Chapter 122: Mutation
The food was placed on the table, steaming, Dou Yifang was already hungry, but he still had to go through Jiang Yanxiang to test the poison with a silver needle, and every dish had to be tasted before he could eat.
"It's a nuisance." Dou Yifang complained.
"This is also for the good of the master!!" Jiang Yanxiang said.
The food has been tasted, there is no problem, Dou Yifang couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and gobble up the food. Lin Rou on the side was dumbfounded, she always thought that the ladies in the palace were very gentle.
Zhang Wu stood on the corridor, and below the corridor was the lobby. At present, there are about a dozen people in the lobby, all drinking silently, and only a few people are talking in whispers. At this moment, the door of the inn opened again, and a man wearing a hat and a cloak walked in, dressed in black.
The man was covered with a thin layer of snow, and he brushed the snow off his shoulders as he walked, but he ignored the snow on his hat. I saw him stride to the corner, sit down, and put a black iron sword on the table.
Zhang Wu has been paying attention to this person because he feels that this person is different.
The man in charge of the shop asked for two jars of warm wine, and drank it in a big bowl and without stopping. He drinks quickly and attracts the attention of those around him. In a short time he had drunk two jars of wine, then pulled down the brim of his hat and fell asleep in his chair.
The cold wind was howling outside the window, and although the stove was lit in the house, I still felt the cold hitting people. It was late at night, and the lights were out in the lobby, except for the fire of the stove, which glowed red.
Zhang Wu was guarding the door with two guards, his expression was grim and uneasy, and he always felt that something would happen. What about the strange man? Still asleep......
……
Wrong! He's gone!
Zhang Wu was inexplicably uneasy, and said to the two guards: "You two are staying here!" ”
"Yes."
Then he walked downstairs and into the lobby. That's when he heard something strange. The sound came from one of the rooms on the first floor, and there seemed to be someone who was not asleep inside. As he walked over, the voice was gone.
Zhang Wu cautiously walked to the door, and by the faint light, he saw a small crack in the door, so he stretched out his hand and gently pushed the door open. At this time, a strong murderous aura suddenly attacked from inside the door, Zhang Wu hurriedly took a step back, and a sword came out through the door, and under the faint light, the sword body was black and shiny. It was a sword that had drunk blood.
Zhang Wu quickly drew his sword after avoiding the stabbing sword, but the man had already come to him and raised his foot to kick him in the chest, and Zhang Wu fell backwards, smashing a table.
So, a loud noise startled all those who had not slept. These people were all waiting for a signal, but before the signal was issued, they heard someone fighting in the lobby. They mistakenly interpreted the noise in the lobby as an indication of the action, so they all rushed out of the room and moved towards the room where Dou Yi's room was.
Zhang Wu in the lobby was shocked and shouted: "Protect the master!" ”
The strange thing is that the swordsman, who had already gained the upper hand, suddenly left Zhang Wu, stepped on a table and jumped high, his strong arms climbed the railing of the corridor, and with a hard pull, the person landed on the corridor on the second floor. It was in front of the door of Dou Yi's room.
Zhang Wu shouted that it was not good, but he could see that the person was not going to Dou Yifang, but resisting the attack of a group of killers with the guards. What's going on, is he his own person?
Two-thirds of the guests of this inn came to take Dou Yifang's life!
Zhang Wu and the guards and the swordsman tried their best to resist the attacks of the killers, although they did not fall behind, but it was only temporary. Because there are too many people on the other side. Fortunately, the swordsman had already killed some of the killers on the first floor before, so he would not be completely passive.
Dou Yifang, Jiang Yanxiang, and Lin Rou in the house had already woken up. Jiang Yanxiang and Lin Rou were flustered, while Dou Yifang was still calm.
Now the front of the room is surrounded, and the only way to escape is through the window. Open the window, fortunately, there is no one guarding below, maybe they think that Dou Yifang is a woman, and they dare not jump down, and this second floor is high enough, and those who jump down will inevitably be injured.
Jiang Yanxiang looked at the height from the ground, and her legs were already weak, and she bluntly said that she was too high to jump.
Dou Yifang immediately asked them to tear open the quilt and take off the quilt cover. They twisted their quilt covers into twisted shapes, tied one end to the foot of the bed, and threw the other end out of the window. But the quilt cover hanging out of the window was not long enough, and they worked together to move the bed to the window.
"Go down!" Dou Yifang urged the two of them. had to leave the inn before the killers found out, Jiang Yanxiang didn't dare to be the first to get on, Lin Rou took the lead and climbed down first.
"Yanxiang, it's your turn!" Dou Yifang urged.
Jiang Yanxiang looked under the bed, her feet were soft again, and she said in tears that she couldn't do it.
"Do you still want to save your family?"
This sentence really gave Jiang Yanxiang courage. She shook her head, stepped out of the window, and crawled down. Then came Dou Yi's room, and the three of them landed safely and ran to the darkness in the distance.
But Lin Rou accidentally tripped and let out a moan. This voice immediately attracted the attention of the killer guarding outside the house, in fact, there had always been a killer guarding outside the house, but they didn't expect Dou Yifang and them to escape from such a high place.
"They're running, chase after them!" In the dark night, the voices came and went.
Half of the killers went to chase Dou Yifang, and the rest were responsible for entangling Zhang Wu and other guards, Zhang Wu secretly complained, and was thinking about how to protect Dou Yifang, when he suddenly found that the swordsman who had been fighting side by side with them had disappeared.
Behind the inn was a small grove, and the wind swayed the bare trees like ghosts with teeth and claws.
Dou Yifang, Jiang Yanxiang, and Lin Rou were next to each other, squatting in a small ditch, the shadows of the shrubs obscuring them, and it would be difficult to find them without the ample light brought by the torches.
The footsteps gradually approached, Dou Yifang, Jiang Yanxiang and Lin Rou's hearts were hanging, and the three of them didn't dare to move as if they were frozen, and even their breathing had to be careful.
"They must not be able to run far, so search around here!"
Every word of the enemy knocked heavily on Dou Yifang's heart, and this familiar scene evoked her memories: when she was seven years old, she and her younger brother were also hunted down and killed, and they were also hiding in the jungle......
At that time, she promised Liu Jin that she would protect him and let him live safely, but the result was ......
Thinking of this, Dou Yifang couldn't help but cry sadly, but the surroundings were too dark and the atmosphere was too tense, so Jiang Yanxiang and Lin Rou didn't pay attention.
There was a rustling sound in the grass, which was the killers using knives to stir the grass, and one of them stirred in front of them a few times, causing their hearts to rise to their throats, but in the end they could not find them.
The footsteps faded away, "Not here, look elsewhere!" ”
Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Rou suddenly exclaimed, "Ah, there are snakes!" ”
She was startled and immediately attracted the killers over.
They were surrounded.
"Come out, or we'll hack you to death!"
Jiang Yanxiang glanced at Lin Rou reproachfully, and Lin Rou lowered her head apologetically. Dou Yifang sighed helplessly and walked up from the ditch with them. The matter has come to this point, and whether life or death is all up to the will of heaven.
"Come with us obediently, or you will lose your life!"
It seems that these killers did not intend to kill them immediately, so they still have value. Dou Yifang didn't say much, and motioned for Jiang Yanxiang and Lin Rou to be obedient. Seeing that they had no intention of resisting, the killers carried them on their shoulders one by one and ran out of the woods quickly.
It feels so bad to be bumped on your shoulders! Dou Yifang only felt that his internal organs were all mixed together, and he only hoped that this road would end soon.
Now it was as she had hoped, and the killers stopped because there was a carriage in front of them. It was too dark around for Dou Yifang to see what this place was, so he was thrown into the carriage, and Jiang Yanxiang was also thrown in. After that, Dou Yifang heard the sound of the car door slamming down.
The carriage began to start, and the empty carriage was jolting so hard that Dou Yifang's head accidentally hit the wall of the carriage again. Jiang Yanxiang also seemed to have bumped into it, and let out a cry of pain.
"Yanxiang, is that you?"
"Master...... Are you okay? ”
Hearing Dou Yifang's voice, Jiang Yanxiang tried hard to help Dou Yifang up and let her sit upright. After this toss, Dou Yifang found that it was not so much a carriage as a big box, boxy, no windows and no doors, so dark that he couldn't see his five fingers.
Dou Yifang felt that there were only two people here, her and Jiang Yanxiang, so she asked where Lin Rou was. Jiang Yanxiang only didn't know, she was panicked along the way, how could she have the heart to take care of others.
Where is this carriage going? Dou Yifang only felt that a long time had passed, and his ears were full of the sound of wheels running over the road. It was already late at night, and it was supposed to be the time to sleep, but the two of them were so tired from feeling deeply uneasy.
The carriage had been gone for almost half an hour and finally stopped. Jiang Yanxiang looked at Dou Yifang uneasily, so nervous that she was drenched in sweat and short of breath. Although Dou Yifang couldn't see it, he could feel it, so he held her hand and gave encouragement and comfort.
At this moment, the carriage opened, and the light of the fire shone in, so dazzling that the two of them covered their faces with their sleeves.
"Get down!" Someone said viciously and struck the carriage with a knife.
After gradually getting used to the light, Dou Yifang and Jiang Yanxiang got out of the carriage. Look around, it's a garden.
Under the lights, this courtyard looks very chic and exquisite, full of garden atmosphere. It can be seen that the owner of this place is a person who is very good at enjoying life.
"Let's go! Don't look around! One of them scolded.
Dou Yifang and Jiang Yanxiang were escorted by the killers and walked towards the Moon Gate, which was to leave the garden. Dou Yifang looked at it again, wanting to find Lin Rou. After getting out of the carriage, she didn't see Lin Rou's shadow.
After passing through a long corridor, those people called Dou Yifang to stop. Stop, there is a side room at hand. Someone opened the door and told Dou Yifang to let them in. As soon as they entered the wing, the door was shut.