Volume 1, The King's Decree Chapter 13, The Moon is Dark and the Wind is High
A small grave in the woods, with a crooked stone monument on it, on which is written a line of words that try to carve clearly: "The Tomb of Snow Remains".
The dignified eldest lady of the Xue family, the final destination was so miserable, behind this tomb, not far from the two affected grooms.
Tear off a piece of cloth from the cuffs, bury them in the tomb together, and solemnly kowtow in front of the grave, the grizzled Liu Xiaoyi stood up, carried the burden and continued to walk forward.
From the corpse of the Nine Elders, he found some silver tickets, as well as some talismans, and the most important thing was the token of the Nine Elders, which he took with him.
In the future, when you face Jingqi Mountain, you can have a saying. Xue is still going to come back sooner or later to settle his account, but if he goes back now, he is likely to be unable to save his life under the weak strength.
No one knows how many people there are who want their own lives, and they just unexpectedly pulled out the Peach Blossom Sword before they were lucky enough to behead the Nine Elders, and now they still have palpitations when they think about it.
From night to dawn, and then to dusk, Liu Xiaoyi felt that he had walked far enough, so he took Yu Wenwan to the official road and found his way into a small roadside village.
This kind of roadside village near the official road, every family is doing some carriage and horse shop business to maintain a living, although the price is generally higher, but the advantage is that the materials are sufficient, the service is in place, the front foot into the store, the back foot will greet each other with a smile.
"Objectively, would you rather be sharp-edged or stay in a hotel?"
"Open two good rooms, and bring some hot water and food, the sooner the better. He took out a full piece of silver ingot and handed it to the man, and the fellow ran into the back kitchen with joy and shouted at the top of his voice.
There are a lot of guests at this time, the two young men are obviously not enough, some are busy before and after, and the shopkeeper is in a hurry, so he will put a towel on his shoulder and join in.
The fatigue of the way, the moment he closed the door of the room, hit his whole body, Liu Xiaoyi unloaded his bag and sword and put it away, half lying on the side of the bed, and unconsciously lost it.
Yu Wenwan sat on the side, from seeing the snow still choking her breath to now, her mental state was unstable, sometimes smirked at Liu Xiaoyi, and then suddenly cried, her best friend from childhood to adulthood died in front of her eyes, her dress was stained with blood, and she was buried by her own hands.
A few days ago, she was a young lady of a large family, but now she sat alone on a wooden chair in an inn in another country, and she didn't even know what this place was.
How can a lost soul be so depressed?
When the man knocked on the door, brought the hot food, and poured the hot water, he looked up and saw the girl with blank eyes, and the man was so frightened that he was rude and backwards and closed the door.
Yu Wenwan moistened the towel in hot water, walked to Liu Xiaoyi's side, leaned over and gently wiped it on Liu Xiaoyi's face with a hot towel, repeating over and over again until his cheeks were wiped clean.
It was he who escaped with himself, although he had only known each other for more than half a month, and in the blink of an eye, only one acquaintance was left.
Feeling the temperature coming, Liu Xiaoyi slowly opened her eyes and saw a girl with disheveled hair who was clumsily wiping her face.
"Yu ...... Girl, rest and rest. Liu Xiaoyi was very worried about her, afraid that this everyone's daughter would go crazy and bear so much pressure in a short period of time, and it would be difficult for her.
Yu Wenwan didn't seem to hear the voice, and turned around to wash the towel.
Liu Xiaoyi reached out and grabbed her arm, washed her hands with soap, and then pulled her to the table to sit down.
"Eat some food, replenish your strength, the next road is still long, I can't let you have an accident anymore. ”
The girl was crazy, just shaking her head and shaking her head, saying whining words, her mind was a little unconscious, and she still knew how to eat with dishes and chopsticks.
Liu Xiaoyi sighed, swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, picked up the bowl and fed her, it was the first time to feed others when she was so big, she seemed a little clumsy, every time it came to her mouth, there would always be food falling.
It wasn't until the dead of night that the meal was finished, and Yu Wen fell asleep soon after he was full, lying on the table, and tears could be seen in the corners of his eyes.
"Miss Yu, you are really a poor person, you are rich and prosperous before you get married, you fell like this, but I am a good fate. Liu Xiaoyi didn't feel how bitter he was, at the age of fifteen, he had lived a life of exile for more than ten years, and he had long been used to it.
Waving her sour arms, she hugged her on the bed, and lay down on the floor and clothes, she was in this situation, the two rooms were sleeping separately, Liu Xiaoyi was afraid that something would go wrong at night.
Not long after the lights went out in the room, there was a rustling sound from the inn's back, and the shopkeeper took his men to count the day's accounts.
"Shopkeeper, we haven't opened for more than ten days, and today I found a good customer, very fat. ”
"Hmm, the government is investigating tightly, and you and I won't be able to get better if there is a disturbance, but let's stop. ”
"A young man with a crazy girl, staying in the store at dusk, I think most of them are the down-and-out young masters who had an accident in the south, and the shot is generous, the three of us will do him, and drink soup!"
There are few innocent shops built on such remote official roads, and if you see customers with oil and water, they will naturally not let them go.
The three of them were also familiar with the road, drew knives and masked their faces, and came to the door with a smoke against the wall, and listened attentively, there was only a slight snoring in the room, and a group of men used the back of the knife to pull open the latch of the door, and tiptoed in.
Seeing that there was really only a boy in the room, with a girl of the same age, who was already asleep, the three of them looked at each other and smiled, and the knife slashed at the heads of the two.
The knife fell on the top of his head, Liu Xiaoyi's eyes suddenly widened, raised his toes and kicked the elbow of the person in front of him, the man ate the pain and the knife fell to the ground, and a piece of ice crystal popped out in his left hand, hitting the waist of the person next to the bed, and the knife fell on the side of Yu Wenwan's face.
"Sure enough, it's a black shop, where to go!"
Slammed the table and flicked the peach blossom sword, threw out the scabbard and hit the back of the shopkeeper who turned around and wanted to leave, and the fat shopkeeper lay on the ground with a bang.
The two guys knew that they were not good, and it was too late to resist again, and the sword rose and fell, and the two good heads fell to the ground with a bang. The peach blossom sword was cold, not stained with blood, Liu Xiaoyi walked to the door step by step with the sword.
The fat shopkeeper put his hands on the ground, moved his buttocks and stepped back, his back touched the railing, and he suddenly straightened his waist and widened his eyes: "Shaoxia Rao ......" didn't wait for him to finish speaking, the cold light only flashed in front of his eyes, and his tongue straightened, touched the cold floor, and lost his breath in an instant.
He habitually wiped the blade of the sword along the corner of his clothes, picked up the scabbard and put away the sword, dragged the body of the shopkeeper back to the room, and closed the door, only to find a pair of shining eyes on the bed looking at him.
"Willow ...... Xiao Yi ...... I'm so scared...... I'm so scared......!
Yu Wenwan suddenly fell from the bed crying, moved her knees to Liu Xiaoyi's side, and hugged his legs tightly. "The rivers and lakes are so scary...... What am I going to do...... Who's going to save me......"
The indistinct words were mixed with tears, and she was terrified, the rivers and lakes were the low tombs, and the rivers and lakes were the three corpses in the room.
A pair of warm rough hands, gently pick themselves up, and then hug them tightly, warm embrace, and gradually soothe the emotions.
"The road to the rivers and lakes is still long, I promise to protect you, don't dislike me, just treat me as a family. ”
Fifteen-year-old Liu Xiaoyi only stepped into the rivers and lakes tonight. The sword recast by the king's order clanged with excitement.