In the night, Mt. Saga is like a myriad of hideous-looking beasts, staring at the darkness, ready to swallow passers-by who dare to come.

And the dammed lake that has been added out of thin air these days is like a treasure guarded by giant beasts, lying quietly in the mountains, mysterious and alluring.

Suddenly, there was a "bang" sound, breaking the calm of the water. Two heads poked out from under the water, breathing greedily, then looking around warily.

One of them said, "The county... County... County Lord, there is no one near here, let's hurry ashore! ”

Another responded: "Your Highness, I... I'm afraid! Why don't we swim a little farther afield? ”

"I can't swim anymore, I... I'm really... Can't hold on! ”

So they finally emerged from the water, supported each other, and walked up to the shore with difficulty, and then fell to the ground exhausted.

These two are Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Cunqi. In order to avoid the bandits, they jumped into the dammed lake. Fortunately, the opening of the dammed lake was not large, and the current was not fast, otherwise they would not have been able to swim away even if they wanted to.

Still, the water temperature in the spring nights is very low. At first, the two of them paddled desperately to escape for their lives, but they didn't think anything about it; But when the noise behind him gradually moved away, and only the black lake was left around, the unstoppable cold pierced the clothes and skin, and went straight to the bone marrow.

Fortunately, Zhu Youzhen has been spending the past few months in the stormy waves, which is also a kind of exercise for himself. Not only did he grow taller and stronger, but his experience in the North made him more hardy. Otherwise, according to the small body before the crossing, it will definitely freeze into a popsicle immediately after falling into the water.

I don't know how far I swam, but when I saw that the bandits didn't chase me, the two of them were really exhausted, so they dared to go ashore to rest. After lying on the ground for a while, Zhu Youzhen's physical strength recovered slightly, and then he struggled to sit up, fighting vigorously with his upper and lower teeth, and called out in a trembling voice: "County Lord!" ”

But Zhu Cunqi was still lying weakly, and his beautiful chest rose and fell violently. Soaked with water, her clothes were all wrapped around her skin, revealing her seductive curves. In particular, the two towering points on the chest completely show their original shape, which makes people look at the blood and blood.

Zhu Youzhen's heart was beating wildly, and he hurriedly turned his back and said, "County... County Lord, it's too cold here, we still have to find a place to heat up, otherwise we will all freeze to death! ”

But Zhu Cunqi trembled and said, "Your Highness, I don't have any strength at all, and I can't stand up!" ”

Zhu Youzhen had no choice but to lean down, pick up Zhu Cunqi from the ground, and walk forward with a deep foot and a shallow foot. After a while, he found a sheltered mountain pass, so he hid in it and gently put Zhu Cunqi down.

At this time, the clothes of both of them were tightly pressed against their bodies, and they felt colder than before. Zhu Youzhen saw that Zhu Cunqi's face was blue from the cold, and even his lips were miserable white, so he hurriedly said: "County Lord, you have to take off your wet clothes and dry them!" ”

A hint of blush appeared on Zhu Cunqi's cheeks, and he said softly: "That's it!" Your Highness, please turn your back..."

"Oh... Of course! Zhu Youzhen hurriedly turned his back and stripped himself first. only heard the sound of Suo Suo behind him, presumably Zhu Cunqi also took off his clothes.

After a while, the water droplets on my body dried quickly and felt more comfortable because they absorbed the heat from the skin. But after a long time, Zhu Youzhen felt chills all over his body again.

"If only I could make a fire and roast it! It's a pity that I have nothing but a sword on me, and I can't make a fire! Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but sigh.

"Also... Or don't make a fire, just in case... What if the thieves find out! Zhu Cunqi still had palpitations.

"But now it's so... It's so cold! Zhu Youzhen froze so much that his tongue began to be unfavorable.

Zhu Cunqi was silent for a moment, and suddenly mustered up the courage to say: "Your Highness, there is only one way now!" ”

"What's the solution?"

"Let's hug each other and warm ourselves with our body heat!"

"It's... How does this work? Zhu Youzhen said embarrassedly.

"Mencius" said: Sister-in-law who helps with her hand is also powerful." Zhu Cunqi covered his hot cheeks with his hands and said, "If you are in a hurry, Your Highness should not shirk." But..."

"But what?" Zhu Youzhen asked anxiously. On the one hand, he was stirred up by Zhu Cunqi's somewhat ambiguous suggestion; On the other hand, it's really cold and unbearable.

"But you can only turn your back to me and put your arms around you from behind. Keep your eyes shut, too! Zhu Cunqi said shyly.

"Okay!" Zhu Youzhen hurriedly agreed. As soon as the words fell, I felt a warm back, and Zhu Cunqi's delicate body had already been pasted. The two plump cherries pressed against Zhu Youzhen tightly, and a pair of jade hands also hugged him by the waist.

In an instant, Zhu Youzhen could already feel Zhu Cunqi's pounding heartbeat, and the blood in his whole body seemed to be ignited in an instant, and the chill was suddenly driven away without a trace.

The two ** young men and women hugged each other quietly like this, although their bodies were still trembling slightly, but the warm current from the heart had completely defeated the cold air around them.

At this time, if you look at it from the front, you can find that Zhu Youzhen has long been a pillar of optimism, hard as iron. In order to avoid his beastly nature, he warned himself in his heart: "This is your sister, don't hold back!" ”

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Cunqi's body became warmer and warmer, but fatigue hit involuntarily. She yawned beautifully, then pillowed her head on Zhu Youzhen's shoulder, and fell asleep in a daze.

As soon as she slept, her body involuntarily slid down. Zhu Youzhen had no choice but to use his hands to grab her jade lotus-like arms, and called softly: "County Lord, don't sleep!" As soon as I fell asleep, it was cold again! ”

But no matter how Zhu Youzhen called, Zhu Cunqi just didn't wake up, and his body temperature was getting higher and higher.

"It's broken, it's feverish!" Zhu Youzhen was taken aback.

At this moment, the noise began to be heard again from the bottom of the mountain. Zhu Youzhen was startled at first, but when he listened carefully, someone was vaguely calling: "Your Highness!" Your Highness! ”

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed when he boarded, and shouted: "I'm here!" ”

Zhu Cunqi was finally woken up by Zhu Youzhen's voice, and asked in a daze: "What's wrong... What are you shouting..."

"Hurry up, someone is coming!" Zhu Youzhen anxiously urged. The two of them look like this now, if they let others see them, they really can't be washed down when they fall into the Yellow River.

"Ahh Zhu Cunqi also exclaimed, hurriedly let go of Zhu Youzhen, and hurriedly began to get dressed. At this time, the clothes on the stones were only half-dry, and they still felt extremely cold when they put them on again, but how could the two of them take care of them.

Finally got dressed, and the people down the mountain also followed the sound and touched it. The leader was none other than Sun Chuanting, and when he saw the two of them, he was shocked and said: "Your Highness, the county lord!" The death penalty of the next official frightened the two of them! ”

"Stop talking nonsense, do you have thick clothes? Hurry up and put on the county lord, the county lord is cold! Zhu Youzhen hurriedly ordered.

At this time, the officials also rushed up, and carried a few stretchers. Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Cunqi lay on the stretcher and were carried down the mountain. Zhu Cunqi felt completely safe at this time, but he burned even more, and he didn't go far before he fell unconscious.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly instructed the officials to send Zhu Cunqi to the medical hall in Qinwangzhuang for treatment. Then he turned to Sun Chuanting and asked, "Where did this group of bandits come from?" ”

Sun Chuanting was also so angry that he gritted his teeth and said: "Xiaguan came here after receiving a letter from Hao Daming and others. According to the people in the vicinity, this group of bandits has been haunting the vicinity of Mt. Saga for several years, and they have been robbing homes from time to time. It's a pity that the former magistrate didn't say a word about this matter at the time of the handover, and the lower officials didn't have any defense! ”

"Gotta get rid of them right away!" Zhu Youzhen said hurriedly.

Sun Chuanting hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness, we are too few people at the moment, and the officials are probably not the opponents of the bandits." You should go back to Qinwangzhuang to rest first, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run. ”

"It's a fart!" Zhu Youzhen suddenly said angrily, "Not only did they kill so many workers and rob many women, but they also swept away more than 200 boxes of gunpowder!" If we don't chase them now, will we wait for them to be equipped and come to us with cannons and birds? Go and call Lin Youkun and ask him to summon Qin Wangwei and follow me into the mountains to suppress the bandits! ”

was yelled at by Zhu Youzhen, and Sun Chuanting also realized the seriousness of the problem. He hurriedly gathered the officials together, firmly protected Zhu Youzhen, and sent people to Qinwangzhuang to inform Lin Youkun, who was stationed there.

But this place is more than 20 miles away from Qinwangzhuang, and it will take a few hours to go back and forth, no matter how fast it is. Zhu Youzhen waited anxiously, for fear that the bandits would escape too far, so he asked the officials: "You are all from Jingyang County, does anyone know the details of this bandit?" ”

Sure enough, one of the officials replied, "My house is near here, and I used to chop wood here." There are more than 300 bandits in this group, but the old nest is not in Jingyang County, but on Yetai Mountain in Chunhua County in the northwest. ”

"Do you hear me?" Zhu Youzhen counted Sun Chuanting and said, "You just point to the former officials, in fact, the common people know everything, you just need to inquire more!" In the future, remember that no matter what you do, you have to rely on the people, and this is called the mass line! ”

Sun Chuanting said embarrassedly: "The lower official has written it down!" However, since this group of bandits is in the territory of Chunhua, do you want the prophet to meet the county of Chunhua and let them cooperate to suppress it? ”

"Forget it!" Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said, "If they are willing to suppress the bandits, they have already suppressed them, can they still have today's affairs?" None of us can rely on ourselves! In this way, leave a few people to wait for Lin Youkun, and the rest of the servants will go to Yetai Mountain with me, and let's explore the road first. If the bandits all get together, we'll wait for the big army to come up. If we have the chance, we can do it ourselves! ”