Chapter Eighty-Four: Suffering from It
After getting married, Qingling changed a lot, learned to pay more attention to his family, and had higher requirements for himself. In the past, the medicine gourd asked her to practice martial arts and develop various poisons and solutions, but she usually only had three minutes of heat and coped with things. Therefore, after many years by the side of the medicine gourd, her kung fu is not long, and her ability to make drugs is also very average.
Qingling took the initiative to learn the preparation methods of various poisons from the medicine gourd, memorized the formula, and within a few days, she could already make more than a dozen poisons on her own on the basis of the original. Every day after dinner, she practiced martial arts with Shizhong and Tu Qitang, and her progress was quite fast.
Yaohulu was very satisfied with his granddaughter's progress, thinking that she had become a more sensible family, and he hated to pass on all what he had learned all his life to her, and he also learned to sort out exclusive secrets and keep them for passing on to Qingling and Shizhong in the future.
Liu Ye naturally knew why Qing Ling changed suddenly, since she encountered that kind of unfortunate thing, Qing Ling became self-defeating and had no love, but fortunately, the gentleness and sincerity of the teacher moved her, making her come out of the shadows and bravely accept a new life.
But Qing Ling always blamed herself, if she was strong enough, she would not have suffered this disaster, let alone Aya's innocent and tragic death. She originally relied on her grandfather's support, but later lived in the mountains, and with so many peerless masters, she was even more fearless. It's just that when the trouble comes, the most reliable person is yourself, if you can't even protect yourself, you are not qualified to protect the cherished person.
Under the guidance of Liu Ye and Shizhong, Qingling gradually cheered up, and the days after marriage were sweet and happy, and everyone's life on the mountain looked peaceful and waveless, as if they could really live their lives like this. However, happiness is too real, Liu Ye is becoming more and more uneasy in her heart, she often thinks, can she really be so happy forever? Can she really ignore the mission that God has given her?
Liu Ye wants to live for herself once, to be with her beloved, but her mission has not been completed yet, if she lives so selfishly and willfully, will God forgive her? Liu Ye often inquired about Wusun's movements, and Feng Yan and Chang Hui also contacted her regularly to explain to her in detail about Wusun's affairs.
Knowing that Wusun, ruled by Weng Guimi, was peaceful, Mrs. Zuo had to keep to herself, and the ministers and elders in the court did not have any branches, Liu Ye was really relieved. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Liu Ye, who has not shown up for a long time, as Mrs. Wusunyou, has to go back at least once, so as not to make it difficult for Weng Guimi.
Liu Ye put away Feng Yan's letterhead and put it in the drawer of the dresser, she was not only worried about whether Wusun and the Han were more intimate, but also worried about the Han attendants who followed her at the beginning, they left their hometown and came to the desert thousands of miles away, not asking whether they could make contributions, but only wanting to die in peace, this is not too high, she should help them realize their wishes.
Hearing the laughter of Shizhong and Tu Qitang outside the window, Liu Ye got up and walked out of the room, she had to find a time to talk to Tu Qitang, and in a few days she would go back to Wusun to have a look and ask him if he wanted to go together.
Just a few steps away, Liu Ye suddenly felt a strong wind behind her, and when she wanted to dodge, it was too late, the back of her neck was in sharp pain, and her whole body was shaky. When she fell, she saw the vague figure, the man in armor, who looked like a soldier, who was unusually tall, he should be a good fighter, and his face, why was his face so weird, the corners of his mouth were grinning all the way to the root of his ear, and his right eye turned out to be a black hole.
Is this a man or a ghost? When Liu Ye fell to the ground, there was only this thought in his mind.
In the middle of the empty stone cave, a pile of firewood was lit, crackling and burning, and there were several big men guarding outside the cave, all of them were fox skin horse clips, dirty sheepskin boots, long or short swords pinned to their waists, and their big shoulders and waists were full of dirty faces. Among the strong men, some people hummed a little song and drank wine, some held a knife to peel the fur of small animals, and some took a woman's belly pocket and put it on the tip of their nose to sniff hard.
When Liu Ye woke up, she saw this scene, and she suddenly felt that her eyes were blank, and her heart was pounding wildly. What's going on right now? Who has she been held hostage? What are the purposes of these people holding her hostage? Could it be that their whereabouts have been discovered, then, the other party is very likely to be the Huns!
Falling into the hands of the Huns, there was only one end, as early as a few years ago, when she decided to come to the Western Regions, she had already prepared for the worst. However, these reckless men in front of her were completely different from the people who attacked her, and they should be just ordinary bandits rather than officers and soldiers. The Hun horse bandits are notorious, they only recognize money and not people, so many people were dispatched to arrest her and imprison her here, and she would have been killed long ago if she didn't get half of the benefits, how could she still guard her outside the cave.
What's even more suspicious is that these people are dressed exactly like the animal Doro who violated Qingling not long ago, could it be that Doro is not dead, find a companion to take revenge, take her hostage, threaten Shizhong and Tuqitang them, force them to hand over the gold and silver treasures, or take revenge on the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon.
Thinking of this possibility, Liu Ye gradually calmed down, these people came for money, although they would not pity anyone's life, and she was very likely to die because of it, but it was better than everyone being in danger. If the person who came was not a Xiongnu horse bandit, but a member of the Xiongnu court, not only did she not want to live, but everyone was in mortal danger.
"Oh, that chick woke up......" The big man holding the woman's belly pocket in his hand looked into the hole, pointed at Liu Ye and shouted, "Look, that girl is still a big beauty, and she is also a Han person, hey, I have played with a lot of women, but I have never played with Han girls!" ”
"Save it, you, this woman is not something we can touch." The big man who lowered his head and peeled the rabbit skin didn't look at it and said, "You still stay here honestly, wait for the person who went to deliver the letter to come back, tell us clearly that no one can share how much money, if you have a head, stay for a few more days, and if you don't run, you will disperse, and it is not too late for you to go back to find your old friend." ”
"Phew, no matter what, this errand can't let us do it in vain, what do you say about that guy's origin, why even the eldest brother in the village listens to him, isn't he just a one-eyed dragon, his kung fu is just a little higher than ours, and his means are just a little more ruthless than ours, what is there to show off!" The belly pocket demon pursed his lips angrily, stuffed the belly pocket into his pants, stared at Liu Ye desperately, and saw that his saliva was dripping, "If you want me to say, while they are not there, our brothers will be happy first, and on such a cold day, you have to warm up your body, go, go into the cave......"
"You fucking give me back!" The drunkard, who was too lazy to take care of them, spoke, and glanced at the belly pocket demon with disdain, "Your brain is in the crotch of your pants, right, you only know women and women all day long, what else can you do!" If you don't want to be serious, you will get rid of Lao Tzu, and you will be disgusted to see you. ”
"Tut, I said, don't be short with my elder Laozi, the two of us have been in the village for about the same time, and you can afford to be called Brother Sheng, and you are just a few days earlier than me." Unconvinced, the belly demon walked over and pointed to the flask in his hand and shouted, "What can you do besides drinking, and have the face to teach me a lesson?" If they hadn't begged me to come to this errand, Lao Tzu would not have been uncommon, and I am not afraid to tell you that Lao Tzu would have wanted to leave a long time ago, if it weren't for the strange and good-looking appearance of this big man's woman, who would want to mingle in this poor mountain and remote land. ”
The fast knife hand bowed his head and said: "Come on, you, what our brother said is right, you are a bastard who doesn't have a long brain, this time it's a big deal, if you make a mistake because of a woman, leave as soon as possible, save our brothers from making a move, regardless of the past!" ”
The belly pocket color demon turned his back and no longer looked at Liu Ye: "You remember for me, if this errand is not worth a few dollars, I will not finish with you." ”
The drunkard and the quick knife man ignored him, and turned to the others: "Just keep an eye on the woman, don't do anything, wait for the general to come back." ”
"Yes." The other two strong men nodded hurriedly, staring at the pestle in place without squinting.
The drunkard and the fast knife hand glanced at each other, nodded with satisfaction, and looked at the belly demon again uneasily, thinking that the general must have fancied that he could fight, or he would not let him guard a big beauty. However, since the general had explained that no one could touch the woman in the cave, their brothers must not move the idea of being frivolous, and it is more practical to have a lot of money than a woman.
When Liu Ye heard their conversation, he began to guess in his heart again, the general was the person with a terrifying face in armor! He is the leader of this group and the main messenger of this kidnapping, but where is this general coming from? What is the purpose of kidnapping her?
Thinking about it, Liu Ye's head began to dizzy again, originally because he was nervous, he didn't dare to fall asleep, for fear that those reckless men outside the cave would rush in, but they were all afraid of the general, and they didn't dare to approach her if they got the order, at least until the general came back, she was still safe.
Liu Ye looked at the cave, the only entrance was also the exit, and for now she could only wait, until Tu Qitang found out that she was missing, and when they came to look for her. Neither generals nor bandits will be their opponents. The poisonous scorpion is quite familiar with this mountain, and it is believed that it will not be long before it is found.
Groggy and asleep, Liu Ye felt that someone was constantly touching her face, and the hand was rough, like tree bark scratching her face.
Liu Ye tried hard to open his eyes, and sure enough, he saw a reckless man with an obscene description in front of him, so frightened that he hurriedly pushed him away and shouted: "Get out, get away, get away......"
The belly pocket demon smashed his mouth, as if he was reminiscing about the infinite deliciousness, and smelled his hands: "Oh, it's so fragrant, it's so slippery, this Han girl's face is tender to the touch!" ”
Liu Ye ran out of the cave in a panic, in addition to the two big men who were like pillars, there was also a drunkard who fell drunk on the ground, the fast knife man didn't know where he went, so he gave the belly pocket demon a chance to take advantage of.
"Beauty, come back, come back quickly, it's dangerous outside, as long as you take a step out of the cave, those two guys will be cut down with a knife......" The belly pocket demon rubbed his hands, with an evil smile on his face, and approached her step by step, "Such a beautiful little lady, if her head is cut off, wouldn't it be a pity, hehe, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I will take care of your ......"
"Say, how much benefit can you get from this errand......" Liu Ye endured his anger and said indifferently, this kind of pervert likes to see women panic and scared the most, she just can't make him satisfied, if she can drag it until the fast knife hand comes back, she will be safe.
"What? You woman is funny, you don't shout, you don't scream, you don't beg for mercy, and you want to instruct me in turn? The belly devil said funny, "You ask me how much I can get, do you want to give me double the price, hmph, you think I'm stupid, if I'm greedy for your money, I won't get a single one in the end, it's better to get some benefits from you now!" Okay, don't rub it off for Lao Tzu, time is running out, it's too late to talk nonsense, hurry up, Lao Tzu will let you know what a man ......"
Liu Ye retreated to the entrance of the cave, seeing that the two pillars still did not react, eighty percent was afraid of the belly pocket demon, so he didn't dare to help her out of the siege. The belly devil licked his lips, and there was a wolf light in his eyes, and he couldn't wait to swallow Liu Ye into his stomach.
Liu Ye hurriedly picked up a burning firewood and threw it on the body of the drunkard outside the cave, although the drunkard was drunk to death, but he couldn't help the fire, a spirit jumped up, and screamed.
When the drunkard saw the belly devil in the cave, his brain suddenly cleared up, and he didn't care that the clothes on his body were still on fire, so he rushed in and grabbed his shirt and dragged it outside: "I haven't been staring at you for a while, so you can make trouble for our brothers, and see if Lao Tzu castrates you one day, you can't ......."
"Let go, you let go ......" The belly pocket demon was unwilling to fight with him, "Don't run to bad things for Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu can't beat you, he just doesn't want to fight you, that nagging ghost is not there, you just have to open one eye and close one eye, why do you have to find it unhappy!" ”
"You are the ghost who died, you have to touch her if you say that you won't be allowed to touch her, can't you wait to see Hades!" The drunkard hit him on the head hard, "I said that the general would come at any time, and if he saw you like this, he would not spare you." ”
"He won't spare me? Haha, you really know how to tell jokes, Lao Tzu, I was born and died in the village for so many years, and I have shed blood for the boss, and he wants to cut me down as an outsider, dream about it, he ......"
Before the words fell, the belly belly color demon's head fell to the ground, his neck was cut in half, and the dagger shot from outside the cave pierced straight into the rock wall, only the sound of "clanging" could be heard.
The drunkard stared at the belly pocket demon who was killed with one blow in a daze, and his legs were trembling with fright, Liu Ye didn't have time to think about it, only to see a tall man dressed as a soldier walking outside the cave, who seemed to be the culprit who held her hostage.
The light in the cave was relatively faint, and his terrifying face could still be clearly seen, and the corners of his mouth were not actually cracked to the base of his ear, but there was a deep scar extending behind his ear. He lost his right eye, wore a black blindfold, and looked like a black hole from a distance.
"General, general......" The drunkard saw that he was coming, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva with difficulty, "Just now the sixth child just went into the cave to take a look, he didn't harass the young lady, I grabbed him......"
"It's a good thing you grabbed him, otherwise there would have been two corpses lying on the ground now." The person who called the general walked into the cave with an expressionless face, and looked at Liu Ye coldly, "Mrs. Right, are you okay, you haven't been scared by these rough people!" ”
"Who are you?" Liu Ye had to defend him, and he actually recognized her identity.
"It doesn't matter who I am, because I'm just a dead man." The general noticed that the belly demon lying on the ground was still twitching, and turned around and kicked him in the head a few more times until he completely lost his breath.
"I said a long time ago that this kind of person is useless, and your eldest brother still wants him to come." The general rubbed his feet against his clothes in disgust, rubbing the blood from his boots.
"The sixth brother is the right-hand man of the eldest brother, how can you kill him?" The drunkard finally bravely said what was in his heart, "How do you explain to the boss when you go back?" ”
"Don't worry, I'll explain when I go back, you pulled his body out and lost it." The general waved his hand and motioned for the drunkard to leave as soon as possible.
The drunkard shook his head, dragged the belly demon by his feet, and pulled him out of the cave.
The general sat by the fire, turned his head to look at Liu Ye, and smiled weirdly: "Why, Mrs. Right doesn't have the slightest impression of me?" It's because you haven't heard of it, or because there are so many people who died at your hands that you can't even remember. ”
Liu Ye didn't speak, she really couldn't think of who he was, and she had definitely never seen him before.
Suddenly, the general took out a dagger from his arms and threw it at Liu Ye's feet, Liu Ye looked down and exclaimed: "This is ......"
"I recognize it now, yes, this is the dagger of the Xiling Sect Master." The general gritted his teeth and said, pointing to his right eye, "Tu Qitang, this kid used this dagger to kill the general, but unfortunately, God doesn't fulfill people's wishes, I'm not dead, hahaha......"
Liu Ye shuddered: "Are you Xinbuzu?" ”
Xin Buzu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again: "Exactly, I am the general of peace Xin Buzu, no one has called me like this for a long time, it sounds very pleasant." Mrs. Right, you might as well scream a few more times, maybe you will make me feel good, and I won't hand you over. ”
"Hand it over? Handed over to the Hun royal family? Liu Ye couldn't wait to ask him for confirmation, "You were also a general of the Anxi Dynasty, and you actually joined the Huns and horse bandits?" ”
"What about horse bandits, whoever can help me is a useful person, in my opinion, there is not much difference between the royal family and horse bandits, they are both insidious and ruthless." Xin Buzu's words confirmed Liu Ye's conjecture, and Liu Ye said, "How did you find here?" What is the purpose of holding me hostage? ”
"Speaking of Mrs. Right, it's really an unexpected harvest, the general came this time, the purpose is to take revenge, but it's not bad to catch you, the Han and the princess, Mrs. Wusun right, it must be a great gift to the Hun Shan Yu." Xin Buzu smiled proudly, "However, that kid Tu Qitang is really capable, and he can actually live with Mrs. You." I also observed for two days, and only then did I know that you were Wusun's right wife, so I went back to find a few helpers, and I must send you out unscathed. ”
"You are really mobilizing the people, just taking revenge, and promising these horse bandits how many benefits, even if you can arrest me back, how can you guarantee that I will go with you to see the Huns Shan Yu unscathed." Liu Ye sneered.
"Don't say it too early, wait until I catch that kid Tu Qitang and torture him in front of you to see if you can still save your breath."
"Just by virtue of your defeat? I advise you to die of this heart, even if I die, I will not give you a chance to threaten him. Liu Ye fearlessly met his defiant gaze.
Xin Buzu gritted his teeth: "Okay, I'll let you know how sure I am and how I found it." ”
Xin Buzu gave three high-fives, and someone staggered outside the cave, and he walked with a limp, wearing a fox leather jacket, one arm in his arms, and laughing to reveal a whole row of yellow teeth.
"Doro......" Liu Ye snorted softly, and a chill broke up in his spine.