The group walked along the Beichuan River Gorge.

The mountains in the distance are majestic, and there is no end in sight.

The wind blew along the canyon, becoming more and more violent, blowing on the face, like a knife cut, making people unable to open their eyes, and the surroundings were confused and confused, and they could not distinguish the direction.

All the way to the west, the wilderness is desolate, sometimes walking for several days without seeing any people.

Every afternoon, whenever you see people, you need to stop and rest, and if you accidentally miss the accommodation, you can only try your luck if you find a place to rest.

This day is particularly bad luck, the sky is getting later and later, until it is dark, there is no place to rest, overnight in the snowfield, there must be frostbite and even freeze to death, everyone can only try to move forward.

The wind easily stopped, revealing a deep night sky with a bright moon and stars, and the snow under the moon shimmered beautifully dazzling.

Everyone was tired and hungry, silently moving forward, only their feet stepped on the snow, making a "clacking" sound, the snowy night wilderness, death as lonely, and the wolf howl of "wooing" came from time to time in the distance, which made people shudder.

"There's a fire, my lord. ”

A sergeant shouted, pointing to the foot of the mountain in the distance.

Looking in the direction he pointed, there was a cave at the foot of the mountain in the distance, faintly revealing a yellow light. This yellow light, in this cold night, seems ethereal and warm.

In such a remote place, there are people?

The group cheered up and staggered towards the light.

"Who?"

A hoarse shout came from the cave.

Lei Shaoxuan, along with Ma Shaoteng and a few sergeants, entered the cave first.

There was a fire in the cave, and around the fire, there were several men in black.

The three men in black, all dressed in hardcover, covered in black robes, with black scarves on their heads, only showing their faces. Two of them stood alarmingly apart with swords in hand, while the other was in good spirits and on crutches.

On the black robes, the men in black were embroidered with a golden winged flying eagle, and the eagle claws were holding a blazing torch.

A young woman in purple sits on a rock, holding a child in her hands.

The cave, the man in black, the young woman, the fire...... This situation was a little weird, but Ma Shaoteng was not afraid, and slowly walked forward and saluted.

"We are soldiers from Beichuan County, and we are ordered to escort the prisoners to the Sea of Bitterness. Who are you?" asked Ma Shaoteng, who was neither humble nor arrogant.

At this time, the group had entered the stone cave one after another, and the stone cave suddenly seemed cramped and noisy.

The old man at the head had a gloomy face, did not answer Ma Shaoteng's question, his face was quite hesitant, as if he was thinking about something, Ma Shaoteng's heart was suddenly a little unhappy.

"We're out of danger, we don't have to do much!" said the woman in purple

As soon as these words came out, Ma Shaoteng and the surrounding sergeants were stunned.

Ma Shaoteng was about to have a seizure, when suddenly the old man slashed the crutches on the ground, and the hard stone ground, like cutting tofu, appeared with a deep indentation, which was horizontal in front of Ma Shaoteng and others.

The dent divides the cave in half.

"Don't make noise, those who cross the line will die!" The old man's hoarse but unquestionable voice made Ma Shaoteng froze, and all the unhappiness in his heart disappeared.

Ma Shaoteng had extraordinary knowledge, and when he saw this line, he knew that if he wanted to, the old man could kill all the people here effortlessly.

Moreover, what the young woman said faintly indicated that if necessary, the old man would not hesitate to kill all of them, but they did not want to do much and let themselves go.

All the sergeants and prisoners immediately fell silent and quietly sat down on the other side of the cave. The cave is huge, and if you scratch one side, there are enough for dozens of people to sit on the other side.

One after another, the sergeants brought in dead tree trunks and firewood, and lit a fire.

Everyone didn't dare to speak loudly, and when they saw the black clothes and the indentations in the cave, they knew that the people on the other side of the cave were not ordinary people, and they would not take the sergeants and fierce prisoners who showed off their strength and power on weekdays in their eyes. The sergeant and the prisoner were not fools, and when they saw Ma Shaoteng's cautious appearance, they naturally knew how to act.

The fire was relatively small, and after the sergeants sat down, the remaining open space was occupied by the quick-reacting prisoners, and the rest had to sit around the outer circle.

Seeing that the outer ring did not have its own place, only the fire on the other side of the dent was unblocked, so Lei Shaoxuan sat down cautiously next to the concave line.

Walking in the snow for a whole day, Lei Shaoxuan felt extremely cold and tired, and the arm holding the knife was numb and unable to move.

Hu Youde helped Lei Shaoxuan take off half of his clothes, revealing his arms, and couldn't help but be surprised, Lei Shaoxuan's entire arm was already red and swollen, and he couldn't move.

"Brother, your arm is injured. ”

Suddenly, a voice said timidly.

A little girl stood beside Lei Shaoxuan, on the other side of the comm.

The girl looks like she is five or six years old, wearing a thick cotton coat, wearing a colorful flying phoenix pleated cape, her eyes are like paint, her shallow eyebrows are extremely distinct, her skin is as smooth as clotted fat, her face is reflected in the firelight, and her oval red face looks elf and cute.

The old man in black just wanted to come over, but was stopped by the woman in purple, and set his eyes here, obviously paying attention to the little girl at any time.

Lei Shaoxuan nodded and glanced at the woman with some uneasiness.

"Yes! Some injuries don't matter. Lei Shaoxuan said softly.

"Why are you still chained when you're injured?" asked the little girl, with her bright eyes open, curious.

"I'm a prisoner, and the prisoners are chained. ”

"What is a prisoner?"

"A prisoner is someone who has done something bad. Lei Shaoxuan said. His nose was sour, and his heart was inexplicably sad.

"What bad have you done?" the little girl stretched out her little hand and touched the chain.

"I ?......" Lei Shaoxuan was stunned for a moment, and a burst of grievances and grief suddenly came to his heart.

This kind of grievance and grief and anger have been suppressed in Lei Shaoxuan's heart for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to explain anything to others, and no one seems to care about what happened to him.

When asked at this moment, Lei Shaoxuan couldn't help but feel sad, as if something was blocking his throat, making him speechless, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears welled up.

"I ...... I didn't do anything bad. ”

Lei Shaoxuan tried to calm his tone: "They said that my grandfather rebelled, so I was also arrested!"

"It's not fair!" said the little girl, her eyes flashing, her voice raised, "then you're not a bad guy, you're just being implicated." ”

The woman also heard and sighed.

In troubled times, there are too many such things. The vigilant gaze relaxed. Although there are many prisoners on death row, there is no shortage of innocent people. Although this young man is haggard, his eyebrows are clear and his eyes are clear, which makes people feel good at first glance, and he is obviously not a vicious person.

"Ruyi, come back. The woman in purple shouted.

The little girl didn't seem to hear it, and stood by and watched Hu Youde help Lei Shaoxuan massage his arm.

Hu Youde has a lot of medicine on his body, but there is no medicine to reduce swelling, so he can only massage it slowly to reduce swelling.

The group was exhausted, and fell asleep one after another by the warm light of the fire.

Perhaps because of the large number of people, the little girl refused to sleep anyway, and lay in the woman's arms tossing and turning, and could not be quiet.

"Mom, tell me a story. ”

Obviously, the woman was not good at telling stories, and the little girl was a little dissatisfied, and muttered, "Mama will tell me stories before she goes to bed, and if you don't tell stories, I won't sleep." ”

Lei Shaoxuan listened to the little girl's noisy voice, also heard the little girl's name, thought of his sister, his heart was warm, and when he heard the little girl's words, he couldn't help but pluck up his courage.

"Little sister, shall I tell you a story?" Lei Shaoxuan said with some apprehension.

"Yes, yes. The little girl looked at the woman.

The woman in purple nodded, and said to Lei Shaoxuan: "My surname is Qin, you can call me aunt, you sit on the side of the fire." ”

"Thank you, Aunt Qin, my name is Lei Shaoxuan. ”

Lei Shaoxuan crossed the groove, Hu Youde hesitated for a moment, and cautiously came to Lei Shaoxuan's side, the young woman didn't seem to see it, and looked at Lei Shaoxuan with a smile.

The men in black glanced at each other, and there was a look of surprise on their faces.

This aunt and grandmother are a murderous star, how can she talk so well today? But think about it, even if it is a poisonous snake and a beast, they will lick their calves deeply for their children.

Looking at the little girl and the woman, Lei Shaoxuan remembered one of his sister's favorite stories.

"Once upon a time there was a kind mother and a lovely little girl who lived by the sea far away. The little girl was born with a beautiful piece of jade in her mouth, so her mother gave her a particularly nice name, called Ruyi. ”

"My name is Ruyi, too!" the little girl was attracted to it and said softly.

Lei Shaoxuan smiled, looked at the little girl, and continued to preach.

"Little Ruyi is very beautiful! her eyes are as bright as the stars in the sky, her face is as white as the moonlight, her hair is as gentle as the wind, and her speech is as beautiful as spring water. ”

The little girl was immediately attracted and her eyes widened, and the woman looked at the little girl with a smile on her face.

It's a pity that Xiao Ruyi was born with a broken heart, and every rainy weather, Ruyi often has unbearable heart palpitations and pain, and falls into a coma from time to time. ”

Ruyi gradually grew up, but her body became weaker and weaker, and her mother was young, but because of Ruyi's illness, her hair was gray. ”

"What happened later?" the little girl nervously grabbed Lei Shaoxuan's hand and asked.

Later, there was a miracle doctor who said that Ruyi was born with jade, and that the dragon blood of the old dragon king of the Dragon Palace must be used to soak the jade soft, so that it can be turned into a jade heart and complete the heart of Ruyi. ”

The little girl's eyes widened.

So Ruyi's mother worked hard, dressed up as a dragon girl, sneaked into the dragon palace, and at the time of the dragon king's 10,000 birthday, when the dragon king was drunk, she stole the dragon blood of the dragon king, and completed Ruyi's heart. ”