Qingfeng Xu Xu

"Qingjiu, let’s take a rest on the side of the road. This horse is also very tired."Seeing the horse running slower and slower, he almost kicked his feet in protest.

"Okay, I happen to be a little hungry too."Xu Qingjiu said happily

"Then tie up your horse and sit for a while. The food seems to be in my package here. I'll find it for you."Xu Mulin pulled the reins to stop, turned over and dismounted, and said

"good."Xu Qingjiu pulled the horse to a tree, took off two packages of clothes, and prepared to sit on them. Xu Mulin had reminded him before that it was easy for cold air to enter the body when sitting on the ground."Why are these packages of clothes so heavy?"Xu Qingjiu picked out a thick package and took it off, but it didn't seem to contain the weight of clothes. She thought it might be some clothes that were not very soft, so she put it on her side and planned to sit down by herself.

Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu originally didn't bring much, just two bags. Now after Li Jichu packed it up, the two horses had no less than eight or nine bags hanging on them. Earlier, when Xu Mulin saw it, he murmured in his heart: This horse must be exhausted, I'm afraid it needs to be hitched to a carriage. I originally wanted to refuse a few of them, but I couldn't resist Li Jichu's kindness, so I had to take them all with me. Fortunately, I had more food, and I guess it would be better if I drove all the way. It will be reduced in a day or two.

"Ouch, my ass."Xu Mulin found a bag with something hot and was thinking about getting a bottle of water when he heard Xu Qingjiu's voice next to him.

"Qingjiu, what's wrong with you?"Xu Mulin turned around and ran to Xu Qingjiu, only to see Xu Qingjiu lying on the ground holding his butt and shaking around. Xu Mulin hurriedly stepped forward to help Xu Qingjiu up, and looked around again, but he didn't see him. What kind of snakes, insects, rats and ants?

"Senior brother, what did brother Jichu put in this package? It killed me."Xu Qingjiu, who was helped up by Xu Mulin, felt severe pain after his butt just touched the ground. He had to turn sideways and lean on Xu Mulin.

Xu Mulin looked at the package on the ground and felt that it was very familiar. After thinking about it, Then he remembered that because he couldn't hang it on his horse, he hung the bundle that Li Jichu gave him later on Xu Qingjiu's horse. Xu Mulin pulled the bundle to his feet, untied it with one hand and opened it on Xu Qingjiu's horse. In front of Qingjiu

"Why are there so many silver coins and banknotes? Where did senior brother come from?...Brother Ji Chu?"

"Below are two newly made clothes, which are really hard to refuse."Xu Mulin nodded and said, then pulled a bag next to him, put it in front of him, and said to Xu Qingjiu:"This one is softer, sit on this one. Seeing that Xu Qingjiu was still in pain, Xu Mulin hesitated and said:"I'll go look for it and see if there's any medicine. You...See for yourself whether the skin is broken or whether the muscles and bones are injured?"

"I can’t see this myself? Senior brother, help me up first."

Xu Mulin helped Xu Qingjiu stand up. He really didn't know how to reply to Xu Qingjiu's words, so he had to remain silent.

Xu Qingjiu stood up and took two steps. He felt that the pain had eased, and said happily:"It's okay, let's go. After a few steps, I no longer feel any pain. I just sat down too hard, but fortunately my ass is strong"

"good."Xu Mulin replied with a sigh of relief:"This is still warm."

"What's hot?"Xu Qingjiu didn't understand what Xu Mulin said before and after.

"Aren't you hungry? food."Xu Mulin leaned over and flattened the bundle, then picked up a really soft bundle and placed it on the ground. He said to Xu Qingjiu behind him without raising his head.

"...good."Xu Qingjiu rubbed her buttocks with her hands, walked to sit on the baggage in front of Xu Mulin, and saw Xu Mulin's somewhat red face, and asked hurriedly:"Senior brother, are you feeling unwell? Why is your face so red?"

Xu Mulin, who had neither eaten anything nor drank water, suddenly choked and coughed violently.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"Xu Qingjiu took the kettle on the side, unscrewed it and handed it to Xu Mulin,"Drink some water."

Xu Mulin gradually calmed down after drinking cold water, and his face softened.

"feel better now? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Are you tired from the long journey? Xu Qingjiu, who was unfamiliar with human affairs, said with concern.

"It's okay, I probably choked on the cool breeze I just drank.

Xu Qingjiu raised his head and looked at the treetops around him, wondering:"Is there wind just now?" Xu Mulin, who was indeed making nonsense, was speechless. He had to pretend not to hear it and said as if nothing happened:"Here, eat quickly. After eating, we can go on our way. It gets dark very quickly at this time of year. We have to find it before it gets dark." address. Xu

Qingjiu, who obviously didn't realize what it meant, raised his hand to cover Xu Mulin's forehead, touched Xu Mulin's cheek, and then said with relief:"I don't have a fever, it's not because of the cold.""

Xu Mulin, who had his forehead and face touched, could only sit stiffly and did not dare to move.

"Senior brother, are you tired? Why don't you hold on for a while and go on your way? After finding a place, let's rest today and start our journey again early tomorrow morning?"

"I'm really fine."Xu Mulin said with a smile, while pulling Xu Qingjiu to sit down, and then handed the pie in his hand to Xu Qingjiu,"This is still a little hot, eat it quickly, the weather is cold, and it will get cold soon. Seeing Xu

Qingjiu still looking at him with a worried look, Xu Mulin could only continue to comfort him:"I checked with Mr. Lu several times before setting off. The injuries are all healed. Why don't you help me take a look again?" ? I'm not sick. I just choked. I held my breath and didn't cough it out. That's why I was like that. As for you, did you feel any discomfort on the road just now? Did your shoulder hurt?"

"It didn't hurt. All the burdens were on my senior brother's body, and I didn't carry any of them. I only had one hand holding the reins along the way, and I didn't use any force."At the end, Xu Qingjiu suddenly said:"I'm afraid my butt will hurt if I rush on the road soon."

Hearing this, Xu Mulin couldn't help laughing for a moment.

Xu Qingjiu took an angry bite of the pie, with a smile in his tone,"Senior brother, you don't have to laugh so heartily, right? It made me want to laugh"

"It really didn't hurt? Do you want me to take a look at it for you?"Xu Mulin quickly put away his smile and said seriously.

"It's okay, it's not a sharp thing."Looking at Xu Mulin's concerned look, Xu Qingjiu replied seriously,"If you really feel unwell, I will tell my senior brother."

"good."

Originally, Xu Mulin was worried about Xu Qingjiu's injury and wanted to take more rest, but seeing the sky suddenly darken, he had to eat in a hurry and continue on his way.

The two of them inquired along the coast of Jiangbei, and they also stayed together. Li Jichu communicated with the news, but got nothing. Because they were in a hurry to find the person, the two of them spent the whole time except eating and sleeping on the road or inquiring about the news. More than half a month later, the two of them had arrived at the border of Qinzhou and were about to cross the river. They searched in the direction of Jiangnan, probably because they had been rushing for more than half a month, and finally it was too much, so the two of them led the horses and walked to relieve their fatigue.

"Senior brother, there is the sound of fighting ahead."Xu Qingjiu, who has always been keen, quickly noticed the sound of blades meeting in front of him, and was about to move forward to investigate as he spoke.

"Wait a minute, don't be anxious, let's see what's going on in the dark first," Xu Mulin grabbed Xu Qingjiu,"Tie the horse far away and duck over."

When the two people got closer, they saw a figure in indigo clothing surrounded by a vermilion and a snow-white masked figure. Judging from the indigo color, Xu Qing's body style was good, but looking at the other two people, looking at the whole body frame, Xu Qing Jiu speculated that the two masked people were two women. Their physical skills were much inferior to that of the man, but they were able to restrain the man. She thought there was something unique about it, which aroused Xu Qingjiu's curiosity. Treating the man After a movement, when he turned around to face the direction of Xu Qingjiu and Xu Mulin, he saw a very familiar face of a man with a bloody face.

"Thank you, owner?"As soon as Xu Qingjiu finished speaking, the sun-sacrifice needle in Lihua's hidden weapon had already shot towards the sharp weapon that was about to hit Xie Chi within an inch.

Seeing that the blade of the sword that was about to hit him was opened by a sharp weapon, the sword was still coming from there. The red-clothed woman fell off her hand. Xie Chi quickly stood up and turned his back to the direction where the sharp weapon was shot. He raised his palm and hit the red-clothed woman on the shoulder.

The two women saw someone coming to rescue Xie Chi. The power of the hidden weapon just now was also very terrifying. , the woman in snow-white clothes hurriedly helped the woman in red to turn around and run into the forest.

Xu Qingjiu, who was coming over, raised his hand and wanted to shoot out the magic needle in the pear blossom hidden weapon again, but was blocked by Xie Chi's turning body.

"Mr. Xu, why are you here?

Xu Mulin ignored Xie Chi's question and asked in a deep voice:"Who were those two people just now?""

Xie Chi retracted his hand and hugged his other arm. When Xu Mulin took a look, because Xie Chi was wearing darker clothes, he didn't see that Xie Chi's injuries were so severe that the clothes all over him were stained. At this moment, he was standing Only when you get closer can you see clearly

"I don’t know, but I heard that there was a flood in the Jiangbei area of ​​Qinzhou some time ago, and many people died. I guess it was bandits or bandits who took the opportunity to cause trouble. Two women, not very good at martial arts, could use some medicinal powder to make people weak. Unable to mobilize internal energy, if notI happened to meet two Mr. Xu, and I am afraid Xie will end up here today."After Xie Chi finished speaking, he wanted to raise his hand to salute and thank you. However, the injury was really serious and he collapsed without any strength. However, he still persisted and said:"You two Mr. Xu have been so kind to you. Xie will definitely repay you in the future."

"We brought medicine, please wait a moment. After Xu Qingjiu finished speaking, he turned to Xu Mulin and said,"Senior brother, please go and fetch the horse.""

Xu Mulin lowered his head and looked at Xie Chi who was sitting on the ground. His eyes darkened slightly. He leaned over to support Xie Chi and said to Xu Qingjiu:"I still have some medicine for injuries here. I'll apply the medicine for Master Xie first. You go. Lead the horse"

"That's fine, senior brother, please take care of Master Xie first, and I'll be back soon."Xu Qingjiu said as he stood up and looked around the surrounding trees,"Brother, be careful, beware of those two people just coming back."

"good."Watching Xu Qingjiu walk away, Xu Mulin took out a bottle of medicine to stop bleeding from his arms, turned to Xie Chi and said:"Master Xie, do you want to do it yourself, or should I help you?

Xie Chi stretched out his hand and said,"Don't bother Mr. Xu. I can do it myself.""

Xu Mulin stretched out his hand to pull the arm that Xie Chi was supporting just now, lifted up his sleeves, and said in a deep voice:"It's better for me to do it. Master Xie is injured too seriously and it's inconvenient."As he said that, Xu Mulin sprinkled the bottle of Chinese medicine powder on the wounds on Xie Chi's arms. Looking at Xie Chi's arms shaking due to the medicine, Xu Mulin lowered his head and said calmly:"I Remember that Master Xie is a wielder of a sword, right? The back of the sword is so wide, how could it not even be able to catch the edge of the sword, but all of it fell on Master Xie’s arm?"

The originally injured arm became more painful because of the medicine. Xie Chi calmed down, controlled his voice and replied steadily:"That man's ability to use medicine is unusual. Xie was negligent."As Xu Mulin sprinkled medicinal powder on another wound without saying hello, Xie Chi couldn't help but take a breath of pain. Xu Mulin just pretended not to hear, looked up at Xie Chi and said:"Look at the owner of the village, Xie Chi. This injury is indeed unusual. If Xu remembers correctly, Longyin Village is in Wuzhou. Master Xie left Shuzhou and took the direction of Jiangling Mansion and crossed the river directly to Wuzhou. Why did he take such a long detour to Qinzhou?"

"Xie came here to look for someone. There was an old friend that Xie had been looking for. Before he went to Guxia Village, he got news that someone had seen him in Qinzhou. However, he happened to encounter the funeral of Master Li, so he planned to wait for him. I came here after paying homage to Master Li. It's just that there was a sudden flood in Qinzhou, and now even the person who gave the news can't be found."Xie Chi said, with a very regretful and sad look on his face."Where is Mr. Xu? Didn’t you say before that you would go back with the Tianzong Hall Master? Why did you come to Qinzhou?"

"It's nothing. Just like Master Xie, he's looking for someone."Xu Mulin prevaricated.

"But are you looking for the young master of Guxia Village?"Xie Chi looked at Xu Mulin and asked with a smile. Looking at Xu Mulin's wary and suspicious expression, Xie Chi continued:"I heard it earlier. Young Master Li has been away from home for a long time. Xie just guessed that Young Master Xu did not return to Tianzong. He came from Shuzhou, so he inferred this."

"How did Master Xie know that my junior brother and I had not returned to Tianzong?"Xu Mulin pressed forward step by step.