Chapter Seventy-Five: Clever Calculations
The mountain forest at midnight was strangely quiet, and a broken moon shot down from the treetops, dividing the black shadows of the trees and rocks into sections, which could only barely be distinguished, except for a little wind wandering, that is, the sound of horses' hooves, which clicked in the cold night, which was inexplicably frightening.
Suddenly, the silence was shattered, and the sound of swords clashing was heard, mixed with the exclamations of women and the screams of men.
The corners of his lips raised slightly, pressed the impatient two, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, wait a little longer, don't be scared, don't lose a few people, how can they rely on us?" ”
The screams were endless, the neighing of horses, the sound of knives and guns were mixed together, the sound of the blade of the knife constantly entering the flesh and then pulling out was dull but terrifying, and one after another figures fell silently, this silent fall only made people more frightened.
The heat was almost over, I just waved my hand, Ren Yuming and Ning Huai'an couldn't bear it anymore, and they rushed out like wild horses, shouting, and ping pong handed over hands.
I followed slowly, and in the moonlight, several carriages were trapped in a corner of the woods on the mountainside, the body of one of them had toppled over, and several men dressed as guards were engaged in a battle with a group of men in black, most of whom had been wounded, and in front of the overturned carriage, there were still a few shivering maids.
I put my mind at ease, it seems that I really guessed correctly, it is indeed Zhou Jiang's family. My eyes slowly turned around and landed on the overturned carriage.
The carriage had been destroyed, and half of the doors had fallen diagonally, and I could vaguely see a young girl in the carriage who was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she trembled and leaned on an older woman, presumably her grandmother, who was pitiful in this bloody place, overturning the carriage, and her face was as frightened as earth.
At this time, a black shadow rushed towards the car, I secretly came at the right time, shouted, rushed straight over, no tricks, stretched out his hand and pulled out the long sword, the horizontal sword blocked, and the long sword stabbed at the two people was out of the rung. The man in black hissed, and fell backwards with the momentum of my sword, and with a clang, overwhelmed a small bush, I scanned the battlefield, almost all of the people around me who could stand were their own people, and the escorted Zhou Mansion people and horses had been injured by the drugged blades, and now they all fainted to the ground, and they couldn't wake up for a day or a night. I put my mind at ease and swung my sword at the rocks on the side, and the gravel fell on the top of the carriage, and there was a slight click, and sure enough, a heart-rending scream immediately sounded in the carriage again.
"Who are you?" You Mingzong pretended to scream: "Our well water does not interfere with river water!" The road is on one side of the road, why should you get involved in our business! ”
"In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, you dare to unscrupulously seek money and kill people, and your heart can be punished." I snorted coldly: "I met me today, just to do the right thing for heaven, come to someone, take down all these people and send them to the official." ”
"Withdraw!"
Before I finished speaking, You Mingzong had already shouted, he naturally couldn't be caught by us, and there was another burst of ping-pong, and the man in black finally dispersed, I laughed secretly in my heart, I didn't expect You Mingzong and a few people to have a lot of acting talent.
I straightened my face, squatted down, pretended to knock on the crooked car door, with a sincere face, and said urgently: "Old lady, are you all right?" ”
The old and the young, who were hugging each other in the car, finally raised their eyes in a panic.
"Thank you for saving your life!" The old lady must have seen a little bit of the world, and at this time she even remembered to say thanks.
I chuckled: "Old lady, can you come out on your own?" The carriage fell halfway up the mountain, and I am afraid that it will roll over after a long time, so it is better to leave as soon as possible. ”
"Good!" As soon as she heard this, her face was full of anxiety, and she immediately got up, however, the car had already overturned to the ground, and when she got up, the weight of the car was uneven, and it immediately shook violently, and the car was loose and had begun to slide down.
"Don't move yet, get up together and walk out slowly!"
Shocked, she could not listen to it, and she was already running towards the outside of the car. The car had just been hit hard, where could it withstand such a violent vibration, and with a bang, the car was split into several pieces of wood, crackling and falling, in a hurry, I used my arm to shake her back, "Catch!" ”
I shouted, behind me Ren Yuming had already rushed over to catch her, and at this time, my attention was no longer on her, the girl in the car was full of panic, her eyes were already full of despair, my heart jumped suddenly, even if she was Yueheng, after all, she was an ordinary person, if she was injured because of me, how could I forgive myself, however, her body had already fallen down the cliff in the shattering of the car, I desperately leaned out, pulled her back, the cliff was extremely slippery, and in an instant the world overturned the light and shadow, and the wind roared fiercely on all sides, I took her in my arms, the gravel rolled, and the two of us were staggered and twisted, and we hit from one head to the other, and our noses and faces were swollen and injured.
"Boss!"
I barely heard an anxious cry from the top of the mountain, and struggled to reach out my left arm, fingers tapping, and the rope dart in my wrist shot towards the cliff wall, and finally straightened as I passed through a gap in the rocks, and the fall finally stopped.
I let out a long breath and looked down at the girl in my arms, she didn't faint in fright, like a frightened rabbit, her eyes stared at me brightly, I smiled: "Don't be afraid, I'll send you up in a while." ”
She nodded obediently, and although her face was earthy, her mind was still quite clear, and I was relieved.
"Boss, go on."
I raised my eyes, and there was a rope hanging in the smoke and dust, and I held her in one hand and grasped the rope in the other, and they slowly pulled it upward, and the wind on the cliff blew and lifted our clothes, which were broken and bloody.
I sent her up, and finally jumped on the top of the cliff, in front of me was already a scene of hugging and crying, under a sad and joyful, the old lady almost fainted, pulled her granddaughter to kneel in front of me, a handful of snot and tears crying and thanking, I was a little embarrassed, I felt that it was a bit despicable to do such an act in front of such a pair of weak women, but the face was still constantly consoling.
I glanced at the divided carriage and said hesitantly: "Old lady, I am afraid that you will not be able to sit in this carriage!" ”
She hugged her granddaughter and looked around, except for a few injured and unconscious family members beside her, there were still a few people left, and she couldn't help but have some relatives.
"Childe, the old body is eager to return home, rushing overnight, I don't want to meet bad people, almost hurt my life, thanks to the son who sacrificed his life to save him, the old body is the mother of the city lord of Quyan City, and the front is the old body's home, can you bother the son to send the old body a ride, as long as you enter the city, the son of the old body will have heavy gratitude." She pulled her granddaughter to her knees again.
I helped her up and said, "The old lady is serious, in this case, even if the lady doesn't let her send it, she doesn't dare to let the lady set off alone, otherwise, it won't be meaningless to save her in the next place." I smiled: "It's safe to see Madame enter the city safely." ”
She was finally relieved and said happily: "As long as you enter the city, the old body must thank your sons again." ”
"If it's for the honorarium, why fight with your life in the next, but there are a lot of these silver taels, people in the rivers and lakes, they should help each other, and Mrs. Don't thank you again and again!" I smiled and waved my hand, and asked Ren Yuming and the others to help the old lady and the girl into the carriage and walk in the direction of Qu Yancheng.
The night was dark, and the morning star was already twinkling in the distance, and in the distance the city gate was opened, and two teams of brightly armored soldiers hugged a man in a brown brocade robe and waited restlessly at the city gate. As if seeing our team, the man in the brown brocade robe turned on his horse and galloped towards us, and the sound of galloping horses hitting the ground in the smoke and dust was loud and loud.
"Mother?" After a moment's hesitation, he turned over and dismounted, and ran a few steps to our carriage, and took the old lady's hand.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? How do you describe it like that? The man in brown was full of panic, turned around and saw his daughter with tears on his face, and exclaimed, "Ying'er, what's wrong with you?" ”
"If I hadn't met these sons, I'm afraid that the old body would have returned to Huangquan this time, and I would never see you again." The old lady hugged her son, and Ai Ai wailed.
I stood silently aside, watching a family of three hugging and crying, until they gradually stopped grieving, the man in brown turned around, looked at us, and took a deep look: "Thank you for the life-saving grace of the son, please follow Zhou back to the house, and Zhou will thank you again." ”
I waved my hand with a righteous face, "Thank you for your efforts, why bother to say thank you, since your mother and son are reunited, our task will be completed, I still have important business, so I won't bother my adults, don't pass it here, there will be a period later." ”
"Childe!" Before Zhou Jiang could speak, his daughter, a woman named Ying'er, had already opened her mouth and exclaimed: "Son, stay here." Instead, she looked at her father and said, "Father, we met robbers in the mountains, if it weren't for these sons, even if we hadn't died in the hands of the robbers, we would have fallen off the cliff and died, not to mention that this son almost fell off the cliff in order to save my grandmother and me, my father must thank him well, don't let people think that we are people who don't repay our kindness." ”
"Falling off a cliff?" Zhou Jiang frowned slightly, his face was full of surprise, and he immediately understood the whole story, he turned to look at me: "Sone was almost injured for my mother and my son, if you don't repay your kindness, wouldn't you be ungrateful, and I hope that Son's success will be fulfilled." ”
I looked at the old lady and the girl named Ying'er, a little hesitant, but still spoke: "My lord doesn't know, I have something important to go to Huling Town, if I miss the trip, I am afraid I will not be able to explain to the head of the family, there is really no way, I hope that the adult Haihan." ”
He was slightly stunned and said, "What is the important thing for you to go to Huling Town?" You might as well tell me that there is still some prestige in this Quyan City, and maybe I can find some convenience for you. ”
I was secretly happy in my heart, and after talking for a long time, I finally waited for the point, but my face was not revealed, and said: "The head of the family wants to buy some foolish gold to renovate the courtyard, I heard that there is some inventory in Huling Town, and I am sent to buy it, if I go back late, I am afraid that the construction period will be delayed." ”
Hearing this, he laughed, his face was full of lightness, and said with a smile: "If it is for this, then it is naturally simple, you will follow me into the city, and wait to meet with you to wash the dust, and naturally arrange for you to go to buy, with my letterhead, don't say that foolish gold, it is gold, and Jin An, the mine owner of Huling Town, will not be the slightest vague and stingy." ”
I pretended to be surprised, stepped forward, and said, "Really? ”
"Naturally, take it seriously, in this Quyan City, there is still a little bit of face." He laughed and grabbed my hand, "Please!" ”
I smiled and took the first step.