sword sentient beings

Chapter 5

The sun is setting, the evening is getting closer, and the shadows of all things are getting longer and longer.

A sturdy young man took the reins, yelling and urging the skinny donkey pulling the cart.The pale boy was half lying on the donkey cart.

The surrounding wilderness was extremely quiet, except for the old crow that perched on the top of the dead tree from time to time hoarsely called once or twice.

"Humph."

The boy let out a soft sound, the sturdy young man stopped and said, "Zhaozi, are you awake?"

The boy "hmmed", sat up slowly, put his hand on his forehead, and said, "Headache."

The young man sighed, and said: "Lie down a little longer, let's find a place to live in front, and you can drink a bowl of hot soup and rest."

Tang Zhao only felt like a needle pricked in his mind, and said, "Eating soup should be useless, where is this?"

There are still trees all around, and the continuous bushes can't see the end at a glance.During the day, autumn leaves seem to be full of vitality against the sun, but at dusk they become bleak.The cold wind passed through the forest, whistling and whistling, and the fallen leaves fluttered with the wind, burying the path walked by the predecessors.

The young man, Sui Feng, Tang Zhao's companion, said: "We are still in the mountains. The road we came from is gone, and the single-plank bridge fell down for some reason. The righteous gentleman is gone, and he can't cross the river. I can go into the mountains."

Tang Zhao reacted and said, "We haven't walked the mountain road here, will we get lost?"

A moment of silence.

Tang Zhao only felt that the headache was getting worse, he supported his head and said, "It's really a mess."

Slowly loosen the fingers, revealing the longevity lock.

The cracks in the locked white jade are still there, which is shocking.

Tang Zhaoduo looked at it twice, only to feel as if there was a wall in front of him, and when he bumped into it hard, his head was bleeding.

Sui Feng sighed: "It's luck today. After you passed out, the old man in Xue's house was still reluctant, and even that adult's face was almost refuted. I don't see it right, so I will take you quickly." Gone. Luckily they didn't come after me."

Tang Zhaodao: "Oh, Daxia Xue... Daxia Xue... is it..."

Sui Feng drove the donkey with a whip, and said: "Don't think about it, we don't have to see him again after it's over, so don't worry about it."

Tang Zhaodao: "Brother Feng... When I wanted to come, Uncle Sui agreed, but you never took it seriously. Did you know Xue Daxia's style before?"

Sui Feng said: "I haven't met Daxia Xue, nor have I met Master Daxia. But I have met Master Juren, Master Landlord, and Master Shopkeeper. I think all masters in the world are similar."

Tang Zhaodao: "Yes, the world is as black as crows. There are so many masters in the world."

Sui Feng said: "You are a child of a good family. You used to study, how do you know this? From now on, you will follow us in the rivers and lakes. Such things are really common. Don't be angry, if you can't swallow your anger, Won't you be so angry in the future?"

Tang Zhao said, "I'm not angry."

Sui Feng sighed silently, drove the car forward, and said, "I hope this road is right. What if I can't get out of the county boundary before tomorrow?"

Tang Zhaodao: "What county boundary... oh."

He remembered that at the gate of Xue's mansion, the old man told them to get out of Heyang County.

But... that's just a mention, right?

Sui Feng said: "Let's hurry up, what should we do if they chase us?"

"How is it possible?" Tang Zhao shook his head, "Even if they are extremely vicious, they won't be so idle..."

The strong young man couldn't help shaking his head, and said, "You don't know, you can't bet on this kind of thing. That's what the old man said, maybe they don't take us seriously, don't let us not take their words seriously. This is our The first thing to remember when walking in the rivers and lakes is that life is related."

He is usually taciturn, but now he has a lot to say, especially Tang Zhao doesn't know the truth of many Jianghu people, if he can't teach him well, it will be really hard for him to move forward in the future.

Tang Zhao followed his words and said, "Don't overestimate the character of a nobleman."

Sui Feng said: "That's true. But can the character of those poor people be overestimated? Car and boat shops should be killed even if they are innocent. This is also an old saying. Let's go together in the same class. In short, don't trust anyone except your own stature, and don't care about anyone."

Tang Zhao listened silently, and suddenly smiled: "My family also told me: 'Only talk about people, don't give up everything'. But if one person doesn't believe it, the other person doesn't care, just take care of yourself, is it really possible? Uncle Sui is fine, Brother Feng, you are warm-hearted. Can you do it too?"

Sui Feng said: "I may not be able to do it now, can I still not be able to do it in the future? If I can't do it, how can I bring everyone to dinner?"

Tang Zhaodao: "Dinner...ah, there is smoke from the kitchen ahead!"

Sui Feng followed his gaze and saw a smoke rising from the afterglow.

He was happy at first, then hesitantly said: "There is only one smoke from cooking in the deep mountain, I'm afraid it's not a village. Let's go and have a look, but don't get out of the car, I won't call you, so don't move around."

After walking for a while, the smoke gradually approached, and the night fell quietly.

In the dark woods, lights can already be seen.

"It's a village."

Sui Feng guessed wrong, it was a village.

In the night, seven or eight thatched huts lay quietly in the valley, and their outlines in the darkness were oddly shaped, like a pile of collapsed building blocks.

Only the innermost one was lit with a light.

Tang Zhao swallowed and spit.

"Still... still going in?"

Sui Feng kept silent, pulled the donkey, and walked towards the lamp with one deep foot and one shallow foot.

People walked inside, and the black shadow approached head-on.

It was desolate, with rubble and dust all over the ground, and occasionally there were horizontal logs and thatch piled on the ground. It was already rotten and decayed, and it was about to be reduced to dust.

It is not so much a village as it is a ruin.

Tang Zhao curled up on the car, hugging his knees with his hands, feeling cold all over his body.

Gradually, the silence was broken.

The human voice came to the ear finely.

The sound was stirring slightly, and there seemed to be strange noises hidden in the dim lights in the distance.

Getting closer, the lights were able to illuminate, Tang Zhao squinted his eyes and saw the only complete tile-roofed house at the end of the village.

In the half-closed door, there are endless noises.

It is a voice that belongs only to people, and there are many people.

"us……"

squeak-

The door opened.

The light was so bright that Tang Zhao narrowed his eyes.

A puff of smoke mixed with the smell of alcohol and turbidity rushed towards the face.

The voices of the people became louder, and it was lively, as if they were in a tavern in the city.

Is there a tavern in the deserted village in the mountains?

No one came out, and the door seemed to be blown open by the wind.

If it is really a tavern, no one needs to come out, the door is open, just to welcome guests.

Sui Feng grabbed Tang Zhao, and the two of them poked their heads into the door.

Dozens of gazes flashed and focused on the faces of the two of them.

Tang Zhao has lived for more than ten years, and has never been stared at by so many people together.He would never have imagined that there would be so many people in a small village house.

There were more than thirty people in the room, and the four corners were crowded.

Seven or eight big men were sitting around the stove, with their chests open and their attitudes arrogant, most of them were holding wine bowls, like a group of thieves gathered here, and they were all staring at the two people at the door, their eyes like wolves and tigers .

All around, there were about twenty thin and small figures, huddled away from the fire, and leaned closer together.

It was a group of children, the older one was about ten years old, and the younger one was six or seven years old. They were all thin and dry, with ragged clothes and thinning or even bald hair.Their eyes made Tang Zhao more uncomfortable than those big men, they were a kind of empty and numb eyes, like frosted beads.There is more than one chain tied to these thin and small bodies, most of them are at the ankle position, and dozens of chains are interlaced and wrapped around the pillars, like a pig iron-colored horned dragon.

"Ah--"

"Hahaha……"

I don't know who started it, and laughed, and the big guys roared with laughter.

Amidst the laughter, Tang Zhao felt uncomfortable and embarrassed at first, and almost found a crack in the ground to slip in.

But they laughed harder and harder, more and more presumptuously, their laughter turned into malice, surging from all directions, like ten thousand swords piercing their bodies.

On the contrary, Tang Zhao gradually became angry, and the anger surged away his timidity, making him open his eyes wide, straighten his back, and confront the opponent.

A fat man sitting among the crowd raised his hand slightly.

The laughter stopped suddenly.

That fat man was the only fat man among the crowd, and he was dressed in the best clothes. He was wrapped in silk and satin, his hands were covered with jewels, and his face was full of oil, like a smooth glass egg.

The fat man looked Tang Zhao carefully, and those small eyes gradually opened.

"This child—" he pointed at Tang Zhao, "will you sell it?"

(End of this chapter)