Chapter 44: The Child Is Lost
The old woman and Boss Lu went to the door to watch, although there was a faint moonlight outside, because of the towering trees, they couldn't see anything in the distance at all, and the two of them didn't dare to go out, so they could only wait in the house.
Although this inn is very close to Xiliang, because there is Erlang Mountain in front of it, the war with Xiliang has not affected here.
Now that the war with Xiliang is over, there are so many horses here.
When the two of them saw Jiang Ziyan and they were sitting there, they felt inexplicably relieved.
Listening to the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer outside, it was certain that these people were coming to the inn.
After a while, there was a knock on the door outside, and with the knock on the door, someone called for the door.
"Shopkeeper, open the door, open the door quickly!" Then there was another knock on the door.
"Old man, these people are riding horses, could they be soldiers? Will they kill people? Although the old woman was a little scared, she spoke smoothly.
Boss Lu wasn't sure what the person was doing, and hesitated to open the door.
"Old man, just go and open the door, they won't kill anyone."
Jiang Ziyan sat there with a determined expression.
If these people were murderous and didn't blink, they would have kicked the door open a long time ago, and they still had to shout outside the door.
Ye Yu stood up and said, "Young Master Cousin, I'll open the door." With that, he walked out, and the leafhopper stood up and followed.
If there is something to let others stand in the way, this is the truth there, and Boss Lu then followed.
"Wait for me, old man." The old woman was not at ease and chased after Boss Lu.
After a while, Ye Yu Ye Cicada came in, and a few people came in behind him, all of them with tigers on their backs, and they were not ordinary people.
The leader was in his thirties, wearing a purple robe, a beard on his lips, and a pair of blue eyes that were shining.
Although these subordinates were dressed in civilian clothes, they had scimitars hanging from their waists, and when they entered the door, they all looked at Jiang Ziyan.
Jiang Ziyan saw that they did not show their murderous intentions, so he sat there peacefully and ate.
The leader entered the door and said to Boss Lu: "I don't know if my uncle remembers that five years ago, there was a guest who lost his child in your inn?" ”
Boss Lu was stunned for a moment, glanced at the old woman and said, "Are you the guest officer?" ”
"Yes, I am that guest. I wonder if that kid has ever come back in the past few years? The leader said.
Five years ago, a guest officer lived here with his wife and children, and he only wanted to stay overnight, but he never thought that the guest officer would fall ill, so he stayed longer. When I was able to get up that day, I went outside to play with my wife and son.
The son wanted to play a game of Tibetan cats with them, and the husband and wife played happily with their son, and when it was their son's turn to be a cat, the two adults never found the child.
The inn was turned upside down, and finally the guest officer left with his trance-stricken wife.
It's been five years, and now the guest officer has come in again.
"No... Haven't seen your child. The boy was like his father, and had blue eyes, which he would recognize at a glance if he saw him.
"Excuse me, if you see my son, just tell him that I'm already home, just wait for him at home, and he will go back himself." After saying that, he turned around and was about to go out.
As if remembering something, he turned around and said, "My son has a butterfly birthmark on his left shoulder, you can tell the passing merchants, if they see a child with such a mark, please tell them, if the child comes home, there will be a lot of thanks." After saying that, he left with his men.
The sound of horses' hooves could not be heard far away, and the old woman and Boss Lu came back to their senses.
This group of people came over to make a fuss, and the old woman and Boss Lu lost their interest in chatting with Jiang Ziyan and them, Jiang Ziyan and they went to bed early after eating because they had to go to Erlang Mountain the next day.
Early the next morning, the old woman came to call Jiang Ziyan and them to eat, saying that they should go on the road early, and they could climb to the top of the mountain before dark, and go down the mountain after tomorrow, and they could return here the day after tomorrow.
Jiang Ziyan knew the old woman's kindness, so she got up quickly, and was about to hurry after dinner.
Boss Lu carried a basket on his back, a hoe for collecting medicine in the basket, and a donkey, which was carrying a bag of dry food on his back, standing outside the door of the inn, and was bound to go with them, saying that he could no longer ride horses halfway up the mountain, and he could help them take care of the horses there.
Boss Lu is familiar with the road, so he naturally saves Jiang Ziyan and them a lot of effort, and they arrive at the mountainside that Boss Lu said at noon.
There is a natural cave here, which is actually full of pots and pans, and there is a pool of springs in the cave, which is really an excellent resting place.
Everyone took out the dry food and dried meat they were carrying, Boss Lu boiled the water, ate enough, filled the water bag again, brought dry food, said goodbye to Boss Lu, and began to climb the mountain.
Ye Yu Ye Cicada is a light worker, and mountaineering is naturally not a problem, although Jiang Ziyan used skill, he still couldn't catch up with them. Along the way, Ye Yu Yecicada took Jiang Ziyan from time to time for a while, and in the evening, the three of them climbed to the top of the mountain.
Halfway up the mountain are tall trees, and the higher you go, the more sparse they become, until at the top of the mountain, they are bare, with occasional dwarf bushes, mostly bare rocks.
Found the protruding rock that Boss Lu said, and there was indeed an artificially created round hole on it, and Ye Yu Ye Cicada untied the rope on his body and tied it to the rock.
Jiang Ziyan took out dry food, and the three of them sat on the ground, with their backs against the rocks, eating while enjoying the scenery from the top of the mountain.
Although there are no trees on the top of the mountain, it is covered with sunset light.
Jiang Ziyan remembered that in modern times, there seemed to be a tourist attraction called 'Sunset and Evening Shine', but he didn't have the opportunity to see it, but now when he sees this beautiful scenery and thinks of his past life, he can't help but feel a lot of emotion.
Ye Yu Ye Chan saw Jiang Ziyan looking into the distance, thinking that Jiang Ziyan was worried about the 'staghorn grass', Ye Yu said: "Miss Cousin, it's still early before it gets dark, why don't I go to the cliff with Ye Chan to explore." After saying that, he put a bundle of ropes on his back and was about to go down the cliff.
The leafhopper also stood up and put the rope on its back.
Now it is at the top of the mountain, if it is at the bottom of the mountain, I am afraid that it is already time for dinner, Jiang Ziyan is afraid that the two of them will make a mistake, and tries his best to dissuade them.
The two felt that it was very boring to sit until dawn like this, so Jiang Ziyan had no choice but to follow them, telling them to be cautious, and if they found something wrong, they came up quickly.
Jiang Ziyan stayed at the top of the mountain, looking at the tightened rope, his heart hung in his throat, although Ye Yu Ye Cicada was very successful, after all, it was on the cliff.
It's better to go down in person than to be so scared.
Seeing the rope loosened, Jiang Ziyan lay on the edge of the cliff, couldn't see below, and faintly heard Ye Yu's voice.
"Miss Table! We're at the Eagle's Beak! Dig deeper! ”
When Jiang Ziyan heard the voice, he shouted, "Be careful! ”
Then I heard, "Got it!" "It's gone.
Knowing that when they reached the eagle's beak that Boss Lu said, it shouldn't be so steep to go down, Jiang Ziyan was a little relieved.
The day on the top of the mountain was extraordinarily long, and Jiang Ziyan was thinking about Ye Yu and Ye Cicada in his heart, walking around the edge of the cliff.
Suddenly, there was the sound of blades clashing, and the sound was getting closer.
Isn't the war over?
The leaf feather leafhopper is under the cliff, and it is not known whether the person who comes is an enemy or a friend.
Jiang Ziyan quickly coiled up the rope hanging under the cliff and put it behind the rock, along with the back basket, and hid behind the rock.
Because there are few trees on the top of the mountain, and most of them are shrubs, the line of sight is very open, Jiang Ziyan just dodged and dodged, and saw someone in the distance holding a sword and a sword, coming to this side while fighting.
When I got closer, I saw that it was a group of men in black chasing after the two people.
Jiang Ziyan is not a person with many things, I don't know why these people are fighting together, and looking at the bloody and fatal fighting style of the knife, you can know that it is a life-and-death fight at first sight.
I just hope that they will end up soon and get out of here soon.
Seeing that the two people were surrounded by more than a dozen black-clothed people, these black-clothed people were much more powerful than the black-clothed people who besieged him that day, if he met this group of people that day, let alone kill each other, it would be good to be able to escape with his whole body.
I saw the two standing opposite each other, and more than a dozen black-clothed people greeted each other and slashed at them with knives, and the two of them danced their swords roundly, forming a sword wall in front of them, so that the other party had nowhere to start.
It seems to be a move for self-preservation, but it is too exhausting, and if there is foreign aid, it is a wise choice to face a strong enemy.
It seems that there is no foreign aid, and if it drags on like this, these two people will definitely suffer.