Dianxia Qingcheng

Three years later

—Among the lush mountains and forests, there is a curl of green smoke.

The green smoke stretches for ten miles and cannot be dissipated. If you enter it by mistake, you will definitely die from poison.

A figure in white clothes with a bamboo basket on his back walked briskly through the green smoke, bent down from time to time to pick some herbs and threw them into the bamboo basket behind his back, and then bounced and disappeared into the green smoke.

He came to a stream with a faint heat, and a small boat was parked beside it.

Throwing the bamboo baskets onto the boat, the boat wobbled and rowed deeper into the forest.

The mountains on both sides soar into the clouds, and the valley between them is so deep that you can't see the way forward. This is the place called "Ghost Valley" by the world.

For thousands of years, no one has been able to find it, so the world thinks that this place does not exist.

The boat sailed through the rugged mountains, and finally stopped in front of a waist-high grass field.

The figure put the bamboo basket on its back again, and walked in through the grass.

— Behind a piece of grass, there are several quiet bamboo houses, with smoke rising from the bamboo houses, as if in a fairyland outside the world.

"Ah ah ah ah..."

A few screams came from the bamboo hut, and a dark shadow rushed out of it in an instant. It seemed that the back of the butt was still on fire, and ran straight towards the stream outside the grass.

"Master!"

The bamboo basket was thrown on the ground, and Bai Yi hurriedly followed behind.

The grass was burnt to create a path, and the dark shadow crawled out of the stream and sat on the bank blankly.

"Master, are you okay, are you injured?"

Bai Yi ran over and squatted aside to carefully check Master's condition.

"Ten, my experiment failed again woo woo woo woo, I've done it 81 times, and I can get back the scriptures, why haven't I succeeded yet woo woo woo, my reputation as a "ghost doctor" will be ruined woo woo woo woo……"

Shi wiped away the tears for the master, and accidentally wiped off the burnt human skin mask on the master's face. He hurriedly tried to stick it back on again, but the sticky nose and eyes were all out of place.

Shen Huan simply tore off the human skin mask on his face, revealing the young and beautiful face underneath, which looked well maintained, with agility and style in his eyebrows and eyes.

She also stopped using any voice-changing techniques, and directly changed to her original soft voice.

"Ten, quickly help me to see, my real face hasn't been burnt!"

Ten leaned over and scanned up and down carefully, "No, Master, don't worry, you are still as beautiful as before."

Only then did Shen Huan wipe away her tears, and smiled. She looked at the person squatting in front of her, on that long, ordinary face, there was only this

The pupils of the eyes are sparkling, and they are sincere when looking at people.

Shen Huan touched Tuer's face, from his chin all the way to the back of his ears, and after confirming that the mask on this face fit firmly without any gap, he felt relieved.

In order to protect herself as a fool, she also broke the old mother's heart.

"Ten, do you know why you have to wear a mask in disguise every time you go out as a teacher?"

Ten tilted his head and thought for a while, then replied seriously, "Master has to dress up like an old man every time, it should be..."

Shen Huan looked at him expectantly.

"...I guess I want to eat the steamed stuffed buns at the entrance of the city for nothing. The fat boss said that as long as the old people and children don't charge..."

The light in Shen Huan's eyes went out, he let out a long sigh, patted his forehead, and stood up.

"Hey, it's because the world outside is too chaotic, and you can only be safe if you don't attract attention. Forget it, why do you ask you such a question as a teacher. It seems that I have to continue to experiment. Only then can you cure your melon brain..."

While talking, Chen Huan walked towards the bamboo house, seeing that Shi behind him didn't keep up, he turned around and waved to him, "Come here, you little fool."

Shi still stood there without moving, but his eye circles were red.

"Master, do you despise me and don't want me anymore..."

Seeing his pure and innocent almond eyes filled with tears, Shen Huan felt a little distressed.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If the teacher didn't want you, he wouldn't have saved you in the first place. Let you drown in that water."

Hearing this, Shi's tears were on the verge of dripping, "Master..."

Shen Huan quickly explained, "No, no, being a teacher doesn't mean that I want to drown you, but what I mean by being a teacher is... hey, anyway, you just need to remember that the one you love the most as a teacher is your little disciple, do you know?"

Ten choked twice and nodded.

Shen Huan wiped his tears for him, looking at the only apprentice he accepted, his eyes were full of concern and worry.

She didn't tell him that in fact, the first time she met him was in a small town outside the imperial capital, when he was very weak.

At that time, Shen Huan was disguised as an old man. When she saw the beautiful and fragile little man lying on the bed for the first time, she had an inexplicable feeling of intimacy with him. She felt that there seemed to be some kind of relationship between them. It was like a bond, so she gave them a hand.

But I didn't expect that the second time I met him was in a stream in Ghost Valley.

No one could come in here, but he was able to float all the way here along the stream, which made Shen Huan more determined that there must be some kind of connection between them.

At that time, the little man was covered in blood and was about to lose his breath.

Shen Huan took him back to his bamboo hut, and after a lot of hard work, he finally woke him up.

But the little man who woke up lost all his memory, he didn't know his name, he didn't know who he was, and he didn't know how he suffered

Shen Huan thought, it might be God's will to let him forget all the past and start over.Chen Huan has lived alone in this ghost valley for so long, and she still feels a little lonely.With the little people as companions, life finally has some color.

Chen Huan taught him medicine and medical skills, who knows that he actually has some talent in this area, he learns very quickly, and sometimes even comes up with some formulas that even Shen Huan didn't think of.

Shen Huan also named him Shen Jiu, because the day he was rescued happened to be ten days.

Although Shen Jiujiu was a bit naive and silly, he respected Shen Huan as a master very much, and he was the only one to look up to on weekdays, and he did not hesitate to respect and praise Shen Huan.

——Teacher and apprentice live freely and unrestrainedly in this isolated mountain.

Time flies, that is three years.

"Okay, my good apprentice, don't cry, let Master go back and change clothes."

Ten o'clock nodded, "Master... Hurry up and change the wet clothes... Don't... catch a cold..."

He spoke intermittently and kept crying and hiccupping, which made Shen Huan want to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, his face almost turned red.

"Master...your face is so red...do you...have a cold..."

"Hahahaha..." Shen Huan couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed wildly while clutching his stomach, tears almost came out of his laughter.

"Don't talk about it, my disciple, I'm going to die laughing as a teacher, do you know that you are just like a little frog hahahaha..."

Shen Huan waved his hand, smiled and walked towards the bamboo house.

Shen Jiujiu stood there in a daze, tears stopped flowing, and hiccups stopped. Looking at Shen Huanxiao's bent back, he followed up with aggrieved.

Master must not love him anymore. Master used to say that he was like a cute little rabbit, but now he is reduced to a little frog.

He was wronged.

The bamboo hut was in a mess, there was a black mass around the fire, and a hole was blown out of the bottom of the pot.

Shen Huan had already changed into clean clothes, and a new human skin mask was pasted on his face.

The master and the apprentice sat around the stove in a daze.

"Master, how are we going to cook?"

Chen Huan folded his arms and raised his eyebrows, "Go, I will take you to the city to eat!"

Shen Jiujiu's excited eyes stared at the stars, "Master is the best!"

The two came to the largest city in the Celestial Dynasty, the Imperial City.

This place is at the foot of the emperor, and it is very lively and prosperous.

The streets are filled with a dazzling array of goods, and there are row upon row of various shops.

The best restaurant is this Pinxiang, where you can taste all the delicacies in the world.

What Shen Huan wore today was the mask of an ordinary man, and the ten people beside him also looked ordinary.

Standing at the door of Yipinxiang, the two pulled Shen Huan's sleeve nervously, "Master, it must be very expensive here, we don't have any money..." Shen Huan glanced at him, "Hmph, who said, A meal as a teacher is still affordable. What are you afraid of, come in!"

After speaking, he swaggered in like an old man, and Shi Ye obediently followed behind.

The shop waiter hurriedly greeted the two of them, "Two guest officers, come, sit in the lobby here."

Shen Huan waved his hands, and said in a rough voice like a nouveau riche, "No, we're going to the private room on the second floor."

The waiter in the store showed a look of embarrassment, "Excuse me, guest officer, we have no seats in the private room on the second floor. Can you condescend to go to the lobby to take a seat, or find another place?"

Shen Huan stroked his chin in thought.

Shen Jiu quietly tugged on his sleeve, and said softly, "Master, I'm hungry."

Shen Huan made a quick decision, "Okay, the lobby is the lobby, let's just feel wronged."

The waiter happily led the two of them to the lobby to take a seat.

Shen Huan ordered a lot of food, and brought them to the table one by one. Shen Jiu raised his chopsticks and smashed his mouth, looking eagerly at Shen Huan who was sitting still.

Shen Huan looked up and saw the little apprentice with pitiful eyes opposite him, "Eat quickly, little hungry ghost, you are not a big man and you have a lot of food, even a teacher can't afford you." Shen Jiujiu stuffed a chicken leg in his mouth , vaguely said, "Don't be afraid of Master, I grow up, I can practice medicine and make money, I will support you." There are also many people sitting in the lobby, all eating and talking, noisy and lively.

The master and the apprentice had enough to eat and drink, Shen Huan got up and followed the waiter to pay the money, and asked Shi to sit in the seat and wait.

Ten obediently lay on the edge of the table, resting his chin on it, his toes dangling.

Suddenly, the noisy voices around disappeared, and everyone seemed to be silent for a moment. They just buried their heads in eating, and their faces were buried in the plate.

Ten was very surprised, straightened up and looked around.

A group of guards suddenly poured in from outside the door, and lined up beside the door to block other people and make way for them.

Then a person walked in, wearing a black robe, handsome in appearance, but unusually cold in temperament, he couldn't help shivering when he saw it.

He watched the man walk up to the private room on the second floor, walked into a door, and then the door was closed tightly, he actually felt a strong sadness welling up in his heart.

Immediately, he felt a dull pain coming from his heart, the pain made him teary-eyed, lying on the table at a loss.

He didn't know what was wrong with him, he just felt extremely uncomfortable.

After the man entered the door, everyone in the lobby seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and the noisy conversation began again.

Shi lay down on the table silently for a while, and finally felt a little more comfortable in his heart.

He turned his head and found that the master by the door was having a good chat with the shopkeeper, so he turned back.

The shop waiter happened to pass by, and Shi stopped him.

"Excuse me, who is that person who came in just now? Why does everyone seem to be afraid of him?"

The waiter in the store was taken aback by his words, looked around, and then dared to whisper in his ear, "Guest officer, you must be from other places, don't you know Prime Minister Pei Zheng?"

Ten blinked, "I don't know..."

"Hey, this is Prime Minister Pei, but this one of the court officials..." The waiter gave a thumbs up, "It can be said that one person is under one person and above ten thousand people, and his temper has become more and more weird in recent years, which has offended him. People don’t end well, so everyone has to clench their tails and be a man when they see him.”

Shi nodded, and whispered, "Is he fierce?"

The corner of the waiter's mouth twitched, "It's not a question of being fierce or not, he often smiles, but if he smiles at you, it means that your life is not long.

The shop clerk trembled all over, unwilling to say any more, turned around and went to work again.

Ten thought for a while, resting his cheeks, and continued to sit in his seat and wait for Master.

He suddenly felt a furry touch coming from his feet, and when he looked down, it turned out to be a little black cat.

The kitten's fur was all black, with a rich luster, and it looked like it was raised by some powerful family.

The kitten curled up beside his feet and was unusually obedient. From time to time, it rubbed against Shi's ankle with its fleshy soles, apparently wanting him to hug her.

Ten looked at the kitten's big round eyes, and his heart was about to soften. He bent down and picked up the kitten. The kitten seemed to be spiritual, and stuck out its tongue to lick the back of his hand.

Ten laughed, hugged the kitten, and ran his hands along the shiny black fur on its back. The kitten narrowed its eyes comfortably, and nestled in his arms obediently, motionless.

"Aiming"

The kitten meowed softly.

"Aiming, aiming, aiming, aiming, aiming, aiming and aiming"

Ten imitated its voice and softly barked twice.

The kitten was happy, and it climbed lightly along his clothes and curled up on his shoulders. Its fluffy tail swept over Ten's face, making Ten giggle.

— One person and one cat were having fun, but a person hurriedly walked in at the door, looking like a servant, looking around the lobby of the restaurant, even lying under the tables anxiously looking around.

Suddenly, the servant raised his head and looked in Shi's direction, and then stared at him tightly, ready to pounce on him with all his teeth and claws.

Ten was taken aback by his posture, panicked and had no time to think, turned around and ran, the kitten on his shoulder slid into the front of his chest with extraordinary dexterity, only a small head was exposed.

Shi ran around the lobby, dodging waitresses serving food, crawling over empty tables, jumping over several stacked benches...

That servant was not as dexterous as him, knocked over the second-hand hot dishes in the shop, kicked down the tables and chairs, and pushed down the innocent diners...

The whole lobby suddenly became chaotic, only two figures running around chasing each other could be seen.

Shen Huan haggled with the shopkeeper for a long time, but nothing came of it. After reluctantly paying the money, seeing the scene in the lobby, he folded his arms and watched the show.

After seeing clearly that the person being chased was his little apprentice, Shen Huan was furious, "Disciple! Run quickly! Why are you running so slowly! How does the teacher train you on weekdays! Speed ​​up and swing your arms Don't be caught!"

The shopkeeper's face turned green and pale for a while, "Don't run away! Don't chase! Don't overturn my Yuyao porcelain!"

Looking back while running, Shi passed a corner and hit a chest with a sound of "D Peng".

He was dizzy from being hit all of a sudden, and fell backwards involuntarily, his hands still remembering to carefully protect the kitten on his chest.

Seeing that the man and the cat were about to fall to the ground, Shi suddenly felt a hand attached to his waist, and with a gentle pull of that hand, he fell into a warm embrace.

- A faint smell of sandalwood came, Shi's heart was still beating, and his breathing was unstable.

The heat came from the chest where his hands were pressed against, and he could feel the strong heartbeat of the man.

There seemed to be faint gasps from other people in the lobby coming from his ears, and there was a random buzzing in Shi's head. He raised his head, just in time to bump into a pair of narrow and deep eyes.

The hand wrapped around his waist hadn't been retracted yet, and Shi stared into his eyes, feeling stunned for a moment, feeling that the front of his chest was being gently picked apart by a slender finger.

Ten ears felt hot, and he raised his hand to hold the finger in a panic.

The small hand is white and slender, the skin is too delicate, and the bones are small, it looks a whole circle smaller than the hand being held.

The man's eyes suddenly turned cold, he was stunned unconsciously, and then he was taken advantage of.

The skirt of the chest was completely lifted, revealing a small piece of white and sunken collarbone underneath, which was as smooth and flawless as jade in the rough, shining brightly.

Pei Zheng narrowed his eyes, without any hesitation, his hands were slightly hanging.

"Come out."

——The little black cat that has been hiding in the ten bosom seems to be able to understand people's words. It honestly popped out a small head, and looked at Pei Zheng with round eyes, full of innocence.

"I say it again, come out."

Reluctantly, the kitten got out of his arms, jumped onto Pei Zheng's palm, and curled its tail around his fingers to please him.

Ten was suddenly thrown away, and the warmth and the smell of sandalwood all over his body disappeared instantly. He staggered twice and held onto the table next to him.

Mr. Pei in front of him is really scary. It seems that this little Miaowu should be his cat, so he just now...

Ten felt guilty, and lowered his head, "I'm sorry, I didn't know this kitten was yours, I shouldn't have run around with it just now... I'm sorry..."

The figure in front of him flickered, and Shi Zai raised his head, only to find that the man had already left with the cat, without even looking at himself, he bit his lip, feeling very sorry in his heart.

The servant who had been chasing Shi for a while came over, with his hips crossed, and said loudly, "You, you, what are you running! Are you trying to steal our lord's cat? You bold cat thief !"

Ten eye circles are red, "I'm not... I didn't intend to steal... It's just that your appearance just now scared me... I thought you were here to snatch Xiao Maowu..."

The servant was so unreasonable, "You even found out the name of my cat, and you said you didn't want to steal the cat! Your lord should arrest you, how could you be so kind and not care about you! What are you talking about? Scared you, are you so timid! Pretentious, it's really ugly people do more tricks!"

Seeing his aggressive look, Ten clenched his fists, and his voice became louder, "If you had told me well just now, don't chase me, I wouldn't have been scared away! You are the ugly one! You are ! You are still a big fool!"

The servant was stunned by his yelling, "You, you, you, you still dare to scold me! I will beat you to death!"

As he spoke, he bared his teeth and waved his claws and wanted to rush over, but who knew ten would not give in, and wanted to fight him with his small chest.

"stop!"

With a sharp low drink.

The servant's expression changed, and he shrank back immediately.

—A man in black with a sword on his waist came over, and said to the servant, "What happened today is all because of your negligence of duties, yelling and humiliating your lord here, why don't you go back quickly!" .”

"Yes"

The servant bowed his head in response, and before leaving, he waved his fist in Ten's direction, and Ten also raised his head and stared back.

The man in black had no expression on his face, he glanced eleven times indifferently, turned around and went to the side of the stairwell without saying a word.

The other people in the lobby also gradually dispersed. Those who watched the whole process thought that Prime Minister Pei would punish the cat thief severely today, because the little black cat in the prime minister's mansion was a famous cat owner. Everyone in the government loves it.

Unexpectedly, they didn't see the expected good show, and everyone felt that something was wrong with Prime Minister Pei today.

Shen Huan pushed aside the crowd and came to Shi's side, "Teacher, how are you, are you not injured?"

When Shi saw Master, he felt very wronged again, "Master... I'm fine..."

"Okay, apprentice, it's getting late, we have to go back quickly, my dear, I will teach you a few tricks after I go back, so that I can run faster next time

While talking, Shen Huan led Shen Jiujiu to the door.

When passing by that stairwell, a person happened to come down from it, wearing a splendid dress with intricate tattoos, elegant and luxurious.

"Guardian Feng, please come here to pick me up."

"Second princess is serious, this is what a humble job should do."

Hearing this address, Qi Bingzhi on the stairs froze for a moment, then returned to smiling.

She was about to step up and continue downstairs, but she saw a white figure flashing by the door, thin and slender, very resembling...

Qi Bingzhi suddenly became flustered, and rushed out the door in a hurry, standing on the busy street and looking around, but found nothing.

She laughed at herself, there are people with similar stature everywhere in this world, what is she worried about.

That person is dead, this is a fact recognized by all.

Except for Pei Zheng.