The wind was light and the sun was shining, and the two fast horses galloped all the way, and there was no rain for many days, and the earth was dry, bringing up a wave of dust.

Seeing that the sun was getting bigger and bigger, Shen Xiaoxia tightened the horse rope, touched the sweat on his forehead, looked at the tea stall not far away, and took a deep breath.

"How far is it from Duan Shishan?"

"Arrive before dark."

The two of them ran for two days in a row, and finally arrived at Duan Shishan within the agreed time, and then waited for the appearance of the ghost-faced man.

"Guess what's going on this time?"

Hu Qing also looked at the quiet tea stall not far away, obviously the business was very deserted, only an old man sat in the shade with his head tilted and dozed off, a trace of annoyance crossed his eyes, fleeting.

"Let's go! Soldiers are coming. Shen Xiaoxia turned over and dismounted first and walked towards the tea stall.

As soon as the two of them led the horse to the tea stall, they disturbed the sleeping old man, but the old man was not unhappy at all, but was very enthusiastic.

"The two of you, please, we have herbal tea here to relieve the heat, as well as the best Yangchun noodles, freshly steamed braised beef, crisp peanuts, and freshly picked tender vegetables stir-fried, do you want to have some."

Shen Xiaoxia casually found a table that looked fairly clean and sat down, threw a piece of silver on the table, and said, "We don't want anything, we just need to borrow your place to rest for a while." ”

The old man glanced at the silver, and didn't know whether to take it or not.

Shen Xiaoxia observed the old man's expression for a while, and saw that he didn't seem to be cheating, but he didn't say much, and threw the silver into the old man's arms again.

At this time, Hu Qing had already unwrapped the package behind him, and took out two white-flour steamed buns, a few wild fruits, and a water bag from it.

When the old man saw this, he shook his head, took the money, and turned to leave.

Shen Xiaoxia and Hu Qing glanced at each other, quietly eating the food they brought out.

As soon as half of the steamed bun was in his stomach, Hu Qing suddenly got up and pulled out his long sword.

"I didn't expect you to be so cautious."

The old man who had received the money just now was nowhere to be found, and it was the ghost-faced man that Shen Xiaoxia had been waiting for behind Shen Xiaoxia.

Shen Xiaoxia carefully ate a whole steamed bun before getting up and walking to Hu Qing's side elegantly, dressed in white with a gust of fragrant wind, and looking at the ghost-faced man with a smile.

"Someone wants my life in every possible way, so I naturally have to be extremely careful. As I said, let me see my brother standing in front of me intact, and I will naturally do as you ask. ”

"Where are you going?"

"Where I can find my brother."

The ghost-faced man didn't expect Shen Xiaoxia to admit it directly, first stunned, and then burst into laughter.

The ghost-faced man's laughter couldn't interfere with Shen Xiaoxia's mood at this time, laughing didn't necessarily mean that he was in a good mood, and crying didn't necessarily mean that he was in a bad mood.

"Do you think this delay will expose me to my flaws? You're just giving me a chance, so it's better to end it happily and be good for everyone, so as not to waste everyone's time. This kind of hide-and-seek style of play, that's what children like. ”

"Haha...... You think I didn't know that the people from Fengyun Villa had arrived? The ghost-faced man smiled proudly, and several black-clothed people could be faintly seen behind the bamboo curtain of the tea shed.

"Woo...... Second sister, you go quickly. ”

"Xiaodong?" Shen Xiaoxia took a step forward excitedly, but was pulled back by Hu Qing.

"People have brought it to you, and you can fulfill your word."

Shen Xiaoxia looked at the figure faintly visible behind the bamboo curtain, his eyes were slightly red, and the hand that was held by Hu Qing began to tremble constantly.

"I want to see people first."

I saw the ghost-faced man take out a porcelain bottle from his arms, and from the porcelain bottle there were two black pills everywhere, flicked it lightly, and were caught by Hu Qing waving his hand.

"One for each of you, swallow it."

Shen Xiaoxia frowned when he heard this, and looked at the ghost-faced man again with a very unkind gaze.

"It has nothing to do with him, I'll eat alone."

Before the words fell, before Shen Xiaoxia could take the pill from Hu Qing's hand, Hu Qing had already swallowed one.

Seeing this, Shen Xiaoxia was angry, looking at Hu Qing for a long time and not knowing what to say, his heart was both moved and annoyed. She shouldn't have dragged Hu Qing in.

"You ......"

Looking at the pill that was still left in Hu Qing's stretched palm, Shen Xiaoxia's tears blurred his vision, pinched it, and swallowed it directly without hesitation.

Turning his head and glaring at the Ghostface viciously.

"Can you let me see my brother now?"

The ghost-faced man didn't say a word, but sat on a bench next to him, as if waiting for something.

Shen Xiaoxia and Hu Qing quickly knew what the ghost-faced man was waiting for, the medicine he had just swallowed was not a poison, but a medicine that could make people weak, and the strength of the medicine was so great that Shen Xiaoxia felt that at this time, he didn't even have the strength to lift his arm all the time, like a waste person, it was difficult to move.

Shen Xiaoxia couldn't bear the power of the medicine anymore, holding on to the table, directly to the side, Hu Qing wanted to stretch out his hand but was powerless, let alone the strength to pull Shen Xiaoxia, he could only barely sit on the bench, supporting his body with the table in front of him.

Seeing this, the ghost-faced man nodded, clapped his hands, and the black-clothed man behind the bamboo curtain poured in with hostages.

"Second sister." Shen Xiaodong's voice was very hoarse, he hadn't slept for a few days, his eyes were full of bloodshots, he should still be a child, but he looked haggard like an old man, and there was a bloody mark on his white little face, which had begun to scar, taking up half of his face.

Shen Xiaodong's eyes were full of remorse at this time, regretting that he didn't listen to the second sister's words, causing her trouble, and hating his own incompetence, not only couldn't help the second sister, but also dragged her down.

"I'm sorry."

Now all he can do is apologize, it was he who dragged the second sister back.

Shen Xiaoxia smiled when she heard this, and looked Shen Xiaodong up and down, her eyes full of distress. Regardless of whether Shen Xiaodong has lived two lifetimes or not, he is the younger brother in his eyes, and the child he has watched grow up.

"It's fine if you're okay."

When Shen Xiaodong heard this, the tears in the man's eyes couldn't hold back, and they rolled straight down.

"Second sister, are you okay? It's all my fault. "Looking at the second sister weakly spread to the table, dressed in white clothes like snow, stained with dust, fragile like a fairy who was dying in the mortal world, and it was suffocating.

"Alright, the person you want is already here, it's time for you to look at the promise." The ghost-faced man has no patience at this time, it should be said that he doesn't have much time, otherwise he wouldn't appear here at this time, and it won't be long before the people of Fengyun Mountain Villa will find this place, and it will be even more difficult to ask for Shen Xiaoxia's life at that time.

Shen Xiaoxia barely stood up on the table and beckoned to Shen Xiaodong.

"I'm going to watch Hu Qing walk out of my sight with my brother."

After listening to Shen Xiaoxia's words, Hu Qing objected at the moment.

"I'll stay with you."

"Second sister?"

"You'll all have to listen to me." Shen Xiaoxia turned his head to look at Hu Qing, his eyes full of determination. "I'm begging you this time, otherwise I won't be at ease. If I can escape, I will never leave you again. ”