The twilight is fading, and the lights are on.

Li Zifeng sent Zhu Luoyun to sit in the main hall of Qingsong Hall, a Yunxuan pharmacy in the south of Yeyang City, and ordered the waiter to serve snacks and hot tea.

Li Zifeng saluted respectfully and said, "We also received news temporarily, it was a little hasty, and it may not be taken care of, please forgive His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Luoyun rubbed his palm with a little weakness, and the roots of his ears were slightly warm.

He was polite and polite on his face, but he was helpless in his heart, Li Zifeng sighed quietly, and said in his heart Zhu Luoyun is really not worry-free, he had already suffered the experience of almost being killed last time, and he specially gave away the double dragon play pearl jade pendant afterwards, but now he put himself in danger again.

The door was suddenly opened, and Shen Zhiping, who was dressed in a dark cyan robe, walked up to Zhu Luoyun and calmly clasped his fists with both hands, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince." My Highness's guards have been treated by me, and they are all skin injuries, and they are all fine. It won't be long before we see each other again. Please also ask Your Highness to rest here first, it is getting late today, let me wait until tomorrow to send the prince back to Beijing. ”

As if he was afraid that Zhu Luoyun would not trust, Li Zifeng smiled and added, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, Qingsong Hall is a branch of the Hengshan faction in Yeyang City, this is Shen Zhiping, the hall master of Qingsong Hall, is Zifeng's uncle, and he has excellent medical skills." ”

This name made Zhu Luoyun have some impressions, and he also heard some outside trends from time to time in the palace, and the name Shen Zhiping was naturally included in it, and the eyes that looked at Shen Zhiping suddenly had a little more admiration and approval.

"Fortunately, Qing Songtang's eyeliner found the traces of His Highness in time, and quickly ordered someone to send a message to me, otherwise let the gang of thieves in Lingye Palace succeed, and the consequences would be unimaginable. Shen Zhiping couldn't help sighing, turned his head and asked Zhu Luoyun again, "Forgive me for daring to ask, His Royal Highness only took one attendant and ventured to Yeyang City, what is the so-called?"

This question made Zhu Luoyun hesitate slightly, and he was silent for a long time, and finally said with a wry smile, "I originally wanted to hold a martial arts competition in Yeyang City to recruit relatives, so I deliberately came to see the venue earlier. In the teahouse, I heard that Mr. Storyteller was thinking about a female knight, so I got up and thought of visiting in person. Who knew that I was followed by the gang of Lingye Palace on the road, but fortunately, you arrived in time to save me. ”

The word "competition to recruit relatives?" made Shen Zhiping slightly surprised.

He naturally knows the meaning of this word, but the competition to recruit relatives has always been sponsored by the woman, and now it is rare to see martial arts recruitment, only some elders in the rivers and lakes will do this when they marry their daughters, Zhu Luoyun is not a master of the rivers and lakes, and the second is not a daughter, why did such a ridiculous idea suddenly appear?

When Zhu Luoyun saw their expressions, he only smiled slightly, and did not feel that their attitude offended him, and when others heard that they were going to compete in martial arts, they probably also had this look.

"I have my own reasons. Zhu Luoyun didn't want to say more, so he just dropped this explanation, and the two didn't ask anymore.

Li Zifeng glanced at Shen Zhiping, Shen Zhiping looked at Zhu Luoyun, and then gave Li Zifeng a look, signaling him to ask if he had something to say. Li Zifeng looked at Zhu Luoyun, "Your Highness, when you were caught by the thieves, did you hear anything from them?"

It is obviously impossible for Lingye Palace to want to arrest the crown prince for no reason...... Even sent more than a dozen dead soldiers at once, in order not to leak the news, all of them took poison and committed suicide, the dead soldiers are no better than those minions, and the strength spent on cultivating a dozen dead soldiers is enough to make Lingye Palace a little painful.

What will Zhu Luoyun do after he is caught? What kind of benefits will he use the prince as a hostage, or will he want to "face to face" and carry out some kind of "exchange" as the man in green said?

What is the calculation of the Lingye Palace?

Zhu Luoyun was suddenly asked this question, was slightly stunned, and then shook his head, "They didn't say anything—... It was chaotic, I only paid attention to the enemies around me, and then I was captured, and then you came, and then it was time to slash and kill. Or maybe there are some mentions, I don't remember yet. ”

Li Zifeng had a trace of loss in his eyes, but he still nodded and said indifferently, "I asked His Highness to arrange a wing room, and His Highness will stay for one night and send a carriage and horse to escort him back to Beijing early tomorrow morning." ”

"I'm tired. ”

Zhu Luoyun was taken away by his disciples and settled, and only the Qingsong Hall master Shen Zhiping and Li Zifeng were left in the room. The two walked to the study and sat down, the candle in the study was burning for a long time, and the dim candlelight, coupled with the faint smell of herbs, made people drowsy.

Li Zifeng sighed deeply, gently rubbed his forehead with his right hand to relieve the pain in his head, and the wrist of his left hand was cushioned with the pillow cushion for pulse diagnosis, allowing three of the fingers of Shen Zhiping's right hand to gently rest on his pulse.

After a long time, Shen Zhiping withdrew his right hand and said softly, "The pulse is short, and the virtual fire is floating." Do you feel unsteady breathing, dizziness, aching limbs right now?"

Li Zifeng held back the discomfort in his abdominal cavity, "Yes." ”

"Typical fever symptoms. I'll prescribe you some antipyretic herbs, boil them into soup, and get a good night's sleep after taking them. Tomorrow morning, it will be significantly relieved. ”

"Hmm... There's Uncle Lao. Li Zifeng retracted his gaze and smiled awkwardly, "It's just that the son's guard was seriously injured and recuperated in bed, and no one around him could be on duty at night, so ......"

Shen Zhiping smiled helplessly, "You! As he spoke, he handed over a small brown porcelain bottle, "Here are mint pills, which can quickly reduce fever, take one each tonight and tomorrow morning, boil the decoction and send it to you after a while, and then arrange a competent person to accompany you, just in case." ”

Li Zifeng took the pill and put it in his mouth, a cool feeling emanated from the inside out, and he suddenly felt comfortable, "Thank you, uncle." ”

Shen Zhiping prescribed the medicine, and then called the waiter to go down and grab the medicine and boil the soup according to the prescription, and when the door was closed again, Shen Zhiping's face suddenly became solemn, "Recently, something strange happened in Yeyang City. ”

"Oh, what's the strange thing that worries you so much?"

"There have been several groups of people asking me if I had taken in a seriously injured child ten years ago. ”

The expression froze on his face, his breathing that was originally unsteady due to fever became even more rapid, and the candle flame lit by the gold-edged red candle on the candlestick seemed to be a little dazzling, but after a while, Li Zifeng returned to normal, and smiled indifferently, "That's an interesting thing, I don't know who that kid is, and he makes so many people care." ”

"Who knows?" Shen Zhiping sighed lightly, knowing in his heart that this matter must not be simple.

Li Zifeng pretended to be relaxed and said, "Speaking of strange things, there is also a disciple here, for some reason, there are always people who are inquiring about the disciple's life experience recently." Presumably, every time the disciple goes out, the commotion is a little too big. ”

"Oh?" Shen Zhiping raised his eyebrows and smiled deeply, "Then you have to be careful." You work hard and often neglect yourself, which can get you into big trouble. While guarding the sect, you must also protect yourself. And also... The apprentice of my senior brother must not be too soft-hearted, otherwise, he will be cruel to himself. ”

Li Zifeng listened, his expression tightened, looking at Shen Zhiping's deep smile, thinking back to what he said just now, his eyes flashed with imperceptible panic, this Uncle Shen in front of him was in charge of Qingsong Hall, and the news must be well-informed, he didn't know how much he knew about himself, but he was sure that what was not good for him, he would never leak it to anyone.

After coming back to his senses, Li Zifeng said indifferently, "Thank you Uncle for reminding me, the disciple understands." ”

In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Luoyun woke up slowly, dressed well, and was a little uncomfortable with no one to serve, hastily freshened up and wandered in the courtyard, the air was filled with a faint mist, and occasionally a breeze brought up the smell of earth, and the green plants in the courtyard were covered with a thin layer of hoarfrost. At this time, a disciple came over to invite him to breakfast, and Zhu Luoyun agreed after a little hesitation.

Now he just wants to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to cause another incident, because after resting in Yunxuan Pharmacy for one night, he is afraid that the palace will be panicked because he is missing, so he has asked the disciples of Qingsong Hall to report to the past to inform him of safety, although he will definitely be blamed by his father when he goes back this time. Yesterday's scene really frightened him, and he rarely felt that death was so close, and the images of the cold light of the bright blades and the screams of blood gushing out of his mind lingered in his mind.

Hearing that the prince had woken up, the guard happily came to check on the situation, and seeing that the guard was covered with a white veil with a strong medicinal smell, Zhu Luoyun's heart was a little complicated.

Is this "Jianghu" really something you can afford?

There is a sumptuous breakfast in the back hall, vegetable porridge, steamed buns, side dishes, sweet soup, snacks... There was everything, Zhu Luoyun didn't have much appetite, so he ate some indiscriminately, so he put down his chopsticks early, staring at somewhere on the table in a daze, as if he was in a fugue, not knowing what he was thinking.

Li Zifeng suffered from fever, although he was very good after Shen Zhiping last night to recuperate, but because he was sleepless in front of the door where Zhu Luoyun was staying, he arranged night guards and night patrols, and he arranged meals before and after running just now. The body was a little unhappy, and at this time, he was also holding on to accompany Zhu Luoyun to breakfast. At this moment, seeing that Zhu Luoyun put down his chopsticks, he suddenly lost his appetite.

Li Zifeng opened his mouth hesitantly and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, this is your family matter, and it stands to reason that I shouldn't talk too much...... But I still want to ask why you want to recruit relatives through martial arts......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Luoyun's slightly gloomy eyes swept towards Li Zifeng, Li Zifeng looked at him and didn't say any more. Zhu Luoyun's tone seemed to be sighing, "It's probably because I envy this 'Jianghu'." ”

"Envy?" Li Zifeng frowned a little puzzled, "What is there to envy?"

"I grew up in the palace since I was a child, and I rarely had contact with the outside scenes, and Taifu taught me to read and write, and occasionally I could read some happy feelings and hatreds from those books. The temperament is straightforward, justice is the way, and it is no better than many taboos in the palace. Such a presumptuous and bold life in the rivers and lakes, I am naturally envious. ”

Li Zifeng was silent. The prince's understanding of life in the palace is naturally more thorough than his own, but the rivers and lakes he reads from those books are completely different from reality.