He burned up the withered grass to keep warm, and the mountains were covered with scorched black residual heat. The wind struck from the ear, the wound on his chest was torn and burned, and the knife of the senior sister, although his subordinates were merciful, almost killed him.

"Ash, don't come back. Wen Ember closed his eyes, and what appeared in front of him was still the gentle and resolute face of his senior sister. He had a bitter throat and took a sip of wine.

In the depths of the night, the embers moved down the mountain. After walking for a long time, I only saw one house, and there was a faint candle flame in front of the door.

"Is anyone there?" asked Wen Ash softly as he knocked on the wooden door. There are some herbs scattered in the courtyard, like an idle medical house.

Seeing that there was no answer, he placed his sword and package on the stone table, and removed his clothes to examine the wound. In the moonlight, he was covered in scars from swords.

There was the sound of footsteps behind him, and he clenched his sword and turned. The person who came was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in an aqua blue cloud smoke dress, with a fair face, clear eyes, and carrying a basket of herbs.

Wen Yan hurriedly bowed his hand: "Girl, it's rude." I thought there was no one living here. ”

The girl looked at the pattern of his cuffs and said softly, "It's okay, it's late at night." If Childe has nowhere to go, let's rest here first. ”

She put away the herbs that were laid out in the bamboo basket and moved them around the house, and Ember went over to help.

The furnishings in the house are simple and elegant, spotlessly clean, and have a crisp aroma of orchids.

The girl put the herbs into a cloth bag and tied it tightly with cotton thread, took out a medicine bag from the cupboard, and handed it to Wen Ash.

"Drinking alcohol hurts the liver, not to mention that the son has injuries on his body, so he should avoid it. Boil this packet of medicine into half a bowl and take it, which can detoxify alcohol. ”

Wen Ember was twelve points wary of strangers, but in front of her, his defensive psychology was reduced by a few points. He hesitated for a moment, then took it.

"Thank you, girl. Are you alone here?" Wen Ember asked her.

"Just call me Xunyin. She said: "Some time ago, the spring was cold. Many people in Taoyuan Town were infected with the wind cold, and the master and the mother went down the mountain to practice medicine. I still have little medical skills, and I have a little junior brother to take care of, so I didn't follow. ”

"Little junior brother?" Wen Ember looked around, but he didn't see anyone.

"He went to his grandfather's house for a while, and he was coming back in the next two days. I was going to go with him, but it's been spring lately, and there are plenty of herbs to pick in the mountains, so I can't miss this good time. ”

"Master's room has been locked for a long time and hasn't been cleaned up. You can sleep in the little brother's room first. Liu Xunyin brought a quilt: "Although it is spring, it is still cold at night on the mountain." ”

"Thank you, Miss Voice. Ember agreed, still holding the sword in his arms.

Liu Xunyin looked at him and said with a smile: "The medical house is very safe, so you don't need to be so vigilant." It's just that there will be rats at night. Call me if you're afraid. ”

Wen Shen turned sideways to look at Liu Xunyin, who was holding the lamp, although she did not apply powder, she was a little more beautiful than the person in the painting.

"Staying overnight with passers-by is a good deed. But isn't the girl afraid of meeting someone with bad intentions?"

Liu Xunyin said with a smile: "Although I am a doctor, I have also practiced martial arts since I was a child. If you want to do evil, you have to beat me first. And, you shouldn't be a bad guy. ”

She paused, looked into his eyes and said seriously: "The curly grass pattern on your cuffs is the handiwork of Jixuetang." I think it should be the doormen scattered in the early years, and they just escaped that catastrophe. ”

"Do you know about the Traces?" This set of clothes was hand-sewn for him by his senior sister on his birthday last year. The people of Jixuetang can only wear this style of clothing when they are at least eighteen years old. In order not to attract attention, the senior sister only embroidered the curly grass pattern on the cuffs, which was not conspicuous on the black clothes.

"Know a thing or two. "Jixuetang was once the oldest medical family in the rivers and lakes, and it was famous all over the world for its superb medical skills. It was only that he died overnight seventeen years ago, and most of his protégés turned to other places and no longer practiced medicine. After so many years, most of the people in the rivers and lakes have forgotten that you have deep feelings and are still wearing such clothes. ”

Liu Xunyin saw that Wen Ember was silent, and turned around to bring the teacup.

"What is this, very bitter. Ember finished his breath and drank it down, frowning.

"Hangover cure. She smiled and handed him a plate of preserves. "Don't be bitter. ”

Wen Ember lowered his head and smiled, a little dazed. If the senior sister is still there, she is so gentle.

There is a heavy cypress incense on the desk, which has the effect of calming the nerves. It didn't take long for Ember to fall asleep in the daunting of wine.

In his dream, the fire burned red, and as a child, he crawled through the corpses. A small hand grabbed his broken clothes, he turned around, only to see the girl trembling all over, her face was full of delicate eyebrows that could not be covered by ashes, her lips were chapped and white due to lack of water, she clutched a piece of purple brocade silk, and said, "Ash, let's go." ”

It is the Trace Snow Hall, the Trace Snow Hall of the Fallen.

"Senior Sister ......"

When Ember woke up at the dawn, his pillow was cold. In the yard, Liu Xunyin got up early to cook, and the smoke curled up. When boiling porridge, she put the water and rice in the pot and shook it gently, then carried some forage and grains to the back mountain to feed the horses. Wen Ember sat by the stove to add firewood to the fire, and drank a bowl of rice soup with pickled radish, gourd slices, and bamboo shoots.

Ember went back to his room, put some broken silver under the mattress, packed up the package and got up to take his leave.

"Is this leaving?" Liu Xunyin frowned slightly. "Your injuries require months of bed rest, and the medicine can't be broken. If you leave the root of the disease, I am afraid it will be difficult to use the knife again in this life. ”

"It's okay to have a small injury. Thank you, girl, for taking me in. Ember bowed goodbye and turned to leave.

"The wound on your chest, I have seen it a few times when I was traveling with Master. Except for Yun Silent Gate, it is difficult for other people in the rivers and lakes to cut such a heavy knife wound. Are you the enemy who was targeted by them, or did you join it after the destruction of the Trace Snow Hall and became a killer instead? Liu Xunyin asked behind him.

Wen Ember turned his head in surprise and clenched his saber tightly.

Yun Lonely, the most famous assassination organization in the rivers and lakes, has excellent light skills and comes and goes invisibly. Skilled in poisoning and bowing and arrows, assassination missions are carried out by highly trained dead soldiers, who hide their faces with masks. No matter what kind of people in the rivers and lakes are, if they become its target, they will disappear without a trace overnight and return to silence. Wen Ember and Senior Sister were both members of the Cloud Silence Gate killers.

Wen Ember frowned, this sound-seeking girl was observant, and her mind was so delicate.

"Don't worry, we doctors only save lives and help the wounded, and don't care about the disputes and entanglements in the world. It's just that apart from here, I'm afraid that no one else dares to treat an injury like yours. Liu Xunyin raised his hand, Wen Ember couldn't dodge, and the three golden needles instantly sealed his acupuncture points, making him unable to move.