Chapter 8 "How are you alive?!"
The rain has stopped, but the cumulus clouds have not yet dispersed, and a lone star hangs in the northeast corner of the dark night.
Gu Wan tilted her head, trying to recall. There didn't seem to be any prisoner rescues in her past life, did they? Could it be that the other party gave up midway, perhaps due to some obstacle? She wasn't too surprised, though. After all, some things had changed. For example, Feng Linde hadn't been the one supervising the team in her past life. A butterfly effect was perfectly normal.
The two men watched for a while. There were a lot of people there, about ten or twenty. After all the livestock were driven out of the shed, a man and a woman came out from the other side of the wall. It was so dark that their faces could not be seen clearly, but they were very young. They were riding horses, with a guard on each side to protect them.
After the other party came out, he glanced around. Gu Guan was pressed on the back by Xie Ci, and the two of them immediately crouched down.
The man's five senses were very sharp, and the first direction he looked at was this side, but Xie Ci was not a pushover. He picked up a cricket and threw it to the left. The cricket chirped and bounced away on the tip of the grass. The man's eyes swept over the cricket and then looked away.
The group did not stay long and quickly left with the large group of livestock. Xie Ci and Gu Guan also followed. The dull sounds of horse and cow hooves rushed towards the intersection and out of the wilderness. Xie Ci then lay sideways and crouched. Gu Guan jumped onto his back very skillfully. The wet grass shook, and Xie Ci carried Gu Guan away.
The blisters on Gu Guan's feet were quite large this time, so she had to heal them as soon as possible. She had to stay at home as much as possible, otherwise it would affect her subsequent actions. It was not the first time that Xie Ci carried her on his back, and both of them were quite skilled at it.
Entering the inner area from the outer area of the town, Xie Ci jumped and turned over and entered the inn silently, pushed open the door of a semi-old small guest room in the backyard, and closed the door.
In order to facilitate their actions tonight, the two of them splurged and booked a room with a separate door in the backyard of the inn.
Gu Guan lit the oil lamp while yawning, took off his shoes, thought for a while, carefully took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, picked up a little bit of gold medicine and applied it on the wound. This medicine is really effective. I guess I will be able to walk in the water tomorrow morning.
There was a small earthen kang in the small guest room, with one person sleeping at each end. In the dim light, Xie Ci watched Gu Wan holding her feet and concentrating on scrubbing and applying medicine. Her face was also young and childish, with messy and dusty hair.
He said, "Are you scared?"
He felt guilty. If Gu Wan was afraid, then he would go alone.
Fear?
No.
Gu Guan is bold and not afraid of taking risks. You know, it is not easy to earn enough money to buy a big house in a first-tier city in two years. She is just afraid of trouble and does not like to take risks recklessly. She will not take risks unless necessary.
She said, "A little bit, but we have to rescue the eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law, and Ming'er."
She rolled over on the bunk bed, shook out her coat and covered her belly. "Go to sleep quickly. We have to get up early tomorrow! Maybe we'll find an opportunity tomorrow."
She had expended enough energy that she fell asleep almost as soon as she touched the pillow. Her subsequent words became unclear, and only her soft breathing could be heard.
The medicine bottle, half stuffed into the small bundle, rolled beside the pillow.
Xie Ci sat for a while, looking at her sleeping face with her eyes closed for a while, then picked up the medicine bottle carefully and put it into a small bag along with other sundries.
Xie Ci blew out the oil lamp with a "puff", and the small guest room fell into darkness, and he lay down.
After his breathing became long, Gu Guan opened his eyes.
She looked up at the window screen through which the dim light came, blinked, and then sideways glanced at Xie Ci at the other end of the short kang. He was lying on his side at the edge of the kang with his clothes on, his hand resting on the hilt of the long knife at his side.
In the dark shadows, only the faint outline of his high nose bridge and deep brow arch could be seen.
During this period, he was as alert as a frightened bird. He suffered a great change at a young age and had to shoulder everything alone. He could not sleep soundly and would wake up at the slightest movement.
But he would not be alert to Gu Wan's movements, for example, at this moment, she opened her eyes and looked up at him for such a long time, but he was still sleeping soundly.
Gu Wan breathed a sigh of relief and looked away. She had been walking for so long that she could hardly stand it any longer. Finally, it was the critical moment to rescue the Xie family! She was almost moved to tears.
Once she rescues the Xie family, she will have accomplished her original goal and will not let down the young man's trust at this moment.
After settling the Xie family, her original plan of making money by opening a pub or something could be put on the agenda.
I just don’t know if the money here is as easy to earn as in the previous life!
Anyway, I hope everything goes well tomorrow!
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Gu Wan turned over and fell asleep.
At dawn, she was awakened by the noise and running and scolding outside the inn. As soon as the movement was heard, Xie Ci jumped up. Gu Guan quickly rubbed his eyes and got up. The two of them pushed open the window a little and saw people running outside and scolding.
Soon the whole town knew that livestock had been stolen from four post houses last night. A Malaysian businessman had rented out the entire post house, and all the livestock sheds were emptied!
Gu Wan was stunned: "No way, four families!"
That means the other party has attacked three companies, what a big deal.
But for them, the enemy of their enemy is a friend, and the goals of both sides are the same. Obviously, it is a good thing for them if the other side has a bigger presence.
The whole town was in an uproar, and soon the county yamen runners arrived. They quickly found the footprints of the cows and horses and chased in another direction.
Gu Wan suddenly realized that the other party was dividing the livestock into two or three and driving them in another direction, immediately diverting the commotion here.
Good plan.
More people is better.
Nothing's happening in the town, that's good! Gu Wan snapped his fingers, and the two of them asked around and left immediately. Gu Wan rode a horse to drive the livestock, while Xie Ci immediately caught up with the large group of migrant workers and began to look for an opportunity.
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The sun rises early in the summer, and the convicts set out early as well. Early in the morning, the convicts, dressed in worn gray cloth, hurriedly tidied themselves up, pushed carts, carried loads, carried people on their backs, wiped away their tears, and moved forward step by step.
Many people died of illness along the way, and everyone had blisters on their feet. Those who had no one to help could only wait to die. Those whose relatives refused to give up on them would carry them on their backs and pray that they could reach the exile site of Tieling as soon as possible so that they would not have to walk anymore.
Dark clouds were swirling, the weather was hot and muggy, and the official road was muddy after the heavy rain. Second Sister Xie usually carried her niece on her back, but today she rarely transferred her three-year-old niece to the back of her ten-year-old eldest daughter. She held her sister-in-law with one hand, and let her five-year-old son hold the wrist of the other hand, while she held tightly to the dry branch that served as a cane.
Last night, she secretly sharpened the end of her walking stick.
After receiving Xie Ci's letter, not to mention the anxiety and worry, the Xie family was now waiting anxiously.
Mrs. Xie was the daughter of a general and the most knowledgeable. She whispered that there were hills ahead, which was the most likely reason. If there was no movement, it must be when they were cooking at noon. They should not sit near the river, but should try to sit closer to the edge.
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There was a heavy rain in the middle of the morning. At 9 o'clock, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun came out and the scorching sunlight made the temperature rise suddenly.
It was damp and stuffy, the ground was muddy and wet, and there was no place to cook.
The Jie soldiers and Jie police complained bitterly, shouting and cursing were heard all the time, some were even whipped, and the exiled prisoners were driven around in circles.
The whole team was annoyed and tired, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Xie Ci made a gesture to Gu Wan, who understood and turned around quietly. About half an hour later, she came back. The livestock were in place, and she had tied her sleeves and trouser legs tightly with the newly bought long cloth for sleeves. She also installed metal buckles on her waist to hold the dagger and long sword, which kept the dagger and long sword firmly on her body. She also handed Xie Ci a set.
Xie Ci put on his clothes quickly, wrapping the end of the long cloth around his palm to form a palm guard. He took off his hat, and Gu Wan put it on his head.
The first thing they had to deal with was the sentry.
The two men slowed down their pace and moved quickly. Xie Ci had already figured out all the sentry posts clearly. There were four in total, one each in the east, south, west and north. The two they had to deal with were the west and south ones.
While one of them acted as a lure, the other quickly drew his knife and dispatched the first one. This man had molested Xie Sansao and Xie Ci's eldest niece, Xie Rou. Xie Ci's knife struck quickly and fiercely, the blade piercing the flesh and spraying blood.
He panted, took Gu Guan's hand and swept across the grass and headed straight to the south. However, just when the two were about to deal with the second sentry, a silver light suddenly flashed not far away. Xie Ci narrowed his eyes and immediately pulled Gu Guan to stop.
With a sharp sound of a blade cutting through the air, a short iron crossbow shot out and hit the sentry right in the middle of his eyebrows. The latter fell to the ground with his eyes wide open.
The two sides were very close to each other, and the next moment the other side also noticed someone here. Xie Ci frowned, and so did the other side. The two sides looked at each other for a moment across the long wet thatch, and slowly stepped back and left.
"It should be the same group from yesterday."
Xie Ci took a deep breath and led Gu Guan to leap over the mountain with a whistling sound. In an instant, they were at the bottom of the hillside. Gu Guan was really envious. Internal martial arts were so advanced. It was a pity that they had already declined in modern times.
But there was no time to discuss this now. She whispered, "Looks like they're going to take action too."
Both sides are looking for the same opportunity.
"More people is better."
More chaos and more people are around, which is actually a good thing for them.
Never mind, they had already discussed it last night. If they happened to meet each other, they could use each other's strengths.
Gu Wan said, "I just don't know who they rescued and whether they can sit close to our family."
If you sit closer, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
Xie Ci and Gu Guan had thought about everything they needed to think about, and the plan could be said to be very detailed. The other group of people were indeed here to rescue prisoners and save people.
But who knew that the final development would be beyond their expectations.
The people this group wanted to rescue were actually members of the Xie family!
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After much cursing, the meal was finally cooked. The wet firewood emitted bursts of green smoke that made people cry.
After finally boiling the water and preparing the meal, each of the exiled prisoners was given two cakes, which was their daily ration. They squatted in groups of three or four and ate slowly. They didn't dare to sit, even though there was not much dry space on their bodies. The less wet they were, the better their chances of survival.
Jie Jun and Jie Cha spread out a large piece of oilcloth, sat down with their backs facing each other, took off their knives and threw them on the ground, ripped open their collars, held the wooden basin, ate steamed buns in big mouthfuls, and used wooden chopsticks to pick up vegetables.
"It's a bad day, and our food won't keep. There's no town between here and Xingzhou, so it'll take two days to walk!"
"Bah, stop it, damn it!..."
At this moment, suddenly, there was the rumbling sound of horse hooves!
Because the Fen River was full and the waves were rolling, the horses were not discovered even when they were quietly driven very close. The lead horse was whipped hard, and it neighed to the sky. The herd of horses rushed down the slope and knocked over Jie Jun on the edge of the road, and rushed into the crowd!
On the other side, a group of horses and even cattle rushed out in the next moment!
The other party was not far away from them, and everyone vaguely noticed the movement next to the thatched bush. However, Xie Ci was too vigilant. As soon as the other party came to investigate, he immediately drew out his long sword, and the other party retreated.
Everyone keeps to themselves and does their own thing.
The camp was filled with the sound of galloping horses and clattering cow hooves. Everyone was running away in panic. At this time, Xie Ci and Gu Wan didn't care about anything else. They rode their horses hard and rushed out, heading straight for the Xie family!
Xie Ersao and others stood up suddenly and rushed over here.
This move was very risky, but it was the best time to reunite! Xie Ci and Gu Wan flattered him repeatedly, but at this moment, they suddenly discovered that another group of people were also heading straight for the Xie family.
Inside and outside, Xie Ci, Xie Ersao and others were extremely shocked. Since they had never expected this and the length of the bamboo tube was limited, it did not mention this. Xie Ersao and others were even confused for a moment and could not tell whether this was one of their own.
"This, this is your relative?!"
"I don't know him!"
Xie Ci saw the other party step on the stirrup and leap up, grabbing the nearest Xie Sansao and her daughter and Xie Rou with one hand each. His eyes were bloodshot, he threw away the whip, stepped forward, and pounced on them like lightning!
Both sides were very surprised. They had already exchanged several moves in just a short moment. Xie Ci was furious and killed the opponent repeatedly, forcing the opponent to retreat in an instant. Xie Ersao had already picked up her walking stick and rushed forward.
Two parties, not three parties. Xie Jun reacted immediately. The adjutant was Feng Linde's confidant. He immediately took up his sword and gave the order regardless of the danger. Xie Jun quickly drew his sword and rushed forward.
The three parties were fighting in a melee with the sounds of blood, horse hooves, neighs and cries. Gu Guan was sharp-eyed and she spotted a long-haired woman behind the grass on the side of the hillside more than ten feet away.
The man was dressed in Hu clothing, with his hair tied up, riding a horse, and was protected by a guard.
This is the young woman who was surrounded by a man and a woman with guards on the same day.
As soon as Gu Wan spotted her, he whipped her hard. She was riding the leading horse, and its four hooves were very powerful. She rushed out with a long neigh.
The three parties fought fiercely, and there was chaos for a moment, while Gu Guan dealt with the guards and the wrestle with the woman in purple. She used her grappling hands to cut and grab, pinning the person to the ground, and the two faced each other.
The other person was a woman with a fair and charming face, who could be described as the most beautiful woman in the world. She had plump breasts, a slender waist and was incredibly beautiful.
When Gu Guan saw her face clearly, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Of course, this surprise did not affect her hands and movements.
But what she didn't expect was that the other party was even more surprised!
The moment the purple-clothed woman finally saw the little face hidden under her messy hair, she was so frightened that she even forgot to struggle and fight back.
She said, “How are you alive?!”
Gu Wan: “???”
"…Are you crazy?"
Gu Guan was puzzled. What happened to this person? Why couldn't I live?
What a psycho!
The author has something to say:
Here they come, it's not the old subordinate hahaha
There are old subordinates, but they haven't appeared yet.
Who this woman is? We'll find out tomorrow. Haha, so happy! See you tomorrow, babies~(/≧▽≦)/
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