5. A scapegoat
Shan Ting's impassioned prophecy made Zhuang Hua's not too strong heart jump for a while, and his facial expression was almost broken.
The next move of the mountain court almost made Zhuang Hua jump up from his kneeling!
Shan Ting got up and took a step back, bowed deeply to Zhuang Hua, "Shan Ting asks Zhuang Hua to agree!" ”
At the same time as Shanting got up, Zhuang Hua also stood up, Shanting saluted her, and she dodged sideways.
Joke! Although she is not a one-man man, she has always done what she says, and she has never agreed to what she can't do, looking at the background of Shanting, this story, this trouble, she will definitely not be able to do what he asks, since she can't do it, there is no reason to accept such a big gift from others.
Seeing that the worship was empty, Shanting once again persevered in the direction of Zhuang Hua, Zhuang Hua helplessly stepped forward and held Shanting's arms, and said: "It's better for Shanting to say what is the matter first, if you can do it, you will definitely not shirk." ”
"With the ability of Zhuang Hua, it will be done." Shan Ting looked directly at Zhuang Hua, "Now that I am in the Yang country, the chasing soldiers are in the status of a certain warrior clan, and I dare not do the thing of arresting and imprisoning, once I leave the Yang country, it will be difficult to escape." The trip to Zhaoguo is imperative, and I have written down all the things that I have conspired to do, and I want to ask Zhuang Hua to report this matter to the Zhaoguo court on my behalf. ”
Zhuang Hua was silent for a while.
The responsibility was so great that it scared her. She didn't know where the mountain court trusted her so deeply, and even entrusted such an important matter to her, and even entrusted it with a heavy responsibility.
"The matter...... I can't say yes. Zhuang Hua said.
After thinking about it repeatedly, Zhuang Hua rejected Shanting's request, she didn't feel that she could take on such a big responsibility. She was moved by Shanting's trust, so she had to be more cautious, she thought about a lot of things in a short period of time, for example, how could she hand over this important piece of information to the imperial court, and she couldn't just grab a person who looked like an official in Shaoguang, the capital of Zhaoguo, and stuff the information over, right? Also, even if she didn't have someone to trust, how could she prove that this information was true, or how she could convince her, not to mention other problems, both of which she didn't know how to solve.
The light in the mountain garden's eyes suddenly dimmed. After more than two months of getting along, Shanting knew that Zhuang Hua rarely refused other people's requests, and once "he" clearly refused, he really refused, rather than pretending to be reserved.
"I'm sorry." Zhuang Hua said the most weak sentence.
Shan Ting put away his disappointed look, and smiled comfortingly: "Zhuang Hua doesn't need to mind, it's a difficult thing for a strong man." ”
After sending Shanting out of the room, Zhuang Hua threw himself on the low bed, buried his head in the burden as if he wanted to suffocate himself to death and did not look up for a long time.
Why do I feel guilty? No, in the original world, she refused to do anything, she didn't know what the guilt was, she just rejected what she couldn't do, people should be self-aware, she knew her own pounds, and she wouldn't be able to accept things beyond her ability.
But why did she refuse Shanting this time, the surging guilt was about to drown her! Seems...... It's like betraying the mountain court.
Zhuang Hua sat up and scratched his bare head, trying to sort out the messy thoughts, and the eighteen beads in his other hand also turned quickly.
Betrayal only occurs between people who are close to each other. There are only two kinds of close relations, one is that there are entanglements of interests, and the other is that there are emotional entanglements.
Entangled interests? Except for the things and money that were exchanged for the silver lock at the beginning, she has indeed been eating him, using him, eating and wearing to throwing money around, all of which are from the mountain court...... Zhuang Hua had a big embarrassment on his face, and the mixture of rice worm and ruined son turned out to be her. However, these are nothing to Shanting, and Zhuang Hua still doesn't have too specific concepts about the money in this world, so there is no entanglement of interests.
Emotionally involved? Family affection, non-existent. Love...... Don't be funny, she has lived for twenty-nine years, from watching other people's early love, to watching other people's love triangles, to watching other people's extramarital affairs, she has vomited, and her immune system is already very strong. So......
It turned out that unconsciously, she had put Shanting in the position of a friend. It is different from the unscrupulous and taboo friendship with the original world and all kinds of bad friends, but the kind of mutual admiration, mutual recognition, and sympathy.
really responded to the sentence "The friendship of gentlemen is as light as water". Maybe she's not a gentleman, but Shanting really is.
There are bandit gentlemen, such as gold and tin, and gui and bi. The stones are like jade, and the pines are like emeralds.
The more Zhuang Hua thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart, so he simply lay on his back on the bed and pulled the quilt, covering his head and falling asleep. After a few days of traveling, and being intimidated (Xing Le) and mentally stimulated (Shanting) one after another, Zhuang Hua quickly fell asleep in his thoughts.
"Xiao Huazi, how does it feel to cross over?"
There was chaos in front of Zhuang Hua's eyes, but she was sure that she had indeed heard Tang Qi's demon man's voice.
"Tang Qi! Where are you? Zhuang Hua shouted loudly.
"I'm at your house. I laughed at the wild matsutake mushrooms in your refrigerator, and I should have given you the reward for the crossing opportunity. "Still no one was seen, only voices were heard.
As soon as Zhuang Hua heard that the private goods were swept away, he immediately exploded, and scolded, "What a dead lady!" Dare to touch my fridge I unloaded your cospy human bread! Stop me! ”
In the void, only Tang Qi's smug smile echoed......
"Wake up! Wake up! Zhuang Hua! ”
Who, the lord is angry, what is the noise!
Zhuang Hua, who received information from the outside world, complained secretly, struggled to open his eyes, and woke up from his sleep.
It was a dream. This was the first thought she had after she was fully awake, and then, the big face that was too close in front of her scared her, and she almost couldn't hold back a slap, and when she saw who it was, Zhuang Hua just wanted to take a knife to defend herself.
Xing Le bent down and looked at waking up from his sleep, at first his sleepy eyes were hazy, but later he was frightened and confused, but he still looked indifferent, and suddenly felt very interesting, and laughed out loud.
Xing Le smiled, Zhuang Hua completely relieved himself, lay on the couch and moved, let go of Xing Le, who leaned over the side of the couch and hung his face less than half a meter away from her face, and sat up.
Turning his head to look out the window, it turned out that it was already night outside, and the lights were on.
"I don't know what happened when Xing Le came at night?" Zhuang Hua turned his gaze to this uninvited guest. There is nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, she and Xing Le have no friendship, and they are even wary of each other, and at this time, he must have something to "trouble" her.
Xing Le turned around and sat on the couch, his tone was frivolous, as if teasing, and said to Zhuang Hua: "It's better for Zhuang Hua to guess what happened to a certain institute." ”
Zhuang Hua rolled his eyes at him in his heart, and at the same time raised the alarm by two levels, and said, "I don't know." ”
Xing Le leaned closer to Zhuang Hua, and said with an ambiguous expression: "I really don't know? ”
Zhuang Hua wanted to stand up, but he didn't expect the corner of his clothes to be sat under Xing Le's buttocks, so that Zhuang Hua couldn't stand up and didn't say anything, and almost stumbled on Xing Le.
Zhuang Hua's feet wearing only socks were firmly attached to the foot, and he didn't fall down, and then sat back slowly under Xing Le's playful expression, thinking, it's good that the master has practiced.
To be able to live so big in the "ravage" of a group of bad friends, it is impossible to have no skills and rough nerves, she doesn't care about Xing Le's little prank at all, what she is worried about is what Xing Le came to her for. She didn't narcissistically fall in love with Xing Le at first sight, fell in love with her bald, and then came to a drama of "people make an appointment after dusk, and the willows on the moon are slightly headed...... How strong is this man's taste?
Xing Le joked enough, and finally said with a straight face: "I don't know what the mountain court discussed with you, did you agree?"
Zhuang Hua's thoughts were racing, and it turned out that Shanting's plan to steal the sky and change the day had been discussed with Xing Le. Unable to think of a reason, Zhuang Hua replied truthfully: "I refused." However, I dare to guarantee with my life that the affairs of the mountain court will never leak out from me. ”
Xing Le shook his head, "Shanting's whereabouts have long been exposed, and it doesn't matter if you say it or not." Do you know what I said to the mountain court when I was at the Warrior Pavilion? ”
What are the details of the offensive and the counteroffensive? Zhuang Hua thought speechlessly, always asking nonsense, how do I know what you said, I didn't hear it.
Xing Le didn't need Zhuang Hua to answer, he knew that this person was far away when he was talking to Shanting, and he had no intention of peeping, so he continued: "Shanting wants to ask you to go to Zhaoguo on his behalf, and he is a bait to lure away the pursuers, this is a method." If you don't agree, the mountain court will have to take the risk of crossing from the river to the other side, and you will retreat with ease.
Do you know how to return to the river? The gentle flow of the Gui River is the natural boundary between the two countries, because no one has been able to cross the river since the fall of the Daxing Dynasty 430 years ago and the suicide of the last king of Daxing by jumping into the river. Legend has it that the king of the fallen kingdom was unable to ascend to heaven because of his sins, and his ghost wandered the banks of the river in search of a replacement for him who had been trapped in the river for eternity. The legend may not be credible, but it is true that the people who tried to cross the river have disappeared. ”
Zhuang Hua wanted to say something, but found that there was nothing to say. What can be said? Say let Shanting not take risks, or do you want me to do it for Shanting? No matter which of these two roads, the mountain court is more than auspicious.
"Actually, you don't agree to me." Xing Le looked at Zhuang Hua in contemplation and said.
“……”??? Zhuang Hua was puzzled.
"In this way, Shan Ting and I don't owe you anything." As soon as Xing Le's words fell, a Xuanyi martial artist walked in, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fist at Xing Le, and said, "Lord Xing Le, what you have ordered has been done, and you can set off!" ”
Xing Le nodded, got up and smiled at Zhuang Hua and said, "Let's go, tonight, I will send Mr. Zhuang Hua out of the city." ”
Zhuang Hua still doesn't understand what Xing Le wants to do, and he will live to a pig in those twenty-nine years.
Li Dai Tao stiff!
She Zhuang Hua is a scapegoat!
A wave of anger rushed straight to the Tianling Gai, and Zhuang Hua asked Xing Le coldly word by word: "Is this matter your decision or the meaning of the mountain court?" ”
Xing Le had no pressure in the face of Zhuang Hua, who exuded anger, "The mountain court is still sleeping peacefully, and Zhuang Hua is persuaded not to want to wake up the mountain court by shouting, the unique tranquilizing medicine of a certain master has a very good effect, in addition to the unique antidote, Ren Lei can't move, and the city can also sleep peacefully." ”
Zhuang Hua was blocked by Xing Le.
After a dead silence, Zhuang Hua didn't look at Xing Le, put on his shoes, grabbed the red sandalwood bracelet on the couch, and walked calmly to the door.
When it came to the end, Zhuang Hua calmed down. A colleague of hers once said that the death in the well could not go to the river, and that it was futile for her to resist at this time, and if she was destined to die as a substitute, then she should also take it in stride, and it was not her style to play tricks or kneel and beg for mercy.
"Wait." Xing Le grabbed Zhuang Hua, who had stepped out of the room with one step away, took off the ochre-colored cloak on his body, draped it on Zhuang Hua's body, and tied it carefully, and the hood behind the big hat was buckled on Zhuang Hua's head, making sure that her whole person was not exposed at all, and bowed: "Please!"
The little guy in the post house saw a group of people coming out of the backyard in a hurry, and just wanted to stop and ask, but the shopkeeper next to him grabbed him and scolded him in a low voice: "Don't you want to die?!"
The little guy's foot that took a step quickly retracted and shook his head vigorously.
Xing Le took the lead in jumping onto a carriage outside the post house, turned around and stretched out his hand to Zhuang Hua and said, "Come up." ”
Zhuang Hua didn't ink, grabbed Xing Le's hand and jumped into the car. At this time, time is of the essence, and she estimates that as soon as they came out of this door, countless eyes have already seen that they may really be able to escape from the encirclement and pursuit if they hurry faster.
She tried her best to think about it, and no one wanted to die if she could live.
Four warriors rode horses in front to open the way, a warrior royal car carrying Zhuang Hua and Xing Le followed, and behind the left and right, more than 20 warriors rode horses to each other, surrounding the carriage tightly.
This large pedestrian marched quickly on the road in the city, and suddenly flew sand and rocks, and the pedestrians retreated, and no one dared to face its front.
The inn was some distance from the city gate, and the carriages on the flat stone paved road were running fast among the guards, and in less than a moment, the warriors who opened the way in front of them had already seen the torches dangling in the hands of the patrolmen on the city gate.
Xing Le lifted the curtain in front of the carriage, leaned out, looked at the approaching city gate, and shouted to the warriors guarding the surrounding guards: "Don't stop!" Rush out for me!! ”
"No!!" All the warriors replied in unison, and at the same time, they clamped the belly of the horse under their feet, and rushed towards the city gate at a faster speed.
In the distance, the guards at the gate saw a group of twenty or thirty people approaching the gate quickly, and the centurion shouted to the group: "Who are you waiting for!" It can be known that you can't go out of the city without the order of Taishou after the unitary time!! After shouting, he sent an order to the guards of the city gate to lock the city gate immediately.
However, it was too late to give this order.
The first four warriors drew their swords on their horses, rushed to the city gate, raised their swords and slew the guards who were bolting the city gate, and then flew off their horses and pushed the gate open.
"An enemy has stormed the city gates! Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrow!! ”
Clusters of arrows rained down, shooting at Xing Le and his party all over the world, taking people's lives with a cold and cold light.
Zhuang Hua sat in the car with his eyes closed, the beads in his hand slowly turned, as if he couldn't hear the sound of fighting outside the car, and his indifferent face was buried in the shadow of the hood, which made it impossible to see it really.
Xing Le, who was sitting opposite, lifted the hood on Zhuang Hua's head, and saw that Zhuang Hua's face still did not change, so he couldn't help but be curious: "Do you know what happened outside the car?" ”
Zhuang Hua still closed his eyes and silently turned the bead in his hand.
Just when Xing Le thought that Zhuang Hua would not answer, Zhuang Hua said lightly: "I know." ”
"Not afraid?" When the words came out, Xing Le himself laughed first.
Who is not afraid of death.
Sure enough, Zhuang Hua glanced at him with disgust, and closed his eyes again.
Gradually, the sound of fighting outside the carriage disappeared, and the carriage galloped, and the bumps in the carriage were noticeably worse than before.
It seems to be out of town. Zhuang Hua thought.
I don't know how long it took, the horses neighed outside the car, and the carriage came to a sudden stop.
"If you don't tie your hands and catch it, three thousand archers have trapped you in it, if you resist to the death, you will be taught to die without a place to be buried!"
The shouting came clearly into the carriage, Xing Le drew his long sword, and before rushing out of the carriage, Xing Le glanced back at Zhuang Hua, who was sitting still, and said apologetically: "So-and-so went, Zhuang Hua...... Take care. ”
Then Xing Le jumped out of the car in one step, leaving only the curtain moving with the wind.
It's not terrible to die, it's terrible to die. Zhuang Hua thought of this, and she was waiting for death.
She accepted Xing Le's apology, it was useless to care, if he went, I am afraid it would also be a fatal situation.
The sound of gold and iron, the fight of people and horses, every sound outside the car seemed to expand a hundred times, and clearly drilled into Zhuang Hua's ears.
She heard the roar of every warrior burst out with all their might, the unwilling sigh of every fallen man, the crisp sound of sparks bursting with every blade touch, and the sound of every wisp of night wind lifting up clothes.
After a while, calm returned to the outside of the car.
The curtain of the car was lifted, and the voice of the person who shouted before sounded again: "Doctor Fuliang, please get out of the car." ”
Zhuang Hua got up, got out of the carriage, avoided the support of the soldiers next to the carriage, and jumped out of the carriage.
One man on horseback