Chapter 19: Shadows

When night came, the moonlight shrouded in the mountain mist, adding a touch of mystery to the silence.

"Little brother, the water is coming."

The little beggar stepped into the house with a basin of water, glanced at Ying Zhichu, who was unconscious on the bed, and shouted softly.

Yu Sheng suddenly came back to his senses, got up from the side of the bed and said, "I'll come." ”

He took the towel from the beggar's hand, put it in the water and soaked it gently, rubbed it back and forth dozens of times, wrung it out and folded it, and finally carefully placed it on the woman's forehead.

Since yesterday by the stream, she has been unconscious, hot all over, and sometimes dreaming.

Because he was a man and did not know medical science, he did not dare to take care of it indiscriminately, so he had to hurry up and hurry overnight to reach Lishan.

It was a five-day journey, but it was cut in half.

Yu Sheng saw that the woman's ruddy face was slightly white, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Have you gone down the mountain and asked, but is there a girl willing to come up the mountain?"

The brothers in the main altar are all men, aside from miscellaneous things such as picking medicine and cooking, there are not a few extra people, and most of the beggars are running around to find out the news.

If it is said that it is inconvenient to take care of girls, fortunately, there are villages gathered at the foot of the mountain, there are many farms, and the children are lively, so you should be able to find a suitable girl to take care of her.

"After inquiring, Sayuri, the granddaughter of Granny Zhuang Lige, is willing to come. Sayuri still has some friendship with us, last year she sprained her foot while collecting medicine in the mountains, and it happened that the brother on duty saw her carry her back to the main altar. Elder Tong personally researched some herbs for her to compress her wounds, and sent his brother down the mountain to inform her family that she had only picked her up. ”

"Well, girls are always careful."

"By the way, little brother, are you really from Jinjia City?"

"Hmm."

"What's there to do there? Tell me that I've been in the mountains since I joined the gang. The elders said that I had an impetuous temperament and could not do anything serious, so they always gave me some chores to boil water and chop wood......"

"Hmph, you kid can't do a good job of chopping wood and boiling water."

While the two were talking, an old and deep voice floated in.

The door opened gently, and a white-haired old man in a dark green coarse shirt and straw sandals walked in, his sleeves rolled up to reveal his copper-colored arms, and the old man stroked his goatee with one hand, and glanced at the hairy ball, which made the little beggar tremble.

The person who came was none other than the three elders, Elder Copper.

"Who is saying bad things about me behind my back, Mao Tuan, isn't it you?!"

The little beggar known as Maotuan was shocked, stuck out his tongue at the rain, and shrank aside.

Seeing this, Yusheng laughed dryly and cleared the siege.

"Elder Brass."

Elder Copper waved his hand at Yusheng and motioned for him to sit down first.

He walked up to Mao Tuan again and gave him a brain knock.

"Stinky boy!"

"Hey, Elder, you light, I haven't practiced martial arts, how can I stand it!" Mao Tuan rubbed his forehead, looking aggrieved.

Elder Copper's half-white eyebrows raised, "You still dare to talk back, right?" With that, his finger was raised again.

"Don't dare, don't dare, who can afford to mess with your old man." The hair ball bent over, drilled out of the crack, and hid far away.

Elder Tong snorted coldly, raised his beard, and motioned for Mao Tuan to go out.

Mao Tuan glanced at Yusheng and whispered, "Little brother, I'll go first, something calls me." ”

Elder Tong picked up the teapot on the table, refilled a bowl of tea for Yu Sheng, listened to Mao Tuan's words, and raised his head again and asked, "What do you call him?" ”

Mao Tuan was stunned for a moment and blurted out.

"Little brother."

Elder Tong glanced at Yu Sheng and wondered, "You didn't tell him who you are?" ”

Yusheng scratched his head, he was in too much of a hurry just now and forgot.

Elder Tong rolled his eyes speechlessly, and said sharply: "It's not big or small, this is the Lord of the Six Altars - Qiu Yusheng." ”

The little beggar's eyes widened, and he glanced at Yusheng, who was about the same age as himself, and he actually became the altar master.

The gap is too big.

"You are actually the altar master," he said, and the dog stick in his hand subconsciously shook the ground three times, and saluted: "The altar master is good!" ”

As soon as Yu Sheng wanted to get up, he was pressed back to his seat by Elder Tong, so he could only nod and say, "Please take the matter to the little brother to heart." ”

"No problem, altar master! Hey, hey~" With a smile in his mouth, the hair ball slipped out.

"This kid is used to being wild in the mountains, he has always had no rules, if you don't give him some color, he can't do things if he's lazy." Elder Copper shook his head and said.

Yu Sheng smiled, "If the elders bother, the brothers will naturally relax." ”

"Alas, don't talk about this, you're from the capital this time, but what's the matter?"

Yu Sheng put down the tea bowl and led Elder Tong to the bedside, "Elder, can you show me, what kind of illness is this?" ”

At a glance, Ying Zhichu was lying unconscious on the bed.

Elder Tong stroked his beard and exchanged glances with Yu Sheng, "This girl...... But sick? ”

Yu Sheng nodded, "Trouble Elder." ”

Elder Copper sat in front of the bed, his thin fingers resting on the woman's veins, and his cloudy eyes condensed with a trace of hesitation.

Yusheng held his breath, for fear of disturbing the old man by making a little noise.

After a moment, Elder Copper withdrew his right hand and shook his head slightly.

A bad premonition crossed Yu Sheng's heart, and the words in his mouth were a little incoherent, "Elder...... But what do you see? ”

Elder Tong's eyes were solemn, and he said with a look of pity: "This girl's life is short, and I am afraid that time is short." ”

What the! Yusheng opened his mouth wide, and his eyes were full of incredulity.

"Elder, could it be that the diagnosis is wrong, or ...... Take a look at it again?! ”

Elder Tong sighed, and two sad lines were covered on the old man's face, "This woman's heart is weak......

Yusheng interrupted hurriedly, for fear that the old man would say something bad.

"It must have been done by the man in purple I met on the way out of the city, and I also had ...... at that time"

"Purple man, have you met someone from the Purple Moon Pavilion?" Elder Copper frowned and asked.

"Yes, it's just some indiscriminate tactics to temporarily seal the internal force, and I'll be fine later. She was forced to save me, and she passed out. ”

Elder Copper shook his head, "It's not about drugs, if that's the case, she should have woken up a long time ago, her body seems to contain a symptom that I can't see." ”

Yu Sheng's eyes dilated, and his eyes looking at the woman became panicked and complicated.

……

Elder Tong didn't take this matter to heart, and asked again, "Have you said hello to the villagers down the mountain?" You were only 12 years old when you left, and 4 years have passed. ”

“……”

"Is the little guy in Jinjia City okay? They are young and ignorant, so you have to bother more. ”

Yusheng was stunned, unable to hear any words, and kept circling the phrase "life is not long" in his mind.

Elder Tong is an old man in the gang, with prestige and experience, ten of himself can't reach half of him, he said that there is no help, then he is helpless, but, how can he explain to the adult......

Seeing that Yu Sheng was restless, his face was pale, and he didn't listen to his question, he sighed lightly in his heart, and said distressedly: "You go to rest first, you must be tired after a few days of running." Get a good night's sleep, and I'll let my stinky boys send you back to the capital tomorrow, and you'll have a good time on the way. ”

Back to the capital?!

A word woke up Yusheng, and he blurted out: "No! ”

Elder Copper's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at him deeply.

Yu Sheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, swallowed his saliva, and said, "It was the adults who asked me to bring this girl, and I must make sure that she wakes up safely before leaving." ”

"My lord, did you send this person?" Elder Copper asked.

"Yes, the subordinates will never dare to deceive, is there a way for the elder to save her?" Yu Sheng looked at the elder with hope.

Elder Copper stroked his beard and hesitated, "This ...... Although the Lingzhi herbs on the mountain are abundant, even I can't help this girl's illness. ”

A chill suddenly poured over his heart, and the young man's heart gradually sank.

"What did you say that your lord asked you to bring someone here?"

Yu Sheng shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "The adult went out to do business, and he was not in the capital, I received a note from his subordinates, so I rushed to Lishan." ”

"Well, this person must be extremely important. Otherwise, adults wouldn't be so time-consuming. Yusheng," the old man's deep voice sounded, and the old man's powerful eyes looked at Yusheng, "You have a good rest first, and then make a decision after I discuss it with the elders tomorrow." ”

"Well, my subordinates obey."

Yusheng nodded firmly.

The wind of the autumn night has been mixed with the cold, and it is easy to catch a cold if you don't pay attention to it, and after sending Elder Tong away, Yusheng closed the door and paced to the woman's bed.

Most of the yellow powder on his face was soaked with sweat, revealing white and shiny skin, and anyone who looked at it could guess that this men's dress was actually a moving little girl.

But I didn't see the truth.

Yu Sheng looked slightly stupid, as if he remembered that the woman took him to fly into the air, and it seemed that it should be a glaring slap before he fell unconscious......

It's such a vivid and colorful life, how can it be so vicious.