The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Xuan Feng's injuries are not getting better.

Ning Shu had seen it a few times halfway, but Vientiane Gu still needed a few unique medicines to heal his injuries.

Therefore, when they passed through the town, they disguised themselves as passing civilians and stayed in the inn.

Qi Chengan's face was full of anxiety, "What can I do about this?" I promised my wife that I would go back to Kyoto before the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

Xie Yunyan sneered, "Brother Qi is in a hurry to take the first step, you have to stay." ”

"How can you speak? Am I not worried about your safety? Qi Chengan didn't blink his eyelids when he lied.

Xuan Feng lay on the bed weakly, his lips were slightly white, "It's the subordinates who delayed the master's trip, the master might as well take his wife and Lord Qi back to Kyoto first, the subordinates can't die for the time being, and then return to Kyoto after the injury has improved." ”

Xie Yunshen pondered for a moment, whether it was because of Xuan Feng or not, they might have to go into Beijing separately.

The guards of Zhang Jun are dead, but the power of King Xun is still there.

Although we haven't caught up yet, who can guarantee safety in the future?

"Yuanwu, you-"

Ning Shu saw Xie Yunyan's intentions, and he must have asked Yuan Wu to send her away first.

She hurriedly shook her head and took the first step to order: "Yuan Wu will take Lord Qi and Long Shan away first, Xuan Feng's injury is serious, and he must be taken care of by me personally." ”

Xie Yunyan was jealous, and his face sank.

At this moment, it is bound to shatter Xuanfeng's corpse into ten thousand pieces.

Yuan Wu shrunk his neck, "The subordinates are still following the master, right?" ”

Long Shan was silent.

She was thinking about the best thing to do.

Qi Chengan also insisted: "Although I am in a hurry to return to Kyoto, I am not going to abandon my companions. You two save yourself this thought. ”

Yuan Wu nodded violently.

Xie Yunyan and Ning Shu glanced at each other, and both shook their heads helplessly.

"Girl." Long Shan, who had been silent, finally spoke, "The slave maid has something to understand, and I ask the girl and the adult to answer." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Xie Yunyan responded.

Long Shan said bluntly: "If you want to say that there is such a mountain road from Yuzhou to Kyoto, the other is a long detour, and the foot is more than ten days slower." ”

Everyone nodded and continued to wait for Long Shan's next step.

"But there is a waterway in Pingcheng, why did the adults never think of taking that waterway?"

Before Xie Yunyan could answer, Qi Chengan smiled and said: "Miss Longshan doesn't know, that waterway is a taboo in this area, water bandits are rampant, and the imperial court will send several groups of people and horses every year to suppress bandits, but they all return in vain." ”

"What's more, it's gone."

Ning Shu asked, "Water bandits? But will the bandits attack the ships of ordinary people? Isn't the waterway in this area a dead end? ”

This is also where Long Shan wonders.

The port of Pingcheng is well-known in the vicinity, and Zhao Zhenhai can make a fortune by relying on this waterway.

If it's a dead end, how did they get through?

Ning Shu's eyes lit up, "Husband, we might as well try this waterway, if there is danger, then the people who inquire about the king will not survive safely." Perhaps, those bandits are our 'helpers'. ”

"No, no, no." Qi Chengan waved his hand again and again, and said arrogantly: "The water bandits have been robbing on the water all the year round, and you can see from the temperament of our group of people that they are either rich or expensive, and they will definitely not let us go." ”

Although he was in a hurry to return to Kyoto, he was even more anxious to survive.

Water bandits are not as good as mountain bandits, and even if they are caught and leave a small life, they may not be able to escape in this life.

Xie Yunyan stared and pondered, "Actually, the waterway is also feasible. ”

"Are you crazy?" Qi Chengan's eyes widened, and he looked at Xie Yunyan in disbelief.

Xie Yunshen said slowly: "If we don't talk about the delay on the dry road, we will still be pursued, so we might as well go to the waterway to try our luck." ”

Ning Shu said, "Then I'll prepare some more medicinal materials that Xuanfeng needs first." ”

Long Shan: "I'll go prepare some dry food." ”

Yuan Wu: "Master, I'm going to prepare some weapons?" ”

Except for Qi Chengan, everyone returned to Yuanwu with a blank eye.

A group of people said they would do it, and Qi Chengan could only obey the majority in the minority, and resigned himself to the journey to Pingcheng.

When I arrived at Heijo, it was already two days later.

Ning Shu not only prepared enough medicinal materials, but also prepared some poison powder for everyone to use for self-defense.

This was the first time Xie Yunyan understood her methods of using poison.

He leaned comfortably against the wall of the car, pinched the small paper bag with one hand, and said with a smile: "Madame didn't use this thing for me before, right?" ”

Ning Shu didn't deliberately hide it, and nodded: "No." ”

Xie Yunyan didn't continue to ask.

He only said: "Madame has a safe means of self-preservation, and I can rest assured." ”

Ning Shu's heart warmed, and she looked at him with a smile in her eyes, and her tone was a little proud. "If I were alone, I would have easily escaped in the hands of a dozen people."

"Madame's breath is so big-" Xie Yunyan looked at Ning Shu with a smile, and Yuan Wu's voice outside the car also came.

"Master, it's time to get to the docks."

With a cynical look, the group became serious.

They all changed into coarse cloth clothes, and Xie Yunyan still put on a heavy fake beard with a disgraced face.

Qi Chengan was not to be left behind, and he had more beards than Xie Yunyan.

And Ning Shu was also dressed simply, and she also wore the peach hairpin that Xie Yunyan gave her.

At first glance, there is no doubt that they are ordinary people.

Xie Yunyan got out of the car, and when he came to the dock, he saw that there were officers and soldiers guarding, and he bowed forward and said in a simple tone: "This official, the little one wants to take the waterway to the south of the Yangtze River, I don't know which boat to take?" ”

The official squinted at Xie Yunyan, and his tone was impatient: "There are two kinds of ships going to the south of the Yangtze River, one is the official ship, and if something happens, there are officers and soldiers to protect it, and the price will naturally be high." The other is a private boat, whether it can reach Jiangnan smoothly depends on the luck of the old man. ”

"Oh, okay, money is not a problem, then I want to be an official ship." Xie Yunyan hurriedly laughed.

The official pointed to the big ship in the center of the pier, "Go there, naturally someone will take the old man on board." ”

"Yes, thank you."

Qi Chengan sat in the carriage, looked coldly at Xie Yunyan through the window of the carriage and made a low posture, and pouted: "He can bend and stretch." ”

Seeing Xie Yunyan beckoning to them, Ning Shu and the others quickly got out of the carriage.

Xuan Feng also boarded the ship step by step with the support of Long Shan.

The hull is large, consisting of dozens of private rooms.

In order not to make people red-eyed, Xie Yunyan only needed three rooms.

Long Shan took care of Xuan Feng, and Qi Chengan needed Yuan Wu's protection, and the allocation of the three rooms was quickly decided.

It was only two days away from Jiangnan, and the main thing for them in these two days was to reduce their sense of presence and try not to be exposed to people.

Half an hour later, the ship finally moved slowly.

Ning Shu sighed secretly, hoping that everything would go well on this trip.