"The last time the village chief went to see your sister, Miss Shen, he had just returned to the village when several elders in the village asked her if she wanted to marry you. The village chief said yes, and they said the village chief wanted to give Honghe Village to the imperial court. They disagreed and kept arguing with the village chief until half a month ago when the village chief was about to come here to keep the appointment, but they stopped him and directly locked him up."
"Who knew that the second village chief would come back the next day? Not only did she not die, she also subjugated many people and killed those who disobeyed her. The injuries on my body were caused at that time. If I hadn't run fast and met a master who saved me, I would have died. She gave the village chief a bottle of medicine and then threw him into prison to fend for himself. It was that master who brought the village chief out and sealed his acupoints, and sent the village chief and me all the way here. Otherwise, given the conditions of the village chief and me, we would never have made it here."
"People in white? Male or female? How old are they?" Chen Qiu suddenly asked.
"She looked like a woman who was probably less than 40 years old, holding a long white jade flute in her hand." Hong Gu explained to Chen Qiu.
"What's wrong?" Ye Chen saw that Chen Qiu's expression was not right, so he hurriedly grabbed Chen Qiu's hand and asked.
"It's my master. She's back. Why doesn't she come to see me? Is it embarrassing for her to have me as her disciple?" Chen Qiu lowered his head listlessly.
"Since Hongling was rescued by Master Bai and she sent them here, then Master Bai must know about our affairs, otherwise she wouldn't meddle in other people's business, right?" Chen Yue comforted Chen Qiu. Chen Qiu thought about it and it was true. It meant that Master Bai had always been paying attention to him and she didn't ignore him.
"Well, now it's Hongling's problem. It will definitely not be enough time to write a letter to Lan Yu over such a long distance. Xiao Hang, how long can your medicine last?" Chen Qiu brought the discussion back to Hongling. This was the biggest problem now.
Xiao Hang took out the porcelain bottle, poured out the medicine inside and counted it. "There are only ten pills left. One of these detoxification pills can help her maintain her current status for seven days. She will have no problem returning to Kyoto. But according to this girl, the acupoints in her body will automatically be unblocked in a few days. She needs an expert to help her seal the acupoints for another half a month."
"So, you need an expert to escort her back to Beijing?"
"I'll go." After hearing this, Chen Yue knew that she had to go to Kyoto.
"No, you are the vanguard general of the Northwest and you are not allowed to return to the capital without being summoned. Besides, my husband can't handle the current situation in the Northwest alone. You are more useful than me in the Northwest. So, I will go back and you help me take good care of my husband. Don't let him get hurt or get sick. Xing'er, you stay too. I'll take Chunhong with me." Chen Qiu made a decision immediately. Since his brother couldn't leave, he would have to escort his sweetheart himself.
"I'll go with you. I'm just slightly injured and I'll be fine after some recuperation on the way. I'm worried about the village chief." Hong Gu and Hong Ling grew up together. They had no parents and survived by supporting each other.
"Okay, Xing'er, go help Chunhong pack our travel supplies. Take the largest carriage and make sure it's padded. Xiao Hang, can you make the detoxification pills here? I'll take five, and you keep five just in case." Chen Qiu took Ye Chen's hand, which had been holding hers. She could feel Ye Chen's grip tightening, and she knew he couldn't bear to let her go. The reason he didn't speak up to stop her was that he knew this was the best arrangement.
After everything was arranged, Chen Yue went into Hong Ling's room. Chen Qiu and Ye Chen returned to the bedroom. As soon as they entered, Ye Chen hugged Chen Qiu and said, "Be careful on the road. Wear the gold silk soft armor with you. Also, wait for me to come back!"
Chen Qiu hugged Ye Chen back and said, "Don't worry, everything will be fine. As for you, you should make sure to rest now that you are feeling better. I will ask Xing'er to keep an eye on you. If you don't behave, I will deal with you when we get back."
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be obedient."
Chen Qiu and the others did not delay and left the city overnight. Outside the city gate, Ye Chen watched the carriage go into the darkness and began to miss Chen Qiu. "Don't worry, my disciple's ability is only enough to beat others, and others can't get the upper hand over her." Chen Yue and Xing'er didn't notice that there was an extra person around them.
"Master Bai?"
"Xing'er, long time no see!" Bai Li looked at Xing'er and smiled, her long hair fluttering in the wind, she really looked like an immortal.
"Since you are here, why don't you come out to see her?" Ye Chen didn't even turn his head, but just stared at the direction where the carriage disappeared, as if he could still see the carriage.
Bai Li didn't say anything. After a long while, she said, "I will protect what she cares about most. This is the only thing I can do for her."
"Come out. You've been looking for me for so long, but now that you've found me, you're afraid to come out?" Bai Li suddenly said with a foolish smile. Everyone looked to the other side of the city wall. The person coming was Old Man Qian.
"Can I talk to you?" Old man Qian had completely lost the inaccessible feeling he had in front of other people. Now he looked like a young man who was at a loss in front of the girl he liked.
"No, if you can protect my disciple's safety, when Ye Chen returns to Kyoto, I will go back with him to see you." Bai Li lowered his head and looked carefully at the white jade flute in his hand, saying it casually.
"Okay, I'll go. See you in Kyoto." Old man Qian really jumped off the city gate immediately, and disappeared into the darkness after a few leaps.
"Is this old man crazy? Isn't he afraid of being cheated?" Ye Chen deliberately asked Shen Yue loudly. If Bai Li was so powerful and always cared about Qiu'er, why didn't she help Qiu'er in the previous life? Why did Qiu'er die in the end, and it was that old man Qian who helped Lu Chenyuan? Ye Chen didn't like Shen Qiu as a master, especially when he thought about how she had never helped Qiu'er in the previous life. He disliked her even more. Even if Qiu'er was forcibly taken away from him, it would be better than her dying in the end.
"I, Bai Li, have never broken my promise. Now that I have shown up, everyone in the martial arts world should know that I am back. Xiao Mu left because he knew that I kept my word. With him around, Qiu'er will be fine, don't worry." The two "don't worry"s showed that Bai Li was also worried in her heart, but she just didn't say it.
Bai Li also disliked Ye Chen, thinking that he was the one who restrained Chen Qiu. Otherwise, Chen Qiu would have had the potential to become another her. Chen Qiu's talent in martial arts was one in a million, otherwise she would not have chosen him.
Now that she was married and had a child, she had more ties and even less energy to devote to martial arts. But she couldn't do anything to this weak scholar, who was the apple of her apprentice's eye? Now she had to protect him for her apprentice.
Chen Yue looked at the two people who were secretly cheering each other on, and felt a bit of a wry smile. It was obvious that both of them loved Qiu'er the most, but one just wanted to keep Qiu'er by his side forever and wanted to be tied to Qiu'er all the time, while the other wanted to throw Qiu'er into the world of martial arts to make a name for herself. She felt that Qiu'er belonged to the world of martial arts, and her martial arts talent was born for it, but it was obvious that her brother-in-law won.
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