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"In the end, is it..."

What Si Qi said was ambiguous, and Jingxi was very energetic.Ming Lian is the one who is cruel and merciless, he can cut people down with a knife just by looking sideways at them.Si Qi is the smiling tiger by his side, always smiling unfathomably, waiting for you to relax your vigilance and stab you in the back.

Speaking of which, Si Qi's name is big enough in Huaiyuan, Jing Tianshu of Dutch Wine or Qu Fengqing of Fengyan are not as famous as him.Jingxi didn't understand what else he was dissatisfied with.

Now he had such a smiling face again, seemingly casual, but Jingxi reined in his horse and took two steps back.Seeing Jingxi's reaction, Si Qi let out a light laugh, and even got off his horse.

Jingxi, who made this move even more noisy, was beating his heart, but saw Si Qi throw away the crowd and take two steps, stood still in front of Jingxi's horse's head, and saluted respectfully.

"Master Jing doesn't need to go into the origin of this man and horse for the time being. I just said that I lent this man and horse to your envoy. Do you accept it?"

Jingxi didn't know what tricks he was playing, so he frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Ming Lian asked me to surround you, my lord, and he brought people to kill him to Bitaopo." Bitaopo is where Bai Qian is now staying, and Si Qi stood with his hands down, very satisfied to see Jingxi's expression changed, "He It's a good plan, I want to send you and Bai Qian on the road together. It's a good thing, but Mr. Jing must be very unhappy to have Mu Yueguan who has never been in the middle."

Facing Si Qi, Jing Xi was quite calm, fearing that if he didn't pay attention, he would walk in: "What do you want?"

Si Qi covered his mouth and coughed twice, his tone was clear and elegant, with a taste of coquettish and unrestrained: "I want to lend this man to my lord."

Jingxi thought to herself, knowing that he was going to turn against Minglian.But this person was tied to Minglian 800 years ago, so how can he survive?

Seeing that Jingxi was in doubt, Si Qi lowered his head and smiled, then raised his head with a look of resignation: "Come on, it's common sense that Mr. Jing doesn't believe me. It's up to you whether you want this guy or not, I'll let you know." Let them follow at a distance."

With that said, Si Qi gestured backwards.The thirty people got off their horses in unison, and led their horses to the two sides.There was only a small path in the middle, and Si Qi's horse stood in the way.

Si Qi turned his head and left the empty door on his back to Jing Xi.The 30 people looked down at the toes of their shoes, and they were not even at all defensive.If he jumped up to fight, Jingxi could still handle it.When he came up with this match, Jing Xi didn't know if he had some back move waiting for him, so he didn't dare to make a move.

Unexpectedly, Si Qi led his horse and bowed his hands to Jingxi: "These 30 people will be dealt with by adults." Then, he got on his horse and brushed past Jingxi, and ran away.

Jingxi was silent to the silent 30 people, and it took him a while to realize that Si Qi was playing for real this time.He wanted to kill Minglian, but he didn't do it himself.

Then take a gamble.

Jingxi told the 30 people: "You open the way ahead."

The group of people responded immediately and went back and forth.

At first, he was worried that he would not be able to make it through alone, but now the situation has turned sharply, and he rushed to Bitaopo smoothly all the way.Bitaopo is at the junction of Fanxi and Guigu, but within the territory of Guigu, Bitao Town below is a typical backcountry, where you can't even find a well-behaved inn.

Jingxi came on horseback and galloped on the only path into the town.Si Qi's group was left behind by him to wait, after all, he didn't know where they came from, Jing Xi was worried, lest they would follow him to see Bai Qian, and suddenly make trouble again.

Jingxi also observed along the way. These 30 people acted swiftly and resolutely. No matter their movements, expressions or words, they were all concise and clear, without any superfluous content, and they cooperated with each other tacitly.There is no doubt that these people are specially trained.Today, there are only a handful of teams that can cultivate such a team.Jingxi speculated secretly and had a rough guess.

It was mid-afternoon when we entered the town. There were few people living in the dilapidated town, and the surroundings were silent, only two or three children were chasing and playing in the street.Jingxi traveled all the way, his face was covered with sand, his hair was loose and knotted, and his robe was stained with someone's blood.With this scene and this face, it really has the taste of a down and out lone ranger.

It's a pity that Bai Qian couldn't see him like this.

When the child on the road brought Jingxi to the long-abandoned ghost house, Bai Qian was still asleep.Yuan Li grabbed a few candies for the child and sent him away, but when he turned around, he found that Jing Xi had exactly the same posture as when he left.Still standing in front of the bed, motionless, like a statue.

I made various guesses along the way, but I had hope in my heart.When she saw Bai Qian's sick face with her own eyes, Jing Xi felt at a loss as to what to do besides being frightened and angry.

Yuan Li fetched him a basin of water to wash his face, twisted a towel and handed him to wipe his face.After Jingxi took the towel, she lifted her clothes and knelt down.Before Jingxi came back to her senses, she held a handkerchief and asked first, "What's the matter?"

Yuan Li didn't speak.He stayed by Bai Qian's side to take care of Bai Qian out of affection and voluntarily.But when he pleaded guilty to Jing Xi for not taking good care of Bai Qian, this feeling changed, and it seemed like a task.

This was originally an unclear relationship.Yuan Li and Jing Xitong were thinking about Bai Qian, but they are masters and servants, so they often lose their minds.Yuan Li wanted to be with Bai Qian, and even more wanted to abide by his loyalty to his master.A person is caught between two emotions, hesitating.

Yuan Li didn't speak, Jing Xi wiped his face and hands, and said coldly: "Get up. Be specific."

Yuanli got up, restrained himself, and only told Jingxi what he wanted to hear: "Recently, Bai Qian's health is not good, and he would stay in bed occasionally when he was tired. Before this trip, he didn't rest well, and he was already showing signs of illness. After working hard all the way, he arrived at the This Bitaopo has deteriorated."

"What did the doctor say?"

"There is no good doctor in Bitao Town, so I sent someone to Fanxi to seek medical treatment. I will drink some heart-protecting soup and medicine for the time being."

Jingxi didn't expect that Bai Qian had been ill for seven or eight days, and he hadn't seen the doctor yet, so his anger suddenly rose again: "The doctor hasn't arrived yet?"

Yuan Li bowed his head and lowered his voice: "Just a day or two."

Jing Xi washed it clean, changed into Yuan Li's clothes, and went to see Bai Qian again.Bai Qian was much thinner than the last time he saw her, her cheeks were sunken, and her eye sockets had collapsed.He just lay there, breathing lightly, and didn't even feel Jingxi holding his hand.

Yuan Li was not looking at Wei Er, turned his head, but heard Jing Xi ask him: "How long have you slept?"

After pondering for a while, Yuan Li told the truth: "I have been sleeping for seven or eight days, and occasionally woke up for a while, and I don't know much about it. When I woke up, I complained of leg pain. There was nothing I could do. I added medicine to make him sleep. .”

Jingxi glanced sideways at Bai Qian's legs, which were covered under the thin quilt, and suddenly became vacant.Jingxi still wanted to ask how his leg was doing, but knowing that Si Qi had taken so much poison, his leg was already hopeless, and it was only a matter of time.Mention plainly sad.When the words came to his lips, Jing Xi turned to Yuan Li: "Send more people, and Ming Lian will come back in a few days. There is a team outside the town, more than 40 people, who are Si Qi's subordinates. You can use it. Tian Shu will probably be there soon." arrive."

Jingxi tucks in the quilt for Bai Qian.Yuan Li didn't move for a long time, and when Jing Xi looked back at him, he said, "Bai Qian... may not be able to survive a day or two."

Never had this anxiety, never had a horse been so mistreated.Jingxi tried her best to increase her speed to the extreme.The horse neighed unceasingly, Jingxi prayed in her heart, you must hold on.

I don't know if it's the horse or Bai Qian who said it.

Watching death is a terrible thing.The man was obviously lying on the bed smoothly, but he was a little thinner and paler.But the sign of death has come, somewhere beside him, it will cut off his breath at any time, and take him away completely.

I haven't made up for my previous mistakes, and I haven't treated him well.

How can.

Jingxi continued to head north, hoping to meet the doctor who came here.The more than 40 people also dispersed in all directions, Jingxi finally wanted to use them, and gave a death order: within six hours, find a doctor with excellent medical skills.

Bitao Town is next to another small town of the same size, and beyond that town is a section of mountain road.Jingxi waited and watched all the way, found a small path to go straight through, and vaguely saw a group of people ahead, the leader seemed to be a girl.

Jingxi shivered, and suddenly remembered a question.

Where did Mu Yueguan go!

There were only Yuan Li and a few attendants in that dilapidated house, and Mu Yueguan hadn't been seen from the beginning to the end!

The team in front of them was also in a hurry, and when they heard the sound of galloping horses' hoofs behind them, they gradually slowed down and turned around to look.From this distance, Jingxi could clearly see that the leader was wearing a veil, and most likely it was Mu Yueguan!

Mu Yueguan also saw him coming, so he reined in his horse and stopped.Jingxi chased after him, and asked first, "Why are you here?"

Mu Yueguan was also full of surprise, and asked him back: "I should ask you, didn't you just enter the ancient city of Gui!"

Jingxi felt that something was wrong, and didn't want to entangle her with these irrelevant issues, so she only asked her: "Why are you going north!"

The tone was too harsh, Mu Yueguan trembled in fright, and replied instinctively: "Go to meet the doctor, what's the matter?"

"But Yuan Li told you that Bai Qian couldn't hold on?"

"how do you know?"

As soon as Jingxi reined in his horse, he was about to turn his head. Mu Yueguan chased after him and continued to ask, "What's the matter? Why are you here? Why are you still so bored when you talk!"

Jingxi roared angrily: "We have been tricked! Bai Qian intentionally dismissed us!"

Mu Yueguan was still in a daze, Jingxi had already raised a piece of dust, and ran back the same way.Mu Yueguan came back to his senses, and ordered two people casually: "You, and you, continue to go north. The rest of you will go back with me! Damn, Bai Qian is enough!"

Nothing out of the ordinary.Bai Qian lay there quietly, indeed falling into a coma.Except for Yuanli's more respect and fear, which has been there since that kneeling punishment, the rest has not changed.But he was indeed dismissed.

Jingxi's mind was in a mess, and she had no clue at all.This incident was full of twists and turns, and the urgency made him overwhelmed.Every time, he thought that Bai Qian was in danger, and then a new risk factor would emerge. He looked at himself with a mocking sneer, and told another more terrifying result.

But every time it seems to point directly to death.Jingxi didn't want to face it, but she couldn't escape.

Going back the same way and entering the house, the contrast of the sudden stop caused the horse to fall to the ground instantly.There was a vague fishy smell in the air, which made Jingxi's nerves even tighter.

With light but quick steps, Jingxi rounded the bend and pushed open the door of the wing room.

Then there were corpses and bloodstains.