Jinyi Night Walk

Chapter 097

Xia Xun and Ximen Qing got up and walked out of the valley. Xia Xun said: "Looking at the weather, it's really not too late. I may not be able to understand the way today. I'd better come tomorrow morning."

As soon as Ximen Qing nodded, his face suddenly changed. Xia Xun immediately gave a warning sign. Following his eyes, he saw four people jumping out from behind a big rock in front of him. They ran fast in the knee-high snow. The posture was clearly aimed at the two of them. The four of them were all wearing white clothes, and the cloaks behind their shoulders were also white. They had knives in their hands, and the knives were already exposed.

Those four people had a tacit understanding, and there was no need to discuss, two of them walked in front of them, blocking their way out, and the two of them swooped towards them from the flanks, Xia Xun and Ximen Qing looked at each other, knowing each other in agreement He ran up the hillside to the left.

Someone snapped: "Stop and wait for questioning."

"Don't go, we are officers and soldiers"

Xia Xun and Ximen Qing saw that they were holding sharp knives in their hands, full of murderous intent, like wolves and tigers, how could they be so stupid to stop to distinguish whether they were officers and soldiers, and what their purpose was, when they heard the resistance, they fled faster.

Seeing that the two refused to listen and fled, those people became more suspicious, and immediately chased after them with all their strength. One of the guards also took off his bow from behind his shoulder, pulled out a whistle arrow with his backhand, bent the bow and set the arrow, and fought hard towards the sky shoot.

"Woo~~~"

The sharp howl of the arrow rose through the air, and with the help of the reverberation of the valley, it reverberated in the sky. When Ximen Qing heard the whistle arrow, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Oh no, they still have manpower when the whistle arrow is sent out? This is Sentry Arrow, are they really officers and soldiers?"

At that time, only three kinds of people had bows and arrows in their hands, one was guard officers and soldiers, the other was local folks, and the third was hunters in the mountains.

Guards officers and soldiers use military bows, which are divided into three classes according to different military types; the bows used by local folks are slightly inferior in range and quality, and they have to be stored in storage at ordinary times. The arsenal is opened and used only when the judicial officers need to mobilize the strength of the people, such as criminals, patrol inspectors, etc., to arrest bandits in the rivers and lakes. The third type is the hunters in the mountains. They use hunting bows and need to be registered with the government.As for whistle arrows, only those in the army have them.

Xia Xun ran and said, "Whether the fuck is an officer or not, look at their murderous looks, they seem to be easy to talk to, God knows what will happen if they fall into their hands? Besides, their clothes are so weird, they are clearly Those who came prepared may not necessarily be the officers and soldiers of the local customs guards, have we seen the light of our affairs?"

Ximenqing made sense when he heard it, so he didn't say any more at the moment, the two of them just climbed up the hillside desperately. There are many trees of medium thickness and thinness growing on this hillside, because it is a sunny hillside, and it is blown by the wind. It was not heavy, and the two of them ran up the mountain in a panic. From time to time, they needed to pull a tree trunk for strength, and the snow on the top of the tree fell rustlingly, spilling on their heads and faces, but they didn't care about it.

The pursuers didn't shoot arrows, they just chased after them. The trees on the sunny side of the hillside were sparse and small, and the vegetation was withered in the heavy snow, so they couldn't find a place to hide. The two of them could only compete with the four of them and try their best. Running up the mountain, hoping that the pursuers will stop after exhaustion.

But those people are members of the army, and the only thing they do every day is to train their strength. This is much longer than the physical strength of their bodies who just practice a few fists and kicks when they wake up every morning. no.

On the ridge, Concubine Xu, Dao Yan and others heard the sound of sentry arrows. Concubine Xu walked to the edge of the cliff, looked at the chasing situation in the valley, and said in surprise: "Sent sentry arrows? Those people really have problems. Master, let's chase after and take a look."

She turned her head and said, "Ming'er, you rest here, my sister is going to investigate the situation, and she will be back in a while."

On the leeward side of the hillside, three marching tents have already been set up, and some guards are busy preparing to build the fourth tent.There is a large pot in front of the tent that has been set up. The snow in the pot has melted and is steaming.

It will take at least a few days to go out to hunt. Concubine Xu is a female general, skilled in bow and horse, and has rich hunting experience, so she is well prepared.Xu Ming'er is a lady of every family, and she would never have the chance to try the tricks that girls usually play, such as the small game where Xiao Di hugs the puppy and runs.When her brothers and sisters were young, her father, Xu Da, was still fighting in all directions, and the children were raised like sheep, and they were used to the wild. When she was born, Xu Da was already an extremely powerful minister, and the rules of the family began to grow. , I want to train my favorite little daughter into a little lady, so there are many rules, such as whether to put on skirts, smile without showing teeth, walk, sit, lie down, and must pay attention to demeanor.

Now it's at my sister's and brother-in-law's house, it's not as strict as at home, especially on this hunting trip, the little girl went crazy, throwing all the red tape that restrains her nature out of the blue sky.She seldom saw the scene of burning a fire, especially in the wild, which gave people a simple and primitive feeling. Seeing the flame rising, she couldn't help being very excited. She immediately squeezed a guard away, sat by the campfire, and picked up the guards. The twigs from the trees were filled one by one into the fire, and the red flames reflected her red face, and she played with great interest.

As soon as she heard what her sister said, she immediately shifted her attention. She jumped up and said happily: "Is sister going to catch the thief? I will go too."

Concubine Xu said with a straight face: "Don't mess around, it's no wonder your physical strength can keep up with this kind of road."

Xu Ming'er was not afraid of this motherly elder sister, so she ran to her side excitedly, took her hand, jumped up and down and said: "I can keep up, I can keep up, arresting people is so much more fun than arresting them." Foxes are much more fun, take me, be sure to take me."

Concubine Xu had no choice but to take Xu Ming'er with her, and took a shortcut along the mountain ridge to the mountain peak that Xia Xun and Ximen Qing climbed.

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it's dark.

The winter night, it seemed that it was bright just a moment ago, suddenly became dark.

Thanks to the sudden darkness, Xia Xun and Ximen Qing were able to escape along the ridge to the top of another mountain, after being chased by another group of men and horses from the oblique stabbing.The two of them were exhausted, and they had exhausted too much energy for this climb, while the chaser seemed to have endless energy.

Looking ahead, there is a steep hillside, white and shining, it is the reflection of snow.Looking back, there are torches in three directions. The bad thing is that this mountain is not big enough, and there is not enough place to hide.

Ximen Qing changed his face and said: "Oops, there is no way to go, the phone is the fastest~ Knowing this, it's better to tie up obediently, we run away, it's yellow mud stuck in the crotch, it's either shit or shit."

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 being tied up?"

As he spoke, he carefully observed the movement around him, and a bold idea secretly formed in his heart.

"What are you doing? Sneaky, why did you run away when you saw us?"

The pursuers surrounded him, and a big man holding a torch shouted angrily.

Ximen Qing bit the bullet and said: "Who are you all, why are you chasing us for no reason?"

The man said: "Stop talking nonsense. I told you that we are officers and soldiers. How dare you run away and tell me what kind of shady things you are going to do?"

Ximen Qing immediately cried out: "I am wronged, Mr. Jun, you are holding shining steel knives in your hands, and you are not wearing military uniforms. How dare we stand still and identify your identities? The two of us... um... the two of us It’s actually a visitor…”

Ximen Qing was in a hurry, and brought out the identities of Gu Zhou and He Keshuo. The man sneered, "Good excuse, you go up the mountain to dig ginseng in such heavy snow? Fuck, why don't you say you went up the mountain to cut trees? "

Ximen Qing hurriedly climbed up the pole, and said, "Yes, yes, yes, we...cough cough, we actually came up to the mountain to cut trees..., uh... to build a house...to marry a wife."

"Shut up, don't bluff and continue to quibble, show your way to lead"

Following the loud shout of the big man, "Hoo Hoo Hoo!" Four torches were thrown out violently, turning like steam wheels in the night sky, "Puff puff puff puff", they obliquely inserted around Xia Xun and Ximen Qing, shining brightly. what they look like.

"Huh? So it's you guys?"

Xu Ming'er, who was running weakly, was picked up by the guards. She leaned on the shoulders of a guard, and seeing the appearance of the two, she couldn't help being amazed.

What kind of environment did this little girl grow up in?Although she is extremely smart, she lacks a lot of the most basic common sense of life. Many basic knowledge that ordinary people should know are ignorant to her.As recorded in a historical story: An emperor accidentally asked a minister what he had for breakfast.The minister replied that his family was relatively poor, and he only ate four eggs for breakfast. The emperor was shocked and said: "One egg is ten taels of silver, and four eggs are 40 taels of silver. I don't dare to do that. Why do you pay me?" What about the poor family?” It’s not that the emperor has a problem with his IQ, it’s that he never had the opportunity to touch these things since he was a child, and the eunuchs lied to him that an egg was worth ten taels of silver for corruption, so he naturally believed it.

There is no way to verify the truth of this story, but it illustrates a problem. Sometimes he does not know the common sense that everyone knows, not because he is an idiot, but because he grew up in a completely different environment from the general public. There is no chance of exposure to such common sense.Xu Ming'er belongs to this kind. In her house, if servants commit illegal activities such as stealing, once the steward or the master finds out, if they dare to resist, they will kowtow and beg for mercy.She only knew that the same is true for officers and soldiers catching thieves. When a thief sees officers and soldiers, he will naturally submit obediently, so she has no taboo. Seeing that these two people are the two guys who were determined not to sell fox fur to her back then, they immediately ran away excitedly. out.

Concubine Xu never expected that her younger sister would be so ignorant of people's heart and sinister that she ran out unsuspectingly, and she couldn't help but change her face and shout: "Ming'er, come back!"

Those guards only paid attention to the front, and suddenly the little princess came out from behind them, and they forgot to grab her in surprise. Xia Xun and Ximen Qing were surrounded by a group of fierce men like wolves, when they heard a delicate and fragile The little girl's voice made me stunned, at this time Xu Ming'er had already run over.

The flames of the four torches planted on the ground were blown in the direction she came from, and the dim crimson halo was changing and flickering. When the little girl with pink make-up and jade-cut jade and picturesque eyes ran out, she was charming and innocent, Just like a little fairy fox in the legend, Ximen Qing stared straight at him.

Xia Xun didn't have time to be surprised by the appearance of this little girl, nor did he have the time to appreciate her beauty. "Good chance" Xia Xun called out secretly, kicked his legs on the ground, spread his arms, stretched his fingers, and a fierce tiger pounced. to eat, and threw herself at the pink and tender little girl