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"Who is A Li?"

After Bai Qian asked this sentence, Tian Shu's face became stiff instantly.The original excitement turned into embarrassment, as if he was unwilling to face Bai Qian.

Bai Qian repeated: "Jingxi also mentioned Ah Li when he was drunk, who is this person? Has something to do with the Ming family?"

Tian Shu hesitated and said: "A Li's surname is Yuan, Yuan Li. It's...Jingxi's brother who grew up together."

After Tianshu finished speaking, he glanced at Jingxi from the corner of his eye.Seeing Tianshu's reserved expression, Bai Qian felt that the name was unusual.It sounds familiar at first, but when I think about it carefully, I can't think of anything.

Jingxi has been ignoring Tianshu's various hints, bowing her head and thinking for a long time.When Bai Qian asked for the third time whether this person was related to the Ming family, Jing Xi looked at Bai Qian, as if he had made some important decision, and seemed to have broken through a barrier.

"Li Yuan."

The sound entered the ears and became a reality, and it circled around a few times, bringing back a little bit of memory.Bai Qian's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief: "The person you're talking about is Li Yuan!?"

Jingxi pursed her lips and said nothing, Tianshu didn't expect Jingxi to answer truthfully, she was shocked for a moment and didn't know why.

Bai Qian asked back: "Did you see Danying in that big underground cave?"

Jingxi nodded: "Yeah."

Bai Qian was so angry that he couldn't get angry. He was always calm and gentle, but recently Jing Xi easily provoked his dissatisfaction: "You saw that and you still didn't save him? Is he really your good brother?"

Jingxi buried her head a little deeper, and Tianshu stopped between the two awkwardly, trying to explain to Bai Qian: "Ah Li proposed it himself, we..."

"Shut up, too!" Bai Qian yelled angrily, bursting out suddenly, Tian Shu was so frightened that he shivered and immediately fell silent.Bai Qian's eyes turned cold when he looked at Tianshu, "You're here too! Didn't you see Li Yuan's miserable condition? Didn't you see how bad the living conditions are there? Good brothers? You just have the heart to leave him in the There?"

Jingxi lowered her head and remained silent.

Tian Shu interjected weakly: "I think we should rescue him first..."

Bai Qian glared angrily, but luckily he didn't continue to lose his temper.Tian Shu immediately continued: "After Danying's dark workshop was dug out by Jingxi, Ah Li and the others were transferred to another dark workshop. If there is no accident, this time it is Gui's old nest."

Li Yuan is the best person in the world before the dialogue, not one of them at all.When Bai Qian thinks of him, he will be filled with gratitude, and he met a good man when he first came here.But now I find that things are completely different from what I always thought.The tenderness displayed by a simple villager and the emotion displayed by a powerful figure are fundamentally two different things.

After thinking about this, Li Yaozai's memory of getting along with him changed from a caring and considerate elder brother to another Si Qi in an instant.This feels pretty bad.

Looking back at Jingxi, some ambiguous and ambiguous atmosphere, as well as his unexplained protection, have also been explained.Li Yuan is Jingxi's friend, and Jingxi is the first city lord who knows that he is pregnant with a different species.While Li Yuan is equivalent to Si Qi, Jing Xi is another Minglian.

Although the means are different, the purpose is the same.

Bai Qian felt his heart cool down, but most of it was because of Li Yuan.As for Jingxi, he had already given up trying to understand this person's way of thinking.

The informant was waiting in the front hall, and the group hurried back.Jingxi took a piece of rough cloth the size of a palm from the man, all green in color, without patterns.The edges were ragged and ragged, apparently torn from some other cloth.

Bai Qian had seen such a piece of blue cloth before, it was the one that Li Yuan used to paint clothes.

The informant quickly reported back: "This was found in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Guigu City. The head of the household is an old lady in her 70s who lives alone. After we inquired, we learned that a man knocked on her 20 days ago. The door, and exchanged a piece of coarse cloth for a steamed bun. The man left after eating the steamed bun, and was never seen again.”

Jingxi held the green cloth with too much force, and the veins burst out.After not listening to him for a long time, Bai Qian looked back only to find that his fist was hidden behind his back, trembling slightly.With imperceptible shaking, a drop of blood slipped from his palm and dripped onto the floor.

It was rare for Tianshu to put away her hippie smile, and said seriously: "Have you traced the traces afterwards?"

The informant shook his head: "There is no news at all, I'm afraid he was arrested again."

Jingxi's trembling stopped abruptly, her face turned pale with horror, and she opened her mouth with a hoarse voice: "With that farmhouse as the center, within a radius of three miles, is there any difference?"

The informant buried his head deeper, and replied: "The surrounding terrain is flat, there is no place to hide, it is not easy to investigate."

Jingxi's voice was suppressed in her throat, and her roar was suppressed in one place. Although the tone of her speech was not high, everyone present could feel the pressure around her.

"It's not easy to check, but you have to check it for me! You have two days to find out!"

"Yes!"

The informant bowed his body and was about to exit, but Bai Qian stopped him, "Slow down!"

Bai Qian said: "When they reported it, they must have tried it. It will fail again, and Li Yuan's suffering will be in vain."

Tianshu was puzzled, and asked tentatively, "What good method do you have?"

Bai Qian's eyebrows were calm, and he spoke softly, "Si Qi has always wanted to recruit me, so I'll go back and replace Li Yuan."

When Jingxi heard this, she immediately turned her head to stare at Bai Qian.There was shock, doubt, and unwillingness in a pair of eyes.

Bai Qian didn't know what he was thinking, never knew.At first, I still guessed, but later my good feelings for this person disappeared, so I just ignored it.

Tian Shu also looked unbelievable, and didn't say a word for a long time.

Bai Qian lowered his eyes and turned his head, and said: "Li Yuan treated me well for three days, that's good. No matter whether he has some purpose or not, I did receive this favor. Just treat it as a debt of favor, and when the time comes to pay it back." gone."

Tian Shu blinked: "I don't quite understand."

Bai Qian shook his head and said in a low voice: "Actually, I'm a little disappointed, but it doesn't affect my willingness to save him. It's just Mu Yueguan. I hope you can take care of her, including her mood."

Tian Shu has always been glib, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "I will take over her whole body and mind."

Bai Qian kept his head down all the time, so he didn't see Jing Xi's eyes looking over with unwillingness of unknown meaning.

Guigu is at the southern end of Huaiyuan, but it is a plateau landform.The weather at the end of February was still cold, and it was even colder after entering Guigu.Bai Qian's body, which had always been raised in an air-conditioned room, finally fell ill after so many repeated trips.

As if the exhaustion accumulated for a long time broke out together, Bai Qian lay in the small town around Guigu for several days, unable to even get out of bed.

His head was groggy, and after taking the medicine, Bai Qian lay on the wooden pillow, full of anger and anxiety.The original plan was to appear in front of Ming Lian suddenly, catching him off guard and without buffer preparation.But now the trip has been delayed, the longer the stay, the less likely it is to avoid the Ming family's men.

It was inconvenient to take the Jing family members with him on this trip, so Bai Qian just hired a driver at random along the road and went on the road alone.Now that he got sick, he was trapped to death on this bed.There was a wheezing in the chest, and the itching in the throat was unbearable, Bai Qian coughed violently.He was extremely thirsty, but he didn't have the strength to hook the teacup on the table.

Faintly hearing some noises by the back window, Bai Qian was startled, and pushed out a white jade belt hook beside the pillow with all his strength.The white jade fell to the ground, and the crisp cracking sound spread.The sound by the window also disappeared, as if it had never appeared before.

Before Bai Qian could catch his breath, the main door was pushed open, and someone came in from the outside.Bai Qian only pretended to be the waiter who made medicine for him every day, still closed his eyes, and commanded in a hoarse voice: "Just put the medicine down, the money is by the pillow, you take it yourself."

The person who came didn't go in, but stood in the house.Before Bai Qian could react, Fang Fang spoke first.The clear and bright voice, the tone of the voice is picky, with a little smile.

"Young Master Ning, we meet again."

Bai Qian opened his eyes in surprise, trying to prop himself up and sit up.The other party hastily stepped forward, holding Bai Qian's arm, trying to give him a hand.

"Young master has not recovered from his serious illness, it is better to lie down!"

Bai Qian shook off his hand, but coughed because of being too excited, and all the strength in his body was exhausted in the panting, Bai Qian leaned on the bedside, shaking his fingers and said angrily, "Si Qi!"

Si Qi was still dressed in purple, with a smile on his face, but his phoenix eyes were cold.Compared with the last time I saw him, he was a little stronger, but his face was still pale and bloodless.

Si Qi poured a glass of water, and immediately wanted to pick up Bai Qian and feed him with his own hands.Bai Qian waved his hand and knocked over the quilt, the water stains soaked the quilt, leaving a large mottled area.

Si Qi was not annoyed, he stepped back consciously, poured another glass of water and placed it by Bai Qian's hand.Bai Qian was on guard all over, his eyes fixed on Si Qi, and he exhaled a hot breath from his chapped lips.

Si Qi spread his hands, as if to show his favor: "I just heard from the people below that Mr. Ning is seriously ill, so I came to visit you."

Bai Qian retorted: "You have such a good heart?"

Si Qi said with a smile: "Before, I did not act properly and left a bad impression on Mr. Ning. After returning to Guigu, I have been reflecting on it, and I really hope that I can make amends to Mr. Ning in person."

Bai Qian stared at him without saying a word.

Si Qi himself went on to say: "The young master has come to Guigu, and you must let me do my best as a landlord."

Si Qi's attitude is different from the past, which is a little light in the worst situation.Bai Qian wanted to think deeply, but his drowsy mind was simply not enough.Si Qi didn't force him, and said with a smile: "Young Master, if you want, you can go to the house to recuperate in peace of mind. If it's difficult, I'll send a doctor here to treat you, how about it?"

Si Qi's words lit up Bai Qian, and the plan went round in his mind for a few times, and Bai Qian decided to change temporarily.

"Excuse me, take me there."

Si Qi's smile deepened, he gave Bai Qian a meaningful look, and said, "That's hard work, sir."