Chapter 3 Chapter two

Ender kicked Shirley into the room, and she fell to the ground. She tried to support herself with her forearms, and looked up from the speckled Oban carpet, but she was very surprised at what she saw.This is completely inconsistent with the ruins of the ancient castle on the outside. The whole room is glittering with gold, silk and satin, high-end furnishings, lamps and all kinds of luxury goods. Unfortunately, they are not of the same series, and there are dust, rotten food and wine stains everywhere. The pungent smell almost made her vomit on the spot. Ender's face leaned towards her. "Like these things? They're all gifts from me from Minnie, just like you."

"He...he has been taking care of you?" Xi Li faltered to find something to say, while struggling to get up. "Minnie? Yes, it always has been, since we were at Gadru's." Out of the corner of her eye, she aimed a weapon against him. "And he gave you all the women?" she asked, moving away from Ender's side. "He didn't keep any?" Ender followed her every step, "He gave it all to me, and kept nothing for himself." He replied with a thick accent, and suddenly stretched out his hand to grab Shirley. Shirley screamed, but dodged in time.

Ender seemed to be happier, and then he didn't miss, grabbed her long hair, and pulled her towards the messy mahogany bed.Shirley screamed and was pushed onto the bed by him, even though Ender was bloated and had a fat face, he had enough strength to subdue Shirley.The bed sheets hadn't been washed for years, and the stench was unbearable, but before Shirley could move, Ender had grabbed her wrist with one hand, pulled it to the bedpost, and used the hanging bedpost. The holster restrained her, then he tied her other hand panting excitedly, then Ender took a whip from the other side of the bed, and Shirley screamed and struggled desperately, to no avail .

Ender tore her clothes from the collar with both hands, exposing her delicate white body. When he leaned over, his whole belly pressed against her, and then he grinned and kissed her breast.Shirley felt that she was falling into a boundless fear, and could only keep pushing her mind into a more closed space, refusing to accept what was about to happen.Suddenly, the oppressive feeling in her body disappeared, and her scream was turned into a stunned silence, because she watched a flying knife stab Ender's throat, and blood gushed out immediately, and he went to the hospital. The carpet fell down, his hands grabbed his throat, and he let out a strange roar, his body twisted and twitched.

Boon stood above him, took out the knife, and, as was customary, wiped it clean on the wounded man's shirt. "I changed my mind," he said, smiling at Ender's popping eyes. "I can't wait for tomorrow. I want her now." Ender clenched his throat even more, twitched once, twice, then closed his eyes, and slowly let go of his hands. Bowen stuffed the knife back into his boot, turned to the bed, and ignored Ender's body.He took off his vest, then began to unbutton his black shirt, sizing up Shirley's motionless body. She is really skinny.It should be more plump, but she somehow aroused his original desire. Although her breasts are small, they are quite round and firm.The small pink nipple made him want to taste it.When her gaze slowly moved down to the triangular lock of silky golden hair on her lower abdomen.He could almost easily climb onto her body to vent his physical needs. He already felt the severe pain in his crotch, but he still took off the black shirt and put it on the bed, put the vest back on, and unwrapped the leather covers on her hands .

"What's your name?" Gu Wen asked in French, and at the same time pulled her to sit up. She just looked at him with empty eyes, completely isolated from the outside world. normal. "Shirley," she murmured. Her answer at least gave Gu Wen a big sigh of relief. "Shirley, we don't have much time." He deftly took off her ruined clothes and put his black shirt on her, and Shirley was at his mercy. "What I ask you to do, you just do it, understand?" She was still looking at him with those blank eyes. Wen Wen cursed, looked around, found half a bottle of wine left, then went back to the bed, forced it into her mouth, until she regained consciousness and pushed it away, but Gu Wen insisted on turning her face back, and then Feed her once.

"Drink, damn it, or I'll pinch your nose and drink it hard." She trembled and took a sip reluctantly, the hot feeling made her gasp for breath and shirk again. "One more bite." Xi Li couldn't help it, so she had to take another bite, and she felt like she was on fire inside and out, her snow-white skin was flushed, she opened her eyes to look at the bearded Guwen, and then looked down at herself, as if she just understood what happened. one thing. "It's much better." Gu Wen said quietly, then threw the bottle aside and helped her get out of bed.

As soon as her feet touched the ground, she immediately wanted to avoid Guwen.But Gu Wen immediately pulled her back, pulled her head down, and forced her to look directly into his glaring eyes. "Listen, you little idiot, you can only rely on me if you want to leave this island. And after I do this for you, someone will definitely offer a reward for my head, and I'm afraid even my own men are interested. I want Where do you go, you don't have an opinion, do as I say, understand? Otherwise I'll break your neck." Shi Li couldn't help trembling, and glanced at Ender who was lying in a pool of blood, of course she knew that Gu Wen could easily kill her.

Wen Wen added softly: "You know I have this ability." "Don't hurt me," she choked out, "I'll do as you say." "Very good." After he let go, he tore off the leather loop that gathered his long hair, and then used it as Shirley's belt. This top was worn on Shirley's petite body like a tent, straight down to her knees. "Why did you come to save me?" she asked. "Because I fought a duel for you, and I won. No one can take what belongs to me." "What are you going to do to me?" He ignored her question, "Come on!" He grabbed her wrist and dragged towards the door, but stopped suddenly because he felt, not saw her limp.

"Damn, what's going on here?" "It's nothing, it's just..." She didn't say any more, let Gu Wen squat down to inspect her pair of feet that were used to wearing shoes, and they were covered with scratches and blisters due to walking a long way in bare feet. Lian Lian, in fact, every step she took seemed to be stepping on broken glass. "This is great, we can't go any faster!" "It's not my fault," Shirley argued. Wen Wen drew out the long knife at his waist, Xi Li hugged her head and shrank towards the door, Gu Wen was annoyed and funny when he saw it, and mumbled something about stupid women, so he went to lift her up and carried her on his shoulder, and fixed her with one hand, Grasping the handle of the knife with the other hand, he stepped out of the threshold, and then avoided stepping on the limp corpse under the hands of Brother Li.

He led Xi Li through the passage of the old castle that had not been repaired for a long time, confident and calm like a lion.Shirley's head shook helplessly, dazed and slightly drunk.One can only wonder what will become of her when this journey is over. Jinwen seems to be very clear about the topographical route here. In the promenade where you can hardly stretch your fingers, you can still avoid dead passages, false exits, pass through empty rooms, and finally come to a long passage leading directly to the outside. He was alerted by the sound, turned into the small unlit hallway, and he let Shirley slide down to his chest, the sound was getting closer, two men and a woman could be heard. The flirting is vulgar and obscene, and it seems that he is looking for a room to have fun. Although avoiding danger, Gu Wen still showed a narrow smile when he saw Xi Li's embarrassment. He hid the long knife in his waist so that the shining blade would not attract attention. "This way, my dear!" said the prostitute coquettishly. When the three of them came to the entrance of the small passage where Shili and Gu Wen were hiding, she began to stick to Gu Wen nervously, even though he didn't hug her.Or make a gesture to appease her, but just feeling his strong chest has greatly reduced the fear in her heart. "Wait, I see..." one of the bosses raised a rough voice, stopped and looked into the small passage, "It's a good show..." Wen Wen's whole body tensed up, his fingers grabbed the handle of the knife, ready to strike at any time. Xi Li knew that these sailors had seen the fight in the tavern, so of course she could recognize them, she was flustered, she didn't know how Gu Wen planned to break through this level and kill these three people in front of her? But Wenwen unexpectedly turned around and pressed her against the wall. Shili was confused for a moment, his slender fingers inserted into her hair, held her face, and then kissed her deeply and violently. mouth.Shi Li made a slight protest in fear, pushed him away and gasped for breath, but his strong manly scent came out of his nostrils. At first his kiss was just a gesture, but once he tasted her sweetness, Guwen He just adjusted the angle, lowered his head again, and turned to a kind of gentle exploration, teasing her to open her lips and stick her tongue in. Shirley tugged softly at his wrist, and he just held her hands above his head.nailed to the wall.Xi Li could only inhale tremblingly, forgetting where she was, and being provoked again and again by her senses, her whole body seemed to be on fire, trying to escape but unable to escape. Wenwen spread her legs with his knees, pressing her closer and closer, Xi Li felt a rush of pleasure rushing through her body, and she couldn't help moaning, this kind of physiological reaction completely betrayed her willpower.However, he couldn't take back the ecstasy that radiated out. Bowen's hands turned to her breasts, thumbs teasing her nipples until they stood tall and hard.Shirley arched her back even more frantically, trembling, responding to his caressingly, her arms somehow hooked around his neck, her fingers entangled in his thick black hair, her buttocks also pressed against his lower body, agreeing He began to swing rhythmically. The prostitute also peeked at the two intertwined bodies, and then said understandingly: "It's just one of our girls making out with an old sailor." She put her hands on her hips and said tentatively: "Hey, dear, do you want to come and play?" group?" Juwen raised his face to avoid the light, "Fuck you!" he roared roughly, his tone full of menace. The whore sensibly ran away, not wanting to cause trouble.She motioned the two men to follow her. "Let them play with themselves," she said, "we had enough fun anyway, did you two guys play with a woman at the same time?" The sailors followed the prostitute hotly and continued on. Shi Li gasped for breath after they disappeared, and did not dare to raise her eyes to look at Gu Wen, she was no better than that whore, how could she be so slutty?The fire of desire inside her was so foreign, and it made her feel extremely confused.She loved Philip so much that she could hardly live without him, and yet she had acted so unfaithfully to him, she felt tears welling up in her eyes, piercing her eyes, and it took all her courage to stop. Let the tears roll down. Wen Wen's knee slowly pulled away from her legs, and the two of them remained still for a long time without making a sound, and finally Xi Li couldn't help but said: "Let me go." She said, showing hatred . His face was completely covered in darkness, Shirley could only see the light in his eyes, and there was another moment of silence before he lowered his head again. "No!" She protested, her lips were still covered by Guwen, she embraced Xili's coy body with her arms, and then pressed her buttocks to the slightly protruding part of her legs with one hand, forcing her tongue into her mouth , explore deeply. Shi Li just became angry and struggled hard with her nails, elbows, and knees. Gu Wen only teased her lust more wantonly, and finally Shi Li gave in again, trembling to accept the vitality and enthusiasm emitted by him. His kisses were quite different from Fei Li's. They were wild, greedy and arrogant in their roughness, but the tip of his tongue could always touch her sensitive spots, making her sigh involuntarily.When he finally pulled his lips away, keeping her away from his body, Shirley was completely at his mercy, panting, her head against the wall.Close your eyes. "I'm surprised, Mrs. Fei, your conversation looks like a noble lady, but your kiss is really different." He teased. She was trembling with anger, closed her eyes and beat his chest, Gu Wen just smiled and pressed her to his shoulder again. "Be quiet or I'll bang your head against the wall," he said. They stepped out of the door, and Shirley realized that it was at best a big hole dug in the wall, and it looked like few people came in and out.Gowen put Shirley down and carefully pulled her around the corner, looking out to the beach, where there was a lot of fun, whores flirting with guests, drunks fighting and arm wrestling. Li Wen brushed away Shili's long hair and whispered in her ear, "Did you see that row of warehouses? On the other side; there's a punt waiting, if I want you to run, move fast and don't turn back Look, can I?" "Okay." She agreed, her eyes focused on the outline of the building. He grabbed Shirley's elbow, "Come on." Xi Li was so anxious that she didn't pay attention to the pain in her foot, but followed him into the dark place on the beach with great vigilance. When they turned the corner of the warehouse, there was a shout from the dark place!Immediately party in front of them. "Stop, who is it?" The men of the Li brothers recognized them, and immediately shouted for help and drew their weapons at the same time. Shirley was stunned for a moment. "Run!" Gu Wen's piercing voice didn't wake her up until she felt the pain of being slapped by him in her buttocks, and she started to run towards the sea, stumbling all the way, panting until her lungs swelled and ached. She vaguely saw a blurry image, it was a small boat, but when she saw someone moving inside, she stopped immediately, she was not sure if she should go there?I don't know if it was the ship that Gu Wen wanted her to go to?Even if they were, would they help her?Or just fell into the cruel clutches again? A burly man walked straight towards her, with dark skin, a colorful cloth scarf tied on his head, and loose clothes covering his strong muscles. His face was expressionless, except for eagle-like sharp eyes. Shi Li stared dumbfounded at the gun in his waist, her eyes widened, and she started to back away, turned around and ran, all she wanted was to find a place to hide. A terrified animal pursued by a herd. Shirley felt the footsteps behind her getting closer, and then a pair of thick arms lifted her from behind, and she screamed and grabbed the predator's face. "Shut up, you little idiot." A familiar voice yelled in her ear. Shi Li immediately wrapped her arms around his neck, groping for his thick black hair with both hands, it was Guwen, she stopped talking, buried her face in his shoulder, and would not want to escape again, because she knew Guwen was her only life-saving Opportunity. Li Wen hugged her towards the beach, and the black man Xi Li saw just now came to join them. "The ship capsized in Yingou, Lao Ou." Gu Wen muttered. "Captain, you just like to underestimate the enemy!" Lao Ou looked at him solemnly, "You're dead." "It's nothing, we'll see later, what happened to Jack and the rest of the crew?" "They're ready to sail 'The Prodigal Son.'" "Very well, we must get away from this damn island as soon as possible, so that our lives will not be in danger." Old Ou's dark face raised a smile, "I think you killed the Li family, right?" "Yes," Gu Wen replied with a bitter face, shifting the small burden in his arms, "I have something to send to New Orleans, and it will take at least twenty-four hours to get there." He stepped on Get across the shallow water and put Shirley into the punt. Shi Li hugged Wen Wen tightly, "Let go." Gu Wen told her. She still refused to let go, "I said let go!" Gu Wen shouted in a more stern tone. She still refused, Gu Wen understood how scared she was, so Gu Wen turned to say in a very gentle tone, "Poor little beauty, you are safe," he leaned on Xi Li's face and said, "No Someone hurt you, now be a good girl and do what I say." Shirley finally let go reluctantly, and then curled up. There were a dozen of his men on the flat-bottomed boat, but after Gu Wen and Lao Ou pushed the boat into the sea together, Gu Wen ignored Lao Ou's protest and insisted on joining the paddling ranks to speed up and move away from the coastline until his injured shoulder was weak. Unable to support it, she put down her oars and went to accompany Xi Li.The oarsmen then moved slowly but steadily for hours, silently and rhythmically moving forward like parts of a large machine. "Come on," Gu Wen put a pot of water on Xi Li's lap, "drink slowly." She looked at the kettle numbly, and when she realized that it was boiled water, she immediately pulled off the lid in a hurry and filled it with a gurgle. Gu Wen reached out to take the kettle, and she snatched it back immediately. Thirst throat gets greater relief. Li Wen finally grabbed the kettle and put it far away, then hugged her on his lap, "Slow down," he said, half coaxing and half joking, "Slow down," he switched to French, "Understood?" "Oh, please?" she pleaded hoarsely. "I haven't touched a drop of water in a long time. I just... just drink some more—" "Wait a moment." "But I really need—" "Shh, you don't want to have a stomachache, do you?" Xi Li didn't grab the pot of water anymore, but looked at his bearded face suspiciously. She felt that the few sips of water just now had restored her vitality a little, and felt a new force rushing through her body. "Captain Go... Gowen, why are you doing this? Why are you taking me back to New Orleans?" "Perhaps I want to establish a relationship with your husband's family. Not everyone is lucky enough to make Fames owe a favor." Shi Li looked into his midnight blue eyes, "Please." She shrugged, "Please, I have nothing, I have nothing... no hope, no husband, no future, you at least let me know the truth, What good would you gain by taking me away from that place? Why did you take the risk and drag your men into the water? You even killed...killed..." She wanted to go on, but Guwen's fiery blue eyes It was suffocating for her, and she had to look away to catch her breath. "Maybe I think you are worth my life." He lowered his voice so that only Shili could hear, "It's worth many people's risk and life for you. I haven't met a woman like you for a long time... thin skin and tender flesh, with a childish face Innocent eyes, yes, this reason is more than enough." Only then did Xi Li realize how her breasts were pressed against him. Under his shirt, she was completely naked. Of course, Guwen could directly feel the lines of her body, her body heat, and she wanted to pull away uneasily.Guwen did not allow it. "There must be... there must be other reasons." She hesitated. "Even if not, I will take you away from Brother Li." Shirley felt her heart beat faster, and she finally understood that he wanted her body as a price, thinking of his kiss, his body pressed against her, his thigh pushing her away so easily, despite his trying to be gentle—this At one point she questioned that he could do it—how could she not be afraid of him? "You're trembling," he noted, "because you know I want yours, but you'll want me just as much, little beauty, when I have you." Shi Li was frightened, she wanted to run away from the provocative words that made her skin crawl, she wanted to crawl out of his arms, away from his intoxicating eyes, and his gentle yet deadly hands .But she couldn't get out of the punt, and without his help, she probably wouldn't even get to New Orleans. "Selfish," she said in an uneven tone, "I wouldn't want you, that's what you said to yourself, you didn't expect me to lose my husband, you don't care at all!" "I'm afraid you can't guess how much I care, but since he is dead, Mrs. Fei, your virginity is not important to anyone." He handed the kettle into her hand. Shi Li took over, throwing away all other concerns, and taking thirst quenching as the first priority.Gu Wen asked her to take a few gulps and then snatched it back. "You really have no sense of crisis," he said with a smile, "Okay, that's enough, that's enough." "I don't think it's enough." Li Wen didn't answer, but he didn't intend to give her another drink, so she shrank and kept silent, following the regular movements of paddling, slowly let her enter a drowsy state of half-asleep and half-awake.Her head involuntarily leaned against Gu Wen's solid shoulders. Once or twice, she was able to raise her head again, but the third time, she found that she had no strength to leave again, and Gu Wen did not object. "The other shoulder," she mumbled, "was bad, wasn't it?" "No, not bad." She muttered irrelevant ravings, and then couldn't stand it any longer and fell asleep. Xi Li woke up after a dreamless night until dawn. She found that their boat was driving in a swamp area, with a layer of green algae floating on the water surface, with insects jumping on it from time to time, and flower-like flowers growing on the muddy shore. The fern leaves and bushes, the face is green, fresh and original.For a lady who has lived in a white house on a paved road for many years and has been exposed to music, chess, calligraphy and painting, the civilized world is already at the other end. Shi Li slowly realized that she was comfortably nestled between Gu Wen's legs, with her ear on his heart, listening to his steady heartbeat, and she tried to pull away embarrassingly, but her back, neck, shoulders ,foot-- In fact, there was pain all over her body, and she couldn't help but let out a groan for a moment. Wen Wen put his big hand on the back of her neck.Begin to massage gently. "No." The naturally shy personality cannot accept such an intimate action, let alone there are other people present.There were four rowers rowing with their backs to them, but Old Ou and two others were resting at the stern, and no small movement could escape their eyes. Regardless of her objection, Li Wen massaged down to her shoulders to relieve her tense muscles.Xi Li closed her eyes helplessly, her protest would be useless anyway, not to mention that his hand really possessed incredible magic power, and the discomfort all over her body disappeared. Wen Wen looked at Old Ou Pingping's face, "How about the shift change?" He asked without stopping. Old Ou answered in a dialect that Xi Li couldn't understand. "Very well," Gu Wen said, and pushed Shirley off his knees, "We have to drive a little longer today, or Li Minni will catch up with us at night." Shi Li felt that the massage was suspended, and she looked up at the man beside her, "How long will it take to get to New Orleans?" "Hopefully we'll be there before dawn tomorrow." "How do you know Li Minni—" she asked, but she stopped, and she saw his face clearly in broad daylight for the first time. There was a hint of purple in these fiery blue eyes, with sharp black spikes. Eyelashes, Shirley felt all the color on her face disappear. "What's going on?" Gu Wen noticed something strange. "Your eyes... are exactly like my... husband, and—" His expression turned serious, and Shirley could see that he was very displeased. "People with blue eyes are everywhere," he said firmly. "But it's not like—" "I don't have the patience to chat with women." He interrupted, moved to the vacated paddle, and then endured the injury to his shoulder and started paddling. Shirley looked at him and wondered, what would he look like if he cut off his long, shaggy hair and trimmed his beard? "Sir," Shirley said coyly at last, and she had to shout again before Gowen looked at her. "Sir, I'm so hungry." He nodded to a broken bag at Shirley's feet, "Look there!" She glanced at the kettle, first grabbed the kettle of water, and then looked at Guwen warily, "and very, very thirsty." She continued. "Drink as you like." She began to search the food in the bag, grabbing biscuits and jerky in her hands, gobbling it up while pouring water, almost ignoring etiquette.After satisfying the appetite and quenching the thirst, the attention will be placed on the bruised feet. Wen Wen's cold voice came over, causing her to raise her face. "I'll deal with that soon, for now you just try not to expose yourself as much as possible." Shirley blushed instantly and tucked her feet into his black shirt.Then watching Gu Wen rowing the boat, one question after another came to mind, who is he?Where do you come from?He looks rough, but he speaks French with the eloquence of an aristocrat.His physique is as strong as a hard worker and a sailor, but his pair of eyes exudes the light of wisdom.He is a man with absolute ability, otherwise he would not be able to lead a group of loyal sailors, but he is willing to risk his life to save a helpless woman, why? They remained silent for the rest of the time, but Shirley felt that the people on the boat seemed to be rowing to the right bank with anticipation. A whistle like a bird broke the silence, and then Gu Wen responded with the same whistle, and then there was a movement in the forest, which surprised Xi Li, all of them rushed out with swarthy faces and axes in their hands, but the people on the boat seemed to be Have friendship with them. "Our next set of sailors," Gowen told Shirley. "Our friend?" she asked suspiciously. "Not really," he replied dryly, "these river people don't make friends, but I pay them to smuggle some contraband and valuables." "Why can't this group of people row for us anymore?" "The reason is simple, they are tired, little doll." One of the rowers looked at her with a smile on his face, "Of course I'm tired, but if you order, I'd like to row to China for you." Shirley didn't quite understand, but she believed him to be friendly, so she gave him a small smile. They jumped onto the shore one by one, Lao Ou stretched his waist, looking relieved, Xi Li sat upright, looking at Gu Wen anxiously, he tied a small bag around his waist, hanging on the left side. On the machete. "Take that bottle of whiskey," he told Shirley. Xi Li then held her on her knees, and Gu Wen easily hugged her horizontally. As soon as the river dwellers saw her flowing golden hair, they immediately let out a startling cry. Xi Li hugged him tightly, and let him carry him ashore, and walked to a wooden bridge. They surrounded Xi Li, and some even reached out to touch her. Shi Li's bare feet made her shiver. "Captain, is this what you want to deliver?" one of the river dwellers asked. "I've never seen anything so fine," another booed cheerfully. Someone pulled Xi Li's hair, causing her to cry out in pain. Gu Wen suddenly stopped, glanced coldly at each of the eager rough men, and then squeezed out a smile, "This woman is my private property, who dares to touch it again?" With one swipe of her, I will immediately castrate him!" Everyone laughed in an uproar, as if they didn't care, but their hands were indeed more restrained. Shirley buried her face in Gowen's furry chest, "I think," she said in a muffled voice, "if you weren't here, they might—" "Yes." Gu Wen replied coldly, stepping on the single-plank bridge, "Now, you most lovely bait, don't look down, for God's sake. Don't let me lose my focus, Otherwise we'd both be ugly." bait?She had heard Fei Li's description of this thing, and she closed her eyes tightly, "Don't throw me down." "After I have worked so hard to bring you here?" Guwen asked with a smile, "Just don't throw the whiskey down." Xi Li held her breath and felt that Gu Wen was walking on the single-plank bridge step by step, and the others followed closely behind. When Gu Wen jumped to the ground, she walked towards a large row of hidden tents. When Xi Li raised her head and looked around with a dazed look on her face, Gu Wen directly explained her doubts. "Old tribe of Indians." "Where are they?" she asked. "They have been forced to leave a long time ago, too many smugglers and traders interfered with them." He said, letting Xi Li land at the entrance of a tent. "Old Ou," he yelled, "act fast, we only have a few minutes." "A few minutes?" Shirley repeated. "What are you going to do?" "Go in," he pointed to the entrance, "and have a few sips of wine." Xi Li's heart beat faster, "Why? Why did you call Lao Ou? Why—" "Do I have to repeat that?" he asked, softly threatening. Xi Li had no choice but to go in with a pale face. There was a bed in the corner, and the tent had a lot of holes, allowing sunlight to come in.Shi Li tremblingly opened the bottle cap, took a sip, and felt the heat go from her throat to her abdomen. She sat down on the edge of the bed and waited quietly. At this moment, she saw a big fat spider with hairy feet swimming around. , Xi Li just watched it crawling silently. "So you have guests." Guwen's voice came from the entrance, he poked his head in first, then raised his foot and kicked the hapless spider away. "I thought you were going to scream." Shirley really wanted to tell him that bipeds were what he was most afraid of at the moment. "There are rats locked up with me in Liminy's cabin." "Really?" He knelt before Shirley and tore a piece of cloth. "It's better to be with a mouse than a sailor with him." "It's true," she agreed.But when Gu Wen reached out to touch her ankle, he stepped back inch by inch. "Don't move." Zhan Wen looked at the soles of her feet swollen like this, she must have been in pain, but she never cried out for pain.His gaze moved to Shirley's face, and he couldn't help admiring it. In the past two days, the fear, grief and humiliation that Xi Li has endured are beyond the reach of ordinary women.It seems that under her weak appearance, there is a steel-like willpower. Shirley bit her lip and let his thumb lightly touch her blistered heel. "Poor little girl," he said, pouring whiskey over the strips, in a tone as gentle and pitiful as Philly's, and she frowned in bewilderment. "What are you going to—" Shirley yelled, "My God!" and held her breath as he cleaned the sand from the wound, then covered her mouth with her hands.Don't let yourself cry out in pain. "Scream all you want!" he said. "No one will mind." When he touched the cloth strip to her wound again, she pulled it away, feeling pain all over her body, even her teeth couldn't escape, "Please. It's really unnecessary——" "If you get your feet inflamed and infected, it's even harder to move and cause inconvenience to everyone. Well, don't move!" "I can't do it." She tried to resist, but instead of wiping her wound with that piece of cloth, Gu Wen massaged her heel with her thumb and forefinger, "What are you doing?" She asked in confusion, Gu Wen even pinched the nerves deeper until she felt numb in her feet, and Xiang Shi also slowly relaxed herself. "Better?" he asked. "Yes, it's much better." She breathed out, although she still felt uncomfortable, it wasn't as painful as before. Next, Guwen removed all the sand and stones with dexterous techniques. "Where did you learn that trick?" she asked, offering him the other foot in Gowen's gesture. "I traveled all over the world, so I learned some kung fu from east to west," Gu Wen told her with a smile, "I have something to open your eyes later." "No, thank you, I'd rather not..." She didn't say a word, she opened her eyes wide and watched Lao Ou come in with a bag of things. Old Ou came over to the edge of the bed expressionlessly, then squatted down and knelt on his heels, and pulled out some weird things, including feathers, small stones, dry clods, and a bag of powdery things. Wen Wen stretched out his hand to stop it, "Old Ou, we don't have time to salute, save this voodoo show, I just need some green powder." "What is this voodoo?" Xi Li asked warily. "Voodoo? It's magic, medicine, superstition, and it's very popular in Haiti." "Where's the green powder?" "Of course it's medicine for your feet. If Old Ou can save this old rule, burn feathers, clods, etc., or kill a poultry as a livestock." Xi Li looked at Lao Ou, only to see that he was not happy, frowned and stared at Gu Wen's disrespect, "Does Lao Ou believe in a cult?" She questioned, thinking that if she answered in the affirmative, she would not use that What green powder! "Not exactly," Gowen said, "but he believed that the dead sometimes lingered and came back to torment the living." "Do you believe it?" Shirley asked. Chu Wenwuer smiled, "I always feel that the living are more difficult to deal with than the dead." Old Ou reached out to touch Xi Li's feet, and she immediately retracted in shock.Old Ou's black eyes flashed a smile for the first time, and he muttered something to Gu Wen. Wen Wen looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Old Ou wants you to know that he is not interested in dry women, now let him heal your foot." So Shi Li remained still solemnly, and Lao Ou's giant palm grabbed her ankle and painted a layer of olive green stuff, listening to him humming, and then he wrapped her foot with a long strip of cloth.At the same time, Gu Wen also dealt with his shoulder injury, and the tingling of whiskey soaked into his body made him curse loudly. "Thank you." Xi Li said after Old Ou put bandages on her feet, but she could only shrug her shoulders, "I...I really hope to repay you." Old Ou pointed to her hair and muttered something, and Xi Li turned to Gu Wen for help with the translation. "He said that if he had a lock of your hair, he could make a very powerful amulet." Guwen said, then shook his head, "No, old Ou." Xi Li hesitated a little, and reached out to Gu Wen's boots, she remembered that Gu Wen hid a dagger inside. Wen Wen just raised his eyebrows, let her take out the handle of the knife, grabbed a strand of hair and cut it off. "Here!" She handed it to Lao Ou. Old Ou nodded, and then carefully wrapped the lock of hair in a piece of cloth. "It's really unnecessary," Gu Wen said. "I think it's necessary." She replied, watching Lao Ou go out contentedly, she touched her well-bandaged ankle, "I owe him a favor." "So, you don't want to owe favors?" "yes." "You owe me your life." “是的。”她眼睛也不瞬地直视他。 “我等着你的回报。” 席莉感觉体内一阵揪紧，既反感又苦恼。她亲爱的丈夫死于非命，现在她沦为这大湖子的陌生人之囚，一时之间她感到恐惧转而怨恨，她恨他粗鄙胡子，他傲慢无礼。 “我想，”她鼓起最大通气，“你的荣誉感不会允许你对一个不要你的女子施暴。” 迸汶嗤之以鼻，“小美人，我把很多东西放在荣誉感之上，你的身体恰巧是当中一样。” 他的情绪在瞬间转而暴戾，催促她出帐篷，上船去，他则过去拍了拍老欧的后背，交换几句话，随即登船。 新划手习惯席莉以后，不再逗她，也让她耳根得以清净，但是接下来的一路上有太多苍蝇和蚊子骚扰，似乎其他人不像她如此在意，她也发现从来没有如此感到不舒服。 迸汶看得出来席莉快崩溃，他原本想彻夜赶路，尽快把席莉送上费家，李明尼很可能紧跟在后。他皱起眉头，还是决定找个地方休息，对他们双方都有好处，至于先前他要求席莉作的回报，其实纯粹在逗她，而她说对了，他不会对女人施暴，尤其是这么脆弱的女人。 在古汶的一声命令下，船靠向岸边，然后两名河民抓着船让其他人下船，席莉睁开眼，一时不明白怎么一回事，直到古汶粗声粗气要她起身，然后抓起她的上臂，把她拖向岸上．然后向那些河民点个头，便带着她步入林间。 “我们要去哪里？”她问道。 “跟上我的脚步。”他断然表示。 席莉只好三缄其口。但是走了好些时候．她终于忍不住怨言，“我们还要走多远？五里？十里？我没穿鞋！你有靴子，腿又长，我的脚……”她收住口，因为这时古汶把她拖进一处空地，看见一幢房子和附有马厩的围场。 迸汶大步跨向木屋，重力敲起门．“奈特，”他扯开喉咙喊道，“奈特，出来上马鞍。” 一个戒慎的声音由里头传出来，“船长？古汶船长？” “是的，今晚我要骑里本，把它上好鞍，动作快。” 一个秃头的小蚌子出现，他望向占汶，接着转向席莉。显然颇讶异一个女人只穿衬衫。 “奈特，”古汶骤然开口，“你有另一条长裤吗？” “当……是的，我有，船长。” “我的同伴需要加件长裤，另外如果你有吃的东西也顺便带些给我。” “是的，船长。” 奈特匆匆入内．没多久拿出一包东西交给古汶，目光则有意避开席莉，然后一语不发地直接转向马厩。 迸汶交给她旧长裤，但挺干净的样子。 “他是你的手下？”席莉问道，一边感激万分地套上长裤。 “某一方面吧！” “你要向他借马？” “不，那是我自个儿的马。”他说，强硬的口吻明白表示不想再接受任何问题。 奈特隔没多久便牵来一匹相当雄伟的骏马，至少有十六尺高，栗色毛，仅在额上有绺白丝，看来神气十足、精力充沛的样子。 “我明天回来。”古汶告诉奈特。 “好的，船长。”奈特应道。 占汶身手矫捷地跃上马背，然后伸出胳臂给席莉，“抓牢。” 她把双手交给古汶，随即被他拖上马背，坐在他面前，这增加的重量令作骑不安地腾跃起来。惹得席莉心慌意乱，胡乱抓向古汶的大腿、腰、臂膀。 迸汶一把搂住她的腰身，几乎把她截为两半，然后他咬牙切齿地告诉她，“别动，”他说，语调出奇地绷紧，“也别乱碰！” “有什么不对劲吗？” 迸汶打算告诉她，是的，非常不对劲。他差点把她推倒在地来个霸目硬上弓。这种相贴的亲密感令他生理激素大增．胯下有股难耐的需求，他的手痒得直想抚摸起她的酥胸，往下滑至她的双股间。正当他意乱情迷之际，他试图移转注意力，目光正好落在奈特迷惘的脸上。 “再见，奈特。”他别有用意地表示。 奈特立刻识相地回屋子去。 席莉感觉到古汶手放在她膝盖上，然后把她的坐姿调整成男人的跨骑，于是双颊禁不住地烫热起来。 迸汶留意到她身体的颤抖．于是粗率地问道：“你怕马？” “是的，”她撒谎道，“有……有一点。”她怎能告诉他是因为他碰触她的方式。她不懂怎会造成她身心如此大的激荡。 马匹往前冲去，席莉整个人更是贴紧在古汶的胸膛，尽避是摸着黑，他们却能够疾驰在林间，席莉发现古汶对这里的每条小径好像了若指掌．他们行经之处，夜禽全惊飞开来，直到越来越浓密的枝叶中，他才稍稍放慢速度。 “我们要赶通宵的路吗？” “我们找个地方休息几个钟头。” “还是印第安人的帐篷？” 迸汶半笑着“一间废弃的樵夫木屋．每当我走这条路上纽奥良的时候，会顺道在那里打尖。” “那樵夫怎么了？” “我给他钱让他搬迁到别处去，”他轻笑一声，“我想你以为我干掉他了。” “我不该那样揣测吗？” “的确有你的道理。”他生涩地应道。 “古汶船长，你现在能告诉我为什么肯送我回费家吗？” “时间未到。” “但为什么——” “目前我不想作任何解释。” 席莉左思右想古汶的真正身份不上千百次，“大家都叫你古汶船长吗？” “我有其他名字，视场合而定。” “你的真名字是法文，对不对？” “你为什么这么说？” “因为你的腔调和用字，我想你父母必定是法国人。” “克利奥尔。”他悄然应道，“你想知道我的名字？” 她点点头，仍然枕在古汶肩上。 “杰汀。” “杰汀？”她轻声重复道。 “你有特别感觉吗？” "No." “我想也没有。”他说，语调透着一丝讽刺。 林木转而开敞，呈现出一片光明，附近有间小木屋被松树掩住。古汶勒住马，抬腿翻身下马，然后抱她下马后，几乎立刻转身跨开大步朝木屋走去。木门受潮之故，古汶费了一番力气才推开。 “喏！”他把一袋东西交给席莉，“进去找根蜡烛点上，我去照料一下马。” 席莉小心翼翼地踏进伸手不见五指的木屋，地板发出轧轧声。她依稀看出窗户的轮廓，但罩上厚厚一层百叶窗，她——寸寸挪近，耳朵竖直，听着任何可能的鼠辈或其他生物的动静。她终于能够伸手触及窗户。嘎地一声开启百叶窗，让银白月光流泻进来，然后环顾起四周，家具摆设不多，只有一个破旧的箱子，角落一张吊床、炉子、桌子和两张椅子。 她毫不松懈地步向那箱子，掀开盖子，翻找一下，原来放的是一条破毛毯、一把斧头、木槌、一些钢杯，还几样杂物。窗口吹送来一阵凉风，令她颈后的汗毛直竖，她抬起脸来，感觉这阵寒意，也发现气氛太诡异……太宁静。她立刻站直身，环抱住自己，仍是止不住浑身颤抖，没理由害怕，她告诉自己，只有小孩子才会怕黑，然而这屋子的压迫感却让她恐慌不已。打从她被关在船舱里，这是她首度独处。一个人在黑暗中突然问变成她最大的恐惧，而且怕得四肢发软，手中的布包跌落地。 她喘着气，勉强举步，却感觉阴影向她伸出巨掌要攫拿她，“古汶……”她试着高喊，但声音却卡在喉咙。 门外有走动声，这时席莉鼓起最大勇气，直扑向门外，却被抓住手肘。 “席莉——” 她忸怩着挣脱开来，却往后踉跄儿步，两眼圆睁，见到古汶站在她前面眯着眼。 “怎么回事？”他问道，“你受伤了吗？或是看到什么东西？” “不，不是普通的东西，是她无法自控的无名恐惧。“我……我没事。”她艰难万分地终于说出口，心想，她是不是已经精神异常了？ 迸汶上前，席莉继续往后退开，如果他在这一刻碰她，她准会陷入歇斯底里的尖叫，她会四分五裂，再也承受不住，她要作一了断，不再恐惧，不再感到迷失，她要回巴黎的家，睡上她自己软绵绵的床，听着家人的人活动的声音。 她想就此闭眼，再也不醒来！ “席莉，”他悄声唤道，直视着她封闭的脸庞，“席莉，过来。” "No." “我们去水边。” "No--" “那随你便，你想干嘛尽避去！”他转身，踩着轻松的步伐丢下她。 席莉略作迟疑，立刻提步追上古汶。 古汶听见她的脚步声，深锁的眉心才放松，诚如他所料，席莉太疲乏了，还没有自主能力。这也是他乐于明天就摆脱掉她的原因。对他来说，女人只是供他一时玩乐，发泄生理需求，一旦满足便可抛掉的玩偶罢了，而这女人却是头一个样样依赖他。 迸汶不喜欢这感觉，一点也不喜欢。尤其是看到她一脸惊恐万状的样子。越来越常想去安慰她，他从来不让自己如此心软——他向来不容许。 他来到湖边。用警觉的目光打量起四周，“把脚上的绷带拿掉。”他说，“或许会把药粉冲掉，反正应该已有疗效了。” 席莉在石板坐下来．伸长她细瘦的脚，能洗洗脚倒是一件挺舒服的事，一整天下来，包得密不透风实在令她又热又痒。她先试着解开右脚的绷带，那药草味十分呛鼻，她还是蹲着拆线头，却发现两手不太灵光。 迸汶低声咒骂一句，便蹲下来，三两下使拆掉绷带，然后把她的脚放进清凉的湖水边。 席莉不明白他为何不悦，但是水的感觉，加上他的手指替他搓起脚来的舒爽令她禁不住闭上眼享受起来。他的指头如此轻柔，甚至不介意地一只脚趾接着一只脚趾搓洗，趾缝也没放过，席莉感到羞愧，竟是如此陶醉，但她终究全身放松，尽情享受这一刻。 怎奈这刻维持不久，当她睁开眼，古汶正开始脱他自己的靴子。 “你也要洗脚吗？”席莉问道。 他接下来脱掉那件短背心，扔在地上，“我要游泳。” “但……但里头有鳄鱼……” “湖这边没有。”他笑着说，“通常没有。” “万一有只鳄鱼突然想过来这头，你要怎么办？” “我会告诉它，我带个费家人来，这应该会吓跑它。” 当他卸下身上最后一件衣服，席莉惊叫着双手蒙住脸．转过身去。 “结过婚的女人还这么害羞！”他调侃道。“或者你丈夫都是摸着黑跟你行房？不，你不用回答，你实在是让人一眼看穿。”席莉两耳通红，直到听见他下水声才敢回过头。 迸汶一下子潜入水中，好久之后才浮出水面，看样子好愉快。令席莉心动起来，不知道全身泡一泡水的感觉会多么棒！ 迸汶探出头来，面对她，似乎洞穿她的心事，“我如果想强暴你一早就得逞太多回了，”他唐突地开口，“你就不能信任我一些？” 席莉犹豫一下，开始解衣扣。 “但是我不保证不看。”他的声音再度扬起。 席莉立刻环抱住自己，放弃游泳的念头。 “看在老天份上，”他厌恶地说，“我不看。”他丢下话，便转身潜入水中。 席莉决定速战速决，于是火速解开扣子，脱下长裤，涉入水中及腰处，两手捧起水来净身，然后她探入脑袋，搓洗起长发，然后拧吧，她发现神清气爽，不再去留意古汶有没有偷窥，反正她已不在乎。这湖水太美了。 她回岸上后，立即穿上那件黑衬衫．不管是否会弄湿衣服。古汶随即出水，席莉没有转身，只听到他穿上衣物的声音，然后没有任何动静。最后席莉实在忍不住，“我累了。”她轻声吐出，打破沉默。 “走吧！”古汶在她身后推一把，“这一夜不会太长。”