Chapter 6 The sixth chapter beats drums Yuan Yuan, revitalizes travel Tiantian

Yan Wei hugged her knees and sat beside Tong Su, watching the fire while dozing off. I don't know how long it took, but there was only a small rustling sound, with a metallic sound, but it didn't sound like the sound of wind blowing reeds. Yan Wei woke up suddenly, when she looked up, she saw Tong Shi While fiddling with the pile of thin needles, he looked at himself with a smile. "I just said you would cure me." Tong Su said with a smile. "It's not me... It's the magnet brought by Solanum nigrum that took these things out." Yan Wei said, handing over the magnet.

"Really?!" Tong Shui's eyes lit up all of a sudden, "She has been here... She knows who I am and is willing to save me?" Yan Wei nodded: "Yes...she even asked your name before leaving." This is just the most common magnet, without polishing, without engraving, and its shape is natural, but Tong Shi repeatedly played with it, couldn't put it down, and said to Yan Wei: "You can always give this to me, right?" Yan Wei nodded and smiled, and said, "Of course, this is specially left by Solanum nigrum." Tong Shu carefully put the magnet in his arms, pressed it outside without worry, raised his head and smiled shyly at Yan Wei, and said: "It's almost dawn, I'll go find something to eat, you can sleep for a while. "

Yan Wei said: "Before leaving, Solanum nigrum said that tomorrow is the day of water hunting, let us leave quickly." Tong Shui smiled and said, "I've only heard of field hunting, what does water hunting mean, catch fish?" Yan Wei shook her head and said, "I don't know either. It's probably because the waters of Jiang Country are open, so it's fashionable to hunt on the water." Tong Shu pondered: "Tomorrow?... Did she mean tomorrow? Or today?" Only then did Yan Wei realize that the eastern sky was faintly pale.She thought about the scene last night, and she couldn't tell whether it was past midnight or not, and Nightshade would make a wrong judgment on the time or say it casually, so it's really hard to tell which day it is. Hard to say...

Just as Yan Wei was about to speak, she could only hear the sound of horns and a muffled drumbeat from a distance. Needless to say, that water hunt is today! Tong Shu hurriedly turned off the fire, hurriedly buried the debris discarded by the two, whitewashed everything as if no one had ever slept here, pulled Yan Wei up, hid in the reeds, and whispered: "Don't be afraid." , as long as they don't set fire to these reeds, I will keep them from finding us." The two of them had just hid their bodies, only to hear the sound of the horns gradually stop, and the dull and distant drums before turned into high-pitched and exciting copper drums, with the sound of bells and chimes interspersed with the sound of bells and chimes, and even the shrill screams played by unknown instruments. The sound came from all directions of the lake.All these sounds mixed together, swirling and echoing in the pale morning light, made one's heart palpitate.

On the entire lake, all the waterfowl flapped their wings and startled, but they couldn't circle around, not daring to fly over the barrier of the sound, and formed a big whirlpool above their heads, covering the sky and the sun. Tong Shu and Yan Wei were looking up at this strange scene that they had never seen before, when suddenly a crocodile crawled past three feet in front of them, Tong Shu was startled, hugged Yan Wei and jumped back, drawing his sword in his hand.But the crocodile ignored the two of them and plunged into the water, disappearing instantly. The two of them were shocked for a while, and then they heard the sound of the bronze drum becoming more and more urgent and louder, and felt that their heartbeats became faster and faster. When the sound of the drum was too fast, it stopped suddenly.

Wan—arrow—qi—fire. Arrows poured down like a torrential rain, and the circling birds were shot down one after another, with miserable screams one after another.The birds that were shot down were like paper kites, overturned on the lake, spreading out in circles of ripples, the feathers of the birds were like dresses, and the dying birds were like immortals.The rest of the birds seemed to be threatened by the music around them, and they didn't land or escape, they were still hovering helplessly in the air. The sound of arrows breaking through the air, the wailing of birds, the sound of drums and bells, and the faint voices of shouting and noisy people make people feel that the whole world is shaking accordingly, especially the bronze drum. What was heard was a soft and slow thud, which matched the beating of the heart, making people feel chest tightness and shortness of breath.

A drop of blood splashed onto Yan Wei's face, and Yan Wei flicked it with her hand, making her face stained. Tong Shu hurriedly wiped Yan Wei clean with his sleeve, patted Yan Wei's head lightly, and signaled her not to be afraid. Yan Wei trembled for a while, seeming to be talking to herself, and also seemed to be asking Tong Shui: "If there is a war, will it be like this?" Tong Shu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know, and I haven't experienced it myself..." This water hunt lasted from early morning to mid-sun, and the music just stopped, and only a few birds were left hovering in the sky, making one or two mournful calls from time to time.

Suddenly, there was a cry of landslides and landslides. Tong Shui tightened his arms, wrapped his arms around Yan Wei, and said in a low voice, "They are coming to retrieve their prey. Be careful not to let them find out." Yan Wei moved to the thick reeds and lowered her body. The human voice gradually approached, mixed with one or two barking dogs. Yan Wei frowned slightly, and said: "No, they have dogs, I'm afraid they will find us following the smell of blood." "Don't worry, I'm here!" After Tong Shu said, he buckled two stones in his hand and stared ahead without blinking.

The footsteps gradually approached, and the two came laughing and laughing, but they didn't bring the dog. I only heard one of them say: "This water hunting harvest is not bad!" Another slightly immature voice interjected: "Yes, the king will definitely reward you." The person who spoke first seemed to be full of saliva, and his words were a little vague: "There is still chicken meat to eat..." Looking through the dense reed leaves, two pairs of feet, one in front and one behind, appear in the field of vision, with relaxed and leisurely steps. Tong Shui shot out like a wild beast, and hit the Dazhui point on the back of their necks with two palms one after another. The two men fell limp without even making a sound.

With several strokes, Tong Shu quickly took off the clothes and shoes of the two of them, like skinning a hunted beast. Yan Wei also came out from the hiding place, and said angrily, "You hit too hard. If you hit this place, if your hand strength is slightly weak, it will kill you." Tong Shu was taken aback, and said, "You don't want their lives, just wait for your own!" Yan Wei was startled: "Aren't you going to kill them?" Tong Shi said: "They have dogs, we can't hide them, even if they are submerged in the water, the water surface here is open, there must be a lot of prey falling on the water surface, they will definitely use their boats to catch them, and there are still fish in the water. There are crocodiles..."

Yan Wei said, "What are your plans?" Tong Shu shook the clothes in his hands and said, "Put on their clothes and see if we can get out." Yan Wei said, "Then what should they do?" Tong Su stretched out his palms and put them on his neck, making a beheading motion. Yan Wei suddenly thought of Lu Jin, and thought of Lu Jin's husband-in-law, he must be such a humble ordinary soldier.Serving as an errand, doing what your country requires you to do, will you be like this, and become a dead soul at the thought of others. Yan Wei looked at the two people at her feet again, one was bent over and couldn't see his face, the other was shorter, with a sideways face, very young, with a slight cyan fluff around his lips, and there seemed to be a tinge on his face. Laughing, maybe... There is also a girl like Lu Jin who is waiting for his return in his hometown... Thinking of this, Yan Wei shook her head vigorously: "Can't we not kill them?" Tong Shu shook his head and smiled: "The kindness of a woman..." Yan Wei said again: "They don't have blood on them, and dogs can't smell it. Your method can at least keep them from waking up for four or five hours, which is enough for us to run out..." Tong Shu sighed: "Okay, you put on your clothes first." Yan Wei picked up the clothes that Tong Shui handed over, it should belong to that boy, a masculine breath came over her face, Yan Wei tried her best to put it on, the hem was slightly long, Yan Wei tightened the belt, and lifted the clothes above the belt as much as possible , it seems that there is no flaw at all. Tong Shui also got dressed and began to take off the two men's jackets. Yan Wei wondered, "What are you doing?" Tong Shu said with a smile, "If they wake up, they won't be able to escape..." Seeing that Tong Shi stripped the two naked, tied their hands behind their backs with clothes as ropes, cut off a piece of skirt to plug their mouths, dragged them to the depths of the reeds, and piled a dense layer of reeds on top of them. leaves, reed stalks. "Okay, is this satisfactory?" Tong Rate asked with a smile. Yan Wei smiled and nodded, and picked up the scattered prey on the ground: a few birds, a small bundle of arrows, half of which was given to Tong Shi, and the two walked out of the reeds side by side. The field of vision suddenly widened, and on the huge water surface, countless boats shuttled back and forth, salvaging arrows and prey that fell on the water surface.Soldiers in twos and threes by the water, some with dogs, some without, each holding prey, beaming. Tong Shui winked at Yan Wei, and the two gradually walked towards the secluded place. Suddenly, the drum changed again, and the sound was small and cheerful, just like the triumphant pace of a hound returning from its prey.The sound of the drum seemed to be an order for assembly, and all these soldiers holding their prey rushed out from all directions at once. Tong Shui and Yan Wei were stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. Only someone shouted: "You two! Come quickly, assemble!" Looking back, a soldier in the distance was waving to the two of them. Tong Shui and Yan Wei looked at each other, but had no choice but to turn back. Yan Wei and Tong Shui followed the crowd, feeling uneasy. Tong Shu gently squeezed Yan Wei's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, there are so many people, we won't know each other..." Yan Wei nodded, still feeling very guilty, her palms were sweaty. In the square in front, the prey was piled up like a hill. More than a dozen officials were busy sorting out the prey, recording the books, or recycling the arrows... All the soldiers put down the prey in their hands, and then returned to their queues among. Yan Wei was flustered, not knowing which queue she should return to, so she slowed down her pace.Tong Shu must have been flustered, but he looked very calm, looking around to see if he could find any way to deal with it. In the distance is a high platform with shadows of people on it and crowns like clouds. It must be King Jiang and other ministers watching the ceremony, and there should be Long Yang... Around him are people like Si Le and musicians, all of whom are well-dressed. Everyone held their musical instruments, standing quietly, and the drummer holding the drum had already stopped beating. Yan Wei saw that Tong Shu was staring at the drum master, and followed his gaze. She saw that the bronze drum was very huge, as tall as half a person, and surrounded by more than one person at the smallest part of the drum body. Bright and festive. The drummer wore leather armor on his upper body, which had a very strange style, and was decorated with tassels of various colors.After a closer look, I realized that it was not leather armor, but a set of interconnected leather ropes to fix the drum to the drummer. Although the bronze drum was heavy, the leather ropes were cleverly designed to distribute the power to the drummer. On the master's shoulders, neck, back, waist and legs, a bronze drum is hung steadily, so that the bottom of the drum is about a palm away from the ground. Yan Wei felt that the drum master looked familiar, and when she was about to take a closer look, she suddenly felt someone touching her elbow.