Chapter VIII
"Oops, I'm tired, I'm tired!" This time, I ran all the way and didn't dare to stop again, because I was afraid that they would catch up again, and I don't know how long I ran before I dared to stop when I saw that Steward Yu didn't catch up.
"But...... What kind of place is this, how did I get to this kind of place, in the wilderness, weird and scary, there won't be any jackals, tigers and leopards, or are there ghosts? I froze, looked around, and shuddered.
"Stop!" My mind was still racing, but I heard a sound to stop, and the sound was quite familiar.
I saw a black shadow flying in front of my eyes, his mouth covered with a black cloth, although I did not see the appearance of the man, but I dare to conclude that it is definitely not my family's family, because my family's family is definitely not so skillful. "Huh!" After the black shadow floated, a white shadow shook in front of me again, and I felt that my eyes were dazzled when I looked at this black and white, and I froze in place and did not dare to move.
The man in white rose into the air and chased after the man in black with a light move, "Say, who sent you!" ”
"It's him!" When they stopped, I saw their appearance clearly, wasn't the man in white the son who saved me on the street that day?
I was happy in my heart, I actually met him here, and I just took this opportunity to ask him for an understanding, "Childe, I have a ......" I didn't understand how dangerous it was at this time, and I was just halfway through, when I saw Chu Muxiu look at me anxiously and then frowned.
"Ahh I was pulled by the man in black, who held the dagger around my neck.
"Chu Muxiu, if you continue to chase after you like this, I will kill this woman!"
"Hey, this big brother, I have no grievances with you, I have something to say!" I think it's inexplicable that I became a hostage for no reason.
"Shut up!" The man in black held the knife tighter, and I was so frightened that I closed my eyes, and a little blood immediately oozed from my neck.
"This woman has nothing to do with me, if you want to kill it, you will kill it!" Chu Muxiu's expression was indifferent, and his two pairs of black eyes were very sharp.
"It's irrelevant, Childe, have you forgotten that you rescued me from the strong man on the street that day?" I had a knife around my neck, but I also endured the pain and said a few words.
Chu Muxiu skimmed me indifferently: "I've never seen any strong men, let alone saved you!" ”
Even if you don't remember the events of that day, when you see me as a weak woman and fall into the mouth of a wolf, you should save my life. Look at him like a dog, his heart is so cold-blooded, so despised for human life. I felt puzzled and looked at Chu Muxiu suspiciously, I originally thought that he would be someone I knew before, but now it seems that I really admitted my mistake.
The man in black began to be a little impatient: "Okay, since you don't care about her life so much, tell me to kill her!" ”
"Don't......" I was too scared to open my eyes, and the man in black was about to stab me in the neck.
At the last moment, I only felt a glimmer of dazzling light flash in my eyes, Chu Muxiu pulled out his sword, used his sword to pick the dagger of the man in black from my neck, and then pulled me over. I glanced at the man in black and then at Chu Muxiu, and when the man in black saw the situation, he took out a knife from his arms and rushed towards Chu Muxiu, this knife was longer and sharper than the dagger just now.
Chu Muxiu hurriedly pushed me away again and greeted me. The two of them dismantled a few moves, the sword light and sword shadow, the speed became faster and faster, and only the sound of the sword and the knife were staggered. The wind blew, rolling up the red leaves in the sky, and the sword qi attacked people, and in an instant, the heaven and earth were filled with desolation and murder.
"Childe beware!" I watched in horror.
The man in black obviously couldn't beat Chu Muxiu, he covered his chest and retreated several steps in a row, still gasping for air. When he turned his eyes and saw me over there, he waved his dagger and came at me.
I saw the dagger flying straight at me, and I was so frightened that I didn't know what to do, and I stood there motionless, my eyes fixed on the knife that was getting faster and closer to me.
"Bang bang......" I heard a thud of brass and iron, and when I opened my eyes, I found that I was not hurt.
It turned out that Chu Muxiu was in front of me, and the tip of the knife was stabbed straight at the blade of the sword in Chu Muxiu's hand. Oh my God, that sword blade is only a short point wide, how can it resist the tip of the sword so accurately, I don't dare to gasp, I saw Chu Muxiu's face hideous, holding the sword with all his strength.
Seeing that Chu Muxiu couldn't hold it anymore, the man in black took the opportunity to release a dart, "Get out of the way!" I was still behind Chu Muxiu, and he pushed me away again.
After Chu Muxiu pushed me away, it was too late to hide, and after a burst of white smoke, the man in black disappeared without a trace. The dart slashed heavily across Chu Muxiu's left arm, and blood burst out suddenly. Chu Muxiu squatted down and propped up his sword on the ground, and the dust on the ground was shaken up and floated in the air. He covered his injured left arm with his right hand and took several steps back.
Chu Muxiu took away the palm of his right hand that was covering his left arm, and saw that his hands were covered with black blood, and realized that this dart must be poisonous, and the top priority was to treat the wound first and catch the man in black for a long time.
At this time, I was sitting on the ground as if I had lost my soul, my eyes glazed. Just now, the knife was about to pierce me in the chest, and I was almost going down to see Hades. I had never experienced such an adventure since I was a child, and it was a real eye-opener.
I was in a trance for a while, and when I saw Chu Muxiu get up and leave, I also followed. Because what happened just now has scared me so much that I lost half my life, this place is so barren that I can't guarantee a few more robbers and bandits, and I haven't asked him about my affairs yet.
I followed him like this, and he didn't drive me away, perhaps because he saw me pitiful. When he came to a small river, he stopped, sat down on the stone beside him, and untied his belt around his waist, about to undress.
"Why do you want to take off your clothes?" I immediately covered my eyes shyly, turned my head away, and said that I was a girl.
"How can you deal with the wound without taking off your clothes, do you want to watch me die of poison?" Chu Muxiu carefully placed the sword beside him, and then took off his clothes to only his underwear, revealing half of his body.
"Oh......" I saw that his arm was still dripping with black blood, and the injury was really serious, so I didn't say anything more.
Although I turned my head to the side, my eyes always unconsciously glanced back a few times, and I saw that Chu Mu Xiu had large and small new and old injuries on his front and back of his body, as well as the jade pendant pinned to the waist of his underwear, in fact, very few people would pin things in their underwear, unless it was a very precious object.
Chu Muxiu is only eighteen years old this year, and he went out at the age of fifteen and led the troops to fight for three years, almost all of which are the scars left by his battles on the battlefield.
Strange, why did he have so many wounds on his body, and that jade pendant, exactly the same as the person he was with when he was a child, could it be that he really that person?" I kept staring at the jade pendant on his back, and my mind recalled the scene at the Queen Mother's banquet that day.
"Have you seen enough?" I immediately turned my head, Chu Muxiu cleaned the wound on his arm and put on his clothes.
I saw that the river water, which had been crystal clear, was suddenly dyed dark red, and the dark red water continued to spread out.
"Have you ever entered the palace to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet when you were young, have you ever ...... Know a little girl named Ah Candle? Chu Muxiu turned around and didn't take two steps, I immediately stood up and asked him.
Chu Muxiu stopped and was stunned for a moment, "I have never entered the palace, and I don't know what a little girl called A Candle is." ”
Seeing that he was walking extremely fast, I stood up and trotted in front of Chu Muxiu and stretched out my arms to stop him, "Then why did you save me just now?" ”
"Even if it's a cat or a dog, I'll save it!" Chu Muxiu used his sword to open my arm and strode forward.
"He said that he had never entered the palace, could it be that I recognized the wrong person, but this look and expression are extremely similar, and the jade pendant on his waist is exactly the same, isn't there a fellow brother? Ay...... Childe, wait for me...... "When I hesitated, Chu Muxiu had already walked away.
I followed Chu Muxiu all the way back to Huancheng, "Gollum...... Stomach, fight for some gas, don't scream anymore! I walked behind, covering my stomach with my hands and muttering to myself, my eyes always looking at Uncle Zhang's pastry shop, "Why don't I open the door today when I am hungry and have no money on me!" ”
"Hey, sesame cake, pine cake!" Kan Nai happened to pass by the pastry shop, this shop is good if you don't shout, as soon as I shout, I get more and more hungry, stop at the door and look at the pine cake on the cabinet can't walk, and my mouth reads, "Songhua cake, Songhua cake, sister's treasure, sister's mouth is the most, I only love to eat that Songhua cake...... No, no, I'm so hungry......"
I couldn't do it, and seeing that Chu Muxiu hadn't gone far, he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the corner of his clothes, "Can Childe lend me some silver taels?" ”
Chu Muxiu turned his head, "What are you borrowing money for?" ”
I covered my stomach and looked at Chu Muxiu with a begging face, "I haven't eaten anything since I went out this morning, and now it's noon, and my stomach is really hungry. ”
"I see, give!" Chu Muxiu saw my pitiful appearance, remembered that I was frightened again just now, and took out a certain amount of silver from my money bag and put it in front of me.
I saw that this boy was ten taels as soon as he made a move, and I didn't dare to accept it, I thought to myself that he must be a rich man, "Childe is really generous, but Ah Zhufu has a shallow life, and he only likes to eat the pine cake for ten yuan, and the son can lend me ten yuan!" ”
"Ah Candle? This name ......" Chu Muxiu seemed to remember something, and suddenly froze.
"Yes, do you also think this name is particularly strange, and I also think that when I asked my father, he couldn't tell me clearly...... Childe, Childe, what's wrong with you? Why are you so distracted? I saw that his eyes were dull, and he shook his hand in front of Chu Muxiu.
Only then did Chu Muxiu come back to his senses, "Oh, I didn't think about anything, I only have silver taels and no copper coins on me." ”
"Well, you just stand here and don't move, and I will pay you back when I buy the pine cake and ask the store to find the money." I took the ten taels of silver, clutched it tightly in my hand, turned around and ran towards the pastry shop I had just had.