In the forest about to turn two miles away from the tall city gate of Changxian County, the sun is at its hottest just after noon. At this time, the sun shines on me and is blown away by the breeze, taking away the heat.
Zhuoer turned back and took one last look at the tall city wall behind her. She still remembered that a year ago, when she and he rushed to this county from their distant hometown, at this place, they saw the tall city standing in the distance. She I saw hope and a future.
During this year, she got to know many friends at Tongfu Inn, and scenes of getting along with them flashed through her mind.
"You look very disappointed." Shen Jie saw her frown. She had not spoken since she left the city.
"Why don't you stay here?" She felt very sad and said with a choked voice.
"We can change to a worse house, and I can stay at Tongfu Inn to wash clothes. If you don't want to find a job, you can stay at home and study, and wait until next year to take the Juren exam." Zhuo'er expressed her thoughts. Something I've always wanted to ask.
Shen Jie did not answer immediately, but raised his hand and looked at the sky. The trees in the forest seemed unable to block his gaze at all. After a while, he said: "That is not the life I want."
"You know, I don't feel ashamed to wash clothes at Tongfu Inn. During the two days I came to Chang County, I had thought a lot. As long as I could live a normal life like an ordinary person, I would have I'm very satisfied. Changxian County is a county of Jiangnan Prefecture, the most prosperous city in the Ming Dynasty. Life here is very safe and I am very happy. I don't understand what on earth you want to do?" Zhuoer became more and more angry as he spoke. , she saw the vast and deserted forest in front of her, and she felt that her future was so confused and confused.
Shen Jie put himself in Zhuoer's state. He found that it was indeed too cruel to her, but for him, he just came yesterday and was leaving today. He didn't have much sense of belonging in his heart: "Don't be like this. , I have very important things to do when I go north this time, and once I confirm it, I will come back in the future."
"How can we go north like this? Shuntian is surrounded by barbarians now. I don't know if the two of us can survive there." Her voice was a little sad, but he still didn't explain his purpose clearly to himself. She even wondered for a time whether there was something wrong with her brain during that year of immobility.
"Miss Zhuo'er, if you don't want to go, you can stay at Tongfu Inn. When I finish, I will go find you." Shen Jie said angrily.
When she heard this, she felt even more uncomfortable, so that her voice became softer: "It's really uncomfortable for you to say this. I can't live without you now. If you really leave me alone, If you stay in one place, you might as well just let me die." Her voice was a little sad.
"Stop talking. Look at this forest. Do you feel it's very quiet?" Shen Jie interrupted her and asked.
When he said this, Zhuo'er really listened carefully for a while, "What's wrong?" She raised her head and looked at him, asking nervously.
Not long after Zhuo'er finished speaking, five strong men dressed in black suddenly appeared from the deep forest. These big men all had knives in their hands. They stood in front of the two of them and looked at the road with a playful expression. of two people.
"Hey, this little lady is so pretty. It will be great to have a few brothers tonight." The leader, a man with a fierce look on his face, said.
The other four strong men were also stunned by this woman. One of them, whose face was tanned by the sun, had a drop of drool dripping from the corner of his mouth to his chin.
Zhuoer was almost scared to death. Her body was trembling while hiding in Shen Jie's arms.
"Kill the men first, and don't hurt the women." The leading man didn't want to say another word. He came over like Shen Jie with a machete. He had already imagined that this man would be so frightened that he could not even run away. Not moving anymore.
"How dare you scare my woman." Shen Jie frowned slightly, and his face became very ugly. Dozens of phantoms appeared in his right hand instantly, and an invisible energy lingered around his palm.
Zhuo'er stood up first and stood in front of Shen Jie. Seeing the approaching machete, she was frightened and fainted. Shen Jie immediately felt her body go limp.
The strong man quickly changed direction and slashed towards the right side of the young man. At this moment, he suddenly saw the young man's palm waving towards him, and a wave of energy that made his heart palpitate instantly rushed towards him.
The leading man and the four people behind him felt as if they were hit by an extremely strong force. Their bodies seemed to have been penetrated. All their bones were blown to pieces in an instant, and their bodies fell softly. In the distant jungle, a group of forest birds flew away.
The forest fell into silence again. Shen Jie looked towards a certain direction in the forest. Six people there had already grabbed the handle of the knife in their hands. Waiting for the five people to relax, they snatched the woman away. come over.
But at this time, the six people's eyes were still fixed on the five twisted corpses that fell a few meters away from them. One of the men saw the man looking in his direction, and an extreme fear suddenly struck his heart.
"Brother, that person seems to have seen us." One of the six people, a short man aged fifteen or sixteen, said.
"You want to die, don't talk, let's retreat far away gently." The oldest man interrupted him with a quick hiss, and said to the people around him.
Shen Jie withdrew his gaze, and a soft energy flowed down his right hand into Zhuo'er's body.
She woke up very quickly. She had a terrible dream and sweated a lot on her face. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Shen Jie looking at her: "Why are you so weak and you can get heatstroke so easily?" .”
He handed over a bamboo tube, and she took it and drank it hard for several times. She finally felt better, still panting. "I just had a terrible dream."
"A dream is a dream after all. When we wake up, we will continue on our way. Jiangnan Port is not very far from here. We must get there before night." Shen Jie said with a smile, and once again carried the long bag filled with all the things he was traveling with. Behind him, he pulled her to stand up.
