Chapter 4: The Escape

"Bang bang bang!" Chu Xi slammed his fists on the ground, as if he had forgotten the pain, completely ignoring the blood on his hands, holding his head in both hands, sitting on the ground and crying bitterly.

Uncle Zhang told Chu Xidu everything, he did not stop Chu Xidu, a person suddenly has to accept such a big change, and he is a young man who has not been deeply involved in the world, he needs to vent.

After a long time, Chu Xidu wiped away his tears and regained his composure. It's just that the face is a little pale. Remorse and guilt are intertwined, anger and sadness are mixed. At this moment, he is the loneliest person.

"There must have been a notice of wanted us outside, and under the cover of last night's heavy rain and this morning's fog, we have only temporarily escaped the pursuit, and it is better to stay here for a long time, so it is better to leave as soon as possible. Uncle Zhang coughed a few more times as he spoke, his face was pale and terrible, and several shocking knife cuts on his body made people unbearable to look at.

Last night, he fled here with Chu Xiduan on his back, all because he used a forbidden technique to raise his cultivation to the primary realm of a first-grade martial artist, so that he could escape from the imperial capital in the crowd, and the price of the forbidden technique was to burn twenty years of vitality, he was already old, and at this moment he had run out of oil and lamps, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious.

"Poof!" Uncle Zhang finally couldn't hold on, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell straight back.

"Uncle Zhang, what's wrong with you, don't scare me. Chu Xi resolutely held the fallen Uncle Zhang and asked anxiously.

"Ahem... Cough..."Uncle Zhang spat out a mouthful of blood every time he coughed, and the last trace of blood on his face gradually receded.

"I... I can't do it, I can only escape from the imperial capital at the cost of twenty years of life, using the sect gate control technique. It's already the end of the strong crossbow, and I'm already satisfied if I can hold on to it until now, and the road ahead is up to you, I haven't lived up to the master's deathbed trust, and I can also look at it. Zhang Bo said angrily.

"No, Uncle Zhang, don't say that, don't leave me, I don't want you to die, go, we'll go to the doctor now. Chu Xiju cried while trying to pick up Uncle Zhang.

"Less... Master, don't waste your efforts, I know my situation, this... This token is for you, it is the thing of my sect, in this life, I have no chance to return it to the sect, to... After... If you have a chance in the future, please return it to my sect, if you don't meet it, it will be regarded as a discipline... Read it, and, remember, by all means... Don't go back to the imperial capital, good... Live well!" The last trace of vitality in Uncle Zhang's eyes slowly dissipated, and his cold hands slowly fell from Chu Xidu's arms.

"No!" Chu Xi screamed heartbreakingly, from now on, in this world, he has no relatives......

Overnight, he went from a rich boy loved by his father and mother to a homeless orphan, and from a talented man who read poetry and books and was proficient in calligraphy to a wanted criminal for the Empire. The grief of losing a loved one tore at his heart like a sharp blade. The most desperate thing is that he didn't even have a chance to see his parents for the last time. And this huge contrast happened to a fifteen-year-old boy.

Chu Xidu buried Uncle Zhang on the hillside behind the thatched house, did not erect a monument, and kowtowed three times to the grave.

He looked in the direction of the imperial capital, where he had lived for fifteen years, but now there was no resentment. It is said that the homeland is difficult to leave, but fate is so tricky.

"Dad, mother, one day, I will return to the imperial capital and bury you. I want those who do not distinguish between black and white to pay the price; I want the person who framed the Chu family to repent in front of your grave! I want justice for the sixty-eight unjust souls of the Chu family who died in vain!" Chu Xi decided to look up at the sky, but there was no more "clear wind and bright moon, bright and clear".

"Who?" Just when Chu Xi was secretly sad, he saw a woman dressed in black appear in front of him, as if he appeared out of thin air, he didn't notice it, and he couldn't help but be vigilant.

"I was ordered by my father to go to the Chu family to answer it, and it was inconvenient to show up, so I could only act in secret. At this time, the woman in black took another step towards Chu Xidu.

"Oh, by the way, this girl forgot to introduce herself, I'm Coco Li, I guess you know who my father is. Coco Li's voice was like a heavenly sound, which made Chu Xijie feel intimate.

Chu Xiju looked up at this woman, this was also the first time he saw the woman who almost had a marriage contract with him, even if she was dressed in black, she couldn't hide her long and slender figure, her eyebrows were slender and picturesque, her eyes were clear like water, and she seemed to be born with a hint of cunning. It didn't seem to match the "legends" he had heard in the imperial capital.

Especially her eyes, which people will never forget at a glance.

"It turned out to be Miss Li, thank you for saving the girl, Lord Shangshu's kindness, I Chu Xi will remember it in my heart. Chu Xi was saddened, and solemnly hugged his fist to Li Minkui.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save your family. Coco Lee's words were deeply apologetic.

For some reason, looking at Chu Xidu, who was so sad, she wanted to comfort her, but she didn't know how to open her mouth for a while, and some wounds were destined to only be healed by time.

When she learned that her father wanted to marry her to Chu Xidu, she was in Shangshu Mansion for a while. In the end, Lord Shangshu had to compromise: "In the future, you will be in charge of your life's major events, so it's all right, Dad can't control you!" Li Yucheng and his wife were also helpless against this daughter.

"The girl doesn't need to blame herself, Uncle Zhang has already told me the whole process of the matter, and one day, I will return the innocence of the Chu family alone. There was not a trace of wavering in Chu Xiju's determined gaze, even though he had nothing.

"By the way, this is something my dad asked me to give you, and taking it all the way south may help you find a place to live. Li Minkui took out two letters and handed them to Chu Xidu.

An unopened envelope said Xi Du's personal opening, and after Chu Xidu's opening of the letter: Xi Du's nephew, Uncle Li is incompetent and can't save the lives of your whole family, I only say that your father's wish is to save your life and continue the incense for the Chu family.

In the early years, I traveled to the south, and the seven elders of Tianyu Sect had a bit of a dusty relationship, with this letter, maybe I can get him to take care of one or two, at least I can keep you in Tianyu Sect, if you can learn skills in the sect, you can also avenge your Chu family in the future, before that, don't remember, don't go back to the imperial capital!

Chu Xizhu silently put away the letter after reading it, and as for the other letter, he did not open it. For Li Yucheng, he has always been grateful in his heart, and he said that adversity sees the truth, and his Chu family caused this great disaster, just ask who dares to risk offending the empire to lend a helping hand to him.

"I..." Chu Xi decided to stop talking, he wanted to explain the marriage contract to Li Minkui, but he didn't know how to speak.

"I know what you're going to say, even my girl's family doesn't care about this, you don't have to worry about it, it's a matter that the adults of both sides have agreed on privately, not to mention that we haven't agreed yet. ”

"Thank you!" Chu Xiju thanked Coco Li for saving her, and also thanked her for her understanding of her refusal to marry.

Saying goodbye to Li Minkui, he didn't know, and he didn't know what year and month it would be when he returned to the imperial capital.

Neither of them mentioned the marriage contract again, perhaps, everything was already doomed in the dark!

"Hopefully, somewhere, someday, we'll see you again. Even Coco Li didn't realize that she was expecting to meet Chu Xiduan again in the future.

"Perhaps, it's time to leave the imperial capital." Looking at Chu Xi's back, Min Kui made an important decision in her heart.