Ling Li's face turned worried, "Although your injuries are not fatal, they must not be taken lightly. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info I know you don't want to listen to me pass on your mantra now, so you can go back first, as long as you find 'Lingding' and Suzaku can be detoxified, you should always have the heart to take care of yourself, right? ”

Jun Li was speechless, and bowed to him deeply. He knew that Ling Li didn't want to save Suzaku, and he was willing to tell the "Lingding" thing because of himself, but he really had no time to say much at the moment. He immediately turned around and walked out.

It's getting dark. Jun Li got on his horse and hurried to Yiyi's residence. The whereabouts of "Lingding", asking Suzaku in person is by no means the best choice. And Yiyi has been inseparable from Suzaku for a few days, and she will not be without an impression of such an important murder weapon.

"...... the sword used by Song Ke?" Yi Yi was questioned by Jun Li, and sure enough, he remembered something. "I remember that day when Lord Zhu was angry and dumped his body in the water, and no one was allowed to touch and salvage it, that sword...... It was with him that he was thrown into the water!"

Jun Li's heart was cold. - Thrown into the water. Regardless of whether there is an antidote hidden in the sword, even if there is, after being in the water for so many days, I am afraid that it will be washed away long ago.

"You, are you sure it'......" His breath was a little chopped.

Yiyi nodded. "I can't be mistaken. ”

Jun Li bit his lip. "Where was it thrown into the water?"

Yiyi thought for a while, "Lord Zhu walked straight to the riverside, and he never went far, so the riverbank closest to the mansion is it." ”

Jun Li nodded. The breath in his throat was frivolous, and he didn't dare to stay longer, so he hurriedly said goodbye.

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A person can be swept downstream, but the sword will only sink to the bottom.

The river was in this part of the Forbidden City, the water was turbid and fast, and the guards patrolled—all of which could have been solved—without the scorching power that penetrated deep into the meridians. With a lung injury that made it almost impossible for him to breathe and cough incessantly on land, how could he find something in the water that was difficult to pinpoint without being noticed?

According to what Yiyi said, Jun Li found the approximate location and stood by the water for a while.

The best case is that the antidote is still there, the second best case is that there is still poison left on the sword, and the poison can be roughly deduced from it and the antidote can be prepared; even in the worst case, you can get the sword, and then go to Huaiyang to exchange the antidote with Song Ke.

Either way, the sword must be salvaged.

He thought about finding a helper in this forbidden city—he thought about finding okra, or finding Cheng Ping—and there were only two options. But in the end he came alone. Of course, okra will definitely help, but her injuries have not healed, and he does not want to cause her to have more accidents and worries, and Cheng Ping, not to mention whether he is completely trustworthy, at least his tacit understanding with himself is far from ten, not to mention that the situation he is in now is too eye-catching.

The moon is dim and the stars are dim, and it can't shine through this gradually cooling river, nor can it light up his grasp today. It's just that he doesn't have a choice. He wrapped his belongings in a robe and hid them in the Dark Corner, waiting for the patrol to leave, counting his time.

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Wan Lai is gradually quiet, but Xiajiazhuang is still brightly lit.

Since the owner of the village, Xia Zheng, went south, and the eldest young master Xia Qi took refuge with the prince, the liveliness of this village has long been not as good as it used to be. Xia Chen, the young owner of the village, obeyed his father's words and refused to get involved in half of the matters related to the imperial court, so that the village was temporarily calm and unwavering. There were many letters written by his parents from Meizhou, and Xia Chen was greatly frightened by the danger on the way at first, but it can be seen that the following days have been stable. The letter often mentions that the Taoist priest named Jun Li was said to have been recuperating from his injuries in the palace a few months ago, and only last month did he say that he had left Meizhou and returned to Beijing. The letter did not mention what kind of friendship Jun Li had with his father, but the red spike on his sword had been firmly imprinted in Xia Chen's mind that night, and he was convinced that he was his father's "best friend" - because, if it weren't for that, why did he have to travel thousands of miles all the way to protect his father, and why did his father repeatedly mention him in the letter?

Yesterday evening, Jun Li returned to Beijing, and today the news finally reached Xiajiazhuang. Xia Chen and Jun Li were not familiar with each other, but they were still inexplicably a little happy, and wrote a letter to Meizhou to send the news. Just after it was done properly, there was an uninvited guest in the village.

Although it was an uninvited guest, Xia Chen was not unhappy, because it was no one else, but his cousin Tuoba Gu. In the past, there were parents and eldest brother, even if Tuoba came alone, he didn't deal with it very much, but he knew in his heart that this cousin was very powerful, and since he was willing to come, he also took this relative to heart, so he came out quite solemnly to greet him.

But Tuoba Gu obviously didn't come for his Xia family, but just made Xiajiazhuang a place to settle down. Sure enough, he went out after a short time, and returned when it was dark. Xiajiazhuang is still brightly lit, and it is all because of him.

For some reason, he didn't seem to be in a good mood. Xia Chen had already sent someone to prepare the guest room, and he accompanied him to talk to him carefully, but Tuoba Gu naturally wouldn't tell him the reason for coming here - the whereabouts of the "Pure Yin Body", if he could tell someone, he wouldn't have to come in person.

Ling Li's stubbornness today was beyond his expectations, which made him very unhappy, but he really couldn't find a reason to attack, because - this sister of his was indeed Ling Li's wife who told the world back then, and it was only natural to stay by Ling Li's side. What he was even more unhappy about was that she was so deeply affected by that physique, and Ling Li had deceived herself for several years, and only now that she was forced to confide in her own questioning—but this matter was not Ling Li's fault, just because he had been trying to save her, and the way he had treated her, he asked himself that he couldn't do it as an older brother.

He was the leader of the Blue Dragon Sect, so he couldn't spend years in a bitter cold place like Ling Li. He also wanted to capture Suzaku's disciple to Qinglong Valley, so that he could borrow this person and treat her by himself. But he still has sense. Not to mention that this move will definitely provoke Suzaku again, at least it will inevitably make the news of the return of the "Pure Yin Body" to the Central Plains more and more impossible to hide.

He knew that Ling Li's insistence was to protect his sister, so even if he was angry, there was nothing he could do. Now that he thinks about it, what he is most worried about is that too many people know that she is still alive, especially the people who still have Suzaku among them - why are they willing to keep a secret for Ling Li and not reveal the news of the "Pure Yin Body"?

It's too late. He said in his heart. If that Taoist priest wanted to say it, Suzaku should already know. I hope Suzaku can understand that my palm on that Taoist priest today is also a warning to him. If he wanted to see me because of this, he naturally knew that he should come to this Xiajiazhuang to see me.

It's a pity that he didn't know that Jun Li didn't plan to talk about this palm to Suzaku at all.

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"Lingding" was washed out less than half a mile by the current, but this half mile almost exhausted Jun Li's strength. He managed to find it in the mud at the bottom of the river, held it in his hand, and did his best to free it up.

The pain in his chest was as sharp as if it was about to burst, and his breathing was completely uncontrollable, so much so that he couldn't realize it when he gasped in a few mouthfuls of water. It wasn't until he staggered ashore that the feeling of drowning came up, and his lungs and water rushed together, and his hands and feet were weak, and he couldn't help but lie on the shore and cough repeatedly, coughing as if his soul was about to leave his body.

"Who?" suddenly came a question not far away. Jun Li knew that it would be difficult for him not to be discovered by others, and he couldn't even find a place to hide, so he could only hope that the team that was patrolling would be afraid of his identity and wouldn't ask too much. In the final analysis, the guards in this forbidden palace are all under the jurisdiction of Suzaku, as long as their lies are not too outrageous, it stands to reason that no one will come to embarrass them.

The footsteps approached, and a group of figures gradually appeared. "Daoist Jun Li?" the person at the head obviously recognized him, and there was a surprise in his words, "What happened?"

He should indeed be surprised, because at this moment, Jun Li's face was pale, covered in water, and he couldn't stop wheezing, and it seemed that it took a lot of effort to even stand up.

Jun Li glanced at him, but his heart sank. This Chinese guard is not an ordinary patrol captain, but one of the deputy commanders of the guards of the forbidden palace, and he is patrolling around here tonight. Although this person is also under the jurisdiction of Suzaku, he is the fourth rank of the official residence, and he is at the same level as Zhang Ting and the previous Xia Zheng, so he is probably not a person who is easy to fool. Jun Li remembered that when he came to this palace on the first day, he had seen him report to Suzaku, and he seemed to be a little arrogant, at least, his gestures were not as promising as others in front of Suzaku. But in addition, he has only met him twice, and he doesn't often walk in the palace when he thinks he has nothing to do, except that he knows that his surname is Shao, he doesn't know anything else, let alone have any friendship.

He could only barely calm his breath, and arched his hand: "Lord Shao, it's nothing, I'm here alone......" Since it was facing him, I was afraid that those casual nonsense excuses would not be useful, and he was a little at a loss for a while, and he didn't know how to explain it so as not to reveal his flaws.

Master Shao had already instructed the left and right, and said, "Go, bring dry clothes and dry towels for the Taoist chief." ”

"Thank you, Lord Shao, don't dare to work. Jun Li hurriedly stopped. If this matter stops at this team, it will be fine, if there is a big disturbance, even if he is not afraid of anything else, he is afraid that Suzaku will know about it and there will be extraneous branches.

Master Shao raised his hand to stop left and right, his gaze swept him carefully, and his eyebrows twisted inconspicuously. "You go ahead first, don't be too quiet. I'll send the Taoist chief home, and I'll meet you later. There was a subtle change in his tone, and he waved his hand to order the fifteen people behind him to leave first.

Jun Li listened to him and kept quiet, although he was puzzled, he also fell, "Lord Shao smiled, I ...... I'm not very watery, though...... But if I rest for a while, I'll be fine, and I won't have to work hard. ”

"It seems that the Taoist chief has suffered internal injuries. This Lord Shao's eyesight was very poisonous, and seeing that Jun Li was unstable at this time, he approached and stretched out his hand to help him, "I'm afraid it's not just a little overboard, right?"