Chapter 194: Follower
Li Qingyi couldn't cry or laugh, "Miss Zhen, I still have something to do, you better wake up your guards!"
"Or I'll go with you!" Zhen Zhen had completely lost confidence in her guards at this time, she was afraid that Li Qingyi would be reluctant, so she hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I definitely won't talk about it with others, and I'm with you, we are accomplices, and you're not afraid that I will leak this matter because you did it, aren't you?"
Li Qingyi raised his eyebrows and said, "This is not a good thing. Besides, the assassin just now may not have retreated, but is still waiting in the shadows to make a move, and if you follow me, I may not be able to help you out of danger again."
"But, I'll go back by myself, what if someone wants to kill me and blame you?"
Zhen Zhen felt that Li Qingyi was extremely reliable at this time, and promised repeatedly: "Moreover, maybe I can help you too, that Cui family, don't dare to offend my grandfather!" You just let it go, and if something happens, I'm not going to sit idly by."
Li Qingyi was really defeated by this little girl, "I didn't go to Cui's house to shout and kill, and I don't need you to suppress people with power. If you want to follow, just follow, but say in advance, don't get me into trouble, be obedient."
Zhen Zhen nodded hurriedly: "I'll follow you, and I will never do anything superfluous!"
Li Qingyi wants to laugh, this little girl is tamed so easily?
Wutong Lane, a row of low houses is separated by their own yards, and the third room on the east side is slightly lit by candlelight, which is where Jiang Shun is locked up.
Originally, Li Qingyi didn't want to be in such a hurry to save Jiang Shun, but this person was injured by the Cui family and locked up here, in case she died in a few days, Li Yuanzhi would definitely blame her.
At this time, it was already past the second watch, and there was no one around, and the sky was dark and there was no moonlight, which was just for Li Qingyi's master and servant and the cumbersome Zhen Zhen to hide their figures.
The people of the Cui family didn't seem to think that someone would take care of the life and death of a pariah, and they didn't take too much defense, only two subordinates leaned against the door and dozed off.
Changning pinched two thin needles between his fingers, and his hand was like electricity, and the guard's body suddenly trembled and fell to the ground.
Zhen Zhen shuddered and asked in a low voice, "Did you kill them?"
Changning rolled his eyes, "I'm not a murderer! I just pierced the acupoint and fainted......
Zhen Zhen touched her nose embarrassedly.
Changning said, "Girl, I'll go over and explore first. You wait here."
With that, she jumped up the wall with her feet, rolled over onto the roof, gently removed a tile, and looked down.
There was no movement in the room, a dilapidated table that was about to fall apart, on which lay a candle with a faint fire, and a slender figure tied like a dumpling, with a bruised face and thrown in the corner like rags.
Changning secretly said that your kid's life is so good, and he actually drove our girl to save you.
She turned over and got off the beam of the room and whispered to Li Qingyi and the others.
Zhen Zhen tiptoed behind Li Qingyi, nervous to death, for her, bullying people is a common thing, and saving people is the first time. But it feels so good!
"Hey!" Li Qingyi squatted down and patted Jiang Shun's swollen face: "Are you dead?"
The other party didn't move, Zhen Zhen reached out and probed his nose, and whispered, "There is still gas."
The two of them neatly untied the rope for him, not daring to stay here for too long.
Changning picked up Jiang Shun under Zhen Zhen's dumbfounded expression, and did not forget to pull out the fine needle on the guard's body when he went out: "Let's go, Qi Lian will pick us up in the alley over there."
Li Qingyi was stunned: "Why is Qi Lian here?"
Qi Lian was the one who took over Chang Yue in charge of the maid.
Changning said, "The girl can't bring people back to the Wei Mansion! It's hard to guarantee that it won't cause trouble to the family when it's sent back to the Li family, and it will be thrown to the adults in the end! So the slave called Qi Lian here and asked her to take the people away directly!"
Li Qingyi couldn't help but look sideways, is this girl despising herself.
But what she said also made sense, so she praised, "You did a good job, and I will reward you with a big chicken leg in return!"
Changning bared his teeth, "Slave slave self
Since the injury, I have to make up for it every day, and I will vomit three liters of blood when I hear the word chicken!"
The mouth of the alley was pitch black, and Qi Lian was waiting there in a car, and was startled when he saw a large black shadow coming.
When I looked closely, it turned out that there were two figures stacked on top of each other, and there was a string of figures behind them, "Changning?"
Changning saw Qi Lian and threw Jiang Shun into the carriage.
Li Qingyi dragged Zhen Zhen into the carriage, "Let's go, it's not appropriate to stay here for a long time."
Qi Lian looked at Zhen Zhen beside Li Qingyi suspiciously, didn't dare to delay, and drove the carriage to the Qin Mansion.
Zhen Zhen couldn't help but ask, "Sister Li, the Lord Qin you are talking about can't be the Lord Qin from Dongchang, right?"
Li Qingyi saw her shrinking her neck and asked, "What, are you afraid of her?"
Zhen Zhen looked strange, "Who is not afraid of her? Is Sister Li very familiar with Lord Qin?"
Li Qingyi smiled, "We are friends."
Zhen Zhen couldn't understand it, but she still praised it with a dog's leg, "Sister Li is so powerful, she can actually be friends with Lord Qin."
"That's what your cousin praised me as well?"
"Uh......" Zhen Zhen was a little embarrassed.
Li Qingyi stopped teasing her, "It's here, get out of the car."
Qin Zeng knew early on that Li Qingyi was going to be nosy, and he was still handling business in the study at this time, and when he heard that she was coming, he put down the book and went to the front yard.
Jiang Shun was seriously injured and unconscious, and was sent directly to the doctor's courtyard.
Li Qingyi explained to Qin Zeng and was about to go back, "I still have to send this little aunt and grandmother back to the house first, so I won't be delayed by you."
Qin Zeng glanced at Zhen Zhen, and Zhen Zhen hid behind Li Qingyi like a little mouse.
"I'll send you back."
Li Qingyi didn't refuse, she was afraid that if something really happened, she would be okay to say, but Zhen Zhen was not easy to explain.
Zhen Zhen followed Li Qingyi back into the carriage and said in surprise, "Sister Li, it's so natural for you to talk to Lord Qin! It's like...... Like my father and my mother talked, I didn't have any scruples."
Li Qingyi's face flushed when she said this.
"Little girl, don't talk nonsense!"
Zhen Zhen reflected on herself, "Lord Qin is a eunuch, maybe my analogy is not appropriate, but I really think so!"
Chang Yan couldn't help but hang his head and smile on the side, not only do you think, I also think.
From the east of the city to the south of the Taifu Mansion, the road was safe and sound.
Zhen Zhen got out of the carriage, looked back at Li Qingyi, and blushed: "I, I'm going back."
Li Qingyi nodded and waved his hand to her.
There were no outsiders, Qin Zeng instructed Chang Ning to ride a horse and take a step first, and he personally drove Li Qingyi back.
There was silence everywhere, the clouds were low, except for the soft sound of horses' hooves, except for the occasional "cooing" of owls.
Li Qingyi always felt that Qin Zeng didn't seem to be in a good mood today, and he wanted to stay with him for a while, so he also sat on the wheel, and had nothing to say: "Have you ever heard of owls?"
Qin Zeng said "um" and said, "The owl is the owl, it is said that the owl has a keen sense of smell, can smell the scent of the terminally ill, and can make a laugh, in many places, after hearing the cry of the owl, it will die within a few days, so the owl is called a mourning bird."
Li Qingyi was about to answer, when his side suddenly brightened.
She looked back in astonishment, and saw an arrow burning, whistling straight towards her, impartially, right through the window of the carriage, and piercing into the carriage, and the tongue of fire spread in an instant, and a dark incense wafted out with the smoke.
Qin Zeng's face changed: "This fireball is wrapped in cartilage incense!"
Although the two were outside, they could not avoid inhaling the aroma.
Qin Zeng took advantage of the fact that his mind was still clear, and immediately cut several ropes on the horse's body, jumped on the horse's back with Li Qingyi in his arms, and urged the horse forward.
But the attackers refused to give them a chance to escape, and several arrows came at a hurry!
In order to protect Li Qingyi, Qin Zeng's shoulder was pierced by a sharp sword with a "poof",
Surrounded by the tremendous force, he almost rolled over and fell off the horse, he managed to stabilize his body, gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, and galloped away in the direction of the south gate, the only one where no arrows came.
Li Qingyi was a little confused, and held on to his spirits, "My lord, how are you?"
"Don't talk, keep your strength!"
As soon as the fifth watch arrived, the city gate was opened.
The killer behind was afraid of attracting the attention of the guards, so he didn't dare to catch up immediately, and Qin Zeng seized the opportunity to rush out of the city gate.
But at this time, they were hit by the cartilage incense, and the horses under them were not good horses, how far could they run out of the city?
Li Qingyi felt remorseful in her heart, she was really stirred up by Zhen Zhen's little girl tonight, and she lost her vigilance.
Qin Zeng kept urging the horse all the time.
The pain of the wound made his brain blank for a moment, but the paralyzing feeling brought by the cartilage fragrance was relieved a lot under such a sharp pain, however, before he had run far, there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves behind him! Quickly chased in their direction!
Qin Zeng looked around, he remembered that there was a cliff in front of him, and below it was the Yuanshui that ran through the entire city!
They can't go head-to-head with their pursuers, so they can only take risks!
He pulled out the bone knife and stabbed the horse's ass so hard that the horse was in pain and ran forward with no life.
At the moment when the people behind him caught up, Qin Zeng struggled to pull the reins, and the horses instantly turned around, and their front hooves were raised high, helping the two of them block the sharp arrows that flew in!
And he jumped up with Li Qingyi in his arms and jumped into the water below......
The temperature of the water in the early hours of the morning made the medicinal effect of the cartilage incense disappear for a few minutes.
Li Qingyi struggled to keep his balance in the water and breathe smoothly until his hands and feet gradually regained all their strength.
Fortunately, she held her breath in time and did not inhale too much cartilage incense, otherwise, no matter how good her water nature was, she could only wait for death at this time.
But Qin Zeng's situation was a little bad, the sharp arrow that ran through his shoulder restricted his movements, but he didn't dare to pull it out...
If he pulls out the arrow, he will only bleed more.
And Li Qingyi's physical strength could not swim in the water with Qin Zeng at all, so the two could only follow the current and paddle slowly, in order to go ashore to heal in the shortest possible time.
It was not easy to swim in the water, and my physical strength was gradually overdrawn, but fortunately, in the light of day, the riverbank was already close in front of me.
The tall reeds on the river beach were yellow and soft, and the two of them struggled to climb onto the shore, and Qin Zeng's face was bloody.