Li Muchan said: "Whether you want to go or stay, it's up to you to do whatever you want!"
The ten people looked around, looking at each other with their companions. Their eyes were like channels, and various thoughts were passed on. Finally, the eyes of the nine people fell on the short and thin old man.
The short, thin old man frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Miss, are you going to stay with this monk all your life?"
Jiang Yuyan said coldly: "Thank you for your concern!"
The old man surnamed He narrowed his eyes and looked at her a few times, then said calmly: "Miss, you also know the foundation of our Nanjiang family. You will eventually come back."
"Don't worry!" Jiang Yuyan was extremely cold.
"Third Madam's place..." The old man named He shook his head.
Jiang Yuyan's beautiful face suddenly changed and she narrowed her eyes: "What did you do to my mother?!"
The old man named He said: "We don't dare to be presumptuous, but the master of the house has ordered that the third lady has been imprisoned. If you don't go back, the third lady may not be able to come out."
"Okay! Okay!" Jiang Yuyan bit her teeth and sneered again and again.
The old man surnamed He said: "Although the second young master has broken his leg, he has saved his life after all. The eldest young master is interceding, the master is kind, and the young lady is fine, so why do you have to be stubborn?"
"Hmph, be kind!" Jiang Yuyan sneered, curling the corners of her delicate, porcelain lips.
The old man surnamed He glanced at Li Muchan and said calmly: "Miss, don't be deceived by outsiders. You think too badly of the master of the house. He is poisonous and does not eat his seeds!"
Li Muchan closed his eyes slightly and looked calm, as if he didn't hear anything.
Jiang Yuyan sneered, too lazy to say more. No one knew better than her what kind of person her father was. He was unkind and moody. He only had eyes for the Nanjiang family and had no human feelings.
"You go, I won't go back!" Jiang Yuyan said coldly.
"Miss, you must think clearly and don't make any mistakes!" the old man surnamed He said in a deep voice.
Another old man next to him sighed: "Miss, listen to me, it's better to go back. Don't let the third lady worry. She doesn't want to eat or drink, she has lost a lot of weight, and she got sick again a few days ago!"
This old man is tall and majestic, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes. His face is like a silver plate, his beard and hair are covered in frost, and his brows and eyes reveal a stern and upright air, which makes people very fond of him.
"Mr. Cheng, I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more!" Jiang Yuyan's voice was gentler, his eyes flashed, and he remained calm.
"Alas..." The old man surnamed Cheng shook his head and sighed, looking pitiful.
The old man surnamed He said in a deep voice: "I think the young lady is obsessed with something!"
Old man Cheng waved his hand: "Brother He, forget it... Since the young lady refuses, let's not force it. Let's go back and ask the eldest son to come over and give her some advice."
"...Hmph, that's all!" The old man surnamed He's eyes flashed with cold electricity as he glanced at Li Muchan.
Li Muchan closed his eyes slightly and remained motionless, like an old monk in meditation. Only the gray monk's robes were floating, the firelight was swaying, and the night wind was gradually getting stronger.
"Let's go!" The old man surnamed He slowly looked away, waved his hand, turned around and left.
"Miss, take care of yourself!" Old Cheng clasped his fists, smiled at Jiang Yuyan, and left.
They left for a while, and Jiang Yuyan remained silent. She hugged her knees and sat by the fire, frowning and staring at the night sky in the distance with a gloomy expression.
Li Muchan opened his eyes and added a few pieces of wood to the fire. The flames became stronger. Although the night wind was cold, it could not drive away the warmth around him.
The firelight reflected her fair and beautiful face, and her eyes were like gems, changing with blurry light.
There was a soft "crackling" sound from time to time, and the sound of the night wind blowing through the treetops was vague.
"Who are they?" Li Muchan asked, breaking the tranquility of the night.
Jiang Yuyan turned to look over and said worriedly: "The leaders are Elder He and Elder Cheng. They are from the Elder Hall and only take orders from the head of the family."
Li Muchan understood that she was worried about her mother, so he asked: "Is she not the second young master?"
Jiang Yuyan shook her head: "No, they have a distinguished status and are aloof and independent. They don't have to listen to anyone else. They just listen to whoever is the head of the family."
Li Muchan sighed: "They want to kill you."
"Huh——?" Jiang Yuyan was startled, seeming to wake up from his daze: "Are they really going to kill me?"
Li Muchan nodded: "I am a Zen practitioner and am good at sensing people's hearts... They concealed their murderous intentions very deeply. It seems that it was not the order given by the family master."
Jiang Yuyan's bright eyes flashed, and she frowned and said: "In this way, dad really wants to spare me... but they want to kill me, right?"
Li Muchan nodded in approval. He was really smart to think of this so quickly.
Jiang Yuyan frowned and looked into the distance, her cherry-like red lips pursed tightly. The color became lighter and became more and more elastic, making people want to suck.
She murmured to herself: "It's the second brother..."
She shook her head: "Second brother is dead and can't become the head of the family. Besides, he doesn't like everyone. No one will listen to him!"
Her face changed slightly: "Apart from the second brother, there is only the eldest brother..."
She turned to Li Muchan, hesitated, and said slowly: "Is it me...brother?"
The crisp voice became dry and hoarse, as if someone had pinched her throat and said it. Her face turned pale, and she was frightened by her own words.
Li Muchan smiled, nodded and said, "It's almost the same."
"No, it can't be eldest brother!" She shook her head in disbelief.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Don't worry,...you two have a good relationship, right?"
Seeing Jiang Yuyan nod, he continued: "In that case, he wants to kill you for nothing more than profit."
"Benefits?" She frowned and thought, shaking her head and saying, "I can't think of it."
Li Muchan said: "The benefits that can make him want to kill you are not too small... think about it carefully, what would drive him to want to kill you?"
"The position of the head of the family?!" Jiang Yuyan raised an eyebrow.
She was extremely surprised, her eyes bright and round.
I have never thought about the position of the head of the family. Everything I do is to help my eldest brother get this position. As a woman, I am a member of another family after all. The position of the head of the family will never fall to me!
Li Muchan smiled lightly and said: "If your eldest brother is a smart man, he will secretly kill your second brother, then put the blame on you, and then kill you, as if you both lose. ... Well, it is difficult to operate, but once
If you succeed, you can sit back and relax, and it couldn’t be more cost-effective!”
Jiang Yuyan showed a pale face and shook her head: "Master, you..."
"Do you think I'm too sinister and think of people too darkly?" Li Muchan asked with a smile.
Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but nodded.
Li Muchan shook his head and smiled: "The evil and darkness of human nature have no boundaries and are far beyond what I thought. Don't think too well of people!"
Jiang Yuyan still didn't believe it and shook her head: "Brother will not kill me. He has loved me and helped me since I was a child. He loves me like his own sister. How could he kill me?"
Li Muchan smiled faintly: "Humans, sometimes they are obsessed with things. For the sake of profit, they will disown their relatives. Are there not many people who have killed their fathers and usurped the throne in the past?"
"Brother is gentle and kind, not that kind of person!" Jiang Yuyan gritted her teeth and said firmly.
Li Muchan smiled and said nonchalantly: "Well, maybe I was wrong."
Jiang Yuyan stared at him, looking at his expression, she was obviously full of confidence. She thought about the difference between herself and Li Muchan, and her confidence in her elder brother was shaken.
She lowered her head and scratched the ground with a wooden stick, hesitating.
After a while, Li Muchan's voice sounded in his ears: "Let's go back to Nanjiang's house first and take your mother to the capital. How about that?"
"This..." Jiang Yuyan hesitated, he was poisoned by the strange poison of Snow Fragrance Powder, so he couldn't wait too long.
Although her mother was imprisoned, her life was not in danger after all. With her identity there, Jiang Yuyan remained calm just now because she didn't want to hinder Li Muchan's trip.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Let's go to the town ahead and leave your horse at an inn. My horse is fast enough to carry the two of us."
"...Okay!" Jiang Yuyan thought for a while and nodded slowly.
The two of them rode together, and there were differences between men and women. If it were someone else, she would hesitate, but with Li Muchan, she felt relieved, knowing that he was not someone who took advantage.
She saw with her own eyes that Red Shadow was faster than lightning and extremely powerful. He was truly a monster.
The two of them were riding Red Shadow, and their speed was not as fast as their own horses. In this way, they could indeed buy time to go to Dongchu early to find the antidote.
"Without any further delay, let's set off now!" Li Muchan stood up and waved to Chi Ying.
Chi Ying snorted, walked over lazily, and rubbed his head against Li Muchan.
Li Muchan stroked the horse's head with his right hand and waved towards Jiang Yuyan with his left hand: "Let's try it first and then come up."
Jiang Yuyan moved quickly, packed up the tea stove and wooden box, formed two bundles, and put them on the back of another horse. Then she walked to Li Muchan and jumped onto the horse with graceful movements.
Li Muchan then got on his horse and sat behind her, with his soft body in his arms, as light as nothing and exuding a delicate fragrance.
The delicate fragrance floated, stirring his heartstrings time after time.
Li Muchan had a deep concentration and remained calm as if there was nothing. He stayed a few inches away from her and said warmly: "Chiying, run!"
Red Shadow hissed lightly and shot out, shuttling between the trees, as agile as a fish, with ease and ease.
There was a horse neighing from behind, and the horse followed closely, raising its hooves hard and trying its best to keep up with Red Shadow.
Jiang Yuyan's body was tense and motionless, her attention suddenly turned behind her, and every pore was extremely sensitive. Li Muchan didn't touch her, which made her secretly relieved.
The objects in front of her were passing by quickly, and all she could see were long stretches of light and shadow. There was a whining sound in her ears. She didn't care how fast it was. She was still paying attention behind her. She felt that her body was wrapped in a gentle breath, and she felt an inexplicable sense of security.
Come to mind.
Just like soaking in a hot spring, she couldn't help but relax, her body slowly softened, and her attention returned to the front.
Everything in front of me was going backwards rapidly, but the horseback was as stable as standing on the same spot, with no bumps. When it went up and down, it was as light as riding on a cloud. Except that the wind was stronger and colder, it was very comfortable and comfortable.
She used her internal energy to resist the cold air and was inexplicably excited. She watched the red shadow running like a ray of light and felt fast, but she felt nothing.
Now I personally sit on the horseback and feel the extremely fast speed, and I have a personal experience. Everything is like an illusion, nothing more than this.
Li Muchan's voice came steadily: "Is it cold?"
She shook her head excitedly, her heart was agitated, and she wished she could scream loudly and scream into the wind, which would be so satisfying.
Li Muchan smiled and said no more. He closed his eyes slightly and looked down with the eyes of the sky. There was indeed a town ten miles away. It was not that big. It was hidden in the darkness and fell into a deep sleep.
The red shadow was so fast that it threw away the horse behind it in the blink of an eye. From time to time, it neighed loudly, piercing the night sky, and faint neighing sounds could be heard from behind.
It barked four or five times and arrived at the town. After waiting for a long time, the horse ran over. Then it found an inn and left the horse there, waiting to pick it up again ten days later.
Then, without resting, the two of them rode directly on Chiying, turned east, and headed towards Nanjiang's house.
Red Shadow's speed and endurance were far beyond Li Muchan's expectations. The people who had been apart for three days were all impressed, and so was Red Shadow. It had been concentrating on training and its internal strength was so strong that it was no different from a martial arts master.
It took the two of them three days to reach Qitianbao, where Nanjiang's family was located.
The name of Qitian Fort is Fort, but it is a large city located in the northeast of Dayan. It has just snowed at this time, and the whole city is covered in silver and pure.
Jiang Yuyan wears a black veil, covering her true face. Her hair is shawl-length, elegant and graceful. She rides with Li Muchan, which is quite eye-catching.
The two of them didn't care. Sometimes, the more attention you attract, the harder it is to be suspected. The two of them brazenly entered the city, entered through the west gate, and headed straight to the south of the city.
Soon we came to a large house.
There are two towering giant pines in front of the house. About two people hugged each other. They were as straight as swords thrust into the sky. They were weighed down by the snow, but they still stood upright, exuding arrogance.
Chi Ying came to a stop under the tree, the two dismounted, and Chi Ying took advantage of the situation to rub against the pine tree and scratch it.
The noise of the street could be heard in the distance, but the surroundings were very quiet. There was thick white snow, and there were no footprints on the snow. It looked like there was no one in the house.
The breeze blows, carrying the smell of snow, which is extremely fresh and refreshing.
"Is this right here?" Li Muchan asked, pointing to the house.
Jiang Yuyan nodded slightly, her fair face under the black veil showing excitement. She lifted up the veil and stared at the mansion excitedly.
Li Muchan closed his eyes slightly and said after a moment: "There are ten people inside, including a middle-aged woman with a mole on the corner of her mouth."
He clicked on the corner of his mouth and continued: "A little girl, wearing red clothes, small eyes, very clever, and eight middle-aged men standing in the four directions, like guards."
Jiang Yuyan hurriedly said: "It's my mother!"
Li Muchan nodded: "It's easy to deal with people there. Let's go out in the dark and in the light. You just go in and I'll deal with the others. I won't have any of my own anymore, right?"
"The little girl is Zhu'er. Two of my companions are my mother's guards." Jiang Yuyan said.
"Well, okay, I'll just stop them, go ahead." Li Muchan nodded, waved his hand, and disappeared from the spot without any trace.
The surrounding snow was as usual, and there were no footprints. She secretly admired his dexterity, calmed down, walked through the thick soft snow, came to the door, pulled the brass door knocker, and knocked.
The door had paint peeling off in several places, some were yellow and some were black, and it was mottled and old. She had never noticed it before, but now that she came back and saw it, it was particularly eye-catching.
She shook her head and sighed. Her mother had suffered too much from the Nanjiang family in recent years. She was unfilial and should have been independent long ago. Why should she be angry with others when she took her far away?
Just for the sake of gambling, I had to help my eldest brother beat my second brother to become the head of the family. In the end, I was just a chess piece and was used by others. My mother was so tired that she was frightened and lived an uneasy life!
Although she didn't believe that her eldest brother would kill her, she had a vague feeling that the master had magical powers and would not target without purpose.
"Who is it?" came a rough voice from inside.
"Uncle Zhou, it's me." Jiang Yuyan said.
Before the door opened, a rough voice sounded again: "Oh, you recognized the wrong door, Lao Li's is the one on the east!"
Jiang Yuyan shook her head and sighed: "Uncle Zhou, please open the door."
"You girl, this is not Lao Li's house!" a rough voice said urgently.
A high-pitched voice sounded: "Old Zhou, open the door!"
There was a burst of laughter, and the rough voice surnamed Zhou spoke again: "Brother Fang, don't pay attention to her, Xueda, you admitted to the wrong door, you are really confused!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" A high-pitched voice sounded, and then with a "bang", the door opened, revealing four big men. The big man in front, as rough as a lion, kept winking and shook his head helplessly.
A thin man next to him sneered: "Sure enough, the lady is back!"
Jiang Yuyan glanced at him indifferently, stepped into the door, and walked straight in. The four of them lost their momentum and stepped aside to let her pass through. They walked through the swept path and arrived in front of the hall.
Only then did the four people react. One person bolted the door, and the other three followed closely behind.
The big man, who was as powerful as a lion, took two steps and rushed to the front. With his right hand holding the sword, his whole body was filled with murderous aura, and his eyes were like cold lightning as he glanced at the two of them.
When the other two middle-aged men saw this, they hesitated for a moment, but finally did not take action. They just blocked Jiang Yuyan's path with one left and one right.
Jiang Yuyan stood in front of the hall, with a thick purple felt curtain blocking the inside. Her small white hands stopped in mid-air.
The lion-like man said: "Miss, madam is in the backyard."
Jiang Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and said, "Uncle Zhou, is my mother okay?"
She didn't even look at the other three people, only looking at the lion-like man, as if the three of them didn't exist. They were arrogant and domineering, and the lady was full of momentum.
The lion-like man nodded: "Madam...it's okay. I was just worried about the young lady, so I fell ill. It's nothing serious."
The lion-like man hurriedly said: "My husband is suffering from a heart disease. He will definitely get better after meeting the lady."
"Have you asked the doctor?" Jiang Yuyan asked.
The big man nodded: "Well, the doctor has already prescribed the prescription and I am taking the medicine."
The two of them walked side by side, and the other three men occupied the three positions behind her, left and right. They were afraid that she would run out, but they did not dare to take action directly. The lion-like men were very skilled in martial arts, and they were no match for her.
Jiang Yuyan suddenly speeded up, like a breeze passing over the water. In a blink of an eye, she passed the front yard, passed through a moon gate, and came to the backyard. As soon as she stepped in, she shouted: "Mom, I'm back!"
Everything was just like when she came back. With a "squeak" sound, the door to the north opened and a beautiful middle-aged woman appeared with a smile on her face.
When she smiles, crow's feet appear at the corners of her eyes, and there is a red mole on her pointed chin, but her skin is fair, her smile is soft, and she is charming.