Chapter 24: The Longest Night (2)
Granny Shi thought of the thick calluses on the tiger's mouth when the shopkeeper Chen took the bowl, it stands to reason that this farmer is busy with things in the crops all day long, and the cocoons on his hands are all on the palms and backs of his hands, and there are thick calluses on the tiger's mouth.
Not good! These villagers are not good people!
And Xiaobao, the little treasure with her belly, is staying at home, and now she is already in the mouth of the tiger!
Thinking of this, Granny Shi threw the dead child in her arms and hurriedly ran in the direction of home!
In order to kill the plague ghosts, her strength was almost exhausted, and now she can't show the ability to "ride the wind and waves" for a while, just staggering forward in the mud!
Hurry up, it took her a quarter of an hour to get to the door, and as soon as she probed, she heard a laugh!
"I thought you could see through it earlier, but I didn't expect it to take so long! Let's wait for a while! β
Shopkeeper Chen looked at Granny Shi with a look of disdain on his face! The surrounding villagers laughed one after another, these people were still hungry and tired, but now they were all following behind the shopkeeper Chen, two of them were holding bright knives in their hands, and they were putting the small treasure aside.
When Xiaobao saw that Granny Shi was back, she shouted anxiously: "Mother! Come on! These people are not good people! β
Granny Shi shook her head, sighed and said, "Xiaobao, you are right......"
"It is said that if you walk too much at night, you will encounter ghosts, it seems that this disaster and demon removal line should not be done, and this against the sky will be punished by God! Now it looks like retribution has really come! β
Shopkeeper Chen smiled and said, "Since you have accepted your fate, don't hand over the things quickly!" β
Granny Shi spread out her hands and said with a wry smile: "This big brother! We countrymen are poor, and we have nothing of value, so if you want to see it, just take it! As long as you don't hurt anyone! β
Granny Shi's meaning was obviously to regard this group of people as thieves who robbed houses, and Shopkeeper Chen snorted and said, "It seems that you are toasting and not eating and drinking!" You have to let grandpa use it to work, right? No more nonsense! Hand over the stuff! β
Granny Shi shook her head and said, "I don't know what you said...... I'm just a guest teacher who does things for others! You're not looking for the wrong person! β
At this moment, a voice came from behind Granny Shi, although it was only a soft sound, but it made Granny Shi's face turn pale in an instant.
"Yun Niang!"
Granny Shi turned her head to look at the voice, and saw a lot of people coming out of the bamboo forest outside the courtyard one after another, these people were soldiers with spears, and the leader was a middle-aged man in a dark blue officer's uniform, who was smiling at her.
"Yun Niang! It's been so many years! Looks like you're getting old too! β
Granny Shi trembled and said, "Xie San, you are not dead yet!" β
The officer named Xie San hugged Granny Shi and said with a smile: "Tuo Yunniang, your blessing, how dare I die if my great cause has not been accomplished?" β
An unexpected encounter
Granny Shi sighed deeply and said, "We have been hiding incognito for more than 30 years, and it seems that we still can't hide now!" β
The shopkeeper Chen on the side said: "Since you already know it, let's hand over the things obediently!" β
Granny Shi asked, "Why do you go to such great lengths to manipulate the dead body to lure me out?" β
Xie San smiled: "If not, you have a strange spell, we can't help you, now that your true yuan is exhausted, you can't be disobedient!" β
Granny Shi sighed deeply and said, "It's useless for you to take this Xuanji, except for my father, even I don't know the method...... If I know how to use it, how can I let you bully you so much! β
Xie San nodded and said: "Xuanji is the treasure of the Daomen, naturally it is not so simple, but don't bother with you, we have our own way to crack this treasure!" β
Seeing that Granny Shi seemed to be a little hesitant, Shopkeeper Chen snatched the knife from his subordinates, grabbed Xiaobao's neck and said fiercely: "Hurry up and hand over Xuanji!" Otherwise, the guy in my hand will shake, and your daughter-in-law will be killed immediately! β
Xie San also added oil and vinegar on the side: "Yun Niang! You better hand over Xuanji, after all, it's something outside your body, and it's useless for you to keep it! It's still about saving your life! β
Granny Shi hesitated for a moment, slowly took out a cloth bag wrapped in homespun cloth from her arms, and said, "It's okay to give you something!" I just ask you to let our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law go! β
Xie San smiled and said, "I'm dead early in the morning!" Your lives are worthless, and it is useless for me to come, so I will not embarrass you. β
Granny Shi said, "I hope you are true to your word......"
She held the cloth bag in one hand and said to herself: "This Xuanji is worthy of being a treasure, there are always wonderful things in the night, it is too wonderful......
When everyone heard this, their curiosity rose, and they gathered around to take a look.
Granny Shi slowly opened the cloth bag in her hand, until she reached the last layer, and when everyone was already looking at her, she suddenly shouted at Xiaobao: "Xiaobao! Close your eyes! β
Xiaobao subconsciously closed his eyes! Granny Shi grabbed the cloth bag, threw it into the stove beside her, and shouted angrily: "Devour the grass and burn the spirit!" β
What was thrown into the fiery hearth was just a packet of sun-dried wormwood, the most common wormwood in the field, but in an instant, a loud bang suddenly broke out in the hearth!
Boom!
Countless sparks burst out of the hearth! The people around who were waiting to see the treasure with their eyes open were swept away by these scorching sparks! They covered their eyes and cried out in pain!
Taking advantage of this gap, Granny Shi snatched Xiaobao out, turned around and rushed to the door!
The soldiers outside the door heard a loud noise and rushed over! Seeing that Granny Shi and Xiaobao were about to be blocked in the yard.
At this critical moment, I saw Granny Shi pinching out her sword finger and pointing at this group of soldiers!
"Grass Eater Burning SpiritβDisease!"
She spurted out a mouthful of blood, her face as white as gold paper, obviously carrying the last true yuan to use a spell.
And with this incantation, the sparks in the room that were about to dissipate instantly ignited, condensed into a hot wind, and swept towards this group of soldiers!
These people happened to be hit head-on, and they covered their eyes for a while and couldn't stop crying out in pain!
Granny Shi grabbed Xiaobao and ran towards the mountain pass without hesitation!
By the time Xie San and Shopkeeper Chen came back to their senses, the two of them were stepping on the muddy water of the mountain road and were about to escape from the ravine!
Xie San took out the shell gun and aimed at it and fired two shots, but they were blocked by the bamboo branches on both sides of the mountain road! This popularity gritted his teeth for a while.
Granny Shi pulled Xiaobao and climbed up to the mouth of the ravine, not far in front of her was the purple bamboo recess, where there was a dense bamboo forest of more than ten miles, shrubs and artemisia grass grew wildly in it, as long as they got into it, under the cover of this dark night, even the gods couldn't find them.
But at this moment, Granny Shi felt that there was a flicker in front of her, and someone suddenly appeared, which scared her a lot!
God is going to destroy me!
I didn't expect that there was an ambush at this mountain pass!
Granny Shi hurriedly grabbed Xiaobao, protected her behind her, and looked at the person in front of her with a frown!
But it's not over yet, one, two...... Dozens of people walked out of the mountain pass one after another, because the low terrain of the ravine blocked the view, so Granny Shi didn't notice it, but they didn't expect to bump into it when they climbed up, and stopped them at once!
These men were not wearing military uniforms, and they were dressed differently from the villagers in the house, they were wearing ponchos and hats, and they were carrying burdens on their shoulders, which made Granny Shi not know how to deal with it at this time!
This delay was enough for Xie Sanchen's shopkeeper to catch up from behind.
But what is strange is that when Xie San saw the group of men in front of him, his face was not half happy, but he raised his hand for a while, and everyone under him stopped when they saw this.
Xie San glanced at the group of men in front of him, and shouted: "The Cantonese army has arrested the Manchu spies!" Idle people, get out of the way! β
It turned out that this group of men and Xie San's men were not in the same group, but they just happened to bump into each other at this time!
There are also forty or fifty men in this group, which is on a par with Xie San, which is obviously not to be underestimated! Xie Sanyi couldn't figure out the details of these people for a while, so he wanted to bluff them first.
At this time, I heard the leading man say unhurriedly: "Arrest the spies? Your Cantonese army has arrested spies, and you have actually seized my land in Fujian, you are wide enough! β
Xie San raised his gun and pointed at the leading man, and said coldly, "Get out of the way!" Believe it or not, grandpa shot you down! β
The man in the lead spit out the wheat straw in his mouth, secretly held the thing on his waist behind him, and pulled it out half with a slight pull, although he couldn't see it clearly, but he knew that it was a sharp weapon when he heard the voice.
"You try!" The leading man snorted.
Seeing this, the soldiers behind Xie San raised their spears one after another, and the sound of loading came and went, so they heard them shouting one after another: "Officers and soldiers do things!" Get out of the way! β
At this time, the other men also put down their burdens one after another, some took out a lot of guys from their waists, and some took out a lot of guys from their burdens, and surrounded them, glaring angrily at these soldiers, and the surroundings were full of murderous atmosphere.
If ordinary people saw guns and heard that the officers and soldiers were enforcing the law, they would have avoided them a long time ago, but when the group of people in front of them saw that the officers and soldiers did not back down, it was obviously not a good thing.
Xie San saw it in his eyes, and muttered in his heart, saying that the barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and the two groups of people in the big black sky will not please anyone!
He obviously didn't want to suffer a secret loss, so he put the gun in his hand away, put it back in the box, and said with a dumb smile: "I'm just joking casually!" Brothers, don't be surprised! β
Shopkeeper Chen also gestured to the soldiers around him, and these soldiers put down their guns one after another.
Xie San hugged the leading man: "I don't know which mountain's brother?" Under the mark is the protector army that followed Mr. Sun, and now the Manchu spies are arrested, and I ask you brothers to make it convenient! β
At this time, from behind the young man in the lead, another middle-aged man came out, this middle-aged man was even stronger, he patted the young man's shoulder, and said softly: "Qian Shiyou, I'll come......"
The young man bowed his head and retreated behind him, looking respectful. The middle-aged man slowly took off the hat, revealing his dark skin and bright eyes.
"Well said, well said! It's really a big flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple! β
He put a handle back into his waist and said with a smile: "Your army is under the command of Mr. Sun, and we also have a lot of friendship with Mr. Sun's Zhigongtang!" β
When I heard this man's voice, I was taken aback at first, and then when I looked at the thing on his waist, I immediately rejoiced!
Although this man's face is not very clear, I am very familiar with the things in his waist!
This thing had beaten me to the point that it was painful.
It's that black iron fan!
And this leading and majestic man, who else could it be if it wasn't my second uncle?!