"—what did you say!" I gasped, and there seemed to be a familiar sharp pain in my lower abdomen. "The scorched black scars of the sword type, I know who the murderer is!"

"You know?" Sarong's eyes widened in disbelief, "I haven't heard of those scars, do you really know who did it!" ”

"I don't know, it's all too familiar...", I said hatefully, "It's a woman in red, and her martial arts are unfathomable. Duan Ming and I were both defeated by her, and our lives were almost lost! ”

"The woman in red," Sarong frowned, "is it the one you who seriously injured you while on a mission for the Sect Master?"

"Huh...? No. I fought her three days before I went to Wyvern Valley... In this way, it is very likely that that woman followed me and Duan Ming all the way to the Flying Dragon Valley! ”

"But how is this possible..."A cloudy layer of doubt floated in Sarong's eyes, "According to what you said, Qiu Weng obviously went west in front of you and Deputy Banner Master Duan, so when did that woman give Qiu Weng a fatal blow?" ”

"You don't know. That woman's martial arts path was extremely strange, she used a golden long sword, which could throw a formed sword qi from the long sword, and the sword qi contained the poison of pure gold. If it is really as your subordinates said, Qiu Senior's whole body is covered with such scars, then even if his internal strength is strong enough to resist pain, he can't solve those toxins that slowly seep into his lungs! ”

Sarong's face became ugly with every word I spoke, until she heard the end, she had already shook her head again and again: "Okay, Lord Wenqi... Although Sarong can't match your 'red fragrance and green green' rivers and lakes, he also knows a little about the people in your mouth. It's impossible, you're thinking wrong......"

"-You don't believe me?" I opened my mouth wide in disbelief, "What I said is true!" … You said you'd heard of that sword? Do you know the woman in red, she's—"

"-That's it!" Ji Sarong overshadowed my voice, which had become hoarse and weak due to the wind and cold, "Although I don't know any woman in red, I don't disbelieve the words of Lord Wen Qi. Thanks to Lord Wenqi's sincerity, Sarong also has a good word to tell him, there must be something strange in this matter, and the judgment is not as you think. ”

I was still unwilling, and I got up and wanted to argue. However, Sarong had already changed his deep complexion, as if he had made up his mind not to argue with me anymore. After several attempts to no avail, I had no choice but to listen to her and continue to lie back in bed to recuperate.

After a moment of silence, I was once again overwhelmed by a deep drowsiness and closed my eyes in a daze.

For the whole night, Sarong stayed by the bedside all the time.

I have to say that if it weren't for the relative position, she would really be a rare, safe and reliable friend. Compared with the loyal Xunyue and the simple Wanqiu, Sarong is not only more attentive and thoughtful, but also proficient in medical pharmacology.

She helped me up three times that night and drank her own decoction, and after each dose, I could feel a little more relaxed. Until the next morning, when I got out of bed to freshen up, I found that I was already full of energy, not only the menacing wind and cold of yesterday had all disappeared, but even the vitality of the previous Lianyue Mountain Flying Dragon Valley had been weakened twice in succession.

Turning surprise into gratitude, he got on the horse and hurried with Sarong again, although they still did not say anything to each other around the fur collar, but the atmosphere was no longer as cold as before. On the contrary, he was happy and kind, and he tacitly understood it like a friend for many years.

The only thing that still puzzles me is the snowy scenery that has become more and more unfamiliar to me along the way.

"Sarong... That's not right, I remember, this is not the way Duan Ming and I came......" At sunset, I finally couldn't help but tighten the reins, took off my hood and fur collar, and panted and shouted to Sarong who was galloping forward, "Do you remember the wrong direction, or- hey, Sarong, did you hear me!" ”

Sarong didn't seem to hear my shout, and instead of stopping, he swung a few lashes more and more rapidly.

The back of the gray cloak grew smaller and smaller, and it was not until a hundred feet away that she suddenly reined in her horse, took off her hood and looked back, but seeing that I could no longer see her expression, she had to reach out and point back.

It was then that I noticed that there was a low wall standing beside the snow-white official road in front of me, which was so dilapidated that it was covered with snow that it was hard to see from afar. Only above the city gate in the middle, a pair of lacquered copper characters carved on the stone wall are still vaguely recognizable. I narrowed my wind-blown eyes slightly, and looked at the two big characters on the stone wall—

Yiyang.

It took me a long time to react, and I couldn't help but let out an exclamation, causing the horse to be frightened, neighing and almost falling me off my back—Yiyang? That's not...! I didn't want to stay for a moment, so I immediately chased after her and followed her into the gate of Yiyang City.

"-Sarong!"

"Yes, I'm here for that kid..."

Sarong strode with his horse in stride, as if he was a little surprised by my eager gaze, and his eyes swept around the not very prosperous market here, but he refused to look back at me. "You were so kind in Taopinlou before, anyway, Yiyang is not far from Jiazhou, so I will make my own decision and take a detour to come and see, and I should have your friendship."

My heart was overjoyed, but when I saw that Sarong was still holding herself up with her cold face, I couldn't hold back my laughter even more and more—obviously a person who values love and justice, but I have to make an indifferent appearance for the sake of face.

Anyway, since she refused to show it, I didn't want to laugh at the jokes, so I just smiled at her and asked around about the residence of Ganlai's family. Yiyang is a small village with a population of only 1,000 households, and in less than a moment, Sarong has already led me to push open the door of a farmer at the head of the village. Sure enough, Gan came to greet him with a familiar and cute little round face.

I have been separated from him for a long time, and now that we see each other, we are naturally excited, hugging our heads and crying. Sarong also forgot to restrain his smile, and walked along the horse's back with relief on the side. It wasn't until Gan's mother heard her son's cry and pushed open the cotton door curtain with a wooden stick to inquire that she hurriedly stepped forward to hug the blind woman who was unable to walk.

Gan came to see the fierce and vicious girl Ji in the building in the past, and was shocked again. I had to appease the confused Gan family's mother and son to enter the house first, and carefully informed Gan Lai of the reason why Sarong was in Taopin Building before, and the simple young man eased his fear. Although I was happy to talk to my mother as usual, every time my eyes met Sarong, I still subconsciously shrank my body.

After doing this a few times, Sarong saw it in his eyes, and sighed softly, saying that it was better for him to go outside and cast a stack.

I pinched the little hand that had been wrapping around me all the time, and the clever child understood my intentions when he saw me nodding to him encouragingly. With a long breath, he stepped forward and grabbed Sarong's water sleeve, and said timidly: "Sister Rong, Sister Lian said that what you did before was not intentional. Since this is the case, then Ganlai doesn't care about it. Gan Lai doesn't take it to heart, does Sister Rong still have to worry about it? ”

With that, he turned his head to look at me with big round eyes, and I whispered a thumbs up to him to signal that he was speaking very well.

Sarong didn't want to say such things to her, her cheeks were crimson for a while, she looked down at Gan Lai, who was sincere, and then looked at me who was smiling and silent, as if asking for help.

"Ganlai is awesome!" I only pretended not to see Sarong's embarrassment, and smiled kindly at Gan Lai, "I can even use such a difficult idiom as 'Geng Lingering', I must have listened to the words and studied hard!" ”

Gan Lai listened to my praise, and became more and more confident in his heart, and turned his head to Sarong and said sincerely: "Sister Rong, Gan Lai really doesn't complain about you anymore." It's not as good as Kaju, and there is no decent post station. If my sister freezes outside, Gan Lai will be distressed! ”

Without waiting for Sarong to speak, Gan's mother entered the house with a stick, and said with a smile: "I don't know that the two nobles are visiting today, and they haven't prepared some good meals and dishes to entertain, so it's really difficult to repay the two of you for your protection in the capital." Fortunately, there are still some wild mushrooms at home, but the nobles can't eat them elsewhere. ”

In this way, Sarong became more and more unable to shirk. After being embarrassed for a long time, Fang nodded with a red face.

Around the fire, the dinner table was very lively.

Gan's mother was very grateful to me for taking care of Ganlai in Kazhou, and Ganlai also repeatedly served vegetables for me, which was very kind.

Gan's mother sighed, after Gan came home last time, not only did he not waste the books and fists that Duan Ming and I taught him when he was in Taopinlou, but also used the silver I gave him to buy five acres of land, and collected a lot of mulberry branches and willow that are not scarce in this Yiyang countryside at a low price, and half of them were used for coal burning for heating, and the rest were woven into various exquisite playthings baskets by the mother and son.

I was surprised and delighted, and turned my head to hold Ganlai's little face and boast more than once.

When I first met, he was used to being bullied, and his small body was distressing. Later, Duan Ming and I took care of it, and the treasures of the daily turnover price were replenished, and a little face became more and more moisturized, restoring the delicate and young whiteness that should be at this age.

Now that he has been working at home for more than a month, the cold wind and snow in the countryside have blown his face black and red. It's just that it's different from the appearance of doing child labor in Taopinlou, Ganlai's cheeks have a little mature edges and corners, and the muscles on his neck and jaw are thick and developed, as if he is already a teenager in charge.

I didn't think that the immature children I rescued under Fu Lin's hands could now become so strong and outstanding, and I couldn't help but cry with emotion.

Seeing me like this, the mother and son of the Gan family naturally spoke comfortingly, but Sarong, who had been unable to interject, became more and more uncomfortable, shook his body and said that he was full of wine and food, and went back to the east house that Gan's mother cleaned up for us early in the morning to rest.