No one can change what Shen Zhi has decided, and he has already started to prepare for various matters after he came out of the palace.
"Zhi'er?" Chunxiu was worried, and kept walking around Shen Zhi, "Why don't we think about it again?"
Shen Zhi shook his head, "Auntie, I must go!"
A Luo was so anxious that she burst into tears, and looked at Chunxiu with tears in her eyes, "Then I'll go with you?" What happened?" Chunxiu stomped her feet, "There are so many troubles in the Eastern Capital, but outside the Eastern Capital... I dare not think about it!"
"Little Zhi?" Guan Yuqing beckoned.
Shen Zhi walked over, "Sister Yuqing...do you want to persuade me too?"
Guan Yuqing smiled, "When are you leaving?"
"Huh?" Shen Zhi's eyes lit up.
Chunxiu, "..."
Ah Luo, "..."
What about the alliance
"When we leave, I'll ask Nian Qiu to prepare some melon seeds for you to eat on the way, so that you won't have nothing to do. It's a long way to Cao Qingzhou, so don't let you get bored!" Guan Yuqing gently He patted Shen Zhi on the shoulder, "Man, he knows what he wants, he is much better than those muddle-headed trash, he is indeed the son of King Li! Thanks to Shen Muxi, he taught well!"
Shen Zhi nodded again and again, "Thank you, Sister Yuqing!"
"Don't thank me, children have to grow up anyway, we women have small horizons, we are not as good as you men, with the world in mind, you should have the ambition of mountains and rivers!" Guan Yuqing blinked at this point, " Forget it, the polite words coming out of my mouth are really awkward to listen to."
Shen Zhi took a deep breath, "I remember!"
"Sister Yuqing hasn't read any books and doesn't understand any major principles, but from your parents, I can see clearly that a man should look farther and must do what he should do. Regret for the rest of my life." Guan Yuqing pursed her lips, "Stop talking, the more I talk, the more I can't bear it!"
"I'll be back!" Shen Zhi said.
A Luo and Chunxiu looked at each other in blank dismay, without saying anything.
"I'm going to say goodbye to my grandfather!" Shen Zhi lowered his eyebrows.
"Zhier!" Xia Wenqing stood under the eaves, "Come here!"
Shen Zhi trotted forward, "Uncle!"
"Come on, uncle will accompany you to see your grandfather!" Xia Wenqing took Shen Zhi's hand.
Shen Zhi was a little startled, and he rolled his lips and smiled lightly, "Thank you, Uncle!"
"You have such a temper, like your father and your mother. If you make a decision, you will not turn back even if you are killed. You know that you will not turn back, so why bother to make everyone unhappy, you might as well let you go, at least you are happy in your heart Yes." Xia Wenqing sighed softly.
"Actually, uncle doesn't want Zhi'er to go, does he?" Shen Zhi asked.
Xia Wenqing smiled wryly, "I'm your uncle, so naturally I don't want you to take risks. But I'm also a man, knowing that you don't do things willfully, so I naturally support you, and I can't hold Zhier back, let alone let Zhier I underestimated uncle!"
Shen Zhi lowered his eyebrows slightly, "Uncle..."
"Let's go!" Xia Wenqing took his hand and walked into Xia Li'an's room.
After saluting, Xia Li'an looked at Shen Zhi who was standing by the bed, hesitating to speak, "Have you encountered difficulties? Is there anything you can't say to your grandfather?"
Shen Zhi pursed his lips, "Grandfather, Zhi'er wants to go to Cao Qingzhou."
"Travel?" Xia Li'an's expression was shocked first, then his hands trembled, and he gently held Shen Zhi's hand, "How long will it take?"
Shen Zhi couldn't answer.
"A real man, with ambitions everywhere, should go out for a walk." Xia Li'an's voice choked up, "It's just Zhier, remember to come back earlier, my grandfather doesn't want to wait for your mother to return, even you."
Shen Zhi suddenly raised his head, his eyes flushed.
"Child." Xia Li'an leaned on the bed, patted the back of Shen Zhi's hand with wrinkled hands, with a sour smile on his face, "Grow up, really grow up! I know that I have to bear it, I know It’s a good thing to want what you want! Grandpa won’t stop you, just like it made sense not to stop your mother back then!” When a child grows up, he should fly.
"Grandfather!" Shen Zhi's nose was sour, "Zhi'er will come back as soon as possible."
"Come on, sit down. Grandpa knows something about Cao Qingzhou. Although it has been many years, I just hope it can be useful to you!" Xia Li'an coughed softly.
Xia Wenqing hurriedly passed the water, "Father, drink some water before we talk!"
Taking a sip of water, Xia Li'an took a breath, and leaned against the bedpost and said quietly, "This Cao Qingzhou was captured by Ying Kingdom, and it came back later, but the city that has gone through wars is even more dilapidated! Cao Qingzhou is very poor, and the countryside is remote. Almost no court officials are willing to take up their posts there. Not only is there no oil and water, but they are also easily threatened, and they can even be described as rampant bandits."
"Why didn't the imperial court send troops to suppress it?" Shen Zhi was puzzled.
Xia Li'an shook his head, "The terrain there is dangerous. People who are not familiar with the terrain will get lost when they go in. There are mountains and forests everywhere, and there are ravines everywhere. If you want to send troops, you may lose your troops. After a long time, the court will not care about it anymore, just let it go." Fend for itself."
Xia Wenqing was startled, and looked at Shen Zhi worriedly, "So, Cao Qingzhou is really a dangerous place."
"However, it is rich in rare medicinal materials." Xia Li'an said again, "The precipitous places are mostly cliffs, and they are rich in rare medicinal materials. Those who are able can get them!"
Shen Zhi frowned, "What else?"
"Also, don't underestimate the people there, they are all very weird, most of them are hermits, you must be careful, and don't offend easily." Xia Li'an carefully warned, "The deep ravine is dangerous, be careful Woolen cloth!"
Shen Zhi nodded, "Grandpa, don't worry, Zhi'er will always remember it in his heart, and he will definitely not take risks easily. This trip is only to find Uncle Wu, and he will not cause trouble easily!"
"So, that's great!" Xia Li'an looked at the sensible child, not knowing what else to say for a moment.
People talk a lot when they are old, but looking at the smart child, they can't say a word in the end. Thousands of words, I just want to say one thing I don't want to part with, but I dare not say it, for fear that the child will feel uncomfortable.
Birds have wings to fly.
When children grow up, they should be independent.
"Zhi'er..." Xia Li'an choked up, "Come back early."
My grandfather is not in good health, so I'm afraid he won't be able to survive for too long. If I can't wait for my daughter to come back, I always hope that I can wait until my grandson comes back. If I can't see this last side, I'm afraid I won't feel at ease if I leave...
Shen Zhi saluted, "Yes!"
"Go!" Xia Lian exhaled.
Watching Shen Zhi walk out the door, she turned her head and silently wiped away tears.
"Father?" Xia Wenqing didn't know how to comfort her.
Father understands everything, and it's useless to talk too much.
"I'm old, I can't see parting, just take it easy!" Xia Li'an burst into tears, "You go see him off, and tell him a few more words, so that you don't leave the house, get carried away with playing, and forget everything! By the way, tell the people around you People, please pay close attention, if there is anything, send a letter back in time."
Xia Wenqing saluted, "Father, don't worry, I'll go right away!"
"Go quickly!" Xia Li'an wiped away tears, "Don't delay! Xi'er is not here, you, as an elder brother, have to take care of the child for her, and make arrangements quickly."
"Yes!" Xia Wenqing turned around and left.
When he reached the door, he subconsciously looked back at his old father.
After living in the cage for many years, my father's body and bones have long since failed, but he is just holding on with this breath, and he is not reconciled!
Taking a deep breath, Xia Wenqing strode away.
Wen Liushanzhuang and Li Wangfu both started to get busy, this one wanted to take it, that one wanted to take it, in the end Chunxiu simply carried a knife and stuffed herself into the carriage, she would go wherever Shen Zhi went, after all, she couldn't let the child alone people.
"Aunt Chunxiu..." Bo Yu scratched her head, "It will be hard for us to sit down once you come in!"
"Then I don't care, at worst you squat on the roof of the car, anyway, I have to follow, otherwise I can't explain to Dr. Shen!" Chunxiu didn't care about this, anyway, she didn't read any books, so she only knew this kind of rogue trick .
Shen Zhi frowned, "Then just another carriage!"
Bo Yu nodded, "I don't want to be squeezed to death!"
"Actually, you don't have to go." Chunxiu poked her head out of the car, "With your small body, it would be a hindrance if you go. Anyway, there's no use for fart, you'll just chatter nonsense!"
Bo Yu's brows twitched, "I was the first one to approve Shen Zhi's going to Cao Qingzhou, why can't I go?! I'm going, otherwise I'll tear down the wheel, and no one will even think about going!"
"Boy, it's insidious!" Chunxiu rolled her eyes.
The convoy left the city gate, but met Mrs. Ninghou who was blocking the way.
Mrs. Ninghou was also surprised. Without saying a word, she threw a sack into Chunxiu's carriage, and said with a smile on her waist, "Men should practice more and cultivate their feelings!"
The first half of the sentence is easy to understand, but the second half...
Shen Zhi and Bo Yu poked their heads out and looked at the carriage behind, but didn't understand what was going on.
"Madam Hou, what's the matter?" Bo Yu asked.
Mrs. Ninghou waved her hand, "It's nothing, just to see you off."
Shen Zhi and Bo Yu looked at each other in dismay, so there was no need to give any big gifts...
What a gift!
Chunxiu's eyes widened, looking at the head protruding from the sack, Sun Daoxian was tied up, with a cloth stuffed in his mouth.
"Madame Hou?" Chunxiu was shocked, "What are you doing?"
"You can be a cow or a horse, take it out for a walk, Miss Chunxiu, don't be polite to me!" Mrs. Ninghou smiled and shook her hand, saying goodbye.
Sun Daoxian stared at Chunxiu with resentment on his face.
Chunxiu raised the knife and cut off the rope, "You are free, you can go!"
"I can't go anywhere, my mother said, if I can't protect you back this time, I will not be allowed to step into the Marquis Mansion!" Sun Daoxian threw the rope out of the carriage angrily, "What else can I do? What else can I do? "
Chunxiu rolled her eyes, "The devil knows what else you can do?"
"Quan is going to visit the mountains and rivers." Sun Daoxian was indignant, "I really wonder if I picked it up, but I feel like you are my own."
"None of my business!" Chunxiu ignored him.
Inside the carriage.
Bo Yu frowned and looked at Shen Zhi, "Don't care?"
Shen Zhi shook his head, "I don't care! That's Aunt Chunxiu's business, she will take care of it herself!"
"Are you so relieved? Sun Daoxian used to be an unscrupulous dude in Dongdu, and he never had any character at all. Mrs. Ninghou was also domineering, so Sun Daoxian didn't dare to bring a woman home, but now..." Bo Yu sighed softly, " I'm worried that Aunt Chunxiu will suffer!"
"Mediocrity!" Shen Zhi leaned against the wall of the car, quietly closed his eyebrows, "Instead of worrying about Aunt Chunxiu, it's better to worry about Sun Daoxian, whether he will resist the beating! Aunt Chunxiu makes a move, unlike Aunt Xiaotang, who knows how to know the tricks." Get out of the way..."
Bo Yu laughed dryly, "Shouldn't be... beaten to death, right?"
Shen Zhi curled his lips, opened a slit to look at him, "It's hard to say!"
Bo Yu, "..."
It's dangerous!
The carriage staggered towards Cao Qingzhou, Shen Zhi said very little, hardly any words along the way, no matter how teased Bo Yu was, he didn't smile much. After a long time, Bo Yu didn't say any more, just quietly accompanied Shen Zhi.
Shen Zhi often stared at the sky in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
Cao Qingzhou...
How far is it
Shen Muxi also wants to know, how far is it from the border, these days she almost lives a life of ghosts and ghosts, digs wild vegetables and eats tree bark when she eats, drinks mountain stream water when she is thirsty, stays away from inhabited places, avoids Sometimes something in the bones pops out again.
How terrible she is, only she knows.
When he was awake, he rode his horse and galloped.
When my mind is not clear, I use the straw rope I made to trap myself so as not to hurt innocent people.
His body was either strangled or bloodstained.
At night, she always felt that someone was hiding in the dark and staring at her.
I was lucky today, I picked some wild mushrooms, no matter whether it is poisonous or not... Anyway, she can't die from poison, as long as it can fill her stomach. The sparks in the fire burst out from time to time, and the whole forest was pitch black.
Occasionally, weird sounds passed by, and nothing dared to really attack her. Poisonous insects were crawling around, not to mention small animals like rabbits, let alone wolves, tigers and leopards, they didn't dare to get close to her. Shen Muxi thought, the current self seems to be following Han Busu's old path.
After a long time, there should be no difference between her and Han Busu.
"This is probably the father's debt, and it's retribution!" She drank the mushroom soup, "You want to compete with me for your body, but I can't let you do so, this is also your retribution!"
Suddenly, she heard a rustling sound, and immediately tightened the bamboo tube in her hand.
"Oh, there's something delicious!" The person who jumped out suddenly was so startled that Shen Muxi almost smashed the bamboo tube out of his hand.
The sharp pain in her heart swept over quickly, she knew that this thing smelled, and was going to run out to kill... But she couldn't hold it back! She has endured for so many days, she has tried her best!
"You, you go!" Shen Muxi bent over, tightly gripping the position of his heart.
There are poisonous insects all around, why does this old man still come out
"Don't be stingy!" The old man was bearded, unkempt, smelly all over his body, and his clothes were in tatters, his eyes just stared at Shen Muxi, "Oh, she is a young and beautiful girl Little girl, there are poisonous snakes and beasts in this forest, you have to be careful!"
The old man looked at the mushroom soup in the broken iron pot, without saying a word, scooped it up with a small bamboo tube on the side and drank it, sipping it, "It tastes good, but there is no salt!"
"You...you..." Shen Muxi curled up behind the tree, "Go! Go! Go..."
The pain, the feeling of flickering light and dark, her mind fluctuating now and then, she felt like she was in dire straits, and she was about to be unable to hold on... But if she didn't hold on, she was afraid that the old man in front of her would die without a doubt.
The bloodthirsty nature of soul-returning Gu is so strong.
what to do…
"Let's go!" Shen Muxi raised his head, the veins on his neck bulged slightly, and his clear eyes gradually became cloudy.
It's really... I can't hold it anymore!
The momentary roar was the sound of admiration for killing.
What happened later, Shen Muxi didn't know at all, but woke up again in the morning of the next day. My mind was empty, I couldn't remember what happened last night at all, I just felt the pain all over my body, like tearing apart a bone and rebuilding it.
Rubbing his neck hard, Shen Muxi sat up on the ground, "What happened?"
Suddenly, she froze on the spot.
On the grass not far away, there was a dark mass lying on it, which seemed to be a person, and it looked like it had hands and feet.
Her body trembled suddenly, Shen Muxi looked around in horror, did she kill someone
kill!
No! impossible! How can there be people in this place
He rushed over like crazy, Shen Muxi's face was bloodless, and he finally believed that this is indeed a person, a living person, but... lying motionless on the ground, he seemed to be dead...
Shen Muxi changed from the initial panic to the current despair.
Why didn't you control yourself
Why did you give up all your previous efforts
She has endured it for a long, long time, just to stay away from the crowd and not want to hurt the innocent, why didn't she succeed, or became an executioner? She is a doctor, and her hands are used to save lives and heal the wounded, but now she can't do anything except kill people!
The despair deep in her heart made her burst into tears instantly.
"What else can I do? What should I do? What should I do?" Shen Muxi broke down in tears.
Husband, son, relatives around her... So many people she cares about must be abandoned one by one. From now on, she will stay away from the hustle and bustle, stay away from the crowds, and fight to the death with the Soul Resurgence Gu in her body, gritting her teeth and persisting until the end. Live the moment.
Maybe in the end, all her persistence is still meaningless, but...
"Why are you crying?" Hei Tuanzi suddenly asked.
Shen Muxi was so startled that he suddenly fell to the ground, staring at his tearful eyes, unable to speak for a while.
"Women just love to cry, it's really annoying!" Hei Tuanzi rolled his eyes, and got up from the ground with his back bent, "Crying and crying early in the morning, what about mourning? I'm not dead yet! Isn't it just drinking your two mouthfuls of mushroom soup? It's worth it Curse me to death?"
Shen Muxi looked up at him standing up, the tip of his nose was full of the stench of his body, it made people almost sick, but... he was indeed alive.
So, she didn't have a seizure last night
Quickly covering his chest, Shen Muxi hurriedly got up from the ground, "Are you not dead?"
"Ah bah!" He flew over with a mouthful of saliva.
If it wasn't for Shen Muxi's timely dodge, I'm afraid he would get stuck on his body.
In this way, Shen Muxi was completely awake, and immediately she was ecstatic, "You're fine! Great, I didn't kill someone! I didn't kill someone!" Thank God, she hasn't reached the point where she can't control herself at all.
"It's blue and white, what nonsense are you talking about?" The old man's voice was hoarse. His face was either disheveled or wantonly long beard, which completely covered his face, leaving only a pair of black eyes exposed, "Look Do I look like a dead person? I think you look like a dead person, with a dead face!"
Shen Muxi silently lowered her brows and reached out to caress her cheek.
After traveling through the forest for many days, she certainly knew that at this moment, no matter how she looked or how she looked, she would definitely not be able to see anyone.
"Sorry for scaring you!" Shen Muxi turned around and took the broken iron pot, hung it on the horse's back, and then got on the horse.
Since he didn't kill anyone, he should go, go far away, and try not to hurt innocent people before the soul-returning Gu wakes up.
All she can do is try her best.
"Hey hey hey, your mushroom soup is delicious, where did you pick it?" the old man stood under the horse, raised his head and asked, his greedy look was quite ridiculous.
Shen Muxi took a deep breath, pointed to the front, "It's on the edge of the cliff over there, there are many of them. It's just that some are poisonous and some are non-toxic, and they should be clearly distinguished. Don't eat them by mistake!"
"Will you pick?" the old man asked, "Help me pick some, and I'll give you some money later."
As he said that, he really started to rummage around, as if he wanted to dig out money, but he couldn't find the money after a while, "It's over, there's no food to eat!"
Shen Muxi did have money, but he didn't dare to go to the town, fearing that he would be unable to bear it after seeing someone. Seeing the nervous look of the old man, thinking that he might not be very smart, he took out some broken silver from the horse's bag and handed it to him.
The old man was taken aback, "Why did my money get out of your hands?"
Feeling helpless, Shen Muxi sighed, "It may be that the silver has grown legs, and this will be returned to you. You just take it and go out of the forest to buy something to eat. Don't go looking for any mushrooms. There is no one here. , if something happens, I'm afraid Tiantian should not do it."
The old man squeezed the silver happily, "The silver has grown legs..."
Seeing Shen Muxi raising his whip, the old man suddenly grabbed her reins, "Can't go, can't go!"
"Let go!" Shen Muxi was startled.
I was afraid that if I startled the horse, I turned around and kicked the old man to death!
"Come down! Come down! You must still have my silver on you!" The old man refused to give up, and refused to let go. "Since he has long legs, he will definitely run around. There is no one else here, only you..."
"Why are you so unreasonable?" Shen Muxi was so weak that he really didn't have the strength to argue with him. She wanted to pull back the rein, but the man's hand was quite strong, she gritted her teeth and pulled it twice, but she didn't move a bit.
The old man snorted twice, "I want to run away after stealing my money, there is no way!"
"The silver was originally mine, when did it become yours?" There was no one here, Shen Muxi felt a little flustered, if this entanglement continues, what if the soul-returning Gu attacks again
In this panic, sweat dripped from Shen Muxi's forehead, "You let go quickly, if you don't let go, I, I will..."
"That's it?" The old man stuck his neck, "Can you still hit me?"
Hitting is better than killing, right
Shen Muxi gritted her teeth, and immediately raised the whip, "If you don't let go, I will really beat you!"
"Hit! Hit!" The old man was very unbelieving, "If you have the ability, beat me to death! Otherwise, don't even think about running away, give me back my money!"
Shen Muxi finally realized what it means to be a good person is difficult! This time is indeed a model of making an inch! There is a dull pain in the heart, which is a sign that the soul-returning Gu is getting restless.
"Get out of the way!" Shen Muxi panicked, her breathing became short of breath.
The horsewhip in his hand was thrown violently.