The breeze loves the drizzle, and the bright moon looks at the sky.

The scene in the suburbs is completely different from Yangzhou City, where the red bean belt Xinyi goes is inaccessible, barren grass and jungle, and the two sides of the trail are all half-human thatch, making it difficult to walk.

"Girl, it's just ahead." Hongdou carefully supported Xin Yi, grabbed the hand on her arm, forced, sweaty, through the thin clothes, the heat spread to Xin Yi's body, burning her whole arm almost numb.

"No wonder I couldn't find her a while ago, I hid in this kind of place." Xin Yi patted the back of Red Bean's hand.

"The wind lantern is a little higher, I can't see clearly, I'm afraid there will be snakes in the grass."

In the wilderness in summer, insects are chirping, and it is not uncommon for snakes to hide in their horns.

Xin Yi is naturally afraid of snakes, and the tightness of that body does not need to be disguised, it is already visible.

Hongdou said: "I can catch snakes, don't be afraid, girl." ”

Xin Yi replied lightly, his throat trembling with nervousness, "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid at all." ”

There was a rustling sound in the grass, and Xin Yi immediately stiffened his back and stood in place, unable to move his feet.

Hongdou rarely saw Xin Yi's frightened appearance, and when she saw this, her heartstrings were relaxed, and she comforted her in turn: "Don't be afraid, girl, there are no snakes here." ”

"Oh." Xin Yi took advantage of the work of wiping his sweat and glanced around.

The night was deep, the grass was wet with a drizzle, the wind lamp could only see the range of more than a zhang, the surroundings were pitch black, and the air seemed to smell of rancidity, but the ruined temple in the wilderness and dense forest still showed a vague outline.

Xin Yishen walked over with one shallow foot and stood on the wasteland in front of the temple.

"The green calyx in there?"

Red Bean hummed, "It's inside, girl, come with me......"

Holding the wind lantern, she slowly stepped up the steps with Xin Yi and pushed open the two broken doors.

The broken temple is dedicated to the Bodhisattva of the Medicine King, the head has disappeared, the body has been completely destroyed, it seems that no one has repaired it for some years, and the only one offering table is hollowed out by insects, covered with dust, and the spider silk is webbed.

There was a pile of straw in the corner with a burden thrown on it. There was still half of the leftover steamed bun in a broken bowl, and the body of the green calyx curled up in the mass of straw.

"Sister Green Calyx......" Hongdou was stunned unexpectedly, and slowly walked over to call her.

"The princess is here, are you asleep?"

The woman huddled in the corner, unresponsive.

Seeing this, Xin Yi grabbed the red bean and leaned his back against the wall, looking around vigilantly.

The breeze carried a rustling rain and mist, and a mournful sound blew on the roof.

In this ghostly and dilapidated temple, there was no one except the green calyx curled up in the straw pile.

Hongdou put down the wind lamp and reached out to push her, "Green calyx, green calyx sister ......"

A hand reached over and landed on the nose and neck of the green calyx. After a moment's pause, he forcefully turned the green calyx's body around.

Boom! The green calyx slumped limply on the straw, black blood flowed from the corners of its mouth, and its eyes were wide open, exuding a desperate glow.

"Green calyx?"

Red Bean was shocked, and his eyes widened like copper bells.

Then, the whole person knelt down softly towards Xin Yi.

"Girl, save the green calyx, save her......"

"Lay her flat."

Xin Yi expected to break into a Longtan tiger's den tonight, but he didn't expect to come to collect the body of the green calyx.

Seeing that Hongdou's hands trembled with sobbing, she squeezed her away with a cold face, straightened the curled body of the green calyx with her own hands, pinched her middle point, and then squeezed her Zhongchong acupoint heavily.

"Open my medicine box!"

"Yes, yes, yes......" Red Bean shivered as he complied.

"Silver Needle!" Xin Yi said again.

At this time, the green calyx was already in a state of toxic shock, his body was damp and cold, his lips were purple, his pulse was weak, his face was pale, and he could die at any time......

Xin Yi didn't dare to be careless, but in the current environment, she had no better way to rescue her except for the needle.

"Green calyx. You hold on......" Xin Yi let Hongdou carry the wind lantern, lifted the green calyx's clothes, took off her shoes, and slowly entered the acupuncture point with silver needles.

Renzhong, Parkway, Neiguan, Yongquan.

She was meticulous and quiet in the broken temple.

Hongdou's suppressed cry kept sobbing, "Sister Green Calyx, don't leave me...... Didn't we say yes? If we want to return to Dali together, you have to take me to eat pot bait, and we have to raise an elephant, and the two of us will ...... together."

Xin Yi's forehead was covered with cold sweat, silver needles were tossing and turning at her fingertips, the corners of the green calyx's mouth kept spilling blood, and blood was also spilling out of her ear sockets, but she didn't make a sound.

"Green calyx...... It's all because I'm so stupid...... Nothing will help you......"

“…… Didn't you say you'd wait for me to come back...... Woo...... It's my fault, I shouldn't have left you behind......"

Hongdou cried so much that his voice was hoarse, and he burst into tears, and suddenly turned his head again and asked the sweaty Xin Yi.

"Girl, isn't the green calyx...... Is it dead? ”

Xin Yi frowned slightly, "Not yet, but it's almost ......"

Burst! Before her voice fell, the green calyx suddenly moved, spitting out a mouthful of filth mixed with blood, her eyelids trembling and scrooked, and she woke up faintly.

"Green calyx ......" Hongdou held her hand in surprise, crying and laughing, "You woke up, you finally woke up, it was the girl who saved you...... Tell me who harmed you, tell the girl what is wrong with you......"

The skin of the green calyx trembled, and no sound was made.

Slowly, her head slowly turned, her eyes locked on Xin Yi's face.

"Auntie...... Mother......"

The green calyx spat out two words, and the corners of his mouth kept bleeding.

"I can't save your life." Xin Yi looked at her with a calm gaze, "But I can avenge you." ”

The corners of the green calyx's mouth twitched, as if she wanted to laugh, but her expression stiffened on her face, and she just vomited a pool of red blood helplessly.

Xin Yi squinted slightly, looking at her staring at herself with a sloppy gaze, the hand hanging on the straw, constantly twitching and scratching, as if she was struggling to death, her voice was even more intermittent, and she couldn't hear clearly......

"What do you want to say?" Xin Yi crouched down.

The green calyx's mouth opened and closed, "Less...... Master ......"

Thinking about Gao Minglou until he died?

Xin Yi sighed secretly and lowered his head a little more.

"What else do you have to explain? Go ahead. ”

Green Calyx: "...... Servant ...... Not...... Yes...... Save...... No...... Young Master...... Girl...... Young Master...... Heart...... There you ...... Only you...... Please...... Save...... Save...... Please......"

The green calyx opened her mouth dying, every word was like a gasp, mixed with the vague and painful choking in her mouth, and in the middle of speaking, her throat suddenly choked, and one hand slowly raised up, pointing at the Medicine King Bodhisattva in the broken temple, revealing a humble prayer.

"Less...... Master ......"

"Green Calyx ......"

In the cry of pain of the red bean, the hand of the green calyx slowly drooped down.

"Sister Green Calyx......" Hongdou bit her lower lip and kept sobbing, enduring her heart-rending cry, and her shoulders trembled.

From Dali to Bianjing, the two girls have lived together for a long time. They are all orphans, with no other relatives, and have become each other's family for a long time.

Unable to accept the death of the green calyx, Red Bean hung her head in front of her corpse, tears falling non-stop.

"Girl, am I doing something wrong? I shouldn't have betrayed the young master, betrayed the green calyx, and shouldn't have disobeyed the words of the green calyx...... It was me, my betrayal, that attracted their suspicion and killed the green calyx......"

"Who are they?" Xin Yi stroked her head, I don't know whether it was to appease or interrogate, her tone was cold, and she couldn't hear emotion, but for Hongdou at this moment, she became the only reliance.

"Tell me, who ordered you to come?"

"I don't know. Sister Calyx wouldn't tell me. Red Bean sobbed, knelt at Xin Yi's feet, leaned on her lap, and cried convulsively, "Green Calyx asked me to find a way to attract the princess of the county, and they will do other things, so I don't have to worry about it......"

Xin Yi squinted lightly and looked at the girl who burst into tears.

"Didn't say anything else?"

Hongdou shook her head, "She thinks I'm too talkative and won't tell me more." But I heard from her words that that person should be very capable, a pawn left by the young master, to be driven...... I saw that the green calyx was in hand, and I was worried that the girl would be in danger...... Unexpectedly, it was she who went first......"

"Princess ...... County" Outside the door was Cheng Cang's low call.

Xin Yi didn't turn his head, as if he knew that he was by his side, lowered his head to cover the green calyx's body, and slowly arranged her clothes.

"Come in."

Cheng Cang pushed open the temple door and came in, frowning.

"How did you die?"

Xin Yi's face was expressionless, and his black eyes were like a storm.

"Poisoned to death. It is estimated that it makes people lose their mouths. ”

Cheng Cang looked around in the temple, "I shouldn't have come in here." Since yesterday, Liang Yi's people have been keeping an eye on them, and they have never seen anyone in contact......"

Xin Yi bent down and picked up the half of the leftover steamed bun on the ground, looked at it and threw it back into the bowl, and then gently held the hand of the green calyx, pointing at the Medicine King Bodhisattva.

"Search!"

The corpse of the green calyx was moved by Xin Yi to the throne of the Medicine King Bodhisattva, and Xin Yi folded his hands in front of the altar, bowed calmly three times, and followed to find it.

"Princess ...... County"

Cheng Cang suddenly let out a surprised voice.

"Come and see!"

Xin Yi turned around, walked around to the back of the Medicine King Bodhisattva's seat in three or two steps, and squatted down to stare at the place of Cheng Cang's fingers.

There was an empty brick under the Bodhisattva's seat, and Cheng Cang opened a booklet from it, and his face changed when he turned the first page.

"W-what does that mean?"

The booklet was completely blank, except for a single line on the title page.

"An old way, two old people."

The two looked at each other for a moment, shook their heads, and their minds were full of doubts.

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"Ninth Master! You're here......"

There was a shout, and the sound of horses' hooves stopped outside the deserted temple.

Xin Yi glanced up and saw that Fu Jiuqu had already rushed to the ruined temple.

Cheng Cang handed the booklet to Xin Yi, and without saying a word, he stepped forward to salute.

"My subordinates have seen the king of the county!"

A group of attendants lined up on either side, their heads bowed. Fu Jiuqu walked in slowly, saw through the situation in the temple with a cold face, and finally fell on the top of Cheng Cang's head.

After a long time, he said lightly, "I'm late." ”

(End of chapter)