Ink Burns

Chapter 156 Four Loofahs
Shanyue was led into a clean, bright dark room, where two torches were placed on the mountain wall with charred wooden beams, burning wildly.

Only the big black dog Zhuifeng followed Shanyue's feet. The skin on his face was wrinkled layer by layer, making him look like a big black bull. He lay there obediently, wagging his tail from side to side, and making "bang bang bang" sounds, almost making a three-courtyard yard on the ground.

Shan Yue lowered his head, staring motionlessly at the gray, steep underground rock wall.

There was no distracting thoughts in her mind now, only one idea: if Shui Guang died, tomorrow, she would kill Xue Chen first, and then make an appointment with the Chang family to go to the Grand Princess Jing'an's mansion, and Fu Mingjiang would definitely follow. She had nothing, she only had a butterfly bone knife that she stole when she was performing on the overpass. Her butterfly bone knife was thin and tough, she only needed to use all her strength, grab their hair with her left hand, and use her right hand to wipe their necks fiercely with the knife, piercing the skin with the tip of the knife, cutting off the thickest, largest and hardest meridian in the neck, and the enemy's blood would spray half a foot high - kill as many as you want, kill as many as you want! Until now, the three of them, mother and daughter, have used three lives to kill Cheng Daxing! Kill Liu Hezhou! Kill Xue Chen! Kill Jing'an! Kill the Chang family! Kill Fu Mingjiang! Although it was a pity to let the four people go, it was not a loss!

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of dusty footsteps was heard outside the dark room.

Shanyue suddenly stood up and ran outside, but his feet went weak, his knees trembled and bent, and he almost fell to the ground.

His wrist was grabbed by a strong force and he was pulled up.

"Shui Guang was sent out of the palace. He should still be alive."

The voice was deep and powerful, and it took the initiative to directly tell Shanyue the answer that he was most concerned about.

Shan Yue sobbed, slowly lowered her head, and covered her face with her hands. The two hot tears welling up in her eyes turned into tears of joy, which flowed out from between her fingers.

Xue Xiao raised his hand unconsciously, and after hesitating for a moment, he placed it on Shan Yue's shoulder to comfort her.

"Where is that damn girl now!" The frail girl buried her face in her palms, clenched her back teeth and uttered a low roar.

Well, the strong do not need to be comforted.

The strong are ready to settle the accounts.

Xue Xiao raised his hand but it stopped in mid-air: "Xinglin Hall at Chunye Mountain in the east of the city."

"The Xinglin Hall in the capital specializes in treating female patients and is under the jurisdiction of the Medical Department among the Six Departments. Before the female doctors in the palace can treat the masters in the palace, they must first learn skills in the Xinglin Hall for three years." Xue Xiao told her a long time ago!

The Six Departments had to quietly move the people out of the palace and find an excuse to release them to the Medical Department, so that they could be sent out of the palace to fend for themselves. Xinglin Hall was the only base of the Six Departments outside the palace - either Xinglin Hall or the royal temple Hanshan Temple.
"Chunye Mountain is not far from Tianbao Temple. If you want to go, you can ride a horse. If you ride a carriage, it will make too much noise and it will be inconvenient to travel." Xue Xiao lowered his hand: "The horse is outside the gate of the temple."

Shanyue decisively lifted her skirt, turned around and left.

Xue Xiao stopped where he was, seemingly thinking about something.

The big black dog Zhuifeng drooped his eyelids and whimpered, then walked behind Xue Xiao with his head shaking. When Xue Xiao was not paying attention, he pushed his nose hard into his butt.

Xue Xiao staggered, then strode up to catch up.

After exiting the corridor, Xue Xiao turned over, lifted his robe and mounted his horse. He bent down, stretched out his arm, and opened his palm with one hand.

Shanyue didn't have time to think about it, and handed his hand to Xue Xiao. Xue Xiao pulled upward with force, and Shanyue flew into his arms.

Shan Yue's heart was filled with joy, so she naturally didn't notice that Xue Xiao had held her in his arms. How ambiguous this scene was - the woman had a slender figure but thin bones, and she curled up in his arms, as if she was holding a ball of cotton that had been exposed to the sun, and her nose was lingering with an lingering, clean, warm scent.

Xue Xiao raised his chin, took a deep breath, whipped his horse and galloped towards the northeast.

The two men and the horse soon disappeared into the gradually quiet night.

Xinglin Hall on Chunye Mountain in the east of the city is very far away from the capital, just at the foot of the mountain. Because it is close to the Qiufeng Ferry on the Gyeonggi Canal, most of the people in the town are boatmen and fishermen, and the huts they live in are low and scattered.

Behind Xinglin Hall there was a row of low mud-walled tiled houses. Under the moonlight, Shanyue gathered her sleeves and knocked on the door.

"Boom boom boom——"

The door wasn't open, but the room was lighted.

Then I heard the rustling sound of clothes rubbing against the quilt.

In the darkness, Xue Xiao held the knife behind his back with both hands, lowered his head, and remained silent, like a quiet swordsman.

Shan Yue waited patiently at the door.

After waiting for a while, the low narrow wooden door finally opened a little. A little girl holding a lantern poked her head out and asked cautiously through the crack of the door: "Who is it?"

"I'm from the Imperial Palace Medical Department and the People's Relief Office, and I'm here to check on someone." Shan Yue curled his hands in his sleeves, his heart was uneasy, but his voice was unusually calm.

As soon as the voice fell, the little girl inside screamed excitedly: "The palace is here to pick us up! The palace is here to pick us up! Sisters! Get up! Get dressed! Get ready to welcome the overwhelming wealth and glory!"

Shanyue:?
Xue Xiao:?
The little girl was so excited that she danced around with the lantern. People outside the window could see the candlelight flickering frequently in the house. The atmosphere was very passionate and exciting.

Shan Yue looked back in confusion and stared at Xue Xiao from a distance.

In the hazy darkness, a tall man in black moved. He put away his scabbard with one hand, took two steps at a time and walked behind Shanyue. He looked at the wooden door that was slightly closed, revealing a small gap, and laughed softly, "Sister Shuiguang was sent out of the palace because of an epidemic. Now it seems that a blessing in disguise."

As soon as Xue Xiao finished speaking, the wooden door was opened wide without any precautions.

Four little girls, who had hurriedly combed their hair and put on their clothes and were holding large bags in their arms, stood in a row, all in unison, looking at the visitor with bright eyes and full of expectation, like a row of happy but stupid loofahs.

He Shuiguang is the fourth loofah from left to right.

She blinked and saw her elder sister and a tall man in black clothes standing outside the door.

He Shuiguang showed ecstasy on his face, but his neck immediately shrank and thousands of bad premonitions flashed through his mind.

In a daze and trembling, He Shuiguang chose to go crazy: "Madam Liu! Why are you here? Are you here to see a doctor at Xinglin Hall!?"

Xue Xiao silently turned his head to the side: Tonight, some water light will be beaten.

Shanyue's gaze fell on the three loofahs beside Shuiguang. His eyes were uncertain and he did not answer immediately.

He Shuiguang continued to stick out his neck and turned around to chase him away: "You are not from the Sixth Division. I made a mistake. I will go to see a doctor with this lady. You guys go to bed."

The three loofahs felt a little disappointed, but they didn't complain. Like puppies whose hopes were dashed, they hung their heads, hugged their bags, yawned a few times, and walked inside with dragging steps.

After the three loofahs left, He Shuiguang stuck his head out, closed the door and window, and took Shanyue and Xue Xiao to a secluded eaves. Seeing that there was no one around, he pulled Shanyue's clothes, pouted, and blinked his big round eyes until they turned red: "Sister, I miss you so much"

Xue Xiao saw Shan Yue's tense and stiff back soften instantly.

Xue Xiao:?
It was agreed that some of the water light would be beaten?