Chapter 26: The Jade Flute
That night, Lin Qing packed up his things, took the flowers and left the house quietly.
There wasn't much to pack, just a few changes of clothes and some dry food. Lin Qing didn't expect that the opportunity she was looking forward to would come so soon. When I think back to what I've been through here, I'm still scared. She fell into the trap so recklessly that day that she was almost trained to become someone else's plaything. Now, it can be regarded as keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon!
"Sister, will that Brother Jiang really wait for us in the woods?" Hua Langying asked with a blink of her big eyes, looking both happy and worried. Rejoicing that she can finally leave this hellish place, worrying about whether she will be punished if the matter is revealed?
Either way, it's always good to have a chance.
Lin Qing didn't answer, and walked towards the woods she had agreed with Jiang Shao with a solemn face.
This qiē was only because at noon, a familiar sound of flute suddenly sounded in Lin Qing's ears. At that time, she only felt that the tune was very familiar, and after stopping to listen carefully, she realized that this was the song she had heard in the firewood room of Zhang's Mansion in Muhe Town in the past! Thinking of this, Lin Qing was suddenly shocked, in such a place, who else could there be besides Jiang Shao who could blow such a flute sound?
It's just that...... Why did he choose to blow the flute at noon? Lin Qing thought for a while, and suddenly the broken arrow of that day and the line of small characters engraved on the arrow suddenly appeared in his mind - tomorrow at noon, Fumanlou.
No, no, no, Jiang Shao must have wanted to pass on the message to her, but this matter must have nothing to do with Fu Manlou! Compared with that time, the sound of the flute today seems to be a little less like crying and complaining, but it is full of unwillingness and resentment.
As if he had been empowered, a passage that Jiang Shao had said suddenly sounded in Lin Qing's mind: "It's just a blow in your spare time, and you can't get to the hall of elegance." However, I prefer to go out into the quiet woods at night to get a in the woods at night. ”
Nighttime? Woods? Lin Qing hooked her lips and chuckled, she understood.
"Sister, it's so dark here." Hua Langying grabbed the corner of Lin Qing's clothes tightly and never let go for a moment.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Lin Qing patted the little hand of the flower and shadow, and said in a deep voice. Today's moonlight is thin, so as not to be discovered, Lin Qing didn't dare to light the lantern, worried that there were traps in the forest, and after entering the woods, she and Hua Rongying kept walking very slowly.
After walking for a long time, a faint light suddenly met the eyes of the two not far away.
"Lin Qing?" This is Jiang Shao's voice, and the position where the voice came out happened to be in that faint light.
"It's me." Lin Qing groped and walked forward slowly, the excitement in his heart could no longer be expressed in words, he didn't expect him to really come! When he got closer, he realized that the glimmer was actually a delicate jade flute held in Jiang Shao's hand.
"Hurry up, this place is not suitable for a long time." Jiang Shao's tone was a little hurried.
A broad palm suddenly stretched out and held Lin Qing's wrist accurately.
In the dark night, Lin Qing couldn't see his expression clearly, nor could she see the qiē around her clearly, but her heart was settled for no reason.
"Yes." Lin Qing replied softly.
The three of them shuttled through the forest together, and in a trance, they seemed to hear the voices of people behind them.
"They can't run far, they must be in front, chase me!" It was Jiang Shan's angry voice.
Lin Qing secretly said in his heart that it was not good, and his steps became more and more urgent.
"It's not a way to go on like this, I'll lure them away, and you guys run to the top of the mountain!"
"But......" Lin Qing hesitated a little, his injuries must not have healed thoroughly, how could he be able to fight Jiang Shangui and his group of men?
Seeing that Jiang Shangui and the others were getting closer and closer, Jiang Shao immediately pushed away Lin Qing and Hua Rongying, and said coldly: "It's nothing!" None of us can escape without that! ”
"Deng, promise me that nothing will happen......" Lin Qing couldn't help but wet her eyes, but she knew in her heart that now was not the time to let herself grieve. Holding Hua Liangying's hand tightly, Lin Qing ran forward with all his strength.
Jiang Shao stopped and slowly took out the jade flute in his arms, and the tiny light instantly attracted everyone's attention. Behind them, the shouts of Jiang Shangui and the others became louder and louder, indicating their approach. And Jiang Shao stood straight in the night like that, smiling and looking at the direction of Lin Qing's departure.
"You must escape, with my share!" The low voice quickly disappeared into the night, like a sigh.
Lin Qing felt that she had never been so uncomfortable, and her heart seemed to be being pulled by something, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
"Sister, make a shadow...... I can't run anymore. Hua Langying gasped, she was already sweating profusely, and her clothes were torn by the branches of the trees.
"You can't stop, or you won't be able to escape!" Lin Qing was also extremely tired, but he still refused to stop moving forward. She secretly made up her mind in her heart that she would never let Jiang Shao's efforts go in vain, she must escape!
After running for a long time, no one caught up, Lin Qing secretly wondered if those people were beaten down by Jiang Shao? But she didn't dare to pause at all, she didn't know how long she had been running, and she didn't know how far she had run, Lin Qing suddenly saw a black eye, and she completely lost consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, Lin Qing found himself lying on an extremely simple wooden bed, and many parts of his body were carefully wrapped with gauze.
"Shadow! Shadows! Lin Qing shouted urgently, barely supported to sit up, and looked around but did not see the figure of Hua Langying.
"You are calling the name of the little girl? Her injuries were slightly more serious, and she had been taken to the city by my husband for treatment. The answer was a kind-eyed woman, dressed plainly, who looked to be in her forties.
"You saved me?"
"It's not a rescue, it's just a gesture." The woman smiled softly and held a bowl of fragrant white rice porridge in her hand. "Today, my husband went up the mountain to hunt, and happened to see you and the little girl fainting in a pile of bushes, so I brought you two back."
Lin Qing took the white porridge in the woman's hand, and thanked him: "Auntie's life-saving grace, Lin Qing is unforgettable." ”
"What saves lives or doesn't save lives, how can you be as strict as you say, my husband and I are just a little helper." The woman seemed a little embarrassed, "Why did you faint in the barren mountain with that little girl?" ”
"This is a long story, all in all, if it weren't for the help of the eldest mother and the uncle, I'm afraid that I and Rongying would have become the food of the beast at this moment!"
The woman sighed, her face gradually showing sadness, "Speaking of wild beasts, I don't know what's going on lately, but there seem to be a lot fewer beasts in the mountains. However, fortunately, there are fewer beasts, otherwise you and the little girl will not be able to outrun the four legs of the beast. My husband and I thought about moving to our son's house in the city in a few days, and you two could move in with us if we wished. ”
Lin Qing also felt a little scared in her heart, but fortunately, she didn't encounter a beast on the way to escape with Hua Rongying, and it was really God's blessing! At this point, it is most important to figure out where you are first, "Thank you for your kindness, it's just ...... Don't hide it from my aunt, I'm from Muhe Town, I don't know what kind of place this is? ”
"Muhe Town? I haven't heard of such a place, we are Fengcheng, but my husband and I don't like the noise in the city, and we live in the mountains all the year round, so we don't know much about the outside world. ”
"Fengcheng?" Lin Qing was so shocked that he almost dropped the porridge bowl in his hand.
She actually arrived in Fengcheng? This is the hometown where she has lived for seven years! I didn't expect that Jiang Shan ghost to tie her up to Fengcheng, I really don't know if it was arranged by providence. Lin Qing's teeth were clucking, she must make that Jiang Shan ghost pay!
"Auntie, do you know when the uncle will come back?" Lin Qing was a little anxious, speaking of which, she hadn't gone back for half a year, I don't know if those old people are okay?
"If nothing goes wrong, I can bring that little girl back tomorrow."
Lin Qing, who was lying on the bed, didn't know what to remember, and his eyes suddenly became very firm.
"Jiang Shao, wait for me, I must save you!"