Xiao Tianjian opened his long sword and flew across it. Wherever the sharp blade touched, flesh and blood flew everywhere. Only half of the gang members who originally surrounded them were still struggling to hold on. Many of them were injured, and the fat black man had already shrunk far away and was shouting.
Ming Na felt that the pain in her stomach had subsided, and she could not bear to look at the corpse in front of her. She only reached out and quickly pulled out the undamaged potions and materials. She took off her little vest and wrapped it up, avoiding the people who were slashing at her. A knife and a kick on the assailant's hind legs sent him to his grandfather, where he died with a sword fall.
More and more gang members had no choice but to use Xiao Tianjian, so they targeted Ming Na. She had to pay attention to her surroundings at all times, avoid various attacks, and sometimes kick her a few times, or pick up a knife to force her back. Gangster. Just like this, I don't know how much time passed. The gang members died and fled. No one could stand in front of the grandparents and grandchildren anymore, and the fat black man had long disappeared.
Xiao Tianjian spat, turned around and asked with concern: "Mingna, are you okay?" Mingna shook her head: "My stomach doesn't hurt now, and I'm not injured." Xiao Tianjian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about the potion made by his old friend. It’s really trustworthy, I’ll have to ask for a few more bottles next time. Seeing the blood all around him, he frowned in disgust and pulled his granddaughter over: "I'm afraid we can't go play anymore. We must leave as soon as possible. Those people will come again soon."
Although Mingna was a little frustrated, she didn't care about playing anymore. She obediently let her grandfather hold her hand and leave. After walking less than a few dozen steps, she saw the branches and leaves of a nearby tree shaking, as if someone was hiding there. later.
"Who?! Come out!" Xiao Tianjian shouted immediately.
A man walked out from behind the bushes. He had a thin body and a pale and delicate face. It was Frido.
Xiao Tianjian sneered as soon as he saw him: "It seems that your new master has left you alone? Come here, I'll give you a treat!" Ming Na's heart tightened, but she thought that the severe stomach pain she had just now was all caused by this person. Yes, he bit his lip and made no sound.
After hearing Xiao Tianjian's words, Frido's face became even paler. He fell to his knees with a plop, lowered his body, and begged with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I... I was forced. ...They, they are the bosses here, and there is nothing I can do about it..."
Xiao Tianjian snorted coldly: "Stop pretending to be pitiful. I've seen people like you a lot. You can attack children. Why should I keep you?!" After saying that, he was about to stab him with a sword. Mingna opened her mouth and let out a cry. , but didn't stop him.
Seeing the sharp sword stabbing his chest, Frido was so scared that he closed his eyes tightly and shouted: "I know where their ambush is!" The sword stopped less than an inch away from him, and he He opened his eyes and stared at the sword, not daring to make a sound, as if his throat was being pinched, and said sharply: "I know how many there are, and I know where the ambush is, and I know where to go to avoid them. , I also have a strong horse with enough clothes and water, I will lead you, please...as long as you don't kill me..."
Xiao Tianjian narrowed his eyes, as if hesitating whether to let him go. Minna looked at Frido's frightened and humble look, and somehow felt uncomfortable in her heart. She pulled her grandfather's sleeves, praying implicitly in her eyes. Xiao Tianjian glanced at his granddaughter and frowned.
Frido noticed it and hurriedly said: "Although Lord Earl can escape smoothly without me, the poison in the young lady... I have medicine here to alleviate the poison effect..."
Xiao Tianjian turned to look at him coldly, and when he saw him taking out a small bottle from his pocket and handing it out, he motioned to Ming Na to get it. After checking it, he did not let his granddaughter take it, but just raised it towards Frido. Lifting his chin: "Get up and lead the way. Tell me what you know."
He removed the sword, and Frido stood up tremblingly with a white face, pointing to a path on the right: "Please...go this way..." Xiao Tianjian motioned for him to go first, and then pulled his granddaughter to follow him. .
They took a remote path, passing through two streets and arriving at the outskirts of the town. On the way, they passed several groups of young and strong men with weapons.
As he walked, Friedo introduced in a low voice that the mastermind who sent people to intercept Xiao Tianjian this time was a deputy of the late underground Duke. He was originally the person in charge of the Mengli area, but because of the attack on the Duke, he was beaten down by his competitors. Awesome, I was worried that Xiao Tianjian would become a help to others, so I wanted to strike first.
Xiao Tianjian sneered all the way, that kind of idiot would destroy himself sooner or later. The other people allowed him to surround him, but they probably didn't have any good intentions, so he wouldn't be stupid enough to be used as a gunman.
When Frido saw his face, he suddenly became silent. He hurriedly led them into the place where he hid the horses, took the horses away, and led them to the edge of the town, avoiding the patrols. When he handed the reins to Xiao Tianjian, he felt a strong reluctance in his heart, but he still held it back: "There is ten days of dry food and water for one person on the horse, as well as a tent, which is enough for the Earl and the young lady to walk out of the desert. ”
Xiao Tianjian looked at the rolling sand dunes in the distance and glanced at Freedo, who hurriedly said: "There are hundreds of people guarding the roads leading to Nuojia and Vana. The only place with fewer people is the direction of the desert. That's because they think You want to go to Fana's relationship...this is, this is the safest way."
Xiao Tianjian did not comment, took the reins, and said calmly: "Very good, now... you should be on your way." After that, he drew out his sword again. Minna's eyes widened in surprise.
Frido lost his voice: "You promised not to kill me!"
"When did I promise you? I just asked you to lead the way." Xiao Tianjian sneered, "For a crazy and repetitive villain like you, letting you live for half an hour longer is already an advantage for you."
Frido's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground: "No, no, no! You can't kill me, I was forced. Please, don't kill me! Please..." He kept begging with his body low. , but Xiao Tianjian was unmoved and was about to raise his sword to stab him.
Mingna reached out and took Grandpa's sword-holding hand: "Grandpa, you promised not to kill him, and you must do what you promised!"
"Ming Na, you remember wrongly. I just asked him to lead the way, but I didn't promise not to kill him."
"But he said that as long as you don't kill him, he will lead the way for us. When you ask him to lead the way, you are agreeing." Ming Na's face was full of seriousness, "If you agree, you can't kill him."
Xiao Tianjian frowned: "Get out of the way, Ming Na, have you forgotten that he poisoned you? You actually begged for mercy for him?!"
Mingna held his hand tightly and refused to let go: "No! Grandpa, I know he poisoned me. At first, I was also very angry, but then I thought that he clearly knew that I didn't drink milk tea. He didn't eat much scones, and he poisoned these two foods. How could he deliberately hurt me? If he really wanted to poison me, he should have put it in the barbecue. I...I don't think he was. Bad guy...he taught me a lot and chatted with me very kindly..."
Xiao Tianjian was dubious: "Really? But he still poisoned you. The pain you felt so much just now was not fake. Moreover, he took refuge with others just after his master died. He doesn't look like a good person in any way! He is kind to you and only I just want to numb you."
"No, no!" Frido suddenly raised his head and said, "I never wanted to harm the little lady! They forced me to poison me. If I refused, they would kill me! I gave food to the little lady. When I was a young lady, they were always watching me, and I couldn't help it... I really don't want to die, I just want to live a better life. People with no power like me have no way to get ahead in this country. No matter how much I know, I can only To be looked down upon by others... I know the Duke is your friend, but... you have no idea what kind of life we lived under his hands..." His voice gradually dropped, almost as if he was choking.
Xiao Tianjian narrowed his eyes and looked at him, and then said after a while: "I can let you go, but what if you turn around and inform others and lead those people to chase us?"
Frido took a step forward excitedly, his eyes almost bulging out: "No, I was planning to leave. They keep arguing, who knows if there will be danger... and I will help them deal with you, You will definitely not let me go, so... I have decided to hide in Encore for a while, and then come back when the situation here stabilizes. If you let me go... I will hide at a friend's house and look for another chance. Leave and never let them find me!"
Xiao Tianjian stared at him closely, thinking about the credibility of his words. Ming Na asked softly: "Don't kill him, okay? Grandpa, I really don't think he is a bad person..." Xiao Tianjian glanced at his granddaughter helplessly, and finally took it back. Got the sword. As soon as Frido saw the sword against him disappear, he collapsed to the ground as if he had collapsed.
Xiao Tianjian kicked him angrily, and reached out to hold his granddaughter on the horse, but Mingna turned around and walked to Frido, squatted down and said to him: "Don't be like this anymore... I, I look so sad... You are obviously so smart and powerful, why are you doing this...I don't know how to put it, but I saw you kneeling on the ground, shaking all over, and I felt very uncomfortable. I really..." She sniffed, and under her grandfather's Urging him, he walked towards him and helped him get on the horse.
As they set off on horseback, Minna heard Frido shouting from behind. Looking back, she saw him raising his upper body, with tears on his face, shouting to her: "Miss Minna, From now on... don't trust others easily, really... don't trust others easily..." He lowered his head and seemed to burst into tears.
Minna didn't have time to think about it, the horse they were riding had already run far away, the dusk was dim, and gradually, Frido could no longer be seen.
Night fell, and the grandfather and grandson were far away from Mengli Town. They are now on the edge of the desert. On the right is endless yellow sand, and on the left is the high mountain that separates Weisha and Vana. At the foot of the mountain and the junction of the desert, there are many jagged rocks and sparse green grass scattered on the sand. , the north wind blew, blowing up bursts of dust.
Seeing that there were no pursuers behind him, Xiao Tianjian found a place to stop, took out the water from the horse, had a belated dinner with his granddaughter, and checked whether there were any residues of the poison she had been poisoned before. Seeing that my granddaughter was a little distracted and seemed to be thinking about something, I asked her what was wrong.
Minna said in confusion: "Just now, Frido told me not to trust others easily. What did you mean?" Did he tell her not to trust him
Xiao Tianjian smiled: "What he said is not wrong. You are a child who trusts others too easily. You are better than before, but if others treat you better, you will treat them as friends. This is the worst thing. If There are bad people who treat you well on purpose, but they actually want to harm you, so what should you do?”
Ming Na tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "But I don't think Freedo is a bad person. If he is a bad person, I...I can tell."
Xiao Tianjian shook his head and smiled: "How can it be so easy to spot someone who is really good at deceiving people? It would be fine if you are an experienced person, but you are a child, how can you have that ability? For example, Frido, what he said may not be able to Quan Xin, when he said he wouldn’t betray us, he was actually afraid of being caught by those people and would die. He wasn’t really doing it for us at all. It’s ridiculous that you think he is such a good person. "
Ming Na pouted: "Anyway, I just don't think he is a bad person."
"Okay, okay." Xiao Tianjian sighed helplessly, "Whatever you think, but you can't trust others so easily in the future. In fact, I was also wrong. I thought that Freedo would not dare to disobey the strong and would definitely be obedient. No. Considering that he is so afraid of death that he would rather offend me, I'd better not leave you casually in the future."
Mingna nodded happily and hugged her grandfather's neck: "That's right, that's right. Grandpa can't just leave me behind in the future."
Xiao Tianjian laughed dumbly and could only urge her: "Hurry up and eat. Let's take advantage of the darkness and coolness to walk more and rest until noon." He turned to look at the mountains behind him: "Now, we can only walk along the It's good to walk at the foot of the mountain and take the Shaonan road back to East, as this road will be much smoother."
Minna nodded, quickly swallowed the dry scones, drank some water, let her grandfather hold her on the horse again, and set off again.
They walked all the way south. For the first two or three days, they were worried that there would be pursuers, so they hurried on. Although Xiao Tianjian was very skilled, he was still not as familiar as the locals when fighting in the desert. In addition, he had a young granddaughter with him, so he naturally avoided them whenever he could. Later, when he saw that no one was chasing him, he believed that Frido really did not inform the gangsters, and his speed slowed down.
They adjusted their work and rest time, setting off at sunset every day, and then resting before the sun rose to midday. They slept in the tent prepared by Frido in advance and ate dry food and water. In this arid desert, it seems to be extremely difficult to condense water elements into water balls. Therefore, Minna no longer wastes magic power and only relies on the water stored in the water bag to quench her thirst. Sometimes she is severely scorched by the sun, so she uses one. A little cool breeze technique to cool yourself and grandpa down. Xiao Tianjian greatly appreciated this and encouraged her to practice more wind magic.
When the sun is very hot, you can certainly blow a little breeze to cool down, but when a strong wind blows in the desert, the wind mixed with sand and dust blows into people's mouths and nostrils, which is not a comfortable thing. Strong winds from the northern plateau hit thousands of miles of yellow sand, rolling the sand into the sky and falling again, burying countless creatures. Even though Ming Na and her grandson were walking at the foot of the mountain, they were still inevitably attacked by the wind and sand. In less than an hour, both of them turned yellow and dusty, and a puff of smoke and dust erupted when they were lightly patted on their bodies.
Ming Na grimaced, and her grandfather found a gauze scarf from the storage ring and covered her head to make her feel better, but the pain of the sand hitting her face was unavoidable. When will this road be completed
Xiao Tianjian smiled bitterly and said: "It won't be long. I guess we are almost halfway there now. It will only take another seven or eight days..." Before he finished speaking, another gust of wind and sand came. His mouth was full of sand. He sighed for a long time and returned He didn't vomit completely, so he had to sigh and shut his mouth. He had never walked through the desert in spring before. It was the windy season, so he had to endure it.
However, God seemed to be joking with him. One evening, shortly after they set out, the northern horizon suddenly seemed to be stained with blood, and a dark red cloud quickly moved towards them. direction, and at the same time, the wind was stronger than usual.
Ming Na panicked and grabbed Xiao Tianjian's sleeve: "Grandpa, what is that?" "It's Desert Storm." Xiao Tianjian replied in a deep voice. He controlled the horse under him and accelerated to run forward. As long as he reached the They were safe behind a prominent mountain wall about three kilometers ahead. Before that mountain wall, there was not even a larger stone to be found at the foot of the mountain on the left.
However, things went against their expectations. Whether it was because the storm was moving faster or because the horses were exhausted, when the storm was about to hit, they were still nearly a kilometer away from the mountain wall. Xiao Tianjian knew that he could not delay any longer, so he had to give up. The horse climbed up the hillside on the left, hugged the granddaughter tightly to the ground, and then dragged the horse tightly to hide behind a rock the size of a door panel.
Ming Na felt that the strong wind was carrying sand constantly hitting her face and body. The gauze scarf had been blown away. She could hardly breathe and couldn't even open her eyes. She could only bury her head. Into grandpa's arms.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the world around him was filled with yellow sand. Xiao Tianjian hugged his granddaughter and hid his head behind the stone, while the reins in his hands became tighter and tighter. The horse, which had no shelter from the wind, neighed and struggled wildly. He could no longer hold on to the reins, so he could only temporarily let go of the child and tried to pull the luggage off the horse, but was interrupted by gravel blown by the wind. Despite his efforts, the reins were broken.
He thought that there was nearly five days' worth of food and water on the horse's back, and was about to catch up when he heard his granddaughter scream. He turned around and found that the rock was shaking. He was so horrified that he rushed over to protect Minna, and the horse The horse has long since disappeared into the wind and sand.
(In fact...I am planning to abuse the elderly...PK is over. Thank you again for your support. I would like to bow my head and thank you~~~)