Chapter 9: Childhood
Xiao Hongtao felt that things were getting more and more incredible, how could there be one more person, "Count again!", he commanded.
"Yes, Father. After speaking, Xiao Hongtao counted the number of people again.
"How's it going?" Xiao Hongtao asked again.
Wei Jiang said firmly: "Father-in-law, it's still not right, when we came out, we brought a total of 20 people, one was dragged away at the beginning, three fell to the bottom of the cliff, five were injured, there should have been eleven people, but now there are still twelve people." ”
Xiao Hongtao was deeply puzzled, but he also carefully counted the remaining people, yes, it was twelve, and the rest of the people were all dressed in the same attire, and there was no difference at all.
Grandma's, what's going on, is this Broken Tiger Cliff so evil? People will have one more, and then I thought deeply, impossible, Xiao Hongtao studied physics in high school, and it is impossible for an object to appear out of thin air, which is not in line with the common sense of physics.
Xiao Hongtao began to carefully recall the whole process of going up the mountain, when they first set off, they were twenty-three people, in addition to himself and Wei Jiang, there were twenty soldiers, and a guide. Later, when the guide left, there were twenty-two of them, and he clearly remembered that when the guide left, he looked at the procession, which was very neat, two people in a row, and there was not a single soldier.
Then, there is only one possibility, that is, this person blended into the team on the Broken Tiger Cliff!
Damn, Xiao Hongtao remembered the sentence: If you are not afraid of a god-like opponent, you are afraid of a pig-like teammate, this sentence is not right at all, it should be changed to not being afraid of a god-like opponent, I am afraid that I don't know who the opponent is.
After analyzing it again, Xiao Hongtao thinks that no matter who this person is, it is certain that this person is wearing the same clothes as their soldiers, and knows their itinerary very well, if this is the case, this person should not belong to the Broken Tiger Cliff, but is very likely to be from within us.
So what is the purpose of his blending into the team, there are rumors in the vicinity that this Broken Tiger Cliff is dangerous and abnormal, if I am not afraid that too many people will die in the siege, I will not go up the cliff, but what is the purpose of this person, it must not be to help fight monsters, is the target me?
Thinking of this, Xiao Hongtao felt uneasy and sad for a while, damn, he is alive like a mustard in the 21st century, how come there are still people who want to kill me in ancient times, to paraphrase a sentence in the 21st century: Fate, what grudge do I have with you?
Xiao Hongtao thought while walking, his steps were also a little messy, and suddenly he felt as if he had stepped on a stone on his feet, the stone was still relatively sharp, he felt a slight tingling pain under his feet, this stinging pain was very slight, plus Xiao Hongtao's mind was very messy at that time, Xiao Hongtao did not take it to heart.
Wei Jiang saw that Xiao Hongtao had not made a sound for a long time, and asked, "Father-in-law, what should we do now?" Yes, what should we do, the monster hiding in the grass now must not have gone far, maybe just wait for them to go back before attacking. But it's not just the monster that's terrifying, it's the one hiding in your ranks, and it's not the terrible enemy who is dangerous, but your comrades who want to kill you.
After thinking about it, Xiao Hongtao asked in a low voice, "Wei Jiang, do you know all the 20 people we brought?"
Wei Jiang also replied in a low voice: "Father-in-law, not all of them know each other, 3 people are selected from your own soldiers, 5 people are selected from various departments, and 12 people are attracted by the bounty to come voluntarily. ”
"Well, Wei Jiang, there must be someone who has mixed into our team halfway now," Xiao Hongtao paused and thought again: "No, maybe there is more than one person, maybe there are people among those 12 who want to be unfavorable to us." From now on, we must always be careful and secretly watch for any changes. ”
"Yes, father-in-law, I will pay attention to it secretly, but father-in-law, how are we going to get out?" Wei Jiang asked with a puzzled face after thinking about it.
"Let me think about it. Xiao Hongtao looked at the wild grass in front of him and began to think of a way to escape.
Suddenly, a figure flashed in the grass, Xiao Hongtao saw a person walking slowly in the grass in front of him, looking like a woman from a distance, the person walked very slowly, the figure appeared and disappeared in the grass, Xiao Hongtao wiped his eyes and looked carefully, as the person got closer and closer, Xiao Hongtao gradually saw the person who came, it was actually a person from his hometown!
The people who came walked slowly in the grass, as if they were looking for something, Xiao Hongtao saw that the people in his hometown were very kind, but he was very worried about her, and shouted at her loudly: "Hurry up, go quickly, there are bad things in the grass!"
The man glanced at Xiao Hongtao, seemed to hear Xiao Hongtao's shouting, paused in place for a while, picked up something from the ground and put it in his jacket pocket, and then slowly went down the mountain.
After seeing the woman leave, Xiao Hongtao put his mind at ease, his feet suddenly became a little weak, and he sat on the ground. At this time, he heard someone behind him calling his name, the voice was very familiar, Xiao Hongtao turned around and saw a person walking from the end of the distant road, it was his mother.
Xiao Hongtao's mother shouted Xiao Hongtao's name as she walked, "Hongtao, go home, it's time to go home!"
Xiao Hongtao stood up hard, trying to walk in the direction where his mother came, but found that his steps were extremely heavy, he couldn't step out, his feet seemed to be tripped by something, Xiao Hongtao looked down, and found that there was a dead knot tied with straw on his feet, and the other end of the straw was tied to a poplar tree next to him.
The mother kept shouting in front, her voice becoming more and more urgent, each time more urgent. Xiao Hongtao pulled out the saber on his body and slashed at the straw, he wanted to cut the straw, he wanted to walk over, he wanted to walk over to meet his mother.
Just when he saw the straw on his sword horse, his sword was blocked by a person holding a big stone, at this time, he found that there was another person next to him, who was his childhood playmate, Mao Dan who lived next door to his house, Mao Dan was naked, his whole body was covered with mud, and he was holding a stone in his hand, the stone blocked Xiao Hongtao's sword, and he said to Xiao Hongtao anxiously: "Don't go, don't go! Wake up, wake up!"
Xiao Hongtao pushed the hairy egg away, cut the straw rope under his feet with his sword, and ran in the direction where his mother came, and soon, he found that there was a river in front of him, which was the Shuanghe River in his hometown, this river Xiao Hongtao often played in it when he was a child, and in the summer, this jumping river was the best toy for the children in their village.
At this time, Xiao Hongtao's mother also walked to the other side of the river, smiled earnestly, beckoned to Xiao Hongtao and said, "Come here, eat immediately, I'll wait for you." ”
Xiao Hongtao quickly took off his clothes, held his clothes with one hand, and walked towards the river.
At this time, Mao Dan chased after him from behind, hugged Xiao Hongtao, and said, "You can't go, wake up!"