Chapter 16: Escape
Suddenly turned out, this man was not a soldier of the Iron Cavalry. This man was bloated, covered with a black scarf, and his voice was indistinct, as if he deliberately concealed that he did not want to be recognized, but he could still hear that his voice was old.
Wen Feng's hand holding the gun tightened, and he shouted, "Who is it?"
Shen Yi suddenly said: "Shopkeeper Wu, why did you come here if you didn't stay at Wusan Inn to take care of the guests?"
Shen Yi saw Wu San masked before, and understood that he didn't want to be discovered his true face, although he was suspicious, he couldn't be sure whether this Wu San was friend or foe, and he had other scruples, so he didn't rush to tell him, but now seeing him appear here with a black scarf on his face, thinking of the night when the Western Xia assassins came to attack, he appeared so suddenly, and couldn't help but worry about the safety of the others who stayed at Wu San's inn, so he simply asked directly.
Wu San was stunned, pulled off his scarf, and said: "It's the old man who is confused, he dares to pretend to be a ghost in front of Shen Daxia, and I ask Shen Daxia to forgive the old man for his sin of contempt." At this time, his eyes were exquisite, his demeanor was calm, and he was faintly magnificent, where was he still like the old shopkeeper who was on the counter all day long? Even his left hand, which was always shrunk in his sleeve and seemed to be disabled, was no longer protected on his chest, but hung down by his side, as if he could make a move at any time.
"Don't dare, Shen should thank Shopkeeper Wu for saving him that night. Shen Yi saw that he had revealed his true face, his eyes turned on his left hand, and said, "I don't know why Shopkeeper Wu came here? Those people who stayed in the inn ......?"
Wu San saw Shen Yi's face and knew what he wanted to ask, so he hurriedly said: "Shen Daxia, don't worry, Liu Daxia and they are all safe and sound." As for the events of that night, the old man also had a reason to make a move, and Shen Daxia didn't have to be polite. As he spoke, he glanced at Ah Yue intentionally or unintentionally. Although it is just a glance, it seems to be happy and sad, and all kinds of hardships and intentions are in it.
Ah Yue saw that the shopkeeper Wu San, who she was accustomed to, suddenly changed, although it was strange, but she didn't particularly care.
Shen Yi looked at him with blazing eyes, as if he had other thoughts in his heart.
Wen Feng didn't care so much, and said loudly to Wu San: "Why do you say that the high priest pointed out that you can't go back to Qiongta Town?"
Ah Yue also said: "The big sandstorm is coming soon, and returning to Qiongta Town is the only way to survive. ”
Wu San said: "Yes, it is indeed the only way to go back to Qiongta Town, but you can't go back directly from that direction." ”
This time, even Ah Yue couldn't speak, staring at him with round eyes without blinking. Not only her, everyone was looking at Wu San, wondering if he was dazed and talking nonsense, saying that he couldn't go back to Qiongta Town for a while, but then saying that going back to Qiongta Town was the only way out.
Wu San pointed to the dark clouds rolling in the sky, and said: "If my judgment is right, the path of the sandstorm under the clouds is between this camp and Qiongta Town, if we go back to Qiongta Town directly, we must first encounter a sandstorm before we arrive, so we must not go back directly, we must take a detour forward, enter from behind Qiongta Town, it seems that the road is farther, but the chance of encountering the sandstorm is lower." In this iron cavalry army, every soldier should be a good hand at the horse, and every war horse is also an outstanding horse, if everyone gets on the horse and gallops, they must be able to catch up with the sandstorm and enter the town of Qiongta safely. ”
King Guanbei and Wen Feng looked at each other, as if they had been moved by his words.
Shen Yi had never experienced a sandstorm before, and although he saw that Wu San was speaking eloquently, he didn't dare to fully believe it, so he asked Ah Yue, "Miss Ah Yue, what do you think?" He thought that Ah Yue, as the high priest of the Moonlight Clan, was good at observing the heavens, and he would definitely be able to judge whether Wu San's words were reasonable.
Ah Yue didn't seem to hear Shen Yi's question at all, just looked up at the sky intently, even the strong wind blowing in front of her couldn't make her eyes blink.
After a while, she suddenly looked back at Wu San and said, "How do you know the direction of the sandstorm?
Wu San's eyes dodged, but he said with a wry smile: "I have lived in this desert land for a long time, so I will naturally look at the changes in the weather. ”
Ah Yue shook her head and insisted: "No, there are many people who have lived here for a long time, but not everyone can predict the celestial phenomena. What's more, you can see the direction of the sandstorm at a glance, this is the secret of my Moonlight Clan, even I can't apply it skillfully, I can't see through it, how can you know it so clearly?"
Wu Sanyi's small eyes suddenly became as deep as the bottom of the sea, and he didn't know how many secrets were hidden in them.
He didn't answer Ah Yue's question, but said to Shen Yi and King Guanbei: "If you don't leave, it will be too late, and each of us will be buried here by the sandstorm." ”
Shen Yi glanced at him attentively, and said to the king of Guanbei: "Please immediately order all the soldiers, abandon all heavy loads, ride one person and one horse, and hurry to Qiongta Town in the direction indicated by Wu San's shopkeeper." ”
The king of Guanbei also saw that this sandstorm was very different from what he had experienced before, so he didn't say anything more, and immediately ordered to go. He, Shen Yi and the others also turned over and got on their horses, and were about to leave, but Wen Feng, who had given the order, hurried over and said, "Lord Wang, nearly 100 officers and soldiers have been injured by the heavy objects swept up by the wind, and they are unable to move. ”
Wu San looked up at the sky and said hurriedly: "I can't take care of it, I can only abandon these people behind me and resign myself to fate, if it is delayed any longer, everyone will die." ”
Wen Feng glared at him and looked at King Guanbei.
King Guanbei turned his head to look at Shen Yi, and the two of them spoke at the same time: "You can't give up on one person." ”
Shen Yi continued: "Every soldier is a warrior defending the frontier, and they must not be left behind. Lord Wang, please accompany Shopkeeper Wu and Miss Ah Yue to lead the way in front, and I will take care of these injured soldiers after the break. ”
Wen Feng said on the side: "After I break off with Lord Shen, Lord Wang, you go first." ”
King Guanbei stretched out his hand and patted Shen Yi's shoulder heavily and said, "Thank you." He patted Wen Feng on the shoulder again, but did not speak, with their years of experience of birth and death on the battlefield, they have always done what they should do, and everything is superfluous.
Ah Yue was reluctant to Shen Yi, but looking at his resolute face, she didn't dare to refute, and led the way first.
Wu San followed closely behind her, beating his horse and galloping. Although he didn't see any special expression on his face, his heart was full of waves, and he thought that Shen Yi and others would rather risk their lives than abandon a soldier, and what he did in this life was all for his own selfishness, and he did not hesitate to use all means. He couldn't help but ask himself, was everything he did wrong?
Shen Yi and Wen Feng took care of each injured person and sat down properly on the horse, and watched every soldier and every war horse get out of the camp safely, and then finally straddled the horse.
The two of them rushed out of the land of a stone's throw, and when they looked back, the wind seemed to be weakened, and in its place was the yellow sand that covered the sky and the sun, tumbling and rolling, like a raging flame and a flood, and swept swiftly, devouring the camp of the Iron Cavalry.
"Good boy, what a sandstorm. Wen Feng shouted, and said to Shen Yi: "Lord Shen, we just lost to you in the martial arts competition, how about we compare riding skills again?" He is really respectful and obedient to Shen Yi now, although he is still challenging him, it is completely a contest of sympathy between friends.
Shen Yi's face was pale, and blood kept flowing out of his mouth, but he reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at Wen Feng and smiled, and said, "Okay, let's compare riding skills." ”
Shen Yi and Wen Feng each shouted, the horsewhip was waved, and the two horses rushed forward like arrows from the string, trying to compete with the big sandstorm.