Chapter 124: King Qi paints, dogs bark in the bamboo forest
Yin'er didn't notice anything unusual. She ran over and hugged her father's waist, then turned around to introduce him to Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu.
"This is my father, his last name is Su. My father is the best doctor in the world."
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu both bowed and said, "Thank you, Doctor Su, for saving our lives. We will repay you with all our heart."
"No need to do this, no need to do this." Doctor Su waved his hands quickly, looking a little flustered. "I just did my best. There's no need for you two to do this."
As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly think of something. "Your medicine box is in my study. The medicine inside is well preserved. Do you want to use it?"
Those were the medicines that Ji Suxian specially prepared for Xiao Qingxu. The Nine Revolutions Pills were rare in Langjiang, so they were naturally sealed and kept.
"No need, thank you." Xiao Qingxu shook his head, with no expression on his face, but he thought of one thing - this Doctor Su knew their identity.
Shang Yuwan watched Yin'er cling to Doctor Su's waist and act coquettishly, her eyes slightly lowered. To be precise, this person knew Xiao Qingxu's identity. After all, that face was there. The two sets of clothes they had worn earlier were not something ordinary people could afford. And there was also Ji Suxian's medicine box...
"Dad, where is the little basket?"
Doctor Su felt a little relieved when he saw that there was no strange change in the two people's expressions and rubbed Yin'er's head.
"Didn't you put it there yourself? Why are you asking me?" He realized something was wrong just as he finished speaking. "What do you want the basket for?"
"Hey, Daddy, please help me find some." Yin'er held him and rocked him back and forth. "I'm going to take my big brothers and sisters to pick some mushrooms to make mushroom soup!"
Gu's expression changed. She stepped forward and pulled Yin'er off Doctor Su's body. "What kind of ground mushrooms are you picking?"
"Big Brother and Big Sister are injured. They just need to walk around and get some fresh air. How can they accompany you to the slopes to pick mushrooms?"
Although her husband claimed these two men were kind, the material of their clothing was something she had never seen in Caixia Town. They must be either wealthy or noble. It would have been fine if he had just taken them for a walk to relax them, but how could he have been so brazen as to ask them to do such rough labor as picking mushrooms? Furthermore, they were both injured.
Doctor Su also scolded in a low voice: "Yin'er, don't make trouble."
Although I don’t know who that girl is, that man is the honorable Prince Qi!
He is blind in his left eye, his face is disfigured, and the clothes he wears are enough to cover his family's expenses for several years. Who else could it be but Xiao Qingxu?
Yin'er pouted and said, "Oh." What's the point of just walking a few steps?
"I'm sorry for making a fool of myself." Gu gently grabbed her shoulders and smiled helplessly at Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu who were watching the show on the side.
Shang Yuwan chuckled, "It's okay, I have a child at home who is at the age of playing."
However, after Shang Mingqi experienced the extermination of the Shang family, except for being a little childish in front of her and Twelve, he no longer looked like a playful child.
I wonder how Qi'er is doing in Baijialou... The news from Baijialou has always been that everything is fine. Will Qi'er be unable to eat or sleep because she and Twelve are not here?
Shang Yuwan's thoughts drifted away for a moment, but were pulled back by Xiao Qingxu's voice.
"Yin'er, why are you so distressed? How about I take you to paint?"
Yin'er, who had been drooping her head, raised her head and asked, "Big brother, can you draw?"
Xiao Qingxu smiled and nodded.
Yin'er was delighted and ran into the study to get paper and pen.
Doctor Su and Mrs. Gu were also happy to see Yin'er learn more. The former said, "There's a bamboo pavilion in the backyard, not far away, just a few steps away. Why don't you go there and teach our daughter a thing or two?"
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu naturally agreed.
This nameless mountain was covered in lush bamboo. Yin'er's home lay high up on the mountainside. It was usually foggy, so even if smoke drifted from the chimney, there was no fear of being discovered. Although Dr. Su studied medicine, he possessed the air of a scholar. Xiao Qingxu noticed with his sharp eyes that the study was filled with calligraphy and beautiful paintings.
The bamboo pavilion is built in a small backyard. Looking down, you can see that the road is paved with round pebbles, and a thin layer of mist lingers around it, giving it the beauty of a winding path leading to a secluded place.
Hiding with the whole family in this almost deserted place... Could it be to avoid enemies?
Seeing the couple going to the kitchen to busy themselves, Shang Yuwan was suspicious but said nothing. He followed Xiao Qingxu and Yin'er to the bamboo pavilion to paint.
Xiao Qingxu was a good painter and finished the painting in just half a minute.
Shang Yuwan and Yin'er watched from the side, both stunned. He drew a picture of the palace's green tiles and red walls. At the corner of the rice paper, a few locust branches stretched over the wall. Beneath the wall, a boy in ornate clothes looked up, seemingly gazing blankly at the branches.
Looking closely, there seemed to be something hidden between the branches of the locust tree, which looked like a head.
Yin'er was stunned by Xiao Qingxu's painting skills, while Shang Yuwan stared at the little head that was looming among the locust tree branches.
...Looks so familiar. Did I see him in the palace in a previous life?
Before Shang Yuwan had time to think deeply, both she and Xiao Qingxu's expressions suddenly changed.
Outside the bamboo pavilion, something seemed to be approaching slowly with a rustling sound.
Yin'er had no idea. Seeing that she liked it, Xiao Qingxu asked her to take it to show her parents.
"Dad! Mom!"
Yin'er took the painting carefully and went to the kitchen to find Doctor Su and Mrs. Gu happily.
"Come and see! Big brother draws really well!"
Gu stopped picking vegetables and took a look at the painting in her hand. "Oh, it's really well drawn!"
Doctor Su, who was busy in front of the iron wok, took a moment to glance over and nodded repeatedly, "Yin'er, why are you here? Where are they?"
"The older brothers and sisters are watching in the pavilion..."
Yin'er ran a few steps and looked over at Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu. "...Look, a puppy?"
Shang Yuwan was protected behind Xiao Qingxu, who even had cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
The dog's head is no higher than a person's knee, its body is covered with thick fur with red tips, its eyes are like torches, and its long mouth is drooling - this is no ordinary puppy, this is a fire dog that Langjiang uses specifically to find people!
The fire dog's round, black eyes reflected Xiao Qingxu's figure, and it barked with its teeth bared: "Woo—woof woof woof woof!!!"
A terrifying dog bark erupted from its small body.
"Doctor Su, take them away quickly..." Xiao Qingxu immediately turned around and pretended to push Shang Yuwan away, but his hand was grabbed.
"It's too late."
Xiao Qingxu's heart trembled.
Shang Yuwan stared straight at the black figures behind him that were gradually becoming clearer.
"They are coming." How fast.
It seemed that after they fell off the cliff, Langjiang had not only broken free from the Baijialou's obstruction, but had also summoned a number of reinforcements. They had risked their lives yesterday by jumping off the cliff to survive, and now, just before dinner time, they had already been found.
Shang Yuwan secretly resents.
Lang Jiang...she took note of this!
There was no way to avoid it now, no way to escape it. Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu looked at each other secretly and nodded quietly.
The most important thing now is not to implicate Yin'er and her family of three.
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