Late at night on the eighteenth day of the seventh month, the bright moon hung high in the branches and cast mottled shadows on the ground of the guest courtyard. The Qiu Family's large village-like residence was completely silent. There were the occasional sounds of insects in the grass. Everything seemed peaceful and quiet.
Several guards holding lanterns passed through the alleys outside the walls of the guest courtyard. Everyone was yawning.
"Let's not go to the east side courtyard. Our Qiu fu has been here for more than a hundred years. Those rascals aren't blind. Who dares to cause trouble in the Qiu Family? "
"In any case, ever since I started working, nothing like that has ever happened. Other than the sixth branch catching fire a while ago, Master even had people shave their heads … …"
A few of the guards covered their mouths and let out muffled chuckles.
"That's because their sins are too deep. Even the heavens can't bear to see them do evil and gave them this kind of punishment."
"Shh! Do you have the life to discuss Master's private matters? Why aren't you shutting up? "
The conversation of the guards was interrupted by the leader. After a few words, everyone became more spirited. After walking around half of the courtyard, they went back to rest.
A moment later, the door to the guest courtyard's side room was silently pushed open. A black shadow flashed by. In the night, it was like a black gust of wind, flying over the roofs and walls.
Not long after, a wave of noise came from the direction of the sixth branch. The orange light of the fire lit up the night sky.
Inside the room, Qin Yining was dressed neatly. The black collared short brown skirt outlined her curvaceous figure. Under the snow white collar was a slender and long neck. Her long black hair was neatly tied up in a bun. She did not wear any jewelry, clean and valiant.
When Qin Yining bent down to put on her soft boots, Bing Tang handed a small porcelain bottle to Qin Yining: "If you encounter any danger later, sprinkle this medicine over. This is a special itching powder. I guarantee that the person who touches it will scratch their skin."
"I know. But what if this medicine gets on my body? "
"Don't be afraid. There is an antidote in the retting that was just given to Wang Fei. Even if Wang Fei scratches it with her hand, she won't feel itchy."
Bing Tang was good at treating illnesses, but it was also good at using poisons. Recently, it had been addicted to using itching medicine. Tonight, they had purposely created a commotion in the inner residence to create a diversion and take the opportunity to escape. Along the way, it was inevitable that they would encounter some guards who were too busy to deal with them. At that time, Bing Tang medicine would be of great use.
"Let's go." The door creaked and Mu Jinghu, who was dressed in black, flashed in. "Everything has been arranged!"
Qin Yining asked in a low voice, "How are things over there?"
"We've already lured them over. Don't worry, I didn't kill anyone. I just beat up those who were rude to you that day. "
Mu Jinghu had just beaten someone up and was in a good mood. His tone was unprecedentedly relaxed.
Qin Yining didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw how childish he was. He didn't expect Mu Jinghu to be so vengeful. After such a long time, he still hadn't let it go. He even came up with all kinds of childish ways to take revenge.
Perhaps Qin Yining was used to being decisive in killing. Although he didn't disregard human lives, he didn't have any sympathy for those who deserved to be punished.
Was she really a cold-hearted person now?
Qin Yining didn't say much about Mu Jinghu. Anyway, since Mu Jinghu could do this, he must be mentally prepared.
The group of people left the guest house. The strong Jinghu Wei all carried bags on their backs. They were afraid that Qin Yining's horse carriage wouldn't be able to drive them away. Many things couldn't be brought along, so they specially prepared them.
Ji Yun and Bing Tang didn't need to bring any luggage. The Jinghu Wei were all ready.
The route was already planned by Mu Jinghu. When the group reached the wall, Mu Jinghu whispered, "Excuse me." Without another word, he led Qin Yining over the wall.
Sending Cloud had his own martial arts, so he naturally didn't need anyone to help him. He took a few steps back and ran quickly. Then, he nimbly jumped up and used the wall as leverage to flip himself over.
At the same time, Jinghu Wei also jumped over the wall with Bing Tang.
Everyone arrived outside the wall. Mu Jinghu pointed in a direction and everyone quietly went in that direction. There was a horse carriage prepared by Mu Jinghu.
Mu Jinghu was highly skilled in martial arts. Many nights, when no one was paying attention, he secretly left the Qiu Residence to investigate. No matter how many guards there were in the Qiu Residence, they didn't notice.
This time, they were going to a deserted temple on the outskirts of the city chosen by Mu Jinghu.
There were few people here, and there was a water source around. After discussing with Qin Yining, they decided to stay here for the time being, and then find a way to leave Jianchuan City.
"I also want to use the Chuan Tablet. Why don't we go back and steal it from the Qiu Residence?" Mu Jinghu said.
Qin Yining shook his head and said, "Do you still remember? After we used the Chuan Tablet, we were immediately discovered to have a close relationship with Qiu Feishan. The people in this city must have some other way to distinguish us. If we rashly steal the Chuan Tablet, we might be discovered. When the time comes, we will be detained at the city gate and lose our freedom. If we want to use the Chuan Tablet, we have to think about it carefully. "
Mu Jinghu sighed and said, "Things are getting more and more complicated. I didn't expect that it would be difficult to get out after entering Jianchuan."
"Yes. Who would have thought. " Qin Yining frowned worriedly, "After we came in, we were completely cut off from the outside world. I don't know anything about the outside world now, and I don't know what happened in the imperial court."
"Princess. Isn't that Jing Zhe and Xiao Xue? "Ji Yun pointed at the people in the bushes in front of them.
Mu Jinghu took a look, and was able to identify them before the others could see in time, "It's them. I came out yesterday and made an appointment with them to meet here. "
As he spoke, everyone had already met. Jing Zhe and Xiao Xue were very excited when they saw Qin Yining. They cupped their hands and bowed, "Princess. Are you okay these days? "
"I'm fine. Aren't I doing well? Let's go to the ruined temple first. "
Everyone nodded in unison.
Once everyone was gathered, Qin Yining also relaxed. The group quickly arrived at the ruined temple. After checking the surrounding terrain and confirming that it was really safe, they left someone to guard outside and went into the temple to settle down.
This temple had not been renovated for a long time. In the middle of the temple, there was a clay Bodhisattva with cobwebs hanging from its body, standing in the dilapidated hall with a compassionate look in its eyes. Half of the roof tiles had fallen off, not to mention the dilapidated and mottled walls and the lattice windows that only had window frames and no window lattices left. A ray of bright moonlight shone through the hole in the roof onto the clay Bodhisattva statue, adding a sense of peace and tranquility to the place.
Qin Yining looked up at the Bodhisattva statue, then put his palms together and knelt down.
Bing Tang and Ji Yun also knelt down and bowed.
During this time, Jinghu Wei and the others went to collect firewood. Jing Zhe lit a fire in the middle of the ground and spread some hay on the ground.
"We escaped in a hurry. Sorry for the inconvenience, Princess."
"It's not a problem." Qin Yining smiled. "I used to live in the wilderness for so many years. This kind of relief is already very good for me at that time."
Everyone gathered around the bonfire and sat down. Two of the Elite Tiger Guards felt uneasy and went to guard the outside of the hall.
Qin Yining said, "Everyone, make use of the time to conserve your energy. The Qiu family should have already discovered that we are missing. I think they have spies everywhere in Jianchuan City and will soon find out which direction we went. Even if they don't know our location, they will have to take a detour in the middle and will find us quickly. So we can't stay here for long."
"Yes." Jing Zhe and the others nodded.
Mu Jinghu used a tree branch to poke at the fire. A gust of wind blew past, and sparks flew out from the fire.
"I don't know if we can find a chance to find the Chu Chuan tablet tomorrow. If there is, we have to find a way to disguise ourselves and get out. If there isn't, I'm afraid there will be a tough battle ahead. Everyone should conserve their energy. "
"Young Master Mu is right. Let's take turns to rest tonight. "Da Han nodded. The few of them discussed with the Jinghu Wei brothers about taking turns to guard the night.
Qin Yining saw that everyone had arranged things in an orderly manner. He took out a piece of clothing from his bag and rolled it up to use as a pillow. He slept on the dry grass near the fire.
Bing Tang and Ji Yun looked at each other. They were actually a little hesitant. Bing Tang was born into a noble family and had never suffered much. Although Ji Yun was lonely and poor, ever since she followed Pang Xiao, even though she had to undergo all kinds of training, her life had always been more luxurious than that of a normal family's young lady. Pang Xiao had never mistreated them.
Thus, they slept on the ground covered with a thin layer of dry grass. They didn't know if there were bugs in the grass or rats in the corners. They couldn't accept such an environment for a while.
But on second thought, they began to feel sorry for Qin Yining.
If they hadn't suffered a lot, who would be able to get used to such a thing? The more Qin Yining adapted to it, the more upset they felt.
Bing Tang and Ji Yun lay down on both sides of Qin Yining at the same time, hoping to help Qin Yining block some of the cold wind at night.
The three girls fell asleep with their heads against each other.
The men looked at each other and felt a little uncomfortable. Especially Jinghu Wei, who now admired and pitied Wang Fei. They had seen with their own eyes how Wang Ye treated Wang Fei. If Wang Ye was here, how could he bear to let Wang Fei suffer? If Wang Ye knew that Wang Fei was under house arrest by the Qiu Family and had to escape for her life, Wang Ye would be heartbroken!
When they thought of this, their disgust for the Qiu Family increased a lot.
Unlike what they had expected, the Qiu Family didn't catch up as quickly as they had guessed. At least they had a good night's sleep. In the morning, there were people who went fishing and hunting. After Qin Yining washed up, he had a full meal.
Qin Yining didn't dare to be careless. After the group of people ate, they immediately left the temple and looked for the next safe place to stay.
But Qin Yining didn't expect that less than an hour after they left the temple, the road in front of them was blocked by a group of people.
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