ask willow

On the second day, Wen Yan and Liu Zhongyi set off for Yunchuan.Because the journey was too far, Wen Yan actually bought a carriage, so that when they occasionally missed towns due to rush and had nowhere to stay, the two of them could also rest in the carriage.

The mention of the carriage at the beginning was actually just a joke, Liu Zhongyi didn't expect him to be so serious, but considering his current situation and knowing his considerations, he didn't say much.

Yunchuan is located in a remote place, nearly half a month's journey away from Jianwenmen, the two spent more than ten days, and finally approached the boundary of Yunchuan.

There are many mountains along the way, and it was unfortunate that he did not arrive at a town where he could stay overnight. Wen Yan knew that the closer he was to Yunchuan Liu Zhongyi, the more impatient he would be. Also clear.

After walking for a while overnight, Liu Zhongyi suddenly raised the curtain of the car, Wen Yan turned to look at him, "What's wrong?"

Liu Zhongyi said: "There is someone in front." During the time when he couldn't see it, his hearing became more acute than before. He closed his eyes and listened intently for a moment, then frowned: "There seems to be the sound of fighting."

While continuing to drive the carriage forward, Wen Yan said: "This is a wild country, and it has not yet reached the boundary of Yunchuan. Most of them are bandits who rob the road. After all, those who dare to take the commercial road of Yunchuan usually have no money on their bodies Not less."

"Ah."

The two walked forward for a while, and sure enough, the sound of clashing swords became louder, and some chariots and horses were seen in the distance, and dozens of people were fighting with various weapons, some of them were made of cloth. Masked, the leader has a tiger skin around his waist.

Wen Yan could see it clearly, and said to the frowning listener, "Sure enough, they are some bandits who robbed the caravan. You stay in the carriage, and I'll go and have a look."

"Well, be careful." Liu Zhongyi also felt a little relieved when he heard that most of the fighters had heavy footsteps and obviously had no internal skills.

"Naturally." Wen Yan responded, reined in the horse, and parked the carriage behind the caravan.

Liu Zhongyi put down the curtain, sat in the carriage and listened quietly to the sounds over there.

Seeing him come back, Xiaolan chirps twice, jumps over and pecks his fingers.

"Don't make trouble." Liu Zhongyi gently nodded its head to stop its restlessness, so that it could concentrate on listening to the movement outside.

Not long after, the sound of fighting outside became quieter and gradually disappeared, and then there was a sound of footsteps coming here accompanied by the sound of conversation.The footsteps were light and heavy, the light one was very familiar and obviously gentle, the heavy one sounded like there was no internal strength.

I only heard a somewhat sophisticated and tactful voice saying: "If it wasn't for the hero's help, our caravan must have been damaged. I am really grateful for the life-saving grace. I don't know where the hero is going?"

Then Wen Yan replied in a slightly lowered voice: "I'm serious, I'm not some kind of martial artist, this trip to Yunchuan is to find some medicinal herbs for my young master to treat illnesses."

"Oh? I'm going to Yunchuan too, how about we go with you?"

"I have to ask my young master about it."

"I don't know what disease your young master is suffering from?"

"I hurt my eyes some time ago, I went to a doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and said that I need some precious medicinal materials, and I can't delay, so I had to rush to Yunchuan."

……

The voice of the voice gradually approached, Liu Zhongyi listened, and suddenly realized that Wen Yan's ability to make up the story was really good, even he almost believed it.

At this time, the footsteps stopped outside the carriage, and Wen Yan said: "Master."

Liu Zhongyi raised his hand slightly, Xiaolan jumped aside consciously, he lifted the curtain of the car, stepped out, and immediately felt a hand supporting him.

The warm touch of the fingertips inexplicably made his heart skip a beat, but with the true intention of acting naturally, he didn't refuse, followed his support and slowly got out of the car like a standard rich boy.

Like an attendant, Wen Yan dutifully reminded: "This is the leader of the caravan ahead, Boss Liu."

Liu Zhongyi nodded, and said calmly: "Boss Liu, I'm sorry I can't see you, I'm sorry."

His exquisite and handsome face combined with these polite but still natural and elegant words made people have no doubt that he was a rich young man who had always been pampered.

Boss Liu bowed, exchanged a few words of greeting, and revealed the idea of ​​traveling together, Liu Zhongyi agreed.

After chatting for a few more words, the man went back to rest the caravan, Wen Yan then said: "We are not familiar with Yunchuan, just now I chatted with the man, this is the second time for their caravan Yunchuan is gone, it's not bad to go all the way together."

"Well, we can also hide our identities in this way," Liu Zhongyi said in a low voice, "Didn't you say that the front seems to be the last town before entering the boundary of Yunchuan."

Wen Yan quickly understood what he meant: "Are you worried...there are people in the haunted building?"

"It's just a guess." Liu Zhongyi frowned slightly: "I think the ghost building seems to be involved in this matter, and that small town is the only way to go to Yunchuan. If we take a detour, we have to go between the mountains Walked on foot."

"Then let's be more careful." Wen Yan seemed to think of something, smiled, held his wrist, and said, "Young master, get in the car."

"You—" Liu Zhong turned his face sideways while hesitant to speak.

"Huh?" Wen Yan seemed to be in a very good mood and chuckled lightly.

Liu Zhongyi pursed her lips slightly, lost her expression, and said lightly, "It's nothing."

It was already the evening of the second day when they arrived at the small town adjacent to Yunchuan, and they found a relatively spacious and comfortable inn for the night.

Wen Yan parked the carriage at the same place as the caravan's trucks, which didn't look awkward.

At dinner, the two ate with the caravan on the first floor in order not to look special.Since they had been driving together for a day, they got to know each other a little better, so they chatted without any scruples during the meal.

The people in the caravan knew that Liu Zhongyi's eyes were blind, so they didn't feel anything strange when Wen Yan added food to him.

Liu Zhongyi has always been quiet, and his expression is still calm in such a lively environment, Wen Yan can't do anything to him, he looks like a conscientious servant, and occasionally responds to the conversations of those people.The people in the caravan thought that the rich young master was worried because of his eye disease, he was taciturn and considerate, and they were all talking about interesting things about doing business.

In fact, Liu Zhongyi always felt as if someone was watching them secretly. It was a kind of keen intuition similar to when the prey was being targeted. The more invisible, the stronger that intuition.So he can only pretend to be a rich kid with a sad face due to illness, and he hasn't eaten much. He can't even control the precision of his hands when he pretends not to see, and he pokes the chopsticks into the teacup or almost knocks over the dishes. .

Wen Yan seemed to understand what he meant very well, and never asked a word, but just gently and respectfully reminded him when he made these actions, or slightly pressed against the back of his hand to help him find the right direction, as if he had been used to it for a long time .

The meal was quite lively, and when everyone was full and left the table, Liu Zhongyi felt the feeling of being watched again, so he deliberately stepped a little harder, pretending to have no martial arts , When I was about to turn around and walk away, I accidentally bumped into a chair, so I pretended to be unsteady and fell to the ground.

However, before the body touched the ground, it was firmly supported by a pair of hands. Wen Yan supported his waist with one hand and his arm with the other, and said softly in a slightly deep voice: "Master, be careful."

Liu Zhongyi's forehead was pressed against his shoulder, almost leaning on him.These days, the scent of medicine on Wen Yan's body has faded a lot since he hasn't been in a pharmacy for a long time, but when he gets so close, he can still smell the subtle smell, as if it seeps out from the blood of that person's skin, faintly Aroma, a touch of bitterness.

Liu Zhongyi pinched his forearm forcefully under the cover of his sleeve, and slowly got up straight with the strength of Wen Yan's support, and then kicked the stool violently, holding the man's hand with a weak and trembling tone He asked, "Can my eyes really be cured?"

Wen Yan saw that he raised his head slightly, his handsome fair face was red and his eyes were a little moist, although he knew he was acting, he still couldn't help but tugged in his heart, and said softly: "Don't worry, young master, according to the doctor As I said, as long as we find that kind of medicinal material in Yunchuan, it will definitely be cured."

Liu Zhongyi tried his best to make his voice as soft as possible, with a nasal tone, and murmured, "Aren't you lying to me?"

"How dare this subordinate lie to you, even if it really can't be cured, this subordinate is willing to exchange my eyes for you." Wen Yan was stabbed in the heart by that voice, and recalled what that person did five years ago in a trance, and his heart twitched Yes, the subtle pain continued.

People in the surrounding caravan saw this, although they were a little surprised that the indifferent rich young master suddenly lost his temper, but seeing the weak and helpless expression of the handsome young man, they couldn't help feeling a little pity, so they also said a few words of comfort .

Only then did Liu Zhongyi calm down, and Wen Yan supported him upstairs.

The feeling like a thorn in the back finally disappeared at this moment.

After returning to the room, Liu Zhongyi breathed a sigh of relief, and his usual indifference returned to his face.

Wen Yan pulled up his sleeve, and Liu Zhongyi's pinch was too hard. At this time, it was slightly swollen and bluish, and blood was gradually congealed under the skin: "You were too hard."

"It's not pinching you," Liu Zhongyi didn't care much: "It will be fine in a few days."

As he spoke, he was about to pull his arm out of his palm, but Wen Yan didn't let go, "I'll help you with some medicine."

"I'm not so delicate." Liu Zhongyi frowned, but before he finished speaking, he felt that the warm finger was stained with cool ointment and applied to the slightly hot bruise on his forearm.

"Okay." Wen Yan finished applying the medicine carefully, and then let him go.

Liu Zhongyi pursed her lips slightly, and after a while, said softly: "Have you seen what that person looks like?"

Wen Yan knew that he was referring to the source of the scrutiny when he was eating just now, so he also lowered his voice, and replied: "Just one person, wearing a bamboo hat, dressed like an ordinary mountain person, apparently without weapons I was afraid that he would notice it, so I didn't deliberately look at him."

"Bamboo hat?" Liu Zhongyi seemed shocked when he heard the words, and frowned, "How is that person's stature?"

"It looks tall and very thin." Wen Yan rarely saw him showing such obvious surprise, "What's wrong?"

Liu Zhongyi couldn't help biting his lower lip, and said, "It's probably...the landlord of the ghost building."

"Xiao Qi?" Wen Yan was also a little surprised.

Liu Zhongyi nodded, and suddenly seemed a little lucky and said: "If I don't happen to be able to see the way he always looks, I'm afraid I might not be able to deceive him."

"I think your acting is very real." Wen Yan shook his head slightly, "Or, you dare not lie to him?"

Liu Zhongyi sighed lowly: "I am indeed in awe of him. After all, I have been by his side since I was a child, and he taught martial arts. It is hard not to be seen through by him."

"In the end he didn't seem to doubt us anymore, so you don't have to worry too much now." Wen Yan comforted him, and then said, "I don't think you ate anything tonight, so come here."

"Huh?" Liu Zhong raised his eyebrows puzzled, but still followed his footsteps and walked over. He sat down at the table in the guest room, and heard a little sound of water, followed by the rustling of unwrapping the package. voice, "What are you doing?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard the man say with a little chuckle: "Try this."

Immediately, she smelled a faint sweet and greasy aroma, and something soft touched her lips.

Although Liu Zhongyi was a little puzzled, he was still attracted by the aroma, and let him stuff the piece of pastry into his mouth. The sweet and soft taste, with the aroma of chestnuts, melted in his mouth.

"Is it delicious? Do you want more?"

"Ah."

Wen Yan couldn't help smiling, picked up another piece and brought it to his mouth, brushing the soft lips with his fingertips, the warm touch was very clear, his heart skipped a beat, and he was slightly taken aback.

Liu Zhongyi didn't notice it at all, and asked, "What is this?"

It was only when Wen Yan heard him speak that he realized that he had lost his mind, retracted his stiff fingers, and said, "Chestnut cake."

Liu Zhongyi was puzzled: "Why did you suddenly buy these?"

"Don't you like it?"

"..."

Wen Yan saw that he was frowning and did not speak, his eyes darkened, and added: "Cough, I bought it by the way when I went to the town to buy dry food last time."

"Oh," Liu Zhongyi nodded, "I'll do it myself."

"Yeah." Wen Yan took his hand and put it into the copper basin filled with clear water on the table, rubbed it gently, and then took a handkerchief to help him wipe it clean, and then led him to pick up a piece of chestnut cake.

Liu Zhongyi was somewhat resistant to such an intimate gesture, but because he couldn't see it, he always lost the opportunity to refuse, and he had to let him go at the end.

Along the way, this question was raised cryptically several times, but Wen Yan always ignored it lightly, so he didn't say anything more.

It's not that he didn't notice those subtle changes, but he could only pretend to be ignorant.

At night, as soon as Liu Zhongyi fell asleep, he heard footsteps coming from outside the door. The man obviously didn't hide anything, but it seemed that he deliberately placed it loudly so that he could hear it.

Liu Zhongyi deliberately didn't restrain his breath, only heard a little crisp sound from the window paper, and after a while, he smelled a faint fragrance——

Fragrance!

Liu Zhongyi quickly came to his senses, thought for a while, did not hold his breath to resist, and let himself fall into a drowsy sleep.

Not long after, the door was gently pushed open, a figure flashed into the room, walked softly to the front of the couch, saw that the person on the bed was lying on his side, facing inward, he really fell asleep, he couldn't help hesitating for a moment, then pulled back the quilt , unbuttoned his underwear, and tore off the thin clothes, only to see the fair skin on his back, without any scars.

At this moment, the door rang again, someone walked in, and said in a deep voice, "Who?"

The figure by the bed moved, as fast as a ghost, moved to the window in an instant, and rolled out.

Wen Yan lit up the candle, and saw that the person on the couch was sleeping soundly, breathing heavily, but the clothes were pulled up to the waist, revealing the back.

There was still a faint fragrance left in the air, Wen Yan frowned, took out a small bottle and took out the cap and shook it at Liu Zhongyi's nose, the man gradually woke up and blinked his eyes in confusion.

"what happened?"

"It doesn't matter," Liu Zhongyi lowered his head and pulled up the clothes on his body, and said lightly, "I took the drug on purpose, and now it seems that it is really him. He wanted to see the original scar on my back to determine whether I was lying to him or not. .”

Wen Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Just now when I went in and saw the scene, I thought it was a flower picker..."

Liu Zhongyi frowned and looked up at him: "I'm a man, what are you thinking about?"

Wen Yan smiled but said nothing, raised his hand to help him close the open skirt, so as not to see such a tempting scene.

"By the way," Liu Zhongyi stared at his smile for a moment, and said, "I can see it, what are you laughing at?"

"Ah?..." Wen Yan was stunned, met his slightly puzzled eyes, and suddenly didn't know what to answer, coughed lowly, and changed the subject: "Now that it's like this, Xiao Qi should believe it, right?"

"It should be," Liu Zhong thought that he was unwilling to answer, so he didn't pursue further, "I didn't expect you to get rid of that scar and it would be useful."

"It's really a mistake." Wen Yan looked at his eyes that had regained their agility, and put aside a major event in his heart, and said, "Let's rest early, tomorrow we will enter the boundary of Yunchuan."

"it is good."