"Old Friend"

Author: Feng Si Niang

"Old Friend"

At midnight on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Du Heng arrived at Guihua City.

Different from the usual city gates that are tightly closed, the torches on the Guihua City are so bright that the tongues of flames are almost licking the sky. Summer has not yet entered, and after nightfall, there are actually many officers and soldiers who are shirtless.

Not only the flames continued during the day, but also the sounds of people coming and going, including feeble wailing, the sound of medicine burning until it gurgled and bubbled, the creaking sound of a simple scaffold being lifted, and the sound of people wearing military uniforms.

The guards pushed the carts to deliver supplies...

This chaotic and orderly scene unfolded one after another under the silent gaze of the officers and soldiers guarding the city.

Du Heng looked at the simple tent that was set up outside and the notice posted on the wall "Only entry, no exit, recruiting civilian braves, doctors", and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The situation was much better than she imagined. The prefect of Guihua City had an idea.

"Stop! Who is this! -" When Du Heng wanted to enter on horseback, he was naturally stopped by the strict guard.

"I heard that Guihua City is in trouble. I'm the daughter of a bodyguard from a neighboring county. I have some skills. I'll see if I can be of any help..." Du Heng got off his horse and patted the fine wine on his back.

vulnerary.

The officer stepped forward to take a look, picked up the medicinal materials, sniffed them, and waved to her:

"Little girl, I accepted the medicinal materials and accepted the good intention. However, Guihua City is not at peace right now. There may be aftershocks at any time. We soldiers don't know when the 'only in, no out' ban will be lifted;

We are still short of manpower and cannot guarantee the safety of a delicate little girl like you. You should go back and don’t let your family worry..."

A warm current surged through Du Heng's heart: "Don't worry, Mr. Cha, the family knows about it. I know some boxing and kicking skills and will take good care of myself..."

Before she finished speaking, she took advantage of the defender's unpreparedness and slipped under his arm into the city gate——

She playfully stuck out her tongue at the guard at the back: "Now that I'm in, you can't even drive me out..."

"You girl..."

Du Heng forgot all the shouts behind him and headed in the direction of transporting the wounded——

As she walked, she saw that the downtown area was in ruins, with gravel and gravel everywhere, and there might be people buried under any bunker.

Simple marching tents and porridge shacks cannot be set up in the "earthquake zone", so at night, the officers and soldiers mainly maintain order and patrol back and forth with dogs to see if they can find people's weak calls for help under some ruins.

with the sound of breathing.

During the day, officers and soldiers on duty would dig while maintaining order to prevent secondary injuries such as stampedes and robberies.

Du Heng stood in a place that had been razed to the ground, looking at the red wine flags that were beaten and discolored by dust on the ground. His chest was shaking violently, and it was difficult to hide the unevenness of his chest.

Zhou Yan, how dare he!——

If he hadn't wanted to use black gunpowder to create the effect of "earthquake and mountain shaking" like an earth dragon turning over, he would have wasted no time in blowing up the mountain and suppressing a grain transport caravan, and then Xue Feibai went out in a hurry,

She still couldn't discover Xue Feibai's true identity.

In addition to that purple sweet potato, such a novel food... something that has never appeared in the capital, where did he get it from?——

It was hard for her not to restrain her mind from thinking about these bits and pieces...

She knelt down, tightly grasped a handful of soil on the ground in her hands, and asked an officer holding a lantern beside her: "Master, please tell me how to get to the prefect's Yamen?"

The man looked at Du Heng in surprise, because his face was covered with dust, and as soon as it was washed away by sweat, it was covered with dirt after another. It showed that he was full of fatigue and sleepiness, but he still did not hide his surprise and amazement.

:

"The prefect's Yamen? That is the most severely affected place, and it is also the first place to be rescued. There will be no people buried there who have not been dug out. What are you doing there?——"

Very good. Du Heng thought to himself, Zhou Yan also knows how to blow up the central leader of a city first.

"Excuse me, Mr. Chai, how are the prefect and other adults doing? Where are they resting now?"

When he heard someone asking the prefect where they were, the officer's expression immediately changed. He moved his toes completely in the direction of Du Heng. Whether it was to arrest someone violently or to block her escape, it would be very advantageous.

…

But all of this was seen by Du Heng.

"Where did you woman come from? How dare you come here to be naturalized alone? You must have impure motives..." The officer squinted his eyes and wanted to capture Du Heng immediately, but was blocked by a black block in front of him.

The dragon-patterned jade pendant captured the attention——

"I am sent by His Highness the Crown Prince to Guihua City, and I have this personal jade pendant as proof." The jade pendant with double chilong pattern that Du Heng took from the crown prince and was owned by all the princes dazzled in front of the officers and soldiers again.

shake.

Although the officer did not know what the jade pendant represented, he also knew that it was an extraordinary item. He still led Du Heng very vigilantly and walked out side by side with her.

Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers took her out of the city gate and stopped in front of a large tent that was no different from the surrounding warehouses for storing food, medicine and sundries.

He took the jade pendant from Du Heng's hand, signaled with his eyes to the guards outside the tent to keep an eye on Du Heng, and then went in to pass the message.

After a while, he came out again and respectfully invited Du Heng in.

Du Heng's heart suddenly stabilized again. Unexpectedly, the situation on Guihua's side was surprisingly stable...

But after entering the tent, she stood on the spot.

The person in front of me, his elegant clothes were full of wrinkles, a few strands of hair hung down from his usually meticulously tied hair, his warm and cold eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, and the corners of his lips, which always showed a perfect smile, became dry and cracked.

He no longer has the image of a noble son, but his temperament is still dignified and noble.

Zhou Xian looked at the woman who had been silent since receiving the money, and asked impatiently: "May I ask how you got the jade pendant that your father always keeps with you? What kind of message do you want to convey to your father? -

—”

Du Heng pursed his lips in the dark and said nothing.

What could she say? She originally thought she was a naturalized magistrate, and she believed she could prevaricate him. After all, it was impossible for the magistrate to confront the prince;

But what she was seeing now was Zhou Xian, the grandson who probably didn't know whether she was alive or dead. No matter what lies she told about the prince, they would be exposed immediately; and what she couldn't explain was that Du Heng, the lady from the capital whom Zhou Xian knew, came all the way back.

What are you doing in Huacheng? Still holding the prince's jade pendant.

Not to mention that Zhou Xian wouldn't believe it then, her own mind was completely blank right now and she couldn't make up any lies.

Ah, I finally ran out of saved manuscripts~~~
Chapter completed!