Chapter 68: Drawing a sword in the woods
When Xiao Lizi took Afang Cema out of the city, Xia Wuqi had already rushed to Xiali Village. Fortunately, Xia Wuqi is quite experienced in dealing with knife wounds, so although the two were seriously injured, they were not life-threatening.
At this time, Zhang Mancang, a pair of faint old eyes had already cried like rotten peaches. Looking at the old doctor Liu, who was covered in bandages and unconscious, Zhang Mancang couldn't help but whimper: "Woo woo...... You old ghost, you can't fucking die...... Woowoo woo ......"
Seeing this, Xia Wuqi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he thought that Old Doctor Liu would return to the city later, but he would take Chen Xiwa straight to Xiali Village. Xia Wuqi didn't understand what secrets were in that stinky Zhao Zheng'er, which made the white-bearded old man in front of him so painstaking and troublesome.
Just when Xia Wuqi was puzzled, ten miles south of Xiali Village, a boy who looked to be only five or six years old was quietly following six men in black, and when he looked at it, this boy was actually Zhao Zheng.
It turned out that after saying goodbye to Dr. Liu and them until returning home, Zhao Zheng was worried that Zhuang would betray himself because he couldn't withstand Dr. Liu's troubles, so he didn't stay at home for long before going out of the city again on the grounds of continuing to collect firewood. Zhao Ji originally didn't want Zhao Zheng to go out of the city again, but seeing that her son insisted again and again, and there was indeed no firewood at home, she had to agree.
As usual, the firewood knife was pinned to Zhao Zheng's waist, and Zhao Ji stuffed a Qin short knife into Zhao Zheng's arms and said, "My son takes this knife well, maybe it can keep my son safe in the future......"
Zhao Ji said something meaningful when he stuffed the knife into Zhao Zheng's arms, Zhao Zheng didn't reply when he heard this, but just sighed secretly, he knew that the poor woman in front of him really thought that it was a stranger who had sent someone from the Qin State to secretly protect her.
After everything was ready, Zhao Zheng ran impatiently towards the outside of the city, and it didn't take long for him to come to the Zhu River Bridge again.
Because it was noon at this time, the blazing sun made the outside of the city as lifeless as a lifeless picture, only the "rustle" sound from the reeds and the endless cicada cries around reminded Zhao Zheng that there was still life here.
"Shhh...... Zhuang is not in the cave, where should I find him now! ”
Standing at the head of the bridge, Zhao Zheng craned his neck to look around while thinking. Just when Zhao Zheng was struggling with where to find Zhuang, he saw a ragged boy sitting on the riverside a hundred meters away, feasting, and when he looked closely, it turned out that Zhuang was munching on grilled fish.
Zhao Zheng couldn't help but sigh when he saw this, he didn't expect that the gift of nature would make a slave who was expelled from the city live so nourishing and chic. Zhao Zheng also knew that if it weren't for the sharp decline in population during the Zhao War, the Zhu River would have long been unattended, and the fish in this river would naturally not be able to be enjoyed by a Qin slave.
Seeing that Zhuang was eating very happily, his originally tense heart relaxed, and Zhao Zheng knew that he was too worried.
Zhao Zheng didn't bother Zhuang, nor did he go home because of peace of mind, but ran in the direction of Xiali Village non-stop. Zhao Zheng knew in his heart that no matter how much the little girl helped herself, she couldn't reverse Dr. Liu's suspicions about herself. Doctor Liu will definitely go to Xiali Village to investigate in person, and the five corpses left in the village will bring endless trouble to himself.
After all, Zhao Zheng was born in the army in his previous life, and running for twenty miles in a row was not a difficult thing for him. Just as Old Doctor Liu and Xu Dezheng were confronting them, Zhao Zheng was already lying on the roof of an abandoned courtyard not far away.
Zhao Zheng didn't want to get involved in the fight between Old Doctor Liu and these mysterious men in black, and even hoped that the lives of the two would stay here forever. However, when an old man and a young man were seriously injured and both fell to the ground, and Dr. Liu's life hung by a thread, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but take action.
"Whoosh"
With a burst of breaking wind, the iron short knife that was originally in his arms was thrown out by Zhao Zheng like a ray of lightning, and he didn't even have a second of time, and Xu Dezheng's wrist had an extra cold Qin short knife. Almost at the same time, Zhang Mancang's arrow also shot at Xu Dezheng's wrist with extreme accuracy, making the shriveled old man's dry old hand almost cut off.
Because he was on the roof, the arrow on Xu Dezheng's wrist was naturally seen clearly by Zhao Zheng.
"Not good!"
Looking extremely carefully in the direction where the arrow was fired, he saw that at the end of the village alley, an old general with a white beard was running towards Old Doctor Liu in a hurry. Behind him, a group of soldiers in fiery red armor like Chen Liangsi followed closely.
"Damn, I'm in trouble!"
Zhao Zheng knew that throwing this knife out would definitely make Zhang Mancang aware of his existence. Fortunately, at this time, he was on the roof twenty meters away, and due to the limited vision, Zhao Zheng concluded that Zhang Mancang did not see him.
Just when Zhao Zheng was about to run away, Zhao Zheng found that Zhang Mancang's soldiers did not chase after Xu Dezheng, who fled in a hurry, but were busy with something in an extremely orderly manner.
"Shhh...... What does this old man mean? Zhao Zheng muttered.
Watching the six surviving men in black flee into the dense forest in a hurry, Zhao Zheng seemed to realize something, and immediately followed quietly.
Although Xu Dezheng and his party had already fled from Xiali Village, because Xu Dezheng's wrist was bleeding profusely at this time, Zhao Zheng was still able to easily determine their whereabouts through the bloodstains left along the way.
A group of seven people, six large, one small, one in front of one and one behind, shuttled quickly in the dense forest. After running five miles to the south, Xu Dezheng finally couldn't support it and fell to the ground unconscious.
Seeing that Xu Dezheng had fainted, the leading man hurriedly took him in his arms and kept shouting: "Old Xu...... Xu Lao wake up, Xu Lao ......"
After a few minutes, Xu Dezheng, who had already lost consciousness, opened his old eyes that were becoming more and more sluggish. Because of excessive blood loss, the old dark face, which was originally like tree bark, was as white as paper at this time.
"Childe, what now?"
Beside him, a man in black asked as he watched his surroundings vigilantly.
The leading man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Dezheng wake up, and then said with a solemn face: "Old Xu can't stand the toss at this time, let's rest here for the time being, and then make plans after treating Old Xu's wounds!" ”
Hearing this, the man in black couldn't help frowning and continued: "But Childe, Zhao Jun can come in a moment, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time!" ”
The leading man shook his head slightly when he heard this, and just as he was about to speak back, Xu Dezheng opened his mouth and shouted, "Gong...... Childe ......"
"Old Xu, don't worry, the kid won't abandon Old Xu!"
The leading man saw that Xu Dezheng wanted to speak, and thought that Xu Dezheng wanted to make him give up on himself, so he interrupted.
When Xu Dezheng heard the leader man say this, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and his originally miserable old face actually climbed into a flush. Slightly raising his wrist that was pierced by arrows and Qin's short knife, Xu Dezheng's flushed old face instantly became hideous.
Holding the tail of the arrow tightly with his other hand, before the leading man could react, Zhang Mancang's arrow was pulled out by Xu Dezheng.
With the sound of "bang" at the wound, the faces of the leading man and Xu Dezheng were suddenly covered with blood.
"Old Xu, you ......"
"Hehehe...... Whew...... Public...... Don't worry about the old man, the old man has practiced medicine all his life, and this is still ...... Whew...... There are still some! Although the old man's wrist was severely injured this time, he was still ...... Fortunately, the main vein was not injured, no...... Out of the way! As he spoke, handing the arrow to his eyes, Xu Dezheng muttered very resentfully: "Old dog Zhang, this arrow old man will definitely return it in the future!" ”
After smashing the bloody one to the ground, Xu Dezheng stretched out his bloody hand to the equally bloody Qin Short Knife.
Just as the bloody hand was about to touch Qin's short knife, Xu Dezheng's bloody old hand trembled slightly without warning. Seeing this, the leading man thought that Xu Dezheng was cowardly, and immediately dissuaded: "Old Xu, it's better not to be reluctant." It's not too late to wait until we get back to our accommodation! ”
Although Xu Dezheng was seriously injured at this time, his brain was still quite clear, and he could naturally hear the voice of the leading man. Shaking his head slightly, Xu Dezheng whispered to the leading man, "Gong...... Childe, the knife on the old man's wrist must have been done by that peerless master! Alas...... It seems that our plan really has to be calculated in the long run, and I don't know if they can succeed or not! ”
The leading man nodded slightly when he heard this, he knew in his heart that a person who could silently carry out long-distance precision strikes with a short knife was not comparable to a person like Zhang Mancang, although his arrow also hit Xu Dezheng's wrist.
"Shhh...... Elder Xu, do you say Sikong will they ......?"
Although the leading man didn't finish his words, it still made Xu Dezheng's old face twitch.
"No, Childe, we can't afford to waste any more time here! If something happens to them, then our loss will be too great! ”
Just when the leading man looked at Qin Short Knife thoughtfully, after Xu Dezheng finished speaking, he slowly pulled out the Qin Short Knife that pierced his wrist with a ruthless face.
"Ahh
With Xu Dezheng's heart-rending scream, Qin Short Knife was pulled out by Xu Dezheng with blood and flesh. Fortunately, the arrow and the iron knife were pierced longitudinally, so the aorta in the wrist was not seriously damaged, so although the blood flowed well, there was no life.
"Old Xu, you ......"
"Huh...... Don't worry about the son, the old man doesn't care! This knife must be drawn here, or our whereabouts will be revealed! If that old dog finds us with blood, we'll have to be served to the pot! ”
Seeing that Xu Dezheng was reasonable, the leading man called people to find some hemostatic herbs around at random, and then bandaged Xu Dezheng carefully.
Just as the leading man was bandaging Xu Dezheng, a six-year-old boy appeared in front of the six people like a ghost......