Chapter 51: Reunion
Yuan Chen exclaimed, but Duan Xuehong covered his mouth. The temperature of the other party's palm made her understand that she was not a ghost, but a human. This is very puzzling, why did Duan Xuehong, who had obviously been pierced through her body, appear alive again?
"Xue, Sister Xuehong, is that you?" Yuan Chen was pleasantly surprised and asked busily.
"Don't talk too much, quick, get dressed, and listen to me." Duan Xuehong was still as cold as ever, and did not answer, but whispered.
"Miss Chen! How are you? Zhao Qiuping, who was outside, heard the exclamation inside the house and asked anxiously.
"What is he going to do with you?" Duan Xuehong looked outside and asked Yuan Chen.
"He, he wants to sacrifice me to the Ming army." Yuan Chen said.
Duan Xuehong nodded, groaned for a while, and shouted outside in a thick voice: "Zhao Qiuping! You do all kinds of evil! Aren't you going to sacrifice these women to the Ming army? Okay, I'll kill her first, and see what you offer!" ”
"Alas! Never! Zhao Qiuping hurriedly shouted, there seemed to be a cry in his voice, "You can do whatever you want, strong man, you can take the lives of other women!" But don't touch this woman! ”
"You're worth a lot?" Duan Xuehong turned to look at Yuan Chen and said. Yuan Chen lowered his head a little embarrassed.
"Zhao Qiuping, don't you think about it!" Duan Xuehong shouted out again.
Zhao Qiuping saw that he couldn't plead, so he turned to anger and said: "The general of the Ming army will arrive in a while, and when she loses a single hair, you won't be able to leave!" ”
"Then let's all die together!" Duan Xuehong was undaunted and shouted.
Just as the two sides were confronting each other, there was a sudden shout outside: "The general has arrived!" ”。 Yuan Chen and Duan Xuehong looked out, only to see that the light of the torches almost reflected the entire window lattice, and the voices of people became noisy. How many people came? Both were taken aback.
"General!" Zhao Qiuping's flattering voice came from outside, "Damn it, I can't do this thing, and I ask you to come in person." ”
"Shopkeeper Zhao is polite, I also happen to have important business on my side, and I happen to pass through here." Said the man who was called the general.
"Someone! Fence off the house! A leading soldier shouted. Outside there was a lot of footsteps, and the windows were full of figures.
"Listen, lay down your weapons, disarm and surrender! Otherwise, the arrows will be released! The soldiers outside shouted.
After Duan Xuehong and Yuan Chen heard this, they were taken aback, and after the two looked at each other for a while, Duan Xuehong shouted: "There is a woman dedicated to the general in the house, do you dare to shoot it?" ”
The soldiers outside seemed to be not afraid of the threat, and shouted: "The general has an order!" If you don't comply, you will be shot! ”
"This ......" the hearts of the two of them tightened suddenly. There was no way out of this room except the doors and windows facing the courtyard, and there was no other place to hide except a bed, and if arrows were placed outside, would they not be shot into a sieve?
Just when the two of them were in great eagerness, a voice suddenly came from the roof: "You are going to be rampant!" Grandpa is here! As he spoke, a figure flew down from the room into the courtyard.
"Who are you?" The general's slightly surprised question was heard.
"I'm your grandfather!" The comer scolded and rushed towards the soldiers. The sound of weapons clashing suddenly erupted, and there was a stir outside.
Duan Xuehong peeked out of the window, nodded at Yuan Chen, and rushed out with a sword, cooperating with the uninvited guests and killing with the soldiers.
Yuan Chen also leaned on the windowsill and peeked out.
I saw that the courtyard was full of people, and there were twenty or thirty soldiers who took turns to fight, fighting with Duan Xuehong and the uninvited guests. When the uninvited guest turned around, he lit the light of the torch, and Yuan Chen saw it clearly, it was Liu Ming! Although Liu Ming and Duan Xuehong had never met, at this time, they were back to back, cooperating tacitly, and the swords in their hands were flying, and in an instant, several soldiers were cut down to the ground, screaming in pain.
Then I looked at a large number of soldiers, and saw that all of them were bright helmets and bright armor, judging from the outfit, it should be the Ming army, there were more than 100 numbers, almost filling the entire courtyard. The first person is tall, with a golden helmet and golden armor, a red silk cloak, and a sword in his hand, and he is extremely majestic. Yuan Chen looked at it and almost screamed, it turned out that this person who was called a general by everyone turned out to be Wu Ruojie.
Is it a dream? She couldn't believe her eyes, Wu Ruojie, who had been thinking about it for a long time, appeared in front of her without warning at this moment. Yuan Chen rushed out of the house desperately, passed through the fighting crowd, and shouted: "Wu Ruojie! ”
The leader of the generals glanced at her, but did not answer, and there was no expression on his face, as if he did not know her, and paid attention to the fight in the courtyard.
The soldiers were fighting fiercely with a man and a woman, trying their best to show themselves in front of the generals and restrain the murderers as soon as possible, so no one paid attention to Yuan Chen, and she was not hurt in the slightest in this dangerous place. At this moment, Zhao Qiuping and a family member stepped forward to stop her, "Stop!" Who are you called? ”
Yuan Chen was held by the two of them, unable to move forward, and cried loudly: "Wu Ruojie! Don't you know me! You bastard! ”
Zhao Qiuping looked back with her gaze and scolded in dismay: "Bastard! How dare you scold the general! He slapped her a few times angrily, put her to the ground, and then turned around and knelt in front of the leader and trembled, "General, please forgive me, it's not good to be small, and I found such a guy who doesn't know how to lift." ”
The man glanced at Zhao Qiuping, waved his hand lightly, and the deputy general next to him swung his sword, pointing directly at Zhao Qiuping's throat. Zhao Qiuping was startled and hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"How dare she insult me?" The man whispered, the deputy general responded, a sword stabbed at Zhao Qiuping, Zhao Qiuping subconsciously dodged, was stabbed in the shoulder, screamed in pain, but before the scream fell, the deputy general made up another sword, the blade cut off half of his neck, blood could not be splashed, and the body fell to the side.
With a wave of his hand, the soldiers in the courtyard no longer fought with Liu Ming and Duan Xuehong, but turned around and slashed Zhao Qiuping's followers and family members. In an instant, the dozens of people brought by Zhao Qiuping were all killed.
Liu Ming and Duan Xuehong held their swords and looked at the reversed situation in front of them stupidly, not knowing how to deal with it, until they saw Yuan Chen, who had passed out crying, and the two of them ran forward at the same time and shouted, "Yuanyuan!" ”
"Stop!" The general waved his hand, "Who are you?" ”
"We're her friends!" The two said in unison.
"Who is she?" The general asked again.
"She's our friend." The two said again.
"Name!" The lieutenant shouted.
"Oh, this girl's surname is Chen, and her name is Yuanyuan." Duan Xuehong said.
The general glanced at Yuan Chen in surprise and said to the two, "That's it, you all stay here tonight, and I'll ask them one by one." After speaking, with a wave of his hand, the deputy general set up Yuan Chen and walked out of the courtyard.
The soldiers in the courtyard cleaned up the field, and after carrying the corpses out, they left more than 20 people to guard the courtyard gate. Liu Ming and Duan Xuehong didn't force it, they were busy looking for it in other rooms, and in one room, they found Yuan Moqing, who was also tied up by ** clothes.
In a room next to the front hall, the deputy general put Yuan Chen in **. The general waved his hand, and after everyone else retreated, he sat down beside Yuan Chen.
Yuan Chen woke up and slowly opened his eyes.
A familiar face smiled at her in front of her, but she didn't dare to recognize each other, this person is Wu Ruojie? Or is it just an ancient person who looks like Wu Ruojie? Is his smile to himself Wu Ruojie's reunion? Or is it the lewd smile of someone you don't know? Perhaps, this is just a dream. Thinking about it, she closed her eyes, tears sliding down the corners of her eyes.
Just as she was sighing, suddenly, two hot lips were pressed against her lips.
Yuan Chen opened his eyes in surprise, feeling the familiar temperature. She knew, it was him!
Wu Ruojie parted his lips from her and said with a smile: "Yuan Chen, do you miss me?" ”
Yuan Chen stared at him for a while and cried loudly.
Wu Ruojie gently took her into his arms, let her beat and bite herself wantonly, and let her wantonly ** her emotions.
"Why didn't you recognize me just now?" Yuan Chen beat enough and cried.
Wu Ruojie smiled and said: "You don't know, my surname here hasn't changed, but I have changed my name, Wu Sangui." Therefore I cannot answer you before all men. But I never expected that you would be Chen Yuanyuan, do you say that our fate has been doomed since ancient times? ”
After Yuan Chen heard this, he became more and more surprised. After she was sure that she was Chen Yuanyuan, she guessed countless times about the appearance of Wu Sangui who she was about to meet in the future. As a result, this Wu Sangui turned out to be Wu Ruojie. Could it be that their fate is predestined?
Wu Ruojie put his lips on her lips again, and Yuan Chen's tears continued to flow into each other's mouths, but this time the tears were not bitter, but sweet** - she finally saw her loved ones.
After a long time, Yuan Chen gradually stopped crying, hugged Wu Ruojie tightly, as if he was afraid that he would run away, and asked, "What have you been doing for most of the past six months?" ”
Wu Ruojie also hugged her tightly, his lips pressed to her ear, and whispered.
It turned out that after Wu Ruojie broke up with Yuan Chen in the courtyard next to the Tang Bai River, he carried the heads of Luo Rucai and others all the way to the north, wanting to chase Li Zicheng, so that he could be rewarded for his merits with a few heads. However, after walking not far away, a group of people were surrounded by the Ming army, and in order to save himself, he claimed that he had killed Luo Rucai, the leader of the rebel army. Fortunately, the Ming army didn't know that Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng had fallen out, and some people knew Luo Rucai, so they thought it was true, so they recommended Wu Ruojie as a hero. When asked about his identity, Wu Ruojie just said the word "Wu", and the experience of walking on the tip of the knife for many years made him subconsciously think of concealing his true identity, but as soon as the words came out, it was difficult to change it, so he said his name as the person with the name of Wu that he could think of, that is, Wu Sangui. When he first called Wu Sangui, he also felt apprehensive, for fear that he would meet the real Wu Sangui and be convicted of impersonation. But in several battles with the Righteous Army, because Wu Ruojie knew more about the history of this period and was also prescient about the movements of the Righteous Army, he fought several beautiful victories, which was rare in the Ming army at that time, so he was also able to improve quickly. It wasn't until he was ordered by the emperor to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to pacify the south that he learned that he had unknowingly really become the hero of the troubled times - Wu Sangui.
"It looks like you're having a very chic life." After hearing this, Yuan Chen was slightly jealous and pouted.
"How so?" Wu Ruojie said with a smile.
"None? Then you still robbed so many women from good families? Yuan Chen asked.
"This, this is also a last resort, comfort and comfort the brothers, and fight more victories." Wu Ruojie said, "The strength of my team's combat effectiveness is not for nothing. ”
"That's it?" Yuan Chen pursed his lips and said disdainfully.
"It's just one of them." Wu Ruojie explained with a smile, "Like others, military salaries, food, and everything, I treat the sergeants well, which is much better than when I took those little gangsters." ”
"Yes, according to that Zhao Qiuping, you also grabbed a woman for yourself." Yuan Chen said.
"Well," Wu Ruojie didn't deny it, and nodded, "He recommended Chen Yuanyuan, a famous ** in Suzhou, to me, I think, since I am Wu Sangui, I should also see what Chen Yuanyuan looks like, so ......"
"Oh? Seriously? Yuan Chen asked.
"Of course," Wu Ruojie smiled, "this is fate, isn't it?" ”
Yuan Chen smiled embarrassedly.
Wu Ruojie hugged her tightly again and whispered in her ear, "Do you know? I miss you so much. ”
Yuan Chen turned his head and looked at the familiar and sincere gaze, and tears couldn't help but fill his eyes again.
Wu Ruojie said again: "I saw Zhao Qiuping beating you just now, and I hated it so much that my teeth itched, so I killed him." As he spoke, he scratched Yuan Chen's cheek and gritted his teeth, "I won't let anyone bully you!" ”
After Yuan Chen heard this, tears finally fell again. Wu Ruojie comforted her, sighed, and said with a smile: "Since that separation, I have been thinking about you all the time, and I often regret separating from you. I will never let you leave me again. ”
Yuan Chen hugged Wu Ruojie's powerful arm tightly, feeling very warm.
Wu Ruojie smiled again: "By the way, I haven't talked about you yet, how did you become Chen Yuanyuan?" ”
Yuan Chen smiled and roughly told him about his experience.
"Oh? It seems that your experience is also bizarre. Wu Ruojie was also surprised, "So, those two people just now are your friends?" ”
"That's right." Yuan Chen said, "Don't you think that man looks like Ah Jian?" And I also have a good sister who looks a lot like a little policewoman. ”
"Yes," Wu Ruojie said, "I was also startled when he jumped off the room just now. Unexpectedly, this man who looks like Ah Jian and Yuan Moqing, who looks like a little policewoman, you said, turned out to be a couple? ”
"Well, I'm hard to believe." Yuan Chen thought for a moment and said, "Maybe this is the marriage in the previous life." ”
"Looks like you've made a few lifelong friends here, not bad." Wu Ruojie said, "Let's go meet them now, since they are your friends, they are also my friends." ”
"Okay." Yuan Chen replied with a smile.
"But remember, I'm Wu Sangui, don't shout 'Wu Ruojie' and 'Wu Ruojie' anymore." Wu Ruojie admonished.
"You also have to remember that I am Chen Yuanyuan." Yuan Chen said naughtily.
The two held hands and came to the courtyard with a smile, the soldiers saluted one after another, but Wu Ruojie did not squint, and his style was extraordinary.
"Sister Xuehong! Liu Ming! Yuan Chen shouted, "Where are you?" ”
"Yuanyuan!" Duan Xuehong walked out of a room, "Mo Qing is here." ”
"Oh?" Yuan Chen was surprised, glanced at Wu Ruojie, and hurriedly walked towards the house.
"Why is he here?" Duan Xuehong glanced at Wu Ruojie and muttered. Yuan Chen asked rhetorically, "Why is Mo Qing here?" ”
Before Duan Xuehong could answer, Yuan Chen had already walked into the house. At this time, Liu Ming was sitting with Yuan Moqing in **, and when he saw her walk in, his face turned red and his face showed surprise, but his eyes were full of lovesickness. Yuan Chen was slightly hesitant and hurriedly walked in front of Yuan Moqing. I saw that although she was dressed, she still couldn't hide the strangulation marks on her neck, hands and feet, and when she saw Yuan Chen, she shouted "Sister Yuanyuan", and cried loudly.
Yuan Chen hugged her, tears flowed involuntarily, and Liu Ming also lowered his head and sighed. Wu Ruojie then walked into the house, did not speak, and stood at the door, Duan Xuehong followed behind, staring at him vigilantly.
"Who the hell are you?" Liu Ming stood up abruptly, pointed at Wu Ruojie and asked.
"Oh," Wu Ruojie clenched his fists and said humbly, "My name is Wu Sangui, and I am now the general of the Jiangsu garrison by the emperor's order." ”
"Since you are a general, how can you kidnap a woman from a good family!" Liu Ming said angrily, "Could it be that this is also the emperor's will?" ”
"No, this is my personal will, and it has nothing to do with the Holy One." Wu Ruojie contracted alone, "Actually, I also accepted the villain's suggestion, I originally thought that this could greatly improve the morale of the soldiers, but seeing many families ruined, I often regretted it." To tell you the truth, I have never had a good night's sleep since the incident, and I always feel ashamed of the people and good people. Therefore, just now I also killed the person who entered the word and acted, and I want to stop this matter here and now. You have all seen it, the one named Zhao Qiuping is. ”
After Yuan Chen heard this, he glanced at Wu Ruojie, although he didn't know whether his words were true or false, but he was smooth enough, and in just a few words, he shaped himself into a famous general who did his best for the royal foundation.
Liu Ming and Duan Xuehong had a deep grudge against the rebels, and they had no prejudices against the Ming army, and after glancing at each other, they eased up a little.
Wu Ruojie said: "This matter is true and we are wrong, and I apologize to you here." Later, I will order someone to make amends to you. ”
"There is no need for compensation," Liu Ming clenched his fists, still puffing up angrily, "The villain can't afford it, so he just begs the general to let us go back, and it will be difficult to repay the favor." ”
"It couldn't be easier," Wu Ruojie said with a smile, "You are all friends of Miss Chen, and of course you are my friends. ”
"What is your relationship with Yuanyuan?" Duan Xuehong asked.
"Let's ......" Wu Ruojie and Yuan Chen glanced at each other, paused, and said, "It's an old acquaintance." ”
"Oh?" Everyone was stunned and looked at Yuan Chen.
"Indeed," Yuan Chen hurriedly explained, "we are fellow villagers, and we have known each other since childhood, but we have never met again since we went our separate ways. ”
"I see." Everyone nodded.
"In addition to apologizing, there is one more thing when I came here." Wu Ruojie hugged Duan Xuehong and Liu Ming and said, "Now the army is in need of talents, I see that the two of them are extraordinary, can you be willing to join?" I promise to give the two of them a high salary. ”
"This ......" Duan Xuehong glanced at Liu Ming, not knowing whether to agree.
Liu Ming pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the purpose of your stationing in Jiangnan?" ”
"Suppress the rebels and stabilize the country and keep the people safe." Wu Ruojie said, clenching his fists again, "I hope the two of you will consider it." (To be continued.) )