Jiaohua

Chapter 24 The Three Whiplashes
"But I don't know how she'll get through tonight," Yu Ma sighed. "The bridge will definitely not be repaired. The front mountain is full of wolves and tigers. I don't know if she can handle it."

"Don't think about it, life and death are fate, we don't care about these," Aunt Feng said lightly, and then frowned, "But those candied cakes are going to be reserved for Bian Yuanxue and Concubine Liu, so let Ali take it to Lianping. , but don't be discovered."

"And don't make your own decisions in the future. The situation is so tense now, let alone candied fruit, there is not much rice." Liang continued.

"Yeah," Yu Ma nodded, "I don't know what to say. Sometimes it's really annoying to think about it. I'm hoping that these beasts will grab more, so we can be richer, or I hope that these beasts won't be able to grab anything. Be more peaceful."

Aunt Feng paused, looked forward, and said, "No matter how much we rob, we will all die before them. What is the world like, what does it have to do with us."

Qian Qianqian lowered his head and sat not far away to mash the meat.

She deliberately chose to be closer, and quietly focused all her attention on Aunt Feng and Yu Ma and the others.

I don't know why, but I am obviously worried about Ali, but it seems that I am not worried.

The movement of mashing the meat in her hands gradually slowed down, and she looked up at the cliff.

I don't know where Ali is now. The candied fruit that Yu's mother put in the box was hidden in the vegetable field in the back garden...

So, she shouldn't go to Lianping, right?
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A lot of people came to the Dragon Tiger Hall, and more and more people gathered on the edge of the cliff.

Xia Zhaoyi was standing in a corner where the light of the fire didn't reach much. Because of her small stature, almost no one noticed her.

It's really a foolish trick and I don't like it, so I have no plans to go out, but the relationship between these characters has already made a small picture in her heart.

Now, her eyes fell on that Concubine Liu.

Xia Zhaoyi has basically been on the mountain since she was a child. Although her master always said that she came from a good background, she actually didn't feel much.

I washed my clothes myself, prepared my meals myself, and if I wanted to drink water, I had to go halfway up the mountain to fill the water tank.

Of course, because the old guy from Master had to be served by her, these were for two people.

Regarding her identity, the only thing that Xia Zhaoyi can have a little inner turmoil is when she goes back to the capital during the festive season. The noble ladies of Jingzhao like to surround her, and there are so many flattery words that are hard to say, and they praise her to the sky. Underground, this is the only one.

And the concubines that I saw when I got home, whether it was my father's concubine or my uncle's concubine, everyone was obedient when they saw her, and they were afraid to take a second look.

Later, when she grew up, Xia Zhaoyi figured out the reason. Therefore, the attitude of Concubine Liu at the moment is very interesting to Xia Zhaoyi.

"Xiaodou, Xiaodou." A female voice called softly not far behind her.

Xia Zhaoyi turned her head, eh, it was her.

"Xiaodou." Lian Ping was still calling.

After shouting for a while, a servant finally reacted and turned around to follow.

"This!" Lian Ping beckoned.

Xiaodou ran over: "Hey, Lianping."

"Where's the second young master?" Lian Ping looked at the crowd and asked in a low voice.

"When we went to the mountain, Bian Lei also followed. Except for Lu Tanlang, the other second masters followed."

"On the mountain?" Lian Ping looked up at the mountain road over there, "Can't that bridge be repaired?"

"Yeah, it all fell off."

"Then, did Jinzhi, Du Xiangxiaoshu and the others follow?"

Xiaodou smiled clearly: "Lianping, are you afraid that your feet will suffer? Then you can't run away. Today, Second Young Master, they are just going to explore the way. If the way to explore can be taken, you will still have to bite the bullet tomorrow. ."

"I'm not sure if I can," Lian Ping sneered, "Anyway, you are."

She raised her head and glanced at the mountain road over there, and said, "Okay, nothing to do, you can go back, I'm leaving."

She had to think of a way. She didn't want to go to the mountain at all, the road was far and it was difficult to walk, and she heard that all the people who died on the mountain were thrown there, and it felt cold just thinking about it.

She shuddered, turned around and walked away.

Xia Zhaoyi glanced at Mrs. Bian and Concubine Liu over there, then turned and followed in the direction of Lianping.

When he was touching the terrain on the mountain these two days, Xia Zhaoyi looked to the front of the mountain from time to time, but because his line of sight was blocked, he couldn't see clearly.

Now following Lian Ping all the way, she realized that the front mountain was bigger than she thought.

It's really amazing that a gang of horse thieves can manage such a scale.

Following Lian Ping into a moon cave door, a faint fragrance wafted.

Xia Zhaoyi took a sniff and turned to look over there.

About five into the courtyard, there are clusters of peony flowers in the courtyard, the fragrance is in the wind, but it is not the usual peony flower fragrance, with a faint fragrance of laurel.

Xia Zhaoyi walked over curiously, and saw the color and shape of the peony through the lights under the corridor.

Lian Ping frowned, finally aware of the movement behind him, looking back, startled.

A girl stood in front of the flowers, described as thin, ragged, with neat hair, and her profile was still smooth under the moon.

Holding a flower in one hand, she leaned in and sniffed, as if to break a branch.

"Who are you!" Lian Ping exclaimed, the big-eyed boss.

Xia Zhaoyi loosened the flowers, held the small box in her arms in both hands, looked up at the girl standing under the porch, and said, "You are the Lianping who is looking for me."

The words are crisp, and the tone is somewhat mature, but the voice has the milky air of a child, and it sounds sweet.

When Lian Ping came to the mountain at the age of eight, Mrs. Bian just wanted to choose a clean maid for nine-year-old Bian Yuanfeng, so she chose Lian Ping, who was relatively handsome.

Lian Ping is now fourteen years old, and she has never suffered at all in the past six years on the mountain.

Come and go, the child slaves who are alive and dead, who dares to stand in front of her and talk to her like this today.

Lianping frowned, strode down the steps, and shouted with the wrong teeth, "Are you coming here to find fault for yourself today because of your skin itching!"

On the other side of the yard, Su Xiang, who had just come back from the thatched hut and poured herself a glass of water, had a stomach upset today and pushed open the window and stuck her head out.

Lianping strode towards the girl, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to slap him directly.

A whip sounded in the air, and with a "smack" sound, Lian Ping's eyes became hot, and he shrank back like a needle.

Before her brain could react to what happened, another whip sounded, and she exclaimed, unable to stand still, fell to the ground, raised her hand to cover her face.

Su Xiang stretched out her hand to cover her mouth and looked dazed.

Lian Ping was also stunned. She didn't know what was going on, but her body had already acted to protect herself.

She let go of her hand slightly, raised her eyes tentatively, and looked forward.

"Snapped!"

Another whip sounded, hitting the back of her hand.

She whimpered and shrank into a ball.

(End of this chapter)