18. Life hangs by a thread
The door of the firewood room was ajar at the moment, like a quiet girl's house half-hidden, and as the short man fell to the ground, Lin Chaoge also noticed the movement outside the door.
The shining cold light flashed, Lin Chaoge chuckled in his heart, and pulled Wang Xifeng, who was so excited to put down the two people, "Be careful, he has a knife, don't go over." ”
She took three steps and two steps, ran to the corner and quickly rummaged through the two tattered benches, "Use this to block it, don't let him get close." ”
The young man with the knife had rushed into the firewood room in the blink of an eye, and rushed over with a hideous face waving a kitchen knife.
Lin Chaoge turned over the wooden bench in front of him with one hand, and held a long stick in the other, and wrestled with the young man.
At this time, she suddenly regretted that she didn't learn to practice swords with the master of the academy, although it seemed to be a showmanship, a fist and a leg, but it was better to know nothing than not to know anything.
Fortunately, there is also Wang Xifeng to help, although he is slender, he can't stand the length of his hands and feet, plus he has learned some flower boxing and embroidered legs with the martial artist of the academy, and he is bold, and from time to time he suddenly takes two steps forward, forcing the knife-wielding young man to retreat again and again.
The two worked together to slowly push the boy back into a corner.
It was also their luck that although the boy had a knife in his hand, he was impetuous, and when he retreated, he didn't see his companion lying on the ground, but he tripped and almost slipped, and the kitchen knife fell to the side.
Lin Chaoge immediately threw off the stool and picked up the wooden stick, "Hold him, don't let him run."
At this moment, Wang Xifeng obeyed her words and didn't think about it, threw away the iron tongs, picked up the stool and rushed forward, and put the young man who had not yet stabilized his body into the wall and between the stool, revealing only a hideous bloodthirsty head that cursed from time to time.
The young man stretched out his hand, picked up the kitchen knife that he took off on the side, and kept waving the knife in his hand without giving up, Wang Xifeng's body was crooked, and he dodged to the side, a cold wind swept over, and a wooden stick hit the young man's head straight up, knocking on the watermelon and making a popping sound, and it broke a big hole, thick and gorgeous blood gushed out, and even a lot of warm and hot blood splashed on Wang Xifeng's cheeks and placket.
Wang Xifeng couldn't bear to look at it, but this was not the time to be soft-hearted.
A terrible scream came out of the young man's throat, Wang Xifeng was expressionless, and added a few more sticks, and the young man was dying and fell to the ground softly.
Lin Chaoge dropped the wooden stick and told Wang Xifeng, "Don't let go of your hand." ”
Wang Xifeng was shocked and nodded like pounding garlic.
Lin Chaoge found a rope, tied them up one by one, threw them where they were lying just now, and changed into his own clothes, but he begged to drag them for a while.
She picked up a kitchen knife, tongs, and stick, and walked out of the firewood room.
Wang Xifeng looked around, the house was full of messes, several teenagers with their hands and feet tied were lying on the ground, their heads were soft on their chests, and they didn't know whether they were dead or alive.
He recalled the scene of Lin Chaoge beating people with a stick with an expressionless face just now, and couldn't help but shudder twice.
I didn't expect this guy to look as easy to handle as a soft persimmon on weekdays, but I didn't expect it to be a hard bone.
Night, night. Thick
Outside the wild temple, the night is thick, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the four fields are silent, except for the occasional insects chirping in the sand mountain, it is really quiet and a little scary.
Wang Xifeng shook his arm that was invaded by the cold air in the mountains, came to Lin Chaoge's side, held a wooden stick in one hand and beat it away, and followed her step by step.
The speed of the two of them is slow, and there are many wounds on their bodies, large and small, and it is even more true that He has been hungry for a day's weak hands and feet, and he is as fast as a turtle.
"This way."
Lin Chaoge looked around, looked up at the sky, and the North Star, which emitted a faint light, was dotted alone, inconspicuous but guiding the way for the lost.
Ziweixing is known as the "master of the number of buckets". Ancient researchers have regarded Ziwei Star as the "Emperor Star", so the person whose main star is Ziwei is the face of the emperor is the emperor. Violet Microstar, also known as Polaris, is also the main star of the constellation Ursa Minor.
The Big Dipper revolves around its four seasons. If the sky is compared to a funnel, then Zi MSI is the top of this funnel, so it is easy to distinguish.
The old man often said that no matter where you are in the northern hemisphere, you get lost, see the North Star, and find the north.
According to the guidance of the stars, she quickly determined that the wild temple was on the back of Zizhu Mountain, and sure enough, as she guessed, it was very close to the Luoyang Academy.
Naturally, it is also close to the Yellow Crane Tower.
The two of them stepped into the grass, one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Wang Xifeng suddenly said "Huh", grabbed Lin Chaoge, and said softly: "You listen to someone."
He pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the sound of the wind, and a smile appeared on his face that lasted after the catastrophe, "It's my family's guards who saved us."
In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard, and a few faint torches flashed in the forest.
Wang Xifeng exhaled, raised his foot and pulled Lin Chaoge to leave, with a smile on his face that finally came: "It's finally here." ”
Lin Chaoge's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he subconsciously pulled Wang Xifeng, "Wait." What if the treasure digger comes back," she always thought that things would not be so simple, otherwise why not come sooner or later, just at this time.
Wang Xifeng was speechless, wiped his sweat, and stretched back to his footsteps to move forward.
The two of them hid behind the lush bushes, revealing their eyes and looking out.
In the distance, the fire swayed, and a pair of people and horses from far and near, like wind and clouds, attacked the wild temple.
The person at the front wore black clothes and big hats, and he couldn't see his face clearly in the night, and he carried a big knife in his hand, reflecting the cold breath in the moonlight, and it was menacing.
Seeing the silver light refracted under the firelight, Lin Chaoge's face turned pale.
Wang Xifeng's face was also white, his face was bloodless for a moment, his bones were terrified, his lips trembled, and he whispered softly in a whisper-like voice, and then he spit out a few words, "They are here to kill me, they are my father's enemies"
The voice was low, and every word trembled, telling of wordless fear.
Lin Chaoge could hear that he was really scared.
Because there are countless treasure places that serve as talismans, he and the thieves are always at ease when dealing with them, not so much to maneuver around, but to say that he regards this robbery as an adventure game.
Seeing the man in black, he really realized that the danger was approaching, and Lin Chaoge could feel his horror.
The sound of horses' hooves was mixed with the barking of dogs, and the other party actually brought a hunting dog.
"Let's go!"
The night wind was cold and biting, Lin Chaoge came back to his senses, and decisively pulled Wang Xifeng to turn around and hide in the deep dense forest, not caring about his hands and feet being weak.
There were several screams behind him, and the man in black killed all the teenagers in the wild temple, worried that the fish that slipped through the net would burn the broken temple clean.
The leading man in black did not see anyone in the ruined temple, so he gave an order, and the rest of the men in black scattered to search for people.
Lin Chaoge didn't look back, pulling the frightened Wang Xifeng all the way, drilling wherever the bushes and jungles were vigorous.
After a long time, his physical strength was overdrawn, and finally Lin Chaoge's mouth grew up, his nose was uncomfortable, his eyes were black, his chest was stuffy, his lungs were like exploding, his legs were so heavy that he couldn't lift them anymore, and the barbed thorns in the bushes slashed his face and neck, drawing countless small wounds, and his fair face was even more tempting.
The barking of the dogs chased them in their direction, and it was impossible to ride horses on the mountain, half of the men in black gathered around them, and the other half rode up the hill from the avenue, ready to strike back and forth.
Lin Chaoge walked quickly while calculating.
I vaguely remember that there seemed to be a stream leading to the village at the foot of the mountain not far away, and if you hide in the water, you should be able to avoid the hounds for a while, and it is better to follow the stream downstream than to be a headless fly.
She was engrossed, unexpectedly thrown away, and her steps paused, and she was busy stabilizing her body so as not to fall in embarrassment.
"Lin Chaoge, you go over there, leave me alone" Wang Xifeng pushed her away, half-squatting down and covering his stomach, angry as a gossamer, "Let's go separately, otherwise none of us will be able to leave in the end." ”
At this time, he didn't have the heart to joke, and his tone of voice carried a hint of sadness, and the usually arrogant and self-respecting Young Master Wang judged the two of them.
In an instant, the rabbit died and the fox was sad and sad and distressed to the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't drag Lin Yan down anymore.
Lin Chaoge frowned, couldn't help but say, stepped forward and grabbed him, and carried him forward, "We are going to walk together all the way, don't want to leave me alone, the wound hurts."
Wang Xifeng struggled twice, but his strength was not as strong as hers, and he smiled bitterly and said, "Those people fed me that strange bowl of water during the day, and my feet don't seem to be able to move now." ”
He motioned to Lin Chaoge to look at his hand, his fingers were stiff, and his fingertips were white, "There must be some medicine added to the water to numb my hands and feet, I can't run, Lin Yan, listen to me, you hide me, you are familiar with the road here, go to the academy to find someone to save me first, okay."
"As you just said, those people are here to kill you, and they won't give you a chance to escape." Lin Chaoge grabbed Wang Xifeng's arm to prevent him from falling, gritted his teeth and dragged him away, "Do you still want to die?"
Wang Xifeng's red and swollen eyes squeezed out two lines of tears, which really touched the edge of despair, "They are as powerful as my guards, I can't run, Lin Chaoge, you are so smart, don't be stupid, let go of me and you can have a chance to live."
Lin Chaoge didn't hear it, gritted his teeth and dragged Wang Xifeng, who got into the tip of the horns, step by step, and never stopped.
"Lin Yan, you didn't let me go when you heard it, otherwise I would have to die here tonight!"
With a "snap", a slap was thrown on Wang Xifeng's already red and swollen face, adding to the hideousness.
Wang Xifeng was caught off guard, was staggered, took a few steps back and sat on the ground, raised his head suddenly, and stared at her in a daze.
The pursuers were approaching, and the barking and shouting of dogs came and went.
The Man in Black was getting closer.
Lin Chaoge turned his back to the dark dense forest, looked down at the lost Wang Xifeng, and said word by word, "Shut up, if you don't want to die, don't grind and chirp like a girl to distract me." ”
The faint starlight sprinkled on her white face, running all the way, many bloody cuts were scraped on her cheeks, and the blood beads coagulated, dazzlingly red, and the flowers blooming on the other side of the Huangquan Road were not as good as the flowers on the other side of the Yellow Spring Road.