On the autumn night of August, the clear moonlight reflects the mountains and forests as clear as day.

The sound of stepping on the horse's hooves and the rolling wheels is getting closer, and when a group of three driving horses are about to leave the mountain forest, after the grass and trees on both sides of the mountain road are covered, there is a cold and cold light, like the eyes of a hungry beast.

Accompanied by the cold light rushing out from both sides, there were a series of figures dressed in different clothes and masked with face towels.

That cold light was the long sword cold sword they were holding in their hands.

The head of the coachman looked frightened and hurriedly reined in the horse, it is terrible to encounter hungry beasts blocking the way in this mountain forest, but what is more terrible than hungry beasts is bandits!

"The old rule, people are killed, and money is left!"

The bandit led by the leader had a vicious voice and took the lead in raising his sword.

Hearing this, which did not intend to leave them alive, the coachman's entourage and others immediately became shocked and alerted to the enemy.

In the carriage in the middle, the sleeping girl woke up passively.

There was already a sound of fighting outside the car, and the eight or nine-year-old girl didn't have time to react to what was happening, only to hear a terrible scream through the car curtain, and blood sprayed heavily on the azure car curtain.

As the bloody master fell against the wall of the carriage, the voice in his throat was as hoarse as the night wind poured into the torn window paper: "Lord Lang...... Come on! ”

In the dim carriage, in a couch room separated by a bamboo curtain, the last trace of the girl's hazy thoughts was shattered and disappeared, leaving only the fear of the unknown.

"Awen!"

She subconsciously shouted, and immediately reached out to pull the hanging green bamboo curtain.

A slender old hand hurriedly opened the green bamboo curtain one step ahead of her, and the thin figure of the old man appeared in front of him, while protecting her in front of him, he pushed open the wooden door at the back of the carriage, and although his tone was eager, he did not forget to reassure: "Don't be afraid, Ah Weng is here!" ”

The wooden door was pushed open, and the old man escorted the girl out of the carriage.

The girl clutched her grandfather's big, somewhat dry hand tightly and ran forward with all her might.

"Flutter-"

The sound of the sword sinking into the flesh was close at hand, and she noticed that her half-step figure froze sharply after deliberately moving to her side.

Sensen's long knife pierced through the old man's back of the heart, piercing his thin and straight body.

“…… Awn! ”

The girl watched this scene in disbelief, and took a step forward in a panic to support the old man.

The old man pushed her away.

"Let's go!"

This sound seemed to have the power to shake through the mountains and forests.

She had never heard the gentle, gentle, pampered and pampered Ah Weng speak so loudly.

It was clear that his body was already unstable, and blood was already spilling from the corners of his mouth.

Ah Weng must be in pain!

She has to take Ah Weng to find Lang Zhong!

Looking for Langzhong!

Save Aweng!

The little girl was frightened and panicked, and tears were rolling down, and she had to pounce on it again.

The long knife had been drawn from the old man's body and slashed in her direction.

The old man grabbed the bandit's arm sharply, stopping him from swinging his knife.

In her confusion, the girl saw a tattoo on the inside of the bandit's left wrist.

The bandit struck the old man with an elbow on the wound in his back, and the knife that had changed hands fell on the old man again.

The old man still hugged and dragged the bandit tightly, his usual neat gray hair bun spread out, and the dark gray robe was covered with blood.

A pair of eyes that were red from the great pain and hard work stared at the girl tightly, and urged: "Xiao Yu'er, be obedient!" Come on! ”

"Awn! I'm going to be with Awen! ”

"Obedient!" Tears burst into the old man's eyes, and every word was like the most serious order given in this life: "...... Only by living can we avenge Aweng! Walk! ”

Under the gaze of those eyes, the girl clenched her teeth, her tear-stained lips moved silently, and she turned away suddenly.

The old man's stern voice sounded behind him again—

"Let's go! Don't look back! ”

Her head was buzzing, and her eyes were full of tears, like a child who had been reprimanded by her elders and could only run forward obediently, fleeing from the bloody place.

Dark clouds obscured the moon at some point, and the heavens and the earth gradually returned to their blue and black color.

The girl ran into the forest, I don't know how long, and finally came to a narrow stop in front of the edge of a cliff.

From a distance, the mountains overlap and connect, but there are many cliffs between the two mountains!

The bottom of the cliff was pitch black, and the strange branches and rocks loomed, like a giant beast opening its mouth and revealing its fangs.

The night was silent, and the footsteps chasing behind him became more and more deafening.

The girl squatted down on the edge of the cliff, her hands trembling but she quickly took off a pair of light blue embroidered jade rabbit moon embroidered shoes, threw one two steps away from her, and took the other one to leave a slip mark on the edge of the cliff and threw it to the bottom of the cliff.

Then he sat up and stepped on the thick dead leaves to hide in the bushes behind the boulders.

The few people who chased after him had an extra torch in their hands, illuminating the shadows of the grass, trees, mountains and stones.

The girl shrank in the thorny bushes, her cheeks scratched and unaware, and she only looked at the people through the cracks in the grass and trees with a pair of tear-washed eyes.

They were all masked, wearing coarse cloth robes and short fights, the swords in their hands were new and old, advantageous and blunt, and their hair was messy and dirty, which had not been taken care of for a long time, and they did look like ordinary bandits.

But that's what a group of people......

Such a thing that regards human life as a sloppy, ignorant, vicious, filthy, and inhumane defilement that exterminates strangers for the sake of a little money...... But it took her Ah Weng's life!

At the age of seventeen, she was the champion of the first emperor, and he was the official in the position of Taifu, and he was the teacher of today's saints, famous all over the world, honest and open, and was an example for the corporal people in the world...... But in this unknown place in the wilderness, these outlaws were killed by the sword!

Why?

Why can these people control the life and death of her Ah Weng!

The girl was full of grief and anger, her eyes were like a little wolf, and she almost couldn't control herself and pounced out to tear those lives apart.

"Tsk, I fell off a cliff...... It's so high, I'm afraid it's going to separate the flesh and bones. ”

One picked up the girl's embroidered shoes, glanced at them, looked in the direction of the cliff, and dropped them casually.

The girl's eyebrows, soaked with sweat and tears, lifted suddenly.

Wrong......

They say that it has always been a polar Beijing dialect!

But this place is still nearly 2,000 miles away from Jingshi, and both the folk customs and language are very different from Jingshi!

These people are from Jingshi? Falling into the grass here?

The girl's mind was full of thoughts, and she only heard the person who was the leader, who had just slashed her grandfather with a knife, said coldly: "If you want to see people in life and see corpses in death, half of them will go back with me to restore their lives, and the rest of them will go down the mountain to investigate in detail until they find someone." ”

"Yes!"

Resurrection?!

To whom?

The girl was tense and cold.

They are not ordinary mountain bandits who kill people and rob money!

I don't know if the hatred on the girl's body was too heavy and gave birth to a murderous aura or if she accidentally made a movement under the shock, I saw the person who was the leader who originally turned around to leave stopped, and turned his head to look at where she was hiding.

The girl subconsciously clutched a thorny dead branch.

If the other party really found out about her...... She is dead, but she will try her best to drag the other party into the cliff to avenge her grandfather!

The man clenched the long knife in his hand and raised his foot as if to come forward to inspect it.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of rustling at the girl's side.

In the firelight, a gray object could be seen speeding through everyone's line of sight into the forest.

It's a bunny.

The masked man withdrew his gaze and strode away with his subordinates.

Soon, a group of more than a dozen masked men arrived, and after the handover, they found another way to the bottom of the cliff.

There was no sound in all directions, and the girl got up unsteadily, and ran in the direction she came—

She's going to find Aon!

Halfway through, however, only the light of torches in the mountains could be faintly seen.

Those people may be cleaning up their belongings, and they will do a good job of pretending to be mountain bandits......

Or maybe they're searching for her whereabouts...... They are meticulous and will not stop without seeing the corpse!

Can't go back.

She's going to keep on the run.

The girl was frightened but paradoxically sober and calm, she didn't know how she got out of the forest, and she couldn't remember how far she had walked.

The next night there was a heavy rain and thunderstorms, and she hid in a dark ruined temple.

The incense case in the temple is broken and dusty, the Buddha statue is also broken and missing, it is full of cobwebs, the roof in the southeast corner is broken, and the rain is dripping on a pile of straw piled up here at some point.

The girl sat down beside the incense table, at first silently, and gradually couldn't help but cry and sob.

In the darkness, the little girl sat there with her knees folded like a kitten in the water, desperately suppressing her crying, and sometimes raising her hand to wipe away her tears.

Suddenly, her crying stopped.

The escape that she didn't dare to stop all the way made her very sensitive to any movement.

In addition to the sound of rain outside the temple, there seems to be the sound of horses' hooves......

Yes, it's the sound of horses' hooves!

She sat up like a frightened bird, and was hesitating whether to hide in the temple or run out immediately, when one arm was suddenly grabbed!

Without waiting for a reaction, the force dragged her behind the Buddha statue.

She had apparently bumped into a body, and the man was holding her shoulder with one hand and covering her mouth with the other very quickly.

"Shhhh

It was a very low juvenile voice.

The girl nodded slightly in shock.

Seeing her cooperate, the young man covered her mouth a little lightly, and whispered, "Hold your breath." ”

The girl did so.

The sound of horses' hooves really stopped outside the temple, followed by the sound of a group of people turning over and dismounting into the temple.

Wearing hats on their heads and holding swords in their hands, they opened the dilapidated curtains with their swords to inspect them, and the dust they brought up made several people cover their noses and cough.

"It's inconvenient to travel on a rainy night, so why don't you rest here for the night." The man who followed him suggested.

The black-clothed man with the sword glanced in the direction behind the Buddha statue and said, "This matter cannot be delayed, since the person is not here, he will continue to hurry——"

The rest of the people obviously did not dare to disobey his orders, and they all heard "yes".

The group quickly remounted and left.

The sound of horses' hooves completely disappeared, and the hand covering the girl's mouth slowly let go.

"They're chasing you?" The young man got up and came out from behind the statue.

"It's more like chasing you."

The childish but calm answer made the young man stunned slightly, and then nodded at her: "Yes." ”

"But thank you anyway." The girls also came out from behind the Buddha statue.

Only when he chased him in did he know that he was chasing him, and before that, no one could predict which way it was.

It's always a fact that he was the first to help.

The boy was noncommittal, and the two sat down side by side in front of the Buddha statue.

Xu is that there are people around him, and it is not good for girls to cry anymore if they don't.

Maybe the two of them have experienced a life and death together, and although they are silent at this time, the atmosphere is quite reassuring.

A bolt of lightning tore through the dark clouds, giving the temple a moment of light.

Under this light, the young man who had taken off his robe handed the clothes to the girl, and she saw that the bones of the hand were slender and white.

"It's inconvenient to make a fire, put on a coat to deal with one or two."

The girl with her arms crossed turned to look at him: "What about you?" ”

In the darkness of all directions, the white middle coat on his body became eye-catching, faintly outlining the silhouette of the young man's long shoulders and body.

"I haven't been in the rain, and you need it more." His tone was calm, as if it should have been.

The girl didn't say goodbye, said "thank you", and took it and put it on her body.

Ah Weng said that under the principle of no harm, there is no need to be reckless.

Ah Weng also said that between people, every bit of kindness is precious.

Aweng ......

The girl's heart ached, and tears were about to roll down, so she held back desperately, and asked in a dumb voice when she deliberately diverted her attention: "Have you always hidden behind the Buddha statue?" ”

When she came in, she also paid attention to the temple, but she didn't know that anyone was inside.

When it comes to running for her life, she really can't do it.

As if sensing the girl's inexplicable frustration, the young man rested against the lotus seat of the Buddha statue and said: "At such a young age, you don't know kung fu, and you are alone, which is already very remarkable." ”

As he spoke, he didn't know what came to mind, and he asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Go home." The girl looked at the rain curtain outside the temple, and her serious voice could not hide her choked up.

She was supposed to go home with Aon.

Since she was five years old, Ah Weng resigned, he has taken her to travel in the mountains and rivers, but this time......

Go home......

The boy pursed his thin lips slightly, and the hand on one side clenched into a fist.

After a while, he asked again: "Which house in Beijing are you a girl?" ”

The girl was silent for a moment and said, "I can't tell you, and I don't ask your identity." ”

He's already guessed many.

They are all fugitives, and it is not good for each other to know too much about each other.

To put it mildly, if bad luck falls into the hands of the other party, under questioning, she will not be able to confess him.

The road ahead is unknown, so it's better not to know.

The same is true for him.

Those people were still looking for her, and she couldn't and didn't dare to identify herself with anyone.

The teenager will understand.

"In that case, then rest, and I will keep watch."

When life is at stake, it is useful to recharge your energy, not to cry.

Girls obviously understand this too.

"I slept for an hour, you wake me up, I will guard, you will rest."

When we meet, we should help each other.

The young man said, "Okay, let's sleep." ”

The girl closed her eyes and forced herself to stop thinking.

After escaping for a day and a night, hungry and tired, and only nine years old, the sleepiness was quickly suppressed.

When I woke up, I opened my eyes and saw that the rain outside the temple had stopped, and the sky was faintly bright.

She slept for so long?

And she didn't know when she fell asleep on the other party's shoulder-

The girl raised her head and looked at the young man with his eyes closed in his middle coat, and when he was about to speak, he opened his eyes unhurriedly and said, "Awake?" ”

"Why didn't you call me?"

"I slept lightly, and it was the same with or without someone guarding me."

The girl looked at him.

Is it because you are vigilant, even when you are asleep, you can pay attention to the movements around you? Or is it that you can't sleep soundly after running for a long time?

She still didn't ask.

It was getting dark, and the boy made a fire.

The girl stretched out her hands to bake the fire, and the warmth of the fire made everything seem more and more real.

In her sleep, she thought that this might just be a dream, and when she woke up, she could still hear Ah Weng calling her Xiao Yu'er with a smile.

A chirp in her belly interrupted the girl's thoughts.

The boy took out the kettle, took out another piece of hard naan, baked it on the fire for a moment, and handed it to her.

Seeing that he had other dry food, the girl thanked him, took it with both hands, and took a bite and chewed it slowly.

She traveled with Aung and ate a lot of delicacies from all over the city, but this was the first time she had eaten dry food as coarse.

The girl couldn't help but have red eyes while eating.

Seeing her nibbling on the cake like a little rabbit with red eyes, the young man couldn't help asking, "It's hard to eat?" ”

Indeed, it is only enough to satisfy hunger.

"It's delicious." As the girl spoke, a teardrop the size of a bean fell from her eye.

The boy wanted to laugh a little out of place, but this laugh was not because he was happy, after all, there was nothing to be happy at the moment.

Illuminated by the gray blue sky and the light of the fire, he could see the blood and mud on her dress.

Further down was a pair of dirty bare feet.

The corners of her skirt seemed to have been scratched by something, and a fleshy wound on her white ankle was particularly conspicuous.

The boy took out the medicine and bent down.

The girl seemed to notice this, and her feet shrunk under her skirt.

"If you don't treat the injury on your foot in time, you won't be able to walk."

I can't walk, and I can't escape.

The boy cleaned the wound on her ankle, applied medicine, tore off half of the corner of her middle coat, and used it to bandage her.

At this time, the girl was able to see his appearance clearly.

looks fourteen or fifteen years old, a few years younger than his brother.

Even though his complexion is slightly yellow, he can't suppress the outstanding facial features and bone statue.

The boy sorted out his baggage and carried it on his back.

It's dawn, it's time to go.

"My troubles are only too big to be with you, so I can't take you with me." He took out some broken silver and handed it to her, and said, "When you find a place to stay, go buy ordinary men's clothes and shoes." If you are too eye-catching, it is safer to pretend to be a man, and it is also conducive to getting rid of the people who are chasing you. ”

The girl hesitated for a moment, then took it and put it away.

She quickly took off the bead flower on her head, and the red gold pendant pink jade south pearl on her neck was Yingluo, and held it in front of him: "Stay away, you can exchange these for silver." ”

These jewels are no more special than close-fitting jade pendants, and he is so cautious that he knows how to use them so as not to attract attention.

It's inconvenient for her to carry it.

"Okay." The teenager did not refuse.

He accepted her jewelry, took back the robe she handed him and put it on, he didn't know what he thought of, and took out a porcelain bottle from his baggage: "Take it, apply it to your face to hide your complexion." ”

The girl was a little surprised, so his skin color was disguised?

"May you return home soon." The boy said finally before leaving.

"You ...... too" The girl paused and said seriously: "You also take care." ”

The young man bowed his head, and the back of the green bamboo quickly disappeared outside the temple gate.

The girls also continued on their way.

After more than ten days of dodging, she changed her boy's costume, and on this day she passed by a town and occasionally heard passers-by discussing: "...... Have you heard, the mountain robbery and murder case in Wuning Mountain ten days ago was actually killed by Mr. Qinghan in the capital! ”

"Which one is Mr. Qinghan?"

"You don't know, Mr. Qinghan? I have been a teacher of today's saints! The famous Ji Taifu! ”

"This matter has been spread widely, the government has conducted an autopsy, and nearly 100 students from Youzhou rushed to the official office to cry and mourn......"

"It's a pity, it's a pity, how did you encounter such a thing!"

"I heard that Mr. Qinghan has a young granddaughter who is missing...... Thinking about it, it's also more auspicious. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, the government is still looking for it......"

The girl clutched her sleeves.

People in the government are also looking for her?

Should she go to the government for help?

No......

She knew that the government was looking for her, and those people must also know, maybe they would wait in secret for her to appear......

What's more, are the people of the government here necessarily reliable?

The identity of the people who had robbed her was unknown, and she couldn't trust anyone in this strange place, two thousand miles away from home.

And now that the news has spread, her father, aunt and brother will definitely come soon, and it is safer for her to wait for her father to come......

Even though he is only nine years old, because of what he has seen and experienced since he was a child, he has been carefully taught by his grandfather, so unlike ordinary official ladies, being cautious in case of trouble has long been silently engraved into his bones.

The girl made a decision in her heart, took a look at the dark sky, and wanted to find a place to stay.

"Xiao Langjun, it's okay......"

At the entrance of the alley, several beggars in ragged clothes begged the girl with broken bowls, blocking her way.

The girl looked at a few people, and her heart couldn't help but rise on guard.

Yesterday, and the day before yesterday, she had seen these people in different places.

Or in the eyes of ordinary people, the beggars who are vaguely described because of their raunchy are nothing more than the same, but she has a strong knowledge and memory of the ability to never forget, and will never admit mistakes.

Are these people following her?

She didn't think that her unrich dress would attract beggars to follow her for dozens of miles.

The girl took a few steps back guardedly.

The next moment, someone suddenly blocked her retreat from behind, and before she could turn around and react, a cloth towel with a strange smell covered her mouth and nose.

The girl tried to struggle, but her strength and consciousness quickly dissipated, and her eyes gradually fell into darkness.

In great fear, she seemed to see the picture of Ah Weng covered in blood again, and heard Ah Weng shouting with all his might—

Little Yu'er!

Xiao Yu'er, let's go!

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