Female General (3)
Xiao Lin was no stranger to wallet snatching in broad daylight.
However, this was the first time she had ever seen a thief being caught.
The little thief was pressed hard to the ground, his shoulder blades twisted, unable to move, and he was still shouting something through gritted teeth.
He saw that although the young man twisted his wrist, he was a little exhausted due to the man's repeated shaking.
Gou Su said nothing, took a step forward, and brushed the tip of his toes across the thief's nose, leaving a trail of dust.
In an instant, the golden knife emitted a dazzling sharpness. Even though the blade was still half an inch away from the thief's throat, a strong murderous intent came towards him unstoppably.
Gou Su bared his teeth and smacked his lips in disdain: "You still dare to resist? Aren't you afraid of death?"
At this point, the thieves froze in place and surrendered.
The young man in white wisely retreated and handed the thief over to Gou Su.
Then, Gou Su took over, grabbed the man's shoulder with his left hand and pressed him against the bluestone slab, pressed his right knee against his lower back, and the hemp rope against the belt shook loose, and the two-finger-wide rope was tied over the elbow into a knot.
Just as the thief was about to turn around, she grabbed the handle of the knife and hit his knee. The dull sound of flesh hitting the stone slab startled the onlookers and they took a step back.
"Ah——!" the little thief screamed in pain.
But she turned a deaf ear to him, and kicked the knot with the tip of her boot, and the bronze armor on her wrist hit the scabbard, making a clanging sound.
Having been on the battlefield for many years, she was well versed in the techniques of capturing enemies. In just a few moves, she tied up the thief.
Lifting him up from the ground, Gou Su said harshly, "Behave yourself. If you resist, I won't just send you to the government. You will be punished by the King of Hell."
The thief was speechless and had to admit his defeat.
From tying up to controlling, the whole set of movements was smooth and flowing. Before Mu You could even lift his drooping chin, Gou Su subdued the thief.
Mu You, who had read too many martial arts novels, suddenly had sparks in his eyes, and his middle school spirit emerged spontaneously. He couldn't wait to walk forward and said, "Oh my god! So handsome!"
Obviously, both Gou Su and the man in white were confused by what Mu You blurted out.
"So cool! Even cooler than a swordsman!" At this moment, the basket of fruits and vegetables on Mu You's shoulders, which had weighed him down and made him stagger, suddenly became as light as a feather, leaving him with enough energy to clap his hands and cheer, "You truly are a heroine! A heroine!"
Even though Mu You looked admiring, Gou Su only glanced at him, wrapped the hemp rope around his palm and locked it tightly.
At the same time, the young man in white who had first subdued the thief suddenly clasped his fists and bowed slightly: "Greetings, General Asu."
Mu You: “?”
Gou Su's eyes were alert and he made a sound of confusion.
"My name is Huang Heng, and I'm on duty at the Ministry of Rites. Today at the court, I had the honor of witnessing the general's character. Now, I've witnessed with my own eyes how the general captured the thief alive. It was so efficient and decisive. He is truly a pillar of our Kuixi."
What? General Aso?
Oh yes! He remembered!
I clearly saw it this morning!
She is Gou Su! She is Gou Su!
Xiao Lin and Achou squeezed through the crowd, much slower than the three of them. When they stopped, the three of them were facing each other.
"Huang Heng?" Gou Su couldn't help but repeat his name. "You are quite courageous. This thief deserves your credit. Take him to the government office for trial."
She pulled the thief to her side, took out Achou's purse from his arms, and pushed it hard to Huang Heng's hand.
Seeing that Gou Su had no intention of continuing the conversation, Huang Heng had to force a smile, reached out to grab the knot, turned around and escorted him towards the government office.
I thought the matter was over, but Gou Su gave me a look——
The moment Huang Heng turned his head, Gou Su's eyes were like an eagle's, and he immediately noticed something unusual.
Suddenly, she stepped forward and grabbed Huang Heng by the collar, causing him to stagger twice for unknown reasons.
"A... General Asu?" Huang Heng turned around, confused, his chin touching Gou Su's knuckles. Warmth reached the back of her hand. "What... what are you doing?"
"Is this a birthmark?" Gou Su asked.
Following her gaze, there was indeed a brown birthmark on the back of Huang Heng's neck, like ink dripping onto rice paper, or like blood seeping onto the snow.
Huang Heng looked bewildered and quickly reached out to cover the birthmark: "Ah... yes, it is... it is a birthmark..."
"Since childhood?"
“I’ve had it since I was a kid.”
The two of them exchanged words back and forth, leaving Mu You confused.
What's wrong? It's just a birthmark. What's the problem?
At this awkward moment, Ah Chou, who was standing nearby, suddenly said, "General? Shall we go back to the noodle stall?"
It was this soft sound that brought Gou Su's wandering thoughts back.
But she only let go of the hand that was holding Huang Heng's clothes, and did not loosen her gaze.
For some reason, Xiao Lin saw her avoiding his gaze and changed his heroic demeanor. He hesitated, scratched his temples, and suddenly thought: "Well...how about I accompany you to send him to the government office, and then treat you to a bowl of noodles?"
Why are you suddenly treating us?
Huang Heng was also in vain: "Ah? Ah, well, it is an honor for me."
Something's wrong, absolutely wrong!
Xiao Lin thought about it over and over, but couldn't see any relationship between the two of them. Unconsciously, his toes touched Mu You's arch of foot.
She leaned over and whispered, "Who is this Huang Heng?"
"I don't know." Mu You shook his head. "He said he was from the Ministry of Rites. Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be a high-ranking official."
"So he has something to do with this story?"
"I have no idea."
It was strange, why did Gou Su invite him to eat noodles? Moreover, he had been so imposing and reserved just now, but now he was being so polite?
Could it be that the birthmark has important meaning to Gou Su?
No, they want to eat noodles too!
As they said, since Gou Su and Huang Heng were going to escort the thief to the government office together, they simply went back to Liu Xiangju together, and then kept their troops in place and secretly ambushed behind the two of them.
No matter what, we can't be as careless as before!
By the time the two teams met at the noodle stall, curfew was about to begin, and Gou Su might not be able to eat his bowl of longevity noodles.
But she couldn't eat the noodles, so Huang Heng stayed by her side.
In order not to alert the enemy, Xiao Lin and Mu You kept a distance from them and followed them on tiptoe for a long time before they stopped.
Fortunately, there were no other people on the street at the moment, so Xiao Lin and Mu You were able to hear everything Gou Su said.
"General Asu, is there anything important you want to discuss with me?" Huang Heng took small steps and spoke softly.
"It's not a big deal, it's just that I..." Gou Su suddenly stopped walking, his head drooping, his voice low, thinking for a moment, and swallowing the words that were about to come out of his mouth, "I... I'm fine, I feel that it's a blessing that you were here today, otherwise that little thief would have stolen my wallet without making a sound."
Huang Heng smiled lightly and changed the subject: "General Asu, you don't want to talk nonsense with me, do you? It's just a thief captured, not worth mentioning."
Yes, he was smart and spoke out Gou Su's hesitation in one sentence.
However, at this time, Ah Chou was behind the crowd, and even though his eyes were half-inch blocked by the mask, his obsidian eyes were still covered with a veil in the moonlight.
Gou Su was surprised and didn't know how to respond.
Huang Heng was not in a hurry. As long as Gou Su remained silent, his eyes would not loosen.
It must have been a windless summer night, and to her, that gaze was indeed too scorching.
Gou Su only felt a warmth rising in his eyes, and his words slipped out of his mind without any comprehension: "I...I want to ask you, have we met before?"
Not only Huang Heng, but also Ah Wunzhi who was a step slower was shocked.
"Wha...what?" Huang Heng's smile remained, but he frowned slightly, his eyes showing a gentleness. "Sorry, I don't quite understand."
"That is, when you were young, were you in Tianling?"
"I grew up here and haven't been anywhere else."
"really?"
"Why would I lie to you? My father is the Minister of War, and my mother is a noblewoman in the capital. With such a family background, why would I want to live away from the capital?"
Huang Heng's words were sincere, and Gou Su's stiff limbs became much softer.
She suddenly looked happy.
"Then do you still remember that winter night thirteen years ago when you went into a sea of fire alone and saved a girl?"
Her eyes sparkled, but she inadvertently stole the only spark of life from Ah Chou.
Huang Heng's pupils trembled slightly, his lips and teeth opened slightly, and he exhaled a wisp of heat and stole a trace of cool air.
"Sorry, I don't quite remember."
"Think about it carefully! Think about it carefully! That winter night, a thatched cottage in the suburbs suddenly caught fire..."
"General Asu, I'm so sorry, I..."
The last "I'm sorry" that came out of his mouth mercilessly broke up the waves of light.
"Ah, it's okay, I was abrupt..."
Gou Su finally realized his mistake and took a step back, putting a few inches between him and Huang Heng.
But Huang Heng didn't seem to give up. Every time she retreated a foot, he would step forward a foot. "General, have you encountered something? Or are you looking for someone?"
The moonlight was bright and hazy, evenly spreading on Huang Heng's brows and cheeks.
Perhaps because she had fought on the battlefield for many years and was surrounded by burly and rough men, this was the first time Gou Su saw this scholar of similar age, and her heartbeat inadvertently revealed her panic.
Her lips and teeth were quicker than her guard. Under Huang Heng's relentless pressure, she vaguely spoke of the past: "It was... it was thirteen years ago, I was engulfed in a sea of fire. It was a young man who saved my life, and I am only able to survive until now..."
"That young man, does he have a birthmark on the back of his neck?"
"yes."
Now it becomes clear.
When catching the thief just now, Gou Su saw the birthmark on the back of Huang Heng's neck, and naturally connected it with his childhood memories.
However, Huang Heng also said that he had no impression.
Does that mean that Gou Su’s savior is not him?
Xiao Lin and Mu You hid in the bushes, trying their best to see the expressions of the two people at the moment, but the moonlight was too dim and they could not see the details clearly.
"No way, is it so easy to find a savior?" Mu You whispered.
"Yeah, it's just walking down the street, and the benefactor who hadn't been found for more than ten years was found all of a sudden? That's too much, right?" Xiao Lin agreed.
But what the truth is depends on Huang Heng's statement.
Gou Su briefly recounted his past. Huang Heng frowned and suddenly changed the subject: "It's getting late, and the city is about to go into curfew. I'm going back home. Another day, another day, let me think it over carefully. If I remember, I'll come find you. How about that?"
When Huang Heng said this, Gou Su unconsciously looked up at the moonlight.
Indeed, as the moon rose higher, curfew was drawing near.
"Okay, sir, please go back. I won't see you off."
Huang Heng still had that smile on his face, and his every move revealed his noble character.
For some reason, as soon as he turned around, he hooked Gou Su's eyes.
She stared at his back in a daze until he turned around and her eyes met Achou's.
Achou realized that Gou Su was distracted and respectfully bowed to Huang Heng to say goodbye.
At this time, Xiao Lin and Mu You were hiding in the dark, watching the three people with their own thoughts, and they couldn't help but become interested.
"General, shall we go back to the mansion too?" Ah Chou walked cautiously to Gou Su with slightly awkward steps.
Gou Su nodded, then suddenly grabbed Ah Chou's sleeve and yelled, "I told you to just call me Ah Su, not General! Why didn't you listen?"
Ah Chou smiled, and after Gou Su pulled him several times, he protected the basket hanging on his arm by himself.
It was getting late, so Gou Su and Achou went back home, and Xiao Lin and Mu You should also return to Liuxiangju.
But just as Xiao Lin leaned over and put his palms on Mu You's shoulders and neck, he suddenly exclaimed: "Wait, wait, wait!"
"What's wrong?" Xiao Lin didn't know what he was up to.
"He, he, he! Am I seeing things right? Ah Chou, he..."
Gou Su and Achou walked together, their backs disappearing into the fog, and finally reappearing in the courtyard of the mansion.
In the general's mansion, Achou is the only servant in the whole mansion.
But even though Gou Su was often not in Tianling and left the huge house to Achou, he would still fiddle with flowers and plants to add a touch of green to this dark courtyard.
After all, he was a flower slave when he decided to take him with him.
"A Chou, tell me, is he my savior?"
The wood under the corridor became soft. Gou Su bent his right knee and stepped on the railing. The soles of his boots were stained with the tips of grass brought from the street. His left foot shook the green bricks.
Ah Chou continued watering the flowers and trees in the courtyard, trimming branches and compacting the soil. "General, instead of fretting over this, why don't you think about whether you have any keepsakes from the past? Even though Young Master Huang doesn't remember the accident, if there's something to prove it, he'll be able to remember it, right?"
That makes sense.
But Gou Su curled his lip, raised his right leg high, and jumped down the corridor, angrily: "I told you not to call me..."
The closer she got to Ah Chou's back, the anger in her eyes suddenly disappeared, replaced by panic.
"Ah Chou, you... when did you also have a birthmark on the back of your neck!"
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