Empress

Chapter 67

Rong Cheng woke up groggy from the coma.

He opened his eyes, and his out-of-focus vision gradually recovered, and it was fixed on the beam of the house.A strange voice came from beside him, "Are you awake?"

Rong Cheng turned his head to look, and saw the man sitting on the wooden bench looking at him, with long and narrow eyes, slightly hooked lips, white skin wrapped under the emerald green clothes, his figure was like jade bamboo.It turned out that he was not dreaming.

The man poured a glass of water and handed over the teacup.

Rong Cheng didn't answer, looked at the man vigilantly, and said in an unreasonably hoarse voice, "Who are you?" "Don't worry, I'm not a robber." The man smiled: "On the contrary, I saved you."

Rong Cheng frowned slightly, he leaned against the wall and sat up, looking around, the furnishings seemed to be in an inn.

The man stared at Rong Cheng's pretty face, and said calmly: "If it wasn't for me, you would have been defiled by that gang of robbers." Thinking of the disgusting faces of those gangsters, Rong Cheng suddenly felt a little queasy, "Did you kill them?" The man said frankly, "Yes."

Rong Cheng felt relieved, the robbers seemed to be doing a lot of evil, and it would be an advantage for them to die.Seeing that the man's hostility had melted away a lot, he said weakly, "Thank you." The man smiled slightly.

Rong Cheng took the water in his hand, drank it to the bottom, finally his throat was not so dry, and handed back the teacup. "My name is Sun Ting, how about you?"

Rong Cheng thought about it, but he didn't tell the truth: "Rong An."

Sun Ting nodded, "Why did you appear in that place at that time?"

Naturally, Rong Cheng couldn't tell the truth, so he just made up a reason, saying that he and the donkey driver were out of the city to deliver goods, but they didn't expect to encounter robbers on the way.He spoke naturally without blinking, Sun Ting had no doubts about him.This time it was Rong Cheng's turn to ask, "Why did you appear?"

It turned out that Sun Ting was a businessman. He happened to pass by the path that night and heard noises coming from the woods. He went in and found out that the bandit was planning to bully Rong Cheng, so he rescued him.Rong Cheng thought that the arrow shot on the head robber's chest could never be a trick that a businessman could have.

But he didn't get to the bottom of it, he and Sun Ting had only known each other for a day, and he had concealed something, how could he ask others to be honest with each other.What's more, they will be separated soon, and what Sun Ting's identity is is not important at all.

It was dark outside the window at this time, it turned out that Rong Cheng had been in a coma for a day, he asked Sun Ting where he was, only to find out that they had just left the capital.Rong Cheng felt uneasy in his heart, if not for the sudden change, he would have already found a safe place to stay.Rong Cheng lifted the quilt and got off the bed, Sun Ting saw this, pressed his hand, and asked: "Where are you going?" Rong Cheng straightened his clothes, and said calmly: "I'm leaving." Sun Ting frowned, "Your wounds haven't healed yet."

Rong Cheng put on his muddy shoes, "It's okay, it will heal after a long time." Just as Sun Ting was about to say something, there was a sudden noise outside.Sun Ting asked, "What happened outside?"

A man who looked like a servant pushed the door open and poked his head in, "Young Master, there are officers and soldiers coming to search the inn." Rong Cheng paused when he heard this, and his face turned pale.Sun Ting frowned more and more, "How could there be officers and soldiers?"

He was wondering what happened, so that the officers and soldiers searched around, and when he turned around, he saw Rong Cheng's expression was not very good-looking, he said blankly, "What's wrong?" Rong Cheng shook his head, his hands clenched into fists under his sleeves, "It's nothing."

He had a calm expression, but Sun Ting caught a flash of tension in his eyes, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes were a little deeper.

The officers and soldiers outside searched one by one, and quickly went up to the second floor and came to their guest room.

Rong Cheng's heart was pounding, he caught a glimpse of the sword on the table out of the corner of his eye, and was about to reach for it when Sun Ting suddenly grabbed his hand and dragged him onto the bed.

Before Rong Cheng could react, the quilts had spread over him, wrapping him inside, and Sun Ting's steady voice came from beside his ears, "Don't make any noise, just cooperate with me in acting." After a while, there was rustling around him Rong Cheng saw Sun Ting taking off his clothes through the thin moonlight, his eyelids twitched, "What are you doing?" Sun Ting didn't answer, he took off his clothes and threw them under the bed.

The next moment, the door was pushed open from the outside, and several burly officers and soldiers walked in.

Sun Ting immediately retracted into the quilt, like an official who was caught stealing flower wine, his shoulders were smooth, and half of his chest was exposed, and he felt a little uneasy, "Who are you?" The officers and soldiers were surprised at the scene. Strange, with a flick of his hand, he threw out a portrait, "Have you seen this person before?"

Sun Ting narrowed his eyes, and looked closely at the portrait. The person in the painting has thin eyebrows, thin lips, delicate face, and cold eyes. It is clearly Rong An.A look of surprise flashed across his eyes, and he shook his head.

The officers and soldiers put away the portrait, saw another person on the bed with their sharp eyes, and pointed out: "Who is that?" Sun Ting smiled a bit awkwardly, and hugged the person in his arms tightly, "It's my...boy ."

The leading officers and soldiers glanced at the ankles exposed under the quilt. They were lonely and fair, with round toes, and they looked like a man.Nowadays, masculinity is prevalent, and the rich and powerful who are as good as Longyang like to use handsome young men to vent their anger. It has long been no surprise.

The officer in charge was about to ask the person hiding under the quilt to come out to show his face, when the young man at the door suddenly walked in, stepped forward tactfully, stuffed money into his hand, and said embarrassingly: "Several officials, our son The good thing is half done, can you do it well, let us son continue..."

The leader of the officers and soldiers weighed the bag of silver in their hands, smiled satisfied, and then looked at the ankle shaking like a sieve on the bed, it must not be the dragon trick that even dared to kill people in the portrait. Room search went.

When the footsteps were far away, Sun Ting's voice came from above his head, "They have already left, come out."

Rong Cheng lifted the quilt, his forehead was already sweating, and his face became even paler. He looked in the direction of the door, and the voices of officers and soldiers came faintly from a distance.Sun Ting looked serious, "Who the hell are you?"

Naturally, Rong Cheng couldn't say that he was a prisoner who escaped from the palace, and said calmly: "I killed a damned person, that's why I was wanted by the officers and soldiers." It was enough to dispel Sun Ting's worries.Sun Ting looked at Rong Cheng for a moment, wondering if he had noticed something, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Once the officers and soldiers came, we couldn't stay here anymore, otherwise, if those officers and soldiers turned back, they would not be able to escape so easily next time.Rong Cheng changed into his own clothes and was about to leave, but Sun Ting asked, "Where are you going?"

Rong Cheng didn't know, he couldn't stay here any longer, he planned to find a deep mountain and old forest to hide for a while, and after the limelight passed, he still had to plan how to rescue Yu'an.

Sun Ting saw that his face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and he was swaying, unable to even stand upright. His heart moved, and he suddenly grabbed his wrist.Rong Cheng looked at him suspiciously.

Sun Ting said: "I just want to go back to my hometown, you can come with me." Rong Cheng said blankly: "I am a wanted person." Sun Ting chuckled, "So what?"

Seeing his determined appearance, Rong Cheng felt a little shaken in his heart.

He was injured and was wanted, if Sun Ting helped him, he would get twice the result with half the effort, but there is no such thing as a free lunch, he didn't think that Sun Ting would risk offending the officials for the sake of someone he met once. Danger.

Rong Cheng said indifferently: "What's your condition?"

Sun Ting showed an admiring smile, and he said unhurriedly: "Just treat it as if you owe me a favor, and we'll talk about it later." It can only be like this now.

Rong Cheng pondered for a moment, then said: "Okay."

Taking advantage of the night, the group left the inn. Rong Cheng put on a bamboo hat and veil to cover his face, and followed Sun Ting into the carriage.The night is dark, the fog is thick, and there is an unknown danger in the depths of the darkness.

Rong Cheng's injuries were not healed, and he fell asleep in a daze with the bumping of the carriage, but he didn't dare to sleep soundly. Whenever there was any movement, he opened his eyes suddenly, and his eyes were filled with confusion and fear.

Sun Ting kept staring at Rong Cheng.

He didn't expect that the person he rescued by coincidence was a fugitive. Rong An was so beautiful, but also indifferent, like a coquettish poisonous snake hidden among flowers, peeling off the skin and bones to reveal the ferocity underneath.He finds it interesting.

It should be because of this face that Rong Cheng killed someone. Maybe he was targeted by high-ranking officials and powerful people, coercing him to do something he didn't want to do, which made such a cold-tempered person dare to hurt others.

He thought that that night, Rong Cheng was struggling under the pressure of the robbers, it was really novel.The carriage passed through the night, and the sky outside the window brightened.At this moment, the curtain was lifted from the outside, and the boy poked his head in.Sun Ting asked, "What's the matter?"

The servant whispered, "My lord, there are officers and soldiers checking the passers-by ahead." Rong Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, and his pajamas were gone.

Sun Ting wasn't surprised, as if he expected it, he glanced at Rong Cheng beside him, and said to the groom outside: "Slow down." After speaking, he stood up, lifted the mat, and revealed the Dark cell, said to Rong Cheng: "You hide in."

It was only then that Rong Cheng discovered that there was a hidden compartment in the carriage. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the city gate, he couldn't care less about why there was such a thing in the carriage, and hid in the hidden compartment.Sun Ting laid the bedding and sat back slowly.The city gate was close at hand, and the carriage was blocked as expected.

The guard said something about routine inspection, he lifted the curtain, and the furnishings and people inside could be seen at a glance, only a gentle and jade-like man was sitting inside.Sun Ting nodded towards the guard.

The guard looked carefully inside the carriage, but he didn't find the fugitive in the portrait, so he let it go.When the city gate was left far behind, Sun Ting opened the hidden compartment and let Rong Cheng come out.

There was a thin layer of sweat on Rong Cheng's forehead, a few strands of hair stuck to his cheeks, and a pair of beautiful eyes became darker, like glass.Sun Ting's eyes were slightly deep, and his eyes fell on Rong Cheng's hand which opened the curtain again. The joints were clear, the white was pink, and it was as beautiful as mushrooms after rain.After that, they used the same method to pass through several heavily guarded city gates, and then took the waterway, and there were no more officers and soldiers.After a long journey, he finally arrived at Sun Ting's hometown.Rong Cheng got out of the carriage and was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.