XII. Sharp Blade

She saw that there were five or six men in the forest, probably the remnants of the previous war, and now they were bandits, not very strong, but they were all armed with sharp blades. The boy from the Tree Spirit Village is no different from holding a dagger than holding a stone.

The young man ignored her, raised his head, and several half-grown children came forward beside him, several of them crouched at the entrance of the cave to observe, and one dragged Han Song to the side of the cave.

The one dragging Han Song was a dark and thin girl, who didn't look a few years older than her, her cheeks were deep-set, her shoulders were arched as if only bones were left, but the strength in her hands was very great. Han Song was dragged crooked by her, and when he saw her appearance, he didn't dare to resist hard. She pulled Han Song all the way to the side of the cave, Han Song rubbed his arm on the rock wall, snorted softly, and then found that the rock wall was covered with dry grass, and there was a cool breeze inside, and there was another cave entrance. She looked out through the gap and saw that the exit was not deep, but there was a faint light, and it led to the other side of the cliff.

Confused, she asked in a low voice, "You can't beat it, why don't you run away?" ”

The girl and the leading young man were of the same virtue: they paid no attention to her. Han Song followed her gaze to the entrance of the cave, only to see several boys busy outside the cave, as if they were laying traps. After a while, they dived back into the cave, and one by one they held their breath and waited patiently.

Han Song was infected by the atmosphere and waited with bated breath. After a while, I saw a figure shaking. A soldier armed with a long knife walked past the cave. He turned his back to the rock wall, as if he had found something, and stood still, leaning down to look down. At this moment, the leading young man pounced on him from behind and stabbed him straight into the back of the neck.

The force of this knife was so fierce that Han Song looked at it from a distance and felt that the back of his head was numb, and the soldier's neck was almost cut in half, and he collapsed to the ground without saying a word.

The leading boy was drenched in blood and jumped down from the fallen corpse, and several other boys and girls rushed up and dragged the corpse into the hole, recovering the trap and blocking the blood stains on the ground with dead branches.

The leading boy stripped the corpse of grass from it, draped it over himself, tried the dead man's long knife, and threw it at the other boy. He took a step back and looked back. Han Song thought that if he really killed the enemy, he would have a smug look. But I saw that his chest was heaving, his eyes were wide open, and his eyes were full of fear.

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and crouched down at the mouth of the hole.

There was a call in the woods, and in a few moments another soldier walked past the cave. Stop in front of the trap and look down. The boy grabbed the dagger and stabbed him in the back of the neck, but at this moment, the soldier's mouth and nose twitched, as if sensing something, and he turned around sharply and collided with him!

Both let out a loud scream. The boy pounced on the man and used all his strength to crush the other man to the ground. Several boys lying in ambush at the edge of the cave rushed out in unison, holding the soldier on all fours. Several people rolled into the cave together and crashed to the ground. The young man grabbed the short sword and stabbed it again, but he heard a loud sound, and the short blade pierced the air, grazing the soldier's neck and digging deep into the earth and stone.

The soldier was bleeding from the neck, and with a loud cry, he broke away from the two of them and slashed with a swing of his sword. But the cave was small, and the blades were stuck in the rock walls. He then turned and grabbed the dagger from the ground. Several older children grabbed him at the same time, and one of the boys was kicked and rolled several feet away, and he fell to the ground.

Han Song watched as a cadre rolled over to his side, and the soldier landed on his side with one arm, about to wave forward. Without thinking much about it, she rushed up and grabbed the arm, and used all her strength to break it down. The arm swung violently, knocking her over. The thin black girl beside her followed and pounced on her. There was chaos in the small cave, and I don't know how many people were entangled in their hands and feet. The soldier cursed angrily, and suddenly turned into a terrible scream, which ended abruptly after a moment.

Han Song got up from the ground and saw that there were several blood holes in the mess between the soldier's eyebrows, and a deep knife cut the bridge of his nose and stabbed it in his mouth, straight into his throat. She felt dizzy in her head and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go, the others must have heard it." ”

The boy whistled. The old and weak in the cave supported each other and burrowed into the tunnel between the rock walls. Han Song looked back and saw someone shouting from outside the cave, and the young man led his companion out of the cave to meet him. She followed the crowd to the other side of the forest, and before she had gone far, it was dark in front of her, and two remnants of soldiers flashed out of the forest and stood in front of her. When the two saw the old and weak crowd, they laughed and slashed at the head with knives.

She saw the sharp blade coming, and knowing that it was hopeless, she also stretched out her hand to block it. But there was a muffled thud, and a body slammed to the ground and grazed past her feet. She opened her eyes and saw a soldier lying on the ground, a spear piercing through the grass armor and sinking deep into the back, and one of them strode forward to hold the handle of the gun, it was Fu Yi.

Fu Yi said angrily: "It's only been a long time, how can you run so far?" ”

Han Song had mixed feelings, and he didn't know how to answer, but at this time, the wind suddenly rose, and a person slashed from behind Fu Yi with a knife. Her eyes were wide open, and before she could speak, Fu Yi didn't turn her head back, and suddenly pulled out her gun, causing a dull sound of flesh and blood rubbing. The end of the weapon was slamming into the assailant's chest. The man let out a loud cry and took a few steps back. Fu Yi immediately turned around and backhanded, and with a flash of the blade, the sneak attack soldier was bleeding from his neck and fell to the ground with a bang.

There was also a person standing aside with a knife, looking at the situation, he was going to fight back and forth with his accomplices, but when he saw Fu Yi walking against him with a gun, he turned around and ran away. There was a lean horse tied to the edge of the woods, and the man jumped up and whipped away. Fu Yi picked up the long knife on the ground and threw it forward, the blade grazed the man's shoulder and back, and fell to the ground. The woods were dense and unrecognizable, and the man disappeared in an instant.

Fu Yi followed a few steps, sighed, and didn't chase anymore. He turned back and pulled Han Song up from the ground. Han Song grasped his arm tightly, his feet undulating as if he were stepping on cotton, and it took a while to stand firm. She wanted to thank her, but she opened her mouth and said, "I woke up and didn't see you, thinking you had left me." ”

She herself only said the day before that she asked Fu Yi to leave her alone, and when she woke up, she didn't see Fu Yi, and she didn't have any thoughts of resentment. But at this time, when a sentence came out, I felt extremely aggrieved, and my throat choked.

Fu Yi said: "Someone stole a horse, I went to chase it, but I didn't catch up." ”

He hesitated for a moment, put the spear down, half-knelt down and looked her in the eye, and said, "It's mine, it's not." I was supposed to wake you up, but I was in a hurry and didn't think about it. ”

His eyes were sincere, Han Song felt a burst of warmth, she remembered that she and Han Zhi were sitting in the same room, and Han Zhi also forgot about her, and couldn't help but smile with tears. She said, "I should have waited for you in the same place, but someone came to worship the tree spirit...... Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered the leading young man, and couldn't help but "oops", and said, "I don't know what happened to him." ”

She led Fu Yi back to the cave. There were three corpses of soldiers on the ground, and the last one was particularly miserable, and it should have been the last one to be killed. The leading young man sat on one side, holding an arm, his face covered in blood, and he looked fine. Several boys gathered around him, seemingly talking to him about the situation. When he saw Fu Yi following Han Song, he turned over and got up, and bowed deeply. Behind him, more than a dozen old and weak people gathered up and saluted one after another.

Han Song was quite embarrassed and hurriedly hid to the side. Fu Yi accepted this gift calmly and said, "One person has escaped, I'm afraid I will bring someone back to seek revenge." Pack up your things and go somewhere else. ”

The young man nodded, and held the short sword to Han Song with both hands.

Han Song said: "It's General Fu's." ”

The other party only stared at her. She was not sure whether the villagers could understand what she said, so she reached out and took it herself.

The two said goodbye to the villagers and continued through the woods. Han Song took the short sword out of its sheath and saw that the blade surface was like water, and there was no residue after it was stained with blood. On one side of the blade is inscribed with ancient characters, like a pictogram of the sun and the moon. She recognized it for a long time, not knowing what it meant, Fu Yi looked down and saw it, and said: "The days and months are easy, this is what my grandfather gave me." ”

Han Song suddenly didn't dare to play with it anymore. She handed the dagger back to Fu Yi, but Fu Yi shook his head and said, "There is danger on the way, you can take it." ”

Han Song saw that there was a look of amazement between his eyebrows, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and said for a while: "I saw it on the ground, thinking that you left it for me, and walked away by yourself." ”

Fu Yi was a little surprised when he heard this, and said: "I see that you are turning over and over, and you can't take care of it, so you are pressed on your feet." He seemed to be more cheerful, and said, "Without a horse, I will have to walk for two more days." If Zhang Mian wants to chase us, I'm afraid that the counties along the way have already received the news, and now they can't rest. ”

He made a decision, and Han Song naturally had no objections. They continued until late at night, and along the way they came across two or three villages, all deserted and uninhabited. From time to time, corpses were seen in the ridges. Soon it snowed heavily, and the two stayed under another abandoned shack. The eaves were still wind-proof, but the wood was soaked and there was no fire. After half a night, Han Song woke up the next morning, feeling pain all over his body, his forehead was hot, and he was sick again.

She didn't tell Fu Yi, but Fu Yi walked with her, how could she not notice. He couldn't go far, so he carried her forward instead. When twilight fell, I saw a bonfire not far from the roadside, crowded with horses, ox carts, and it seemed that there were more than two dozen people.

These figures were all dressed in black armor, and they were actually Zhang Mian's subordinates.

Fu Yi stopped and looked at it for a moment, then walked towards the bonfire.

Han Song was startled at first, thinking that Fu Yi had to see that there was no hope of escaping, so he wanted to throw himself into the net. When I looked at it again, I saw that these people were disorganized with weapons and acted noisily, and I felt that it was very wrong. Her mind was dizzy, and her heart was even more confused. But seeing Fu Yi getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but pull his sleeve and said, "I think they are pretending." ”

Fu Yi nodded and said, "Don't be afraid. And he walked into the crowd.

The two of them were still a few feet away from the campfire, when they heard the sound of the bow pulling the string, and someone shouted, "Who is it?" ”

Fu Yi said: "Passers-by who go north, ask to see the team leader." With that, he walked straight into the bright fire.

Those people were amazed when they saw Fu Yi alone, holding a child, and did not stop him. A leader-like man stood beside the ox-cart, with one foot on the wheel and a short whip in his hand, leaning over to listen to a soldier. Seeing Fu Yi approaching, this person straightened up, his eyes fell on Fu Yi, and said, "Since you are a passerby, what are you doing in my camp?" ”

This man was dressed in black armor and was tall, and at first glance he didn't look out of the ordinary. But when she opened her mouth, her voice was hoarse and soft, and she was actually a woman.

Fu Yi said: "I am doing things for General Liu of Mianshan, passing by here. The little girl couldn't stand the cold, so she came to ask the captain for hot water. ”

The leader let out an "oh" and said, "Do you know what we're doing here?" ”

Fu Yi said: "It must be a military priority. ”

The leader suddenly smiled, her deep eyes and nose, the corners of her eyes were narrow, and she was quite charming in the firelight, at this time, her eyes turned to look at Han Song, and said, "This little sister said that we are pretending, how can you see it?" ”

Han Song didn't expect that from such a distance, with the noise of people and snow, she actually heard it. She was very nervous and turned her head to look at Fu Yi. Fu Yi's arms were also tightened, but his face was not panicked, and he said in a low voice: "You just say it." Han Song leaned on his arms, faintly heard the sound of his heartbeat, very stable, and his heart was a little calm, so he said: "Your subordinates are wearing the clothes and armor of General Zhang's subordinates, but they don't look like General Zhang's subordinates in their actions. ”

The leader asked, "What's not like it?" ”

Han Song thought for a while and said, "Lack of discipline. ”

The leader pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "Then what are we going to do?" ”

Han Song was embarrassed, went to see Fu Yi, and saw that Fu Yi also raised his eyebrows and did not speak. She hesitated for a while, and finally said, "I think you are going to rob the house." ”

The leader clapped his hand and sighed, "Isn't it! ”

He reprimanded to the guards around him: "Even a child of what age can see that you are pretending to be a critic, and you are not ashamed?" ”

The thieves burst into laughter. They had heard people talk together before, and they were quite clean. At this moment, each leaned forward and backward, striking the weapon, and the prototype was revealed. One of them said in a loud voice: "Commander Sparrow doesn't have to worry, this little sister can stand far away, so she can see clearly." If she enters the village and falls to the ground with a knife, how can she see that her eyes are sharp? ”