The worst is the next cousin

In the evening, the convoy arrived at a small town in the northwest of Shangnan City. The inns here were quite simple compared to the luxury along the way.Five or six people from the Qinglong gang squeezed into a bedroom, and some of them slept on the floor.

One of the rooms was brightly lit, and more than a dozen candles were lit. The proprietress protected the flickering flame with one hand, and added the last candle for them.

"Don't all of you stay here. There are so many fires and fewer people, so as not to affect the breathing of the injured."

Everyone was driven out of the door, and the proprietress told them to wait in the hall, saying that the hall was only as big as a guest room in Ye Jintian's house.

Mao Xiaofei originally wanted to stay in the room, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help, so he simply came out and waited.Mu Canshang's appearance of blood dripping really made him feel uncomfortable, and he felt terrified when he looked at him more.

He wanted to stay inside and watch the golden millet draw its sword, but he didn't dare.In the end, I don't know whether it is to admit cowardice, or to leave enough space for the narrow room so that Mu Canshang can have more fresh air.

The proprietress brewed new tea, although it was not a good tea, but it was already the biggest treat in the store.

Mao Xiaofei sat blankly, with a warm teacup stuffed in Xu Qi's hand, his eyes were a little blank, he didn't speak or move, he didn't even take a second look at the brightly lit room not far away.

Only Mao Xiaofei knows that, in fact, he doesn't think about anything, it's like an invisible rope is strangling his heart, the rope is constantly vibrating, tightening every breath he takes, so that he can get rid of this tension , can't think of anything.He had never experienced such a loss, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

There were people walking around in the hall all the time, sometimes it was the guy with the basin, and sometimes it was the proprietress who came to refill the tea.Mao Xiaofei couldn't see everything, Shu Tong tried to talk to him, but found that he didn't respond, so he had to stop talking.

The sliding of Geng Le under the eaves was basically silent, but Mao Xiaofei felt as if he could hear every movement of the scale clearly, like a marble falling to the ground in an empty room.

When the first watch drum sounded, Jin Chen couldn't stand it any longer, and yawned to go to bed.

Xu Qi left with Jin Chen.

Although Shu Tong was unwilling to leave, Ye Jintian forcefully brushed his sleeping point and took him back to the room.

With a creak, another door opened.

A Ling combed her hair neatly, put on the red scarf again, and walked in front of Mao Xiaofei.

The red skirt kept standing in front of Mao Xiaofei's eyes, and he finally raised his head, his eyes were flushed.Seeing him move, Fu Dong called out timidly: "Father."

Mao Xiaofei reached out and hugged Fu Dong on his lap.

Ah Ling sat down next to Mao Xiaofei, and looked back at the room where the door was ajar, but there were still men coming in and out.

"You should go to rest." A Ling said, the faint candlelight shone on her powdered face.

"Your grandma fell asleep?" Mao Xiaofei's throat hurt when he spoke, and he realized that he hadn't spoken for a long time, his voice was not right, and he hadn't eaten or drank all the time. He picked up the tea bowl, and when his lips touched the water, he Couldn't help but crave for more, and drank half a bowl like a cow's drink.

"Well, I fell asleep after taking the medicine. Her mind is very confused sometimes, and she has forgotten the previous things." Afraid that Mao Xiaofei would not understand, A Ling said again, "She doesn't remember that you are a suspect now."

Mao Xiaofei sneered, his hand was empty.

Aling got up and changed Mao Xiaofei's warm tea again, turned to look at the guy who had just come out, called him, and asked, "Is there still nothing to do inside?"

"Bleeding a lot, the doctor is still busy."

As soon as the buddy spoke, Mao Xiaofei's eyelashes kept trembling. He lowered his head, holding the teacup weakly, and put it on the table.

After the buddy left, Ah Ling gently held Mao Xiaofei's hand, comforting him in a low voice: "It will be fine." But then she didn't know what to say, so she could only firmly shake Mao Xiaofei's hand again.

This is not a pampered hand, on the contrary, like hers, it is the hand of someone who is used to work.Rough, dry, warm.

"Thank you." Mao Xiaofei smiled sincerely, but his smile was extremely thin and fragile, as if it would shatter with a single blow.He slowly and unobtrusively withdrew his hand, hugging the little soft child in his arms.

"Father, I'm sleepy." Fu Dong grabbed Mao Xiaofei's lapel and muttered, "Let's go to sleep and wait while we sleep."

"Don't make trouble, you sleep by yourself." Mao Xiaofei laid Fu Dong horizontally, let him rest on his leg, pinched his face with his hands, and coaxed in a low voice, "Sleep."

Fu Dong's mouth shrunk, his neck stretched forward, and he rested his neck on Mao Xiaofei's legs helplessly, pinching his father's hand with one hand and closing his eyes.

Mao Xiaofei didn't know when Ah Ling left, but his eyelids became more and more dry, and he couldn't help but close them.

Mao Xiaofei was awakened by a shock, his jaw slipped from the hand that supported him, and Fu Dong was also awakened.

Subconsciously, Mao Xiaofei turned his face to look at the door that he had seen countless times this night, and a person just came out.Jin Su seemed a little surprised, with one eyebrow slightly raised, and walked over.

"Don't wait, he won't wake up yet. It depends on the next twelve hours. He will be fine when he wakes up." Jin Su's face was pale and blue, and he was very tired. He rubbed his eyes, "You guys It’s best to go back to the room to rest, otherwise, if he wakes up, I won’t be able to spare any manpower to take care of him, so I’m sure you won’t be relieved either. But I’m curious, when did he catch up, the young master asked, it was mine dereliction of duty."

"Is he all right?" Mao Xiaofei couldn't help but grabbed Jin Su, Jin Su's sleeves were all wet, there were a lot of dark blood stains on his hands and body, and there were a few red marks on his face.

"Wait." Jin Su raised a hand to prevent Mao Xiaofei from asking further, "You can go and see for yourself, I have to go to rest."

Standing up with the child in his arms, Mao Xiaofei shook involuntarily and almost fell to the ground.

Fu Dong quickly hugged his father's neck tightly.

Mao Xiaofei was almost strangled by him, so he quickly supported Fu Dong's buttocks, and hugged him off his neck, and then he blushed and gasped heavily.

After Fu Dong, who was crying and writhing all over the bed, was settled, Mao Xiaofei walked back, and Mao Xiaofei was so hungry that he flustered intermittently.

Pushing open the door, the smell of blood came over his face, Mao Xiaofei opened the window first, wanted to pour a cup of tea for himself, picked up the empty teapot and shook it twice, but he threw the teapot aside.

Mao Xiaofei's hands were shaking all the time, and it took less than half a cup of tea to light up the lamp.

The slightly protruding figure on the bed was quiet, and Mu Canshang was lying on his back peacefully, unable to behave properly.He was a well-behaved person, the skin on his face was cool to the touch, much more lively than when Mao Xiaofei fished him out of the river.The rope in Mao Xiaofei's heart loosened slightly, his fingers lingered on Mu Canshang's face, before he figured out what he was going to do, he lowered his body and touched Mu Canshang's forehead with his lips, it was warm.

Mao Xiaofei raised his body, moved down, and kissed his tall nose bridge, the tip of his nose was dry, his breath was weak but tenacious.Mao Xiaofei's eyes darkened, and he rubbed Mu Canshang's chin with his fingertips. He moved lightly, biting his chapped lips, and carefully licked the tiny cracks on Mu Canshang's lips with the tip of his tongue.

"Wake up quickly, Mu Canshang. When you wake up, I will promise you everything." Mao Xiaofei said this sentence like a solemn promise. After he finished speaking, he opened his eyes wide, not daring to blink He stared closely at Mu Canshang until his eyes became dry and itchy, and then he blinked.But nothing happened.

It's not clear whether it's disappointment or what, Mao Xiaofei's mind is in a mess. In the face of life and death, many things are not so important.From the moment Mu Canshang was seriously injured and appeared in front of him, he didn't think about what to do if Mu Canshang wanted to get along with him, he just knew that he didn't want this person to die, just thinking that Mu Canshang might die , never appear in front of him again from now on, never cling to him like a piece of brown sugar, want to protect him smugly, never want to kiss him forcefully, want to possess him again.Mao Xiaofei felt empty in his heart, as if he didn't want to do anything.So what if he risked his life to practice Ye Jintian's martial arts, so what if he could survive after detoxification, Mao Xiaofei couldn't think of it, who else would squeeze into his life as domineeringly and irresistibly as Mu Canshang, and he couldn't do it either. No matter how confused you are, let others squeeze in.

Even in a flash, he felt that he could entrust Fu Dong to Xu Qi.

Thinking about it now, Mao Xiaofei still feels scared, and a little unbelievable, because during those few hours, his mind was empty, but those thoughts and empty feelings were all real.

Mao Xiaofei sniffed, jumped up from the bed suddenly, went downstairs to cook a bowl of noodles, brought them back to Mu Canshang's bed, and watched him eat. After eating, his stomach that had been hungry for too long protested unceremoniously .With one hand clenched into a fist, he rubbed circles on his stomach, staring at Mu Canshang with his eyes wide open. Mao Xiaofei didn't know how long he watched, but he only knew that it would be dawn soon.

The first ray of morning light cast into the room, plating a layer of gold on Mu Canshang's face.

Those heavy eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes. At this moment, Mu Canshang looked very fragile.

As if afraid that the person in front of him would disappear, Mao Xiaofei grabbed his hand, and Mu Canshang's palm was still warm.Mao Xiaofei frowned slightly, pinched his sore neck with the other hand, and kept watch all night. There was no pain anywhere in his body, and his scalp was numb.

Someone pushed the door and came in. It was Jinsu.

"Have you been guarding all night?" Jin Su lifted the quilt. Under the quilt, Mu Shenshang was naked, and the gauze wrapped around the wound was stained red with blood, but the dark red color showed that at least the blood had stopped and the injury was not serious. become more serious.

"When will he wake up?"

Jin Su raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't know, right, what the young master means is that the big troops will leave today, and you either follow up tomorrow, or you stay here."

"What do you mean?" Mao Xiaofei was stunned.

"We don't bring anyone who can't be of help." Jin Su said slowly, "This time the test is very severe. To put it bluntly, it is a test of the gang leader for the young master. The reason why you all came along is because you were poisoned. I I can assure you that the antidote will definitely be given to you, and there is no need for you to take risks."

"No, you can't let Shu Tong follow you." Mao Xiaofei didn't forget Ye Jintian's persecution of Shu Tong, obviously Shu Tong didn't want to be in his hands at all.

"It's best not to say this in front of the young master." Jin Su's tone was gentle, but implied a warning.

"We're going." Mao Xiaofei clenched his fists.At least Xu Qi and Jin Chen followed, and if something unexpected happened, Shu Tong could be rescued.I don't know why Ye Jintian is so obsessed with Shu Tong, Mao Xiaofei still has a question, why Ye Jintian is willing to be his master.Ye Jintian's eyes are high above the top, he is cynical, and he doesn't take anyone seriously. How could he accept an apprentice with mediocre qualifications? Although it may not be a blessing to let Ye Jintian guide the practice, but he doesn't seem to care much at all Spend every ounce of time on the character.

Jin Su looked at Mao Xiaofei silently for a while, and said blankly: "Then you'd better find someone you trust to take care of him for you. He is like this now, and he can't be with us for the rest of the journey. He will die. It’s best to find a place to rest in peace, my original intention is that you stay and find a remote village near here to live in.”

Mao Xiaofei glanced at Mu Canshang who hadn't woken up yet, and fell silent, he couldn't rest assured that anyone would take care of him.

"Or you go first, and we will follow."

Jin Su shook his head, "That's impossible. After you leave the customs, you may get lost. You can't imagine what kind of place we are going to." Earth, how many of these people can survive.”

Mao Xiaofei was a little speechless for a while, and after a while, he questioned with difficulty: "Why do you bring so many people who may not be able to reach the end when you know you are going to die?"

"None of these people are being persecuted." Jin Su saw through Mao Xiaofei's thoughts. He pulled up the quilt and covered Mu Canshang, "If you want to survive, you need a glamorous job. On the first day, you know what is waiting for you. Just like everyone knows that the ups and downs of the officialdom are likely to end up in jail, people will still go forward like moths to a flame. But different people have different choice."

Mao Xiaofei's eyes returned to Mu Canshang's dismal face, and he followed from Qingxi thousands of miles away, saying to Ning Rong's men alone, that it was Mu Canshang's choice to cover them and leave first?

Perhaps, this sincerity is something he can trust and reach out for.

Mao Xiaofei put his palm against Mu Canshang's face, fondling it greedily.

"We'll be leaving after lunch, you'd better decide as soon as possible." After saying that, Jin Su closed the door and went out.