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Wen Yan made some judgments based on the surrounding environment, and guessed that the place where the two landed should be the other side of the mountain behind Wenjianmen, and it would probably be a long way to go back around the mountain.But there is a city next to the naturally formed lake, the most important thing right now is to find a pharmacy in the city.

At this time, the city gate has long been closed, and the only way is to climb over the city wall.

Wen Yan picked up the unconscious man on his back, tore some fabric from the sleeves of his outer garment to bind him with himself, and then carried the lightness kung fu to the city.

Fortunately, this place is not an important place on the frontier, and the city wall was not built high. Wen Yan climbed up the city wall with Liu Zhongyi's sharp dagger, knocked out two guards, and entered the city within a short time.It's just that he was not familiar with the city, so he found an inn first.

Food and beverages are provided on the first floor of the inn, and guests on the second floor, as soon as Wen Yanfang entered the door, he felt a rather sharp gaze cast on him.Tilting his head slightly, he saw that the people at the table by the window were dressed as people from the Jianghu. One of them, who was around fifty years old, seemed to have the highest status among them, and the source of that gaze was him.

Wen Yan felt that those people's clothes were quite familiar, but he didn't have time to think about it at this moment, so he just frowned and ignored it.

The waiter at the inn saw that the two were in a state of embarrassment, so he glanced at the dagger in Wen Yan's hand, and greeted him tremblingly: "This guest officer..."

Wen Yan glanced at him indifferently: "Stay in the hotel, one room is up."

Xiaoer said nervously, "Uh... only one room?"

"Hurry up." Wen Yan frowned slightly, and took out some scattered silver coins on his body and handed them over.

"Yes Yes."

Xiao Er nodded repeatedly, and after a while led the two of them upstairs. As soon as Wen Yan entered the room, he asked him to get a pen and paper, and fetch hot water for bathing.Xiao Er went here, fetched pen and ink first, and then filled the entire bathtub with hot water, and was about to leave, but Wen Yan stopped him, handed him a piece of ink-stained paper, and said: "My friend I was seriously injured, please go to the nearest pharmacy to get some medicine for me and bring it to you, thank you very much."

Xiao Er was a little uneasy and said, "Both of you, this is...?"

"Lu met a bandit, and finally got away," Wen Yan made up a lie without changing his face, and gave him some broken silver, "Everything on us was robbed by the bandit, and it's not good for this city." I am very familiar with it, please buy two more clothes for us."

Xiaoer nodded sympathetically when he heard the words, but he didn't feel suspicious anymore, and took the silver and went.

Wen Yan closed the door, took out the porcelain bottle he was carrying, poured out the few wax pills again, found the one he needed, squeezed it open, and crushed the pills inside into powder into the hot water in the tub.

After the medicine powder completely melted, Wen Yan took off Liu Zhongyi's wet clothes, and carefully put him into the tub.

If the poisonous injury worsens due to cold and fever, it will be difficult to deal with.

Wen Yan massaged the man's somewhat stiff skin lightly and moderately, so that the medicine in the hot water could better integrate into his body.

As a doctor, you should have no thought about the patient's body.Although Wen Yan really didn't think too much about what he shouldn't do, he was still a little bit emotional that the boy back then had grown so big.In the past five years, I didn't seem to have looked at him carefully, and he also deliberately avoided himself.

Although Liu Zhongyi's figure is a little thin, but after taking off his clothes, his muscles and bones are well-proportioned, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, and a beautiful proportion. One can tell at a glance that it is the result of years of martial arts training.

Through the dense water vapor, Wen Yan vaguely remembered the appearance of that boy back then.

When we first met, the man was still very young, he looked delicate and slender, his eyebrows were not fully opened, his cheeks had a little baby fat, and his eyes were clear and bright.

After getting acquainted with each other, he completely regarded Liu Zhongyi as his younger brother. After all, considering the age at that time, the child was too young, and even his voice was a little soft. When he smiled and shouted, he seemed unconscious The coquettish general.

Wen Yan suddenly remembered that once the child came close to rub against him, sniffed it for a while and said it had a very special fragrance, so he hugged him helplessly and explained that it was just the smell of medicine.

Speaking of which, there was only a six-year age gap between them, but at that time he was nineteen, and Liu Zhongyi was only thirteen years old, the gap was naturally widened invisibly, how could he be tempted by a child who didn't know anything yet.

All of this was originally a mistake, but the cold treatment for the past five years, he really did too much.

Despite this, Liu Zhongyi still protected him like this, without saying anything, even the emotion in his eyes was almost perfectly covered up.

It's just, how can it be worth it for someone like him who is so devoted to others?

Wen Yan raised his hand and touched the man's cold cheeks. Liu Zhongyi didn't know what material he used to disguise his face. Even after being soaked in water, the camouflage on his face still didn't melt away. It's just that when he touched it like this, he could feel slightly different from the real skin. place.

He suddenly wanted to see Liu Zhongyi's real appearance now. His fingertips stroked the bones of the man's face inch by inch through the skin, and he gradually traced the general appearance in his heart. It seemed to overlap with the original boy, but more mature. Somewhat, the originally soft outline also became a little colder.

Wen Yan subconsciously sighed, put down his palm and turned to Liu Zhongyi's back, and helped him carefully clean the wound with hot water mixed with medicine, and suddenly found an obvious scar on his other shoulder, which seemed to be burned by fire Burns or... burns?

The color of this scar has almost merged with the skin, obviously it has been there for many years, how could there be such a mark on Liu Zhongyi's body?

Wen Yan frowned, and checked the man's body carefully again. When he looked closely, he could find many scars that had faded. These seemed to be traces caused by swords or hidden weapons.These scars are easy to explain. Liu Zhongyi has been a killer for five years, and it is impossible not to get injured in such a business of licking blood with a knife head.

He couldn't help but think of the look in Liu Zhongyi's eyes when he said that night, "If I waited for the owner to protect me, I would have died long ago." There was no resentment in his eyes, just so faint, without even a single bit of caring emotion.

If Liu Zhongqing was forced to leave because of something, then he might have given Liu Zhongyi to him because he wanted to get the protection of Baicaozhuang, but he did nothing except repeatedly snubbing her.

Assuming this was the case, when they found Liu Zhongqing, that person would probably be so angry that he would kill him.

Wen Yan shook his head and smiled wryly. He suddenly heard a knock on the door, and turned around to open the door.

The waiter outside the door was the waiter holding some clothes and said: "Guest officer, these are the clothes you ordered the waiter to buy. The medicine is still boiling. I'll bring it to you when it's done."

Wen Yan thanked her, and said again: "Please change some hot water for me in a quarter of an hour."

Xiao Er agreed and left.

Wen Yan closed the door and went back to the bathtub. While the water in the bucket was still hot, he helped Liu Zhongyi wash it, wiped off the water, put it on the couch and covered it with a quilt, then took the medicine, and rubbed his back shoulder The wound was re-bandaged.

The timing was just right, Xiao Er came to change the hot water for him.

Wen Yan also took a shower and washed himself, changed into clean clothes, and waited for a while before Xiao Er brought the boiled medicine over.Wen Yan thanked him and gave him some money. After Xiaoer left, he came to the couch with the medicine and called Liu Zhongyi several times. The man only frowned, showing no intention of waking up.

Wen Yan scooped up some concoction with a spoon, blew it to cool slightly, carefully pinched Liu Zhongyi's jaw to make him open his mouth, fed the concoction in, waited for him to swallow it, and then fed another spoonful.

After feeding a little like this, Liu Zhongyi seemed to be choking on the medicine juice, coughed a few times, and opened his eyes slightly.

"Zhong Yi," Wen Yan felt relieved a little, raised his hand to help him up, "Drink the medicine."

Liu Zhongyi didn't seem to be awake, and after a while, he turned his face and looked in his direction, "Where is this?"

"Inn, it's okay, you drink the medicine first." Wen Yan pulled up the quilt to prevent him from catching cold, and handed the medicine bowl in front of him.

Liu Zhongyi frowned, obviously feeling that he was naked without any clothes on. Just now, the man's fingers brushed across the back of his shoulders, and the tactile sensation was very obvious, "Clothes..."

"Your old clothes are all torn. I asked the waiter to buy new ones for us and put them next to your pillow. You can just wear them when you wake up tomorrow morning." Seeing that he didn't mean to take the medicine bowl, Wen Yan took the medicine directly When it came to his mouth, the rim of the bowl was pressed against his still pale lips, "Drink it first, good boy."

Liu Zhongyi blinked his eyes in a daze when he heard the words, and wanted to say something, but was blocked by the poured medicine juice, so he had to drink the medicine with his hand, and said, "Is it still night?"

"Well, you can rest at ease first." Wen Yan helped him to lie down, and when he got up, he heard him whisper something again, but couldn't hear clearly, and said, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Liu Zhongyi replied, and quietly closed his eyes.

Seeing that he was asleep, Wen Yan was worried that his toxicity would recur at night, so he moved a stool and sat in front of the bed, leaning against the bed rail to rest for a while.

Nothing happened all night, Wen Yan raised his hand to touch Liu Zhongyi's forehead in the morning of the second day, to confirm that he didn't have a fever, and felt relieved a little.After getting up to wash, he went out, asked the location of the nearby pharmacy at the counter downstairs, and went to grab some medicines himself.

When I came back, I took out one of the pair and asked the waiter in the shop to cook it. I happened to meet those people from the rivers and lakes I saw last night coming down the stairs.

Those people went to the counter to settle the money and planned to leave. Wen Yan stepped aside slightly, but from the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a long sword pinned to the waist of the man last night. The sword looked quite old. The word "hidden".

Hidden Mountain School?

This sword is the token of the previous heads of the Yinshan School, so it can be inferred that this person should be Yuan Qingfeng, who was also known as the "Three Masters of Youyun" along with Yi Tianxing and Yun Zhengyao at that time.It is not surprising that Yuan Qingfeng came after such a thing happened in Wenjianmen.

Wen Yan looked at the clothes of these people again, and found that the word "hidden" was embroidered on their right sleeves with a color similar to the material of the clothes, which could not be seen unless one looked carefully.

The man seemed to be aware of Wen Yan's gaze, and he glanced at him, his eyes were sharp and very intimidating.

Wen Yan smiled lightly and said, "Is this Senior Yuan from the Yinshan School?"

The man seemed a little surprised, but quickly stopped him, and nodded slightly: "Good eyesight, who are you?"

"Baicao Zhuang Wenyan."

Yuan Qingfeng cupped his fists and said, "So it's Zhuang Zhu Wen."

Wen Yan replied: "I can't afford to be called senior like that."

Yuan Qingfeng said: "Your father and I have also had good friends, but these years we have retreated and ignored worldly affairs. If you don't give up, how about I call you a 'virtuous nephew'?"

"Thank you, senior," Wen Yan said, "Did Senior Yuan go to Ask the Sword Gate?"

"Exactly," Yuan Qingfeng nodded, with a heavy expression on his face, "We heard the bad news as soon as we left the customs, it was too late..."

Wen Yan sighed lowly, and said: "I just came from Jianjianmen, this matter is a long story, can I ask Senior Yuan to speak a little bit?"

"it is good."

The two found a quiet corner on the first floor to sit down, and Wen Yan told the ins and outs of what he knew, but the jade pendant was hidden and he didn't mention it. Nan's true origin?"

Yuan Qingfeng frowned tightly, and he clenched his fists tightly at the successive bad news, which was hard to accept for a while.

Wen Yan didn't rush, just waited quietly.

After a long while, Yuan Qingfeng said: "You also know that he was adopted by the eldest brother at that time. My eldest brother and I went to investigate the matter of the third brother, but found nothing. Luo Nan was rescued by him on the way. At that time, Luo Nan was covered with It was an injury, and was threatened by several robbers. The elder brother rescued him, and when he learned that his parents were killed by the robbers, he adopted him as a foster son. Now it seems... Maybe it was a specially made play at that time... Even It may also be related to the matter of the third brother!"

Wen Yan nodded, Yuan Qingfeng's doubts were not unreasonable, after all, the matter was too coincidental.

The two talked for a while, and the waiter came over and told Wen Yan that the medicine was ready.

Seeing this, Yuan Qingfeng said: "I'll go to Wenjianmen first, nephew Wen Xian take care."

"Senior Yuan, take care."

After clasping his fists and saying goodbye, Wen Yan returned to the room with the medicine bowl, but saw Liu Zhongyi had already woken up, sitting at the table thinking about something, when he heard the voice, he looked over here, without saying a word.

Wen Yan put the medicine bowl on the table, looked at him, and suddenly his face became slightly serious, and said, "Drink the medicine."

Liu Zhongyi didn't touch the medicine bowl, but said indifferently: "This matter is almost over, there are no new clues now, I have something to go back to the ghost building, let's not spend today."

Wen Yan frowned, and said, "You drink the medicine first, and we'll talk later."

Liu Zhongyi didn't move: "I know how to drink the medicine, the owner should leave first."

"I won't leave if you don't drink." Wen Yan remained motionless, waiting for him.

Liu Zhongyi raised his hand to get the medicine bowl, Wen Yan looked at it calmly, saw him groping carefully on the table, although his eyes were lowered, his eyes were completely out of focus, his pale lips were tightly pursed, something suddenly popped in his heart With a slight twitch, he immediately raised his hand to cover the back of his hand, squeezed it hard, and said a little annoyed: "Zhong Yi, why didn't you say it when I couldn't see it?"

Liu Zhongyi didn't speak, but moved and wanted to pull his hand out.

Wen Yan didn't let him succeed, clasping that thin and slender hand tightly, looking at his eyes that were empty and foggy, recalling his slightly blank expression last night, whispered: "Did it happen last night? Can't see it?"

"Yeah." Liu Zhongyi regained his composure and stopped moving.

Wen Yan couldn't help blaming himself. When he took the pulse last night, he felt that his tendons were a little stagnant, but he didn't say anything when he woke up. He thought that he would be better the next day after drinking the medicine, but he didn't expect He went blind.In fact, it is easy to find something wrong with Liu Zhongyi's seemingly casual words last night. As long as he pays more attention to it, he shouldn't be unable to find it...

Liu Zhong saw that he didn't speak, and turned his face slightly, facing his direction, and said: "Can it be cured?"

Wen Yan turned over his palm to check his pulse, then raised his hand and rolled his eyelids to check, Liu Zhongyi cooperated and did not move, and there was no unnecessary expression on his face, as if he was just waiting for an irrelevant answer.

"Don't worry, it's just that the residual poison is not cleared. You should drink the medicine well and you will recover in a few days."

As Wen Yan said, he picked up the medicine bowl on the table and fed him like last night. Liu Zhongyi drank it obediently, his eyelashes trembled slightly, but his face did not reveal any emotion.

After he drank the bowl of medicine, Wen Yan spoke again and said, "Zhong Yi, why did you tell me to go?"

Liu Zhongyi frowned and said nothing.

Wen Yan said: "You were hurt because of me, no matter what, I won't leave you alone."

Liu Zhongyi pursed his lips slightly, and said in a cold voice: "The owner misunderstood, there is poison on that dart, I don't know any medical skills, if the owner is poisoned, I can't cure it, blocking that is just the right of two evils Take the lightest, that's all."

Hearing what he said, Wen Yan smiled instead, and said, "Are you hungry, do you want me to ask the waiter to bring you something early?"

"..." Liu Zhongyi didn't understand why he changed so suddenly, and couldn't see his expression, so he couldn't help showing a little puzzled expression.

Wen Yan looked at him with a rare dazed expression, and felt a little better for no reason, "What do you want to eat?"

Liu Zhongyi tilted his head slightly: "Anything you want."

"Then I'll go downstairs and have a look," Wen Yan stood up, and picked up the empty bowl on the table, "Wait for me here for a while."

"Ah."

In fact, Liu Zhongyi's thoughts are not difficult to understand. When he heard what he said, Wen Yan felt that his heart suddenly became clear.

That person can't say what's in his heart, and sometimes what he says is completely different from what he does. His mouth is so cold and hard, but his heart is soft.

Thinking carefully about what he has done in the past few days, this feeling will become clearer.Wen Yan felt that he could gradually recall the state of being together five years ago, and his long-lost state of mind was shaken accordingly.He thought that maybe he could try to treat Liu Zhongyi as a younger brother as before, and let the somewhat stalemate relationship between the two return to the past.

But just as time cannot be turned back, there are many things that die in it and cannot be recovered.

Wen Yan returned to the room with two steamed buns, sat down beside Liu Zhongyi, and naturally put a small steamed bun with bamboo chopsticks to his mouth, "Come on, open your mouth."

"Hmm..." Liu Zhongyi took a bite unprepared, and was scalded by the soup in the soup-filled steamed bun. He covered his mouth and groaned twice, frowning.

Although there was no look of complaint in those eyes, Wen Yan was still a little embarrassed. After all, it was his first time doing this kind of thing, and he didn't have much experience, so he couldn't handle it well.

After stumbling and eating a whole bun, Liu Zhongyi said, "I'll do it myself."

Wen Yan handed the bamboo chopsticks to Liu Zhongyi's hand, held his wrist and guided him to pick one up, Liu Zhongyi nodded and said: "I see, you can eat too."

"Yeah." Wen Yan responded, but didn't start eating right away. He just looked at him and saw that although he couldn't see, he had a good grasp of the distance. Every time, he handed the chopsticks to the same place, and then moved them a little. Trying to find a steamed stuffed bun, although not very dexterous, but at least there is no hindrance.

"Aren't you going to eat?" After a while, Liu Zhongyi seemed to be aware of it, turned his face slightly, and frowned suspiciously.

Facing those empty eyes, Wen Yan felt a twitch somewhere in his heart, and he didn't answer for a moment.

Liu Zhongyi couldn't see his expression, and couldn't hear his answer, so he could only ask again: "What's wrong?"

The next moment, he felt a warm hand covering his eyes, he could smell the faint scent of medicine lingering between his fingers, and he could only hear the man say in a low voice, "Zhong Yi, I'm sorry."

Liu Zhongyi raised his hand and pulled his palm down, and his voice became cold: "Master, I don't need your sympathy."

"I'm not……"

"There's no need for guilt." Liu Zhongyi slowly let go of his hand and said, "You just need to cure me."

Wen Yan sighed and said, "Don't worry, it will happen."

"Well," Liu Zhongyi picked up the bamboo chopsticks again without changing his expression, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "How did you find out that I can't see it today, I don't seem to have revealed any flaws."

After hearing this, Wen Yan paused, coughed, and said, "Zhong Yi, that...you're wearing your coat backwards."

"..."

In fact, it's not reversed from front to back, but reversed from inside to outside. You can see the cut thread on this side...

But for a newly blind man, being able to dress so neatly is not bad.

Liu Zhongyi frowned and took off his coat, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Cough... let me help you." Wen Yan took the dress and turned it over, then carefully put it on for him. Liu Zhongyi raised his hand very cooperatively, and thanked him at the end.

Wen Yan suddenly felt that Liu Zhongyi seemed to be a lot more obedient now, maybe this description is not right, specifically, he would no longer be very repulsive to him.Originally, even if Liu Zhongyi didn't say it clearly, it was obvious that he didn't want to get too close, and that person would want to leave a few steps away immediately if he moved a little closer.

He remembered that night when Liu Zhongyi was talking to Yeli outside Zhaixing Building, Yeli once asked, "You don't like other people getting close to you so much", but he also remembered that Liu Zhongyi was not like this before, at least, she often clings to Liu Zhongqing , is also very close to myself.

But probably it was he himself who destroyed that intimacy, exhausted it with five years of indifference.