Chapter Eighty-Three: A Sudden Change
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There were no tables and chairs in the cave, let alone a bed, so Ling Xue and the three of them could only huddle together to rest. Fortunately, there was a big fire to burn the bamboo, and then there was a stove to cook rice. The heat wave continued to spread into the cave from above, so that the three people hiding underground did not feel so cold in this cool season.
Zhao Wenling, the military chef in the army, doesn't seem to be very good. At least the smell of the food they cooked couldn't arouse the appetite of the three of them.
Only the constant aroma of wine caused Qin Siyang to poke his head up from time to time.
The night was dark, there were few serious people talking on it, and the three of Liu Shuangli, who were sitting together on the ground, saw that there was nothing to hear, and they all dozed off in a daze.
It's just that the cold night breeze that blows down from the ground from time to time makes it impossible for them to sleep.
The ground that had just been burned by the fire, the gray smoke filled the sky, and the eerie night breeze pushed the bleak feeling of this bamboo forest to the extreme.
A sudden scream broke the silence of the night in an instant.
Zhao Wenling and the others, who had just fallen asleep after being full of wine and food on the ground, were startled and didn't react to what was going on. I heard two, three, and four voices in the scorched bamboo forest one after another, and countless terrible screams sounded this gloomy night song one by one.
Ling Xue and the three of them, who were already sleepy underground, were awakened by this terrible cry at the same time.
The three of them sat up straight and listened carefully, but when they heard the screams of the first one, they were extremely miserable in the dark night, and the three of them were hairy all over their bodies, as if a large area of crimson blood was constantly spilling in front of them, which was tragic and abnormal.
What is going on up there? Is there an invasion of foreign enemies? But if this is the case, you can't just hear the screams and not hear the sound of swords fighting.
What's going on up there?
Could it be that these soldiers under Zhao Wenling are so incompetent, they have no power to fight back against the attacking enemy, and they are completely slaughtered?
It can't be, right?
Ling Xue and the three of them who were hiding in the cave were wondering to themselves, and when they heard it, the cries of generals such as Zhao Wenling and Wang Changming also came down. But the strange thing is that these sergeants who are generals are completely angry and scolding, which is not at all the order to deal with the situation after being in distress.
Could it be that so many people above don't even know the military situation at this time, and they don't even know where the enemy came from?
Ling Xue stood up in surprise and walked towards the entrance of the cave.
In the dark, the crystal clear glazed tiles on the top of the cave reflect the constantly running figures on the ground, like ghosts in the underworld, like ghosts flashing, looking so terrifying and weird.
Liu Shuangli dragged Qin Siyang to stand up and follow Ling Xue towards the entrance of the cave.
At that moment, a strange noise from above shook the three of them.
The sound came from the entrance of the hole they had climbed into, and the three of them gasped uncontrollably. Ling Xue took out the short knife in her bag first, stepped forward and leaned against the corner of the tunnel.
I only heard the sound move very slowly, and it seemed that I was looking for something, and after a while, it seemed that I finally found the stone that opened the hole, and slowly moved.
Ling Xue held the knife in her chest, turned around and waved her hand at the two children, signaling them to hide behind and not lean forward.
After another moment, a hazy light and shadow projected down from the entrance of the cave, and Ling Xue clenched the short knife, waiting for movement from above.
But after waiting for a while, there was no movement on it.
The three of them were shocked, and suddenly a delicate and crisp female voice lowered her voice to the top: "Sister, Sister Ling, are you down there?"
Ling Xue was stunned, flashed out from the corner of the stealth, looked up at the entrance of the cave and exclaimed, "Is it Qu Qing?"
Just listen to Linglong's voice and cheer softly: "Sister Ling, you are really down there!"
Ling Xue put the knife into her arms with relief, and said in surprise: "Qu Qing, why are you here?"
"Come to your sister. Linglong's voice chuckled, "Sister, come on, the people above have all let me clean up, it's okay." β
"You?" Ling Xue was startled, glanced back at the two children, nodded and replied, "Okay, you wait." While agreeing to Ling Xue, he beckoned to the two children, and climbed up the road he had come from first.
Although the two children were still a little unclear in their hearts, they didn't think much about it when they saw Ling Xue go up, and they also climbed up hand in hand.
Outside the cave, I saw a petite man in black standing under the scorched night sky.
As soon as he saw Ling Xue appear, the man in black immediately screamed and rushed forward to hug her.
Through the moonlight, which was half-exposed to the clouds, the two children could see clearly that the petite man in black had a pink apple face and a pair of large, bright eyes.
This is a little girl, a little girl who looks only twenty-eight years old, a little girl who is not a few years older than Liu Shuangli.
"Qu Qing, what's the matter? What about the third son? Why did you come here? You opened those murderous mechanisms just now?" Ling Xue grabbed Qu Qing's hands that were still holding her waist and asked repeatedly.
"Hehe, Sister Ling is so fierce, you don't welcome me when I come, and you still ask people with a fierce face to say this?" Qu Qing completely ignored Ling Xue's question, just tilted his head, and couldn't help shaking Ling Xue coquettishly.
"Don't make a fuss, I'm serious. Ling Xue steadied Qu Qing's shaking hand and shouted with a straight face.
Facing Ling Xue's slightly stunned face, Qu Qing still didn't take it seriously, and then smiled: "Well, if I don't come tonight, my sister will stay in this cave and won't come out?"
"Qu Qingβ" Ling Xue called softly with some displeasure. But Qu Qing still didn't care and giggled: "Sister, hello!"
"You girl-" Ling Xue shook her head, sighing uncontrollably, how could this girl be like her eldest brother, she came as she said, and she didn't answer her questions seriously.
The terrible screams in the distance gradually weakened. The soldiers who were in chaos due to the sudden attack saw that the cold arrows that killed people were all shot after they ran and touched the mechanism, and no one dared to move anymore after listening to the general's order.
In the deep darkness of the night, it gradually quieted down.
Shocked by the silence around her, Ling Xue's heart jumped, and she immediately shut up and stopped asking Qu Qing.
She looked around vigilantly, and vigilantly pulled Liu Shuangli and the three of them, thinking about choosing a way to leave.
At this moment, a loud shout was heard not far away: "Who is it?"
Ling Xue and the four of them were startled at the same time, looking for prestige, and saw that on the bamboo building in front of them, which had not been burned, there were several people in officer uniforms. It was one of them who was shouting.
And Liu Shuangli also recognized a person above while looking back, it was Wang Changming, who chased her and Qin Siyang here three months ago.
The shouts fell, and the people on both sides were stunned at first.
After a while, Ling Xue was the first to react.
She was fixed, and couldn't help but say that she grabbed Qu Qing with one hand, led Liu Shuangli with the other, and dragged them to turn around and run towards the bamboo forest that had been burned to pieces.