The mountain opposite was quiet for a moment, and then there was a dull creaking sound.
After a while, it seemed as if something huge hit the edge of the cliff, making a dull loud noise, stirring up dust several feet high, making people unable to open their eyes, and the gravel rolled down the cliff. end.
Nearing noon, the cliff became completely peaceful. A few water bandits cleaned up all the traces on the cliff, and then went around to another road, cleaning up the footprints along the way while walking down the mountain.
The shadow of the sun hangs high, and it’s lunch time. Most of the food in the mountains is simple and rough. Most of the bowls are clear soup and watery buns. There are not even a few drops of oil, let alone meat. Fortunately, the soup is There are still a few tender vegetable leaves floating in it, which are the most common wild vegetables in this season. They look very pleasing to the eye.
Yao Yao gritted his teeth and held in his breath. He held a large pottery bowl with a chipped mouth and drank all the buns in one breath. He didn't care about being polite anymore. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and his stomach. There was an untimely grunt.
Hungry, thin soup and little water will not satisfy you.
She held the window lattice and looked out. There was no window paper on the window. The wind was blowing into the house, and she had a clear view of the yard.
The yard seemed huge. Yao Yao could only see a corner of the yard through the small pigeon-cage-like window, like a frog sitting in a well looking at the sky.
She looked at the yard and felt vaguely familiar.
A circle of adobe houses was built around the circular courtyard, which was divided into upper and lower floors. A simple staircase made of stones was in the curved corridor.
She felt that this courtyard house was very similar to the Hakka houses she had visited in her previous life, except that these adobe houses were much simpler than the Hakka houses.
In the middle of the yard is a small well, the edge of which is a few inches above the ground.
She was brought in blindfolded and locked in a room on the first floor. She couldn't see clearly what was going on in the well and didn't know if there was any water in it.
She sighed. She walked all the way over mountains and rivers and was brought to this courtyard blindfolded. She was kept here for a day and a night. Except for the person who delivered the food, she never saw any other living thing entering this courtyard. .
This completely shattered her plan to arrest someone for questioning.
She came late and took advantage of it, occupying an empty room. For a whole day and a night, no other girls were packed into the empty room, and she had no way to find out what kind of place it was.
The unpapered windows let out the wind, which was okay during the day, but it was extremely cold at night in the mountains, and she was the only one in the room, with no one holding each other to keep warm.
She rubbed her sour nose. She was only three sneezes away from catching a cold.
She looked at the clean yard and looked at the girls locked up in the room opposite.
The girls opposite were locked up early in the morning. She did a rough calculation and found that there were fifteen or six girls locked up in this room. In this courtyard, the rooms on the second floor were all empty, and she There are eight windows that can be seen, which means there are eight rooms, and nearly a hundred girls are locked up.
As for other invisible places, she didn't know if the girl was still locked up.
She frowned, why do you need so many girls to worship the river god? Most likely, this river god also runs a flower shop part-time.
She held on to the window lattice and looked through the autumn water at the yard.
There was only a simple and rough lock on the door, and the window lattice was shaky and not very strong. With her methods, this place was a no-man's land for her, where she could come and leave whenever she wanted.
But she had only been here for a day and a night, and she didn't dare to do anything without permission. She was not arrogant enough to think that she could kill Qian'er and 800 water bandits by herself when the situation was unclear.
She secretly planned that if no one came today, she would go out to explore the truth at night.
First, let’s explore the power of the water bandits, and second, let’s explore the way down the mountain.
She moved her wrist and was thinking about it in boredom when she heard a commotion outside the courtyard door.
She was refreshed, her eyes were shining, and she was staring in the direction of the courtyard door. Someone new was about to be sent in.
Okay, finally there is a new person, she folded her arms and squeezed to sleep so she wouldn't feel cold.
Sure enough, in just a moment, a group of girls covered with black cloth were brought into the yard. Pushed by the water bandits, they stumbled into the empty room.
Yao Yao suddenly saw a few familiar faces among the girls. Her eyebrows jumped, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she almost screamed out in fear.
She covered her mouth tightly and swallowed back the scream that had rushed to her mouth.
This, is this crazy? Why did you send this ancestor in?
Her heart sank inch by inch. She never thought that her impulsive actions would lead to such serious consequences. If she just wanted to save an ordinary girl and ended up involving these two great gods, then she would have ten lives. There's not enough to fill it in.
This is to destroy the nine tribes. It is not enough to kill one, but a group of them must be killed.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, interrupting her anxious wailing. She secretly clenched her fists, and even if she was seriously injured, she would protect these two great gods. Even if she could not protect the two, she would at least protect the weakest. The auspicious one.
As soon as she endured the pain and made up her mind, more than a dozen people were pushed into the room unprepared. Then there was a sound of locks being locked outside, and the door shut out the bright sunlight.
She stared dumbfounded at the familiar faces mixed in a group of girls, took a few deep breaths, and moved calmly into the chaotic crowd, lowering her head, pretending that she was also the new one.
Before entering the house, the black cloth covering the girls' eyes was torn off by the bandits. They walked all the way in the dark, and suddenly saw the sun. Their eyes were sore from the sting. They closed their eyes for a long time before they adapted to the light and calmed down in the house. After a while, he began to look at it boldly.
The room was empty, without even a decent furnishing. There was a thick layer of straw on the dirt floor, which should be a sleeping place.
A smell of old mold and decay lingered in the room for a long time, making people shed tears.
A girl raised her hand to fan herself with a look of disgust on her face: "What the hell is this place?"
A girl covered her mouth and sobbed: "The person who bought me said I was going to be a maid for a wealthy family. How could this be the case?"
Yao Yao closed his eyes.
Human traffickers throughout the ages have always said they picked them up, otherwise how could anyone believe them?
The girls looked around in frustration, and soon they discovered that there was no window paper on the window, and the wind blew in through the window, blowing directly against the pile of straw.
The girl with a quick mind made a move and hurried forward to pick up a pile of straw and occupy a good place with leeward.
Seeing one person move like this, the other girls couldn't hold it any longer, and they rushed forward, grabbing the straw and occupying the territory.
Yao Yao took advantage of the chaos and calmly moved to the side of the two great gods, raised his hand and stabbed one of them twice: "Hey, Master Shaoyin, are you here to worship the river god too?"
Leng Linjiang also saw Yao Yao early in the morning. Before he could speak, a head popped out from behind him and looked at Yao Yao with a smile: "Miss A Yao, what a coincidence."
Yao Yao trembled inexplicably and asked Leng Linjiang in a low voice: "Why did you bring this ancestor here? Do you think I have a long life?"
"Ah Yao, your words hurt my heart." Xie Mengxia coughed twice, and pretended to raise her hands to wipe away her tears: "I was worried about you, so I came out to find you."
"Really?" Yao Yao glanced sideways at Xie Mengxia and said casually: "Stop applying it, the powder will fall off."
The dozen or so girls in front of me swarmed forward. You squeezed me, and I stepped on you. Screams and curses came one after another, and it was so lively that it almost overturned the roof.
The remaining four people remained motionless, standing under the window blowing the cold wind, looking out of place with the others.
Leng Linjiang and Yao Yao stood with arms folded, watching coldly without saying a word.
Xie Mengxia's eyes widened and he clicked his tongue: "Is this worth grabbing?"
Before he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew towards Xie Mengxia who was standing under the window. He crossed his arms tightly and felt a little cold, so he rolled up his sleeves and changed his tone: "Let's, also, grab some, the straw is almost gone." ”
As soon as these words came out, Leng Linjiang and Yao Yao both looked at Xie Mengxia.
His majesty, the King of Han, is fighting for straw with a group of weak girls who cannot take care of themselves?
It sounds pretty good, too.
Leng Linjiang looked at Xie Mengxia and said two words firmly: "Go."
Xie Mengxia pushed Cheng Chaoyan out: "Miss Cheng, go, I can't beat them."
Leng Linjiang and Yao Yao groaned in unison. Seeing that there was not much straw left and that the leeward area was almost occupied by people, Yao Yao sighed and stepped out together with Cheng Chaoyan.
There is actually no need for two people to take action together to deal with a dozen weak and weak girls. It is just a matter of grabbing straws, which is easy to say or not. If the two of them take action together, word will spread in the future, and they will have a companion when they are laughed at. Son.
Yao Yao and Cheng Chaoyan walked over, but there was not much movement. Xie Mengxia looked at the dozen girls and asked worriedly: "It won't be broken, right?"
Leng Linjiang didn't take this matter seriously at all, and sneered: "What are you thinking, Your Highness? A group of weak women could be knocked down with just one finger. How could they possibly break A Yao?"
"No." Xie Mengxia shook his head and said worriedly: "These girls are all mine, and I want to take them back. I'm afraid that A Yao will be careless and slap them in the face again. How can they look at it? "
"..." Leng Linjiang closed his eyes in despair: "Your Highness, there are no outsiders now, can we stop pretending?"
Xie Mengxia touched the tip of his nose and looked around: "Hey, Han Changyun, why didn't he come in with you?"
Leng Linjiang looked around and his voice became colder: "He was taken away by the water bandits before entering the courtyard. He didn't follow him in. Qing Qian doesn't know which room he was sent to."
