Peach Blossom Dyeing Jinge

At dawn, the first ray of morning light shone obliquely into the narrow and long opening, like quicksilver pouring down the ground, washing away the darkness.

Lu Zhengqiu woke up in a gust of wind, he moved his shoulders, shook off his tiredness, and then propped up his body.

Di Dongqing squatted not far away, poking the bonfire that was about to burn out with a wooden stick. When she heard the movement beside her, she turned her head and said, "Master, you're awake."

There was a lot of dirt on his hands, and some on his trousers.Seeing the suspicious look on Master's face, he explained: "Oh, I just buried Nan Yanqi."

Lu Zhengqiu was startled, and turned his eyes to the gray embers in the bonfire. After a moment of silence, he said, "I want to go and have a look."

Di Dongqing nodded, and led the master to walk to the entrance of the cave.

This place is located in a low valley between two mountains, and a large area of ​​land is shrouded in the shadow cast by the mountains, which looks extremely gloomy.

There is a grove of trees in front of the road. Because there is no one inhabited all year round, the towering old trees grow wantonly, the crowns of the trees climb straight to the sky, and the branches overlap in disorder.

The mountain wind is sometimes rushing, sometimes slow, passing through the woods and drilling into the cave, making low moaning sounds all the way, as if someone was standing in the mountains and screaming mournfully.

Nan Yanqi's body was buried under an ancient tree. Under the vicissitudes of the mottled trunk, the soil had been turned up, and the color was darker, showing a soft and damp appearance.

There was no stele, let alone a eulogy, and this wet and soft soil became the only evidence that Nan Yanqi remained in this world.And after they left, it wouldn't take long for the only trace to be covered by wind, frost, rain and snow, completely erasing this person from the world.Whether it is guilt or suffering, no one will leave behind.

Lu Zhengqiu lowered his head and looked at the twisted and twisted tree roots on the ground. He felt cold for no reason, as if a part of himself was buried in the ground, bound by the roots, gradually distorted, withered, decayed, but forever Less than relief.

Di Dongqing had been standing beside him, very close to him, their fingertips touched lightly, and Lu Zhengqiu couldn't help stretching his five fingers to grasp the hand that was close at hand.

Di Dongqing dodged aside: "I just dug the soil, it's very dirty."

Lu Zhengqiu was stunned for a moment, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, however, Dongqing had gone around behind him, pressed her chest against his back, passed her two arms around his side, folded in front of his chest, and hugged him , the movement is cautious but firm.

Dongqing has always been so considerate to him.

He didn't move, letting the young man behind him tighten his arms, put his head on his shoulders, and warm breath penetrated into the back of his neck.

A solid beating heart came from the skin on the back, so real and clear, almost as if it came from his own body.It seemed that another part of him was still alive, able to blow the mountain wind and bathe in the sun, and the warmth slowly flowed into the atrium, overshadowing the damp coldness, making him feel like a new life.

The two stood silently for a while.Lu Zhengqiu's thoughts gradually calmed down, and his eyes naturally lowered. At this moment, he saw a piece of paper corner exposed on the other party's sleeve.

"what is this?"

Di Dongqing said: "Oh, I searched Nan Yanqi just now and found this."

As he spoke, he tore out the corner of the paper, shook it flat and held it in front of the master.

Lu Zhengqiu had already heard from Di Dongqing about the ins and outs of Bai Mansion sending troops to rescue the Wuxi people. He looked at the paper full of marks and asked, "Could this be the map where A Jin asked for help? Nan Yanqi must be I found the cave with this."

Di Dongqing nodded, and said again: "But this is not the one that Ajin brought. Look, the ink on this paper looks very new, and it still smells like ink. It must have been stolen by someone. I copied a painting and handed it to Nan Yanqi."

Lu Zhengqiu pondered and said: "The time of stealing the map must have happened before Nan Yanqi escaped, that is, the eve before you rushed back from Tianyi Valley. What time did you enter the city?"

While remembering, Di Dongqing replied: "It was just dark at that time, around Xu time. It's a pity..."

Unfortunately, after entering the city, the cold water all over his body was blown dry by the wind. He suffered from the cold all the way, and his mind was dizzy. When he entered the city gate, he met Qu Ying and Bai Yunfeng. He was escorted by the soldiers of the government, and accompanied by several servants transferred from the Baifu, and sent him and A Jin back to the hospital, and helped them fall asleep.

The Hongyi Medical Center has two floors, the dormitory is on the second floor, and Ah Jin’s luggage was placed in the hall on the first floor. During the period, there were many people coming and going in the medical center. He slept on the second floor, so he was completely aware of the situation downstairs. Without defense, it is impossible to determine the identity of the thief.

He turned to ask: "Master, did you see who it was who let Nan Yan Qi go at night?"

Lu Zhengqiu frowned and said, "Nan Yanqi probably didn't let him go at night."

Di Dongqing wondered: "No? Could it be that he really escaped by himself?"

Lu Zhengqiu shook his head: "That's not true. He is missing a hand, so he can't pick the door lock easily. Even if he manages to do it by chance, I will definitely notice."

"what do you mean……"

"He did leave late at night, but he didn't make any unnecessary noise when he left. He just swaggered out of the cell door. I knew he would do evil, so I hurried after him."

Di Dongqing murmured: "Could it be that the lock was picked when he left?"

Lu Zhengqiu said: "This is exactly my guess. The time to open the lock is not the time for him to escape. The opponent must have planned to pick the lock in advance, and told him to wait until the dead of night before leaving."

Di Dongqing said: "In this way, the man must have been in the prison during the daytime."

Lu Zhengqiu sighed softly, and said: "The trouble is, the prison is inspected every day. From morning to night, there are dozens of soldiers on duty. I'm afraid they all have the opportunity to attack. Besides, Qu Ying will check every day. Come to take care of me, the Bai family brothers will come to investigate sometimes, but that day Bai Yunfeng was guarding the city gate, and Bai Xiuchuan was with you, so neither of them came."

Their eyes met, and they frowned in unison.

They were placed in different circumstances, but they encountered the same predicament. Although they knew that there was an inner ghost around them, they could not determine the true identity of the inner ghost.

In this way, the inner ghost is really shrewd and cunning, perhaps even their thoughts at the moment are also within the inner ghost's expectation.

Di Dongqing said: "Speaking of which, there is another strange thing. Why did Nan Yanqi come alone instead of calling for his companions after regaining his freedom? Could it be that he really intends to deal with the Tianshui Gang alone?"

Lu Zhengqiu said: "I have a guess. In Yunmengze, his mission was to capture the princess, but because of his negligence, he fell into prison and lost an arm, so he was always worried about being abandoned by the leader. He Before escaping from the prison, he told me that he would take the crime and make meritorious deeds, so that he could regain the favor of the leader. I think he is too conceited, and he would rather risk himself than share the merits with others."

Di Dongqing was puzzled: "In order to return to the Devil's Cult, is he so willing to pay any price?"

Lu Zhengqiu let out a soft sigh: "Because in this vast world, he really has nowhere to go except the Demon Sect."

Di Dongqing was startled, and couldn't help staring at Master's side face again.

Many complicated emotions overlapped, but his expression was abnormally calm, his eyes drooped, his brows stretched out, like a deep pool full of sadness, quiet and blue, revealing a little loneliness, making people daunting.

Di Dongqing remembered in a trance that many years ago, when Lu Zhengqiu always looked at the sunset alone, he often had such a look on his face.

He was different from the grown-ups that Di Dongqing had ever met. At that time, there was no arrogance on his face, nor was there any expression of laughing and cursing.He just looked at the most ordinary sunset, but it seemed to be looking at the softest and most beautiful scenery in the world.

Di Dongqing, who was still a child, was deeply attracted by such a face.

Only those who are well versed in sorrow will know the value of tenderness.

Di Dongqing took a step forward, grabbed Lu Zhengqiu's shoulder, and said word by word: "Master, you are different from Nan Yanqi."

Lu Zhengqiu was taken aback, and said in a low voice, "I understand."

"That's good," Di Dongqing let go of him, and then smiled, "I will definitely find a way to get the medical record and cure your cold disease, so you must live."

Lu Zhengqiu nodded to him, and said: "Don't worry, I can't die until my sins are paid off."

Di Dongqing blinked and wanted to say something, but suddenly froze in place.

The sunlight above his head was blurred by a cloud of shadows.