Chapter 8: The Return of Amnesty (1)
couldn't bear her to dwell too much on the past, Xuan Ming interrupted her train of thought and said with joy: "Ruqi, there is news from the north, King Beichen issued an amnesty for the world today, and Mojiang is also within the scope of amnesty." www.biquge.info The brothers who were exiled in Mojiang seven years ago are all acquitted and pardoned today. Xuan Ming stood behind her at some point, looking at her with some distress in his eyes.
"Really?" The lost eyes immediately lit up.
Xuan Ming nodded, hummed softly, and saw her eyes shining, and said unconsciously: "It's been a long time since I've seen you so happy." ”
Mo Ruqi smiled and said: "It is indeed a happy thing, hurry up and order someone to take them to the nearest Chiyin Island, alive, take care of them, and use all means to take care of their bodies." And the dead ......" Mo Ruqi's eyes gradually dimmed: "Bring back their bones and mantle, those who have a family, give it to their family, and if they don't have a family, we are their family, and we will be buried with the gift of our family." ”
"Ruqi, I thank you for them first." Xuan Ming stared at her eyes steadily, without losing sincerity. Her life in the past seven years has not been better than theirs, but she has been doing her best to protect her brothers in exile and take care of their families.
"It's me who is sorry for them. They didn't have it because of me, and they wouldn't have ended up here. After seven years of desert life, they have endured all the hardships, died and wounded, and now those who have survived have finally survived. I'm going to make it up to them. ”
"You've done enough for them and their families in the past seven years. What's more, the person who exiled them at that time was Yuwen Junhiko, not you, so you don't have to blame yourself too much. ”
"I owe them a lifetime that can't be repaid, and Yuwen Junyan owes me, I will definitely let him exchange it for a lifetime!"
A trace of complicated emotions flashed in Xuan Ming's eyes: "I didn't understand today, why did you see Yuwen Junyan alone and snub King Zhongtong and King Zhongsu?" In the past few years, although the Water Killing Pavilion has grown rapidly, due to the speed is too fast and the foundation is still shallow, it is still not enough to compete with the King of Beichen. If you want to take revenge, shouldn't you choose to assist King Zhongtong and King Zhongsu to fight against Yuwen Junhiko? ”
Mo Ruqi was a little hesitant and said, "Actually, I don't think that any of the two of them can assist me in fighting against Biyuwen Junyan. Although the Zhonghou State is strong, the power is divided into three, the Zhonghou Emperor is scheming, and grasps seventy percent of the power in his own hands, and the remaining three percent are in the hands of the King of Zhongsu and the King of Zhongtong, the two of them have been fighting openly and secretly in recent years, and the power is one and the other, and it is difficult to distinguish between them, but they have also been under the control of the Zhonghou Emperor, and they are bound by the forces and laws of the imperial court, and their style of action is inevitably timid. ”
"But you also know that with the two of us, it is not suitable to confront Yuwen Junhiko in person. That would likely expose your identity and bring more unwarranted disasters. You know, in the eyes of Yuwen Junhiko, both of us are now people who died seven years ago! ”
Mo Ruqi nodded: "That's exactly what I'm worried about." Although seven years have passed, there are many people who know us in the Beichen Palace, if we appear rashly, I am afraid that before we take revenge, we will bring out the old things of seven years ago and make waves. ”
"Then observe the situation now and act at the opportune moment." Xuan Ming suggested.
Mo Ruqi nodded, his thoughts drifted away, and said, "Let's go back to Chiyin Island first, they are close, they arrived before us, let's go back and see them." ”
Xuan Ming nodded, ordered someone to prepare a carriage and horse, and the two rushed all the way to the direction of Mojiang.
Chiyin Island is a rare oasis in the desert in the desert, however, because in the depths of the desert, few people visit, or in other words, ordinary people have not reached such a deep desert, they have already died of thirst, and those who are not thirsty have become the mouth of the vulture.
And Mo Ruqi also took a fancy to the sparse population here, and it was also close to the place where the dark camp brothers were exiled, so he chose this place as the general pavilion of the Water Killing Pavilion.
An ancient castle was built between oases, surrounded by water overgrown with aquatic plants, and surrounded by umbrella-shaped dracaena trees and camel spines.
In order to avoid being disturbed, Mo Ruqi ordered people to cover the entire island including the water, even if someone can really find this place, they must avoid these heavy mechanisms to get in, but so far, no one has been able to do it.
Under the dragon's blood tree, when flowing across the water, the water under his feet instantly condensed into ice under the control of Mo Ruqi's mental power, opening a cold ice avenue for the two of them, leading directly to the ancient castle.
Xuan Ming and Mo Ruqi had just returned to the ancient castle, only to see Jian Shui, who was taking care of the daily affairs of the pavilion master, walking briskly and reporting: "Pavilion master, son, the matter ordered has been clarified. This time, we only picked up Dark Nine and one people, and now Leshui is treating his injuries. Dark Nine said that Shadow and Dark Incense had passed away before the amnesty, and Dark White and Dark Night, at the time of the amnesty, we searched all over the desert and still did not know where to go. ”
"Take me to see it." Mo Ruqi walked briskly and ordered: "Pass the order, and the Water Killing Pavilion will do its best to find the whereabouts of Dark White and Dark Night." Retrieve the bones and mantle of Shadow and Dark Incense, and send someone to check if they still have any relatives. ”
As he spoke, the two of them tore off the human skin mask on their faces while walking towards the castle, and after seven years, their appearance has not changed much, but they have a little more vicissitudes of maturity after going through hardships.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the room, he heard the sound of the bowl and chopsticks colliding, Mo Ruqi looked at the dark nine who habitually gobbled up even if no one was fighting, his steps became heavier and heavier, and his eyes looked at Xuan Ming with painful eyes, and his heart was like a knife. When Xuan Ming was first rescued by her, he was also like this.
Xuan knew what she was thinking, so he pretended to smile easily, but comforted her and said, "It's okay, it'll be fine." ”
Although he comforted her, Xuan Ming still didn't want to think about those painful days, during the period of exile, he had to do hard labor every day under the supervision and guard of others, and he would be severely beaten if he neglected it.
Food and water are scarce in desert areas. The exiled criminals had to grab their leftovers to eat after the guards had finished eating, and the quantity was limited, and they had to eat only if they had grabbed them, and there were no bowls, only if they tried desperately to fill their stomachs first, and if they couldn't grab them or ate slowly, they would have to starve, and they would have to work even if they were hungry, and they would be punished if they didn't do well.
Those with weak physique would have died of overwhelm for ten days and half a month. And those with strong physique, even if the physical pain can be endured, the despair in the bottom of the heart is endless.
I don't know if I will be free again, almost everyone has thought of running away when they first go, but before they go, people with martial arts will be poured a potion, dissipating all their skills, and becoming powerless. If you are found to be on the verge of escaping, there will be a great punishment waiting for you. Many people could not stand this harsh treatment and committed suicide, but this is only a small number of them, and many more are starved to death or burned alive by the scorching sun.
And those who survived, over time, became accustomed to death and mistreatment, and had long since died of the heart of resistance. Life is their only thought.