The day is coming to an end, and the yellow sun is pouring down. It's been the seventh day since I came back from Rongxi Manor. Bian Che sat in the room, drinking sullen wine alone. There was a knock on the door, and Qi Niang walked in. His hand holding the wine glass froze, and his complicated gaze moved from Qi Niang's face to her bandaged left hand.

Since the day after the incident in Rongxi Manor, Qi Niang was able to speak, and the injuries on her hands had been treated, and her palm was empty, and the doctor said that it would take a long time to fully recover. Bian Che never thought that she would do such a move in order to prevent herself from killing Yeluya. In the past few days, Qi Niang has been staying in her room to recuperate, although she lives in the same courtyard, Bian Che has not met her for the past few days, and only asked the doctor to report Qi Niang's situation to him every day. Suddenly, seeing her appear in front of him with nothing to do, the afterglow of the sunset gently sprinkled on her, giving her a layer of soft color, Bian Che actually had a feeling of being in a different world.

He wanted to see her, but he didn't want to think of what Yeluya had done to her that day when he faced her. He didn't understand why Qi Niang and Ye Lu Ya were obviously sisters and brothers, but they had such a relationship, this blood relationship made him angry, unwilling, and afraid, Ye Lu Ya's feelings for Qi Niang, did she always know?

Bian Che looked at Qi Niang standing at the door in a daze, and forgot what to say for a while.

Qi Niang's face had returned to her usual indifference, as if that day's events had never happened at all. She said calmly: "Landlord, I want to take a leave of absence from you." ”

Bian Che suddenly put the cup down, and his heart was shocked, "Where are you going?" ”

"I want to go back to my hometown." Qi Niang lowered her head and looked away.

"Hometown?" Bian Che has known Qi Niang for so long, and he has never heard her mention her hometown, more precisely, Bian Che never asks about these inconsequential things.

"My hometown is in Karzhou, and Dr. Qin is also from Karzhou, and I heard that life in my hometown has been difficult in recent years, and I want to go back to see a grandmother who took care of me when I was a child."

Bian Che thought about it for a moment, then looked at her and said, "Karzhou is far away, I can give you half a month." Must come back in half a month. ”

Qi Niang actually didn't expect Bian Che to agree so readily, although she was a little surprised, but she didn't have the heart to think about it, "Thank you, landlord." ”

"How's the wound?" Bian Che suddenly got up a few steps and walked to Qi Niang, staring at her hand.

Qi Niang smelled the strong smell of wine on him.

"Hmm...... Much better, thank you for your concern. Qi Niang's words revealed a faint sense of alienation, and even her eyes seemed to be deliberately alienated.

I don't know if it's the intention of alcohol or the ghost's errand, Bian Che actually stretched out his hand, propped up the wall with one hand, and buckled Qi Niang's waist with the other hand, trapping Qi Niang in a square inch. He sensed the sense of distance from Qi Niang, and his tone was a little deep, "Why don't you look at me?" Are you still blaming me? ”

From the time she came in, she had only been staring at him for a moment.

Under Bian Che's scorching gaze, Qi Niang was forced to raise her head and look directly into Bian Che's eyes. Those eyes were full of emotions that she couldn't understand, but Qi Niang seemed to have exhausted all her energy in a few days, and she didn't have time to care about anything else. She said tiredly: "How can the subordinates blame the landlord." I'm just a little tired and want to change my mood. ”

Bian Che relieved his heart at this time, and he laughed, "Then go and relax, and you will be in a good mood when you come back." I said, I'm going to make you like me. As he spoke, his wine-scented lips came closer.

Qi Niang hurriedly turned her face sideways, avoiding his sudden kiss. Regardless of her rejection, Bian Che insisted on straightening her face, but Qi Niang kept frowning and her mouth tightly pursed, preventing Bian Che from kissing her further.

Bian Che's mind suddenly remembered the scene of Yeluya holding her in her arms that day. He even felt that Qi Niang's resistance to himself was all because of Yeluya. The light in Bian Che's eyes slowly dimmed, he deepened the strength of Qi Niang's waist, looked down at her and said, "Are you reluctant?" ”

"Landlord, you're drunk."

There was a hint of anger on Bian Che's face, but when he heard the sound of conversation outside, Qi Niang hurriedly took the opportunity to push Bian Che away and shouted, "White girl! ”

Bian Che was slightly stunned. I saw Qi Niang pull the door open and rush to the people outside: "White girl, the landlord is drunk, can you help take care of it?" ”

Bai Yuying, who was talking to the maid, glanced at Bian Che's room, a trace of doubt appeared on her face, and then walked over slowly.

Bai Yuying was holding a food box in her hand, she was sending snacks to Bian Che for Bai Chonglai today. Bai Chong now called her to come and send things over every two days, Bai Yuying knew that Bai Chong's purpose in doing this was just to make her like others as soon as possible and not let her bother with herself anymore. Although Bai Yuying was reluctant, every time she saw Bai Chong's eyes, she could only listen to his words and obediently send things over. came and went in the Jin family's courtyard, and everyone thought that Bai Yuying had an interest in Bian Che. And watching Bian Che treat Bai Yuying, it can also be seen that Bian Che did not put her down.

Although Qi Niang has been recuperating for the past few days, she has heard more or less from the mouths of her subordinates, she nodded to Bai Yuying, and then left quickly.

"This is the chestnut cake that my uncle asked me to bring, you can taste it." Bai Yuying put the box on the table, but when she turned around, she saw Bian Che looking out of the door, she followed his gaze and asked casually, "Are you drunk?" ”

Bian Che immediately looked away, as if he was restraining some emotion, and his tone was a little irritable, "I'm not drunk." Then seeing Bai Yuying looking at him in some surprise, he softened his tone again, "I'm sorry, it's rare for you to come over, I'm not in a good mood today, can you stay with me for a while?" ”

Anle Village is a remote small village in Karzhou, and it is also the hometown where Qi Niang was born, because it is located on the border between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, most of the villagers are from the Western Regions, and Qi Niang's father Miao Yan went out from this village. Later, Qi Niang returned to her hometown again, so she took Miao Zi'an with her. She and her brother have lived here for six years, and they have memories of everything from the path into the village, to the woods, to the lake, to every corner of the village. Stepping into her long-lost hometown again, Qi Niang felt that those days when she was a child felt like they happened yesterday. There are joys and sorrows, all of which make her reminisce.

There is a big stone tablet at the head of the village, which is engraved with the three big characters of Anle Village, and Qi Niang stood next to the stone tablet for a long time before entering the village. There were no birds, beasts, insects, fish, no breeze, the village was full of burnt vines and leaves, and there were no pedestrians on the road. As far as the eye can see, the clouds above the village seem to be covered with a dark yellow curtain, enveloping the entire Anle Village in a huge barrier, lifeless.

Qi Niang led the horse on the path between the villages, and after a few steps, a pile of black, charred unknown objects on the side of the road stopped her. There was a straw mat on the ground, and from under the straw mat came two feet, one wearing tattered straw sandals, and the other shoe was taken by someone for some reason. On the exposed ankles, there are bugs crawling slowly, and flies buzzing around.

Qi Niang had a bad premonition in her heart, this village was clearly a plague. She hurriedly led the horse and walked briskly forward, and everywhere she passed, every few houses would see something black on the ground. A villager poked his head out of the house and looked at the outsider with curiosity.

Although he lived here when he was a child, nowadays, it is estimated that no one can recognize Qi Niang. I don't know how my grandmother is now, but she sped up with her memory.

Jiang Qihan, who was dressed in a green shirt, walked out of a house, and he was still wearing Fu Xin in white by his side.

As soon as Jiang Qihan looked up, he saw Qi Niang. The four eyes met, and both of them were stunned for a moment, and then Jiang Qihan suddenly laughed.

"We're always so coincidental that we can meet everywhere." Jiang Qihan tilted his head slightly, his warm eyes were full of smiles, and the stars made the surrounding decadent scenery less gloomy.

"Why is the Jiang Pavilion Lord in Kazhou?" Qi Niang's eyes swirled back and forth between Jiang Qihan and Fu Xin.

"Heh, I heard that there was a plague in Karzhou, and many villagers died of illness, so I came to see if I could save the remaining villagers." Jiang Qihan seemed to be talking about a trivial matter, but the distance from the capital to Kazhou was so far that if he made a special trip, he would have to go through a few days of travel and travel.

"The Jiang Pavilion Lord cares about the well-being of the Li people, and he really has a heart. Right now, I'm going to see a grandmother, so I won't make small talk with the Jiang Pavilion Master. I'll go to Lord Jiang afterwards. Qi Niang said.

Jiang Qihan nodded slightly, and then watched her for a while, until she turned the corner and could no longer see a figure.

"Fu Xin, let's go, let's go and see other houses. Also, how many herbs did we have prepared when we came? Jiang Qihan asked as he walked.

"There weren't many left, and I didn't expect there to be so many patients in the village, so I wasn't well prepared." Fu Xin looked ashamed.

"It's okay, I see that there is a mountain in the west of Anle Village, and tomorrow we can go to the mountain to collect some herbs that can be used."

Fu Xin nodded again and again, "But for such a thing as going up the mountain to collect medicine, the pavilion master doesn't have to go, I'll just go by myself." ”

Jiang Qihan stopped suddenly, Fu Xin didn't pay attention and almost hit him, and hurriedly took a step back.

Jiang Qihan looked at him, there was no light in his pale eyes, and he looked a little cold. Fu Xin had never seen Jiang Qihan's expression, so he couldn't help but be a little frightened.

"What's wrong with the Pavilion Master?"

Jiang Qihan lowered his eyes and stared at the ground next to him, his tone was very light and tepid, "Do you think I can't even go up the mountain to collect medicine?" ”

"Pavilion Master, I didn't mean that, I just ......" Fu Xin hurriedly explained.

Jiang Qihan laughed, "Tease you, don't be nervous, it's just collecting medicine, not dancing with a sword, I still like to do it myself." Well, you don't need to persuade me, I'll go up the mountain with you tomorrow. ”

Fu Xin looked at Jiang Qihan's back, and spit out a sentence for a long time: "Well, okay." ”

Qi Niang came to a small courtyard in the village that had not changed from before, and saw that there was smoke on the roof of the house, the courtyard door was closed, and the door inside was also closed, so she called inside: "Is anyone there?" ”

For a long time, no one answered. Could it be that grandma is out? She stood outside the courtyard for a while, and when she was sure that no one was there, she tied her horse to a nearby tree, and then sat on a stone bench outside. The afternoon wind blew lazily, and she leaned against the trunk of the tree, thinking about the past.

"Mingming?" A woman's voice whispered in a tentative tone.

Qi Niang raised her head suddenly, and saw a woman standing in front of her, the woman in her early thirties, still charming, looking at her with puzzled and inquiring eyes.

"Are you a Mingming?" The woman asked again.

Qi Niang opened her mouth, looked at the somewhat familiar face, and said, "Sister-in-law Ning? ”

Ning Yao laughed, "You are really Mingming, come in quickly!" As he spoke, he enthusiastically took Qi Niang's hand and went to the house.

"I just went to the village chief to deliver something, but I didn't expect to come back and see a girl sitting at the door of the house. No wonder my family is ...... Oh, don't talk about it, come on, come on, you sit down first, I'll go see if the rice is cooked. Ning Yao chattered as she entered the kitchen.

Qi Niang looked at the courtyard and the house and asked, "Where is grandma?" Isn't grandma at home? ”

Ning Yao, who was busy in the kitchen, turned around with a complicated expression, "Grandma? Grandma died two years ago. ”

Qi Niang couldn't help but be stunned in place.

"Alas, people are old, and she kept thinking about you and Zi'an before leaving. Huh? Why didn't Zi'an come back with you? ”

Qi Niang's heart suddenly seemed to have a hole, the cold wind was howling, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

Her voice was a little astringent, "Zi'an, he may not come back." ”