C19

Xu Heng said that he was injured, and sat on the bed feeling wronged, his eyelids drooping. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that Luo Yi was still standing at the door and didn't have any intention of turning around to look at him.

With his calm personality, he was not someone who would brag about his small injuries in public, thus Luo Yi was able to easily discern that this person was just maliciously putting up a miserable front. He originally wanted to ignore him, but the hand that was about to push open the door rested on the door for a long time, and in the end, did not have the strength to do so.

She felt as if she had always been in a box that was so airtight that she didn't even know when she would be able to stay here, until one day someone forcefully opened a hole in the box. Sunlight seeped in and carried the wind and rain, causing her to be unable to tell for a moment whether it was the burning sunlight that hurt her eyes, or the sudden storm that scared her so much that she didn't even dare to open her eyes. However, no matter what, the moment she heard the crack, she realized that the so-called stability was just an illusion. What she stepped on was never soft soil, but waves of uncertainty.

With that, Xu Heng raised his eyebrows, and was finally willing to look up at her. When she said those words, her expression was even more serious than usual, and he did not seem like he was joking at all.

Xu Heng stared at her for a good while, but Luo Yi did not dodge, and continued to look back. After looking at each other like this for around a quarter of an hour, Xu Heng suddenly laughed.

"Very good."

He sat up a little, his long hair fluttering in the air as he rose, and then obediently fell back behind him. He seemed to be in a good mood, and reached out his uninjured hand towards Luo Yi, allowing Luo Yi to grasp his hand back to him without hesitation. Then, she used her strength and hugged tightly: "You did very well."

He probably agreed with Luo Yi's actions, as he caressed the top of her head to the ends, saying with a heartfelt smile, "No one is worthy enough for you to like without caring about anything, as long as you love yourself the most it's enough."

"..." "Right."

Luo Yi's face was pressed in front of Xu Heng's chest. Roughly because the air was not flowing smoothly, she paused for a second when she opened her mouth, and even her voice had an indescribable heaviness mixed within.

It had nothing to do with his mood.

Liu Liangyun said that the medical stand had hidden His Majesty in the imperial mausoleum outside the city.

There were very few people who went in and out of the Royal Tomb, and both of them were heavily guarded, so there was no way they would be able to create an indestructible cage with the military strength of the general's mansion. Moreover, it was very hard for an ordinary person to imagine that the Medical Examiner would be so daring to actually hide the hostage inside of the tomb.

Liu Liangyun spread out the map on the table that he had brought with him and circled one of the locations with his finger, "Behind the imperial mausoleum, there is a forest. After walking through the forest two streets away is the Drunk Dream Pavilion that Liu Yin is in. At that time, Liu Yin would think of a way to keep Helian Rong here, with the crown prince in charge, even if they chase after him, they would not dare to cause too much of a commotion.

"As long as they have concerns, we will have a greater chance."

Liu Liangyun continued to explain, "Helian Rong will not suspect Liu Yin, and he is a man who is very jealous, so he will not easily allow strangers to enter and leave Liu Yin's room. Therefore, we have to hurry and hide His Majesty in that secret room we went to before Helian Rong left.

"Although Lin Xiang from the bun shop in the south of the city may seem like a bun maker on the surface, he was actually making a beautiful human skin mask."

Liu Liangyun was stunned for a moment, but Xu Heng quickly replied him: "We can ask him for help."

"I've seen his craft," he said.

"Human skin mask?"

However, he trusted Xu Heng and did not express any doubts right away. He only said that since Brother Xu had said so, there should be no problems, and then waved his hand to call the young man who had been silent all along to come forward: "This is one of my guards, and in terms of martial arts, he is one of the best in the Northern Tribes. That day, he would lure a portion of the guards away as bait, and Brother Xu would be the one to take care of the rest."

"As for the timing …"

Liu Liangyun put away the map in his hand, "Brother Xu and Miss Luo must not be exposed. When we move, the medical table cannot be at the mansion. Three days later, His Majesty will send him to Wu Yin Mountain to kill bandits. At least three to five days, at most half a month. Brother Xu has enough time to clear himself of any suspicions."

"What a coincidence …"

Xu Heng bent his index finger and tapped the table. "Brother Liu, you just found out where His Majesty is locked up, and the Medical Examiner who is still in the midst of punishing His Majesty was assigned a mission …"

He raised his eyebrows. "Should we say that Brother Liu's luck is good, or is it that the heavens are blessing you?"

Luo Yi had been listening quietly with his head lowered, not saying a word. When she heard this, she suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Heng with suspicion in his eyes — even she could hear the probing tone in his words, let alone Liu Liangyun who seemed to be an intelligent person. At almost the same time she raised her head, the bodyguard behind Liu Liangyun pulled out the legal knife on his waist, and with a "shua" sound, he pointed it right at Xu Heng's forehead.

Luo Yi did not understand how the normal atmosphere had suddenly turned tense, and before she could even react, he heard Liu Liangyun shout out, "Impudent!"

"Take back your knife!"

His voice was not loud nor was his tone serious, but the guard holding the sword immediately retracted his saber. He even respectfully took two steps back, returning to a distance that was strictly within his duty.

"Brother Liu, you look so imposing." Xu Heng drank his tea, and it was unknown if the words he spoke were fake praise or genuine ridicule.

Liu Liangyun pursed her lips and smiled, not caring at all. She gently flipped the fan on her right wrist and opened it up, revealing a picture of mountains and rivers, "Brother Xu, are you willing to take this risk?"

Xu Heng naturally understood what he meant and immediately smiled as well. The two of them acted as if they agreed and said: "Come on."

What a joke! Of course! Not to mention the unknown dangers lurking in the shadows, even if the other party had openly set up a trap in the open, as long as there was even a sliver of hope that he could save His Majesty, he had no choice but to take this risk.

Luo Yi did not understand his intentions, and waited until Liu Liangyun and his sister left before asking, "Since you know of the danger, can't you wait until we're safe before making your move?"

As if he was laughing at her naivety, Xu Heng raised his hand and rubbed the top of Luo Yi's hair, "What's more, His Majesty is the one who made it so that we can afford to wait. Even the people of Li Kingdom can't afford to wait."

"Oh." Luo Yi didn't know much about this country and land, and didn't argue with him anymore. She only yawned semi-truthfully, and then bid farewell to Xu Heng while covering his mouth as if he was "extremely tired".

"Right!" Before she left, her feet paused for a second as she shouted in a low voice.

Hm?

Xu Heng raised his head and looked at Luo Yi's figure doubtfully. Recently, he seemed to frequently look at her back, and before his second eyelid even fell, he heard a voice from in front of him. "On the day you take action, I won't send you off."

She said, "I'm afraid I can't get up."

The moment he finished speaking, Luo Yi himself was in a trance for a moment, but he vaguely remembered that on the morning Lin Ting wanted to go to Li City, he also used this reason. It's been so long …

Luo Yi thought slowly, she had not improved at all.

Xu Heng didn't seem to be surprised, and nodded in understanding after hearing her words, "Mn, rest well. Also, you must not forget to bring it. "

Luo Yi, "..."

After Xu Heng finished speaking, he felt that he was quite humorous, so before he could tease Luo Yi, he chuckled softly first. Unexpectedly, Luo Yi rolled her eyes at him.

But no matter how full the conversation was, on the day of the operation, Luo Yi would still wait outside Xu Heng's room early in the morning.

The early morning dew had drenched her clothes, causing Xu Heng to be startled for a moment when he saw the scene: "What are you doing here?"

"It's too noisy, I can't sleep." Luo Yi replied rather quickly, probably because this answer had already been repeated many times in his heart, "I came to send you off."

"Oh."

It was unknown if it was because of the solemn atmosphere, but today, Xu Heng looked extremely different. He had the same face, but the aura around him was completely different from before. Luo Yi noticed this but did not take it to heart. His legs that had been sitting on the rock for half the night felt a little numb, and he even used his feet Xu Heng to help him up.

The distance between the two of them was not far, who would have thought that when Luo Yi raised her arm, she was already close to Xu Heng, but she was abruptly pushed back by the latter.

Luo Yi was startled, and immediately looked at Xu Heng with a sharp gaze. Xu Heng seemed to have just realized what he had done, and rubbed his hands in frustration: "I have something in my hands."

"What is it?" Luo Yi sat on the rock and simply did not get up, her eyebrows knitted as she asked.

"Muddleheaded drug." Xu Heng explained in a low voice.

His voice was a little hoarse, his tone a little different from before, but because it was not very obvious, Luo Yi did not notice it earlier. At this moment, he felt that something was wrong with this person, and various small details that he had not noticed before started to appear like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

However, Xu Heng seemed to have long been prepared. He explained in detail why he had not supported her the night before, especially using medicine to temporarily change his voice so that no one would be able to recognize him when he was searching for his.

Xu Heng said warmly: "My martial arts is not good, although these little tricks are difficult to deal with, but at least it's still useful."

"I can see that you don't look too good. Why don't you go back and rest?" "No," he said.

Then, after Luo Yi believed his words, she added on as if she was a snake: "Don't worry about me, I'll definitely return safely."

Xu Heng's martial arts skills were actually not bad, at least it was better than the Innate realm, so breaking into other people's residences during the night was not difficult, but unfortunately, his luck was not good.

This place was much larger than he had imagined. After finally finding the right direction and finding the target, the two of them didn't even have the time to touch their fingers before they subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands by the light of the fire outside the house. Before he could do anything else, the originally small room was immediately filled with people who had barged in from the outside.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a round body. He looked like he hadn't fully recovered from the previous injury on his face. Therefore, his face was even rounder than the rest of his body. At this moment, he was laughing with his hands on his waist, and did not forget to point at Xu Heng who was already surrounded by them: "I knew this grandson of yours would come again! It is not in vain that I have been guarding you for the past few nights! "

"Someone, come!" He was brimming with pride. "Capture this man and put him in jail!"

On the other hand, Luo Yi had been in a restless state ever since she saw Xu Heng off. She paced around her room uneasily, and accidentally broke two teacups.

When the teacup broke, it made a loud noise that frightened Luo Yi, and the unsettled feeling in her heart became even stronger, until her hand that was holding onto the broken teacup started to tremble, and then as expected, she cut her finger.

The blood fell on the fragments like a broken string, losing all tone with the last song-song.

The sky grew darker and darker, and finally, even the last afterglow of the horizon impatiently merged into the night. Luo Yi waited an entire day for even the slightest bit of news from the person.

The perfume bag had been handed over to her by a guard from the general's manor. She must have checked it before sending it over to her and confirmed that it was an ordinary perfume bag.

"It was sent by Miss Liu of the Drunk Dream Pavilion," the guard said. "It was said to have the effect of calming the spirit, so you can sleep well if you use it."

"Thank you."

Luo Yi politely thanked him, and after closing the door, she studied the sachet for a long time, but still could not figure out what was going on. Annoyed, the strength in her hands increased by a bit, but she did not expect the sachet to be so weak, and her strength had only increased by two parts before she turned it into a piece of rag.

The herbs in the bag were scattered all over the ground. Luo Yi flipped the cloth over and saw a few strokes on the inside of the cloth.

Luo Yi thought for a moment, then closed her eyes and recalled in her mind that Xu Heng did not avoid her movements back then, and his hands kept on losing.