The Princes of the Beacon Opera (6)
Although Li Yunyi's initial plan was indeed to avoid the time that belonged to the dream realm, however, the development of things was far from being as calm as he imagined, or rather, there were always some less unexpected accidents.
The next day, a group of people came to the mountain forest where he and Yin Qing were, with leather armor on their bodies and spears in their hands, looking like soldiers, and they escorted carts of prisoners towards the north, which was not a very strange thing in the first place, however, the things that appeared in the client's dreams rarely had irrelevant connections, and when they were related to the word "prisoner" that Yin Qing heard, this obviously could not be regarded as a trivial coincidence.
Li Yunyi and Yin Qing watched them silently in the dark, in those prison cars, there were twelve or thirteen-year-old boys and girls locked up, they had their hair scattered, and their faces were numb, however, one of the prisoner cars was very special, it was nailed to the perimeter by wooden planks, and it was so dense that it was impossible to see anyone inside from the outside.
Li Yun also crossed his arms to his chest, looking at the prisoner car, and a touch of deep thought flashed in his eyes from time to time.
"The person escorting the prisoners, the one who led it, didn't look like a military general. Yin Qing muttered to herself, "And his outfit, how to say it, it's so strange, it's like a dancing god." ”
"That's a witch. Li Yun also said lightly, "During the Western Zhou Dynasty, compared to Yin Shang, although the status of Wu has declined, it is still high, after all, in this era, Wu's words represent the meaning of the gods to some extent, and even kings can't ignore them." ”
"But, shouldn't the existence of the witch stay in the house and dance the great god to burn the turtle, how can he do the work of escorting the prisoner car?"
"Perhaps, because the person in the prisoner car is more special, and it has something to do with witches. Li Yun always felt that something was strange, as if he had caught something but didn't catch it, he shook his head, as if he wanted to press down all the things in his head to maintain a sober judgment.
"So, you stay and rest, and I'll go and see. Li Yun also had a thought in his heart, the covered prisoner car was very strange, why it appeared here, maybe it was a clue in itself.
"Then I'll go too. Seeing that Li Yunyi frowned and seemed to refuse her, Yin Qing hurriedly said, "I'm far away, I will never act rashly, you don't exist for me, anyway, even if I encounter an emergency, I will still run away." "After all, a year-long physical training is not for fun.
Perhaps because the time was not enough for Li Yun to hesitate to take Yin Qing or not, he did not answer Yin Qing's question, but chose to track directly in the direction where those people left.
It was getting late, and the procession of escorting the prisoner cart finally stopped, I don't know if it was because it was not far from Wangji, they were not worried about any accidents, or because the guards were capable enough to deal with emergencies, and the leading witch officer ordered to camp on the spot and rest. The seemingly scattered distribution of the soldiers actually subtly surrounded the prisoner carts.
The night wind blew the weeds gently, the sky hung low, and in the prisoner's cart, the prisoners began to wail and weep, and those voices were mixed together, in this desolate wilderness, like ghosts crying wolf, and some of the soldiers could not help but start beating the prisoners, trying to silence them, but the young witch sat on the ground, his eyes closed, and he looked peaceful.
One of the soldiers, who looked to be of some rank, stepped forward and said to the witchman, "These prisoners are too noisy to disturb your meditation, why don't you drive them away?"
The witch officer stood up slowly, but did not open his eyes, nor did he answer the soldier's words, and walked slowly towards the special prisoner's cart, his hand lightly resting on the plank, as if sensing something.
"It's strange, this thing is noisy and shouting along the way, more annoying than those people, but it's quiet now, presumably resigned to fate and doesn't dare to resist anymore. The soldier said, "These people of the Bao Kingdom are more or less skilled in witchcraft, but under your nose, it seems that there are no tricks. ”
"Wu, it's not that such a lowly slave who died in the country is qualified to meet. The shaman's hoarse voice rang out, with contempt in his tone, word by word, as if he had deliberately addressed it to someone.
The soldier thought that he had just said the wrong thing, and was busy following his words to curry favor.
Unexpectedly, before the soldier finished speaking, the faint sarcasm on the witch's face suddenly disappeared, and Zhanye, whose whole face was pale, couldn't stand, but fortunately he reacted quickly and helped the witch officer, so that he would not fall to the ground in embarrassment.
There was a burst of laughter from the prisoner's car, and the laughter was hoarse and high-pitched, and it was creepy to listen to.
The witch officer's face was extremely pale, he reprimanded the soldier, stared at the prisoner car, his eyes showed a vicious look, and after a long while, he smiled: "Ten days, your lowly life is only enough to last for ten days, and after ten days, no matter how you mess around, there is no way to stop things from happening, I feel excited when I think about it, how does it feel like to die at the hands of your own father, hehe." ”
A muffled thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, black clouds rolled, and it looked like it was going to rain, but the picture stayed strangely for a moment, and then changed to another scene.
Pavilions and pavilions, the palace room is beautiful, and there are palace beauties walking by from time to time on the wooden bridge connecting the attic, the clothes are fluttering, and the fragrance floats.
Li Yun also looked at the contact device on his wrist that finally began to display a normal signal, and the expression on his face suddenly looked a little strange: "The dream is over." ”
"Then this should be the ...... Palace?" Yin Qing was also puzzled, generally speaking, the place where the dream ended should be the same as the geographical location of the place crossed, just like the last time Ji Kui's mission, when the dream ended, they were also in that mountain forest, and they would not be teleported to other geographical locations.
Li Yun was about to speak, when he suddenly heard footsteps, and the two immediately hid.
"Sister Xiao An, is that woman still the same as before?"
"Hmph, it's not a mile, and I don't know why the queen raised this, obviously the king doesn't like it. That Xiao An seemed to be very irritable, "It's just a female slave who died in the country, but she can ...... with her appearance."
This Xiao An was still scolding, and Li Yun suddenly flashed out from around the corner and patted the two palace maids on the shoulders, and the look of horror on their faces that had not yet had time to unfold suddenly turned into a daze.
"What are your names, and where do you live now?" Li Yun's cold voice sounded.
"The maid's name is Xiao An, who was originally a maid next to the queen's mother, and was ordered to take care of the girl. The chattering Xiao An was like a puppet being held by Li Yunyi at the moment, answering his questions mechanically.
"The maid's name is Xiaoxue, and she sprinkles the maid for the queen's mother. ”
Li Yun also continued to ask Xiao An: "Is the name of Bao Nu called Bao Xi?"
"Yes. ”
"Why does the queen want you to take care of it?"
Mrs. Zheng was favored by the king, and the queen was afraid that she would give birth to a son, so she supported her to compete for favor. ”
"Now, can Bao Xi be favored by the king?"
"The king loves gentle women, and he doesn't like to laugh, so he can't be favored. ”
Li Yun also frowned, thought for a while, and said to that Xiaoxue: "You should remember that you and Xiao An didn't talk much today, and returned to the queen's side." ”
"The servant obeys his fate. Xiaoxue still responded mechanically, turned around sluggishly, and left step by step.
Yin Qing saw her leave, so she asked, "Do you need me and Xiao An to change clothes?"
Li Yunyi's facial expression softened, and he nodded: "The reaction is not slow, but don't be busy first, and ask what you should ask clearly while the medicine is over." ”