He suddenly stopped mid-sentence. Apparently he realized that he said something he shouldn't have said. Although Zheng Quchi felt a little regretful that he didn't hear everything, he pretended to be confused on his face: "What's the matter?"
Le Tai stopped talking in time. He rolled his eyes and made a request: "Wa can't tell you unless you let Wa go now."
It is impossible to let go.
Come on, this kid is so cruel and ruthless at a young age. Just to claim credit, he can shoot and kill a person who has no grudges and no hatred. If he lets him go, wouldn't he let the tiger go back to the mountain? Secondly, the people from their Zhuzhu tribe seemed to know some secrets about Yu Wensheng and were planning to deal with him. Zheng Quchi had to find out about this.
She was being pretentious: "I said I would let you go, but now there are so many people guarding me, I can't let you go until later..."
Lethai looked at her suspiciously and said impatiently: "Those people obviously listen to you, why can't you let me go?"
why?
That was a good question, and she had to think about it.
"Actually...those people were sent by others to monitor me. I married someone before, but when that person died, my family forced me to remarry. The person who remarried was the general who guarded Wubao, but I didn't want to , I just wanted to spend my life guarding my deceased husband’s memorial tablet, so they beat me and scolded me. They even brought me to this border place specifically to cultivate feelings with him... As for me, they never If you don't obey me very much, you will suspect that I have ulterior motives for letting you go." She became more and more fluent as she spun it, and she had scenes in her mind.
Le Tai obviously hadn't watched many bloody dramas. When he heard that her experience was so tragic and ups and downs, her husband died, she was forced to marry by her family, and she was beaten and scolded, his blood boiled with excitement and surprise.
"Your family members... are quite cruel, but you'd better not marry him. This man is sick. Be careful, he will kill you in the future." Lethai had a rare kindness and gave her a vague advice.
...How quickly did the news of Yu Wensheng's "illness" reach the ears of the people in the Zhuzhu tribe?
"W-what do you mean by that?" Zheng Quchi covered his mouth, as if he was frightened.
Le Tai looked at Zheng Quchi in front of him. He was really stupid and innocent. He had a pair of big, clear and clean eyes and a sweet and shallow smile, which made people involuntarily like him. But he was not an ordinary child. He had a hard heart. , still refused to tell the truth: "Anyway, if you marry him, either he will go crazy and kill you, or you will be a widow sooner or later."
This sentence... doesn't sound like a curse, but an expectation.
"Crazy" and "sick" are usually curse words, but Zheng Quchi heard a different meaning from his tone.
At this moment, she really wanted to pry open Letai's mouth and let him reveal what she wanted to know. However, she also knew that these barbarians were brutal and ferocious by nature. They would dare to kill even a child. She was afraid that using strong methods would only Tell him to jump over the wall in a hurry and take risks out of desperation.
"Is it because you, Ada, want to kill him?"
Le Tai rolled his eyes sideways: "Even if Waada doesn't kill him, he won't survive for a few years in this condition, unless..."
How many years to live?
Why can’t he live for a few years? Yu Wensheng is in his prime, so why is he so sure that Yu Wensheng can’t live for a few years? Do their Zhuzhu tribe really know something terrible, or are they just being alarmist? Does Yu Wensheng know about this?
"Unless what?"
Le Tai closed his mouth again, like a clam shell, refusing to reveal the truth.
"Wa doesn't know. Wa can't tell. Anyway, listen to Wa and don't marry him. Wa sees that you look pretty good. Why don't you go back to the Zhu tribe with Wa? Someone from the Wamen tribe will definitely marry you."
This kid is really tight-lipped and refuses to reveal even this. Sure enough, he still doesn't really have his trust.
"I'm afraid not. My child is still in their hands. If I don't marry, they will kill my child." Zheng Quchi sighed sadly, looking resigned to his fate.
"You have children?"
Le Tai was also shocked. She looked not much older than him. She was widowed, forced to remarry, and had her children under control. Her life experience was full of ups and downs.
"Yes, I gave birth to two more, two brothers. The younger one is a bit like you. When he is naughty, he always gives adults a headache. When he is good, he makes people feel soft. Seeing you running out alone like this makes me worry about my family. Have the children ever been well..."
Le Tai was only eleven or twelve years old, and he had never really seen the sinister nature of people's hearts. Although the cunning Central Plains people were not necessarily as ferocious as the barbarians, they were good at scheming. That thing was like a soft knife, looking gentle and gentle. It's not harmful, but it can be very distressing afterwards.
Hearing what she said, Le Tai also thought of his Amuada, thinking that they usually loved him so much. If they found him running alone to the border of Ye country and was kidnapped, they would definitely follow this woman. Are you worried about the same thing?
Thinking of this, Le Tai was touched and couldn't help but said: "If you have a child... then you can't marry him. He was planted with phoenix tears and will either go crazy or die in the end. You can go with you His family said, don’t let you marry him.”
Zheng Quchi's pupils suddenly tightened.
Phoenix tears... turned out to be phoenix tears. What exactly are these "phoenix tears"? She had guessed from Yu Wensheng's attitude before that it must be a secret that cannot be made public. This can be seen from the fact that he wears a mask all year round and does not allow anyone to peep.
She asked Butler Chang again. Obviously he knew something, but he asked her to ask Yu Wensheng. He didn't dare to make the decision.
Although he had said so many secret things, he kept this matter secret, which made Zheng Quchi hesitate for a moment whether he should get involved in this matter.
"What are phoenix tears? Why does it either go crazy or die when planted?" she asked tightly.
Just as Letai was about to speak, the soldiers in front ran over and reported to Zheng Quchi: "Madam, there is a fight in front, and there are many people on both sides. In order to prevent us from being involved in other people's hatred, we must leave quickly. Here!"
"What's going on? Who is he?"
Zheng Quchi frowned and quickly turned around and stood up.
"You can't look closely at it from a distance, but looking at their attire, they don't look like us Central Plains people. Instead, they look like barbarians from two different tribes fighting..."
"Where's Gan Xin?"
"He said to go explore the situation and let us go first so that he can catch up."
He pondered for a moment: "Okay, then just listen to him and leave first."
Zheng Quchi asked someone to take Letai onto the horse. When they were about to leave, Letai, who had been quietly cooperating, suddenly shouted loudly: "Ada, I'm here, Ada——"
Zheng Quchi was startled. She guessed that there must be barbarians like "scouts" nearby to monitor the surroundings. Sure enough, when she immediately looked back, she saw that Letai's shout had alerted the other party. A group of people followed the sound and they followed it. Opening reeds, holding a spear in hand.
The barbarians' spears had bone-sharpened spearheads, which looked both primitive and bloody.
Zheng Quchi glanced at Letai and couldn't hide the anger in his eyes: "You call me like that. What if you attract enemies instead of Ada's people?"
Le Tai was stunned.
However, Zheng Quchi's words proved to be a prophecy. This group of barbarians holding spears were not members of the Zhuzhu tribe. They rushed towards them. When they saw the Central Plains clothes on Zheng Quchi and others, their evil looks were immediately exposed. , throwing his spear and preparing to shoot them on the spot.
Naturally, the first priority of the remaining soldiers was to protect Zheng Quchi, while Letai's hands and feet were tied, and he was thrown off his horse by the angry soldiers. He had no ability to fight back or dodge the spears fired at him.
Seeing that he was about to be shot by a spear, Zheng Quchi quickly got off his horse and pushed Letai away. However, her arm was cut and she was bleeding immediately.
Letai turned his head and saw her holding the bleeding wound, her lips turned pale with pain, and her forehead was covered with cold sweat. At that moment, his eyes showed the most real emotions - gratitude, guilt and bewilderment.
"Are you okay?"
Zheng Quchi did not answer him, but ordered the soldiers: "Take him with you!"
The soldiers did not dare to disobey, so they put Letai on the horse again, but saw that the barbarians at the rear were still chasing after them. Fortunately, Gan Xin came back at this time and got rid of these people in two or three strikes.
Seeing that the crisis was over, Zheng Quchi relaxed and immediately asked Gan Xin: "Who did they find out and why did they start fighting?"
"It was two tribes of barbarians fighting. It seemed like something from one side was stolen by the other. The two sides kept arguing." Gan Xin had been traveling all over the country, so he naturally understood some barbarian languages.
At this time, Letai whispered: "It's the Xidi tribe. They have never had a good relationship with the Wamen Zhuzhu tribe. Some time ago, the leader of the Xidi tribe got a beautiful Central Plains woman from nowhere, but she lost her in a few days. , he insists that our Zhuzhu tribe stole people away and has been causing trouble for us."
Zheng Quchi heard it, and of course she knew that Letai was telling her these words.
It seems that she saved him and injured an arm for it, which is not a loss. This guy is bad, but at least he has some bottom line as a human being and knows how to repay kindness.
At this time, another large number of footsteps came from the reed field in Xidi. Zheng Quchi's ears were very good and she caught it immediately. She immediately became nervous.
"Someone's here again."
Because they couldn't tell the direction well and were easily encountered if they wandered around, they dismounted and pulled their horses forward cautiously.
Gan Xin glanced at Zheng Quchi's bleeding wound, and a hint of coldness and self-blame suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"The footsteps are heavy, but the movements are quick and brisk, not messy, but neat and orderly... It should be the army." Gan Xin listened attentively.
Zheng Quchi never doubted the accuracy of Gan Xin's judgment, and her first reaction was -
"Is he here?"
She widened her eyes slightly and her voice was slightly hoarse.
At this time, the reed marsh was full of dust and reeds, accompanied by a scream. Everyone present felt a chill, because everyone could feel a dangerous and sinister aura spreading towards this direction.
Chaotic footsteps, heavy breathing, and even the strong smell of blood...all mixed together into a solemn feeling that made it difficult to breathe.
Someone was running towards Zheng Quchi in a panic, getting closer and closer, until the exhausted people fell to the ground and crushed the covering reeds. Their faces were covered with blood, their mouths were opened wide, and their eyes were full of blood. Full of terror, as if there is some devil chasing behind me... (End of this chapter)
