There are vast expanse of blue lake on both sides, and the 30 meters of land in between is surrounded by dense forests. At this moment when there is no trace of sunlight, everything around is in a dark green or even dim color.
Zhuo'er didn't know when she fell asleep last night. When she woke up, she felt a faint light coming from the cracks in the tent.
She was not fully awake yet. In the dream a moment ago, she was still in the small mountain village in her hometown. A sudden landslide occurred. In order to protect herself, he was killed by rocks. In the deepest part of the dream, when she returned home again , she found a coffin in front of her home. At this moment, she felt that her heart had lost its sustenance and collapsed in an instant.
Everything in the dream seemed to have happened for a long time.
She saw the young man lying quietly next to her. She could no longer bear the loneliness and melancholy in her heart, and hugged him tightly.
Shen Jie felt like he was being hugged by a soft body. When he woke up, he saw two lines of tears in the corner of Zhuo'er's eyes: "What's wrong?"
"I dreamed that you were killed by a rock while trying to save me. There was your coffin in front of your hometown. I was so stupid that I threw you out of it." She whispered in his ear.
"Am I not here?" Shen Jie hugged her back and kissed her forehead gently.
"Let's go now, just the two of us." After a while, Zhuo'er whispered.
"It's up to you." Shen Jie replied. Every time he moved, he felt sore all over his body. However, after so many hours of rest, his physical fatigue had completely recovered. Every time he moved, he felt sore. .The pain is a little bit .feeling good.
The seven girls Wan and the other three Shen Lian were separated by a few bushes from them, and there was the clear and recurring sound of the lake constantly lapping at the shore. Maybe it was because they were really tired yesterday, and these people were all in a state of intoxication at this time in the early morning. In a deep sleep, luckily the group of Japanese pirates were frightened and did not dare to come back. Otherwise, they would have been killed one by one at this time, without even a chance to resist.
Last night Zhuo'er only took out the tent from the package. He didn't even eat and fell asleep directly. The two of them packed it up in a short time, and he was carrying the long package behind him again.
Shen Jie glanced in the direction of Miss Wan and others again. He originally wanted to say goodbye to this group of people. After all, acquaintance in the world was fate. In the future, he might never have the opportunity to meet again in his life. Seeing him There was no movement from their side, so they took Zhuo'er and headed north along the land sandwiched between the Grand Canal and Gaoyou Lake.
A touch of red glow appeared in the sky, and it could no longer be suppressed, and soon the soft light filled the earth.
The morning in early June was not very hot, especially at this time. The wind was still very strong, and it felt particularly cool on the body. The two figures walked out of the land surrounded by the lake, and could still see the village at the end of a winding path to the left. There was smoke rising from the kitchen, and she liked this feeling very much, and went with the wind.
She still remembered that a year ago, she was walking on a deserted road with no end in sight. At that time, she wanted to walk into the city quickly and lie down on the big bed to have a good rest.
Walking out of the jungle, there was a vast expanse of blue farmland in front of them. They stepped onto a muddy path. On the right was a ditch specially built for irrigating rice fields. Not far in front of the ditch, there was a ditch that was significantly higher than the surrounding farmland. A large pond stands in the distance.
"We will make a fire and cook in that place." He thought of his hometown and said to the woman beside him.
The grass that leads diagonally upward to the height of the pond has been walked by people all year round, so the grass on the road looks sparse and yellow. Standing at the top of the pond, looking at the quiet and clear lake below, which is mostly filled with rainwater, she originally had the thoughts of yesterday. The shadows caused by those scenes have finally dissipated a lot.
Behind the two of them, the Grand Canal, more than twenty miles away, was already very noisy, and a large number of soldiers appeared on the Grand Canal.
"Generals, this ship is full of firecrackers that will be transported to the capital soon. The officers and soldiers must not damage the firecrackers when cleaning up the corpses on the ship." Lu Jianxing said to the generals in front of the ship.
"My commander-in-chief, don't worry." The leader, General Pei, cupped his hands. He looked at the soldiers behind him and shouted: "If anyone breaks a fire blunderbuss, Master Lu of the Imperial Guard will kill you." They were caught one by one and served well in the Jinyiwei cell."
When Shen Lian and the other three heard what he said, they didn't think there was anything wrong.
Of course, these soldiers have heard of the terrifying Jin Yiwei. When passing by these three people, they will look at what these imperial Jin Yiwei, who have the power to kill first and report later, look like.
As soon as they walked through the forest, they smelled a strong smell of blood, and the large number of Japanese corpses floating on the canal told them how terrible the battle here yesterday was.
The leader had just walked onto the ship. When he saw the scene on the deck, he suddenly felt sick in his chest. This was not a battlefield. This was hell. If a soldier from behind hadn't pushed him, he would not have dared to step on it. , none of the soldiers behind had seen such a horrific scene, and they regretted it as soon as they got on the ship.
"You are seeking death one by one." General Pei was furious when he saw the bearlike behavior of these soldiers. Until he walked onto the boat and saw that the boat was densely packed with broken bodies, he immediately moved his head to the side and quickly He shouted loudly to the side again: "These people on the boat have killed the people of Ming Dynasty. You treat them as dead dogs. Just dig a hole and bury them collectively. If there are people from Jin Yiwei, look for a place with good feng shui." A pit is good for burial."
The soldiers immediately agreed, but they only felt slightly better. Now they finally understood that the Jin Yiwei was more terrifying in killing people than the rumors said.
On the road not far from the building ship, the Jin Yiwei who were hiding in the surrounding cities reported to Shen Lian and the others after receiving the signal yesterday.
Around eight o'clock in the morning, there were already more than 200 Jinyi guards holding embroidered spring knives around the three of them. Many of them were extremely excited. You must know that many of the Jinyi guards in these places are hereditary. Nowadays, many of them are not from the Jin generation. They usually Hiding in a place like ordinary people. If there is no order, it is very likely that they will live, grow old, sick and die like ordinary people throughout their lives, and will not be able to get ahead at all. Their descendants will also live such a poor life like them, and they will gain benefits after coming here. Knowing that they had to escort the firecrackers to save the capital, everyone felt deeply responsible, and at the same time, it was also their chance to stand up.
"Brother, we might as well find another ship to transport the guns. The smell of blood on this ship is too strong." Jin Yichuan suggested.
"Now that the capital is under siege, the situation is extremely urgent and we cannot afford to delay for a moment." Lu Jianxing said. "We went all the way north this time. From Hangzhou, we had everyone else hide in the cabin, and the people accompanying us were not allowed to take the boat, but we were still ambushed by Japanese pirates. What do you think?"
"Judging from the incoming force of this group of Japanese people yesterday, it can be said that they have a clear grasp of our situation. If that person hadn't suddenly attacked yesterday, or even if the number of our Jinyi guards had increased tenfold, we might not have been able to defend it. I suspect there is a ghost inside." Shen Lian said, thinking of the ghost-like young man again in his mind.
"Second brother, who do you think would be so bold?" Jin Yichuan asked.
"You still remember who gave us this mission." Shen Lian said.
"Second brother, don't talk nonsense." Lu Jianxing immediately interrupted him: "Third brother, what did those people just say?"
"What they said is exactly what we saw. We didn't know those two people before."
