Even though it was a hot summer, the fierce mountain wind whistled and rolled over the treetops and branches, bringing a roaring sound. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The info songworm was almost speechless, and in the whirring wind, it seemed that the whole world was quiet. The sky is deep and clear, and its millions of stars twinkle uncertainly, and tonight the moon is dim, and there are no stratus clouds.

Liu Xiaoqi is responsible for the first half of the night tonight. He led the men around the circle, and told the sentry a few words such as being careful to pay attention to the fire candles, according to the regulations, he could go back to the sentry post to rest at this time, and halfway through, but suddenly changed his mind, asked the guards for two large cakes and a gourd of water, and walked alone towards the camp guarding the prisoners.

As the leader of the captives, Guan Lao Er was held alone in a temporary wooden cage, unable to stand and sleep, so he could only sit all the time, from afternoon to night, only ate a palm-sized dry cake, drank two sips of water, and nothing else. At this moment, it was the time when the mouth was dry and the stomach was drumming, and when he closed his eyes and was half asleep, he heard the rustling footsteps coming from far and near, Guan Lao Er thought that it was just a passing soldier, but he didn't want the footsteps to get closer and closer, and finally stopped in front of the wooden cage.

He opened his eyes lazily, and was about to say something about the relationship with this unknown soldier, but he saw Liu Xiaoqi standing in front of him with a calm face through the wooden fence, and he lost his expression at the moment, and pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly, Guan Lao Er cleared his throat, and his voice was so hoarse that he felt terrible: "Master Jun, the little one is really difficult, there is still a long way ahead of me, can you give the little one some water?" Otherwise, if you don't get in front of the army, I'm afraid the small ones won't be able to survive. ”

Handed the dry cake through the gap in the railing, Liu Xiaoqi put the gourd mouth into the gap again, Guan Lao Er immediately pounced, grabbed the railing tightly with both hands, and arched his mouth desperately forward, the sentry officer poured him a few mouthfuls of water, and hung the gourd outside the railing, so that although he couldn't take it in, he could barely reach the gourd to drink a few sips.

After drinking water, Guan Lao Er was not in a hurry to eat, he raised his eyelids and looked Liu Xiaoqi up and down, and saw that he was wearing an eight-petal hat and helmet, and his body was a half-new mandarin duck jacket, and a black iron sheath waist knife was hung on his belt.

"The last time I saw you, I thought you wouldn't survive." Leaning on the railing behind him, Guan Lao Er didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, but he had been fighting for a long time, and he couldn't be soft, and now he had fallen to this point, and he was still sneering and sarcastic: "In the past, you worked hard for Zhong Guan'er to protect the salt road, but I climbed the high branch of Boguan'er, I thought that I could develop like this, who knew that Boguan'er was a useless person, and after a few days of good life, he was beaten back to his original shape." You are rising step by step, and now you are also in charge of people under your hands, shouting five and drinking, majestic! ”

"I rely on my ability to eat, even if I am tired to death, I am willing." Liu Xiaoqi's tone was flat, and he was not angry at the malice revealed in Guan Laoer's words, "Even if you work hard, you can eat a clean meal." If you don't have the ability, you can still climb the uncle, but it's a pity that the thing that doesn't rely on the ability to eat won't last long after all, and now you end up in this end, but you brought it on yourself. ”

Guan Laoer's face was stunned, blue and red, and he glared at Liu Xiaoqi through gritted teeth, only hating that he couldn't take him now, otherwise he would eat his flesh and drink his blood! It took a long time to calm down, Guan Lao Er smiled at Liu Xiaoqi with a strange and terrifying expression, and there was some explicit madness in it: "You can't do it now!" Isn't it? You're still pitying my second child, right? I think I'm a scum scum, and I have this fate, it's all self-inflicted! Hehe, I'll tell you, don't get complacent too soon! The official skin is not proud for long! ”

"Whether I've been proud for a long time, I'm afraid it's not your turn." Liu Xiaoqi said quietly. He simply sat down cross-legged in front of the wooden cage, and looked at Guan Er's bruised and purple swelling for a moment, his eyes especially on the blood scab that had dried up and condensed on the backbone of his eyebrows, only to see that the smile on Guan Er's face disappeared, and was replaced by a gloomy face.

"We'll be back in the army tomorrow, Zhong Guan'er said he didn't want to waste time on you." Liu Xiaoqi said slowly, as if he didn't notice it at all With his words, Guan Lao'er's face in the cage was innocent and gradually distorted, "Do you think Zhong Guan'er values you?" Want to squeeze some news out of your mouth? What a pity! He sighed seriously, and saw the corners of Guan Er's eyes twitch, "Zhong Guan'er didn't mean that, but I think that if you stay in your hands, it will bring us more trouble." For the sake of the past, let me tell you first, when you get to the army, you should be honest, our Hou Junmen is not a good person, and most of the martial artists are reckless men, not to mention that thieves like you are serious soldiers, just marching military methods, how many kills will be killed in a year! ”

Guan Lao Er snorted coldly, and put on a look of indifference, but Liu Xiaoqi saw at a glance that it was just a stubble. "It's just your own nonsense right now." The faces of the captives in the wooden cage were obscured in the shadows of the swaying firelight, and Liu Xiaoqi only heard him say: "King Liang's 100,000 army, and then my generals join forces, what is the value of the officers and soldiers?!" Now I just have to suffer a little, and when the officers and soldiers are beaten by King Liang and the generals, the hardships I suffer now will be ten times or a hundred times the reward at that time! He looked at Liu Xiaoqi and said mockingly: "Liu Xiaoqi, for the sake of the past, you might as well see the situation clearly and vote for King Liang early!" Otherwise, when the time comes, the head will hit the ground, and it will be too late to regret it! ”

Speaking of which, in fact, the two of them have nothing to say. Liu Xiaoqi stood up and patted the dry grass and soil on his clothes, and he was not angry, but said calmly: "I am now making a living with my head pinned to the waistband of my trousers, licking blood from the edge of the knife, even if I die on the battlefield, I don't have the slightest complaint." But there is one thing, if I die, you will not live long. At that point, I'll take you on your way myself. ”

After speaking, Liu Xiaoqi called the soldiers who guarded him, and lightly ordered: "This person is an outlaw, extremely cunning, in order to prevent being deceived, except for giving water and food, you are not allowed to talk to him." But if he has a great rebellious reverse, let him say, "Say one word, and take one sip of water, and if he says ten words, you don't need to give him water to drink." ”

Guan Lao Er was furious when he heard this, and wanted to jump up to theorize a few words, but he forgot that the wooden cage was only up to the waist height of an adult, and as a result, he hit the wooden fence at once, and suddenly his eyes were full of gold stars, and tears of pain flowed together. Liu Xiaoqi didn't look at him, turned around and left after speaking. Guan Lao Er was angry again, screaming and scolding, and he couldn't stand the lack of water to drink, and he had to stop for a long time.

Liu Xiaoqi walked extremely fast, but after a few breaths, he walked to Li Yongzhong's resting place. He stopped three steps away, saw Li Yongzhong lying on his side and seemed to be asleep, hesitated for a while, and still whispered: "Team officer, I have something to say." ”

Li Yongzhong did not fall asleep. I was very tired during the day, but I couldn't sleep when I lay on the overgrown and hard land. was thinking about some boundless thoughts when he heard Liu Xiaoqi calling him. Li Yongzhong turned over and sat up, threw two dry firewood into the faintly burning bonfire in front of him, and called him: "Xiao Qi, come and sit, you came here this night, but there is something important?" ”

"I went to see Guan Lao Er just now." Liu Xiaoqi did not hesitate to repeat the conversation with Guan Lao Er just now, and finally he said solemnly: "Guan Lao Er has been saying, if any general joins forces with the barbarians, even the army will not be able to resist it. On the one hand, I felt that this was really ridiculous, and on the other hand, I was worried that there might be some conspiracy in it, and I was really uneasy, and I couldn't sit still after thinking about it for a long time, so I had to disturb the cleanliness of the team officer. ”

"Teaming up?" Li Yongzhong chewed these two words in his mouth, he stared at the bonfire, and whispered to himself: "This guy said the same thing before. With a determined look on his face, didn't he know that if he entered the gate, he might not want to come out alive? Is there still a backhand? I don't know...... There is too little news...... "After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't get the point, Li Yongzhong simply instructed Liu Xiaoqi: "I think that although Guan Lao Er is cunning, he is not very clever in the world. Since he kept saying that the official army would be defeated, he thought that he had something to rely on. On the road tomorrow, Xiao Qi, don't be busy with anything else, just go and see this Guan Er, and see what kind of medicine he still sells in his gourd. ”

"Anyway, when I go back to the army, Guan Lao Er will definitely hand it over, if you can inquire about the news, it is good, but it doesn't matter if you can't find out." Li Yongzhong stretched his waist, he dozed off when he had something in his heart, and finally said a word, I don't know whether to talk to himself, or to Liu Xiaoqi: "I have guns and food at home, even if there are heavenly soldiers and generals in front of me, I have to be shot to death!" ”

The rest of the night was silent. As soon as the sky dawned on the second day, the Ming army was ready to hurry. Liu Xiaoqi really did as Li Yongzhong ordered, and he didn't leave Guan Lao Er in the wooden cage for half a step. At the beginning, Guan Lao Er still had to say some strange things in a weird way, but as the days got higher, the Ming army had full gourd water bladders, and there were mountain streams and springs on the road, but in addition to counting on the occasional kindness of the soldiers, the captives could only rely on their own hardships to support themselves and rest early on the other.

Guan Lao Er was dizzy from the sun, his mouth was dry and cracked, and his throat seemed to be on fire and smoking, he looked to the side, Liu Xiaoqi was holding the gourd and drinking water! While regretting that he offended Liu Xiaoqi too much last night, and on the other hand, he was annoyed that this person didn't talk about the past, but Guan Lao Er didn't want to change his identity with Liu Xiaoqi at this time, I am afraid that the humiliation would be even worse!

"Xiao Qi ......" was so thirsty that Guan Lao Er had to say in a low voice: "Xiao Qi, for the sake of our previous hardships and sins together, give me a sip of water to drink?" It's so thirsty! There is no shaded place on the road, you can do it, or you will stab me to death, or give me saliva to drink! ”

Liu Xiaoqi glanced at him, slowly buttoned the lid of the gourd, chuckled, and asked him, "Wasn't you the top strong last night?" Top hard? How is it like pumping bones now? Guan Er, you are still in the cage now! We have a few horses, and even the officers are not allowed to sit, so we will pull you thieves, and we will have to walk hard! What else are you not satisfied with? ”

"If you let me down, I will walk honestly!" Guan Lao Er is really thirsty. Although he was also locked in a cage yesterday, one was very tired at that time, and the other was that it was afternoon and evening, and the sun was already setting, even if he was not very thirsty, where was it like today, the white sun made people's hearts scorched, and they wanted to die!

"My saliva is expensive now." Liu Xiaoqi held the gourd and shook it, and said with a smile: "If you say that it is for you to drink, it is not a big deal, but I have to pay some benefits." Otherwise, who would be willing to do this loss-making business? ”

Guan Lao Er didn't have the strength to talk to him now, so he muttered weakly: "If you want to ask anything, you might as well say it directly." But I also have something to say ahead, if you want to ask about the general, you don't have to talk now. The general treats me like the sea, I am useless, I live up to his old man's trust, and I am planted in your hands twice, but if you want to ask me to betray the general, you must not! ”

Raising his eyebrows, Liu Xiaoqi didn't expect Guan Lao Er to have such a side of love and righteousness. The previous frivolous and hypocritical look receded from his face like a tide, replaced by a calm and steady look. He nodded at Guan Lao Er and put away the gourd: "Since you said that you would rather die than say, then I don't have to ask more." You have to walk dozens of miles before you can rest, and since you don't say it, water will definitely not be given to you, so it's better to see your own luck. ”

He said it simply, and the next road really didn't give a drop of water to Guan Er. Not only the water, but also the palm-sized dry bread is gone. Guan Lao Er was so thirsty that he only felt very sad in his heart, and when he saw the soldiers drinking water and eating, his eyes almost popped out, but his mouth was dry and uncomfortable, and he didn't even have the slightest saliva.

Cao Jinliang turned his gaze back to the wooden cage, turned his head and spoke to Li Yongzhong: "I can't see it." He sighed loudly: "The person who was like the mud in Fushun turned out to be a fierce person!" It's just the wrong way, it's a pity! ”

"What about the second child?" Li Yongzhong also turned his head to take a look, and when he turned back, he seemed to have a smile on his face, and said to Cao Jinliang with an inexplicable meaning: "It is said that you Cao Jinliang has a pair of sharp eyes, but I didn't expect to be able to see it today!" Such a person can actually say a word of fierceness? So what is Xiao Qi? What are these brothers under our command? ”

Hearing that his tone was not good, Cao Jinliang laughed dryly and asked, "The team officer said this, I don't think I look down on him." ”

"What can you look at him? You think that's what it is? It's just that he thinks he's fierce. How can such a person who thinks that he is the only one in the world who suffers, suffers alone, and complains when he encounters something bad? Wait and see, I don't expect him to last long, such a person, only others owe him, how can he owe others, the little thing in his mouth, just for a good price, only to survive until now, and when he finds that no one cares about what he thought was valuable, you will see it then. ”

Li Yongzhong's evaluation was soon fulfilled. Not long after noon, Liu Xiaoqi hurriedly came to Li Yongzhong, and the first thing he said was: "Guan Lao Er said, that general is a member of the White Lotus Sect." (To be continued.) )