Chapter 526: An Uncertain Future (1)
Countless thoughts flashed in Gao Fuli's heart, he didn't know anything about the alien person in front of him.
Who is he? Why, in this deserted place on the outskirts of the city, whose subordinates is he? And what is the purpose?
Gao Fuli was worried that he would see the identity of the crown prince, and he always protected Changsheng behind him.
The two of them blew in the cold wind for too long, their bodies were frozen, and they sat around the brazier for a long time, and their limbs gradually warmed up again.
Shen Dan was a woman in the end, she couldn't stand such a cold wind, her hands were blown red and swollen, and before she could slow down, she fell directly to the ground and fell unconscious.
Gao Fuli was worried that something would happen to her, and when he caught a glimpse of the stove in the house, he thought about getting her a bowl of hot water to drink.
"This uncle, please give me a bowl of water to drink, my child is afraid that he will not be able to stand it."
The masked man kept his eyes closed, listened to his words, stretched out his finger and pointed to the earthen stove opposite: "If you want to drink water, burn it yourself." ”
Gao Fuli nodded and thanked him when he heard this: "Yes, yes, this uncle, you are a bodhisattva." He walked over to the stove, expertly broke the branches, stuffed them into the fire pit of the stove, and then grabbed a handful of dry sawdust and spread it on it.
The fire folds are all ready-made. The high welfare will burn the stove pit in a short time.
He was completely familiar with these farm things, which made the eyes of the masked man behind him flash.
Although Gao Fuli didn't look back, he knew that there was a gloomy gaze behind him.
The man must have been watching him, looking at him, even doubting his identity......
After Gao Welfare set off the cauldron, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
There was still soil in the pot, and the bottom of the pot was covered with red, red, yellow and yellow rust, and it looked like it hadn't been used for a long time.
Odd...... This man seems to be the owner of the house, but there is no fire in the house, why? Does he not eat or drink all day?
Gao Fuli picked up the cauldron to clean, took it aside to clean it, and then boiled a large pot of hot water.
At a time like this, there's nothing more useful than a bowl of hot water.
It was about to dawn, and it was supposed that they should continue to hurry, but the situation of the prince and Shen Dan was very bad, and they needed a place to rest.
Gao Fuli thought to himself, if the masked man temporarily changed his mind and wanted to get rid of them, what would he do? I'm afraid I can only be cheeky and pretend to be pitiful.
Who knows, what Gao Fuli didn't expect was that after dawn, the masked man actually left without saying a word.
He pushed the door open and never returned.
Gao Fuli waited for him for a whole hour, but in the end he still didn't see his figure.
After Changsheng got up from a good night's sleep, he relieved himself a little, but his body was sick, and his whole body was slightly hot, afraid that he would catch a cold.
Gao Fuli immediately hung his heart, he was worried that something would happen to the prince, so he was busy using the old house that Jiao Changqing gave him, wiping his body with hot water for His Royal Highness, and finding half a bottle of dissatisfied old wine from the earthen kang.
He put wine on his body and face to help him stop the fever.
The strong smell of wine made Shen Dan wake up, and saw His Highness leaning against the wall weakly, his eyes were dilated, and his face was flushed with a strange flush.
"Temple...... What's wrong? ”
Shen Dan reacted slightly before he stopped talking.
Gao Fuli looked out the window before saying, "He has a cold and a fever." We can't let him have anything to do......"
Shen Dan hurriedly walked over and was about to raise his hand to touch His Highness's face, but saw that frostbite had grown on the back of his hand.
Seeing this, Gao Fuli shook his head and sighed: "You don't care, see if you can make something to eat?" ”
Shen Dan nodded slightly, they hadn't eaten for a whole day and night.
The house was dirty and broken, and it didn't look like there was anything to eat.
"Why don't I go outside and look for it?"
Gao Fuli nodded, "Be careful yourself, don't go too far." ”
Shen Dan found a piece of cloth, wrapped his hand, and nodded.
There must be people in the vicinity, so she went over to borrow some food, or she could exchange it. When she left the palace, she secretly brought some things, a pair of earrings, a silver hairpin, and a small handful of golden melon seeds.
There are some valuable things in the palace, and there are a lot of rare treasures, but she didn't take any of them. Sometimes, broken silver is more useful than gold ingots.
The sun is out, and the wind is receding.
Shen Dan looked at the empty grass around him, and didn't know where to go for a while.
She looked up at the sky, thinking that it would be better to go east, towards the sun, to get warmer.
Shen Dan walked for a long time before he found a small village, roughly counting, but there were only five or six households.
Shen Dan cautiously knocked on the door of a house, and after waiting for a while, someone came to answer the door.
It's actually a masked man again.
Shen Dan was taken aback, only to feel that this person's dress seemed to be almost exactly the same as the person who took them in last night, and his eyes were ......
Shen Dan couldn't help but shudder slightly, took a step back and said, "Do you have anything to eat at home?" I want to borrow something to eat......"
The man didn't speak, just stared straight at her.
Shen Dan felt more and more scared, and after she took a step back, she waved her hand again and again, and said, "If not, forget it...... Sorry ......"
The man remained motionless, watching her all the time.
Shen Dan didn't dare to hesitate any longer, she hurriedly turned around and ran back, she didn't know if the people behind would catch up, but she still had to run, she had to go back and tell Grandpa Gao.
Shen Dan ran back panting, fell heavily on the road, and when she finally returned to the earth house, she was already limping.
She didn't bring anything back, only a panicked and uneasy look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Gao Fuli asked with a frown.
Shen Dan stroked his chest and said, "Father-in-law, there is something wrong with that person last night. I had just met a man in a small village not far away, very similar to the one he had been last night. They were dressed in identical clothes, and their faces were covered. ”
Gao Fuli was shocked when he heard this, and immediately stood up: "Really? How far are they from here? ”
"It wasn't too far away, he saw me, he didn't say anything or move, it didn't feel right, so I ran back."
Gao Welfare frowned, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, what was going on?
They are clearly Turkic, whose people are they? Could it be the people of Tudu?
Gao Fuli thought for a moment before saying, "No, we can't stay in this place any longer." We've got to get out of ......."
Shen Dan was stunned when he heard this, looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who had fallen asleep, and asked softly, "But, where else can we go now?" ”
The crown prince was sick, he needed to rest, and they could not join the emperor's army by walking alone.
Gao Welfare also knows this, but what about the Turks?
"That person didn't make it difficult for us last night, and that person just now didn't ...... Perhaps, their purpose is not for us, maybe they don't know who we are? Where did it come from? ”
Shen Dan walked to His Highness's side and touched his forehead: "Your Highness still has a fever......
"No, we have to go. If we let them know that the person around us is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they will definitely hurt His Highness. They will take him hostage and hold him in the palm of their hand. ”
Gao Welfare has made up his mind: "Let's leave now." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of heavy footsteps outside the door.
The voice is neat and muffled.
Gao Fu's heart tightened, and he only felt that something was about to happen.
In an instant, the door was slammed open.
A group of tall, strong masked men barged in, led by the man who seemed to be the one who had taken them in last night.
Gao Fuli immediately stepped forward and stopped them, "Who are you?" ”
At this point, he couldn't disguise himself, he straightened his back, aggressively, and showed his momentum.
"Who are you?" The man in the lead ripped off his mask, revealing his angular interracial face.
Gao Fuli's eyes were cold: "You are Turkic!" ”
"What are you pretending to be confused? Didn't you already know. ”
Gao Welfare thinks he is well hidden, but it is difficult to deceive these people.
"We are the subordinates of the Turkic Khan Tudu, and we came to the foot of the capital to find a big man."
The man walked up to Gao Fuli as he spoke, but he didn't move him, just looked at the unconscious teenager behind him.
"You came out of the capital?"
Gao Fuli immediately retorted: "No, we are just ordinary people......"
The man smiled lightly, "Your eyes are not right. Moreover, the villages within a radius of ten miles have all been emptied, and there are no people or animals left. So, you're not from here at all. ”
Gao Welfare was shocked when he heard this. What the? How could this be? Why is there no one in this ten-mile village? Could it be that the Turks did it?
With such civil strife in the imperial court, does even Tu Du want to get a piece of the pie and reap the benefits of the fisherman?
The man held out his finger and pointed at the sleepy immortal.
"You have the ability to escape from the heavily guarded capital, it seems that you must also be a big man."
Gao Fuli still shook his head: "Don't make it difficult for us, we just escaped by luck." ”
"A beardless, a woman, and a young man of the same age as today's Prince Beiyan. I thought, maybe you are the person the Great Khan is looking for......" He seemed to smile, his eyes were deep, and he raised his hand to hook his fingers, and ordered his subordinates: "Tie up the three of them and take them away!" ”
"Yes!"
There were many of them, Gao Fuli and Shen Dan were powerless to resist, and seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was about to be taken away, Gao Fuli had to speak: "He's sick, very sick, he needs Lang Zhong!" ”
When the leader heard this, he said, "Don't worry, if he is useful to the Great Khan, his life will be saved." ”
Gao Fuli said angrily: "He is a person more important than all of you!" There must be no problem! ”
What the hell is this? Is it an ambush or a trap? The Great Khan they said must be Tudu...... Could it be that he himself came, that he was here?
Shen Dan bit his lip and said nothing, looked at His Royal Highness the Prince, and then at Gao Fuli, full of uneasiness.