There were only two oil lamps burning in the dark apprentice's dormitory.

Chen Ji was lying on the bunk. He had changed into clean clothes and had white cloth wrapped around his chest and thighs. The entire apprentice's dormitory was filled with the smell of Chinese medicine.

Such a strong smell of Chinese medicine, like a dying breath.

But Chen Ji didn't have time to think about this. He was unconscious for a day and a night, and too many things happened.

Before he fell into coma, the Ningchao Secret Intelligence Department led by Jin Zhu had found witnesses and was investigating the direction of Wu Hongbiao's escape.

Now that Chen Ji has not been arrested, there are two possibilities: either the Secret Service investigation was slow, there were few pedestrians on the rainy night last night, no new witnesses were found, and Wu Hongbiao has not been caught; or Wu Hongbiao has been arrested and sent to prison. , but the traces have not yet been revealed.

If it's the former, Chen Ji still has room for redemption, but if it's the latter, Chen Ji can't go into the inner prison to save people or silence him, right?

Moreover, even if Wu Hongbiao was not arrested.

Chen Ji was seriously injured, and Wu Hongbiao was also seriously injured. Chen Ji was treated, but Wu Hongbiao was not treated.

Not to mention healing, the other party was hiding in the backyard of the cloth shop and couldn't even stutter...

While she was thinking about it, Princess Baili turned around and went to wash the towel in the basin in the house, then wring it out and put it on Chen Ji's forehead, replacing the original one.

He even washed the changed towel again, raised his stained arm, and wiped his armpit to cool down.

"Uh, Princess, what are you doing?" Chen Ji was particularly surprised.

"You still have a fever," Princess Baili glared at She Dengke and Liu Quxing: "Two big men can't even do a small job. Your master asked them to put a towel on you to cool down, but they couldn't even do it. I couldn't even wring out the towel and put it on your face, and I didn't know how to change the cloth wrapped around the wound."

She Dengke and Liu Quxing bowed their heads in embarrassment: "We have done this before."

Bai Li said: "You can't be so careless, how can anyone take care of patients like this!"

The prince sighed and said: "Bai Li, you can't do these things..."

Bai Li also glared at him: "In Donglin Academy, gentlemen are not allowed to take care of the book boy. Isn't that why I take care of you when you are sick?"

"But Chen Ji is an outsider after all," the prince said anxiously: "If word spreads about this, how can you get married?"

"Get married?" Princess Baili frowned: "I'm just staying with my father and mother, why do I need to get married? I'm confused. Since last year, you all have been talking about getting married, so why do I have to get married?"

Liang Gouer said quietly from the side: "Because everyone should have their own retribution..."

Prince: "..."

Bai Li: "..."

Liang Maoer quickly covered his mouth and pulled him into the yard: "Brother, shut up."

Chen Ji was lying on the bed, looking at Bai Li, who was dressed in white. He went to Hongyi Lane with his brother in the middle of the night, went to a gambling house, and made friends with people in the world. He stood upright, like a heroine who was never sloppy or restrained in doing things.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere in the room, She Dengke hurriedly said: "I'm going to make food for Chen Ji. Are you hungry? I'll make more for everyone to eat together."

Liang Gouer rushed back into the house and raised his hand: "Bacon, I saw bacon in the kitchen."

Liang Maoer also said shyly: "I'll just eat some pickles and drink some porridge."

The prince thought thoughtfully: "Tofu, hotpot tofu."

Chen Ji: "Hey, wait... you didn't even mention what I wanted to eat."

She Dengke smiled and explained: "Chen Ji, I'm going to cook porridge and steamed egg custard for you. Master said you can't eat anything else since you've been unconscious for so long."

When She Dengke went out to cook, Chen Ji looked aside in confusion: "Prince and Princess, why are you here?"

The prince explained cheerfully: "We were planning to go out to play tonight. When we came in, we didn't see you. We only saw Liu Quxing and She Dengke carrying a basin and busying around. I didn't see you because I could have saved a toll.

Yes, but Bai Li insisted on giving you the toll, so he asked Liu Quxing to find out where you were. Only then did we know that you were seriously injured. Then Bai Li said that he couldn't go out to play and stayed to see if there was anything he could do to help.

.”

Bai Li turned to look at Chen Ji and said doubtfully: "Chen Ji, you were injured by some bad guy. The thieves are too arrogant and dare to commit crimes in Luo City... I thought Luo City was very peaceful."

She Dengke said in a muffled voice: "Princess, Luo City is not peaceful at night, especially the West City. It is a place where people hang out and are very vicious. Please don't go there."

Bai Li frowned: "When my father comes back, I will definitely tell him about this and make sure the sky in Luo City is clear and clear!"

The prince smiled and said to everyone: "My sister is born with a heart of justice. She has never seen us do unjust things since she was a child. If we steal someone else's watermelon, she will teach her a day, and she will have to go back and put down twenty copper coins.

That’s all.”

Bai Li rolled his eyes: "I have worked so hard to grow watermelons for several months, why do you think I could steal it? Stop talking nonsense, Chen Ji, do you still remember what the person who hurt you looks like and where he is? I

Let General Wang capture him!"

Liang Mao'er on the side also quickly said: "You don't need General Wang, my brother can chop him alive with one knife!"

Chen Ji lay on the bed and shook his head with a smile: "Thank you everyone, thank you Princess, the person who hurt me has been brought to justice."

Princess Baili nodded: "That's good."

At this moment, the small apprentice dormitory was full of people, making it look extremely crowded. Everyone was talking in a mess, and it was a mess.

However, there have never been so many people gathered in the backyard of Taiping Medical Center, and there have never been so many people caring about Chen Ji. The messy environment in front of him actually made him feel a little... warm.

While talking, Old Yao entered the house with a dark face and his hands behind his back.

He looked at the crowded room and immediately drove away: "Go and do whatever you have to do. The prince and the princess should not stay here. Go back to the palace first. Chen Ji needs to rest."

The prince originally wanted to take Bai Li away quickly, but upon hearing this, he immediately stood up and said goodbye: "What Dr. Yao said makes sense, we will go back now...Chen Ji, we will come see you tomorrow morning!"

Chen Ji responded with a smile: "Thank you, Crown Prince and Princess."

Old Man Yao glanced at him, turned to everyone in the room and said: "Liang Gou'er, Liang Mao'er, you two wait in the yard first. I have something to say to Chen Ji. Liu Quxing, you also went to the kitchen to help, didn't you call me

Don't come in."

…

…

When there was no one in the house, Old Yao stopped giving Chen Ji a good look, and Chen Ji felt guilty and dared not speak.

There was silence between each other, even the flame of the oil slag lamp became shorter.

After a long time, Old Man Yao asked in a serious voice: "Who is that man in the cloth shop? Why did you let him go if you wanted to kill him?"

Chen Ji's heart tightened, Master actually knew this!

Old Man Yao said intriguingly: "Are you still planning to hide it? Why don't you ask if Golden Pig has caught him?"

Chen Ji immediately became honest, raised his head and asked, "Master, how is he now?"

Old Man Yao stood by the main store with his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Early this morning, the Secret Service had already found a new witness and came over here to investigate. It seems that the cloth shop will be found in a few hours.

I took advantage of the boy from the cloth shop who was unconscious, took off his blood-stained clothes, and threw him into a small alley outside the West Market. The spies guarding there discovered the blood-stained clothes, and now they have surrounded the West City, and every family is inside.

Inquiry."

It turns out that it was his master who helped him lure away the Secret Service!

This old man Yao said that we don't need to have a master-disciple relationship, but he finally took action.

But what makes Chen Ji feel strange is that although they are masters and apprentices, and although Old Yao is a bit cold-tempered but hot-tempered at the inside, the relationship between them is not good enough for the other to fight against the Secret Service for him, right?

He always felt a little strange, as if there was another hidden reason behind this matter.

When Old Man Yao saw that he was silent, he sneered and said: "Your fake scene deceived the golden pig, but you couldn't deceive me. The crow almost lost his life when he looked at you, so he hurriedly came back and called me to save you. You should be good

Thank it. If it weren't for it, you would be a corpse in the inner prison right now. Aren't you going to say it? I think this hexagram is a bad omen for you."

Chen Ji sighed in his heart, and finally chose to confess his secret: "Master, I am not only helping the Ning Chao Secret Intelligence Department, but also the Jing Chao Military Intelligence Department."

Old Yao raised his eyebrows: "I know this, tell me something I don't know."

"Ah?" Chen Ji was dumbfounded: "You also know this?"

Old Man Yao sneered: "You think you are so secretive, do you want me to repeat what you talked to Concubine Yun?"

Chen Ji was completely dumbfounded.

He really couldn't figure out how the master knew about this. There was no crow present at the time...

etc.

The persimmon tree in Feiyun Garden... Although there was no one in the courtyard when I was talking to Concubine Yun, there were magpies pecking at the persimmons on the tree, and from time to time magpies landed and flew away in front of the door!

If dark clouds can communicate with all cats, then crows can also communicate with all birds.

Do magpies have an IQ? Of course they do. Magpies are among the top five IQ species among birds. Not only can they remember thousands of places to hide food, they can also clearly classify food. Their IQ even exceeds that of many mammals.

When Old Man Yao saw his eyes twinkling, he sneered: "How many years have I been practicing on the path of Tiger King? How many days have you been practicing?"

"Then why didn't you teach me earlier?"

Yao Lao had a headache and was heartbroken: "Have you given me time to teach you? How long has it taken you to obtain dragon energy, and you have caused so many troubles?!"

Chen Ji hesitated for a moment: "As a native of the Ning Dynasty, wouldn't you be angry when you found out that I was working for the Military Intelligence Department of the Jing Dynasty?"

Old Yao shook his head: "I don't want to explain this matter. You will understand it later. Let me talk about your business first. What happened to the people in the cloth shop?"

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to care about his identity as a spy, Chen Ji simply chose to tell the truth: "The man in the cloth shop is named Wu Hongbiao. He was sent by my uncle from Jing Dynasty. He will teach me about espionage and be my partner."

.My uncle is a big shot in the Jing Dynasty. His current political struggle has failed. His opponent, Lu Guanwu, is secretly cutting off his wings. Wu Hongbiao happens to be on the list. He came to the cloth shop to inform me.

, let me be careful of danger."

Old Yao fell into deep thought.

Chen Ji asked: "Master, what should I do now?"

Old Yao said angrily: "Why are you asking me? How long do you want me to help you solve the trouble you caused yourself?"

"Is Wu Hongbiao still alive?"

"Then I don't know."

"It's such a cold weather. After you took off his bloody clothes, did you put him in other clothes?"

"No, I can't control that."

"Then did you get him something to eat..."

"None of my business."

Chen Ji suddenly sat up from the bed: "It's broken!"

What a miserable Wu Hongbiao!

Old Man Yao really only cares about his own survival and doesn't care about the lives of others at all.

But I heard Old Man Yao sneer: "Shouldn't you thank me? If he dies like this, you can put away your womanly kindness with peace of mind. Don't worry, it's not you who caused his death, it was me.

Harmful."

It turned out that Master wanted to directly drag Wu Hongbiao to death.

Chen Ji said seriously: "Master, this is not the kindness of a woman."

After that, he struggled to get up and wanted to go out, but he quickly calmed down and sat back on the bed: "No, we have to wait until everyone falls asleep."

Old Man Yao yelled and went out: "You're not stupid... I advise you to try not to get involved with that Wu Hongbiao. I think the lifeline in his palm is short and concise, and he looks quite cute. You won't get involved with him."

What a happy ending."

Chen Ji: "..."

Master, you went to take off other people's clothes and read their palms by the way?

…

…

In the dead of night, people were snoring one after another in the apprentice's dormitory. Chen Ji quietly got up amidst the snoring and put on his clothes with difficulty.

The big movement involved the wound, which caused cold sweat on his forehead, but he did not dare to make a sound.

Chen Ji limped out the door cautiously. In the yard, the crow was standing on the branch of the almond tree with his eyes closed and resting, as if he had become one with the almond tree.

When it saw the traces coming out, it opened its eyes and stared quietly.

Under the moonlight, the silver brilliance shines on it, and it appears in colorful colors, as if it is covered with a divine coat.

Chen Ji said seriously: "Uncle Crow, thank you."

The old man said that Wu Wu had been cultivating with him for fifty-three years, and it was no problem for him to call him Uncle Crow. But this was the first time Wu Wu heard someone call him that, so he looked at the traces with some curiosity.

Chen Ji chuckled and said, "Master said that if it weren't for you, I would have died yesterday. I have to go out now. If you find anything unusual, please let me know. I'll be in the cloth shop next door."

The crow was silent for a moment and waved its wings to signal him to rest assured.

Chen Ji took a set of clothes from the closet, went to the kitchen to get four grain pancakes, filled a bamboo tube with water, put some cnidium in his arms, and then walked out of the hospital.

He was so seriously injured that he could only hold on to the wall and stumble forward little by little in the shadows between the houses.

Only a hundred meters away, Chen Ji was sweating in pain as if he had just run five kilometers. The wound on his thigh collapsed and his pants were soaked with blood again.

He gritted his teeth and climbed over the wall into the backyard of the cloth shop, only to see dark clouds hiding in the shadows, guarding the door of the main house.

Seeing him like this, Wu Yun meowed immediately: "What's wrong with you? Who hurt you?!"

Chen Ji leaned against the wall to take a breath and said with a sad smile: "Let's not mention this for now, is Wu Hongbiao still in there?"

Wu Yun replied: "Still inside. He was in a coma most of the time. When he woke up, he had no intention of running away. He seemed to have been waiting for you."

Chen Ji was silent. At some point, he would also wish that Wu Hongbiao had acted before, so that he could kill the other party without any psychological burden and avoid future troubles.

"Has he eaten anything today?" Chen Ji asked curiously.

Wu Yun said: "While he was unconscious, I caught a few mice and threw them next to him. He was not particular about it. When he woke up, he took a knife to skin them and ate the meat from the legs and back of the mice raw."

Chen Ji glanced into the room and saw blood on the floor, and three skinned rat corpses thrown aside.

"How does he drink water?"

Wu Yun explained: "When he was thirsty, he went to the yard and drank the water on the ground."

Chen Ji knew that Wu Hongbiao wanted to live. His desire to survive was beyond ordinary people. No wonder he could survive to this day despite being hunted.

"Wuyun, has he seen you?"

"Never seen it."

"good."

Chen Ji walked into the house. Wu Hongbiao, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes. Seeing that he was coming, he relaxed and said with a wry smile: "I thought something bad happened to you...but you don't look much better than me."

.”

Chen Ji threw the food, medicine, and clothes to Wu Hongbiao and got straight to the point: "Who is the Secretary who wants to kill you?"

"Which one?" Wu Hongbiao was shivering from the cold. He quickly put on his clothes and asked doubtfully: "There is only one Si Cao."

Chen Ji asked: "Does he wear a green-faced fang mask, is good at wielding a knife, and wears clothes with patches on his elbows?"

"Yes, that's him."

Chen Ji was 80% sure in his heart that behind the name of Si Cao, there was definitely more than one person playing this role.

Shopkeeper Yuan of Bailu Pavilion is one, and the man with the green face and fangs is another. At present, it seems that the one who wants to kill himself and Wu Hongbiao is the one who wields the knife...

"How long have you been working with this Secretary?" Chen Ji asked.

Wu Hongbiao sat up with difficulty and leaned against the wall while chewing a grain pancake: "I have worked with him for about four years and have never seen his true face. I only know that his name was Li Xilong when he was in Jing Dynasty. But when I came to Ning Dynasty,

I once heard your uncle say that this person is his old subordinate and will take care of you and me."

"Then why did he kill you?"

Wu Hongbiao choked on the grain pancake. He took the bamboo tube handed over by Chen Ji and drank a large gulp of water before expressing his speculation: "I guess he has just received the news about Jing Chao's arrival. Previously, your uncle was only reported to the imperial court.

Removed Zhongshu Province Zuocheng's

He was allowed to continue to serve as military envoy. Now even the military envoy has been withdrawn and replaced by his former political enemy Lu Guanwu. So in order to keep his position as chief minister, Li Xilong has completely turned to Lu Guanwu.

, I plan to use you and me as a proxy."

Chen Jixin said that keeping Wu Hongbiao did not disappoint him. He had a high status in the Military Intelligence Department and knew many secrets.

Li Xilong...

Chen Ji leaned against the door frame of the main room, looking a little tired.

He had already sensed that the crisis was approaching. Now that the other party could not find Wu Hongbiao, they would definitely look for opportunities to attack him.

Chen Ji looked at Wu Hongbiao sitting on the ground: "How is your health?"

Wu Hongbiao patted his chest: "I have the means to practice, so I can't die."

"I didn't realize how powerful you were..."

"You need to take care of me again," Wu Hongbiao cursed: "Yesterday I was seriously injured, and I was stuck by that son of a bitch Li Xilong. Although my credit was enough, he never gave me the next level of cultivation.

"

"What are your plans next?" Chen Ji asked curiously.

Wu Hongbiao said: "I plan to return to Jingchao. I must go back as soon as possible to ask your uncle to save my sister. I also have to help your uncle make a comeback. I must go back as soon as possible..."

The room became quiet, and the moonlight cast from behind, lengthening the traces of shadows in the room.

After a long silence, Chen Ji looked directly at Wu Hongbiao and said, "Sorry, you can't leave yet."

"What are you staying for?"

"Kill Si Cao."
Chapter completed!