141: Liangshan and Ah Xiang (2)
Nalan Jinxiu just wanted to remind Ah Xiang out loud, when he saw a short feather arrow shoot through the wooden stick. Although the arrow was small, it was extremely fast and powerful, and the big young man was taken by its momentum and fell to the ground. This fall lost the feeling that Taishan could be pressed against the top in terms of body size, but it was very embarrassing.
Ah Xiang and Liangshan realized that this person had woken up and looked at him defensively. The big man looked at the wooden stick that had been pierced by the rain arrows, and his heart was cold. Thinking that if the person who shot the arrow was aimed at his arm, then one of his arms would definitely be useless now. Originally, he seemed to be angry, and he was a fierce and evil person, so he didn't dare to move.
Nalan Jinxiu didn't see clearly just now how the feather arrow came out. She looked back at Xu Jince, hesitated for a while, and then asked, "Brother, did you put that arrow just now?"
"Hmm. Xu Jince's expression was indifferent.
Nalan Jinxiu's eyes widened, and she looked at him from top to bottom. Xu Jince was finally amused by her and asked her, "Why are you looking at me like this?"
"How did you shoot that arrow?" she didn't see him move.
Xu Jince pointed to his cuffs. Nalan Jinxiu saw that he was wearing a strong suit, which was a common outfit for the troops, and what was more special was that he was wearing a pair of sterling silver bracers on his wrists. Under the moonlight, it is clear that it has a metallic sheen.
"Could it be that you have something hidden in this bracer?"
"Yes. Xu Jince stretched out his wrist guard in front of her.
Nalan Jinxiu found that the bracer was a short distance from the skin on his arm, and there should be an arrow hidden in the gap. She suddenly remembered that she had seen a weapon with a very precise texture before, which was a crossbow arrow that could be worn on the wrist, which was called a hidden arrow.
But the Hidden Arrows she had seen were relatively large, and they could be seen at a glance when worn on their wrists. And this one hidden in Xu Jince's silver bracer, if it wasn't for close and careful observation, it would be impossible to find it at all. She became more and more curious about this weapon in her heart, and reached out to touch it, but was stopped by Xu Jince.
"What, is it possible that this thing still recognizes the owner and doesn't let others touch it?" Nalan Jinxiu glanced at Xu Jince strangely, but what he thought in his heart was that he didn't know how expensive this thing was, and he couldn't even touch it.
Xu Jince reached out and rubbed her hair, explaining: "You don't understand its structure, I'm afraid that you accidentally touch the mechanism and hurt someone." If you are interested in him, I will have someone make one for you when you go back to the palace, and you can also use it for self-defense. ”
"Wouldn't this be some secret weapon?" Nalan Jinxiu felt that the people who had been adrift on the battlefield all year round, especially the generals, had their own self-defense weapons, and that weapon could be taken by surprise. This sleeve arrow is so precise, it takes a lot of effort and thought to think about it, if it is his self-defense, how can he easily let others know?
"This sleeve arrow is called Butterfly Shadow, and it was a gift from my father when I first led the army. He was designed by his father, and to make this butterfly shadow, he needed a lot of rare materials, so this small piece of sterling silver bracers is hard to find. Because only my father and I know its mechanism, it was a secret in the early years, and I could take it by surprise. But it's not a secret that you've been on the battlefield for a long time and have fought the enemy a lot more times. ”
"Did someone make the same thing?"
"Of course not, my father's hard work, that's something that ordinary people can understand? They just know that I have such a thing, and they will be more guarded. ”
Nalan Jinxiu looked at the feather arrow on the wooden stick again, and said as if talking to himself: "This arrow is extremely fast and powerful, I'm afraid it can't be guarded against!"
"Because it has to be hidden in the bracer, it is not large, in order to ensure its speed, you must add weight, it looks small, but in fact it is not light. ”
"It shouldn't be easy to make such an arrow!"
"Yes. ”
"Isn't it a waste for you to use one?"
"No, I usually get it back when I'm done. ”
Xu Jince's tone was plain, but Nalan Jinxiu was terrified when he heard it. A strange picture came to mind, that is, the scene of Xu Jince pulling arrows out of the dead body, and I don't know how many he pulled. I wonder how he felt when he saw the people he had killed.
Xu Jince glanced at her lightly, and as soon as he saw her eyes, he knew that the little girl was thinking nonsense again. He rubbed her head vigorously and said angrily, "Why don't you hurry up and pick up the arrows for me now?"
"Why am I going?"
"Didn't you win this bet? You have taken advantage of all the advantages, do you still want me to serve you?"
"Don't do it!" Nalan Jinxiu wilted, "If you want to go in, the two of us will go together, I think that big guy is quite fierce, I'm a little scared." ”
Xu Jince held back a smile and deliberately teased her: "With me behind you, what are you afraid of? If he dares to touch you, I will give him another butterfly shadow arrow to taste." ”
Nalan Jinxiu had a bitter face: "On the battlefield, you won't also send small soldiers to pick up the butterfly shadow arrow for you!"
"Not really. ”
"Then you did it yourself?" Nalan Jinxiu pouted: "You usually go by yourself, why do you want to enslave me now?"
Xu Jince had no choice but to explain: "The Butterfly Shadow Arrow is very precious, if it weren't for a commanding general, I wouldn't be willing to use it." ”
"Then I have to thank you for giving me a chance to see the Butterfly Shadow Arrow?"
Xu Jince nodded with a smile, and his tone was profound: "The son can be taught." ”
Nalan Jinxiu heard the teasing in his words, and was reluctant for a while, so he pushed Xu Jince with his hand, and his tone was unquestionable: "You go and see how to deal with this matter." ”
"I'm not going. He didn't like it the most, especially when he heard that the two children adored him. If he appeared now, Liangshan would feel even more humble and disgraced.
"Why don't you go, Ah Xiang and Liangshan worship you very much, wouldn't it be nice to let you play the role of a god descending to earth?"
"What's good? The matter of the two of them poisoning has not yet been resolved, if you can concoct an antidote, it will be enough to save the lives of these hundred and ten people. If they can't be stopped, they are murderers, and even if they don't have to be combed, they will have to be beheaded. ”
Nalan Jinxiu couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when she saw that he was still teasing her with a combing sentence. She just casually told a lie to scare Liangshan, where is there really such a cruel punishment?
"Are you really not going? I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it myself. "Nalan Jinxiu showed weakness.
Xu Jince shook his head firmly, looking non-negotiable.
"Brother......
"It didn't work. ”
Nalan Jinxiu felt that the killer feature really couldn't be used frequently, and it really had no effect if it was used too much. She had no choice but to grab Xu Jince's arm with both hands and beg: "You just go and solve it! You see that those two teenagers can actually poison them, and they are not good at it." As for the big guy, let alone a big villain. ”
Xu Jince didn't want to explain so much, but when he saw his sister's timid appearance, he had to say: "Ah Xiang and Liangshan are two children with poor backgrounds, but their not weak temperament is very suitable for going to the battlefield." If you can really concoct an antidote, I hope to make these two children guilty instead of killing them. ”
Nalan Jinxiu felt that Xu Jince was really not an ordinary person, and this point of view was indeed very new. Since the founding of the Daning Dynasty, it has valued the dignity and humility of the descendants, and those inferior people from low backgrounds can not only be bought and sold at will, but even life and death cannot be decided by themselves. The right to deprive others of their lives seems to be a privileged right of the aristocracy, which they enjoy, and use with impunity.
She never thought that this quasi-heir of Zhenbei Wangfu, who was born as soon as he was born, could live at the bottom and overlook the prince of Zhenbei Wangfu, who cherished his weak life so much. A nameless reverence rose in Nalan Jinxiu's heart, which had nothing to do with identity or blood, it was just a belief that emanated from the inside out.
"I will definitely be able to develop an antidote, and I will definitely give Ah Xiang and Liangshan a chance to start over. ”
"Then what are you afraid of? Go, I'm here to watch over you. ”
Every time she encounters this kind of thing, the third brother is by her side. Even when the third brother is not there, there will be Long Yi or Ji Xiaobai. After coming to Northern Xinjiang, Mu Li was also inseparable from her, Nalan Jinxiu had never faced it by herself, at this time, not to mention that she had no bottom in her heart, I am afraid she couldn't believe it herself.
"Liangshan's confidence is frustrated, and if he finds out that I know about his unbearable past, I am afraid that his performance in the army will also be frustrated in the future. Xu Jince glanced at Nalan Jinxiu again, and said in a calm tone: "Sheng'er, do you understand now?"
Nalan Jinxiu nodded, taking a deep breath for herself and acting as a psychological defense. Ah Xiang in the firewood room also reacted from the shock, and he shouted outside the house: "Who is peeking out there?"
His voice was particularly loud and could be heard very clearly in the silence of the night. Nalan Jinxiu's face was black, how could this child not distinguish between good and bad, was she peeking? Obviously she was saving his life. She didn't dare to hesitate anymore, because Ah Xiang was afraid that when you were nervous, you would talk a lot, and now you kept shouting. Nalan Jinxiu was afraid that he would recruit the villagers, and the more people knew about it, the worse it would be.
"What are you shouting so loudly for? Nalan Jinxiu pushed open the door of the firewood room and went in, and said angrily.
When Ah Xiang saw that it was her, his eyes suddenly widened and he froze in place. It took a long time to react, and he called out uncertainly: "Sister Fairy?"
The salutation he shouted in this situation made Nalan Jinxiu choke on a mouthful of old blood in her throat, and she struggled several times to find her voice: "I heard what you and Liangshan just said, shouldn't you explain it to me?"