Chapter 79: Beware of Qian Hao
Riding Nasa through the woods, she kept running. During this period, Shen Mengting did not let the white horse slow down, because she knew that the officers and soldiers might chase after it from Akita Town.
It was probably dark when Shen Mengting pulled the reins tied to Nasa's head.
"Nassa, it's okay. No need to run anymore. Shen Mengting said in a gentle tone, and then she jumped over Zhao Yu's body and directly stroked Nasa's head, "It's really hard for you." I originally wanted you to rest in the town!" Facing Nasa, Shen Mengting's eyes were full of care.
Nasa also let out an obedient 'oh', and the white horse seemed to be trying to convey the meaning of 'not tired'.
Shen Mengting quickly got off the horse, and her face gradually stiffened again, obviously because she was still angry.
Zhao Yu didn't dare to say anything, he also wanted to get off the horse. However, because of the slightly higher distance from the ground, Zhao Yu's dismounting posture was extremely awkward.
The environment in the woods was unusually dark, and Shen Mengting quickly lit a bonfire. Although this bonfire was small and the scope of lighting it affected was limited, it still illuminated the periphery to some extent, and there was no need for Zhao Yu to fumble around in the dark place.
Shen Mengting sat down on the bonfire, and she rubbed her hands. Of course, from time to time, she would also carry a few dead branches from the side into the campfire.
Zhao Yu stood cowardly beside him, he really didn't dare to make a little noise, for fear that Shen Mengting would transfer his mind to him again. However, what Zhao Yu didn't know was that he had to face it after all.
"Say it, what's going on?" Shen Mengting stood up, her eyes glancing at Zhao Yu's side, her pupils were dilated by the firelight.
Zhao Yu lowered his head and slowly gently supported the ground with his staff. He didn't dare to answer anything right away, but thought about how to make the situation more powerful to himself.
"Okay, you don't have to think about it anymore. It's already happened, what else can I blame you?" Shen Mengting's gaze always stopped at Zhao Yu. But her hands were doing something else.
I saw that this woman was picking up a branch in the east and a branch in the west. Zhao Yu understood that this was to add fire to the bonfire.
"That...... Hmm......" Zhao Yu didn't dare to look directly into Shen Mengting's eyes, he just lowered his head infinitely, and grabbed the hem of his pants with one hand.
Shen Mengting shook her head when she saw this, she already had a lot of branches in her hands. "What do you say, what are you afraid of?"
Zhao Yu slowly raised his head, but saw Shen Mengting's face as if 'hating iron does not become steel'.
"Ahh
"What the hell is going on?" Shen Mengting tightened her lips. She began to bend down and throw twigs at the campfire. In this way, the fire in the woods was much brighter.
Seeing that the bonfire was no longer the trend that was about to be extinguished, Shen Mengting straightened her waist and turned all her thoughts to Zhao Yu.
"What the hell is going on? I told you to go out and buy supplies for the wilderness, and some thick clothing. As a result, how did you provoke a large group of officers and soldiers? What happened during this period?" Shen Mengting's incomparably steady tone was completely inconsistent with the face she was currently holding.
This is what Zhao Yu fears the most. If Shen Mengting scolded him bluntly, he would not be so at a loss.
And......
This time, he genuinely felt that he was wrong. lived up to Shen Mengting's trust, and almost exposed his whereabouts. Zhao Yu never dared to raise his head again. The reason why Shen Mengting asked him to go out to do errands was, to put it bluntly, because she trusted him. But he made a mess of things, and as a result, not only did he not buy things, but he also ended up being hunted down by officers and soldiers.
"Alas!"
"What are you sighing at? Do you know you're wrong?"
Zhao Yu rubbed his index finger at the lower part of his nose: "Well, I'm sorry! I'm a person who really has more than enough success and more than failure. I'm sorry!"
Shen Mengting didn't answer immediately, she just stared at Zhao Yu tightly. After a long time, she also sighed and came out: "Alas...... Never mind. Let it go!, but ......," she frowned, "what is going on? Why did those officers and soldiers come after you? And what about the big men who tied you with ropes outside the inn? What happened to you after you went out?" Come, tell me about it. ”
Hearing Shen Mengting say that he would no longer pursue his own negligence, Zhao Yu suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. However, at present, his heart cannot be said to be completely relaxed, and he is still a little afraid.
Calming down his thoughts, Zhao Yu swallowed his saliva, and then said everything that should be told one by one.
Shen Mengting listened quite carefully, and she sat down, as if she wanted to absorb all of Zhao Yu's experience.
Zhao Yu also said in great detail. After he came out of the hotel, he was targeted by a middle-aged man who called himself 'Chen Zhijie', of course, only to learn that the man's real name was Wu Kuan. Zhao Yu mistakenly believed the man, thinking that the man was a good person. And the reason why this happened was because the middle-aged man reminded Zhao Yu at first, thus winning his trust.
Then, middle-aged took him into a place called HSBC Tavern. Sitting in a daze. Zhao Yu saw a man named Qian Hao again. This man was playing cards with someone else. After that, it was Qian Hao who exposed the ugly behavior of the middle-aged man.
Zhao Yu wanted to leave quickly, but the middle-aged man refused to let him go, and sent his men to deal with him. Zhao Yu reluctantly used magic and repelled the enemy.
After escaping from the tavern, Zhao Yu asked for the address of the Happy Hotel on the street. So, he hurried back.
"That's pretty much it!" Zhao Yu spread out his hands, and he immediately shook his eyes again, "Hmm...... As for the group of officers and soldiers who were chasing after me, I don't know what was going on! Maybe it was because the people in the tavern reported to the officials!"
He still didn't dare to look into Shen Mengting's eyes at this moment, because he was afraid that her scolding would come again. However, Zhao Yu felt that his chest was still quite open, because he had already said the words that were held in his heart.
Shen Mengting listened to Zhao Yu's recounted experience, but she didn't know what to say.
"So that's the case!" only briefly revealed these five words, and Shen Mengting sighed heavily. "Alas......" Her shoulders also sank rapidly, until they fell to the lowest point. Her shoulders are also like a drying rack, "I also blame me for ignoring your innocence." I didn't realize that you had no social experience, which is why you were deceived by those bad guys. ”
Shen Mengting's words made Zhao Yu's chest feel sore. Now, Zhao Yu only felt that in front of him was a very respectable elder. After the junior did something wrong, this elder did not blindly blame the junior for being stupid, but found the reason from himself.
Zhao Yu covered his left chest, and his breathing was constantly disordered.
"But you have to be careful in the future. This time it's because you trust people too much. You know......" Shen Mengting stretched out a hand to Zhao Yu, and the index finger pointing to the sky was extremely conspicuous, "In this world called Celros, there are a lot of bad guys in it. They don't want to eat you all the time to the bone. Therefore, in the past, you must not trust others too much, and always have a heart to be wary of others. ”
Zhao Yu shook his head up and down vigorously, "Well, yes." You're right. It's because I'm so stupid to think that there are good people in the world. Don't worry, I won't be like this in the future. ”
Seeing that Zhao Yu's understanding seemed to be skewed, Shen Mengting hurriedly explained. "Zhao Yu, I'm not making you think that there are no good people in this world, I just want to tell you a truth, that is, you must have a heart to guard against others.
Zhao Yu let out an 'oh', and it wasn't clear if he really understood or if he still didn't understand anything.
"Anyway, that's the end of it, and I'm not going to blame you for anything. But you have to be clear, I don't want this kind of thing to happen again in the future, understand?" Shen Mengting's finger was still in front of Zhao Yu, and it kept shaking.
"Yes, I see. ”
"Do you really understand?" Shen Mengting asked tentatively, "You must know that this is the most basic common sense. If you don't have a heart to defend against others, you'll never survive in Celros. ”
"Yes, I see. I really understand, thank you Miss Shen Mengting for educating me so generously. Thank you so much. Zhao Yu said it respectfully.
It seems that this kid really knows that he is wrong, otherwise his attitude would not be so sincere. Shen Mengting saw that her anger had also disappeared a lot. Besides, she also felt that she had made a mistake first. When she was in the hotel before, she specially opened Zhao Yu in order to take a comfortable hot bath.
The reason for the branch was to ask him to go out and buy something. But Shen Mengting knew that Zhao Yu was just a child and had no social experience to talk about, so she was relieved to let him out alone. In the final analysis, Shen Mengting knows that she also has a great responsibility.
Therefore, she didn't want to blame Zhao Yu much, she just wanted to remind this kid not to make the same type of mistake in the future.
"Well, I'm sure you won't make this kind of mistake again. Shen Mengting hugged her arms as she spoke.
The matter finally came to an end, although the two of them were going to sleep in the wild again today, but fortunately, they were not injured. And judging from the fact that Nasa could still run like this with the two of them on her back just now, the white horse has almost recovered its health.
Shen Mengting thought about it, and things didn't deteriorate much. If they didn't stay in Akita for the last night, it would be a big deal that they would have to travel a little more tomorrow to stay in the next town!" she immediately lowered her arms.
The mood was a lot of joy, and Shen Mengting clasped her hands in front of her. The gassho sent a large amount of air, and they struck the campfire in front of her, causing the flames to twist in the opposite direction of where she was.
"You...... Do you really blame me anymore?"
"Of course. Shen Mengting licked her lips and looked at her with slanted eyes, "Why do I have to blame you? After all, I was the one who called you out. ”
"Oh!" Zhao Yu scratched the root behind his ear, "That's good." I thought you'd beat me half to death!" he pouted.
Hearing Zhao Yu's strange remarks, Shen Mengting squinted her eyes even more into the corners of her eyes, "Beat you half to death? Do you think I'm the kind of person with violent tendencies?"
And I don't seem to have hit you much, right-Shen Mengting looked a little hypocritical after passing her eyes. Although she could convince Zhao Yu with just one finger, she hadn't really used much violence against Zhao Yu.
So when Zhao Yu proposed that she would beat people half to death, you can imagine how surprised Shen Mengting was at that time.
"Dead boy, how do you speak!" she muttered, and sent a twig into the campfire.
But at this moment, she seemed to think of something. It should have been something very important, but she had forgotten about it before.
"Zhao Yu! Let me ask you a question. Shen Mengting's expression became much more serious, "You just said that in the tavern, there is a person named Qian Hao who helped you!"
Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment. After a long time, he slowly came back to his senses, "Hungry! Yes, I remember that it was because of his help that I was able to see the true face of that middle-aged man!"
"Is that Qian Hao an archer an archer?"
"Ahh Just shoot a few bows and arrows, and you will defeat a group of people and retreat!"
"Oh, I see!"
Shen Mengting nodded thoughtfully, she was looking at the bonfire in front of her. The flames of the bonfire were beating up and down, and Shen Mengting saw a boxy face with Chinese characters, which was the appearance of that Qian Hao.
In this way, the person who came to their aid on the roof just now and broke the rope that tied Zhao Yu's arm with a bow and arrow should be him.
"Qian Hao!" Shen Mengting read the name in pieces.
Qian Hao not only helped Zhao Yu in the tavern, but also followed Zhao Yu all the way to the hotel. After seeing Zhao Yu being wrapped around his arm with a rope, Qian Hao also released an arrow to help him escape. It can be said that without Qian Hao, Zhao Yu would not be able to escape.
But what is Qian Hao's motive?
Shen Mengting calmed down and guessed, and with her years of social experience, she also roughly guessed one or two.
The motive should be the staff in Zhao Yu's hand! Shen Mengting immediately glanced at Zhao Yu's side. From Qian Hao's appearance, it can be seen that he is an old ruffian who has been in the society for many years, and he must have recognized that the staff held by Zhao Yu is very valuable, so he has to climb the relationship.
"Zhao Yu, you have to be careful of people like Qian Hao in the future!"
"Huh?" Zhao Yu was a little puzzled, "What's wrong?"
"I tell you to be wary of people like Qian Hao. Qian Hao is the archer who helps you in the tavern. Shen Mengting said and made a gesture to draw the bow.
"Hungry! what's wrong with him?"
"Not really, but I just want you to be wary of people like this. If you meet him again in the future, or someone of the same type as him, don't show any gesture of trust. ”
"But...... But didn't he help me? I wouldn't have been able to get out of the tavern if it weren't for his reminder!" Zhao Yu looked very surprised, his hand still flicking in front of him.
"Zhao Yu, have you forgotten that I talked to you before?" Shen Mengting threw a large number of branches into the fire, she looked at Zhao Yu with a little disappointment, and then stood up, "Don't trust others easily, why can't you remember this?" You have to know that the middle-aged man who wanted to harm you at the beginning was also giving you a reminder of a small favor to win your trust. So wouldn't Qian Hao have used this trick in the same way?"
Zhao Yu took a sharp breath as if he had suddenly realized this: "Ahhhh
"So I'd better tell you to be careful. ”
When Shen Mengting stopped looking at Zhao Yu, an indescribable look appeared in her eyes.
"Yes, I see. Thanks for the reminder. Zhao Yu scratched his head embarrassedly.
"What are you doing! Shen Mengting leaned on a nearby book, "Okay, don't think about anything else." Let's get some rest today!
Zhao Yu said that he knew, and leaned against the trunk of a tree in obedience. He only felt that his body was heavy, perhaps because he was really tired. He let out a deep breath and raised his head high. The sky was dark again, and they were now spending the night in the woods.
But if you think about it, you can only blame yourself. Zhao Yu pressed the back of his head against the trunk of the tree.
"Zhao Yu!"
At this moment, Shen Mengting's words sounded again. Zhao Yu then looked at the trunk of the tree she was leaning on. Shen Mengting seemed to be looking at herself, because the bonfire could only talk about the lower part of the woman's face, so Zhao Yu couldn't see the upper half of her face at all.
I only felt that Shen Mengting's eyes seemed to be very hollow, just like the feeling of gouging out the eyeballs and leaving only the eye sockets. Zhao Yu didn't dare to look at that face anymore, so he simply lowered his head.
'What did she want to say to me when she called my name?' Zhao Yu thought in his heart.
"Zhao Yu, do you know?" Shen Mengting spoke again, "Actually, I'm quite lucky today." ”
"Huh?" Zhao Yu was a little surprised by such an unknown remark.
"Because although you have caused a trouble, but fortunately you have come back safe and sound. That's why I'm so glad. For me, there's nothing you're happy about not being hurt. So......" Shen Mengting suddenly paused, "You must pay attention to your safety in the future, don't look like you're missing a root in your head, do you understand?"
At that moment, Zhao Yu only felt that a stream of heat erupted from his heart. He couldn't say anything, but he only stared at Shen Mengting.
Zhao Yu didn't reply to words like 'understood' as soon as possible, and Shen Mengting didn't seem to be expecting a response.
Soon, Shen Mengting turned around and turned her back to Zhao Yu, "Go to bed early! ”
Zhao Yu was silent, but still said, 'I know'.
The atmosphere in the woods was silent, with a hint of cold wind blowing everywhere. Zhao Yu hadn't closed his eyes for a long time, and he had been thinking about why Shen Mengting had said that kind of thing just now.
Because although you have caused trouble, the good thing is that you have come back safe and sound. That's why I'm so glad. For me, there's nothing you're happy about not being hurt. So you have to pay attention to your own safety in the future, don't look like you're missing a root in your head, do you understand?'
Zhao Yu recalled this passage in his mind. Didn't his mother say the same thing to him once upon a time?