The footsteps gradually approached, and I walked into the courtyard gate. Yuan Chen pulled out his gun and aimed it at the door.

Yuan Moqing also woke up, got up from the bed, and stared at the door with strong spirits. Yuan Chen turned his head, put his index finger on his lips, and made a "shhh Yuan Moqing nodded and gently picked up the sword.

I didn't expect that there would be strangers visiting the wilderness in the pouring rain, so the two of them were highly nervous, and put on a desperate posture, once someone entered the house, it was almost impossible to escape the doom of being killed. To their surprise, however, the footsteps stopped outside the door. A moment later, there was a "thump".

The two looked at each other, and Yuan Chen tiptoed to the door and looked out through the crack in the door.

A man in black collapsed outside the door with his face facing the download.

Yuan Chen beckoned to Yuan Moqing, and the two peeked again, and the man in black seemed to have fainted and remained motionless. The two of them hurriedly turned around, ignoring the fact that the clothes were still wet, put them on haphazardly, and then tiptoed open the door.

The man in black was completely soaked, with stab wounds on his shoulders and back, and blood, rain, and muddy water mixed together. After confirming that the other had indeed fainted, they leaned forward and turned him over so that he was facing up.

It turned out to be Duan Xuehong!

Yuan Chen and Yuan Moqing were taken aback, and hurriedly dragged Duan Xuehong to the house. Yuan Chen jumped out of the gate in one step to observe if there were any pursuers following.

After confirming that there were no pursuers, Yuan Chen returned to the house. At this time, Yuan Moqing had already flattened the quilt and was struggling to lift Duan Xuehong onto the kang, Yuan Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the two of them worked together to lift it onto the kang.

As soon as she touched the quilt, Duan Xuehong groaned slightly, and the quilt under her body was instantly stained red by the blood oozing from the wound.

"Sister Xuehong!" Yuan Moqing shouted softly.

Duan Xuehong slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw Yuan Moqing and Yuan Chen, her eyes emitted a strange brilliance, "You...... You guys...... They all escaped safely...... Great......"

"Sister Xuehong," Yuan Moqing said with tears in her eyes, "It's all my fault, if I listen to you, I won't fall into their ambush." ”

"It's okay," Duan Xuehong smiled hard, "We're all out, isn't it great?" ”

Yuan Moqing still cried: "However, you are so seriously injured......"

"It's all flesh and skin injuries, it's okay......" Duan Xuehong said, closing her eyes in pain.

"Sister Xuehong," Yuan Moqing hurriedly said, "Don't talk, rest in peace." We'll take care of everything. ”

Duan Xuehong didn't speak anymore and acquiesced.

Seeing this, the two of them first took off Duan Xuehong's soaked clothes and pants, but saw that he was carrying flints and silver tickets, which made them very happy.

But after taking off their clothes and pants, the two were taken aback, Duan Xuehong suffered four knife wounds and a gunshot wound all over his body. Knife wounds are cut on the shoulders, back, upper arms and thighs, although the wounds are long, but not deep, and they are indeed flesh wounds. But a gunshot wound was pierced in the side of the waist, leaving a deep hole, and blood was bubbling at this time. The two of them looked at this injury and gasped, this can be fatal, I really don't know what kind of perseverance Duan Xuehong used to escape so far in the heavy rain with such a wound.

Yuan Moqing's tears were the same as Duan Xuehong's blood, and they couldn't stop flowing.

"Don't cry," Duan Xuehong stretched out her hand to endure the pain, stroked Yuan Moqing's cheek and said, "I'm fine." ”

"Sister Xuehong......" Yuan Moqing didn't know what to say, so she lay on Duan Xuehong's body and cried loudly.

The cries mingled with the sound of rain outside the window, knocking on the fragile latticework under the porch. It was getting late, and Twilight tried to cover the sorrow of the three girls, and kindly spread her nightclothes to all corners, but she did not expect to add to their sorrow.

"It's not a way to stand up, you must think of a way!" Looking at Yuan Moqing who was in pain and Duan Xuehong who was enduring the pain, Yuan Chen stood up abruptly and said.

Yuan Moqing raised her crying red eyes and looked at Yuan Chen in surprise.

"Not far to the north, is Zhuji Town. I'll go to town and see if I can catch the medicine. Yuan Chen said.

Yuan Moqing stopped: "Then how can it be done?" Sister Yuanyuan, it's so late, you are alone, if you encounter a pursuer, how can you deal with it. ”

"It's raining so hard today, it's impossible for Xiangyang to send a message to Zhuji Town in the rain. I'll try, it's better than standing up here. ”

Yuan Moqing looked at Duan Xuehong, who was frowning and closing her eyes and seemed to be in a semi-comatose state, and nodded tearfully.

After Yuan Chen lit a pile of firewood, he picked up the short knife, touched the gun on his waist again, glanced at the two of them, and went out of the room.

Yuan Chen remembered that when he and Wu Ruojie interrogated Luo Rucai's two widows, they once said that along the Tangbai River all the way to the north, it was Zhuji Town.

When I first came out of the yard, the sky was a little bright, but the rain was still heavy. After walking for a while, the rain slowly turned lighter, but the sky was completely dark.

Yuan Chen's health has been poor recently, she has spent a lot of physical strength this day, and she has not eaten, and the clothes on her body that have not dried are now soaked again, coupled with the cold wind blowing on the rainy night in late spring, which makes her feel extremely cold. The deathly silence of the road, the sound of the river and the black outlines of the woods made her feel very terrified. Yuan Chen regretted a little that he had gone to grab medicine for a while, but after thinking about it, Duan Xuehong was seriously injured for Yuan Moqing and her to block the pursuers alone, shouldn't she do something for her? Thinking of this, she put her hands in front of her mouth, breathed, plucked up her courage, gritted her teeth and walked forward.

I don't know how long I walked, but there was finally a light ahead, which seemed to be the lights of the inn. Yuan Chen took a closer look, and there was indeed an inn on the side of the road. There is a big flag floating outside the door of the inn, and the book "Zhuji Station" is written, and it extends along the road next to the inn, and there are private houses on both sides.

Finally arrived in Zhuji Town. Yuan Chen thought. However, I don't know where the doctor or the pharmacy is, so it seems that I have to go to the inn to inquire first.

After making up her mind, she walked in with her legs raised. This inn is not big, but it is well organized and the furnishings are quite warm. Since the town is small and it is getting late, there is no one in sight. Yuan Chen walked straight to the counter and knocked on the counter.

"Yo! Visitor? There was a crisp greeting from the door behind the counter, and then the door was pushed open with a "squeak", and a middle-aged woman with a flowery branch walked out with a shawl.

Yuan Chen looked at the woman's bare shoulders and half-naked **, and frowned.

The woman greeted her with a smile, mistaking Yuan Chen, who was dressed as a man, for a man, "What a handsome little brother, are you playing a sharp game or staying in a hotel?" ”

Yuan Chen coughed lightly, eliminated the embarrassment, lowered his voice and said, "May I ask the boss, is there a pharmacy in the town?" ”

"Yes!" The proprietress pointed to the door and said, "Oh, turn right when you go out, and the sixth is the pharmacy." But, little brother, you didn't come here just to ask for directions, did you? ”

"Hmm...... It's true. Yuan Chen thought about it and said honestly.

"Haha!" The proprietress laughed heartily, startling Yuan Chen, "I said you are really honest, I like honest children like you." But let me tell you, the old Chinese medicine doctor in the pharmacy is relatively rigid, and if you call the door like this, he won't open it for you. ”

"Huh? That...... Are there any other pharmacies? Yuan Chen was stunned for a moment and asked.

"No," said the proprietress with a finger and a shake, "it's the only one in town." ”

"I'm really in a hurry, so I can only try my luck." Yuan Chen said.

"Alas!" The proprietress sighed and said, "Who told me that I like you very much, so let's go with you, I guess he will open the door for you for the sake of the neighbor's face." With that, she turned around and took a jar of wine from the cupboard.

"Let's go." The proprietress said and walked out of the inn first.

Yuan Chen blushed a little, it turned out that this proprietress was such a warm-hearted person, and she was a little disgusted with her at first, and she was too good looking.

Turn right to the sixth house, soon arrived, Yuan Chen followed to the door, the proprietress first raised her hand and knocked on the door, shouting: "Old golden man!" It's open! ”

There was no sound in the door, and the proprietress slapped it a few more times and shouted, "Old golden man! Dead? Still not open? ”

There was still no sound inside the door, but a door across the street opened, and a man with a sharp beak poked his head out: "What? Sister Hua? Is it unbearable to be lonely? Then don't look for the old man, what do you think of me? ”

"Fuck you! Hou Er! Next time, I won't give you extravagant wine! The proprietress said.

"Don't, don't be angry, you see I'm not just joking." The man named Hou Er said with a sneer.

"Get out! Don't bother the old lady! My mother has a sick number here. The proprietress said.

"Good! Then I'll go to sleep! Hou Er glanced at Yuan Chen a few times, retracted his head, and closed the door.

"Old golden man!" The proprietress slapped the door again.

"Who?" After a long time, a voice came from inside the door.

"Me! Sai Jinhua! The proprietress reported her name.

Yuan Chen was a little funny, the name Sai Jinhua was too domineering, but it shouldn't be her real name, it should just be a nickname.

"What's the matter at such a late hour?" Menai asked slowly.

"Won't you open the door?" Sai Jinhua said angrily.

There was the sound of kicking footsteps inside the door, and a moment later the door opened, and a scrawny old man stepped out.

"Old golden man, don't you want to drink anymore?" Sai Jinhua nodded at the old man's forehead and said, "I won't open the door for a long time." ”

"What's the matter? I slept all. The old golden man said.

"Why are you looking for nothing? Well, there's a patient here, so I'd like you to take a look. Sai Jinhua said.

"Let's see tomorrow." The old golden man said, retreating to the door, trying to close it.

"Eh!" Sai Jinhua hurriedly stopped, "What do you see I brought you?" As he spoke, he lifted the jar.

"Yo-he!" The old golden man's eyes suddenly lit up, "This is the treasure of the Tanzhen store in your store?" ”

"You're so beautiful," Sai Jinhua twisted her waist and said, "This is the younger brother of the altar, and the years are a little worse, but you can drink it, and it can be regarded as a blessing." ”

"Haha, good, good. This one is good, too! The old golden man hurriedly took the wine jar, opened the seal, sniffed it fiercely, and exclaimed, "It's so fragrant." As he spoke, he raised his neck and took a few big sips, burped, and said, "Good wine!" Enough! ”

"How?" Sai Jinhua smiled, "Am I interesting enough? ”

"Well, that's interesting!" The old golden man gave a thumbs up and said drunkly.

"Then you've got to be funny." Sai Jinhua forked the waist road.

"Good! I'm funny enough! After the old golden man finished speaking, he turned to Yuan Chen and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Yuan Chen was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "No, it's not me." ”

"Who's that?"

"A friend of mine was stabbed."

"Oh? Fighting? I don't care about this, I deserve to die! The old golden man said.

"No, it's not." Yuan Chen hurriedly said. She knew that Sai Jinhua should be a warm-hearted person, and the people she contacted should also be good. Although the old golden man had a strange temper, he did not look like a bad person, so she told the truth: "She was cut by the rebel soldiers." ”

"Oh?" The old golden man was stunned, "Who are you?" Why do the rebels want to kill you? ”

"We," Yuan Chen didn't know how to answer, he muttered for a long time, and said desperately, "We are the righteous army." A few days ago, we killed Yu Yueting, the name of Xiangyang, and King Xinshun was furious and wanted to put us to death. We escaped, but we were chased and killed by the rebels, and one of us was seriously injured. ”

"You killed Yu Yueting?" The old golden man asked suddenly.

"Yes, yes." Yuan Chen didn't know why the other party was interested in this.

"Well killed!" The old golden man suddenly looked happy and said loudly.

Yuan Chen was taken aback. Sai Jinhua was also busy saying: "What are you shouting in the dark night?" How is it good? ”

"You don't know how many people this Yu Yueting has harmed." The old golden man's fingers trembled, "My son is a pawn of the rebel army stationed in Xiangyang, I heard a while ago that Yu Yueting was regarded as the top card in Xiangyang, and if you pay the most, you can get that woman for one night." But where is the drum of being an official in the pockets of this group of soldiers, my unfilial son has no money for this woman, so he went home and asked me. He took away all the money in the family, but he didn't even touch Yu Yueting's hand, and the money was lost. Later, he robbed the money, and the result was ...... There was a clash with the people and they were killed. Alas! The old golden man said and talked, and the old tears were full of tears.

Yuan Chen listened and lowered his head. Indeed, Yu Yueting has harmed too many people, Yuan Shizhong and Yuan Moqing, weren't they also indirectly harmed by Yu Yueting to such an extent?

After the old golden man finished speaking, he turned around and gave Yuan Chen a thumbs up and said, "You killed Yu Yueting, but it is really a harm." I'm going to do my best to save your friend today. Walk! ”

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