Chapter 122 Encounter with a horse thief
After staying in the post house for a few more days, Scarlet Smoke couldn't bear the loneliness and nightmarish memories day after day, and finally let the maid inform Ning You that she was leaving.
I thought that Ning You would hesitate in this matter, but she didn't want to have a guard take her to the city gate in a carriage the next day, and when she got out of the carriage, she saw Ning You standing not far away from a distance, and she walked forward slowly.
Although after so many days of recuperation, Scarlet Yan's face was still slightly pale, and Ning You glanced at her lightly, "Since my sister is willing to live here more, I won't keep you." Prepare some coils and horses, Ning You can only send you here, and look forward to the road ahead, you take care, after all, no one can protect you anytime and anywhere. ”
Without the last sentence, Scarlet Smoke would almost be able to recognize the person in front of her as her friend, she shook her head and smiled, "Thank you." Then he took a slightly heavy package from the hand of the maid who was quiet, and led a horse from the hand of the guard, and without thinking about it, he stepped on the stirrup, turned over on the horse, and his legs slightly clamped the horse's belly, and drove out of the city gate with one person and one horse.
"Miss ......" Seeing that the scarlet smoke that had only said two words from beginning to end disappeared from everyone's sight, the maid Qiushi couldn't help but call, "Just let her go like this?" ”
Hearing this, a trace of coldness flashed on Ning You's face, and with Qiu Shi's support, he slowly walked onto a carriage not far away, and his thin lips opened lightly, "Don't worry, I'll see you again soon." ”
A sentence as light as the green smoke of early spring, as soon as it fell, it was blown away by the wind mixed with the cold.
The fast horse galloped all the way through the jungle path, and when she first recovered from a serious illness, the cold wind blew, and the sudden stinging sensation gradually gathered in Crimson's mind, which made her heart tremble, so she had to slow down her pace.
When the pain subsided, Scarlet Smoke cast his eyes far away, only to see the path under his feet extending straight to the end of the line of sight, the green smoke mountain, the distance was hazy, and the spring in the south came early and fast. In just a few days, the lifeless withered yellow changed to a gauzy green, and it was vigorously stirring.
Thinking about it, the smoke and rain were also close, and at this moment, Scarlet Smoke actually noticed a trace of coolness falling on his cheeks, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it wouldn't be such a coincidence.
Beat the horse to the west and came to an inn, Scarlet Smoke's body was already wet for three points, and his hair was stuck to his face with the rain, looking a little embarrassed. Not wanting to encounter the smoke and rain of the south as soon as she came out of the city, she shook her head helplessly, put the reins of the horse in the hands of the man who greeted her, and slowly walked into the inn.
Although this place can be regarded as a wilderness, the furnishings in the inn faintly reveal a sense of tranquility and elegance, which makes Scarlet Smoke raise his eyebrows slightly.
"Does the girl stay in the hotel?" At this moment, a voice came from beside him.
Scarlet Smoke turned his head to look, and the person who came was a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper, so he bowed his head and said, "Yes, is there a room available in the store?" ”
"Yes," the shopkeeper replied and beckoned to the shopkeeper not far away, "Wangcai, take this girl to the second floor." ”
After thanking the shopkeeper, Scarlet went upstairs with the man who was called Wangcai, entered the guest room, ate something, and fell asleep on the bed.
This sleep until dawn, when he came down from the upstairs, Scarlet suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the inn was not quite right, until he saw the gaze handed by Wangcai, and the bright knife on his neck, Scarlet Smoke felt a trace of crisis. Before she showed up, she turned around and walked away, walking quickly back to her room, but she heard the sound of "dong dong" footsteps coming from the stairs, and her heart was alarmed.
In her hurry, she didn't have time to glance at the identities of those people, and she didn't know why they were here. Scarlet Smoke half-narrowed her eyes, pushed open the window, and saw more than a dozen horses parked in front of the inn, her face sank slightly, are these people horse thieves?
I vaguely remember that when she was still by her father's side, she heard her father mention that horse thieves were rampant in the southwest, and the people everywhere they went were not happy, and the emperor sent General Feng to attack the horse thieves, but he didn't want to meet them here. Thinking of the fear and panic in Wangcai's eyes, the chill in Scarlet Smoke's eyes gradually rose, he turned over and walked out of the window, climbed the beam with both hands, and swayed his waist vigorously onto the roof, listening to the sound of being turned in the house under his feet, Scarlet Smoke slightly froze his breath.
"Boss, no one!"
"How is that possible? I just saw a girl, search for me, and I can't find a head to see it! ”
"Yes!"
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As the sound faded away, Scarlet Smoke quietly jumped down from the stacks of grass in the stable, and the loud sound of the horse thieves turning over the cabinets in the inn could be vaguely heard, as well as the shopkeeper's begging for mercy.
Crashing into the oncoming horse thief, Crimson glanced at the chasing horse thief with contempt and ran towards the woods.
"The boss is here!"
"What are you shouting, don't chase it yet!"
"Yes, brothers, chase!"
Seeing that half of the horse thieves had chased after him, Scarlet Smoke slapped his hand on the horse's stock, and the horse under his crotch neighed, and ran even faster, and in the blink of an eye he ran into the woods.
Seeing that the horse thief was thrown farther away, the scarlet smoke, which had adapted to the speed, gradually straightened up on the horse's back, grasped a suspended rattan, and came to the tree with a swing. Looking at the horse thieves who chased into the bushes without knowing the truth, the corners of Scarlet Smoke's mouth hooked a dangerous arc, since they chased in, then don't think about going back.
Although she had all the poison at hand, she had a way to keep these horse thieves alive even though she was in the woods. Scarlet Smoke took out the dagger of his undershirt, cut off the slender branch, sharpened it, took a little citrus sap and mixed it with the pollen of the orange orchid flower, smeared it on the branch, and made a simple bow, by which time the horse thieves had already discovered that the galloping horse was a disguise, and the man on the horse was long gone.
Looking at the horse thief searching in the woods, Scarlet Smoke sneered and aimed at one of the horse thieves who was slightly closer to her, only to hear a soft "poof" sound, and the branch arrow pierced through the overlapping branches and pierced the back of the horse thief's neck. The man's figure stiffened, and he just reached out to caress it, but he foamed at the mouth and fell down.
The scarlet smoke did not stop, his figure flashed out half a meter, and then aimed at another horse thief, killing him with one blow. Seeing the man fall limply, Scarlet Smoke took out a third arrow from his sleeve and shot it steadily.
The people around him fell one after another, which finally caused panic among the horse thieves and the attention of the leader.
"That girl is on the tree, don't get separated, get together!" The leader is also a person who has seen the world, and immediately ordered, "Look for it everywhere, I want to see how long she can hide!" ”
Scarlet Smoke hid her whole body behind the tree, her thin lips pursed slightly, knowing that her next shooting would not be so easy, she took a deep breath, and peeked out half of her head from behind the trunk, only to see the horse thieves lined up in a circle, moving rapidly, if they were allowed to search like this, they would definitely be discovered.
Scarlet Smoke slowly "opened his bow and arrow" and aimed it at a person with his back to him, his hand loosened, the arrow came out, and it hit. In just one second, another person's life was taken, but the next second's four eyes made her completely expose her whereabouts. With a bad sound, Scarlet Smoke hurriedly grabbed a rattan and accelerated towards another tree.
Since the leader found Scarlet Smoke, how could he let her escape easily, "She's there!" Give me chase! ”
The physical strength is lost point by point, but the horse thief behind her is still chasing her. Scarlet Smoke made a sharp stop and shot out all the remaining branches and arrows, and the horse thieves were a little afraid of this thing, and they dodged one after another, and when they came back to their senses, there was no Scarlet Smoke in front of them.
Creeping in the bushes, Scarlet Smoke gasped for a few breaths, the branch arrow could only startle them, and they had to find another way to escape, but at this moment, a riding boot appeared in the afterglow, and the alarm bell in Scarlet Smoke's mind was loud, and she immediately retreated, but the sharp pain in the back of her neck made her only have time to curse secretly, "Bastard!" Then his eyes went black and he lost consciousness.
With a "bang", Scarlet Smoke only felt a cold all over his body, and the back of his neck ached. She moved, but found that her hands and feet were shackled, and she couldn't help but be shocked, where was this? When I opened my eyes, I saw that it was not a cottage camp, but a dungeon, with all kinds of torture instruments hanging on the walls, and the flickering firelight was dyed with a terrifying feeling.
Scarlet Smoke "chuckled" in her heart, and then heard a hard voice on the side say, "Miss, you're awake." ”
Miss? Scarlet Yan turned his face to look, and when he saw a person, his pupils constricted, and then the corners of his mouth hooked, and there was a slight mockery in his voice, "Don't come unharmed, Ning You." ”
Reaching out and taking off the veil on her face, Ning You's face was all revealed in front of her, she was dressed in ink-colored clothes, her expression was indifferent, and her apricot eyes flashed with a dangerous light, "You are really good eyesight, what do you say I will reward you?" The cold gaze descended from the woman's face and fell on her graceful body, and the corners of Ning You's lips raised slightly, "Why don't I let you experience the punishment of my southern Xinjiang." ”
"Heh," Scarlet Smoke raised her eyebrows and smiled, her smile cool, "The hospitality of Southern Xinjiang is really special. ”
"Of course, special people need to be treated special to show that I value you." Ning You's expression did not change, and he said word by word, "Jailer Wu, how many kinds of torture instruments do you have in this prison?" ”
As soon as the words fell, a man with thief eyebrows and rat eyes came out on the side, took a Taishi chair and put it on Ning You's side, nodded and said, "If Miss Hui, there are a total of seven hundred and forty-nine kinds of torture tools. ”
"Oh?" Ning You's voice raised slightly, and there was a little playfulness in his expression when he looked at the crimson smoke, "Bring me the lightest torture instrument." ”
"Yes!" After Guard Wu answered, he took out two bamboo chains made of bamboo and held them in front of Ning You, "Miss, look." ”
Hearing this, Ning You slowly lowered his eyes, reached out to pick up the bamboo chain, and slowly walked to Scarlet Smoke, "I've seen this, sister, have you seen it?" After that, he didn't wait for Scarlet Smoke to respond, and then said, "My sister must have seen it, but she hasn't tasted it." ”
As she spoke, she glanced at the two strong men on the side. The two men stepped forward knowingly, broke Scarlet Smoke's fist, and put her ten fingers into the gap between the bamboos.
Feeling the feeling of depression between his fingers, Scarlet Smoke half-narrowed his eyes, and the irony on his face was even stronger.