The thick and heavy clouds covered the winter sun, and the room darkened for a moment, Mingyun opened his eyes and said, "Go back to the royal capital tomorrow." ”

"Back to the royal capital? Come back tomorrow? Cicada Yue asked in surprise.

"If you're not sure, it's better to go back soon." Mingyun's voice was low and hoarse, she was still holding her forehead, and the whole person fell into a low mood.

Cicada Yue and Chang Fei glanced at each other, and Cicada Yue said, "Then listen to the master." I'm going to pack my things. ”

Chang Fei had nothing to collect there, remembered a few informants scattered in Sanquanyi, and asked, "Then you still have to keep an eye on it?" ”

Mingyun hesitated for a moment, she remembered the way her mother looked at Xia Qian during the banquet, clenched her fists, and said, "It's all withdrawn, don't stare at it anymore." Also, who is the one who sent the letter today? ”

Cicada Yue glanced at Chang Fei.

Chang Fei hurriedly said cautiously: "His name is Chang Huan, and he is a cousin of mine. ”

"Then you are responsible for instructing him." Mingyun said.

Chang Fei hurriedly said: "Chang Huan has always been cautious and proper, and he knows what to say and what not to say. Please rest assured, master. ”

At night, Mingyun didn't sleep much all night. Thinking about everything in her head, countless speculations and conjectures made her feel very tormented. Late at night, the barking of dogs could be heard in the distance. After a dog barked, countless dogs around him barked wildly.

It's noisy, but it's also quiet.

Mingyun lay on the bed and looked at the green jade pendant that Prince Zizhang of Chu gave her as a token certificate, and the jade pendant was still stained with dried ink marks between the ravines. Mingyun sighed deeply, feeling that he was inexplicably involved in a matter that should not be messed with, no matter which country it is, once the whirlpool of power is involved, it will be difficult to get out.

Just when her brain was in turmoil, there was a crisp "bang" outside the window. The sound was very soft, but it was obvious at night, as if it had been hit by a small bamboo tube. But this room is located on the second floor, how can there be a stone cicada moon in the same room with her, she has always been sensitive, and immediately turned over.

Cicada Yue's eyes stared at the position of the window for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Master, I'll take a look." ”

"Be careful." Mingyun said, and she also stood up.

Cicada Yue walked to the side of the window, cautiously pushed the window open a small crack, and found a small bamboo tube lying by the window. The cicada moon pushed the windows wider, but there was nothing outside but the howling north wind, and only a bald locust tree could be seen in the moonlight.

Cicada Yue frowned and picked up the bamboo tube, looked at Mingyun and said, "Master, it's a bamboo slip, I don't know who threw it over, there is no one outside." As she spoke, she opened it, and inside was an ordinary piece of linen cloth, with two rows of words made of charcoal: deaf and deaf, and do nothing.

Mingyun grabbed the Ma Ge cloth and glanced at it quickly, wondering who it was! The handwriting is written in a straight way, and at first glance it is deliberately written in order to prevent others from recognizing the handwriting. Mingyun looked out the window, trying to catch the clues of the messenger, but after looking at it for a while, he found nothing but a cold wind.

"Master, be careful of catching a cold!" Cicada Moon puts a cloak on Mingyun.

Mingyun gathered his cloak and looked gloomy. "Tell Chang Fei to take a look along the vicinity of the inn, especially around the locust tree opposite, if there are any footprints left, check carefully."

Cicada Yue went out of the house to find Chang Fei. Mingyun stayed in the house, lit the oil lamp on the small desk, the faint flame lit, the shadow was compassionate, and Mingyun's silhouette hit the wall, lonely, slender and thin.

Soon, Cicada Yue came back and said, "Chang Fei has already taken his brothers to check, and his subordinates will accompany you to wait for news." But, master, who will send this? Could it be that someone from Madame's side discovered our whereabouts and came to give us a hint or a warning? ”

Mingyun twisted his eyebrows and did not answer. She couldn't tell. If she had met Prince Chu and his party, she would have thought the same as Cicada Yue, but she met Prince Chu again. These two sentences can be put on both sides, and she is really not sure for a while.

Almost half an hour later, Chang Fei returned.

It was Cicada Yue who opened the door and asked, "How is it?" ”

Chang Fei shook his head at Cicada Yue, then entered the house, and when he went to the small case, he reported to Ming Yunyu: "Master, according to your instructions, I have looked around, and I can't find any clues." ”

Mingyun's brows tightened, and she thumped the small case.

Who will this person who sent bamboo slips be?

The next day, the winter sun was rising, and the sky was dyed with a touch of red.

Mingyun opened his eyes in a drowsy manner, his head hurt, his throat was dry and spicy, and his swallowing saliva hurt terribly. Mingyun sat up with difficulty holding her forehead, and after feeling the heat in her forehead, she was sure that she might be sick.

Why is it that at this time, this wind chill is too inopportune.

"Master, I've packed my things and can leave at any time." Cicada Yue entered the house with a basin of water, she twisted a handkerchief, and said, "The master is going to get up?" My subordinates will freshen up for you. ”

Mingyun said: "I'll come by myself." Her voice was distinctly hoarse.

"Master, what's wrong with your voice!" Cicada Yue hurriedly reached out and probed Mingyun's forehead, and it was really hot.

"I don't care." Mingyun pushed Cicada Yue's hand away.

"It must have been a wind blowing when the window was opened yesterday, and I was infected with a cold, so my subordinates will go to the hospital." Cicada Yue said, and was about to go out in a hurry, but was stopped by Mingyun.

"Even if you invite a doctor to come over, this cold disease will not be cured in one day, and you will have to lie down for several days. Mother didn't know when she would go back. While I'm okay today, let's go back to the royal capital as soon as possible. ”

"But—" Cicada Yue still wanted to persuade her, but she also knew that Mingyun was right, so she said, "That subordinate asked Chang Fei to set up a carriage, and we will ride back." ”

Mingyun wanted to refuse, the ride was too slow, but when he stood up, his head was dizzy, so he swallowed his words and replaced them with one word: "Okay." I cheered up, got dressed and got out of bed, took a handful of water, washed my face, and made myself feel more refreshed.

His face was reflected in the rippling water in the copper basin, and his eyes were confused. Droplets of water flowed down between his hands, shattering the shadow.

The car was quickly set up and waited outside the inn. Cicada Yue also quickly packed up everything and accompanied Mingyun downstairs.

The head is very heavy, and there seems to be a tendon that keeps jumping in the head, and every step I take, the head hurts even more. She sat in the car, leaned against the wall, closed her eyes, and frowned tightly.

"Let's go." Mingyun said.

Cicada Yue instructed: "Drive steadily." ”

Chang Fei bowed his head and responded: "Eh, I know." ”

When he came, he rode his horse and galloped, although he was tired, he did not feel far away. On the way back, I felt that the road was long and long. The road was not very smooth, and the wheels occasionally stumbled and staggered on small stones, and the carriage continued to move on the snow and ice. Starting in the morning, walking in the wind, even if the wind does not blow through the carriage board, the carriage is still very cold. Because the driving speed is not fast, by the afternoon, it was only a small half of the road.

Inside the carriage, Mingyun burned more and more. She clutched her double cloak tightly, her two heroic eyebrows were tightly twisted together, her lips were dull and dry, and her face was burned red. Mingyun already had a headache, he sat in the carriage for several hours, and it was inevitable that the road would be bumpy, and now his brain hurt and his stomach was uncomfortable and nauseous.

In the cold season, when he was sick, he felt even colder, so Mingyun shrank and leaned weakly on the wall of the carriage.

"Master, bear with me, just wait until you get to the royal capital." Cicada Yue took out the water bladder and said with a worried face.

Mingyun was uncomfortable and nauseous, she didn't want to talk at all, and she didn't want to drink water, so she just shook her head weakly.

The road is actually quite smooth, and the car that Changfei drives is also stable, but it is inevitable that there are some stones and clods, but for Mingyun, the bumps of the wheels on each stone make her brain hurt.

When passing by a curve, with the swing of the carriage, Mingyun finally couldn't help it, her stomach churned violently up and down, and she was about to vomit. She covered her mouth and pounded on the wall of the car urgently.

"Parking! Stop the car! Stop it! Cicada Moon pushed open the carriage door and shouted loudly outside.

Chang Fei immediately reined in the carriage, stopped, and jumped off the edge of the carriage.

Cicada Yue helped Mingyun get out of the carriage.

There were no trees on the roadside in the suburbs, only a patch of dead grass hidden under the snow and ice. Mingyun held his knee with one hand and covered his chest with the other, and vomited on the side of the road, but he couldn't vomit in the end, but he was still retching, and even tears were forced out. Cicada Moon patted her on the back behind her and looked at her worriedly.

After Mingyun vomited, he bent over and supported his knees for a while before getting up, and the corners of his eyes were red.

Chang Fei took the water bladder from the car.

Cicada Yue took it and handed it to Ming Yun: "Master, drink saliva." ”

Mingyun rinsed her mouth with water in Cicada Yue's hand, wiped the corners of her mouth, straightened up slightly, and asked weakly, "How far is it from the royal capital?" ”

"It's going to be three hours away, to say the least." Chang Fei replied.

Mingyun was just about to speak, when he raised his eyes and suddenly saw a man with a masked face jumping out of the forest behind him. The man held a long machete in his hand and slashed straight at Chang Fei's back.

"Watch your back!" Mingyun shouted.

Chang Fei and the others are all martial arts practitioners, and they are all good, and when they heard the reminder, they immediately reacted, drew their sabers and turned to attack. Immediately afterward, more masked men with masked knives poured out of the woods, dressed as bandits, there were as many as fifteen of them, all of them with strong figures.

As soon as these bandits came up, they were slashed and killed. Several times I tried to negotiate with them, but the other party ignored them, looking like an outlaw who just wanted to kill people and take things. Chang Fei and the guards were at the front, and Cicada Yue stood with a knife, protecting Mingyun behind him.

Cicada Yue has always carried many weapons on her body, in addition to carrying a sword, she also brought a short knife, which she just took to Mingyun for self-defense. "Master, my subordinates are desperate to protect you."

The more Chang Fei fought with this group of bandits, the more he felt that something was wrong, and these people didn't seem to have any movements or moves. They look like bandits, but when they fight, they are well trained. Their moves are all tricky and ruthless, and their moves are all going to the deadly parts. After a few more moves, he became more and more sure that this is a bandit!

Chang Fei slashed off the right hand of an assassin with a fierce knife, and blood gushed out of his face.

"Cicada Yue, protect your master, these people are assassins!"

There are many stabbing guests, and although Chang Fei and others have good skills, they can't beat the crowd, and they are at a disadvantage for a while.

Chang Fei shouted with Cicada Yue while fighting with the fake bandits: "Protect the master, hurry up and take the master away!" I'll make the way for you. ”

Cicada Moon protected Mingyun behind her, resisting the attacking blades left and right, while leading Mingyun backwards, trying to find an opportunity to get on the horse.