Chapter 286 - Beacon Suspect
"Although the young man speaks, he should do his best." Yang Huchen saw the young man frowning and opening his mouth, and immediately hugged his fists and replied.
Gu Xiao calculated the time, the masked man fled from the place where Shicai, it has been a long time since now, with his light skills and foot strength, if he knew that Yun Gongzi was in the beacon tower of Mojun...
Can't wait until the wind and snow stop, and the mind has been decided, Gu Xiao spoke: "I want to ask Lord Yang to escort the little sixth brother and Xiaodouzi back to the hiding place in Mo County after the wind and snow, the bandits who knew the hiding place before have all been killed by me, that place is safe for the time being, and I have important people to rescue." ”
Although Gu Xiao said this, he was still worried about a few people in his heart, especially the people hiding in the mountains, but Yun Gongzi was ordered by the imperial court to come to eliminate the bandits, if his life was not guaranteed, not to mention the lives of the people of Mojun, the thousands of innocent people in the entire northern territory of Qiyun would never be at peace.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiao opened his mouth to Yang Huchen again to confirm: "General Yang, that picture..."
Yang Huchen listened to the young man in the green shirt mention the defense map again, and couldn't help but think of what he saw under the words "Yanbei Ten Counties Deployment Map"...
His eyes flickered, Yang Huchen thought for a moment, and just said firmly: "Don't worry, the bandits can't find it." ”
Seeing that Yang Huchen was so sure, Gu Xiao weighed it, so he had to be ruthless and said, "Please ask the general for this matter first." ”
Xiaodouzi heard that Gu Xiao was leaving, reluctance and worry came to his heart, and when he heard the young man talk about something more important, he glanced at the wind and snow outside the cave, and hurriedly handed the big piece on his body back to Gu Xiao, and said with concern: "Brother Mu, the wind and snow are still not ending at this time, you have to be careful." ”
Gu Xiao smiled and put the big coat handed by Xiaodouzi back for her, and said: "Don't worry, my brother also grew up in the mountains since he was a child, this little wind and snow can't stop me, you can stay here with peace of mind, and after the wind and snow, go back with General Yang and wait for me." ”
Looking at the little girl's reluctant eyes, Gu Xiao suddenly remembered something, and was busy groping in his arms for a while, took out the Tang Jian Lotus that Tang Jiu gave him, and solemnly handed it to Xiaodouzi: "This thing is a talisman given to me by a martial arts senior, after I leave, the hiding place of the people is unguarded, this thing can protect your safety." ”
Xiaodouzi heard that Gu Xiao gave him the talisman object, and thought that he was going to save people, so he naturally needed this object more than himself, and was about to hand it back, but saw that Gu Xiao had already two fingers rushing out and pointed at the center of his eyebrows...
As Gu Xiaojian pointed out, there was an instantaneous feeling of oppression in the narrow snow cave, Xiao Liu and Yang Huchen only felt that their chests seemed to be pressed by a heavy object, and it was difficult to open their mouths to breathe, and beads of sweat the size of beans instantly floated between the two of them, and only their eyes could still move.
When Yang Huchen struggled to move his gaze, he was surprised to find that the beads of sweat on the forehead of the little six guards were condensed on the forehead, but they never went down his cheeks... For Yang Huchen and the others, this short moment seemed to be a long night, as the young man removed Xiaodouzi's eyebrows, the two of them felt that their chests were relaxed, their breathing was smooth, and the sweat beads that had been floating on the corners of their foreheads finally merged into sweat and dripped down their cheeks.
Not only Yang Huchen and the others were sweating profusely, but Gu Xiao's forehead also had beads of sweat, and it was also helpless to pass on some sword intent by himself, only in this way could Xiaodouzi drive Tang Jian Lotus.
Temporarily holding his mind, Gu Xiao said to Xiaodouzi: "I have left a sword intent in your body, but at a moment of crisis, I can urge this object to kill the enemy and save people... Remember, this object can only be used once, not for a moment of life or death. ”
Xiao Douzi saw that the three people in the snow cave were sweating on their cheeks, and did not feel that there was anything wrong with them, and saw the solemn expression and deep tone of the eldest brother, and knew that this thing was precious, and wanted to excuse himself: "Brother Mu, since you are saving people, you need this self-defense thing more than me." ”
Gu Xiao stroked Xiaodouzi's head and said with relief: "Don't worry, there won't be any danger for me to go, you put away this thing, protect everyone, and wait for me to come back." ”
Seeing Gu Xiao's relaxed expression, Xiaodouzi put his mind at ease and nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, if Engong says a word, even if Xiaodouzi pays for his life, he will protect everyone." ”
Gu Xiao stroked Xiaodouzi's cheek distressedly, obviously he was still a child, but he had to suffer from the attack of bandits, and his eyes were even more firm, whether those people were pretending to be Jin people or real bandits, they must be for the people of Yanbei to get rid of bandits.
After the matter was explained, Gu Xiao didn't stay any longer, nodded slightly to Xiao Liu and Yang Huchen, and then got out of the snow cave.
Howling the winter wind, the snow flying all over the sky, did not decrease at all, and instantly dyed the young man's black hair, sword eyebrows and green shirt on his body, all white, but the young man didn't care, let the winter wind blow the green shirt hunting, frowned and closed his eyes, and recalled in his mind the approximate location of the beacon tower in Mojun County that he remembered when he was separated from Yun Gongzi, and carried enough internal force to step on the snow.
The green shirt in the snow, such as the dragon soaring in the clouds, the world is wide;
Walking alone against the wind, like the shadow of the moon in the water, accompanied by a lonely groan;
The young man walked on the snow, frowning like a river, not for fame,
Just for the dark clouds in Yanbei to turn clear...
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In the beacon tower, Qi Tao looked at the beacon fire that had been extinguished by the heavy snow, frowning and pondering.
Even if the beacon fire has been extinguished, it is enough, whether it is the patrol garrison or the Yanbei garrison, they will come if they want to come, as long as the patrol army arrives first, they can send people to inform the counties as they imagined.
But as the wind and snow got heavier, there was no movement in Mojun under the mountain, and Mo said that the momentum of the march was only the sound of howling wind that came into the ears of the two people on the beacon tower at this moment.
After a while, Qi Tao already had a plan in his heart, since the time was not allowed, he couldn't count on the short-term beacon fire and wolf smoke, and even if the patrol army saw the wolf smoke, they might not be able to arrive in time, and they couldn't sit still, and they needed to think of other ways now.
Mo Ti was also anxious, and muttered: "How is it good to have a blizzard in the sky and cover up the wolf smoke." ”
Then he looked up at the heavy snow, I don't know if the young man had saved the people and killed the bandits, Mo Ti hoped that he could help the young man in green shirts in such a day. Then he turned to Lord Qincha, who was contemplative, and said: "My lord, there are still good horses in Mo County, we don't have time, it is better to go back to Mo County in the snow first, and take the horse to ask for help." ”
was recalled by Mo Ti's words, Qi Tao hurriedly stopped: "Even if you ride a horse, you may not be able to reach the patrol camp before dawn." ”
Mo Ti also knew what Yun Gongzi said, every sentence was reasonable, with the strength of the two of them, now rush back to Mo County, and then take the horse to go to the patrol camp in the snow, even if it is dawn, it may not be able to arrive, not to mention this kind of wind and snow, it is difficult to distinguish the direction, if you get lost, I am afraid that the lives of both of you will be lost in this kind of blizzard.
"Then what is good, you can't sit still, beg God for mercy, let this wind and snow stop." In a hurry, Mo Ti couldn't care about Yun Gongzi's identity as a messenger, and his mouth was full of eagerness.
As soon as the words fell, they suddenly felt that the whistling winter wind outside the beacon tower gradually subsided, and the two looked at each other, overjoyed, and hurriedly went to the stage to look.
Sure enough, as Mo Ti Shicai said, the momentum of this wind and snow is much smaller than before, although it has not stopped, but it will no longer cover up the beacon fire and wolf smoke.
Mo Ti couldn't kneel down to thank God for his mercy, and hurriedly went to fetch the thing that ignited the beacon fire... Not long after, the wolf smoke beacon of Mojun Beacon Beacon rose again...
Qi Tao sighed secretly in his heart, sure enough, the heavens had eyes, not to let the people suffer, and was about to discuss with Mo Ti beside him how to capture the thieves and save the people of Mo County, but he heard the sound of broken footsteps outside the beacon tower.
With the two people in the beacon tower, when Qi Tao heard the footsteps, Mo Ti had already raised his sword in his hand, and at this moment, Mu Yi had already gone to the back mountain of Mojun to capture the thief, and the person who came would not be him, and the patrol army would not arrive so quickly.
"Someone." Mo Ti's face was full of vigilance, and he let out a low snort.
But when Mo Ti's voice came out, the sound of footsteps under the beacon stopped.
Seeing this, Mo Ti's apricot eyes were even more vigilant, worried that it was a bandit attacking, so he hurriedly opened his mouth and said to Yun Gongzi beside him: "Don't panic, my lord, I'll check, if it's a bandit, just go down the mountain, I deserve it." ”
Qi Tao did not speak, he went north this time, he came to solve the bandit trouble for the imperial court, as the prince of Qi Yun, even if no one else knew, he was not allowed to escape alone.
In the beacon tower, there were still a few blades left by the soldiers, Qi Tao picked up the saber with the handle relatively handy, and Mo Ti took a step towards the place where the footsteps were made under the beacon tower.
Mo Ti saw that this Lord Qincha, although he was dressed as a son, he was not afraid of life and death, and secretly praised in his heart, and immediately followed the guards with his sword.
The two walked out of the beacon tower, step by step, approaching the place where the sound was made, the dead grass that made the sound was in front of them, Qi Tao and the two glanced at each other, Mo Ti raised the long sword in his hand, and was about to pierce in, but he heard the voice of a person from the dry grass covered with snow.
"Don't... Don't kill me..."When the voice came out, a person came out of the withered grass, looked at Mo Ti and the two of them bowed.
Hearing that it was not a bandit, Mo Ti and the others were relieved, and carefully looked at the person kneeling and kowtowing in front of them, dressed in the coarse cloth clothes of ordinary people, with a large wooden box diagonally behind him, and he didn't know what it was containing.
"Where are you from, how did you end up here?" Mo Ti did not let down his vigilance because this person was begging for mercy and was dressed as a common person, and still asked.
Hearing the woman's question, the man raised his head, his eyes swept over Mo Ti and Qi Tao, and then replied with horror: "Little... The villain was born with a disability, and he walked south to north on weekdays, selling some rare creatures to make a living. When I passed through Mo County this time, I saw that Mo County was empty, and I was afraid, so I took a small road and wanted to go to Yanbei City, but the sky suddenly snowed heavily, and I got lost. ”
Hearing this, Mo Ti relaxed a little, looked at this person, and as he said, this person's right arm was empty, and it was indeed a disability, so he lowered the long sword in his hand slightly, and said in a softened tone: "This place is the beacon tower of Mojun, ordinary people can't come here..."
"Official, I... In this kind of weather, if there is nowhere to avoid the snow, I am afraid that my life will be resting, and I hope that the two of you will be kind. This person heard that Mo Ti would not allow him to dodge, so he hurriedly kowtowed again and again with a crying voice, and every time he kowtowed, his eyes were fixed on Mo and Qi.
Mo Ti frowned, looked up at the sky, and saw that the snow had not stopped, if he was driven away, I was afraid that this person would die in the mountains, so he couldn't bear it, and looked back at Yun Gongzi and said: "My lord, this snowy day... Shall we let him take shelter in the beacon tower for a while, and wait until the wind and snow stop, and then let him hurry. ”
Qi Tao did not relax his vigilance like Mo Ti, savored the words of this person, and suddenly found something strange, remained silent, and only followed Mo Ti's words.
"What Mo Sicheng said is good, the wind and snow outside have not stopped, so you will go to the beacon tower to take shelter from the wind and snow for a while, and then go on your way when the wind and snow are heard."
This person heard the permission of the two, and kept kowtowing, Mo Ti hurriedly put away his long sword, and wanted to reach out to help this person, but he saw that under the night, Yun Gongzi looked at his eyes...
After this attack by bandits, Mo Ti has restrained a lot of impulsiveness, and with just one glance, he saw the meaning in Yun Gongzi's eyes, and immediately withdrew his hand and said to the kneeling man: "You go in yourself, the two of us still need to make an inspection." ”
The man, as if rejoicing in his escape, got up, thanked him, and went to the beacon tower on his own.
Seeing that the person was far away, Mo Ti whispered: "My lord, you are suitable..."
Before he finished speaking, he was silenced by Qi Tao raising his hand, only to see Qi Tao looking sideways at the man's back, and saw him carrying a wooden box on his back, staggering into the beacon tower, it seemed impossible to overhear the conversation between the two, so he spoke.
"This man says that he is a merchant who sells live animals, but if you think about it, the land of Yanbei, over the years, has not been peaceful, all the merchants, must go together, or hire a dart bureau to escort, he is alone, can reach this place safely, don't say that those bandits are the beasts in the mountains, he is a man with a broken arm, how to resist."
Mo Ti suddenly, according to what Yun Gongzi said, this person was indeed suspicious, and Shicai himself only cared about sympathizing with him, but he didn't expect this.
Just as he was thinking about it, he only heard Yun Gongzi continue to speak: "Second, if it is really a dealer who sells rare and living things, he should go to the Central Plains to sell it, where there are many more gentlemen than in this bitter cold land in the north of the Yanbei, and if you go there, you can sell it at a good price." ”
Hearing this, the vigilance that had disappeared in Mo Ti's eyes returned.
Some people died, but not completely......