Zhou Tong looked at the old man sideways, and saw that he was full of white hair, none of which were black, tall, only hunched and bent back, trembling, and extremely senile, and thought: "This bad old man is not a hundred years old, but also ninety, if there is no one else in the house, he will be knocked unconscious at once, and he will take the girl and the white horse and leave, so as not to have many dreams at night and regenerate." ”

Suddenly, he put his palm next to his right ear, as if he were listening, and said, "Someone is coming." "Follow the brisk walk to the window.

The old man didn't hear the human voice, he heard Zhou Tong say it really, walked to the window and looked, only to see the cattle and sheep on the field bowing their heads and chewing grass, there was silence in all directions, and no one came, just asked: "Where is there anyone?" Suddenly Zhou Tong heard a cruel laugh, the palm above his head was slammed, and a palm slammed down.

Although the old man Ji is old, his skills are very agile, Zhou Tong's palm is still a few inches away from the top of his head, his body is slightly sideways, he has slid away, followed by a backhand hook, and used a big grappling hand to hook his right wrist.

Zhou Tong turned into a thief, his right hand did not break free, his left hand rushed forward, the dagger hidden in the sleeve had been stabbed out, the white light flashed, the wave sounded, and the sharp edge of the dagger had pierced the left back of the old man.

Li Yue'e shouted: "Ahh At this moment, the old man Ji hit an elbow with his left hand and hit Zhou Tong's heart, this blow was extremely fierce, Zhou Tong snorted lowly, his body hung down softly, he was stunned on the ground, blood spurted in his mouth, and he ran out of breath.

Li Yue'e said in a trembling voice: "Grandpa, you ...... You've got a knife on your back......"

Seeing her tears, Old Man Ji thought, "This girl has a good heart." ”

Li Yue'e said again: "Grandpa, your injury ...... Shall I pull the knife off for you?" he said, reaching for the hilt of the knife.

Old Man Ji's face sank, and he said angrily: "You don't care about me." Holding on to the table, he shook his body a few times, walked to the inner room, and closed the door with a snap.

Li Yue'e saw that he suddenly became angry, and she was scared, and she saw Zhou Tong curled up in a ball underground, she was afraid that he would get up and harm herself, the more she thought about it, the more afraid she became, she just wanted to run out, but she remembered that the old man was seriously injured and had no one to serve, so she couldn't bear to ignore it.

She thought about it for a while, walked to the door of the room, patted it a few times, heard no sound in the room, and shouted, "Grandpa, grandpa, are you in pain?"

I could only hear the old man say in a rough voice: "Go away, go away! Don't come and make noise with me!" This voice was very different from his original kind speech, Li Yue'e was so frightened that she didn't dare to say any more, she sat on the ground in a daze, hugged her head and whimpered and cried.

Suddenly, the door opened, one hand stroked her hair, and said in a low voice: "Don't cry, don't cry, grandpa's injury is not in the way." "The gestures and voices are very gentle.

Li Yue'e raised her head, saw the old man with a smile on his face, and was overjoyed, and burst into laughter.

Old man Ji smiled: "Crying and laughing, aren't you shy?" Li Yue'e hid her head in his arms. From this old man, she found some of the warmth of her parents.

Old Man Ji frowned, looked at Zhou Tong's body, and thought, "He has no grievances with me, why did he suddenly kill him?"

Li Yue'e was concerned and asked softly, "Grandpa, is the injury on your back better?" At this time, the old man had already changed into a robe, and he didn't know how injured he was.

He heard Li Yue'e mention the matter again, and it seemed that it was a great shame to stab him with this knife, and his face was annoyed again, and he said in a rough voice: "What are you instigating?" Hearing the white horse outside the house, he hissed and groaned slightly, and went to the firewood room behind the house to carry a bucket of yellow dye out.

It was used by the shepherds to paint marks on their animals, so that the cattle and sheep of each family would not be mixed together, and they would not fall off even if they were weathered.

He took the white horse, painted it yellow from beginning to end with a brush, and went to the Kazakh tent to ask for a set of old Kazakh boys' clothes, and asked Li Yue'e to change them.

Li Yue'e was very smart and said, "Grandpa, you want those wicked people to not recognize me, don't you?"

Old Man Ji nodded, sighed, and said, "Grandpa is old." Alas, he was stabbed just now. This time he mentioned it himself, but Li Yue'e didn't dare to speak.

Old man Ji buried Zhou Tong's body, and slaughtered the mount he had ridden, and buried the horseskin, saddle stirrups, and hoofs, leaving no traces, and then sat at the gate, holding a long knife and sharpening it on the whetstone.

His efforts were not in vain, and on the same night, the high-rollers led by Dong Batian and Zhao Shaohai rushed into this oasis and plundered them on a large scale.

There have never been bandits in this area, although the Kazakhs are brave and good at fighting, but they are completely defenseless in advance, and the strong men of the tribe just happened to hunt the wolves that harm cattle and sheep in the north, and the old and weak women and children left behind in the tents were taken by surprise by this group of high rollers from the Central Plains.

Seven Kazakh men were killed and five women were taken captive. This group of high-rollers also broke into the hut of the old man, but no one was suspicious of an old man or a Kazakh child.

Li Yue'e hid in the corner of the house with a muddy face, and no one noticed the light of hatred and sorrow in her eyes. She could see it clearly, her father's saber was hanging from Dong Batian's waist, and her mother's red double sword was inserted in Zhao Shaohai's belt. This is the sword that her parents will never leave behind, and although she is young, she also guesses that her parents must have suffered misfortune.

On the fourth day, the Kazakh men returned from dragging a group of wolf corpses from the north, and immediately gathered a team to seek revenge on the Han bandits. But in the vast desert, they were no trace, and only the five captive women were found.

It was five corpses, all undressed, and died tragically on the desert. They also found the bodies of You Long Wutian and the Red Lady of the Red Twin Swords, and brought them back together.

Li Yue'e threw herself on the corpses of her parents and wept bitterly. A rough Kazakh lifted his big foot in leather boots, kicked her hard, and cursed in a rough voice: "Allah punished the robber Han!"

Old man Ji took Li Yue'e home and didn't want to quarrel with this Kazakh. In Li Yue's little heart, she just thought: "Why are there so many wicked people?

In the middle of the night, Li Yue'e woke up crying from her sleep again, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a person sitting on the edge of the bed. She exclaimed in surprise and sat up, but saw the old man Ji staring at her, his eyes were full of love and pity, his expression was gentle, he stroked her hair, and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's grandpa." ”

Li Yue's tears flowed down like broken pearls, and she fell into the arms of the old man, wetting his clothes from crying.

The old man said: "Child, if you don't have a father, just treat me as your own grandfather and live with me." Grandpa will take good care of you. ”

Li Yue'e cried and nodded, thinking of the wicked people who killed her parents, and the vicious Kazakh man who kicked her. The kick was so hard that it made her waist swollen, and she couldn't help but ask, "Why did everyone bully me?

Old Man Ji sighed and said, "The people who are bullied in this world are always those who have not done bad things. ”

He poured a bowl of hot milk tea from the clay pot, watched her drink it, put the quilt on her again, and said, "Xiu'er, the one who kicked you is called Suluk." He was a good man of integrity. ”。

Li Yue'e opened her round eyes, which was very strange, and said, "He...... Is he a good man?"

Old Man Ji nodded and said, "Yes, he is a good person." Like you, he died two of his dearest men in one day, one his wife and the other his eldest son, both at the hands of the wicked robbers. He only said that Han people are bad people. He scolds you in Kazakh, saying that you are a 'robber Han punished by Allah'. Don't hate him, the grief in his heart is exactly the same as yours. No, he is old, and the grief in his heart is much more and deeper than yours. ”