Chun Feng Du Jian

Outside the city of Runing, everyone waited very anxiously for seeing Ah Que appear, and the young guard was even more anxious, convincing himself that there should be no mistakes, while secretly worrying about Ah Que's safety.Just when he was about to plow a furrow on the ground, a small black dot appeared in the distance, and gradually approached where everyone was.

The sharp-eyed man saw that the person was Ah Que, and several guards immediately rushed over and surrounded him: "How is the matter? Is it going well?"

Ah Que was probably blown by the wind, his eyes and ears were red, and he spoke in a nasal voice. He handed the medicine bag in his hand to the guard, and replied in a fluttering voice: "It's all prescribed medicine, and the journey went smoothly. I saw officers and soldiers coming to arrest people in the city, so we can’t stay here for too long, it’s easy to be discovered.”

The guard was carrying the heavy medicine bag, and finally heaved a sigh of relief, and said with emotion: "Thanks to you, as long as there is medicine, everything is easy to talk about." Seeing that Aque was trembling faintly, he hurriedly grabbed his shoulder and walked towards the carriage, Comfortingly said: "Did you freeze this trip? Hurry up and get in the car to warm up. I'll boil the medicine."

But Ah Que didn't move, and gently broke free from his hand, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "No need."

The guard was taken aback, but still didn't understand: "...what's wrong?"

"I..." He lowered his head and murmured, "I'm not leaving."

Guard: "What do you mean?"

Ah Que wiped his face with his sleeve, raised his head and said: "Just now in the city, the doctor of the pharmacy looked at me pleasingly and asked me if I would like to stay as an apprentice."

"I followed the young master along the way. It has no other purpose except to cause him trouble. It's better to stay here, at least..." He choked up, took a deep breath, and continued, "At least I don't have to go around anymore. Wandering, you can... you can live a good life."

"..."

The guard didn't have much affection for him, and he didn't know him well at first, so he felt that forcing such a child to stick to him was really embarrassing him.Since Ah Que offered to leave, he couldn't make the decision to force him to stay, so he said: "I can't make the decision on this matter. If you want to leave, no one can stop you. But the young master has always taken you by his side and treated him well." Wake up, you better tell him."

But Aque shook his head and said: "There are pursuers in the city, you can't delay here any longer, you have to leave immediately. If the young master asks me, you can say that I am ungrateful, sorry for him, tell him to forget about me."

The guard couldn't stand his urging again and again, and saw that he had made up his mind, so he didn't insist anymore: "We have a fixed meeting and parting, and we all get to know each other for a while, so there is no need to say sorry. When the young master wakes up, I will tell him for you. .”

Ah Que thanked him softly, took a step forward, knelt down towards the carriage, and kowtowed three times squarely to where Wen Heng was.After finishing this solemn farewell, he got up and brushed off the dust on his sleeves, and said to the guard: "I will not enter the city until you leave, so as not to expose the whereabouts of the young master."

The guards looked at him suspiciously, always felt that he was acting too calmly, making the decision to leave as if he had thought it through, but he clearly cared about Wen Heng very much, thinking about it, not knowing what it was It's really affectionate, or I'm making some other calculations.

Since the pursuers were on the side, it was inconvenient for them to stay here for a long time. The guards quickly collected the medicinal materials, repacked their luggage, mounted their horses and continued on their way.Only Liu Ah Que stood by the road, with his back straight, watching the people go away until the carriage disappeared at the end of the road, Fang raised his hand to wipe off the tears that were almost frozen on his face, turned and walked towards Runing City.

In the dark and drowsy, Wen Heng's ears were always lingering with the sound of weeping, which made his heart throb involuntarily.After an unknown amount of time, someone helped him up and gave him water and medicine. A strong bitter taste exploded on the tip of his tongue, and all his sanity and consciousness returned immediately following the taste.He curled his right index finger slightly, finally broke free from the dream, and opened his eyes again.

The guard almost cried with joy: "Master! You are awake!"

Wen Heng's illness was overwhelming, and his situation was very dangerous. If he hadn't received the life-saving medicine, he might not be able to survive with his body.

He himself did not expect that this was another time he had passed through the gate of hell and would not enter. He just felt short of breath, and he couldn't breathe when he moved a little. He was always said to be a weak and sick child before, but now he has truly learned what it means to be seriously ill. Difficult.

He was supported by the guards to sit up, holding a large bowl of medicinal soup and slowly sipping, while asking himself what happened after he fainted: "How long have I been fainted?"

"Say less than five hours." The guard lifted the curtain to let him look outside, "It's already afternoon."

The daylight is slanting to the west, and outside is an unfamiliar woods and wild land, with neither towns nor villages, except for a dilapidated thatched hut behind the carriage, which can still shelter from the wind and rain.Wen Heng asked, "Where is this?"

The guard replied: "My subordinates don't know either. We have been walking west from Runing City, and there are such wastelands along the way. I haven't seen any other villages and towns."

Wen Heng nodded, and asked again: "How is Fan Yang? Did you go to Runing City to buy the medicine?"

The guard replied: "Brother Fan changed the medicine, the injury is no longer serious, and he woke up earlier than the young master. The medicine was brought by Brother Aque from the city."

"Ah Que?" Wen Heng mentioned this, and suddenly remembered the faint cry when he was unconscious, and realized that there seemed to be something missing around him: "Where are the others?"

The guard then told him everything that happened outside Runing City.

Wen Heng listened calmly at first, until he heard his parting words, his right hand trembled heavily, the medicine bowl was tipped over, and half of the bowl was spilled on the front of his clothes.He didn't even care about being burned, and said angrily: "You left him there alone?!"

"Young master!" The guard hurriedly reached out to help his medicine bowl, and explained in a panic, "Ah Que insisted on leaving, and no one forced him! The subordinate heard what he meant, because he felt that it was too dangerous to run around, and it was so easy. There is a chance to settle down, so I decided to stay in Runing..."

"No." Wen Heng gritted his teeth and interrupted him, "If he really wants to stay in Runing City, he doesn't have to sneak around, and he will definitely wait for me to wake up before saying goodbye. Besides saying that he saw pursuers in the city, he also said what?"

The guard thought for a while, then hesitated and said: "It seems that there is nothing else... Oh, yes! Before he left, he kowtowed to you three times at the carriage."

"..."

It was as if a heavy hammer fell from the sky and fell on his chest fiercely. Wen Heng was so painful that he could hardly speak for a moment, his ears buzzed like beeping, but there was a sentence that echoed clearly in his mind— —

That was the night when the name "Aque" was born. Wen Heng took the initiative to confess his identity, and said to him half-jokingly: "Whenever you are willing to follow me, it will not be too late to kowtow again."

He remembered this sentence, and so did Aque.

He was clearly willing, clearly reluctant to leave, clearly... risking his life to save his life.

Wen Heng put down the medicine bowl, closed his eyes and tried his best to suppress the fishy smell in his throat, and commanded in a deep voice: "Turn around and go back to Runing City."

The order was issued so suddenly that Wen Heng seemed to have lost his mind.Naturally, the guards couldn't let his temper mess around, they tried to persuade Fan Yang again and again, and finally alarmed Fan Yang who was still recovering from his injuries.

He is a martial artist, and his body is better than Wen Heng, but he is not as haggard as he is, but his face is still a little pale, and he asked carefully: "Young master, what is going on here? Didn't Ah Que want to leave by himself?" ? Is there any other secrets?"

Wen Heng didn't make a sound, but took a deep look at him.

Fan Yang asked that look to be startled.When he learned of the death of Prince Qing and his wife, he thought it was the deepest pain in the world, and Wen Heng would not have more pain in this life, but he never thought that there were still traces of pain in his eyes at this time .

"Young master," he persuaded almost earnestly, "this subordinate knows that you don't want him, but Ah Que himself said that he wants to stay in Runing, who can force him to do so?"

"I explained to you why Aque appeared in Bao'an Temple."

When the people he cherished leave him one by one, Wen Heng finally understands that there is no end to the predicament, and he will only be crushed on the ground by the fate of impermanence.But at this moment, he is determined to resist, even if it is regarded as a fuss, the kindness of a woman must struggle, so as not to be "powerless".

"I also asked someone to bring me a bottle of Woxue Green Bamboo Pills from Fuchu, but I didn't tell you why."

Fan Yang nodded and said, "This subordinate remembers."

"That's not for no reason." Wen Heng said, "I said that Ah Que escaped from the traffickers, just to reassure him. Ah Que didn't want us to know who that person was, because he really hid behind his back. This person is far more terrifying than a human trafficker. I guess this person is not weak in martial arts, and I am afraid that he will cause trouble, so I asked you to pay more attention that night. As for the preparation of Woxue Qingzhu pills, it is because even Aque himself did not realize that he has long been arrested. The person has been poisoned, but the poison has not yet been released. This is also one of the means that the person controls him."

Fan Yang never imagined that the aftermath of the past was still lurking, and he was so astonished. Thousands of words came to his lips, but he didn't know how to arrange them: "This...then Ah Que..."

"Although Ah Que didn't know about the poisoning, he always knew how that person would treat him. How could he let go of someone who could protect him, and instead stay alone, waiting for others to catch him?" Wen Heng frowned. The wrinkles became tighter and tighter, "I'm afraid only the chasing soldier is true in what he said. Most likely, he happened to meet that person when he was buying medicine, and the other party threatened us with our whereabouts and forced Ah Que to go with him."

It can be seen from the poisoning that this person's insidious and vicious methods are far beyond ordinary people's imagination. Now that he thinks about it, it is very likely that he fled to Bao'an Temple on purpose, and then tracked him all the way to this point.Playing people between applause, first making him think he escaped from the sky, and then stepping on the last foot when he is exhausted, the purpose is to make him no longer have the idea of ​​defection, willingly, and completely surrender to himself.

Wen Heng didn't even dare to think about what would happen to Ah Que if he fell into his hands. He exhausted his patience, suppressed his anxiety, and said, "Did I speak clearly enough this time? Turn around and return to Runing City!"

"Young master, think twice!"

Fan Yang said in a trembling voice: "Five hours have passed now, and it's too late to go back. Ah Que... It's a pity that Ah Que, but we escaped with great difficulty. Isn't it self-inflicted to turn back now? Brothers are not greedy for life and afraid of death My generation, but if there is anything wrong with the young master, we will not be able to atone for our sins even if we die, and we will come to the underground in the future, what face will we have to meet the prince and concubine!"

"Ah Que came to this point because of me." Wen Heng pinched his palm, and asked him slowly, "But because I gave birth to a good baby, I can disregard his life and death." , leave with peace of mind?"

In the past, as long as Wen Heng insisted, Fan Yang would always follow his will, but this time, for the first time, he did not back down.

"Young Master has a bird in your eyes, have you ever had these brothers who accompanied you through life and death?" He stared into Wen Heng's eyes and asked, "For whom did they abandon their family and career and follow you all the way from the capital to here? For whom did Abbot Huitong of Baoan Temple willingly sacrifice his life to deal with the pursuers? The blood of Prince Qing's Mansion is tied to you alone, and now the young master is planning to forget the bloody feud of the Prince's Mansion and put all the hard work of these people for the sake of a bird. Is it in vain?!"