A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 436 Pretending to be a Couple to Hide from the Shadow Gate

It is said that Youmei, whose life was in danger after being poisoned by the scorpion poison, believed Honghua's words without a doubt, and rushed back to the Yuzhou headquarters in a hurry. After hurriedly saying a few words to the four elders, he shut himself in a dark room, intending to use his internal energy to force out the poison for forty-nine days.

But after practicing for five consecutive days, Youmei was surprised to find that his body had recovered as before, his qi flowed freely without any hindrance, and even the purple and black color on his palms had long since disappeared. Confused, he asked someone to invite the doctor from the front yard. After the doctor checked his pulse, he realized that the scorpion venom in his body had been detoxified. The so-called 49-day detoxification was probably a deliberate trick by the poisonous woman.

After Youmei realized what was happening, he was furious and secretly swore that he would never let that vicious woman off if he caught her again!

"It's been five days, and we still haven't found the person?" After dismissing the doctor, Youmei glanced at the shadow warrior waiting beside him and asked.

"We haven't found any traces yet. It seems they are on guard." The shadow warrior saw that the master was angry, so he knelt down in fear and replied in a trembling voice.

"Useless! The dignified Shadow Sect can't even find two people in Xiyue Country. Wouldn't it be a laughing stock if this gets out?" Youmei was so angry that he kicked the shadow man kneeling in front of him to the door, then stood up and scolded him.

The kick was neither heavy nor light, and the shadow warrior immediately spit out a large mouthful of blood, but he knelt back tremblingly and dared not say another word.

"Get up." After all, he was his confidant. After calming down, Youmei regretted that he had stepped too hard just now, so he softened his tone and said.

"Thank you, Master." The shadow warrior secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up carefully and bowed respectfully.

"These two should continue to send more people to look for her. The vicious woman has finally come out and must not be allowed to go back to Sanxiu Pharmacy." After a moment's silence, Youmei continued to give orders.

"Yes!" The shadow warrior was about to leave when he was stopped by Youmei:

"Let them follow me in the search for people. Go to Sanxiu Pharmacy and find the list for me."

"But the Sanxiu Pharmacy is being watched by the clan king. We..." However, this mission frightened Yingshi so much that his face turned pale. Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Youmei in a cold voice:

"Idiot! I didn't ask you to go in with the identity of the Shadow Sect. Sanxiu Pharmacy sees patients every day. Can't you think of a way?"

"Yes...it's my fault that I'm stupid!" The shadow warrior saluted hastily and quickly retreated.

The room fell silent. Youmei sat aside rubbing his temple, feeling regretful. If he had known that the two sisters were a nuisance, he should have left them to fend for themselves.

In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Shadow Clan, Lao Zhou took the injured Hong Hua and walked on the mountain road for several days. However, due to frequent thunderstorms, the mountain road was muddy and difficult to walk after the heavy rain, which delayed the journey. So, at Lao Zhou's suggestion, Hong Hua agreed to sell the two horses and hire a carriage, and the two disguised themselves as a couple to travel on the main road.

"Old Zhou, my two horses are good horses. How much did you sell them for?" Honghua came out from behind the bushes after Old Zhou hired a carriage. She saw a somewhat shabby carriage parked far ahead. She immediately frowned in disdain and asked in a cold voice.

"What? Are you still suspecting that I, Old Zhou, have embezzled your money? Here, two horses were exchanged for three hundred taels, and I paid for the carriage myself!" Old Zhou's face immediately darkened, and he muttered as he threw three silver bills in front of her.

"I don't doubt you about this, but I don't understand why you don't hire a better carriage since you have exchanged 300 taels?" Honghua took the silver note and continued to frown.

"Since we have to hide here and there, we can't be conspicuous. Besides, we are pretending to be a couple from an ordinary family. How can we afford a good carriage?" Old Zhou rolled his eyes and didn't want to pay more attention. He threw a bundle to Honghua, curled his lips with a bit of anger, and continued: "Since we are pretending to be ordinary women, we should act like ordinary women. Find a place to change into this dress. It's better to smear some mud to cover up the lady's charming face!"

Honghua nodded after realizing what was happening. He also knew that he had angered the drunkard, so even though he heard his last bit of sarcasm, he didn't care. He just picked up his bag and turned around to go up the hillside.

"Brother Zhou, the sun has already set. When can we leave?" The driver, who had been waiting for a long time, saw that his employer had not yet gotten on the car. After hesitating for a moment, he walked over and asked Zhou with a smile.

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer..."

"Ahem, old man, come and give me a hand!"

As Old Zhou was patting the driver's shoulder to comfort him, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Honghua, who was wearing coarse linen clothes, a tightly wrapped headscarf and a trembling appearance, waving at him in a hoarse voice halfway up the hillside.

Old Zhou was so shocked that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He asked her to pretend to be a common woman but ended up pretending to be a sick woman. However, he couldn't say anything in front of the coachman. He could only shake his head helplessly and walk up the hillside.

"It looks like he's seriously ill." The driver saw Honghua half-hunched over and coughing from afar, and he couldn't help but feel worried. He had never driven a sick person before, and was afraid that something might happen to him on the road, which would be very troublesome.

"How can you pretend to be sick when you are dressed as a common woman..." Old Zhou pouted and climbed up the hillside and came to Honghua. However, before he could finish his words, he saw red spots all over her face. He was so frightened that he almost slipped down the hillside.

"What? You can't recognize me in this look?" Seeing Lao Zhou's frightened look, Honghua winked at him charmingly with satisfaction, but she forgot that if she looked so pretentious at this moment, it would really scare away ghosts.

“Is it that serious?” Old Zhou couldn’t bear to watch it, and hurriedly lowered his head and took two steps back down the slope.

"It's better than asking me to wipe the dirty mud." Honghua glanced at Lao Zhou who was looking down on her, then stretched out her hand and urged him in a low voice: "Stop talking nonsense, the driver is still watching below. I will pretend to be a sick old woman, and you will be my husband and take me out of the pass to find my family."

This woman really does what she wants, but given the current situation, no matter how reluctant Old Zhou is, he has no choice but to sigh and go forward to support her.

"Brother Zhou...Brother Zhou, what's wrong with my sister-in-law..." The coachman waiting in front of the carriage was also shocked when he saw the scary red spots on Honghua's face. After waiting for Old Zhou to help Honghua onto the carriage, he pulled her to a place and asked nervously.

"Don't worry. This is a disease she suffered when she gave birth when she was young. She has consulted many doctors but none of them could cure her. Her face just looks a little scary." Now that things have come to this, Old Zhou naturally has to help Honghua continue the show.

After listening to Lao Zhou's explanation, the driver felt relieved. After the two employers got into the carriage, he rode away.

Old Zhou didn't want to see Honghua's scary face, so he simply leaned against the car window and closed his eyes to rest. Suddenly, he found something in his hand. He lowered his eyes and saw that it was a hundred-liang silver note. At the same time, Honghua's hoarse voice sounded in his ears:

"Just consider it as the money for hiring a carriage, and thank you for taking care of me these days. I, Honghua, am not an ungrateful person."

"If you really count it, I spent a lot of my energy to heal your injuries, and it's only worth one hundred taels?" Old Zhou smiled and happily put away the banknote in his hand, and then continued with a stern face.

"The life-saving favor is a separate matter. After the poison in my sister's body is removed, Mr. Zhou, just tell me Honghua to do anything." Honghua also smiled hoarsely.

Seeing that this woman became so straightforward, Lao Zhou was caught off guard. He secretly glanced at her and said nothing, closing his eyes again.

"Ugh...."

But then he heard Honghua sigh, and Lao Zhou couldn't help but ask with concern: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Honghua hesitated and just looked out the window and smiled.

Old Zhou snorted coldly, then thought about it and asked in a low voice, "That night you said that Sanxiu Medicine Store is now under the protection of the clan king, so the Shadow Gate dare not enter. This clan king is a famous archer in Xiyue Country. What is his relationship with Sanxiu Medicine Store?"

"You don't know?" Honghua turned to look at Lao Zhou, and seeing him shaking his head in confusion, she leaned close to him and whispered, "I heard that the prince's mother came from Sanxiu Pharmacy and was also Mr. Sanxiu's apprentice."

Ever since she confessed her true feelings that night, and with Lao Zhou's careful care during her recovery, Honghua no longer disliked him as much as before. She even didn't find the pungent smell of alcohol on him stink anymore.

"Really? What does that mean?" Seeing Honghua's face covered with red spots approaching, Lao Zhou was so scared that he quickly turned his face to the other side and then asked.

"Because Si Yao is also Mr. Sanxiu's apprentice!"

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why keep us in suspense?" Old Zhou was confused when he heard the hidden meaning in Honghua's words and muttered impatiently.

"I won't tell you!" But seeing that Lao Zhou was disgusted with her face and became impatient, Honghua raised her chin, looked outside and pursed her lips.

"You...vicious woman!" Being fooled by this woman again, Lao Zhou was so angry that his eyes widened, but considering the overall situation, he could only endure it and cursed while biting his back teeth.