Chapter 16: Uninvited Guests
In an underground cell excavated by hand, wailing, cursing, and roaring came and went.
The intricate passages are divided by stout wooden stakes, and each cell is arranged in an orderly manner.
But when I went down the dungeon and went south, there was a different cell near the side door.
The whole thing is made of stones, and only a wooden door is more than one person high.
At this moment, there were three people lying on the ground in this cell, in an extremely indecent posture.
There was a young man whose eyelids moved slightly, and cold sweat flowed from his face, as if he was having a nightmare.
"Bang. ”
Suddenly, a slightly dull voice came out, and the young man obviously dreamed of a critical moment, and subconsciously smashed his fist against the stone wall accompanied by a scream.
Bai Nianqiu woke up suddenly, covering his somewhat red and swollen palms and grinning.
But it didn't take long for Bai Nianqiu's face to darken again, and the pain in his hand seemed to have been forgotten, and he was stunned.
"If you are born in the sun, you will end, and if you die in the underworld, it doesn't matter. The yang and the earth are similar, and they are all drifting in a foreign land. ”
Bai Nianqiu muttered in his mouth, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he remembered the old man's expectations for him, and he couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart.
"Old man, but you haven't said what I have to do to help Meizu. ”
Before he came out, before he could ask where the Meizu people were, Li Qingyun turned into a little starlight and disappeared, which made Bai Nianqiu distressed.
Just now I dreamed that the old man pointed his nose in the dream and scolded himself for being ungrateful, a white-eyed wolf, and not a good death.
Mo Bei on the side was thin and thin, and he could no longer see his original appearance.
Putting aside Li Qingyun's idea of disappearing for the time being, and when he raised his eyes and glanced at the sleeping Jiang Yu'er, Bai Nianqiu shook his head and sighed,
"Well, how are you going to get through this level?"
Through Jiang Yu'er's reaction, Bai Nianqiu had already guessed that this girl should be in love with Mo Bei,
Let's ask the girl in the world who is not pregnant with spring, not to mention that the shadow of Mobei has been deeply ingrained in Jiang Yu'er's heart.
When Bai Nianqiu was thinking, Jiang Yu'er also woke up leisurely, looking at Bai Nianqiu with sleepy eyes,
"What about Mobei?"
"Huh, wake up!"
Bai Nianqiu didn't dare to look directly at Jiang Yu'er, the appearance of this girl turning into a skeleton was too terrible after all, so she had to change the topic and say hello.
Jiang Yu'er raised her head and looked around, her eyes paused for a moment on the dead corpse, and then stared at Bai Nianqiu,
"What about the Mobei people?"
"Mo Bei, I just went out, haha. ”
Bai Nianqiu laughed dryly, and then slowly got up in Jiang Yu'er's suspicious look,
"It's not too early, let's go back to the Governor's Mansion!"
Jiang Yu'er, who was full of questions, said a word, and then asked,
"What's the matter with this corpse?"
Bai Nianqiu's head was big for a while, and he had to explain,
"It seems like someone who went out to play today, and he hasn't played. I'll leave it here for now. ”
Raising his hand concealedly and placing it on his chest, Bai Nianqiu could clearly feel that his heart was pounding.
"How long can you hide it!"
With a silent repetition, Bai Nianqiu opened the prison door.
Immediately, he froze in place.
I saw Xu San walking towards him with a smile, still carrying a bird in his hand,
"What a plague god, who doesn't come early or late, but now he appears. ”
The river fish that followed closely behind was caught off guard, and hit Bai Nianqiu's back headlong, with an oops.
"What are you doing, get out of here!"
The situation is a little embarrassing, Bai Nianqiu can't go out or enter now, originally according to his own ideas, he sneaked out while no one was there, and he was explaining to Jiang Yu'er when he arrived at the Governor's Mansion.
When the time comes, if someone asks, they can still die and refuse to admit it. Even if Jiang Yu'er is angry, he won't stop the crime, after all, he came with Jiang Yu'er.
Jiang Yu'er behind him didn't know anything, and seeing that Bai Nianqiu didn't move, he pushed him forward.
Originally, he was angry when he saw Bai Nianqiu, but Mo Bei, who was thinking about it for a long time, was looked down upon by Bai Nianqiu and got along very unpleasantly. And the next time I have a chance to come, I don't know when.
Jiang Yu'er only felt that in her heart, she was almost about to hold back her internal injuries.
"Miss Jiang, Miss Jiang, look at the good thing I found for Du Wei!"
Xu San saw Jiang Yu'er's figure, and hurriedly took the bird in the cage and stepped forward to offer courtesy.
"What?"
Although Jiang Yu'er's tone was cold, Xu San was not cheeky, and he was still smiling.
"Magpie!"
The voice is loud and seems to be showing off its merits.
Jiang Yu'er was also quite surprised, he had lived for twenty years, and he had never heard of a magpie in the underworld!
I saw that the birds in the cage were magnificent, their heads raised high, and they were not afraid of people. The black and white feathers are faintly mixed with some purple brilliance, which is even more noble and elegant.
Bai Nianqiu hadn't seen a magpie much, but he thought it should be like this.
And Jiang Yu'er, a native of the country, not to mention, the name of the magpie was also heard from outsiders.
"Yes Xu San, when the time comes, I will tell the lieutenant about your goodness, and I will give you a credit. ”
Taking over the cage, Jiang Yu'er's angry expression also eased a little.
Xu San bowed his hand slightly, but pretended to be noble on the side,
"Miss Jiang, could it be that I, Xu San, am the one who recruits power and accepts bribes in your heart?
Let my brothers who were injured trying to catch it know how I, Xu, should face it?
If Xu is so unbearable in Miss Jiang's heart, then this magpie Xu will not give it away.
It's just that I pity those brothers, not to mention that they were injured in vain, and they didn't bring laughter to the captain. ”
Xu San's face was serious, and he couldn't take his eyes off Jiang Yu'er.
Bai Nianqiu secretly laughed on the side, and silently thought in his heart, "This person is really shameless." ”
Jiang Yu'er has obviously promised you, and if you don't see it, you will accept it to win sympathy, those brothers? Can Du Wei still give you all knights for a bird?
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yu'er made a contemplative appearance on the side, and only spoke for a long time,
"Well, since you are so resolute, I won't force it, I'll go to the Governor's Mansion another day and invite you to tea!"
Obviously like a yellow warbler out of the valley, the tactful and melodious pleasant voice fell in Xu San's ears but changed its taste.
Xu San's face twitched, and his face, which had been smiling, was a little stiff, and he seemed to be unable to hold back.
As everyone knows, Jiang Yu'er didn't understand the meaning of Xu San's words at all, she had seen Xu San since she was a child living at the bottom, and she was always outspoken with those subordinates in the house.
Bai Nianqiu stretched out her hand to cover her lips, but a smile still appeared in her eyes.
"Quack... Quack!"
Suddenly, two shrill cries came from the beak of the bird in Jiang Yu'er's hand, and the air seemed to freeze and quiet.
"That's how the magpie calls?"
Bai Nianqiu silently thought in his heart,
"No, it's not a magpie. ”
Two drops of sweat slid down Xu San's forehead gently, his expression was nervous, and Jiang Yu'er suddenly frowned and said,
"This is the sound of a magpie, how is it different from what other people say?"
"It's ugly. ”
"It's not a magpie. ”
Bai Nianqiu spoke softly,
In an instant, Jiang Yu'er's face became ugly.
"Okay, Xu San, you dare to deceive Du Wei!"
A hint of blush crept up her cheeks, and Jiang Yu'er was obviously really angry.
Xu San bowed his waist, wiping the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve from time to time, and did not dare to speak.
"Hmph, see that this bird has not yet been delivered to the captain, let you go, and if you dare to have a next time, it will definitely not make you feel better!"
Bai Nianqiu secretly turned sideways and closed the half-open prison door before following Jiang Yu'er out.
Fortunately, this Xu San was in a hurry to invite merit and didn't pay attention to the corpse inside. ”
Bai Nianqiu secretly rejoiced in his heart, the biggest difficulty seemed to have passed.
But as soon as the front foot stepped on the ground, Xu San ran out with a loud shout.
"Come on, come on, stop Jiang Yu'er and the two!"
Jiang Yu'er heard Xu San shouting his name, looked dazed, turned his head and stopped.
Bai Nianqiu panicked in his heart, but he had to stop worrying, looked at Jiang Yu'er several times and stopped talking.
"Jiang Yu'er, it turns out that it is fake to visit Mobei, and it is the purpose to harm people, and I was almost fooled by you, hehe!"
Xu San put away his flattering expression at this time, revealing his true self, with a cruel smile on his face, and the villain's ambition was proud.
When Jiang Yu'er heard this, her mind hadn't turned around yet, and she was about to scold Xu San, when Bai Nianqiu slowly spoke on the side,
"The dead body you saw in the cell was actually Mo Bei, I wanted to explain it to you when I got back, but now it seems that I don't need to. ”
Now, there is no need to hide it, so Bai Nianqiu simply said it directly.
"Mo Bei's death is related to me, but it's not that I want to harm him, and I'll explain it to you in detail when I return to the Governor's Mansion safely. ”
Jiang Yu'er fell silent when Bai Nianqiu opened his mouth on the side, and there was no expression on his face, just staring blankly at the soldiers who gradually surrounded him.
"Xu San, if you want to arrest us, you have to ask the lieutenant first, right?"
Bai Nianqiu saw that Jiang Yu'er was still uncertain, and took the lead in speaking, but Xu San was aggressive,
"Hmph, although the seventh master didn't give Mo Bei a general, but in his mind, how can Mo Bei's weight be comparable to the two of you?
I saw that Jiang Yu'er was from the Governor's Mansion before, and I gave you a face, so I really picked it up and put it on my face.
Like you two insignificant little people, if you are really dead, can the Captain still find me for revenge? The Captain is very busy, and he may not be able to think of you two!"
Looking at Xu San's increasingly ugly face, Bai Nianqiu secretly smacked his tongue, originally thought that no matter how bad he was, he and Jiang Yu'er could return to the Duwei Mansion first, and then he could find a way, but looking at Xu San's posture, it seemed that he was going to forcibly detain the two of them.
"Arrest them for me. ”
Xu Sanchong waved his hand at the soldier on the side and ordered.
"Wait. ”
However, before the soldier holding the sword stepped forward, Bai Nianqiu smiled softly and looked at Xu San,
"Xu San, don't you want Du Wei to give you a reward for your meritorious deeds, I may be able to say a few words in front of Du Wei. ”
"Reward for meritorious deeds?"
"Hmm. ”
Bai Nianqiu hummed, and then stared at Xu San, Xu San's eyelids moved slightly, and when he saw Bai Nianqiu's confident appearance, he couldn't help but bow his head and ponder.
"Du Wei loves to gamble, I think Xu San should also know that you are in charge of the cell.
You deliberately publicized the atmosphere so lively, and pushed me on the field to win by mistake.
And Du Wei has money to make, and he can raise his eyebrows, so he naturally regards me as a celebrity in front of him.
Xu San, you have to strike while the iron is hot and seize the opportunity, soon the captain should urge me to compete, whether it is good for me to catch the two of us or if I say a few good words for you, you have to weigh it carefully!"