Song of Less Danger

Three days later.

Alezhen and Nie Yin stood in the corridor to discuss.Outside the corridor, the setting sun is dying, and the sky is full of red clouds.

"The news has spread, and now the outside world knows that Zheng Tingxue's younger brother has fallen into our hands."

"What's the matter with that sick young man?"

"It doesn't matter." Alzhen said, "I asked someone to get the secret medicine from home, so he can't die for the time being."

"Secret medicine?"

"Of course it's a good thing borrowed from the Meng family."

Nie Yin said coldly: "Is it so troublesome to use it? Feed him life Gu, and the dead can live."

"No. Gu is too poisonous, it will only make him die faster."

"Master Ale, you are not bad for this kid."

"Brother Nie, if he dies at this time, how will you lure Xiao Baimei? Just staring in front of you won't make a big deal."

The door of the room was pushed open behind him, and an old man came out with a medicine bag, and said to the two: "This child was born with a sick bone, and the high fever has not subsided for the past few days, and the water and rice do not touch..."

Ale really took out a small bag from his arms and handed it to the old man, "Feed him the medicine inside, let him swallow it no matter what."

The old man went into the house with the bag in his hand.Nie Yin ordered the hidden guards, "Look carefully at that Zheng surname these few days, don't let him die. Then go and watch the cellar alone, and don't let that kid Nie Shaowei escape."

A Lezhen: "Wei'er is still young, and it's common for him to be unstable. Brother Nie doesn't need to be too harsh on him."

Nie Yin's expression was not good, and he didn't want to argue with him, so he turned and left.

Late at night, the moon is hidden in the dark clouds, and the earth is dark.

The cellar was cold and damp, with only one flickering light.The dark guard standing in front of the cellar door was tall and burly, motionless, as if asleep.

After the last patrolling guards left in the distance, he slowly raised his head, and his sharp and clear eyes swept around.

He quickly took out a brass key from his sleeve, unlocked it, pushed open the door and walked into the cellar.

There was no light in the cellar.The dark guard lit the candle beside the wall, and the faint light illuminated the person bound by ropes at the innermost side of the wall.

Shaowei opened his eyes and stared at the man.

"Yo, the kid is quite fierce."

As soon as the man opened his mouth, he had a hearty and deep voice, which didn't quite match his ruthless face.He walked up to Shaowei and drew out the knife from his waist, "It's an emergency, so I won't chat for now."

"I am Zheng Laoge's master, Qu Hechen."

Shaowei suddenly opened his eyes wide, "You..."

Zheng Laoge's master, Qu Hechen, whom Zheng Laoge hadn't seen for several months, was standing in front of him at this moment, appearing unscathed in the boundary of Ale's house.

"Human skin mask, isn't it bad?" Qu Hechen touched his chin, then tapped the half-frayed rope on his wrist with a knife, "You boy, you'll run out by yourself in two days."

Shaowei stared at him closely, "How to prove that you are his master?"

Qu Hechen grinned, and then his eyes turned cold, "How I prove is not important, the important thing is that my apprentice's life is almost lost. Nie Shaowei, I think you are different from your brother's lunatics even though you are from the Nie family. Now I want you to do me a favor, will you help me or not?"

He took out something from his arms and unfolded it. It was a personal leather mask.

Qu Hechen said, "I'm going to take Zheng Laoge away tonight."

The night is deeper.The sky is dark and the sun is covered by dark clouds, but the stars and the moon cannot be seen.

The hidden guard guarding the door on the corridor heard footsteps and saw two people approaching, and asked in confusion, "Changing shift at this time?"

Two people came, one tall and burly, the other thin and tall.The dark guard saw the face of the man in front of him clearly, and relaxed, "Meng Yue, when did you come back?"

Meng Yue replied indifferently: "I just arrived yesterday. Brother Yu asked me to replace you."

"As soon as you come back, Brother Yu will only order you around."

Meng Yue stood there without saying a word.The dark guard looked at the man behind him, frowned and asked, "Which team is he from? He looks very familiar."

Meng Yue said: "Come with me and go back to Fushan together after winning the master's order."

"Since the kid inside was arrested, the master has called everyone back."

"There are so many people in the yard, it's very messy."

Meng Yue showed an impatient expression: "Go quickly. Long-winded."

The two hidden guards seemed a little afraid of him, so they left without doubting him.

Meng Yue and the newcomer were standing by the door one on the left and the other on the right.They didn't look at each other until the two had gone so far that they couldn't hear the sound. At the same time, they opened the door silently and walked into the room.

Shao Jingji stepped into the room and quickly picked up Zheng Laoge from the ground to test his breath.Qu Hechen fumbled in his pocket for a long time, and took out the key to the iron chain.

"Oh, my precious apprentice is suffering." Qu Hechen took the unconscious Zheng Liaoge from Shaowei's hand, his body was still a little hot, but fortunately, he didn't sweat as much as he did a few days ago.

Shaowei took off his coat and wrapped Zheng Laage tightly, looked at his pale face, and asked in a low voice, "What will happen to him?"

Qu Hechen stood up with the man in his arms, and replied, "I will try my best to save him."

Only then did Shaowei breathe a sigh of relief, he stared blankly at Zheng Laoge, and took a step back.

Qu Hechen said to him: "Why don't you go with us too. I think you still have some friendship. It's a pity to stay in this kind of place."

Shaowei's eyes just fell on Zheng Laoge's face.He seemed to want to raise his hand, but in the end he just moved his thumb without any movement.

"I can't... make the same mistake again and again." His voice was very low, "My surname is Nie after all."

Qu Hechen looked at him for a while, nodded, "As you wish."

Only Shaowei was left in the dark room, and he raised his hand to tear off the human skin mask on his face.

The night is silent and empty.The moon finally emerged from the dark clouds, and the cold and ruthless light shone on the earth.

He murmured in a low voice, "Zheng Liaoge, I hope we will never meet again in this lifetime."

Then turn around and go out.

Soon, there was a loud sound of the door collapsing from the cellar, and the movement shocked the entire house in an instant.All the hidden guards rushed towards the direction of the cellar.

"what happened!"

"The young master ran out!"

In an unoccupied garden beside the house, a figure flew up the courtyard wall and disappeared into the vast night.

"Master, when will you come back this time?"

"When the little chick you raised grows into a big chicken, the master will come back."

"Good apprentice, let's see what good things Master brought back for you this time?"

"Master, how grown-up are you, why are you digging out bird's nests from trees all day long?"

"Hehe, if you have the ability, can you come up and show me one?"

The warm body temperature permeated through the skin, Zheng Laoge came back to a star consciousness from the deep coma, slowly opened his eyes, and saw the person embracing him in the night.

He opened his mouth dreamily, "...Master."

"Good boy." Qu Hechen covered his icy cheeks with his big hands, "With Master here, I'm not afraid of anything."

The long night fades away, and the morning light breaks.The Jiangbei border town has not yet awakened.Suddenly there was a "bang" in the quiet street, and the door of the small medical clinic swayed and collapsed.

Qu Hechen hugged the unconscious Zheng Luge and went straight to the door, walked straight into the back room, and picked up Shu Jie who was so frightened that he fell off the bed and was about to run away.

The young doctor yelled again and again: "Heroic man, spare your life, heroic man, spare your life! You can't help but be an honest and dutiful common people. You have never done anything bad in your life—huh? Isn't this..."

Qu Hechen grabbed his collar, straight to the point: "Take me to see Meng Ran."

"W-what? I don't know anything..."

Qu Hechen slammed Shu Jie against the wall, and said in a deep voice, "Meng Shuli, do you really think that you changed your name and changed your surname to hide, so that no one can recognize you?"

Shu Jie, who was still babbling just now, suddenly fell silent.

"It was you who disclosed the news that Zheng Tingxue was still alive to the Nie family and Alezhen, and led them to track down the Zheng family brothers." Qu Hechen said, "Whether this news is true or not, and what your purpose is, I will not pursue it for the time being. Take me to see your master right now, otherwise I will let all the Meng family know what a treacherous traitor the closed disciple of their patriarch is."

He said to Shu Jie word by word, "If Meng Ran found out that you colluded with the Nie family, how would he feel?"

Shu Jie took a hard breath for a while, then suddenly laughed at himself.This smile made the demeanor of pretending to be crazy and foolish in him fade away.He said, "As expected...Mr. Qu, Jiang is still old and spicy, Shuli is willing to bow down."

Only then did Qu Hechen let go of him, relieved—or rather, Shuli——his calm breath, and glanced at Zheng Laoge in Qu Hechen's arms, "...Since it was seen through at a glance, So tell Mr. Qu the truth. Master has been hidden in the mountains for 13 years, and he has not seen anyone except for occasional written orders to me."

"You only need to lead me the way, and I will take care of the rest."

Shuli was still hesitating, "But Master has issued a death order and is not allowed to reveal his residence to anyone..."

Qu Hechen grabbed Shuli's throat suddenly, his eyes flashed with blood, "My apprentice is dying of illness now, you tell me the death order? Is this the benevolence of your so-called bullshit doctor? Let me tell you Meng Shuli, if you don't take me to find Meng Ran today, you will die!"

A carriage galloped out of the town and headed north.

Before setting off, Qu Hechen forcefully poured Zheng Laoge with secondary medicine, carried him into the car and patted him gently, "Good apprentice?"

He yelled a few times before Zheng Liaoge said "hmm" and opened his eyes tiredly.

"Master."

His voice was inaudible with the pain, "I... did something wrong..."

"Little fool, don't think about it."

"Lu Xin...and Yan Xiao..." Zheng Laoge cried softly, "I killed them."

"Everyone has a destiny." Qu Hechen held his cold hand, slowly sent his internal energy into his body, and comforted him in a low voice, "They gave you their life in exchange, and you must live well."

The pure internal force made Zheng Laoge feel a little better.His spirit was extremely poor, he only woke up for a short while, then with Qu Hechen's company, he closed his eyes again and passed out.

The horse-drawn carriage ran day and night, starting from Jiangbei, crossing mountains and ridges, and entering the hinterland of Zhongnan Mountain.

Zhongnan Mountain stretches across the land from west to east. The mountains stretch for thousands of miles, with deep clouds and dense forests.The higher you go, the more difficult it is for a carriage to travel in the mountains. In the end, Qu Hechen and Shuli changed to riding uphill and went deeper into the woods.

They walked in the forest for two days, followed the direction Shuli pointed out along the tributaries of the river to search for traces, and finally walked out of the dense forest.

"Master lives under the river valley." Shuli wiped the sweat off his face. He was urged by Qu Hechen to keep on his way these few days, and he almost didn't even sleep.Fortunately, the path in the mountain is so complicated and changeable, he did not find the wrong one.

Qu Hechen carried Zheng Liaoge on his back, glanced at the valley from a distance, and said succinctly, "Let's go."

The river valley is lush with water and grass, and the fields are green. Looking around, it is indeed a good place to live in seclusion.Shuli led the way, turned back and said, "Mr. Qu, I have to tell you clearly, if Master doesn't want to see you, you will never see him no matter what."

Qu Hechen was very disdainful: "Even if he is hiding in the iron wall, I will connect him to the end of the wall."

Shuli hesitated to speak, shook his head, "Mr. will know when he goes."

The wind blew across the ground, making the grass rustle.Zheng Liaoge, who was lying on Qu Hechen's back and fell asleep, suddenly murmured softly, "Brother."

Qu Hechen turned his head and turned him on his back, "Teacher, did you dream about your brother again?"

However, Zheng Laoge seemed to be talking in his sleep.He didn't make another sound, like sinking into a deep dream where the light of the sky could not be seen.

They walked through the valley for dozens of miles, and finally came to a tomb.

Qu Hechen was almost dumbfounded, "Your master...has passed away?"

Shu Li was speechless: "...Master lives in this tomb."

No matter how hard Qu Hechen guessed, he never imagined that the world's number one genius doctor would live in seclusion in the tomb.He couldn't believe it: "Why do you live in the tomb?"

"Master...has his own plan." Shuli said, "This tomb may seem inconspicuous, but there are many traps in the tomb, and ordinary people cannot enter at all."

"Didn't you come here? Take me in."

"I have never gone inside." Shuli sighed, looking a little disappointed, "Master doesn't let anyone in, and he reminded me not to trespass, otherwise I will lose my life in all likelihood."

Qu Hechen was speechless.Originally according to his kung fu, it would be okay to break through the tomb of the mechanism alone, but now he, with his precious apprentice, dare not act rashly.Unexpectedly, he had already touched the door of the genius doctor's house, but it was difficult to move forward.

The man scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously in front of the tomb door, so he simply handed Zheng Liaoge to Shuli, stepped forward and yelled, "My surname is Meng! Your grandpa Qu is here, why don't you hurry up and open the door for me!"

His voice was like a bell, and he was full of energy. His roar filled with inner strength made the door of the tomb tremble.However, after everything returned to calm, no one answered the door for a long time.

Qu Hechen punched the door of the tomb unwillingly, and continued, "Meng Ran, I brought Zheng Tingxue's younger brother. He is seriously ill. Will you treat him or not?"

"I came from Jiangbei to Zhongnan Mountain, not to see your unlucky ancient tomb! Meng Ran! If you are not the only one in this world who can save him, do you think I want to see your dead face?!"

There was no movement at the door, only the surrounding wind poured in, like the sound of a soul.

Shuli helped Zheng Liaoge half kneel on the ground, glanced at the closed door of the tomb, and gradually gave up hope, "Master has not seen anyone for so many years, I think the mundane affairs have nothing to do with him..."

"Mortal matter? Human life is also called mundane matter?"

Qu Hechen was anxious and annoyed, if Meng Ran didn't show up, he really wouldn't be able to find another person who could treat Zheng Laoge's illness.He was well aware of how bad his apprentice's condition was. The child was weak since he was a child, protected from wind and rain, and even had a slight fever that would not heal for days or nights. What's more, he suffered a lot this time.Every day without treatment is a huge drain on his body.

Qu Hechen slammed his fist on the door and raised his voice, "Meng Ran! Thanks to your family background, are you worthy of this title? Could it be that you just watched him die when he was sent to you?!"

"He's Zheng Tingxue's younger brother! If you don't even save him, when you see Tingxue under the spring with your legs kicked, I don't think you have the face to face him?!"

"Stop yelling."

A low, hoarse voice came from above the tomb door, both of them were stunned and looked up.

A man stood behind a haystack, looking down at them.The man was unkempt, with long hair hanging loose, stubble all over his face, simple and shabby clothes, tall and thin frame, and a half-shrunken wine bag in his hand.

His eyes were silent and unwavering, a little drunk, swept across Qu Hechen and Shuli, and finally settled on Zheng Laoge's face.

Shuli called nervously, "Master, Master."

The man withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked slowly down the slope.

"Come with me."

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