Asahi Royal City, after a big battle, the entire Drunken Fragrance Pavilion was destroyed and the surrounding areas were robbed. The royal guards were quickly dispatched, and the royal city was under martial law and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
In a mansion not far from the Asahi Royal Palace, the fragrance of medicine is fragrant, and figures in plain clothes walk by from time to time, preparing medicinal materials for healing.
On the bed, a beautiful woman had her eyes closed tightly, her face was pale, and she looked extremely weak.
On the table next to the bed, the fire was beating, and the aroma of medicine continued to spread out from the medicine jar. Outside the room, Ning Chen came over, glanced at the woman who was still awake on the bed, opened the medicine jar, and put the prepared spiritual herbs in order one by one.
Gradually, a stronger medicinal fragrance filled the room, refreshing the heart and mind.
Half an hour later, Ning Chen picked up the medicine jar from the fire, poured the boiled medicine into the bowl, looked at the little elixir carved on his shoulder, and said with a smile, "Little Gourd, please help me."
"Just a drop."
Little Gourd stretched out a white finger with some distress and bargained.
"Okay"
Ning Chen chuckled and placed the bowl of medicine in front of the little boy.
Little Gourd closed his eyes, bit his finger with a fearful expression on his face, squeezed out a drop of blood into the bowl, and immediately took his finger back and put it in his mouth, fearing that half a drop of blood would leak out.
Ning Chen smiled, reached out and patted the little boy on the head, saying, "Thank you."
"Chief Immortal, you promised to give me Immortal Jade."
Little Gourd said with a grievance on his face.
"Ha, I almost forgot."
Ning Chen flipped his hand, and a small Immortal Jade appeared. He immediately handed it to the little boy and chuckled, "Save some food, this thing is expensive."
Little Gourd nodded vigorously, reached out to take Immortal Jade, put it in his mouth, and ate it happily as if chewing a snack.
Ning Chen took the medicine and walked to the bed and sat down, carefully helped the woman on the bed, and then used a spoon to feed the medicine into the woman's mouth little by little.
"Brother Ning, isn't your little beauty awake yet?"
At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the room. Before the owner of the mansion could speak, Xuyao, dressed in blue and indigo clothes, walked in, holding an ancient sword and looking very handsome.
Beside the bed, Ning Chen looked back at the young master of Wangcheng who was approaching, smiled, and said, "Young master, are you so free?"
"I don't count leisure time, but with someone as important as Brother Ning here, other things can be postponed for the time being."
Xuyao stepped forward and chuckled.
"Young Master, I think so highly of you."
After feeding the soup, Ning Chen stood up, put the bowl on the table, and said, "I don't come to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Isn't it true that the young master is just here to chat?"
"Heh"
Xuyao smiled softly and said, "Brother Ning I am still so direct, and I won't beat around the bush anymore. My father wants to see you. Brother Ning When you have time, can you come with me to meet your father?"
"King of Asahi"
Ning Chen heard this, a strange color flashed in his eyes, and said, "Young master, you are joking, King of Asahi has so many things to do, how can he have time to meet a commoner like me."
"Brother Ning is too modest."
Xuyao looked serious and said, "Brother Ning has been very kind to me Asahi Royal Bloodline. My father wants to see you just to thank Brother Ning for his kindness back then. I hope Brother Ning will not refuse."
Ning Chen looked at the person in front of him. After a long time, he nodded lightly and said with a smile, "I have written down the invitation from King of Asahi. When Miss Xia Zhi's injury improves, I will go with the young master to meet King of Asahi."
"That's very good." Xuyao nodded, looked at the unconscious woman on the bed, and said, "How is her injury? There is a healing holy medicine in the palace. Why not bring girl Xia Zhi into the palace to recover from her injuries."
"Young Master's kindness, I accept it with my heart."
Ning Chen shook his head and said, "Ms. Xia Zhi's injuries have gradually stabilized, so I won't trouble the young master. Moreover, after all, girl Xia Zhi is quite hostile to the young master and is not suitable to be brought into the palace."
Xuyao thought for a while, nodded slightly, and said, "Just do as Brother Ning said, but Brother Ning should also be careful. This girl Xia Zhi is amazingly powerful, so be careful."
"Thank you, young master, for reminding me, I will be careful," Ning Chen responded lightly.
"Then I can rest assured. There are still things in the palace, so I shouldn't stay any longer. I'll take my leave first."
Xuyao said goodbye with a clasped fist and a salute.
"Go well, young master." Ning Chen said softly.
Xuyao nodded, said no more, turned and left.
Ning Chen watched the former leave. After a long time, he looked back at the woman on the bed and said, "Miss Xia Zhi, there is no need to pretend, I know you are awake."
On the bed, Xia Zhi's body trembled. After a moment, he regained his composure. He opened his eyes and looked at the young man in plain clothes beside him. He said with a cold expression, "How do you know I'm awake?"
"Just now when Xuyao was about to leave, you unconsciously had murderous intentions. It seems that you are quite hostile to the young master Asahi Royal City. Can you tell me why?" Ning Chen stepped forward and said with a smile.
"None of your business!"
Xia Zhi turned his head, no longer looking at the former, and said coldly.
"The girl is so brave."
Ning Chen smiled and said, "However, I saved the girl's life, shouldn't you be a little grateful?"
When Xia Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but turned his head around, looked at the person in front of him with hatred, and said, "If it weren't for you, Xu Ri City, young master would have died in our hands. Asahi Royal City has done a lot of abuse, and if you help others, you will not end well!"
"I don't know what Asahi Royal City has done that Heaven's Wrath people complain about. I only know that I got you from Master Asahi Royal City first. At least you don't have to suffer unnecessary torture, so"
Having said this, Ning Chen looked at the woman on the bed up and down, and said with a strange smile, "Should the girl repay your kindness and find a way to repay your savior?"
"Don't even think about it"
Seeing the former's gaze, Xia Zhi felt chills all over his body. He put his hands in front of his body and said with an angry look on his face.
"Haha"
Seeing the fierce reaction of the woman in front of him, Ning Chen laughed, looked away, and said calmly, "Don't be nervous, I saved you. I have no intention. Although I stopped you from killing Asahi Royal City's young master, I don't want you to die because of it. Just recover here. With me here, at least it is safe here."
After saying that, Ning Chen walked to the table, put away the medicine jar and the fire, and immediately walked out of the room.
On the bed, Xia Zhi looked at the former's leaving figure, his slightly dazed eyes unable to recover for a while.
Outside the room, a beautiful woman wearing a red veil stood quietly. When she saw the figure walking out, a smile appeared on her face and she said, "Master!"
"Miss Jin, you are free now, why bother staying here? Just do whatever you have to do and stop thinking about it." Ning Chen looked at the woman in front of him and said.
"Hong Jin is willing to serve the young master in this life, and I hope that the young master can fulfill his wish." Hong Jin knelt down and said with a sincere expression on his face.
Ning Chen stopped, frowned slightly and said, "Miss Jin, didn't you understand what I said? You are really free. You don't have to test me anymore. If you can't test my identity, staying here is in vain."
He is self-aware. Hong Jin and he have just met once, so the purpose of insisting on staying is very clear.
It seems that Asahi Royal City's promise to Hong Jin is that she will be free only after completing the task, so she is so persistent.
Hong Jin was shocked when he heard this. He actually knew everything.
"Since your Young Master Xu Yao has said that you will be free, stop thinking about it. I don't know why you are so afraid of Asahi Royal City. However, they are not going to embarrass you as a girl. At least, I still have some value to them now. They will not touch you at will and make me unhappy. Do you understand?" Ning Chen said directly and clearly.
Hong Jin fell silent after hearing the former's words. After a long time, he bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you Young Master Ning."
"Let's go, go as far as possible, and never come back. The world is so big, there is always a place for girls." Ning Chen said with a peaceful smile on his face.
Hong Jin nodded and looked at the young man in front of him, as if he wanted to remember the latter in his heart forever.
Ning Chen smiled, said nothing, and walked forward with the medicine jar and fire.
Hong Jin turned around and walked towards the other side. The two people turned their backs and walked away without saying anything more. The fate forged by fate, perhaps, is such a fate that from now on, each of them will cherish it.
In the room, Xia Zhi watched this scene in his eyes and remained silent.
From what he said to the girl just now, it can be heard that he does not have much preference for Asahi Royal City. Could it be that he really just happened to appear there and just took action to stop her?
Not long after, Ning Chen came back with a bowl of hot water in his hand, sat on the edge of the bed, handed the water to the woman, and said with a smile, "If you can get up and drink by yourself, don't let me feed you. I've never been very good at serving people."
On the bed, Xia Zhi forced himself to sit up, silently took the water, and drank it in small sips.
"Do you want more?"
Seeing that the water in the bowl was finished, Ning Chen took the bowl and asked.
Xia Zhi shook his head and said nothing.
Ning Chen stood up, walked to the table, put the bowl down, looked back at the woman who was leaning on the bed, and said, "Girl Xia Zhi, you are probably not ordinary people. Why did you become an assassin? You should be very clear about the assassination of Asahi Royal Bloodline. Even with the protection of the king, the possibility of you leaving Asahi Royal City alive is very slim."
Xia Zhi continued to be silent, saying nothing and refusing to say anything.
Ning Chen didn't force it, he didn't say anything more, he sat quietly at the table, took out a scroll of paintings, and wiped them carefully as before.
The painting paper is yellowed, and the traces of time are fully visible. However, the scroll is well preserved without any damage or wrinkles. It can be seen that its owner cherishes it.
When the scroll is opened, a woman as delicate and beautiful as a flower comes into view. Just like back then, she was in her prime and stunning the world.
Thousands of years were too long, and he was worried that he would gradually forget her appearance, so he would take it out and look at it every short time.
The gentle gaze was no longer as sharp as before, and a smile appeared on Ning Chen's face, as if he was remembering something from a long time ago.
A startling glance, stunning, Xia Zhi glanced at the person on the scroll inadvertently, a strange color flashed in his eyes, what a beautiful woman.
"Who is she to you?"
Xia Zhi couldn't help but ask.
"Wife"
Ning Chen looked up and answered with a smile.