Return of the Swallow

The young man obviously had the same idea as Qin Yining. Although no pursuers were found in the village for the time being, Wang Dashan lived in this village, and they were all worried that he would suddenly go back on his word and hunt them down.

The young man's limp seemed to be worse than before when he walked. In the quiet night, Qin Yining could hear his tired breathing.

Qin Yining herself was very tired. When Wang Dashan was treating the young man's injuries, she didn't even have time to rest. But luckily she brought the medicine given by Bingtang, otherwise the young man's condition might not be good right now.

The two walked along the path in the village for a while, avoiding people and heading into the mountains on the outskirts.

After passing a large ridge of fields and arriving at the foot of the mountain, the young man pointed to the mountain, then pointed in the direction of Danfu County, and made several gestures.

Qin Yining smiled and said, "Do you want to rest here now and send me back when it's safe?"

Of course the young man would not answer her, and he started to climb the mountain looking for a good angle.

Although Qin Yining was tired, he had experience living in the wild in his early years, and his body had recovered a lot under Bingtang's careful care. The last time she went to Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, she could persevere on such a steep mountain road. Not to mention running for her life today, Qin Yining would naturally not be unable to climb such a hill.

The two of them covered their tracks as they walked, looking for a hiding place on the mountain, and finally chose a hiding place behind a small steep slope. A tall and thick tree grows on the hillside. Its well-developed root system firmly grasps the soil on the steep slope, forming a sunken cave on the back of the steep slope to provide natural shelter from wind and rain.

They were afraid of attracting pursuers, so they naturally did not dare to light a fire.

Qin Yining was sitting inside, while the young man was holding a bamboo stick and guarding the entrance of the cave.

In the quiet mountains, you can only hear the chirping of birds and insects, and occasionally the cry of wild animals. The sky gradually began to get brighter, and everything outside the cave entrance was covered with a layer of blue gauze. The morning breeze was wrapped in dew, making people feel very cold.

Qin Yining looked through the small medicine bag in her arms in the morning light and found pills to treat the young man's wounds, as well as pills to replenish qi and blood, increase physical strength, and treat wind and cold...

Various types of pills were prepared and delivered to the young man.

"Eat these first." Qin Yining was afraid that the young man would not believe her, so she gestured, "This is a life-saving thing. I just used this on you at the Wang family to save your life."

But even though she was talking, Qin Yining had no hope. She looked very embarrassed now, and she gave people pills of different sizes and colors.

The situation seemed strange no matter how you looked at it, the young man couldn't hear it, and she couldn't understand the meaning of complicated words.

Qin Yining was a little frustrated.

Unexpectedly, the young man's performance was very unexpected. He didn't wait for Qin Yining to feel lost for a long time before he took the pill, raised his neck and swallowed it, and nodded to Qin Yining expressionlessly.

Qin Yining was slightly surprised, then he chuckled, "Aren't you afraid that what I gave you was poison?"

The young man's expression was a little dazed. Seeing her smiling, he also moved the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Qin Yining shook his head and laughed, sitting back to his original position.

She rubbed her legs tiredly, then curled up with her arms around her knees. She had been awake all night, having been chased, and later the young man fell down again. Her spirit had been tense. It was only after she relaxed that she realized how tired she was.

While the pursuers haven't found them yet, it's only right to recharge their batteries quickly. No one can guarantee how those ignorant and hateful people will deal with them later.

Qin Yining gradually fell asleep.

The young man looked back at her, and then he closed his eyes and fell asleep while holding the bamboo stick.

It was God's blessing that the pursuers did not come immediately. Perhaps they had just searched the village, and they thought that the man had fled elsewhere. The two of them rested until the afternoon, until they were hungry. Qin Yining also went to pick a lot. The wild vegetables and fruits are coming.

The two of them still didn't dare to light a fire, fearing that the smoke would attract pursuers, so they drank from the mountain spring and ate fruits and wild vegetables, which at least satisfied their hunger.

However, after eating "lunch", Qin Yining rationally decided to go down the mountain.

"Although Danford County is a big county, if they can't find traces elsewhere, they will definitely come back here. After all, you left bloodstains here. Maybe they will also suspect that we are hiding in Wang Dashan's house. After all, the last trace of blood was in front of Wang’s house.”

The pursuers did not suspect Wang Dashan before because they had the preconceived impression that Wang Dashan's wife was killed by a young man.

But after they really couldn't find anyone, could they still not think more about it? Even if they don't doubt Wang Dashan, they will still suspect that the young man is hiding in a familiar place.

Qin Yining had some difficulty communicating with the young man, but at least she was able to make the other party understand her meaning through sign language.

The two quietly went down the mountain, observing carefully.

Although they knew they couldn't stay in this village, they didn't know which direction was safe for a while.

Qin Yining pursed her lips and thought. Just when she was about to make a decision, she suddenly saw a red dot rising into the sky in the distance from the corner of her eye. It shone silently. Finally, the light gradually disappeared and turned into a white smoke, which was swept away by the afternoon. The hot wind blew into the air. The whole process is nothing more than breathing. If you don't pay careful attention, you won't notice it at all.

Qin Yining opened his eyes wide in surprise, and his heart was filled with joy.

Those are the unique fireworks of the Qingtian League. They are specially used to communicate with each other in emergencies. Because they are afraid that the signal will be ignored, they have a fixed interval. If there is no response from the same fireworks after sending out three, they will give up and can only Use this method to contact again after a period of time.

Qin Yining pointed in that direction and said to the young man: "Let's go there, my people are there."

Seeing Qin Yining's happy face, the young man also smiled.

Qin Yining took out a similar firework from his belt and lit the fuse with a fire stick. The fuse made a slight "pop" sound, sparks splashed, and then a red light shot up, and finally disappeared in the air.

Qin Yining motioned to the young man to follow her quickly. As she walked, she observed the sky. She didn't see the other two fireworks coming from that direction, so she was sure that the other party had received her message.

On the way, Qin Yining thought about the reasons and candidates for the people from the Blue Sky Alliance in his mind.

Finally, she guessed that the person coming was Hall Master Liao.

However, when Qin Yining and the young man avoided the official road and took a small road, and finally arrived in the direction of the fireworks, they met a familiar person.

As soon as the man saw Qin Yining, he immediately came forward to salute.

"Alliance leader!"

"It's you?"

The visitor was a familiar face named Meng Qin, who had been with Hall Master Qiao. Later, when Liu Ban and Guan Dahu contacted the allies, he also sent a letter to Qin Yining on behalf of Hall Master Liao.

"Why are you here? Was it ordered by Hall Master Liao?"

Meng Qin said: "Yes, but the alliance leader may not know that I followed you out secretly. Hall Master Liao could not come out, and he was worried that you would encounter any danger outside, so he arranged for me to follow you secretly for protection. Although my kung fu is average, But he has good foot strength and is good at hiding his whereabouts. You were kidnapped in the county town before, which scared me quite a lot."

As he spoke, Meng Qin glared at the lame young man behind Qin Yining, "This dear brother is running too fast. I can't keep up, and I'm worried about your safety. But I also guess that this brother has no ill intentions towards the alliance leader." .”

Qin Yining was a little surprised, but also a little moved: "It's you who have the intention."

Meng Qin smiled and scratched his head, "This is all the responsibility of my subordinates. By the way, I have just found out the whereabouts of the men that the prince arranged to meet. Now you and this brother are outside. If you are attacked by the mob, It would be a bad idea to catch him. The prince is still besieged in the county town, otherwise, why don’t you go and join the prince’s men first?”

Qin Yining didn't interfere much in matters around Pang Xiao. She would only express her thoughts when Pang Xiao was unsure about something and discussed it with her.

When Pang Xiao came to Danfu County this time, in order to avoid any accidents in the city, before entering the city, his counselors only had Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi, and left some of his counselors and elite tiger guards outside the city. If anything happened , these people can all serve as support, and the ceremonial guards they bring when entering the city are all given by the emperor, plus the palace soldiers and a small number of elite tiger guards to support the scene.

"That's good. The prince arranged for Mr. Tao to be outside the city. I guess they came into the city after hearing that something happened in the city."

"That's right. I couldn't find the leader of the alliance, so I guessed that the prince's people would definitely come to the city to meet him, so I paid close attention and found out their whereabouts. However, I didn't act rashly, for fear that they wouldn't recognize me and would kill me. It would be bad if someone with ulterior motives is caught by mistake."

Qin Yining smiled and said, "Okay, let's go there now."

"Hey." Meng Qin took out an oil paper bag from his arms and took off the water bag from his waist. "Leader, this is the dry food, beef and water I brought specially for you. You can use some first."

Qin Yining washed her head and face with spring water on the mountain, and briefly combed her hair. However, she was covered in blood and stains and had no time to clean them. She looked quite embarrassed, which made Meng Qin feel very sad.

Qin Yining was not polite and took the oil paper bag and brought it over. Inside were several pancakes sprinkled with salt and pepper, as well as sliced ​​soy sauce beef.

He took out a piece of cake, cut it open in the middle, and filled it with thick beef. Qin Yining first handed it to the silent young man behind him.

"Eat quickly."

The young man was a little surprised and looked at Meng Qin hesitantly, but did not reach out to take it.

Meng Qin rolled her eyes at the young man somewhat unhappily, then turned her face away. He felt that it was this barbarian who caused trouble by taking Qin Yining away.

Qin Yining smiled and handed over the beef cake again, gesturing with eating movements.

The young man's lips gradually pursed, as if he were hiding a smile, and Qin Yining saw a dimple appear on his right cheek.

He took the beef pie with his left hand and took a big bite.

Qin Yining laughed and said, "That's right. If you don't eat well, you won't have the strength to go on the road."

Qin Yining took a piece of cake to eat, and then took a piece of cake for Meng Qin to fill with beef.

Meng Qin smiled and said: "Leader, I ate it when I came here. This is specially prepared for you."

Knowing that Meng Qin could move around freely and would not be hungry, Qin Yining added more beef to the cake and handed it to the young man following him who had already finished the cake.