Chen Rufeng's stepmother smiled and said, "Mother Le'er is my mother's sister's daughter, so we can be considered cousins."
"My sister?" Bai Banxia asked again.
"No, they were sworn sisters when they were young. I used to see them often when I was a child, but we were separated for many years. Fortunately, we can meet again now," the stepmother said with emotion.
They are not biological sisters, so they are not related by blood. We have not seen each other for many years, and you may not be able to recognize them if they change.
Bai Banxia didn't want to ask too many questions, so as not to reveal her flaws, so she ate vegetables and asked some questions about Chen Rufeng's marriage.
After the meal, Bai Banxia said goodbye and left. Chen Rufeng offered to see her off, but she refused directly, saying that she still had something to do, so there was no need to trouble Chen Rufeng.
She knew that Chen Rufeng wanted to know how her vision was going, but she couldn't give Chen Rufeng an answer now because her cousin couldn't see through it yet.
This world is not that simple, just like the secret technique of Luomei Pavilion, which is similar to modern hypnosis, but not exactly the same. Even when she encounters it, she has to be extra careful.
The question now is where did the cousin's family come from, why did they target Chen Rufeng, and what was their purpose?
Before going to Chen's house, she had suspected it was something like Jia Yi's, but after seeing Li Rule and her parents, Bai Banxia felt that it was impossible for their class to want Chen Rufeng's family fortune.
If there is one more, it will be Xuanji Hall.
On the other side, on the official road to the capital, Long Liu and others looked embarrassed, with scruffy beards, as if they had aged several years over the past few days.
"Your Highness, your body can't stand it if you keep traveling like this." Long Liu's tone sounded a bit hopeless.
Even with His Majesty, there is a rotation of rest, and there are not many days when he is not allowed to sleep when he is traveling hard.
Qi Zhen's face was dark, with murderous intent in his eyes, and he said, "If you feel tired, you don't have to follow me."
How could Long Liu agree and not follow him? What if he ran away? Was all the previous efforts in vain? We had to catch him again?
"Sir, if you are angry, just say that the brothers really can't stand it if this goes on." Long Liu told the truth with a sad face.
Qi Zhen's eyes were indifferent, "I can handle it."
Chengfeng opened his mouth to speak, but finally shut up. The master has now recovered most of his memory, and his temper is more like before. No one can change what he decided.
Maybe things are different now. There is someone who can change him, but that person is not around.
"Let's rest for a night. We can bear it, but the horse may not be able to bear it either." Long Liu muttered.
He has long lost the mysterious energy he had before, he is completely haggard, and his tone and expression are not to mention humble.
Qi Zhen paused and suddenly stopped, "Let's find a place to rest for the night."
Long Liu almost fell off his horse. He thought he was tired and sleepy and was hallucinating.
Seeing everyone's expressions of joy, he realized that he had heard correctly.
Fortunately, there was a village in front of them, and they quickly found a place to stay.
Qi Zhen's face has returned to its original color, but due to the hard work of traveling, his face has turned dark and yellow, losing its previous whiteness.
He had a sullen face and didn't know what he was thinking, and no one dared to disturb him.
So I Chengfeng got closer to him and asked, "Master, why did you change your mind?"
"Prepare some food and have some good food for the horses." Qi Zhen replied.
Chengfeng understood that it was Long Liu's words about the horse dying of exhaustion that moved Qi Zhen.
He couldn't help but roll his eyes. His master was very ill. He didn't even feel sorry for his own body. He felt sorry for those horses...
"Ban Xia once told me an allusion about how the concubine riding the red dust laughed, but no one knew it was the lychee." Qi Zhen took a sip of tea to moisten his dry throat and began to speak slowly.
"Panxia said that an emperor in the Tang Dynasty loved his concubine too much, so he wasted money and money by sending lychees. There is nothing wrong with a man making his beloved woman happy, but he just pitied the horses that ran to death. I heard that the way to send lychees was so exhausting.
Got a lot of good horses..."
Chengfeng was speechless, so he just said, now the only one who can change the master is the mistress. Look, it was indeed the words the mistress said before that had an effect.
Qi Zhen ate something, washed up and rested.
"Banxia, wait for me..."
Bai Banxia sneezed over there and felt that he was being talked about. It must be Qi Zhen.
She took out the peepshow he gave her from her arms. Instead of looking in the mirror, she took it in her hand and rubbed it slowly, as if she was stroking her lover's face.
As soon as she returned to the Li family, Aunt Li said that someone had just arrived from Xuanji Hall and that the elder asked her to come over.
A confident smile appeared on Bai Banxia's lips. It seemed that the great elder was more anxious than she thought.
She told Aunt Li and then went to Xuanji Hall.
"What's that expression on your face? Isn't it too early to be proud?" The elder looked unhappy, like an old man who had his beard pulled.
Bai Banxia smiled and said, "I'm not proud. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it."
"Aren't you proud? You're about to reach heaven!" The great elder knew that he couldn't keep complaining. No matter how unhappy he was, he could only speak up.
"I didn't want to give you a second test so soon, but something happened in the southwest, a plague." The great elder's expression became solemn.
"There are many types of epidemics. What are the specific symptoms?" Bai Banxia asked.
The elder shook his head, "I have just received the news. It is not far from our side. If it cannot be controlled, it will spread quickly. Leading the doctors to rescue people in the epidemic area is the second test for you. I hope you will
You can set off now and take no less than ten people with you."
This means that she must make all preparations for departure within three days, and must persuade more than ten doctors to follow her to the epidemic area through life and death.
Bai Banxia frowned. This task was not simple. Of course, simplicity was not the test for the leader of Xuanji Hall.
"Okay, I promise you." She had no way out. If she couldn't complete it, she would fail the test and lose this opportunity.
But the epidemic is serious and could spread at any time. Her relatives and friends are here. Whether it is for the test, for the victims in the epidemic area, or for her relatives and friends, she must go there. There is no way out!
The great elder saw that the light in her eyes was becoming more and more determined, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Did he have such a determination when he was as old as her? I'm afraid he has panicked for a long time. How could he make a decision so quickly?
"We must not only organize people to go there, but also play a role in preventing the spread of the epidemic and finding a treatment method as soon as possible," the elder said.
Bai Banxia nodded, "I understand, that's for sure. Please give me the news and documents as soon as possible. Also, I want to take people to the epidemic area, and I also need paperwork and souvenirs. You should go to the government office as soon as possible.
Handle it."
The elder was a little dumbfounded when he heard that. He praised Banxia for being determined, but he didn't expect her to think of follow-up arrangements so quickly, and she was more sophisticated than him, an old doctor with many years of experience.
"Have you ever been to an epidemic area with your master before?" the elder asked curiously.
