roccoschili Chapter 153: Escape from the City
Chapter 153: Escape from the City
Gu Wei shook his head, his eyes gentle, completely different from the way he had just faced Su Qu.
He pinched Xie Ling's face and said, "I knew you had some ideas."
Xie Ling curled her lips, "Who wants to know about you?"
Gu Wei curled his lips slightly and said softly, "No, I want to tell you. I just thought about it carefully, and I think it's unfair to hide this from you. You are my wife, and you have the right to know."
After a pause, Gu Wei continued: "Do you still remember Jing Xuan?"
Xie Ling raised her eyebrows, "Remember."
Gu Wei sat down against the wall, "That's me."
Xie Ling really didn't expect that Gu Wei was Jing Xuan, because at that time she asked Mrs. Pei whether Gu Wei was in the room, and Mrs. Pei said that Gu Wei was always there.
Xie Ling's mind suddenly flashed with Jingxuan's handsome face wearing a mask and his tall figure.
I took another look at Gu Wei's figure, and they were indeed quite similar.
Gu Wei seemed to have read Xie Ling's mind. "The person who pretended to be me at that time was another subordinate of mine. I sent him to investigate my eldest brother's affairs, so he is not with me."
Su Qu came over and said, "Brother, are you talking about Chang Feng? I saw him when I passed by Feng Wu Country not long ago, and I even talked to him."
Gu Wei nodded, "Fengwu Country?"
His narrow peach blossom eyes flashed with thought, could it be that his elder brother is really not dead? But how is he connected to Fengwu Country?
Everything will be known only after Changfeng comes back. Gu Wei looked at Xie Ling and continued, "Jingxuan is the young master of Tingxue Tower. As for why he became the young master, it was a coincidence. When I was young, I had a serious illness and almost died. There was no cure, but I was saved by the current master of Tingxue Tower, who is also my master.
He saw that I had good aptitude and took me in as his disciple. My family didn’t know that he was from Listening Snow Tower and thought he was a miraculous doctor who saved the world. "
Gu Wei spoke a few words lightly, but Xie Ling frowned. What kind of disease could it be that only the master of Tingxue Tower could cure it?
"Stretch out your hand, I'll see if there are any sequelae."
Xie Ling took Gu Wei's pulse carefully.
"You do have some heart problems. It seems your master is also a capable person. He was able to pull you back from the brink of death."
Gu Wei nodded, with admiration in his eyes, "Master is indeed a very powerful person."
"So what you want to say is that you are Jingxuan, the young master of Tingxue Tower?"
Xie Ling asked.
A gleam of light flashed in Gu Wei's eyes, "Yes. That's it."
The rest, he couldn't say, at least not now.
After listening to this, Su Qu also discovered that Gu Wei had concealed a part of the truth, but he did not say much. He only added with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I assure you that Senior Brother has been in Listening Snow Tower for so many years and has never had a romantic relationship, because Listening Snow Tower does not accept female disciples. Don't worry!"
Xie Ling chuckled, "I'm not worried about that."
She was afraid that Gu Wei would bear something that he shouldn't bear.
After all, Tingxue Tower saved his life and gave him the status of young master of the tower.
After thinking for a moment, Xie Ling threw it out of his mind.
She should believe that Gu Wei can handle his own affairs.
"Boss, how much is this cabbage per pound?"
Suddenly an old man came to the street to buy vegetables.
Gu Wei frowned. How would he know how much this vegetable cost per pound?
Su Qu pushed Gu Wei aside and said, "Master, this cabbage is two cents per pound."
The old man nodded and said, "That's a good price. Give me half of it. We're having a banquet at home today!"
Su Qu skillfully weighed vegetables for the old man while chatting with him in a familiar manner, like a real vegetable vendor, "Uncle, what are you doing at home today? Why are you so happy?"
Su Qu just said it casually, and the old man seemed to open up his chatterbox, his face flushed, and he chattered: "Of course I'm happy! Everyone in Ningzhou should be happy today! The corrupt official Yang Chang is finally dead, and my neighborhood has been setting off firecrackers for most of the day!
My eldest grandson was trampled to death by Yang Chang's son on the street. After so many years, I don't know which outlaw helped us kill Yang Chang to avenge him. Ningzhou City can finally see the sun!"
The old man spoke louder and louder, attracting the attention of the surrounding vendors, and everyone shouted happily.
"Yes! Yang Chang is finally dead. To celebrate this, I will charge one penny less for the tofu I sell today!"
"I heard mourning music coming from Yang Chang's residence. What kind of mourning music is that? It's clearly the joy of the people of Ningzhou!"
A big brother who was selling pork suddenly threw the knife in his hand onto the chopping board and shouted majestically, "I don't know who that hero is, otherwise I, Zhu Laoer, will buy him a jar of wine!"
"My family does the same! My family treats him to a year's worth of fruit!"
The whole street was like boiling water, full of laughter and noise.
Xie Ling and Gu Wei turned their gaze to Su Qu.
Su Qu was busy serving food to the old man.
The young man, who had always been arrogant and fearless, now had red ears and several vegetables broken.
The old man smiled cheerfully, "It's okay, it's okay, young man, slow down!"
After the old man walked away, Su Qu suddenly said something out of the blue.
"He killed our entire village."
The young man spoke in a deep and bloodthirsty tone, "Even if I'm cut into pieces when I return to Tingxue Tower, I won't regret it. He killed my entire village, so I'll kill his entire family. The dead souls need blood to commemorate them. It's his own fault!"
From Su Qu's few words, Gu Wei and Xie Ling were able to restore a complete story.
Gu Wei patted his shoulder and said gently, "Now that you have taken revenge, move forward. Don't dwell on the pain and waste your youth."
Su Qu's painful expression faded away, and replaced with a heartless smile, "Then senior brother, can you plead for me?"
Gu Wei frowned, and Su Qu immediately changed his strategy and went to beg Xie Ling, pulling her sleeve and shaking her.
"Sister-in-law, please ask my senior brother to plead for me. Sister-in-law is kind and kind-hearted. She certainly doesn't want to see me being beaten to pieces........."
Just as he was saying this, a group of soldiers suddenly came up from the end of the market with sharp eyes.
The three of them immediately lowered their heads and disguised themselves as street vendors.
The laughter and joy all around also came to an abrupt end.
The entire market was silent, with only the sound of the soldiers' swords clashing against each other.
After so many years of Yang Chang's rule, the people of Ningzhou have developed a fear of officials and a dislike of soldiers. They are afraid and annoyed when they see officials and soldiers, and they all wish they could pour a basin of manure on their heads.
The leading soldier shouted, "What's the matter? Keep talking! We are just arresting the killer as a matter of routine. We will never wrongly accuse any good person."
After a pause, the soldier continued, "We are not soldiers from Ningzhou. We are subordinates of Lord Xiao from Jincheng."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that they were not Yang Chang's men.
Someone boldly asked, "Are you arresting the knight who killed Yang Chang? Excuse me, he is the best man! Yang Chang has been robbing women, treating human lives as nothing, charging random fees... The crimes he has committed are too numerous to count on one hand!"
The soldier frowned. "His crime was determined by the imperial court. We are just soldiers under the command of our superiors. We are only following orders."
After saying that, the soldier began to look at the people around him.
To be honest, he never thought that the killer would hide in the vegetable market. After all, the vegetable market is crowded with people and it is not a suitable hiding place.
So the soldier's eyes were careless and he just glanced at it quickly.
But when the soldier passed by a cabbage stall, his eyes stopped.
Behind the small cart stood a tall man in black. He looked naturally noble and cold, as eye-catching as an orchid or a jade tree. He could only be described as a crane standing out among chickens.
It was as if what was placed in front of him was not piles of cabbage, but a chess game full of murderous intentions.
Xiao Yuliang's instructions instantly appeared in the soldier's mind.
"Just look at who has the most noble temperament in the crowd, and who has the most lazy and unparalleled manner. The face can be changed, but the temperament cannot."
He immediately shouted, pointing at Gu Wei, "Over there!"
Gu Weimeng overturned the stall in front of him, blocking the way of the group of soldiers, then pulled Xie Ling up and ran forward!
Su Qu was left behind again. He watched Gu Wei running away with a confused look on his face, and then he used his lightness skills to catch up with him with a wronged look on his face.
"Brother, there is me!"
The citizens around saw the three people running so fast and whispered to each other.
"Could they be the chivalrous knights who are brave enough to do what is right?"
"I think so, otherwise why would the soldiers arrest them?"
"Then we have to help our benefactor!"
All the citizens spontaneously stood in front of the soldiers or pushed carts to block the road ahead to buy time for Gu Wei and his men.
Zhu Laoer, who was selling pork, even threw a pot of wine in the direction where Gu Wei and the others were escaping!
"Good man, walk slowly!"
On Gu Wei's side, after running out of the vegetable market, the group made many turns in the neighborhood and finally got rid of the soldiers.
But Su Qu fainted while running!
Gu Wei was half confused and half angry. He grabbed him by the collar and dragged him into an alley.
Xie Ling took Su Qu's pulse.
"Overwork, poisoning, surgery, fever... and more..."
Xie Ling paused, looking puzzled.
"There is a very strange power in his body. That power is like poison, but it is not poison. I will study it carefully."
Gu Wei looked solemn, "I'll go and lead the soldiers away, you show him."
Xie Ling nodded.
Su Qu was first given acupuncture, and then some medicine to relieve fatigue.
After a while, he woke up and blinked his eyes. "Sister-in-law, you saved me? Thank you. Where is my brother?"
Just as he finished speaking, Gu Wei came back, his handsome face slightly sweaty, probably because he had fooled the group of soldiers around.
As soon as he came over, he immediately grabbed Su Qu by the collar and said, "What did you do, kid? Tell the truth!"
Su Qu shrank his neck, "I did, I sneaked out. Elder Shu came to look for some magical flower, so I followed him. Then I happened to hear that Ningzhou was an empty city, and I thought this was a good opportunity, so..."
Gu Wei grabbed Su Qu's collar tightly, pulling him so hard that he couldn't breathe. His thin lips raised a cold arc, "You're trying to trick me, aren't you?"
Su Qu had an expression that said, "I will calmly face any storm that comes," but his left hand quietly pulled Xie Ling's sleeve while Gu Wei was not paying attention.
Her big watery eyes stared at Xie Ling, and her long eyelashes cast a fan-like shadow, conveying a meaning.
Save me, sister-in-law!
I have to say that Su Qu is really good at acting cute, and he has the delicate looks of a beautiful young man. Even Xie Ling, a straight girl, was bewitched by him. She walked up to Gu Wei, grabbed his sleeve, and said.
"Please say it again. I didn't understand what you meant just now. What do you mean by 'trick you'?"
Gu Wei gave Su Qu a cold look.
"This kid ran away, and he must have attracted the attention of Elder Shu. Elder Shu might be looking for him!
I asked him why he insisted on leaving the city with us, and it turned out that he wanted us to help him escape from Elder Shu's pursuit, but I told you, it's impossible."
"Brother, you have helped me so much since I was a child, this one time is not enough. Please!"
Gu Wei's eyes were as cold as snow, noble and cool.
" impossible."
After a while, Gu Wei, who said it was impossible, appeared at the gate of Ningzhou City.
He glanced at Xie Ling who was not far from the city gate, picked up his sword, and used his lightness skills to fly onto the city wall. As soon as he appeared, he was like a living target, instantly attracting the attention of all the soldiers.
"Who is this guy! Catch him!"
The sunlight was blinding at noon, and the tall city walls pierced the blue sky.
Xie Ling was holding a telescope and saw that Gu Wei had led all the soldiers away. She suddenly threw the bomb in her hand, and it landed accurately at the gate of Ningzhou City.
With a loud bang, almost the entire Ningzhou shook three times.
The smoke dispersed, debris flew in the air, and a strong smell of gunpowder filled the air.
In the distance, the indestructible city gate that was said to be made of obsidian suddenly had a big hole!
Xie Ling supported Su Qu and ran towards the city gate in the smoke.
When Gu Wei saw that Xie Ling had disappeared, he put away his sword, turned around, jumped off the 100-meter-high city wall, and chased after his wife.
According to the previously planned route, Xie Ling did not take the official road, but supported Su Qu as they walked on a narrow path with lush flowers and plants, with small yellow and white wild flowers blooming on both sides of the road.
Gu Wei caught up with Xie Ling in a short while.
He grabbed Su Qu's arm and carried him on his shoulder.
"Ma'am, I'm coming."
Xie Ling was happy to have some free time, so naturally she let Gu Wei carry it himself.
Su Qu said cautiously: "Ah, well, don't let me see Elder Shu before my injuries are healed, or someone will die!"
Even Gu Wei wanted to shake his head when he thought of Elder Shu's calm face.
Gu Wei is going to Lingnan now, so the three of them will naturally head south.
After walking like this for two days, the poison in Su Qu's body and the injuries outside his body had mostly healed.
Gu Wei urged Su Qu to leave quickly almost every day.
Su Qu's little mouth was as sweet as honey, and he coaxed Xie Ling into submission.
Xie Ling spoke up for him, saying that she would let him go after his injuries healed.
Gu Wei had no choice.
At first, Xiao Yuliang still sent soldiers to capture them persistently. Later, he found that all the soldiers he sent out never returned, so he gave up the idea to avoid any casualties.
That day, the three of them were eating grilled fish by the river.
The golden bell on Su Qu's waist suddenly rang without warning.
The next second, the hems of the three people's clothes were lifted up.
Before he could see clearly, a shadow flew by, and an old man in a black robe suddenly appeared opposite the fire, with his hands behind his back and eyes like an eagle.
He slapped Su Qu in the face.
"Where have you been these days? Do you treat building rules as a joke?"
Then he turned his gaze to Gu Wei standing beside him, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
"Jingxuan, why are you here too?"