Kaifeng Monster

Chapter 64: It's Evil and Not Evil (3)
This round is fast and fast, and four or five moves have passed in an instant.At first, Zhan Zhao felt awkward switching from a sword to a saber, but now he is getting used to it gradually. The subtlety of Juque's sword move is mixed with the saber's movement, which has a hint of wind and thunder, and its power is astonishing; Ami's move is certainly clever, but after all it is The woman, who lacks arm strength, plus she has lost the opportunity to hold back her hands, is gradually unable to do what she wants, and her heart is just anxious: the general asked me to try a move with him, if I can't beat him, wouldn't it be a shame to the general?
When thinking this way, he peeked at Duanmucui, but when he saw Duanmucui's half-smile, he felt even more flustered.

How can she be so distracted when a master tries a trick?Suddenly his hand was empty, Pu Dao was released from his hand, Ami panicked, stepped on the ground, and fell to the side.

You must know that there are copper thorns all over the side railing, and the thorns are extremely sharp. If she fell, it would be fine if she only hurt her body, but if she scratched her face, it would be very bad.

Even Duanmucui panicked at this moment, and was about to step forward to rescue her, when suddenly a blue shadow flashed in front of her eyes, but it was Zhan Zhao who took the first step, and quickly stopped Ami with his arms crossed.

Duanmu Cui breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Amin backed away, he went to pick up the simple knife and retreated, standing beside Duanmucui, without saying a word.

Seeing this, Duanmucui didn't say much, and signaled to the soldiers to take Zhan Zhao back to prison first.

It wasn't until Zhan Zhao was far away that Ami hesitated and said, "Girl, this person doesn't seem to be able to kill Vice Tong Yu."

"How to say?" Duanmucui pretended not to know.

"His swordsmanship is exquisite, but Yu Futong beheaded twice with two swords, and the scars..."

"Even if it wasn't Yudu who killed him, he has connections with Qimu's family, so he cannot escape the suspicion of spying."

Amy stopped talking.

Duanmucui held back her smile and pretended to be serious: "This person has a suspicious origin and must be interrogated strictly. I don't feel at ease if I hand it over to someone else... I'll let you arrange it. No matter what method you use, you have to find out for me. Chou Yinmao is here."

Zhuchang coughed twice: "If torture is used, the interrogation needs to be measured. He has injuries on his body now. If he can't bear it, then he won't be able to ask anything."

"Punishment? I think Ami probably won't know it." Duanmucui looked at Ami, and there was something in his words, "Is it?"

Ever since Zhan Zhao was taken away from the prison, Qi Mu Yiluo hadn't let go of her hanging heart. She didn't feel relieved until the faint sound of the iron chains of the dungeon door being opened was heard from the passage diagonally above. tone.

Opening his eyes and looking towards the entrance of the corridor for a long time, Zhan Zhao's figure gradually became clear, but Qi Mu Yiluo's face gradually changed.

"Brother Zhan, Brother Zhan..." Qi Mu Yiluo's voice trembled uncontrollably, "They... tortured you?"

In fact, she should have thought of it a long time ago: her father and second uncle were tortured so much, Zhan Zhao was able to come back in one piece, it was considered God's blessing.

Zhan Zhao heard it even though he was several feet away from the cell door.He raised his head slightly, and smiled faintly at Qi Mu Yiluo: "It doesn't matter."

The phrase "don't get in the way" somehow annoyed the guards who were escorting him. Without even thinking about it, the one who was closer kicked Zhan Zhao's knee heavily, cursing and saying, "It's not going to get in the way? You're such a bitch, you can't die." I don't know how to be afraid!"

Zhan Zhao swayed slightly, then stabilized himself.Qi Mu Yiluo saw that the area around his knee was completely stained with blood, and burst into tears, crying, "He has an injury on his knee..."

The soldier sneered and said, "Morrow's head and body may not be together, and you will cry then!"

Qi Mu Yiluo couldn't even stand still, and slowly collapsed against the wall, covering his face with his hands and weeping bitterly, vaguely heard the sound of the prison door opening and closing, I don't know how long it took, and suddenly heard a sigh in his ear, Zhan Zhao He said softly, "Miss Qimu, don't cry, I'm really fine."

Qi Mu Yiluo raised his head with sobs, his eyes were blurred with tears, he saw that although Zhan Zhao was pale, there was still a gentle smile on his lips, his eyes were as clear as before, and there was a kindness and comfort in his clarity, For some reason, my mood gradually calmed down. I stared blankly at Zhan Zhao for a long time, then slowly lowered my head, tears streaming down my knees, and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhan, you saved us, but you are troubled by us...... , it’s really sad.”

Zhan Zhao just shook his head and remained silent for a long time before saying, "Miss Qimu, I'm very tired and want to rest."

Qi Mu Yiluo was about to say something, but seeing that Zhan Zhao had closed his eyes, fearing to disturb him, he hurriedly avoided a corner, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of his father and second uncle who passed away, thinking about the past. Lu Miaomiao was uncertain about life and death, and felt sad for a moment, leaning against the wall, she fell into a deep sleep unconsciously.

When I woke up again, it was already midnight, the torches on the wall had long been extinguished, and the entire dungeon was pitch black. Qi Mu Yiluo looked around in a daze. to some images.

Qi Mu Dian and Qi Mu Ding were still asleep, while Zhan Zhao still maintained his previous posture with his back straight. At first glance, he looked like a frozen statue in the dark.

Qi Mu Yiluo stared at Zhan Zhao's back for a long time, and a thought suddenly came to his mind: Brother Zhan really fell asleep?Or...haven't slept all this time?

Thinking this way, he got up on tiptoe and walked gently to Zhan Zhao's side. When Fang raised his eyes to look, Zhan Zhao turned his head at this moment, his eyes were as bright as morning stars, and in this darkness, they were even more dazzling.Qi Mu Yiluo was caught off guard, and fell backwards with a cry, suddenly felt a tight wrist, Fang used this force to stabilize his body, Zhan Zhao had already let go of his hand quickly.

Qi Mu Yiluo's face was slightly hot, he couldn't speak, paused for a while, and then sat down gently next to Zhan Zhao, smelling the man's breath on Zhan Zhao's nose, he was even more flustered, and secretly looked at him Zhan Zhao, in the darkness, can't see clearly, there are hundreds of thoughts in his mind, at first they are sorted out clearly, and then they become a mess, and he only uses his hands to twist the corner of the clothes desperately.Poor that silk brocade, almost never twisted into rags by her.

Unable to bear the stagnation of the atmosphere, Qi Mu Yiluo couldn't help but say, "Brother Zhan, do you have something on your mind?"

"What's on your mind?" Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, let out a breath, and smiled bitterly, "I don't know either."

"If there is something on my mind, why don't I know?" Qi Mu Yiluo couldn't help being curious, "Brother Zhan, if there is something, it might be more comfortable to say it."

Zhan Zhao remained silent for a long while, then suddenly said: "Miss Qimu, if you have a friend, you used to have a close friendship, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, we are separated. When we finally see her again, she will be completely different from the past, your heart What do you think next?"

Qi Mu Yiluo was a little puzzled: "Brother Zhan, what you said is different, does it mean that... she no longer has the same affection for you as before?"

In the darkness, Zhan Zhao's figure trembled imperceptibly: "I mean, she seems to have never known you before."

Qi Mu Yiluo had already guessed about seven to eight points in his heart, and said with a slight smile, "Brother Zhan, how long have you been separated from her?"

It would be biased to say that they have only been separated for a short while, so Zhan Zhao said vaguely, "It's been a long time."

Qi Mu Yiluo sighed: "Brother Zhan, people will change."

"Become strangers to your old friends?"

"Maybe she doesn't want to recognize you, or maybe today, your status is very different, and she doesn't want you to disturb her current life."

"She's not like that." Zhan Zhao smiled, "Miss Qimu, you don't understand after all."

Qi Mu Yiluo was stunned, lowered his head, suddenly thought of something, and quickly raised his head again: "Or maybe, what you saw later was not her at all, but someone who looked similar to her."

"I think so too." The thoughts of the bystanders coincided with his own, and Zhan Zhao was somewhat relieved for no reason.

"Or..." Qi Mu Yiluo really had a lot of thoughts, "She simply forgot about you."

"Forget?" Zhan Zhao obviously never thought of this part, "How could you forget?"

"That's hard to explain." Qi Mu Yiluo didn't just talk about it, "I remember when I was young, one day in the middle of the night, my father suddenly brought back a dying man from outside, saying that he was an old friend of mine. Injury, dad said that he was kidnapped by a strong man who cut the path, and suffered a lot. After being rescued with great difficulty, the man didn’t know dad anymore, and he didn’t remember anything from the past—Brother Zhan, isn’t this Forget what?"

Zhan Zhao stopped talking.

After an unknown amount of time, Qi Mu Yiluo heard Zhan Zhao's extremely low murmur: "Forgot? Really... forgot?"

The night was long but fast, and when the sun rose, another group of guards came out of prison to raise Zhan Zhao.The strange thing is that their attitude this time is not only much better than the previous day, it can be called respectful.

I thought there would be torture, but I didn't expect to be led into a clean and elegant military tent.Not to mention that there are all kinds of furniture, couches, quilts and furs in the case, there is already a doctor accompanying the camp waiting in the tent, with a pile of herbs in his hand, and he is burying his head in pounding the pestle in the medicine bowl. Outwardly polite: "Young master, sit down for a while, and this will heal your wound."

One day and one night, like walking on the ground, Zhan Zhao kept his face and didn't say a word, just to see what arrangements they had.But I still can't help thinking: Could it be that Duanmu thought about his old love and arranged it?
While applying the medicine, someone came in through the curtain. He didn't see his face, but heard his voice: "Doctor, how is he?"

It was Ami who came.

Zhan Zhao stood up in a daze, and suddenly realized that his clothes were half covered, he felt a little embarrassed, and subconsciously adjusted the front of his clothes.Ami didn't care at all - when he was young, he fought in the tribe, and there were not a few young and strong warriors in the tribe who were naked and only surrounded by animal skins.It's just that Zhan Zhao reminded Ami, she couldn't help but said: "Your clothes look very strange, where are you from?"

Firstly, Zhan Zhao didn't want to hide it, and secondly, there was no need for it, so he told the truth right now: "Changzhou Wujin."

"Changzhou...Wujin..." Ami frowned, "Where is that? Which direction is it in Qishan?"

Although Zhan Zhao didn't know much about Zhou Wu's current affairs, he had heard the allusion of "Fengming Qishan". After a little thought, he replied: "Qishan is a long way to the southeast, and it's close to the seashore."

When Ami pondered for a while, he suddenly smiled: "No wonder you are dressed a little strangely. Qishan is going to the southeast, and you are from Dongyi. King Wu issued a letter to the four directions, and wants to cooperate with the barbarian tribes to pacify Shang Zhou. You But came in response to the letter?"

Unexpectedly, he became a barbarian...

However, during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the king's land was not developed, and everyone outside the king's land was called barbarians. Thinking about it this way, it is not difficult to accept.It's just that "come in response to the letter", how should we answer?

Ami didn't really want him to answer, but after thinking about it, she asked again: "What's your name?"

"Zhan Zhao."

"Zhan... Zhao..." Ami said to himself, "I think you are a member of the Dongyi Zhan tribe. I haven't heard of it, but the girl probably knows."

"Girl?" For a moment, Zhan Zhao didn't realize it.

"It's the general of our Duanmu camp. Didn't you meet yesterday?" Ami said brightly, "My name is Ami, and I'm the general of the Duanmu camp."

"The general of the Duanmu camp has indeed seen it." Zhan Zhao didn't notice that the topic turned to Duanmucui so quickly, and felt a little dazed. He forced himself to gather himself and asked, "Did the general order you to arrange this?"

"Such an arrangement?" Ami was a little puzzled, but soon understood what Zhan Zhao was referring to, and said with a chuckle, "No, I made up my own mind."

It turns out that all the things in front of me have nothing to do with Duanmucui.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, he paused for a moment before forced a smile and said, "Miss Ami, Zhan thank you for your kindness, but you just made up your own mind, General Duanmu might... be unhappy."

"The general asked me to arrange it myself, not to mention that I am also a general in the camp, so the master can't do it?" Ami deliberately put on a straight face, but she was simple-minded, and she broke her skills after a while, and vomited mischievously. Tongue out, "Besides, the general isn't here at all, she left last night."

"Gone? Where are you going?" Zhan Zhao's heart was shocked, and he didn't care that it was unreasonable to ask such a question.

"Of course I went back to the Prime Minister." Ami did not doubt that he was there. "The army is gathered outside Chongcheng, and attacking the city is naturally the top priority. If it weren't for Vice Commander Yu...the general would not have come to Anyi. It's just Yu No matter how big the vice commander's affairs were, the general made arrangements hastily and returned with General Yang Jian and the others."

Ami's voice is very nice, every word is pretty and crisp.However, the more Zhan Zhao heard it, the more discouraged he became. In the end, he couldn't even hide the gloomy look on his face.

Sure enough, in Duanmucui's heart, he is just an insignificant character, or it can't be said that he is insignificant, at least he was brought in as a "fine work".But even so, she didn't bother to stay longer for him - if he wasn't "fine work", she probably wouldn't even look at him.

The question that troubled him all night came back to his mind again: Is Duanmucui really another person at this time and here, or is it true that she has "forgotten" him as Qimu Yiluo said?
If she is not the person he is looking for, then it is meaningless to stay here, he must leave immediately and find another way to find her.

But if it is really "forgotten"...

Zhan Zhao couldn't help shivering.

Ami's eyes did not miss any of Zhan Zhao's subtle movements.

"Zhan Zhao, are you a little cold?"

She squinted her eyes and looked outside the curtain door: "The sun is very warm today, do you want to go out for a walk?"

At this moment, Duanmucui was losing his temper outside Jiang Ziya's camp.

"Why do you all stay and deploy to attack Chongcheng, and you want me to go back to defend Anyi? Anyi is a small place, and Gao Bojian is more than enough, so what's the point of adding me!"

While speaking, he grabbed the rein of the horse fiercely, the horse was in pain, and while breathing white gas, he kicked his hooves and planed randomly on the sand.

Huban led the horse and stood aside, but only comforted her with soft words: "The prime minister also said, because there are rumors that Chaoge sent masters to assassinate General Xiqi, and most of these masters are hiding in Anyi, so you are required to guard Anyi. Such a thing, that idiot Gao Bojian must not be able to do it."

"Then I can do it?" Duanmucui was annoyed, "I have always marched and fought, when did I become good at capturing and arresting? Really..."

Silver teeth clenched, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but kick him to relieve his anger.

What is good to kick?It is obviously inappropriate to kick the hub, and it is reluctant to kick one's own horse...

So the next moment, I heard a horse moaning, and the horse in the hub was jumping and kicking, shaking its bridle and running away, and fled.

(End of this chapter)