Chapter Sixty-Six: The Strange Village
According to Leya.
The old man picked up the little girl from the cart, and Wu Yuanzhou stood a little farther away and pouted, holding a long cloak in his hand and swaying awkwardly from side to side.
It's a pity that Lao Niu didn't seem to take the goods in his eyes at all, lying on the ground and not moving, which made Ye Lingyi, who was watching, laugh.
Wu Yuanzhou saw her smiling, Huo Ran was overjoyed, his heart was as sweet as drinking honey, and then his subordinates waved even harder, as if he was not fighting to drive away the old cow at this time, but to make her smile.
Helian Che looked at it, and for some reason felt that it was very dazzling, and the hand holding the long sword tightened unconsciously.
Xu is sky lives up to his wishes, Wu Yuanzhou's sincere and flirtatious heart finally moved the heavens, and the big action finally attracted the attention of Lao Niu.
The old cow, who was lying in the mud, suddenly had a straight look, and Huo Di stood up.
Just when everyone was happy to open it, the old cow was snorting and panting, one front hoof kept squishing in the mud, stirring the muddy water more and more turbid, the bull lowered his head slightly as if he saw a huge threat like an alarm bell, a pair of round cow eyes still staring straight ahead, violent, as if he was going to make some crazy moves in the next second.
Wu Yuanzhou sensed that something was wrong, and was about to evacuate, when the cow rushed towards him like crazy.
"Ache!" Wu Yuanzhou exclaimed.
"Just in time!"
The corners of Helian Che's lips provoked a hint of laughter, and his eyes were as fierce as lightning in his long sword.
Then everyone saw that a sharp light from the falling red cotton petals cut through the air, and stabbed the old cow's back fiercely.
The old cow was seriously injured, fell into the mud hard, and no longer dared to oppose people.
The boots printed with the cockroach pattern stepped on the back of the cow fiercely, and pulled out the blood-stained sword, it was Helian Che who said coldly to the old man: "This beast doesn't dare to make a mistake, you should leave quickly!" ”
The old man was shocked, as if he was very scared, his eyes flickered, and he pulled the little girl forward and thanked him repeatedly.
Helian Che didn't pay attention to it, but his eyes were as cold as an impersonal machine, and he only glanced at the little girl with tears on her face.
His gaze has always been very sharp, as if he can always penetrate people's hearts and understand the hearts of others, although this is very annoying, but Ye Lingyi doesn't feel strange, but today, when he looks at those old eyes, that kind of cold and bone-chilling feeling, makes her vaguely aware that something is wrong.
But what's wrong?
When Ye Lingyi was thinking about it, the old man had already pulled the injured cow away, and what was even more strange was that as they drifted away, the little girl led by the old man actually howled and cried, and from time to time she turned her head and looked at them with teary eyes, her eyes were like asking for help.
"Look at that grateful look, what a wonderful little girl!" Le Ya looked at those people from afar, sighed, and looked at Helian Che with admiration: "Young Master Helian, you are really a good person!" ”
This courteous dedication is like a sycophant in the world! Moreover, the little girl is clearly eager to ask someone to save her life, where is the half of gratitude?
Ye Lingyi couldn't help but slander, she was speechless.
Helian Che directly ignored Le Ya, who was holding his hands and was about to turn into a nymphomaniac, took the sword and walked directly to Ye Lingyi's side, lowered his eyes and asked seriously: "Do you think, should we take care of this idle matter?" ”
Ye Lingyi didn't expect him to ask her suddenly, she couldn't help but be startled, looked left and right, and pointed at herself a little flattered: "Are you asking for my opinion?" ”
"Or else?" Helian Che pursed a smile on his thin lips, looking particularly sexy at the moment.
But what he said next made Ye Lingyi's throat choke suddenly: "I'm just afraid that you will forget, after all, the relationship between the two of us is not ordinary, and there are some things that I just want to discuss with you." ”
How deep is the ambiguity in this "relationship is not ordinary" and "I just want to discuss some things with you", only the two parties know best.
Ye Lingyi froze, thinking back to that night, recalling that intoxicating kiss, she couldn't say anything anymore, and her delicate little face became hotter and hotter.
At this time, the other two people who seemed a little redundant looked at each other, but they also noticed a trace of ambiguity in the atmosphere.
"What are you talking about? What relationship is not ordinary? Wu Yuanzhou was like a big child who defended the toy to declare sovereignty, and pulled Ye Lingyi behind him: "Iris, but my future general's wife!" ”
Helian Che smiled, full of ignorance.
He didn't take Wu Yuanzhou's words, he just asked people to lead the horse, turned on the horse's back neatly, and then drove the horse to Ye Lingyi's side, stretched out his hand to her heroically, and smiled: "Come up!" ”
Ye Lingyi was still stunned, looking up at the man with a faint smile on horseback mechanically, and stretched out his hand in a ghostly manner......
Then, the pegasus neighed, and the freshly clothed Langjun on horseback galloped away with the little girl in his arms, and the horse's hooves instantly stepped on countless mud and red, who saw the carefree posture of the fairy couple?
Wu Yuanzhou, who was left behind, suddenly burst out and shouted bitterly: "Helian Che! Where are you taking the kites? You're deserting! ”
The cool breeze blew, wrapped in a cool sentence: "I have my own opinions!" You can stay here and take care of the emperor as much as you do! ”
The expression of the person who wanted to pierce the pestle in place was sad, as if he was hated by someone who had taken his wife on the spot, and a sense of powerlessness spread. The other only stared in the direction they were going, gritting his teeth secretly.
Pegasus chased the hoof prints on the ground, and the two soon found a village.
But the strange thing is that there is no one in this village in the daytime, and what is even more puzzling is that the doors and windows of every house are closed, and it does not seem that no one lives, because not only are the roof tiles neat, the windows and doors are clean, and there is even a trace of cooking smoke from the chimney of a house not far away.
The first impression is that the villagers are hiding from something.
It's obviously a place where people live, but it's quiet like a ghost village at this time.
The two glanced at each other, Helian Che walked in front with a cautious expression, and only said: "This place is weird, be careful in everything!" ”
Ye Lingyi nodded, her face was also heavy.
The village is not big, the red cotton trees are planted at the head of the village to the end of the village, the fire is red from afar, the wind is light, the slightly fat petals are blown off, and the "pop" sound is slightly on the ground, clear to the ear!
As those old people said, almost every house here has red cotton hanging in front of the door, which shows that there is a lack of material here, and the people in this village have very limited means of livelihood.
But in such a small village with limited means of living, no one came out to work during the day, which is unjustifiable.
The only thing that can be guessed is that there must be a trick in this village, but it is unknown where the trick is.
It seems that finding those old decay and the little girl is the key.
Ye Lingyi stepped through the falling red flowers, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart that he was in a trap, secretly thinking that there were a few pairs of eyes staring at them hidden in every house in front of him, maybe he wanted to attack the two of them.
At this moment, the enemy is dark and I am clear, the situation is extremely unfavorable for them, and God knows what will happen in the next second.
Ye Lingyi looked around defensively, subconsciously tightened his clothes, and hurriedly followed Helian Che's footsteps.
But his legs were really long, and she only walked for a while, and when she reacted, Helian Che didn't even see a figure.
At this moment, Ye Lingyi didn't dare to shout, nor did he dare to slack off his nerves, only that hand slowly touched the handle of the sword.
His glass-bead-like eyes filled with solemnity, and he looked around and simply stopped in place.
It was so quiet that it was eerie, except for the occasional chirping of birds and the gentle breeze swaying the branches on the slope, only the sound of her breathing was clearly audible.
The more this situation is very serious, the more it means that there is a great crisis lurking around.
The animal's innate sense of crisis made her tighten the string in her head.
She began to try to look into the room through the gap between the door leaves, vaguely feeling that the people in the door were also observing her, and the moment their eyes collided, a ghost suddenly flashed behind her with a "whoosh".
Ye Lingyi was attracted to attention, turned around to observe, but found that it was a man dragging a little girl's back collar to the entrance of the village, and the little girl was crying and forced to retreat, and the man dragged her all the way.
Despite their speed, Ye Lingyi still recognized at a glance that the little girl was the one who was called a granddaughter by several old people, and immediately followed without thinking about it.
Her steps were as brisk as a cat's, and she only wanted to get the girl out of nowhere, but just as she was chasing ahead and passing the corner of a house, a sharp knife suddenly appeared on the opposite side and crossed in front of her.
Ye Lingyi's neck hit it irrepressibly, but fortunately, she reacted quickly and stood still in time, otherwise her fate would not be too good-looking.
"See you again." The voice of the person opposite was joking, and although his face was covered, it was not difficult to distinguish his identity.
"It's you again, does the Queen Mother know that you are so scheming to deal with your own people?"
Ye Lingyi's face was expressionless.
The person on the other side chuckled as if he had heard a joke: "Your own people? Just you? I might as well tell you that the Queen Mother knows that you have repeatedly prevented us from assassinating the boy surnamed Wu and the group of old thieves in the court, and she has long been suspicious of you, and your life has to be explained here today! ”
Hearing this, Ye Lingyi was not in a hurry to speak, but smiled, laughing helplessly.
The person on the other side had a bad temper, and when he saw her laughing, he thought that she looked down on herself, so he said angrily: "When death comes, why are you laughing?" It's also from Cangling Mountain, do you think I can't kill you? ”
"I didn't say that," Ye Lingyi had already restrained her smile when she raised her head, staring at the man's eyes: "I'm laughing, I'm laughing at you, I don't know what the Queen Mother thinks, but your mind is too superficial!" ”
The masked man's chin was slightly raised, and his eyes were full of viciousness.
Ye Lingyi continued: "The Queen Mother must have sent you to have another mission, but you took great pains to deal with me, although I also know that I am young and promising, and it is a bit flamboyant to be appreciated and reused by the Queen Mother, but you don't have to be so obvious when you are jealous, right?" ”
"Jealous of you?" The masked man sneered, but there was clearly annoyance in his eyes when he was poked in the center, "You're going to die soon, I need to be jealous of a dead person?" ”
Ye Lingyi pursed her lips: "It's better like this, let's make a bet to see who kills whom first?" How about the loser who pays for the bet with his life? ”
The masked man narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes suddenly released a fierce light, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You are doomed!" ”
The words fell, and the knife in front of Ye Lingyi's neck slashed at her.
It's a pity that this offensive seems to be fierce, but it hasn't even touched a single hair of Ye Lingyi.
The reason is that someone is quick to draw a sword, and at the moment when the masked man raised the knife, the sword in her hand was one step ahead and pierced into his heart with great precision.
"Ahh The masked man let out a muffled scream, her body shook twice, and blood splattered out, staining the hem of her dress red.
The masked man still maintained the posture of raising the knife, but the knife in his hand was ruthlessly taken away by the girl in front of him.
Immediately afterward, the long sword in her hand stabbed him a little deeper into the heart, and a voice with a smile sounded in his ears, like a demonic voice that pulled him to hell: "Let me tell you, when you want to kill someone, it's best not to talk nonsense with him, just go straight to it, otherwise there will be too many flaws...... You're losing! ”
The smile on the girl's face grew cold, and the sword that pierced her heart was pulled out, and the person on the other side fell vertically, never to be resurrected.
At this moment, the originally calm surroundings suddenly shouted and killed.