Chapter 43 Zheng Zhou
Zheng Zhou didn’t come every day. Sometimes the men guarding them outside would look at them with greedy eyes, as if there were evil bugs crawling on their bodies, making their scalps tingle.
Zheng Zhou fed Wu Chun every time he came. At first, she ate steamed buns, then added salted vegetables to the steamed buns, and then white porridge and vegetable leaves.
Wu Chun ate these rough things and lost weight in two days.
Zheng Zhou said, "Are you a sparrow?
You only eat this much? It's strange that you are not thin." "The food here is not delicious. I would not even look at it if it was not for survival. I don't even want to eat it." Wu Chun said unhappily, "Can you let me go? I have my own hands. I don't want you to feed me."
The delicate noble lady is hard to serve. Zheng Zhou thought so and untied the rope for her. Wu Chun stood up and stretched her body. Zheng Zhou found that her height was just up to his shoulder.
"When did you mix with them? Are you in the same group with them? Do you plan to report them to the court, or just hide among them to save people?"
She was really small and spoke in a low voice. If he had poor hearing, he would not be able to hear what she said.
Zheng Zhou looked at her and said, "Report to the court? What a joke. Nowadays, the court has to arrest people from the village even when fighting Xiyou. Why would it care about these bandits? Just save as many people as possible."
"What are you looking at?" His eyes were too straightforward. As a bandit used to being a bandit, staring at the curves of her body, Wu Chun took a step back and shrank slightly.
Zheng Zhou did not shy away, "You don't have a husband? What are you afraid of? You are asking about my background now, what about you? You didn't really run away from home, did you? This place is so far from the imperial capital, did you elope with your lover?" This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you.
Wu Chun didn't want to waste time talking to him, and turned her chin away, "When will you let me go?"
Zheng Zhou still stared at her, "Soon."
Wu Chun didn't know when he said soon. Life in the woodshed was really hard. She was often awakened by the sound of mice in the middle of the night. Wu Chun dreamed of Shen Sui for several days in a row.
Sometimes she dreamed of the past in Yuning Palace, those lonely and cold nights, Shen Sui came back in the snow with a lantern, and they were like a loving couple hugging each other under the moon; sometimes she dreamed of a fire, Shen Sui was burned to ashes in the fire, his body was covered in blood, so she didn't dare to look at him.
After eight days, Wuchun was already haggard, with a pointed chin. The leader pushed the door open and brought Zheng Zhou with him. After they talked for a few words, Zheng Zhou grabbed the people and pushed them away with two men.
While walking in front with Zheng Zhou, Wu Chun whispered, "Where are you going?"
"You said you are the daughter of a general. I have no evidence and I can't ask you for money. I can only cut off one of your fingers and send it back to your home."
Wu Chun was very sober, "You are talking nonsense. If we want to cut off a finger, do we need to walk so far? For people like them, killing is just a matter of swinging a knife."
Zheng Zhou laughed, "You are smart. I will pawn all your gold and silver jewelry and give them the money. I will send a letter to the imperial capital before seven days. If no one comes with the banknotes to redeem you after seven days, I will kill you. Now stay in the mountains for a few days."
Wu Chun asked curiously, "Is there a place for my daughter to live in this mountain?"
"Of course not, but in this mountain, where there are men, there will be women, so you will naturally live with the men."
Wu Chun tried to stay calm, "Then should I live with you?"
Zheng Zhou licked his lips, "Do you think I'm safe?"
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"At least there will be no fear for my life." Wu Chun saw that this man only looked fierce, but he was actually a kind person, so he asked, "Also, my two maids must live with me."
Zheng Zhou frowned . He frowned, "That may be difficult. My house is so small, and you three can live in it, what about me?"
Wu Chun said, "I can give you money if I can escape from here. I can even give you an official position if you are willing to live far away from your hometown."
Zheng Zhourao was interested, "Oh? What kind of official position can you give me? Being a friend in the barracks? I heard that General Cheng Tong is recruiting soldiers and horses for the court. It seems that the court is really short of people."
Wu Chun quickly grasped the key, "What do you mean?"
"Aren't you Cheng Tong's daughter?"
Oh no!
Wu Chun suddenly realized that if Zheng Zhou had sent a letter to General Cheng's residence in the imperial capital, General Cheng would be able to find out the clues at a glance. The two daughters of the Cheng family were by his side. If he continued to investigate, he would find out her appearance and tell Shen Sui. Would
n't it be... No, no, no! It definitely wouldn't happen! How could there be such a weird thing!
As long as she left her body in the imperial capital, no one would think of her even if she looked like her!
Wu Chun comforted herself.
"Why don't you talk? I'm going to doubt you." Zheng Zhou looked at her and said.
"Who told you that I'm the daughter of General Cheng?"
Zheng Zhou was slightly stunned. "But I've only heard of the name of Cheng Tong in the imperial capital."
Wu Chun was reluctant to say more. "There is more than one general in the entire court, General Cheng Tong's reputation is far-reaching."
Zheng Zhou felt very uncomfortable. He and Wu Chun were from two different worlds. "It doesn't matter. I won't let you wait for seven days. I will take you away within five days."
"Don't go back on your word. I will do what I promised you."
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Zheng Zhou's house was considered the cleanest and most tidy one in the mountains, but it was still shabby and simple. Wu Chun drove Zheng Zhou to sleep on the ground, and he slept with Yu Li, and Jing Lian used two chairs to make a bed to sleep.
He was a quiet man who didn't do anything to them. At most, he just kept looking at Wuchun. Perhaps this was the nature of a man like him who was almost 30 years old and still unmarried.
A few days passed quickly.
On the night of the fourth day, Wuchun and Zheng Zhou were planning how to escape when there was a knock on the door.
They looked at each other and Zheng Zhou went to open the door.
Outside the door was a drunk man with a thick beard and a lot of fat on his face. He spoke in Xiyou dialect, which Wuchun and the others couldn't understand. Zheng Zhou raised his voice while talking to him. After a few words, the two of them started fighting. The sound of the fight was shocking.
After a moment, only rapid panting was heard, and then there was no movement.
Wu Chun was worried, afraid that something might happen to Zheng Zhou. Not to mention that he helped her a lot, if he was not there, she would not be able to escape! She
pushed open the door and saw a long line of blood under Zheng Zhou's nose, as if it was drawn with a brush, and his arm was blue and black. The Xiyou man was lying on the ground, with his mouth open and eyes staring, already dead.
"Zheng Zhou!"
Zheng Zhou wiped the blood from his nose casually and said hoarsely: "Let's go tonight! If someone finds out that he died here, we can't leave! Hurry!"
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Wu Chun and the two girls hurriedly packed up their things and followed Zheng Zhou to run fast in the narrow mountain path. This path was only known to the people in their mountain. Soon Zheng Zhou took them down the mountain.
The spring night was quiet, and the stars in the sky were like lanterns.
After walking a few miles and resting in an inn, Wu Chun dared to ask Zheng Zhou: "What did that Xiyou man want to do just now? Why did you kill him?"
"He wanted to sleep with you." Zheng Zhou answered without any disguise, while pulling a piece of cloth from his trouser leg and wrapping it around his arm.
Wu Chun's ears immediately blushed, "Can you speak more politely?"
"I have no parents and have lived by taking bounty orders. I was too young to take on any missions to hunt down murderers, so I specialized in stealing money from rich people. Later, I was picked up by the Xiyou people and started working for them. Do you think I can say anything good about you?"
Wu Chun was curious. "Why are you so poor?"
Zheng Zhou turned his head to look at her with a bit of ruffian meaning, "You are... Who am I? I am a good person, so the money will naturally be distributed to the poor people. Also, I saved a lot of Daliang people from the Xiyou people. These Western hooligans are really stupid, and it is easy to deceive them."
Wu Chun stopped talking, not because she was moved by Zheng Zhou's heroic act, but because she was thinking, if such a person goes on the road with her, will she no longer have to worry about being captured by bandits in the future?
"Zheng Zhou." Wu Chun's voice became lighter, sounding like the song of an oriole, "What are your plans for the future?"
"I won't stay in the mountains anymore. I'll send you back to the imperial capital."
Wu Chun was slightly surprised that he agreed so quickly, and then quickly refused, "You don't have to send me back to the imperial capital. I don't want to go back. In fact, I lied to you. I am the daughter of a general, but not the daughter of a general from Daliang. Have you heard of General Li from Southern Xinjiang?"
Zheng Zhou was surprised, "So you are from Southern Xinjiang."
Wu Chun was afraid that he would go back on his word, "You said you would send me back. I can't go back to the imperial capital, I can go back to Southern Xinjiang. You have to send me back to Southern Xinjiang."
Zheng Zhou smiled, "Okay. We can go anywhere."
He turned his head to look at her. The look in his eyes was completely different from the look a man usually gives a woman. It was a somewhat beastly, straightforward, and passionate look, like a wolf.
Wu Chun was frightened by the look and returned to his room.
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The imperial capital.
When three elders of the two dynasties were impeached and the evidence was conclusive, the emperor had to banish the elders who were over 60 years old to a remote place, Cheng Tong frowned all day long.
Too fast.
Shen Sui acted too fast.
He was a man who could plan for a goal for 20 years, because he sought perfection in everything, and he would not rise up until he succeeded, and would not allow failure. But now, he seemed to be gambling with his life.
If he prepared for another two years, he would definitely be sure of it.
Now... Cheng Tong couldn't say.
Even Cheng Tong could sense that Shen Sui had become a different person since Wu Chun's death. He was busy plotting day and night, resting for only two or three hours a day, and spending the rest of his time on revenge.
It seemed that this way he could forget her.
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