Chapter 40

Outside the Marshal's Mansion, several carriages stopped on the street. Zhong Li Jiujiu stood in front, directing the apprentices of the medical center to put all kinds of medicine in wooden boxes on the carriages.

After more than a month of careful deployment, three large carriages were filled. Although it was a drop in the bucket compared to the battlefield of hundreds of thousands of people, these life-saving things could always send many Xiliang Army soldiers back to their parents, wives and children.

Ning Yuhe stood guard with a sword to avoid any mistakes in this batch of life-saving medicine. Zhongli Chuchu was in the small pharmacy, putting the small medicine in a small wooden box and hanging it on the side of Zhong Li Jiujiu's horse. Qing Ye was packing her and her master's personal clothes.

After a while, Xu Buling rode a black Wind Chasing Horse and galloped from the city gate.

Ning Yuhe came forward and said softly, "Ling 'er, when are you leaving?"

Xu Buling came to the gate but did not dismount, "I just got some news, I have to go to Fengshanhekou. Master, help me pack my belongings and set off with the army first. I will catch up later."

After he finished speaking, he turned his horse around and left quickly.

Seeing this, Zhong Li Jiujiu asked the apprentices of the medical center to speed up loading the carriages. Ning Yuhe returned to the Marshal's Mansion and went to pack Xu Buling's belongings.

The Marshal's Mansion was not big. The sound of horse hooves came from the street. Ning Qing Ye had already walked out of the west wing. After hearing Xu Buling's voice, she turned her eyes slightly and came to the Chuihua Gate. When Ning Yuhe came over, she said softly,

"Master, I will pack. The medicine is precious, don't let anything go wrong."

The medicine that had been stored for more than a month was all Zhong Li Jiujiu's painstaking efforts. If sold, one bottle would be at least one tael of silver. There were many apprentice armors, so one box could cost dozens of lives. Ning Yuhe did not say much. He turned and walked outside,

"We're leaving soon. Hurry up."

"Alright."

Ning Qing Ye nodded slightly, then turned around and walked into the backyard.

After Ning Yuhe's footsteps left, Qing Ye looked back and frowned slightly.

Ever since she found the red paint on the Mahjong on the ship, Ning Qing Ye had sensed that something was wrong. She felt that her Shifu's' Gong Shou Sha 'was really gone. In order to cover up the fact that the' Gong Shou Sha 'was gone, she asked Xiao Xiang'er to help her mix the paint and paint on her body.

But Qing Ye didn't have any evidence for such a big thing, so she didn't dare to make a guess or ask her master.

These days, Ning Qing Ye had been looking for opportunities to stay with her master. She observed him and looked for clues. Unfortunately, after spending so much time with him, Ning Qing Ye didn't find anything unusual. Her master had never been to the ship, and the 'Gong Shou Sha' was still intact. If the 'Gong Shou Sha' was painted, it could only mean that the paint was with him. But she never found the paint in her master's room.

If it was a coincidence, Ning Qing Ye didn't believe that there could be such a coincidence in the world. The main thing was that she couldn't explain the pink mark on her master's nightgown. After pondering for a long time, Ning Qing Ye could only guess that the paint was not with her master, but somewhere else.

At first, Ning Qingye thought that Zhongli Jiujiu was helping her Master cover up. However, after a month of careful observation, she realized that her Master and Zhongli Jiujiu were always acting weird whenever they met. They did not stay together at all. On the contrary, her Master would find an excuse to go out every seven days to 'relax and go shopping', and Xu Buling would often go to the military camp at that time because he had something to attend to in the military camp. She once tried to find an opportunity to go with Xu Buling, but Xu Buling just walked around the military camp for a while before returning. He did not do anything …

All these signs made Ning Qingye come up with a bold conjecture — could it be that Xu Buling had helped to draw the Chastity Mark …

Ning Qing Ye naturally couldn't believe this guess. After all, the 'Gong Shou Sha' was on her master's body. She couldn't just ignore this even if she respected her master!

But if it wasn't Xu Buling, these small marks couldn't be explained. Moreover, who made the 'Gong Shou Sha' disappear? Could it be …

Xu Buling was her lover!

Ning Qing Ye felt stuffy in her chest. Her back was cold and hot, and she couldn't even control her breathing.

But these were all guesses. Her master was such a gentle and virtuous woman. How could she do such a thing? Even if it was true, it must be Xu Buling who deceived her master …

Ning Qing Ye felt that her thoughts had turned into a ball of paste. She couldn't sort it out at all. Standing outside Xu Buling's room, she wanted to raise her hand to push it open, but she didn't dare to. She was afraid that her guess would be confirmed …

"Qing Ye, why are you in a daze? We're going to leave soon. "

In the corridor, Zhongli Chuchu went out with a few small boxes in her arms. When she saw Ning Qing Ye standing at the door in a daze, she reminded her softly.

Ning Qing Ye came back to her senses and forced a smile. She raised her hand to push open the door and entered Xu Buling's room.

They were going to leave soon. Nightingale had already tidied up the room last night. Only writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones were left on the table.

Ning Qing Ye looked around and walked to the desk. She carefully glanced at the brush rack. There were more than a dozen brushes of different sizes on it. Three of them were used to make cinnabar. Their color was bright red, which was completely different from the color of the 'Gong Shou Sha'.

Ning Qing Ye was a little relieved. She put away the brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones and put them in several boxes next to her. The boxes were filled with clothes and sundries. They were all covered, so she couldn't tell which one it was. She opened one of them and found that it contained robes, belts, and other items. She was about to close it.

However, before the box was closed, Ning Qing Ye suddenly saw the corner of a small wooden box under the robe.

The box was not big, but it was quite exquisite. There were five small words engraved on it, "Made by Master Baby". Obviously, it was Xu Buling's favorite item.

"…"

Ning Qing Ye's body slightly stiffened, and her eyes were a little confused. If the paint was with Xu Buling, it might be in this box. But touching other people's personal items was very immoral …

She had touched and kissed Xu Buling. Half of her butt belonged to Xu Buling …

This was related to her master's reputation. If she made a mistake, she could just apologize to him later …

Ning Qing Ye hesitated for a long time. In the end, she carefully removed the robe and raised her hand to open the wooden box.

Inside the box, there were white fox tails, aqua blue fox tails, a pouch with golden quail eggs, a black bellyband, a lotus Tibetan carp, three white bellybands, a slightly smaller bellyband, five white handkerchiefs, a piece of cloth cut from a bedsheet, a white jade peace card, a cloth doll with Xu Buling's name on it, a gold pen, a small porcelain box, and a small piece of paper …

There was a dazzling array of items neatly placed in each box. It was impossible to see them all at a glance.

Ning Qing Ye's fair cheeks suddenly turned red. She knew what these things were, but she didn't dare to look at them carefully. She secretly cursed, "Lecher …" Then, she looked at the small piece of paper that was unfolded. The paper said:

"Young Master Xu, I left in a hurry and forgot to tell you something. If the method of detoxification works, you owe Zhongli Chuchu your life. Remember to thank her in the future.

It's a pity to throw away these wines.

Finally, Zhu Manzhi is my bosom friend. If you dare to bully her, you and I will fight to the death.

Farewell. "

This was the handwriting she wrote when she was forced to leave Chang 'an after being kissed.

Ning Qing Ye's heart trembled. She felt an indescribable sweetness in her heart. However, she saw a gold pen next to the paper from the corner of her eyes.

The white tip of the gold pen had been washed clean, but there were obvious traces of light pink on it. It was the same color as the Chastity Cinnabar.

After Ning Qing Ye saw it clearly, her body suddenly stiffened. The corner of her mouth that had just curled up stiffened as if she had been struck by lightning!

It turned out that … it was really the Chastity Cinnabar that he had drawn for Master …

Could it be that they had already …

Impossible, impossible. Master knew about my friendship with Xu Buling. He would never do such a thing …

Could it be that Master had lost his virginity and had no choice but to draw the Chastity Cinnabar to cover it up …

But Master had drawn the Chastity Cinnabar to deceive others. Who was he trying to hide it from? Even Xu Buling knew about it. Why didn't he let me do it …

Although she didn't want to accept it, the cruel truth was right in front of her.

The small note that represented their friendship and the first time they had pulled out of the Germinal Organization looked so shocking and heart-wrenching at this moment.

Ning Qing Ye's shoulders trembled slightly. Qingshui's eyes turned red, and she bit her lower lip to not lose her composure.

"Qing Ye? Qing Ye? Are you ready? The carriage is ready to leave … "

Outside the courtyard, Ning Yuhe's soft voice called out.

However, this familiar and warm voice sounded in Ning Qing Ye's ears. It was as if there was a deep ravine between them. Even the image of Master and Mother that had been engraved in her heart since she was a child was blurred.

How could it be like this … How could they be like this …

Not necessarily … Maybe there was a hidden story …

What hidden story could there be? Could it be that he wanted to catch them in bed?

Ning Qing Ye bit her lower lip, and her body trembled. She wanted to run out and ask Master for an explanation. Or she wanted to throw the box away and leave this sad place to calm down.

But the war was about to start. Ning Qing Ye didn't know the ways of the world, but she knew what was right and what was wrong. Now was not the time to throw a tantrum …

The footsteps gradually approached, and Qing Ye suppressed her emotions. She raised her hand and slowly closed the wooden box. Then, she closed the box and walked out of the study room with the wooden box in her arms.

Ning Yuhe walked in slowly with a sword in her hand. She brushed past Qing Ye and bent down to pick up a wooden box. Seeing that Qing Ye was not walking steadily, she asked in confusion,

"Qing Ye, is the box too heavy?"

Ning Qing Ye suppressed the trembling under her calm expression and walked out of the corridor quickly. She said, "It's nothing. It's too hot, and I didn't sleep well last night …"

"Oh … Then be careful. We'll arrive at Xiangyang in a few days. Swords have no eyes in war. Just stay behind and don't rush forward. Marching to war is not a trivial matter. If something goes wrong, it will put Ling 'er in a difficult position … "

"Got it … Master."

Ning Qing Ye took a light breath and disappeared outside the Chuihua Gate.

Ning Yuhe blinked, and there was some doubt on her gentle face. But they were about to go to war, and there were too many things to pay attention to. So, she didn't take it to heart and quickly followed …