(16)
A whole day has passed since Bai Feng rescued the persecuted woman from those Taiping Dao believers. He and Murong Yan jointly took the rescued woman, horses and luggage into the deep forest and hid until the rescued woman woke up, which was already late at night.
The rescued woman was not fully awake at that time, but in her ignorant consciousness, she vaguely heard the baby's cry and whimpering. She was awakened by the cry, and she opened her eyelids that were so tired that she was unconscious and looked forward.
I saw a slender figure feeding his child soup. Not far away, a swordsman with a sword in his arms was sitting on a tree trunk with his eyes closed and meditating. There was a fire between them. Although the flames were not burning brightly, they were extremely warm.
"Child, how is it?" This was the first thing she said after waking up.
"Girl, are you awake? This child looks like he is just hungry. Unfortunately, there is no goat's milk or mare's milk here, and he doesn't eat much broth." Murong Yan quickly put down the soup bowl, helped the woman up and sat down. Then he asked: "How do you feel now? Due to the current situation, we can only pick some herbs to help you relieve the pain. I'm afraid it will take a long time to recover from your injuries."
"Give me the child..."
The woman took the baby, looked a little unfamiliar and untied the jacket that had been torn by the gangsters with several tears, exposed one breast, and held it to the baby's mouth. Seeing the child still sucking milk, both the mother and Murong Yan couldn't help but smile.
"It was you who saved me?"
"We are just passers-by, there is no rescue. But you, girl, risk your life to protect the child. Your sincerity is enough to impress others."
"My name is Xiaoru, and I am the daughter of an old farmer from Hongye Town."
"I..." Murong Yan hesitated for a moment before saying, "My name is Yao Gu, and I am just a singer from all over the world."
"Your name is Yao Gu, but you don't look old at all?" Xiaoru said while coaxing the child to breastfeed: "I am fifteen years old this year. I wonder how old Sister Yao is?"
"Xiao Ru is only fifteen years old?" Murong Yan asked in a very offensive tone inadvertently, looking at the bruised and bruised appearance of the other party. But after a moment, she returned to her gentle and pleasant image and replied: "I am only eighteen this year, so Xiaoru really needs to call me sister!"
"Who is that young hero?" Xiaoru asked very carefully, looking at the cold breath coming from the other side of the fire.
"He... is my husband-in-law. However, we are not married yet."
"How can you call him husband-in-law without getting married?"
"To be honest, we actually eloped."
As soon as Murong Yan finished speaking, Bai Feng said a few sarcastic words from a distance, saying: "Yao Yao, are you afraid that everyone in the world will not know that we are here? If you catch someone, you must tell others Be clear about your origins and speak sincerely. If it weren't for me, we would be captured in just two or three days!"
"What do you care about me? Look at Xiaoru, there is a lovely child by her side. Unlike me! I am worried all day long...Brother Aniu, please tell me when you will marry me!"
Seeing this couple who claimed to have run away from home flirting and flirting in front of her, Xiaoru couldn't help but feel envious of them. A warm and healthy current seemed to arise in her heart out of thin air. The empathy and empathy that humans should have can make her feel happy. It immediately filled her body and mind.
Even though she was now covered in bruises and a few broken bones.
Bai Feng saw that the rescued woman seemed to have let down her guard, so she stopped trying to say some nonsense and continued to ask: "Xiao Ru, what happened in Hongye Town recently? How could you be raped by your husband?" Is this the end of the pursuit and persecution?”
"I..." Xiaoru saw the child in her arms and hesitated, speechless and choked.
When Murong Yan saw this, she thought it was because Bai Feng was too cold and ruthless, and actually wanted a person who had just escaped death to recall the disaster he suffered not long ago.
So, she just planned to run over and give her Brother Aniu a good lesson.
After a while, there was a faint light of fire outside the woods, followed by the sound of bustling people. The young swordsman's senses were extremely keen and he immediately put out the fire and pulled Murong Yan, who was about to scold him, and Xiaoru, who was taking care of the baby, to hide behind a boulder.
"He's from Taiping Road!"
"Look at the child, don't let him make a sound."
"The child has gone to bed, young hero."
I saw a small group of several people passing by in batches under my nose. They cursed fiercely at God and their companions, but no one doubted their faith.
There was a waning moon in the darkness, and its lingering charm was about to be drowned by the mist in the clouds, making the woods become even more gloomy. Soon, the human voice gradually faded away, and only after it completely disappeared did Xiaoru dare to speak.
"A few days ago, a ranger in Tsing Yi came to the town and said he wanted to find his adoptive father. Unfortunately, his adoptive father was detained by Taiping Road and imprisoned in the dungeon. For some reason, the young man in Tsing Yi didn't even have his head. He replied that he wanted to break into the dungeon, but how could one person defeat them? As expected, the next morning, Taiping Road tied him and his adoptive father to the gallows and showed them to the public every day. They are only given a little food and drink, and then they can be put back into the dungeon to rest at night.”
"Master Su, he was actually arrested?" Murong Yan was shocked and said, "How could he lose his mind at this time?"
"As for children, this is an old rule in Hongye Town. The first child of each family must be dedicated to the immortal to pray for blessings, so that everyone in the town can live a long life, and even achieve enlightenment and ascend to immortality. Not old. I really couldn’t bear it, so I ran away from home with my newborn child!”
"Immortality is indeed a foolish thing that only people can pursue."
Bai Feng sighed after learning about the absurdity that happened in Hongye Town from the rescued woman.
There is at least one similarity between humans and animals, that is, they all come from nature. When they are injured and sick, people will pick herbs from the mountains and countryside that can be used to heal their bodies based on the experience summarized by their predecessors. For ordinary animals, they will also eat similar herbs to heal their bodies.
In short, nature nurtures all life and gives them health. However, only people are still dissatisfied. People who are good at thinking! Try your best to distinguish yourself from ordinary animals, even though in fact, thinking diligently is an unnatural thing. When one is born in this world, no matter how despicable, humble, or dispensable that person is, as long as there is still a glimmer of praise for humanity in his character, then his life will be a legendary story that goes against the will of heaven.
"What they think about day and night is such a stupid thing?" Murong Yan expressed her incomprehension, and stroked the surviving child with sympathy, and said, "Xiaoru can rest peacefully tonight, A Niu." Brother will keep watch for us."
