So the two of them traveled for another hour, there was really a tea shed next to the official road in front, Xiaozhong saw Gongsun Qi and several escorted officials, sitting in the tea shed to drink tea, the two of them stepped forward, while looking around and did not see others, Xiaozhong got off the horse, when he arrived at Gongsun Qi's side, he saw Gongsun Qi holding half a piece of cake, Xiaozhong's voice trembled a little and said: "Gongsun Qi this cake...... Did you eat it? ”

Gongsun Qi looked at Xiaozhong calmly, and he didn't expect that the first thing he said when he came from afar was to ask this, so he said, "What's wrong with eating?" What are you doing here? Gongsun Qi was surprised.

"You're not feeling well?" Xiaozhong asked again.

"No, you don't need all the grass and trees, don't they eat it too?" Gongsun said.

Those people saw Xiaozhong and gave salutes respectively.

"Didn't we come here because we were worried that I would be killed?" After saying that, I took another bite.

"Look, it's okay!"

"Are you really okay?"

Although he knew whether Gongsun Qi's medical skills were good or whether there was poison in the cake, he should have noticed it in advance, not to mention the lives of these officials could not be joked. But I still asked uneasily.

"It's okay!" Gongsun Qi replied very affirmatively, his tone was very firm, indicating that Xiaozhong still doubted my medical skills?

"What's wrong? Hey, how did you get here? ”

But thinking that Na Xu's every move was by no means just talking, he still couldn't rest assured, and snatched the cake from Gongsun Qi's hand, and said: "Don't eat it, in short, what you have eaten and drunk in the past two days must be tested before eating!" No, just don't eat it! ”

"Hyo-chung, what's wrong with you?" Gongsun Qi looked at Ziqing, Ziqing also looked at him with a worried brow, Gongsun Qi smiled bitterly: "Don't eat or drink, don't starve me to death these days!" ”

"Anyway, this time it's a fluke, and next time it's not so lucky." Xiaozhong explained to him.

"Is it the old emperor who wants my life? It shouldn't be. He doesn't need it! Gongsun Qi was confused.

At this time, Xiaozhong untied a kettle from himself, which was the water he used to travel today, and he drank it several times along the way. It was handed to Gongsun Qi and said, "Drink some water." Gongsun Qi and Xiaozhong have never received this treatment for many years of marching, but Xiaozhong felt guilty because of this incident, so he only smiled, took the kettle, and drank it all.

Xiaozhong said again: "I will personally escort this way!" After saying that, he went to lead the horse, and Gongsun Qi smiled and said, "What's wrong with my mother-in-law today." ”

"Every time I go to the battlefield, they protect me." Xiaozhong was afraid of losing any of them, "I won't give Yan Xu a chance today no matter what." Thinking like this, he led the horse to the back of Gongsun Qi and prepared to tie the horse, but Gongsun Qi was still laughing at him, so he wanted to continue walking.

"That's not right!" Xiaozhong's heart trembled, and suddenly he turned around again, Gongsun Qi was bleeding from his nose, and Xiaozhong couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart: should he come or come? He asked cautiously, "Gongsun Qi, you have a nosebleed, don't you notice it?" Gongsun Qi wiped it with his sleeve, and it was bleeding, but as soon as the nosebleed was wiped, blood flowed out of the corners of his ears and mouth, Xiaozhong's eyes were red, and he hurriedly said: "Gongsun Qi!" You are a skilled doctor, what kind of poison is this, you are fast! Detoxify yourself! It's going to be fine! ”

The poison spread very quickly, Gongsun Qi not only bleeds from his eyes, but also the skin around his body has become purple, he can't speak at this moment, but he just opened his mouth as if he was going to say something, his body stiffened, Xiaozhong was extremely sad, so he wanted to hug Gongsun Qi, Ziqing hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and said: "Filial piety is not allowed!" This poison is very weird! ”

Xiaozhong knelt on the ground, held back his tears, choked and said, "You drank the water I gave you just now, isn't it, this water is poisonous?" Did I personally give you my life? As soon as he finished speaking, Gongsun Qi fell down like a stake.

Xiaozhong looked at the fallen figure of Gongsun Qi, clasped the soil on the ground tightly with both hands, swallowed tears hard, and finally dropped a few, Ziqing was also sad on the side, walked up, and wanted to comfort him, but unexpectedly, Xiaozhong suddenly stood up with a roar, picked up his sword, and shouted to the night sky: "Come out, who are you, come out and fight me head-on!" I'm going to tear you to pieces—"

Yan Xu has long been gone, filial piety, looking at Gongsun Qi with tears in his eyes, what can he do for you at this time? He fell on one knee and held himself up with his sword, and was sad for a long time.

The few people who escorted Gongsun Qi found a mat in the tea shed, Xiaozhong wrapped Gongsun Qi, found a secluded forest to bury it, and personally erected a tombstone to depict Gongsun Qi's name on it. secretly estimated in his heart, but Yan Xu Duan was contributing to this matter together? But Duan Gan didn't show up, although he said that he wanted to help me that day, but he didn't want to harm Gongsun and inspire them, so why did Yan Xu do this? Or is it at the behest of whom?

After Xiaozhong made a big salute, he and Ziqing went on the road. Several of the officials went back to their lives.

Ziqing asked: "Xiaozhong, it seems that what we are most worried about has happened, so who will be the next person they will be killed?" ”

"In their thoughts, if I lose my grandson, I will lose my direction." Xiaozhong said that there was another pain in his heart here, so that there would be no Gongsun Qi in the world to give advice, how to go in the future, so he paused for a while and said: "I guess the next one should be Fushan, because Xiao Li is still in prison, Qin Yu is not as wise as Gongsun Qi, and he is not as flamboyant as Fushan." "At this point, I thought again: However, Qin Yu was the most courageous among them." Ziqing, did you inquire about the whereabouts of Fushan that day? ”

Ziqing replied: "Fushan's father did open up the relationship between the DPRK and China, and found a prisoner in the prison to replace Fushan and exile, Fushan was placed in a corner of the city by his family, and he should be fine now." ”

After hearing this, Xiaozhong nodded and said: "Although Fushan is protected by his relatives, most of his relatives are civil officials, and they are not good at practicing martial arts, I still can't rest assured, even Gongsun Qi's extraordinary medical skills are invincible to his poison, not to mention, Fushan's cynical character, he will definitely be careless." ”

"Xiaozhong, you mean that we will protect them separately, but Gongsun Qi told me not to part with you before leaving, I'm afraid-"

"Ziqing, we all witnessed Gongsun Qi's death just now, do you think now is the time for us to worry about ourselves?" Xiaozhong said solemnly: "Even if I lose my life, I won't let them die in vain." Ziqing, you know me best, you know me best, they can't die because of this matter anymore! ”

Ziqing was very embarrassed, on one side was filial piety and on the other side was Fushan, neither of them could have anything to do. But since Gongsun Qi told me to protect Xiaozhong, then perhaps Xiaozhong is the most dangerous at this moment, and when he was in trouble, he listened to Xiaozhong urging: "Ziqing! There's no time to hesitate, it's too late to be late, their purpose is not me, besides, I have the ability to protect myself. ”

Ziqing still couldn't rest assured, after all, Xiaozhong was so seriously injured.

"Don't you even listen to me?" Xiaozhong was in a hurry.

"Alright! Then you must protect yourself, and nothing will happen. ”

Xiaozhong told again: "Remember to protect every inch." ”

Ziqing didn't want to separate, but Xiaozhong still insisted, so he had no choice but to nod his head and hit the horse and run the way he came.

As soon as Xiaozhong separated from Ziqing, he heard something different from the wind in the forest, but he couldn't control it so much, and went straight to the direction of Jizhou, where Qin Yu was distributed.