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Linxiu County is in the outskirts, and it takes several hours to ride a horse along the road out of the city.Ji Wanghuai and the three wanted to find a miracle doctor to treat the prince's illness, so they were naturally anxious, leaving Si He behind from a distance.

"Hey—you wait for me—" Si He has been resting in the mansion for the past few days. He was punished just yesterday, and he couldn't lift his legs, and almost fell off his horse when he gave up.

"Master Si, you don't know how to ride a horse?" Seeing Si He walking behind alone, Jiu Qing kindly turned the horse's head and came over, "That's right, you usually ride in a carriage, right?"

Jiuqing's words sounded like a joke, he was just joking, he never expected to step on Si He's tail.

Si He snorted, grabbed the reins tightly, and slammed the horse's belly with both legs. The white horse was frightened and rushed out like an arrow, leaving only Jiu Qing stunned on the spot with a face of bewilderment.

Ji Wanghuai originally walked in front with Yu Jiang side by side, but he listened to what the two behind him said verbatim. At first he thought that Si He would quarrel with Jiuqing, but he didn't expect Si He to say nothing. Riding to the front.

"Looking at Mr. Si's posture, he still has a bit of determination to admit defeat." Yu Jiang sighed, "But seeing his pale face, I'm afraid he can't hold on anymore."

The consequence of being brave is that Si He's stomach was overwhelmed, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. He felt a little out of breath, wanted to vomit and felt powerless.

He didn't even notice that the horse had deviated from the normal road and galloped down the mountain road.

Seeing Si He riding so fast, Ji Wanghuai thought that he was just angry, so he didn't want to control him, and let him suffer for himself, but he didn't expect Si He to run to the edge of the cliff in a blink of an eye, so he frowned slightly.

Regardless of Yu Jiang's exclamation, Ji Wanghuai suddenly tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, and galloped straight towards Si He.

At this time, Si He also came back to his senses, but no matter how he pulled the rein, the horse would not obey, his heart was in his throat for an instant, and his mind went blank.

I saw a black shadow passing by, Ji Wanghuai's horse had already caught up, and when he was still some distance away from Si He, he slapped his palm on the saddle, leaped into the air, tapped his toes, and flew away with his strength. superior.

Si He only felt the wind passing by his ears, and when he came back to his senses, Ji Wanghuai had already grabbed him and threw him down, turning himself over and sitting on the horseback.In this short period of time, the horse was about to run to the edge of the cliff, Ji Wanghuai gritted his teeth and vigorously reined in the rein, the white horse flew into the air, and was pulled back abruptly by Ji Wanghuai.

The moment Ji Wanghuai grabbed Si He just now, he tightened the muscles on Si He's back and his clothes. The pain caused Si He to break out in cold sweat, but as soon as the pain passed, Si He was filled with the surprise of being reborn after the catastrophe. ribcage.

"Thank you...thank you," Si He stood beside him, watching Ji Wanghuai walking slowly over on his previous white horse.

"No need," Ji Wanghuai got off his horse expressionlessly, gave the horse to Si He, then led his own horse and walked towards Si He leisurely, and said slowly: "Since you are a magician, why do you still learn martial arts? , just for this item alone, your emperor can keep you safe for the rest of your life."

"In this world, I don't believe in anyone. It's safer to hold my little life in my own hands." Si He smiled frankly at Ji Wanghuai, turned around and mounted his horse awkwardly.

His riding posture was not as chic as Ji Wanghuai and the others, a little stiff and ridiculous, but Si He's eyes were full of stubbornness that refused to admit defeat.

Ji Wanghuai didn't say much, and rode behind Si He without saying a word. Looking at Si He's back, he vaguely seemed to see his former self.

"Si He——" This was the first time Ji Wanghuai called Si He's name, he thought for a while, and then asked: "Nowadays, a sorcerer is revered, how many people dream of it, why do you..."

"Are you asking why I don't want to stay in the palace and enjoy the splendor and wealth for the rest of my life?" Si He didn't look back, but just smiled and said, "If I stayed in the palace, I would spend my whole life in this half-ren After passing through the wall, compared with the solemnity in the palace, the sky outside the palace still looks comfortable."

He doesn't know why he is willing to tell Ji Wanghuai what he thinks in his heart, but the words have already been spoken, and there is no room for taking them back. If Ji Wanghuai tells this matter, at most he will be invited by the emperor In the palace, the emperor was reluctant to kill him.

Since his life would not be lost, then what else was there to fear.

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The four stopped and walked, it was really thanks to Si He that they didn't arrive at Luojia Village in Linxiu County until nightfall.As soon as the four of them arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw a child running back, shouting as he ran, "Someone is coming—someone is coming—"

The Luojia Village, which had been brightly lit just now, was suddenly dead silent, even the candle lamps were extinguished, and there was a heavy atmosphere in the dark.

Si He was a little puzzled: "They... what do they mean?"

"I guess they don't want outsiders to come in." Ji Wanghuai said silently for a while, "Maybe it's because someone was one step ahead of us and let the news out, so they are so on guard."

Si He was startled: "Could it be Lu Yu? But he didn't tell me!"

"Someone said just now that they don't believe anyone," Ji Wanghuai sighed, and said softly, "But I'm fine, I only believe one-third of everything others say."

Ji Wanghuai's nonsensical words made Jiuqing and Yu Jiang confused, but only Si He understood, he was silent for a moment, and walked to the front on his own.

No one in the village was outside, and every house had its doors and windows closed so that even a wild dog could not be seen.Jiuqing Yujiang walked behind with luggage and led the horse, while Ji Wanghuai put his hand on the sword, ready to draw the sword at any time.

Si He didn't think about it so much, he walked up to a family first, looked inside through the window paper, and vaguely saw a few figures flashing by.

"Knock, knock -" Si He knocked on the door tentatively, but there was no sound in the room, so he knocked lightly again: "Excuse me, is anyone there?"

There was a dog barking in the house, and soon a man growled in a low voice: "Don't bark—" The house fell into dead silence again.

Si He bumped into a wall, and shook his head helplessly at Ji Wanghuai and the others. The four of them continued walking, and a small farmyard came into their sight.

"Just this one," Ji Wanghuai stopped in his tracks, squinted his eyes and said, "There are only women and children in this house, so it should be easier to talk to."

"The Second Highness has been here?" Jiuqing asked stupidly, "Is this different from other families? How did the Second Highness see it?"

Yu Jiang didn't understand either, he looked at Ji Wanghuai suspiciously, and Jiu Qing who was on the side saw that Yu Jiang, who always liked to preach to him, was also at a loss, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, there was finally something that Yu Jiang didn't know about .

"The farm tools used by this farmer to plow the land are all rusted in the corner, which means that they are not used very much on weekdays. Even if they were used, it was a long time ago." Si He cleared his throat and explained for Ji Wanghuai : "On the stone table in the courtyard there are several bamboo woven shaukes, and the courtyard is full of mulberry trees, which means that this family mainly planted mulberry and raised silkworms. There are a few children's cloth divinations hanging on the bamboo poles in the courtyard, which means that there are children in the family. .”

"I have to rely on women to support the family. I don't know if the man is at home or not. I only know that even if he is at home, he is not a successful person."

After finishing speaking, Si He and Ji Wanghuai looked at each other, Ji Wanghuai smiled appreciatively, "That's what it means."

This was the first time Si He saw Ji Wang smiling, he thought that this man was born with a tiger face, and he acted like he should not get close to strangers, and those who get close will die.

After hearing Si He's explanation, Jiuqing's heart brightened, and he hurriedly ran to the farmhouse, knocked on the door and shouted, "Hello——Is there anyone——"

"Okay, stop knocking," Ji Wanghuai stopped him softly, "Let Si He knock on the door, he is more popular with women than you."

Si He looked confused: "???"

Jiuqing made way for Si He, and Si He walked to the door, put one ear on the door, listened to the movement in the room, knocked on the door lightly, and said with a smile: "Hey, big sister, it's convenient Just a moment, you open the door, we say a word and leave!"

For a long time, there was no movement in the house, Jiuqing pouted and said, "Come on, no one in this village will open the door for us, we can only sleep in the woods tonight."

"Hey, don't say that, it's all your fault for scaring others." Si He smiled, and said loudly on purpose: "We are not some guards and soldiers, but just passing by. The people in Luojia Village are kind-hearted. Never mind ours."

After half a moment, the door slowly opened, only a small crack was exposed, a woman showed half of her face behind the door, and asked vigilantly, "What do you want to say?"

"Sister, we are passing by here, and we are going back to Mocheng. It's getting late, and I want to come to the village for a night's boarding. I don't know why the village is so dark, what happened?"

When Si He laughed, he showed a small canine tooth, and his eyes were lovable. He was wearing a moon-white robe, with his painting bag on his shoulder, and he looked like a frail scholar.

Seeing him like this, the woman's vigilance dropped a lot, but she was still unwilling to open the door, "There is no room for outsiders in the village now, you...hey, why don't you spend the night outside..."

"Sister, the dew is heavy outside here late at night, and my elder brother is sick and cannot catch the cold." Si He said pitifully, and quickly pulled Ji Wanghuai behind him, and said heavily as if he had made up his mind: "How about this?" Sister, it’s okay for us brothers to live outside, but my elder brother can’t, why don’t you do me a favor and let my elder brother stay for one night, for the kindness of a drop of water, we brothers will surely repay you.”

Although Ji Wanghuai was well dressed, he was still wearing a heavy cotton gown. He was already fair-skinned, and his hair was loosely draped behind him. At night, the moonlight cast on his face, giving him the illusion that his life was not long.

The eldest sister glanced at Si He, then at Ji Huai, then at Si He, and then at Ji Huai, and said suspiciously, "But you look like..."

Si He secretly twisted Ji Wanghuai's arm, Ji Wanghuai understood, frowned and coughed a few times, Si He seemed to be facing an enemy, panicked and grabbed Ji Wanghuai's sleeve, and asked worriedly: "Brother! Do you feel sick again! What about the medicine! What about the medicine!"

"This... the medicine is finished..." Yu Jiang said angrily, and cooperated with Si He to act out the play, "I'm afraid it's late at night, and I haven't had time to eat, and the cold poison has returned."

These four people, each with a dignified appearance, not to mention Si He and Ji Wanghuai, are dragons and phoenixes among men - Si He is gentle and polite, Ji Wanghuai is cold and aloof.

The peasant woman has no culture, so she naturally doesn't understand the appearance of heaven and man. She just thinks that these four people look friendly, and they don't look like bad guys.

"Then...then come in..." The peasant woman finally couldn't bear it, she turned her body and opened the door wider, "These little brothers can also stay in this room for one night, as long as they don't mind it."

"Hey, I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it." Ji Wanghuai entered the room first, Si He walked behind and thanked him with a smile, and when he turned around, he grabbed Yu Jiang with one hand and Jiuqing with the other, and pulled them into the room , for fear that the peasant woman would repent.

The peasant woman lit the oil lamp, and the room was finally lit up. With the light, Ji Wanghuai quickly glanced at the room, and sure enough there was no sign of a man's life. There were two babies sitting on the bed, they should be twins.

"What's your surname?" Si He is the best at building relationships. He smiled and leaned next to the peasant woman, praising her like honey, "Eldest sister's house is really clean, you are really capable."

"My surname is Yan. You are the same as them. Call me Big Sister Yan." The big sister smiled and felt relieved by Si He's praise. Ah, you are not from the village, so don't blame us, the main reason is that too many things have happened in the village recently, and we are all scared."

Si He was about to ask what was the matter, when Ji Wanghuai said at this moment: "Yu Jiang, go and help eldest sister clean up, don't trouble her."

Yu Jiang got the order and hurried over, Si He turned his head and saw Ji Wanghuai shaking his head at him, mouthing - take your time.

With the village closed like this, the villagers must have agreed in private. If Si He asked at this time, not only would there be nothing interesting to ask, but it would also make the eldest sister wary.

Yu Jiang was helping Sister Yan to tidy the bed, Jiuqing borrowed Sister Yan's stove to cook some millet porridge to fill her hunger, leaving Si He and Ji Wanghuai sitting on the kang with nothing to do.

"Hey, what's your name?" Si He saw that the two children were well-behaved, neither crying nor fussing, so he had the idea of ​​teasing them.

"My name is Yan Yan." The little girl said obediently, "My brother's name is Yan Quan." The little boy crawled up to Ji Wanghuai's side, looked up and down, became interested in Ji Wanghuai's saber, and stretched out his hand I wanted to touch it, but my little hand fell into a palm.

"You can't play this, you are still young." Ji Wanghuai said gently, he didn't know why his tone was so soft, "You can play when you grow up."

"I've grown up." The child puffed up his cheeks, "I can help my mother feed silkworms. I told my mother that strange people came to the village before!"

"Hey, Quan'er, go to the door and ring the bell to tell them, don't be afraid, you're not a bad person." Sister Yan hurriedly dismissed the child, and said with some embarrassment: "Little brother, I'm sorry just now."

Ji Wanghuai and Si Yan smiled at the same time, indicating that it's okay.

The two children, Yan Quan and Yan Yan, took the bell by the windowsill, ran to the door and rang it: "It's all right, mother said it's all right—"

It was more like a secret signal. Slowly, the lights of one, two, and every house were gradually turned on.Luojia Village has resumed its former bustle, with a cheerful atmosphere floating in the air.

"I'm sorry, little brother." Sister Luo sat on the stool after cleaning up, sighed and said, "Recently, a few strange things happened in the village."

Ji Wanghuai and Si He looked at each other.

--coming!