Chapter 171 Who is afraid of whom?
Gao Yao turned to look at Yi Xiaochuan, pursed his lips, and said sorry with a complicated expression.
If it is Yi Xiaochuan in modern society, or Yi Xiaochuan who has not experienced these ups and downs, he may not be able to understand Gao Yao's emotions, but now he is a little more calm and thoughtful than the heartless and frivolous scumbag in the past.
Going up to him, he gently hugged Gao Yao, and said in a deep voice, "I should be the one to apologize."
Yi Xiaochuan once thought, what would happen if Xiaoyue was introduced to Gao Yao at the beginning?
The answer is that Gao Yao will ask Zhou Ji, and he will try his best to rescue Xiaoyue from the palace.
But in this way, what will happen to him?
Guarding his mutilated body alone, he stayed alone in the palace, waiting for the people from Beiyan Mountain to return to the mountain.
No pursuit, no goal, just like myself in modern society.
When he had that thing, he could fill the emptiness in his heart by talking to twenty-seven girlfriends, but without that thing, no matter where he went, he would constantly realize the difference between himself and others.
Even if it is covered by a fancy dress and the wind is blown by a ring, he will often lower his head and adjust the hem of his clothes to relieve his anxiety.
It seems that there is an invisible rope locking him in the palace. Only when he is surrounded by people who are as handicapped as himself can he feel a little at ease.
The pride in the past and the inferiority complex in the past are constantly washing his heart. Only when Xiaoyue sneaks into the household registration hall to chat with him to relieve boredom, can he calm down the fluctuations in his heart and feel a little at ease.
Yi Xiaochuan sometimes even thinks meanly, if Gao Yao hadn't sleepwalked on the street, would the person who entered the palace be Gao Yao?
If he encounters the same situation, what will happen?
Whenever he thinks of this, Yi Xiaochuan himself will look down on himself a little.
But no matter what, Yi Xiaochuan already has the answer in his heart.
Will do.
Xiaoyue will temporarily replace Gao Lan and become Gao Yao's sustenance.
Footsteps came from outside the door, Cui Wenzi handed the rice paper with the prescription to Gao Yao, Gao Yao took the prescription and checked it with Yi Xiaochuan.
The two of them are laymen when it comes to medicinal herbs. They can recognize some words individually, but they don't understand what they mean when they are connected together.
However, in the column of medicine quotes, there was one thing they recognized.
"Night Pearl?"
Gao Yao frowned and said: "Most of these things are kept in the treasury of the aristocratic family, but they are not often seen in the market, but I heard that there are some in Li Xiang's house, so I will go to his house to ask for one."
Gao Yao said that he was about to go out, Cui Wenzi quickly stopped him, and said with a smile: "Boss Gao, don't worry, there are many kinds of night pearls, what I want is not in Li Si's house."
"Where is that?" Gao Yao frowned.
Cui Wenzi stroked his beard, and said in an unclear way: "You must get the one handed down by Tu'an to be used as a quotation."
"Village girl!"
Gao Yao frowned, he had never heard of Tu'an before, and when he was about to ask Cui Wenzi for details, Yi Xiaochuan's eyes lit up, he slapped his thigh and said, "Old Gao, the Tu'an tribe has sent a letter to His Majesty recently. To present a daughter, one of the accompanying gifts is that handed down pearl!"
"How do you know?" Gao Yao asked in surprise.
Yi Xiaochuan turned his head and glanced at Xiaoyue, his tone became much lower, "Xiaoyue told me before she was injured."
Cui Wenzi smiled, just about to talk to Yi Xiaochuan about his problem, suddenly looked outside, the smile on his face restrained, he picked up the gourd and said: "There is a prescription behind the prescription, you catch it and give it to this little girl Put it on, and try to gather the medicinal materials of the previous prescription within half a month, if it is later, the old man cannot guarantee the effect of removing scars."
Cui Wenzi walked away after speaking.
"Master Cui, where are we going to find you after you leave?" Yi Xiaochuan stepped forward two steps to stop Cui Wenzi, but what responded to him was Cui Wenzi's back that was drifting away, and a slightly waving towards him. the back of the hand.
Gao Yao watched Cui Wenzi leave, and explained to Yi Xiaochuan, "Master Cui usually hangs around restaurants in the city, and only occasionally comes to our restaurant. It is easy to find him, but it is a bit difficult to find the night pearl in Yaoyin."
Yi Xiaochuan was also a little discouraged when he heard the words. Princess Tuan married into the palace, and was escorted by General Meng Tian's elite **** all the way.
Just when the two were worried, Zhou Ji's voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard, "What's difficult? Tell me?"
The two looked up and saw Zhou Ji and Susu coming from the front yard, while Gao Yao's assistant who was sent to find someone stopped outside the courtyard, bowed to Gao Yao, and then walked away.
Su Su bowed to the two, Zhou Ji smiled and said: "I heard from my buddies that you are looking for me everywhere, but what difficulties have you encountered?"
Yi Xiaochuan opened his mouth, and said in a deep voice as if he was making a difficult decision, "A girl was burned by black powder, and it is very likely to leave a scar. Lao Zhou, you have seen a lot, is there any way to get rid of it?" scar?"
Hearing Yi Xiaochuan's words, Susu's heart tightened, showing a hint of pity.
Although she didn't know what black powder was, she was also a woman, and her face was disfigured by being burned, which was the deadliest blow to a woman.
'There is no such part in the play? '
Zhou Ji was surprised and asked for details.
Yi Xiaochuan told him about the preparation of gunpowder one by one, which made Zhou Ji's eyelids twitch.
Good guy, this is Chi Guoguo's death.
However, with Yi Xiaochuan's character of being ignorant and ignorant of details, it is reasonable to do such a thing.
Shaking his head, Zhou Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Although I know some medical skills, they are all related to orthopedics and meridians. I really can't do anything about burns and burns."
Speaking of which, when he left from Si Teng World, he also brought a lot of standing medicines with him, but what kind of scald medicine can't stop it for more than a hundred years?
Yi Xiaochuan was a little disappointed when he heard the words, but also heaved a sigh of relief.
Ever since he decided that Zhou Ji and him were not on the same side, he no longer wanted to owe Zhou Ji any favors. On the surface, he and Zhou Ji were still fellow villagers and friends, but the estrangement between the two was like a moat, but they had no common language. .
"However, I can still help with other things." Zhou Ji said with a smile, "I just heard you talking about Tu'an offering a daughter outside the courtyard, please elaborate~"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a roll of eyes from his side. Zhou Ji hurriedly remedied, "I'm interested in that Ye Mingzhu."
Zhou Ji heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was Susu who came back with him. If it was a pheasant in the shop, he would definitely pick up a little skin on the inside of his arm, and then twirled it thirty-five times with a sweet smile. Spend.
Gao wants to tell Zhou Ji the news he just heard.
"Cui Wenzi just walked away before I came?" Zhou Ji asked in surprise, "Ye Mingzhu is also used as a medicine for burns?"
Gao Yao nodded, and handed the prescription to Zhou Ji. Zhou Ji looked down and saw that the ink mark was indeed left just now, but the content on it
Zhou Ji set his eyes on the column of Yaoyin, and the word Ye Mingzhu flashed into his eyes, which made him quite puzzled.
It stands to reason that Cui Wenzi asked for Ye Mingzhu to grind it into powder, mix it with Heifengxue and some other medicines, and then mix it with Tianxing debris to refine the elixir of life.
But it didn’t say in the play that this thing can cure burns and remove scars?
In Zhou Ji's opinion, even the elixir of life is outrageous.
The elixir of life in Fengyun is at least made of Fengyuan, and other things are just a foil.
The elixir of life in this world is also effective because of the celestial star debris. As for the horse blood and the night pearl, it is more like a tool to deliberately push Yi Xiaochuan towards a closed time loop.
At least judging from Zhou Ji's experience of traveling across six worlds, he has never heard that Ye Mingzhu can have the effect of removing scars.
In this way, this Cui Wenzi became even more suspicious.
However, what made Zhou Ji even more curious was that he was clearly trying to avoid the other party, but why the other party was also deliberately avoiding himself?
After a moment of silence, Zhou Ji smiled and said: "Cui Wenzi is indeed a genius doctor, there is nothing wrong with this prescription, as for Ye Mingzhu~~ leave it to me."
Although Yi Xiaochuan and Zhou Ji have various differences in concepts, Yi Xiaochuan still trusts this mysterious fellow.
"Old Zhou, this matter is caused by me, so I don't bother you to help me. I want to take out the Ye Mingzhu myself and treat Xiaoyue." Gao Yao pulled Yi Xiaochuan, but Yi Xiaochuan ignored him and continued: "If I can't Do it, please, okay?"
Zhou Ji took a deep look at Yi Xiaochuan, and said with a smile: "Of course, if you need help, just come to me."
Really unable to help, Zhou Ji and Susu stood up and said goodbye.
Even though they were very curious about the little moon girl in the room, they didn't rush into the room to meet her.
Because everyone present knows that the best way to get along with a disfigured woman is to wait for the other party to take the initiative to look away, rather than enthusiastically organizing a tourist group to visit.
After a whole day of tossing, it was almost dusk in a blink of an eye.
Gao Yao originally wanted to leave Xiaoyue in the restaurant to take care of her, but now she is just a little maid in the weaving and embroidery workshop, and it is already illegal for Yi Xiaochuan to take her out of the palace. , the consequences would be unimaginable.
In desperation, Gao Yao had no choice but to find a carriage to take the two of them outside the gate of the palace. When he was done, he did not forget to stuff Yi Xiaochuan with a large handful of gold beads and gold leaves, so that he could establish relationships in the palace so that no one would bully Xiaochuan. moon.
This time, Yi Xiaochuan did not refuse Gao Yao's kindness. The moment he hung the nameplate on the highest position in the side hall, he began to learn to let go of his pride and stepped into the quagmire.
Of course, except in front of Zhou Ji.
Using the gold subsidized by Gao Yao, Yi Xiaochuan put down his face and began to curry favor with Manager Wang of the Weaving and Embroidery Workshop, and finally arranged some easier work for Xiaoyue. Various medicinal materials.
Three days later, a group of light cavalry opened the way and entered from the north gate. People all over the city gathered on both sides of the street to see the beauty of Princess Tuan.
Qin army has strict military discipline, and it is extremely difficult to inquire about relevant internal news. When the news came that General Meng Tian led a team into the city, Gao Yao knew the news almost at the same time as other common people.
But what is different from the others is that everyone is watching. The others are watching Yushu in the swinging curtain of the car, but his eyes are fixed on the spherical stone box placed in front of Yushu's table.
During these three days, he told himself more than once that Xiaoyue is not Gao Lan. Xiaoyue is not Gao Lan.
But every time he thought of that face exactly like Gao Lan's, which was burnt by gunpowder and turned into pieces of blue ashes, he couldn't help but feel pain in his heart.
Beiyanshan people have been traveling for sixty years, and they don't know when they will be able to return, and he and Yi Xiaochuan also don't know when they will be able to return to modern times.
At least before that, he seemed to have regarded Xiaoyue, whom he only met once, as Gao Lan's substitute.
Even if it was a stand-in, he would not let Xiaoyue's appearance be damaged.
"If old Zhou Xiaochuan misses, the defense in the palace will be more stringent. Will you still be able to steal the Ye Mingzhu from the palace?"
"I don't seem to have told you, what is my old profession?" Zhou Ji smiled dismissively, raised his eyebrows and said: "It's just a night pearl, it's nothing to worry about."
Within the palace.
Ying Zheng was quite satisfied with Yu Shu, and named her a jade beauty on the spot.
The weaving and embroidery workshop that received the news also began to work overtime to weave and embroider costumes for the new jade beauties.
Because of the injury on her face, Xiaoyue has been receiving strange looks in the workshop these days, even her handcraft has been affected, and her embroidery speed has been greatly reduced.
Yi Xiaochuan saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He waited for another two days, but he couldn't wait for the Ye Mingzhu to enter the warehouse.
The moon is like a silver plate, and the night is like water.
Yi Xiaochuan is not Zhou Ji after all, he has not learned black and white, and has no experience in Jiangyang robbers.
It’s also a coincidence, there is no one around the side hall at this moment, even the guards seem to be vacant, so Yi Xiaochuan walked in with a big swagger.
A mass of dark clouds covered the moon, Yu Shu couldn't help feeling sad.
Xianyang is prosperous and the palace is magnificent. Only in the dead of night, she has the leisure to miss her hometown thousands of miles away.
This is the first time she has traveled far since she was born, and it will most likely be the last time.
Married into the palace, I still don't know when I will be able to leave.
Suddenly, Yushu suddenly remembered the fireflies he had caught. The huge palace behind her was like a straw cage woven in childhood, and she was locked in it. Perhaps only at the moment of death can she be freed.
Yushu sighed softly, and when she looked down at the mirror-clear pool, Mingyue gradually revealed her full view from behind the dark clouds, and she also saw a strange figure in the gradually brightening pool.
Yu Shu was frightened by the sudden appearance and took a few steps back. He lost his voice and said, "Who are you?"
Yi Xiaochuan originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the dark clouds to cover the moon to pass through the pool corridor, but he didn't want to be seen directly, so he looked up subconsciously.
Under the moonlight, a woman in a plain palace dress stood in the middle of the pool, looking like a fairy in a trance.
(end of this chapter)