During this period of time, Pei Zheng's injuries have almost healed.
It was the first time for him to have such leisure time, and he could ignore the bloody storm outside. He lived the most ordinary and plain but happiest life every day with the breeze, the bright moon, the picturesque landscape, the green hills and the warm stream.
Especially when the person you want to see the most is right in front of you every day.
That day, after eating and drinking, the two uncles, Pei Zheng and Shen Shijiu, were basking in the sun on the stone benches outside the bamboo house.
Shen Huan worked hard alone, cleaning the table and washing the dishes. She felt that she must have been a maid in her previous life.
The two people outside the house were basking in the sun with their eyes squinted, and even their postures, half leaning on the backs of their chairs, were the same.
Shen Shijiu imitated Pei Zheng's appearance, with his chin slightly raised, as if he was feeling something. Unfortunately, he felt nothing except that he couldn't open his eyes because of the glare of the sunlight.
Seeing that he couldn't open his eyes, Pei Zheng unconsciously raised the corners of his lips and stretched out his hand to block the sunlight in front of his eyes.
Shen Shijiu held his hand and said, "Brother Pei."
"Master said that your injuries have healed and you are about to leave here."
Shen Nineteen slowly lowered his head, "But, but"
Pei Zheng withdrew his hand and turned the little man in front of him towards himself.
"But what? Huh?"
Shen Shijiu said aggrievedly, "But I don't want you to leave"
Pei Zheng squeezed his hand and said, "Then come with me, okay?"
Shen Shijiu looked up at Pei Zheng and asked, "What about Master?"
Pei Zheng said nothing.
Shen Shijiu said, "Master only has me, I can't leave Master, I can't abandon her."
Pei Zheng knew what he was worried about, because Pei Zheng knew without asking that Shen Huan would not let Shen Shijiu go with him.
The current situation outside is uncertain, and Pei Zheng is unwilling to let the little guy take risks with him.
He would first go out and right the court, and then hold it tightly in his hands. Only after he was sure that there was a foolproof guarantee would he take the little guy back.
If Shen Huan still objects at that time, then just tie her back together.
"No," Pei Zheng stroked the little guy's hair and said with certainty, "I won't let you abandon your master, nor will I make things difficult for you. Leave all the difficult things to me. You just need to be happy every day, eat well and sleep well."
Pei Zheng looked into Shen Shijiu's eyes and said word by word, "Then, wait for me. No matter where you are, I will pick you up. Do you understand?"
Shen Shijiu pursed his lips and nodded.
"Then you have to hurry up, Brother Pei, I'm afraid I can't wait too long."
Pei Zheng put his index finger against his lips and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Shen Shijiu pulled his fingers apart and said, "I mean, if I wait too long I'll get anxious and then I'll cry."
Pei Zheng didn't expect him to say this, so he smiled, opened his arms and hugged him.
"Then I'll be quick and not let you cry, okay?"
"Yeah," Shen Shijiu nodded in his arms.
At this moment, there were sudden sounds of water coming from the Wen River not far away, as if there was something in the river.
Pei Zheng's eyes shone, and he patted the little guy's head, "Go back to your room first and close the door. Don't open the door unless I tell you to."
"good."
Shen Shijiu responded obediently, then ran into the house obediently and slammed the door shut.
Shen Huan was fiddling with something by the door and was startled when she heard the door slam shut.
"My little disciple! What's wrong? Why are you closing the door in broad daylight and there's no one here?"
Shen Shijiu leaned against the door and whispered, "Master, Brother Pei asked me to go into the room and close the door. We heard some noise from Wenhe just now."
Shen Huan frowned, "Could it be that someone outside has broken into Guigu? Besides you two, who else could have come in?"
As she spoke, she walked to the window, looked out through the crack, then suddenly retracted her head and closed the window tightly.
Shen Shijiu didn't know what happened yet, and came over curiously and asked, "Master, what happened? Did you see anything? I want to see it too."
Before his hand touched the window, he was blocked by Shen Huan.
"You, don't look at it," Shen Huan's voice was trembling, "My little disciple, come with me quickly!"
Shen Huan pulled Shen Shijiu back to the room, then rummaged through the drawers and found some very rare medicines to put on, and also put on two more bags of things he had hidden at the bottom of the drawer.
"Master, what happened?"
Shen Huan was busy packing up his things. "It's not safe here anymore. We have to leave quickly!"
Just now, Shen Huan saw the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere from the window. Although she had dealt with more serious injuries than this, this was the first time she saw how such an injury was caused.
The sword in Pei Zheng's hand seemed to have eyes. With a flash of cold light, it chopped off the head of a man in black, but Pei Zheng's body was left with many more scars.
There were quite a few assassins who broke in, and Pei Zheng stopped them all by himself at the bank of Wen River.
After Shen Huan packed up his things, he leaned against the door with Shen Shijiu, holding the package. The master and disciple each held a medicine jar in their hands and held it high, ready to smash it hard on the head of anyone who broke in.
There was a sudden knock on the door.
The master and disciple suddenly became tense.
"Open the door."
It was Pei Zheng's voice.
Shen Shijiu quickly put down the jar in his hand and opened the door.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, Pei Zheng, who was standing in front of the door, staggered and fell towards Shen Shijiu.
Shen Shijiu stretched out his arms and hugged him tightly, and smelled the strong smell of blood again.
Even Shen Huan frowned tightly.
This man is not an iron wall, he is made of flesh and blood, how can he withstand all these wounds? I am afraid that the new flesh that has just grown will be cut off again.
How can this be good
"Brother Pei"
Shen Shijiu hugged him tightly, his voice tinged with tears.
Pei Zheng supported himself and stood up straight.
"I'm fine."
Seeing the bag that Shen Huan had packed, Pei Zheng said, "Go back to the city."
Shen Huan nodded, "We have to leave quickly before anyone else arrives!"
The three of them took a detour and after leaving Guigu, they hurried towards the imperial capital.
Blood kept dripping from Pei Zheng's sleeves as he walked. When Shen Shijiu saw it, tears started flowing.
Every time Pei Zheng dripped a drop of blood, a tear rolled down Shen Shijiu's cheek.
On the way, Shen Huan was silent, which was rare. She thought about it over and over again. After thinking about it, she thought that the only thing that could expose Guigu's whereabouts was the last time they went into the city to ask Jiang Yubai for herbs.
But it was Shen Huan who was going that time, so he was unknowingly targeted. And those people who broke into Guigu should be the killers who had been chasing Pei Zheng everywhere. It was just unexpected that they were still looking for Pei Zheng.
Fortunately, there were no guards guarding the gate of the imperial capital, so the three of them entered the city directly.
But as soon as he entered the city, Pei Zheng gradually lost consciousness due to his serious injuries.
Shen Huan rented a carriage and took the three of them to Jiang Yubai's clinic again. Chengfeng was there too.
After seeing Pei Zheng was injured so badly, Jiang Yubai and Chengfeng didn't seem very surprised. It was as if they had a premonition.
"I didn't expect that they would act so quickly." Jiang Yubai bandaged Pei Zheng's wound.
"Who? Who?" Shen Huan asked puzzledly.
"Maybe he can't hold it back anymore. But it's better this way. We can catch them all in one fell swoop and save the master from any more effort." Chengfeng said to Jiang Yubai.
"Who? Who?" Shen Huan still asked in confusion.
"That's true, but look at this man, does he still want to be healthy? What if he gets injured and becomes paralyzed and can't move? Does he need someone to stay by his bed all the time? That would make our Xiao Shi suffer."
Jiang Yubai glanced at Shen Shijiu.
"Who? Who serves whom?" Shen Huan asked persistently and puzzledly.
Chengfeng also glanced at Shen Shijiu and nodded meaningfully.
Shen Huan looked at the two people communicating as if they were not paying attention to him, so he simply shut his mouth and cursed them in his heart.
Two deaf people.
"Since the person has been sent back, we, master and disciple, will take our leave first." Shen Huan said.
Guigu has now been discovered, and who knows what rumors will pop up in the future, but Shen Huan no longer intends to care about it.
In fact, she already had other plans, but before she could say anything, Guigu was broken into.
Jiang Yubai turned around and looked at Shen Huan, "Master Shen, Master Pei hasn't woken up yet, but he should wake up before dark. Where are you going?"
Shen Huan paused, "Return to the foreign tribe."
Jiang Yubai was a little surprised. "Go back to the foreign tribe? The foreign tribe is at the border of the Celestial Empire and the Barbarians. Not to mention the war and unrest on the border right now, the journey is long. If there is nothing important, why do you suddenly want to go back?"
Shen Huan said nothing, but took out a letter and showed it to Jiang Yubai.
"Plague? In the border areas?"
Shen Huan nodded.
"Yes, this letter was sent to me by my uncle, the leader of the foreign tribe. This epidemic is unprecedentedly serious. Many people in the foreign tribe have been infected, and no one can cure it for the time being. If I don't go back, I'm afraid the epidemic will continue to spread, and by then many cities in the Celestial Empire will inevitably be affected."
In fact, when Shen Huan received the letter for the first time, the epidemic was not serious, and she was also hesitating whether she should go back. As a result, when she received the second letter, the situation had become much more serious, and it seemed that she had to go back.
Jiang Yubai thought for a moment, "You want to leave, does he want to go with you?"
Shen Huan glanced at his young disciple, "My people are also his people."
Jiang Yubai nodded in understanding.
Shen Huan said to Shen Nineteen, "My little disciple, it's time for us to leave."
Shen Shijiu was still lying on the bed, looking at Pei Zheng, looking at his closed eyes and pale face.
He heard what Shen Huan said just now, and he knew that he had to go back with his master, not only to help his master, but also because he also had foreign blood in his veins.
Shen Huan sighed, "My little disciple, I'll wait for you outside."
Then Shen Huan pulled Jiang Yubai and Chengfeng out of the room first, giving Shen Shijiu and Pei Zheng some time to be alone together.
After the door closed, Shen Shijiu held Pei Zheng's hand.
"Brother Pei, why aren't you awake yet? If you don't wake up, I'm leaving."