Shikawa Xiu groaned and woke up from a deep nightmare, and when he opened his eyes, there was darkness around him and nothing could be seen, and under him was a hard wooden plank, covered with a layer of soft things, judging by the smell of earth, it should be fresh straw. You can feel the world around you swaying gently and rhythmically, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes up, sometimes down, which is disgusting. He only felt a cracked headache, chapped lips, and was so thirsty that he unconsciously groaned and said, "Water." ”

The shaking suddenly stopped. With a slight creak, a light suddenly appeared in front of him. Zi Chuan Xiu's eyes narrowed, he had been in the dark for too long, and he couldn't adjust to the sudden light. A voice in the light asked with concern, "Are you feeling better, my lord?" I couldn't see who it was, and handed over a glass of water.

Zi Chuanxiu snatched the water and drank it all in one gulp, the cool liquid entered his dry throat, and he felt an indescribable sense of comfort. As soon as he finished drinking, before he could ask, the man handed him another glass of water, and he drank it again with a grunt, feeling much more relaxed all over.

Only then did he remember his situation: before he passed out, the last thing he saw was a group of demon soldiers, their mouths wide open and their hideous faces...... He suddenly woke up: That is to say, now that he has been captured? He subconsciously touched his back with his backhand, and his portable knife "Washing the Moon" was still there, and he secretly stretched his hands and feet, and did not find the chains and ropes that were bound. Zi Chuanxiu sneered unconsciously, the demon soldiers were really careless, thinking that they were unconscious and didn't take precautions. Just wait for his body to recover a little more, and he can kill them without leaving one of them.

The owner of the voice had been waiting patiently beside him. After Zi Chuanxiu finished drinking the water, he asked again, "My lord, how do you feel?"

The voice is familiar, but I can't tell who it is. Zi Chuanxiu suddenly found that the other party was using the language of a half-orc, and he had not reacted before! He suddenly remembered the voice: "Delen! Is it you?"

"Hehe, it's me. There was a joy in his voice: "Guangmingxiu, you are finally sober!" At this time, Zi Chuanxiu's eyes could slowly adapt to the light, and what he saw was the happy smiling face of the old orc--at this time, in Zi Chuanxiu's eyes, the ugly smiling face of the old half-orc was as cute as a fairy. When he realized that he had not fallen into the hands of the enemy, he felt a wave of ecstasy in his heart, and he asked in disbelief, "Where am I?"

"Guangmingxiu, you are in our carriage, you have slept for two days and two nights! Don't worry, you are safe now. ”

Zi Chuanxiu relaxed for a while and groaned, and then he felt that there was no place around his body that did not hurt, as if the bones in his body were about to break. The old orc handed over another glass of water: "Guangmingxiu, the doctor said that you are seriously injured." You go ahead and rest, and I'll get you something to eat. ”

After waiting for a while for him to come back, holding a few corn cobs, roasted sweet potatoes, and a few slices of air-dried meat in his arms, the old orc said embarrassedly: "Hehe, my lord, we are on our way, and we don't have anything good, so let's just order it." ”

Zichuan Xiu's trembling hand took the food, he hadn't eaten for a few days, but strangely, the feeling of hunger was not very strong, and the continuous nervous escape had caused him to lose his food. But as soon as the tantalizing aroma of roasted sweet potatoes reached his nostrils, his appetite, which seemed to have been numb and dead, suddenly came to life, and he heard the taste of swallowing saliva in his throat. Before he even had time to peel the skin, he swallowed a roasted sweet potato that had cooled down into his stomach in two or three bites, followed by a second and a third .......

Deren watched Zichuan Xiu eat with a look of pity, and thought to himself, "Guangmingxiu, you really suffered. Originally, he still had a little doubt in his heart, but now it has all disappeared. The hungry and skinny, scarred young man in front of him, who was chased by the demons, could not be the "new governor of the Far East" advertised by the demons, this kind of tragic situation and a bloody scar could not be disguised.

"My lord, eat slowly. Don't rush. Afraid that Zi Chuanxiu would eat too quickly and break his stomach, Delun hurriedly put away the food, leaving only a corn cob: "You eat slowly, don't rush." ”

Zi Chuanxiu nodded, and lightly took a full distance. He was really in a hurry to eat just now, and he also knew that it was not good for his health. Hungry for a long time, suddenly overeating, sometimes even life-threatening. He suppressed the strong desire to continue to gobble up, and looked up and asked Delenn, "Where are we? How long have I been asleep?"

"My lord, this is still the territory of the province of Dearbank. Before you passed out, you were in the forests of the province of Singa - when you ran away, you got the wrong direction and should have run west, but you ran more and more east. You've been off for two days. We're about to take you back to the village of Bulu to recuperate. ”

"Did we cross the Greywater River?"

Delun understood what Zichuan Xiu meant: the Greywater River is the largest river in the Far East, an insurmountable moat, and several passable ferries on the river are heavily guarded by demons, and they must be closely interrogated if they want to go over. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Guangxiu, we have crossed the river." ”

Zi Chuan Xiu let out a long breath, this was originally the level he was most worried about, but he passed it unconsciously in a coma, and asked: "I remember that at that time, there were many demon soldiers around me, how could they let me go?"

Delen nodded, his eyes revealing coldness, and he made a gesture to cut his right hand into the air.

Shikawa Shu understood everything. He nodded, knowing that he owed the old orc a favor that he would never be able to repay in his life. In today's world, it's a huge risk to do that. If the slightest rumor leaks out, the consequences are absolutely unimaginable. In order to save himself, Delenn has effectively put his own life, his family, and even the fate of his entire village and tribe on the line.

He whispered, "It's too risky, you shouldn't be like this, it's too risky." ”

"Don't worry, sir. Delen also lowered his voice: "They didn't even run away, and we buried the corpses." ”

Zi Chuanxiu nodded, still worried in his heart: the war with humanity is over, and now it is an era of peace. In this situation where there is no war, there is a squadron of demon soldiers who are missing for no reason, and their boss will definitely not give up, and they will definitely be investigated. The orcs led by Delenn have also disappeared, and they will definitely be suspected when the time comes. Thinking of this, he sighed softly again: "It's too dangerous, you really shouldn't be like this." ”

Delen said sincerely, "Guangmingxiu, you are a true friend of our Zoe clan. For the sake of friends, we do not hesitate to qiē. ”

Zichuan Xiu sighed softly, avoiding Delen's gaze. Friends? He smiled bitterly in his heart, but he didn't have any sense of friendship with this group of orcs in Blue Village. At that time, the favor to them was only a momentary kindness and pity, and I was born in dìdū, and in my heart, I never regarded these savage and rude country buns as friends who could be equal to me. When the rebels were recruited, they were used as targets, and when the joint-stock company was formed, it was simply for fun to fool these simple-minded guys.

But when they needed it most, they helped them repeatedly: helping to recruit the rebel troops, giving themselves the most valuable information before the demon attack, covering the Xiuzi battalion to infiltrate the Far Eastern race army, attacking Yun Qianxue's troops, and now, in order to cover their seriously injured themselves, in the current situation where the demon clan was strong for a while, they actually risked their lives to attack the regular army of the demon clan.

This is a race of friendship. They are not good at confession, and they will not often talk about friendship, loyalty, etc., they will only smile honestly. They have long been scorned, and if others do something good to them, they will keep it in their hearts and give it quietly, even more than you expect.

Zi Chuanxiu secretly swore that if he got ahead in the future, he would definitely repay them well.

Delun misunderstood Zi Chuanxiu's silence: "Guangmingxiu, you must be tired, right? There is a pot of water and a bag of dry food here, I will put it here, you can continue to rest, and I will wake you up when you get to the ground." ”

Zi Chuanxiu nodded, and was about to rest, when two sharp whistles came from outside, one long and one short, and then a short one, the sound was very harsh. Deren and Zichuan Xiu both heard it, this was the signal of the half-orcs of Bulu Village to transmit the jǐng newspaper. De Lun even understood that he had sent a dozen people to act as jǐng ring scouts at the front of the team before, and they must have discovered some urgent anomaly.

Could it be that the demons found out so quickly that they were chasing and killing? The two of them were horrified, but they didn't dare to speak. Outside there was the sound of rapid footsteps approaching, and a half-orc outside the carriage reported loudly: "Village Chief, Uncle Delen, there is a ......"

"Got it! I'll come out!" Delenn interrupted the report loudly, and he barely managed to smile: "It's not a big deal, those little furry kids always like to make a fuss, it's really annoying." Bright show, you have a good rest. I'll take a look. ”

Zi Chuanxiu raised his hand and patted him lightly on the shoulder, smiled and said, "Let him in." Let me hear what is going on, and maybe I can come up with an idea. ”

Delen hesitated for a moment, although he and the people outside said that they were physically strong and powerful, and it was common to kill and kill on the battlefield, they were relatively sluggish and not good at dealing with emergencies. And this bright show in front of you is notoriously scheming - oh no, it should be said to be resourceful. He seemed to be fully awake now, and it must be much better for him to come up with ideas than himself.

He shouted, "Dekun, come in and talk about it!"

A tall young orc jumped into the carriage, and Shikawa Shu recognized him as Dekun, who was also familiar with him, and was Delen's nephew - in fact, the whole village of Blue Village, no matter who was far or near, was a little related. The small carriage actually accommodated his thick and huge body, which really couldn't help but surprise Zichuan Xiu. He gasped for air, his nostrils as large as a blower outlet. He saw that Zi Chuanxiu had woken up, and said happily: "Guangmingxiu, are you already well?"

Zi Chuan Xiu smiled and nodded, and asked, "What's going on outside, why do you send jǐng newspapers?" He knew that he didn't need to be polite and grateful to talk to these orcs, they didn't have this habit, and when they spoke, they were straight to the point.

"Guangmingxiu, Uncle Delen, just now the kid of the Deming family--the leader of the outpost--he reported that there were people blocking the road and robbing in front. They're holding us back!"

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief: as long as it wasn't the demon army, it would be easier for ordinary little thieves and robbers to deal with.

Delenn reprimanded: "What are you doing? Still use the jǐng to report the report?"

Dekun had a bitter face: "Uncle Delen, you don't know, there are thousands of robbers!"

Both Shikawa Shu and Deren were taken aback. Not long ago, although the Far East was full of grass and hair, it was mostly the remnants of the Far Eastern Race Army that had been defeated by the human army. Since the demons entered the Far East, in order to ensure the smoothness and safety of the grain routes in their rear, the demons have carried out many large-scale cleanups and acquisitions, and the robbers have basically been wiped out. Now there are thousands of bandits, which is indeed very rare.

Shikawa Xiu asked, "What race are they? Demon Clan, Zoe Clan, Snake Clan, Dragon Clan, or are they mixed?"

"Neither, Bright Show. Neither. Dekun shook his head and said, "They are human. ”

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