Chapter 6 The fifth chapter wants to send this body to the mountains and rivers
Lao Mu went to buy vegetables, Chuanzi went to deliver medicine, and Tianer learned to make clothes for Chuanzi at home.
There was no patient, Xiao Liu slept on the table, and when he woke up, there was still no patient, Xiao Liu patted his head, thinking that he couldn't continue to be so moldy, and had to find something to do.
Xiao Liu decides to go to Xuan's wine shop for a drink.
With his hands behind his back, he hummed a little tune and took small steps.Seeing him, Xuan greeted him warmly: "Brother Six, what wine do you want?"
Xiao Liu found a seat in the corner and sat down, and said enthusiastically, "Brother Xuan, let's figure it out."
Xuan brought him a jug of wine and a small plate of gingko fruit. Xiao Liu looked around while peeling the gingko fruit and drinking the wine.Only then did I see a well-dressed young man with a veiled hat sitting in the opposite corner. Although he could not see his face and did not have any expensive accessories on his body, he had a Tsinghua figure and a dignified demeanor, which made people feel happy at first glance. tribute.Xiao Liu was tilting his head, wondering when such a big man came to Qingshui Town, a handsome servant hurried in, saluted the sitting young master, and stood behind him, but it was Jing Ye disguised as a man.
Only then did Xiao Liu come to his senses, and immediately lowered his head, concentrating on peeling and eating ginkgo nuts.
There was also a plate of ginkgo nuts on the table over there, and one of them was left untouched, but at this moment, he also started peeling the ginkgo nuts.After peeling, they don't eat them, but put them neatly in a small dish.
Seventeen whispered a few words, Jing Ye saluted and left.He came over, sat beside Xiao Liu, and put the peeled gingko in a small dish in front of Xiao Liu.
Haitang came out to greet the guests, while Xuan sat behind the counter, while doing the accounts, glanced at Xiao Liu and Shi Qi intentionally or unintentionally.
Because of Haitang, the business in the wine store has improved, many men came to buy wine, the rich sat inside, while the poor sat on the ground with wine bowls, drinking and looking at Haitang.
After a few bowls of wine, he naturally talked a lot.
You can hear all the new and interesting things in Qingshui Town, Xiao Liu can't help admiring Xuan, this wine shop is well opened!
"What's the big deal for you guys? Something really happened in the town recently!"
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
"I'm here to test you, besides Xuanyuan, Shennong, and Gao Xin, what other great families are there in the Great Wilderness?"
"Who doesn't know this? Of course the four families are second to none, the Chishui family, the Xiling family, the Tushan family, and the Guifang family. In addition to the four family families, there are six major families in the Central Plains, and there are some small and medium families under the six major families. The Jintian clan in the south and the Fangfeng clan in the north... But they are not as good as the fourth family, they are big families that can compete with the royal family."
"The Tu Shan family lived in Qingqiu. From ancient times to the present, they have been doing business for generations. Their businesses are all over the wilderness. They have so much money that they don't take money as money. It is said that even the monarchs of Xuanyuan and Shennong have borrowed money from them. They are truly rich and invincible. , the big event I told you today is related to this Tu Shan family."
"What's the matter? Say it, say it, don't keep it up!"
"I have reliable news that the second son of the Tu Shan family is in Qingshui Town!"
"What? Impossible?"
"Speaking of which, the second son of Tu Shan is also a remarkable figure. There are only two sons in the direct line of the Tu Shan family, twin brothers of the same father and the same mother, but it is said that the second son is very powerful. The young master is overwhelmed, and everything in the family is decided by him."
"In the whole Great Wilderness, whether it's Xuanyuan or Gao Xin, there are other people's business. Think about how powerful and wealthy that is? The second son of Tushan, it is rumored that he is good-looking, proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and talks well. Elegant and interesting, he is called Mr. Qingqiu. I don’t know how many ladies from aristocratic families want to marry him. Mrs. Tu Shan chooses left and right, and finally settles on the lady of Fangfeng clan. I heard that the lady of Fangfeng clan traveled with her father and brother since childhood, Generous and capable, born as beautiful as a flower bone, and good at shooting arrows."
"That Mr. Tu Shan is pitiful. The wife he married is just a maid in the family, and she can't get on the stage at all."
"Nine years ago, Tu Shan planned to hold a wedding ceremony for the second son and Miss Fangfeng. The wedding invitations had already been sent out, but before the wedding, the second son of Tu Shan suddenly became seriously ill and the wedding was cancelled. Over the years, the second son of Tu Shan has been recuperating from his wounds, Nowhere to be seen, the business in the family is taken care of by the eldest son."
"Miss Fangfeng is also a violent person. The family wanted to withdraw the engagement, but she actually put on her wedding dress and ran to Qingqiu, and said to Mrs. Tu Shantai that she was born in Tushan Mansion and died in Tushan Grave". Madam was so touched that she wiped away her tears. Miss Fangfeng has been living in Tushan Mansion all these years, helping Mrs. Tai with housework."
"I heard from people from the Fangfeng clan that the second son of Tu Shan is ready. Tu Shan clan and Fangfeng clan are discussing the date of marriage, and they both want to hold the wedding as soon as possible."
"I heard that the second son of Tushan is now in Qingshui Town. I guess the second son wants to take over the family business again."
Everyone was chattering, discussing the upcoming battle between the Second Young Master Tu Shan and the First Young Master Tu Shan, and guessing who would be in charge of the Tu Shan family in the end.
Xiao Liu fiddled with the remaining ginkgo fruits in the plate, arranging them into a flower for a while, and a crescent moon for a while.
The person beside him was stiff, holding a ginkgo fruit in his hand, which gradually turned into powder.
Xiao Liu drank a glass of wine and leaned over with a playful smile, "Hey, what's your name? When we meet in the future, it's unreasonable to pretend that we don't know each other without saying hello, but give me ten more courages, and I won't dare to call you Seventeen!" Even if you don't mind, your wife will give me an arrow."
Shi Qi sat stiffly, clenched his fists, his knuckles turned white because of too much force.
Xiao Liu said: "If you don't tell me, I will hear about it from others sooner or later. I want you to tell me your name yourself."
After a long while, Shi Qi spat out three words with difficulty: "Tu Shanjing."
"Tu Shan... how do you write it?"
Jing dipped in the wine and wrote the name to Xiao Liu stroke by stroke. Xiao Liu asked again with a smile: "What is the name of your daughter-in-law who is about to pass the door?"
Jing's hands froze on the case.
Xiao Liu smiled, "Six years, I took you in for six years, and you waived my rent for six years, and we will not owe each other from now on!" Xiao Liu got up to leave, Jing grabbed his arm.
Xiao Liu tugged several times, but Jing didn't let go. For the first time, Xiao Liu realized that the always gentle Shi Qi was actually powerful enough to control him.
Xuan walked over and asked with a smile, "Brother Six is leaving?"
Xiao Liu smiled and said: "Yes, you have your big business, and I have my small drugstore, so why not leave? I can't help you with those things."
Jing loosened his strength, Xiao Liu shook off his hand, gave the money to Xuan, hummed a little song, and walked out of the wine shop.
The appearance of the second son of Tu Shan made Qingshui Town more lively, bustling with power, fame and fortune.
Everyone is talking about the second son of Tu Shan, and even Butcher Gao bought wine to express his feelings with Lao Mu. When it comes to the fact that their shop on Xihe Street belongs to Tu Shan's family, Butcher Gao is so proud.Chuanzi and Tian'er didn't think about anything, thinking that those people were stars in the sky, out of reach; but Lao Mu was puzzled in his heart, looked at Xiao Liu, seeing Xiao Liu's indifferent face, and felt relieved.Impossible, no matter how Seventeen is, it is impossible!
Xiao Liu didn't go to the river to cool off, he locked the courtyard door tightly, lay on the grass mat where the herbs were dried, looked up at the starry sky, and counted the stars one by one.
"Three thousand three hundred and twenty-seven..."
There were white snowflakes flying down gracefully from the sky, Xiao Liu found himself a little surprised, quickly suppressed his smile, and closed his eyes.
Xiang Liu looked at him condescendingly, "Don't pretend to be asleep."
Xiao Liu plugged his ears with his hands, "I fell asleep and I can't hear anything."
Xiang Liu waved his hand, the strong wind blew past, and the mat was blown away, so he sat down and stared at Xiao Liu.
Xiao Liu felt that there were two knives scraping his face, he endured, endured, persisted, persisted, finally he couldn't do it... He opened his eyes, "My lord is not busy in the mountains, what are you doing in my small yard?"
"The man next to you belongs to Tu Shan's family?"
"Who are you talking about? Pockmarks? Chuanzi?" Xiao Liu opened his big, ignorant eyes, flickering sincerely.
"I wanted to be kind to you, but you always have a way to make me want to bite off your neck." Xiang Liu put his hands on both sides of Xiao Liu's head, and slowly bent down.Under the starlight, his two teeth became longer and sharper, like the fangs of a beast.
Xiao Liu said: "You are really paying less and less attention to your image. Last time you were a monster, and this time you have fangs. Although I know you are a monster, it is one thing to know in my heart, but another thing to see it with my own eyes. You should You know us people, no matter the protoss or the human race, they all like appearances and don’t pay attention to the inner race at all. They even pay attention to the color and fragrance of a meal, and they also choose good-looking wives. Unlike you monsters, as long as they are fat, tender and big enough ..."
Xiang Liu retracted his fangs and patted Xiao Liu's cheek, "Have you been lonely again recently?"
Xiao Liu sighed, "People who are too smart will die early! But you are not a human, but a monster... probably die sooner!"
Xiang Liu's hand pinched Xiao Liu's neck, and with some strength, he asked, "That man, the one you always hide every time I show up, is he the second child of the Tu Shan family?"
Xiao Liu thought, if I say no, you won't believe me, "Yes."
"Very good." Xiang Liu let him go.
Seeing his smile, Xiao Liu got goosebumps all over his body, "I don't know him well, you can find him yourself if you need anything."
"I'm less familiar with him, and I'm more familiar with you."
Xiao Liu laughed dryly, "It's so cold for monsters to tell jokes!"
Xiang Liu said: "These days are extremely hot, and a disease has broken out in the mountains. We urgently need a batch of medicines. Let Tu Shanjing help us get some medicines."
Xiao Liu sat up abruptly, "Why? Who do you think you are?"
Xiang Liu looked at Xiao Liu with a smile, "It's because I can eat you."
"I'd rather you eat me than go to him."
Xiang Liu had a good time, "Do you want to know what kind of person the boss of the Tu Shan family is? Nine years ago, he made Tu Shanjing disappear suddenly before the wedding. If I contact the boss of the Tu Shan family, ask him to help me Get medicine, I will kill for him, what are the chances of that Young Master Qingqiu surviving?"
Xiao Liu gritted his teeth and said, "No wonder you are number one on Xuanyuan's bounty list. Now I really want to exchange your head for money."
Xiang Liu laughed out loud, and leaned in front of Xiao Liu, and said slowly, "I have nine heads, remember to sharpen the knife."
Xiao Liu glared at him, and the two could hear their breaths.
After a while, Xiao Liu said: "He helped you, what good can it do?"
Xiang Liu slowly moved away from Xiaoliu, "When things in the mountains are not busy, I will occasionally be an assassin, which is quite famous. If Mr. Tu Shan asks me to kill him, I will refuse. If he considers killing Tu Shan Son, I will take it."
"He has just returned, so he may not be able to move the family's money and people at will."
"You underestimate him! It's just a batch of medicine, and it's nothing to him. Tu Shan's family does all kinds of business, and the things he sold to Shennong back then were much more dangerous than this."
Xiao Liu asked: "Then why don't you go directly to Tu Shan's to buy it this time?"
Xiang Liu said coldly, "No money!"
Xiao Liu wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, for fear of angering Xiang Liu, he looked up at the stars, "You are a monster, is it worth it for the irrelevant Shen Nong?"
Xiang Liu smiled, "You can take care of a group of fools in a boring way, so I can't do some boring things?"
Xiao Liu laughed, "That's right, in a long and lonely life, you have to find something to do. Alright, let's go see him."
Xiao Liu stood up and was about to go to the front hall, but Xiang Liu grabbed him by the collar and dragged him back, "He's by the river."
Xiaoliu and Xiangliu walked towards the river one after the other.
When Jing heard the footsteps, she turned her head in surprise, but immediately saw a snow-white figure behind Xiao Liu, arrogant and spotless.
Xiang Liu walked to the river, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance.
Xiao Liu and Jing faced each other face to face, Xiao Liu was a little embarrassed, coughed slightly, "How are you recently?"
"it is good."
"How is Quiet Night?"
"it is good."
"orchid……"
Xiang Liu glanced over coldly, and Xiao Liu immediately said, "I have something to trouble you."
Jing said, "Okay."
"I want a batch of medicine."
Xiang Liu played a jade slip, Xiao Liu caught it and handed it to Jing, "It's written very clearly."
"it is good."
"When the medicine arrives in Qingshui Town, you inform me, and Xiang Liu will pick it up."
"it is good."
Is this business over?Why does it seem so simple?Xiao Liu said, "I don't have any money to pay you, you know that, right?"
Jing lowered her eyes and said, "You don't need to pay."
Xiao Liu didn't know what else to say, so he could only look at Xiang Liu. Xiang Liu nodded, and Xiao Liu said to Jing, "Then... thank you. I, I'm done."
Jing stepped away and walked past Xiaoliu, her hoarse voice echoed in the evening wind, "In the future, don't say thank you."
Xiao Liu stood silently for a while, then said to Xiang Liu, "I'm going back to sleep, I won't see you off!"
Xiang Liu grabbed his collar and carried him back, "You follow me until I get the medicine."
The fur ball flew down, Xiao Liu jumped onto the eagle's back, and smiled nonchalantly, "Okay, I recently made a new poison, just try it."
Mao Qiu carried them into the wild and deep mountain. Xiao Liu closed his eyes and reminded Xiang Liu, "Think carefully, I am afraid of pain, I have no integrity, and I am ignorant. If Xuanyuan catches me in the future, I will definitely compare myself with you." I freely confess."
Xiang Liu didn't speak.
Xiaoliu simply hugged Fuqiu's neck to sleep.
Feel the hairballs descending while drowsy in sleep.
Xiang Liu grabbed him and jumped off the eagle's back, "Open your eyes."
"No!" Xiao Liu grabbed Xiang Liu's hand and tightly closed his eyes, "I won't give you a reason to kill me in the future!"
Xiang Liu's hands stiffened, Xiao Liu sneered.
Xiang Liu walked quickly, Xiao Liu grabbed his hand, and walked stumblingly until he entered the camp, Xiang Liu said: "Okay, we have already entered the camp, and they are all houses, as long as you don't run around, it's impossible know where it is."
Xiao Liu opened his eyes, one by one wooden houses were scattered in the tall and dense woods.Some houses are big, some are small, and they all look exactly the same. From the outside, it is true that nothing can be seen.There are tall trees all around, as boundless as the sea, as long as you don't look around, you can't see where it is.
Xiang Liu walked into a wooden room, followed by Xiao Liu, and looked around. The inside was very simple, a narrow bed with a carpet made of animal skins in front of the couch.A crude fir box was placed at the end of the couch, probably for storing clothes.There are two wooden cases placed on the animal skin blanket, one contains some documents, and the other contains a set of simple tea making utensils.
As an important general of the rebel army, his life was so simple and poor, Xiao Liu sighed secretly, he really didn't know what the nine-headed monster was trying to do.
Everything is quiet, the sky is dark, and it is time to sleep.Xiang Liu was naturally resting on the couch, Xiao Liu wrapped himself in a quilt on his own initiative, and curled up on the animal skin carpet and slept all night.
On the second day, Xiang Liu left early in the morning.Xiao Liu touched the couch and continued to sleep.
From time to time there was a neat shouting sound outside, which was quite interesting at first, but after listening to it for a long time, Xiao Liu hated himself for not being deaf.Day after day, year after year, the boring drills may seem boring, but the boringness is to keep the sword rustless and keep morale alive.But is their persistence meaningful?The meaning of soldiers is to defend one side of the country and the people of one side, but they hide in the mountains, there is no country to protect or the people to guard.
Xiaoliu suddenly admired Xiangliu, monsters are free and undisciplined by nature, impatient with discipline, with Xiangliu's arrogance, he must be more disdainful, but he put away his arrogance and undisciplined, doing things in a well-behaved manner every day may be in his heart The most disdainful thing.
Xiang Liu returned to the wooden house after training.
Xiao Liu was sitting in front of the desk, entertaining himself.The things in the tea pot were very strange. While lamenting how hard life is, Xiao Liu threw it into the water without any care, and boiled the suspected tea.
Xiang Liu leaned on the couch and sat on the animal skin rug, as if he was waiting to see Xiao Liu's joke. Unexpectedly, Xiao Liu just squinted his eyes at the moment of entrance, and immediately drank a small bowl of hot tea as if nothing had happened. up.
Xiang Liu said, "I really believe now that you were forced to eat a lot of disgusting and weird things."
Xiao Liu said with a smile: "I never tell lies, I just like to talk nonsense."
Xiang Liu said: "After drinking the tea, I conveniently threw the medicine ball used to fumigate insects into the tea pot. It is said that it is the excrement of some kind of monster."
Xiao Liu's complexion changed, but he forced himself to be calm, Xiang Liu laughed softly, it was genuine joy.
Xiao Liu watched his stern eyebrows melt like spring water, and wanted to keep this moment.
The soldiers reported outside: "General Xiangliu, two more soldiers have died."
Xiang Liu's laughter stopped suddenly, he stood up immediately, and walked out of the room.
Xiao Liu hesitated for a while, then went to the door to have a look.
On the cleared hillside, two corpses were placed in the pyre.
Seeing Xiang Liu walking past, hundreds of soldiers stood up solemnly. Xiang Liu first toasted three glasses of wine, then held a torch and lit the pyre.
In the raging flames, the men's weather-stained faces didn't express much because they were used to seeing life and death, but their deep singing voices expressed the deepest sorrow:
With this body supporting rivers and mountains, life and death are insignificant.
Once the breath is gone, the soul is gone.
Gains and losses are no longer known, right and wrong can be felt?
After thousands of years, who knows the honor and disgrace? ①
The singing of the soldiers was irregular, in twos and threes, with ups and downs. Xiao Liu heard it as if they were singing repeatedly: "Life and death are insignificant if you support rivers and mountains."Once the breath is gone, the soul is gone.Gains and losses are no longer known, right and wrong can be felt?After thousands of years, who knows the honor and disgrace?
Although it is true that the Yellow Emperor occupied Shennong's territory, the Shennong Kingdom has already perished. As long as the people live and work in peace and contentment, they don't care who is the king. They have even begun to praise the Yellow Emperor's majesty, generosity and kindness, and they don't care about these soldiers who insist on not surrendering. Their gains and losses are right and wrong, and after thousands of years, no one knows their honor or disgrace.
As long as they give up, as long as they are willing to bend down and bow their heads, they can have gentle wives, lovely children, and even enjoy the glory and wealth bestowed by the Yellow Emperor, but they still firmly guard their beliefs, insisting on things that many people have long ignored. Don't hesitate to give your life for this persistence.
The wheel of history has been rolling forward, but they are still stationed in place, with their arms raised high, against the wheel of history.They are people forgotten by time. They tried to swim against the current, but they were destined to be washed to pieces.
Xiao Liu knew they were stupid, and even thought they were pathetic, but he had to respect them.
At this moment, Xiaoliu suddenly understood why the last time he laughed and said to Xiangliu that what Gonggong did was meaningless and that Xiangliu should betray Gonggong and surrender to the Yellow Emperor, Xiangliu would be furious.In this world, some spirits can be defeated and destroyed, but they can never be scorned and ridiculed!
Xiang Liu returned slowly, and the desolate and sad singing continued behind him.
Leaning against the door frame, Xiao Liu watched him walk through the blood-stained sunset with his white clothes and hair spotless.
Xiang Liu stood in front of Xiao Liu, with cold eyebrows and eyes, with a bit of sarcasm, but he didn't know whether he was mocking the world or himself.
Xiao Liu suddenly bowed to him, "I apologize to you for what I said last time."
Xiang Liu entered the room with a blank expression on his face, and said flatly, "If we can get the medicine as soon as possible, at least they can live longer. They are fighters, and even if they are going to die, they should die before the Yellow Emperor's army."
Xiao Liu sat quietly in the corner, and at first really hoped that Jing could get the medicine as soon as possible.
Two days later, Xiang Liu took Xiao Liu out of the barracks and went to Qingshui Town.
Jing stood by the river, watching Xiangliu and Xiaoliu who were standing side by side galloping on white eagles.
Xiao Liu jumped off the big eagle and asked eagerly, "Is the medicine here? Where is it?"
Jing looked at Xiangliu and said, "The general has all the medicines he wants, and they are stored in the cellar of the fourth household on the left side of Dongliu Street in Qingshui Town. The general can send someone to get them."
Xiang Liu nodded, and the big eagle circled up.
Xiao Liu didn't want to face Jing, so he could only look up at Xiang Liu, watching him gradually disappear into the sky.When Xiang Liu left, Xiao Liu still didn't know what to say to Jing, so he could only continue to look at the sky, looking extremely reluctant to part.
His neck was sore, Xiao Liu finally withdrew his gaze and looked at Jing with a smile. He was still wearing the burlap clothes he left on the day he left.
Xiao Liu coughed twice, "Is it troublesome to get those medicines?"
Jing shook her head.
Xiao Liu asked: "When will you leave Qingshui Town?"
"Don't leave." He stared at Xiao Liu with a gentle starlight in his eyes.
Xiao Liu tilted his head and laughed, "Then your fiancée is coming?"
He lowered his eyes and pursed his lips tightly.
Xiao Liu said: "I'm going back." Walking past him, he walked quickly into the medicinal field, but he didn't know how many medicinal herbs were trampled to death.
Xiao Liu took a deep breath, pushed open the courtyard door, and shouted happily: "I, Wen Xiaoliu, are back!"
In the middle of the night, when Xiao Liu was soundly asleep, he suddenly woke up.
Xiang Liu was standing beside his couch, with white clothes and white hair, but the white hair was a little disheveled, and the white clothes were a little stained.
"Are you injured again?"
Xiao Liu sighed, sat up, pulled down the collar of his clothes very actively, Xiang Liu was not polite, hugged Xiao Liu, bowed his head to suck blood on his neck.
Xiao Liu teased, "You are lucky to have my medicine storehouse that can cure all diseases, but yours..." Xiao Liu came to his senses, "Did you get the medicine? Is someone going to ambush you?"
Xiang Liu raised his head, "No. Someone in Tu Shan's family leaked the location of the Tibetan medicine."
"It won't be Tu Shanjing."
"I know, it's not him."
"Who is that?"
"How do I know? You should ask him!"
"Do you know who stole the medicine?"
"have no idea."
"Why don't you know anything?"
"It's the same group of people who hurt me last time, but last time that group of people came and disappeared strangely. I suspect that there are moles in the mountains, but I haven't found a clue yet."
Xiao Liu slapped his forehead with his hand, almost wanting to look up to the sky and sigh, "Don't be so lively!"
What a shrewd person Xiang Liu was, he immediately noticed something strange, "Do you know who it is?"
Xiao Liu smiled wryly, "Let me calm down first."
Xiang Liu grabbed his neck, "The lives of thousands of soldiers are at stake, this is not your lonely game!"
Xiao Liu stretched out his hand, while stretching out his fingers to time the time, while thinking, after ten counts, he made a decision: "It's the Xuan of the wine shop on the street."
Xiang Liu let go of him, turned around and was about to leave, Xiao Liu held him firmly, "You can't grab him, he has a lot of people under him, and they should have a deep relationship with Tu Shan, if there is a big trouble, Tu Shan will only help them."
Xiang Liu threw him away, and Xiao Liu said, "I have a way to get back the medicine without bloodshed."
Xiang Liu stopped and turned around.
Xiao Liu jumped to bed, and while putting on his coat, he said, "Xuan has a younger sister named Anian. Xuan is very shrewd and cares about this younger sister very much. It is not easy to get Xuan's idea, but it is not difficult to catch Anian. Use Anian to go Change the medicine, we get the medicine back, Xuan has to go back to his sister, and everyone doesn't have to fight."
Xiang Liu thought for a moment, then said, "It's possible."
The two went out of the courtyard, Xiao Liu said: "You go and lure Kaixuan, I'll go and catch Anian."
"I don't have many people, I can only give you four."
"You don't want to give them all to me, do you? I'll just keep two. You are injured, and Xuan is not easy to deal with."
Xiang Liu ignored him and jumped on the fur ball. Four masked men appeared on the horses. Xiang Liu gave them an order: "Before I come back, follow his orders."
"Yes!" The four of them agreed in unison, a man flew down, dragged Xiao Liu onto his mount, and flew up into the sky together.
Xiang Liu left the fur ball, Xiao Liu called out: "Nine-headed monster, don't die!" I don't know if Xiang Liu heard it, but the eagle and the man disappeared soon.
Xiao Liu looked at the four people around him, their faces were covered by masks, they didn't show any expressions, only a pair of firm eyes, looking at him expectantly.
Xiao Liu asked them: "Are you familiar with the surrounding terrain?"
"very familiar."
Little Liu began to order while drawing.
"do you understand?"
"clear!"
"Okay, see you later."
Xiao Liu went to the back door of the wine shop, knocked on the door and called in a low voice: "Brother Xuan, Brother Xuan..." Of course he knew that Xuan was not there, he just wanted to wake up the people in the room.
Haitang came out, "I don't sleep in the middle of the night, what's the matter?"
Xiao Liu said disdainfully: "Go away, I was looking for Brother Xuan, but not you."
Haitang was furious, but she was a maid after all, so she didn't dare to say anything, but Anian in the room was dissatisfied, and walked out, "Untouchable! If you don't leave, I will be rude!"
"Are you being rude to me? I'm still being rude to you! If it wasn't for Brother Xuan's face, I would have slapped you ten or eight times long ago. Stinky bitch, ugly, especially with a pair of eyes that look like dead fish eyes Same."
Never in her life was she insulted like this before, Anian was so angry that her body was shaking, "Haitang, kill him. If you beat him to death, my cousin will blame me, and I will take responsibility."
"Yes!" Haitang agreed immediately.
Xiao Liu ran away, "I have to show Brother Xuan face, come outside if you have the ability. Ah Nian, if you are really capable, don't ask the maidservant to help you, come here yourself!"
"It's wrong! It's really wrong!" Anian didn't even bother to greet Haitang, and started to chase Xiao Liu, "I'll do it myself!"
Xiao Liu scolds, Ah Nian chases after him.
Xiao Liu only picked the lightest curse words in the market, and Ah Nian was already going crazy with anger.Almost dizzy, she didn't even notice that Haitang, who was protecting her, suddenly passed out. A masked man immediately tied her up and took her away quietly.
Xiao Liu led Ah Nian to run farther and farther away. When Ah Nian felt something was wrong and called out to Hai Tang, no one responded to her.
Ah Nian was very courageous, he was not afraid at all, he waved his hands, and stabbed at Xiao Liu overwhelmingly with water thorns.A masked man stood in front of Xiao Liu.
Three people against one, complete victory!
Ah Nian was tied tightly and thrown on the mount.
Amidst Ah Nian's scolding, the group rushed to the place agreed with Xiang Liu.
Arriving in the forest, Haitang fainted on the ground, and the four masked men scattered to guard the surroundings.
Xiao Liu hugged Ah Nian, and Ah Nian cursed: "Let go of me, if you don't let me go, I'll chop off your hand!"
Xiao Liu obediently let go immediately, plop - Ah Nian fell to the ground.
Ah Nian scolded: "How dare you throw me!"
Xiao Liu said, "It was you who asked me to let you go."
Ah Nian scolded: "Who told you to hug me?"
"Because you are tied up, if I don't hug you, should I throw you?"
Ah Nian was so angry that he didn't speak.
Xiao Liu knelt down and asked with a smile: "My dear lady, have you never been tied up in your life, how does it feel?"
Ah Nian was still not afraid, instead he looked at Xiao Liu as if he was looking at a dead person, "You are looking for your own death."
Xiao Liu felt that he admired Anian's parents more and more, and persuaded: "Sister, understand the situation clearly, you were tied up by me."
Ah Nian sneered, "Cousin will find me soon, he will be very, very angry, and you will die a very, very miserable death!"
Xiao Liu rested his chin on his hands, looked at the rare species, Ah Nian, "Are you very confident in your cousin?"
"Of course, father... Father never praises others, but he praises my cousin."
"Your parents love you very much?"
"Nonsense! Of course my parents love me!"
"Everyone around you loves you?"
"Nonsense! How dare they not love me?"
Xiao Liu understands how rare Ah Nian is. In her world, everything revolves around her, and she can satisfy everything she wants and needs.In Ah Nian's world, there is no setback, no darkness.Thinking of Xuan's attitude towards Ah Nian, for some reason, Xiao Liu suddenly felt a little jealous of Anian.This girl, Ah Nian, is very unpopular, but if possible, every girl would be willing to be pampered to be naive to shameless, flamboyant to domineering.It needs a lot of love, someone who loves her very much, and builds a pure world with only sunshine, rainbows and flowers for her to develop this kind of character.
Who is willing to suffer setbacks if they can have smooth sailing all their lives and their wishes come true?Who wants to know that the world is hard?Who is willing to understand the sinister heart?
Xiao Liu sat on the ground and asked softly, "A Nian, what did your parents look like?"
Ah Nian glared at Xiao Liu and said nothing, but because of the pride in her heart, she couldn't help but want to say: "My father is the most handsome and powerful man in the world."
Xiao Liu teased her, "What about your cousin?"
"My cousin, of course."
"Both are the most? Who is the first?"
"You idiot! Father is the past, cousin is the future!"
"What does your father usually do with you?" Xiao Liu didn't have a father, so he was curious about how father and daughter get along.
Before Ah Nian could answer, Xiang Liu returned.
Xiang Liu jumped down from mid-air, wearing a silver-white mask, white clothes and white hair, spotless, like a snowflake, falling leisurely, so beautiful that there is no trace of fireworks.
The masked man stepped forward to play the report in a low voice, after Xiang Liu listened, he gave some instructions, and they left with Haitang.
Ah Nian kept staring curiously at Xiang Liu who was wearing a mask, but he was so dazed that he forgot to be angry.
Xiao Liu laughed in a low voice, "Do you want to know what the face under the mask looks like? It's definitely not worse than your cousin!"
A red glow rose on Ah Nian's face, and he said stiffly, "Huh! Who cares to watch it!" After finishing speaking, he immediately closed his eyes, showing that you are all despicable and shameless villains, and I don't bother to look at it or talk to you.
Xiang Liu sat cross-legged under a tree a few feet away, closing his eyes and resting his mind.
Xiao Liu walked over and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Ok."
"Do you want to heal?"
"You should know what I look like when I'm healing, when it's over."
"Wait for Xuan to give the medicine to your subordinates, I'll take Ah Nian back, and you can find a place to heal yourself."
Xiang Liu opened his eyes, "Do you know Xuan's real identity?"
Xiao Liu shook his head, "He has too much business spirit, he doesn't look like a direct descendant of those aristocratic families, but he is also very powerful. This requires strong financial and material support, and it is difficult to do it without being a powerful family."
Xiang Liu smiled, "I guessed a little."
"who is it?"
"I want to verify again."
"Oh--"
"If it's the person I guessed, I'm afraid you will be in trouble."
"Er—why?"
"I heard that man is very defensive and hates others to hurt his relatives the most. You tied his sister and violated his taboo. He will definitely kill you. This time I dragged you down. Before I get rid of him, you Come with me."
"No!"
"Don't you believe me?"
"Believe me! The murderer thinks I'm in danger. I must be in danger. But, do you think I'm someone who hides behind others and waits for the storm to pass?"
Xiang Liu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Whatever you want! But—" He gently pinched Xiao Liu's neck, "Don't really die!"
The white bird transformed from the fur ball landed and sang to Xiang Liu. Xiang Liu stroked its head and said to Xiao Liu, "The medicinal materials have been received, and we evacuated safely."
Xiao Liu stood up and stretched his waist greatly, "I'll send him back, don't let it go, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, there will be a time later. If there is no time, don't worry about it."
Xiang Liu smiled lightly, "What I miss is your blood, not your people."
Xiao Liu laughed loudly, untied the tendons on Anian's feet, dragged her, and walked away amidst Anian's scolding.
Xiao Liu was thinking about how to deal with Xuan while walking.
Carefully recalling all the details from the time he met Xuan to the present, he found that he didn't know this person at all.
This person is wearing a complete mask. Other people's masks can be seen as masks, but his mask seems to have grown on his body, seamless and seamless.Lao Mu, Butcher Gao, Mazi, and Chuanzi all like him, and feel that they are very close to him and can chat with him.Chun Tao and Sang Tian'er also like him, thinking he is handsome, funny and generous.Xiao Liu asked himself, and had to admit that he also liked Xuan quite a bit, he was smart and tactful, and he gave others a little leeway in everything.But in fact, Xuan's personality, preferences, and way of doing things... Xiao Liu can't see it at all.The only known weakness is probably that he is very defensive, no matter what his sister does, he hopes that others will give way to his sister.I would rather bend down by myself than let my sister apologize.
The more Xiao Liu thought about it, the more depressed he became, how could there be such a person in the world?What have you experienced to have such a perverted personality?
Xiao Liu said to Anian: "I seem to be really afraid of your cousin."
Ah Nian pouted proudly, "I know now, it's too late!"
Xiao Liu stared at Ah Nian with a smile, and Ah Nian felt a chill under his feet, "You...what do you want to do?"
Xiao Liu sat down Ah Nian on the ground, scratched here and there, took out a pile of pills and powder, carefully selected, pinched Ah Nian's mouth, and poured three pills and a small packet of powder into it. Ah Nian's mouth.
Ah Nian refused to eat, Xiao Liu patted and poked again and again, Ah Nian had to swallow, "You, you, what did you feed me?"
Xiao Liu smiled and said: "Poison. You wear poison-avoiding beads on your body, and I don't believe you also wear poison-avoiding beads in your internal organs."
Xiao Liu pulled out the hairpin from Ah Nian's head, dipped in some medicinal powder, and pricked Ah Nian's wrist twice, and Ah Nian's tears rolled down, she had never seen such a rascal and shameless person like Xiao Liu in her life.
Xiao Liu said to himself: "I don't believe that you also wear anti-drug beads in your blood."
Xiao Liu thought for a while, dipped his hairpin in some other medicinal powder, and touched Ah Nian's back, "To be on the safe side, add another poison, your spiritual power is ice type of water spirit, right? This time I have to find a tricky acupuncture point." Xiao Liu pinched his hands left and right, from Anian's shoulder to his waist.
After all, Ah Nian is a young girl, she has never been touched by a man before, and it is the first time since she was born that she feels afraid.She dodged crying, "I will kill you! I will kill you!"
Unmoved, Xiao Liu found a few acupuncture points on Ah Nian's back and pricked them lightly with a hairpin. It didn't hurt very much, but Ah Nian felt the pain so badly that he couldn't live without it.如果可以，她真想不仅仅剁去小六的手，还要剥掉自己背上的皮。
小六为阿念插好簪子，整理好衣裙，“走吧，你表哥要我死，我就拉你一块儿死。”
阿念抽抽噎噎地哭泣，一动也不肯动。小六伸出手，在她眼前晃晃，“难道你还想让我在你胸上找穴位？”
阿念哇的一声，放声大哭起来，一边哭，一边跌跌撞撞地跟着小六走。
小六听着她的大哭声，认真反思，我是不是真的太邪恶了？把小姑娘欺负成这样。
没等他反思出结果，一群人飞纵而来，领头的是轩。
“表哥——”阿念一头扎进了轩的怀中，号啕大哭。
小六被一群蒙面人围在了正中间。轩并不着急理小六，而是轻拍着阿念的背，柔声安慰着阿念。
阿念哭得上气不接下气，脸都涨得通红。
半晌后，阿念的哭声才小了，抽抽搭搭地低声回答着轩的问话，说到小六给她下毒时，轩问她小六究竟扎了她哪里，阿念的哭声又大了起来，不肯回答轩的问题。
虽然阿念一句话没说，可她的哭声已经说明了一切。
轩眼神锋利，盯向小六，小六抚摸了一下手臂上的鸡皮疙瘩，努力保持着一个很有风度的笑容。
轩下令：“把他关好。留着他的命。”
"yes!"
轩带着阿念离开，蒙面人打晕小六，也带着小六离开了。
小六醒来时，发现自己置身于密室。
没有任何自然光，只石壁上点着两盏油灯。小六估摸着在地下，很保密，也很隔声，是个十分适合实施酷刑逼问的地方。
两个蒙面人走了进来，小六想叫，却发不出声音。
高个子说：“主上说留着他的命。”
矮个子说：“意思就是我们要好好招呼他，只要不死就行。”
高个子说：“从哪里开始？”
矮个子说：“手吧，让他不能再给人下毒。”
两人拿出了刑具，是一个长方形的石头盒子，像个小棺材，盖子像是枷锁，可从中间打开，合拢后上面有两个手腕粗细的圆洞。
高个子拿出一盒臭气熏天的油膏，仔细地给小六的手上抹了薄薄一层油膏，把他的双手放入石头盒子里。石头小棺材的下面是一层油腻腻的黑土，被油膏的气味刺激，刹那间钻出了好多像蛆一样的虫子，向着小六的手奋力地蠕动过去。
矮个子把盖子左右合拢，严严实实地罩上。又拿出个木头塞子，掐着小六的嘴巴，把塞子塞进嘴里，用布条仔细封好。
高个子说：“盒子里养的是尸蛆，它们喜欢吃死人肉。”
矮个子说：“给你手上抹的油膏是提炼的尸油，让它们明白你的手可以吃。”
高个子说：“它们会一点点钻进你的肉里，一点点地吃掉你手上的肉。”
矮个子说：“它们的速度不会太快，恰好能让你清晰地感受到自己被啃噬的感觉。”
高个子说：“十指连心，啃骨噬肉，万痛钻心，有人甚至会企图用嘴咬断自己的手腕，结束那种痛苦。”
矮个子说：“所以，我们必须堵住你的嘴。”
高个子说：“五日后，当盖子打开，你会看到两只只剩下骨头、干净得像白玉石一般的手。”
矮个子说：“我们应该灭掉油灯。”
高个子说：“很对，黑暗中，他的感觉会更清晰。而且黑暗会让时间延长，痛苦也就加倍了。”
矮个子说：“上次，我们这么做时，那个人疯掉了。”
高个子说：“希望你不会疯。”
高个子和矮个子灭了油灯，提着灯笼走了出去。
当最后的光消失时，虽然一团漆黑，小六依旧努力地睁大眼睛，因为他知道那两人说得都很正确，唯一不让自己发疯的方法就是不能闭上眼睛。
小六感觉到了指尖的痛楚，好似有蛆虫钻进身体，一点点啃噬着心尖。
小六开始在心里和自己说话，想起什么就说什么。痛苦的黑暗中，浮现在脑海中的画面却明媚绚烂。
火红的凤凰花开满枝头，秋千架就搭在凤凰树下，她喜欢荡秋千，哥哥喜欢练功。她总喜欢逗他，“哥哥，哥哥，我荡得好高……”哥哥一动不动，好像什么都听不到，可当她真不小心跌下去时，哥哥总会及时接住她。
碧绿的桑林里，她喜欢捉迷藏，藏在树上，看着哥哥走来走去找她。等他不提防间，跳到他背上，哈哈大笑，耍赖不肯走，让哥哥背着回去。娘看了叹气摇头，外婆却说，不和你小时候一样吗？
依偎在外婆身边，和哥哥用叶柄拔河，谁输了就刮谁的鼻头。她每次都会重重地刮哥哥，轮到自己输了，却轻声哀求：“哥哥，轻点哦！”哥哥总是会恶狠狠地抬起手，落下时，却变得轻柔。
红衣叔叔把斩断的白狐狸尾巴送给她玩，哥哥也喜欢，她却只允许他玩一小会儿。每次玩都要有交换，哥哥必须去帮她偷冰葚子，有一次吃多了，拉肚子，被娘狠狠训斥了一顿。她觉得委屈，和哥哥说：“你学会做冰葚子吧，学会了我想吃多少就吃多少，不要娘和外婆管！”哥哥答应了，也学会了，却不肯给她做，只说：“等你将来长大了，吃了不肚子疼时再给你做。”
外婆的身体越来越虚弱，娘整夜守着外婆，顾不上她和哥哥。他们说舅舅和舅娘死了，外婆也要死了。她害怕，晚上偷偷钻进哥哥的被窝。她轻声问：“什么是死亡？”哥哥回答：“死亡就是再也见不到了。”“也不能说话了？”“不能。”“就像你再也见不到你爹娘了？”“嗯。”“外婆是要死了吗？”哥哥紧紧地抱着她，眼泪落在她的脸上，她用力回抱着他，“我永远不死，我会永远和你说话。”
所有人都说哥哥坚强，连外爷也认为哥哥从不哭泣。可她知道哥哥会哭的，但她从没告诉娘，她常常在深夜偷偷钻进哥哥的被窝，陪着他，即使第二天早晨，娘训她，说她这么大了，还不敢一个人睡，要去缠着哥哥，打扰哥哥休息。她什么都不说，只撅嘴听着，到了晚上，依旧会溜去找哥哥。
白日里，哥哥坚强稳重勤奋好学，可只有她知道，哥哥夜半惊醒时，会蜷缩在被子里，身子打战，她知道他又看到娘亲用匕首自尽的场面了。她总会像抱着自己的木偶娃娃一样抱住哥哥，轻轻地拍他，低声哼唱着娘和舅娘哼唱的歌谣，哥哥的眼泪会无声地滑下，有一次她还尝了哥哥的眼泪，又咸又苦。
有一次哥哥又做了噩梦，却强忍着不肯落泪，她拥着他着急地说：“哥哥，你哭啊！你快点哭啊！”哥哥问她：“他们都让我不要哭，你为什么总要我哭？你知不知道我不应该哭？”她抽着鼻子说：“我才不管他们说的应该不应该，我只知道你心里苦，泪水能让心里的苦流出来，苦流出来了心才会慢慢好起来。”
她去玉山前的那一夜，哥哥主动要求和她一起睡。她睡得迷迷糊糊时，感觉到哥哥在抱她，她的脸上有泪珠滑落，她以为他又做噩梦了，反手拍着他，“不怕，不怕，我陪着你。”哥哥却一遍遍说：“对不起，对不起，是我太没用了，我会很快长大的，我一定会保护你和姑姑，一定会去接你……”
漆黑的黑暗，不知道时间的流逝，小六只是在心里絮絮叨叨地和自己说话，几次都痛得忘记了说了什么，可每一次，他又凭着恐怖的坚韧，继续和自己说话。
也不知道过了多久，小六只记得他都开始和自己唠叨烤鱼的方法，总结出三十九种方法，共计一百二十七种香料。
门吱呀呀打开，灯笼的光突然亮起。因为在黑暗中太长时间，灯笼的光对小六而言都太明亮刺眼，小六闭上了眼睛。
高个子说：“他的表情……和我以前见过的不一样。”
矮个子说：“他很奇特。”
高个子打开盒子，矮个子解开了小六，取下小六嘴里的木头塞子，高个子清理小六的手，小六痛苦地呻吟，恍恍惚惚中好像听到十七的声音，紧绷着的那根线断了，痛得昏死过去。
小六再睁开眼睛时，依旧是黑暗，可他感觉到自己穿着干净的衣衫，躺在柔软的榻上。
身旁坐着一个人，小六凝神看了一会儿，才不太相信地叫：“十七，璟？”
"it's me."
“窗户。”
璟立即起身，推开了窗户，山风吹进来，小六深深地吸气。
璟点亮灯，扶着小六坐起，小六低头看自己的手，包得像两只大粽子，估计伤势惨重，应该抹了上好的止痛药，倒没觉得疼。
璟端了碗，喂小六喝肉糜汤。小六饿狠了，却不敢大口吃，强忍着一小口、一小口地喝着。
喝完肉汤，璟又倒了一颗药丸给小六，“含化。”
小六含着药丸，打量四周，很粗糙简单的木头屋子，地上铺着兽皮，很是熟悉的风格，小六惊诧地问：“我们在神农义军中？”
“我找相柳将军，请他帮我救你。相柳带人袭击轩，我去地牢救你。”从和相柳交涉，到查出地牢、计划救人，整个过程肯定很曲折，可是璟只用简单的两句话就交代了。
小六说：“其实，你根本不用来救我。”
璟说：“我待会儿要回清水镇，你把阿念的解药给我。”
小六说：“她压根儿没中毒！阿念那派头，一看就知道肯定不缺好医师，我琢磨着不管下什么毒都有可能被解掉，索性故弄玄虚。她身边的人很宝贝她的命，即使医师怎么查都查不出名堂，可只会越来越紧张，这样才能让轩暂时不敢杀我。”
“你——”璟无奈地看他的手，眼中是未出口的痛惜。
小六眼珠子骨碌碌地转，“那个……故弄玄虚只能暂时保命，所以……我是没给阿念下毒，可我给轩下毒了。”
璟诧异震惊地看着小六。
“我的毒是下在阿念的身上，轩抱着她，拍啊、摸啊、安慰啊……那毒进入身体很慢，可一旦融进了血脉中，却很难拔出。以阿念的性子，这几日肯定每日哭哭啼啼，轩忙着安抚她，肯定不会想到我是冲着他去的。”
“你给他下的是什么毒？”
小六心虚地说：“其实，不算是毒，应该说是——蛊。”施蛊之术曾是九黎族的秘技，几百年前，九黎族曾出过一位善于驱蛊的巫王，被大荒称为毒王。蛊术独立于医术和毒术之外，上不了台面，被看作妖邪之术，听说过的人有，但真正了解的人却不多。
小六解释：“简单地说就是我在我身体里养了一种蛊虫，而现在那种蛊虫已经融入了轩的身体中。日后只要我身体痛，他也要承受同样的痛苦。”
“这蛊，应该不好养。”
“当然！很难养！非常难养！”要好养，早风靡大荒了，以小六的特异体质，都养了几年了。
“为什么养蛊？”
小六郁闷地叹气，“还不是想制住相柳那魔头！他是九头妖，百毒不侵，我思索了很久，才想到这个美妙的法子，可还没来得及用到他身上，反倒用到了轩身上。”野兽的警觉性天生敏锐，小六怕种蛊时相柳会察觉，还很配合地让他吸血，就是指望着有朝一日神不知鬼不觉地把蛊种进相柳身体里。
璟问：“蛊对你的身体有害吗？”
"No!"
"Are you sure?"
“用我的命保证，肯定！”
璟并没有放心，但他自己对蛊完全不了解，只能回头再寻医师询问。
小六问：“从我被捉到现在几日了？”
“四日。”
“时间差不多了。”小六低头看着自己的手，也许可以考虑不抹止痛药。
“小六，轩的事让我处理……”小六抬头看璟，“相柳早就料到轩会狠狠收拾我，让我跟在他身边，可我拒绝了。
如果我是找大树去躲避风雨的人，当年根本不会收留你。我已经习惯独来独往、独自逍遥、独自承担，我既然敢做，就敢面对后果。 "
璟的眸中有温柔的怜惜，“你可以不独自。”
小六扭过了头，冷冰冰地说：“我救你一次，你也救我一次，我喂你吃过饭，你也喂我吃过饭。我们之间已经扯平，从此互不相欠，我的事情不劳你费心！”
璟默默地坐了一会儿，静静地走出屋子。
小六想睡觉，可大概已经昏睡了很久，完全睡不着，他挣扎着下了榻，走出门。
原来这并不是个军营，而是类似于猎人歇脚的地方，整个山崖上只有这一个木屋。想想也是，相柳帮璟救人，肯定是以自己的私人力量，不可能动用任何神农义军的力量。
天幕低垂，山崖空旷，山风呼呼地吹着，云雾在他脚下翻涌。小六看久了，觉得好似下一刻云雾就会漫上来，吞噬掉他，禁不住轻声地叫：“相柳，你在吗？”
身后有鸟鸣声，小六回头，相柳倚坐在屋子旁的一株树上，银色的月光下，白衣白发的他，好似一个雪凝成的人，干净冰冷，让人想接近却又畏惧。
小六呆呆地看了他一会儿，忽然想起什么，小心翼翼地问：“你在那里多久了？”
相柳淡淡地说：“听到了你打算给我种蛊。”
小六的脸色变了，和璟说话，他向来不耍心眼，可刚才一时糊涂，忘记了他们在相柳的地盘。小六干笑，“这不是没种吗？种给轩了。”
相柳居高临下，看着小六，如同打量待宰的猎物，“如果你痛，他就痛？他体内的蛊什么时候会发作？”
小六立即往后退了两步，生怕相柳立即就刺他两剑，“现在还没到时间。我既然给他种了蛊，自然不会让他好过。”
相柳眺望着悬崖外的云雾，慢悠悠地说：“你先辱他妹妹，再给他下蛊，他不会饶了你，希望你的蛊不好解，让他对你有几分顾忌。”
“这可是给你准备的蛊，世间只有我能解。”
相柳闭上了眼睛，“回去睡觉，尽快把你的手养好。”
小六再不敢废话，睡不着也回去睡。
Notes: ①化用自陶渊明《挽歌》
Notes: ①化用自陶渊明《挽歌》