Volume 1: The Smoke Festival Chapter 5 The Shrine Maiden
When Hua Feidu saw Xie Wuyi like this, he knew that it was poisonous. But the strange thing is that Xiao Wei said that he had fed her an antidote, and the toxicity had obviously been controlled, how could it suddenly deteriorate?
Is it the left hand......
She hesitated in her heart, the unclear poison could not be solved rashly, and she didn't know what to do, or Ah Nian was in a hurry, put down the bowl and turned around and ran.
"I'll go find the sixth master!"
"Who's looking for me?"
Xiao Wei's subdued voice came from the courtyard, Ah Nian was overjoyed, and hurriedly staggered out.
"Sixth Master!" He grabbed Xiao Wei's sleeve all of a sudden, "She has a toxic attack, you save her!" ”
She?
Xiao Wei's eyebrows jumped, and without a trace, he pulled out his clothes from Ah Nian's hand, and asked with a smile in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"Who are you, who are you, who are coming to me?"
This sentence was like a thousand-pound boulder, which made Ah Nian unable to breathe, and he suddenly froze, and his face turned red.
Yes, Xiao Wei is the prince, he is just a fugitive, why did he order Xiao Wei?
It turned out that an illegitimate child who was so humble that he couldn't see the light of day didn't even have the qualifications to care about others.
But the one who is dying in life and death is the only person who brings hope to his gray life, and the only person who can help their whole family clear their grievances, it is Xie Wuyi!
Anyway, his knees are not soft once or twice, in front of life, what is dignity?
Thinking of this, Ah Nian gritted his teeth and knelt in front of Xiao Wei with a "plop".
"Please—"
The sharpness in his eyes dissipated in an instant, and Xiao Wei picked up Ah Nian with one hand, "Just kidding, you're too serious." ”
After that, Xiao Wei didn't care how he would react, and entered the house step by step. Ah Nian collapsed to the ground, holding his throat and gasping for breath, his clothes already soaked.
After taking the antidote brought by Xiao Wei, Xie Wuyi's condition finally stabilized, and he no longer vomited blood. Xiao Wei shrunk lazily in the chair, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
"They all said to be prepared, I'm here waiting for her to wake up, so I won't disturb you, right?"
Hua Feidu and Ah Nian glanced at each other, and no one dared to refute.
The sunset is hidden, and the moon rises tomorrow.
In a haze, Xie Wuyi felt that the heat in this room had dissipated. The cool breeze was blowing in the ears, and there was even a hint of sweetness in the air. The rare comfort soothed the nausea in her stomach, dispelled the pain in the wound, and gradually regained her sluggish consciousness.
Xie Wuyi slowly opened his eyes, and what greeted him was not Hua Feidu and Ah Nian, but an exceptionally bright and bright smiling face.
She was confused for a while, only to see Xiao Wei put down the fan, leaned crookedly on the small table next to her, and said with a smile:
"Miss Xie—oh no, maybe I should call you Mistress Mizuma, do you feel better?"
As if a basin of cold water was pouring down, the nerves in Xie Wuyi's mind tensed in an instant.
The case that Xie Wuyi wanted to investigate was too special, so when she learned that Fan Keyu was hiding here, she chose Xie Jiuniang, who looked similar, as her new identity. Xie Jiuniang is the daughter of the Xie family in Zeyang, and she was thrown to Broken Nose Village since she was born, and she has been ill for 17 years. In the past 17 years, the Xie family has never been here, and the villagers say that she is a wild seed, so they have never seen her true face.
Such a perfect life experience is simply tailor-made for Xie Wuyi.
And to continue the investigation, the careful disguise and Xie Jiuniang's identity are far from enough.
Da Yu believed in Wu Jin, and the royal family set up a wide altar and worshiped at four o'clock, and the court set up Si Wu as a link between mortals and Wu Jin. The witch maiden was personally selected by Wu Jin, who descended from the fire, can control the spirit butterfly, communicate with the gods, drink the wind and rain, and know the future.
Xie Wuyi's dark purple cloak and the blue-purple butterfly used to preserve the flying needle elixir are both symbols of Wu Jin.
Sometimes, acting with great fanfare does not arouse suspicion. In Dayu, even the royal family respects Wu Jin, so no one dares to offend the witch.
So, Xie Wuyi made two preparations, on the one hand, he replaced Xie Jiuniang, who was seriously ill, and on the other hand, he arranged a scene to predict the immortality of natural disasters through fire, and used the mouths of the people of Duanbi Village to spread the miracle of "witch blessing" to every corner of Luzhou.
Coincidentally, as soon as Xie Wuyi arrived at Xie Jiuniang's house, someone from the Xie family came to burn her. Xie Wuyi took the opportunity to punish Mama and asked her to bring a message to the Xie family - Xie Jiuniang's illness had been cured.
Moreover, she also got the supreme favor of Wu Jin.
Xie Wuyi's scene can be concealed from others, but he can't hide it from Xiao Wei after all. But there is no better way to avoid pursuit at the moment, she is walking on the edge of the cliff, and the slightest deviation will be doomed, Xiao Wei is a good thing that she did not expose her in person.
After a few breaths, Xie Wuyi wanted to get up, but Xiao Wei hurriedly pressed the corner of her quilt.
"Lie down, Mrs. Hua and Ah Nian are boiling medicine and soup outside."
There was a faint smell of rice in the air, and the breath in Xie Wuyi's chest temporarily fell. She knew that it was the antidote sent by Xiao Wei, so she struggled to sit up out of politeness. Seeing this, Xiao Wei took a cushion from his hand and placed it behind Xie Wuyi.
The moonlight drifted under the shadow of thin clouds, like the shimmer of a butterfly, rippling with cold colors among the weeping willow leaves.
is not as murderous as last night, and now Xie Wuyi is an ordinary girl. may be accustomed to being on guard, she has delicate facial features but doesn't like to make expressions, always has a cold face, and looks very detached, and others can only glimpse some different emotions from those occasionally changing pupils.
At this moment, Xie Wuyi didn't want to take Xiao Wei's words, so he only put on a face that no one was close to and said:
"Thank you, Sixth Master."
"We're lifelong friends, don't be so polite." Xiao Wei opened the food box and smacked his lips with a smile, "The time is just right, I prepared something to eat, you haven't eaten for a day, let's pad your stomach first." ”
As he spoke, Xiao Wei picked up a piece of golden meat and sent it to Xie Wuyi.
"I raised the pigs myself, I made the dishes myself, the boxes and chopsticks were all newly bought, and you were the first guest to taste it."
Xie Wuyi frowned slightly, isn't it good to make such an intimate move? But Xiao Wei insisted, and she was indeed a little hungry, so she took a bite of his hand.
As soon as he entered it, Xie Wuyi felt sweet, and after chewing it, he felt that it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour, and refreshing, coupled with the crystal clear soup outside, it was simply full of enjoyment.
"Do you like it?"
Xie Wuyi had always had a sweet tooth, so she nodded lightly and swallowed the whole piece of meat.
"This little thing is appetizing, you just woke up, eat less meat and fruit, otherwise it should be uncomfortable." Xiao Wei smiled so hard that his eyes were squeezed together, he raised his hand to lift the bowl in the food box into the air, and said loudly, "Ah Nian, go and serve a bowl of porridge to your master." ”
Ah Nian, who was hesitating whether to enter the door, heard Xiao Wei call him like this, and he was not embarrassed in his heart, so he had to step forward with a blue face. He took the bowl, hid the few peaches he was holding tightly in his right hand behind his back, his eyes moved between Xie Wuyi and Xiao Wei a few times, and then ran away with his head down.
I don't know if it's because the residual poison has not been cleared, Xie Wuyi always felt that Ah Nian's reaction was strange, and even Xiao Wei's expression was a little subtle.
The room was finally clean, and Xiao Wei's mood was particularly comfortable at the moment. He retracted his smile and clasped his hands, fingertips running across the empty palms.
"I was the one who caused you trouble last night, and I apologize to you." Xiao Wei breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you for saving me." ”
Xie Wuyi met Xiao Wei's eyes, but the end of the pool that he could see at the end was silent, as if he could swallow the darkness of all things.
He seemed guilty.
Xie Wuyi saved him with a gesture, not to mention this little injury, as for making the Sixth Highness of the Golden Venerable Jade so concerned?
Instinctively, Xie Wuyi folded his sleeves, only to find that the butterfly that had been tied to the forearm of his left hand had been taken off by Hua Feidu. She adjusted her posture and smiled faintly:
"The sixth master is serious."
Xiao Wei is not a fool, of course he can see that Xie Wuyi is guarding against himself. He shrugged helplessly, took out a white porcelain bottle from his sleeve and put it on the table, and there was a large amount of usage next to it.
"Your poison may recur, you have to take care of it, don't get angry, don't use force. If you have a seizure, you will be able to take one pill and it will be better in about a month. Xiao Wei knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw Xie Wuyi lowering his eyes, he flicked the porcelain bottle with a smile, and added, "Don't refuse me, I have this thing, it's worthless." ”
Ding——
The porcelain vase made a crisp sound, and it turned in place several times before stopping, and Xie Wuyi's words were also blocked in his mouth.
They had just encountered an assassin, and even if Xiao Wei recognized Fan Keyu's identity when the other party attacked his residence at night, it was unrealistic to transfer the right antidote from the palace in just one day. So, there's only one possibility—
He knew where the Assassins came from.
He may even have known the purpose of the Assassins.
Oh, isn't her life and death all in his thoughts?
The trace of warmth that had just risen disappeared in the blink of an eye, and Xie Wuyi pressed the ripples on the surface of the water, and the corners of his mouth curled self-deprecatingly.
"It's up to the sixth master."
Hearing this, Xiao Wei seemed to be unhappy. However, he quickly changed his mind, slightly moved the arm that had just fanned Xie Wuyi to the point of soreness, and said with a smile: "I'm going to leave for a while, let's give the witch-sama another gift." ”
As he spoke, he conjured up a green leaf out of nowhere, and shook it in front of Xie Wuyi's eyes with a smile.
"The maple leaves on the tree turn yellow and red one day, so I picked them when they were at their most original." Xiao Wei squatted down, half joking and half seriously looking up at Xie Wuyi, "I think, the witch and I have a heart, there is always a way to make it evergreen and incorruptible, right?" ”
"There is a soul in the heart", Xie Wuyi slandered, does she have a good relationship with him?
However, Xie Wuyi is not a person who has never seen the world, as long as you are not ashamed of this kind of frivolity, the other party is helpless. So she turned her face away without a trace, turned her eyes to the maple leaf, and replied casually:
"The sixth master is right, I'll try it."
Xiao Wei was in a hurry to leave, it seemed that there was really no need for her to seek to cooperate with him to find out the truth.
He won't kill her, but he won't help her.
After all, she is the only one on this road.
Xiao Wei saw that Xie Wuyi's face was not red and his heart was not beating, but what he thought of was how many things a person had to go through, before he knew how to be indifferent to dealing with teasing, how to skillfully subdue the dead in the dark, and how to run around for his father, and to put on the mantle of a witch at the risk of being killed?
How self-defeating.
He raised the tail of his eyes, stuffed the leaves into Xie Wuyi's arms, stood up on the edge of the kang, and shook his sleeves in a very chic manner.
"Let's go!"
Xie Wuyi was about to stop Xiao Wei, but the person had already disappeared.
Speechless, Hua Feidu walked in with a bowl of hot soup. She looked out the window and then at Xie Wuyi.
"Are you feeling better?"
Xie Wuyi hugged the soup bowl and nodded, not yet recovering from what Xiao Wei had just said.
Hua Feidu tested the temperature of Xie Wuyi's forehead, and Fang sighed, "What do you think?" ”
The summer heat re-rolled into the room, thinking that Xiao Wei was still serious in the Guanyin Temple, and as soon as he turned around, he was the same as in the legend, without any sense of proportion, Xie Wuyi suddenly felt that his chest was stuffy and dry.
She simply slammed down the whole bowl of soup in one breath and wiped her mouth fiercely.
"He's probably in trouble because of me, the Assassin...... Forget it, it's better for him to avoid it. Xie Wuyi glanced at the white porcelain vase and said in a deep voice, "Hua Niang, there is someone behind the assassin, there is definitely a secret in Dad's case, we must think about whether to go to Hezhou or return to Zeyang next." ”
Hua Feidu looked at Xie Wuyi, who was talking about him left and right, stretched out two fingers and picked up the maple leaf left by Xiao Wei, and mercilessly broke the words that had not been said before.
"I mean the sixth master—what do you think? You just ate what he brought, not afraid that he would poison him? ”
"There's no need." Xie Wuyi calmly analyzed, "Even if he has two faces, if he wants to kill me, he doesn't have to save me in the Guanyin Temple." Hua Niang, I don't believe in people, but there is no need to be suspicious everywhere. Besides, he is the prince of the dynasty, and the two of us have a huge disparity in identity, so we can not owe each other-"
Wait, he's the man?
Speaking of this, Xie Wuyi reacted, Hua Feidu was afraid that she had misunderstood, how could Xiao Wei fall in love with her. Xie Wuyi's head was bigger, and he hurriedly supported his forehead and explained: "Hua Niang, where is he showing goodwill, he is clearly warning." ”