Chapter 514: Maomao: Hand over the poison, or I’ll slap you!
The sky was filled with yellow sand, but whether it was a caravan or an escort agency, most of them had experience traveling to and from Dunhuang in the Central Plains, so they all carried tents to shelter from the wind and sand.
Moreover, the place chosen for shelter from the wind and sand was among a pile of rocks. Behind the largest rocks that were several meters high, the tent only needed to be slightly sheltered to avoid being blown by the wind and sand.
According to the escort master Shi Weidao at that time, the most common thing along the way was stone, and stone was the least valuable. However, it was these stones that saved many lives in this dark and windy day!
But even so, the sky covered with yellow sand still made Yan Ruyu and the others look dusty and dirty.
And now.
Everyone in the entire camp was looking at the two tied-up scholars in silence.
What's more, I saw that just on the side, the escort leader let a mouse drink some soup in order to test its authenticity, and as a result, the mouse started foaming at the mouth.
Everyone looked relieved, but also scared!
After all, if it weren’t for Miss Yan and Miss Maomao, wouldn’t the mouse’s fate be the same as theirs?
Although
At the moment, they were a little confused as to what Miss Yan was doing by grabbing Miss Maomao.
The cat girl kept yelling about wanting to drink the poisoned soup.
"Dad, what should we do?" Shi Weidao's son was also among the escort team. He looked at the two scholars who had fainted temporarily and looked at Shi Weidao.
Shi Weidao frowned and said, "Find someone to watch him and notify me as soon as he wakes up."
Then he looked at the pot of soup and said, "We can't have any of it. Let's cook for everyone first. We've been tired all day."
Hearing this, the young man who looked to be in his twenties nodded immediately and called upon the escort beside him to do as Shi Weidao said.
After Shi Weidao glanced at the family of three and the merchants in the caravan, he walked over to comfort them, made some assurances, and then instructed the other escorts on some things before turning around and walking towards where Yan Ruyu was.
When he got closer, Shi Weidao immediately clasped his fists and bowed: "Thank you for your reminder, otherwise I'm afraid something would really happen this time. I won't say any more, I will never forget your life-saving grace!"
When two educated people who were full of arbitrariness joined the caravan, Shi Weidao sent capable men to observe them secretly for four or five days. Finally, he was sure that it was safe and then he relaxed his vigilance. However, he did not expect that they would be completely concealed.
This matter is indeed a dereliction of duty on the part of the teacher.
Naturally, this bow also made him more convinced of Yan Ruyu.
"Don't pour it! I haven't tasted it yet." Maomao looked at Shi Weidao's son holding the pot and about to pour out the poisonous soup. Her eyes were full of heartache and she was about to rush over. However, Yan Ruyu grabbed her collar and completely ignored Maomao's struggle.
But before Maomao could finish his words, the poisonous soup had already been completely poured into the loess.
Mao Mao was in tears, lying on the ground and glaring at Yan Ruyu, with two words written all over his face: "I hate you!"
Shi Weidao looked at Maomao like this and didn't know what to do.
Yan Ruyu said helplessly: "Senior, there is no need to pay attention to her. She is mentally ill."
After that, Yan Ruyu glanced at the two scholars and said, "Although I don't go to the Western Regions, I heard that there are always thieves outside the Great Wall."
When he said this, Shi Weidao immediately shook his head at Yan Ruyu.
Then he walked over to Yan Ruyu and whispered, "It will cause panic, so please speak softly, girl."
Yan Ruyu glanced at the businessmen, then at the family of three who were obviously still in shock, and nodded.
Shi Weidao lowered his voice and said, "These two are called Lanzi in the local jargon, just like the White Horse Lanzi in our Daxia army. They are here to scout out the enemy. If my guess is correct, I'm afraid we have been targeted since we left Liuzhou. There is yellow sand all around the pass, and murders and robberies often happen. They didn't take action when we were close to the pass, and only took action now. I'm afraid a large group of troops are around."
Having said that, Shi Weidao's face became heavy.
This place is a hundred miles away from the pass and seven or eight days' journey from Dunhuang. Even if we go to find the government army, it will take more than ten days. These bandits set up their location here, obviously they are veterans.
Yan Ruyu looked at Shi Weidao and said, "I will help. After all, I am on the same journey as well."
Shi Weidao smiled and immediately clasped his fists: "Thank you, young lady. However, we escorts always have some tricks on our side, just in case there is an accident or something, so this time I will not be polite to you, young lady. But I still say that when we get to Dunhuang, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Yan Ruyu clasped her fists in return and said nothing more.
At this moment, Maomao seemed to remember something. He immediately stood up and trotted towards the two scholars.
Yan Ruyu didn't stop him this time.
Shi Weidao looked at Maomao curiously, and he really didn't know what to say to this girl with such a strange personality.
But Shi Weidao didn't say much to Yan Ruyu. He just said, "I'll go arrange the sentries around here," and then turned and left.
Yan Ruyu nodded. Although Shi Weidao did not explain it completely, Yan Ruyu could tell what Shi Weidao was worried about.
However, Yan Ruyu is not the kind of person who would dig into the details. After all, things have come to this point. Even if bandits attack, just kill them.
But just as Shi Weidao left, the child in the family of three ran to Yan Ruyu, imitated the way people in the martial arts world do, saluted Yan Ruyu with fists, and then said, "Thank you for saving my life, sister."
Yan Ruyu looked at the twelve or thirteen-year-old child and said with a smile, "It was that sister who saved you."
The boy looked back at Maomao, then grinned at Yan Ruyu: "It's all the same! He saved me anyway! Unlike my father, who was a coward. He was so scared when he saw the head escort knocking out those two people, and he covered my mother and my eyes! Bah! He thought I was as cowardly as him!"
After scolding like this, the boy realized that he had said too much. He looked at Yan Ruyu, who in his eyes was prettier than the prettiest sister Cuihua in the village where their family used to live. He pursed his lips and said, "Sisters, are you going to Dunhuang too?"
Yan Ruyu nodded, then took out naan from the small bag beside her and handed it to the boy.
The boy was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, looked back at his mother's frail appearance, and saw his father's cowardly appearance. He took the naan but did not eat it. Instead, he looked at Yan Ruyu and said, "Sister, I don't have anything to give you now, but when I get to Dunhuang City, I will run errands for others, and when I make money, I will give you a leg of lamb!"
After that, the boy probably thought of his father, so he immediately said: "I am not like my father. He promised my mother to live a good life, but something went wrong and he was about to take us to Dunhuang, but he didn't even have money and could only cheat my mother! I can definitely do it. I said I would give you a leg of lamb, and I will give it to you!"
Yan Ruyu looked at the boy's solemn oath and nodded with a smile: "I believe you."
The boy grinned, then turned around and saw his cowardly father walking towards him and waving at him, signaling him to go back.
The boy immediately showed a look of disgust, then smiled and said goodbye to Yan Ruyu, then turned and left.
but
When Yan Ruyu looked over, she noticed that the boy's father bumped into the young man who was only of the first rank in strength.
The young man immediately apologized with a smile.
However, the boy's father immediately nodded and apologized, being very humble.
The young man was helpless, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he turned to Yan Ruyu and clasped his fists: "Thank you, young lady! We are all from the martial arts world, so I won't say too many polite words."
Yan Ruyu nodded and clasped her fists in return.
The young man continued, "I haven't introduced myself to you yet. My name is Zhang Pingsheng, and I'm from Lingfeng Sect! If everyone in my sect knew that you saved me, they would definitely be grateful to you."
This young man named Zhang Pingsheng looked somewhat unrestrained and carefree, or even a little crazy, but he exuded a sense of righteousness.
only
Yan Ruyu thought about Lingfeng Sect. She had never heard of it before. It was obviously a small sect.
But he didn't say anything polite, he looked at Zhang Pingsheng and said, "Young Master Zhang, you don't have to be polite, and the one who rescued you was not me, but that girl."
Zhang Pingsheng glanced at the two "scholars" squatting beside them who were still unconscious, poking their cats with a small stick in his hand, and couldn't help but smile, and then said: "No matter who they are, the two girls are my saviors. And I can represent Lingfeng Sect, so they are also the benefactors of my Lingfeng Sect!"
As he said this, Zhang Pingsheng bowed to Yan Ruyu again.
Yan Ruyu was about to say something when she saw clearly the words on the small wooden signs on Zhang Pingsheng's waist. Without exception, there were only one word "Ling Feng" on the upper right side of more than a dozen wooden signs.
However, Yan Ruyu was not the kind of person who would think too much about these things, so when she saw it she just pretended not to notice it.
As for Zhang Pingsheng, it was obvious that he also had something to say to Yan Ruyu.
But at this time.
"Wake up! Dad! These two are awake!"
At this time, Shi Weidao's son suddenly shouted.
But accompanied by.
Bang!
It was a loud and crisp slapping sound.
Everyone looked over.
I saw Maomao squatting next to one of the two people. She was the one who slapped him in the face just now.
Then
The little cat looked at one of them with a serious expression: "Hand over the poison, or I will slap you!"
(End of this chapter)
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