He asked, "Who are you? Why are you being hunted?"
This question was naturally directed at Duan Qingxi.
But she glanced at Helian Sheng who had fallen into coma again, and hesitated to speak, obviously trying to hide something.
She doesn't look like someone sent by the court.
If they are spies sent by the imperial court, they will generally be told the reason directly so that they can trust themselves and settle down here.
Shuiniu didn't understand this, so he stepped forward and scolded him, "Our village chief is asking you a question! Are you mute?!"
Duan Qingxi was startled. She glanced at the unconscious Helian Sheng, then at the village chief who was waiting for her answer. She hesitated and said, "I...we...we encountered those assassins while we were on the road. That's why we are in such a miserable state."
It’s a pity that this statement is completely unbelievable.
If he was being chased by assassins on the way, how could he have hidden so many gold, silver and jewelry in the bag? Moreover, Helian Sheng was also poisoned.
Obviously, they had been running for their lives from the very beginning, but they were still unable to escape from the clutches of the killers.
If they had not been captured and brought to the village, they would have been chopped to pieces by the killers.
However, the more Duan Qingxi tried to hide the truth, the more the village chief wanted to know their identities.
Especially since he had already confirmed that Helian Sheng had been poisoned and would not live long, and Duan Qingxi was just a servant who knew some mediocre kung fu and posed no threat at all.
So, he asked Shuiniu to arrange guest rooms for them to rest and recuperate.
Although Shuiniu was surprised, since it was the order of the village chief, he had no choice but to obey.
Duan Qingxi was also surprised. He didn't expect the village chief to be so kind to them.
After thanking him repeatedly, she took Helian Sheng to the guest room to rest.
At the beginning, the village chief had people keep an eye on them, but unfortunately Duan Qingxi was taking care of the poisoned Helian Sheng every day and rarely stepped out of the room.
After a day or two, Helian Sheng's condition seemed to stabilize a little, but it was not much better. He had to take the so-called antidote almost every day.
The second and third in command were still very worried, so they would come over to check on them occasionally.
But they really couldn't see any trick, and the village chief was very dissatisfied with them, so they just ignored it.
Although Duan Qingxi rarely left his room, he would often talk to the bandits who brought him food, and he roughly learned some information about the situation in the mountain stronghold.
On this day, Duan Qingxi was feeding Helian Sheng when the village chief came over with the fourth in command and the buffalo.
Helian Sheng waved his hand, signaling Duan Qingxi not to feed him anymore.
Duan Qingxi stood up, respectfully made room in front of the bed, and stepped aside.
Helian Sheng wanted to get up, but after coughing twice, he looked even weaker and couldn't stand up at all.
Seeing this, the village chief sat down on the stool beside the bed, looked at Helian Sheng and asked, "Who are you?"
"My surname is... Dongfang, and my single character is Jiu."
"Dongfang Jiu?"
"yes."
After a pause, Helian Sheng continued, "I haven't thanked you for saving my life yet. I have no way to repay you, so I can only offer you these mundane things. But please, please be kind and allow me and my servant to hide here for a few days."
As he spoke, the man took out a jade pendant from his arms.
The jade pendant is crystal clear and doesn't look special at first glance, but the quality is pretty good.
But when the village chief took the jade pendant in his hand and looked at it casually, he found that the jade had changed color.
He exclaimed, "Seven-colored Jade?! You actually have something like this in your hand?!"
Helian Sheng forced a smile and said, "These are the only valuable things I have on me."
This colorful jade is not an ordinary thing. I heard that it is something only gods have.
In the world today, only Master Qing Yuan has a small piece of it!
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