Chapter 50 before leaving the wolf's den and entering the tiger's mouth
The tall reeds swayed in the night wind, and her heart swayed like a kite with a broken string, not knowing where to go.
The banks of the river have long since disappeared, except for the low weeds, which have been crushed into shallow ruts that stretch deep into the jungle.
Yan Xiaowei listened carefully, and there was no other movement around except for the sound of the wind and the rustling of leaves. After making sure that they were really gone, he breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked out of the cold and biting water.
In fact, as early as on the road, Yan Xiaoyu accidentally found that Cai Dong was driving a carriage around the forest, and she felt a little strange. Although I feel that I may be overly worried, as the saying goes, you can't have the heart to hurt others, and you can't have the heart to prevent people. Therefore, in his heart, he was a little more vigilant against Yan Haiyue and the others, and he was also extra careful about their every move.
It wasn't until Douxiang came over holding the clay pot containing the yellow eel that Yan Xiaowei was sure that they really wanted to plot against him.
As we all know, yellow eel replenishes qi and blood, anti-inflammatory and disinfects, which is not only a rare ingredient, but also can be used as medicine. However, many people do not know that there is a snake eel that is very similar in appearance to it, but it is highly poisonous.
By the light of the bonfire on the side, Yan Xiaowei saw that in the clay pot held by Douxiang, the bodies of the eels were floating on the water.
Moreover, maybe Douxiang had a ghost in his heart, and when he saw Yan Xiaoyu suddenly approaching, he knocked over the clay pot at once. Just as she squatted down and hurriedly caught the slippery and disobedient eels in the grass, Yan Xiaoyan clearly saw that there were small white spots under the necks of those eels.
Her heart immediately sank, this was not the yellow eel in Yan Haiyue's mouth at all, but a poisonous snake eel!
first took a detour, and then took out this poisonous snake eel stew soup for her to drink, which was obviously trying to poison herself in this wilderness!
Yan Xiaoyi's heart rolled up in a turbulent wave, almost drowning her whole person. Her hands were soaked with sweat, and it was cold and cold. She wanted to grab them by the collar and ask the three of them aloud why they poisoned her with a snake eel.
However, for fear of angering them, he controlled and controlled, so he could only remain silent on the surface, and hold the handkerchief in the palm of his hand while they were not paying attention.
When Yan Haiyue personally served her a bowl of fish soup and smiled at her, Yan Xiaoyue's heart was completely cold. She didn't understand why her half-sister had to go to great lengths to poison her?
Looking at this bowl of steaming and fragrant poison, Yan Xiaoyu really hoped that it was just a dream.
However, the weird smile on the corner of Yan Haiyue's mouth, and the eyes staring straight at her, reminded her that this was the reality at all.
If she didn't take the soup bowl, with her weak body and being in such a wilderness, there was always a way for them to kill themselves.
She could only pretend not to know, raised the bowl high, pretended to drink the fish soup, but in fact covered their vision with wide cuffs, and slowly poured the fish soup into the handkerchief of her hand while they were unprepared.
The hot soup flowed down her cuffs to the palm of her hand, and then slid down her forearm, and she gritted her teeth in pain. However, at this critical juncture, there was no mistake, and she didn't even dare to frown.
Because if they found out, she wouldn't even have a glimmer of hope for life.
After a while, seeing that her body suddenly crooked, rolling in pain in the grass, and her breath was gone, Yan Haiyue really took the bait, thinking that she was really dead, and asked Colt Dong and Douxiang to throw her into the river.
Yan Xiaowei held her breath and pretended to be unconscious, letting them drag, as if she was really dead, her arms hanging at her sides without strength, and her wide cuffs dragging on the ground, skimming through the messy reeds.
However, no one knew that under the cuffs that they could not see, she quietly reached out and pinched a small reed pole, folded it slightly with one hand, and hid it in the cuff silently.
When they threw her into the bottom of the river like garbage, and stared at the surface of the river to make sure that she was really dead, and that not even a bubble would bubble again, she squatted at the bottom of the river, quietly put the reed pole in her mouth, and carefully stretched the top out of the river, through the small gap in it, to breathe the oxygen outside.
It's just a few hours.
And now, she has finally escaped the catastrophe and can breathe in a big gulp, and at this moment she doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. There has never been a moment like now, which makes her feel that simple breathing is a kind of happiness!
A night wind swept a few fallen leaves on the trees, and her face was already wet and dripping water, so that her teeth chattered when she was swished by the wind.
The bonfire they had lit had long since been extinguished, leaving only a black ash to remain, and the fire fold she was carrying had long since become soaked and could no longer be used.
The night pounced like a ghost, in such a wilderness, she didn't know when Yan Haiyue would suddenly return again, she didn't know if there were any wild beasts around, she didn't know if she would freeze to death tonight, and she didn't know where to go in the future!
However, now was not the time to be compassionate, she trembled and wrung her wet hair and clothes, and then walked to the campfire just now and wiped the charcoal ash twice with her hands and smeared it on her face, and suddenly she seemed to have just come out of the ground, black, and only white eyes could be seen.
After doing this, she walked down the river with her arms folded and trembling. Generally speaking, people are always moving around the river, and if you are lucky, it is good to find a village to settle down and make plans.
The night was very deep, and in addition to the sound of gurgling water, it was the sound of her footsteps. She knew that no matter where she went, she couldn't go back to Yan's Mansion right away. Otherwise, with Yan Haiyue's means, she will definitely be put to death again.
Rong Xiu's face suddenly flashed in her mind, and she felt an inexplicable pain in her heart.
I wonder what he will do when he hears the news that he has been captured by the "bandits"? Will it really be as Yan Haiyue expected, and marry her instead?
Thinking of Yan Haiyue putting on a fiery red wedding dress for herself, she suddenly felt a sour heart, and even her breathing began to hurt, as if something was blocked in her throat, sour and astringent.
Walking in a daze, suddenly, where came the sound of squirming footsteps, Yan Xiaoyi was shocked, her footsteps stopped suddenly, she squatted down, pricked up her ears and listened carefully to the sounds around her, for fear of missing a single bit.
Could it be Yan Haiyue, they suddenly came back again?
She bit her lip so tightly that she didn't even dare to swallow her saliva, for fear that she would make a little noise.
And the man's footsteps suddenly stopped, the atmosphere was stagnant, and the man suddenly spoke: "What kind of person, sneaky hiding there?" ”
The voice is a female voice, but it is not Yan Haiyue, let alone Douxiang, it is hoarse, and her tone is deeper than that of ordinary women.
Yan Xiaoyi's heart that had been carrying it suddenly relaxed, but she didn't dare to slack off at all, and still kept her mouth closed and didn't make a sound.
I wonder how someone suddenly appeared in the wilderness!
The woman didn't intend to let her go, and suddenly took a few steps forward, her eyes wandered through the reeds, and suddenly landed on a few reeds that were broken together: "Don't hide, come out quickly, I've found you!" I have a bow in my hand, and the distance of dozens of meters is not a problem, if you don't come out, I'm welcome, if you don't believe it, you can try! ”
Her footsteps were getting closer and closer, Yan Xiaoyi's scalp bit her lip numbly, and after thinking about it, she finally took a deep breath and stood up: "You don't need to use a bow, I won't hide!" ”
Through the moonlight, Yan Xiaowei saw clearly that this was a young woman about twenty years old. Unlike the average woman of the Baili Dynasty, she wears a narrow shirt with narrow sleeves, pants underneath, and trouser legs tucked into boots. The jet-black and shiny hair was braided into a large braid, and only a few gold beads fell at the ends of the hair, which looked heroic.
At the same time, the woman was also looking at her, only to see her frowning: "You black girl, where did you come from?" What are you doing at night in this place where there is no store in front of the village or behind it? ”
Yan Xiaowei licked the corners of her lips and casually made up a lie: "I'm not a bad person, I originally took a ride out of the capital." I didn't want the carriage to suddenly break down in the middle of the road, and it couldn't be repaired no matter how much it was repaired, and the owner refused to go forward with anything. I had no choice but to use two legs to get there. ”
The woman was obviously a little skeptical of what she said: "Where to go out of Beijing by car?" Why is it that you are alone, and your family is at ease? ”
Yan Xiaowei deliberately wiped her face with her hands, and casually made up a place name she had seen from the script: "Oh, go to Shencheng." My grandmother passed away at the beginning of the year, and now I am the only one left, so I want to go to my relatives. ”
The woman looked at her deeply, and was about to speak, when suddenly a bearded man walked behind her: "Ah Feng, what's the matter, didn't you say that you should be asked to fetch water, why haven't you gone back for so long?" ”
His tiger eyes fell on Yan Xiaoyi's body, and his eyes suddenly turned cold: "Who is this girl, where did she come from?" ”
Ah Feng bent down and picked up the bucket that he had just thrown aside: "I accidentally ran into it just now, and I said that I was going to visit relatives in Shencheng, but it shouldn't have been sent from there!" ”
The bearded man looked Yan Xiaoyu up and down: "Take it back to the camp!" ”
Ah Feng glanced at Yan Xiaoyi, who was standing aside, and frowned dissatisfied: "What are you bringing back, you see her embarrassed appearance, it can't be sent over there." Such a clumsy person can't even hide, how can it be their people! ”
The bearded thick eyebrows twisted, and shouted sharply: "If you want to take it back, bring it back, where is so much nonsense!" In case it's their people, something happens, how many heads do you have? I haven't taught you a lesson lately, you're guts, aren't you? ”
Ah Feng suddenly lowered his eyes and lowered his head: "Ah Feng doesn't dare!" ”
The bearded man waved his hand: "Then bring her back, don't you always say that one person can't be busy, now it's just right, there is one more helper." If this way proves that she is really not from that side, it is not too late to let her go to Shencheng again. ”
They looked at Yan Xiaoyu wistfully: "Little girl, come with us." Anyway, you're going to the deep city, and we just happened to pass by and give you a ride. Otherwise, with your two legs, it is estimated that it will not be the end of the year! ”
Only then did they get out of the wolf's den and enter the tiger's mouth, these two people were not good at first glance, Yan Xiaowei secretly bit her tongue.
was hesitating, the bearded man suddenly came over, pinched the back of her neck with his big hand and almost lifted her up: "Do you go or not?" ”