Chapter Seventy-One: Dead and Alive
The valley where Lijiazhuang is located is almost covered with clouds and mist all year round, and it is rare to have such a sunny and clear sky today. In the old days, almost all the people in the village would go out of their homes to bask in the sun.
A family or several families get together, sit in the shade of a tree, or under the eaves, make a pot of new tea fried by themselves, get a few plates of melon seeds and peanuts snacks, and talk about the past and the present.
Of course, when they talk a lot, they still talk about their imaginary outside world, or listen to what the outside world is like, and then look forward to when they can go outside for a walk.
But today is different, although many people have walked out of the house, most of them have gathered at the door of Li Wei's house, and looked at Li Wei who was lying on a wooden bed in the courtyard through the fence, still unconscious.
Counting up, as of today, Li Wei has been in a coma for two days and two nights, although the imperial doctors all said that Li Wei had nothing wrong with him, he was just sleeping, but everyone saw Li Wei's appearance, and they were naturally worried.
What kind of tiredness does this have to be, so that he can sleep for two days and two nights without waking up? And you see the state of his sleep, no matter how much he tosses, he still sleeps so soundly, it is like taking sleeping pills.
"What the hell do you say about this kid Li Wei? Really told the imperial doctor that he was just tired?"
"I don't know that. But, in my opinion, I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? I haven't heard of anyone who can sleep for two days in one night?"
"But don't you? Do you remember? I went hunting in the woods with me, but I got separated from the army and stayed alone in the woods for three days?"
"Hey, don't say it, I remember you slept a lot that time!"
"Well, I remember that this kid slept at least a day and a night, and when he woke up, he was so hungry that he almost didn't eat all the bowls!
The man gestured with his hands outstretched as he spoke. Looking at the way he compared, the big steamed buns are like small pillows, and for today's people, they can eat one-third of them, and they are all amazing heroes!
At that time, it was just in time for the insect plague in the village, and countless caterpillars and locusts swept in. There are too many people in the village who can't even get out of the house!
You can't walk a few steps out of the house and you'll have this stuff all over your face. The locust thing is nothing, and it can't bite it in long-sleeved clothes.
But the caterpillar is terrifying! Especially the caterpillar that has obviously mutated in this mountain, not to mention that you are all over the body, one of them is enough for you!
That year, almost all the big animals in the village were tossed to death by these ghosts! Afterwards, there were no more big animals in the village, so they had to ask for help from the outside world.
That year, and the only time, the mountains and forests near Zhaojiazhuang received the baptism of modern pesticides. More than a dozen small agricultural planes sprayed pesticide over and around the valley, leaving the entire valley littered with locust and caterpillar carcasses.
After the insect plague passed, more than a dozen locusts were piled up in the village alone, and then a fire burned for more than half an hour, and the whole valley was filled with a thick fragrance.
Since then, the big guys have rarely eaten chicken and bird meat, as both things are the nemesis of caterpillars and locusts. Especially the big rooster, even if it is the most powerful heart-eating worm, it is completely free, and it is not wrong to eat it!
After four or five years of cultivation, the village has bred enough cattle, horses, donkeys and other large livestock, as well as pigs and sheep.
There was no meat, and there was no oil and water, and the people at that time could really eat it! The most famous was the old man Li Mingguang, who had just returned to the village.
When he came back, it was the fourth year of the disaster, and when he saw this situation, he immediately contacted the outside world to bring some chickens, ducks, and fish to the village, but he was strongly opposed by the village chief at that time.
There is no way, then organize hunters to go into the mountains! Taken by Li Sanye's generation, the village chief is not good at refusing, after all, going into the mountains to hunt is not asking for help from the outside world to eat and drink, it is not against the teachings of the ancestors.
As a result, a group of young and strong laborers in the village divided into several teams and entered the mountain en masse! Unexpectedly, the mountain gave everyone a dismount at the beginning.
After several years of recuperation, the beasts in the mountains and forests can reproduce much faster than those of cattle and sheep! In the face of the onslaught and ambush of the herd, Li Wei and his father lost their lives on that occasion.
Not only did the old man Li Guangming go crazy with anger in this incident, but the whole village was furious! The knives, forks, and bows and crossbows in his hands were immediately replaced with modern hot weapons, and then they entered the mountain again.
Automatic rifles, light machine guns, shotguns, and even flamethrowers were used, and a caterpillar colony on a mountain near Zhuangzi was burned to ashes.
The large beasts, including wolves and wild boars, within a radius of 20 kilometers from Zhuangzi, were slaughtered, and all of them, large and small, were swept away.
Since then, the village has retained the annual operation of organizing hunters to go into the mountains to clear the large ferocious beasts within a radius of 20 kilometers near the valley.
Time passed quietly, and after the sun sprinkled the last rays of afterglow on the earth, it reluctantly fell to the west mountain. The round moon can't wait to emerge, replacing the sun and continuing to spread brilliance and nourish all things in time.
The big moon hung brightly in the air, like August 15, and it was exceptionally bright. Patches of silver brilliance sprinkled wantonly, covering everything in the world with a soft layer of silver frost.
Li Wei was still lying on the bed in the middle of the courtyard, his chest was rising and falling regularly, and from time to time he would snore a little little that was not big, and he seemed to sleep very sweetly.
But more and more people began to be anxious, and their eyes became more and more angry as they looked at Gao Yu, who was speechless and stared at the bracelet on Li Wei's wrist.
Gao Gaoyu didn't have time to care about the opposition of these people at this time, as the head of the guard, he had an indisputable right to Li Wei's safety.
In addition to King Kong and a few of them, those guards are all veterans who have been trained under him for many years, unless Li Wei personally orders, then they will not hesitate to obey Gao Gaoyu's orders.
Suddenly, Gao Gao Yu noticed that the moon had just shone on the strange bracelet, and the bracelet began to glow faintly barely clear.
A look of surprise immediately appeared on his face, and then reflexively issued a second command since his return:
"Drive everyone out of the courtyard, a radius of 100 meters, prohibit any entry and exit, violators will be killed!"
Faced with this very incomprehensible order, those elite guard soldiers did not even hesitate, subconsciously chose to obey, and then immediately began to drive away the people in the courtyard.
Even Li Cuihua and Li Mingda were personally persuaded by Gao Gaoyu to go out, not to mention the ordinary people in the medical team. When the courtyard was quiet again, only Li Wei who was lying on the bed was left in the real courtyard, as well as the stunned King Kong and Gao Gaoyu.
As the sky grew darker, the moonlight grew brighter. The moonlight sprinkled like flowing water covered everything on the earth, including the bracelet on Li Wei's hand.
King Kong felt that what he saw in front of him completely subverted his decades-old cognition, and under the light of the moon, the bracelet not only emitted a faint white light, but also floated strangely holding the prince's hand.
Then the moonlight seemed to be attracted, and poured into the bracelet, as if the warrior of myth and legend was being empowered by the moon.
"This—this—"
"Don't talk, watch honestly! Remember the rules, and don't say what you can't say!"
Gao Gaoyu's emotionless voice suddenly shocked King Kong into a cold sweat, as one of the best bodyguards in the Federation, comprehensive and excellent quality, let him quickly adjust his mentality and regain his composure again.
He knew that if there was a slight mistake in his performance just now, then a close-range nine-millimeter pistol bullet would definitely blow his head in an instant.
A breeze blew gently, and I don't know where the wind girl dragged a white scarf from, silently covering the bright moon in the sky.
The bracelet shook a few times as if it had sensed, and then fell instantly. Gao Gaoyu saw this scene, and his hand that was tightly gripping the handle of the gun was instantly covered with sweat.
Looking up at the moon in the sky, although it was obscured by a thin white mist, there were still some moons that broke through the barrier and successfully shone on the bracelet.
However, as the dense fog visible to the naked eye quickly gathered from everywhere, soon, the light of the moon was completely enveloped, and the originally faint light on the bracelet flashed a few times, and then it was completely extinguished!
At this moment, Li Wei's body moved and stood up. was so shocked that King Kong immediately stepped forward to check, but was stopped by Gao Gaoyu, who seemed to have been prepared.
"Don't move, watch honestly!"
After the unbelievable scene just now, King Kong already had a deep fear and admiration for Gao Gaoyu, the chief guard who had always looked down on and looked down on him before.
It's just that it is a matter of life and death for the prince, and he has already made a decision, even if he is defeated, even if he dies, he will rush over this time to protect the prince.
At this moment, Li Wei's breathing suddenly became sharp, it seemed that he was not breathing, his whole body shook violently, his face turned red, and soon began to turn black, which was extremely ugly.
King Kong clenched his fists weakly, secretly raising his breath, and was about to strike a fatal blow to Gao Gao Yu beside him.
But at this time, Gao Gaoyu spoke.
"All this was told to me by the prince, whether you believe it or not, please don't bother me to save the prince first. Otherwise, even if the fish dies and the net is broken, I won't let you touch a single hair of the prince!"
King Kong was surprisingly hesitant and frightened, as an excellent Ouchi bodyguard of the Federation, this kind of emotion and state had not appeared for many years.
He looked at Li Wei lying in the courtyard, breathing rapidly, and his hands were clenched for a while, and then released. Seeing that Li Wei seemed to be about to die because of suffocation, King Kong's fists clenched again.
Just before he was about to deliver the fatal blow, his eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen a ghost, looking at his own protective target lying on the hospital bed that he had been paying attention to.
Li Wei suddenly did it without warning, and then his eyes opened, and a bright light pierced the silent night sky.