Chapter 7 The Road is Difficult
The light gauzy mist drifted with the breeze, and there were no cattle or horses far away.
An abandoned platform stands beside the main road, more than two miles away from the town. I don't know if it's the ancestral hall of the declining clan, the righteous house for the traveling to rest, or something else.
The stone foundation has long been broken, only a few tiles remain on the roof, and the platform is overgrown with weeds.
When we got closer, a mottled couplet on the thick wooden pillar was faintly recognizable: Whoever is a bystander, I am also a playmaker. It seems that an old woman with goosebumps and crane hair in the cold wind recalls the thick clothes and glamours of the past, and the strings and pipes are singing.
Maybe it's a stage. Chu Fan thought about it, the trend of history and culture has its inherent trend, even if the types of dramas in different worlds are different, the content cannot be very different, it is nothing more than joys and sorrows.
He put down the little girl on his back gently, jumped on the stage and ran into the relatively sturdy side room to take a look, and pulled the little girl up.
"You sleep in the straw pile first, don't run around. Brother go get something to eat and I'll be back soon. ”
Well. Gardenia nodded vigorously.
They ran all night.
Chu Fan regarded Huang Tang as a touchstone, but found that his ability to resist blows was unfathomable, and it seemed to be above the first weight of the Copper Fetal Realm.
After some thought and simple calculations, he was taken aback.
Huang Tang's punch hit the abdomen, but the force of the blow was dispersed throughout the body. He felt only a slight shock, like a ripple that quickly swept through his skin and musculature, unscathed.
The skin area of an adult is about two square meters, and the contact area of the fist is at most half a square decimeter. It is equal to 500 catties of attack power is dispersed 400 times, and the uniform force of the whole body is only more than a catty, which is lighter than a massage.
So after taking a punch from Huang Tang with ten percent of his strength, he only shook slightly, and he didn't feel anything.
It's very, quite like a drum.
The strong man could not break the drum even if he had enough strength to feed, because the force of the drum hammer was evenly distributed by the drum surface.
But the eighteen-year-old girl's slender jade hand can easily pierce the drum surface with a needle, because the contact area of the needle tip is very small, causing that bit of destructive power is amazing.
If the power of Huang Tang's punch was pierced with a spear, the tip of the spear was at least a thousand times smaller than the fist surface, and Chu Fan estimated that he would be pierced without a doubt.
But hitting, smashing, smashing, hitting, knocking and other attacks can't cause damage at all in the face of such a perverted defense, and I'm afraid of chopping, chopping, cutting, stabbing, drilling, cutting, etc.
Chu Fan had seen an iron spear lock his throat in his previous life, but he had never seen a master who dared to be pricked by a needle or cut by a knife.
In this way, isn't the power of slashing, chopping, cutting, stabbing, drilling, and slashing greater than smashing, smashing, smashing, striking, and striking?
Not necessarily.
The gun picks a line, and the stick sweeps a large area.
The spear pick is a dotted line attack, which has a small spread and is easy for opponents to dodge. The stick sweep is a large-area indiscriminate attack, with a large range of impact, and the opponent is not easy to dodge.
What's more, no one can defend so pervertedly, dispersing the strength of the part of the body to the whole body.
Chu Fan has been a slave for fifteen years, lacking food and drink, even though he is fast and strong under the support of spiritual energy, his body is not strong. Once the body reaches the peak of its peak, the body's defense capability will expand to an unbelievable level.
By talking with Huang Tang, Chu Fan was clear about the layout of Lujiabao and made plans with it.
In the evening, the Commander will transfer the guards of the relevant route.
He climbed into the castle as if he were on the ground.
The little girl was locked up in a room alone, basically defenseless. No one dares to live with the person who is about to be buried, for fear of being contaminated with yin energy.
So there was no difficulty in rescuing Gardenia.
There are only two points to struggle.
First, I can't wait for the old man. Afraid that the situation would change, the funeral was carried out in advance.
The second is that there is no way to slash the enemy.
Rubeus lived in the inner fort, but there was also an "immortal master" in the fort. I often see people sending rare medicinal materials, but I don't see the immortal master come out.
Chu Fan guessed that the so-called immortal master should be a monk, nesting in Lujiabao for alchemy, and his strength was unknown.
He must save Gardenia first, and he can't risk his way into the Inner Castle.
I had to watch Ruber die.
However, perhaps, the old man will not be so quick to braid. What if the immortal master refines the divine pill, what if Lu Yuan, who returned from Maoshan Mountain, takes out the divine medicine......
Therefore, I hope that the gods and Buddhas of the heavens will bless the old man, and he will be blessed like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and his longevity will be better than the immortal pine of Nanshan. Don't die, wait a year for him to come back and take his life......
Chu Fan carried the little girl on his back, and finally looked back at Lujiabao, which was as dark as a tomb, sneered, and escaped into the dark night.
He went first to the north, then to the south, and traveled two hundred miles in one night.
According to Lao Cangtou's limited geographical cognition, 800 miles south of Shanyin County will be Cangnan County. Crossing Cangnan County and arriving at the border pass, opposite is Ji Guo, the sworn enemy of Li Guo.
As a slave of the Li Kingdom, he will be pardoned after running to the Ji Kingdom.
Lacking entanglement, Chu Fan only got eight taels of broken silver from Huang Tang's hands. As for jewelry or something, it's useless to take it, and it's easy to expose your identity if you pawn it.
Huang Tang has just arrived in Lujiabao for a month, and he has not received a salary, and he has prepared a glamorous outfit with a little money. Chu Fan didn't ask him to borrow it, for fear of attracting attention and causing extraneous branches.
In fact, eight taels of silver is a lot, and the common people only use copper and have never seen silver. Three taels of silver bought a cow, and eight taels of silver saved food, which could feed a family of three for a whole year.
Walking all night, the little girl does not cry thirst, hunger, or tiredness. boiled out the panda eyes, and the face was full of brilliance.
She didn't know that she had just been dragged out of the ghost gate by Chu Fan, and she didn't quite understand the meaning of freedom. But she knew that she didn't have to look at her sister-in-law's face anymore, and she didn't have to worry about the Lu family's fierce spirits, and it was likely that she would not be separated from her brother in the future...... The thought of this makes her happy.
Chu Fan walked towards the town alone.
You need to buy something to eat and change your outfit. Sleeping in the open air, one copper pot and two copper bowls. The flint media paper should be prepared, and it is best to make bed bedding......
I really wanted to bring the little girl, but after she entered the castle, she was forced to bathe and change her clothes, and the gold and silver brocade skirt on her body was too eye-catching.
The little girl changed into embroidered shoes, but the straw sandals refused to be lost. put on a jasper hairpin, but the willow branch refused to lose it. When he slipped out of Lujiabao, he still carried straw sandals and willow branches in his arms like treasures. Chu Fan couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to let her. In fact, the willow hairpin was also made by him, and it was still called Afan at that time.
After a pillar of incense, the mist dispersed a little.
An ugly man with a meaty face coughed twice, spat out thick phlegm, and walked across the abandoned platform to the town with his hands and waist, and suddenly stopped.
Just now I saw a little girl standing on the platform looking out at the town, as if waiting for someone, and when she saw him, she hid. He didn't think it was right, but after taking a few steps, it didn't feel right. This little girl's clothes are new and shiny, but there are no ornaments, and her skirt is not long enough to cover her feet, like a maid of a large family.
But what is a little girl who can't go out of the door and don't go out of the door, what is she doing when she runs away into the wilderness? If she hides when she sees someone, will she be a fugitive slave?
The ugly man is called Hu Er, and he is a famous prankster within a radius of ten miles, and the more he thinks about it, the more reasonable it becomes.
It is not illegal to catch a fugitive slave, and you will be rewarded if you return it to the master's house. Even if she can't find the master's house, the little girl doesn't lack arms and legs, but she is a little darker, her eyebrows and eyes are quite handsome, and she will be able to sell them for a good price after a while. The worst is the worst, and it can also warm the bed......
Hu Er was overjoyed and hurriedly turned around and took the stage. I can't help but say, like an eagle catching a chicken, I took the little girl who kicked and bit under my arm and carried it out. Seeing that she screamed too annoyingly, she stretched out a hand to cover her mouth tightly.
When he got off the platform and went up the road, he saw a man "shooting" out of the direction of the town, faster than an arrow and faster than a galloping horse.
The veil-like mist was pierced.
Swish...... A clear white trail appeared in the field.
"Let her go!"
Chu Fan's eyes were fierce and he said coldly.
Hmph, it's really troublesome. Hu Er was startled when he saw his rushing might, but Li Lingzhi forgot to be afraid. Holding the little girl with immobility, he threw it hard.
Chu Fan rushed three meters, kneeling on his knees, and his hands caught the gardenia before it landed.
The little girl hooked her brother's neck, cried "wow", and quickly shut up.
She is sensible.
Hu Er is used to fighting, and what he is waiting for is this opportunity. Seeing the man's broad back lying in front of his eyes, he exhaled and immediately threw a punch. However, strange things happened.
Hu Er's big punch was enough to reach his back, but his body was kicked away by a kick that could kill the dog.
Chu Fan put down the little girl, turned her body over and turned her back to the road, and said, "Don't look, don't listen." ”
Well.
The little girl nodded, wiped away her tears with her sleeve, closed her eyes obediently, and stretched out her fingers to plug her ears.
Hu Er's stomach turned over the river and the sea, and his hands and feet were not easy to get up, and when he saw that the person who approached had a green face, thin and tall, with a woodcutter in his waist, but he was dressed in sackcloth and unkempt, and he was more and more sure that he was a young slave who abducted and escaped with a maid.
How can the fat in the mouth let it slip away? Let this kid know what Hu Lao Er means!
Being kicked hard did not dispel Hu Er's greed, he took out a bull ear sharp knife with a cruel smile, used all his strength, and stabbed the young man in the chest.
The boy did not hide or speak, but stood motionless, looking quietly.
In a trance, Hu Lao Er almost thought that he was facing a clay statue.
Syllable......
A large, pincer-like hand grabbed his wrist.
Click......
The pincers flipped over, and the wrist was gently broken like a dead branch, and the sharp knife clanged to the ground.
Hu Lao Er screamed in pain, grabbed his right forearm with his left hand and spun around twice in place, staggering and running.
Click......
After running a few steps, the other party caught up and kicked out, and Hu Laoer's two legs were broken at the knee.
"You, you dare to kill me, kill me, you have to die......"
Hu Er burst into tears, and his face twitched into a mess. Seeing the murderous young man leaning over and looking down, he was so frightened that he sat on the ground and rubbed back desperately. Seeing that the other party was silent for a long time, his courage immediately strengthened a little, and he endured the pain and threatened:
“...... Get acquainted with each other and leave the little girl behind. Otherwise, Uncle Ben will report to the official, and see where you have fled......"
Civilians will pay a little more for killing slaves, and if they don't have money, they will be punished and imprisoned. And the slaves killed the commoners, and they were all beheaded without asking the reason.
But Chu Fan is not afraid of these.
If the fierce man doesn't draw his sword, he will teach him a lesson at most. But if he kills and threatens with a little girl, he doesn't have to be a good man and a woman.
One foot stomped hard.
The skull is cracked.
It's like crushing a rotten watermelon.
Chu Fan looked at Gardenia, and saw that she was still obediently plugging her ears and didn't turn around, so he picked up the corpse and went to the stage into the side room and threw it into the straw bushes, and lit a fire.
Green smoke rose and flames rose and gradually expanded.
The anger in Chu Fan's heart gradually subsided, he calmly grabbed a handful of soil to wipe the blood stains on his new cloth shoes and trouser legs, then got off the stage and picked up the ox ear sharp knife and pinned it into his waist, took the little girl's hand and left.
The fire was blazing with dry firewood, and it crackled. Flames were blazing and smoke was billowing out.
The little girl looked at it and timidly clung to her brother.
After walking more than 300 meters in the direction of the town, they came across a clear stream, and the two washed their hands and drank a few sips of water. Chu Fan took out a big steamed bun with hot steam from his arms, and looked at the gardenia with satisfaction.
The brother and sister moved on.
Less than two hundred meters away from the town, Chu Fan looked at the side of the road suspiciously, and his face suddenly darkened. After a few more steps, I looked around, but I still didn't find anything.
The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the severe frost hit the rootless seedlings.
He'd just bought a bunch of stuff from town.
The merchants saw that he was in rags, behaved strangely, spoke unskillfully, and was a stranger who did not understand the price. Eight taels of silver were only exchanged for two sets of clothes, shoes and socks, a thin quilt, two copper bowls, a copper pot, a stack of flatbreads, and a dozen steamed buns......
When he left town, he heard Gardenia screaming, and immediately threw away his baggage and ran away.
But now, those things are gone, gone, gone......
Except for a new set of shoes and socks that were changed on the spot, two steamed buns that were specially stuffed into his arms for fear of being cold and unpalatable, and a flint that was easily stuffed into his pocket, there was nothing.
Bastard!
Dog day!
I'll fuck your ancestors for eighteen generations!
Chu jumped to his feet and pointed at the rows of small towns and scolded.
Eighteen generations, eighteen generations......
Hum, the tiled house was shaken, and the echo was bursting.
But no one in the town ran out to see the excitement, and it was as silent as death.
Chu Fan was so angry that he smoked, but he rarely kept his senses, and did not break into the town to interrogate which one killed a thousand knives and stole it.
He recalled that when he was shopping, a few idlers sneaked around, and when they left, they followed him from afar, and he was afraid. If the thing is gone, you can slowly figure out a way. rashly entered the town again, and said that he couldn't find anyone and couldn't recover things, and if he couldn't make a big deal and the news spread, he and the little girl would be lost.
Gardenia timidly took his hand.
High in the sky, the sun was a blurry and dim yellow mass, without a trace of heat.
On the plains, columns of smoke soared into the sky.
Two figures, one large and one small, snuggled up and walked towards the way they came.