Chapter 4: The Mid-Autumn Festival
Li Heng swam to the shore, slammed together, didn't stand still and stumbled two steps, and almost slipped.
His eyes widened suddenly, and the more he thought about it, the more he hurt him, and his cold pupils lit up with a bloodthirsty brilliance, and he clenched his fists hard, bent down into the woods, and ran into the depths of the woods.
As if for an instant, the world lost its color, the leaves withered on the branches, and the gray sky was reflected in the dead silence of the earth.
Speeding through the mountains, the body seems to have been hollowed out by the wind, almost suffocating.
The scene of my father lying in a pool of blood has been haunting and lingering in my mind......
Li Heng's lips subconsciously squirmed twice, but he didn't make any sound.
He tried not to let the tears fall, he didn't want the sadness to spread, but he couldn't suppress the pain in his heart, and the tears in his eyes were accumulating more and more, and they would burst out at any moment.
"Mother......" Li Heng pushed open the door of the house, his heart was completely occupied by grief, he sat on the ground with his head down, covered his face with his hands and cried......
"Heng'er, what's the matter? What about your father?" The mother was drying the grain, and saw Li Heng wet all over, his arm ripped open, and blood flowed.
She threw away her broom in fright, and a sense of foreboding came over her.
"Father...... Killed......" Li Heng burst into tears and told what had happened in a choked and intermittent choke.
"Big brother...... Daddy...... "Li Ji and his sister Li Mingyue cried with sad faces, tears flowed from their eyes to their cheeks, like pearls with broken threads falling to the ground, and stood aside in a daze.
Just when all thoughts were lost, my mother's whole body suddenly trembled, hurriedly wiped away her tears, and said loudly: "Let's quickly pack up our baggage and leave this place immediately, they won't let our ...... go"
The four of them simply packed their luggage, hurriedly escaped from the house, and reluctantly glanced back at the home.
Home is a harbor that can shelter from the wind and rain and give infinite strength.
However, because of the escape, he will have to say goodbye to this home forever.
The four of them hurried to the dock in a daze.
The sea breeze roared, blowing on the face like a knife.
Four people lined up in a long line, anxiously waiting for the passenger ship to dock.
Not far away, the two mysterious employers had searched for them with a dozen vicious killers.
"The ship is docked, hurry up. Li Heng stood on the bow of the boat, picked up an iron rod and hid it behind him.
The two mysterious employers caught a glimpse of Lee Hyung and chased after him with loud shouts.
As the boat gradually sailed away from the dock, a vicious killer jumped on the board of the ship first, and was shot into the water by the iron rod hidden behind Li Heng.
In the distance, a group of officers and soldiers of the county government galloped over, led by the county government officials who were ordered to hunt down Li Heng and others, and the "black eagles" were fast, rolling dust, covering the sky and the sun.
When the dozen or so killers saw the officers and soldiers of the brigade flocking in, they did not dare to force their way onto the passenger ship again, stomped their feet, and left unwillingly.
The passenger ship left the dock and sailed into the depths of the sea.
The "Black Eagle", who had just arrived at the dock, had a few shiny beads of sweat on the tip of his nose, his eyebrows raised angrily, and his indifferent face twitched.
He stomped his foot violently, and with murderous strokes, he drew his silver saber and pointed it at the sailing ship in the distance......
"Where is this boat going?" asked the mother, a little tired.
"Go to the capital of Qi to build Kangcheng. The boatman was slightly stunned, blinked in dismay, and although his face was suspicious, he didn't ask much.
In the calm sea, the sun shines through the black clouds, setting a golden border on its edge.
The breeze is light, the sun slowly rushes out of the encirclement, and in an instant thousands of rays of light pour down, and the endless sea surface is glittering, illuminating the lone sail in the blue sea.
The four of them leaned in the cabin, uninterested in admiring the beautiful sea view, and a wave of tiredness hit them, and they fell asleep unconsciously.
The passenger ship traveled for half a day, and the road was calm.
The boatman suddenly raised his voice and said: "Go to Yangxian Wharf for replenishment, and then continue on the road after a stick of incense, everyone stay on the ship, don't move around at will." ”
The noise and swaying of the boatman woke Li Ji, and he looked at the distant scene with sleepy eyes, and a layer of mist on the surface of the sea made the green mountains flicker.
He scratched his loose hair, stretched his waist, and glanced at the far side of the dock, where there seemed to be a figure surging, and fixed his eyes to see that it was the two mysterious employers at the head.
Li Ji got up and pushed Li Heng: "Big brother, wake up, they're coming!"
Li Heng woke up from his sleep, jumped up, and cautiously went to the stern of the boat to inspect.
After the replenishment was completed, the boatman jumped on the boat, slowly shook the handle of the oar, and the hull of the ship gradually approached the shore.
"They caught up, and I dragged them in the bow, and you sneaked down from the stern. Li Heng looked at his tired and haggard mother, his childish brother Li Ji, and his ignorant sister Li Mingyue, and he remembered his father's dying instructions to have the courage to protect the family without hesitation, and to be ready to sacrifice for the family at any time.
The courage that my father spoke of now fell on his shoulders.
Li Heng clenched his hands tightly, gritted his teeth secretly, tried to control the emotions that were about to explode, and then said in a firm tone: "No matter what, you must protect your family, even if you lose your life!"
"Big brother...... Then how are we looking for you?" Li Ji tightly dragged Li Heng's hand.
"Three months later, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will meet in the highest building in the capital of Qi Kingdom!" With tears in his eyes, Li Heng also held Li Ji tightly and said, "Li Ji, promise me that from now on, you will protect your mother and sister." ”
"Hmm!" Li Ji nodded with wide eyes, "Big brother, you must return safely!"
In the distance, the birds hovered over the sea, their wings brushing off the sunset.
"Yes. Li Heng smiled slightly, touched the back of Li Ji's head, walked to the bow of the boat, and suddenly the tiger's body was shocked, his eyes were murderous, and he shouted at the strong man on the shore, "Here!
"Stinky boy, there, get on the boat and chase ......" The two mysterious employers couldn't help but be furious when they saw Li Heng standing on the bow of the boat and shouting provocatively.
More than a dozen killers "swished ......" jumped onto the bow of the boat, brandished steel knives, and chased after Li Heng.
The sea was howling, the wind was howling, and from time to time there were rows of huge waves, and although they were shattered by the rocks, the debris and droplets still drifted forward.
At this time, the mother hiding on the dock and Li Mingyue had already cried into tears.
"Big brother......" Li Ji stood on the pier in a daze, looking at the sailboat in the distance, and kept shouting in his heart, "Big brother, are you okay?"
A gust of wind blew, and it seemed to whisper to Li Jixu:
I believe that the eldest brother will be able to turn evil into good fortune.
Don't be discouraged! On the Mid-Autumn Festival, our family will definitely be able to meet again!
......
Seeing that the passenger ship had sailed far away, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes, and he no longer ran away to dodge, but stopped unhurriedly and walked calmly towards the group of killers.
More than a dozen strong men quickly surrounded him, looking at Li Heng, who was smiling and looking at death, his face was a little surprised: "Is this kid crazy?"
After hesitating for a moment, the man at the head pointed at Li Heng and said angrily, "What about your father?
"My father was killed...... We have not taken your money. ”
"What, dead?" the man at the head seemed a little surprised.
"He snatched the one who was killed by Xiao County's order. ”
There was silence for a while, and the tall man said in a low voice: "Brother Tang, we lost the silver this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape the blame, so we simply killed this stinky boy to kill the mouth, and raised the guilt of the head, saying that the merchant ship capsized and the silver sank into the sea without a trace." ”
"What Brother Sun Xian said is very true, what about the rest of the Li family?" asked the man surnamed Tang.
"Don't you see? In addition to us chasing them, isn't the Anjixiao County Commander also cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots? Hey hey ......"
The cold light flashed, and the man surnamed Sun suddenly pulled out the Pu knife on his back and stabbed Li Heng in the abdomen.
"Ahh......h
With that, Li Heng suddenly rushed towards the group of killers like crazy, the sword light flickered, the blood light burst out, and where the blade fell, bright red liquid sprayed out.
His mind went blank, his legs went limp, and he fell into the raging waves with a thud.
Li Heng stared at the sky for the last time, only to see bright stars shining on the edge of the vast sky, very beautiful, very beautiful, and gradually his vision blurred, only pitch black remained......