Chapter 4 Chapter Four: The reeds are luxuriant and the road is blocked

Above the head, sand, stones and rubble fell, and the person beside him held Yan Wei tightly in his arms. After the dust settled, I looked up and saw a big hole in the roof, more than a dozen long spears, more than a dozen long bows and sharp arrows, pointing at the house together, ready to go. Before everyone could react, another loud noise was heard, and the wall with the secret door collapsed, and another burst of dust filled the air, but Yan Wei clearly saw that above the dust, there was a bright dome shining. e crown. "Longyang?!" Yan Wei couldn't help blurting out. Finally, I saw Long Yang's face, upright, fair, with phoenix eyes, slightly thin lips, with a contemptuous smile at the corner of his mouth.Beside him was the mute, who straightened up at this moment, looking a few years younger again.

All the sharp edges of the densely packed soldiers all pointed at the four people in the room. Long Yang said contemptuously: "After waiting for so long, I only caught two fish..." The first thought that flashed through Yan Wei's mind was: "He doesn't recognize me anymore, right?" Then she suddenly realized that she was still lying in someone's arms, and when she looked up, it was Li Qichen. Under the eyes of everyone, Yan Wei only felt embarrassed, blushed, twisted her body, stepped aside, and left Li Qichen's embrace. At this tense moment, just such a small movement caused all the soldiers to become tense, whether it was the hand holding the spear or the hand drawing the bow, they all tensed slightly, and all eyes were on Yan Wei.

With a bang, some bow-wielding soldier was so nervous that he dropped his hand.An arrow pierced through Yan Wei's bun, and shot obliquely into the ground in the corner of the wall, and the arrow feathers trembled slightly. Half of Yan Wei's bun was messed up, and she felt that her back was soaked in cold sweat, her legs were trembling involuntarily, and she was almost unable to stand still.Yan Wei hurriedly hugged her body from the front with her right arm, and tightly grasped the sleeve of her left arm with her right hand. It seemed that only in this way could she have the strength to stand firmly.

"Haha! It turns out that this mute is not reliable. I really misread it." Tong Li's cynical voice sounded, attracting everyone's attention. Yan Wei suddenly felt the pressure on his body relax, and his heart that was about to jump out of his chest gradually Calm down. Long Yang said with a smile: "Good birds choose trees to live in, what's so strange about that? You've been dumbed down by you and thrown here, and you've ignored them for more than ten years, why do you still have to work for you? " Yan Wei heard Li Qichen's voice behind him: "Hmph! He was a sinner, but he was lucky enough to escape death. He was naturalized as a slave. He should have changed his mind and worked hard. According to what you said, you, Jiang Guo's soldiers and generals, fought If there is a limb injury, should you blame King Jiang and treason and help the enemy?"

Long Yang sneered: "It's a pity that no one in our Jiang country treacherously helps the enemy, but in your Yang country there are. Isn't it clear at a glance that the people's hearts are against each other?" "Haha!" Tong Shui laughed dryly, took out the sachet, played with it in his hand, and put it on his nose to sniff carefully, tsk-tsk in his mouth, with an expression of ecstasy on his face. Long Yang couldn't help being furious: "Where did you get this sachet?" "You—guess—what?" Tong Shu's voice was still lazy, with an extremely long tail.

Long Yang pressed the hilt of his sword and was about to explode when Yan Wei suddenly heard his father whispering in his ears: "Two teams, run separately..." Before he finished speaking, there was a slight explosion in front of him, and a mass of yellow The smoke rose, and no one could be seen on the other side, and a nauseating sulfur smell came. Just as Yan Wei was about to raise her hand to cover her nose, she felt her wrist tightened again, and someone had already grasped it. Then a warm hand rested on her waist, and her body rose into the air and landed firmly on the roof. With the dawn of dawn, the sky was dim, and the surrounding area was filled with yellow smoke. Yan Wei opened her eyes wide and couldn't see clearly. She could only hear the sound of swords clashing and feather arrows piercing the air. The people around her had already fought against their opponents. Arrived at one place.Even on the battlefield, it probably looks like this.Yan Wei was at a loss, but pulled herself together and listened nervously to the sounds around her, like a frightened deer.

The man swung his sword vigorously, opened a gap in the encirclement, and rushed out with Yan Wei in his arms.Immediately afterwards, there were a few jumps, all the way across the house and across the ridge. Gradually, those voices were far away, and the sky gradually brightened.Yan Wei turned her head, only to realize that it was not Li Qichen, but Tong Shui who had her arms around her. I saw Tong Shu's shoulder trembling with a feathered arrow sticking out. Tong Shou supported Yan Wei and floated down from the ridge of the roof, and turned a few turns in the alley, with no pursuers behind him.

"Stop! Let me see your injury." Yan Wei said softly. "No, I'm not out of danger yet..." Tong Shu replied. "That's right!" A cold and arrogant voice sounded above their heads, and the two looked up, and it was Long Yang.I saw him standing on the roof with a very long and wide bronze sword in his hand, and a long sandal-brown robe that was blowing in the wind, condescending, looking like a god against the twilight morning light. Long Yang swung his sword and jumped down, Tong Shui pushed Yan Wei away, and jumped up to meet her. The great bronze sword is like a gigantic black dragon, overwhelming the world, while the iron sword "Meng" in Tong Shou's hand is like a small blue-white snake, nimble and flexible.

When the two of them were in the wrong shape, Long Yang's robe corner was cut into a long crack, while Tong Shui was unscathed. "That's not how swords are used. It's not that the bigger the better." Tong Shu rubbed his nose and said with a smile. "Stop talking nonsense, give me back the sachet!" Long Yang stabbed out with his sword. The two fought in one place, the sword light and the clothes fluttered, and the sound of the sword blade breaking the wind and intersecting could be heard endlessly. Yan Wei was dazzled, but she couldn't see who had the upper hand. The bluish-white halo that came out was getting smaller and smaller, as if it was about to be swallowed by the black black hole from the big bronze sword, and I felt something bad in my heart.

"You said, 'If this thing is not in my hands, no matter who gets it, his head will fall to the ground.'" Yan Wei spoke quietly, speaking very slowly, her voice was not loud, but it was exceptionally clear. Long Yang was startled when he heard this, and narrowed his eyes to look at Yan Wei carefully. Seeing that it was the right time, Tong Shuai stabbed out with his sword, hitting Longyang's knee, then swung his sword in a feint, turned around, pulled Yan Wei up and ran away. The moment Yan Wei turned around, she saw Long Yang leaning on a sword, kneeling on one knee, and took out something from his arms, a cold light flashed, Yan Wei only felt Tong Li's body tremble, but the two of them ran wildly without stopping and go.

Although the weather is still hot, the autumn water is already a bit cold. As soon as the drenched two people landed, they hurriedly lit a fire. Tong Shui was sitting on his knees, naked to the waist, and Yan Wei, still wearing a soaked tunic, knelt behind Tong Shui, treating the sword wound on his shoulder. . Yan Wei's teeth chattered slightly, she didn't know whether it was cold or fear, she just asked softly: "Where is this place, do you know?" "This is the Forbidden Garden of King Jiang's Palace..." Tong Su replied. "Ah?" Yan Wei was a little surprised, "Is this the palace? It's completely different from our Yang Kingdom..." Tong Sui said: "This is not a palace, but a garden. In our country of Yang, the garden and the palace are separated, but King Jiang's palace is built on the water, and the garden and the palace are adjacent." Yan Wei looked around, it was indeed very secluded here, facing the water on three sides, and the port was twisted, even if someone came from the water, they would not be able to see what was going on here for a while, but they could hear the noise first.Although the other side is close to the land, there are clumps of reeds as a barrier. From a distance, there are several high-rise buildings beyond Lixu. There seems to be no road between the high-rise buildings and here, and there are patches of reeds and shrubs sprawling here and there. There are a few solitary trees, and faint crows hovering around, it is actually a desolate wilderness. Yan Wei thought of the palace in the inner city of Yang Guo, one courtyard within another, and the walls inside were still walls, as if they were outside everyone's body, and they were covered with heavy bricks and stones.The eaves and corners of the houses are connected to each other and reject each other. Everyone has their own territory, which is completely different from Jiang Guo. Yan Wei asked, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​coming here?" Tong Rate said with a smile: "Assassinate Mu Xuanshi, we came in through this waterway. The most dangerous place is also the safest place. Last time we were found in Huaidu when we broke into the city gate. If we escaped from the city, we would be able to walk across the river. I am afraid that we will be caught up soon, hiding in the city with thousands of households, it will be difficult for them to find us. This Yihu Lake is very wide, with a part outside the city, a part inside the city, and a part in the forbidden palace. The reeds beside the lake It is deep and dense, and there are many small islands in Hong Kong, and even a hundred people can be hidden there.” Yan Wei was still a little puzzled, because she had heard Li Qichen say something about the forbidden palace, so she asked, "Why is this place so desolate, isn't King Jiang afraid of assassins?" Tong Shui said: "This is Yuanyuan. The princes and nobles don't come here at leisure. The security is a little looser. That's why it was so easy to get it last time. The security of the Forbidden Palace over there is extremely tight." Yan Wei nodded and said, "Then we have to be careful when lighting a fire, and we can't let them see the smoke." Tong Su said: "It's very foggy here, a little bit of smoke doesn't matter, even if they see it, so what, let's hide deep in the reeds and play hide-and-seek with them." The arrow wound was not deep, and it was on the insignificant part of the left shoulder. Yan Wei quickly took care of it, and went to fiddle with the clothes that were baking.This situation is somewhat similar to when the two first met. Tong Sui looked extremely tired and couldn't seem to keep his eyes open. Yan Wei was also cold and hungry, so she said to Tong Shui, "Give me the sword, and I'll try to see if I can spear the fish. We'll grill the fish." Hearing that he wanted to eat, Tong Shui immediately cheered up, and said with a smile, "Don't bother, just wait..." Then, he picked up his half-dried coat and burrowed into the reeds. When he came out, Tong Shui had already put on his coat, but he was holding his small-nosed coat in his hand, his trousers had already been tied up, and the waist of his trousers was supported by two crossed reed stalks. Yan Wei smiled and asked, "What is this?" Tong Shu smiled mysteriously: "You'll find out later!" I saw Tong Shui walk to the shore, soak the calf-nosed jacket in the water, face the water with the waist opening, shake it up and down a few times, let it swell up, eat it full of water, and sprinkle something in it, presumably It is a bait such as grass seeds. Tong Shui put his finger on his lips, made a gesture to Yan Wei not to speak, stepped back a few steps, so that his shadow would not be thrown into the water, put his hands on his chest, and looked at the water surface quietly. After a while, Tong Shui whispered: "Here we come!" He rushed over quickly and lifted it with his hand. Sure enough, a big fish was trapped in his trousers and was thrown on the shore, flopping nonstop... The two caught four fish in one go, pierced them with twigs, and roasted them on the fire. The tangible salt that Tong Shi carried on his body didn't worry about seasoning.Tong Shu turned the fish carefully. Gradually, both sides of the fish were browned, and the smell of grilled fish began to permeate, which made people's index fingers tremble. Unexpectedly, Tong Shuai's cooking skills are also outstanding, the fish is neither too tender nor too tender, full of fat and fragrance, and the two of them had a hearty meal.By the time everything was cleared up, it was already dusk. Tong Shui suddenly pointed to the opposite bank and said, "There...is where Mu Xuanshi smelted iron..." Yan Wei looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a solitary mat shed standing quietly on the shallow bank in the distance. Tong Shui murmured: "That day I went east from there, and met Solanum nigrum by the palace wall..." Yan Wei knelt by the fire and picked the firewood, and said, "She's so courageous that she wandered around in the Forbidden Garden in the middle of the night." Tong Shu sighed lightly: "Maybe this is fate...God wants her to meet me..." Yan Wei looked up at Tong Shui, only to see him staring into the distance with gloomy eyes.That's where he pointed out just now, where he first met Solanum nigrum. After a while, Tong Shui said to Yan Wei: "Go to bed first, I'll watch the fire, and you can replace me in the middle of the night." Yan Wei nodded, and fell asleep beside the fire with her clothes on. Yan Wei is no longer the delicate girl who was unaffected and unaccustomed to sleeping in the wild half a year ago. She fell into a deep sleep after a while, and woke up again. The fire was about to be extinguished, and there was only a little redness left. Tong Shu was curled up on the other side of the fire, in a prone position, with his head turned to one side, breathing lightly and long. Yan Wei smiled, lightly took the reed beside her, and slowly ignited the fire. In the gradually burning fire, Yan Wei saw that Tong Shu's face was flushed, and she knew something was wrong, so she hurriedly pulled his wrist to get the pulse, and when she touched her fingertips, she felt hot.