Chapter 260: Survival

Xu Ji's heart was cold, and he almost turned around and motioned for Chen Zhi to pull out his sword and kill the officers and soldiers in front of him, as the so-called "strike first is stronger".

However, Xu Ji saw that these officers and soldiers did not draw their swords against each other because of their leader's words, and immediately realized that these officers and soldiers were doing nothing and wanted to blackmail him.

The problem is that Xu Ji and Chen Zhi don't have anything of value on their bodies, if they tell the truth, the other party will definitely not believe it, and the final result is to search their bodies, and if they don't do it, they will take Chen Zhi's war horse away, which is definitely not a good thing.

Once Chen Zhi's silver spear hidden in the horse is found, the identities of the two of them will be exposed, if there is no war horse, how can he and Chen Zhi escape for their lives?

Xu Ji himself has a jade pendant given to him by Yining, the problem is that this phoenix-shaped jade pendant is a rare treasure, not only the shape is ancient, but also there will be a kind of warmth and coolness in the hand from the jade pendant, which makes people calm down and adjust their breath when they are upset, it is a love thing that Yining gave to himself when he married himself, and he has been wearing it on his body for many years, this thing is of great significance and must not be given to these officers and soldiers, the most important thing is that if such a precious thing is taken out of his body, It is certainly unreasonable, and it will definitely be suspected by these officers and soldiers.

With his mind turning, Xu Ji had no choice but to pretend to panic on the surface: "Lord Qingtian, wronged, the villain is a refugee, how dare he lie to you?" ”

When the leader of the officers and soldiers saw that Xu Ji was so ignorant, he glared at him and shouted, "Shut up!" Do you still want to deceive Master Ben? Hum! You say you're a refugee. Where did such a miraculous war horse come from? And what's the matter with your brother's sword? ”

The speaker has no intention. The listener was interested, and Xu Ji heard this. My heart was immediately shocked, this person has a point!

How can he and Chen have swords and war horses in their current identities? Although Chen Zhi has changed the color of the war horse, the tall and divine horse of this war horse is obvious to all, as long as it is a person, it can be seen.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhi looked at Xu Ji's eyes and hurriedly pretended to be scared and said: "My lord Mingjian, this war horse was picked up, and we always fight over there, and there are often ownerless war horses running to our village." This sword was picked up, and of course people like us who have been away all year round have to defend ourselves. Actually, I don't know anything, and the last time I bragged to others, I used this sword to cut off my own hand. ”

Chen Zhi's words made the other party a little impatient, and he was about to speak, but Chen Zhi changed his words and said: "Official, I know that your old man is a good person, but I really don't have anything on my body to honor your old man, why don't I honor this sword to my master?" ”

The leader of the officers and soldiers looked at Chen Dao, and after turning his head to look at Xu Ji, who had been in rags all his life, he also knew that this guy really had nothing of value on him, and looked at the pitiful appearance of the two brothers. Seeing that Chen Zhi and Xu Ji were both obedient, they were also a little unbearable in their hearts, and they really couldn't bear to be embarrassed for Xu Ji and the others. So he nodded and said, "I don't think you look like a traitor, so I'll let you go." ”

Xu Ji's heart moved. On the surface, he pretended to be stunned and said, "What? Traitor? ”

The leader of the officers and soldiers said angrily: "You don't understand, by the way, did you meet a person on the road where you came?" A young man on a white horse and a silver gun? ”

Xu Jizhi said that he was asking Chen Dao. On the surface, he continued to be stunned and said, "What's wrong?" Is there something wrong with this young man? Anyway, I didn't see anyone dressed like this. ”

The leader of the officers and soldiers was obviously not in the mood to talk nonsense with the hillbilly in front of him, and said impatiently: "What's the use of asking so much? Be careful, though. Not all officers and soldiers are as reasonable as Lord Ben, and if you look at the direction you are taking, you will definitely meet a lot of officers and soldiers in the future, so you should be honest. ”

Xu Ji and Chen Zhi naturally nodded in fear and didn't dare to say more.

The leader of the officers and soldiers remembered something again and said, "By the way, apart from the young man, have you seen a young man passing by here with a teenage child?" ”

Xu Ji's heart was shocked, knowing that the officers and soldiers were asking if they had seen Shi A and Liu Xie, knowing that Shi A had nothing to do and Liu Xie had not fallen into Wang Yun's hands, Xu Ji was overjoyed. From the words of this officer and soldier, he heard that the direction of Shi A's breakthrough was the same as his own.

If he and Chen Zhi can find Shi A and Liu Xie, it would be ideal for the three of them to go back to Yanzhou together.

It seems that either Shi A's hiding place is excellent, or Shi A has taken Liu Xie to a farther place, but the second possibility is too small, you must know that it rained last night, and the lightning and thunder, and now the place where he and Chen Zhi are located is very remote, in such weather, it is impossible for Shi A to take Liu Xie too far, maybe Shi A doesn't care, but Liu Xie grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, with fine skin and tender flesh, just like flowers in a greenhouse, where can he withstand the wind and sun? Liu Xie, who has never been in good health, after yesterday's bumps and fright, where can he still catch up with too long a road?

In this way, it is much more likely that he and Chen Zhi will find Liu Xie, at least the scope has been narrowed.

Thinking of this, Xu Ji shook his head and said, "Report to the official, the little one didn't see such a person passing by." ”

The leader of the officers and soldiers had already known that it was a vain question to ask, and nodded to Xu Ji: "In short, once you see the few people we asked, you should inform the officers and soldiers as soon as possible, and there will be a heavy reward at that time." ”

When Xu Ji heard the word reward, his eyes immediately flashed with greed, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Official, are those rewards for buying a house and marrying a daughter-in-law?" ”

Looking at Xu Jiyi's greedy appearance, the leader of the officers and soldiers scolded with a smile: "His grandmother's, how can it be so easy to meet?" Otherwise, Lao Tzu would have gone back to invite merit, a poor ghost like you doesn't know how to work hard, and you always daydream like this. ”

When Xu Ji heard this, he hurriedly showed a look of "disappointment" in his eyes, and muttered: "There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest, I am so old, I don't even have a son, it's really unfilial." If he had money, Ann would have married a daughter-in-law a long time ago. ””

The leader of the officers and soldiers saw Xu Ji's appearance. I felt a slight apology in my heart, in order to break the delusion of the "reckless" man in front of me. turned his face and said intimidatingly: "Think beautiful!" Do you know how powerful these three people are? As soon as they raise their hands, your head is gone! ”

Xu Ji was slightly stunned, of course he understood the kindness of the leader of the officers and soldiers in front of him, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of the leader of the officers and soldiers, but on the surface, he shrank his head, stuck out his tongue and said: "It's so powerful, I'd better work honestly." ”

This group of officers and soldiers laughed and laughed. One by one, they rode their horses and whipped into the distance.

Xu Ji stood in place, thought for a while, turned his heart sideways, called Chen Zhi to turn over and get on the horse, and moved in the direction of Chang'an. If Shi Ah hadn't gone far by himself, he would have left a mark.

It's a pity that I didn't ask more things out of the mouths of those officers and soldiers, otherwise my operation would have a higher chance of success.

Xu Ji's judgment was right.

Shia is now hiding in a hidden cave not far from yesterday's battlefield. Liu Xie beside him was sleeping soundly, and it seemed that he was really frightened and tired yesterday.

It was really a troublesome thing to flee with Liu Xie, and I only walked for a while after breaking through yesterday. This Liu Xie shouted to rest for a while, saying that his body was about to fall apart.

At that time, Shi Azhen couldn't wait to rip off Liu Xie's pants and beat Liu Xie's ass fiercely.

It's a pity that Liu Xie is not his son, and Shi A has no choice but to lie to him and say that Lu Bu's pursuers will arrive soon. These words worked, and Liu Xie immediately stopped complaining that his body hurt.

Shi A was thinking about Chen Zhi, who was injured, and Xu Ji, who didn't know how the situation was. Of course, I won't take into account Liu Xie's feelings.

However, after a short time, Shi Ah had to stop because of the heavy rain. And then the wind blew so hard that it was impossible for people to walk an inch on the road. The raindrops of beans hit people's faces with pain. Shi A and Liu Xie couldn't go any further.

In desperation, I had to find a nearby cave to hide.

After all, in this weather. No one will go out, and if you get cold after being injured, it's not a joke.

Originally, Shi A's plan was not to sleep by himself, let Liu Xie sleep alone, and wait until the storm stopped, and then immediately wake up Liu Xie and leave, after all, the place he brought with him is too close to Chang'an City, and it will be more dangerous to stay for a while, but who knows that he will actually fall asleep in a short time.

Shi A Zhilu said, that's because his body is too tired, yesterday with Lu Bu, Shi A actually used up most of the strength in his body, although he regained his strength according to the method that Wang Yun taught him, and he had already recovered his strength, but there was no way to make up for the fatigue of his body.

That's why I'm so thirsty.

When he woke up, he found that the sky was already bright, although he was full of energy and his skills were more refined, but he failed in the plan to find Xu Ji and escape.

Who knows how many reconnaissance troops have been deployed by Wang Yun outside his current location, and he wants to find out himself.

Shi A is not a politician, but Shi A knows what will happen if Liu Xie falls into Wang Yun's hands.

Therefore, Shi A didn't dare to act rashly now, and took Liu Xie out of the country with a big grin.

Looking at Liu Xie beside him, Shi A sighed and prepared to go outside to explore the wind first.

He stood up, packed up, took the sword left by his teacher, went out of the cave, and piled up a pile of firewood and grass at the entrance of the cave, and observed it carefully, and made sure that there was no one on the left and right, and left.

It's just that Shi Ah didn't know what to say, he had just left, and Liu Xie, who had been sleeping soundly, opened his eyes with a sarcastic sneer on his face.

Liu Xie listened attentively and found that there was no sound outside, and knowing that Dao Shi Ah had left, he stood up, his eyes flashing with the brilliance of wisdom.

First put his hand on his thigh, as soon as he heard the sound of "boom", a sword was already in Liu Xie's hand, as soon as this sword came out, in an instant, the entire cave was full of electric light, dazzling.

In this dark cave, Liu Xie's entire face was already very clearly illuminated at this time.

What Liu Xie was holding in his hand was a sharp short sword.

Looking at this sword that flowed like an illusion like a brilliance, like a crystal clear autumn water, Liu Xie sneered: "They all regard the widow as a child, but who knows how many years the widow has endured for today?" Hum! Who knows that I will have martial arts. Who says that the widow is powerless? ”

Liu Xie's wrist moved, and the short sword dragon in his hand sounded. The coldness penetrated directly into the hearts of the hearers.

Liu Xie's hand trembled casually, and the short sword in his hand suddenly conjured up countless sword flowers that seemed to have substance. If the attack is not an attack, if this move attacks the enemy, it must be like a poisonous snake with its head held high, and it can eat the enemy at any time, and it will be irremediable to kill.

If Shi A was on the side, he would definitely cry out in surprise, this Liu Xie's swordsmanship had obviously gained three flavors.

However, Liu Xie's age is too young, and he obviously can't last in terms of strength, if it takes time. It must not be something in the pool.

Liu Xie put away his sword and sneered alone: "Shi'a, you can't think of it, right? The widow is also Wang Yun's apprentice. Although no one has taught the widow since Wang Yun's death, I still remember this set of swordsmanship. In the past few years, I dare not forget one day. ”

He looked up to the sky and sighed, and said softly: "Father, Liu Xie has not been thinking about Zhongxing my big man for a day since you left, and he had already made a detailed plan with Liu Bei, but because of the villain Shi A, who fell into the hands of Xu Ji, a person with evil intentions, he was already desperate. Who knows that the heaven-sent opportunity of the Dao Dao gave the child the opportunity to escape alone, which is definitely God's mercy on my big man, and you can also know that my big man's luck is not endless. The child will definitely not live up to God's love, so where will Liu Yu go, with the help of the people of Youzhou. ZTE, my big man! ”

After a pause, he said to himself: "Liu Xie, you must remember that no one believes it now." Even Liu Yu is the same, but he is the best to use! ”

Anyway. Liu Xie sneered again and again.

Without asking, it can be known that Liu Xie wants to go to Youzhou, and the purpose is, of course, to use Liu Yu.

Liu Xie looked around and found that the package he was carrying was beside him, and after opening it, he took out a coarse cloth dress and changed it on his body, hiding the soft sword and the silver two.

After a little groaning, he opened the firewood and grass at the mouth of the cave and fled to the northern slope, his figure quickly disappearing.

Xu Ji and Shi Ah both underestimated him.

Where did Shi Ah know about these things? He had now come to the hillside and looked down. Dengshi was taken aback.

Below this hill the wide plain belt was passing by many cavalry. Due to the topography, from Shia's point of view, this mountain field stretches endlessly below to the pole of the earth.

In the distance, some of the villages were in the morning smoke, apparently making breakfast. Under Shi A's sharp observation, it was easy to see that from time to time there were officers and soldiers entering the homes of these villages, and they were making inquiries without asking.

It seemed that as he expected, Wang Yun had already sent a large team of people to start scanning in this area.

After all, because of last night's torrential rain, no one could travel a long way. That's why Wang Yun will scatter a large number of people to search, if it takes a long time, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to find.

As soon as Sallio groaned, he lifted his breath and went down the mountain.

After all, "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles". If you want to escape, accurate information is essential.

In a short time, Shi Ah had already come to the bottom of the mountain, to a village with hundreds of houses and a few pastures, which was beautiful and full of peaceful atmosphere. If it weren't for this war-torn era, this would be a great place to live.

Shi Ah looked at the left and right that there were no officers and soldiers, and knew that it was safe for the time being. So he relaxed his spirit and walked into this village, like a passerby, and his gestures were no different from those ordinary people in the market who had no martial arts.

Masters like Shi A all have amazing memory and observation, and they are the ones who can control their movements the most, so now Shi A is of course pretending to be a dragon like a dragon.

Along the way, men, women and children walked out of the house, but they were not welcomed by the mezzanine, but with a vigilant face, looking at Shi Ah with a sword on his body.

Shi Ah sighed in his heart, knowing that he was in troubled times, there was no guarantee for anything, and now that he was a stranger walking here, of course it would arouse the vigilance of others, not to mention that he still had a sword on his body.

After looking at it for a long time, Shi Ah found a family that seemed to have only one old woman in the family. Shi A was overjoyed in his heart, of course he knew that an old man like Lu Dao was the kindest and the loneliest, because there was no one to accompany him, and because he was born without love, so once someone accompanied her to talk, it must be knowing everything and saying everything.

So he hurriedly stepped forward and said to the old woman, "Old man, can you give saliva to drink?" ”

The old man heard Shi A's voice and hurriedly let Shi A in, and sure enough, as Shi A expected, this old man was very enthusiastic about Shi A, as if he was a relative.

Shi Aben is an orphan, so although he is talking to this old woman, he is also warm in his heart.

The two chatted for a while, and Shi Ah knew something from the old woman's words.

The first is that one person in the Yanzhou army was killed in battle, but the old woman can't say who it is, and the second is that Zhao Yun's army did not come back, because the old woman did not say anything about the big war.

This surprised Shi A, he wanted to ask Zhang Xiu if he had returned to Chang'an, but unfortunately he couldn't speak, and it was impossible for this old woman to know the Tao.

Shi Ah sighed, knowing that this was the information he had gotten.

I was about to say goodbye, but I heard a voice outside "Help!" ”

The voice was terrible.

Shi A's face sank, and he stood up, and the old woman wanted to dissuade the young man from meddling, but she felt that the figure in front of her was a flower, and when she looked at it again, where was there anyone in front of her?

It's as if Shi Ah has never been here.

It's just that there is an extra string of copper coins with Shi A's body temperature on the table. (To be continued......)