Chapter 66: Chaocheng
Qing Huan felt sorry for her, hated that she couldn't help anything, and even affected Lao Zhao. Thinking about it a few days ago, Lao Zhao also said that when he went back this time, he was ready to enjoy a few years of quiet life.
However, he didn't even see the shadow of his hometown, but he was disconnected.
"Lao Zhao said he wanted to go home." Qing Huan said this softly, hating himself more and more.
"I know that I will definitely come back and bring him home in the future." This is Sanniang, a promise to Lao Zhao, who has been sleeping for a long time.
"I'm coming with you." This is the only thing Qing Huan can do for Lao Zhao.
Running all the way, dusty and dusty, Lao Zhao only hopes that he can return to his homeland, just such a simple wish, Qing Huan made up his mind in his heart that he must realize it for him.
Besides, on the side of the Holy Fire Gate, although the three people were killed after the break, Leng Yu was also severely injured, and now Leng Yue's right hand tendon was cut off, and he could no longer hold the whip. For a while, Leng Yue and Leng Yu actually formed a blood feud with Qing Huan.
Although Qing Huan didn't notice anything unusual on the surface, she had nightmares every night, dreaming that Ah Gu, Han Shuang, and Li Yan all died in front of her one by one. Every night when she was awakened by a nightmare, Sanniang was next to her to comfort her.
Sanniang quickly packed up her mood and led everyone forward in an orderly manner. Sanniang was worried that Fucang would catch up, so after arriving at a county town, she divided the people into three teams, and hired a few women, dressed up as them, and set off with a team of people. Although several teams went their own way, their destinations were all in Jiangnan.
And Sanniang took Qinghuan, disguised as a man, hired a coachman alone, and took the carriage to Chaocheng.
This trick has some effect, at least there are no more people who have encountered the Holy Flame Gate along the way.
In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, Sanniang and Qinghuan tried to avoid the county seat and villages, and the sun and the moon were both.
At dusk they stopped for a rest. The afterglow of the setting sun gently shrouded the ground, and the silhouette of the city could already be seen in the distance, looming over the skyline.
"Tomorrow, we'll be able to reach Chaocheng." Sanniang sat next to Qing Huan, looked into the distance and said to her.
Qinghuan was silent, and the gratitude in his heart was indescribable.
"When you find your old friend, I'll go back to Jiangnan first. Let's see how many of them are able to arrive. ”
"Sanniang, these days, thanks to your care, I can't repay you..."
"You don't have to say thank you," Sanniang interrupted her, "Life is like duckweed, and an acquaintance is fate." I said at the beginning that I will be a sister from now on, and it is the right thing to protect you and take care of you. ”
Qing Huan was very moved in her heart, no one had ever been so kind to her, maybe Li Yan had it back then, but Li Yan's care was like warm water, which was difficult to detect. And Sanniang's care is like the sky, as soon as you look up, you can see her on top of her head, carrying all the external wind and rain.
and Li Yan have parted ways, and now, Chaocheng is in front of him, and the day of parting with Sanniang is approaching.
Qing Huan held Sanniang's hand tightly, and the parting feeling was already so strong.
Sanniang thought she was worried about the future, "Don't be afraid, if you can't find it, you can go back to Jiangnan with me." If you find it, if anything happens, you will come to Jiangnan to find me. ”
Qing Huan nodded.
"Can you put away the dagger?" Sanniang asked again.
Qing Huan took out Hu's dagger from his arms and showed it to Sanniang.
"Be sure to put it away, and use it for self-defense if necessary."
Qing Huan nodded again, keeping Sanniang's instructions firmly in mind. She secretly made up her mind that after visiting Han Shuang and Ah Gu, she would set off for Jiangnan.
The two went back to the car early to rest, preparing to get up early the next day and go to the city.
The next day, before dawn, Sanniang had already urged the coachman to set off. Qing Huan fell asleep in the car, and it wasn't until the carriage entered the city that Sanniang woke her up.
"Grab a bite to eat, and we'll go find your old friend in a moment." Sanniang bought a bun and handed it to Qinghuan.
While eating steamed buns, Qing Huan lifted the curtain with his hand and looked out of the car.
Outside is a bustling crowd with a lively urban atmosphere. Seeing this scene, Qing Huan realized that he hadn't been in a big city for a long time.
I originally thought that when I returned to Chaocheng, I would see familiar places, but the scene outside the window, Qing Huan seemed to see it for the first time.
It turned out that she was not familiar with this place at all.
She lowered the curtains, worried that her emotions would be affected.
"Do you know where it is?" Sanniang asked her.
She thought about it for a while, although it was already the end of June, but she decided not to go to Han Shuang first, her current identity and appearance, it was very likely that she would be stopped from looking for Han Shuang. So she wanted to go to Agu first, and then ask Agu to take her to the General's Mansion.
"I know." Qing Huan replied, "I'll look for it later." ”
"I'll go with you."
"Sanniang, you're tired these days, now that you're in Chaocheng, there must be no problem, you have a good rest first, I'll go out and look for it and come back." Qing Huan insisted on not letting Sanniang go with him, because he couldn't explain Agu's existence.
Although Sanniang was full of doubts, seeing that Qinghuan insisted, thinking that there would be no danger in Chaocheng, she gave in. "Then you go early and come back early, I'll wait for you here."
Qing Huan nodded in agreement and left the carriage.
The bustling crowd on the road, the wide streets, and the dazzling array of goods finally made her feel a little more familiar.
It's been almost two years since she left, and she doesn't even have any nostalgia for this place.
She didn't know where the palace was, so she could only ask passers-by.
"This master, may I ask how to get to the Three Kings' Mansion?"
The master looked her up and down, and recognized Qing Huan as a person who had traveled thousands of miles to the palace to seek refuge with relatives, and his tone was not polite at all: "I want to know how to go, don't you mean it?" ”
Qing Huan looked at his cunning eyes, remembered that he was penniless, and turned to leave.
"It's the same for anyone you ask." His mocking voice could be heard from behind.
After that, she inquired in many ways, and even asked the little beggar on the road for directions, and finally found the Three Kings' Mansion in a row of high-walled deep courtyards.
Looking at the closed door of the palace, she knew that she would definitely hit a wall. He lingered at the door for a while, until the gatekeeper could no longer look at it, and asked her in a loud voice, "What are you doing here?" Didn't you see that this is the palace? Hurry up. ”
Qing Huan plucked up his courage and replied in a low voice: "This master, I'm here to look for Miss Agu, can you make it convenient and help me report it?" ”
Several gatekeepers deliberated in a whisper for a while, and one of them said in a loud voice, "You can wait for her here, maybe she will come out of it." ”
That's rejection. Qing Huan knew that he would touch his nose back, but he regretted not bringing the money out.
She still thanked her, and was about to leave, when someone suddenly patted her shoulder from behind, turned her head and saw that it was Sanniang.
Sanniang didn't look at her, walked straight to the gatekeeper, and handed over the benefit fee: "A few masters, take this little money and buy some wine to eat." We have just returned from Anthy, this is a little specialty of Anthy, and we have come to honor you. ”
Several people opened the bag and looked at it, smiling with satisfaction. One person said: "I see that you are quite sincere, a few of our brothers, just work hard for this trip." ”
Sanniang thanked her for her kindness, and when one of them entered the door to find Agu, she sat on the steps and gaged with the rest of the people, and laughed loudly for a while.
Qing Huan stood aside, feeling that he would never be able to do Sanniang like this.