Chapter 148: Border City
Li Chengmao did not forget that the fierce eyes that appeared in the cedar forest on the outskirts of Ganzhou that day were exactly those eyes, aimed at him and Shen Yan and shot poisonous arrows. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info And those eyes reappeared, and they appeared in this small Wuxia town.
"The one who assassinated us?" In such a panicked situation, although Shen Yan didn't see the assassin's face clearly, seeing Li Chengmao's vigilant look, and the fact that the two people had a sharp weapon hidden under the coarse linen clothes, she guessed one, two, three. Seeing Li Chengmao's affirmative nod, she even took his hand and reminded in a low voice: "Don't look at them." ”
"Hmm." Feeling a little sweat between her hands, Li Chengmao hurriedly put on a comfortable posture, shook her hand, and comforted: "Don't be afraid, we have changed our appearance, they can't recognize it." However, having said that, he still took Shen Yan with him, intending to go to an inconspicuous corner.
However, the two prime men still noticed them. When they saw their splendid garments, they took out their daggers and chased them, and caught them, but when they saw their faces, their daggers were slackened.
Shen Yan deliberately exaggerated her fear, hid behind Li Chengmao, and asked in a rough voice: "How can two strong men use such sharp weapons to me and my husband in broad daylight?" ”
"Where did you get your clothes?"
Li Chengmao secretly moistened his voice and replied, "It was a young couple who exchanged with us." They were also holding a child, who seemed to come from a well-known family. ”
"Yes," Shen Yan hurriedly picked up Li Chengmao's words and timidly added, "They not only changed clothes with us, but also gave us all their jewelry. ”
They cooperate tacitly and behave authentically. The two fierce men easily believed it. One of them asked, "Where have they gone?" ”
"It seems to be going in the direction of Yongzhou." Shen Yan replied.
The two strong men looked at each other and really left.
Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief. When he raised his eyes again, he saw Li Chengmao full of appreciation. But. She didn't let her guard down, and immediately said, "I'm afraid we need to change our faces and change our clothes as well." "Only by changing their costumes can they not worry about the two departed assassins finding out that they were lying and turning back to settle accounts with them.
"Hmm." Li Chengmao nodded, and praised: "Thanks to your foresight on Peach Blossom Island, otherwise we would have become their dead souls at this moment." ”
"Not necessarily." Shen Yan smiled, "Before they see us, maybe someone sees us first and sends us to the official office." I don't know what the hundred taels of gold I received. ”
There was a bit of imperceptible naughtiness in her smile, and Li Chengmao saw it and smiled dotingly. It's just that this smile didn't matter, but it caused him to choke on his breath and cough immediately. Shen Yan hurriedly stroked his back, looking at him worriedly.
To the horror of both of them, Li Chengmao coughed up blood after coughing a few times.
"How could it be ......" Shen Yan's worried heart. It was written on the face.
"It's okay, it must be because the poison in the body has not been removed." In order not to let Shen Yan worry too much, Li Chengmao worked hard to put on a relaxed look.
It's just that Shen Yan can see it. Even his smile struggled.
"Let's go, let's find a place to settle down first." Shen Yan hugged him, not wanting to delay for a moment. She wanted to find An Yangping as soon as possible. also gave Li Chengmao back to health as soon as possible.
Because Li Chengmao was still in weak health, Shen Yan took care of him for convenience. Therefore, this time they still became a couple. It's just that she has made a big change in age.
After the transformation, they really looked like an old couple in their fifties. In this way, no one will suspect them anymore, right?
The next day, they bought a carriage, prepared a lot of dry food and water, and officially set out on the journey to Nanzhao.
Along the way, they heard the news that one city after another was willing to be controlled by Li Chengqi, and felt more and more victories of Li Chengqi. He knew that Shen Yan would be able to disguise himself, so he asked the people below to check more when they were looking for Shen Yan and Li Chengmao.
After changing their costumes six times, finally, Li Chengqi and Shen Yan came to the border city, which was the same city in Nanzhao.
At that time, the border city had been occupied by the army of Sima Wenyong, the undefeated general of Nanzhao, and the identity of the people entering and leaving was very strict. Li Chengmao and Shen Yan were prepared and made fake identities before they safely entered the city.
There was a tense atmosphere in the city, and there was a terrifying feeling that the people in the city didn't even dare to come out. It seems that the Nanzhao army occupied the city of the Great Zhou and was not friendly to the local people of the Great Zhou.
"We went out of the city overnight and went to Nanzhao, so it was inconvenient to stay here for a long time." Li Chengmao said to Shen Yan. After more than two months of turbulence, his already weak body became thinner and thinner. However, he is no longer so weak, and his whole person is much more energetic. It's just that his originally fair skin has become a little sallow. Perhaps, it was because of the poison in his body.
Every time Shen Yan glanced at him, she was worried about the changes in his body. She didn't want anything to go wrong, delaying him to see An Yangping and accept An Yangping's treatment. Therefore, she did not agree with his idea of leaving the city overnight. After all, going out of the city gate at night is to be investigated more strictly, and she is afraid that their fake identities will be exposed.
She expressed her concerns, but Li Chengmao did not object. He thought: Find an inn, let the situation change outside, they live inside and don't come out, it should be fine.
It's just that his heart is inexplicably a little uneasy.
There are very few people in the inn, except for the shopkeeper, there is only one child left. When they saw Li Chengmao and Shen Yan, they almost showed a lot of surprise. On the occasion of the warm reception, they said: "The shop has not had a single customer for two months. ”
It can be seen that there are really few merchants who dare to settle in the border city at this time.
The night in the border city was a little quiet. The hot and dry weather in early summer actually made the people in the house feel a little cold. In the room, Shen Yan said to Li Chengmao: "I knew earlier, we should enter the city again tomorrow morning, and then go out of the city directly." ”
"Don't think about it, sleep in peace." Li Chengmao smiled and persuaded her. And after he persuaded Shen Yan, his own expression became more and more vigilant.
He was afraid that something unusual would happen that night. Perhaps, it was the cold and lonely atmosphere of the border city that brought him such a frightened feeling. Blowing the lights in the house, he also fell asleep half-asleep.
As if he had endured a hard life, when he opened his eyelids again, the sky outside was already dark. It was only at this moment that he fell asleep peacefully.
However, there was a lot of commotion in the lobby of the inn. Shen Yan and Li Chengmao were awakened by the noise almost at the same time.
By then, it would be dawn.
Li Chengmao went out and saw a room full of soldiers. Judging from their costumes, he could see that they were soldiers of Nanzhao. He hurriedly returned to the house, explained the situation to Shen Yan and said, "It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, let's leave quickly." ”
"Hmm." Shen Yan nodded, then packed her luggage and went out.
After settling the money with the shopkeeper, they were leaving. And just as they passed a table of soldiers, a soldier suddenly blocked their path, "Where did you come from?" ”
The soldier was a brutal man of speech and a rude appearance, and he looked quite frightening. Considering that Li Chengmao would not become an old man's voice, Shen Yan had to step forward and replied timidly: "We are from Ning'an City in Northern Zhou, and we are going to Dazhao to find a divine doctor." ”
The soldier was amused when he heard this, "You actually want to go to my Dazhao to seek medical treatment, and none of you in the Northern Zhou can cure the disease?" He burst out laughing, and the other soldiers laughed too.
After laughing, the soldier asked, "Which doctor are you going to find in my Dazhao?" ”
"Dazhao has a noble son who knows astronomy, geography, and the art of Qi Huang, known as An Yangping, who can save lives and help the wounded, I don't know if the military master knows him? The person we went to Dazhao to see this time is this miracle doctor. Shen Yan might as well tell these soldiers the true purpose of this trip.
"How can the great doctor of Anyang be seen when you meet?" The soldier looked at them and spoke sarcastically.
He called An Yangping "Anyang Doctor", which shows that An Yangping has some status in his heart. Therefore, Shen Yan continued: "When the prince of Anyang traveled to Ning'an City, he talked to our daughter very well. At that time, he lived in our house, and said that as long as we had any difficulties, we could ask someone to bring him a letter, or go to Nanzhao to find him. ”
"It turns out that you are already familiar with the doctor of Anyang?" After listening to Shen Yan's words, the look on the rude soldier's face suddenly softened a lot, and the eyes of the other soldiers also converged.
As Shen Yan expected, at this time, it was not wrong to borrow An Yangping's name. Next, after a few words of easy confusion, these soldiers did not embarrass her and Li Chengmao.
However, as they reached the door of the inn, a particularly handsome man walked in from outside, accompanied by four sergeants.
This handsome man was dressed in a military uniform, and he exuded a sense of pride. He has a white face like jade, with a smile on his eyebrows and eyes, and he looks smart and beautiful. Before he entered the house, all the soldiers stood up, led the leader, and called him respectfully, "General Sima." ”
Presumably, he was the undefeated general of Nanzhao, who defeated Wesley's general Sima Wenyong. At the age of seventeen, he looks like a talented man in his twenties.
His gaze fell on Shen Yan and Li Chengmao the moment he entered the door. His smiling countenance froze at the sight of their cheeks.
He suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Shen Yan's arm unexpectedly, and lifted it high, revealing her white skin in her sleeves.
"I'm good at the art of disguise, but I'm still a little short." He smiled again, and his smile added more smugness. (To be continued.) )