Chapter 47 Encounter
Wu Chun was terrified every day when he stayed in the clinic, fearing that Xie Sui would send troops to look for him, but fortunately, there was no news at all. Wu Chun thought that such anxiety would only add to his troubles. As time passed, he slowly put his mind at ease.
After bidding farewell to this clinic, the group continued on their way. After passing through two states, when they arrived at the state closest to Southern Xinjiang, they felt that everything had hope.
Several people earned more than they spent. Wu Chun wrote a letter to Wu Lei, asking him to prepare troops to meet him. When the letter was delivered, his brother would send troops. According to the date, they would just be able to reach the border of Southern Xinjiang. They
found an inn to stay temporarily.
Opposite the inn is a famous restaurant, which even has special dishes from southern Xinjiang. Wu Chun smelled the dishes and felt familiar. He found a seat in the corner and sat down.
"Zheng Zhou, thank you for your help these days. You can eat as much as you want today. We should have enough money. You don't have to save money. You have lost a lot of weight along the way."
Zheng Zhou felt a little sweet in his heart and said with a sly smile, "Are you feeling sorry for me?"
Wu Chun glared at him, "You are so frivolous. Humph, you can eat it if you want."
The waiter brought tea and snacks.
Wu Chun picked up the tea and drank it. He didn't think anything was wrong until Zheng Zhouqi asked, "What kind of tea is this? There are no broken leaves floating in the cup."
The quality of the tea was very good. It tasted sweet with the unique greenness of tea leaves. The temperature was just right, and the hot steam was lingering. In ordinary wine houses like this, most of the tea would have broken leaves floating in it, but the tea here didn't have that.
Yu Li didn't think much about it. "It seems that this shopkeeper is quite conscientious! This money is worth spending."
Wu Chun tasted it carefully, but she felt that the more she drank the tea, the more it tasted like someone had brewed it by hand in the past...
No, no, no, it's impossible!
She quickly drove this thought out of her mind.
How could he come to such a place? Besides, it has been so long, it is possible that her taste is confused.
Wu Chun looked at the desserts again, osmanthus cake, mung bean cake, lotus cake...
These are all her favorite snacks!
How can a restaurant that has never been to know her taste?
Wu Chun comforted herself, just think it is a coincidence, don't think too much. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you Fortunately,
there was nothing to make her suspicious after this meal.
Wu Chun had a nightmare at night. She dreamed that Xie Sui was lying in a pool of blood. Before he died, he stretched out his hand to her. Her body was covered with his blood. No matter how she wiped it off, she couldn't wipe it off. It was as if she was trapped in a sea of blood...
Wu Chun couldn't sleep well, and woke up early the next morning, waking up the two girls and Zheng Zhou to hurry on the road together.
Along the way, when they were eating in restaurants, Wu Chun felt strange three times. Once, she drank the precious tea she had drunk in the imperial palace. Once, she saw southern Xinjiang cuisine in Xunchang Restaurant. Another time, the waiter specially sent a plate of cakes, saying it was a gift, but only sent them to their table in the whole restaurant.
It was as if a pair of invisible eyes were staring at her.
Wu Chun couldn't eat or sleep well, for fear that one day she would wake up and find Xie Sui standing outside.
In the days of fear, the group finally arrived at the foot of Tiansheng Mountain.
It was close to early winter at this time. Tiansheng Mountain was not so cold because it was geographically close to southern Xinjiang. The green mountains were far away, and the green mountains were far away. Behind this towering green mountain was Wu Chun's hometown.
The anxious heart was slightly relieved.
As long as they could cross Tiansheng Mountain, Wuchun could return to southern Xinjiang.
Since Tiansheng Mountain is located at the border of the two countries, refugees often gather there. These refugees come from nowhere and often cause trouble in places where the government cannot control them, robbing property, robbing women, burning and looting. Poverty and hunger make them the same as the enemy Xiyou people.
Wuchun was always on guard against refugees on the road.
Even if she was so beautiful and charming, even if she put thick powder on her face and deliberately put a mole on the most conspicuous part of her forehead, she could not resist the covetous gaze. At this time, Zheng Zhou would stare back at Wuchun with a fierce look, and no refugees would come forward on the roadside.
After staying at the inn temporarily, Zheng Zhou went to buy food. Fearing that Wu Chun might get into trouble, he left all his knives and daggers to Wu Chun and went out unarmed.
Wu Chun was looking forward to crossing Tiansheng Mountain and returning to Southern Xinjiang tomorrow, but he was also anxious because the sky was getting darker and the night fireflies were like stars in the mountains, but Zheng Zhou had not returned yet.
"Do you think he has gotten into trouble?" Wu Chun asked the two girls.
Jing Lian had an idea, "Didn't Zheng Zhou grow up by taking on bounties when he was a child? These refugees should be nothing to him, and even if something happens to him, we can't go looking for him."
Although she said so, Zheng Zhou protected them all the way. If something happened, Wu Chun couldn't just stand by and watch, so she went to find the shopkeeper who was guarding the first floor of the inn.
"Shopkeeper, do you remember the man who came with me? He is two heads taller than me. He went out at noon. Now it has been two hours and he has not come back. Did you see which direction he went?" The
shopkeeper pondered for a moment, "I don't have any impression of this, but I can be sure that no man this tall has come back."
"Thank you."
Wu Chun had to go back to his room and wait anxiously. He took out a few cakes from his bag and ate them.
Zheng Zhou did not come back all night. Until the next day before dawn, there was a knock on the window. In the dim light, a bloody palm print was clearly seen on the window paper!
"Pah, pah." The hand began to slap the window quickly. The window paper was pierced by the bloody fingers, and a small blood flower appeared.
Wu Chun was shocked, and through the small hole he saw an eye - it was Zheng Zhou!
Wu Chun hurriedly opened the window.
"What happened? How did you get hurt like this?"
Zheng Zhou had a big bloody hole on his shoulder, his linen clothes were torn, and blood stained most of his body. The brown cloth clothes could not even be seen in their original color! His lips were pale, his eyes were fierce, and there was blood at the corners of his mouth that had not yet dried. No one knew what had happened.
Zheng Zhou had no time to explain to her. An oil paper package was handed in through the window. The package was hot and spotless. "Let's go... let's go quickly. Let's cross Tiansheng Mountain now!"
Even if Wuchun wanted to go back to her hometown, when Zheng Zhou was in danger of life and death, she hesitated for a moment. Zheng Zhou said fiercely, "Let's go!"
Wuchun's eyes turned pale and she blinked several times. She said "let's go" to the two maids and ran out of the back door of the inn together.
The sky in the east was pale, the clouds and mist slowly dissipated, and Tiansheng Mountain was in sight.
Wu Chun ran forward. The end of this small alley was the stone steps of Tiansheng Mountain. What she was running towards might not be southern Xinjiang, but the freedom she had longed for all her life.
The coarse cloth trousers drew arcs and were stained with a lot of mud.
As she got closer and closer to the mountain road that seemed to reach the sky, at the end of the alley, there was a house with lights burning brightly.
Wu Chun's sight was attracted.
Then, the door of the house opened, and several people slowly walked out. First, there were guards in official uniforms with swords. Among them were faces that Wu Chun had seen before. They stood like green pines, with their palms on swords. Just a few people had blocked Wu Chun's way.
Then, a pair of black boots with gold patterns stepped out. The hem of his dark black robe was embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon that seemed to be flying majestically. A white jade belt outlined his narrow waist, broad shoulders, and an extremely familiar handsome face.
The moment he stood in front of Wu Chun, the sun rose slowly, and the golden and red sunlight was like a scale, shining on the owner of this piece of mountains and rivers, like a magnificent and magnificent painting. The young man was extremely majestic and inviolable. He was in the mountains, but he seemed to be sitting in a hall. The corners of his mouth slowly curved up a little, which should be friendly and gentle, but it made people inexplicably afraid.
"Long time no see."
At that moment, Wu Chun felt that the fiery red light she saw was not the morning sun, but hell.
The blood in Wu Chun's body was like a flame being splashed with a basin of cold water, and it completely cooled down. Her first reaction was to
run!
She turned around and ran, but the road ahead had already been blocked by a row of guards with swords!
The despair in Wu Chun's heart was like a monstrous beast opening its bloody mouth and swallowing her whole. She fell to the mud, her expression dull. The two girls subconsciously came to help her, but her legs seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. She
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"If I had known this, why would I have run away in the first place?" The footsteps behind her slowly approached.
A shadow appeared in the residual light of Wu Chun's vision, and then the hem of black and gold clothes.
The cold aroma gradually became tangible. He leaned down, and gently grasped her chin with a slender, cold hand, and turned her head so that she could look at him from the side.
Xie Sui seemed to have changed a lot, and yet nothing had changed.
Wu Chun looked at him with lifeless eyes, "Why, why did you arrest me here?"
Not yesterday, not ten days ago, and not when she first drank the tea in the palace, but now, when she was about to return to Southern Xinjiang!
All her hopes seemed like maggots that could be crushed with one finger in front of him!
Xie Sui was still gentle, "Then why did you lie to me?"
"No, I don't want to go back to the capital! Let me go! I don't like you at all, I hate you, I'd rather marry a dog than you..." Wu Chun struggled hard, like an angry young beast.
Xie Sui's eyes turned cold, the smile on his face faded completely, with just a wave of his hand, several guards came forward, restrained the three women, Jinglian and Yuli were tied up with ropes, Wu Chun pressed the acupoints.
She could only stare at Xie Sui with hatred, as if she wanted to cut him into pieces.
Xie Sui ignored her and picked Wuchun up. Seeing that her body was covered with dirt and her clothes were washed pale, he frowned slightly and gave a few instructions to a village woman to change Wuchun into soft and luxurious clothes. The clothes were the same dark black as Xie Sui's, and were embroidered with nine-feathered golden phoenixes, gorgeous as the sun.
Then he carried her to the carriage that had been prepared.
The carriage was wide and open, with a thin blanket on it. In the middle of the carriage was a small table, on which was an incense burner with a twig pattern, and white mist was rising.
When Xie Sui put her down, he felt a coolness on the back of his hand.
Wu Chun shed silent tears. Her bloodshot eyes stared at him, filled with hatred. She couldn't speak, and could only shout with her eyes: Let me go, let me go...
Xie Sui kissed away the tears from her eyes, but she closed her eyes resolutely.
"Open your eyes and see clearly. This is not a dream." Xie Sui's tone was like an emperor issuing a decree. "How many accounts do we have to settle? You instigated me to marry Cheng Jingyi, set fire to Fengchun Palace while there was chaos, and used the Gu technique to fake a corpse that looked like you, so that I wouldn't be suspicious." His voice became colder and colder. "Have you ever thought that the crime of deceiving the emperor should be punished."
Wu Chun's chest began to rise and fall violently.
The carriage drove slowly.
"Open your eyes." He said coldly.
Wu Chun suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him angrily, as if to say: So what? I'm not afraid at all.
Xie Sui sneered, "Oh, and one more thing, we don't have a divorce letter. You colluded with a man outside while you were married to me. This is also a capital crime."
He leaned close to her ear, "Did you do everything with him?"
Wu Chun's eyelashes began to tremble.
Her chin was pried open, and Xie Sui stuffed a pill into her mouth. He lifted her chin with two fingers, and Wu Chun swallowed it.
She was terrified and resentful, as if she was looking at an enemy who had a lifelong grudge against her.
"You are very familiar with this thing. How did you and Cheng Jingyi plan to give me this medicine?"
Xie Sui gently stroked her cheek with a sick look on his face. "My Ah Chun, today we will slowly settle this account. You know that I have always been vindictive. You have harmed me, deceived me, and cursed me. You will have to pay a price."
Wu Chun's abdomen was hot, and gradually, the heat flowed toward her body. Her tense body softened like a willow branch. Her head seemed to be on top of a stove. She felt dizzy and her clothes were hot. In a moment, she was sweating.
Xie Sui untied her acupuncture points.
She gasped for air, and tears flowed from her eyes as she tried to endure it. "Despicable, shameless!"
"You didn't scold me harshly enough," he said slowly. "You hate me so much, and I'm such a bad person. It's too light to scold me verbally. It won't do any good except for others to hear it and try to make me punish you."
Wu Chun felt like she was being eaten by ants, her legs were weak, and her eyes were wandering. But Xie Sui just looked at her motionlessly.
She had a strong will. Even though the drug was strong, she still endured it silently, like a cold statue.
Xie Sui's face became colder and his eyes gradually became sinister.
He untied Wu Chun's belt, "Who are you thinking about? That ant-like man?" He whispered softly, "But he is almost tortured to death by me. It's useless for you to find him now."
Wu Chun reacted immediately, "What did you do to him? You caused all his injuries?"
"You are so smart, why do you want me to tell you?" Xie Sui took off her coat, "Do you care about him so much?"
He admired the thin layer of powder covering her body and sighed, "So beautiful."
"You make me sick!" Wu Chun raised her hand and slapped him in the face!
But her strength was weak, and she was usually much weaker than Xie Sui. This palm did not cause any pain to him. He did not get angry but smiled. His eyes actually showed some excitement, burning with undisguised desire.
Xie Sui said with regret: "What a pity, it can't be more beautiful than today."
He leaned down and watched the crabapple flowers blooming in the wind and rain.
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The carriage passed a bumpy road. This road was very long. The carriage was shaking all the time. I don't know if it was too difficult to walk on.
The driver outside had plugged his ears with cotton and could not hear anything.
At night, the carriage had already arrived in front of a restaurant, but it was still shaking from time to time. Half an hour later, Xie Sui came out holding a woman who was tightly wrapped in his own outer robe.
No one could see the woman's face. No one
dared to look up, because Xie Sui was here, and ordinary people could only bow their heads and kneel.
Xie Sui walked into the top floor private room of the restaurant with a satisfied and lazy look on his face. Wu Chun was full of his scent, her eyes were half open and half closed, like a cooked shrimp, her body was covered with large patches of red, and she was dying, like a flower with drooping petals in the rain. She didn't even have the strength to scold Xie Sui.
It may also be that she cursed him too much. She said all the curse words in the world in one day, even the southern Xinjiang dialect.
After ordering hot water, Xie Sui hugged Wuchun tightly and fell asleep that night. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team They
were clearly confronting each other, and they clearly didn't want to make each other feel good, but they both slept well, which they hadn't felt for a long time.
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