Yi Xiaodao was carrying He Yue'er on his back, Xiang Lian'er was holding the sword in one hand and holding the back with the other for support. The three of them turned left and right in the forest and hid behind a big tree on the mountain. Yi Xiaodao put down He Yue'er, stretched his head and looked down.
A group of cavalry rode past, led by Kong Bao! There was a rope tied to Kong Bao's ponytail, and there was another person tied to the rope. Yi Xiaodao took a closer look and saw that it was the assassinated guard just now! At this time, his hair was disheveled, his clothes were in disarray, and the soft armor inside the outer lining had disappeared, and he was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
The horses' hooves of the cavalrymen on both sides of Kong Bao's body kicked the already-insured guard from time to time, and the already-insured guard was kicked around like a rag bag. He thought he was about to die.
"Yi Xiaodao, it's the uncle just now! What should I do?" Xiang Lian'er saw clearly from the side and couldn't help but pull Yi Xiaodao and asked in a low voice.
"I can't help it... There are so many of them, we must not expose them. I hope Uncle Jiren will have his own destiny..." Yi Xiaodao lightly hammered the tree trunk and said weakly.
I don't know if it was because of Yi Xiaodao's light hammering on the tree trunk. Kong Bao in front suddenly slowed down his horse's hooves. After taking a few steps, he stopped, turned his horse's head and circled back.
The two of them quickly shrank their heads, not daring to peek any further, and squeezed between each other, for fear of being discovered by the people below.
Although the moon was bright and it was dark after all, Kong Bao did not look up the mountain, but looked down the cliff. Not to mention sheer cliffs, this cliff has an extremely steep slope. Looking down, you can't see anything, it's pitch black.
"It's really tiring to carry you here." Kong Bao turned to signal to the cavalry.
The two cavalrymen jumped down and freed the already assassinated guard from his horse's tail. Si stabbed Wei, covered in blood, when he felt someone untying the rope. He groaned in pain before being lifted up by the two men.
"One, two, let's go!" The two shook Sisashiwei twice, accumulating strength and throwing it further. As soon as the word 'go' escaped their lips, Sisashiwei was thrown off the cliff like a kite that had lost its string. The darkness below the cliff swallowed me.
Throw it away!
"Let's go, we must catch those three thieves!" Seeing that the assassination guard was thrown down, Kong Bao turned his horse's head and shouted, then rode away again.
"It's all your fault! Why are you so cowardly! That uncle just tried to save us by holding them back, but now he has ended up like this, why don't you dare to save us!" Xiang Lian'er and others walked away. , so angry that he hammered Yi's knife.
Yi Xiaodao bent down and picked up He Yue'er and continued to carry it on his back, "How can I save you? If I go out, I guarantee that we will be thrown down together. Will there be someone to take care of us if we go down together? The most important thing now is to get to Wucheng , let Mr. Zhang and uncle not sacrifice themselves in vain!"
Xiang Lian'er also knew that what Yi Xiaodao said was reasonable, but she felt sad because her words of complaining about Yi Xiaodao were not meant for her, so she could only follow Yi Xiaodao and help He Yue'er prepare to leave.
"What should we do now? Shall we go down?" Xiang Lian'er asked.
Yi Xiaodao thought for a while and said: "We can't go down. They are riding forward and can't see if we will turn back. I don't know how long it will take for them to turn back. They may bump into each other at any time. Let's take the mountain road. I heard someone say, After climbing over these continuous mountains and crossing the Yangtze River, we should be able to reach it!"
"But how are we going to cross the Yangtze River? I don't have any money, and you definitely don't have either, and we can't afford the boat. And do we have to take He Yue'er with us all the time? What if her parents come back and can't find her? How anxious will it be? Huh?" Xiang Lian'er said hesitantly.
Yi Xiaodao sighed and said: "He Yue'er said that his parents went to the city to buy things, but the water situation in the city has been severe these days, and there is no way to get in. The water level has receded a little today, so her father Mom entered the city before the flood. And her parents will definitely come back as soon as they leave the city, and the speed will definitely be much faster than me carrying you. They haven't come back yet... plus these people are here. Wancheng...do you think her parents can come back?"
Yi Xiaodao used hard force on his hands to weigh He Yue'er on her back to prevent her from sliding down: "Besides, the leader just now also said that there are three thieves. If they can't find us ahead, they will definitely go back. See if we have any If she didn’t run back secretly, letting her go back would be sending her to death.”
"Ah" Xiang Lian'er's foot slipped and she couldn't help but exclaimed. Yi Xiaodao had quick eyes and quick hands and held her up. "Hold on, it will be fine when we get to Wucheng. Tell us all what these people have done and make them pay for their blood." Pay!"
Xiang Lian'er lowered her head and looked at her little cloth shoes. There was a hole in them, and her white and tender thumb was sticking out like He Yue'er. They were all on the road today. My heart felt sour and I was about to cry. Hearing what Yi Xiaodao said, she thought of what happened in Wancheng. She already had a strong personality. When she thought of the unprovoked disaster in her hometown, she felt angry. Now that Kong Bao was in trouble again, the corners of his eyes were just moist, and the tears in his eyes were held back, and he followed Yi Xiaodao step by step.
Later, Yi Xiaodao was forced to have no choice. He couldn't show his head during the day, so he could only go out at night to beg from one house and look at that house. One meal at night will last the whole day. But there is no way for ordinary people to have dinner at night. Occasionally, a guest comes, but he can take advantage of him and live like this with a full meal...
Generally speaking, the people of Anhui City were not particularly kind to him, nor were they particularly bad to him. They treated him with a normal attitude toward a beggar. Now he is like this, working tirelessly for them, even risking his life to get revenge.
While Xiang Lian'er was thinking wildly, Yi Xiaodao asked: "Hey, tell me, was that a fairy just now?"
Xiang Lian'er's thoughts were pulled back: "Huh? Which one are you talking about? Oh, that Taoist priest? Didn't she say she is from the True Sun Sect?"
Yi Xiaodao continued: "But she is so beautiful, and very... majestic, like a fairy who does not eat the fireworks of the world."
"What's going on? Are you attracted to her?" Xiang Lian'er couldn't help but tease.
Yi Xiaodao shook his head: "That's not true. Don't you know who I am? What I care about is the shadow. You didn't notice it when you were pulling me apart just now. The figure and dress of that black shadow are exactly the same as that of the Taoist sister. She Every time I make a gesture, the shadow will move. It's really amazing! What do you think is going on? How can the shadow move and fight? Really... I have to learn kung fu anyway. When I meet these guys in the future, You don’t have to be afraid of them anymore!”
Xiang Lian'er ignored Yi Xiaodao's "dream", but couldn't ignore it. Although Yi Xiaodao could not be said to be thin, he could not be said to be strong. With such a small body, he could not beat others no matter what he practiced. As for the shadow of the female Taoist priest just now, it is indeed incredible, but it doesn't matter, just survive. It's not something you have to worry about.
Just thinking like this, the two of them walked on the mountain road with one foot deep and one foot shallow. What Xiang Lian'er didn't notice was that the thin Yi Xiaodao had been carrying her all afternoon, and now he was carrying He Yue'er on the mountain road, and he didn't look tired at all...
Kong Bao's group of cavalry chased for a while on horseback, but now they didn't even see the shadow of the three people, so they reined in their horses and stopped. The cavalry behind them moved well and stopped one after another. Several people who had been knocked unconscious by Guan Chenzi also woke up with the help of others.
"Master Kong, he was escaped again..." the deputy general stepped forward and said.
"Do you still need to tell me? If I hadn't blocked the assassin who was going down the mountain just now, he would have escaped. By the time you react, the day lily will be cold!" Kong Bao glanced sideways at him, "I said Xu Mo, have you always reacted so slowly? Does your name Xu Mo refer to your reaction ability?"
The deputy general named Xu Mo was ridiculed by Kong Bao, so he had to bow his head and say yes.
"These little thieves must have run away from the mountain. Didn't you just say that the 'snake' told them to go to the gate of Wucheng's east city and wait to be picked up? Haha, let's go pick them up then." Kong Baoyan After that, drive the horse forward.
"Yes!" A group of cavalry responded and drove their horses to follow.
"Yes..." Xu Mo lowered his head, a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
A few days later, "Ah! I finally came out!" Xiang Lian'er shouted loudly, crying and laughing at the same time.
Yi Xiaodao pulled the silent He Yue'er and followed him. Even if the three of them were disheveled, they were considered respectable. The coarse cloth clothes of Xiang Lian'er and He Yue'er had been torn here and there by branches and thorns in the forest, exposing their fair and tender skin everywhere.
And Yi Xiaodao was almost naked. He was wearing Baijia clothes, so there was nothing he could do about it. He was responsible for the food and drink in the mountains. He would pick fruits today and catch chickens tomorrow. Encountering a wild boar, he wrestled for a while, and finally got the better of him and pushed the wild boar off the cliff, losing his only weapon - his sword.
After several days of persuasion from the two of them, He Yue'er reluctantly agreed to go to Wucheng with them first. As for the whereabouts of his parents, He Yue'er didn't believe it and couldn't accept their explanation.
After looking at the sun, it was time for lunch again. Yi Xiaodao looked around. There were several houses not far away, and a few smokes were already coming out of the chimneys.
"There's a house in front of me, let's go and eat!" Yi Xiaodao became excited and took the lead to run towards the house where the smoke was coming from the kitchen. He had really eaten enough of the 'mountain delicacies' in the past few days.
"But we have no money..." Xiang Lian'er shouted from behind. They are like this now, even if they have money, there is no way to hide it...
"I know, go and ask for it," Yi Xiaodao turned around and said after Xiang Lian'er called him to stop.
The two girls hesitated a little. Xiang Lian'er opened her mouth, but didn't say anything. He Yue'er stirred the corners of her clothes with her fingers and turned her head. When Yi Xiaodao saw this, he understood in his heart and said with a smile: "You guys wait for me here, I will be back soon! I will take you to have a full meal!"
"It's hard for him," He Yue'er said quietly as he looked at Yi Xiaodao who was running away.
Xiang Lian'er opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything.
After a long time, the sun had turned from the center to the west. Xiang Lian'er, who was sleeping in the shade of a tree, woke up, looked around, but did not see Yi Xiaodao, and asked, "Why have you been here for so long?" "
He Yue'er was about to speak when she saw Yi Xiaodao limping over, holding two steamed buns and a sweet potato in his arms. He shouted from a distance: "Sorry, two great beauties, we were delayed." Just eat it later."
The two of them watched him limping closer. Yi Xiaodao stuffed two steamed buns into their hands, took out the sweet potatoes from his arms, broke them open and gave each of them half.
Seeing the two of them staring at his legs, he said with a smile: "I ran too fast and fell down, hehehe." As he spoke, a trace of blood slowly slipped from his forehead. Yi Xiaodao felt it and wiped it away with his hand. Even my head was broken. It’s really... It’s all my fault that I just ate too much. Those people were quite enthusiastic and forced me to eat until now..."
Xiang Lian'er stuffed the steamed buns and sweet potatoes into He Yue'er's arms and opened Yi Xiaodao's tattered pants. There were bruises all over her legs. Without waiting for Yi Xiaodao to stop him, Yi Xiaodao wiped off his sleeves and even his arms. The blue marks were obviously caused by sticks.
Yi Xiaodao awkwardly pulled down his clothes to cover the scars: "Actually... they are a little hard to talk to..."
He Yue'er buried her head on the bun and cried loudly.
