Chapter 383
The sound of the thunderstorm drowned out everything, and the writhing people on the ground suddenly stopped moving. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The blood flowing from the ground reached her feet, and she couldn't help but tremble and hurriedly rushed over. Somehow, the barrier disappeared, and she didn't even pause before she reached the stone. He lay on the ground, his eyes open in vain, his hands on his abdomen. There was a stab there, and blood gushed like a fountain.
When she saw the stone, she couldn't help but cry. When the stone saw her, he let go of the wound, grabbed her hand, and said, "Xing, Xing'er, I, I killed Gu Xichao......"
She felt that her mind was booming and exploded, and she quickly turned her head to look. Gu Xichao was lying less than four or five steps away from them, and the knife on his chest had already disappeared for most of it, and the dark red stained all the plackets of his clothes red.
She screamed and woke up from her dream. Things in the room were still the same, but she couldn't calm down anymore, her vest was full of cold sweat, her feet were weak, and she couldn't stand. This dream is terrible.
Rubi, who was doing needlework in the room, heard her wake up and moved, and hurriedly came over to serve.
She said, "I'm thirsty, pour me a glass of water." ”
Rubi poured a cup of tea and brought it over. She glanced at the heat rising from the tea, "Just put it aside." ”
Rubi put the tea on the bedside and whispered, "Madam, are you a dream demon?"
She touched the sweat from her head and nodded. Rubi hurriedly took a sweat towel and wiped the sweat on her forehead for her.
She was still feeling weak, her heart was beating like a drum, she closed her eyes, and she didn't want to move. Rubi thought she was going to sleep, so she took the sewing basket and a half-wet sweat towel to clean up. When she went out, the mother-in-law who was guarding the door also heard the movement inside and asked quietly, "What's wrong?"
Rubi's voice was also low, "Dream demon." ”
yes, it's just a dream, and she's scared like this. She hadn't experienced anything before, it was just a dream. She opened her eyes, picked up the tea that was already cold on the small table next to the bed, and drank it all in one gulp. The slight coolness ran down her throat, and her troubled heart calmed down a lot.
The sunlight outside was just right, shining through the panes, imprinting square shadows on the ground.
She got out of bed, drank another cup of tea, and went over to push the window open, just in time to see Ye Xinchen's head poking out.
"Brother Ye. She blurted out.
Ye Xinchen went and returned, and the meaning revealed by the expression on her face when he heard her question couldn't be more clear. The stone is back.
Zhang Xing's heart was in turmoil, his mind was full of the plot of the stone Gu Xichao in the dream of Fang Cai, and the two of them fell in a pool of blood, and his chest was tumbling up with discomfort. After she was pushed in, she hurriedly poured another cup of tea before suppressing the discomfort in her chest. I sat down and was silent for a long time. The light and shadow that came through the pane were mottled and constantly changing, like the passing years. She wasn't really a young man or woman who had just tasted love, she knew cause and effect. This dream is both a fright and a warning.
Since the road ahead has been chosen, there is no room for swaying, otherwise it will really be a catastrophe.
She couldn't think of anything now, just wait for the stone to come. She believed in him.
The days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the middle of July in a blink of an eye. After Li Xiaoxuan came and left, he was never heard from again. Jiang Bei, who was guarding Yu County and was ordered to keep an eye on them, didn't see them at all. Yue Weizhou was ventilated with the patrol battalions of several nearby counties, and he himself led a large number of men and horses to surround Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Yu County. However, more than ten days have passed, and Li Xiaoxuan and his group have not heard from him at all, as if they have disappeared out of thin air.
Yue Weizhou had a close relationship with Gu Xichao and others, and repeatedly tried to persuade Gu Xichao to simply release him. But they were all stopped back. Gu Xichao was already iron-hearted, and he couldn't allow him to say a complete persuasion. Helpless, Yue Weizhou had no choice but to stab the matter to Luo Huaigui, the commander of the Yuxian Patrol Battalion.
After Luo Huaigui reprimanded Yue Weizhou severely, he hurriedly asked people to send a letter to Huaiyang, and secretly sent more people to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Yuxian County.
After a heavy rain, the sky became hotter and hotter. The reply from Huaiyang's side has not yet come, but Li Xiaoxuan has already appeared.
The news first came from a small town called Yuyang in Yu County. The people of the town patrol battalion found seven or eight boats on the town dock, and the people on the boats did not look like the locals of Yuyang. As soon as the ship came to shore, they bought several wagons. The people of the Yuyang patrol camp thought it strange. If it is said that a large family passes by them, they not only want to buy a carriage, but also have to stop in the town for a while. After all, being on a ship is no better than being on flat ground, and after staying for a long time, few people can stand it.
Therefore, the people of the Yuyang patrol camp paid attention.
But after the other party bought the carriage, he didn't stop and left immediately. Because there were female dependents in the carriage, the people of the Yuyang patrol camp were not sure -- the news they got from Luo Huaigui was that Li Xiaoxuan and his fifty or sixty people were all from the Northwest Army. There are so many people, and there is a big difference between the Northwest and them in terms of speaking habits, as long as they show up, they will definitely be recognized.
And this group of people not only did not match what Commander Luo said in terms of numbers, but there were only female dependents among them, and the Yuyang patrol battalion felt that it was unlikely to be Li Xiaoxuan and his party.
However, the sudden appearance of so many outsiders in Yuyang is just as big or small. Therefore, the Yuyang patrol battalion still reported the news.
Luo Huaigui and others got the news, and they totaled it. The number of people can be completely ignored, the northwest side came to raise grain and grass, and I heard that there are more than 1,000 people. Jianghuai is not the same, I haven't heard the wind, no matter how many people there are, they can be reduced to zero, let alone fifty or sixty people. However, Li Xiaoxuan came for his mother-in-law, and there was no reason to bring other female dependents with him.
Luo Huaigui received the news of Yu Yang, and he didn't take it seriously.
In the evening of the same day, he received news from Liu Lizheng in Zhanghe Town. Liu Lizheng said that he had seen Li Xiaoxuan.
When Yue Weizhou told the story of the matter, Luo Huaigui ordered the patrol battalions of all towns under his jurisdiction to strengthen the patrol, and if there was anything unusual, he would report it immediately. As for Zhanghe, Jingkou and other towns, the towns where Li Xiaoxuan, Zhang and others often come and go, they have repeatedly admonished. The Zhang's household registration is in Zhanghe Town, and Liu Lizheng in Zhanghe Town also knows several members of his family. He said that he had seen Li Xiaoxuan, and that was almost certain.
Liu Lizheng was very happy, and after receiving the order from above, he not only strengthened the patrol of the town, but also stared at several families who were familiar with the Zhang family. This staring really made him see people.
Li Xiaoxuan entered Dezhanghe Town alone, and left after less than a stick of incense. At Sanjia Port, which is only two miles away from Zhanghe Town, he joined a team of people and horses, and went straight to Yuxian.
Luo Huaigui was taken aback, the team of people Liu Lizheng said was almost exactly the same as what Yu Yang said.
Luo Huaigui hurriedly called Jiang Zheng, who Gu Xichao stayed in Yuxian to inquire about the news, and told him the news from Liu Lizheng in Zhanghe, and said: "You must be fast, you need to let the prince prepare earlier." I can't do without people on my side, so I won't go there for the time being. "In the end, he is responsible for the patrol of Yuxian County, and he can't leave at will when he is free, so as not to be exploited.
Nearly half of the Yuxian patrol battalion is on the village over there, and Yue Weizhou has almost stayed there these days. The manpower on the bank is definitely enough. But Li Xiaoxuan can't be judged by common sense, just by his means of cleaning up the Red Lotus Sect, he can't take it lightly.
Jiang Zheng received the news and immediately rushed to Zhuangshang. When Yue Weizhou and the others heard that Li Xiaoxuan had appeared, they had both a kind of relief in their hearts as if the stone had landed, but also a little fear, and they all stared at Gu Xichao.
After Gu Xichao was silent for a long time, Fang asked, "You said that Li Xiaoxuan brought a female dependent?"
Jiang Zheng replied, "Yes." Although Liu Lizheng of the Zhanghe River did not see it with his own eyes, he inquired on the spot. ”
Liu Yi's brows couldn't help frowning. Ye Xinchen's face turned pale. Yue Weizhou thought for a while and said, "Could it be a mistake?" Li Xiaoxuan wants to come over to save the Zhang family, there is no reason to bring other women over?
Gu Xichao didn't respond to Yue Weizhou's words, he just nodded on the table with his hand and said, "Yu Yang?"
Yue Weizhou said: "Yuyang is only a day's journey from us, there is a small wharf over there, which is smaller than the Zhanghe River, and the nearby water is also shallow, so it is usually some fishers who stop there." ”
Gu Xichao was still pondering about this, Wu Kaixi hurriedly came in and reported: "Back to the prince, Li Xiaoxuan and others have already passed Yu County and are coming here. ”
Liu Yi and Ye Xinchen's faces changed suddenly. Yue Weizhou couldn't help but say, "It's so fast!"
Gu Xi Chaoteng stood up suddenly, Leng Sen glanced at Liu Yi and Ye Xinchen, and asked Yue Weizhou, "How is the layout over there in Qingshaling?"
Qingshaling was the place where they had previously prepared to ambush Li Xiaoxuan.
Yue Weizhou replied: "It's been settled early. "He has been here these days, and he has touched all the neighborhood, there are few mountains and more rivers in Yuxian County, there is no dock from Yuxian to Zhuangzi, the river bank is also steep, and the waterway is impassable, only by land. And to take the land route, whether it is a pedestrian or a horse, you must pass through Qingshaling.
After Gu Xi walked towards Yue Weizhou, Liu Yi patted Ye Xinchen on the shoulder and said, "Let's go." Ye Xinchen was silent.
When they arrived at Qingshaling, the torches illuminated the whole mountain, and the people and horses were placed everywhere, and it fell silent after a while. The night was as dark as ink, and it had only rained, and the heat of the ground rolled up, and the woods seemed to have become a huge steamer, so hot that people could not breathe. There are many mosquitoes on the mountain, and they will never give up until they suck their stomachs full. It didn't take long for Ye Xinchen to have a bag all over his face. But they didn't dare to move, and not far away, a fire dragon was spreading in this direction.
The bright firelight that shone on the black face of the person at the front was Li Xiaoxuan.
In a moment, the fire dragon entered the mountain and came to a bend in the corner. Li Xiaoxuan reined in his horse and stopped, and the horsemen behind him also stopped.
The mountain wind blew the torches whirring, and the mockery on Li Xiaoxuan's black face appeared again, and he turned his head and said a word to the people behind him. The man rode out of the crowd on horseback and pushed down the sack in front of him.
The sack hit the ground, and a woman's whimper came from inside. (To be continued.) )