Chapter 99: Accompany her to grow up in exchange for any woman in the world, will be heartbroken...
Luo Wan later asked the housekeeper about Qi San's condition, and the housekeeper only said that he was not seriously injured and had settled down to recuperate.
I slept and woke up frequently these past few days, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day when I had agreed to meet at Tingyu Tower.
The time was set at three quarters past three in the morning, which was the time when the sky was about to brighten and people were most likely to feel tired and relaxed.
At one o'clock in the morning, a small cluster of blue fireworks suddenly shot up into the night sky, which was the response signal sent by Tingyu Tower.
Luo Wan took out the note that Qi San had quietly slipped to her, which detailed the patrol routes and shift changes of the guards in the mansion.
On the back of the note, there were a few crooked small words:
"I wish you a smooth journey, sister."
It can be seen that the person who wrote it was very serious, but he didn't know many words, so the strokes still have a clumsy and childish feel.
Luo Wan was not sure whether Jiang Cichen would change his deployment pattern after discovering Qi San.
But she no longer had the chance to make another appointment with Tingyu Tower, so this was her only way.
She couldn't wait any longer.
The Yun army has started another war, and there is no guarantee that Beiye Ji will not order the death of Shen Zhiyan in order to seek a ceasefire; even if not, once the Yun army breaks through the capital, the Yun emperor will never let him live.
When she changed out of her wide-sleeved long dress, Luo Wan realized that she hadn't worn a nightgown for a long time.
The night is a quiet dark blue. After the moon disappears into the clouds, the sky and the earth are hazy.
The process of sneaking out of General Lingyun's Mansion according to the route given by Qi San was so smooth that Luo Wan himself was a little dazed.
It was not until the person sent by Bi Yue to pick her up called her softly that she suddenly came back to her senses.
He really left.
"Owner, OP."
Luo Wan turned around when he heard the voice and felt that the young man in front of him had familiar features: "A Qing?"
Ah Qing grinned: "Owner, you actually still remember me!"
Luo Wan was puzzled: "Aren't you a secret agent in the capital?"
"Normally, I should have been stationed in the capital as a secret agent," Aqing explained. "But Shuoqiu said you'd be interested in hearing about the current situation at the Shen Mansion in the capital, so he transferred me back to Tingyu Tower. So, I came with everyone else to meet you."
She really wanted to know what the current situation in the capital was like, but now was not a good time.
"We'll talk on the way." Luo Wan looked back at the outline of General Lingyun's Mansion in the distance and said softly, "Let's leave here first."
The sun gradually rose and the journey was very peaceful. There were only the chirping of cicadas and birds in the mountains, but no sound of the expected horses' hooves of pursuers.
Even though Shuo Qiuqian had warned him not to say anything he shouldn't say, and not to ask questions he shouldn't ask, and to follow the host's instructions, Ah Qing couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Master, why are you trapped in Yunjing?"
Luo Wan looked at the gradually brightening sky ahead and said lightly, "Because of one person."
Ah Qing thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Is it... Jiang Cichen?"
Luo Wan was slightly stunned. She didn't expect him to guess it right away. She said, "You are very smart."
Ah Qing scratched his head embarrassedly. It seemed that the rumor in the capital was true. The woman in green was really General Jiang's white moonlight.
Jiang Cichen was willing to let the owner of the building go in Yunjing back then, but now he insists on keeping him.
Based on Aqing's many years of experience in listening to books, he was willing to let her go back then because he liked her, but he is unwilling to let her go now because he likes her too much.
Luo Wan said: "Tell me in detail what happened with Shen Zhiyan."
Ah Qing immediately stopped laughing and said seriously, "This is a perfect plot. Yunguo sent one man to attack Lin'an and another to contain Jingzhou. The general who was holding Jingzhou back was bound to fall into the trap step by step. Shen Zhiyan's trip to Jingzhou was a top secret. Few people in the Northern Kingdom knew about it. It wasn't until Lin'an fell that his whereabouts were completely exposed."
"You should all be aware of Xiao Ce's death in Yun Kingdom. Xiao Qing and Xiao Ce both died at the hands of Bei Kingdom. The Yun Emperor's offer of Shen Zhiyan's life in exchange for a ceasefire was just a pretext. He wanted not only Shen Zhiyan's life, but the entire land of Bei Kingdom. Bei Yeji probably saw through this, so he held off on killing Shen Zhiyan."
Luo Wan pondered for a moment: "Where is Shen Zhiyan now?"
"Yanmen."
"Yanmen..." Luo Wan murmured, "The next city the Yun Kingdom army will take is also Yanmen."
After a fierce battle in Jingzhou, the Yun army should need to rest and will not attack the city again in the short term.
As long as Beiye Ji doesn't issue a death order, Jiang Cichen and Shen Zhiyan will eventually meet in battle. Even then, Emperor Yun will never let Shen Zhiyan go.
But Luo Wan clearly remembered that Shen Zhiyan died at the hands of Bei Yeji in his previous life.
At the emperor's command, his subjects were torn into pieces by five horses.
*
Tingyu Tower is located in a deep mountain outside the Three Kingdoms. The mountain is steep and the paths are deep, making it extremely difficult for outsiders to find it.
But for the warriors who grew up here, every mountain road is engraved in their minds.
It was midsummer, but Tingyu Tower was still cool and pleasant. The breeze passed through the forest, bringing with it the moist scent of the mountain stream, refreshing the heart.
In his previous life, after taking the position of the owner of the building, Luo Wan had also thought about hiding away in this mountain forest and becoming a free and easy wanderer.
Unfortunately, that person refused.
Logically speaking, the owner of the building should have called everyone together to discuss matters since he had not returned for a long time, but Bi Yue was obviously more talented in leadership than Luo Wan, and everything in the building was in order, without any chaos.
The positions of Liufeng and Huixue in the past were also taken over by newly emerging death warriors.
Bi Yue asked her to move into the owner's bedroom. A year ago, she left as soon as she got outside the building. She left in such a hurry that she didn't have time to move.
There are still many things belonging to old friends left in the old house, not only Chu Lin's, but also Liu Feng's.
Luo Wan didn't have much luggage, just a few pieces of clothing, and he packed it quickly.
When Bi Yue came to report on the recent situation in the building, he asked with a hint of surprise, "Why isn't Adjutant Chu with us?"
Luo Wan smiled calmly: "I forgot to tell you that the person we are going to kill in Miaojiang this time is him."
Bi Yue rarely showed shock, but at this moment, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "I thought... the host would be able to achieve a happy ending with him."
The white jade porcelain cup paused between Luo Wan's fingers, and Bi Yue added softly, "I think I'm not the only one who feels this way."
"Before," Luo Wan paused, "were we very good friends?"
That was too long ago, dating back to the previous life, and Luo Wan could no longer remember it clearly.
Biyueyuan would not pay attention to just an ordinary second-level assassin, as there are too many second-level assassins in Tingyu Tower.
However, it was Liu Feng's repeated favoritism and Luo Wan and Chu Lin's perfect execution of their tasks that made Bi Yue notice them.
Bi Yue remembered that there was light in Luo Wan's eyes when she looked at Chu Lin in the past.
The light dimmed after the medical book mission was completed.
"You used to like him, didn't you?"
Luo Wan did not deny it.
Such a young man appeared when she was most helpless and distressed, cleared away all the thorns for her, and grew up with her.
Any woman in the world would be moved by him.
If he hadn't killed her for Su Qinghuan, Luo Wan probably wouldn't have forgotten him even if he didn't love her.
In her memory, he was almost perfect.
Her love for Chu Lin was truly pure and without any calculation.
"So what about now?" Bi Yue looked at her, "Who is the host so unhappy about?"
Luo Wan was startled and asked, "Is it obvious?"
Bi Yue nodded.
At this moment, what emerged in Luo Wan's mind was not Shen Zhiyan's life or death, but the scene of Jiang Cichen returning to General Lingyun's Mansion and not finding her.
Luo Wan raised her eyes and said calmly, "Actually, you guessed it a long time ago."
Bi Yue mentioned Chu Lin from the beginning just to bring up this matter.
These days, every letter exchanged with Tingyu Tower was delivered to General Lingyun's Mansion.
He is as smart as the moon, how could he not guess it?
"I just want to confirm it." Bi Yue's expression was calm. "I always feel that there must be a reason for you to break up with Chu Lin. Therefore, I believe that you must have had a compelling reason to separate from him."
Luo Wan said calmly, "He hasn't had a good life over the years. He's been deceived and exploited. Now I treat him the same way, and he says I'm always weighing the pros and cons."
No one knows what kind of sad past is hidden beneath Jiang Cichen's glorious appearance.
In the past, Luo Wan would never reveal her secrets to anyone. She was used to keeping everything in her heart and bearing it alone.
But perhaps because she had too much accumulated in her heart, or perhaps because Bi Yue had died fighting for her, she didn't mind showing him her difficulties.
In the entire Tingyu Tower, only Bi Yue can be called her friend.
Bi Yue said slowly: "Owner, you are too rational."
Love doesn't need to be so rational.
He paused, then added gently, "But you're not as cold as you used to be."
Summer nights in the mountains are always quieter than those outside the mountains. The refreshing coolness during the day gradually reveals a sense of loneliness and chill as the light dims.
After finishing discussing the miscellaneous matters in the building, Biyue remembered something before leaving and turned around and said, "I met Qingyun when I came here. He asked me to tell you that when you are free, please go to the Qianji place and he will tell you what he wants to say."
In the entire Tingyu Tower, the only one who dares to "order" the owner around like this is probably Qingyun, the little old man who spends all day immersed in medicine.
He always found it troublesome to walk a few more steps, and spent all day immersed in the pile of medicinal herbs, guarding his bottles and jars.
Luo Wan began to suspect whether Qingyun, who had rushed to Yangzhou from Tingyu Tower, was coerced and bribed by Biyue.
There was a strong medicinal aroma at the traction machine. Luo Wan took the pills newly developed by Qingyun, pulled out the cork, and poured a few pills into his palm.
But seeing that the pill was black and small, lying quietly between the white palm lines, Qingyun saw Luo Wan concentrating on it and took the initiative to speak: "It can't cure Jue Ya's poison, but if you take it before you get poisoned, you can live one or two more years."
"Only one or two years?"
"Only one or two years."
Luo Wan did not feel disappointed. After all, this thing was just a backup. Even if Lei Yuanjie wanted to avenge Sha Yan one day, she might not be poisoned again.
Even if she only had one or two years left after being poisoned, it would still be a good deal for her. This life was given to her for no reason.
Luo Wan collected the medicine bottle, and Qingyun suddenly said, "There's something I want to remind the host."
"What is it?"
"I saw the plague in Yangzhou when I was a child."
"Thirty or forty years ago?" Luo Wan was slightly stunned.
She didn't know Qingyun's exact age, but she remembered that he had been there since she first entered Tingyu Tower. People always said he looked like an old man, but in reality, he only had gray hair at the temples, so he was probably only in his forties or fifties at most.
Qingyun nodded and said, "I have been studying medicine in the mountains with my master since I can remember. When I was about eleven or twelve years old, this kind of plague broke out in the village at the foot of the mountain, and many people died.
The master took a few of us disciples down the mountain to treat these villagers. It was the first time we had seen this kind of plague and we were helpless. The master spent more than half a month researching before he came up with a solution.
By then, most of the villagers had died, and those who were saved were mostly alone. Among them was a little boy who was all alone, and the master took pity on him and brought him back to the mountain.
Luo Wan was surprised that Qingyun would suddenly say so much and even mentioned his past. She asked, "Do you think the plague in Yangzhou is related to the one from decades ago?"
"The source of this plague is unique," Qingyun explained. "The pathogen comes from a poisonous substance, but the living environment in Weizhou and the surrounding area is not suitable for the survival of this poisonous substance. So I suspect someone deliberately caused this."
Jiang Cichen had previously told her that a deadly bad guy had come to Wanleimen, and Luo Wan already had a vague clue in her mind: "I don't think you would mention that little boy for no reason."
"He later became my junior fellow apprentice," Qingyun said, "but he eventually betrayed the sect. The Absolute Crow Poison you mentioned was a bet between him and me when we were young. He made the poison, and I detoxified it. I suspect he was responsible for the plague as well."
As for why Qingyun's junior brother did this, Luo Wan guessed that it probably dates back to the time when his junior brother betrayed the sect, but Qingyun did not explain the reason in detail.
Luo Wan didn't ask much about Qingyun's personal past, but only asked, "Why didn't you react when I first mentioned the Absolute Crow Poison to you?"
Qingyun sorted the herbs on the table: "I thought he died a long time ago."
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