Ru Liu said worriedly, "Sir, why don't you wait until everyone comes back before leaving? I really can't bear to leave you here alone."
"I can't wait."
Xiao Yunchen sat up from the wooden bed, looking out the window at the watery moonlight, and said in a deep voice, "If those people in the capital fail in their plan, they will definitely arrange for their trusted followers in the northwest to continue hunting us down. If we are late, our path will be blocked by them. By then, even if we make it to the outskirts of Dong'an City alive, we may not be able to enter the city alive."
Suddenly, there was a rustling and noisy sound of footsteps outside the house.
Ru Liu hurriedly looked out through the dilapidated window and said with joy: "Sir, our people are back!"
After saying that, he immediately opened the door and went out, hurriedly looking for the guard in front and asked, "Have you got the bag and medicine back?"
The guard was stunned for a moment, then said with shame, "I only managed to distract the enemy and didn't have time to retrieve the bag. How about I go back and get it now?"
"No need." Xiao Yunchen walked out of the dilapidated house.
The nobleman, after taking off all the red, regained his gentle temperament like a rough jade.
In the interval between night and morning, the wild night wind died down, and it seemed as if a layer of red gauze blocked the sunlight in the east, allowing the dark night to be dyed with the dawn light little by little.
Xiao Yunchen ordered gently, "Qingyu and Qingyan follow me. Ruliu takes the others to find the eldest master, and brings the eldest brother here to find me."
He turned his head, his eyes sweeping across the dilapidated house, finally landing on the dilapidated window. "If you find an extra wooden board on the window, go back to Dong'an City. If not, go to Bei'an City and find me."
Ru Liu looked puzzled for a moment after hearing this, and then replied, "Yes."
As if worried, Ru Liu looked at Qingyu and Qingyan again, and said seriously: "You must protect the young master on the road, always pay attention to his physical condition, and don't be careless."
Perhaps thinking of Xiao Yunchen's appearance every time the poison took effect, Ru Liu's gaze fell back on him, and she opened her mouth to offer a few words of advice. But if she couldn't persuade the young master when he was around, how could she expect him to stop harming himself to fight the poison when she was gone?
In the end, Ru Liu said nothing more and bowed solemnly to Xiao Yunchen and said goodbye.
He just hoped that he could reach Dong'an City as soon as possible, find the eldest son and save his son.
Seeing that he was brimming with worry, Xiao Yunchen smiled gently and reassured him, "It's okay, just go ahead. If you encounter enemies along the way, there's no need to fight them for your lives. Just buy time and bring them here."
Ru Liu's already tense heart rose even more when he heard this: "If we bring people here, won't the young master be in danger?"
Xiao Yunchen replied, "I have other plans. You just need to follow my orders."
Everyone responded "Yes" upon hearing this.
After hearing what he said, Ru Liu felt relieved and left with his men.
Xiao Yunchen also took Qingyu and Qingyan and headed towards Bei'an City.
At noon, the scorching sun was hanging high above their heads, and Xiao Yunchen and his companions finally arrived in Bei'an City.
They hadn't eaten or drunk anything since early morning, and the three of them were extremely hungry.
Looking at the towering and solid city wall right before his eyes, Xiao Yunchen slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
He took out some small change and said, "Qingyu, go to the city and buy three linen gowns and some food. Then we can change into clothes and go into the city."
Qingyu took the silver, bowed and said, "Yes, I'll go right away."
Xiao Yunchen watched Qingyu walking briskly towards the city.
He retracted his gaze and found a haystack to sit on: "Qingyan, you should take a rest too."
"Yes!" Qingyan responded and also found a haystack to sit down.
The shade of the trees in the northwest was a little chilly, but beads of sweat appeared on Xiao Yunchen's forehead. Now, when the cold autumn wind blew, he shivered all over.
My head was a little dizzy, and the wound on my arm had already become numb and numb from the pain.
Faintly, he heard Qingyan's anxious cries.
When I woke up again, there was a soft bed under me and I could hear Qingyu and an old man talking in my ears.
"The young master's external injuries will heal after a period of rest, but it seems that he has been poisoned deeply, and I cannot find the cure."
Except for Ru Liu, who served him closest to her, no one else knew that Xiao Yunchen had won the prize to compete with the gods.
When Qingyu heard the doctor say Xiao Yunchen was poisoned, her face instantly turned worried and she said anxiously, "Old sir, you must think of a way. My young master must not be in any danger!"
Qingyan followed suit, anxiously asking, "Don't you have any idea what's causing the poison in my young master's body? You've been practicing medicine for many years, so you should be knowledgeable. Don't you have any similar symptoms you could refer to?"
The old man shook his head helplessly: "The poison in your body is very strange. Although it is not fatal, it is extremely torturous. I have never found a matching record in any medical book I know of."
The old man sighed and continued, "Ordinary detoxification methods are ineffective against it. If you force it with medicine, it will probably backfire."
Xiao Yunchen opened his eyes and tilted his head slightly to look at the three people standing in the room.
He guessed that he must have fainted while waiting for Qingyu outside the city, and now he should be taken back to the inn in the city by Qingyu and Qingyan.
Over there, Qingyu was still chasing the old man and asking, "Old sir, do you know if there is anyone in Bei'an City with superb medical skills who can detoxify?"
"Qingyu." Xiao Yunchen opened his mouth and realized that his throat was dry and uncomfortable. His voice was a little hoarse and unpleasant. "Don't embarrass the old man. Just go with him to get some medicine for the external injuries."
When Qingyu saw him wake up, his frown relaxed a little. After accepting the order, he followed the old man out of the room.
Xiao Yunchen looked at Qingyan and ordered, "Pour some water."
Upon hearing this, Qingyan immediately bent down, poured a cup of tea from the table, and walked over to hand it to him.
Xiao Yunchen propped himself up and sat up, the gauze wrapped around his arm seeping out a little blood due to his movement.
Seeing this, Qingyan wanted to feed him herself, but Xiao Yunchen snatched the teacup away from her.
After finishing the tea in his cup in one gulp, Xiao Yunchen took out a letter from the lapel of his inner garment and instructed slowly, "Take this to the Tongzhi of Bei'an City and tell him that I will meet him at his house at 3 p.m."
Qingyan looked at Xiao Yunchen who was half leaning against the head of the bed.
When he left the capital, he still looked like a jade-like nobleman, with a clear and handsome face. Now, just a few days later, his face is as pale as paper, and his lips are bloodless.
His body, which had just recovered from a high fever, looked very weak.
He even doubted that in the young master's current condition, could he possibly make it to the residence of the Tongzhi at 5 p.m.?
"Sir, how about we go buy a carriage? The doctor said that you need to rest well now."
Xiao Yunchen said casually: "Our current situation is not suitable for making a big fuss."
Traveling from south to north, Xiao Yunchen discovered that there were very few carriages in the northwest. If there were any, the family must be either rich or noble.
The prince's men might be hiding somewhere, so they had to be low-key and cautious. This was also the reason why Xiao Yunchen changed into a linen gown.
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