Congratulations on opening the coffin

Chapter 182 The Plague Spreads
After leaving the yamen, Liu Chengfeng and the others hurriedly came to inquire about the situation. After she comforted them one by one, she rubbed her slightly swollen temples due to lack of sleep.

She checked the progress of the space, most of the ingredients of the medicinal materials have been extracted, and when she arrives in Shuiding County by car, she should be able to complete it.

Thinking of this, she simply dragged Liu Chengfeng back to the county with her.

Just walking halfway, she suddenly remembered the two black shadows she saw last night, and hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this, Liu Chengfeng looked at her suspiciously: "Miss Qiao, what's wrong?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, she heard a commotion coming from a distance, and she couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound.

I saw a group of people coming on horseback, with a prison cart behind them.

And walking in the forefront is Xiao Chen who went to Heifengzhai to investigate the situation a few days ago.

The common people joined in the fun and surrounded both sides of the street tightly. They didn't care who was locked inside, they just threw rotten vegetables and eggs into the prison car, and let out bursts of cheering shouts from time to time.

Naturally, Liu Chengfeng also saw the figure of the person coming, and lowered his head to ask: "Miss Qiao, shall we still go to Shuiding County?"

She was hesitating, but she didn't expect that Xiao Chen, who was in the distance, had already seen her, and came over on horseback: "Are you here on purpose to pick me up?"

"No, it's just..."

Just as she was about to veto without hesitation, a long arm was picked up, and she was lifted up and placed across the horse. She was startled, "What are you doing?"

Xiao Chen straightened his back, clasped his hands by her side, and looked at her without any selfishness: "I'll take you back along the way."

Shen Ruo was speechless for a moment: "Won't I go by myself?"

"You walked back too slowly, I have something to tell you."

As he said that, as soon as he took the reins, the black steed under him rattled forward spiritually, and Shen Ruo followed the inertia for a moment, and bumped into the broad and hard chest behind him.

As soon as she was taken aback, she heard a muffled groan from behind, and she immediately reacted: "Are you injured?"

"En." Xiao Chen responded softly, "This Black Wind Village is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the masters in it are very good at martial arts."

"Then who did you arrest?"

"According to them, he was the one who killed the magistrate of Shuiding County."

According to them?These four words are worth pondering.

"They gave you people because they want you to let the village go?"

Hearing the sound, Xiao Chen lowered his head in a little surprise, but unfortunately only saw the top of the veiled hat, he said "um", and said, "You guessed right, that's what they planned."

"how about you?"

She turned her head subconsciously, wanting to see the expression on his face, but suddenly found that the distance between the two was so close, if it wasn't for the veiled hat, her face could almost be pressed against his chest.

She was taken aback, and quickly looked away, seeing that they had arrived at the gate of the county mansion, although there were still a few steps away, she forcibly pulled Xiao Chen's arm away, and jumped off the horse.

Seeing her attitude of avoiding him, Xiao Chen frowned slightly, and jumped down together, ordered Feng Xi to lock him up, and then caught up with her figure.

Shen Ruo saw that he was following up and saw that there were no outsiders around, so he continued the topic just now and continued to ask: "Then you plan to bring this person back to Beijing, is that considered an explanation to the court?"

Xiao Chen only raised his long eyebrows, and said calmly: "The emperor's order is to wipe out Heifengzhai."

So it's not going to end like this?
She understood, and then asked: "Then what are you going to do?"

"Heifengzhai is surrounded by mountains on three sides and backed by the dangerous Pingjiang River. It is indeed a good position that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It seems that there are capable people who are good at mechanism skills. The defense is extremely tight. If you attack hard, I am afraid that there will be heavy casualties."

"That's why you temporarily agreed to their deal?"

Xiao Chen looked over appreciatively: "It's a pity that I found out that you are a woman."

Shen Ruo didn't appreciate it: "I don't feel inferior because of my gender, your words can hardly be regarded as compliments."

Xiao Chen was taken aback, and sincerely apologized: "Sorry, I will pay more attention next time."

She didn't make things difficult for him, she nodded slightly, and simply accepted his apology.

Seeing this, Xiao Chen couldn't help but smile: "I found that you are very similar to someone I know."

Shen Ruo didn't panic at all with a calm face: "Maybe I'm the face of the public."

The two talked and returned to the courtyard.

While Shen Ruo checked and treated his injuries, she informed her of the recent investigations one by one.

"The king's county guard secretly seduces merchants, and he doesn't care about the life and death of the people. He is really a parental official!"

"We shouldn't let someone like him go on."

Facing her rare indignation, Xiao Chen said with relief: "Now the focus is on Heifengzhai, and he may be of use to some things. After this matter is over, it will not be too late to settle the score after autumn."

Now that he said so, Shen Ruo had no choice but to endure his anger for the time being.

At this moment, a soft female voice came from outside the door: "The little girl is the third daughter of the county guard, and her maiden name is Xuan'er. I heard that the prince captured a bandit alive, so I specially prepared some food and wine to cleanse the prince. "

The anger on Shen Ruo's face disappeared, and was replaced by teasing: "My lord is very popular. There are two ladies, Pei and Chen, in Beijing. Here in Pingjiang County, there is also Miss Wang."

"Since the beauty is now, I will not disturb the prince's good deeds."

She stood up leisurely, and was about to leave when she was grabbed by the hand, Xiao Chen said loudly, "Excuse me, see off the guests!"

When Ms. Wang outside the door heard this, she immediately became a little anxious: "My lord, Xuan'er has admired you for a long time, so please meet Xuan'er and fulfill my infatuation."

While speaking, the voice gradually faded away.

She looked at her teasingly, and imitated the tone and shouted: "My lord, you are really cruel. I have seen this Miss Wang. Although she is not as beautiful as Miss Pei's third lady, she is still a delicate flower." .”

Xiao Chen didn't understand why her attack power suddenly increased, but he just looked at her helplessly: "This king is not very interested in female sex, don't you know?"

"is it?"

She said coolly, "Will the prince let go soon? When do you plan to hold it?"

Xiao Chen was slightly startled, he didn't expect that he was holding a woman's hand for so long, as if he was reluctant to let go.

He subconsciously wanted to apologize, but when he saw that Shen Ruo was about to leave again, he grabbed him again: "Where are you going?"

"Shuiding County."

She glanced at the wrist that was grabbed again, and felt a little helpless, "I was going to Shuiding County when I went out. Who would want to be caught by you without asking why?"

"Where are you going and what are you doing?"

He clenched his hands even tighter, with a bit of dissatisfaction, "It's not too close to Heifeng Village, but it's not too far away either. It's still a bit dangerous for you to go there alone."

Feeling a slight pain in his hands, Shen Ruo frowned, and said softly: "The plague in Shuiding County is spreading, and I'm going to deliver medicine to them. Don't say it's just a possible danger, even the people from Heifengzhai Stay there, I have to go too."

(End of this chapter)