Chapter Twenty-Four: The Gray Line of the Grass Snake (Part II)

As it got dark, she still hugged him tightly, and the raindrops fell from the bamboo leaves, crawling from her forehead to her eyebrows, and from her eyelashes to her delicate face, to the corners of her mouth.

She met and met him, but it was only a day or two, but at this moment, hugging him tightly, thinking of his care and protection in the past two days, Yuan Xiaoyi only felt steady and warm in her heart.

She gently stretched out her hand to hold up his face, and lowered her head to look at him carefully: the horizontal eyebrows were like lacquer, the starry eyes were closed, the thin lips and high nose, the edges and corners were sharp, and his face was handsome and abrupt, as if the difficulties in the world did not matter much to him.

Although his eyes were closed at the moment, she knew that his eyes were bright and warm, and there was a bit of tenderness in his fortitude, and she slowly blushed, only to feel that this was the face of the best man she had ever seen......

At this time, suddenly there was the sound of people running in the distance, Yuan Xiaoyi followed the voice, and saw a familiar thin figure shaking by the collapsed gazebo.

"Xue Bulao...... It's Xue Bulao!" Yuan Xiaoyi was overjoyed.

"Xue Bulao ......," Yuan Xiaoyi shouted.

Xue Bu saw Yuan Xiaoyi from afar, jumped in front of her, glanced at her, and suddenly turned back embarrassedly, Yuan Xiaoyi realized that his clothes were already soaked, and now he was embarrassed.

Yuan Xiaoyi snatched Xue Bulao's coat and wrapped it around his body, and asked Xue Bulao to carry Hai Canglan to a land temple outside the city.

Yuan Xiaoyi pulled out a box from behind the statue in the temple, took out Hai Canglan's original clothes, handed them to Xue Bulao, and ordered: "Quick, change his clothes, then make me a pile of firewood, and then go to the inner city to get some delicious food! Now I want to change back into my clothes, you give me a good door!"

With that, she turned to the inner hall to change her clothes.

Xue Bulao obediently helped Hai Canglan change his dry clothes. Then he sat next to a pile of hay by the door, and said to the inner hall: "Little princess, little ancestor, you don't really want to spend the night in this broken temple tonight, and you are still facing this dying man!"

"Xue Bulao, you talk nonsense again, be careful that I cut your tongue! He will definitely not die! He told me before he fell into a coma that he was fine. Yuan Xiaoyi's arrogant voice came from the inner hall.

"Hey, look at the way he looks now, if he doesn't die, I'm afraid it's almost the same. Xue Bulao shook his head and said.

Yuan Xiaoyi changed his clothes and walked out of the inner hall, and said to Xue Bulao disdainfully: "Yesterday, when he saw me pretending to be you, he was still upset for you, and he kept saying that you were his friend, I really don't think it's worth it for him, how can a person like you be worthy of the word friend!"

"What friends are not friends...... But I owe him a favor, and a few days ago he generously invited me to drink and to stay at the inn for one night. Xue Bulao said slowly.

Xue Bulao suddenly stood up, came to Hai Canglan's side, looked at his pale face and said: "He can't die now, but such a serious injury is enough for him to be uncomfortable for a while, if during this period, that wicked person comes to the door again, I'm afraid it won't be good!"

Yuan Xiaoyi suddenly realized the seriousness of this problem, frowned lightly and said to Xue Bullao: "That wicked man still doesn't know the true appearance and identity of the two of us. ”

"I don't know today, I don't know tomorrow?" Xue Bulao shook his head.

"What then?" asked Yuan Xiaoyi.

Xue Bulao stroked his beard and smiled: "I have a way." ”

"What's the solution?" Yuan Xiaoyi asked anxiously.

"This little brother has deep internal strength, and now his weakness is only temporary, I can heal him and let him recover in a short time, so that even if the wicked man comes to the door again, he is not his opponent. Xue Bulao said with a smug face.

"Do you really have such great ability?" asked Yuan Xiaoyi with a skeptical expression.

"Hmph...... Little princess, do you think that the Moon Blue Lord of the Eclipse Moon Pope can be anyone?" Xue Bulao said proudly.

"That'...... What are you waiting for, you save him, hurry up......" Yuan Xiaoyi pushed Xue Bulao a few steps closer to Hai Canglan's side.

Xue Bulao crossed his arms in front of his chest, and said steadily: "I can save him, but the little princess will agree to my conditions!"

"What, you old thing, you dare to tell me about the conditions!" Yuan Xiaoyi leaned in, grabbed Xue Bulao's long beard and eyebrows, and said with a smile.

Xue Bulao screamed a few times in pain, broke free, and complained: "No wonder you two want to be masters and apprentices, it's really the same, you both like to pull the old man's beard at every turn!"

"You said that Big Brother Hai also pulled your beard!" Yuan Xiaoyi blushed slightly and said happily.

Xue Bulao snorted, and then said: "It was the eldest princess who asked me to come to you to go back, I will help you save him now, but if I cure him, you will go back with me." ”

"Oh, today before the martial arts trial, I saw my aunt look back at me, but I didn't expect that she really recognized me. It seems that my disguise technique is really not good enough. Yuan Xiaoyi said with a little disappointment.

"It's okay for you to deceive honest people like us with your little tricks, if you want to deceive a master like the eldest princess, it's better to save your effort. What's more, it's you, the little princess, the eldest princess spoils you the most, even if you pretend to be flowers and plants, she can recognize you!" Xue Bulao continued.

"It's funny, you're an honest man, okay, I promise you, you can go back, and you can cure him now. Yuan Xiaoyi said with a smile.

Xue Bulao looked at Yuan Xiaoyi incredulously: "You just agreed, did you really agree?"

"Don't regret it, hurry up and save people. Yuan Xiaoyi pressed Xue Bulao down and sat on the ground in front of Hai Canglan.

"Little princess, you go and guard the main gate, I will do the work for him, don't be disturbed, in about half an hour, he will be fine. Xue Bu Lao helped Hai Canglan to sit up and healed his injuries.

Yuan Xiaoyi obediently stood in front of the door.

After almost half an hour, Xue Bulao walked out of the hall sweating profusely, and when Yuan Xiaoyi saw it, he hurriedly asked, "Are you okay?"

Xue Bulao was so tired that he didn't want to speak, so he nodded lightly and sat down in front of the door.

Yuan Xiaoyi ran to Hai Canglan, looked down and saw that his face had recovered a lot, no longer as pale as paper before, and his face was happy: "Xue Bulao, when will he wake up?"

Xue Bulao said softly: "Anyway, his injuries are almost all healed, and it is estimated that he will be able to wake up soon." Little princess, you only care about this little brother who has been your master for a day, and you really don't feel sorry for my old bones who watched you grow up!"

When Yuan Xiaoyi heard him say this, he hurriedly got up and came to him, and said with a smile on his face: "What's the matter, my old Uncle Xue, the Moon Blue Lord of the Eclipse Moon Pope, is such a powerful person, how can there be anything wrong with the loss of such a little skill, isn't it? Otherwise, you won't be my aunt's most powerful assistant, right?"

"Haha...... I love to hear that. However, I owed my little brother a favor before, and now, I can be regarded as paying him back. Xue Bulao said with a smile, resting for a while, his complexion gradually recovered.

"Shouldn't you go back with me now?, little princess, don't think about regretting it!" Xue Bulao suddenly raised his eyebrows and said to Yuan Xiaoyi.

"No repentance, no repentance. Yuan Xiaoyi said with a smile, "However, Brother Hai has just recovered from his serious injury, and he still needs to recuperate......

"So what?" Xue Bulao looked at Yuan Xiaoyi with a smile, as if he had seen through her careful thoughts.

"So, you have to go to the city to buy some food first, Brother Hai will definitely want to eat when he wakes up. Yuan Xiaoyi said.

"I'm going to go shopping, what if you run away again? If you want to go, you have to go with me. Xue Bulao looked commonplace.

"Don't worry, if I don't run, I will never run. You can go on your own. Although I have known this master for a short time, he was so seriously injured in order to save me, so you let me stay alone with him for a while and say goodbye to him. Uncle Xue, you are the most reasonable, don't you fulfill this little affection of my daughter's family?" Yuan Xiaoyi begged.

Xue Bulao glanced at Yuan Xiaoyi with slanted eyes, and seemed to be a little hesitant.

Yuan Xiaoyi continued: "Look, he doesn't know when he will wake up, and I can't drag him away alone, what are you worried about? ”

After all, Yuan Xiaoyi is the little princess of the royal family of the Netherworld, the niece of Princess Eclipse Moon, Xue Bulao knows that he can't afford to offend, and he can't be reluctant, seeing that she said this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I believe you once, but you swear now." ”

"Good, good. I, Yuan Xiaoyi, swore that I would definitely go back with Xue Bulao, if I violated this oath, the heavens would ......" Yuan Xiaoyi said this, suddenly stopped, she turned her face to look at Xue Bulao, just wait for him to say okay, there is no need to swear such a poisonous oath, he believes her.

But this time, she turned her head and saw Xue Bulao smiling at her a little slippery, as if she didn't mean to interrupt.

She had no choice but to continue: "If you violate this oath, the sky will thunder and thunder, and you will not be able to die." ”

Although Xue Bulao was deceived by her a lot, seeing that she really swore a poisonous oath this time, he would never tease him again in the future, so he immediately nodded and said with a serious face: "Little princess, wait a minute, subordinates go and come back quickly." ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, let's go......" Yuan Xiaoyi said with a smile.

Yuan Xiaoyi watched Xue Bulao's lean figure disappear into the vast night, and she suddenly smiled angrily: "Fight with me, you can't do it yet...... I swore to go back with you, but I didn't say when, next time, if you have the ability to catch me again, I'll go back with you!"

Speaking of this, she seemed to regret it a little, and then said: "Not next time, when this princess is tired of playing, I will go back with you, hehe......"

She walked a few steps to the temple hall and tapped a few times on Hai Canglan's chest, this is the technique that Princess Eclipse Moon once taught her, as long as she grasps the strength of these acupoints, as long as the person who is not too unconscious will wake up in a moment.

Today, it's working. In the blink of an eye, Hai Canglan woke up, he coughed lightly, opened his eyes, and saw Yuan Xiaoyi looking at him with a happy face.

"Brother Hai, are you alright?" Yuan Xiaoyi asked with concern.

"It's fine. Yuan Xiaoyi helped Hai Canglan sit up, Hai Canglan moved his shoulders, only to feel relaxed, as if he was not injured.

"I just ...... Why is it okay so soon?" Hai Canglan frowned lightly and said incredulously.

Yuan Xiaoyi smiled perfunctorily: "It seems that Brother Hai is a celestial person, maybe it is the immortals in this temple who help you." ”

Hai Canglan heard her say this, and suddenly felt a little ridiculous, and shook his head and chuckled in disbelief.

"Brother Hai, I'm just afraid that the bad guy hasn't gone far yet, or maybe he still has accomplices, since you're okay now, let's get out of here quickly." Yuan Xiaoyi said.

Before Hai Canglan could speak, Yuan Xiaoyi had already helped him up and walked quickly towards the inner city, and he didn't take the right path, but picked the side path.

Hai Canglan saw that she didn't want to stay here longer, so she didn't ask any more, and hurriedly followed her on the road.

After a short time, the two of them walked along the path and had already walked towards Xicheng, Hai Canglan glanced at Yuan Xiaoyi, and stammered: "I...... My clothes ......"

"Oh...... You can rest assured that your clothes were changed for you by a farmer uncle who happened to be passing by. Yuan Xiaoyi blushed and hurriedly said.

Hai Canglan glanced at her, such a rainy night, such a wilderness, how could it be so easy to meet any peasant uncle? Hai Canglan only felt strange, and he was completely healed so quickly, he knew that something must have happened in between, but Yuan Xiaoyi didn't seem to want to say it, so he didn't ask anymore.

After a pause, Hai Canglan then asked, "Do you know who I just fought with?"

Yuan Xiaoyi shook his head: "I don't know, what, do you know?"

Hai Canglan chuckled and said, "After the man in black with his palm left, didn't you take a look at the hijabs of the two masked men who fell to the ground earlier?"

Hearing Hai Canglan say this, Yuan Xiaoyi thought that she really should have seen it at that time, this time it was not that she was afraid of the dead so she didn't look at it, but that she was holding the unconscious Hai Canglan under the bamboo forest at that time, and she forgot everything else for a while, and now listening to him, she suddenly remembered the raindrops under the bamboo forest, the wet clothes, and the quiet and handsome face of Hai Canglan leaning on her chest......

Her cheeks were flushed suddenly, but fortunately it was dark at night, so she hurriedly reached out and rubbed her hot cheeks, and then said, "Oh, I really should have seen it at the time, I forgot it...... Otherwise, let's go back and see, shall we?"

Hai Canglan shook his head and said, "You don't have to go back. Actually, I don't need to look at it, I already know who these two people are. ”

"Who is it?" asked Yuan Xiaoyi curiously.

"Those two people are Sikong Jing, the Duyou qin master who fought with me at the daytime martial arts trial, and Gu Wenzhi, who sat on the flute. Hai Canglan replied.

"Oh, these two people fought one by one in the venue during the day and still lost to Master, but I didn't expect to be so stingy and collude with the masked man with his palm to deal with Master together! But, Master, how can you tell that it is these two people?" Yuan Xiaoyi asked.

"Although the martial arts moves used by these two people near the pavilion were different from those used at the martial arts trial, when I fought with these two, I found something in the sleeve of the man who was called Senior Brother. Hai Canglan said.

"What is it?" asked Yuan Xiaoyi.

"It's a golden string. Hai Canglan replied.

"Oh, I see. Brother Hai, in this case, does it mean that these two people are in the same group as the murderer who killed Song Xunfeng?" asked Yuan Xiaoyi.

"Possibly. Hai Canglan replied.

"Yuan Xiaoyi, let's get out of the Land Temple, you just pull me to the west, but you already have a place you want to go? Just fought with the masked man with his palm, perhaps, I have already guessed who he is, this person has some power in Mufeng City, let's be careful, don't be too ostentatious, so as not to be targeted and expose your identity." Hai Canglan continued.

Yuan Xiaoyi suddenly stopped: "Brother Hai, you say, you have already guessed who it is, then who is he?"

"I'm just guessing, but I'm not sure, I'm not completely sure. Hai Canglan continued.

Yuan Xiaoyi nodded and looked at him expectantly.

"If I'm not mistaken, this person is the owner of the Yue Family's Treasure Building, the richest man in Mufeng City, Yue Qingyu, who had a dispute with you yesterday. Hai Canglan said.

"Why does Big Brother Hai think it's him?" asked Yuan Xiaoyi puzzled.

"At the daytime martial arts trial meeting, Yue Linsheng was raided by the opponent, and Yue Qingyu hurriedly ran to the edge of the stands in a few steps, and almost escaped and flew to the martial arts trial field. Later, when Yue Linsheng returned, he ran to pick up his son, and suddenly walked clumsily, obviously deliberately covering up. ”

"In addition, a person can cover his face and wear black clothes outside to hide his identity, but if he is not careful enough, a little, his identity will still be exposed. Hai Canglan continued.

"What does Big Brother Hai mean?" asked Yuan Xiaoyi.

"The smell of a person. If he is not careful enough to cover up the smell, even if he hides it well elsewhere, this will expose him. Especially for people like Yue Qingyu, who are pampered on weekdays and like to mix incense, this is even more fatal. Hai Canglan said slowly.

"Today at the venue, when Yue Qingyu rushed to the railing of the viewing platform, I smelled a fragrance of cypress, which was different from ordinary flowers, sandalwood, and agarwood, so at that time, I would pay special attention. And in the evening, when we fought in the gazebo, although it was raining, the aroma would weaken, but I could still smell it when he passed me. ”

"Whether it is from the shape or the smell, I have a little suspicion that this masked man in black is Yue Qingyu. However, the body shape is similar, and the incense of Yabai is not only liked by a few people, so I dare not completely say for sure. Hai Canglan continued.

"I see, Brother Hai, your observation is really nuanced. Yuan Xiaoyi exclaimed.

"By the way, where do you want to take me? If the murderer who killed Song Xunfeng is really Yue Qingyu, he has a lot of eyeliner in this city, we really need to be careful. Hai Canglan said.

Yuan Xiaoyi smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, this place, he definitely didn't think that we would go." ”

"Oh, where?" Hai Canglan asked curiously.

"This is the most famous place in the city. Yuan Xiaoyi smiled proudly.

"Furong Building, but Furong Building isn't here?"

"More famous place than Hibiscus House. A song here is more expensive than a few tables in the Furong Building. Yuan Xiaoyi then laughed.

"You...... It can't be the incense immersion building in the west of the city, right?" Hai Canglan asked with some uncertainty.

"That's right, it's the incense building. Yuan Xiaoyi replied.

Hai Canglan heard her say that it was the Xiangxiang Building, and immediately stopped and pulled her back.

"Hey...... Brother Hai, what are you doing?" Yuan Xiaoyi asked as he broke free of his arm.

"You are a girl's house, where is it not good, what kind of brothel are you going to go to?" Hai Canglan said.

"Brother Hai, I just came to Mufeng City with my princess, and I heard about this incense immersion building, I heard that there are the most gentle and beautiful girls there, the best songs, and the most elegant layout in the building, I have long wanted to see and see, but I am not a girl who is not good to go alone, now, you can take me there." ”

"Moreover, I haven't had a good rest for two days, over there, we can find a first-class room, if you don't like to be lively, just don't let the girl disturb you, and now it seems that in the entire Mufeng City, there is no place safer than the Xiangxiang Building, Yue Qingyu would never have thought that the person who was injured by him would go to the Qinglou for recreation. Yuan Xiaoyi begged.

"You say that, there is some truth, but my silver yesterday to drink and reward the guards is not much left, it is estimated that in the Xiangxiang Building, it is not enough to even eat some side dishes, let alone a first-class guest room. Hai Canglan smiled helplessly.

"Don't worry about this, I ran out with silver with me. Yuan Xiaoyi took out a heavy money bag from his sleeve.

"Okay. Hai Canglan had no choice but to agree, and the two walked towards the incense building in the west of the city.