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How long has it been.

It was already completely dark, and night covered the land, and the sound of horses' hooves set off a barking of dogs.A dog provoked a group of its kind, all raising their heads and roaring into the air.

Jingxi thought, there are more dogs than people in this place.

It was probably for this reason that Bai Qian chose such a place.Fuck Guigu, it's just a cover to deceive everyone.

Jingxi went into the room, picked up Bai Qian from the pool of blood and covered him in his arms.And breathing, and heartbeat.But if possible, I really want to just hold him like this forever, let his face close to my chest, and never breathe again.

Jing Xi carefully wiped the blood off his face, suddenly a drop of water hit Bai Qian's pale lips, then slipped down and entered his mouth.He wiped his face with his backhand, but couldn't stop the tears from falling.Jingxi stood up, stepped on the corpses with her cloth boots, and stepped into the pool of blood everywhere.

I was scared to death by you, really, almost scared to death by you.

Changed to a clean room, probably the one where Mu Yueguan stayed.Jingxi frightened and peeled off Bai Qian's clothes that were still dripping blood, revealing the knife wounds all over his body.All the medicine powder on his body was given to the guard, and there was nothing left.Jingxi only felt hopeless, wrapped Bai Qian in a quilt, and held him in his arms again.

When Mu Yueguan came all the way, what he saw was such a scene.Jingxi, who had always been alone, was paler and sadder than the person in her arms.

Mu Yueguan slapped Jingxi away, and shook off the quilt to check Bai Qian's injury.Jingxi thought of the gunpowder at the emperor's birthday banquet, and Bai Qian's desire to survive, and finally regained some sense, and asked in a trembling voice, "Do you have any?"

After all, Mu Yueguan was a girl's family, so seeing Bai Qian's naked body, he would inevitably feel embarrassed.

With a full expression, Jingxi asked with a choked voice, "Medicine."

Mu Yueguan hurriedly got up and went to search in the cabinet, Jingxi found a place, and then carefully looked at the wound on Bai Qian's body.I only saw him covered in blood before, and I was shocked.After counting it carefully, I found that although there were many incisions, they were all shallow flesh wounds, and they were all on the limbs. There was his close-fitting protective clothing on the chest and back, and it was not a serious problem.Presumably the blood all over his body was stained with other people's.

Mu Yueguan took out the powder and handed it to Jingxi, Jingxi sprinkled it on for Bai Qian little by little, and wrapped it carefully with a cloth.Seeing that Bai Qian's complexion was still very bad, Jing Xi turned around and asked, "Are there any medicines for replenishing blood?"

Mu Yueguan was ashamed for a while, and said hesitantly: "There is, but I don't know where... These are all Yuanli's doing."

"Go find it!"

Jingxi let out a muffled voice, and Mu Yueguan was startled, and ran out in desperation.

It took a long time before and after this meeting, but the time to really see the eyes was only a moment.Rubbing her fingertips over Bai Qian's face, a tingling sensation rose from the bottom of her heart. Jing Xi was afraid that she and Bai Qian would never see each other again, and would only have to miss each other.

The night is like water, and there is silence.Yuan Li came from outside and exclaimed, "What's going on?"

Jing Xi let go of Bai Qian's hand, tucked in the quilt for him, and asked, "You don't know?"

Yuan Li looked wronged: "How do I know! You just woke up shortly after you left, and said that your leg hurts like hell, and asked me to go to the west grassland to find some grass for him. I think he can't stand the pain, so I will go." gone."

Could it be that Yuan Li was also deceived by him?But what happened in the intervening time?

There were dozens of corpses in that room, none of them were familiar, and they were probably Minglian's subordinates.There were many bloodstains in the house, intertwined and mixed, and one dragged out the door.Jingxi was worried about Bai Qian's situation, so she didn't bother to chase him.

Yuan Li took a breath, and continued: "I heard a noise over there, and I happened to see a group of people beheading a person in the past. Then the group picked up their heads and left, vaguely resembling Ming Lian himself. There are still some Minglian's subordinates here and there, but most of them are injured. Tianshu has arrived and is cleaning up there. How is Bai Qian?"

"Thirteen stab wounds." Tianshu gasped, Jingxi sent him away, "Mu Yueguan couldn't find the medicine, you go."

Yuan Li glanced reluctantly at Bai Qian's face before walking away reluctantly.Jingxi sat in the night, a kerosene lamp flickering on and off.After sorting out this matter, Jingxi probably understood.

At first, Bai Qian invited Minglian to Guigu.He said he wanted to understand the grievances on the surface, but he expected that Minglian would play tricks, so he fell into the trap himself.Now whether he is seriously ill or not, no one knows, but he leaves this gap to Minglian, waiting for Minglian to jump.

But Minglian's always cautious style, how can he be easily fooled.So Bai Qian dismissed everyone around him.When he is alone, no matter whether he is sick or not, it is a good opportunity for Minglian.

Minglian made his move at this time, after killing Bai Qian, he rushed to chase Mu Yueguan.After succeeding in this way, he will hide his whereabouts and rush to Guigu, looking for an opportunity to kill Young Master Qu and Zuo Qizhi.The goal will be achieved, and the remaining emperor is an incompetent person, and it will be much easier after that.

But he underestimated Bai Qian, or he didn't understand Bai Qian at all.Bai Qian was terribly afraid of death, and now no matter what happens, he would think about his own life first, and naturally he would not do anything that would endanger his life.

Minglian didn't even know that Bai Qian carried weapons beyond what this era should have.

When Jing Xi went to hug Bai Qian, with a wide glance, he knew that the wounds on the corpse were all caused by Bai Qian's so-called gun.Powerful, destructive, and above all unexpected.Not to mention that it is small and easy to hide, even if it is shown to others, no one can guess its purpose.

Thank you very much, Bai Qian has such self-defense items.

When the sky was about to dawn, Tian Shu came here bathed in blood. As soon as he entered the door, he yelled: "How is Bai Qian? Is he injured? Is it serious?"

Yuan Li immediately jumped up and covered his mouth: "Speak softly!"

Tian shrank his neck and turned his head to look at the bed.Bai Qian was still asleep with a pale face, Jing Xi was dozing off with her head propped up, and woke up joltingly after hearing his yelling.He was extremely tired, and when he ran all the way without any rest, he had to worry about it before and after, which could be said to be physically and mentally exhausting.

Tian Shu leaned over, grabbed Jing Xi's shoulder and looked at Bai Qian, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Hey! You look so bad, are you okay?"

Jingxi didn't say a word, Yuanli pushed the back of his head again: "Keep your voice down—how can you be fine, you're injured all over your body."

Tianshu scratched his head and grinned: "She Xiaojia is for everyone, which is worthy of admiration!"

Jingxi seemed to have just come over in a daze, rubbed her face twice with her palm, then turned around and asked, "How is it?"

Tianshu has been messing around with him since he was a child, and he has long been used to his way of speaking, and he can understand: "Minglian's faction has completely collapsed, and everyone who is not dead is tied up, waiting for you to deal with it. But Minglian himself was suddenly shown A group of people who came picked it up, and Si Qi's whereabouts are also unknown."

Jingxi knew that the matter was over, so she kept her head sullen and said nothing.Yuan Li explained to Tianshu from the side: "That group is Si Qi's people. Si Qi, at this juncture, it's reversed."

Tian Shu seemed to have heard some joke, so he said "Hey", and muttered to Yuan Li: "We all know that Si Qi is better than a dog, why is it the other way around!"

Yuan Li couldn't laugh, the corners of his mouth twitched, it was uglier than crying.

Tianshu's self-contained analysis: "To call him a dog is really an insult to a dog. This man will climb up if he has a chance, and he wants to trample everyone's faces. Guess who he is going to defect to with Ming Lian's head gone?"

This sentence hits the point, and it also hits Jingxi's faint worry.

Tian Shu said to himself: "Ming has a losing streak, but there are other city lords who can help. Mu Yueguan will definitely not accept him, and we haven't received any news from here. For the rest, Qu Miaoen hates people who challenge power the most. , Zuo Qizhi probably still doesn't like him..."

"City Lord, I can't satisfy him anymore." Jing Xi interrupted Tian Shu's words and continued.

"That's right!" Tian Shu turned his head and looked at Yuan Li, obviously they both had the same guess, "But if you go there halfway, there must be a greeting gift. A dead head must not be enough..."

Tian Shu glanced around the room, Jing Xi frowned in thought, Yuan Li looked worried, and Bai Qian fell asleep unconsciously.Pulling up the corners of his mouth, Tianshu laughed "hehehe", as if waiting to watch a good show.

Jingxi is also used to his appearance, so she won't get angry, but said coldly: "Go to the north to meet the doctor."

Tian Shu's face pulled down instantly, pointing at Yuan Li: "Let him go!"

Jingxi didn't speak, just stared at him.The cold Tianshu shivered, curled his lips and went out the door while complaining.

Jing Xi was silent for a moment, then told Yuan Li to call Mu Yue Guan over.After all, Mu Yueguan was born as a young lady, and he ran back and forth twice, and after staying up for a while, he couldn't hold on until he fell asleep.Jing Xi refused to talk to her, Yuan Li advised her to go and rest.It wasn't long before she fell asleep, and she didn't know what Jingxi called her.

The bedroom of the girl's house was to be avoided, Yuan Li told her casual girl, and then went back to Bai Qian's side to continue guarding.While waiting for Mu Yueguan, Yuanli asked Jingxi, "You don't want to see her?"

Jingxi was silent.After that kneeling punishment, the two never had a good chat, and the past correspondence only talked about business, most of which were related to Bai Qian.Usually, Yuan Li would write down Bai Qian's situation in detail, Jingxi would read it carefully, and then send someone to deliver something.so repeatedly.

Yuan Li sighed, got used to his old habits, and persuaded Jingxi helplessly: "A girl in her teens is taken too seriously."

Jingxi changed the question and asked him: "Where did she go on the night of Qiqiao Festival?"

Yuan Li was not sure, he hesitated and replied: "It was probably taken away by the young master of the Qu family, and he brought her back at dawn."

"About?" Jingxi began to pick out words.

Yuan Li touched the tip of his nose: "I guessed it. It was the same for the next few times, and they all walked with Qu Fengqing."

Jingxi was silent for a moment, and then said: "I'm just angry with her for not saying a word. Since that night, Bai Qian has completely changed. In the end, she didn't even have an explanation."

Yuan Li smiled, and replied casually: "Don't talk about her, you were like this before."

Jingxi was startled, and retorted without confidence: "I'm not anymore."

Yuan Li had a gentle face, as if he was looking at his own brother: "Well, you are different."

Jingxi's face became hot, and she was embarrassed to speak again.Outside the door, Mu Yueguan finished packing, and walked in wearing a plain veil, her exposed eyes were slightly swollen.

Jingxi calmed down, and returned to that paralyzed look: "You take people to Guigu, just as if Bai Qian was seriously ill and you went on the road alone. Don't mention anything about this place."

Mu Yueguan was puzzled, and Jingxi rarely explained to her: "The situation is not clear, let's see how others react."

Mu Yue thought about it for a while, then nodded half-understood.Yuan Li chuckled and added "hard work".She nodded, accepted this sentence, and went out to prepare for her luggage.

It was already bright, Jingxi poured a cup of tea.Yuan Li leaned over and touched Bai Qian's forehead, the heat came up, it was terribly hot.Using the cup lid to catch some water to moisten Bai Qian's lips, Yuan Li worriedly touched his forehead again, muttering to himself: "When will this doctor arrive..."

Suddenly there was an itching on his face, the touch of something, and then his injured eye became cold.Yuan Li covered his eyes first, turned his head to get angry, but saw a delicate girl standing in front of him.

"The doctor is here, but can you afford the consultation fee?"