Lantian County Magistrate Ren Zhigu heard Li Hong's words and hurriedly thanked him. After all, standing in front of him was not only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and the Minister of Hubu, but also the Governor of the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Chief Protector of the Anxi Protectorate. But he is his immediate superior.
Moreover, Zong Chuke was promoted one after another, which was a constant topic of discussion in the official circles, and Lantian County was also regarded as a blessed place for officials. As the magistrate of Lantian County, Ren Zhigu was naturally uneasy.
After saying a few polite words, Li Hong went straight to the point because he was worried about Pei Wanying and asked Zong Chu Ke what was going on
Zong Chuke hurriedly asked Jinghui, the Minister of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Justice to jointly investigate. Regarding the people who came to Lantian and then left Lantian after the smallpox outbreak in Lantian County, most of them have been found. Should they be put together with the people of Lantian
From yesterday to today, plus one night, I have to say that the efficiency of Jing Hui and Xing Bu exceeded Li Hong's expectations.
But think about it, it’s almost the same. In today’s era, people basically rely on ox carts, horse-drawn carriages, or even walking to travel. As long as you can find a specific individual, it is not difficult to find it.
After ordering these people to be centralized and managed separately, Zong Chuke and Lantian County Magistrate Ren Zhigu hurriedly left, leaving Li Hong and Yang Wu to continue to where Pei Wanying was.
In this life, Li Hong has never truly experienced the taste of love. Whether it is with Bai Chun, Ye Yue, or An Xiaohe, apart from Bai Chun who takes it for granted, Ye Yue takes the initiative to throw herself into his arms, and now with An Xiaohe It’s still a character that doesn’t even have a single horoscope, and to put it bluntly, we haven’t gotten along with each other before and under the moon.
But since meeting Pei Wanying, it ignited the feeling in Li Hong's heart that he wanted a love between a man and a woman.
When they reached the gathering place of the common people, the two of them stared wide-eyed but did not notice Pei Wanying's figure. Yang Wu casually grabbed a soldier and asked, but he also shook his head to express that he had not seen her.
Li Hong is a little strange. He won't run away, right? But didn't Sun Simiao say that this girl stayed here because she wanted to study? Are you saying that this girl is very interested in medicine
He had already planned that since she was interested in medicine, he would use the excuse of opening a hospital to cater to her hobbies and get close to her.
We shuttled between places with a strong smell of alcohol. This was a distribution center for young adults. Although the expressions on everyone’s faces were no longer panic, they still looked a little nervous involuntarily as they watched people in white robes pass by. , as if looking at a monster.
Accompanied by several soldiers, the two of them wandered among the large and small tents dotted here and there, looking for that beautiful figure.
From time to time, when he encountered common people who looked listless, Li Hong would signal thousands of soldiers to check their physical condition.
Walking from one end of the tent to the other end of the tent, Li Hong did not find Pei Wanying's gentle figure, but he also gained something, that is, the people concentrated here basically had no early symptoms of smallpox infection.
The two of them were walking on the edge of the last row of tents, followed by a few soldiers, and saw a petite figure by the river in the distance.
"Eh? Is that Miss Pei? Go over and have a look." Li Hong glanced at the figure that looked like he had been waiting for a long time, and walked over at a faster pace.
Yang Wu also stretched out his hand to signal the soldiers behind him not to follow, and then followed Li Hong quickly towards the river.
As the distance got closer, Li Hong was sure that it was Pei Wanying. She had obviously changed her clothes. After measuring with Yang Wu's eyes, it seemed that this outfit was specially customized for Pei Wanying, which accentuated her tall figure. taller.
But what shocked Li Hong was that Pei Wanying was holding a bucket in her hand at the moment, but she was not fetching water. Instead, she seemed to be frozen, like a sculpture, holding the bucket in the air and not falling down for a long time.
Curious Li Hong didn't know that because of the angle, he and Yang Wu didn't see a ferocious beast standing in front of Pei Wanying.
Pei Wanying's legs are now weak. Although the bucket in her hand is small and not heavy, her thin arms have begun to tremble involuntarily because she has been lifting it for too long.
She originally just wanted to come to the river to fetch a bucket of water, but as soon as she approached the river, she saw a wolf drinking water there.
The black oily hair, the huge wolf head and the body as strong as a calf made her not think it was a dog at a glance.
Just when she was about to turn around and retreat, the wolf looked up at her, and the two wolves locked eyes with each other.
It was only the time for a cup of tea, but in Pei Wanying's opinion, it seemed as long as a lifetime.
At this moment, her cheeks, which were originally frightened and turned white, became even more pale because she was holding the bucket in her hand to be wary of the wolf. Beads of sweat began to drip from her forehead to the corners of her eyes.
Although the wolf showed no murderous intent, its ruthless and cold eyes did not appear sharp, and she didn't know if it was an illusion. She felt that the wolf's eyes seemed to be sizing her up, as if there was no malice, just curiosity.
"Put the bucket down, it'll be okay."
"Ah...!" Pei Wanying was startled by the voice next to her, and then felt a light movement on her raised arm, and the bucket was taken away by the person next to her.
"Mr. Li? Be careful!" Pei Wanying just put down her raised arm and turned to glance at Li Hong beside her. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the wolf suddenly rushing towards her.
I wanted to push Li Hong away, but unexpectedly, my little strength didn't push him at all. Instead, I stumbled and almost fell because I used too much force.
If it weren't for the strong hands holding his waist, he might have fallen to the ground.
But at this time, she didn't care about the discord between men and women. She had always had a strict upbringing. She hurriedly put one hand around Li Hong's neck, and then she was supported by a pair of hands on her slender waist. She quickly straightened up. Unexpectedly, their bodies were already stuck together, and they hurriedly blocked Li Hong with their own bodies to block Mr. Li's attack from the wolf.
"It's okay, it won't hurt anyone." A gentle voice came to her ears. The hand holding her slim waist had been released, and she unconsciously let go of her neck.
The wolf, regardless of what they were thinking or doing at the moment, sped up and rushed over.
"You can't Yang Wu." Li Hong said calmly to Yang Wu who had already rushed to the front.
Yang Wu immediately stopped. In the flash of lightning, he remembered that His Majesty once said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also raised a wolf in the Western Regions. Could it be this calf
Li Hong let go of Pei Wanying's waist and took two steps forward. Bai Qi also jumped up with his huge wolf body and rushed into Li Hong's arms. Then he raised his huge wolf head and looked into the air. A long roar made Li Hong's eardrums hurt.
"Why are you here when you are not with An Xiaohe in Taiyi City? How did you come here? An Xiaohe is here too?" Li Hong asked, holding Bai Qi's paw on his body.
When Pei Wanying watched the wolf pounce on Li Hong, she was so frightened that her face completely lost all color, and she even closed her eyes, fearing that the wolf would hurt Mr. Li who had saved her.
But after hearing Li Hong's words, he hurriedly opened his eyes and saw Mr. Li talking to himself, and the wolf rubbed its huge head in Mr. Li's arms from time to time, as if it was coquettish? Yes, it's just like coquettishness.
"Just run around blindly. An Xiaohe might be worried when he sees you missing. Why are you running around blindly on Taiyi Mountain?" Li Hong had already concluded that Bai Qi was running blindly by himself.
This guy was just like him, not a peaceful person. He would disappear from time to time for a few days in the Western Region. Now that he was no longer around, An Xiaohe would definitely have no control over him.
What's more, there is Zhongnan Mountain here, which is connected to the Qinling Mountains. If this guy doesn't go to the mountains to find some game, he will be really sorry for his wolf ancestor.
Pei Wanying was dumbfounded as she watched a man and a wolf talking there. Her mind was even blanker than when she met the wolf just now. She really couldn't believe that this man could still communicate with the wolf
Looking at the back quietly, he couldn't help but think of the contact he had just had with that person's body. His cheeks, which were originally bloodless with fear, now looked so charming because of a blush rising on them.
Li Hong looked at Pei Wanying's expression and couldn't help but feel a little crazy. Bai Chun, An Xiaohe, Xia Zhi and the others, or Ye Yue, are all stunning in the world. Compared with Pei Wanying in front of him, their beauty is naturally comparable, but he doesn't know why. , Pei Wanying's shy and gentle beauty made his heart flutter even more.
Pei Wanying naturally noticed that Li Hong was staring at her as unscrupulously as he had when they first met. However, thinking that he had helped her just now, she naturally felt angry and could only say, "Thank you so much, Mr. Li."
"Oh... I'm sorry, you were so beautiful just now. I was fascinated by it. You don't have to be so polite. This is a misunderstanding. It has a good personality and won't hurt anyone. You don't have to be afraid." Li Hong adjusted his mood and said calmly. Yongrong returned to her body again.
Pei Wanying nodded silently, looked at Mr. Li, then at the wolf, paused, and then moved towards the small bucket that Li Hong had just put down.
"Forget it, stop fetching water. Why didn't you just call a soldier to help you fetch water." Li Hong saw that Pei Wanying was still going to fetch water and signaled Yang Wu.
"Miss Pei, let me fetch water for you." Yang Wu couldn't help but said, taking the bucket ahead of Pei Wanying.
Pei Wanying could only watch helplessly as Yang Wu flew past her eyes, as if he could fly. Only an afterimage flew by in her sight, and the man took away his bucket.
In desperation, Pei Wanying had no choice but to answer Li Hong's words: "Those people's medical skills are very advanced, and I am far behind them. How can I have the nerve to ask them to help me fetch water? They should stay there to help the people." It’s about healing.”
"Miss Pei's noble medical ethics is admirable." Li Hong made an invitation gesture and walked to the tent with Pei Wanying.
(End of chapter)