I do beauty in Jianghu

Outside the small courtyard, Bai Muxi and others were bandaging nearby injured people.

He didn't dare to come out, but there were too many wounded people outside, he endured for a long time, and thought that the wolves should be gone, so he opened the door secretly, God knows how scared he was when he stepped over the corpses in the yard.

Those wolves were beheaded by Qi Ming, and the smell of blood filled the whole yard, like hell.

Bai Muxi's face turned pale, and he kept encouraging himself, and finally stepped out of the yard. After confirming that there was no danger nearby, he called out Qiuniang and Xiaoyu to bandage the wounded nearby.

While bandaging, he looked into the distance.

Qi Ming never came back.

Until the wolves completely escaped and the people in West City had been rescued and returned home, he still didn't come back after the tragedy ended temporarily.

The neighbors next door saw how miserable his yard was, so they let them stay at their house overnight and clean up tomorrow.

Bai Muxi asked Qiuniang to take the children there, but he refused. He just sat in the dark yard, guarding a group of wolf corpses, waiting for Qi Ming to come back.

Afraid?

afraid.

But he was even more afraid that Qi Ming would not come back.

Or rather, not coming back.

He had always firmly believed that Qi Ming would not leave without saying goodbye, but after today's night, he suddenly couldn't be sure.

Qi Ming has always been secretive about his own affairs. After the scars on his face became lighter, he hardly went out during the day, as if he was afraid that others would see him, and he never cared about other people's business. This was the first time he took the initiative to save people.

Bai Muxi heard about the tragic situation in Xishi, and heard that someone rushed into the wolf pack to save them, but when everyone looked for it later, the person disappeared.

He didn't go home.

Bai Muxi didn't dare to search around, fearing that Qi Ming would find no one in the house when he came back, so he simply left.

So I waited like this.

The moonlight is bleak and silent, and the smell of death always permeates the nose and fingertips, Bai Muxi's whole body is icy cold.

I don't know how long it took, when Bai Muxi's heart trapped in the ice cellar was about to despair, she suddenly heard heavy footsteps coming from outside the door.

Bai Muxi stood up quickly, and saw a figure, slowly came to the door, and stopped when she saw him.

Looking at the extremely familiar figure in front of him, Bai Muxi trembled with excitement, his originally cold and numb eye sockets suddenly surged with heat, and tears fell down involuntarily.

"Qi Ming..."

He yelled softly.

Qi Ming stared blankly at the people in the yard, motionless.

In order to kill the wolf head as soon as possible, he had no choice but to use his own martial arts. Although it was only for a moment, the internal force he summoned was not enough to affect the injury, but his unique sword technique did appear in the crowd.

No matter whether anyone would recognize him or not, after what happened tonight, his identity would be revealed sooner or later, so it was time to go, not to stay.

But he hasn't said goodbye to Bai Muxi yet.

I thought again, saying goodbye was just hurting him.

So he left the city overnight.

With this whole body of blood, a whole body of injuries.

He thought that once he left, he would never come back again.

Stepping on the road in the outskirts of the city, there was no one around at night, only his heavy steps echoed around, just like the road he walked these years.

It was pitch black ahead.

He knew that what he was stepping on at this moment was a dead end with no return.

In the dark, as if deliberately pulling, the more he wanted to say goodbye, the heavier his steps, the gentle face in his memory kept lingering in his mind, sometimes complaining, sometimes coquettish, sometimes furious, sometimes well-behaved, like a ray of warm sunshine , wrapped himself like a walking corpse, warmed him, led him, and walked towards the road of life.

He stopped suddenly, raised his head, and a three-story octagonal pavilion came into view.

That night, Bai Muxi was on the top of the pavilion, and she threw herself into his arms softly. There was a faint fragrance of Ling Jinghua on him. She looked up at him drunkenly, called his name, and pouted her lips. want to kiss him...

Qi Ming smiled silently, with a bitter and hopeless smile.

This warm and peaceful time unknowingly became an invisible shackle, tightly locked his throat, and locked his steps towards hell.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether God arranged for Bai Muxi to come into his life, whether he wanted him to live on, or whether he wanted him to die even worse in the future.

time to go.

He said so to himself.

But his footsteps seemed to be filled with lead, and he couldn't take a step out. Just like this, he turned around and returned to this small courtyard.

Then I saw Bai Muxi sitting alone in the courtyard, waiting for him quietly.

Bai Muxi stood up, walked towards him, her footsteps became faster and faster, and finally threw herself into his arms fiercely, hugging him tightly.

"I thought you were gone..."

He said in a hoarse voice, he didn't mind Qi Ming's clothes stained with wolf blood at all.

Qi Ming looked at him quietly.

He is leaving.

"I thought you weren't coming back..."

He is not going to come back.

Qi Ming slowly stretched out his arms, hugging Bai Muxi gently as he did after being entangled by Bai Muxi every night.

"Sorry……"

Hearing his voice, Bai Muxi raised her head, looked at him with bright red eyes, and suddenly felt great courage from her chest, stood on tiptoe, held his face with both hands, and kissed his blood-stained lips without hesitation.

His lips were soft and cold.

There was no response to this kiss, and the smell of blood filled his nostrils, but Bai Muxi stubbornly refused to retreat until the wind dried the tears on his face.

Qi Ming gently pushed him away.

Bai Muxi's heart that had been put back in his stomach suddenly lifted again. He carefully looked into Qi Ming's eyes and asked softly, "You, are you here to say goodbye to me?"

Qi Ming opened his mouth, but found a word 'yes' lingering on his lips, unable to say anything.

Qi Ming smiled wryly and shook his head.

Bai Muxi's eyes suddenly lit up with joy, and he hugged Qi Ming tightly again, as if hugging his whole world.

……

Qi Ming's injuries were not serious, they were all external injuries, which just added to the already scarred body.

After helping Qi Ming clean up the wounds on his body, Bai Muxi helped him to the bed, and said very consciously: "You can rest on the bed tonight, I will make the floor."

Qi Ming let out a soft 'huh'.

He was so tired that he would touch the pillow.

Bai Muxi had also been busy for a long time, but now she didn't dare to sleep, for fear that Qi Ming would disappear completely when she woke up, so she lay on the floor and watched over him quietly.

But not long after, Qi Ming's originally stretched brows frowned, and his breath was a little short, Bai Muxi immediately sat up and approached him holding his breath.

It was the same before Qi Ming had a nightmare and vomited blood last time. Bai Muxi didn't dare to let him vomit blood again, so he climbed onto the bed and sat down carefully, gently hugged his head in his arms, and gently massaged the acupuncture points on his head, Help him relax.

Qi Ming, who was in a nightmare, was in a bad mood, and the effect of massaging the acupoints was not obvious. Bai Muxi bent down, hugged his upper body gently, pressed the acupoints again and again along his back, and comforted him softly.

it's okay no problem……

Don't be afraid...

It's all a dream...

In a trance, Qi Ming came to the dark villa again and looked around. There was nothing but corpses whose faces could not be seen clearly. His ears were filled with countless shrill voices, like a ghost screaming.

Why……

Back then, blood was an alliance, we lived and died together, why are you the only one alive!

Why are you still alive! ! ! !

Go to hell! ! !

Go to hell! ! ! !

……

As the world was spinning, he vaguely heard Bai Muxi's gentle voice, telling him that this was a dream, don't be afraid, wake up quickly, this is a dream...

He struggled to open his eyes from the nightmare, and saw a person next to him, murmured vaguely: "Bai Muxi..."

Bai Muxi hugged him, grabbed his clenched hand, and responded softly: "Well, I'm here."

Qi Ming murmured: "Bai Muxi..."

Qi Ming's tone was blank: "Should I die?"

Bai Muxi was taken aback: "Damn, of course not."

Qi Ming, who was in a trance, didn't hear Bai Muxi's answer, he just repeated this sentence blindly.

should i die...

Bai Muxi still didn't know what Qi Ming had gone through. Hearing his desperate murmurs, he felt that his internal organs were all clenched together, and he trembled from the pain.

He forcibly suppressed the heartache, held Qi Minglou in his arms, and softly coaxed: "No, you don't deserve to die! The one who hurt you deserves to die! You have to live, live well, Qi Ming...you have to live ..."

In the chaotic consciousness, as if he really heard the response and felt the warm embrace, Qi Ming slowly closed his eyes, his breath gradually calmed down, and his clenched five fingers slowly loosened.

……

The next morning, the neighbors helped find a few strong men and carried the dead wolf out of the yard. Qiuniang took the children and washed the yard over and over again with water, and then smoked the mugwort leaves for a long time, which can be regarded as bloody. Most of the smell is gone.

Bai Muxi stayed by Qi Ming's bed and stayed up all night. He didn't move until Qiu Niang called him to have lunch. Seeing that Qi Ming was sleeping with a long breath, he thought it was all right, so he got up and went to eat.

After tossing and tossing for so long, he was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. He originally wanted to wait for Qi Ming to wake up and eat together, but he must have been extremely tired last night, and it was rare for him to sleep well, so he didn't want to call him.

While eating, I heard Qiuniang talking about what happened last night.

The city was in a mess last night. Doctors from various medical clinics were called out from their homes in the middle of the night to treat many injured people. The officers and soldiers cleaned up in the west center all night, and cleaned up most of the blood in the early morning. Then the wolf's carcass was transported out of the city.

All the people who were not seriously injured at the bonfire dinner were taken to the government for interrogation, and they were released after most of the night.

A notice was posted this morning, saying that the attack by the wolves last night was caused by the unrestrained hunting of the people in the city, which caused the wolves to retaliate. Therefore, from today onwards, wild hunting is completely prohibited in the city, and the reopening time is to be determined.

And the young masters who captured the litter of wolf cubs into the city had to pay the medical expenses of all the injured, as well as the compensation and funeral expenses of those who were attacked and died by the wolves.

Qiuniang finished speaking and shook her head: "Last night, I heard that more than a dozen people died, but in the end they just lost money. It was said that it was a wolf who killed people. Those young masters didn't intend to harm people."

Bai Muxi sneered: "Your noble son, do you really expect to be imprisoned?"

Qiuniang sighed, and said again: "If you want to talk about the eldest son, people are more angry than people. I heard that last night in the west market, fortunately, there was a young master from the Gu family who brought people to rescue in time. Otherwise, there would be more people who died. You said people Why is the young master of the Gu family so nice?"

Xiaoyu, who had been brooding all the time, suddenly interrupted: "There's Mr. Qi too! Didn't Mr. Qi also go west—"

Bai Muxi made a gesture and interrupted him.

Qiu Niang lowered her voice: "By the way, I heard that the Gu family is looking for Mr. Qi all over the city."

Bai Muxi's heart skipped a beat: "Do they know it's Qi Ming?"

Qiuniang shook her head: "I don't know, I just said that he was a man with scars all over his face, and he held a hatchet in his hand. Killing a wolf is like..." She paused, looking for an adjective: "It's like cutting melons. It's as good as cutting vegetables."

Xiaoyu: "That's Mr. Qi, he killed the wolf in the yard last night, didn't he just click and kill—"

Bai Muxi interrupted Xiaoyu again, and glared at him, Xiaoyu immediately shrank his neck.

Qiu Niang said softly: "Someone came here this morning to inquire. When they asked me, I didn't say anything. I always feel that Mr. Qi doesn't seem to like others to inquire about him."

Qiu Niang hesitated: "I heard that the government is also looking for the person who acted bravely last night, and one person was named with scars on his face. Because this person saved many people and turned the tide, the reward is very high."

Bai Muxi shook his head: "No matter how high the bounty is, don't tell it. Anyone who asks will say that they don't know. I haven't seen it. Do you remember?"

Everyone nodded.

Just nodding, Qiuniang was a little worried: "But... even if we don't say it, I'm afraid we won't be able to hide it for long. There are really not many men with scars in this city."

Bai Muxi frowned slightly: "Hiding it for a while is a while, wait for Qi Ming to wake up and ask him about his plans."

Just as he was talking, there was a sudden commotion in the yard.

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