Chapter 69: A Reluctant Request

He heard the voice, looked intently, and saw that the woman was curled up in the corner of the wall, her little face had already been blackened, she stood up, and was about to walk towards him, her voice was a little firmer than Shicai: "My lord! ”

As soon as she lifted her foot, another beam slammed down, causing her to fall back into place.

He said, "Don't move, this official will go over." ”

He had long legs and big strides, and soon came to her. The moment she saw him, her legs suddenly went limp, and he reached out in time to pull her into his arms. He put the wet cloak on her head, took her hand, and said, "Follow me, don't be afraid." ”

These six words strangely soothed her heart, but after only a moment, her face turned white: "Be careful, adult!" ”

I saw that the beam above my head finally couldn't support it, and smashed straight down on the two. He didn't panic and dodged, and pressed her into his arms. Song Ran knelt on his chest, hearing him let out a painful moan, and the force pressing on her was heavier than Fang Cai. She was stunned for a moment, and asked in a trembling voice in his arms, "My lord, how are you?" ”

Only then did he raise his head slightly, although his face was a little pale, he still had the heart to joke with her: "Miss Song owes her official more and more favors." As he spoke, he straightened up and tried to move the beam that was smashed on his body, but because the beam was too heavy, the whole body was pressed down again, he only felt that the skin on his back was burned by the fire, and he looked down, only to see that the person in his arms seemed to have lost his soul, and under the messy long hair, a small and delicate face was revealed, with a pointed chin, and dark eyes.

This is not the first time Song Ran has experienced a fire, when he was six years old, it was a fire that almost burned Shaoyuan to death. When she carried Shaoyuan out of the fire, a child who was originally carved in pink and jade had multiple burns on his body, and his father took him to visit a famous doctor, so he barely saved a life, but the scars on his body can never be removed. Since then, Shaoyuan's temperament has changed greatly, from being well-behaved and obedient before, to being sensitive and irritable, so that everyone respects him. To this day, she still has nightmares, dreaming that Shaoyuan was standing in the sea of fire and calling out to her heartbreakingly: "Sister! ”

A gentle force suddenly fell on her face, brushing away her tears, and Shen Hanxi smiled softly: "What are you crying about, Miss Song, the official is not dead yet." ”

At this time, Long Pan and the dumb man had also followed, and seeing this, they hurriedly moved the beam away from Shen Hanxi's back.

"My lord, let's go."

Shen Hanxi saw that Song Ran was still in that lost spirit, his brows couldn't help frowning, he held her hand and took her outside.

Not long after the fire started burning, the fire was not as big as it seemed. Soon, everyone came out of the fire safely. Listening to the crackling burning sound in his ears, Song Ran was still a little stunned. When the fire first burned, the two guards deliberately opened the door lock, just to give her a chance to escape, but since the accident in Shaoyuan, she was afraid of the fire, if it wasn't for Shen Hanxi today, she was only afraid that she would be buried in the fire. She sat down by the well in the cloak he had given her, took the wet handkerchief from the mute and wiped her face clean little by little. Looking to the side, I saw that Shen Hanxi had already taken off his shirt and was asking Long Pan to pour a bucket of cold water on his back. She couldn't bear to look at it, so she hurriedly turned her head, and the hand holding the handkerchief trembled slightly.

After a short time, Wang Zhuo, who had gone to knock on the door of a nearby resident, returned here and said, "I have borrowed some cloth towels and clothes, and I have also got some badger oil, so let's treat the wounds of the adults first." ”

Song Ran got up, walked over, and said, "Deputy Envoy Wang, I'll come." ”

Wang Zhuo said: "Then it will trouble Miss Song." ”

Shen Hanxi sat there casually, naked, she didn't have time to care about the defense of men and women, she only looked at the burn mark on his left shoulder in a daze, and after a while, she came back to her senses, knelt down behind him, took a clean cloth to dry his back, and then smeared badger oil on the wound.

Shen Hanxi let her apply the medicine for herself, only to feel that the place that was brushed by her hand seemed to be burning again, I don't know if it was because of the effect of Shicai's cold water, or because of her movements. After she had finished applying the medicine, she wrapped the wound with a white cloth, and both of them paused as her hand went around his chest.

Long Pan coughed, stepped aside, and stroked his horse. Although the mute had mixed emotions, he didn't say anything. If it weren't for Shen Hanxi today, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find someone so quickly, and he wouldn't have seen the scene.

Song Ran regained his composure, wrapped the white cloth around his chest, tied a knot, and took the clothes borrowed by Wang Zhuo, and said, "My lord, put it on, don't catch a cold." ”

He stood up and raised his arms higher, obviously asking her to dress for himself. Song Ran already felt that he owed him something, so he obediently helped him put on his clothes.

He looked calm and said to Long Pan: "Today's matter must continue to be investigated, and after finding someone, you must not be spared." ”

Long Pan said: "I understand my humble position. ”

Shen Hanxi said, then walked to his horse, and after turning over, he glanced at Song Ran: "Go out in a hurry, there is no extra horse, let's ride with this official." ”

After this catastrophe, she was no longer able to think, and when she saw him stretch out her hand, she obediently handed it to him and asked him to pull her on the horse. He noticed the scratch on her wrist, his eyes cold, but he didn't ask more. Her whole person is disgraced, from yesterday to now, nearly ten hours, these ten hours, she is afraid that she has also suffered a lot.

However, fortunately, there was a thrilling pass. Everyone also got on their horses and went home.

Song Ran sat behind Shen Hanxi, she didn't dare to hold his waist at first, she only tried to hold his robe, but the road was too bumpy, and she finally carefully surrounded him.

Shen Hanxi noticed her movements and asked her, "Does Miss Song have anything to say?" ”

After such a big incident, she should naturally have something to say to him, at least she should complain to him, who knows, her slightly hoarse voice came from behind her: "My lord, I'm hungry and want to eat noodles." ”

Originally, she just said casually, this big night, the restaurants have been closed, and it is not far from the Yang Mansion and the Yamen of the Imperial Guard, where to go to eat noodles.

Unexpectedly, Shen Hanxi stopped at a noodle restaurant along the way. The door of this small shop is dilapidated and inconspicuous, the store is darkly lit, and the owner is obviously asleep. Long Pan, who was following behind, was puzzled, and Lerma asked, "My lord, what's wrong?" The crowd that followed also stopped.

Shen Hanxi said: "This official wants to eat noodles." ”

When Song Ran heard this, he couldn't help but pull his clothes and said, "My lord, it's closed." ”

Long Pan said: "Isn't this easy to do, my lord waits!" As he spoke, he turned over and dismounted, and walked over and slammed the door. The sound of slamming on the door was particularly abrupt in the silence of the night, and the uneasy barking of dogs came from nowhere. Song Ran hurriedly said: "My lord, it's not a big deal to disturb the people like this, right?" Shen Hanxi was unmoved: "Who just said that you want to eat noodles?" ”

She wants to eat noodles, but she doesn't want to eat them now. wanted to stop it, but Long Pan had already knocked on the door, and the shopkeeper pushed the door open with sleepy eyes, with a look of dissatisfaction with disturbing his good dream: "Guest officer, the shop has closed, you can also look at the time." "Carrying a lantern, it shines a fierce face. His hands trembled, and his sleepiness was gone. When I rubbed my eyes again, I saw that there were four or five horses behind the tall man, and all of them were tall men at once, only the man who was the leader was carrying the man behind him, who was thin and thin, and his hair was scattered, and he couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman.

Long Pan held the saber on his waist with one hand, and with the other hand, he took out a silver ingot from his arms and threw it to him: "Master wants to eat noodles, do it now, otherwise it will ......"

Without waiting for him to continue, the shopkeeper hurriedly opened the door and said, "A few masters, please come in quickly, the little ones will do it, and they will do it." ”

The store is small, but it is enough to sit on them, Long Pan and the others tacitly picked a corner seat, hesitated dumbly, and also sat down beside Wang Zhuo, raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Hanxi and Song Ran, and then took it back again.

The stove had been extinguished, and the fire and noodles needed to be re-lit, and it took a long time for the store to bring the steaming noodles to Shen Hanxi. People who do business are shrewd, just at a glance, he can accurately judge who has a higher status here, even if the young man in front of him is shabby, but this powerful aura is something he has never seen in his life.

He trembled and put the two bowls of noodles in front of Shen Hanxi and Song Ran, said "Slow use of the guest officer", and then beckoned the others to go.

It was a bowl of Jiangnan-style fine noodles, with a clear soup base, green onions, and fragrant toppings, which made people appetize. Song Ran was hungry for a day, she couldn't resist the temptation of food, as soon as the noodles were delivered, she couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and bury her head in eating.

Shen Hanxi looked at her and narrowed his eyes slightly. The girl in front of her has long hair and a shawl, describing herself as embarrassed, but she exudes an indescribable vitality. She didn't look like a person who had just experienced life and death, and it was only when he was hit by the beam that he saw her tears for the first time.

His gaze stopped on her for a long time, and there was an imperceptible warmth in his eyes, which always gave people a cold feeling.

The amount of food in the Jiangnan area is small, he just picked up a pair of clean chopsticks slowly, she has eaten the bowl of noodles, looked up and said to the shopkeeper: "Boss, another bowl." ”

A downlight was placed next to the table, and her silhouette softened in the dim light. When Shen Hanxi heard this, he pushed his bowl of noodles to her, and asked leisurely, "How long has Miss Song been hungry?" ”

She didn't answer, but said, "My lord, you can eat, I'll wait." ”

He said: "This official has no appetite. ”

Only then did she say thank you, mix the toppings with chopsticks, pick up the noodles and eat them. This time, the food is obviously much more elegant than Fang Cai. The shopkeeper quickly made another bowl and held it to Shen Hanxi, but he only ate half a bowl and put down his chopsticks. Song Ran also saw that he didn't move his chopsticks, and couldn't help but ask him: "Isn't this bowl of noodles to the appetite of adults?" ”

His evaluation is still mean: "Is this also considered a face?" ”

She blurted out: "If you have a chance another day, please try Uncle Zhong's craftsmanship." As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly paused, her face was a little distracted, and seeing Shen Hanxi staring at her, she hurriedly drank soup to hide the gloom in her eyes.

After she ate the bottom of the bowl cleanly, she spoke again: "My lord, this time the kidnapper came at me, but he ...... It doesn't seem to want my life. After a glance at his expression, he said, "I have a reluctant request, and I ask for your permission." ”

"Say."

She was silent for a moment before she said, "Can you ...... Please don't pursue this matter again? She seemed to know that it was a little difficult to talk about, so her voice was much quieter.

When Shen Hanxi heard this, his tone was slightly cold: "Miss Song, do you know how much time this official has spent to find you." From yesterday to now, the official has been sneaked all over the city of Hangzhou, but you asked the official not to track down ...... at this time."

She couldn't help but be stunned when she heard his words, was he already looking for her yesterday?

There was a thin anger in his eyes: "Miss Song, don't you think you are asking too much." ”