One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
Qi Songbo also went to find Qi Canglan in person, but he almost fell into the gap. Fortunately, the well-fed secret guard came and pulled him out.
Qi Songbo, who was lying on the ground, happened to hear Qi Canglan's weak cry for help, and immediately called for someone to come and rescue him.
Because Qi Canglan had fallen many times, his body was in tatters and his face was bruised and swollen.
It looked so funny that the servant wanted to laugh but tried hard to hold it back. Qi Songbo was too embarrassed to laugh at him at this time and was about to have someone carry him to the valley when Xu Ning and others arrived.
"Pfft, what's going on?" Xu Ning covered his mouth after laughing, and walked around Qi Canglan, making clicking sounds as he walked.
"Why are you so miserable, Qi Canglan? Is this a bad year for you?"
Qi Canglan glared at Xu Ning, and finally closed his eyes as if he was heartbroken.
"How did you hurt your leg too?" Qi Songbo limped in front of her, and Pei Jiao couldn't help but complain.
"Maybe bad luck is contagious." Xu Ning poked her head out from behind Pei Jiao. Qi Canglan had now been "fainted" by her, so she didn't want to bother him anymore and turned to watch Qi Songbo's excitement.
"Jiaojiao, I'm fine." Qi Songbo had a lot of things he wanted to ask Pei Jiao, but in the end he only said one sentence.
"You don't look seriously injured. You look much better than the one lying there. Come on, get Master Qi onto the stretcher, and hurry up."
"Jiaojiao, I can walk by myself."
"You won't be able to get into the valley by yourself until dark. I have something to do this afternoon and don't have time to watch you struggle. If you don't mind being tired, you can jump back by yourself." Pei Jiao glanced at him, and Qi Songbo immediately jumped onto the stretcher in front of him.
Pei Jiao waited until he lay down before coming over to touch his injured ankle and found that the ligament was sprained. When she touched Qi Songbo, he made a "hissing" sound.
She lifted up Qi Songbo's socks and saw that the place where his ankle was sprained was red and swollen, with obvious signs of bruising.
"Lie down and don't move." Pei Jiao was already accustomed to these things. Qi Songbo wanted to sit up uncomfortably, but Pei Jiao pushed him back with one hand.
Qi Songbo's ears and the area around them flushed red. He blinked upward, trying not to think about the sensation on his foot. Pei Jiao quickly bandaged his injured ankle with a cloth and used the bundle she had brought to elevate his injured foot, higher than his heart to promote blood circulation and reduce congestion.
Pei Jiao's bandage was done while walking with a stretcher. Xu Ning led the way in front, looking back from time to time to eat melons.
Qi Canglan had a lot of injuries, so he returned to the valley to treat them. Qi Canglan closed his eyes the whole way, so he missed the shock of seeing the fortress for the first time.
Qi Songbo was completely focused on Pei Jiao and didn't notice the surrounding scenery. It was the next day when the two brothers started observing the environment of the valley.
The next day, Qi Canglan was diagnosed with only skin injuries. After a night's rest, the bruises and swelling on his face subsided a little, but his body was covered with colorful ointments, making him look even funnier than when he was first carried in yesterday.
But everyone had laughed enough yesterday, so they stopped laughing at him today. Qi Songbo also received a cane made by Old Man Xu himself, and walked out of the room with the mud-monster Qi Canglan.
The Xu family had already prepared breakfast in the yard, and everyone in the valley had woken up and gathered in the yard.
Qi Canglan didn't take it seriously at first, until he looked around carefully and became more and more surprised.
"Xu Ning, did you build this valley?" Qi Canglan and the jumping Qi Songbo looked at her in shock.