Chapter 19 Cooperation
Jin Sui said this, but he was still on guard. He did not stop the bandit from tying the two together.
This guy had obviously escaped and been caught several times, so it’s impossible for him to give up so quickly.
The reason why he didn't stop it was either that he had a way to untie the chain, or...
Jinsui looked at his ankle and thought about the movies he had watched in his previous life.
If this man was really a notorious bandit, he would have either killed himself or cut off his own feet while escaping.
Jin Sui prayed silently, hoping that this handsome man was not a murderer.
After a while, a strong wind blew up, followed by lightning and thunder, and the sky was as gloomy as night.
The gong sounded and the overseer shouted, "Everyone go back."
A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the numb people, and they threw away the stones in their hands and hurried into the cave.
It turned out that they all lived in caves. Jin Sui took a closer look at where the bandits were going. Some went to caves, and some went to wooden houses.
She and Gu Changxiao continued to go back to the woodshed. Grandpa Ling and Jin'an had not returned yet. Soon someone brought them food.
There were only two bamboo tubes of water and two gray flour cakes. Jin Sui hurriedly asked the person who brought the food when the Taoist priest who had been taken away would come back. But the person ignored her and turned around and ran away.
Gu Changxiao took his share and said, "She is mute. All workers who can leave the village to get supplies will be poisoned and become mute."
Jin Sui was shocked and felt that this mountain village was not simple.
She ate her own disgusting food in silence. In order to prevent Gu Changxiao from noticing anything, she did not enter the space to get the food.
The rain kept falling, making it impossible to tell the time.
She and Gu Changxiao leaned against the haystack with their backs facing each other, neither of them spoke. They were both so tired that their backs ached and they just wanted to rest.
After a long time, Gu Changxiao spoke first: "Master Ji, do you still have that medicine?"
Jin Sui took a moment to react before she realized that Master Ji was calling her! Since she had already given him the medicine twice, she didn't mind giving him one more time. She took out a dose from her waist bag and handed it to him.
Seeing him tearing his tattered clothes to wrap his ankle, Jin Sui couldn't bear it. Such dirty cloth would make the bandage more prone to infection.
I gave him two pieces of gauze I got from the space and said, "Use this."
Gu Changxiao looked at the clean white gauze in his hand, turned his head to look at Jinsui who was covered in dirt, thanked him and took it.
Although his bandaging technique was rough, it was very skillful. Jin Sui deduced that he either became a doctor through long-term experience in the disease or had assisted a doctor before.
I tried to find out, "How did Master Gu get caught by the bandits?"
Gu Changxiao said softly: "Just like you, I fell into a trap in the mountains."
Jin Sui leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "Since you were beaten like this, have you tried to escape many times? Have you found a way to escape?"
Gu Changxiao frowned slightly, raised his eyebrow, and said calmly: "No, if I had found it, I would have escaped long ago."
He also advised Jinsui: "There are bandit spies everywhere in this valley. You can't escape. Taoist priest, you'd better give up this idea."
At this moment, the door was opened and Jin An, who was all wet, came in. He handed Jin Sui a piece of white flour cake with some vegetables in it and said quickly:
"Grandpa was kept in the village by the leader of the village."
"He asked me to tell you that tomorrow he will ask the eldest boss to bring my brother with him."
Jinsui was overjoyed. It seemed that his grandfather had completely fooled the boss.
Regardless of whether she can escape or not, just don't let her do hard labor again.
Besides, it would be easier to find a way to escape once we get to the mountain stronghold where the boss lives.
Jin Sui hurriedly showed Jin An his feet and said, "Remember to ask that dark-skinned bandit for the key."
After Jin'an left, Jinsui felt a little embarrassed to look after Changxiao. After all, he was taken care of by him today, but tomorrow he would be the only one to do the hard labor.
She lay down behind the haystack, covered herself with clothes and prepared to sleep.
I couldn't fall asleep for a long time. My whole body ached. My hands felt like they were covered in chili water. My breath still smelled like lime. I had no feeling in my lower back and all the bones in my body ached when I moved.
The rain outside never stopped, and there were several leaks in the woodshed. She changed her position from time to time to prevent the rain from dripping on her.
On the contrary, Gu Changxiao on the other side hadn't moved since the medicine was applied. I wonder if he fell asleep or not?
Jin Sui moved very carefully, fearing that the chain on his feet would make noise and affect Gu Changxiao.
I endured it until midnight, when suddenly, I heard a dog barking outside, followed by hurried footsteps and the shouts of bandits:
"Everyone, get up and come out!"
Gu Changxiao jumped up quickly and went to the crack in the door to see what was going on. Perhaps he forgot that there was someone holding his anklet, so he dragged Jinsui's legs very long.
Anxiously, Jinsui shouted, "Hey, hey, slow down!"
Jin Sui dragged the iron chain and looked towards the crack in the door. The rain had eased a little, and he saw a group of bandits knocking on doors along the road, and some were shouting towards the cave.
Just as they were about to take pictures of the woodshed door, suddenly, several men in black appeared behind the bandits. Although their clothes had changed, two of them looked very familiar.
Jin Sui recognized them instantly. These were the two yamen runners who had asked her for a pass in the town and caused her to lose her big blue donkey.
There were also a few people among them, the officials who had fought with the bandits who had captured Grandpa Ling in the ruined temple! Damn it, are you chasing me for so long just for a pass? But Jin Sui quickly realized that she didn't have the ability to let the officials chase several states! These people were obviously looking for someone else. As for who they were looking for, she took a look at Gu Changxiao and thought it should be this bandit.
Just when the men in black were following the bandits and were about to reach the door of the woodshed, Gu Changxiao suddenly lifted up the anklet, swooped around behind Jin Sui, and wrapped it around her neck.
Jin Sui was horrified and asked anxiously, "I have no grudge against you, why are you repaying kindness with hatred?"
Gu Changxiao's lips were almost touching her ears, and she could hear his breathing. She only heard him say in a very cold voice:
"As soon as you entered the mountain stronghold, these officials came to you. Didn't you lead them here?"
Jinsui is speechless:
"If we had this ability, would we still be captured by the bandits and forced to do hard labor? Big brother, you should understand clearly. To be honest, we are also wanted by the police, okay?"
Gu Changxiao snorted coldly: "You have indeed seen my portrait."
Jin Sui said anxiously:
"Now is not the time to talk about this. You can't kill me. Even if you kill me, I can't escape. Why don't we work together and find a way to escape together?"
Gu Changxiao glanced at her ankles and pressed the chain in his hand tighter around her neck:
"I'll give you two choices. One is to run away with me. The other is to cut off your feet."
Jin Sui cursed in his heart, he was indeed a notorious bandit, just as he expected, he planned to either kill him or chop off his own feet while escaping.
Is this a choice between two options? This is a single choice question! If she agrees to chop off her feet, he will also silence her.
She hurriedly said, "I'll run away with you."
Gu Changxiao slowly let go: "You'd better be honest, otherwise, I will kill you at any time."
Jinsui nodded hurriedly, promising to be honest and obedient.
But he pressed his hand on his palm, ready to go in and get the drugs at any time to knock out the arrogant guy.
If she knew the route to escape from the village, I would have taken revenge on you for threatening me.
Gu Changxiao pushed the haystack and saw a hole at the base of the wall, barely big enough for one person to crawl out.
No wonder he was leaning here without moving, he was afraid that Jin Sui would find this hole! (End of this chapter)
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