The young man obviously had the same idea as Qin Yining. Although they hadn't found any pursuers in the village, Wang Dashan lived in the village. They were worried that he would suddenly change his mind and chase after them.
The young man's limp seemed to be worse than before. In the quiet night, Qin Yining could hear his tired breathing.
Qin Yining was also very tired. She didn't even have time to rest when Wang Dashan was treating the young man's injuries. However, it was fortunate that she brought the medicine from Bing Tang. Otherwise, the young man's condition would be bad.
The two of them walked along the small path in the village for a while, avoiding people and heading towards the outskirts of the mountain.
After passing through a large field, they arrived at the foot of the mountain. The young man pointed at the mountain, then pointed in the direction of Danfu County and gestured a few times.
Qin Yining smiled. "You want to rest here and send me back when it's safe?"
The young man obviously wouldn't answer her. He looked for a good angle and started to climb the mountain.
Although Qin Yining was tired, she had the experience of living in the wild in her early years. Her body had also recovered a lot under the careful care of Bing Tang. The last time she went to Wanfo Temple, she was able to endure the steep mountain path. Not to mention that she was running for her life today, a small hill like this was naturally not impossible for Qin Yining to climb.
The two of them hid their tracks as they walked. They looked for a place to hide in the mountain and finally chose behind a small slope. A tall tree with a thick trunk grew on the slope. Its well-developed roots firmly grasped the soil on the slope, forming a natural cave behind the slope that sheltered them from the wind and rain.
They were afraid of attracting pursuers, so they didn't dare to start a fire.
Qin Yining sat inside, while the young man held the bamboo stick and guarded the entrance of the cave.
In the quiet mountain, only the chirping of birds and insects could be heard. Occasionally, there were the cries of wild animals. The sky gradually began to brighten. Everything outside the cave was covered with a layer of blue gauze. The morning wind mixed with dew made people feel very cold.
Qin Yining rummaged through the small medicine bag in her arms under the morning light. She found the pills to treat the young man's wounds, some to replenish blood, some to increase physical strength, and some to treat colds …
He prepared a few different kinds of pills and delivered them to the young man.
"Eat these first." Qin Yining was afraid that the young man would not believe her, so she gestured and said, "This is a life-saving item. Just now at the Wang family, I gave you this to save your life."
However, even though she spoke, Qin Yining did not have much hope. She was in a very sorry state now, and she even took out small pills of different sizes and colors to feed the young man. The situation was very strange no matter how one looked at it. The young man could not hear, and she could not understand the complicated words.
Qin Yining felt a little defeated.
Unexpectedly, the young man's reaction was very unexpected. He did not wait for Qin Yining to be disappointed for long before he took the pill and swallowed it. He even nodded at Qin Yining expressionlessly.
Qin Yining was slightly surprised. Then, he burst into laughter. "Aren't you afraid that I'll feed you poison?"
The young man's expression was a little blank. Seeing that she was smiling, he also smiled.
Qin Yining shook her head and laughed, then sat back in her original position.
She rubbed her legs tiredly, then hugged her knees and curled herself up. She did not sleep for the whole night. She had spent the whole night being chased. In addition, the young man had collapsed, so she was constantly tense. Only when she relaxed did she realize how tired she was.
Taking advantage of the fact that the pursuers had not found them yet, it was important to quickly recharge their energy. No one could guarantee that those hate-filled fools would deal with them later.
Qin Yining gradually fell asleep.
The young man turned to look at her, then hugged his bamboo stick and closed his eyes to sleep.
It was a blessing from the heavens that the pursuers did not immediately find them. Perhaps they had just searched the village, so they thought that they had fled elsewhere. The two of them rested until the afternoon, until they were hungry. Qin Yining even went to pick a lot of wild vegetables and fruits.
As usual, the two of them did not dare to light a fire, afraid that the smoke would attract the pursuers. They drank mountain spring water and ate fruits and wild vegetables to fill their stomachs.
However, after eating "lunch", Qin Yining still made the rational decision to go down the mountain.
"Although Danfu County is a big county, if they can't find you anywhere else, they will definitely come back here. After all, you left a bloodstain here. Maybe they will even suspect that we are hiding in Philanthropist Wang's house. After all, the last bloodstain was in front of the Wang family's house. "
The pursuers did not suspect Philanthropist Wang before because they had the impression that Philanthropist Wang's wife was killed by the young man.
However, after they really could not find him, how could they not think about it? Even if they did not suspect Philanthropist Wang, they would suspect that the young man was hiding in a familiar place.
Qin Yining and the young man had a hard time communicating, but at least the other party understood her through sign language.
The two of them quietly went down the mountain and carefully observed the surroundings.
Although they knew that they could not stay in the village, they did not know which direction was safe.
Qin Yining pursed her lips and pondered. Just as she was about to make a decision, she suddenly saw a red dot in the sky from the corner of her eye. It flashed silently, and finally, the light gradually disappeared and turned into a puff of white smoke, which was blown away by the hot afternoon wind. The whole process took only a few breaths. If one did not pay close attention, they would not have noticed it.
Qin Yining widened her eyes in surprise, but her heart was filled with joy.
It was the Qingtian Alliance's unique firework. It was used to contact each other in an emergency. Because they were afraid that the signal would be ignored, they had a fixed interval. If there was no response from the same firework after three fireworks, it would be considered a failure. They could only use this method to contact each other after a period of time.
Qin Yining pointed in that direction and said to the young man, "Let's go there. My men are there."
Seeing Qin Yining's happy expression, the young man also smiled.
Qin Yining took out a similar firework from her belt and lit the fuse with a match. The fuse made a light "pop" sound, and sparks flew. Then, a red light shot up into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Qin Yining signaled for the young man to quickly follow her. As she walked, she observed the sky. She did not see any more fireworks coming from that direction, so she was certain that the other party had received her message.
While they were hurrying, Qin Yining had already thought about the reason for the Qingtian Alliance's arrival and who they would send.
In the end, she guessed that it was Hall Master Liao.
However, when Qin Yining and the young man avoided the main road and took a small path, finally arriving in the direction of the fireworks, they bumped into a familiar person.
When that person saw Qin Yining, he immediately came forward and bowed.
"Alliance Master!"
"It's you?"
The person who came was a familiar face. His name was Meng Qin, and he used to follow Hall Master Qiao. Later, when Liu Ban and Guan Dahu contacted the alliance members, he even helped Hall Master Liao send a message to Qin Yining.
"Why are you here? Did Hall Master Liao order you to come? "
Meng Qin said, "Yes, but the Alliance Master might not know that I secretly followed you out. Hall Master Liao couldn't come out, and he was worried that you would encounter some danger outside, so he arranged for me to secretly follow and protect you. Although my martial arts are average, my legs are strong, and I'm good at hiding my tracks. Previously, when you were kidnapped in the county town, I was scared out of my wits. "
As he spoke, Meng Qin glared at the crippled young man behind Qin Yining. "This fellow ran too fast. I couldn't keep up, and I was worried about your safety. However, I also guessed that this fellow didn't have any ill intentions towards the Alliance Master."
Qin Yining was a bit surprised, but also a bit moved. "It's you who are considerate."
Meng Qin smiled and scratched his head. "It's all part of this subordinate's job. That's right, I just found out the location of the subordinates that Wang Ye arranged to meet you. Now that you and this fellow are outside, it wouldn't be good if you were caught by those rioters. Wang Ye is still surrounded in the county town. Why don't you go and meet up with Wang Ye's subordinates first? "
Qin Yining didn't interfere much with Pang Xiao's matters. She would only speak her mind when Pang Xiao couldn't make up her mind and wanted to discuss something with her.
This time, Pang Xiao only brought Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi with her to prevent any accidents from happening in the county town. She left a portion of her advisors and Jinghu Wei outside the town. If anything happened, these people would be able to provide support. When she entered the town, the ceremonial guards were all bestowed by the emperor, as well as the Wang Residence's soldiers and a small number of Jinghu Wei.
"That's good. Wang Ye arranged for Mister Tao to stay outside the town. They must have heard that something happened in the town and came in. "
"That's right. This subordinate couldn't find Alliance Master, so I guessed that Wang Ye's subordinates would definitely enter the town to meet up with Wang Ye. That's why I kept an eye on them and found out where they were. However, this subordinate didn't act rashly. I was afraid that they wouldn't recognize me and would mistake me for someone with ulterior motives and capture me."
Qin Yining smiled and said, "That's good. Let's head over there now."
"Okay." Meng Qin took out an oiled paper bag from her pocket and removed the water pouch from her waist. "Alliance Master, these are the dry rations, beef, and water I specially brought for you. Please make do with them first."
Qin Yining had washed her face with spring water on the mountain and combed her hair simply. However, she didn't have time to clean the bloodstains all over her body. She looked rather pathetic, and Meng Qin's heart ached when she saw her.
Qin Yining didn't stand on ceremony. She took the oiled paper bag and opened it. There were several crispy pancakes sprinkled with salt and pepper, as well as slices of marinated beef.
She took out a pancake and cut it open in the middle. Qin Yining first handed the pancake to the silent youth behind her.
"Hurry up and eat."
The youth was a little surprised. He looked hesitantly at Meng Qin and didn't reach out to take the pancake.
Meng Qin rolled her eyes at the youth unhappily, then turned her face away. He felt that this barbarian had caused all this trouble by taking Qin Yining away with her.
Qin Yining smiled and handed the pancake to the youth again. She made a eating gesture.
The youth's lips gradually pursed as though he was trying to hide a smile. Qin Yining saw a dimple appear on his right cheek.
He took the pancake with his left hand and took a big bite.
Qin Yining laughed. "That's right. If you don't eat your fill, how can you have the energy to travel?"
Qin Yining took a pancake and ate it. Then, he took a pancake for Meng Qin and placed the beef in it.
Meng Qin smiled and said, "Alliance Master, I already ate on my way here. I specially prepared this for you."
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