What happened today completely shocked Yi Xiaodao. Magistrate Zhang turned around and saw Yi Xiaodao standing still. I sighed in my heart and didn't bother to explain much.
"Zhang Da, Zhang Si, protect Yi Xiaodao and Xiang Lian'er and leave first!"
Two government officials came over with long knives on guard, took Yi Xiaodao and prepared to leave.
"Don't even think about leaving!"
Kong Bao yelled angrily and wanted to get up, heading straight for Yi Xiaodao.
Magistrate Zhang took the long knife handed over by a yamen servant, drew it and stopped Kong Bao's advance: "Yi Xiaodao! Let's go!"
Yi Xiaodao didn't answer anymore, so he walked away. Two government officials, Zhang Da and Zhang Si, held knives to guard Kong Bao's side. They took two steps back and followed Yi Xiaodao away.
A series of changes not only shocked Yi Xiaodao who left, but also made Kong Bao angry and angry, "Fat Zhang, do you know what you are doing! How can you afford to take the blame from Grand Master Li!"
Magistrate Zhang tightened his fat face and said, "I don't want to bear with him. You have killed so many people and you still want to kill them all? I told you that you will all be buried with the folks in Wancheng today!"
Hearing this, Kong Bao knew that the fat man could no longer give up. He turned around and ordered, "Everyone listens to the order! Everyone in Anhui City, young and old, will be killed! Go back and report to Taishi Li, and you will be rewarded with a hundred gold!"
Magistrate Zhang didn't say anything. His fat face was still tense. He took the lead and struck at Kong Bao with a knife. Behind him, a group of government officials also rushed forward with guns and swords, and Kong Bao's soldiers Fighting together...
"Brothers, rest, rest, I can't run anymore." Yi Xiaodao had already been stabbed in several places by Kong Bao, and carrying Xiang Lian'er on his back, he ran four or five miles out of the city. It was really hard to run away. Not moving anymore. I had to put down Xianglianer and call out.
The two yamen servants looked at each other and nodded. One yamen servant took off a long sword from his waist and handed it to Yi Xiaodao, "Xiaodao, we will send you here. You will be on your own later. We have to go back to find Mr. Zhang." Returned to life."
Yi Xiaodao took the sword and asked: "I really don't understand, Fatty Zhang...why did Mr. Zhang change his gender today? Is there any grudge against Kong Bao? That's why he's so desperate?"
The two yamen servants were silent for a while, and one of the yamen servants said, "Master Zhang indeed has a grudge against Kong Bao. When Master Zhang went to the capital to seek an official position, he found a disciple of Taishi Li. Taishi Li closed the door behind him and asked his disciples to drive Master Zhang out. Later, Master Zhang switched sides." I only got the title of Wancheng County Magistrate after I became a disciple of Taifu Chen. But Mr. Zhang never paid attention to these trivial matters, and he often joked with us after drinking. "
Yi Xiaodao scratched his head, "Then I don't understand even more. Since it's not a deep hatred, then with his character, why did he fight with Kong Bao today and let you escort us out?"
Another yamen officer replied: "Master Zhang is actually a good official. The money he collects on weekdays is all collected from the bully squire. If you are a poor family, Master Zhang has done nothing wrong. Not only that, Master Zhang also often goes to Wancheng on weekdays. The bully who oppresses the people collects money to help the poor families in the countryside. Mr. Zhang does not want to leave Wancheng, so he has to pretend to be a corrupt official. If he is really as clear as water and as bright as a mirror, the court should transfer him away."
"At the beginning of the flood, Mr. Zhang received news that the imperial court was deeply responsible for Mr. Zhang's inability to control the flood and wanted to investigate. He was helpless and thought that it would be fine if he lost his hat. He arranged for the refugees to take refuge in surrounding counties as soon as possible, but the court unexpectedly I blame Mr. Zhang for his inability to control the water, causing the refugees to scatter and become bandits. We want to send troops and horses to clear out the bandits. The people on the city wall are unwilling to leave their homeland, so Mr. Zhang has no choice but to lead us to guard them, fearing that the officers and soldiers will come to capture them. Now that the bandits have been wiped out, Mr. Zhang no longer cares about the refugees outside..." The two government officials took over and answered based on what they knew.
Yi Xiaodao nodded thoughtfully and said, "That's really hard on Mr. Zhang. After enduring it for so many years, I kept saying bad things about him behind his back..."
The two officials looked at each other and smiled, then turned and left. "Xiao Dao, don't worry. Mr. Zhang often praises you, saying that you are smart and courageous. Mr. Zhang has long seen the move you made today to siege Wei and save Zhao, but he would rather believe it." , I can’t believe it, he really took us to Beicheng, making our trip in vain."
Seeing the two of them walking away, Yi Xiaodao hurriedly shouted: "Two eldest brothers, it will be very unlucky to go back..."
"It doesn't matter, let's go after we save Mr. Zhang~~" The two government officials waved their hands and walked firmly towards Wancheng.
"Master Zhang...it turns out..." Xiang Lian'er, who was behind her, listened for a long time and said leisurely to herself. Then she suddenly continued, "I also want to go back and save Mr. Zhang."
When Yi Xiaodao heard this, he bent down and continued to carry Xiang Lian'er on his back. "If you say so, I can't let you go. Mr. Zhang has a lot of kindness in his heart, for the people, for you and me. If you can leave one by one, since you sent two If a big brother sends us out, there is no reason to go back and die." He turned around and prepared to leave.
Xiang Lian'er struggled and said, "Put me down, why are you so cold-blooded!"
Yi Xiaodao ignored her struggle and walked firmly towards Wucheng step by step, thinking secretly in his heart, "Kong Bao, I remember you!"
Xiang Lian'er struggled for a while, but when she saw that she couldn't break free, she stopped struggling. After this day's events, she was tired, so she fell asleep on Yi Xiaodao's back.
In the gray sky, a few more rays of the setting sun penetrated through the clouds and treetops, reflecting at Yi Xiaodao's feet. Looking from a distance, a boy was carrying a girl on his back, walking on the muddy road, with a string of people behind him. The footprints are clear and deep...
At midnight, on the wall of Wancheng, Kong Bao was dressed in armor and holding a long sword in his hand. The sword was cracked and there were several gaps. He stepped on a fat man and said, "Zhang Shoucai, I didn't expect you to be so good at fighting." Ah! You are quite capable!"
The person who was trampled was Zhang Shoucai, the magistrate of Wancheng County. At this time, he was covered in blood, and he didn't know whose it belonged to him, whether it was his own or someone else's. It's just that the mouth and nose are bleeding. At this time, there is a lot of air coming out and less air coming in. It is almost impossible to survive. Zhang Shoucai tried his best to turn his head and look around, and saw a group of corpses lying on the ground, including soldiers, government officials, and common people.
One of the government servants who had escorted Yi Xiaodao and Xiang Lian'er was lying on the steps leading up to the city wall, his body broken in two. The other fell not far from Magistrate Zhang, with one hand broken, but still alive. , crawled toward Magistrate Zhang with difficulty, but was killed by a soldier who dropped his knife.
Zhang Shoucai exhaled his last breath, as if sighing, turned his head and died.
Kong Bao retracted his feet and said, "Clean the city wall all night, clean up quickly, and leave immediately after cleaning to avoid long nights and dreams! Who!" Upon noticing something strange, Kong Bao jumped onto the city wall and looked down.
A figure jumped into the water, and after a splash, the water surface rippled.
"I think it's a fish that slipped through the net. Sir, I'll go after it!" A deputy general leaned over the city wall to look, picked up his gun and was about to jump down.
"Hold on, this man has great dexterity and can climb the city wall. He is not an ordinary citizen. If the city bricks hadn't been loosened just now, I wouldn't have been able to find him." After saying this, he stretched out his hand to signal the deputy general to hand over his sword, while staring closely at the water.
After a while, a string of bubbles surged up from the water in the distance. Kong Bao, with his quick eyes and quick hands, threw a sword away, plunged straight into the water, and shot it into the water.
Just as the sword was submerged in the water, a figure ejected from the water, ran rapidly towards the east, and disappeared into the night in an instant.
"Get out of the city! Chase!"
The moonlight pours down, through the branches, and onto the ground, dotted with stars. A mountain road passes through it, like a Milky Way, winding up.
"Miss, wake up, I can't carry my back anymore..." Yi Xiaodao panted heavily and sat down on a big rock. Xiang Lian'er on her back was unprepared and woke up from the pain of the impact.
"Ah! It hurts me to death, you are so stupid! You can't say a word!" Xiang Lian'er kicked Yi Xiaodao away and rubbed her butt.
"I said it!"
"What did you say? It's not your butt that hurts anyway!"
"Ahem, um... don't say anything that could cause misunderstanding. Although there is no one else here..." Yi Xiaodao said, feeling a little embarrassed and touching his nose.
"Ah?" Xiang Lian'er didn't react for a moment and was stunned for a moment. Thinking of his own words and Yi Xiaodao's awkward look, he got up and kicked him again, "You think so!"
"Don't make trouble, don't make trouble. Look, there is light ahead. Let's stay overnight. You don't want to sleep in the wilderness."
Xiang Lian'er looked along, and sure enough there was an old house. There was a bright light in the house, and the night was as dark as a bean.
The light looked close, but the two of them walked for a long time before reaching the front of the house.
"Is there anyone there? We are people from Wancheng, we are fleeing. We would like to stay for a night, uncle? Auntie..."
Yi Xiaodao shouted at the door. Just as the word "mother" blurted out, the old door creaked and a girl opened the door.
I saw this girl, wearing a long linen skirt, with her dark hair hanging down, wearing a pair of straw sandals on her white feet, with two big toes poking out through the straw sandals. Looking at his face, he has a pair of eyebrows that look like willow leaves, and a pair of shy and timid eyes. His face is very fair, but there is a light mole at the end of his right eye.
Yi Xiaodao was stunned. The breeze slowly blew and the leaves slowly rustled. Xiang Lian'er slowly opened her mouth at the side, but she couldn't hear what she said. At this time, Yi Xiaodao could only see the things in front of him. A girl.
Yi Xiaodao couldn't care less at this time, and slowly stretched out his hand to touch the light mole at the end of the right eye of the girl who opened the door.
"Bang" the girl closed the door directly. Yi Xiaodao banged against the door, shook his hand that hurt from the collision, and then woke up.
"Where did you come from? I told daddy to go!" the girl shouted from inside the door.
After a while, a strong and old voice suddenly came from the house, "Get out! You bastard dare to molest my daughter! If you don't get out, I will throw you into the ravine to feed the wolves when I get dressed and get up!"
"It's all your fault! Are you arrogant? It's okay to tease someone for nothing. What should I do?" Xiang Lian'er was furious and kicked Yi Xiaodao in the butt to retaliate for what she had just done. "A collision of enemies".
Yi Xiaodao scratched his head in embarrassment, looked at the ink-black night behind him, and then looked at Xiang Lian'er with round almond-shaped eyes beside him. He could only bite the bullet and shout to the door: "Old man, I was rude just now. I did it unintentionally, so please forgive me. It’s so dark and we really have nowhere to go, so please make it easier!”
"No! Leave quickly! If you don't leave, my steel fork will not spare you!" The powerful voice came to mind again in the door, followed by the sound of searching for gold and iron, as if the old man was really looking for the steel fork inside. .
"Don't say goodbye, old man. Otherwise, I'm outside and I won't go in. How about my sister going in and resting for the night? I beg you." Yi Xiaodao quickly begged for mercy and shouted towards the door. He didn't care after he finished speaking. People couldn't see it, so they bowed to the door.
The door became quiet, and the father and daughter were whispering, as if they were discussing. After a while, the old man's voice came again, "That's okay, girl, come in, you little bastard is not allowed to come in, my steel fork will Next to my bed, if you dare to come in, try it!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the door creaked open a small crack. The girl stretched out her head and waved to Xiang Lian'er. Xiang Lian'er wanted to lift her leg and give Yi Xiaodao a kick, "Who is your sister?" "But after thinking about what he had just said to plead for himself, he lowered his raised legs and got into the door.
Yi Xiaodao sighed, turned around and sat on the ground with his back to the door, holding his face and counting the stars.
"ah!"
Xiang Lian'er's exclamation came from the door. Hearing the exclamation, Yi Xiaodao rushed to the door, knocked on the door eagerly and asked, "Xiang Lian'er, what's wrong with you!"
But since Shanlianer exclaimed, there has been no sound from the door.
