Chapter 245: The Siege of the Thatched House
"Zige, you guys go back to the house!" Xin'er shouted, handed the child in her arms to Yanliu, pushed them into the house, and closed the door. She still had a baby on her back, and she didn't have time to put it down, so she had to pull out the software on her waist and fight these women in red who attacked!
Several women in red, with strong martial arts, attacked her at the same time. Although her martial arts are not weak now, if she escapes for her life, there will definitely be no problem in the slightest. However, she is not alone these days. As long as she lives, she won't let them hurt everyone here!
The software in her hand picked up a burst of cold sword flowers and swept towards these red-clothed women who attacked her. While fighting back, she said loudly: "Ji Xiaoyao, we have no grievances, why embarrass us?" ”
No one answered her, only the women in red attacked her one after another. Their moves are fierce, and every move hits her to the core. She dodged skillfully, even with a baby on her back, her body was still light and agile. It's just that there are so many of them, and if this continues, her physical strength will always be exhausted.
"Ji Xiaoyao, after so many years, you Xiaoyao Palace still likes to bully more and less. Or even besiege the elderly, the weak, women and children? We are just ordinary farmers, and we have no dealings with Xiaoyao Palace, let alone grudges! Could it be that this is the practice of the Easy Palace? She spoke out again.
"Ji Xiaoyao?! Tut-tut......" A sharp voice sounded, and a person dressed as a father-in-law flashed over, "There is no Ji Xiaoyao here, only this father-in-law!" ”
Raising her eyes, this person was the father-in-law who led her into the palace that day. Unexpectedly. She escaped from the palace, and he actually pursued and killed here.
"It's you!" The sword in Xin'er's hand waved fiercely and said coldly.
"Yes, it's our house! Our family came to take your life on the orders of the emperor! ”
Emperor? Dragon Xuan Yu!
Xin'er's whole body shook, and the hand holding the sword lost strength for a moment. Seeing this, a woman in red took advantage of the weakness and stabbed her in the left chest. She hurriedly turned sideways, the sword still slashing through her left arm, her clothes torn. Bright red blood stained the plain white cloth.
"Mother!" Su Zige, who has been hiding in the house. Seeing this scene from the window, he shouted worriedly. The baby on her back also cried "wow". One child was crying, and the other was in the house. And they began to cry.
"Hahaha......" the father-in-law laughed. It's up to you. Wanting to protect everyone is simply wishful thinking! Today, our family is good at appreciating. How you old and weak women and children are struggling on the brink of life and death! As he spoke, he leaned back on the stone bench in the courtyard and really put on a comfortable and appreciative expression.
Xin'er's eyes lit up, and if she could, she would definitely swing her sword and cut off his head immediately. However, at this moment, several torches were thrown over, and the thatched hut burst into flames when it saw the fire.
"You ......" Xin'er gritted her teeth in anger, but the sword in her hand already looked flustered. He was right, how she could protect them on her own. But she still couldn't leave any of them behind!
In the autumn wind, the thatched hut burns when it sees the fire, and the fire is extremely fierce. Several people in the house had to be forced to run out. However, none of them knew martial arts, but they had to be besieged by these people. She didn't have the slightest chance to take the initiative except to protect them!
"Benefactor, take the child and leave! Leave us alone, we can't be a drag on you! When the old woman saw this, she couldn't help but say loudly.
"Yes! My mother is right, let's leave! We can't all die here! Yanliu also said eagerly, but his hands tried his best to protect the baby in his arms.
"Mother, I'm not afraid of death!" Su Zi singer held a wooden stick, like a man, desperately hit the women in red who attacked. It's just that he only knows how to hit people, he doesn't know how to defend at all, and completely exposes himself to the opponent's sword.
A woman in red was beaten coldly, turned around, and stabbed at Su Zige with a sword.
"Zige!" Seeing this, Xin'er shouted. It's just that she swung her sword to shake away the attackers around her, and it was too late to go over to protect him. She thought that Su Zige would die in front of her like this.
However, Su Zige's body was suddenly pulled back, and the old woman picked up the cane in her hand and hit the woman in red. However, as soon as she swung the cane in her hand, the sword pierced her abdomen!
"Mother!" Smoke Willow shouted and rushed over desperately.
"Mother!" Another shout came, and a masked man with a black cloth had already swept over. A burst of bamboo darts was thrown over, repelling several women in red in front of them. He helped the old woman on the ground up and cried out sadly, "Mother! ”
"Pillar ......" Seeing the pillar, the old woman's face was full of excitement, "You're back, you're finally back!" ”
"Mother, my son can't stand you! It's your son who hurt you! Zhuzi's eyes were already red, and for the first time in five years, he had called her a mother sincerely. People always feel its preciousness when they lose, and for this mother who is not related by blood, the pillar is like this!
The eunuch who was sitting on the stone bench stood up, looked at the pillar that suddenly appeared, and said with a smile: "Why, another one is sent to death!" Kill, kill them all! As long as you kill them, the emperor will be rewarded! ”
It's the emperor again! Now, when Xin'er heard the word "emperor", her heart ached, more painful than the wound on her body!
She doesn't believe it, she doesn't believe it! Long Xuan Imperial Society will put her to death, and will take her and the child's life! Even if she died, she wouldn't believe such a fact!
"Sister, you take them away from the back mountain, I'll pester them!" The pillar swept over to Xin'er's side and affectionately called her sister for the first time.
"But you ......" Xin'er hesitated, but looking at the current situation, it can only be so. Otherwise, they will die one after another, just like the eldest mother!
The pillar swung a burst of bamboo darts again, and the sword in his hand swept away, repelling several women in red in front of him. Again: "There is a cave in the back mountain, there is a mechanism on the right side of the cave, and there is a secret passage inside, leave from there!" ”
"What about you?" Ask.
"As long as you leave, I'll have a way to get out!" While speaking, a puff of smoke rose up, and Xin'er took the opportunity to run towards the back mountain with Su Zige and Yanliu.
The smoke cleared, and several women in red had fallen to the ground. In front of the burning hut, Xin'er and them were gone, only the pillars masked with black cloth! The pillar smiled at the father-in-law, and ran in the opposite direction of Xin'er and them.
"Chase, chase!" The father-in-law pointed in the direction of the pillar and shouted. All the women in red immediately chased after them.
There is indeed a cave in the back mountain, and when I find the mechanism and open it, there is a secret passage inside. They waited in the dark passage for a long time, but they didn't see the pillar enter the dark passage!
"Mother, is that person really Uncle Zhu just now?" Su Zige asked while bandaging the wound on Xin'er's arm.
Xin'er nodded, but her eyes looked at the smoke willow on the side. The old woman's death must have grieved her. And now, I don't know if the pillar is alive or dead? With the martial arts of the pillars, it is impossible to be the opponent of those women of the Easy Palace! And that weird father-in-law, his martial arts must be unfathomable!
"Girl, you guys wait here, I want to go back and see!" Yanliu returned the child in her arms to Xin'er, and turned around to walk out of the dark passage.
"Sister Yanliu, don't you want to see Ye Rumo?" Xin'er tried her best to speak indifferently, "If you don't want to see Ye Rumo again, you can go back!" "Regardless of whether the pillar is dead or alive, as long as those people are still there, she can only die in vain when she goes back!
The footsteps at the feet of the smoke willow stopped, and he stood in place blankly. She didn't know what she was going to do either? But he still couldn't help but say, "Sister, do you think I can still see him?" ”
"Yes, surely!" As long as she sees Long Xuanyu, she will definitely be able to see Ye Rumo!
"But he hasn't come to see me for so long! Could he have forgotten about me? There was obvious loneliness in Yanliu's eyes.
Xin'er touched the wound that had been bandaged and stood up from the ground. Bitter hooked lips: "A few months, how can you forget it?" Having said that, thinking of the scene of stopping Long Xuanyu in the Imperial City that day, my heart was still cold.
A faint smile also appeared on Yanliu's face, and he said softly: "Yes, he won't forget me!" I believe in him! ”
"In that case, let's leave first!" She's got to get them out of here first, so everyone can live well.
Afraid that those people would continue to chase and kill, Xin'er had to take Yanliu and Su Zige to the valley, the grass hut where she used to live with Yinniang. Although the thatched hut is dilapidated, it can still be lived in after renovation!
After settling down temporarily, Xin'er returned to the thatched hut in Dongshan again under the pretext of purchasing things. The hut has been completely reduced to ashes, and the old woman's body is gone! And in the midst of that ash there was a simple mound. Although there is no monument erected in front of the grave, it must be the grave of an old woman. The pillar must be fine, and the old woman must be buried by the pillar!
She stood here silently for hours at a time. She was thinking about what the eunuch had said, thinking about why they wanted to kill her. Also, how did they know about it?
Long Xuan Yu? Yan Yufang? Or maybe it's someone else!
Those women, no matter their clothes or martial arts, are indeed from the Xiaoyao Palace. Why did they obey the orders of a eunuch, Ji Xiaoyao?
In four years, it seems like too much has happened. And she, not knowing anything!
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her tired and thin body, and she shuffled back with heavy steps. Passing by the gate of the imperial city, the chatter of passers-by came into her ears-
"You know what? The emperor has found someone who can make imperial incense! (To be continued.) )