Return to Yunshui County
The first impression that the nightmare doctor Shan Yao gave Shi Yanqing was that he was cold and distant.
But as they talked, this first impression disappeared and turned into a kind of inarticulate kindness.
That day they entered Shanyao's courtyard. Xiguan first spent half an hour alone with Shanyao. No one knew what they talked about, but when Xiguan came out, there was an obvious smile on his face.
Later, Shan Yao met Shi Yanqing alone.
He also asked her to tell the story of Lin Yunzhong's peach blossom nightmare in detail from beginning to end.
When Shan Yao heard Shi Yanqing's guess that the person behind the scenes might be from the royal family in the capital, her expression became a little solemn. Later, she told Shi Yanqing that twenty years ago, a nobleman of extremely high status was also possessed by a peach blossom nightmare. At that time, the emperor summoned nightmare doctors from all over the world to break the nightmare, and Shan Yao also went.
But at that time they could only guarantee the cancellation, but could not guarantee that the noble person's character would remain unchanged.
Later, almost everyone who knew about this incident died.
She escaped from the world in time and thus escaped death.
These years she has been living in the mountains, staying indoors and concentrating on studying the solution to the peach blossom nightmare.
Finally, five years ago, they successfully researched a method to remove the peach blossom nightmare and keep a person's personality unchanged.
After learning about these heavy past events from Shan Yao, Shi Yanqing felt vaguely that this matter might be related to the deposed prince. She thought of her grandmother who was far away in the capital and felt a little worried.
I always feel that a storm is coming and there may be trouble in the capital again.
Grandma, you must take care of yourself.
After learning the method to get rid of nightmares from Shan Yao, Shi Yanqing hurriedly said goodbye to Xi Guan and Wen Rushi, and rode back to Yunshui County with Dan Ye and Qing Ping at full speed.
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Today, Zhou Hanzhang took a leave and did not go to the county government office.
He got up very early, had breakfast, and took a carriage to the city gate to pick up Shi Yanqing and take him home.
The soldiers guarding the city gate knew the county magistrate. When they saw Zhou Hanzhang standing outside the city gate as if waiting for someone, they couldn't help but feel curious. Who was the county magistrate waiting for that had arrived before the city gate was even opened?
About an hour later, a carriage appeared outside the city gate from afar.
The driver was Qingping.
When Zhou Hanzhang saw him, the smile on his face instantly widened.
He couldn't help but run towards the carriage, shouting as he ran, "Qingping!"
To be honest, he really wanted to call his wife's name, but he didn't dare. After all, they were in public, and there were more than a dozen people coming and going around. It would be embarrassing to call out.
It's not the person who is shouting who is embarrassing, but the person who is being shouted at who is embarrassing.
In the carriage, Shi Yanqing opened her eyes suddenly after hearing Zhou Hanzhang's voice. She looked at Dan Ye uncertainly, "I think I heard Hanzhang's voice."
Dan Ye had been keeping an eye on the outside. She had just lifted the car curtain and looked out, and had indeed seen Zhou Hanzhang's figure.
She nodded with a smile: "I just lifted the carriage curtain and took a look outside. It was the master who came."
"Why is he here?" Shi Yanqing couldn't sit still in the carriage. She hesitated for a few seconds and asked Qingping to stop the carriage. She lifted the curtain and was about to go out. She saw Zhou Hanzhang standing next to the carriage, looking at her with a smile.
"Yanqing, I'm here to take you home." The stool for getting off the carriage was still placed at the back. Zhou Hanzhang stretched out his hand towards Shi Yanqing, who was standing on the carriage, wanting to help her get down.
Shi Yanqing did not hesitate. She stretched out her hand and held Zhou Hanzhang's hand. The moment their skin touched, they both felt their hearts tremble and their whole bodies felt extremely comfortable.
The soldiers guarding the city gate seemed to be on duty seriously, but in fact their eyes and ears were already on Zhou Hanzhang and Shi Yanqing.
After seeing them walking into the city hand in hand, talking and laughing, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that the county magistrate and his wife had a very good relationship.
"Hanzhang, how did you know I would come back today? Did Qingping give you a message?" After entering the city, the two found a noodle stall to sit down. Shi Yanqing ordered a bowl of tomato and egg noodles. Although Zhou Hanzhang had already eaten breakfast when he came out, he had also waited outside the city gate for a long time. The food he had eaten then had almost been digested by now, so he also ordered a bowl of tomato and egg noodles.
The noodle stall is run by an elderly couple. The grandmother is very skilled in making noodles. It is a famous noodle stall in the city, and many customers come here to eat noodles every day.
Just after Shi Yanqing finished asking Zhou Hanzhang, she saw two familiar figures sitting down in the seats next to them.
Zhou Hanzhang had his back to them, so he didn't notice the two people behind him.
"Well, before we set off, I asked Qingping to send me a message when you were about to reach Yunshui County, so that I could pick you up as soon as possible."
"Yanqing, we haven't seen each other for almost two and a half months. Why do you ask me these questions as soon as you see me? Don't you miss me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, two coughs with different tones were heard.
Shi Yanqing glanced helplessly at Zhou Hanzhang, who was pretending to be pitiful, but she still nodded, "Of course I missed you. I thought I wouldn't see you until the afternoon, so I asked you why you appeared outside the city gate. I was so surprised."
After she finished speaking, she nodded again to show her affirmation of what she said.
"Doctor Shi, Lord Zhou, what a coincidence." Qian Yueshu, who had been listening for a long time, finally spoke and greeted them. He was afraid that if he didn't speak up, the two of them would become more and more talkative.
"Doctor Shi, Lord Zhou." Qingfeng also greeted them.
Zhou Hanzhang only noticed the two of them at this time.
"It's quite a coincidence." He turned sideways to look back at them. When he saw Qingfeng, his eyes narrowed slightly. "I always seem to see you two together. Mr. Qian, could it be that you haven't given up the idea of venturing into the martial arts world and are now learning martial arts from Qingfeng?"
Qian Yueshu was startled for a moment, but quickly realized, "That's about right. Qingfeng used to be a ranger, and I always see different things when I follow him. It's quite interesting."
Zhou Hanzhang smiled faintly: "That's fine, if you have any difficulties, you can ask me for help."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and gave Shi Yanqing, who was staring at him with a complicated expression, a good-natured smile.
"The noodles are here, let's eat quickly." He took out the chopsticks, wiped them clean and handed them to Shi Yanqing.
Shi Yanqing took the chopsticks and stirred the noodles in the soup. She temporarily suppressed the complicated thoughts in her mind, lowered her head and ate a mouthful of noodles.
Zhou Hanzhang took a day off today. After returning home, the two of them stayed in the room and talked about how much they missed each other during this period.
"Han Zhang, have you already taken action against the Black Witch's people?" After a while of silence in the room, Shi Yanqing suddenly asked.
She knew that Zhou Hanzhang was hiding something from her, but she also had her own sources of information, and she had a pretty good guess about the things he was hiding from her.
I am asking him now because I want him to confess voluntarily.
Just because she didn't ask before doesn't mean she won't ask in the future.
Zhou Hanzhang was silent for a moment.
Finally, he confessed everything.
"Yanqing, this matter has to start from the time when my father was demoted."
"Last year, Her Majesty discovered that the deposed Crown Prince's secret forces were operating in multiple prefectures and counties, and were secretly planning a rebellion with the Black Witch's men to support the deposed Crown Prince's ascension to the throne. She informed my father of this news, and after the two of them discussed it, my father decided to send someone from the Zhou family to investigate these people on behalf of the Empress."
"But these people are also very cautious. If you approach them rashly, they will definitely become suspicious. So the empress and my father staged a drama together in the court, demoting my father on the pretext of something, and even taking their anger out on the Zhou family. The Tianhe County where my father went is the territory of the deposed prince's mother's family. It is the most dangerous place. I didn't know about this at the time, and it was only later that my grandfather told me in a letter."
Zhou Hanzhang's eyes were red. He buried his head in Shi Yanqing's body and continued in a muffled voice.
"Grandfather said in the letter that if it weren't for the fact that there were also Black Witch forces in Yunshui County, they wouldn't have told me about this."
Shi Yanqing felt pity for him after hearing this. She rubbed Zhou Hanzhang's head and asked, "What happened next?"
"Later, I received a secret letter from His Majesty. The letter said that there were White Witches in Yunshui County, and they lived in Jianshui Village. If I encountered problems that I couldn't solve, I could go to them for help. If necessary, I would work with the White Witches to eliminate the Black Witches' power. Perhaps because of your master, His Majesty didn't allow me to tell you this."
"However, after the Wang Erhua incident, I received another secret letter from His Majesty. His Majesty sent secret guards to protect you, and the letter also stated that if you ask, I will be allowed to tell you these things."
"So that's how it is." All the doubts in Shi Yanqing's mind have been resolved.
After she met her uncle this time, he told her a lot about her master's past, including that her master and His Majesty had a very reliable and life-long friendship.
"A month ago, I found Cuo Wushang's hiding place through Ning Jiao, also known as Cuo Wubing. I wanted to capture them in one fell swoop, but suddenly another group of people showed up and rescued them both. Later, based on various clues, I discovered that the Wang family was a force cultivated by the Black Witch."
"Wang family?" Shi Yanqing was surprised.
When Zhou Hanzhang first learned about the Wang family's background, he was as surprised as she was. He even suspected that these clues were deliberately thrown out by the Black Witch's people to confuse his perspective.
But the fact is that the Wang family is the Black Witch's power in Yunshui County.
Even the clerks around him, and Bai Zhubo who had always refused to submit to him, were secretly bribed and trained by the Wang family.
"Are you safe in the county government office now? Have they sent someone to assassinate you?" Shi Yanqing asked anxiously.
She didn't expect that so many things happened around Zhou Hanzhang in less than three months after she left.
"At present, we are still maintaining a calm surface. We haven't torn our faces apart, so naturally, they haven't attacked me." Zhou Hanzhang raised his head and kissed Shi Yanqing's lower lip. "Don't worry, I will definitely protect myself. You should protect yourself too."
Shi Yanqing nodded: "Yeah."
That night, they slept peacefully and had a sleepless night.
But they slept well, while some people did not sleep well, or did not sleep at all.
In the Wang family residence, Cuo Wushang looked at the news handed over by Wang Shangcai with a gloomy face.
For the past month, Zhou Hanzhang and Bai Wu's men had been patrolling the county, leaving the Wang family unable to cultivate blood bags on a large scale to provide nutrients for the Dragon Cave. The deadline set by the lord was drawing closer, and if they couldn't successfully cultivate the Gu King, he and his brother feared they would lose their lives.
Thinking of this, Cuo Wushang's expression became more and more gloomy.
He lowered his head to look at the table, and after about half an hour he made a move. At this point, this was the only method he could use.
After deciding what to do next, Cuo Wushang called in his younger brother who was guarding the door.
The two chatted in the room for a long time, until the sky turned pale, and then Cuo Wubing left the Wang family mansion.
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Northwest, Baijiao City.
Bai Fenghua was counting a new batch of grass seeds and saplings when her personal maid hurried into the room and said that there was a handsome young man in a wheelchair outside the door looking for her.
When she heard that the man was in a wheelchair, Bai Fenghua subconsciously tightened the brush in her hand.
She suppressed the complex emotions in her heart, put down the pen and paper in her hand, turned around and walked out of the room towards the door.
"It's really you. Lu Jue, what do you want to see me for?" Bai Fenghua couldn't help but ask directly after seeing the familiar face beside the gate.
Lu Jue came to Baijiao City yesterday, but he did not come to find Bai Fenghua immediately. Instead, he found an inn to rest, take a shower, and change into clean clothes.
Waiting for today to come.
Lu Jue looked at Bai Fenghua's angry look, and smiled slightly, "I came to find you."
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