Chapter 6: Cleverness
This rain, which has been raining for five or six days, is probably going to stop.
Fang Xuan looked up at the sky, the originally black layers of clouds had slowly dispersed, gradually revealing a bright full moon, clear as silver, sprinkled in the moist autumn night.
In another day, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it should be sunny.
She looked beside her, and Sandalwood had somehow quietly moved back, supporting her thin shoulders so that she could lean back more comfortably.
Fang Xuan smiled slightly.
"Squeak-" Suddenly, there was a mournful chirping of autumn cicadas, mixed with the irrepressible excitement of Wang Laojiu and his gang when they were carrying their belongings, without causing the slightest wave.
"Someone's coming!" Wen Xia snorted.
Qin Gan was stunned for a moment, and then looked at it, and a faint fire flashed in the forest in front of him, followed by the sound of neat and powerful horses' hooves.
He glanced at Wen Xia deeply, and his dodge was already in front of Fang Xuan, and the hands and feet that were bound by the rope had unconsciously broken free, but there was an extra grinding red mark on the exposed wrist, which penetrated deep into the flesh and bones.
He has a very strong temperament.
"What people!" Tan Kui, who had been paying attention to the movements around him, was the first to react and let out a low snort.
The hoarse voice was like a snake slithering through the dead branches and leaves, which made people's hearts palpitate.
Wang Laojiu first swept over Fang Xuan and the others, and saw that they were all honestly sitting in place with their hands behind their backs, and then they followed the head bandit's gaze, and this look was not tight, and he was immediately scared into a cold sweat, "Yan, Yan, Boss Yan......"
But seeing that the person who came was riding on a purebred horse with a bright coat, he was burly and strong, his face was covered by a beard, and only a pair of eyes were as sharp as lightning, looking directly at the two of them, and a hundred steps away, he slowly pulled out the arrow feathers behind him, and the arrow pointed directly at Tan Kui.
"Whoa—"
In the next moment, the sound of breaking the sky roared, Tan Kui's heart tightened, his feet were light, and he left the place with a side step.
"Poof!" Before the rest of the robbers could make a move, the sound of sharp objects penetrating flesh and bones sounded in their ears, and then they only heard Wang Laojiu screaming halfway and falling on his back.
A hundred steps through the Yang, right in the forehead.
The marksman Yan Huai really lived up to his reputation.
Fang Xuan's gaze took off Wang Laojiu's corpse, hugged him with sandalwood, and his back trembled slightly, as if he was frightened.
The situation in front of him was blocked by Sandalwood's slightly green body, Fang Xuan happened to be facing the dark forest, and he couldn't see anything, he could only hear Tan Kui's hoarse voice, the panicked attack of the robbers, and the shrill sound of swords and arrows intersecting......
Finally, there were fleeing begs for mercy and screams.
"County Lord, County Lord?" The battle didn't last long, and about a quarter of an hour later, Qin Gan came over with his knife, and there were still unfinished blood dripping down the tip of the knife.
As soon as Wang Laojiu fell, he cut the ropes of the other guards and blocked the people in the palace.
Fang Xuan raised her head from Sandalwood's warm arms, and Wen Xia leaned over and whispered in her ear, "That bandit fled with the silver ticket and a few people. ”
Fang Xuan looked at the dense forest to the north, it was pitch black, nodded lightly, and didn't say anything.
"This girl." Boss Yan had already dismounted, stepped over in three or two steps, clasped his hands into fists and saluted, his eyes slowly swept over the people in the palace, and finally landed on Fang Xuan, who was still shaking slightly, "The girl is frightened." ”
Fang Xuan opened his mouth, but he didn't make any sound, just shrunk and tightly pulled Sandalwood's hand towards Qin Gan.
The leader of the guards felt that his county lord was a little strange, and he was still talking with a firm heart a moment ago, but now he was afraid that he would become so weak, and even sandalwood was inferior, and he felt admiration in his heart.
Sure enough, it was the county lord, even if he was in a dangerous situation, in order to stabilize people's hearts, no matter how frightened and scared, he would never show the slightest cowardice, and it was not until he was saved at this time that he let go of his heart.
Thinking of this, he felt that he had a great responsibility, and gave a salute to Boss Yan, "Thank you for the rescue!" We are the people of the Annan Qing Palace, and we unexpectedly met robbers when passing through here, thanks to the help of the heroes, this is the lord of my family. Qin Gan turned half of his body slightly, revealing a frightened Fang Xuan, and quickly covered up the past, "I don't know what to call a hero?" ”
"It turned out to be the lord of Duanning, Yan was rude." Boss Yan was a little embarrassed, but fortunately, he was full of beard, even if he blushed, he couldn't see it, and coughed twice before he said, "But I happened to pass by the work of raising my hands, the work of raising my hands, haha!" It's just that Tan Kui ran away, and since everyone is fine, then Yan will leave first. Then he turned around and was about to leave.
It is said to be "accidental", but it is called a bandit.
"Wait......" Fang Xuan walked out from behind Qin Gan, half-lowered his neck, and his voice trembled, "Yan ...... Brother Yan, thank you Brother Yan for saving me......"
"The county lord doesn't have to be polite, Yan still has something to do, so he will leave." Boss Yan looked back.
"No, Brother Yan, as the saying goes, the poor don't chase, since they, since they dare to do this, they must have thought of a way out to make a fool of themselves, if it's too late today, the little girl ...... The little girl was really a little scared, I don't know if Brother Yan can ......" Fang Xuan lifted her skirt and bent her knees, and said softly, "Father...... Since childhood, I have taught the little girl, not only to receive favors from others, but also to repay each other wholeheartedly, and now Brother Yan is ...... to me There is a life-saving grace, please accept the little girl's worship. Can you also ask Brother Yan to deign and escort the little girl out of the rain and goose mountain before leaving? ”
"This ......" Yan Huai had some doubts, knowing that Tan Kui must have found a way out, and nine times out of ten he would not be able to catch up.
"Brother Yan, don't worry!" Seeing this, Fang Xuan hurriedly said, "Although Brother Yan is high-spirited and does not ask for anything in return, the little girl should not be ungrateful. It's just that the silver on the little girl's body was both looted by the robbers......"
She looked at Wen Xia, "Go and see what else is left, and give them all to Brother Yan." ”
"Hehe, the county lord misunderstood." Yan Huai waved his hand, "Yan didn't mean this, he just ...... That's it, since that's the case, let's ask this little brother to straighten out the people and keep up! ”
Fang Xuan's face immediately showed a touch of surprise, and his tone was much lighter, "Thank you, Brother Yan!" ”
"County Lord, do you really want to give them everything?" On the way, Sandalwood asked Fang Xuan, who was resting on the pillow, "That's all a birthday gift from the palace to the Queen Mother, if it is given away, what should we do?" ”
"Oh, you little miser." Fang Xuan reached over and pinched the tip of her nose, "Let me ask you, do you want your life or silver?" ”
"Of course your money counts!"
"Really?"
"Hmm!"
"Okay!" Fang Xuan deliberately bluffed her, and said seriously, "Then I'll let Qin Gan send you back to Yuyan Mountain now, how about it?" ”
Sandalwood immediately shrank into the corner, "County Lord...... Sandalwood, sandalwood doesn't mean that......"
"And what do you mean?"
"That bearded man obviously didn't ask for anything, why did you give everything away? Even if it's just a few less......"
"I'll just talk about it."
"Huh?"
Fang Xuan shrugged, "I said it's my business, he doesn't want it to be his, isn't it?" What if I say that I will give away a few pieces of jewelry, and they don't look too valuable, but they accept them all? Then simply said that it was all for him, and he was naturally embarrassed to accept it. ”
"Huh? You, county lord, you ......"
"How is the lord of this county?"
"You're so smart!"