When he was young
Luo Jin had never seen Shui Yingchen at the age of fifteen, but he certainly had an impression of him. Seeing himself become a different person, he was somewhat psychologically burdened.
"Okay, stop looking, it's time to go." Luo Jin turned the mirror upside down and pulled Shui Yingchen, "The carriage is waiting at the door, and the paperwork has been done, don't delay."
"Okay." Shui Yingchen took the sword and yawned.
Luo Jin looked back at him and saw that the circles around his eyes were gray and black. His skin was a little pale, and the dark circles under his eyes looked even more serious.
"Didn't sleep well?"
"Yeah, I always have nightmares."
Shui Yingchen yawned again, "Let's go."
Shui Yingchen's injury was not very urgent, but Xiaolian and the children couldn't wait. Luo Jin was not idle along the way. She kept changing horses and drivers and rushed on the road overnight. She could order the carriages and horses in Dongyuan at will. She could send a message to the post station in advance and they would prepare them for her, but it was not possible outside Dongyuan.
"Is it really that urgent?" Shui Yingchen sighed helplessly in the carriage.
"Sorry, I know you don't sleep well. You may not be able to sleep well even if you lie in bed, and you may not be able to sleep well in the carriage..." Luo Jin said apologetically, "You have worked hard all the way, but those children... Several of them are already critically ill. If we find Situ An earlier, we may be able to save one or two more children."
Shui Yingchen yawned and nodded, "I know." They
rested in the carriage that night. The road was bumpy, and Luo Jin woke up after falling asleep for a short while.
Shui Yingchen closed her eyes, breathing evenly, and seemed to be sleeping soundly.
Luo Jin thought that it was indeed the function of the Red Emperor Dragon, and her previous hypnosis was really useless. But it was also strange that she was carrying the Red Emperor Dragon, but she kept waking up because of the bumps, but she didn't notice Shui Yingchen waking up at night.
When it was dawn, Shui Yingchen opened his eyes. He looked out the window and said in surprise: "I didn't have a nightmare. I slept better in the carriage than in the inn."
He thought, "If I can't sleep in the future, I will take a carriage."
Luo Jin: "..."
Five days later, they finally left Dongyuan Kingdom and came to Hanyuan.
After entering the city, the driver and the horse were very tired. This is not Dongyuan, and you can't order the people at the post station to do things. You have to find a place to hire a driver and change horses yourself.
As soon as she entered the city, Luo Jin found something strange. She saw that the person on the wanted order posted on the wall looked a bit like herself.
"Go and have a look. Are they really looking for me?" Luo Jin whispered to Shui Yingchen.
Shui Yingchen had excellent eyesight. She just glanced in that direction and nodded, "They are indeed looking for you."
Luo Jin frowned, "We have been traveling day and night to get to Hanyuan. How come the Queen Mother issued a wanted order so quickly? This is not scientific..."
"Scientific?" Shui Yingchen was stunned for a moment, then said, "Is it possible that she sent the portrait by flying pigeons?"
"But why is she after me?" Luo Jin thought for a while, and suddenly stared at Shui Yingchen, "She likes you, so she regards me as a love rival, so she's after me! It's all your fault!"
Shui Yingchen: "..."
He said speechlessly: "Is it possible that it's because of the Red Emperor Dragon? As far as I know, although this Queen Mother Su is a lunatic, she doesn't seem to be that boring."
He paused and said: "She is so confident and proud, it's impossible for her to regard you as a love rival."
Luo Jin always felt that the last sentence was not a good thing.
"Don't you know how to disguise yourself? Help me change my appearance!" Luo Jin said.
Shui Yingchen nodded, "I'll go buy some materials, you wait in the car."
Luo Jin was a little surprised to see Shui Yingchen really get off the car. Is he such a good talker?
Shui Yingchen came back after a long time, carrying a big bag in his hand and a cat in his arms.
"Do you need so many things?" Luo Jin was stunned by the size of the bag. If you didn't know, you would think Shui Yingchen packed a quilt and the cat...
"Not really, I bought some other things on the way... I suddenly realized that I'm quite rich." Shui Yingchen looked at the cat in her arms, "Aren't you going to find Situ An? This cat has a lame leg, let him help heal it."
Situ An is famous all over the world. I don't know how many people are willing to pay a huge amount of money to ask him to treat it, but they don't have the chance to see him.
Does Shui Yingchen think he is a veterinarian?
Luo Jin had to admit that Shui Yingchen was indeed a rich man. His seldom visited house in Dongyuan alone was ridiculously luxurious, but that was only the tip of the iceberg of his wealth.
Shui Yingchen would not have been so rich ten years ago. When a fifteen-year-old boy suddenly found that he had a large sum of money, it was normal for him to run out to buy, buy, buy.
Luo Jin looked at the bundle that Shui Yingchen had untied.
She was silent.
There were all kinds of toys in the bundle, including masks, spinning tops, windmills, clay dolls, wine glasses, nine-linked rings... There were all kinds of things, and there were also some items of unknown purpose that she had never seen before.
When she thought that the other party was now a fifteen-year-old boy, all this made sense.
"Okay, let's get started." Shui Yingchen rummaged through her bag for a while, found the tools for disguise, and casually stuffed the cat into Luo Jin's arms, "Help me hold it."
The cat "meowed" unhappily, and reluctantly lay in Luo Jin's arms and whined.
Shui Yingchen fiddled for a long time, then looked up at Luo Jin, "It's time to start, don't move."
"Yeah."
Shui Yingchen gently brushed the paste in her hand onto Luo Jin's face with a brush, which was slightly cool. He leaned very close, staring at her face intently, and she could even see a little dark pupil in his dark gray eyes.
After a while, Shui Yingchen suddenly reached out and pinched her face.
"What are you doing?" Luo Jin instinctively shrank back.
"See if it's tight..." Shui Yingchen lowered her head and took out a mirror, "Look for yourself?"
Luo Jin took the mirror and looked at the person in the mirror.
Now her face is completely different from before, it has become very... ugly. Shui Yingchen casually piled some things on her face, making her face rounder, and her skin is bumpy, as if acne has grown too much.
She doesn't care about these, as long as she is not recognized. No one will be wanted by her outside the Hanyuan Country, and she won't have to pretend at that time.
"I..." Shui Yingchen stared at Luo Jin, thinking, "I seem to have seen you somewhere..."
Luo Jin's heart tensed, and he pretended to be casual: "Really? I look quite common."
"Really?" Shui Yingchen frowned slightly, "Come to think of it, I have always wanted to know who beat me so badly and pushed me off the cliff. Logically, with my martial arts, no one can hurt me, unless..."
"Unless what?" Luo Jin's heartbeat quickened. Did he deduce that someone used insects to trigger his inner fear? Then she, who possessed the Red Emperor Dragon, was obviously the biggest suspect.
"Could it be that someone used beauty to seduce me and attacked me when I was least prepared? Could it be that I have grown up to be a lecher after ten years?" Shui Yingchen's expression was a little complicated, and it seemed difficult for him to accept it.
Luo Jin: "..."
As they continued to move forward, Luo Jin would occasionally open the window to look at the scenery outside the car. It was spring in the East Abyss, but it was still winter in the Hanyuan. Passers-by were wearing thick cotton jackets. The further north they went, the more snowy it was, even colder than the winter in the East Abyss.
Shui Yingchen was not afraid of the cold. He did not feel cold even when he was wearing the spring clothes he had brought with him. However, Luo Jin's hands and feet were already frozen, so he stopped the car to buy a flowery cotton jacket and a thick cotton hat.
"Yeyuan Country is even colder than Hanyuan Country." Shui Yingchen kindly reminded, "You'd better wear a few more layers."
Luo Jin had wrapped herself up like a cotton ball.
"You've learned martial arts, right? Practicing martial arts can drive away the cold." Shui Yingchen reminded.
Luo Jin thought this was a good idea, which could not only increase her martial arts skills, but also keep her from getting cold. It would take another ten days to get to Yeyuan Country. Since there was nothing to do on the way, she might as well practice martial arts.
She concentrated her energy and began to practice martial arts. She felt that the coldness on her body gradually disappeared, and her hands and feet also became warm.
Ten days later, she finally left Hanyuan Country and arrived in Yeyuan Country.
Yeyuan is located in the northernmost part of the mainland. The days here are very short, the nights are very long, and the climate is extremely cold. The road was covered with snow and the weather was freezing cold.
"Are you sure Situ An has found such a place to live in seclusion?" Although Shui Yingchen had great skills, he felt a little cold after entering Yeyuan, so he took out a large cloak and wrapped himself in it.
"Yeah."
"Why do you want to go into the city? Isn't he living in seclusion?"
"The great secluded people live in the city. Do you think he lives in the mountains?"
This is Yeyuan's Snow City, which is much more prosperous than other places. There is an endless flow of people on the streets, and the shouts of the vendors around make this place look very lively.
Luo Jin finally took off her disguise and immediately felt a chill on her face. She covered her face with her gloved hands and asked passers-by, "Where does Mr. Ah Si, who writes storybooks, live?"
After asking several passers-by, she finally found out.
"Ah Si?"
"It's Situ An. He doesn't practice medicine anymore, but writes storybooks instead."
Ah Si lived in an ordinary house in the west of the city. When Luo Jin and Shui Yingchen arrived, they saw a girl knocking on the door frantically, "Situ An, open the door! I know you're in there! Don't pretend you're not at home, I know you're at home! Situ An!"
A lazy voice came from the door, "I told you you've got the wrong person, girl, you'd better leave, I'm just a storybook writer."
The girl didn't know where to go. "If you hadn't treated my brother, I would have told everyone that Situ An was Ah Si, and I would have let everyone bother you!"
Shui Yingchen couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that someone arrived earlier than us. That's great. Let's knock on the door together!"
He looked very happy and ran to the door and knocked, "Situ An! Come out!"
He knocked with great force. With just a casual knock, the wooden door was pushed by this powerful force, fell off the hinges, and flew far away.
Luo Jin got out of the car helplessly holding the cat. She was a little reluctant to admit that she came with this guy.