Chapter 8: Fragments of Memory
Pei Gai didn't expect the old shepherd slave to wake up so quickly, he seemed to have just seen a little light, but he instantly sank into the darkness, and he couldn't help but feel that his blood was frozen, and his legs were a little weak. He stared firmly at the old shepherd slave, and saw that although the other party raised his head slightly, and looked at him, there was still a mist in his eyes, and then he stretched out his hand to support the ground, and then he was about to turn over and sit up.
Pei Cai's palms were oozing cold sweat, and he couldn't help but tighten, only to feel that his tentacles were hard and cold - that was the wooden handle of the dagger! I don't know where the strength came from, he bent his knees slightly, kicked the ground with his toes, and then jumped over, pressing the old shepherd's mouth with his left hand, holding the dagger with his right hand, the flat end on his chest, and the sharp blade forward, and threw himself directly into the other party's arms.
The dagger froze slightly, and then there was a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and he went forward - Pei Gai felt that there was some warm liquid sprayed on his right hand, and the left hand that covered the old shepherd's mouth also clearly felt that the other party took a deep breath. Then, the old shepherd made a soft "uh" sound in his throat, and his eyes immediately dilated.
The four eyes were facing each other, the distance was so close, the tips of the noses almost touched together, Pei Gai just stared coldly and cruelly into the eyes of the old shepherd, until the other party's eyes were still wide open, but there was clearly no life in his eyes, then he pressed his left hand hard, and laid the corpse flat on the ground—fortunately, the ground was covered with hay, and it didn't make much noise.
He wanted to pull the dagger out of the opponent's chest, but there was blood and cold sweat on his hand, so he couldn't help but slip. Hurriedly wiped a handful on the placket of his clothes, and was able to retrieve the weapon smoothly. The old shepherd slave stopped breathing, but Pei Gai couldn't help but gasp for breath, his heart seemed to be firmly grasped by the claws of a monster, and every beating was extremely difficult......
I killed someone...... Killed......
He felt his throat dry, and he felt the urge to cry in his heart, but he finally held back and swallowed half of his saliva. Immediately, he bit his lower lip with his upper teeth, and barely dispelled the bottomless fear in his heart with severe pain - it was Hu Ren, and his hands must have been stained with the blood of many innocents, killing ...... Damn it!
But what happened to the Hu people? Aren't Hu people human? Whether or not the blood of innocent people has been contaminated cannot be left to the speculation of a murderer...... Is this justifying your own killing? Pei Gai couldn't help but think of a sentence he had heard in his previous life - "People who are ruthless to themselves may not be ruthless to others?" If you are not afraid of death, will you be afraid of the death of others? ”
He deliberately took a long breath and shook his head, trying to get rid of all the inexplicable thoughts in his mind. The most important thing is that now is not the time to think about social ethics, the first priority is to get out of the camp as soon as possible, otherwise will you not live up to the woman's kindness? She must have risked death to save herself, so how could she not cherish it?
It was only at this time that Pei Gai's mind became active again. He was stunned for a moment, then he peeled off the old sheepskin robe from the old shepherd slave and put it over himself, and then took off the other's felt hat, covering his own hair, and pulled the brim so low that it almost covered his eyebrows.
I wanted to bring the old shepherd's long knife, but it was heavy to start with, and I always felt that no matter how I held it or wore it, it would definitely affect my flexibility, so I thought about it and had to give up. He turned his dagger upside down, the handle still in the palm of his hand, the sharp blade hidden in his sleeve, and then lowered his body, slowed his steps, and ran quickly but vigilantly out of the stable.
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Bonfires were lit in many places in the camp, and torches were burned outside the tents of several generals, but because there was no plan for camping, the shadows were vertical and horizontal, overlapping each other. Pegai carefully hid in the shadows, tiptoeing towards the outer circle of the camp.
His heart kept in his throat, because he knew that the chances of success in stealing Hu Ying were quite low. The reason why he was able to succeed in one blow just now was because the old herdsman was drunk, and although he was shocked from his dream, he had not been able to wake up quickly; Now if you bump into a few completely sober Hu soldiers in person, who can you beat with your weak body? I'm afraid that even the end of it is an extravagant hope.
But on second thought, if it's really hard to escape, anyway, with a dagger in hand, it's better to just turn it back and stab yourself in the throat. If you can't survive, then you just beg for death, so as not to be tortured by the Hu people to get out of the woman—although I have made up my mind that I will never involve the woman, but this body has no experience of torture, so it is better not to expect too much from your willpower.
With the consciousness of death, his steps became brisk, and his mind was exceptionally clear, and he had no distractions, and he was bent on avoiding the sentinels who patrolled by from time to time. Today, as Pei Gai thought, the luxurious carriage of Sima Bi, the prince of the East China Sea, was not only loaded with an astonishing amount of goods, but even inexplicably filled dozens of jars of fine wine—without good wine to accompany the meal, the prince would not have been able to survive the long journey he had planned—and after Lu An seized these fine wines, he immediately rewarded the soldiers, and almost everyone had a share, and all of them were shared. Therefore, even the sentries inevitably brought three points of alcohol, coupled with the fact that they were forced to allocate a lot of people to take care of the newly captured Jin people, and they didn't expect that there were still people in the camp who dared to escape, and their vigilance dropped greatly, and they were actually crapped all the way to a corner of the camp by Pei Gai.
He had noticed this direction when he had set up camp at dusk, and was closest to the stable where he was imprisoned, but only a shallow trench and a few rejects of horses. After all, the rejection of the horse was not a fence, and it was not coherent, so that it was convenient to open the passage at any time to facilitate the defenders to launch a counteroffensive - in essence, these rudimentary measures only prevented night attacks, and the Hu soldiers had never despised the Jin soldiers, and had no intention of defending the camp at all.
The closer he got to success, the more he didn't dare to be careless, found a dark area that was difficult to reach, and almost used his hands and feet at the same time, and finally climbed out of the horse rejection formation, and then climbed over the trench. But even if he was temporarily out of the Hu camp, he did not dare to straighten his waist, and still bent his body, like a frightened beast, trying to run into the darkness in the distance.
I don't know how long I ran, as if the night never ends, and I never know how tired, until I turned my head and saw only a dim light on the horizon in the distance, Pei Gai finally felt soft and numb, and couldn't help but sit on the ground. The body could hardly move anymore, only the mouth was open, the chest was undulating, and he was panting heavily, and even his eyes were black for a while.
But Pei should remind himself repeatedly: can't stop, resolutely can't stop! When the red sun rises again, Shi Le and Xuan An find that they have escaped, and they will definitely send troops out to find it.
If only I had a mount myself...... But that was just a meaningless luxury, and Huma had its own master, and it was not something that he could ride with confidence by pulling a horse down from the stable—and hiding in the pine forest during the day, didn't the mount stop at the sound of a whistle? If you have suffered a loss, how can you not have a long memory? Besides, if you really lead the horse, you may not be able to escape from the Hu camp smoothly......
Pei Gai thought carefully for a moment, raised his head and roughly judged the direction by the hazy starlight, and the most important thing was to find the direction of Weishui.
Weishui is one of the oldest recorded rivers in China, and there is a verse in the Book of Songs. The river originates in Yangcheng County, Henan County, flows to the southeast, and finally flows into Yingshui. It is estimated that the location of Huying is on the east bank of Weishui, south of Weicang, and north-west of Xuchang. In this case, Shi Le may judge that he fled to the east - he will definitely not run to Xuchang, why go west? Do you want to escape back to Luoyang? Luoyang is already a dead city, and there is an endless stream of people fleeing like Sima Bi, on the contrary, those who enter Luoyang and die by themselves are almost extinct.
Then you might as well pretend to "die by yourself", and only then can you live after you put it to death - crossing the Weishui may be helpful to cover up your footprints, and after crossing the Weishui all the way to the north, you can also stay away from Xuchang...... Of course, Luoyang himself will definitely not go.
Pengguan should be northeast of Xuchang, and according to the woman, her brother Pei Song or Pei Chong should be in Pengguan. In fact, Pei Gai's soul comes from two thousand years later, and he has no sense of closeness to the original relatives of this body, and he has no intention of looking for relatives to visit his hometown, but if he goes south to Jiangdong, thousands of miles away, and he has food and clothing, how can he walk such a long road alone? Even if you want to beg for food, the land of the Central Plains has been repeatedly burned by soldiers, and many areas are uninhabited for hundreds of miles, even if you want food, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat, right?
It is better to go to Pengguan to find the brother first, and then persuade him to flee to Jiangdong with him.
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In this way, Pei Gai took advantage of the night to swim across the water, which was not wide, the current was slow, and he had learned to swim in his previous life, so he finally reached the west bank before he was exhausted. But the clothes on his body were soaked with water, and he was so heavy that his legs were so like they were filled with lead, and he could barely walk anymore.
Pei Gai gritted his teeth and tried his best to drive the shell that was about to fall apart, and finally left the river bank and hid in a nearby wood. The shade is thick enough to cover your body, so you can probably take a short break and catch your breath.
He sat down with his back against a large tree, and with the last of his strength he took off his sheepskin robe and felt hat, but although the clothes inside were soaked, he really had no strength to free them. Fortunately, it was early summer, and there was no wind tonight, so it was not completely freezing.
I want to go to Pengguan and find my brother, but how far is Pengguan from here? My brother seems to be a Taoist text, is his real name called Song or Chong? And the woman, who is she? How are you related to yourself?
Pei Gai tried his best to search for the memory fragments in his mind, because he was extremely tired, and the more he thought about it, the more his brain cramped, and he couldn't recall anything. Eventually, he fell asleep in a daze and began to dream......
In the dream, he saw the woman's sad, trance-like eyes again, which were deeply engraved in his heart. Since the time has passed, time has been short, and all the people of the same people who have seen it are either full of fear or nothing, and no one seems to care about others, let alone care about others, let alone care about themselves who are dazed and overwhelmed, only this woman...... But who is she?
The woman's countenance gradually became clear in the dream, no longer the dress she had when she had been rescued in the stable, she wore a wig on her head, a high combed bun, and a beaded emerald, a thick grease powder on her face, her ears lobes, and a light purple blouse with wide sleeves covered with brocade...... The outfit is extremely magnificent, even if the queen concubine of heaven is nothing more than that, right?
Thinking about it, Pei Gai finally remembered! This woman is indeed related to herself, and she is also the Pei family of Hedong, and she is her cousin in terms of seniority - although the age difference is not too big. Later Han Shangshu ordered Pei Mao to have five sons, who grew up to Pei Qian, the word Wenmao, and Cao Wei also did Shangshuling, who was Pei Gai's great-grandfather; Pei Qian's third brother is Pei Wei, the word is Xiu, Shi Wei is the history of Jizhou Thorn, and the second male Pei Kang has four sons and one daughter - the child names are Pei Chun, Pei Dun, Pei Shao, Pei Kuo, and that daughter is the woman who saved her life in the stable.
Although they are relatives, Pei Gai does not know the name of this cousin, only that she was married to Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, when she was still young, and became a stepfamily.
It is precisely because of this relationship that the relics of the Pei family in Hedong will be close to Sima Yue, among which Pei Shao, the third brother of Concubine Pei, is Sima Yue's mastermind, and Pei Gai himself will also accompany him on the expedition. Pei Shaozi was not only brilliant in writing, but also good at fencing, and more importantly, he was barely a qualified politician and military commander, but it was a pity that Sima Yue died of illness in Xiangcheng...... Otherwise, it would not be Wang Yan's turn to take charge of the military alone.
But why did Concubine Pei appear in Hu Ying, wearing coarse cloth clothes? Pei should not understand...... Theoretically, Concubine Pei should still be in Luoyang and did not go out from her husband. Why did she fall into the hands of the Hu people? What kind of misfortune will she encounter when a noble lady falls into the Hu camp?!
Pei Caimeng woke up from his dream, and he felt covered in cold sweat and soaked his clothes again. After a few breaths, he couldn't help but struggle with his hands on the tree, and grasped the dagger tightly, and walked out of the forest with a step—no, I was going to save her!