Xizhou Qu

Cangyun 11th year, winter

Outside the forest of Xizhou City, there is a chill in the frigid air. The accumulated residual snow weighs down the dead branches, and occasionally a pile of overwhelmed residual snow falls, making a crisp sound in the cold snow. , the jackdaws that landed on the dead branches let out bursts of thrilling calls with a chilling air, and the forest showed a gloomy winter scene everywhere.

A man in purple was besieged by a group of men in black in a forest. The winter cold caused the man in purple to exhale layers of mist. He suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood. The blood fell on the piled white snow, which was extremely shocking. There was still black and dark red blood in the blood. The man in purple was obviously poisoned, and surrounded by men in black, it would be difficult to escape.

The men in black circled around him, and occasionally one or two wanted to take advantage of his unpreparedness to attack him, but were repelled by the poisoned man in purple. The purple-clothed man was gradually exhausted, and the folding fan in his hand was painted with cold and beautiful snow plums. At this time, it seemed that the extremely colorful plum blossoms covered the branches and residual snow, turning into a shocking red, and the folding fan was already like It was torn apart by violence, but fortunately, the long sword in his hand was still guarding him like a strong pine that could not fall down.

One of the tall men in black stood among the men in black. He seemed to be the leader of the group. The man in black looked at the stubborn man in purple with a flash of appreciation in his eyes. He said: " As expected of Nan Gongruo, it has been rumored that he has worshiped the great general Chu Tianhe as his teacher since he was a child, and his reputation is indeed well-deserved. Even in this situation, he was able to kill several of my assassins. It's amazing, amazing, but no matter how amazing you are, you won't survive today. "

At this moment, a woman in plain clothes and a green dress in Tsing Yi strayed into the woods and witnessed this scene. The winter grass that the woman in Tsing Yi was holding fell to the ground. She took two steps back and wanted to retreat, but was blocked by the man in black. In desperation, the woman in Tsing Yi drew out the soft sword she carried around her waist, and attacked the man in black who was blocking him. During the fight, Before he knew it, he stood with the man in purple.

Although the two have never met each other, they have a tacit understanding like soldiers in the same robe who have fought several times. The soft sword in their hands and the long sword of the man in purple go in and out at the same time, exuding a chilling air in the cold air. The cold light refracted light like a mirror, and the silhouettes of two people were printed backwards. Wherever the cold light passed, there were blood splashes, but there were so many people, they could only retreat and guard.

Just when he was exhausted and unable to return to the sky, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and the sound quickly reached the ears of the man in black. The man in black glanced unwillingly at the snowflakes and mud that were trampled by the horseshoes in the distance. , said "back" to the remaining living men in black, and left suddenly.

A horse stopped beside the man in purple, and the man on the horse jumped off and supported the crumbling man in purple. The man in purple spat out a mouthful of blood, and a look of absoluteness flashed in his long and narrow eyes. He said in a deep voice. The person who supported him said: "Catch me, I have been hit by their Zhuihun powder, if I can't get the antidote..."

He still had something to say, but he could only let out a strong coughing sound, and coughed up some dark blood foam.

Normally, this level of chasing soul powder would not worry him, because there are many famous doctors in Xizhou City, and his Nangong Ruo has many precious medicinal materials.But now that he has been poisoned for a long time, and he has been in a stalemate with these men in black for a long time, the poison has already entered his heart. If he can't get the antidote in time, he can only die here.Thinking about how the dignified fourth prince of the Cangyun Kingdom died in the hands of such a low-ranking former court Yu Jue, it would probably become a joke if he said it.Thinking of this, a mouthful of blood is stuffy in the chest and it is difficult to pour out, and it is difficult to relieve the breath in the heart.

After the man on horseback heard the order from the man in purple, he led the crowd behind him and hurriedly chased him out, leaving only two men guarding the man in purple.

The woman in plain clothes and green skirt hesitated again and again, and finally stretched out her hand to the wrist of the man in purple clothes. Her pulse condition was unstable, and her blood was dry. If she hadn't practiced martial arts all the time and her body was very strong, she might have vomited blood and died at this time.

The woman in green said slowly to the man in purple: "There is a nunnery in front of you called Ciyun Temple, which has a complete range of medicinal materials. If your subordinates can't get back the antidote, I will do my best to develop the antidote for you. The antidote is not difficult to prepare."

After hearing this, the man in purple and the two servants followed the woman in Tsing Yi and walked towards the nunnery in the deep mountain on the soft snow. The deep mountain in winter is so quiet that there is no sound of birds or beasts. It is too quiet, which always makes people feel It is not like the illusion of being in the world.

After arriving at Ciyun nunnery, I found that it was a nunnery with very few nuns. After entering the nunnery for a long time, there was no one. antidote.

The servant Cong who accompanied him poured tea for the man in purple, and the man in purple who was sitting in the room began to concentrate on protecting his heart with internal force, so that the toxin would not flow so fast, and he tapped a few places around his body to control the toxin. direction.

Watching the woman busy researching and developing the medicine, the man in purple at this time carefully hit the woman in front of him. The woman was dressed in a plain green dress, and her hair shrunk into the popular Chaoyun Jinxiang. A little bit of coldness and heroism, without a trace of the delicate state of a daughter.

She grabbed the medicine neatly, her unadorned eyebrows were slightly thick, and she didn't even have a single piece of jewelry on her body. If it wasn't for her hair full of black hair, and her whole body without a trace of a daughter, in this Ciyun Nunnery, she would definitely be ostracized. I mistakenly thought it was a female nun who practiced like an ascetic monk.

After a while, the plain-clothed woman grabbed a bunch of medicinal materials, then took them out and started tormenting them. After a while, the scent of medicinal herbs floated into the pharmacy.

When the woman walked into the room with the medicine, Dai Cong took the medicine, then poured out a little into an empty teacup and drank it. After a while, feeling all right, she presented it to the man in purple.

He secretly guessed, who is this purple-clothed man, who is so cautious, and these servants who are not low in martial arts are also so loyal.Although I was a little annoyed at the other party's distrust in my heart, I didn't let it out. I took my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, so I said angrily: "Young master, let's rest here for the time being! Ciyun nunnery is a nun's nunnery, and no male guests are allowed to stay overnight. Rules, if you feel better, go back earlier."

After the man in purple drank the decoction, he turned back the internal force in his body and felt that the residual poison had been cleared. He was secretly startled, this woman's medical skills are not simple.

He wanted to leave, but was stopped by a man in purple, "I heard that there is a goddess doctor living in Ciyun Nunnery on the outskirts of Xizhou City, she must be a girl." After speaking, he threw something to the other party, and continued: "This piece of jade is only my reward for giving you. If you have any embarrassment in the future, you can bring this piece of jade to the fourth prince's mansion to find me. As long as I can do it, I will never delay it." .”

He took something thrown by the man in purple, and it was cold in his hand. It turned out to be a piece of high-quality suet white jade. Seeing that the carver was not something that ordinary people could have, when he heard him talk about the Fourth Prince's Mansion , he already knew who was sitting there.Staring at the piece of jade, his eyes were erratic, with sadness, loss, and inexplicable sadness, and finally turned into helplessness.

Those expressions only lasted for a moment, and then he raised his head and replied lightly: "I don't dare to be a genius doctor. If it is a big Xizhou City, how can I be the only genius doctor? It's just that those poor people have no money to treat their diseases, so they find me as a poor doctor." A dead horse is just a living horse doctor, as for this piece of jade, I don’t dare to take it back, your Excellency should take it back.” After speaking, he put the white fat jade on the table, turned and left.

He had just taken two steps, but was stopped by the attendant beside him, and he said to him confidently: "If my Nangong sent something out, there is no reason for me to take it back."

He drank the cold tea on the table, paused for a moment, seemed to recall some good memories, and smiled happily. It turned out to be tea made from fresh flowers. This kind of taste is a bit special, very similar to A taste I've always missed.Afterwards, he put down his teacup, and said to the attendant beside him, "Jeyun, go back home."

After Nangong Ruo left, he turned around and stared at the Xicheng white fat jade. It was a jade carved into the shape of a censer, the size of two fingers. The light smoke on the censer would fluctuate with the light or shaking, as if a real light Like smoke, there is a smiling Buddha in the middle of the incense burner.Sighing, he took back the jade and put it in the money bag.