At sunset, I don't know whose old cow is leisurely soaking grass, lying in the sunset on the slope, very comfortable. Between the two peaks of Daise, on the sheep intestine path, Changmu Xiu, as usual, hummed a little song and carried firewood and grass along the winding mountain road alone.

He couldn't remember when he came to this mountain, but he knew that he had walked countless times in the foothills of this thousands of miles, and every flower and tree under his feet was familiar and kind.

But today, the thatched hut under the evening sunset is a little unusual, the wood door is half-hidden, and there seems to be a sound of squirming. Changmu Xiu calmed down, put down the firewood and grass on his back with trembling, clenched the axe in his hand, trembled and slowly walked to the grass hut, and shouted boldly: "Who ...... Who's in the house? ”

As if a lifetime had passed, Xiao Qiao leaned out and said with a sweet smile: "Brother Xiu, it's me." ”

Changmu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and his expression turned from worry to joy: "Wan'er, it's you!" Before he could finish speaking, the board axe slipped out of his palm, almost breaking the bone of Nagagi Xiu's right foot, and he screamed, holding his right foot and jumping on one leg.

This plate axe weighs at least more than ten catties, and Xiao Qiao felt a severe pain when he looked at it, and he grinned: "Brother Xiu, your feet are ......"

Changmu Xiu's complexion changed from iron blue to pale, and sweat was dripping on his forehead, but he tried his best to restrain himself, gritted his teeth and said, "Wan'er...... I'm fine......"

Xiao Qiao helped Changmu Xiu to the side and slowly sat on the stone bench. After a long while, Changmu Xiu came to his senses and said with shame on his face: "Wan'er, your sprain is not healed, but I still want you to take care of it, I'm really embarrassed." ”

Xiao Qiao smiled: "What's the matter, you often protected me when I was a child, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have been beaten to death." ”

The sunset shimmered, the evening breeze was intoxicated, Xiao Qiao's long hair was light, and he was captivating with a smile, Changmu Xiu was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but say: "Wan'er, I didn't expect that I would be able to see you again in this life...... Really, really good......"

"After I escaped that night, they were embarrassed for you......" Little Joe pondered for a long time, and finally asked the question that had plagued him for years.

There was silence in all directions, only a few birds chirping, and the mountains became more and more secluded. Changmu Xiu lowered his eyes and rolled up his sleeves, only to see that there was a long and shallow scar on his fair and slender elbow.

Xiao Qiao's eyes widened, his slender shoulders and back trembled, and tears burst out of his eyes: "This ...... It's ......"

"On that thunderstorm night, you just climbed out of the window and were discovered by the bad guys, who were naturally angry and were going to arrest you immediately. If you were caught then, you would have been killed, so I didn't think about it, so I rushed forward and blocked the gate of the ruined temple......"

Little Joe was dumbfounded, and her mind drifted back to the terrible night of the rainstorm, when she passed her captors and hid in the bushes, but was finally found and had to jump off the cliff in desperation. If she hadn't met Hua Tuo, I'm afraid she would have lost her life. In the remaining seven or eight years, she learned to slowly seal this memory, but she didn't know that night, Changmu Xiu paid such a painful price in order to protect her.

Xiao Qiao couldn't be reserved anymore, holding Changmu Xiu's arm with both hands, and burst into tears: "Brother Xiu, your hands ...... The tendons are broken, all these years ......"

Changmu Xiu lowered his sleeves, hid the shallow scar, raised his bare hand, and gently wiped Xiao Qiao's tears: "Wan'er don't worry about me, I'm already fine, you see that I can chop wood and do rough work now, and nothing will affect me." What's more, saving you and helping you is all wishful thinking on my part, and you really don't have to feel guilty......"

"But why do you live alone in the mountains? Are you afraid of the outside world? After I got home, I didn't dare to go out of the room for a long time...... "Xiao Qiao couldn't imagine what happened to Changmu Xiu that night, and he couldn't imagine what kind of will he relied on to gradually regain the strength of the stump arm.

"It's not that I'm afraid", Changmu Xiu's eyes were full of smiles, and he said softly to Xiao Qiao, "After my sister married to Shouchun, I also thought about going out of the mountain to find an errand to do. But I still like it here, and if one day there are enough idle clouds and wild cranes, maybe I will go out of the mountains. ”

"When you go out of the mountain, you must go to Wancheng to find me", Xiao Qiao's heart was uneasy, he had forgotten to help Zhou Yu talk, patted his chest and said, "I will definitely take you to the best wine restaurant in Wancheng to eat." ”

Zhou Yu took advantage of the two gossiping, quietly left the inner hall, returned to the grass hut where he lived last night, leaned on the door panel and listened to the movement. Who knew that it didn't take long for Xiao Qiao to cry and tugging with that Changmu Xiu.

I don't know if it's because Xiao Qiao forgot what he was entrusted with, or because he couldn't see that the two of them were in love with each other, Zhou Yu gradually frowned, but he thought about Changmu Xiu's words carefully, but he didn't notice any mistakes, could it be that Changmu Xiu was really just one of the few children who were abducted back then, and nothing else? What should be the explanation for the murderous aura in the forest today and the strange patterns in his book?

Just when Zhou Yu was full of doubts, Xiao Qiao finally remembered and asked Changmu Xiu: "Brother Xiu, when I was waiting for you in the room just now, I unintentionally turned to Zhou Yi and saw a thin piece of paper sandwiched inside...... What's that? ”

Seeing that Xiao Qiao asked the right question, Zhou Yu hurriedly calmed down and listened to the movement. Who knew that Changmu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "Wan'er, look, is it this kind of paper?" ”

Zhou Yu lay down in the crack of the door and looked out, only to see Changmu Xiu take out a sheepskin map and tissue paper from his arms, cover the paper on the map, and point it to Xiao Qiao: "Wan'er, this is my target woodcutter map." These horizontal bars represent the number of times I went to this peak to cut firewood this month. Although I am only a woodcutter, I also believe in Confucianism, so I naturally have to abide by the words of Mencius. ”

Unexpectedly, chopping wood is also knowledgeable, Xiao Qiao praised from the bottom of his heart: "Brother Xiu, you are really good, if you are born, you will definitely be much more powerful than many celebrities in Jiangnan!" ”

"Really? If it is compared with Zhou Lang, who is famous in Jiangzuo, what should it be? ”

Xiao Qiao didn't expect Changmu Xiu to ask this, Zhou Yu's eyes that were not smiling but also affectionate came to mind, she couldn't help but blush, and she didn't say a word for a long time.

Changmu Xiu couldn't hide his loss, and sighed and said, "By the way, what about your brother?" ”

In the slanting sun and trees, in the sound of broken hongs, Sun Quan and two soldiers joined forces to drag out the corpses of seven or eight assassins who were ambushed in the forest, and they were neatly stacked on the side of the road.

Sun Ce and Da Qiao stood at the carriage and waited for each other, although they were the daughters of the gate, Da Qiao still couldn't help but be frightened, his little hands clutched the corners of Sun Ce's clothes, and he turned his head and didn't dare to look at each other.

Sun Ce patted Da Qiao's little hand as a relief, and then ordered: "Search! ”

The two soldiers surrendered their orders and searched through the Assassin's belongings. In addition to the bow and arrows, each Assassin had a wooden plaque engraved with the words "Liu" and "Huang" on the front and back.

Seeing this, the two brothers, Sun Ce and Sun Quan, were stunned at the moment, and the two knew that they knew that the only person who sent these assassins was their father-killing enemy, Huang Zu.

Sun Quan lost his father since he was a child, and he can be regarded as a teenager compared to his peers, but when he saw this wooden card, he was like crazy, and suddenly stepped forward and vigorously kicked the broken corpses on the ground.

Da Qiao couldn't help but shout: "Sun Gongzi ......"

Sun Ce motioned for the two soldiers to pull Sun Quan away, but he secretly clenched his iron fist: "Enough!" If you are worried about the revenge of killing your father, you will go and kill Huang Zu, what is the use of beating these dead people! ”

Sun Quan was held by two soldiers, panting, his eyes red and unwilling. As an elder brother, how could Sun Ce not feel distressed, he sighed helplessly: "Zhongmou, now is not the time to be brave." Looking at this situation, we are afraid that we will have to stay in Lu'an tonight...... Which of you is better at riding horses? ”

When the two soldiers saw themselves, they looked at each other, and one of the smaller ones said in a loud voice: "Major General Qiyu, my subordinates are a little good at it." ”

Sun Ce nodded and said, "Okay!" Then you will go to Shucheng to report the news, and be sure to hand over my letter to General Han Dang. ”