Dawn had come, and with the rooster's first loud crow, the sky of Anyi City began to faintly glow with a touch of fish belly white.

The pale-faced third prince Liu Yu was lying flat on a neat bed at the moment, his eyes were closed, his brows were deeply locked, and his originally handsome facial features became hideous and distorted, completely losing his former calm and calm, as if he was experiencing an extremely terrifying nightmare.

Xiao Bai, the swordsman who was guarding the side, looked solemn at this time.

Originally, judging from his more than 20 years of experience in martial arts, the sword wound Liu Yu suffered last night was not fatal, and he should at least be safe after timely treatment.

But after perceiving the abnormality of His Royal Highness the Prince, he had to start to wonder if his judgment was wrong.

You must know that the Third Highness is pampered after all, how can his physique be compared to these martial artists?

Fortunately, Liu Yu didn't let him worry for too long, and after a while, after a slight moan, he finally opened his eyes slowly.

Liu Yu, who had come to his senses, looked around with difficulty, and found that he was in a humble room at the moment, and a familiar figure was holding a candle to look at him.

"Young Master, are you awake?"

Xiao ....... White, is that you? What happened? Solitary...... Where is this? ”

Seeing that Liu Yu came to his senses, Xiao Bai's heart relaxed slightly, he hurriedly put his finger in front of his mouth, and then pointed to the door on the side, and reminded softly:

"Shhh.......h The young master said cautiously. Come, I'll pick you up first. ”

With Xiao Bai's support, Liu Yu slowly sat up, he shook his dizzy head, and then he noticed the change in Xiao Bai's title for himself, he instantly understood, and continued to ask in a different way:

"I ...... Where am I? ”

"This is the residence of a wine shop, and he accidentally found the young master by the river last night, and I later settled you here with him."

After listening to this, Liu Yu vaguely recalled the scene before he lost consciousness, as if someone had indeed discovered him at that time, and said some inexplicable things.

"I see, thanks to you...... Ahem, ahem. ”

In the middle of his words, Liu Yu suddenly coughed violently, and even the white cotton cloth tightly wrapped around his abdomen began to faintly ooze blood stains.

Xiao Bai hurriedly patted him lightly on the back, signaling him to speak slowly.

After a while, Liu Yu returned to normal, and he continued to say weakly:

"Thanks to you, I saved my life......."

"No, it's my poor protection that put the young master in danger......"

Liu Yu waved his hand lightly, signaling that Xiao Bai did not need to blame himself.

"Palace...... Do you know all about it? ”

"Young master, don't worry, I have tried to inform the family before, but last night's incident was too strange, and the entire Anyi City is no longer safe now, if I took the young master back home rashly earlier, I was afraid that I would encounter another accident halfway, so my subordinates would temporarily let the young master stay here." Young master, don't worry, I have already taken the opportunity to investigate that kid, he has never practiced martial arts, and he is indeed just an ordinary handyman. ”

After Xiao Bai finished speaking, Liu Yu nodded lightly, he took a deep breath, lowered his head and muttered for a moment:

"You're right, the person who secretly harmed me did have the means to easily grasp my whereabouts. But after all, this place still can't stay for long. Now that it's dawn and it's relatively safe outside, it's better to think about getting home sooner. Not...... Well, go and call the man who saved me last night, and I'll have a way to do it. ”

"Yes!"

——————————————————————————————————————— I tossed and turned on a simple straw mat in front of my mother's room with a pair of large dark circles under my eyes, unable to fall asleep.

At this moment, seeing that the sky was already slightly bright, I sighed helplessly, completely dispelled the idea of sleeping, and regretted it in my heart.

Originally, when I saw that the little brother was well-dressed and not like a wicked person, I felt compassion, but who knew that a black-clothed swordsman was killed halfway through, and the whole thing changed in an instant.

Regardless of whether this person is good or bad, but he has sharp weapons and extraordinary martial arts, but he must not be faked, if one is unhappy and really crazy, it will be ten, and a hundred I am not his opponent.

I lost my life for no reason, so where should I put the safety of my mother and little sister at risk?

After thinking about it, I still didn't come up with a solution, so I had to just stop thinking about it.

After all, I was already cowardly when the sword was on my neck, and now I can only resign myself to fate, and when the time comes, I will fight for my life and die with him......

With this in mind, I got up from the ground and crept in the direction of my house, wanting to first investigate the inside and see where they really were.

Just as I was about to put my ear to the door, the door creaked open.

The black-clothed swordsman walked out of the door and happened to bump into me, who was looking obscene at the moment.

He looked me up and down quietly and then asked coldly:

"What are you doing?"

I was taken aback by this sudden situation, and for a moment I was a little overwhelmed, so I had to pretend to laugh lightly:

"Uh...... Hehehe, the hero got up early, the little one just wants to see how the son's injury is, do you need to prepare a little early? . ”

There was still no expression on the cold face of the black-clothed swordsman, and he said noncommittally:

"You came just in time, my young master wants to see you. Come in with me. ”

After hearing this, I was stunned, I was kind enough to take you at home last night, why did you say this and I looked like a guest?

However, although I am not angry, my actions are still very honest.

After all, the cold long sword from last night was still in my neck at the moment, and I could only follow him into the room with me.

My room is not big, and as soon as I entered the door, I could see the little guy looking at me with a smile on his face.

Although his face was still bloodless, it was much better than the half-dead appearance he had when he fainted on the riverbank yesterday.

I saw him ask softly:

"Did you come to the rescue by the river last night?"

"Uh....... It's under the bottom, I wonder if Childe's injury is better? ”

"I'm not seriously injured, and I only need to rest for a few days. It's just that I'm injured right now, and it's inconvenient to worship Engong, and I hope that Engong Haihan, don't blame me for not knowing the etiquette. ”

This little brother spoke with a gentle expression and a gentle tone, and his gestures made people feel like a spring breeze, and just a few words made me feel close to him invisibly.

Seeing that he seemed to be a reasonable man, I calmed down a little and asked:

"Forgive me for being presumptuous, I saw that the little brother was brightly dressed and had a refined temperament, and he thought he was the son of a big family, but he didn't know why he was in danger? Oh, I'm just asking casually, and I don't have to be reluctant to answer if I have any difficulties. ”

"Engong is too worried, this matter is not ulterior...... To tell you the truth, my father has been an official in the court for more than ten years, and he has always been known for his integrity, and he has offended many local heroes over the years. Hey, if it weren't for the help of Engong, maybe I would have died a long time ago......"

In fact, if he doesn't say it, I can guess a rough idea, if he is not a noble person in the court or a child of a rich and powerful family, how can he be deliberately retaliated against? For example, I would never be stabbed and pushed into the water in the middle of the night, after all, no one will be idle and have nothing to do, and I can't get along with a wine shop......

But after thinking about it, since the other party has decided to take a risk to take revenge on him, then it is destined to be endless, and now I will keep him at home, and as time goes by, I will be found by the enemy if I can't keep it, and then my family will be affected. Thinking of this, I had no choice but to evict the guest order:

"Childe is polite, I'm just a gesture, but ...... However, the humble house is a little shabby after all, and I am afraid that it is not suitable for recuperation, but I don't know what the little brother plans to do next? ”

He seemed to hear what I was saying, but instead of a look of annoyance, he said openly:

"Engong don't worry, I am by no means the ungrateful person, and I definitely dare not involve the Engong family. I had already thought that when the crowds outside were a little more dense, I would try to return home, but in order to hide people's eyes, I also wanted to ask Engong to accompany me. ”

In fact, I can understand the concerns in this little brother's heart, my family is in a remote area, the neighbors are very familiar with each other, and there are few outsiders who come here in the past.

I thought about it for a while, and finally agreed to him, after all, good things are done to the end, send the Buddha to the West, since I have taken the risk to save people, I shouldn't give up halfway.

"Hmm...... Well, I'll bring my son a set of my own clothes in a moment, and I'll say that you're also a guy at the liquor store, and you stayed at my house last night. But this hero's dress is too eye-catching, I'm afraid ......"

The swordsman stood straight aside with the scabbard in his arms, and when he heard my concerns, he still stared at a pair of dead fish eyes, and said coldly:

"I'll protect you in the dark, rest assured, no one will notice."

Hearing this, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, took out two changes of clothes from the wardrobe on the side, handed them to the little brother, turned around and said goodbye:

"Childe, let's change your clothes, I'll wait outside."

"In this way, there is Lawngong......"

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After about a quarter of an hour, with the support of the black-clothed swordsman, the little brother walked out of the room wearing a coarse cloth robe.

I stood in front of the door and looked him up and down, always feeling that something was wrong, as if the clothes were out of place on him.

After a while, I found out the crux of the problem, this little brother is already thin and tender, and now he is injured, so he looks even weaker, where is he like a subordinate who works all year round?

So I grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and wiped it on his face without saying a word.

When the black-clothed swordsman saw that we were ready, he jumped up to the wall with an arrow, looked at the situation outside the courtyard gate, and then turned to me and signaled that we could go.

So, I took the grizzled little brother and walked slowly in the direction of what he called "home".