She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

On a dark and windy night, it's time to kill and rob.

In the dark forest, the branches extend strangely like ghosts.

Ah'ao held up her skirt, without even looking at the road below her feet, and ran madly to try to break free from the pursuit from behind.

"Don't run! Damn it, I'll catch up and kill you!" They were two desperate criminals holding sharp steel knives. They separated A'an and the other two and followed her closely all the way.

What they see is what their employer cannot disclose.

I thought no one had discovered it, but I didn't expect these three desperate people to find this place. Don't blame me for not letting anyone go.

In the silent night, vicious shouts and curses suddenly rang out, filling Ah's rapid breathing with sudden and sharp pain in her lungs.

Although he had been separated from Gong Sheng and the others, if he ran faster and faster and got back to the official road, where there was a post station every ten steps, he would always be able to find a way.

With this in mind, Ah'ao ran until her thighs were numb. The two voices behind her gradually became smaller, and it seemed that they could not run anymore.

At this moment, the benefits of getting up early and going to bed late to practice basic skills with Qin Xi became apparent. Ah'ao simply built a shrine for her in her mind and was extremely grateful.

According to the road we came from, if you feel an uphill slope under your feet, it means you have reached the edge of the woods. The official road is just below this slope. If you jump down, you will find that the road is flat.

Ah'ao looked back at the two people behind her, leaned against the tree trunk for a short while to catch her breath, and then continued running forward.

When they reached the edge of the slope, they stopped their horses, lowered their heads, and couldn't help swallowing.

The small slope here was as high as two of them, and was more like a cliff, because there was nowhere to cushion the fall, and if she jumped down, she would fall directly onto the official road.

With wolves in front and tigers behind, there is very little time to think.

The relentless shouting and cursing behind him grew louder.

Rather than being stabbed to death by these two men, it is better to jump down and seek a chance to survive.

Ah'ao closed her eyes, made up her mind, hugged her head and jumped down.

The moment of weightlessness and falling seemed so slow in Ah'an's heart that her back teeth almost felt sore from biting them, but she didn't feel the pain of falling to the ground at all.

No, no.

Ah'ao was vaguely aware of a pair of hands across her waist, and then her whole body bumped into a warm and thick chest behind her. It was so frightening that her scalp tingled.

The man rested his chin on the top of Ah'an's head, and with force of his arms, he pulled her whole body backwards. It turned out that he was riding a horse, and he brought her to sit in front of him steadily.

Ah'ao was still in shock, her heart beating like a thunderstorm, pounding against her crumbling consciousness.

The horse neighed and stopped, but the sound seemed familiar.

Ah'ao suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed the man's sleeve and looked back.

"You have to write an IOU this time, Madam Shopkeeper."

Ah'ao was startled, and saw that pair of eyes reflected a light in the distance in the night, which was unspeakably soft.

It stepped on the ground with its front hooves a few times as if it was very happy.

This time she took the initiative. Ah'ao threw herself into Hengzhi's arms and, like a tired bird returning to the forest, tightly wrapped her arms around his waist.

Hengzhi's heartbeat sounded steadily in his ears.

It was not until she felt her breathing stagnate that Ah-yi slightly moved aside, and even her tone couldn't help but choke, "How, how did you suddenly appear?"

Hengzhi was almost shivering with fear that something might happen in Kezhou, so he rode his horse back day and night.

When he got here just now, he saw Ah'an standing tall. He hesitated for a moment and then saw the person jumping down.

Fortunately, they were not far away and Tao walked fast enough, otherwise he would have seen A'an, who was covered in wounds.

He raised his hand and gently stroked A's back, as if he was comforting her and himself.

"Who's chasing you?"

Ah'an then remembered that there were two people chasing her.

When he looked up at the high ground again, the two people who were chasing him were gone.

The two sturdy men held knives, but originally they did not dare to jump down, thinking that Ah'ao, a woman, would be either dead or injured, so they walked around in a big circle with peace of mind and stopped right in front of Taoxing.

"You, you stinky bitch, you even met helpers?" One of them supported his knees with his hands, gasping for breath, "Tonight we will kill this young man who saved the beauty!"

They were just two people, but their voices could inspire the momentum of thousands of troops.

"Is it them?" Hengzhi lowered his voice, already a little displeased.

When he got off the horse, Ah-yi naturally controlled the reins and looked down at the two people who were cursing. "Catch them alive. I have something to ask."

Hengzhi drew out the long sword sheath hanging on Taoxing's body and walked to the front without saying a word. His back was stretched and upright, like a knight mentioned in countless strange stories.

Countless ghosts in the dark night were killed by his sword.

Ah'ao watched him knock one man unconscious with two strikes, then chop the other man's lower body fiercely. In less than three strikes, he had put away his knife and tied the man in front of him.

He was so neat and tidy that his clothes were not even stained with dust.

Hengzhi turned around and clapped his hands, "How is it?"

Ah-yi nodded sincerely.

The horse rope that was always hanging on Taoxing came in handy today.

Hengzhi tied one end of the rope to the saddle, and used the other end to tightly bind the wrists of the two killers, then dragged them behind the horse and walked slowly.

"Why is it like you tied me up before?" Ah-yi frowned slightly, thinking of some unhappy past events, "Is this knot strong?"

Hengzhi took the reins from her, passed them through A'an's waist, gave a light scolding, and the horse started running.

The two people at the back were dragged on the ground. One of them was not unconscious and was stumbling and shouting.

"This is the rope used to tie people up in prison, of course it's strong." Heng Qi immediately got back to the point, "Why did they chase you in the middle of the night?"

A'ao sighed and said, "It's a long story." It was not until before entering the city that the cause and effect of the incident were finally clarified.

The sky was getting light, and the soldiers guarding the city were all wearing veils. They saw two people on horseback and two more tied up behind them, and they walked forward cautiously.

"Did you bring a token or something?" A'er asked as she started to feel around in his arms.

Hengzhi chuckled and let her take out Fang Ling from his sleeve.

This is not a token representing the identity of a marquis, but just a summons to act on behalf of the governor.

Ah-yi took out the cloth from her bosom, tied one on herself, and handed one to Heng-chi. "Although it's not a big deal, there are all kinds of people these days, I think it's best for you not to be exposed in the city."

If it was really as Ah's thought, if someone saw Hengzhi, it would be even more disadvantageous to the tower ahead.

Although Hengzhi wanted to explain that he had also hidden his tracks in Louguan, it was obviously not a good time now, so he let her decide.

The two men dismounted and walked slowly to the city gate.

"Stop! What are you doing?" The soldier held his spear across, blocking the way.

"Thank you." Ah-yi stepped forward and handed the summons to the soldier. "The city has been distributing medicine for several days. I was a worker from Changqing Tower who went out of the city to buy medicine. On the way, I met two bad guys. Fortunately, the deputy general of the patrol battalion coach Duan rescued me, and I was able to escape danger."

Perhaps it was because the two people behind really did not look like good people, and perhaps because A'ao and Hengzhi did not look guilty at all, the soldiers did not question them for long and let them in.

In times of war and chaos, it is better to have less trouble than more.

When Hengzhi walked in the city, he realized that what A'ao said was true, every word of it was the fact.

The middle street at this time was not as peaceful and quiet as usual before dawn, but a dead silence with hardly any people around.

For some days, the shops were not open, and the roads in front of the doors were covered with dead leaves, which rubbed against the ground and made noises when the wind blew.

Ah-yi walked beside him, also examining everything in front of her. "Tonight, when Gong Sheng and I discovered the corpse mud at the source of the moat, it was too late. Most of the people in the city live by the moat and have already been infected with the disease."

After thinking for a long time, Ah-yi had another doubt, "Maybe there are human corpses, or animal corpses. If they are all human corpses, how could there be no rumors when so many people died in the suburbs? Someone must have done it on purpose, so they killed us to silence us after discovering us."

Hengzhi held her hand, and their fingertips touched, both were equally cold.

"I've done enough and done well, Ah-an." He didn't look back at Ah-an, but stared straight ahead, his tone firm and unquestionable, "Thank you for taking good care of yourself, everything will get better."

Ah-yi lowered her head slightly, looking at the two hems of her clothes swinging as she walked in unison.
"You're welcome." She said softly.

After throwing the man into the court jail, the two men immediately returned to Changqing Tower.

The lives of Gong Sheng and Gong Yangliang are still unknown, so the news of the water shortage must be reported back immediately.

The door of Changqing Building has been open these days. Qin Shengguang has assigned some people from the court to guard it day and night, fearing that the only remaining clean water source would be discovered and that someone would come to inquire about the news.

Hengzhi bent down slightly and held Taoxing firmly.

Just as Ah'ao was about to go forward and knock on the door, a faint humming sound suddenly broke through the silence of the dawn.

"Ouch... Ouch! Be gentle, it must be a broken bone! It hurts so much."

Ah'ao followed the sound and saw behind the ferocious stone lion that Zhang Hai had spent a lot of money on, Gong Yangliang, covered in dust and dirt, was supporting the disheveled Gong Sheng. The two of them walked over as fast as ants.

"What is this?" Seeing the two people in such a mess, although she shouldn't laugh, Ah Yi couldn't help but curl her lips, "As long as they are safe, as long as they are safe."

As soon as Gong Yangliang heard Ah's voice, he immediately raised his head, looked at her with his bright eyes like a goat, and smiled slightly, "Madam Cui, are you okay? That's great! You..."

Before he could finish his sentence and was about to take a step closer to check the car to see if Ah'ao was injured, another loud voice blocked him away.

He looked unhappy, but his hand was still holding A's wrist.

"She's fine." The stiff tone and stern face gave off a sense of majesty that made it seem like no one could approach her.

Ah'ao was hunching over, but was suddenly separated from her by Hengzhi, with her entire vision blocked by his robe.

"Who is this?" Gong Yangliang asked.

A'ao felt strange and looked at Hengzhi and then at Gongyangliang.

What does Hengzhi mean by his domineering look?

Ah-yi smiled knowingly and introduced, "This Senior Brother Gong Yang is the first disciple of Divine Doctor Gong. The three of us went there together last night." She held her hand in front of Heng-chi, but was in a dilemma, "This is my creditor. He saved me."

Creditor?

Hengzhi lowered his head and glanced at her.

"Oh, oh." Gong Yangliang was obviously relieved. "After my master and I ran away, we hid in a cave for a while and got rid of the pursuers. I wanted to go find you, but my master slipped and fell."

Gong Sheng: "...you." He rubbed his chest in anger and interrupted him, "You are really a good disciple of my master. Help me in quickly and don't get in the way here."

Gong Yangliang was in a state of confusion and had no choice but to let Gong Sheng in first.

The two people who were almost in the way watched them go, and only looked back after they saw them go in.

Hengzhi walked down two steps and stood under A'an, with his hands on the legs of the stone lion.

Looking at her level.

"Am I the creditor?" He asked as if he was accusing someone.

Ah'ao was pleased with his jealous expression and laughed twice.

The sky was already completely bright, and the early morning birds were cooing on the branches.

There were two figures on the stone steps, the woman had her arm affectionately placed on the man.

"Yes, not only do I owe you money, I also owe you love. How can I not be considered a creditor?"

Hengzhi took a step forward and held her in his arms in the morning when the night had finally calmed down.

Everything can indeed be saved.

(End of this chapter)