Volume 1 The Storm in the Capital Chapter 5 The Girl in the Mountains
What happened today completely stunned Yi Xiaodao, and Zhang Xianling turned his head to see Yi Xiaodao standing still. sighed in my heart, and I couldn't explain more.
"Zhang Da, Zhang Si, protect Yi Xiaodao and Xiang Lian'er and leave first!"
The two officials came over with long knives on guard, and they were ready to leave with Yi Xiaodao.
"Don't even think about leaving!"
Kong Bao shouted angrily, and wanted to get up and go straight to Yi Xiaodao.
Zhang Xianling took the long knife handed over by a servant, and pulled out the knife to block Kong Leopard's advance, "Yi Xiaodao!" Walk! ”
Yi Xiaodao didn't answer again, he pulled his legs and left, Zhang Da and Zhang Si, two officials, guarded Kong Leopard's side with knives, took two steps back, and left with Yi Xiaodao.
A series of accidents not only shocked Yi Xiaodao, who left, but also made Kong Bao angry and angry, "Fat Zhang, do you know what you are doing!" Master Li blames it, how can you afford it! ”
Zhang Xianling tightened a fat face, "I don't want to treat him, you have killed so many people, and you still want to kill them all?" I said, today you all have to bury the villagers in this Anhui city! ”
When Kong Bao heard this, he knew that this fat man had no way to give up, so he looked back and ordered, "Everyone listen to the order!" Anhui City, no matter how big or small, young or old, will be killed! Go back to Ming Taishi Li and reward 100 gold! ”
Zhang Xianling didn't explain anything here, his fat face was still tight, and he took the lead in slashing towards Kong Bao with a knife, and all the officials behind him also rushed forward with guns and knives, fighting with Kong Bao's soldiers...
"Two big brothers, rest, rest, I can't run." Yi Xiaodao was already cut by Kong Leopard in a few places, and with a Xianglian'er on his back, he ran four or five miles out of the city, but he really couldn't run. had to put down Xianglian'er and called out loudly.
The two officials glanced at each other and nodded, and one of the officials took off a long sword from his waist and handed it to Yi Xiaodao, "Xiaodao, we will send you here, and then it will be up to you, we have to go back to find Lord Zhang to recover our lives." ”
Yi Xiaodao took the long sword and asked, "I really don't understand, Zhang Fat... How did Lord Zhang change sex today? Is there any enmity with that hole leopard? That's why you're working so hard? ”
The two officials were silent for a while, and one of the officials said, "Lord Zhang does have a grudge against Kong Bao, when Lord Zhang went to the capital to seek officials, he found the disciple of Taishi Li, Taishi Li closed the door and disappeared, and asked the doorman to drive Master Zhang out, and later Lord Zhang transferred to the door of Taifu Chen, and only then did he get this Wancheng County Order." But these little things, Mr. Zhang never took them to heart, and often laughed and talked with us after drinking. ”
Yi Xiaodao scratched his head, "Then I don't understand, since it's not a deep hatred, then with his character, why did he fight with that hole leopard today, and let you escort us out?" ”
Another official replied: "Lord Zhang is actually a good official, and the money he loots on weekdays is collected by the bully squire. Not only that, but Master Zhang often scavenged money from the bullies who oppressed the people in Anhui City to help the poor families in the countryside. Lord Zhang was reluctant to leave Anhui City, so he had to pretend to be a corrupt official, if it was really as clear as water and as bright as a mirror, the court should transfer him away. ”
"At the beginning of the flood, Lord Zhang received news that the imperial court deeply accused Lord Zhang of his poor water control, and wanted to investigate, but the Lord was helpless, thinking that he would just lose his black gauze hat. As soon as possible, the refugees were arranged to take refuge in the surrounding counties, but unexpectedly, the imperial court blamed Lord Zhang for his ineffective water control, causing the displaced people to scatter and fall into the grass, and he wanted to send troops and horses to clear out the bandits. The people on the city wall were reluctant to leave their homeland, so Master Zhang had no choice but to take us to guard them, for fear that the officials and soldiers would come and wipe them out as bandits, and the outcasts outside Lord Zhang could no longer take care of them..."The two officials replied as far as they knew.
Yi Xiaodao nodded thoughtfully and said, "That's really bitter Lord Zhang, I've endured it for so many years, and I've been saying bad things about him behind my back..."
The two officials looked at each other and smiled, then turned around and left, "Little knife, don't worry, Master Zhang often praises you, saying that you are clever and courageous." Today, you have already seen your trick to save Zhao Zhang, but I would rather believe it than believe it, I really took us to Beicheng and caused us to run for nothing. ”
Yi Xiaodao saw the two of them walking away, and hurriedly shouted: "Two big brothers, go back to be more auspicious..."
"It's okay, let's save Lord Zhang and leave~~" The two officials waved their hands and walked firmly in the direction of Wancheng.
"Lord Zhang... It turns out that Xiang Lian'er behind her listened for a long time, and then said leisurely to herself, and suddenly hurriedly continued, "I also want to go back to save Lord Zhang." ”
When Yi Xiaodao heard this, he bent down and continued to carry Xiang Lian'er, "I can't let you go down if you say that, what Lord Zhang has in his heart is kindness, the people, and you and me." If you can go one by one, since you send two big brothers to send us out, there is no reason to go back and send us to death. He turned around and prepared to leave.
Xiang Lian'er struggled, "Let me down, why are you so cold-blooded!" ”
Yi Xiaodao ignored her struggles, and walked towards Wucheng step by step firmly, secretly thinking in his heart, "Kong Bao, I remember you!" ”
Xianglian'er struggled for a while, but when she saw that she couldn't earn it, she didn't struggle anymore. After this day's events, she was also tired, so she fell asleep on Yi Xiaodao's back.
In the gray sky, there are a few more rays of sunset through the clouds, through the treetops, reflected at the feet of Yi Xiaodao, from a distance, a teenager carrying a young girl, walking on the muddy road, behind a series of footprints, clear and deep...
At midnight, on the city wall of Anhui City, Kong Leopard was dressed in armor and held a long sword in his hand, the sword body was cracked everywhere, and there were several gaps, and he stepped on a fat man: "Zhang Shoucai, I didn't expect you to be so able to fight!" It's a bit of a skill! ”
It was Zhang Shoucai, the commander of Wancheng County, who was trampled on, and he was covered in blood at this time, and he didn't know whose it was, whether it was his own or someone else's. It's just that the mouth and nose are bleeding, and at this time there is more qi coming out and less qi entering, and it seems that he will not be able to live. Zhang Shoucai turned his head and looked around, and saw a group of corpses on the ground, including soldiers, officials, and civilians.
Before escorting Yi Xiaodao, one of the two servants of Xianglian'er was lying on the steps of the city wall, his body had been broken into two, and the other fell not far from Zhang Xianling, with a broken hand, but he was still alive, and crawled towards Zhang Xianling's side with difficulty, and was dropped by a soldier with a knife in his hand, ending his life.
Zhang Shoucai exhaled his last breath, as if sighing, turned his head and died.
Kong Bao retracted his feet, "Clean the city wall overnight, clean up a little bit, and leave immediately after packing up, so as not to have too many dreams at night!" Who! Sensing something unusual, the leopard jumped up the city wall and looked down.
A figure jumped into the water, and after a splash, layers of ripples rippled on the surface of the water.
"I think it's a fish that slipped through the net, my lord, I'll chase it!" An adjutant general leaned over the ramparts, picked up his gun and prepared to jump down.
"Slow, this person is very good, he can climb the city wall, he is not an ordinary person, if it weren't for the loosening of the city bricks just now, I wouldn't have found him." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and motioned for the lieutenant general to hand over the sword, while staring closely at the water.
After a while, a string of bubbles swayed up from the water in the distance, and the leopard's eyes were quick, and a sword was thrown away, straight into the water, and shot into the water.
As soon as the sword was submerged in the water, a figure shot out of the water, rushed towards the east, and disappeared into the night in an instant.
"Out of town! Pursue! ”
The moonlight poured down, through the branches, sprinkled on the ground, dotted with stars, and a mountain road passed through it, like a milky way, winding up.
"Miss, wake up, I can't move my back..."Yi Xiaodao gasped, sat on a big rock, Xianglian'er on her back was defenseless, and was woken up by the pain of this impact.
"Ahh It hurts me to death, you dead! Won't say a word! Xiang Lian'er kicked Yi Xiaodao away and rubbed her ass.
"I told it!"
"What did you say? It's not your ass that hurts anyway! ”
"Ahem, that... Don't say something misleading, although there is no one else here..."Yi Xiaodao was a little embarrassed and touched his nose and said.
"Huh?" Xianglian'er didn't react for a while, and was stunned for a moment. As soon as he thought of his own words, and Yi Xiaodao's embarrassing appearance, he got up and kicked again, "You want to be beautiful!" ”
"Don't make a fuss, look, there's light ahead, let's go spend the night, you don't want to sleep in this wilderness."
Xiang Lian'er looked down, and sure enough, there was an old mansion, and there was a bright light in the house, and the night was like a bean.
The light looked close, but the two walked for a long time before they came to the front of the house.
"Anyone? We are the people of Anhui City, fleeing, and want to spend the night, uncle? Auntie..."
Yi Xiaodao shouted at the door, the word "mother" just blurted out, the old door "squeaked", and a young girl opened the door.
I saw this girl, dressed in a long linen dress, with her dark hair falling down, wearing a pair of straw sandals on her white and tender little feet, and two thumbs and fingers drilled out through the straw sandals. Looking at the face again, a pair of eyebrows are like willow leaves, a pair of eyes are shy and timid, and the face is very white, but there is a shallow mole at the end of the right eye.
Yi Xiaodao was stunned, the breeze was slowly blowing, the leaves were slowly rustling, Xiang Lian'er slowly opened her mouth on the side, but she couldn't hear what she said, at this time, Yi Xiaodao's eyes only had the girl in front of her.
Yi Xiaodao couldn't care about it at this time, and slowly stretched out and touched the shallow mole at the end of the girl's right eye that opened the door.
"Bang" The girl closed the door directly, and Yi Xiaodao hit the door, shook the painful hand, and then came to her senses.
"Where did the disciples come from? I told Daddy to go! The girl shouted from inside the door.
After a while, suddenly a strong and old voice came from the room: "Get out!" Bastard thing dares to tease my daughter! Don't get out again, wait for the old man and I get up with my clothes on, and throw you into the ravine to feed the wolves! ”
"It's all your fault! Do you owe it? It's okay to flirt with people, now it's okay. What to do? Xiang Lian'er was angry on the side, and kicked Yi Xiaodao's buttocks, avenging her "revenge for a collision" just now.
Yi Xiaodao scratched his head in embarrassment, looked at the night as black as ink behind him, and then looked at Xiang Lian'er with round apricot eyes on the side, and could only shout towards the door: "Old man, I was rude just now, I was unintentional, and I ask the old man to forgive me." It's so dark, we really don't have a place to go, please make it easier! ”
"Not allowed! Come on! If you don't go, my steel fork won't spare you! The majestic voice remembered again in the door, and along with the sound of searching for gold and iron, it seemed that the old man was really looking for a steel fork inside.
"Don't, old man, otherwise, I'm outside, I won't go in, my sister will go in and rest for the night, how about it? Please. Yi Xiaodao hurriedly begged for mercy, shouted towards the door, and after speaking, he didn't care whether others could see it or not, and shook it against the door.
The door was quiet, the father and daughter whispered, as if they were discussing, and after a while, the old man's voice sounded, "That's okay, girl, come in, you bastard boy is not allowed to come in, my steel fork is next to my bed, if you dare to come in and try it!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the door "squeaked" and opened a small crack, the girl stretched out her head and beckoned to Xianglian'er, Xianglian'er wanted to raise her leg and give Yi Xiaodao a kick again, "Who is your sister?" But after thinking about the intercession he had just made for himself, he lowered his leg and went through the door.
Yi Xiaodao sighed, turned around and sat on the ground with his back to the door, and counted the stars with his face propped up.
"Ahh
An exclamation came from the door, Yi Xiaodao heard the exclamation, swept to the door, knocked on the door eagerly, and asked, "Xianglian'er, what's wrong with you!" ”
But since Xiang Lian'er exclaimed, there was no sound inside the door.