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He was in a daze, half awake, feeling a dry pain in his throat, Pei Yan called him by his ear, with a somewhat urgent tone.

He frowned, coughed lowly, and woke himself up.

In front of him was a strange place, Pei Yan was sitting beside him, with his brows furrowed, his expression serious, and he looked down at him worriedly.

He felt sore all over his body, and his head hurt badly. He smiled weakly at Pei Yan, endured the sore throat, and said in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong with you?"

Pei Yan warmed his icy fingertips, and said, "You caught the wind and cold."

Seeing his cautious appearance, Shen Yiqing wanted to laugh, and said, "I just sweated and blew the wind, so I'm naturally prone to illness."

Pei Yan shook his head, leaned close to his ear, and whispered: "It's something I put in your body, you need to get it out at that time."

Shen Yiqing: "..."

Shen Yiqing pulled his hand out of his, and said indifferently: "Get up."

Pei Yan's hands were empty: "..."

Shen Yiqing sneered: "I don't understand, don't you understand?"

Pei Yan was wronged, so he still whispered an excuse: "I really don't understand."

Shen Yiqing: "..."

The lights in the room were dim, and Shen Yiqing's eyes slowly scanned the surroundings. It looked like an ordinary farmhouse, and the furnishings in the house were old but tidied up fairly cleanly.He coughed lightly and said, "Where is this?"

Pei Yan helped him get up to give him water, and said: "You developed a high fever halfway, I was anxious, and wanted to go back to the city quickly, but you were clamoring for water, and I happened to pass by this family. Know some medical skills."

Shen Yiqing drank the water, his throat became more comfortable, and he said softly: "This is too coincidental."

While speaking, the wooden door was pushed open, and two people walked in.

The one in front is a woman in her 60s or [-]s. She is not tall, with a thin body and a rough face. She looks like a farmer who has worked for a long time.Behind is a man in his thirties, with a handsome appearance and a thin body, he is slightly arched and hides behind the woman, looking at them with evasive eyes, as if he is a little afraid of strangers.

The woman brought the medicine over and said with a smile: "My lord is awake, drank this medicine and sweated, and he will be fine tomorrow morning."

Pei Yan took the medicine bowl and said, "Thank you Ma'am."

He supported Shen Yiqing against his chest, stirred the hot medicine with a spoon, then scooped up a spoonful, put it on his lips and blew, but he didn't feed it directly into Shen Yiqing's mouth, but opened his mouth.

Shen Yiqing coughed violently and grabbed Pei Yan's wrist, saying: "You want to try everything, I am the one who is sick."

Pei Yan: "..."

After some medicine was spilled, Pei Yan wiped the cloud pattern embroidered on Shen Yiqing's skirt with his sleeve, looked down into his eyes, saw the look in his eyes clearly, and said, "I'll feed you."

The woman looked at it with a smile, and said with a smile: "The relationship between the two young masters is really good, but we can't be so nonsense."

Shen Yiqing choked on the medicine in his throat, and then coughed earth-shatteringly.

The tails of his eyes were reddish, and his moist eyes stared at Pei Yan. His appearance was both proud and shy. He was already good-looking, which made Pei Yan's heart flutter.

Madam said kindly: "I've never seen anything at my age, so don't be ashamed, young master."

Shen Yiqing coughed gradually, took a breather, looked at the woman, and said, "Thank you, ma'am."

The woman went out after a few instructions, and the man followed and closed the door behind her.

Pei Yan was still pacifying him, and said in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Shen Yiqing stared at the closed door in a daze. After a while, he relaxed and leaned into Pei Yan's arms, and slowly drank the terribly bitter medicine.

He licked his lips and said, "That man always looks at me."

Pei Yan frowned and said, "You mean Yangpu?"

Shen Yiqing: "That man's name is Yang Pu?"

Pei Yan said "hmm" and said, "He told you his name and surname when he came, you said he saw you?"

Shen Yiqing frowned in pain and thought for a while, then said, "Is it curiosity?"

Pei Yan put his arms around his waist, rested his chin on his shoulder, and said, "Are you feeling better?"

Shen Yiqing wanted to laugh: "I just took the medicine, do you think it's okay? You wanted to try the medicine for me just now, is it because you are out of your mind? If something really happened, you just left me alone. Isn't this a pair of people caught?" ?”

Pei Yan didn't think too much about it, but just felt worried about the medicine outside.

He watched as Shen Yiqing finished eating a bowl of medicine, took the empty bowl and put it aside, just as he turned his head, Shen Yiqing hugged his neck, and then Shen Yiqing kissed him on the face.

Pei Yan: "..."

Pei Yan laughed softly, pushed him down on the bed, covered him, but didn't press him down.

He kissed Shen Yiqing's lips, but before he touched it, the door suddenly creaked.

Startled, the two turned their heads to look at the past together.

I saw Yang Pu walking in.

As if he didn't see the posture of the two of them now, he timidly smiled at the two of them: "You two...You two are polite."

Pei Yan turned over and sat aside, and asked, "Is Mr. Yang okay?"

After all, this is in someone else's house, Pei Yan's etiquette is considerate.

Yang Pu said: "I heard that you two are from Chang'an. I have never been to Chang'an. I wonder if you two can tell me what Chang'an looks like?"

Pei Yan: "..."

Shen Yiqing: "..."

He looked at the window, it was already midnight.

Pei Yan got up to pour water, and kept Shen Yiqing behind him calmly, and said, "I'm sorry, I... my sweetheart is in poor health, and I'm afraid he won't be able to make it today."

Yang Pu looked at Shen Yiqing, and quickly said: "It's because I didn't think carefully, you two have a good rest, I'll go first."

The door was closed, Pei Yan quietly walked to the door, listened with his ears, then walked back to the bed, said: "Those eyes are really looking at you."

The medicine really worked, Shen Yiqing began to sweat, he lay lazily, and said: "Go back to the city early tomorrow morning."

Pei Yan said "En", but she was still a little displeased.

Not long after, Shen Yiqing fell asleep again, Pei Yan blew on the lamp, and lay on the outside of the bed, using it as a quilt for him, sure enough, after a while Shen Yiqing put his arms and legs up.

He covered Shen Yiqing with the quilt and closed his eyes.

The rain had stopped, and the crowing of insects and frogs could be heard outside. After some time, a cock crowed outside the window.

Shen Yiqing opened his eyes sleepily, and it took him a while to remember where he was.

Pei Yan noticed the change in his breath, opened his eyes, and turned to look at him.

The thin moonlight poured into the window casement, he raised his hand to touch Shen Yiqing's forehead, and said warmly: "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Shen Yiqing shook his head: "It's much better."

Pei Yan stood up slightly, and said, "I'll get you water."

Shen Yiqing coughed twice, and said, "I don't drink water...for convenience."

Pei Yan: "I'll accompany you."

Shen Yiqing got up and said, "I'll go by myself."

Pei Yan: "..."

He crawled over Pei Yan, sat on the edge of the bed and put on his shoes by the moonlight.

Pei Yan also put on his shoes.

Shen Yiqing kicked his other shoe farther away, blushing and whispered: "Go by yourself if you say so."

Pei Yan said helplessly: "There may be wild animals in this wild forest, I don't worry."

Shen Yiqing couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily: "My heart trembles when I see you now, if you accompany me, how can I get out?"

Pei Yan: "..."

Pei Yan was made a little uncomfortable by his blunt words, and his heart was so sweet as hell.

With a smile on his lips, he secretly kissed Shen Yiqing's face, and said: "Then hurry up, don't go far."

Shen Yiqing gave a low "um", got out of bed and went out.

Pei Yan listened to the slight opening and closing of the outer door, and Shen Yiqing's footsteps gradually moved away. He lay back on the bed, pursed his lips, and raised his hand.

The moonlight reflected the pane on his hand, and he remembered Shen Yiqing's appearance when he held his hand, a little shy, dependable and calm.

He should have pursued him a long time ago, so he can hold her many times.

Shen Yiqing didn't know what he was thinking, he couldn't find the latrine, the fenced yard was clean and tidy, he went around and didn't know where it was convenient, and was startled by the dark donkey in the shed.

This family raised a donkey and built a grass shed. When Shen Yiqing passed by, he was only focused on looking for the hut, but he didn't pay attention, but suddenly a harsh donkey bray rang against his ears.

Shen Yiqing's illness is still not healed, his hands and feet are a little weak, and he was almost scared to sit on the ground.

It was so embarrassing, Shen Yiqing stared at the donkey angrily, and couldn't hold it back anymore, so he simply untied it by the side of the donkey pen.

He put on his trousers comfortably, probably because he had taken the medicine, and he was a little sleepy again, yawning and walking back, but he never expected that he could be frightened twice by the same donkey.

The donkey was still grazing obediently just now, when he saw him coming, he opened his mouth wide and let out another bray in his ear, louder than before.

This time he was so frightened that he sat on the ground.

The night was quiet, and the donkey just brayed and walked into the circle, blending into the night.

Shen Yiqing was furious, he gritted his teeth and swore to himself that he would definitely buy it tomorrow and chop it into stuffed donkey buns when he went back home.

He wiped the cold sweat from the frightened forehead, trying to stand up.

But as soon as he put his hand on the ground, he paused.

He tapped on the ground under him with his fingers, only to hear two "dong dong".

The bottom is hollow.

Shen Yiqing pushed aside the straw above and saw a wooden plank.

Put the cellar next to the donkey pen?This family is really strange.

He yawned and was about to go back. He stood up with his legs propped up, but his movements suddenly stopped.

He half-knelt down, leaned over and put his ears on the wooden board, making sure that he had heard correctly just now.

Someone was crying under the plank, a woman, a young woman.

Shen Yiqing raised her heart high, and suddenly turned her head to look at the thatched cottage a hundred meters away.

This family lives in the mountains, and there are no other people around, so the yard can be as large as it wants, and no one will know what to do.

Pei Yan said that there were only two people in this family, an old mother and a young man, they looked kindly, but they didn't expect such a secret to be hidden.

He pursed his lips and got up to go to Pei Yan.

But as soon as he took a step, he heard the woman's cry. The night was very quiet, and it reached Shen Yiqing's ears vaguely. The woman cried: "Is there anyone? Help me, help me..."

The voice was getting weaker and weaker, and it sounded like it was going to die. The house over there was pitch black and there was no movement. It would be difficult to disturb this family.

It's important to save people.

Shen Yiqing hesitated, and lifted the wooden board.

The moonlight shone in, and I saw a deep cellar below, with no steps, only a rope ladder.

The woman fell silent, Shen Yiqing pursed her lips lightly, tore off a pearl from her waist and placed it under the weeds at the entrance of the cellar, and bravely stepped on the ladder.

The bottom is about two or three meters deep, and the smell of the earth gets stronger the further you go down. Shen Yiqing's heart is pounding, and he is a little scared.

After climbing for a while, he finally reached the end. He supported the wall and took a breath. He had no strength in his hands and was covered in sweat.

After a while, he stepped up and walked in, walked through the narrow passage, turned a corner, and suddenly a candlelight appeared in front of him.

He stopped, hid in the corner, encouraged himself, and carefully poked his eyes out to look in.

This is a small space, about the same size as the donkey pen above. Straw was spread inside, and a mattress of invisible color was spread on it. On it lay a woman in rags, tied hands and feet by iron chains. , silently.

An unpleasant smell came out, even a bit smoky, like the smell of feces and urine and the smell of food, and I don't know how long he was locked up.

He looked around, but he didn't see a second figure, and listened carefully, but he didn't hear any other sounds, so he walked in.

He walked quickly to the side of the woman, squatted down, and shouted: "Girl, wake up."

The woman didn't respond.

Shen Yiqing tried her breath, and he was still breathing. He was relieved and went to pull the iron chains on her hands and feet.

The sound of clattering made the girl feel conscious, she slowly opened her eyes, and her gaze rested on Shen Yiqing's face for a moment.

Shen Yiqing smiled reassuringly at her, and said, "Don't be afraid, I will rescue you out."

The girl opened her mouth, but before she could make a sound, her eyes suddenly widened and she looked behind him.

As if feeling something, Shen Yiqing turned her head away, suddenly felt a severe pain in her head, and passed out.

Pei Yan waited for a long time and didn't see Shen Yiqing coming back. Feeling something was wrong, he picked up his saber and went out.

If he had come out an hour and a half earlier, he would have met Shen Yiqing going down to the cellar, but when he came out, the cellar had already been closed and covered with straw, so there was no clue.

In the early morning of summer, the sky was gray and the rooster in the coop had already started crowing. The woman was standing beside the donkey pen to add fodder for it. When she saw him come out, she smiled and said, "Why do you get up so early? That young man is better." Yet?"

Pei Yan clenched his saber slightly, and said calmly: "When did the aunt come out, why didn't I hear the sound?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, then pointed to the side of the house, and said: "I'm afraid I'll disturb you and rest, I came out from there, in order to take care of the livestock, I opened the door there specially."

Pei Yan responded, walked over, and said, "I don't know if Madam saw Yiqing, he just came out to go to the latrine, and he hasn't come back yet."

The woman was a little dazed, and said: "No, I just came out, and I didn't see anyone."

Pei Yan said "Oh", looked around the courtyard, and said, "Where's Brother Yang? Why didn't you see him come out?"

The woman's eyes flickered very quickly, and the smile on her face didn't change a bit: "He is still asleep. He usually sleeps until dawn before waking up."

Pei Yan turned around and walked into the house, saying: "I don't know where Yiqing has gone. He is sick, and I feel uneasy. I asked Brother Yang to get up, and it was hard for him to accompany me to look for it."

Seeing that he was about to enter the house, the woman quickly threw the dustpan on the ground, chased after him, and said, "I'll look for it with you, let him sleep."

Pei Yan's footsteps became faster and faster, without turning his head, he said, "The three of you will find it faster."

The speaking room has reached the door.

The woman couldn't care less, she quickly followed Pei Yan and grabbed his arm.

Five fingers were clasped tightly on Pei Yan's arm. She looked thin, but her strength was amazing. The smile on her face was a little stiff. She stared straight at Pei Yan, and her tone of voice was still soft: "Young Master Pei, Let's go outside and look for it, it's hard to wake up when Pu'er is asleep."

Pei Yan turned his wrist slightly, and said to the woman with a half-smile, "You are brave enough."

The woman's complexion changed slightly, but before she could react, she felt a silver light flash in front of her eyes, and a trace of coldness pressed against her neck.

The knife reflected her terrified face, but she didn't let go of her movements.

The chill in Pei Yan's voice was piercing: "Where's the person?"

The woman was silent.

Pei Yan sneered: "Okay, don't tell me, right?"

Pei Yan made a mistake with the blade in his hand and instantly cut a bloodstain. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Let go."

The woman didn't seem to relax at all.

Pei Yan turned the blade, and the blade sharply pressed towards the withered hand.

Afterwards, the blade was raised, blood splashed, and the severed palm landed in the dust with a "plop".

The woman suddenly wailed.

Pei Yan would not be so impulsive, but Shen Yiqing was gone, and he couldn't care about anything.

After looking at the courtyard for a week, he strode towards the donkey pen.

The black donkey was grazing, and when it saw someone approaching, it ran over, opened its mouth wide, stretched its neck and yelled "Ugh" at Pei Yan.

Standing by the donkey pen, Pei Yan scanned every detail of the surrounding area inch by inch.

Shen Yiqing woke up in a daze, with a splitting headache.

He moved, only to find that both his hands and feet were chained.

"Are you awake?"

A slightly surprised voice came from the side, the voice was very familiar, Shen Yiqing looked over it with difficulty, it was indeed Yang Pu.

He squatted beside Shen Yiqing, touched his cheek greedily, and said: "I thought you were from the government, and my mother didn't ask me to touch you, but you asked for it yourself. You are so good-looking. like."

Shen Yiqing hid back, but inadvertently saw the woman lying in the corner, her iron chain was now on her body, and she was curled up in the corner motionless, not knowing whether she was alive or dead.

He stared at Yang Pu, and said coldly, "How is she?"

Yang Pu's gentle and honest face was now full of obscene and disgusting smiles. He stood up, untied his belt, and said, "Of course she died, so it's your turn to be here for me to enjoy."

He looked at Shen Yiqing with satisfaction, and said: "I haven't tasted a man yet, but I can make an exception for you, let you try which one is better, me or that arrester."

Shen Yiqing was trembling with anger, if anyone dared to talk to him like this in the capital, he would definitely make his life worse than death.

But now he is trapped, his hands and feet are limp, and he has no strength at all.

Yang Pu took off his trousers, revealing the small, pitiful thing, walked towards Shen Yiqing, and said, "Come on, let me do it."

Shen Yiqing gritted her teeth, looked at him coldly, and said coldly: "If you dare to come here, I will let you die without a place to bury you."

Yang Pu laughed instead. He walked up to Shen Yiqing, straightened his waist quite complacently, and said: "I advise you to be more honest, maybe I'm in a better mood, and I will reward you with a meal."

Shen Yiqing saw that disgusting thing getting closer and closer, almost touching him, and couldn't bear it anymore, he closed his eyes tightly, and roared angrily: "Pei Yan, if you don't find it again, I will castrate you!"

Before he finished speaking, Yang Pu wailed, and he opened his eyes, only to see him lying on the ground, curled up in pain.

Pei Yan walked over, his eyes full of sternness, obviously extremely angry.

He walked towards Shen Yiqing quickly, and hugged him into his arms.

Shen Yiqing was already holding on, but now she lost her strength, leaning against Pei Yan's arms, and said weakly: "I'm fine, I'm fine."

Pei Yan didn't speak, got up and walked to Yang Pu's side, pointed a knife at the tip of his nose, and said, "Key."

Yang Pu was timid, and took out the key trembling.

Pei Yan untied the iron chain on Shen Yiqing's body, and picked him up.

Shen Yiqing looked at the angry woman in the corner, and said, "They tied that up too."

Pei Yan responded, hugged him and walked along the way. After a few breaths, the two had already reached the ground.

At this time, the morning light has appeared, and the rising sun has turned the sky into a fiery red.

The donkey saw the two suddenly appear, and ran over diligently.

Shen Yiqing hurriedly covered her ears, and said, "Pei Yan, get out of the way, this donkey barks when it sees people approaching."

Sure enough, the donkey dragged its neck and barked at the two of them, then wandered off again.

Pei Yan rubbed against his face, and sighed softly: "Thanks he can bark."

Shen Yiqing's eyes fell on the woman standing stiffly in front of the house, and said, "What's going on?"

Pei Yan put him down, and said, "I tapped the acupoints."

Shen Yiqing pushed him and urged: "Go and see that girl."

Pei Yan went down.

Shen Yiqing felt dizzy and was about to fall if he took a step.

He had never been in such a mess before, he could only lean on the fence and slowly sit on the wet mud.

Soon there was movement at the entrance of the cellar, Shen Yiqing looked over and saw that Pei Yan sent the girl out of the cave first, and then jumped up holding Yang Pu by the neck.

Seeing him sitting on the ground, he frowned and said, "Get up."

Shen Yiqing didn't move, and said: "I was beaten with a sap, and I was very dizzy."

Pei Yan's heart ached terribly, Shen Yiqing had never been wronged like this since she was a child.

He walked over, checked his injuries carefully, and said, "Go back to the city now."

Shen Yiqing: "..."

Shen Yiqing: "Take care of them first, how about the girl?"

Pei Yan said: "There is still breath left."

Shen Yiqing was a little relieved.

Then he looked at Yang Pu who was lying motionless on the ground, and said, "Pei Yan, castrate him."

Pei Yan stood up, raised his knife and walked towards Yangpu.

That Yangpu had been tapped and couldn't move.

He was injured by Pei Yan just now, his body was arched, his legs were tightly clamped, when he heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Pei Yan unlocked his acupoints, and he ran out in a hurry, and when he turned around, he saw his mother standing at the door.

His eyes were filled with tears, full of grievances, and he shouted: "Mother, the sheep this time are bad and disobedient, mother, you should kill them quickly, Pu'er is in great pain."

After running a few steps, his body froze again and he froze in place.

Seeing Pei Yan walking in front of him, he gasped in fear and shouted harshly: "Mother, what are you doing standing there? Are you just watching them destroy me?"

His eyes slowly changed, and he cursed like a shrew cursing the street: "You old man, the Yang family is about to end, and you are still standing there watching, you were struck by lightning, and you will die!"

In front of the thatched hut a hundred meters away, blood and tears flowed from the woman's severed wrist, but her body was like a sculpture, unable to move an inch.

Shen Yiqing glanced at the mother and son, and suddenly said: "Okay, stop scolding, I will ask you a few questions, and I will let you go if you answer truthfully."

Pei Yan looked at Shen Yiqing and frowned slightly.

Yang Pu seemed to grasp at straws, and said hastily, "Say it, say it."

Shen Yiqing: "Where is this girl from, and what is her name?"

Yang Pu: "I only know her name is Yan'er, but I don't know where she is from."

Pei Yan raised his knife and pointed at him, saying: "Nonsense! You kidnapped someone, don't you know where that girl is from?"

Yang Pu's lips trembled in fright: "I really don't know. I picked her up. When I saw her, she was running around in the street, wearing only a layer of tulle to seduce people. She ran into me. She said someone was chasing her. Beg me to save her, and I'll get her back, this stinky bitch was discovered by some family's concubine."

Shen Yiqing and Pei Yan looked at each other and said, "Where did you meet her?"

Yang Pu said: "I think... I think about it, it's in the city, in... in... near the Youlan Courtyard in the west of the city."

Shen Yiqing pinched the center of her brows to refresh herself, and said, "How many times have you tied up?"

Yang Pu: "Three, just three, I didn't hurt them, I just wanted them to give me a baby, but all of their bellies are not up to par."

Shen Yiqing: "What about those two?"

Yang Pu broke out in a cold sweat: "My mother killed me, it has nothing to do with me."

Shen Yiqing looked at Pei Yan, and said flatly: "I'm done asking, castrate him."

A shrill scream shattered the morning sun today, and horseshoes sounded outside the courtyard, and Wang Biao led his men to arrive.

Pei Yan gently picked up Shen Yiqing, and said to Wang Biao and the others: "The two of you can just find a place to lock them up, don't worry about it. Take the woman on the ground back to another hospital and seek medical treatment from a trusted doctor."

Shen Yiqing coughed, took out the jade pendant around her waist, and said, "Go to the rice shop in Hexi and ask the shopkeeper to look for it."

Wang Biao took the jade pendant and went to take orders.

Pei Yan called the horse, carried Shen Yiqing up, and said: "Qing'er, hold me tight."

Shen Yiqing didn't answer him.

He looked down, and Shen Yiqing had already passed out.