Luo Qingzhi found Mu Chengqian and asked for the painting. She thought that if she wanted to save the Mu family, she had to find out the person behind the scenes.
Mu Chengqian said: "Should I ask Aning to go with you?"
Luo Qingzhi refused, "It would be better for Miss Mu to stay in the city."
Mu Chengqian thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
Feng Zinan was injured and Luo Chen hadn't arrived yet, so Luo Qingzhi could only take Gao Zhen to Weibaoshan, with Wang Mian following five miles away.
As soon as she entered the Weibao Mountain boundary, Luo Qingzhi felt vaguely that something was not good, but thinking that Wang Mian was behind her, it was different from the last time, so she went up the mountain with peace of mind.
Luo Qingzhi thought about what Zhixin told her last time. When she saw Gao Zhen appearing here, she asked: "Last time, when we came to Weibaoshan, were you there?"
Gao Zhen nodded, "I found out that my mother-in-law wanted to kill you, so I rushed over to stop her, but I arrived too late and it had already happened."
"I seem to have never asked you about your mother and concubine." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Zhen asked: "What do you want to know?"
"I have been to the palace where you live, and there is no one to serve you. How do you live?"
Gao Zhen took Luo Qingzhi's hand, avoided the trees in the middle of the road in front of her, and answered lightly, "In the beginning, the concubine bribed those people with her jewelry to give us food. However, many times,
They are all sour."
Luo Qingzhi curled up her fingers, her eyes full of pain.
"At first, I couldn't eat at all. My mother-in-law said that the best thing is to live alive. In addition, I hear news from you from time to time, so I think I have to wait until you come back." Gao Zhen took a breath and continued: "Previously, I heard from you.
We had a really hard life in the past five years. No one treated us as human beings. Occasionally, we were helped by the county boss."
Luo Qingzhi stopped and looked at Gao Zhen, "I don't know any of this."
Gao Zhen shook his head, "It's all over, I didn't think it was anything."
"Then what?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"You all know what happened next. You saved me in the Battle of Pengcheng. Later, for some unknown reason, His Majesty issued an order not to allow the Queen to embarrass us, and life gradually got better."
After Gao Zhen finished speaking, he comforted Luo Qingzhi, "Thinking about it now, at that time, although I had to endure the Queen's torture from time to time, at least I still survived."
Luo Qingzhi said nothing, just silently clenched her hands.
Arriving at Lingguan Hall, unlike the last time, this time, the main hall was closed.
"I'm going to knock on the door." Gao Zhen said.
After knocking on the door a few times and waiting for a while, thinking that no one would open the door, Luo Qingzhi was already planning to leave.
"Creak——"
Taoist priest Xianyun opened the door and smiled, "We meet again, Miss Jiang."
Luo Qingzhi looked at herself dressed as a woman and smiled, "The Taoist priest has really good eyesight."
"Please come in."
The museum is still quiet, and nothing seems to have changed compared to last time.
Xianyun asked: "You two are going for an outing in the mountains again."
Luo Qingzhi nodded, "Yes, I heard that there is an Eternal Spring Temple on the mountain. Let's take a look."
"That's quite far. Even if you set out now, you might have to stay in the mountains today." Xianyun said.
"Then, I wonder if I can stay overnight in the temple?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"Of course." Xianyun said.
Luo Qingzhi looked at the signature on the futon and asked, "The Taoist priest was just making a fortune?"
Xianyun nodded.
"Can you cast your fortune for me?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"sure."
After Luo Qingzhi paid homage to Master Sanqing, she picked up the lottery tube, closed her eyes, and began to shake it. Then she took out a lottery stick with her left hand and handed it to Xianyun.
Xianyun looked at it and said, "Seventy-one, place your lot."
When Gao Zhen heard this, he immediately asked: "I dare to ask the chief, but something bad will happen."
Xianyun said: "If the princess believes it, the old Taoist advises the princess to go back as soon as possible if she comes from there. If you stay here, you may risk your life."
worry."
Luo Qingzhi didn't react at all, but Gao Zhen was a little worried, "When are you going to leave?"
"Of course, the faster, the better." Xianyun said.
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but I still have important things to do, so I can't leave yet."
Xianyun said calmly: "Many times, even if you know everything, there is no less path to take."
After he finished speaking, he took out a yellow talisman from his arms and said, "Wear this on your body. It may keep you safe at critical moments."
Gao Zhen took it with both hands and quickly said words of thanks.
"You are going to the Changchun Temple. When you go out the door, keep going forward. When you see the first fork in the road, turn right and keep walking until you can see it." Xianyun said.
"Okay, let's set off now." Luo Qingzhi said.
Luo Qingzhi had already walked a few steps and found that Gao Zhen had not followed. She turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Aluo, how about we go another day?" Gao Zhen asked.
Xianyun smiled behind Gao Zhen.
"Didn't the Taoist Priest give me the sign for registration? It's okay, just follow me."
Luo Qingzhi still insisted on going up the mountain, partly because she didn't believe it, and partly because she also wanted to know what was waiting for her ahead.
Gao Zhen couldn't convince her, so he could only follow behind her, more alert than ever.
Seeing such nervous Gao Zhen, Luo Qingzhi laughed unconsciously, "Having Erlang protect me makes me feel at ease."
Gao Zhen also relaxed a little after listening to Luo Qingzhi's joking words.
Following Xianyun's directions, the two came to the first fork in the road and walked to the right.
The further you walk in, the cooler you feel, and the road on the ground changes from bluestone slabs at the beginning to a muddy dirt road.
Gao Zhen took off his coat and put it on Luo Qingzhi's body.
"I'm not cold." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Zhen held her hand and said, "Your hands are cold."
Luo Qingzhi said jokingly: "Cold hands are because the heart is warm."
"Put it on, I'm really not cold."
Gao Zhen put on his coat again and took Luo Qingzhi's hand again, trying to warm him with his own warmth.
After walking for half an hour, before the sun set, the two of them arrived at the entrance of Changchun Temple.
This cave is a horizontal cave, with high frame lighting fire folding tubes and walking in front.
Luo Qingzhi followed behind, silently observing the surroundings.
"This cave is colder than outside." Gao Zhen said.
Luo Qingzhi said: "The painter painted the scene here."
Gao Zhen asked: "The painting is a landscape, and this is a cave. How could it be here?"
Luo Qingzhi explained: "I asked someone before that the landscape in the painting is a mural in the cave."
Gao Zhen nodded and began to look at the murals on the wall.
The cave was deeper than expected, and the two of them explored forward.
Suddenly, a drop of water fell on the fire folding tube, and it instantly lost its light.
"Arlo."
Gao Zhen shouted subconsciously, but suddenly felt the ground shaking.
Luo Qingzhi reacted instantly, "No, get out quickly."
The shaky ground made it difficult for the two of them to walk.
Gao Zhen grabbed Luo Qingzhi's hand, and the two of them walked to the entrance of the cave with difficulty. There was a lot of gravel piled up, and it was estimated that it was only enough for one person to pass through.
Luo Qingzhi let go of her hand and pushed Gao Zhen, "You go out first."
Gao Zhen naturally refused, but he still pretended to agree, but fell down on purpose.
The two watched helplessly as the entrance to the cave was blocked.
"It seems we can only stay here together." Gao Zhen said lightly.
"Why don't you go out?" Luo Qingzhi was a little angry.
Gao Zhen looked at Luo Qingzhi and said sincerely: "I can't let you stay here alone."
shake
Stopping, the two of them slowly sat down against the wall.
Gao Zhen immediately asked: "Aluo, can you promise me something?"
"What's up?"
"Don't leave me behind at any time." Gao Zhen said seriously.
Luo Qingzhi sighed and said, "Okay."
Gao Zhen lost the nervousness he had just now and said, "Since we can't get out for a while, let's continue looking for that stone wall."
"That's all we can do. Wang Mian is not far from us and we should be able to find him soon." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Zhen pulled Luo Qingzhi, and the two returned to the stone room just now.
The sudden earthquake not only caused some cracks in the ground, but also some cracks in the walls.
"What a pity." Luo Qingzhi looked at the cracked walls and tore cracks in some of the murals.
"Aluo, isn't this the bad thing that the Taoist priest said?" Gao Zhen asked.
Luo Qingzhi comforted, "Don't worry, this cave is very deep, and the air inside is enough to support us."
Gao Zhen smiled faintly. Because of the lack of light, Luo Qingzhi didn't notice that his lips had turned white.
Luo Qingzhi was still looking for the mural seriously, while Gao Zhen stood there, staring at Luo Qingzhi in trance.
Feeling the hot gaze behind her, Luo Qingzhi sighed slightly, "Can you..."
Before he finished speaking, Gao Zhen fell down and Luo Qingzhi caught him.
"What's going on?" Luo Qingzhi was a little panicked.
Gao Zhen smiled and said, "It's great. When I close my eyes, I see you."
Luo Qingzhi touched Gao Zhen's back and felt the moisture. When she raised her hand, she saw that it was already bloody.
"Erlang." Luo Qingzhi shouted.
Gao Zhen didn't respond. Luo Qingzhi's heart suddenly felt hurt, and she suddenly began to blame herself.
She leaned Gao Zhen against her legs and checked the injuries on his back. She didn't bring any medicine with her when she went out this time, so she could only take off her coat first and tear it into strips with great effort.
A package of things slipped out of the sleeves of her high woolen clothes, and Luo Qingzhi picked it up. It was the talisman given by Xian Yun just now.
She smelled it and found that it smelled like medicinal materials. She happily opened it and carefully identified it, and it turned out to be the powder of styptic grass.
She immediately took off Gao Zhen's shirt and poured the powder on gently. The pain made Gao Zhen cry out, and Luo Qingzhi immediately lowered her head and said, "Erlang."
Gao Zhen didn't open his eyes, Luo Qingzhi continued to apply medicine, bandaged him, and put on his clothes again.
"Erlang, Erlang."
Still unable to wake up Gao Zhen, Luo Qingzhi wiped his sweat with her sleeves and found that his forehead was very hot.
Luo Qingzhi placed him on the ground, stood up, and used the remaining cloth to catch the water drops. After soaking it, she placed the cloth on Gao Zhen's forehead.