51. Hope to cut off the way back
Zhao Xiu had already seen a familiar figure, so he asked to stay alone in the courtyard.
"Come out, everyone is gone." As soon as he finished speaking, a man emerged from the grove directly in front of him. This person is older than Zhao Xiu, and his face is full of heroism.
The boy looked to the left and then to the right. provoked Zhao Xiu to laugh and say, "What are you looking at?" You haven't done anything bad, what are you afraid of? It's like being a thief. ”
Seeing that there was no one on either side, the young man exhaled and slowly straightened up. "Didn't you say you wanted to keep it secret, but I did it strictly according to the requirements you said, and I didn't slack off in the slightest."
"Shhhh Zhao Xiu interrupted the young man's words.
The young man also knew the importance of the matter, so without saying a word, he squatted down with his back to Zhao Xiu and carried him on his back.
The young man's two hands were trying to hold Zhao Xiu's buttocks, so he didn't bother to touch his wounds, and Zhao Xiu grinned in pain. But he didn't say a word, and the boy just felt that his back had become heavy. After thinking about it, he knew that he had touched Zhao Xiu's wound and hurriedly changed his position.
The Chengwang Mansion was originally the residence of the King of Nanhai, one of the kings with different surnames in the former Shang Dynasty. It covers an area of 490 acres. The young man carried Zhao Xiu on his back, and walked less than halfway before he was so tired that he couldn't breathe. Zhao Xiu, who was lying on his back, felt that he was dangling on it.
Zhao Xiu patted him on the shoulder, "Forget it, Lao Meng, let's not go." I look at the place quite remotely, there is a gazebo in front of it, you can just put me there. ”
Meng Xin was so tired that he was sweating profusely, but he still said forcefully: "It's okay, I can do it, I don't need to rest." ”
"Don't do it, carry me quickly." Hearing this, Meng Xin couldn't help but pout, and according to Zhao Xiu's words, he trotted to the pavilion, where there were three stone benches.
Meng Xin put Zhao Xiu on his back and slowly lowered it on the stone bench in the pavilion, and then he himself sat on the ground, panting.
"How's it going?" Zhao Xiu couldn't help but ask.
Before Meng Xin could answer, tears were left in his eyes.
Zhao Xiu frowned and asked puzzledly, "No, why are you crying?" Why didn't it work out? ”
Meng Xin shook his head, his mouth open but silent, as if he had something to say.
Zhao Xiu was even more anxious, and Meng Xin hesitated for a long time before saying, "You saved my life, but your leg was cut off." I owe you a life, and I owe you a leg. I. Meng Xin choked up as he spoke, but the dignified man left tears, and Zhao Xiu, who watched it, also burst into tears.
Zhao Xiu has heard too many similar words these days. These apologetic words not only could not comfort Zhao Xiu, but made him even more distressed.
"Stop talking, I don't want to hear these words that seem to pity me anymore. You and I are brothers who have died, and no one owes anyone. What if you have a broken leg? I still have a way to get back on my feet. As long as I don't die, I have the power to take revenge, and those who want to kill me don't want to live well. I swore that I would become a feared demon king, and that those little ghosts would be scared when they saw me, and that they would run away like a lost dog when they heard my name. ”
"We can't always think about the past, we have to look to the future. Got it? Zhao Xiu's eyes became more determined, and the two teenagers looked at each other, and in the eyes of the two of them, there was only an unstoppable sharpness.
Meng Xin nodded and said, "According to your request, I found many teenagers between the ages of ten and twenty around Nanning, gathered them together, and General Lian organized special training for them. These people are all homeless or beggars dying of starvation. ”
Zhao Xiu asked, "How many people have you found?" ”
"More than eighty."
"So much?" Zhao Xiu's surprised expression made Meng Xin a little heavy.
"Yes, I have visited the surroundings of Nanning in the past few days and found that the people of Nanning are poorer than the people of Tianwu Prefecture. People who can't eat, everywhere. There are more beggars in Nanning than there are pedestrians on the streets, and the situation outside the city is even more serious, and some villages do not even have living animals. The people inside either dig wild vegetables or eat tree bark. Almost every village has a large pit full of dead bodies, and no one of them even has the strength to bury them. ”
"After I went, I just said that I could take care of the food, and there were countless people who wanted to go with me. It's really miserable. ”
Meng Xin's words really shocked Zhao Xiu, he had never really seen what it was like for a large group of people to not be able to eat.
Zhao Xiu sighed and said: "This Liaozhou used to be a rich place, but I didn't expect it to become like this now." But fortunately, this is at least an opportunity, as long as we can govern this Liaozhou in an orderly manner, we will win the hearts of the people. How can we have confidence that we can do a great business. ”
Zhao Xiu stretched out his hand and looked at Meng Xin. Meng Xin also looked at Zhao Xiu, and the hands of the two of them were tightly clasped together.
"Brother Xiu, wake up! Brother Xiu? Zhao Xiu's eyes were dark, and then a familiar voice appeared in his ears.
"Brother Xiu, Brother Xiu!" Zhao Xiu was shaken awake from his dream, and the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Wang Miao.
Wang Miao smiled happily when she saw Zhao Xiu wake up, "I'm scared to death, your hand just grabbed me tighter and tighter, and the pain was so bad that I couldn't stand it." ”
Zhao Xiu looked at Wang Miao who was still rubbing her red hands. Zhao Xiu felt that his body was covered with sweat, and his mind was blank.
"I was dreaming? Alas, I remembered the old days again. By the way, I was cut down in my own territory, Zheng Xinshi! By the way, Zheng Xinshi is still in Liaozhou. Zhao Xiu looked at the bed curtain, thinking quickly in his mind.
Wang Miao was holding a wet cloth and was wiping Zhao Xiu's sweat, her eyes never left Zhao Xiu, as if she couldn't get enough of it. Seeing Zhao Xiu, he panicked.
"Huh?" Zhao Xiu suddenly found that the light in the room was so bright, and he knew that it was noon when he was assassinated. It stands to reason that it should be night, and there is not a single oil lamp lit in the house, not a single candle is lit, and the light in the house is still so bright.
"Miao'er, what time is it?" Zhao Xiu really couldn't figure it out, he had just woken up, so his brain was not flexible.
Wang Miao stopped what she was doing and said softly: "It's the hour, and you've been in a coma all night. ”
Zhao Xiu frowned, but he couldn't help but feel anxious. "What to do? I did see Zheng Xinshi when I was assassinated in the alley, but I was more certain that I was assassinated twice in a row by the same person. It is impossible for Zheng Xinshi to assassinate me twice in a row, and both of them were in vain. There must be someone behind this who is more hidden! ”