Even after taking water and medicine, Shen Xu still had a severe cough.
A soldier lit a candle on the wall and covered it with paper. When he turned around, he saw a pool of bright red blood on the ground in front of him.
Several soldiers looked at each other, standing frozen in the dark room.
Behind them was Fan Zhuyi, who was watching even more coldly.
Coughing and coughing, Shen Xu suddenly said: "Zhiyan! You are outside, right?"
A few thin and straight lights shined from the small holes of the candle, falling on Shen Lie's cold handsome face. The light was half bright and half extinguished, and the bright spot was as bright as the moon.
"Cough cough cough..." Shen Xu coughed more and more fiercely, and vomited out another mouthful of blood.
People around him couldn't help but look at Shen Lie.
The emotion on Shen Lie's face remained calm, but his left hand, which was clasped behind his back, was slightly clenched with slender fingers.
Suddenly, Shen Lie turned around.
Du Xuan was startled. He almost subconsciously raised his hand and put it on his arm, saying in a very low voice: "Young Master!"
Shen Lie looked sideways at him, his dark eyes as deep as an ancient well, and then he left without saying a word, not looking back when he passed the stone door towards the entrance of the dark room.
Du Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, he thought...
After crossing the threshold, Shen Lie stood on the stone steps under the eaves in front of the door, looking at the moon that appeared in the sky at an unknown time.
The wind was still cold, passing by the beautiful buildings and jade buildings in Qu Mansion one after another, stirring up the green leaves and blooming flowers.
Du Xuan and others followed.
"Master." Du Xuan stepped forward and said.
Shen Lie looked at the sky and asked, "Is he still coughing?"
"Um……"
Shen Lie closed his eyes.
Under the moonlight curtains, the garden was covered in silver. He wore a clear water-colored dress with the color of the waves, which restrained his usual sharpness and added restraint and calmness. The wind was so fierce all around, but he was the only one who looked elegant and peaceful.
After a moment of silence, Shen Lie looked at Du Xuan: "You guys go back to Qingyue Pavilion first, and I'll go to the Yamen."
Du Xuan knew who he wanted to see when he went to the Yamen, so he didn't persuade him. He just said: "Master, it's not good to stay up too late. Come back early."
Shen Lie didn't look back and responded lightly.
After he left, Du Xuan withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the entrance to the secret passage in the lobby.
The entrance was very quiet, but Du Xuan seemed to still hear Shen Xu coughing.
Du Xuan sighed, feeling worried in his heart.
This kind of worry will appear every time when I get close to Shen Chen.
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Chen Yunqi ran staggeringly, her embroidered shoes that had been soaked for a long time stepping on the flood water. She looked around and looked for the way, not knowing where to go out of the city.
Finally, she held up her skirt and walked into a dilapidated courtyard.
The moonlight fell on the house, and the dripping eaves shone brightly. Chen Yunqi gasped and pushed aside the wood blocking the way. There were water leaks in many places in the house. She used the thin moonlight outside to look at the furnishings in the house with difficulty.
Her eyes fell on the large dark cabinet ten steps away. She walked quickly and reached out to touch it. The arc was smooth and round, and it was very moist, but it was still mostly dry.
She stood on tiptoes and was about to climb up. Suddenly she was startled and looked down at the surface of the wood supported by her hands.
This, this is not a cabinet!
Chu Zheng kept chasing. After she tore her clothes and tied up several wounds on her body, she continued to pursue him.
After searching this area, she could not find Chen Yunqi. She stopped and looked around angrily, and saw Chen Yunqi suddenly running out of a dilapidated courtyard in panic.
Chu Zheng's sword eyebrows stood up and he ran immediately.
"Coffin!" Chen Yunqi pointed to the small courtyard after seeing her, "There is a coffin in there!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Zheng grabbed her neck. Chen Yunqi's eyebrows suddenly knitted into a frown, and he used both hands to pry Chu Zheng's fingers.
Chu Zheng's strength was almost exhausted and she could hardly exert herself. She gritted her teeth and said angrily: "How dare you betray me!"
"We are together..." Chen Yunqi said with difficulty, "But I don't want to see you killing innocent people again..."
"What kind of good person are you?!"
"Spare me, let's go find Ah Li together... Your enemy is not me!"
Chu Zheng narrowed her eyes, and with a sudden force, Chen Yunqi was thrown to the ground by her.
"Ahem..." Chen Yunqi coughed violently, looked up at Chu Zheng limping towards the small courtyard, and shouted, "There is a coffin in there!"
"Even the King of Hell, I want him to kowtow to me!"
Chen Yunqi got up and had no choice but to go back.
Chu Zheng found a long piece of wood at the door to use as a crutch.
All the way into the house, she used a long piece of wood to explore the way. She couldn't see her fingers in the house. Chu Zheng subconsciously reached into her arms and took out the fire breakers. Only then did she remember that she had just fallen into the water and these firearms were no longer useful.
"That coffin is new," Chen Yunqi whispered at the door. "The coffin lid is smooth to the touch and the paint is round. It's very possible that..."
She didn't dare to continue talking.
"Afraid of death?" Chu Zheng raised her eyebrows.
Chen Yunqi said nothing.
Chu Zheng walked inside, used the moonlight to identify the way, and found the coffin Chen Yunqi mentioned. She raised her hand and touched it. It was indeed the feeling Chen Yunqi described.
"Yes, it's a new coffin."
Her fingers slid down along the coffin lid, and she suddenly exerted force to try to move it away, but because her arm was injured, her palm slipped out of her hand.
Severe pain came, Chu Zheng gritted her teeth, turned around and yelled: "What are you doing standing there, come here and help me!"
Chen Yunqi turned pale with fright: "If there is a corpse inside..."
"Who parked the body here? It's not Yizhuang!"
"But……"
"This coffin is very weird, come quickly!"
Chen Yunqi took a deep breath and walked away.
The two girls worked hard together, and the coffin was much heavier than expected.
Finally, a crack was opened, and a strong stench hit him instantly.
Chen Yunqi covered his mouth with his forearm and retched while turning sideways.
"He's really a dead person?" Chu Zheng frowned.
The light in the room was already dim, and it was even darker inside the coffin. It was impossible to see clearly whether the deceased was male or female, old or young.
"Useless trash," Chu Zheng said angrily, "Come here and continue!"
Chen Yunqi turned his back to her and cried: "The deceased is the most important, please let him rest in peace!"
"I'll count to three, but if you don't come over, I'll press the back of your neck and push you in!"
Chen Yunqi cried more and more fiercely, and finally turned around and raised his hand to help.
The gaps in the coffin are getting bigger and bigger, and the stench is getting stronger.
After moving away, Chu Zheng reached in and groped around.
Chen Yunqi closed his eyes hard, not daring to listen to the tiny grinding sounds coming from the coffin.
After a while, Chu Zheng said: "There are no insects or rot yet."
"Let's close the coffin lid." Chen Yunqi whispered.
"Don't you think it's strange?" Chu Zheng frowned, "Why is a recently deceased corpse placed here? Where are the relatives and the mourning hall? And the wood of this coffin is good."
As soon as she said that, Chen Yunqi turned to look at the coffin: "...The identity of the deceased is unusual?"
"No matter how ordinary it is, at least people who can afford such a coffin will not be poor. We just wait and see, and it doesn't matter if we take advantage of it or rob it."
Saying that, Chu Zheng went to grab the coffin lid: "Cover it."
