Li Zhiyun always suspected that Dr. Jia did not pick Artemisia annua from the mountain, but Dr. Jia patted his chest and assured that the villagers also said yes, which made him have nothing to say. However, his heart was still full of doubts, and he always felt that something was wrong with a certain link. But what the problem is, he can't say. Li Zhiyun felt that a mystery seemed to be formed around Artemisia annua.

It was already late at night, and Li Zhiyun also felt a little sleepy. He decided to take someone out for a walk tomorrow, because instead of sitting in the city of sorrow, it would be better to go out for a walk. Perhaps, only by getting out of this small mountain village can he find a way, and maybe he can also solve the mystery of Artemisia annua. In case it fails, he will also find a famous doctor and ask him to come over to treat his second brother.

After breakfast the next day, Li Zhiyun asked the guards to find Zeng Chenggang. Zeng Chenggang is the second brother's trusted general, and the second brother's personal soldiers are all commanded by him.

After Zeng Chenggang gave the salute, Li Zhiyun asked him to sit down opposite, and then said: "General Zeng, my second brother is very sick, and Dr. Jia has used all kinds of medicines, but it has no effect, and he can't think of any good way." Therefore, the king decided to take a few people out to seek medical advice. My second brother will be handed over to you, you must ensure his absolute safety! When Zeng Chenggang heard this, he hurriedly stood up and hugged his fists and said: "King Chu, please rest assured, the last general will be crushed to pieces, and King Qin will never be left with a single hair!" Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "Then please."

There is no clear goal for this outing, so you can only take one step at a time, so the number of people should not be too many, Li Zhiyun decided to bring Zhang Zheng, Cai Hu and two other guards. As soon as the group walked to the head of the village, Li Zhiyun heard someone calling him behind him, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Liu Shuyi.

Liu Shuyi limped over and said, "Zhiyun, I heard that you are going to find Lang Zhong for your second brother, and I want to go with you too!" Li Zhiyun hesitated for a moment and said, "Can you walk on your legs?" Liu Shuyi patted his right leg with his hand and said, "Look, my injury is almost healed, I have no problem walking, and I will never drag you down!" Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said, "Okay, you can go with us." ”

The group left Gujing Village and walked north along a mountain road. They walked over the mountains and mountains for more than an hour, and the vision in front of them gradually widened, and in addition to a large field, a market town appeared not far away.

When they walked over, they found that the town was backed by a mountain, and there were about a thousand households, and an official road passed through the town from east to west. Outside the town are fertile fields, where farmers work hard.

Everyone walked towards the town, and a farmer with a hoe on his shoulder walked over, Li Zhiyun stepped forward and saluted: "Big brother, may I ask what is the name of this town?" ”

"Oh, it's called Shun'an Town."

After Li Zhiyun thanked him, he led everyone into Shun'an Town. There is only one street in the town, the official road that runs through the middle of the town, and there are more than a dozen shops on both sides of the street, including rice shops, cloth houses, and grocery stores. Li Zhiyun saw the door plaque of a store that read: Ansheng Pharmacy, so he led the way in.

The area of the store is not large, there is only one customer inside, and the shopkeeper is weighing and packing the customers in front of the counter. Li Zhiyun walked and stood aside and waited patiently. After the guest left with a dozen paper bags, he stepped forward and said, "Shopkeeper, do you have Artemisia annua in your store?" ”

"Yes, wow."

"I'll take a look."

The shopkeeper turned around and went to the back, and after a while, he took the herbs and handed them to Li Zhiyun and said, "This is the guy in the store who just picked it from the mountains this morning, and it is very fresh." Li Zhiyun took it and took a look, it was no different from what Dr. Jia picked back from the mountain. He thanked him, then turned and walked out of the pharmacy.

Everyone returned to the street, Zhang Zheng approached him and said: "Lord Wang, it seems that Dr. Jia is not mistaken, this Artemisia annua really can't cure King Qin's disease, what should we do next?" ”

Li Zhiyun pondered for a moment and said, "There is no other way, but to find a Lang Zhong with superb medical skills." Zhang Zheng frowned and said: "There is no good man in this town, if you want to find it, you can only go to the city to find it." However, within a radius of dozens of miles, there were only two cities, Gaoqi and Yiluchuan, but they were all occupied by Xue Ju's army......"

While the two were talking, an army suddenly turned at the intersection in front of them, about twenty or thirty people, judging from the color of the soldiers' armor, it should be the army of Xuju. The leading officer glanced at several people with swords and swords on the opposite side, and immediately shouted: "Stop! Then he led a group of soldiers to rush over.

Li Zhiyun saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said: "Run!" When they heard this, they turned around and ran. However, Liu Shuyi's leg injury was not yet healed, and he ran slower and gradually fell behind. Li Zhiyun went back to support him, and the two ran forward together. The chasing soldiers got closer and closer, and Zhang Zhengdao: "Lord Wang, they are about to catch up, you and Liu Gongzi run up the mountain quickly, and we will block them!" Li Zhiyun gasped and said, "Okay." ”

Zhang Zheng, Cai Hu, and the two guards stopped, turned around, and drew their swords. The enemy quickly rushed over, and the four men met and fought each other.

Li Zhiyun helped Liu Shuyi into an alley, and at the end of the alley was a mountain. The two climbed up the hill along a sheep's intestine path. Liu Shuyi was tired, panting and said, "Zhiyun, let's stop and take a breather, shall we?" Li Zhiyun said resolutely: "No, Zhang Zheng and they are few people, they can't stop for long, the enemy soldiers will soon catch up with the mountain, let's run quickly!" Liu Shuyi listened, so he could only grit his teeth and insist.

The two of them panicked, climbed high and low along the mountain path, crossed the ditch and crossed the hurdle, and ran for more than half an hour in one breath, until they were completely lost, and then had to stop.

Li Zhiyun didn't know what this place was. He sat on the turf, panting and looking around. They seemed to be on top of a mountain, surrounded by towering peaks and mountains, and there was not a trace of people in sight.

Li Zhiyun rested for a while and got up from the ground. He went round the top of the hill and found a valley to the east, and there were several houses in the valley, and he did not know what they were used for. Li Zhiyun pointed with his hand and said to Liu Shuyi: "Shuyi, let's go down and see if we can find someone to ask for some water to drink." ”

The two men descended the tree-lined hillside to the bottom of the valley and walked to the front of the houses. Li Zhiyun took a look at it, and it turned out to be a temple. The temple was probably deserted, the roofs of several houses had collapsed, the courtyard walls had collapsed, and the courtyard was overgrown with thorns.

The two walked through the courtyard and into the main hall. Although this hall is very dilapidated, it is generally complete, except that the Buddha statue on the front is dilapidated, and the paint on the face has long been peeled off and turned into a large flower face.

Li Zhiyun walked around the dusty hall, and was just about to walk out, when he suddenly heard a voice outside. He hurriedly walked to the entrance of the hall and poked outside, and found a group of soldiers walking on the mountain road on the right. The enemy soldiers were less than a hundred paces away from the temple, and if they ran out of the temple, they would surely find them. With Liu Shuyi's legs and feet, they will definitely not be able to escape.

Li Zhiyun retracted his head and said in a low voice: "It's not good, a team of enemy soldiers is coming." When Liu Shuyi heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "What should I do then?" Li Zhiyun looked around, the hall was empty, and there was no place to hide. What's worse is that the hall has no back door, and the skylight is more than a foot above the ground, and they can't work lightly, so they can't climb up at all.

When he was anxious, Li Zhiyun suddenly found that the pedestal under the Buddha statue was hollow, like a large boxy box, and the wooden plank on the front of the box had been loosened. He hurriedly walked over, squatted down and pushed it with his hands, and the plank was indeed pushed down, revealing a hole.

Li Zhiyun asked Liu Shuyi to get in first. After Liu Shuyi went in, he also followed in. The space inside is just enough for two people, just a little cramped. Li Zhiyun closed the plank again and pressed it against it with his hand. The planks didn't fit perfectly, revealing a crack the width of a fingernail.

After a while, someone walked in. Listening to the footsteps, there were not many people, about three or four people. As they walked back and forth in the main hall, one of them asked, "Big brother, what kind of Buddha is this?" The man said, "How do I know?" ”

At this time, a pair of feet walked towards the Buddha statue and stopped a foot away from the pedestal. Through the gap, Li Zhiyun could clearly see the feet wearing military boots. His chest was like a rabbit, he felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and Liu Shuyi, who was next to him, was also trembling. The two of them held their breath, and they didn't dare to breathe.

After a few moments, the feet walked away. Then, with the sound of chaotic footsteps, the people seemed to go out, and the hall fell silent again. They squatted in the pedestal for a few more moments before they crawled out trembling.

Li Zhiyun tiptoed to the door of the hall and looked out with his probe. It was quiet outside, and there was no one. It seems that the enemy team has gone far.

Li Zhiyun and Liu Shuyi rested for a while, ate some dry food they had brought with them, and then left the abandoned temple and walked along the mountain path. They didn't know where to go, they just wanted to find a way out of the mountain. The mountain road was rough and difficult, and they walked for about half an hour, when suddenly they heard the cry of a girl in front of them.

The two quickened their pace, walked over and took a look, only to see two girls, one big and one small, standing on the side of the road. Both of them are dressed as village girls. Sixteen or seventeen years old, she was obviously injured, leaning against a tree, her right foot slightly raised, grinning in pain. The youngest was only thirteen or fourteen years old, standing on the sidelines at a loss, only knowing how to wipe tears.