(14) Night terror
Kazui lay on the bed, and I quietly stared at the top of the bed in a daze. Where does Ling'er go if she gets poisoned? It's been a whole day, and Dong Zhuo hasn't noticed that I'm missing? And also...... Why did Cinchen insist on leaving me in the Moon Tower?
While I was sifting through all the questions in my mind, there was a strange noise in the street outside the house, which grew louder and louder, and even the occasional sound of blades and armor clashing against each other.
I rolled over and got out of bed and walked briskly to the window.
Pushing open the window, I saw that not far in front of the Moon Tower, there was a flickering fire, and the sound of cursing and screaming came with the wind, endlessly. But Rao was like this, and no one came out of the whole street, and all the doors and windows were closed, so as to avoid it.
I frowned, could it be...... Did the Qianghu people enter the city at night and loot? However, Dong Zhuo had always been friendly with them, and the only few frictions ended in Dong Zhuo's overwhelming victory, and it had been a long time since the Qianghu people dared to attack.
Vaguely, I seemed to hear Dong Zhuo's voice.
I looked down at the distance from the window to the ground, hesitated, rolled over and climbed out of the window. The guest room is on the first floor, and it is not difficult to climb a window, but the skirt on the body is extremely inconvenient, and I accidentally stepped on the skirt and almost fell to the ground.
Patting my skirt and standing up, I followed the sound and quietly approached to look.
In the dark night, there were sporadic torches shining, and the whole street was eerily quiet, except for the noise where the group of people had gathered.
found a safe place to stand still, and looked at it from a distance, it was really Dong Zhuo and his party.
"My lord, my subordinates chased them out of the city for more than ten miles, and when they were captured near Xie County, they were in contact with the Yellow Turban Thieves in Xie County." Just listen to Fan Chouyu.
Behind Fan Chou, there were dozens of men and women dressed in red who were tied, and I was a little surprised, weren't they the same greeting team I saw with Lu Bu in the market during the day? Thinking about it this way, the white characters on the city gate and the word "Jiazi" written on the door of the people in the city are all their masterpieces?
"General Tiangong pleads for the people's life! You rebels and thieves will definitely be bewitched! Suddenly, someone shouted loudly, and the shouting was immediately drowned out by a punch and kick, and turned into a scream. I followed the prestige, but it turned out to be the groom in the red wedding dress, but at this time he had been beaten into the shape of a pig's head, and I couldn't see the slightest festivity.
Dong Zhuo was dressed in a black robe, standing with the firelight on his back, I couldn't see his face clearly, I only heard him speak slowly: "Say, what did you do in the city?" ”
The pig-headed groom shook his head and spat out a mouthful of blood, quite a bit of heroic anger.
"Don't you say?" Dong Zhuo raised his hand, and saw a woman being dragged forward, her red wedding dress was already a little damaged, covered in dust, and her face was full of embarrassment.
With a scream, the woman's slender neck was already in Dong Zhuo's hand.
"You!" The bridegroom's eyes widened and he finally became anxious.
"Say." Pinching the woman's neck, Dong Zhuo said coldly.
The woman in the wedding dress looked up and shivered in the wind.
"Aaron, don't ......," the woman shook her head with some difficulty.
The pig-headed groom looked sad: "If you want to kill, you will come at me, let her go!" ”
"Don't say it yet? I think my brother will be happy to do the candle for you. Dong Zhuo said coldly.
The woman's eyes were full of horror, and then she looked back at the bridegroom and tilted her head no longer moving.
In a few moments, red blood spilled from her mouth......
A flash of surprise flashed in Dong Zhuo's eyes, and then he let go of the hand holding the woman's neck, and the woman in red fell to the ground like a fallen leaf in the wind.
The bright red wedding dress is still so festive, but at this time, the woman wearing the wedding dress has died in Huangquan.
"Chun'er! Pure child! Chun'er......" The groom shouted, and tears mixed with the blood on his face fell together, like bloody tears.
The woman in red never looked back at him again.
"My lord, she bit her tongue and killed herself." Fan Chou stepped forward and opened the woman's mouth for a moment, then turned around and said.
Dong Zhuo nodded, and looked back at the groom who looked up to the sky with hatred on his face: "Kill them all." ”
"Your Excellency?" Fan Chou was stunned for a moment.
Although the cold winter has passed and the weather is getting warmer, I still can't stop my hands and feet from being cold while hiding on the side.
"This person has a strong hatred for me, and if he doesn't kill me at this time, there will be endless troubles in the future." Dong Zhuo turned around and said slowly, "There must be an internal response in the city for today's events, kill him, take his head and hang it above the city gate, I want the thief who dares to make trouble under my nose is terrified and can't sleep at night!" "The voice is cold, like a purgatory Shura.
I shuddered, leaning my back against the wall, feeling a faint pain in my heart.
Is the idea of staying in Hedong for me wishful thinking? Dong Zhuo ...... It must have the ambition to dominate the world.
"Fan Chou, you can handle the matter here, I'll pick up Xiaoxiao and go home." Dong Zhuo's voice rose again, with a hint of warmth.
He said "pick up", didn't say "find", he knew that I was in the Moon Tower.
"Ling'er, she ......" Fan Hou hesitated, as if to remind Dong Zhuo that he had promised to take Ling'er as a concubine today.
Dong Zhuo didn't give him a chance to speak, turned around and strode towards Wangyue Tower.
I panicked, hurriedly turned around and ran all the way back to the back window of the Moon Tower, turned the window back to the room, settled down, turned around and closed the window.
As soon as I got back to bed and lay down, I heard footsteps outside the door.
"I'll pick up the smile and go home." Dong Zhuo's voice sounded outside the door.
"My lord, my daughter-in-law is asleep." Lu Bu deliberately blocked it.
"Master Dong." With the crisp sound of silver chains striking each other, the sound of Xian Chen's voice suddenly sounded.
"Absolute shopkeeper." Dong Zhuo greeted lightly.
"Oh, no, Xianchen is just a cook." Xian Chen smiled, "Xiaoxiao is already asleep, why not let her stay here for a night?" ”
"No need." Dong Zhuo's voice couldn't distinguish between joy and anger, and insisted on taking me away.
"The smell of the city gate is very strong, if you see ...... smile," Xian Chen's voice sounded low.
“…… Don't bother with you. Dong Zhuo's voice carried a hint of gnashing of teeth.
"Zhong Ying in Xiaoxiao's mind, I don't know if it will kill someone?" Xian Chen chuckled.
"The shopkeeper smiled at me, but he was very concerned." Dong Zhuo was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke, and the word "my" was particularly important.
"Hehe, it's natural that Xiaoxiao is so cute." Xianchen smiled a little smirked.
It was quiet outside the house for a long time, and just when I couldn't help but want to get up to take a look, Dong Zhuo's voice came.
"Feng Xian, come back early tomorrow morning with a smile."
"Well, I know, I know." Lu Bu hurriedly responded.
Dong Zhuo's footsteps gradually faded away, and after a while, the sound of Xianchen's footsteps and silver chains striking each other gradually faded away.
Silence returned to the outside of the house.
I sat up and looked at the door, where Lu Bu's back was still guarding the door. It turned out that Xianchen insisted on keeping me because he already knew what was going to happen tonight......
Lying back in bed, I couldn't fall asleep, the smell of blood lingered in my nose, lingering, and my mind was full of the woman in red's mouth full of blood. It wasn't until the wee hours of the morning that I gradually fell asleep, and I had a messy nightmare again.
When I woke up, I saw Lu Bu lying on the edge of the bed staring at me, and I couldn't help but startle me.
"Daughter-in-law, are you awake?" Lu Bu looked at me with a smile and said.
"When did you come in?" Rubbing my eyes, I said angrily. Anyone who wakes up and sees such an enlarged face in front of them for the first time will not be happy, although this face is not bad.
"It's been more than an hour since I came in," Lu Bu still smiled, "I have wanted to stay in front of the bed like this since I was a child, waiting for my daughter-in-law to wake up, it is really a pleasing thing to the eye." ”
I couldn't help but laugh, raised my hand and flicked his head lightly, and when he covered his head in pain, I smiled: "When did you learn to be so oily and smooth." ”
"I'm serious, daughter-in-law!" Lu Bu said with an aggrieved face.
"I'm going to change my clothes." Nodding in understanding, I said.
"Hmm." Lu Bu also nodded, with no intention of leaving at all.
"Do you think it's pleasing to see me undressed?" Raising my eyebrows slightly, I was very serious.
Lu Bu glanced at me in surprise after realizing it, and then turned red from his neck to the root of his ears: "No...... There is no ......," he said, and he hurried away, so embarrassed that I was left alone laughing.
After changing my clothes and washing up, the lobby was already very lively, and after passing through the lobby, I went straight to the dedicated kitchen.
As soon as I stepped into the kitchen, the aroma of wine-brewed balls and osmanthus brewed was already in my nose.
sat down unceremoniously, reached out and pinched a wine-stuffed ball and took a bite, glutinous and sweet, with fragrant lips and teeth.
I looked up at Lu Bu who was sitting on the side, but he still had a red face, I couldn't help but be surprised, I usually shout happily with a daughter-in-law, and a guy with thick skin will also be shy?
Seeing that he didn't move, I raised my hand and stuffed a wine-stuffed ball into his mouth, and Lu Bu suddenly took a big step back and stayed away from me.
I was stunned for a moment, and then I couldn't help but laugh out loud, it turned out to be a silver-like wax gun head. Usually he keeps calling my daughter-in-law at me, but in his concept, the daughter-in-law is probably "lighting the lamp to talk, blowing the lamp as a companion", and she is very shy and innocent in her bones.
Seeing me laughing, Lu Bu's face turned even redder.
Xianchen on the side shook his head and wiped my hands with a cloth: "Wash your hands before eating." ”
I let him wipe my hands nonchalantly: "My mom used to say that. ”
Slightly stunned, Xianchen smiled helplessly, completely typical of a good gentleman, I glanced at him, and always felt that this guy looked like a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"This is osmanthus stuffed, you go back and drink it again, drinking in the morning is not good for your health." Xianchen handed me a delicate wine gourd in his hand.
The wine gourd is only the size of a palm, and it is very delicate and beautiful. I played with it in my hand with great interest, uncorked it and sniffed it, and then hung it around my waist: "Okay, I'm going home." ”
"Home?" Xianchen was slightly stunned and said.
"Well, didn't Zhong Ying limit me to go home early in the morning?" I nodded.
His eyes darkened slightly, and Xianchen didn't say anything more.
I stood up and prepared to leave.
"When I went back, I walked the small road, and I heard that there was a new shop over there, and the spiced beef was very delicious." Behind him, Xian Chen said suddenly.
"Okay." I curled my lips and pulled Lu Bu to leave.
Take the trail? The spiced beef is a disguise, and the real reason is that I don't want to pass by the city gate and see the two hanging heads.
I understand it, but I feel like being protected...... It's not bad either.
"Uh...... Don't you take the trail to eat spiced beef? Out of the Moon Tower, I took my hand, and Lu Bu stammered a little.
"No, I'm already full." I smiled and said. To deal with the noisy Lu Bu, I finally summed up the simplest and most effective way, anti-flirting, he is really easy to be shy.
When I walked to the city gate from a distance, I saw a group of onlookers standing under the city gate, which was very lively. I closed my eyes, and I didn't have to look to know that it must have been caused by the commotion caused by the two heads hanging above the city gates.
"Daughter-in-law...... What happened to you? Lu Bu saw me close my eyes and asked.
I didn't speak, I took Lu Bu's hand and walked under the city gate, following everyone's line of sight, Lu Bu suddenly gasped: "They ......"
I looked up, and was not surprised to see two heads, one male and one female, hanging high above the city gate.
Although the woman's head was in a messy bun, it was faintly visible that she was wearing half a bead hairpin on her hair, which the bride was wearing......
"It's the groom!" Lu Bu exclaimed.
"Didn't you regret not seeing the bride before?" With a slight bitterness in my heart, I said softly.
"She's ......" Lu Bu looked at the pale and bloodstained head in astonishment and muttered softly.
I didn't answer. Ah Lang and Chun'er, I don't understand why they rebelled with Zhang Jiao, and I don't understand what kind of story they have between them, but they ...... I guess they're in love.
In this era of war, heroic epics and ambitions are written everywhere, and behind these majesty, the whispers of children seem so fragile......
Fragile to ...... Shatter at the touch of a button.