Xia Xun and Ximen Qing got up and walked out of the valley, Xia Xun said: "Look at this day, it's really not too late, you may not be able to understand the road today, let's come early tomorrow morning." ” Ximen Qinggang nodded, suddenly his face changed, Xia Xun was alert, followed his gaze, and saw four people jumping out from behind a big stone in front of him, running fast in the knee-high snow, the four people were scattered and surrounded, the posture was clearly aimed at the two of them, these four people were wearing white clothes and pants, the cloak behind the shoulders was also white, there was a knife in his hand, and the knife had been revealed.
The four people had a tacit understanding, and there was no need to discuss, two people went to the front of them, intercepting their way out, and two people rushed towards them from the flanks, Xia Xun and Ximenqing glanced at each other, tacitly, and ran to the left hillside in unison.
Someone shouted: "Stand still and wait for the questioning." ” "Don't go, we are officers and soldiers" Xia Xun and Ximen Qing saw that they were holding obvious sharp blades in their hands, murderous, like wolves and tigers, how could they be so stupid as to stop and distinguish whether they were officers and soldiers, and what their intentions were, as soon as they heard the obstruction, they fled faster.
Seeing that the two of them did not listen and fled, those people were even more suspicious, and immediately chased after them, and one of the guards also took off his bow from behind his shoulder, pulled out a sentry arrow with his backhand, bent the bow and arrow, and shot it into the sky.
"Whew" The sharp sound of arrows broke through the air, and with the help of the echo of the valley, it echoed in the sky, and Ximen Qing couldn't help but exclaim when he heard the whistle arrows: "Oh no, send whistle arrows, they still have people to hand this is a whistle arrow, could it be really an officer and soldier."
At that time, there were only three kinds of people who had bows and arrows in their hands, one was the officers and soldiers of the guards, the second was the local people, and the third was the hunters in the mountains.
The officers and men of the guard station used military bows, which were divided into three classes according to different military branches; The bow used by the local people is slightly inferior in range and quality, and it usually has to be stored in the warehouse, only when the magistrates of the local government want to arrest what kind of bandits, and need to mobilize the strength of the people, the arsenal will be opened and used; The third type is the mountain hunters, who use hunting bows, which need to be registered with the government.
As for the whistle arrow, only the military figures have it.
Xia Xun ran and said: "Don't care if the damn are the officers and soldiers, you see their murderous appearance, like they are easy to talk, God knows what will happen if they fall into their hands, they are dressed so strangely, they are obviously prepared, they may not be the local officers and soldiers guarding the customs, can we see the light?"
Ximen Qing heard the truth when he heard it, and he didn't say much at the moment, the two of them just desperately climbed up the hillside, there were many trees growing on this side of the hillside, because it was a sunny slope, the reason for the wind blowing, the snow was not heavy, and the two people ran to the mountain in a hurry, and from time to time they needed to pull a handful of tree trunks to borrow strength, and the snow on the top of the trees fell, sprinkled with a head and a face, and the two of them didn't care.
The pursuers did not release arrows, but chased after them, the trees on the sunny side of the hill were sparse and small, and the grass and trees withered in the heavy snow, and there was no place to hide, so the two men could only compete with the four people, and ran up the mountain with all their might, hoping that the chasing manpower would stop.
But those people are people in the army, and the only thing they do every day is to train their forces, which is much longer than the physical strength of the people who only practice their fists and kicks a few times every morning when they get up, and those four people have been chasing closely behind, and they can't get rid of it at all.
On the ridge, Concubine Xu, Dao Yan and others heard the sound of whistle arrows, Concubine Xu walked to the edge of the cliff, looked at the chase in the valley, and said in surprise: "Those people who set off the whistle arrows are really problematic, master, let's chase them over and take a look." ” She turned her head and said, "Ming'er, you rest here, my sister will go to investigate the situation and come back in a while." ” In the leeward part of the hillside, three marching tents had been erected, and some guards were busy preparing to build the fourth.
In front of the tent was a large cauldron, the snow in the pot had melted and was steaming.
It takes at least a few days to go out to hunt, Concubine Xu is a tiger girl, skilled in arches and horses, and has extremely rich experience in hunting, so she is very well prepared.
Xu Ming'er is a big girl, and she has never had a chance to try the tricks that girls usually play, such as the little game of Xiao Di holding her puppy and running.
When her brothers and sisters were young, their father Xu Da was still fighting in all directions, and the children were raised like sheep, wild and accustomed, and when she was born, Xu Da was already a very popular minister, and the rules of the family began to grow up, and he had the heart to cultivate his favorite little daughter into a little lady, so there were many rules, what line does not swing skirt, smile does not show teeth, and behaves and sits, all must pay attention to manners.
Now that she has arrived at her sister and brother-in-law's house, it is not as big as the rules in the house, especially this hunting trip, the little girl is even more crazy, and all the red tape that restricts the surname of the family is thrown out of the clouds.
She rarely saw the scene of the fire, especially in the wild, but also gave people a simple and primitive feeling, seeing the flame rise, she couldn't help but be interested, immediately squeezed away a guard, sat down by the bonfire, and filled the branches picked up by the guards into the fire one by one, the red flames reflected her red face, and she was full of interest.
As soon as she heard her sister speak, her attention immediately shifted, she jumped up, and said happily: "Sister is going to catch the thief, I will go too." ” Concubine Xu said with a straight face: "Don't mess around, it's strange that your physical strength can keep up with such a road." ” Xu Ming'er was not afraid of this motherly eldest sister, so she ran to her side excitedly, held her hand, and jumped and said: "I can keep up, I can keep up, it's so much fun to catch people, it's much more fun than catching foxes, take me, you must take me." ” Concubine Xu had no choice but to take Xu Ming'er and take a shortcut along the mountain beam to the peak that Xia Xun and Ximenqing climbed.
It's dark.
The dark night of winter, which seemed bright a moment ago, suddenly became dark.
Thanks to the sudden darkness of the sky, Xia Xun and Ximen Qing, who were chased by another group of people who were assassinated diagonally, were able to escape along the ridge to the top of another mountain.
The two of them were tired, and the two of them had consumed too much physical strength for this climb, while the people chasing after them seemed to have endless energy.
Looking ahead, there is a steep hillside, white and reflective of snow.
Further back, there are torches in all three directions, and the bad thing is that the peak is not big enough to have enough places to hide.
Ximenqing changed color and said: "Oh no, there is no way out, I knew this was the case, it was better to be obediently bound, let's escape, it is yellow mud stuck in the crotch of the pants, not is." ” Xia Xun said angrily: "Nonsense, do you think we are innocent Unless these people are the defenders of Lulongguan, it is not the same as the end of being tied."
As he spoke, he carefully observed the movements around him, and a bold idea took shape in his mind.
"What are you doing sneakily, why did you run away when you saw us" The pursuers came up, and a big man with a torch shouted angrily.
Ximenqing stubbornly said: "Who are you, why are you chasing us for no reason?"
The man said: "Don't talk nonsense, I told you that we are officers and soldiers, and you still dare to disobey the order and run away, saying what kind of shady things are you going to do?"
Ximenqing immediately complained bitterly: "Wronged, military master, you are holding a bright steel knife in your hands, and you are not wearing military uniforms, how dare we stand still to identify your identity, the two of us are actually visitors."
Ximen Qing was anxious and moved out the identities of Gu Zhou and He Keshuo, and the man sneered: "Good excuse, such a big snow, you went up the mountain to dig ginseng grandma, why don't you say that you went up the mountain to cut down trees" Ximenqing hurriedly climbed along the pole and said: "Yes, yes, yes, let's cough cough, we actually came up the mountain to cut trees, don't build a house and marry a daughter-in-law." ” "Shut up, don't be clever and continue to quibble, and show your way to lead" With the big man shouting, the four torches of "Huhuhuhu" were thrown out violently, turning like a wheel of fire in the night sky, "poof, puff, puff", obliquely inserted around Xia Xun and Ximenqing, reflecting their appearance.
"Hey, it's you."
Xu Ming'er, who was running softly, had already been carried by the guards, she lay on the shoulders of a guard, and when she saw the appearance of the two, she couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly broke her body and slipped down, and walked forward in a hurry.
Although this little girl grew up in what environment she was extremely smart, she lacked a lot of the most basic common sense of life, and many basic knowledge that ordinary people should know, but she was ignorant.
It's like a little historical story: there was an emperor who happened to ask a minister what he had for breakfast.
The minister replied that his family was relatively poor, and he only ate four eggs for breakfast, and the emperor was shocked: "An egg is ten taels of silver, and four eggs are forty taels of silver, and I still dare not be so indulgent, how can Qing still say that the family is poor" It is not that the emperor has a problem with his IQ, but he has never had the opportunity to contact these things since he was a child, and the eunuchs said that an egg is worth ten taels of silver in order to embezzle, and he naturally believed it.
The truth of this story is impossible to investigate, but it illustrates a problem, sometimes the common sense that everyone knows, but he doesn't know, not because he is an idiot, but because he grew up in a completely different environment from the general public, and has no opportunity to contact this common sense.
Xu Ming'er belongs to this kind, in her house, if there are illegal matters such as theft, once the steward and master find out, where do they dare to resist, they will already kowtow and beg for mercy.
She only said that the same is true for the officers and soldiers to catch the thief, and the thief naturally has to obey when he sees the officers and soldiers, so he has no taboo, and when he saw that these two people were the two guys who resolutely refused to sell fox skins to her, he immediately ran out in a hurry.
Concubine Xu never expected that her sister would be so ignorant of people's hearts and sinister, so she ran out unguarded, and couldn't help but change color and shouted: "Ming'er, come back" The guards only paid attention to the front, and the little county lord came out from behind them, and they forgot to catch her in a shock, Xia Xun and Ximen Qing were surrounded by a group of fierce wolf-like men, and suddenly heard the voice of a delicate little girl, and couldn't help but be stunned, at this time Xu Ming'er had already run over.
The flames of the four torches inserted in the ground were blown in the direction she came from, the hazy crimson halo flickered, and the little girl with pink makeup and picturesque eyebrows ran out, delicate and pretty, innocent, just like a legendary little fox fairy, Ximen Qingden saw it all the time.
Xia Xun didn't have time to be surprised by the appearance of this little girl, nor did he have the leisure to admire her beautiful appearance, "good opportunity" Xia Xun secretly screamed, his legs kicked the ground suddenly, his arms were spread, his fingers were open, and a tiger pounced on it, and pounced on the pink little girl To be continued: