14. Beauty

As night fell, it was completely dark. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe sky was misty, and there was a strong smell of burnt burning in the air. Zhaojia Village was enveloped in an atmosphere of death, the fire had been extinguished, black smoke was filled, the village was littered with corpses, and a few wolf howls were occasionally heard from the mountains in the distance, which was even more bleak and abnormal.

Zhao Yun opened his eyes, and he saw that he was on a rock, with a corpse on his heel, and there was no head. Zhao Yun remembered that he tripped over the corpse in a daze, and only fainted after stumbling on the stone. There was a cold wind at night, and soon, the black smoke was blown away. Zhao Yun felt unspeakable discomfort in his lungs, and his head was in unbearable pain because of the impact.

There was not a single sound around, a deathly silence. Zhao Yun walked slowly, one high and one low, walking among the severed limbs and stumps, coagulated purple blood everywhere, charred houses, night, pitch black, there was no moon in the sky, only a few stars. Zhao Yun wanted to find a torch, but where could he find it? He couldn't help crying, thinking about how he could go back to the cottage.

"Where did life come from? What is the trend of death?

The road is far away, and the water is long.

The galaxy is shining with meteors,

Where can we meet again?

Yellow sand, oasis water island,

Smoke locks heavy buildings.

Azure blue, aqua blue,

The white wings pull the breeze. ”

Is it a hallucination? Or do you have tinnitus on your own?

Zhao Yun listened hard, and the melodious sound of the flute came from somewhere in the village, accompanied by a faint singing, circling and mediating. In this empty night, in this night when you can't even hear the crawling of mice, this subtle sound of the flute, like a silent cry, comes out like bubbles, little by little, piece by piece. Loop in the air, then blast, scattered all around. Zhao Yun looked for the sound and left, Xiao Sheng was in a big courtyard, he had never heard such a nice sound, slowly stepped into the yard, the wind blew, poured into the house, lifted a corner of the window, and some light flashed from inside. It turned out that the window was covered with a thick cloth, and no light could be seen. Zhao Yun pushed open the closed door, "Yiya" sounded, and the sound of the flute suddenly stopped. Zhao Yun walked into the house and saw that a dim oil lamp on the table was clearly extinguished, and it was about to be blown out by the wind. Zhao Yun hurriedly closed the door.

On the kang sat a young girl, dressed in a turquoise coat, with short hair, long sideburns hanging down to her chest, playfully curled. She was looking out the door, her face was clear, and her transparent eyes were full of sorrow. She held the flute in her hand and looked at Zhao Yun without saying a word.

Zhao Yun said: "It's so good! ”

The girl responded: "Of course it's better than shouting killing." ”

Then she blew again. The oil lamp gradually came on. Zhao Yun walked across from her and sat down on the ground.

After the song was blown, the girl said, "Why haven't I seen you?" ”

Zhao Yun stood up and said, "Sister, I'm hungry, can you send me back?" ”

The girl smiled: "Aren't you from Zhaojia Village?" ”

Zhao Yungang wanted to say, but when he thought of what the village chief said, he didn't know how to answer for a while.

The girl sighed and said, "If the village chief hadn't locked me up, I would have been killed by the bandits today." Do you know that the iron lock in the basement where I was imprisoned was somehow interrupted, and I escaped, but this is no longer Zhaojia Village. ”

Zhao Yundao: "Why does the village chief want to lock you up? ”

The girl looked at Zhao Yun's innocent appearance, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and said, "Because I am an alien." ”

Zhao Yun didn't understand what she was saying, and when the girl saw that he didn't understand, Wan'er smiled and said, "What's your name?" My name is Meiyu and I am 10 years old. ”

Zhao Yun grinned and said, "My name is Zhao Yun, and I am six years old this year. ”

Meiyu listened to his introduction, and her face suddenly became extremely pale.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"You are Uncle Zhao Ling's child. Why weren't you killed? ”

"Sister, why does everyone say I'm from here? Just now, the village chief told me that the person I kicked to death was my brother! ”

"Smack", the flute in the girl's hand fell to the ground, and the girl said: "You, you killed the village chief, and your brother?" ”

Zhao Yun said: "I didn't kill the village chief, I came to Zhaojia Village with Brother Yan Liang and the boss today, just to come here to kill people!" ”

Mei You saw a six-year-old child, and she was not surprised at all when she talked about killing, as if she had come here to play, and she was a little happy, and she was immediately furious, she slapped Zhao Yun in the face, and said, "You bastard!" Do you know what you're talking about? Your own brother was actually killed by you, and you still look indifferent? You wicked seed! No wonder your mother was pregnant for a year before she gave birth to you. I can't believe that you have become a bandit and killed the whole village! ”

Zhao Yun took a slap, his face was hot and painful, and when he saw Meiyou yelling at him, he cried in fright.

Meiyou saw Zhao Yun crying, and her anger passed, she hugged Zhao Yun to her side and said, "Hard-working child, I didn't expect fate to play tricks on you and make such a big joke with you. Zhao Yun cried in her arms, and suddenly felt warmth that he had never felt before, he only felt very comfortable and warm, like lying in his mother's arms. He has no mother since he was a child, and he has never tasted the feeling of being cared for, and suddenly he regarded Meiyou as a kind of dependence and cried even louder.

After crying for a while, Meiyou cupped his face and said, "Listen, you are a man, you can't cry like this, understand?" Zhao Yun nodded. Meiyou wiped his snot and said, "Don't go back to the cottage again, from now on, the Black Mountain thief will be your brother-killing enemy!" We want to avenge the village chief and the villagers! Zhao Yun thought for a moment and nodded. Meiyou said: "I have been like you since I was a child, my father and mother abandoned me because they thought I was an alien, I wandered here, and the village chief took me in." But since I came here, a series of unlucky things have happened here one after another, and at the same time, the villagers finally discovered the difference between me and ordinary people, and wanted to drive me away, but the village chief drove me away on the surface, secretly afraid that I would have nowhere to go, hid me in a cave in the ground, and brought me food every day, and I stayed here for four years. ”

Zhao Yun raised his face and saw that under the light, his beautiful face was in a trance and dim, and his eyes were cloudy with sadness. Zhao Yun stood up, patted his chest and said, "Sister Meiyou, Zhao Yun will never cry again, Zhao Yun wants to become very strong and protect Sister Meiyou from being bullied by others!" ”

Meiyou saw that Zhao Yun's eyes were firm and his tone was arrogant, and she saw that he was thin and small, and it was really funny to look at. She said: "I'm afraid that your child will forget everything you said, you are still young, you will have to do things for the country in the future, why is it just to protect me, how useless!" ”

Zhao Yun stuck out his tongue and said, "I think you look like a girl, so I call you sister, you are a girl, right?" ”

Meiyou laughed and said, "Fool, haven't you seen a girl?" ”

Zhao Yundao: "I've seen it, and the people who cook in the canteen in our cottage are too, but her face is not as good-looking as her sister, and she is wrinkled one by one." There was also a woman who didn't know what to say all day, and then Yan Liang told me that she jumped off a cliff. ”

Meiyou was stunned, touched Zhao Yun's hair, and said, "That's old, my sister is old, and like her, when the time comes, will you think my sister is ugly?" ”

Zhao Yun thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "I will be with my sister in the future, talking to my sister, I am so happy, I don't want to go back to the cottage." ”

Meiyou thought for a while and said, "Zhao Yun, they won't see you tomorrow, and they will come back to look for you, my sister is going not to sleep, let's bury the people in the village at night, tomorrow morning, my sister will take you out of here, are you afraid?" Zhao Yun said: "Don't be afraid, sister, let's go and bury it." ”

Two children, lighting a torch, dug a hole overnight, and began to bury the villagers who died tragically.

The dark wilderness shone only a faint light.

The bandits returned to the cottage, held a celebration feast, made a big fuss in the canteen, rejoiced, and one night, the cups and plates were messy, and the bandits staggered and slept in the canteen. Yan Liang didn't have the heart to drink, he remembered Zhao Yun, and saw that it was almost midnight, and Zhao Yun hadn't come back yet, so he began to get anxious. Yan Liang was afraid that Zhao Yun would make a mistake, so he didn't pay attention to it, and when he got out of the cottage, he saw that the guards and thieves were all going to carnival, and he led a horse and ran to Zhaojia Village.

Inserting the last plank, Meiyu was so tired that she bent down, looking at dozens of graves, inserted with nameless tombstones, Meiyou only felt relieved.

Zhao Yun knelt in front of a grave, kowtowed respectfully, and said, "Brother, Zhao Yun is confused, he missed and injured his brother......" Before he finished speaking, he began to cry.

Meiyou walked in front of her and said, "Zhao Yun, you always have to remember the crimes committed by the Black Mountain thieves!" Your brother will forgive you. ”

The sky had already lit up, and a mist had risen in the village, and the air was cold and damp, mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke that had not gone away.

The sound of horses' hooves was heard outside the village, and the two wanted to hide, but it was too late. The horse rushed to the two of them, and Zhao Yun saw that it was no one else who was sitting immediately, it was Yan Liang, and stood up. Yan Liang threw down a rice ball and said, "Hungry, right?" I'm relieved to see you're okay. ”

Zhao Yun was so hungry that he took the rice ball and ate it. Meiyou stopped in front of Zhao Yun and said, "Bandit, Zhao Yun won't go back with you again!" ”

Yan Liang said: "Who are you?" Zhao Yun is my partner! Zhao Yun, come with me, the brothers are worried about you. Zhao Yun looked at him and shook his head resolutely. Yan Liang didn't know what was wrong with Zhao Yun, so he was furious, turned off the horse, pulled Zhao Yun over, and said, "Come back with me!" Meiyou also grabbed Zhao Yun, but her strength was not good, how could she pull it? Zhao Yun threw down the rice balls, his feet were certain, Yan Liang only felt that he made a strong force, and he couldn't pull him anymore. Zhao Yundao: "Brother Liang, I won't go back to the cottage." Yan Liang laughed and said, "You kid, are you fascinated by this chick?" Big brother, I'll take her with me, and when you grow up, I'm sure you'll be your daughter-in-law! ”

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "What is a daughter-in-law?" She's my sister, and she said you're bad people, and I'm not going to go with you again! Yan Liang was furious and said, "Then I'll kill this girl first, and see if you can leave!" ”

Zhao Yun pushed Meiyou behind him, and said sonorously: "Zhao Yun has promised to protect Meiyou's sister, a manly husband, talking doesn't count as a puppy, Brother Liang, this is what you said, right?" If you dare to touch her, I will die in front of you! Yan Liang heard that he insisted on refusing, and he had no idea for a while, he knew that although Zhao Yun was calm from a young age, there was absolutely no room for change in what he decided, his tone relaxed, and said: "If you don't go back, how can I explain to the boss, brother, don't embarrass me, okay?" Zhao Yun said word by word: "No, okay, I am from Zhaojia Village, I want to avenge everyone!" Yan Liang suddenly remembered that Zhang Jiao had introduced Zhao Yun's life experience to everyone before leaving six years ago, and he was indeed from Zhaojia Village. It was only later that everyone didn't take it to heart, and Zhao Yun mentioned it, and he suddenly woke up.

Yan Liang shook his head helplessly and said, "Zhao Yun, if you do this, you will only cause death!" Well, even if you don't think about yourself, then you also think about the brothers in the cottage. The great sage and mentor came back and found that you were not there, how can we explain. In the past few years, the boss has not treated you badly, and the brothers have also treated you as their own brother and let you eat the delicious food first, what else do you want? You'd better think it through. Zhao Yun remembered that his brother from a cottage did treat him extraordinarily, sometimes he made a small fuss, and the boss didn't blame him, so he just left, which was really a little reluctant. Just as he was hesitating, Zhao Zheng's joyful and sad eyes before his death appeared in his mind, as well as the tombstone without a name. He made up his mind to leave the cottage, clenched Meiyou's hand, and said, "Brother Liang, I still have to go, I ...... Kill my brother! You say, am I from Zhaojia Village? Seeing that Yan Liang acquiesced, he wiped his tears with the back of his hand and said, "Brother Liang, I'm leaving." I want to avenge my father...... I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry for my brother......" Yan Liang turned his face away, and was silent for a long time, so he had to step on the back of the horse and say, "Brother, you have to go quickly, the farther you go, the better." Seeing that you're not there, he will search the area, and you'll have to hide somewhere he can't find it! I'll help you stall as much as possible. He thought about it, got off the horse again, picked Zhao Yun and Meiyou on the horse, and said, "Brother, this horse will be given to you." You and I may not be able to see each other again, you must be careful when you go on the road alone, if you are caught by Zhenggu, you will not be able to protect her. After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

Meiyou said to Zhao Yun: "Don't look at it, let's go quickly." …… You've got a good brother! ”

Zhao Yun rode away, but he didn't know that Yan Liang had shed two lines of tears on the road he had walked.

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