12dz Chapter 360 The Old Man Asks for Help
Chapter 360 The Old Man Asks for Help
Late night falls.
The early summer evening breeze dispelled the heat of the day, and a drizzle of rain began to fall.
There was a bright fire in the woods and the branches were crackling. After a day's journey, Gu Qinghan and his group built a frame under a big tree to block the rain outside.
Three or two people sat around the fire, eyes slightly closed.
"Junyong, go to the carriage and sleep. I'll stay here." Gu Qinghan pushed Li Junyong beside him and advised.
"Okay, call me when the time comes." Li Junyong rubbed his eyes and climbed directly onto the carriage.
Feng Juesheng next to him took a look and then looked away.
This is the third day after leaving Lin'an County. We have not completely left the territory of Lin'an County. Along the way, we saw many people driving horse-drawn carriages. The speed of the horse-drawn carriages was obviously much faster than the ox-drawn carts we drove last time, but no one dared to travel slowly. After all, the weather at this time was not very stable. It might be sunny one moment and raining heavily the next.
Fortunately, the rain was not heavy this time, so we had time to put up the scaffolding. This time, everyone tied a few bamboos on the roof of their car and brought a rain sheet to deal with this situation.
"I'll go check on Mingshi. Juesheng, you watch the fire." Gu Qinghan took down the kettle that was clamped on the iron rack, poured the hot water into the bamboo tube, and brought it over.
……
Wu Mingshi's carriage stopped on the other side, and the young man who followed him sat in front of the carriage with his arms folded. He no longer looked like the humble and obedient servant he had during the day.
When Gu Qinghan saw him for the first time, he knew that this person was no ordinary person. He was afraid that Wu Mingshi’s true identity was not as he said.
"Mr. Gu, it's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Shi Chen looked at Gu Qinghan who was walking over, a little surprised, and asked softly.
"I've boiled some hot water. Give it to your young master." Gu Qinghan handed the bamboo tube to Shi Chen and turned to leave. With him around, Wu Mingshi's condition would not be serious.
This time Wu Mingshi was sick and lay in bed for three days, with fever coming back from time to time. Medicine was of no help. He slept in the open air, had poor food and sleep, so how could he possibly maintain a good body? However, in order not to delay his journey, Wu Mingshi persevered.
Shi Chen touched the warm bamboo tube, looked at Gu Qinghan walking away, and lifted the curtain. A kerosene lamp was placed on the small table in the middle, lighting up this small space. He took out the stopper, poured hot water into the cup on the table, mixed it with some cold water, and poured it into Wu Mingshi's mouth.
That kid Gu is so smart that he must have doubts about his identity as a young master.
I don’t know whether it is good or bad for the young master.
Wu Mingshi was sleeping very soundly. He felt a stream of warm water pouring into his dry throat. He swallowed unconsciously. His burning throat was moistened and Wu Mingshi woke up.
"Ahem...Brother Chen, do you have any water?" His voice was hoarse, but he looked much more energetic than before.
"Yes, Master, you can drink as much as you want."
After Wu Mingshi drank enough water, some sweat appeared on his forehead. He no longer felt so tired and sat up.
"Why stop? Aren't you going to continue on your journey?" Wu Mingshi raised his hand and wanted to lift the curtain, but when he thought of his physical condition, it was not suitable to be exposed to the wind at this time, so he had to give up.
The one holding the handkerchief poured some hot water and wiped his forehead and hands.
"Master, it's drizzling outside, so everyone should stop and take a rest." Shi Chen replied. Seeing his master nodded, he snuggled into the bed again. Without saying anything else, he lifted the front curtain and walked out.
There was no conversation that night and everyone spent the rainy night peacefully.
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The next morning, the drizzle that had been dripping all night finally stopped. The sun shone through the woods, dispelling the fog and moisture.
After washing, packing up and having breakfast, the group set off again.
After leaving the forest, several carriages came onto the main road. There were dense trees and weeds on both sides of the road. The road was desolate and there were few people.
"Wait a minute, young man, wait a minute, can you stop for a moment?"
An anxious voice shouted from behind, and the man hurried over, waving desperately.
The carriage left behind belonged to Shi Chen and Wu Mingshi. Wu Mingshi was sitting in the carriage and heard the shouting, so he signaled Shi Chen to stop.
The several carriages traveling ahead had no idea what was going on and just kept moving forward without even stopping.
Shi Chen wanted to call out to them, but it was too late. He had no choice but to say to Wu Mingshi who was sitting in the car, "Sir, we may be left behind."
"It's okay. This is a straight road with no forks. We will just catch up with them later."
Wu Mingshi is not so sleepy now, nor does he feel as tired as he did in the past few days. He feels much better.
When Zhao Zhong saw that the carriage in front had stopped, his eyes suddenly brightened up. His feet, which had been a little weak from running, instantly picked up strength and he ran towards the parked carriage with all his strength.
That’s great, there’s help.
Wu Mingshi lifted the curtain and looked behind.
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"what happened?"
"Why didn't Mingshi catch up?"
Zhang Mingxiu felt a little stuffy in the carriage, so he lifted the curtain and looked outside.
At this time, the sun was already hanging overhead, scorching the earth.
When Zhang Mingxiu found that there was no carriage behind him, he panicked for a moment. It was a straight road going forward, so it was easy to see if there was a car following behind.
"Zi Shi, Ming Shi didn't catch up? Walk faster and tell them."
Zhang Mingxiu lifted the front curtain, stuck his head out, and spoke anxiously to Lu Zishi who was sitting in front of him.
"What!" Lu Zishi exclaimed, and looked back, but there was indeed no sign of the carriage.
"what happened?"
Seeing Lu Zishi waving his whip and catching up quickly, Feng Juesheng asked in confusion.
Lu Zishi quickly replied: "Juesheng, Mingshi's car didn't catch up."
"When did you fail to catch up?" Luo Xiqing, who was resting in the carriage, heard the noise, leaned his head out of the carriage and asked with a worried look on his face.
"I'm not sure. When I found it, there was no trace of the carriage." Zhang Mingxiu shook his head and replied helplessly.
It’s still a little late to discover it.
"No rush. There is no fork in the road here. It's just a straight road. Maybe something delayed them. They should come back to us when they are done. You guys follow them first. I'll go back the same way to see what happened?" Feng Juesheng said calmly.
Based on my intuition, the followers around Wu Mingshi are not simple people and will not get into danger easily.
……
"Old man, what can I do for you?"
Shi Chen looked at the man standing aside, breathing slightly, and asked.
He had dark skin, was wearing tattered clothes, and was covered in dust. He ran in a hurry, his face was covered in sweat and had some scratches, and he looked anxious.