Ten years later

On the southwest border of Beiliang, there is a Yucang Mountain, ten miles away from Yucang Mountain, there is a small town, because of Yucang Mountain, Yucang Town is named.

Yucang Town is not prosperous, but everyone can be self-sufficient, do not steal or rob, the people are simple, the neighbors are friendly, and it can be regarded as a paradise in this world.

On this day, Ning Baiji had already gone down the mountain when he was crowing, carrying a basket full of herbs, thinking about changing some money, buying some meat, and by the way, handing over the herbs told by the master to Yu Canglou's shopkeeper Lin.

At the foot of Yucang Mountain, there is a land temple that has been abandoned for a long time, and Ning Bai will go to worship every time he goes down the mountain.

As soon as she stepped into Yucang Town, someone greeted her warmly, and relying on her master who practiced medicine without taking a penny, she also followed her.

Aunt Li, who sells vegetables at the west entrance of the town, smiled and prepared to give her fresh cabbage, thanking the master for treating her grandson, but she politely declined. Da Chen, who sells fish at the north gate of the town, brought a fish to Ning Bai in order to thank him for the herbs he gave him last time, and asked her to accept it, but Ning Bai politely declined.

Ning Bai went to several pharmacies in the town, only changed a few copper plates, and there were still a few herbs to stop bleeding and herbs from Shopkeeper Lin in the back basket.

At noon, Ning Bai came to Yucang Building, and when he arrived outside the door, he saw Shopkeeper Lin, strangely, Shopkeeper Lin actually worked in person. I ordered this and the next, for fear that something would go wrong, and I was so busy that I couldn't even remember how many times I wiped the sweat on my forehead.

Ning Bai didn't want to disturb the busy shopkeeper Lin, but he sent medicine, at least say hello!

"Shopkeeper Lin, I'm bringing you medicine again!" Ning Bai shouted.

Shopkeeper Lin is an honest man with a good heart, and treats people with courtesy.

Seeing Ning Bai coming, Shopkeeper Lin ordered a temporary job in two or three sentences, and walked towards Ning Bai.

"It's Ning Bai! It's hard for you to run, and you're tired. Shopkeeper Lin handed over a cup of tea. I heard that Shopkeeper Lin once took the exam, if it weren't for the fact that this Yu Cangloulou is the foundation of the Lin family, and Shopkeeper Lin is the only son in the family, this Shopkeeper Lin would have been an official in the court a long time ago.

"Where is Shopkeeper Lin, Ning Bai will also send it down to you by the way, which is not enough to worry about." Saying that, Ning Bai handed over the packaged herbs to Shopkeeper Lin, and couldn't resist his curiosity, so he asked, "In the past few days, has Shopkeeper Lin had any big business?" You actually got yourself? ”

"If it's an ordinary business, that's fine!" Shopkeeper Lin frowned and said: "The day before yesterday, the county magistrate sent someone to send a message, saying that a distinguished guest from the capital was coming to Yucang Town, let us arrange this Yucang Building, don't sweep away the interest of the distinguished guest." This makes the county magistrate entertain well, and he is so painstakingly pleased, or from the capital, which big official is eighty percent, but these big officials are not good to serve, no, the matter is urgent, can I not be myself? ”

"The shopkeeper of Nalin has to work hard." Ning Bai smiled and joked with Shopkeeper Lin.

Seeing that it was not too early, she had to rush back before sunset, so that she could cook a delicious meal for the master.

"Shopkeeper Lin, it's not too early, Ning Bai won't delay you, go first."

Shopkeeper Lin nodded as he spoke: "I'm tired of you, Ning Bai, say hello to Dr. Qingyuan for me."

Ning Bai answered "yes" and left Yu Canglou, at this time, the sun was shining.

Out of Yucang Town, through a bamboo forest, and then across the stone bridge, under the bridge is a trickle, lapping the stones on the shore. After a while, she arrived at the foot of Yucang Mountain, passing by the temple, she walked in as usual and prepared to worship.

Ning Bai folded his hands, bent his knees, and kowtowed three times sincerely.

Suddenly, there was a "bang", startling Ning Bai, who had no distractions, Ning Bai stood up, boldly, moved a little bit towards the place where the sound came out just now, and asked vigilantly and tentatively: "Who is it?"

No one answered, making the originally quiet temple suddenly become strange. The sun was about to set, and the wind rustled the dense branches outside the temple. Ning Bai only felt a chill in his back, and realized that this place was not suitable for a long time.

She was about to turn around and leave quickly, who would have thought that someone was faster than her.

Vaguely felt a white light flash in front of her eyes, and before she could react, a cold attack hit her neck, Ning Bai instantly understood, it was a dagger!

"Don't move!" There was a warning sound behind him, the voice was crisp and clear, not as rough as the man, as if it was ...... It's a woman.

Ning Bai froze and didn't move, for fear that the man would accidentally wipe her neck.

"Give me the herbs in your basket!"

Ning Bai didn't dare to act rashly, obediently listened to her words, and carefully put down the back basket.

Just as the man was staring at Ning Bai putting down the back basket, Ning Bai took advantage of her inattention and quickly knocked out the dagger in her hand.

With a "bang", the dagger landed, Ning Bai quickly picked up the dagger, reflexively, and put the dagger on the man's neck.

Ning Bai looked at the person in front of him, the simple night clothes couldn't hide the woman's beautiful figure, especially the woman's ...... Chest. Ning Bai slowly looked down at himself with a weak heart, it was simply ...... I can't bear to look at it!

She was masked, frowning slightly, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at her weakly.

"A girl's house, what are you doing kidnapping me?" Ning Bai asked.

The woman didn't speak, just breathed rapidly. The night gradually shrouded, and the temple became darker and darker, and only the fire fold in Ning Bai's hand emitted a bright light.

The woman's left hand was tightly covering her right shoulder, if it weren't for Ning Bai smelling a faint smell of blood, she wouldn't know that she was injured! No wonder she restrained her so easily!

Ning Bai put down the dagger and found some dry wood around to light it.

"Lucky for you, I have herbs left in my basket to stop bleeding."

Ning Bai had agreed with her in advance, and wanted to help her sit down, but she dodged away and sat down by herself. Ning Bai shrugged his shoulders, it didn't matter. Thinking of taking a look at the wound for her, now, she actually picked up a dagger and pointed it at her, God does not allow it!

"It's really hard to raise only women and villains! I'm a doctor, I just want to see if your injuries are serious, nothing else! ”

Ning Bai forgot, she ...... It is also a woman.

The woman listened to Ning Bai's words, put away the dagger in disbelief, and endured the pain to let Ning Bai take a closer look at her wounds.

Ning Bai moved the fire fold to the wound, which was wounded by a sharp arrow, and the blood that flowed out was black. Ning Bai's face became solemn, and he suddenly trotted out, and came back after a while, with a herb in his hand.

Ning Bai said while grinding the herbs: "You were poisoned, fortunately it didn't hurt your lungs, fortunately this herb in my hand grows behind the temple!" Although I can't detoxify you now, I can help you delay the toxicity, and I can go back tomorrow and get a detoxified baicao pill for you to take. ”

"Thank you." The woman finally spoke, speaking slowly.

Ning Bai reacted to himself and laughed self-deprecatingly: "It turns out that I am talking to myself."

The woman lowered her eyebrows, and there was a hint of shyness.

Ning Bai said again: "I guess you are a foreigner, look at you are so beautiful, but you are not like the people of Beiliang, to some characteristics of witch barbarians, could it be that you came to Beiliang secretly?"

The woman raised her head in surprise, and after a moment, she said: "I am indeed not from Beiliang, but I didn't steal to Beiliang, besides, the son was born so handsome, it is not worse than a woman."

Son? Ning Bai looked at himself, a stunted body covered with a yellow cloth coat and wide pants, his hair was tied with ordinary black cloth strips, and a pair of old black cloth shoes.

She has been called a boy since she was a child, and at first she would refute it, and the master also said that boys are also very good, and it is not a big deal. Over time, she got used to hearing it and didn't refute it anymore. If she hadn't known herself, she would have really become a man!

"In Xia Ningbai, I don't know the girl's name?" After speaking, Ning Bai felt that her words were a little light.

"You and I have a relationship, what do you want a name for? I'm a dangerous person, so it's better for Childe to be careful. The woman's tone was cold, as if she didn't want to be involved with anyone.

Ning Bai was dumbfounded, he didn't expect this woman to refuse people for thousands of miles, it was really difficult to get close, but what kind of person is such a beautiful woman who is different from ordinary women?

The woman spoke little, silently tilted her head to the other side, leaning against the stone platform, sleepy. Ning Bai clasped his hands against the stone pillar, closed his eyes, pretended to sleep, and opened his eyes to look at her from time to time halfway.

It's been a long time, it's tired, it's late at night, and there is the sound of deep and slow breathing in the quiet night.

The next day, the earth had already been sprinkled with brilliance, and through the sparse leaves, the forests of Yucang Mountain were even more vibrant.

The birds and finches chirped non-stop on the branches outside the temple, waking up Ning Bai in the soul shifting dream. I rubbed my face in a daze, sobered myself up, slowly opened my eyes, and saw a few rays of light shining in, and my mood became comfortable.

Ning Bai wanted to wake up the woman behind him, but when he turned around, the woman was gone, the stone platform had long since lost its residual temperature and became cold, it seemed that the woman had been gone for a long time. But the poison on her body is only temporarily controlled, if she is poisoned, where can she go?

Ning Bai was entangled, since she was gone, there must be a way to detoxify, but she was alone, how to detoxify? Ning Bai shook her head and stopped thinking about it, after all, everyone was gone, and it was useless for her to worry so much.

Ning Bai picked up the back basket with her hand, and suddenly felt that something was shaking in the back basket, and when she picked it up, it turned out to be yesterday's dagger, the blade was so sharp, and she picked it up so happily last night and put it on someone else's neck, what if it was really cut!

Take a closer look, there are still words on the knife, "Shi Yan? ”

It must be the woman's name, and the man is as her name is.

Ning Bai put away the dagger and stepped out of the temple, next, she wanted

Think about how to explain to the master that he didn't return overnight.

When Shi Yan woke up, she was no longer in Yucang Mountain, and she only remembered that she was brought back by the dead soldiers of the Taishi Mansion. She went out of the house without permission this time, disobeyed the orders of the adults, and dragged her poisoned body, I am afraid it is difficult to escape the blame!

Shi Yan sat up strongly, although the poison had been cleared, it had not healed, and his body was particularly weak. Looking around, it was the wing room on the east side of the Taishi Mansion, and it was also the most secluded.

"Squeak~", the door was opened. Shi Yan vaguely felt depressed and uneasy, and waited with bated breath for the person who stepped into the door, as if the surroundings were condensed, and he couldn't hear the slightest sound.

He stepped in, his perennial black boots, his sumptuous dark blue robes foiling him, and his demagogic face...... Back then, she was confused by this face, and now she can't extricate herself.