Chapter 110: Martial Law in the Whole City [I]
"I'll go, what's the situation!"
The torch fell to the ground, illuminating the surroundings brightly, so bluffing that Zhao Zheng couldn't help but lean closer to the crack in the wall, looking at the dozen or so constantly beating flames on the ground, a chill suddenly surged in his heart, "Damn, Lao Tzu is exposed!" Zhao Zheng scolded secretly.
Zhao Zheng looked up against the firelight, and the sliding marks on the gap were clearly visible, but when he looked up, it was pitch black. Just when Zhao Zheng squinted his eyes and wanted to explore further, suddenly a series of "whoosh" wind-breaking sounds came from his ears, followed by arrows that smashed intensively into the torch pile and splashed sparks.
"I'll go!"
Even though Zhao Zheng was a battle-hardened soldier king, he was so frightened by this sudden rain of arrows that his soul almost didn't fly out, he would never have thought that he would be blocked by the ancients with arrows in the crack of the wall in another world, and at this time he realized that he was likely to be exposed on the city wall. After a dozen seconds, the rain of arrows gradually became thin, and after a few more seconds, the rain finally stopped. Zhao Zheng put his head out of the gap and looked out against the firelight, only to see seven or eight Zhao soldiers holding torches running towards him. Zhao Zheng looked at a series of dancing torches not far away, and just when Zhao Zheng was stunned, he suddenly heard a person shouting loudly: "Quick! Catch that man, don't let him run! ”
The shouting sound was like thunder, which startled Zhao Zheng in a trance, and when Zhao Zheng regained consciousness, seven or eight torches were already only eight or nine meters away from him.
"I'll go!"
Seeing this, Zhao Zheng ran without saying a word, and jumped out of the "blockade circle" composed of a forest of arrows and torches in a few flexible jumps. Zhao Zheng ran extremely fast, and disappeared into the vast darkness in the blink of an eye.
"Damn, it's a kid, catch him!" One of the soldiers shouted.
Seven or eight torches were like a string of stars in the night sky, following Zhao Zheng unhurriedly, and in their opinion, capturing a small child was like picking up something. However, it was not long before they found themselves moving farther and farther away from the child, threatening to be dumped. Everyone's hearts couldn't help but tighten, and the speed on their feet increased, but it didn't help, and after ten minutes, this string of "stars" was like a headless fly, and began to wander back and forth aimlessly in the city.
"Huhuhu...... Hum! Play with Lao Tzu, you are still a little tender! On a towering tree, Zhao Zheng looked at the string of torches looming a hundred meters away and teased.
The tree at Zhao Zheng's feet was the same tree he had climbed when he visited the ancient city a few months ago, and because it was the height of summer, the foliage was unusually dense, and it was an excellent hiding place for the night. Zhao Zheng looked at the string of torches looming a hundred meters away, and after a few breaths, the little face that was originally full of banter gradually became solemn.
"Shhh...... How the hell did I expose myself? Zhao Zheng frowned and thought.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Zheng still didn't have the slightest clue, in his opinion, the sound caused by his fall from the crack in the wall would not alarm the soldiers on the city wall, but if it was exposed on the city wall, Zhao Zheng couldn't find where he made a mistake.
"Damn, what the hell is alive!" Zhao Zheng scolded in a low voice.
Seven or eight torches were still crashing in the streets and alleys like flies, Zhao Zheng looked up at the sky, and saw a very faint white light hanging in the air in the night sky, "I have to go back quickly......," Zhao Zheng muttered.
This towering tree was not far from Zhao Zheng's house, and within a few minutes, Zhao Zheng sneaked back home. Fortunately, Zhao Ji has not come back at this time, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but feel deeply relieved after entering the house, took off his clothes full of mud and threw it at will and fell crookedly on the kang, but the kang has not been warmed up, outside the grass house, a series of hurried footsteps came into the ears, followed by the dilapidated door was gently pushed open. Zhao Zheng knew that it was Zhao Ji who came back, so he quickly pricked up his ears and pretended to be asleep.
Zhao Ji tiptoed into the house, and saw Zhao Zheng "sleeping" through the faint night light, and his heart relaxed after a night of tightness.
"She's back early enough tonight......"
Zhao Zheng held his breath and contemplated, feeling Zhao Ji's every move while muttering in his heart. Zhao Ji originally wanted to pick up Zhao Zheng, but when she saw the sweetness of Zhao Zheng's sleep, she couldn't bear to disturb her, and she was too tired, and when she saw the kang on the soil, a sense of sleepiness swept over her body. Fortunately, after Zhao Ji entered the house, like Zhao Zheng, he fell directly on the kang and fell asleep. With Zhao Ji's heavy snoring, Zhao Zheng's hanging heart finally settled.
Snoring was heard in the dilapidated thatched huts, and in the streets and alleys, the seven or eight soldiers were still panting and scurrying around in the alleys, and when the sky was white, they walked towards the south gate. On the way back, each of the soldiers was silent and solemn, and when they passed through the crack, looking at the torches on the ground that had not been completely extinguished and the slip marks on the wall, one of them finally couldn't help but scold: "Damn, it's obviously a stinky child, why did you let him run away like this?" Also, how could he not have anything to do when he fell from such a high place? ”
"Who the fuck knows? I guess it's a hell of a life, phew! After the other soldier finished speaking, he spat on the ground fiercely, and then smacked his tongue and continued: "Hey, Master Wu, do you want to report this matter to the authorities?" ”
The leading soldier was a young captain, and he had nothing to do about this thorny old soldier, so he had to pretend not to hear, and just walked forward with his head bored. Seeing that the captain ignored him, the veteran Youzi only felt bored for a while, so he didn't say anything more.
By this time the sky had dawned, and on the city walls, the laborers had begun another day of purgatory-like life. With the sound of the overseer's whip breaking through the wind, the huge wooden hammer in the hands of the laborers smashed heavily to the ground.
Outside the city, at the southern foot of Hanshan, for fear of accidents, Sun Sheng did not fall asleep after Zhao Zheng left, but nested in the small cave Li looked at the entrance of the cave in a daze with a tired face. In the grass house in the city, Zhao Zheng, like Sun Sheng, stared blankly at the sky through the hole in the roof. On the city wall, the group had just scolded and climbed the city wall, and happened to meet their top boss, and then quickly knelt down and said, "I've seen Lord Sima!" ”
"How's it going?" Liang Sima asked.
The young Wu Chang replied: "Lord Sima, the ...... Lose someone! But ......"
"But what?" The two Sima frowned slightly.
The young Wu Chang brushed his thoughts and then replied: "Although I didn't catch the person, I found that the person was very strange!" ”
"Oh?"
Hearing this, the two Sima said with interest: "What kind of weird method? ”
Wu Chang replied: "That person looks like a child of only 6 or 7 years old, although we have not been able to fight with him, but we conclude that this person must be extremely skillful, and it is definitely not a child!" ”
"Shhh...... Could it be that the matter reported by Nancheng just now has something to do with this person? The two Sima said secretly.
The two Sima pondered in their hearts for a moment, and then said with a straight face: "Today, count the laborers in the south of the city one by one according to the roster, and report to me immediately if you find any abnormalities!" ”
"Hey!"
The people answered the order, and then they went their separate ways, and in a short time the laborers who had been scattered all over the place were gathered together......