Chapter 125: The Journey of Two People
[It seems that when Brother Tang Zhou was about to kill Brother Yuanyi, it was as if a strange bird like a flame had burrowed into my chest...... Could it be that that is the true face of the demon soul that appeared inexplicably in my body? ]
After thinking about it for a whole hour, Zhang Huang finally came to a conclusion. That is, the martial soul in his body was originally enslaved by Tang Zhou with strange Taoism, but I don't know what happened, it got into his Zhang Huang's body and became his Zhang Huang's thing.
[I remember that Brother Tang Zhou called that thing 'Yiwu' at that time...... What's that? Or is it 'Yiwu'? 'Yiwu'? ]
Tilting his head and thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Huang still didn't think of the real name of 'Yiwu'. It's no wonder, after all, the word 'Yi' is too obscure, and not everyone knows such a word.
After the wolf meat was cooked, he still couldn't figure it out, so Zhang Huang gave up for the time being, and turned around and beckoned Cai Yan, who was huddled in the inner corner of the Orion Shed, to come over and eat the meat.
"I'm not hungry......" Cai Yan shook his head timidly. Come to think of it, after this kind of experience, she probably didn't have much appetite.
For some reason, Cai Yan's attitude has improved a lot compared to before, although the fear in his eyes has become thicker, but he no longer dares to shout, which makes Zhang Huang slightly surprised.
[Is it because of the relationship that I yelled at her?] ]
Thinking of this, Zhang Huang deliberately straightened his face, deliberately showed a little displeasure, and said in a deep voice, "Come and eat meat!" β¦β¦ Don't make me say it a second time! β
"......" As Zhang Huang guessed, Cai Yan seemed to tremble with fright when she heard this, and after hesitating for a moment, she moved over silently, took the roast wolf leg handed to her by Zhang Huang, with tears in her eyes, and tore the meat in small gulps aggrievedly.
[I'm good for you......]
Seeing Cai Yan's pitiful appearance, Zhang Huang muttered to himself in his heart. But he also found out. It seems that this talented woman has a bit of a 'bullying the soft and afraid of the hard' character, when Zhang Huang was polite to her, this woman was abusive in every way, but now that Zhang Huang spoke ill of her, she didn't dare to be presumptuous.
[Forget it, anyway, I've already been convicted of being a 'wicked' and a 'shameless', and what she thinks of me is her business...... In short, she just didn't want to be sideways. ]
Zhang Huang secretly made up his mind and decided to continue to play the role of the villain, saving Cai Yan from thinking that he was a bully. But that's the way it goes. But whenever he saw Cai Yan's complicated eyes of hatred, hatred, disgust and self-pity when he looked at him, Zhang Huang was still a little lost. After all, Cai Yan is a woman he has some affection for, and Zhang Huang certainly hopes to be close to her, not purely the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim as it is now.
"I'm full......"
After about a stick of incense, Cai Yan timidly handed back most of the remaining wolf leg in his hand to Zhang Huang. It could be seen that her appetite was not great, so that she could not finish the wolf leg that did not have much meat in the first place.
Of course, it may also be because the roast wolf meat is unpalatable this time, after all, Zhang Huang has no salt to sprinkle.
Take the wolf's leg. Zhang Huang looked at Cai Yan for a while, and suddenly asked, "Do you dare to escape?" β
Cai Yan raised his head and secretly glanced at Zhang Huang's expression and shook his head. Timidly said, "Don't dare......"
Seeing this, Zhang Huang pursed his mouth and gestured to the inside of the Orion Shed and said. "Go and rest." As he spoke, he threw his coat to Cai Yan.
"No need to ......"
"Covered!" Before Cai Yan could finish speaking, Zhang Huang said in an irrefutable tone.
Cai Yan opened his mouth. It seemed that he didn't dare to disobey Zhang Huang's intentions after all, so he lowered his head and went into the Orion Shed again, and obediently covered Zhang Huang's coat.
[Really?] ]
Seeing this scene, Zhang Huang couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, after all, if putting on a wicked face could really make Cai Yan so obedient, it would be a good thing for Zhang Huang.
However, the ecstatic Zhang Huang didn't know that Cai Yan, who was lying on the inside of the Orion Shed with his back to him and seemed to be resting, was actually planning in his heart. He wouldn't even know that in fact, Cai Yan had always kept a delicate and small dagger close to him, so that he could use it to protect himself when encountering gangsters. And this dagger was carefully hidden by Cai Yan when she was undressed.
It's late at night.
Cai Yan was curled up and lying on the inside of the Orion Shed, looking very well-behaved and obedient. Seeing this, Zhang Huang also lay down on the outside, yawned with his hands on his pillow, and prepared to sleep. After all, he will probably have to carry Cai Yan on foot to the nearest county seat tomorrow.
[When I get to the nearest county tomorrow, I have to find a way to get a carriage first, and then I can't get a horse......]
Zhang Huang thought secretly. However, as the most common means of transportation in this era, horses are not something that can be obtained by getting them, sometimes even if you have money, you may not be able to get a horse, not to mention that Zhang Huang does not have much money at the moment. This is what Zhang Huang really feels a headache.
However, Zhang Huang's personality was originally very optimistic, so that not long after he was distressed, he fell asleep and snored loudly.
Listening to the continuous snoring sound coming from behind him, Cai Yan's heart pounded, and he clenched the dagger in his hand tightly.
The experience of the previous failed escape made Cai Yan realize that if she wanted to escape from Zhang Huang's hands, I am afraid that the only way out was to find a way to kill him. After all, she is a weak woman who is powerless, and Zhang Huang is a man, and even a man who can do witchcraft. In normal times, she would definitely not be Zhang Huang's opponent. Therefore, the only chance is to take advantage of Zhang Huang's sleep...... Kill him!
After making up his mind, Cai Yan quietly got up, quietly knelt beside Zhang Huang, pinched the handle of the dagger with trembling hands, held the dagger high, and looked at Zhang Huang's chest that was undulating while sleeping.
[Plug it in, and you'll kill him...... Plug it in, and you can kill him......]
The temptation like a nightmare seemed to faintly echo in Cai Yan's ears, but she had never killed anyone, or even seen blood, where did she get the courage to plunge the dagger in her hand into the chest of a strange man? Even if this man is heinous in her opinion, it can be said that he ruined her life.
After a whole tea stalemate, Cai Yan sighed and put down his raised hands, looking at Zhang Huang sleeping in front of him with self-pity.
She knew in her heart that because of the relationship between the man in front of her, her pure chastity had been tainted, and now even if she killed this guy, she fled back to Hedong Wei's house. I'm afraid that the Hedong Wei family will no longer accept her, and will not accept a woman who has been insulted by other men, even if this qiΔ is definitely not what she wants.
[Second Son......]
Cai Yan couldn't help but think of Wei Zhongdao, the man who was about to become her husband.
There is no so-called like or dislike, let alone so-called love or dislike, the reason why Cai Yan thought of Wei Zhongdao was only because she felt that she was ashamed of Wei Zhongdao, after all, the two of them originally made a vow and were ready to get married.
And now, Cai Yan thinks that he can't go back to Hedong Wei's house. Not to mention whether the man in front of her was willing to let her go back, even if she was willing to let her go, she didn't have the face to go back.
Thinking of this, Cai Yan couldn't help but feel disheartened, slumped beside Zhang Huang, suddenly sighed faintly, and suddenly cried in a low voice.
Cai Yan didn't notice that Zhang Huang quietly opened his left eye at this time and glanced at her.
[This woman looks really tangled......]
The face is impassive. Zhang Huang couldn't cry or laugh in his heart. In fact, the moment Cai Yan turned over and sat up, Zhang Huang was already shocked, after all, this guy had experienced the Dongshi Mountain scout battle. has long been accustomed to sleeping with one eye open, and the reason why Wei Zhongdao was able to take him down and detain him in the cellar under the kitchen last time was only because Zhang Huang didn't expect Wei Zhongdao to be drugged in the wine, and he didn't find out for a while. Who called Wei Zhongdao at that time to put on a kind and amiable gentlemanly style. lifted the guard in Zhang Huang's heart.
And Cai Yan is different, Zhang Huang is wary of her, not that he is afraid that she will harm him. After all, if Zhang Huang used his rigid body, even if Cai Yan used all his strength to pierce until tomorrow, it would be impossible to hurt him in the slightest. Taking a step back, even if Cai Yan really stabbed him a few times while he was asleep, Zhang Huang only needed a living talisman to heal his wounds immediately. The vigilance in Zhang Huang's heart was that he was afraid that this talented woman who didn't know how to measure his inches would secretly escape while he was asleep, which was what Zhang Huang really felt worried about, because if Cai Yan escaped far away, Zhang Huang might not be able to find her in this kind of empty wilderness. In case something happens to Cai Yan during his time, it will undoubtedly become a lifelong regret in Zhang Huang's heart.
[You're rooted!] Hurry up and go to bed when you're done! β¦β¦ Still can't sleep? ]
Looking at Cai Yan with his left eye open, Zhang Huang couldn't help but feel a little anxious and irritable.
At this time, Cai Yan seemed to have made up his mind, and once again raised his hands holding the dagger in the air. Seeing this, Zhang Huang hurriedly closed his eyes.
It is undeniable that despite having made up his mind, Cai Yan still looks very nervous, and his hands holding the dagger are trembling incessantly.
"I killed you because you insulted my innocence...... But don't worry, I killed you, and I will kill you later...... In this way, you and I have both grievances and grievances! β
Cai Yan smiled miserably, shed two tears, and immediately gritted his teeth and plunged the dagger in his hand.
"Dingβ"
With a crisp sound like a metal hit, the tip of the dagger in Cai Yan's hand was pierced in Zhang Huang's chest, but it couldn't be pierced. Obviously, Zhang Huang has already exerted a rigid body and has an incredible physique that is invulnerable.
"How so!" Cai Yan exclaimed with a pair of beautiful eyes wide, and looked at Zhang Huang who was still lying there in disbelief.
She didn't believe in evil, so she clenched the dagger again and stabbed Zhang Huang in the chest a few times, only to hear a few dings, Zhang Huang was unharmed, but the sharp edge of the dagger collapsed.
[Isn't this person killed?] ]
Sitting on the ground, Cai Yan was puzzled.
"Satisfied?" Zhang Huang suddenly opened his eyes at this time, and pretended to glare at Cai Yan viciously, so frightened that she trembled all over, and she couldn't hold the dagger in both hands. She didn't care about the dagger landing, she retreated again and again, until she retreated to the corner of the Orion Shed, curled up, and looked at Zhang Huang in horror, her face full of unease.
To his surprise, Zhang Huang didn't mean to harm her, he yawned and said slowly, "I'm still alive, so I don't need you to die for me." β¦β¦ Can you sleep obediently?! In the last sentence, Zhang Huang deliberately accentuated his tone.
Seeing that Zhang Huang didn't seem to have the intention of punishing her, Cai Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and just as she was about to lie down, she suddenly heard Zhang Huang say again, "Put away the dagger and hide it." β
"......" Cai Yan glanced at Zhang Huang in surprise and couldn't help but ask. You...... Won't it be confiscated? β
"What's the use of me asking for that?" Glancing at Cai Yan angrily, Zhang Huang chuckled and said, "You stay by your side, when you are idle, you can still try to kill me." β¦β¦ But next time, I may not be so good at talking! Heard it? β
"Oh......" Cai Yan responded, lowered his head and carefully climbed to a position where he was still a position away from Zhang Huang, stretched out his hand and struggled to pick up the dagger that had fallen to the ground, and put it back into the sheath. It can be seen that she is good at witchcraft. Zhang Huang, who seemed to be invulnerable, was full of jealousy.
may have experienced such a thrilling but thrilling assassination incident, Cai Yan's chest is still pounding violently, and he has no intention of sleeping.
Suddenly, she mustered up the courage to ask softly, "You won't let me go...... Right? β
[Let you go?] That's a ...... to you]
Zhang Huang muttered in his heart. Of course, in fact, Zhang Huang can also escort Cai Yan back to Heyang, but the problem is that he finally escaped from Wei Zhongdao's hands. Now if you send Cai Yan back, wouldn't that be self-defeating? Moreover, the immediate priority is to rush to Julu and find Zhang Jiao, the leader of Taiping Dao. Tang Zhou had betrayed Taiping Dao, betrayed Ma Yuanyi and killed him one by one, and completed Ma Yuanyi's entrustment before his death.
In addition, there is actually another reason why Zhang Huang doesn't want to admit it. That is, he was not willing to watch Cai Yan, the woman he liked, get married, especially Wei Zhongdao. After all, even putting aside Wei Zhongdao's true nature. This guy who went astray and used some sideways tricks obviously has no years to live in his Zhang Huang's opinion.
"I understand......" Seeing that Zhang Huang didn't speak for a long time, Cai Yan laughed miserably.
[Got it?] Got it? ]
Zhang Huang was stunned, suddenly came to his senses, and secretly said in his heart, she wouldn't want to commit suicide, right?
Thinking of this, Zhang Huang opened his eyes and glanced at Cai Yan, and sure enough, he saw Cai Yan quietly pull out the dagger again.
Seeing this, Zhang Huang didn't care about anything else, and asked coldly, "What do you want to do?" β
I saw Cai Yan laugh miserably, looked at Zhang Huang with disdain and said, "I can't kill you, can't I even commit suicide?" β
"Of course not!"
"Why?!"
"I want you to live!" Zhang Huang seemed to be a little domineering and said, "I don't allow you to die, do you dare to commit suicide?" β
Cai Yan laughed miserably and said, "If I am bent on death, why am I afraid of you? β
"Not necessarily." Zhang Huang snorted heavily, but in his heart he was thinking hard about how to restrain this talented woman who seemed to have sprouted a 'will to die'.
Fortunately, Cai Yan heard Zhang Huang's cold snort but was mistaken, and said in horror, "You...... Are you still going to poison my sister?! β
[Huh?] ]
Zhang Huang glanced at Cai Yan blankly, and suddenly his heart moved, and he sneered, "Your sister is extremely similar, if you kill yourself, then Zhang will only have the bad luck to find the second lady!" β
When he said this, in fact, Zhang Huang was also full of resentment, after all, if it weren't for Cai Wan, he wouldn't have fallen into the field he is in today.
Hearing Zhang Huang's words, Cai Yan's face suddenly turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and scolded fiercely, "Shameless! Dressed beasts! β
[It's even more intelligible now......]
With a secret sigh in his heart, Zhang Huang pretended to be fierce and shouted, "You scold again?" Believe it or not, I'll go back and take your sister captive right away? β
"Don't ......," Cai Yan, who was concerned about his sister, screamed in horror.
"Then give me a good sleep!"
"......" gritted his teeth, Cai Yan no longer dared to anger Zhang Huang after all, curled up and lay down, whining softly.
Listening to the low sobs beside him, to be honest, Zhang Huang didn't feel good in his heart. He also wanted to explain and tell the whole story of this matter as it was, but the problem was that Cai Yan wouldn't believe the explanation he said. How so? Can Zhang Huang say that in fact, I have an agreement with your sister and plan to elope together in the near future, but I just brought the wrong person? Or do you want to say this, if you want to blame your fiancΓ© Wei Zhongdao, you can use some sideways tricks to make yourself not like a human and a ghost like a ghost?
It's strange that Cai Yan would believe these statements!
In desperation, Zhang Huang could only pretend that he didn't hear it, in his mind, maybe Cai Yan wouldn't cry anymore if he cried for a while.
Not to mention, when the two set off together the next day, Cai Yan was really obedient, didn't cry or make trouble, and obediently followed behind Zhang Huang. Together, they hiked to the nearby county seat. Even after walking for a while, Cai Yan was tired and out of breath, Zhang Huang couldn't bear to mention her back, Cai Yan didn't refuse, or didn't dare to refuse.
It is undeniable that this is a good change, and the only thing that worries Zhang Huang is that Cai Yan's eyes are obviously dimmed, without any brilliance, like a walking corpse.
It's a pity that the next day, Zhang Huang and Cai Yan finally failed to find a county seat where they could stay. Only one village, apparently abandoned, was found. I don't know what happened to the village, all the villagers disappeared, and it seems that they fled with their belongings.
So, Zhang Huang casually found a wooden house that looked sturdy and decided to stay here for a while.
At this time, Cai Yan, who had not spoken all day, finally said the first sentence of the day.
"I ...... I want to wash up......"
"What?" Zhang Huang glanced at Cai Yan in surprise, and then noticed that Cai Yan was covered with mud. Only then did he remember that yesterday they had fallen into the mud with the snow melting in the heavy rain. It was covered in dirt, but it didn't have a chance to clean it.
"I'll get ready." Dropping a sentence, Zhang Huang rummaged around several nearby houses for a while, and finally found a few wooden basins. Filled with snow. Then, he cleaned up an empty space in the house, lit a bonfire, and set up a wooden basin to boil a few basins of clean and hot water for Cai Yan.
To Zhang Huang's surprise, after seeing that the water had been boiled. Cai Yan untied his clothes by himself, and Zhang Huang was so shocked that he hurriedly asked, "You...... What's the hurry? Wait for me to get out. β
"Is there a difference?" Cai Yan glanced at Zhang Huang with eyes that were more sad than dead. Gu Zi took off his shirt. Although his body was full of mud, the delicate skin like mutton fat still made Zhang Huang, who was stunned, feel pleasing to the eye. Obviously, at this time, Cai Yan firmly believed in her heart that she had been insulted by Zhang Huang, and she was threatened by Zhang Huang and could not find death, so she simply broke the jar and fell. This can't help but make people curious, if she learns that she is still perfect, how she will face Zhang Huang again.
Although it was said that this was given by Cai Yanbai, and he didn't look at it without looking at it, Zhang Huang still felt that it was not appropriate, so he coughed a few times and walked outside the house.
[posturing......]
Cai Yan looked at Zhang Huang's departing back with disdain, snorted coldly at both mockery and self-deprecation, and cleaned his body by himself. After all, putting aside the mood, Cai Yan, who has been clean since he was a child, is not used to being dirty all day long.
After a few days of traveling in the desolate wilderness, Zhang Huang and Cai Yan touched the official road again, and followed the official road to a county seat, that is, Yewang County in Hanoi County.
[Hiking is really slow......]
With a sigh of emotion in his heart, Zhang Huang glanced at Cai Yan with some concern as he approached the city gate. After all, if Cai Yan shouted at the city gate, Zhang Huang could only flee with Cai Yan immediately.
But the strange thing is that Cai Yan didn't seem to reveal to the local county soldiers that she was forcibly abducted by Zhang Huang, but obediently followed Zhang Huang like a virtuous wife.
Zhang Huang glanced at Cai Yan strangely.
Probably noticing Zhang Huang's gaze, Cai Yan asked indifferently, "What's wrong?" Her flat tone seemed to be back to when Zhang Huang first saw her, and the only difference was probably her eyes that didn't have a bit of brilliance.
"Uh, nothing...... By the way, I'm going to get a carriage here, and a horse if I can't do it......"
"Hmm." Cai Yan replied softly.
After that, Zhang Huang bought some rice at a discount with the only silver tickets left on his body in the city, and then took Cai Yan to leave.
Seeing this, Cai Yan asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to buy a carriage?" β
"Well...... this" Zhang Huang was a little embarrassed.
Cai Yan then remembered that Zhang Huang had already used up the only remaining silver ticket when he bought the rice, and suddenly said, "You have no money?" β
"Hmm......" Zhang Huang replied vaguely, after all, in his opinion, admitting that he has no money in front of a woman is a very humiliating matter.
"Then how do you buy a horse ......" halfway through, Cai Yan remembered that the man in front of him was a strange man who knew witchcraft and was invulnerable, although his character was unbearable, but his skills were very strong. She was very smart, and immediately understood Zhang Huang's plan, frowned and asked, "Are you planning to ...... Robbing passing carriages? β
Looking at Cai Yan's disappointed and somewhat disgusted eyes, Zhang Huang had no way to justify, after all, he originally planned to find a guy who looked like he was rich and unkind, rob that guy's wealth, and help him Zhang Huang's poverty.
Shaking his head slightly, Cai Yan took off his hosta from the bun and handed it to Zhang Huangdao, "Use this to exchange, don't hurt the innocent." β
"......" Zhang Huang looked at Cai Yan in astonishment, he couldn't figure out why Cai Yan had suddenly changed so much.
Seeing that Zhang Huang hadn't moved for a long time, Cai Yan sighed lightly and said in a pleading tone, "Occasionally, you also listen to the construction of the slave family, please." β
Seeing Cai Yan's pleading face, Zhang Huang couldn't help but soften in his heart, and sold the hosta cheaply with Cai Yan, and used the money to buy a carriage that was not very good.
Zhang Huang didn't know that the hosta was originally a token given by Wei Zhongdao after confirming the marriage contract with Cai Yan.
Of course, if Zhang Huang knew, I'm afraid he would have lost this thing a long time ago.
Because, he was quite unhappy with Wei Zhongdao. (To be continued......)