumpy and Xue Zhong's old bones were almost falling apart.

And because of the kick from Gou Wa last night, Xue Zhong seemed to have suffered serious internal injuries. The frame of the car was shaking, and when he arrived at the western suburbs, his throat was sweet and he was coughing up blood!
Seeing the situation, Yuzhen and Yu'e could no longer allow the old housekeeper to run like this, so they urgently asked the car to stop!
"Stop! Stop now!"

"Xue Bo, you can't run anymore!"

"You, you may have injured your internal organs last night. Stop now and take a rest!"

Yuzhen was very worried and hurriedly stopped the car.

Xue Zhong's face turned pale and sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Miss, it's me, Xue Zhong, who is confused!"

"I was so out of my mind that I brought the two young ladies to such a family!"

"I deserve to die, old man!"

"Not to mention disturbing the young lady, if you two really do that, you will be in big trouble!"

"Then, even if I, Xue Zhong, die, I won't be able to close my eyes!"

"How can I explain this to the Duke?"

"Ah! Ah"

Thinking of this, Xue Zhong burst into tears. It was obvious that he was deeply regretful and ashamed.

"Oh, Schreiber, all right!"

"How could you have expected such a thing?!"

"Besides, Xiao'e and I are fine!"

"Don't keep thinking like that!"

"Quick, Xiao'e, help Xue Bo over to the willow tree next to us. Let's take a rest here!"

As Yuzhen was talking, she and Yu'e crouched down and got out of the car, supporting Xue Zhong as they leaned against the willow tree beside the car.

This place is also on the outskirts of the city, and this way of walking is also intentionally intended to avoid the flow of people.

Yuzhen looked around and saw a country dirt road with a flat terrain for several miles. There were only three or two people walking on the road in the distance.

Seeing that there was no danger, Yuzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao'e, go and get some more water for Uncle Xue!" Yuzhen ordered, and Xiao'e did as she was told.

After finishing all this, after a while, Yu'e also leaned against Xue Bo's side, leaning against a tree, and ate the dry food she brought with her.

He asked his eldest sister, but Yuzhen always looked worried and shook her head to refuse.

Seeing Xiao'e sitting next to Xue Zhong, Yuzhen nervously left the two of them quietly, walked thirty steps behind the carriage, and walked to another willow tree.

"This chivalrous man!"

"Thanks for your help last night!"

"I am Yuzhen, thank you so much!"

Yuzhen came closer and suddenly bowed and thanked the other side of the tree trunk.

After he finished speaking, both of them paused.

Suddenly, half a face popped out from behind the tree!

Then, holding half a piece of hard pancake in his hand, he moved to the side, revealing half of his body in Yuzhen's sight.

"No need to express gratitude!"

As he spoke coldly, the swordsman in the bamboo hat took out a small bottle from his arms and threw it at Yuzhen's feet.

"The old man who drives the chariot for you has injured his internal organs. Give him two pills and he will not die!"

Hearing this, Yuzhen let out a light breath, bent down and picked up the small medicine bottle.

"Thank you, thank you very much, sir!" Yuzhen asked.

"Huh, young master? I'm not some young master!"

"Go back!" the swordsman in the bamboo hat said in an aggressive tone.

After saying this, Yuzhen hesitated for a moment, but instead of backing off, she asked again.

"May I ask your name, benefactor? But... have you been assigned by others to protect me along the way?!"

Yuzhen always had a feeling that the person in front of her seemed to have been lingering around the three of them when they were in Beijing, but had never shown up.

"What if someone trusts me? What if no one trusts me?"

"Isn't it normal for you nobles to have someone secretly protecting you?!"

There is always some sarcasm in the words of the swordsman in the bamboo hat.

Yuzhen was choked by his words and her cheeks flushed.

After a long while, Yuzhen finally summoned up the courage to call out a name. "The person I asked you to protect is Xiao Jingchuan?!"

After Yuzhen finished speaking, her heart began to beat faster, as if she was expecting a definite answer.

"Ah!"

"This kid is more blessed than me!"

"Girl, this is what you said, I didn't tell you!"

The swordsman did not answer directly, but his meaning was very clear.

"So where is he now?"

"Why doesn't he come himself?"

Yuzhen asked hurriedly, as if she was afraid that something would fly away.

"do not know!"

"I'm just a swordsman who gets paid to work!"

"I don't know anything else!" the swordsman in the bamboo hat replied neatly.

Yuzhen sighed.

"If I'm not mistaken, then the benefactor should have appeared beside us when we were in Beijing, right?!"

"But why didn't your benefactor help me that time in the backyard of my house?"

Yuzhen seemed to be trying to be subtle and try to get more information out of him.

"Oh, you mean the backyard of the Duke's Mansion!"

"I was there, but the old man in your house beat me to it!"

"That old soldier is old! His methods are sparse!"

"But it's a worthy death!"

"Eh? Girl, when did you know I was following you?"

The swordsman in the bamboo hat also asked a rare question.

"Well, at first I just had a vague feeling that there was always someone around me."

"The first time I secretly saw you was probably after we passed Texas!" Yuzhen told the truth.

"Texas?"

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"Alas, it seems that the tracking technique is still not perfect!"

"What a failure! What a failure!" the swordsman regretted himself.

"My benefactor, I wonder if you will follow us all the way to Nanjing?!" Yuzhen took the opportunity to ask again.

"Oh, yes!" replied the swordsman.

"What will happen after we arrive in Nanjing? How long will you stay with us?" Yuzhen added hastily.

"Haha, I don't know either!"

"Follow me until that person tells me to go back!"

The swordsman was beginning to get impatient while answering, so he suddenly moved, put the biscuit in his mouth, and with one hand, he stood up from behind the tree, with his entire face fully revealed!
On the other side of his face, there was no black pupil in one of his eyes!

When Yuzhen saw this terrifying and strange face, she screamed in shock and took two steps back!

"Humph!"

"That's enough, girl. Stop asking questions and come back quickly!"

"My name is Yuan Ping!"

"Don't always mention benefactors first and benefactors later!"

"Don't come over to greet me again if you have nothing to do!"

After saying this, the swordsman in the bamboo hat, Yuan Ping, turned around and walked away in the opposite direction.

Yuzhen was left alone, standing there in a daze.

The wind in the wilderness made a sound in people's ears. Yuzhen looked at the swordsman Yuan Ping who was walking away and the endless desolation ahead.

"Xiao Jingchuan!"

"Where on earth did you go?!"

"Come back soon. This time, I, Zhu Yuzhen, will not chase you away again."

Yuzhen murmured
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