Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

"What a fool!"

Qu Xin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She had come to collect herbs to save him, not to let him take risks to save her. Fortunately, she arrived in time, otherwise all her efforts would have been in vain.

"Are you hurt?" He noticed that she always had her hands behind her back, and his heart was filled with worry.

"Ah, I just fell down accidentally and my arm was scratched by a branch. It's no big deal." Qu Xin finally stretched out her hand and showed the wound on her forearm. Those barbs had caused her a lot of pain.

Looking at her scars, Xuan He's expression became serious. Suddenly, he picked her up, moved quickly and firmly, used Qinggong to leave the woods, and headed straight for the inn.

After returning to the inn, Xuan He gently placed her on the bed, then turned and left, apparently to get medicine. Qu Xin sat on the bed, looking puzzled.

He dropped her off like this and left. Where was he going?

Soon, Xuan He came back with a medicine box in his hand and began to treat her wound carefully.

It turned out that he didn't abandon her, but went to prepare things for treatment. Qu Xin looked at the busy Xuan He, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart, and she also understood his actions just now.

Qu Xin got up from the bed, walked to the door and looked down, only to see Xuan He and the shopkeeper talking for a few words before leaving the inn in a hurry. She walked lightly to the counter and called in a low voice, "Shopkeeper."

"Hmm? What do you need, young lady?" The shopkeeper looked up and stopped writing on the account book. It seemed that he was particularly busy today, and customers came to him one after another.

"Excuse me, do you have a medicine furnace? Can you lend it to me?" Qu Xin said as he showed the golden money grass in his arms, with some blood stains between the leaves.

"this way please."

The shopkeeper saw the blood on her arm and suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the Taoist priest was so anxious to find the nearest medicine store. He didn't expect that the seemingly indifferent Taoist priest was so anxious in his heart.

The shopkeeper personally led her to the back kitchen and carefully prepared a medicine furnace for her to prevent her wound from coming into contact with water. By the time the elixir was ready, it was already late.

Qu Xin looked at the finished product in his hands with satisfaction.

This plant of money grass is of excellent quality. The elixir made from it is not only pure in color, but also far superior in effect to ordinary elixirs. With it, the poison in the Taoist's body will be cured without treatment.

"Miss, it's time for dinner. Would you like to eat in your room or in the hall?" asked the shopkeeper, feeling a little more respect for this woman with extraordinary skills.

"Well, let's go to the lobby."

After eating in the room for several days in a row, Qu Xin felt a little bored. Tonight she wanted to enjoy dinner in the lively hall and listen to the latest news in the world.

"Miss, your meal is ready, please enjoy it." After the waiter arranged the dishes, he left with a smile.

Facing the table full of delicious food, Qu Xin's stomach couldn't help but growl. Although the pain in her arm affected her movements, she still happily picked up the chopsticks thinking of the delicious food she was about to taste.

When eating, even picking up food became extremely difficult.

As soon as I move my fingers, my arm feels like being pricked by needles.

“It’s really not easy to eat this meal!”

She managed to eat a few bites, the pain causing beads of sweat to appear on her forehead.

Putting down her chopsticks, she looked down at the door. She originally wanted to listen to other guests' interesting stories in the hall, but now she just hoped that Xuan He would come back soon.

Time seems to be passing very slowly. I wonder where he has gone and why he hasn't come back for so long.

Just as she was thinking silently, there was a noise at the door. The waiter, who had sharp eyes, immediately came over with a big smile on his face.

"My lords, would you like to have a meal or stay overnight?"

"Are there any rooms left?" asked a deep voice. The speaker was tall and there was a hint of impatience in his tone, which stunned the waiter for a moment.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly stepped forward and replied, "Two superior guest rooms happened to be vacant yesterday."

Then he asked the waiter to take care of the guests' horses to avoid the oppressive feeling.

"How many people would like to stay?"

After the waiter left, the shopkeeper turned to the newcomers and smiled politely at the handsome man in the middle. This man exuded an elusive and dangerous aura, and the shopkeeper had already sensed it even though he was still a hundred meters away.

"Shopkeeper, there's no need to be so nervous. I'm just a customer passing by and I mean no harm."

Qu Shang saw the shopkeeper's alertness, smiled slightly, and raised two fingers: "I want these two rooms."

The shopkeeper's tense heart relaxed and he put away the hidden weapon in his sleeve.

"Come in, sir."

This is Jianghu Inn, and we welcome all kinds of people. I hope this guest won't cause trouble, otherwise he won't give up easily.

"Ok?"

The moment Qu Shang stepped into the hall, his eyes immediately swept to the place where Qu Xin had sat before.

The table was filled with untouched delicacies, but no one was around, and all the other seats in the hall were occupied. Obviously, the guests at this table had left.

"Boss, have the people at that table left?" Qu Shang asked, pointing to the empty seat.

The shopkeeper followed his gaze and felt a little confused: the dishes were almost untouched. Did the young girl have no appetite or was there some other reason?

But he just responded softly: "Maybe he finished eating and went to rest. Sir, do you want to eat?"

"I've been walking for so long and haven't had a proper meal yet. Of course I have to eat." Qu Shang replied.

"Waiter, clear that table and prepare meals for this guest." After giving the instructions, the shopkeeper handed the keys to two superior guest rooms to Li Yi and indicated the locations of the rooms.

Qu Xin hid in the room, observing the outside through the slightly opened window.

"I didn't expect him to be here. It's so unlucky." She muttered to herself.

When she felt Qu Shang's aura approaching, she immediately returned to the room. Considering that the other party's strength was far superior to hers, if she was caught, the consequences would be disastrous.

Although I can't beat him, I can always hide. Since I can't wait in the hall, it's okay to wait for the Taoist priest to come back in the room.

Suddenly, she realized that something important was missing from her body—the elixir! That was the medicine she had specially made for the Taoist priest, and it was still on her body just now. Could it have fallen on the seat in a hurry?

After Qu Shang sat down, he inadvertently saw a pill under the plate.

He picked it up gently and examined it carefully. This was a pill of excellent quality. Judging from its color and smell, it had extraordinary effects. What surprised him even more was that the refining method looked so familiar.

"Oh? So that little girl is also in this inn?"

He thought to himself: "No wonder he ran so fast, he must have known what would happen if I found him."

Qu Shang already had a guess in his mind, while Qu Xin was preparing to take the risk to go out and retrieve her elixir.

It seems that tonight is destined to be extraordinary.

Qu Shang clenched the pill in his hand, a sly smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

"Little Brother, please wait a moment."

Qu Xin's voice came from upstairs, and she stopped the waiter who was about to leave.

"Miss, is there anything you need?" the waiter stopped and asked curiously.