Chapter 47: I'll be waiting for you in the Eastern Capital

In the dim world, only cold, no sound has disappeared.

In the ups and downs, Shen Muxi saw his former self and saw the tall jujube tree in his backyard. The jujube tree grows next to the root of the wall, as if it was deliberately born for her, and even the curved arc of the treetops is towards the wall.

Her favorite thing to do is to climb the ladder and sit on the wall, eat round, and only stop when the skin in her mouth is broken. Whenever this happens, my brother always quietly removed her ladder, left her at the wall in a mischievous manner, and then turned around and went to ask her father to come over.

Dad is the most strict, and he hates this daughter who always likes to climb the wall, and punishes her to kneel in front of the ancestral ancestral hall all night according to family rules.

But she also knew that her father loved her, and her father said every time that he had cut down the jujube tree, but after so many years, the jujube tree grew taller and taller, and the bigger and bigger it grew, and it didn't necessarily move it at all, but the lawn under the wall was thickening every year, and even a small stone had never been seen.

Can't go back......

"Daddy......" Tears slipped quietly down the corners of her eyes, and a warm hand gently tried the corners of her eyes, with a little rough feeling.

If a person really can't make a mistake, he will never have a chance to make up for the mistakes he has made in his life.

"Dad, I'll change my ......" Shen Muxi choked, in her dream she ran all over the house and outside, her father was gone, her brother was gone, the old housekeeper was gone, she was the only one in the empty house, "Brother, I regret it, brother ......"

No one answered her, only the whistling wind that blew through the hall and blew the hula and hula of her clothes.

"Doctor Shen?"

"Mother?"

It's Zhi'er's voice, it's Zhi'er!

The heavy eyelids slowly opened, and then closed slightly, as if it was very difficult. Shen Muxi used all her strength, and her brain suddenly cleared up, yes, she was knocked down by Bo Yu and her head was dizzy? !

"Mother!" Shen Zhi cried with joy, looking at his mother and slowly opening his eyes, "Mother, you finally woke up, but it really scared me to death!" Mother, what do you think? Mother? ā€

The doctor pulled out the needle and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good to wake up, fortunately, my life is great, otherwise my back will knock on the steps, in case I break my spine, even if I wake up, I will have to lie in bed for the rest of my life." ā€

"Thank you, doctor!" Chunxiu hurriedly sent the doctor out, and the hand holding the prescription trembled slightly, "It's okay, it's okay!" Zhi'er, you guard your mother, I'll go get the medicine decoction! ā€

"Hmm!" Shen Zhi wiped his tears and nodded.

"Something called me!" Chunxiu admonished again, and saw that Shen Muxi was indeed awake, so he walked away.

Shen Muxi's face was pale, with a stinging pain on his back, looking at his son's little face, he only felt that it was good to be alive.

Shen Zhi kissed his mother's face, holding her hand with tears in his eyes, and his obedient appearance made people feel distressed, "Mother, are you hungry?" Zhi'er's wild vegetable porridge is delicious, and Zhi'er can take care of her mother's. ā€

"Zhi'er is good, my mother is fine." Shen Muxi's nose was sour, he wiped away his tears at the beginning, and when he looked back at Shen Zhi, a difficult smile squeezed out of the corner of his mouth, "As long as Zhi'er is well, my mother can survive any hardship or difficulty." Don't be afraid! ā€

Shen Zhi nodded, put his mother's hand on his little face, and sniffed twice, "Zhi'er is not afraid, and my mother is not afraid!" ā€

Shen Muxi raised his lips and smiled, "By the way, what about the kid?" ā€

"I don't know." Shen Zhi shook his head, "After my mother fainted, Aunt Chunxiu directly threw people out of the wall, and it is estimated that she will have to fall half to death if she doesn't die." The bad guy ran over and rushed into the house with his mother in his arms, and everyone was busy asking the doctor to save you, so they didn't pay attention to what happened to the bad woman and the bad boy. My mother didn't wake up, and Aunt Chunxiu and I didn't dare to walk away! ā€

Shen Zhi paused, his eyelids drooped slightly, and his face was slightly pale, "Mother, Zhi'er, Zhi'er had the idea of killing people at that time. ā€

"Kill that kid and avenge your mother?" Shen Muxi asked.

Shen Zhi nodded and was silent.

"Zhi'er, killing people is addictive! The mother is a doctor and does not want her son to be stained with blood. Shen Muxi wanted to sit up, but his back hurt badly, although he didn't hurt his muscles and bones, but it was indisputable to scrape off a layer of skin and flesh, "My mother didn't tell you about the previous things, because I didn't want you to learn from me." There is revenge, there is revenge, there is revenge, and he never cares about the consequences, so that he tastes the consequences later. ā€

"Mother is telling me to think twice, don't do evil?" Shen Zhi looked at her.

Shen Muxi smiled lightly with a pale face, "Zhi'er is the smartest, don't do evil, be a kind person with edge." ā€

"Yes!" Shen Zhi nodded solemnly, but he didn't tell Shen Muxi that when the accident happened, Bo Yunxiu was as crazy as crazy, terrifying. He thought that his mother didn't want him to meddle in the affairs of adults, so this matter ...... It's not up to you. Lest I be in a dilemma when I get it, I have to tell some secrets I don't want to say.

Knowing her son Mo Ruo's mother, her son is hiding something in his heart, Shen Muxi can naturally see that the more well-behaved the child is, the more distressed she is as a mother. It's just that once some things tear open the old wounds, in exchange for only blood, she doesn't want her son to follow her old path and mix in those disgusting deceits.

Her Zhi'er should grow up peacefully and happily, be an ordinary teenager, and live the most ordinary life.

"Mother, then you won't pursue it?" Shen Zhi asked in a low voice.

Shen Muxi was sweating in pain, gritted his teeth and sneered, "I was almost killed, and I still don't pursue it?" You know, my mother is not so generous, but she can't get up now. Let's wait for my mother to get better, and you can see how I clean him up. ā€

Shen Zhi grinned and nodded fiercely, "I'll help you!" ā€

"Good!" Shen Muxi just wants to scold now: It's really painful!

Bo Yunxiu stood outside and never came in, and he listened to the sound of speech in the room with his ears pricked up, and he didn't dare to miss a word. But after Shen Muxi woke up, he didn't ask him at all, not a word!

"Wang ......" Huang Li was just about to speak, but was forced back by Bo Yunxiu's slap of the knife, and the words came to his mouth and swallowed raw.

As for the secluded place, Bo Yunxiu stood with his hands in his hands.

Huang Li saluted, "Lord Wang, Liu Zhutou and Yizhu have been found, and everyone is still alive." However, Liu Zhutou was seriously injured and has not woken up yet, and some things can only be asked clearly when Liu Zhutou wakes up. ā€

As soon as the words fell, Bo Yunxiu had already strode away.

Huang was frightened, since he hit Shen Muxi and was injured, the prince has not spoken, with a black face, and he is cold wherever he goes. Not only that, but he kept outside the house and didn't go in, just like a wooden stake. Looking at the current situation of the prince, I'm afraid I'm going to go to Concubine Wei and the little boy to settle accounts, right?!

Sure enough, Bo Yunxiu stepped into Wei Xian'er's courtyard with a dark face, and when she entered, she didn't forget to snatch the sword from Huang Li's hand.

The centrifugal head of the millet jumped thumping, is the prince going to kill the little boy? If the prince really does it, how should he explain it to the queen mother and the emperor? If it really hurts the little boy, how should this matter end? The brain was very messy, and Huang Li was at a loss, so he could only follow Bo Yunxiu closely.

Yizhu didn't die, he was just knocked unconscious at that time, and he had returned to Wei Xian'er's side to serve at this moment.

Because the master was injured, Ah Luo followed the service with the injury, for fear that he would be beaten again if he was not careful. I have to say that Shen Muxi's medicine is really easy to use, otherwise Ah Luo would still be lying on the bed!

Suddenly seeing Bo Yunxiu holding the sword and entering the door, Yizhu's heart was shocked, and his face turned white with fright, "Master? The prince is holding a sword, and he ......"

Wei Xian'er's first reaction was to plop to her knees, with gauze wrapped around her eyes and around her neck, and half of her face was left outside. ā€

Hearing Yizhu's report, saying that Bo Yunxiu was carrying a sword, she already knew what Bo Yunxiu was going to do. Wei Xian'er really didn't think about it, she was really scared, just a Shen Muxi, even if her voice and appearance were so similar, she actually provoked Bo Yunxiu to protect her in every way, I have to say that that woman was really good, even if she died, she never let everyone go.

Bo Yunxiu's eyes roamed the house, and there was no trace of Bo Yu.

Seeing that he turned around to leave, Yizhu shouted, "Lord Wang, the little boy is young and ignorant, so you can spare him this time!" Prince, after all, the little prince is the only child from the palace, if there is any mistake, the emperor and the queen mother will blame it......"

Before Yizhu could finish speaking, Wei Xian'er reprimanded, "Shut up!" This matter is indeed Yu'er's fault first, and the concubine is inexorably responsible for being a mother. The ancients said that the son is not the fault of the father, and the concubine has failed to fulfill her duties as a mother, and if the prince has a punishment, he should only come to the concubine. The concubine has no complaints! ā€

"The child wants to kill someone, you hand over a knife, and finally tell others that it is you who are the mother and not him." Bo Yunxiu was cold, "This is what you taught?" Today, if he doesn't know what is right and wrong, and if he doesn't learn to take responsibility, he will die at your hands sooner or later! What about people? ā€

Huang Li gasped, "Lord Wang, there is no one in the little prince's room, and Sun Xian doesn't know where to go." ā€

Last night, Chunxiu threw people out of the wall, but fortunately, Sun Xianfei rushed to grab it, although he didn't suffer anything, but he was really scared, and he was scared when he heard that he was crying and making trouble after waking up. It stands to reason that it is impossible not to be absent, unless......

Bo Yunxiu unsheathed his sword coldly, and the blade was cold and sharp, "What about Bo Yu?" ā€

Wei Xian'er straightened up, "If the prince wants to kill, he will kill, Yu'er has already rushed back to the Eastern Capital overnight!" ā€

"You sent him away?" Bo Yunxiu snorted coldly, "Good, excellent!" ā€

"Lord Wang!" Yizhu panicked, "The prince forgives the sin, the prince forgives the sin, the master is also a beloved son, the master does not intend to go against the prince, please forgive the master this time." Lord Wang, the matter has happened, the little boy has left, no matter how much you care, it will not help, not to mention that the little boy at that time was because Doctor Shen was disrespectful to the side concubine, and he didn't save him when he saw death......"

"Whether to save or not is Dr. Shen's freedom, when will it be your turn to put your beak!" Huang Li couldn't listen to it anymore, and shirked his responsibility vigorously. Even the doctor is alive, if it weren't for Dr. Shen's life, if the collision was good, even if he woke up, he would have to lie in bed for the rest of his life. If so, this life will be ruined!

Bo Yunxiu disdained to listen to their nonsense, "The son and the mother repay the debt." ā€

Wei Xian'er took a deep breath, "Is the prince going to kill the concubine?" ā€

As soon as the words fell, Yizhu screamed in horror, and the cry startled the pigeons on the roof to fly high in unison, making a terrifying sound.

A sword pierced the chest, blood slowly fell along the tip of the sword, and the dead silence of that moment was terrifying.

"This king will not kill you, but you must suffer this sword." Bo Yunxiu drew her sword expressionlessly, and watched Wei Xian'er fall to the ground with cold eyes, blood gushing out of her chest, quickly staining her clothes red.

Suddenly, he turned his head to look at Ah Luo, who knelt on the ground with a pale face, still in a peaceful and obedient state with half-hanging eyelids.

Bo Yunxiu casually threw the sword back away, brushed his sleeves and turned around, "Killing people pays for your life, Shen Muxi is not dead, and you don't have to die!" Go to the doctor, stop the bleeding and send her back to the Eastern Capital. ā€

"Lord Wang!" Wei Xian'er covered the bloody wound, her forehead was full of cold sweat, she stubbornly raised her head and looked at Bo Yunxiu's back, "Why?" She's just a doctor! ā€

"That's not what you should have asked, do you remember how you got into the house? Promise to give or not, all between the king's thoughts, although it is not the king's wish, but if the king really gives up, you will have nothing! Bo Yunxiu straightened up and never looked back at her, "Today's matter ends here, don't take it as an example!" ā€

He walked simply, not caring whether she lived or died.

In the eyes of outsiders, the only person who is favored by the king is her, Concubine Wei, so many women in the backyard of the palace, and the king never sees it with the right eyes, it is because for so many years, Bo Yu, the only child in the palace, is also from this Concubine Wei. Concubine Wei was injured when she gave birth to a child, and it was difficult to have children in this life, so His Royal Highness Li loved Bo Yu like a treasure, so that he did not need other women to give birth to heirs, for fear of dividing his love for Concubine Wei's mother and son.

But now, because of Shen Muxi's appearance, all the dream bubbles have been broken overnight.

Wei Xian'er fell in a pool of blood, smiling with a pale face, not afraid of new injuries and old injuries, but afraid of heartaches, "I never knew that when he was ruthless, he could be so ruthless, regardless of the slightest emotion!" ā€

"Master, let's go back to the Eastern Capital! Can't stay here any longer! Yizhu cried and went to get gauze.

Ah Luo was still kneeling on the side, with Bo Yunxiu's glance in her mind, but she had been like a walking corpse all these years, and she wouldn't fight back when others bullied her, until she entered Fangshi Pavilion, because of Wei Xian'er's face, no one dared to bully her except Yizhu.

The house was in a hurry, and there were servants looking outside the house, probably not expecting that the king would attack the side concubine who had been favored for many years because of a country doctor, and the attack was so heavy that he almost took the life of the side concubine.

Sure enough, people's hearts are fickle, and grace is like water, whether it is the emperor's family or the royal family and nobles, they can't escape this truth!

"Lord Wang?" Huang Li cautiously followed behind Bo Yunxiu, it was the first time he had seen Bo Yunxiu do something to Wei Xian'er, after all, the previous years......

"What do you want to say?" Bo Yunxiu paused, glanced at the pigeon flying across the sky, and his face became more and more cold.

"The prince's move, I'm afraid the Queen Mother won't give up." Huang Li hesitated, "You also know that the Queen Mother's health has not been very good over the years, but the Queen Mother's mother has a heavy army. If you anger the Queen Mother, I am afraid that you will be restrained everywhere in the future. ā€

"If you don't get angry, you won't be restrained?" Bo Yunxiu asked rhetorically.

Huang Li lowered his eyes, and if he didn't get angry, he could at least be safe, but no one could change what the prince decided, and Wei Xian'er had to leave if he didn't leave.

"How's the interrogation going?" Bo Yunxiu didn't want to dwell on this pointless issue.

Huang Li came back to his senses and hurriedly responded, "My mouth is very hard, I can't pry it open, and I keep saying that I want to see you, the prince!" ā€

The Great Prison Cell.

All kinds of punishments have been used, and the thousand-faced Langjun has been tortured to the point that he has lost his human form, but he still refuses to confide in half a sentence. Seeing Bo Yunxiu coming in, he slowly raised his blood-stained face and suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Drink cold.

"Do you think you're going to catch me and that's the end of it?" He was tied to a wooden frame, blood dripping down his cheeks, and there was no good ground on his body, "You are wrong, this is just the beginning." Bo Yunxiu, did you hear clearly? And that's just the beginning! ā€

Bo Yunxiu was not annoyed, and looked at him indifferently, "I am going to die, and I still have the heart to say this, it can be seen that the Immortal Gate is really affectionate to you." Until death, you have to protect it! ā€

Thousand-faced Langjun raised his head, blood slid down his eyebrows, his eyes were full of crimson, he lowered his head and sneered, "The Immortal Sect will not let you go!" I—I'm not going to die, I'm going to come back. ā€

"Even if you have nine lives this time, you can't think of leaving alive." I don't believe it, I have become like this, can I still escape? This immortal gate can still have such a great ability!

"Really?" Thousand-faced Langjun was covered in blood, and his breath was disordered, "Your Royal Highness, do you feel scared?" Your weakness was born again, you tried your best to protect it back then, and you tried your best to defend it, but you still couldn't keep it, can you keep it now? If you take off a few more layers of skin, I'm afraid you won't be able to! Although this is not the same as it used to be, the mistakes will still be repeated! ā€

Who doesn't know that what happened many years ago is the biggest taboo of the prince, and no one can mention it, and no one dares to mention it. I still remember that a few years ago, an official said in front of the prince that he had leaked his mouth, and was beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market, and all the children and grandchildren were exiled, and future generations were never allowed to enter the court as officials.

Sure enough, Bo Yunxiu's complexion changed. The initial indifference disappeared without a trace, replaced by an unconcealed anger, but he disdained to do anything to a dying person, "Back then, Bo Yunlie rebelled and was executed, and the remnants of your remnants of the party fled in all directions like lost dogs. Bo Yun is fashionable and can't kill this king, and to this day, with you young people, you are also worthy of fighting this king? ā€

The thousand-faced Langjun bared his teeth, raised his head and howled in an instant, and the painful wails resounded inside and outside the prison. The brazier, full of coals, made a piercing sizzling sound, scorching his skin and burning his palms, and the stench of burning quickly spread.

With a tilt of his head, Qianmian Langjun had already fainted, and he saw that there was only one breath left to hang.

"He won't recruit anything, even if he asks, nothing will come of it!" "It's better to kill it, so as not to have too many dreams at night." "After all, according to the current state of Qianmian Langjun, he may not be able to be escorted back to the Eastern Capital alive, and if there is any accident on the road, it will be even more useless.

Bo Yunxiu didn't speak, I don't know why, I always feel that what Qianmian Langjun said seems to have another meaning. Will it be back? Why will you come back? People have one life, can it really become a fine? He didn't believe it!

"Lord Wang?" Leave and call low.

Flicking his sleeves and turning around, Bo Yunxiu strode out of the prison, his sword eyebrows twisted slightly, "Tomorrow, slash!" ā€

Huang Li was stunned for a moment, but then understood that the prince was trying to lure the snake out of the hole. If someone comes to save it, it will naturally be all in one net, if no one comes to save it, it will be killed if it is killed, anyway, this thousand-faced Langjun is going to die.

After lunch, Shen Muxi leaned on the bedpost, took medicine to stop the pain, and it was not so uncomfortable, and the whole person's spirit was much better.

Lu Guizhou entered the door with a sugar gourd, and at a glance saw the honey-stuffed hawthorn resting on the bedside, and smiled a little helplessly, "I know you're afraid of taking medicine, and I thought I'd give it to you...... But it turns out that you have already prepared it. ā€

"Zhi'er made it, it tastes very good!" Shen Muxi's face was still pale, "How are you?" ā€

Lu Guizhou put the rock sugar gourd on the side, "The leg injury is almost healed, but you can't walk too fast, what about you?" The doctor said that you were not lightly injured, and you almost ......" When the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back, Xu felt unlucky.

As if remembering something, Lu Guizhou hurriedly took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, "By the way, the fake Yizhu before sprinkled something on Zhi'er's bed, and I haven't been able to see you, so I didn't tell you." I picked out some powder and put it here, so that Zhishu would guard the door outside the room, so as not to accidentally hurt others when I got it. Look, what kind of powder is this? ā€

Shen Muxi sat up straight, cautiously took the porcelain vase, sniffed lightly with the tip of his nose, and frowned slightly, "You go and get me a piece of paper." ā€

Lu Guizhou took the paper, spread it on the stool, and watched her carefully pour out the powder and observe it carefully.

"Brother Lu, you go and get me a small piece of raw meat, just a slice." Shen Muxi commanded.

Seeing that her expression was slightly solemn, Lu Guizhou nodded, and hurriedly found a piece of meat in the kitchen, and when he came back, he was followed by Chunxiu and Shen Zhi with suspicious faces, and no one knew what Shen Muxi wanted to do with the meat slices.

"Mother, do you want to eat meat?" Shen Zhi asked.

"Doctor Shen, what kind of meat do you want to eat?" Chunxiu asked.

Lu Guizhou held the plate, and there were a few slices of raw meat on the plate, "Is pork okay?" ā€

"Just meat!" Shen Muxi took the chopsticks from his hand, picked up a piece of raw meat and put it on top of the powder, and in an instant, a piercing "zizi" sound sounded, and the meat slices quickly melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into a puddle of yellow water.

Lu Guizhou's eyes widened in shock, he took half a step back coldly, and rolled in his throat, "This is ......"

"Corpse poison." Shen Muxi looked up at everyone, "The sebum touches each other, and the corpse water is immediately dissolved." ā€

"Aunt Chunxiu!" Shen Zhi took a step back, his eyes slightly frightened.

Chunxiu hurriedly hugged Shen Zhi, "Doctor Shen, where did this thing come from?" ā€

"Let Zhishu not move, once this thing gets on your body, it will corrupt your skin and bones until you turn people into corpse water." Shen Muxi's eyes were cold, and his face was extremely solemn, "This was originally created by a foreign race, and it stands to reason that it cannot appear here, because it is extremely vicious, it has long been banned from use." ā€

"Where did this thing come from? Will it be ......" Chunxiu trembled.

Shen Muxi shook his head, "It is impossible to exist in large quantities, the formula of this thing is already rare, and it is even more difficult to gather all the medicinal materials." If so, it can only be a very few, but since it has appeared, everyone must be cautious in the future. And if it is stained, do not touch the water, otherwise it will backfire, and you have to use ice! Have you memorized them all? ā€

Lu Guizhou's face turned blue, "It's too vicious!" This is to deal with ......" He glanced at Shen Zhi and Chunxiu, afraid of scaring the two, gritted his teeth and closed his mouth, it was simply hateful!

"Do you want to tell the prince about this?" Lu Guizhou tentatively asked for her opinion.

Shen Muxi was obviously stunned for a moment, and his eyes were slightly hesitant.

"I guess I want to talk about it!" Shen Zhi said in a low voice, "If he is tricked, will we be implicated?" ā€

"Well, I should have said that." Chunxiu echoed, "I think what Zhi'er said is reasonable, otherwise what is the difference between us and that poisonous woman?" ā€

Shen Muxi lowered his eyes, "Then let's talk about it, lest I have to be charged with not reporting if something happens!" However, the source of this thing really needs to be carefully investigated, otherwise once it is a disaster, the consequences are unpredictable. ā€

"In that case, let the people who leave the palace deal with it!" Lu Guizhou thought for a while, "Chunxiu, you go for a trip." ā€

"Good!" Chunxiu nodded, and Shen Zhi was afraid that she wouldn't be able to say it clearly, so he went with her.

Shen Muxi took a deep breath, "Brother Lu has something to explain to me?" ā€

"I know that you can't help yourself from your trip to the Eastern Capital, but I'm not here to stop you, we are not opponents because of the power of the palace." Lu Guizhou sighed lightly, "I will wait for you in the Eastern Capital!" ā€

"You ......" Shen Muxi's body stiffened slightly, "You don't have to get involved, it's definitely not a good thing to have something to do with the palace." ā€

"Of course I do." Lu Guizhou smiled and carefully tucked the quilt for her, "It is precisely because I know that I will make such a decision." You also need someone to take care of you in Dongdu, I won't bother you, but if you need me, I can be there as soon as possible. Xi'er, I don't persuade you, and don't persuade me! ā€

When Shen Muxi's words came to his lips, he finally smiled helplessly, "Thank you!" ā€

"That's what I want to hear." Lu Guizhou got up, "I will rush to the Eastern Capital ahead of you, and the carrier pigeon that the merchant sent the message will be left for you, if there is anything wrong, you will inform me in time." ā€

"Good!" Shen Muxicheng.

Lu Guizhou chuckled gently, "You also have to be careful, there are some things that don't have to be strong, protecting yourself is the top priority, after all, you still have Zhi'er to take care of, I will leave tomorrow, and I won't come to say goodbye to you when the time comes, lest Bo Yunxiu become suspicious and cause something." ā€

Shen Muxi remembered one by one, "Be careful on the road." ā€

He smiled and stuffed the rock sugar gourd on the side into her hand, "Take care of yourself, I'm leaving!" ā€

It wasn't until Lu Guizhou walked away that Shen Muxi put down the sugar gourd in her hand and poked a honey-stuffed hawthorn with a toothpick and stuffed it into her mouth, which tasted the most to her heart. She didn't think about Bo Yunxiu's reaction when she knew about the corpse poison, and she didn't think about what measures he would do, and she wouldn't do anything to Wei Xian'er. If the outcome has been predicted for a long time, why bother to guess?

When the news came out that Thousand-faced Langjun was about to be beheaded, Shen Muxi just laughed, she didn't ask a word about the corpse poison, and Chunxiu and Shen Zhi didn't say a word as if they had said it.

In the dead of night, Lu Guizhou stood alone, and a shadow fell behind him.