Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 159 Fog rises, secret signal

Even though she was mentally prepared, Lin Zhiqing still found it somewhat difficult to walk once she actually stepped onto the path.

To make it easier for her to move around, her shoes were all handmade by Aunt Mu, and they were very stiff.

After walking on the gravel road for a short while, she felt a burning pain in the soles of her feet.

Jiang Liuyun was a martial artist after all; not only was he incredibly agile, but his speed was also increasing.

Lin Zhiqing did not want to slow down, so she did not make a fuss.

Just as she gritted her teeth and continued forward, Lu Huai suddenly spoke:

"Brother Jiang, slow down, I can't walk anymore."

Jiang Liuyun's pace indeed slowed down: "Brother Lu, your physique is really too weak. It's obvious that you don't like to exercise."

"Why don't we go to the camp outside the capital together another day and practice properly? I guarantee you'll be able to walk ten miles in one go without any problem."

"Don't you think so, Qing'er?"

Jiang Liuyun turned around and very "casually" showed off his handsome profile and strong arms.

Lin Zhiqing understood perfectly well that Lu Huai was trying to get her out of a tight spot.

"Let's slow down, I can't walk anymore." Lin Zhiqing waved his hand.

"Qing'er, it's normal that you're frail and can't walk easily." Jiang Liuyun patted his shoulder and squatted down in front of Lin Zhiqing.
"Come on up, I'll carry you."

Lu Huai: ...

The difference in attitude is too obvious, isn't it?
Lin Zhiqing shook her head: "No need. The fog ahead is getting thicker and thicker. It's too unsafe to carry me. You can just walk slowly."

"It's alright, I'm very stable, I definitely won't let you fall." Jiang Liuyun remained squatting on the ground without getting up: "Qing'er, come up here quickly."

Soon, Jiang Liuyun felt a weight on his back; someone was lying on his back.

He stood up and bounced a couple of times: "Qing'er, did you use the tonic I sent you?"

"I ate," Lin Zhiqing replied, her voice seemingly carrying a hint of amusement.

"You're still so light after eating. It doesn't take me much effort to carry you. I'll bring you more next time." Jiang Liuyun said with a hint of pride, "If it were Brother Lu, he definitely wouldn't be able to carry you."

As soon as Jiang Liuyun finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his back and couldn't help but cry out.

"Qing'er, you..." He turned around and wanted to ask Lin Zhiqing why she pinched him, but he was met with Lu Huai's face instead.

"You...you...how is it you!?" Jiang Liuyun loosened his grip, and Lu Huai instantly fell to the ground.

He stood firmly on the ground: "I really can't walk anymore, and I'm weak. Brother Jiang is so hospitable, how can I refuse?"

"I clearly asked Qing'er to come up, so why did you come up?" Jiang Liuyun said, hands on his hips.

Lu Huai shrugged: "I need you to carry me more than she does. Don't stop, keep going."

As he spoke, he made a gesture as if he wanted to climb onto Jiang Liuyun's back.

Jiang Liuyun instantly jumped two meters away, his face clearly showing his refusal.

Lin Zhiqing watched the two clowns bickering back and forth from behind and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

To be fair, although Lu Huai was not as strong as Jiang Liuyun, he had walked such a long distance without showing any signs of fatigue, and had not even been out of breath.

He has a delicate and refined appearance, and his physique is not very strong. He is the type who is muscular when dressed but slim when undressed.

However, in Jiang Liuyun's eyes, ordinary weak scholars could be classified as thin and frail.

As if by some strange twist of fate, Lin Zhiqing thought of Lu Huai from her dream.

Apart from growing taller, Lu Huai seemed to be no different from the current Lu Huai.

Thinking of that dream, Lin Zhiqing inevitably recalled its contents.

Realizing she had misunderstood, she shook her head vigorously, trying to put the idea of ​​the dream out of her mind:

"Let's hurry up, there's a downhill road ahead. I suspect the fog will get even thicker down there, so be careful."

Hearing Lin Zhiqing's words, Lu Huai retreated behind her again. Jiang Liuyun also looked intently at the road ahead and remained silent.

As the three of them descended, the fog grew thicker and thicker.

Lin Zhiqing was preoccupied with the matter of evidence, and when she looked up again, the thick fog had already spread to her eyes.

In front of her, Jiang Liuyun's figure was faintly visible, not very clear.

Furthermore, the environment around her was extremely quiet, eerily quiet.

Lin Zhiqing frowned and called out Jiang Liuyun's name.

But Jiang Liuyun didn't turn around, and his pace quickened.

Lin Zhiqing quickened her pace, trying to catch up with Jiang Liuyun, but Jiang Liuyun's figure disappeared in the blink of an eye, and she couldn't keep up.

She quickly stopped and turned to look back.

Lu Huai's figure also disappeared without a trace.

"Lu Huai, are you there?" Lin Zhiqing still wanted to ask again to confirm.

Her voice was clearly audible in the thick fog, but no one responded.

Now that things have developed to this point, how could Lin Zhiqing not see the strangeness in the fog?

The wispy smoke gradually merged with the smoke rising from the lanterns when she first entered the Liu residence.

However, when she first saw something moving in the lantern, she didn't see clearly what it was.

Looking back now, isn't it all because of this smoke?

"Liu Mang, I really underestimated you," Lin Zhiqing muttered to himself.

She had anticipated potential obstacles along the way, but she never expected Liu Mang to use the dense fog on the way down the mountain to set up a small hypnotic array.

It is called a small-scale hypnosis array because it did not completely hypnotize Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Zhiqing had been thinking about the dream, but then his attention shifted to the evidence, and for a moment he didn't notice the ethereal mist.

She wasn't completely infected, but Lu Huai and Jiang Liuyun were.

She remembered that when she looked up for the last time, they had reached the foot of the mountain and could see the market.

Judging by the distance, it shouldn't be too far from the street I came from.

Fortunately, the hypnotic array didn't appear halfway up the mountain, so Lu Huai and Jiang Liuyun wouldn't suffer too serious injuries due to the complex terrain.

Moreover, this location...

Lin Zhiqing thought of the letter she left behind when she left the Lin family.

"Spring sleeps without knowing the dawn."

"The moonlight shines in front of the bed."

Just as my thoughts were beginning to stir, two familiar voices entered my ears.

The sound seemed very distant and indistinct.

With a thought, Lin Zhiqing felt the fog in front of her dissipate rapidly, and the surrounding scenery returned to normal. She couldn't help but pat her chest.

The mental preparation she made before leaving worked!

Before she could think too much, that familiar voice rang out again.

This time, both voices were very clear.

"What are you reciting? Even I, who am illiterate, know that it is clearly 'Spring sleep is unaware of dawn'."

“Sister, Zhiqing’s letter says ‘the bright moonlight before my bed,’ I can’t be mistaken.”

Hmm... how did these two bump into each other?
Lin Zhiqing remembered that she had told Aunt Mu to give the two letters to her cousin and her brother respectively.

"Spring sleep is so sweet, I don't even notice the dawn" and "The bright moonlight shines before my bed" were the secret codes she wrote in her letters.