Chapter 21: An Unexpected Reunion
Question: "What is the most common method of self-training for travelers back to ancient times (excluding the background of cultivation)?" β
Answer: "Run." β
That's right, in order to strengthen the body, but also to flee first in the face of the enemy, countless crossing seniors are sweating their youth in practicing running. But Xun Qian's four bodies were not diligent, so he didn't think about running to strengthen his body at all. It's not that he can't run, I think that when he was in the poor col, he was in order to chase rabbits or something, and he unconsciously practiced two legs quite powerful, and later followed Shi Xun, often when he went out hunting, his son rode a horse, and he had to follow as a slave, and after pretending to be Xun, he occasionally ran on one or two laps - so when it comes to long-distance running skills, it can barely be regarded as C.
However, unfortunately, because he had been squatting for too long, both legs began to go numb, and his pants had not been fastened, so he had to rely on two hands......
So he turned his head, and before he had run three paces, he stepped on the trouser tube of his right leg with his left foot, and then the hem of his robe hung on the bushes, and his legs went limp, and he rolled his head to the ground. When I started running, I heard the sound of "sighing" footsteps behind me, and when I fell to the ground, I felt a strong wind coming straight to the door. It was Xun who was in a hurry, and hurriedly made a "eighteen rolls on the spot", tore off his clothes, and stained the withered grass all over his buttocks, and finally avoided the catastrophe-
"Bang", a cold and shining ring-headed knife slashed deep into the earth, less than two centimeters from Shixun's shoulder.
"I'm dying!" Brush brush brush, Dong Zhuo, Yan Liang, Wen Chou...... I'm relying on you flashbacks! Isn't there a bit of a positive character for me to YY before I die? Sun Jian, where is Sun Jian?!
He was about to close his eyes on his deathbed when a voice shouted, "Slow down." Immediately, the ring-headed knife was pulled out of the ground and rested firmly on his neck.
Just listen to the voice and say, "Hey, isn't that who?" β"Who's that" is it, is it okay for Lao Tzu to have a name and a surnameβand then the man with the ring-headed knife in his hand said, "Big brother, what do you mean to tie him up and take him hostage?" "!" The previous man immediately gave his companion a brain adze, and as soon as his companion stumbled, he almost didn't cut Shixun's neck, so the previous man hurriedly reached out to stop the ring knife, but instead pulled his palm open and sprinkled several bits of blood on Shixun's face - "You stupid, hurt me!" β
"I'm sorry, big brother." The man hurriedly stuck the ring head knife on the ground next to Shixun's face, and reached out to tear off a piece of clothing, intending to bandage the previous man. The man from before had another brain: "Who told you to put the knife down?" What if this kid runs away?! The man laughed, "Can't run, he's still carrying his pants......"
It's Xun's face full of shame, and he hates that there is no hole in the ground to get into.
The man snatched the strip of cloth to bandage his wound and instructed his companion, "Who is he?" What is the identity of Old Man Cao? Kidnapping him as a hostage, that's the use of eggs! We should hold him hostage and find a way to sneak into the tent in the middle, as long as we get close to Old Man Cao, then we don't have a knife in our hands, hehehehe~~"
The companion gave a thumbs up: "The eldest brother is high-minded, and the younger brother is so impressed that he throws himself to the ground." β
"You don't need to throw yourself to the ground," the man from before glared, "It's true to quickly pick up the knife!" β
I don't know how Lu Dao came about, these two wastes are so rambling, but it dilutes the tension in Shixun's heart. Only then did he strengthen his spirit and look the two up and down. I saw that both of them were about thirty years old, the injured hand was quite tall, the face was thin and the beard was short, and the person who had just picked up the ring knife was slightly shorter, but his shoulders were broad, and his chin was full of thick beards. "Two," Shixun lay on the ground and clenched his fists, "Can I tie my pants first?" β
The short man gestured the ring-headed knife on Shixun's neck: "Tie it." You can be honest, if you dare to run, Lao Tzu will cut off your head with a knife! β
"Yes, yes, I'm honest, I'm very honest, I can't be more honest." While staring at the flickering blade, Shixun slowly got up, lifted his pants, and fastened the belt firmly. He finally breathed a sigh of relief - listening to the tone of these two people, he would not want his own life for the time being, and now he had to take them one step at a time, and the most unfortunate thing was to take them to Cao Song's tent, and then find a chance to slip away - although he really wanted to save Old Man Cao's life, but if he compared it with his own life, his own life was a little more expensive.
He had just fastened the belt of his trousers when he suddenly heard a "poof" sound, and a stream of warm liquid sprayed all over his face. Shi Xun closed his eyes in shock: "Could it be that guy really cut Lao Tzu's neck!" But he didn't feel pain, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw that there was a headless body left in front of him, and the cavity was still bleeding out, and he shook it twice, and then he collapsed. Almost at the same time, the thin man who had injured his hand "grunted" a few times in his throat, his knees weakened, his waist fell, and he also knelt on the ground - his eyes were frightened and empty, he could see that he had more breath and less breath, and one foot had stepped on the ghost door, but he was just kneeling, and he didn't fall down, and he couldn't see any wounds on his body.
Shihoon's hands were still on his trouser belts, but his legs couldn't help but start trembling. The sky had gradually darkened, and he was full of shadows, and he saw that after the dwarf had fallen, he showed a figure behind him, not tall, and looking like an ordinary peasant, with a sharp mouth and shrunken cheeks, and a long scar on his cheek, and his clothes were ragged, but there was a ring-headed knife in his hand, and the blade was full of blood. Look at the back of the thin man, there seems to be a person, but the figure is basically covered, and it doesn't look like it - is it a child?
I saw that the "peasant" raised the blade in his hand, and pointed at Shixun: "You ......" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly turned his head and glanced at the thin man, and then suddenly shocked: "You, what's the matter with you?!" β
There was a "plop", and someone behind the thin man fell to the ground. The "peasant" hurriedly pounced on him and hugged him, shook him again and again, and then turned around and glared at Shixun fiercely: "What are you doing in a daze?" Why don't you come and have a look?! β
Yeshun understood that it must have been this "peasant" who had relieved himself with his companions, but ...... What's your surname? I don't know you, master. If you tell me to pass, I'll go? Before that, can you sign up first? Who sent you?
But when I saw the eyes of the "peasant", I ...... No, no, no, although he looks like a peasant, his eyes are definitely not peasant's, and they are clearly the eyes of a murderer! That's right, he just killed a person, and he still stabbed him down and cut his head in two...... He couldn't afford to offend this road, so he told himself to go over and take a look, then he would go over and take a look, and he wouldn't lose a piece of meat.
Shi Xun comforted himself in his heart, saying that since the other party saved his life, it may probably be that there is no malice, so he boldly stepped over, and saw that the "peasant" was holding a person in his arms, a small lump, and it was really a child. glanced at the thin man kneeling on the ground again, and saw a hole in his back, bleeding out "gurgling" - fortunately, Shixun has eaten more nutritious in the past two years, and the "finch blindfold" has basically healed, otherwise the light is so dim, it really can't be seen very clearly.
He turned to the "peasant" again, and asked cautiously: "Two, ...... you" The "peasant" glanced at him, and lowered his chin to his arms: "You don't recognize him?" So why does he have to come to save you? β
Must come and save me? Who's that? Shi Xun half-squatted down, and by the slightest bit of God's last moment, he carefully looked at the child in the arms of the "peasant" - a delicate little face, but unfortunately full of dirt, his lips were curled, and he had a lot of skin, and a turban was wrapped around his head, and the color of this turban was ......
What the hell am I ...... It's Guansi!
It was Xun who panicked: "Guan, Guan's daughter...... Sheβshe's hurt? Where's the injury? Does it matter? β
The "peasant" sighed softly: "The injury is not injured, she is faint from hunger...... For three days, we survived by chewing grass roots and drinking raw water......"
"Hurry, hurry," Shixun stood up with a "brush", "Come with me, I have something to eat there." β
The "peasant" picked up Guan Si - he only asked clearly on the way, his surname was Bai, he had no name, his family was five, and he was called Bai Lao Wu - followed behind Shi Xun and came to the camp all the way. When they arrived at the gate of the camp, a Lang evil soldier hurriedly came over and asked, "Yes, sir, what's wrong with you?" Where did you get hurt?! β
Shi Xun wiped the blood stains on his face: "No injury, other people's blood ......" bypassed the soldier, took Bai Lao Wu, and came to the door of the Cao family's big tent in three or two steps, and shouted inside: "Go to the disease, go to the disease!" β
Cao De heard the voice, and when he saw him like this, he couldn't help but be full of consternation, and before he could ask, Shi Xun explained in one breath: "I bumped into two assassins, but fortunately these two friends saved the life of a certain person - this one is hungry and faint, so let's cook some porridge for her to drink." β
"Porridge is ready-made," replied Cao De, "and my father has just called for supper, and has just cooked a string of porridge." "Did Xun Xin say that it had only been since dinner, and was it an hour? You're going to have a late-night snack again, you old thing can't die fat! Hearing Cao De say: "Carry it into the tent first, and I'll call someone to serve porridge." β
Shi Xun asked: "Ling Zun ......" Cao De smiled: "Just enter my tent." β
The Cao family's big tent is divided into several areas, with a "living room" in the center and a "bedroom" around it - one is Cao Song's, one is Cao De's, one is Cao De's, one is Cao Decai's four-year-old daughter, and fourteen-year-old son Cao Zheng's, and two are Cao Song's concubines. At that moment, Cao De let Shixun and them into his tent - there was a screen in the tent, and Cao De's wife heard the voice, so she hid behind the screen first - and put Guan Si flat on the seat.
The time was not long, a maid brought a bowl of meat porridge over, Bai Lao Wu held up Guan Si's head with both hands, Shi Xun held the bowl, pried Guan Si's teeth with a wooden spoon, and carefully sent the meat porridge into his mouth. At first, a few spoonfuls flowed out, and when the fifth spoonful was fed, Guan Si finally reacted, and began to swallow consciously and unconsciously, until he drank most of the bowl of porridge, and then slowly opened his eyes.
When feeding the porridge, Shi Xun told Cao De all the causes and consequences - of course, he didn't mention his embarrassed appearance with his pants, nor did he mention that Guan Si was Guan Hai's daughter, only that he said that he had met someone occasionally in the past. When he saw Guan Si wake up, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Bai Lao Wu, and then at Cao De, feeling that some words were not convenient to say in front of Cao De, so he pretended to glance at the screen: "Let's go to my tent." β
The tent where Shixun lived was a small tent for ordinary soldiers, but under normal circumstances, this kind of tent could sleep five or six soldiers, but now it was occupied by him alone. After entering the tent, relocating Guan Si, and perfunctory Cao De who followed up, Shi Xun dared to ask Bai Lao Wu: "Didn't you say that you were surrounded by Cao's legion?" How did you break through here? β
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There's a new NPC in this chapter, and it's a celebrity. The so-called Yellow Turban Thieves Party "Bai Lao Wu", this person's surname is Luo, friends like to call him "Lao Luo", he used to use the ID "Ghost Animal King", he is a writer and magazine (game & literature) editor for many years, and often uses the pen name "Bai Beiwu" - just change one word, but how good it is!
By the way, it's been almost a month since Kaiwen was opened, and the starting point also gave three types of recommendations before and after, but why can't this collection always come up? Friends who like to read this book, can you help to shout everywhere? If you really don't write well, it's okay if no one reads it, I'm afraid that the writing is okay, and many friends who like this kind of subject matter don't know how to do it, so it's a pity.