Chapter 23 It is difficult to draw the skin of a tiger and draw bones
Although the weather in June was a little warmer, after a rain, especially in the mountains, the clammy cold was cold to the bone. The morning in the mountains and forests was originally dreamy, the weak sunlight through the misty shadows of the trees, and some unknown birds "chirping" a few times, all of which showed a kind of beauty different from those outside the mountains, if there was no blood in it.
In an inconspicuous tree hole, only a place to accommodate a child, Xiahou Yi's thinner figure than his peers nested here, he hadn't eaten all night, he was already hungry, the clothes on his body had already been soaked, and his lips were even more bruised from the cold, but he even breathed lightly and shallowly, and he didn't dare to make any sound, otherwise the figure of falling in a pool of blood twenty meters in front of him would be his fate.
At this time, Xiahou Yi still had the kind of leisurely comfort he had when he faced Lan Qiduo on weekdays, he was tense, his eyes looked around defensively, and the only thing that could make him unguarded was the pile of soil he was leaning against behind him.
He looked at the rising sun, and thought that if the person had not appeared by noon, he would go back to the other courtyard to see the ninth princess, and according to the agreement, he thought that his crying little girl had already told her that she had not returned, right?
Thinking of the Ninth Princess, he touched the rabbit sugar puppet on his chest that had long been unrecognizable, and was a little apologetic.
Since he was eight years old, he has been cheating, robbing and stealing, and even killing people and setting fires several times, although he will not destroy human nature and do all kinds of evil, but he is really called a good person, even so, he will not feel sorry for anyone, he should use it, and give up when he should give up.
The only support for him to insist on living is revenge, in order to take revenge, he gave up his dignity, his arrogance, and what he could give, and he would not feel ashamed of anyone, otherwise he saw his second uncle and stepmother kill his father at the age of eight, and God would have felt sorry for him?
Only the ninth princess is different, she is only seven years old, innocent in mind, sincere to others, even if you are noble and noble, although he said that he was annoyed to see the sky and looked like a little adult, and he had to beat him on the board, but when he was bullied, he helped him regardless of his previous suspicions, although he was sent here now because of her, but he didn't think there was anything bad here, at least Xiahou Shuai couldn't raise his head in front of people for a long time in the future, so it gave him a chance.
When he didn't have anything to eat, Lan Qiduo promised him to go to the royal palace to eat without asking anything, and even if the two of them were angry, she didn't stop him from going over to eat. At the same age of seven, the cousin of the family saw him with undisguised disgust and called him a little beggar to his face...... Others might want something out of him, but the Ninth Princess, who never asked him for anything other than roasting game a few times.
On the other hand, he himself has been using her since he roasted game on the top of the mountain, and has been using her as soon as he comes into contact with the people of the Royal Palace. use her to make people in the shadows dare not act rashly; Using her, she can win sympathy in front of the guards of the Royal Forest Army and pave the way for the future to go to the army; With her, you can have contact with the Crown Emperor...... The rabbit candy puppet was willing to buy it for her, but probably God thought that he was disobedient and didn't give such a gift to such a pure-hearted little girl, and he knew that he was being targeted as soon as he got off the mountain......
"My lord, there's a corpse here!"
There was the sound of stepping on the grass, followed by a man's voice with a capital accent, Xiahou Yi saw with his own eyes that the man touched the pulse of the person lying on the ground: "The corpse is still warm, probably less than an hour after death!" ”
Xiahou Yi clenched the blade in his hand, this person has such a powerful pair of eyes, he really killed people in less than an hour!
"Let's take an analogy, this man was killed by Young Master Xiahou, with Young Master Xiahou's footsteps and the slippery road in the rain and wet...... "There were a total of eleven people in the same company, and the one called an adult looked at the terrain and told the story.
"My lord, this man is nearly six feet tall, and Young Master Xiahou is less than five feet, it seems unrealistic for Young Master Xiahou to kill him!"
"I think so, now the first thing to consider is whether Young Master Xiahou is alive or dead, even if he is dead, we have to find the body, otherwise it will be difficult to give the princess an errand if we go back!"
"A seven-year-old little yellow-haired girl......"
"Humph! It's such a seven-year-old yellow-haired girl, your grandfather has to bow his head and say hello when he sees it! That adult's face was not very good, but Xiahou Yi was a little relieved, it turned out that the Ninth Princess really sent someone to find him! He has always been thoughtful, and after listening to it for a while, he didn't find anything wrong with this group of people, and finally felt a moment of relaxation in his heart, Xiahou Yi deliberately lifted the branches and firewood and grass decorated at the entrance of the cave to make a sound, and sure enough, as soon as he moved, he felt that the voice was fast as if it was in his ears: "What person!" ”
Xiahou Yi seemed to have his last breath left, and he fainted with relief after seeing the adult, everyone was naturally overjoyed, what a credit it must have been to find Xiahou Yi! Xiahou Yi really felt that he could sleep with peace of mind this time, and some people were still chattering excitedly: "It's okay now, it's really hard to find a place to step on the iron shoes, it doesn't take much effort to come, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also come over today, maybe you can meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when the time comes......"
So many people were immersed in the joy of finding Xiahou Yi, no one thought that this thirteen-year-old boy was pretending to be dizzy, and his own appearance was too deceptive! There were many abrasions on his face, his clothes were all covered with mud and water, and what was especially tragic was that his calf was wrapped around a dirty cloth towel, which was still oozing with blood stains, and the most touching thing was that even though he was unconscious, the blade he had been holding in his hand did not let go, which showed how frightened he was at that time.
When Lan Qiduo heard that someone had found it, he immediately rushed over to meet someone, and the commander of the guards glanced at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was accompanying Lan Qiduo, and said euphemistically: "Your Highness, can you wait for Young Master Xiahou to freshen up?" Let the Imperial Doctor come over and check the pulse of Young Master Xiahou? ”
Lan Qiduo was stunned, pretending not to know and raised his head and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a little blankly: "Brother, is he sick?" ”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coughed, and he really didn't know how to explain to his innocent sister why he got sick when he got it back? Those bloody, dark things he wished his sister would never know.
"Lan Lan is good! Is it okay for my brother to see him for you? You go out first to see what your brother has brought you, my father has not seen you recently, I miss you very much, I found a lot of good things for me to bring you, and said that I will give you another half a month, and if you don't go back, he will come to pick you up in person! ”
The status of the father in Lan Qiduo's heart is not much higher than that of Xiahou Yi, Lan Qiduo instantly diverted her attention, and she knew very well in her heart that something must have happened in the middle that she didn't know, the prince's brother asked her to avoid it, and seeing that the commander of the guards was not in a hurry, it could be seen that she was not hurt much, and she happily went to see her gifts!
"Tell me more about what you saw!"
As soon as Lan Qiduo left, the prince instantly changed into a person, he was used to seeing those scheming guys in the court all day long, and now the matter involved Lan Qiduo, he had to think about it more complicated, after listening to the report of the commander of the guards, he angrily threw the teacup on the table: "Lawless things!" ”
The commander of the guards is the prince's person, and now that the prince is angry, he is just bowing and waiting aside, "How does Your Highness plan to deal with this matter?" If the humble position is not bad, there are other people on the mountain besides this one who is already dead, and the mountain is not safe at present, and His Highness's daughter cannot risk his body......"
"Lone understands, you send people to mobilize manpower, be sure to catch the rest of the party, and let people tell the surrounding villagers that there is a thief nearby, and the thief is injured, if someone catches the thief, the government will reward 100 acres of fertile land!"
After all, the commander of the guards is a martial artist, and he doesn't understand the twists and turns, but fortunately, he is loyal and very convinced by the prince's words, His Royal Highness the prince's eyes are cold, and when he seems to be thinking about something, the people around him came over and said something in his ear, and the prince said without a smile in his eyes: "Alone will meet this young master Xiahou!" ”