Heavy rain poured down for more than ten days.

The ground in the courtyard should have been filled with rainwater, but now there are only a few small puddles.

On the bare wet ground, the traces of broom sweeping are visible to the naked eye.

Ye Qing said in a low voice: "The only people who know about this courtyard are Wang Liu, Yan San, Qi Dangguo, He Wen, and Zhang Xiuran. ”

"Mo Wanqing said before, Zhang Xiuran is not in Huaiyang, so who can enter my courtyard?"

Thinking about it, Ye Qing felt that there was no movement in the room, so he walked in slowly.

He took a closer look at the room.

The windows are bright and clean, not only is there no mold, but it has been raining heavily for many days, and if you don't open the windows, there will be no damp smell that will gather in the house.

The mattress on the bed is soft and dry, and the quilt is neatly folded and placed at the foot of the bed.

But Ye Qing remembered clearly that on the day he went to Chaoyang Palace with Yan San and He Wen, the quilt was stacked in the center of the bed.

Apparently someone slept on the bed.

A chill appeared on Ye Qing's back, and he ran to the kitchen again.

The feeling of heat and dryness appears instantly.

In the stove was a charred firewood with a little residual warmth.

The iron pot did not appear with rust that had not been used for many days, but it was very clean, and there was still a pool of clear water at the bottom of the pot.

Ye Qing rubbed his teeth and said, "I entered my yard, slept in my bed, and made a fire here to cook." ”

"This dove occupies the magpie's nest, and it occupies too much!"

Suddenly, Ye Qing remembered the Nanyang Livzon hidden in the side courtyard, and quickly ran to the side room, moved the stacked firewood away, and lifted a floor tile.

A small wooden box with a South Sea Livon is revealed.

Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a chuckle: "Fortunately, the things were not lost." ”

As he spoke, he picked it up and opened the wooden box to take a look, and his face suddenly darkened.

It's too early to talk about it, and it's too early to laugh!

Before inviting a colleague to Zuixianglou and becoming a Nanyang Livon, the result was that Shan Dan paid the bill, and the money was not spent, so he put the remaining five Livon and silver tickets into the wooden box.

Now, the silver ticket is gone, and there are only four South Seas Livon left.

Ye Qing, who is used to being poor, is a bit greedy for money.

He shuddered his hands, picked up the note inside, and opened it to take a look.

Ye Qing's expression immediately returned to normal, his voice was slightly louder, and he said seriously:

"Hey, I only took one, will it be a little less?"

"You're really, just tell me if you're short of money."

"Also, you can live in this courtyard casually, and if you can't get a key, it's okay."

I saw that the note read:

If I have no money, I will lend you thirty-seven taels of silver and one Lizhu - Shadow.

Putting the box back in, Ye Qing left with a light smile on his gentle face.

But I kept cursing in my heart.

"He meowed, and he didn't ask if he was a thief."

"It's shameful to live in my yard, lie on my bed, and spend my money."

"Your uncle, you even know where I hide my money."

"I don't believe you if you didn't peek at me sleeping and bathing!"

"Such a powerful master, sneaky all day long."

"What a shame on meow!"

While cursing, Ye Qing took the only two clothes and the black clothes of the officials, and left the courtyard, just walking to the alley.

A familiar figure suddenly jumped down from the roof next to it.

Zhang Xiuran's attendant was a junior, and his unattractive face was full of vigilance.

He walked quickly to Ye Qing's side and said quickly:

"Childe is in trouble, come with me."

After speaking, Xiao San led the way.

Ye Qing, who trembled in his heart, did not speak, followed behind Xiao San, and ran quickly.

Covering all the way, climbing the wall and passing through the alley, the two came to Zhengde Fang, in front of a tributary of the Yinghe River.

Narrow canopy boats, fluttering with the rippling river.

An elderly boatman in a robe, sitting on the bow of the boat, saw the junior coming, smiled kindly, and showed a few big yellow teeth left.

Xiao San smiled kindly: "Boat man, let's go." ”

The boatman smiled and nodded, and with a hoarse 'Aba' from his mouth, he untied the reins from the stone pillar on the shore.

"It's a mute!" Ye Qing thought about it, so he followed Xiao San and immediately got into the cabin.

Whoa!

The bamboo pole stirred the river and made a pleasant sound.

The canopy swayed from side to side and headed off into the distance.

Until the canopy boat came to the Yinghe River, where the current was still a little turbulent.

Xiao Sancai said solemnly: "My son-in-law is seriously injured. ”

"His life is in danger, and you need to heal him."

clenched his fists, suppressed Ye Qing, who was worried and flustered in his heart, took a deep breath, did not hide it, and said quickly:

"I will only treat external injuries, internal injuries and detoxification I will not."

"Can the medicine be complete? If it's not complete, I'll have to go back to Zai's Chinese Medicine Pavilion to get some medicinal herbs. ”

Xiao San, who was worried about his son's illness and rushed to the doctor, was relieved to see Ye Qing's calm reply.

"The medicine is only a simple trauma medicine, you tell me what herbs you need, I'll look for it."

Then, Xiao San said with a sad expression:

"Childe was traumatized, with knife wounds on his left arm, back, and right leg, and his bones were visible and he bled a lot."

"We just dealt with it briefly, but the heavy rain for days made the wound worse, and there were still people staring at Childe in the dark, so we could only hide."

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, and you've appeared."

Ye Qing, who understood in an instant, pursed his lips and said:

"People from Yuanhetang?"

Xiao San looked at Ye Qing in surprise and nodded.

Ye Qing continued: "There are many people in the medical hall and the government office, and you can't show your face, so you can only wait for me near that courtyard." ”

Xiao San nodded again.

……

The canopy boat went down the river and easily passed the checkpoint where the Inspection Division was stationed at the Yinghe River Port.

An hour later.

The canopy boat stopped.

Ye Qing, who went out of the city for the second time in more than ten years, looked up and carefully looked at the surrounding scenes.

The river is straight, and on top of the steep cliffs on both sides of the river, there is a dense forest of verdant dripping.

Whenever a ship passes by the river, there will be an unobstructed view.

If someone passes through the dense forest, it will be difficult to hide the sound of the shaking of the grass and trees during the run.

It's a great place to hide and sentry.

Xiao San grabbed Ye Qing's waist and threw it up.

Ye Qing, who took the opportunity to borrow his strength, climbed the cliff with his feet and easily climbed the cliff.

He glanced at Xiao San, and as he said, he walked east alone in the dense forest.

After running for more than a quarter of an hour.

A ruined temple full of waist-length weeds appeared in front of him.

Don't wait for him to get closer.

Qi Heng, whose face was full of joy, jumped down from a tall tree next to the ruined temple.

He exclaimed:

"You're here."

Ye Qing stopped, frowned, and said, "Take me quickly!" ”

Qi Heng nodded.

took Ye Qing around the broken temple and entered the temple from the collapsed broken wall.

As soon as he entered the ruined temple, the damp and cold breath, mixed with the dignified musty smell of wood, made Ye Qing frown.

Bypassing the altar, a strong smell of blood came to my nose.

In front of the altar where only half of the statue of the god remained, Zhang Xiuran, with a pale face, was lying on a straw mat, as if he was going to offer a sacrifice to the gods.

He was wrapped with a blood-penetrating brocade cloth strip, and his breath was like a gossamer, if it weren't for Ye Qing's sharp eyes, seeing that his chest was slightly undulating, he would have thought that Zhang Xiuran had returned to the underworld!

Click!

A thin wooden branch was trampled off by Ye Qing.

Zhang Xiuran opened his eyes suddenly, and his bloodshot eyes were full of killing intent.

When you see someone coming.

In Ye Qing's eyes, this swinger, who has always been dressed in brocade clothes and shining in the crowd, leaked a faint smile and said calmly:

"You're here, don't cry with a sad face, you'll be laughed at by my son... cough cough cough ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Xiuran coughed sharply and weakly with pain on his face, and closed his eyes again.