Early in the morning, Shikawa Xiu woke up. He got up and found that the firewood had been extinguished at some point, and the woman had fallen asleep against the wall in the same position as she had done last night, and had not yet woken up. When I opened the door, I saw that the snow in front of me was dazzling, and it was white. Thinking that it was only twenty miles away from dìdū, Zi Chuanxiu was in a good mood and began to pack his bags and packages to get ready to hit the road. When he was ready, he saw that the woman was still sleeping against the wall, and called her: "Miss Lin Yu, it's dawn!"

Lin Yu groaned softly, his voice was painful. Zi Chuanxiu was puzzled, and approached to gently pat her shoulder: "Miss Lin Yu, wake up." ”

Lin Yu groaned in a low voice and said in a muffled voice, "I." I had a terrible headache. So thirsty. ”

Zi Chuanxiu hesitated for a moment, reached out and gently touched her forehead, which was hot to the touch. This girl is having a high fever: but Zi Chuanxiu thinks about it, this is also normal: a pampered little girl, who is in a hurry in the middle of the night in the wind and snow, it is strange that she is not sick!

Zi Chuanxiu pushed her again: "Miss, wake up, you have a fever, we have to see a doctor quickly." ”

Lin Yu opened her eyes, her bright eyes from last night were swollen and dim at the moment, and she closed her eyes again: "Leave me alone, I want to sleep." ”

Shikawa Xiu sighed. If he could, he really wanted to leave her alone, but after all, he couldn't do it. Leaving a young and beautiful girl sick in the barren mountains and ignoring it, in case she leaves, and the killer who was driven away last night comes back, then she will be dead-Zichuan Xiu suddenly found that being a woman is really advantageous, and the world will treat many people badly, but it will definitely not treat beautiful women badly. For example, in a situation like today, if you are replaced by a stinky man, you won't even have the time to sweep one eye in the past, and maybe you will take advantage of his unclear personnel to touch his wallet.

Shikawa Xiu put down his luggage, and he went outside to pick up the dead branches, set up a stove to make a fire, and boiled the water. For people like him, who have lived a long life in the wilderness, cold and fever medicine is a must. When he was done, he gently helped Lin Yu up and brought the medicine bowl to her mouth: "Come, take the medicine." ”

The girl had a high fever and was already a little delirious, and when Zi Chuanxiu was feeding the medicine, she suddenly reached out and put her arms around Zi Chuanxiu's neck, approached him and shouted, "Dad!

In an instant, Zi Chuanxiu breathed rapidly: his cheeks as smooth as nephrite jade were close in front of him, warm incense was hugging, and the faint fragrance of Rulan hit his nose, and he felt dizzy in front of his eyes. After all, he was also a healthy young man, a hut in the barren mountains and forests, a lonely man and a widow. This girl has a high fever, and if she has any evil intentions, she is absolutely unable to resist.

Zi Chuanxiu forcefully pulled away her hand around her neck, fed her the medicine spoonful by spoonful, and then quickly retreated to another corner of the room, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead. This girl is so beautiful, and if she tries to tempt it again, she really doesn't have the confidence to resist it. Listening to Lin Yu's low moaning in his sleep, he couldn't bear it anymore, ran out of the door, buried himself in the snowdrift like an ostrich, calmed himself down by the cold of ice and snow, and secretly cursed: "Hell! Such a beautiful girl, any man will be tempted! God? You know that I am not a righteous gentleman, so why do you test me with such temptations?

After a long time, when the churning mood had regained its calmness, he entered the hut, hid in the farthest corner of the house, practiced cross-legged, and tried to calm down, but his mind could not be calm, and it took a long time before he entered the realm.

Before he knew it, it was snowing outside.

When Lin Yu came to his senses, it was already dusk. She stared blankly at the qiē in front of her: the dirty walls, the decaying beams, the dim fire, the blanket on her body, and her mind was groggy.

"Are you awake, are you better?" A voice came from his ears, Lin Yu raised his head and saw a pair of burning eyes, and a man with a beard was standing in front of him, looking a little familiar. She let out a low moan, "Who are you?"

Zichuan Xiu was stunned for a moment, and replied casually: "I'm Li Awu." You have a fever, don't talk much. ”

The girl fell silent, and after a long time, she recognized that this was the homeless man who had saved her last night.

"How long did I sleep?"

Shikawa Xiu looked at the window and it had turned black. He smiled: "It's been a day and a night." ”

The woman was moved: "It's been so long?" Xiu frowned slightly, just such a simple expression, put on her face, it was indescribably beautiful, making Zi Chuanxiu's heart beat faster.

The woman struggled to sit up, saw the medicine bowl on the ground, and remembered that in a trance, someone fed herself medicine. She understood: it was the down-and-out man in front of her who she didn't know before, who deliberately stayed for herself and took care of herself for a day and a night. Thinking that in this snowy outskirts, if there is no one to take care of it, the consequences are ......

She exhaled lightly and said quietly: "Sir, you have saved your life twice, and the little woman really has nothing to repay." ”

Zi Chuanxiu smiled slightly: "It's just a gesture, Miss Lin doesn't have to be too polite." Are you better?" he said nicely, but he was muttering in his heart: He has a heavy responsibility, hundreds of thousands of Far Eastern troops are leaderless, and they are anxiously waiting for him to return to command, but he has time to delay time for a girl he never knows on the road?

Diseases such as wind, cold, and fever come and go quickly but quickly, and it is often good to sweat. After Zi Chuanxiu's care for a day, coupled with the right medicine, Lin Yu felt that his head no longer hurt, and the fever had subsided, but he still had a feeling of weakness after a serious illness. Her mind had already cleared up, and although Zi Chuanxiu said it plainly, Lin Yu looked at her face and saw a trace of anxiety that she was trying to hide between her eyebrows. Her heart moved: this person is in a hurry like herself on such a snowy day, and there must be something important on her. But for his own sake, he delayed for a whole day. She felt very embarrassed, as if she was sorry for him if she didn't explain her origins: "This eldest brother, I am a dìdū person, and my father is a merchant in dìdū. I was separated from my family in a hurry, but fortunately I had the help of you, my eldest brother, otherwise my weak woman would have fallen into the wilderness alone, and the consequences would have been unimaginable. Lin Yu said as he spoke, even he was moved, the corners of his eyes were moist, and he took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears: "Big brother saved his life twice, how can the little woman repay it?"

Zi Chuanxiu listened very attentively, nodded his head and touched his nose while "mmmmmmmm He suddenly found that Lin Yu's name for himself had changed from "uncle" last night to "big brother", with less respect but more closeness, is this progress or regression?

After listening to Lin Yu, Zichuan Xiu said carefully, "Miss Lin, I didn't ask about your identity and origin, as well as the grievances and entanglements with those people last night. If it's inconvenient, you don't need to explain it to me. ”

Lin Yu's innocent eyes widened: "Then how can I do it, big brother, you are my great benefactor, how can I hide anything in front of you, big brother?"

Zi Chuanxiu glared at her angrily: she still has the face to mention what "life-saving benefactor", none of the words just now are true. First of all, she is definitely not a dìdū person, her accent is a bit similar to the dìdū accent, but in the ears of Zichuan Xiu, a native dìdū, it can be distinguished at once: it is by no means a natural dìdū accent, but an acquired one, with a bit of a western accent. What's more, if there is such a beauty in dìdū, it must be a very famous character, and it is impossible for him not to know it. What's more, how could a businessman's eldest lady have such a vicious secret weapon and such a clever secret weapon technique? He still remembered the conversation between those killers and her last night, and it was quite meaningful to think about it carefully: "Kill her, and the reward will be 100,000 yuan!"

"Do you dare to do this to me, and don't want to die?"

"Your Excellency, you have great power. ”

"If we let her out, none of us will survive!"

Last night's people were definitely not your average bandit bandit. Their skills are very good, and the reason why they are vulnerable is because they have met a super master like themselves. She is definitely not an ordinary commoner, she was offered a reward of 100,000 yuan, equal to herself. Zi Chuanxiu still remembers what she said last night: "Do you dare to do this to me, don't you want to die?" It was not an ordinary threat, the awe-inspiring majesty and cold confidence revealed in the words, even the auditors were chilled in their hearts. If it weren't for the kind of person who is accustomed to holding power and taking life and death from my hands, he definitely doesn't have such power and self-confidence, and this can't be pretended.

I have tactfully told her that about the origin of the identity, if you don't want to say it, you can not say it, there is no need to make up lies to deceive people. But she still didn't wake up.

Zi Chuanxiu glared, Lin Yu was also a little weak-hearted, he stopped his mouth, his face was slightly red, and he stuck out his tongue - somehow, Zi Chuanxiu felt that this little girl's actions were called flesh and flesh when placed on others, and cute when placed on Lin Yu. After a while, she whispered, "I'm sorry." ”

Zi Chuanxiu said lightly: "It's okay. ”

Lin Yu apologized for concealing her identity, and Zichuan Xiu also understood her distress. Between a "I'm sorry" and "it's okay", the two have tacitly agreed. Lin Yu was surprised by Zichuan Xiu's jīng Ming, and he was even more grateful for his thoughtfulness and generosity. She secretly thought that this man was very self-respecting, and he exposed himself to show that he was not a fooled fool, but he was also very measured, and his actions and words were very tactful, and he did not embarrass himself on the spot, let alone inquire about his origins. This mature and tolerant way of dealing with people made her feel good about him.

"This big brother, may I ask your real name?"

"Didn't I say my name was Li Ah Wu?"

"But last night you said you were Zhang Asan!"

Zi Chuanxiu touched his nose again and found that he had just revealed a flaw. He argued: "My name is Li Awu in the morning, Wang Asi at noon, and Zhang Asan in the afternoon. ”

Lin Yu laughed amusedly: "Nonsense!" I knew in my heart: this person was unwilling to reveal his true identity to himself. Originally, he also concealed his true identity, and it was fair for the other party to do so. But for some reason, she still felt uncomfortable.

"And what shall I call you now?"

"Well, it's night, I'll call Zhang Asan!"

"Mr. Zhang, are you going to dìdū?"

Zi Chuanxiu smiled slightly: "Miss Lin, call me Ah San! ”

Lin Yu chuckled again: "Then you call me Miss Lin again?" She said softly: "My friends all call me Ah Yu." ”

"Ah Yu. Zi Chuan Xiu muttered, for some reason, when he heard the name, what appeared in his mind was Zi Chuan Ning's shadow.

"Third brother, you're a dìdū person, right?

Zichuan Xiu was stunned: This girl is really good at making friends, and now she calls herself "Third Brother". He didn't want to say more, and replied lightly: "Yes." After a pause, feeling that his tone was too cold, he added, "I went back to dìdū to visit relatives." ”

"What kind of relatives are you visiting?"

Zichuan Xiu smiled and said nothing, and Lin Yu suddenly realized: "Third brother, are you going back to see your sister-in-law?"

Zi Chuanxiu smiled and shook his head: "We are not married yet." ”

"That's a girlfriend—no, I should say it's a fiancée?" Lin Yu smiled brightly, but for some reason, when she learned that Zi Chuanxiu already had a fiancée, her heart seemed to be stabbed somewhere.

Zichuan Xiu didn't admit it, nor did she deny it, just smiled: "We don't have a marriage contract." I haven't seen her for two years, and I don't know if she has someone else. ”

Lin Yu stared at Zi Chuanxiu, this was the second time in two days that she had carefully looked at this strange man. He is a very handsome man, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a handsome expression, and a little black beard on the side of his chin and cheeks, which adds a bit of masculinity to his originally handsome melon seed face. But what made her flutter was not his appearance, but his temperament. This person's temperament is absolutely unusual, the kind of person who has experienced killing and is often on the verge of life and death, the unique kind of careless carelessness, and the kind of maturity and tolerance that should be experienced by middle-aged people for a long time, have formed his unique manly charm. For some reason, as soon as I came to him, I felt very relieved. When he knew that he already had a fiancée, a feeling of loss that was indescribable and inexplicable surged in his heart.

"No, it won't. Lin Yu's voice was very sincere: "A man as good as you is Third Brother, no girl will be willing to give up, your girlfriend must be waiting for you." ”

Shikawa Xiu said softly, "Thank you." ”

"Third brother, what are you doing?"

Zichuan Xiu smiled: "What do you see?"

Lin Liang hesitated for a moment: "I think, the third brother has such good skills, I'm afraid you are a soldier, right?" After thinking for a while, she added jokingly: "If it's not a robber?"

Shikawa Shu wasn't surprised. There are too many characteristics of a soldier in herself, and this girl is so smart that she can't hide it. His face sank, and he had a very heavy expression: "Since you have seen through it, I have no choice but to tell the truth." "If Shirakawa, who is familiar with him well, is here, he will immediately know that it is best not to believe even a word that comes out of his mouth.

Lin Yu's curious eyes widened and waited anxiously.

"In fact, I Zhang Asan is a very famous robber, the bandit name 'Flying on the Grass' is alone, robbing money and robbing sè, and he is invincible in seven provinces. It just so happens that it hasn't opened today, and when I meet a delicate girl like you, hey, hey, hey, hey, ......hey,

Lin Yu exaggeratedly put his hands on his chest, pretending to be very scared: "Flying on the grass, don't! There was a smile in his eyes.

"Come, little girl, go back with me to be Mrs. Zhai! ”

As soon as the words fell, Zichuan Xiushen was stunned and restrained his smile: he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside and was hurrying towards this hut.

Lin Yu saw that his face suddenly became stern, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Zi Chuanxiu looked around, but couldn't find any place to hide. He said to Lin Yu casually, "You go to the kitchen." I didn't call you, don't come out. ”

Those people are coming for this girl. Zi Chuanxiu secretly regretted that he should have been a little more ruthless last night, and he shouldn't have let those killers run away, and now they are looking for helpers again. And listening to the sound of hooves, there are quite a lot of them, and I am afraid that there are hundreds of people. It's quite a hassle to deal with this time.

Lin Yu was about to ask "why", her face changed suddenly, she also heard the sound of horses' hooves, and at this moment, the sound of hooves was much closer, obviously those riders were in a hurry.

Her face turned pale all of a sudden, and she said eagerly: "Third brother, this matter has nothing to do with you, my sister-in-law is still waiting for you to go back." Wait a minute, don't meddle, let me take care of it. ”

Zichuan Xiu shook his head: "I hit their people last night, so it has something to do with me." Go into the kitchen. ”

Lin Liang glanced at him movingly, and in an instant, a thousand words of gratitude had been transmitted through his eyes. Last night's shot can be said to be a momentary indignation, and now seeing that the enemy is gathering and is invincible, this person is still so determined to defend himself. He didn't know his identity, nor did he do it for his own beauty, regardless of the danger, the purpose was to protect a weak woman from being bullied. For a while, Lin Yu only felt a hot current in his chest: Although there are thousands of people, I will go alone! This is called chivalrous heroism, this is the real man!

She whispered, "I'm not leaving." Unconsciously, her hand had tightly grasped Zichuan Xiu's warm hand, and she didn't dare to say a hot sentence in her heart: "I live and die with you." ”

Zichuan Xiu glanced at her in surprise, and then was relieved: Let her go. The kitchen is not a hidden place, and it doesn't make much difference whether you hide it or not. As for the hand that was grabbed by her, he didn't pull it out, he just thought that her little girl was scared in her heart, and she had to find someone to rely on.

There was silence in the room, neither of them spoke, both listening attentively to the sounds outside. The sound of hooves grew louder and closer. Between the howling of the wind and the roar of horses, there were faint bursts of dog barking. Zi Chuanxiu's heart was cold all of a sudden: the enemy had a wolf dog, and it would be difficult to realize his idea of taking Lin Yu to escape from the encirclement while he was in chaos.

Now you have to show your real skills! Zi Chuanxiu sneered, his heart was as cold as iron, and his right hand lightly pressed the cold handle of the Moon Washing Knife.

The sound of horses' hooves stopped outside the door, and a murmur of human voices came from outside: "There's a corpse here!"

"There's one here, too! It's someone from the Black Tiger Gang!"

"The gang is scattered and looking for it!"

"My lord, there's a room here. ”

"How many of you go in and have a look!"

Zi Chuanxiu listened to the voice, most of those people had western accents, they all had enough energy, and their internal strength was very good, much stronger than the group of people last night. The more he thought about it, the more strange it became, how could Lin Yu provoke such a great enemy at such a young age?

"Knock, knock, knock!" there was a loud knock at the door. Zi Chuanxiu didn't pay attention to it, just stood up quietly, holding a knife in one hand, his body stood straight in the dark, and his proud manhood made Lin Yu next to him look excited.

"Bang, bang!" Seeing that no one opened the door, the knock turned into a rude bang. With a bang, the door of the house was kicked open, and someone broke in, and the cold moonlight from outside poured in.

But at the same moment, a more dazzling bright moon appeared in the room! cold as snow, fierce as the wind, fierce as thunder, swift as lightning, even if the thunder in the sky suddenly fell, it was no more shocking than Zi Chuanxiu's knife: as soon as the moon washing knife came out of its sheath, the sharp knife qi had already enveloped the three people who came in from outside the door. Even though none of the three of them were weak, at that moment, none of them had time to react. They didn't even have time to dodge and draw their knives, their gaping pupils were full of the dazzling sword light like the full moon, and there was only one word left in their minds: death!

"Stop!"

The light of the knife stopped abruptly, disappeared suddenly, and with a crisp sound, Zi Chuanxiu had already put the knife back into its sheath, and he looked at Lin Yu in surprise, not understanding why she suddenly shouted to stop.

Lin Yu said apologetically: "They are my people. She gasped for air, a little struggling to breathe. The impression she had just had with that knife was so strong that she was speechless.

"Ahh

The wind in the clothes sounded, and the footsteps gathered from all directions, and the group surrounded the hut, and everywhere there was a cry of surprise: "Miss has been found!

A majestic old voice commanded, "Break the wall!"

The group responded, and then the room trembled with a violent banging on all four walls.

Zi Chuan Xiu didn't move, and looked at Lin Yu quietly: "Are they your people?"

Lin Yu nodded and said calmly, "The person who gave the order to break the wall is my uncle. ”

Zi Chuanxiu stared at Lin Yu's beautiful face. For some reason, he felt reluctant. I didn't know what to say for a while, he scratched his hair: "It's a pity, this house is very good." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a chaotic sound of "lalala", and a wall had been toppled outside. There were many figures, and a large group of armed men stood outside in the cold moonlight, the burning torches illuminated the snow, and a dozen crossbows were aimed at Zichuan Xiu. A very powerful voice shouted: "Bold fanatic, you have offended my young lady! Release her quickly, or you will die without a place to be buried!"

Zi Chuanxiu was stunned for a moment, and Lin Yu smiled: "No matter how good a house is, there will be a bad day, isn't it?" Seeing Zi Chuanxiu's eyes, her smile was a little sad. She gently grabbed Shikawa Xiu's hand and shoved a round object into his palm. Zi Chuanxiu looked down and saw that it was a very beautiful round jade pendant. Zi Chuanxiu can see that this jade is warm and round, and the jade is verdant, which is a rare and superb product, and it must be worth a lot of money. He was about to excuse himself, but Lin Yu stuffed the jade pendant into his palm and resolutely closed his hand.

"It's not for you, it's for your sister-in-law, third brother. If you have time in the future, remember to go to the Tingyu Cafe in Heqiu to find your little sister!" Lin Yu finished speaking, and was about to leave, when Zi Chuanxiu called behind him: "Please stay." ”

Lin Yu was shocked and turned around. Zi Chuanxiu looked at himself, and there was nothing more than anything to get his hands on. In the end, I had to pull out the moon washing knife (the crossbowmen outside were nervous for a while), and handed the scabbard over with both hands!"This scabbard is handed down by my ancestors, the workmanship is not bad, and the gems embedded in it may be worth a few dollars." Take it as a souvenir. ”

Lin Yu smiled slightly, didn't excuse himself, and took it with both hands.

"So, I wish you a smooth journey, Little Sister Ayu!"

"Well, I also wish you and your lover a speedy reunion, third brother!"

Lin Yu bowed deeply, turned around and walked out. When the people outside saw her come out, they bent down and bowed together, and greeted in unison: "Miss is well!"

Lin Yu just nodded in return, she whispered a few words to an old man, the old man kept nodding, and then walked towards Zi Chuanxiu: "Mr. Zhang?" He led a horse over: "It's very inconvenient to walk without a mount on a snowy night, if Mr. doesn't dislike it, how about using this horse?"

Zi Chuanxiu hurriedly excused himself: "Then how can you be embarrassed?"

"Don't say such things, sir. Sir is our savior, what is a mere horse?"

Zi Chuanxiu was about to excuse himself, but he saw Lin Yuzheng in the distance looking at him with blazing eyes and a sad expression. Zi Chuan Xiu was shocked: This kind of sad eyes are so familiar to me! Where have you been there?

Seeing that Zichuan was silent, the old man smiled and said, "Then I wish Mr. a smooth journey!"

Lin Yu saw Zi Chuanxiu accept the horse, and smiled, as delicate as a flower. She stared deeply at him for the last time, as if to keep his image firmly in her heart, turned and turned on her horse, and rode away. A large crowd of people and horses followed her, and the group gradually disappeared into the cold wind and snow of the night under the moonlight, and the sound of hooves rumbled, gradually becoming faint and inaudible.

Zi Chuanxiu watched them go away, for some reason, his heart was empty, as if he had lost something very important, and he was stunned. All that lingered in his mind were Lin Yu's bright eyes.

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