Her hands were weak and boneless, with a little calluses on the palms, which were obviously the hands of everyday people.
Holding it in the young man's hand, he didn't even dare to use force, for fear of hurting her accidentally.
Such a move is naturally a little more intimate, but they all know that their relationship is unusual, even if the eunuch Shang Shan saw it, he just smiled and didn't say anything.
The young man led her to sit on the small bench in front of the stove.
Gu Yin's fingertips regained the temperature and no longer trembled.
After sitting quietly like this for about a quarter of an hour, Shopkeeper Zhou came back from outside and nodded to them, indicating that the meals had been distributed.
Gu Yin waved at him slightly and asked him to sit down too. After all, if someone was poisoned for a while, the first suspicion would be that there was a problem with the food, and they had to find trouble with the two cooks, and staying by the youth's side was the best guarantee.
Shopkeeper Zhou went over naturally, and when he saw the two clasped hands, his face sank and he just watched.
Seeing that Gu Yincai realized that she never let go of the young man's hand, she quickly let go.
The young man's hands were empty, but he didn't say anything, just added firewood to the stove as usual.
Gu Yin also felt a little shy, got up and put down another bowl of sauerkraut chicken noodles and handed it to the young man.
After a while, there were sudden screams of pain outside.
"What's the matter, my stomach hurts!"
"I want to vomit, vomit!"
"What's wrong with you? Have you eaten bad?"
Some people have a seizure within an hour of eating, and some people have no response.
There was chaos outside, and Shang Shan Tai heard the noise and was so scared that he immediately sobered up. He stood up and said, "What happened? They all eat the same food, how could someone eat it bad?"
His suspicious eyes fell on Gu Yin and shopkeeper Zhou.
At this time, the young man put the bowl and stood up, and at the same time, he suddenly made a few "click" sounds. I saw that every time he took a step, his stature became a little taller - in the blink of an eye, his stature skyrocketed, and the whole person Even taller and burlier than before!
"You, you..." Eunuch Shang Shan fell to the ground in fright, pointing at him, unable to utter a complete sentence, and was finally brought down by the young man with a knife.
"Come with me."
The three called to Master Yuan and left the stove through the back door.
The outside really turned into a mess, and the young man had long been familiar with the bright and dark posts on the hilltop and the terrain layout. When he encountered the blocking skirmishers, he also let him fall down.
A group of people walked from the trail to the halfway up the mountain.
Further down here is the place where the youth fetch water and the entry and exit checkpoints set up by the Praetorian Guards.
"You guys hide here, I'll pick up Mrs. Wen. If someone comes after..."
"Come on, if someone comes, let's run to the mountains." Gu Yin pursed her lips after speaking, "Be careful yourself!"
The young man who changed into the bodyguard's costume softened his eyes and left quickly after nodding his head.
He rushed all the way to Mrs. Wen's house, but unfortunately people are not as good as heaven. One day, Emperor Longqing had a whim, summoned him to his side, and discussed a plan to restore the country.
Now it is impossible to send Mrs. Wen out of the camp without disturbing Emperor Longqing.
The young man immediately returned to the kitchen room, threw the eunuch Shang Shan who was still dizzy in the kitchen room, poured out all the oil in the room, and set the kitchen room on fire.
There was no rain on this day, and the fire burned very quickly when it met the oil. Just as the smoke was rising, the front troops of the Rebel Army at the foot of the mountain saw the signal that temporarily acted as a wolf smoke, and they all went up to attack.
At this time, on Emperor Longqing's side, he was talking to Mrs. Wen.
People who suddenly lowered their heads came to report that half of the guards who were not on duty had symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting. The symptoms came on quickly and many people went into a coma.
"This is poisoned!" Emperor Longqing stood up in a panic, "How was it poisoned? Why are some people poisoned and others okay?"
The person below naturally couldn't give an answer, and Emperor Longqing said again: "It's just past the evening meal, hurry up and arrest that cook!"
Before anyone could go, someone else came to report that there was a fire in the kitchen.
Emperor Longqing sent people to put out the fire again, and soon someone came to report that there were rebels attacking down the mountain!
Emperor Longqing panicked, internal injuries occurred, he vomited a mouthful of blood, and said weakly: "How many rebels? Let's investigate and report again!"
Then he turned to look at Mrs. Wen, "Master, look..."
Mrs. Wen had been huddled beside him like a quail. At this time, he stood up after being called by Emperor Longqing, and said with trembling lips: "It's so hard to deceive the old minister, you must have been injured before. Don't worry, let's There are so many people and so many people, they will not let the chaotic ministers and thieves succeed..."
After speaking, the old man staggered two steps and fainted again.
Master Wen Er was always by the old man's side, but he couldn't get close to Emperor Longqing.
"Father, my biological father, don't scare your son!"
Mr. Wen Er sounded like a mourning call, and Emperor Longqing, who was already unwell, became more and more uncomfortable. With a wave of his hand, the palace servants naturally blocked the mouth of Mr. Wen Er.
Later, he simply asked Master Wen Er to accompany the old man to rest.
Of course, at this moment, he was not at ease to let the old man out of his sight, so he was still in the same room with him.
It was at this time that there was a sound of fighting outside.
Although the young man has changed into the guard clothes, the guards who can enter and leave the emperor's house are all familiar faces. He was discovered as soon as he approached, but because the people who went to eat were affected to some extent, especially those with martial arts skills. The high-strength dark guard eats a lot of fungus, and even if it doesn't happen now, the blood surges up during the fight, and several people immediately break out.
If a master makes a move, the difference is an inch, a thousand miles is lost, and within two quarters of an hour, the young man will break through the door.
"Escort!"
The eunuch led a group of palace servants to stand in front of Emperor Longqing, and the voice of the spy cut through the sky.
"you again!"
Although Emperor Longqing had never seen the true face of the young man, he was already recognized by his much taller stature and his fist style.
Although Yigan Palace people are not skilled in martial arts, it takes time to deal with them, and this time is enough for the dark guards to follow up.
Between the lights and flint, Mr. Wen and Mr. Wen Er jumped up from the chairs next to them.
"Let's go!" Master Wen Er was a strong man after all. He was one step faster than his father's movements. He pushed Emperor Longqing who was standing at the back with all his strength, just pushing out the encirclement of the palace servants.
Emperor Longqing staggered forward, the young man approached at the same time, stretched out his long arms, and the iron pliers seemed to have clasped Emperor Longqing's throat.
"Master Wen, you... you guys!" Emperor Longqing stared angrily at the lively Mrs. Wen. He wasn't too stupid, so he naturally figured out the key.
"Let's go!" The young man didn't talk nonsense with him, and took him out of the room while holding him by the throat.
This time, no one dared to approach, only dared to hang out dozens of paces away. The young man took Emperor Longqing hostage and took Mr. Wen and Mr. Wen Er to the middle of the mountain.
Gu Yin, Shopkeeper Zhou and Master Yuan, who were hiding, also immediately joined them.
It was also at this time that the rebels broke through the checkpoint halfway up the mountain, and their group brought a simple carriage.
The carriage was naturally prepared for Mr. Wen. He deliberately took medicine to make his body weak during this time, and he was already hanging on Mr. Wen's body when he got here.
"Get in the car." The young man said concisely, and Mr. Wen Er immediately helped the old man to get into the car, and shopkeeper Zhou and Master Yuan immediately followed.
"Be careful yourself." Gu Yin entered the carriage as she spoke.
The carriage was simple and unobstructed, and Gu Yin sat at the back, just in time for the situation outside.
I saw Wuyangyang's indiscernible number of guards are gradually gathering here, and there are only one or two hundred rebels around the carriage, and the young man is holding Emperor Longqing at the end, and his burly body is in front of the car. One husband is in charge, and ten thousand husbands are not open.
"The elites of Chunshui Town should be back soon, you take them away!" The young man instructed the white-skinned general in the rebel army.
"No general!" The young general insisted: "Let the brothers escort them away, I'm here to accompany you!"
The other soldiers also responded, "If I don't leave, I am willing to fight with the general to the end!"
In the midst of the clamor, a sharp sword shot out from behind the guards with a cracking sound, targeting the young man who was holding Emperor Longqing hostage!
The young man's eyesight was excellent, and he saw the opportunity when the sword was fired - but he couldn't use Emperor Longqing to block the arrow. Although they all hoped for the death of the dog emperor, if he died now, they would naturally become turtles in the urn.
On the other hand, if he dodged sideways, the sharp arrow would hit Gu Yin who was behind him - at the end of the carriage.
It was almost an instinctive reaction. With his bare hands, he sank, turned slightly sideways and reached out to grab!
The sharp arrow shot by the Jinbow slid through his palm, through his fisted hand, until his entire palm was pierced, and finally let him grab the arrow feather, and the arrow tip just landed in front of Gu Yin's eyes , the blood stained on it even splashed onto her face.
The young man threw the sharp arrow on the ground, pulled Emperor Longqing in front of him with a sullen face, and smiled provocatively at the guards.
"No arrows are allowed, whoever sends arrows will kill his nine clans!" Emperor Longqing was so frightened that the cold arrow was only an arm's distance away from him, but if this ugly-faced thief was a little ruthless and used him as a shield, he could dead.
The young man then instructed the fellows: "Let's go, and those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law!"
The young general had to argue again, but Gu Yin, who had come to his senses, had already pulled out a soldier's saber, threw it at the young man's feet, and immediately sat on the cab, shaking the reins, "Drive!"
The carriage moved, and the rebels could only keep up.
"Let them go." The young man used his toes to lift the saber on his injured hand and put it on Emperor Longqing's throat.
"Cough," Emperor Longqing spat out a mouthful of blood and waved, "Let go!"
The guards who surrounded them made way, and the group led by Gu Yin quickly left.
Because of the speed of departure, the elite guards who went to the ambush in Chunshui Town have not rushed back, and after exiting the checkpoint, they were unimpeded.
"The sky will be dark, the road will be difficult, and it will be too late for Hanshan Town. Where is your nearest stronghold?"
She asked the leading young general, and the young general glared at her angrily. Although he didn't answer her, he still jumped off his horse, jumped to the hood, grabbed the reins, and led them to the stronghold.
Gu Yin also simply got into the carriage.
In the carriage, Mr. Wen Er was crying and said: "Dad, you killed me! Didn't you say that as long as you lied to them to buy some bad rice and eat a bad stomach, we can take the opportunity to leave? You didn't say that you and the rebels are together. Guys!"
Mrs. Wen spat: "Just let them eat bad stomachs, we can run away as old and weak? We all told you that you didn't show your stuff early? Besides, you know how to complain now, it's just not you. Did you push the little emperor out? Why are you afraid now?"
Master Wen Er lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the appearance of only one or two hundred people outside, and cried: "Dad, you are confused, they only have so many people, even if there are only one thousand guards left, it is not enough for them to fight. what."
"Shut your mouth!" Mrs. Wen glared at him angrily.
Gu Yin listened to their father and son talking, although her whole body was still tense, at least she no longer trembled.
The group drove for about two quarters of an hour, when suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves behind them.
The young man came on horseback with Emperor Longqing, and behind him were thousands of chasing soldiers.
"Let's go!" the young general shouted with joy on his face.
The speed of the carriage suddenly accelerated, and Shopkeeper Zhou and Master Yuan, who were running near the carriage, also asked others to mention the horse.
Mr. Wen didn't have the slightest strength, leaned against the wall of the car, and suddenly accelerated, he fell backwards, and was about to fall out of the car.
Gu Yin quickly stretched out her hand to hold him, but she was not very strong, and she almost fell out with herself.
At the critical moment, Mr. Wen'er rushed forward with all his might, holding Mr. Wen with both hands, while Gu Yinling still had one hand to support her, so she would naturally be safe after the old man was seated firmly. And Mr. Wen Er jumped out directly from the back of the carriage.
"Second child!" Mrs. Wen broke her voice in a hurry.
"Dad, you really killed me!" Wen Er, who rolled out, cried, "You remember to burn more paper money for me, be sure to burn more, I'm afraid it won't be enough!"
Before he finished speaking, the young man arrived on horseback, stretched out his hand to hold Master Wen Er's neck collar, and then stretched out his hand and threw Master Wen Er directly onto his horse's back.
The strength of this one-handed man is so terrifying that Master Wen Er shuddered and said, "General, take it easy, don't tear me apart!"
When the young man rushed to the side of the carriage, he shoved Master Wen Er into the carriage again.
Then he shook the reins again and took Emperor Longqing on another path.
The chasing soldiers were naturally led away by him, and Gu Yin and her party went down the mountain smoothly.
The young general took someone out to meet him again, while Gu Yin helped Mr. Wen and Mr. Wen Er, who was so scared to wet his pants, to get out of the car.
The temporary stronghold of the rebels is very simple, just a ruined temple in the deserted suburbs where the incense has been cut off.
Gu Yin supported the other with one hand and helped them enter the main hall of the temple and pulled out two futons from the corner to let the old man and Wen Er rest. Then she saw the simple stove in the middle of the hall - a shelf on top of the firewood pile. , a clay pot hangs on the shelf.
Gu Yin took the fire book placed in the temple and started a fire.
After the fire started, she asked someone about the location of the water tank, and took a clay pot to fetch and boil water, and also asked for some green vegetables and rice.
When the soldiers guarding the main hall saw her like this, they said to their companions angrily, "This little lady has such a cruel heart, our general saved their lives to save them, and they haven't been found yet. Look at her leisurely appearance. , so annoying!"
"Forget it, don't worry about her. Our general is mainly to save Mr. Wen, and it is easy to save these people. But you are right, why do you boil water for cooking? A starving ghost is reborn. Na? It's really annoying!"
The hot water quickly boiled, Gu Yin put green vegetables and rice, and boiled vegetable porridge.
She carried the seasoning jar with her, and with her extraordinary craftsmanship, the aroma of food soon lingered in the main hall.
"I'm hungry, I'm talking to the dog emperor with my father and I haven't eaten dinner yet." Master Wen Er slowed down for a while, climbed from the futon to Gu Yin's side with trembling legs, and pulled off her sleeve, "Give it to me. Eat a bowl first."
Gu Yin didn't move, Master Wen murmured, "What's the matter, are you scared too?"
Suddenly there was thunder outside the house, raindrops the size of beans crashed on the ground, and the rain curtain covered the sky and the moon.
Master Wen Er was so frightened that he shuddered, looked up, and saw that Gu Yin was already bursting into tears.
The ashes on the lower half of her face were washed away by tears, and the teardrops fell from her chin like beads with broken strings and hit the ground.
Mr. Wen Er was frightened by her silent tears, and he didn't dare to eat or drink anymore.
…
The rain poured down, and later, the teenager rushed back with people in the rain.
There was a commotion outside, all the soldiers were asking about the young man's news, and Gu Yin also stood up and stood by the door.
However, what was disappointing was that the young general could no longer find any trace of the youth when he returned to the mountain, and the elite guards from Chunshui Town rushed back. With a few of them, they could no longer break through the checkpoint. The group fought and retreated. Finally got out without downsizing.
"Why do you still have the taste of eating, and you still have the heart to eat at this stall?" The teenager drank it with hatred.
"It wasn't us, it was the general who saved the woman."
The young general stared at the door of the main hall, but he did not forget the appearance of the woman who couldn't wait to leave!
Gu Yin didn't notice it, just bowed her head slightly, stood there quietly, and completely covered her eyes with the heavy sea.
"Don't care about them, brothers patrol the handle as usual, and we'll send someone out to search and respond when it's dawn."
Everyone responded and returned to their posts.
And Gu Yin was still standing, she didn't know how long she had been standing.
Standing until the sky was white with fish belly, the rain was getting less and lesser, and Mr. Wen Er in the hall could hear a uniform snoring sound, and then I heard the soldiers outside cheering: "The general is back!"
The young man was unkempt, covered in blood, and the fitting birthmark on his face had also fallen off, revealing a thumb-length red scar on the side of his face near the cochlea.
He shoved everyone who was about to pounce on him, and said with a hearty smile: "What are you yelling? Why, can't I see Lao Tzu coming back?"
All the soldiers had red eyes and crowded him in.
When you enter the ruined temple, you will see the main hall with bright fire and a warm room, and a slender figure stands quietly at the door.
In the wilderness, the night wind was hunting, blowing her ill-fitting dress with bulging sleeves and flying her jacket, as if she was going to go with the wind at any time.
The young man slowed down unconsciously.
"You're back?" she asked softly, her voice still hoarse.
"Well, I'm back." He also replied softly.
"I left you hot porridge, you can drink some."
"Okay." The young man followed her into the house.
The soldiers who came in surrounded by the youth were embarrassed to follow, and some even muttered strangely: "It's strange, why did I suddenly blush?"
"Me too, I feel like I shouldn't be here anyway."
The young general also had a fever in his ears, and began to chase people away: "Let's go, go and do your own thing."
…
Gu Yin wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, squatted down and started scooping the porridge, and said with a nasal voice: "It's been boiled for a long time, the heat must be wrong, but let's eat a little to warm the stomach first."
The young man whispered "Okay" again, and when the hot porridge was in his hand, he finished a small bowl in a few sips and said, "It's delicious."
It's really delicious.
At that time, he was holding the little emperor and was forced to a cliff, with no way forward and no retreat.
Fortunately, he had also been there, and vaguely remembered that there were many vines underneath.
He reached out and twisted Emperor Longqing's neck, and before he could call for help, he threw him in the opposite direction and jumped down at the same time.
He was tall and burly, and his falling strength was even greater than that of ordinary people. Even if he grabbed the vine with both hands, he had to fall a dozen feet before barely stabilizing his figure.
The guards on the back mountain began to shoot arrows, and at the same time they came down from other mountain roads to search.
He could only change course and climb up from another place.
It was dark at night, and he also had a lot of injuries on his body. When he was out of strength, he didn't know what to do, but he thought of the bowl of noodles that Gu Yin cooked for him before the incident.
It's hot and fragrant, the chicken is soft and tender, and the sauerkraut is just right. If you eat a bowl on this cold windy and rainy night, how happy would it be
Although there is no such noodles at the moment, but a simple bowl of vegetable porridge also makes her cooking very delicious.
The stomach became hot, and the young man let out a long sigh in comfort.
"I was, I was..." Gu Yin took a deep breath, not knowing how to explain.
"You did a good job." The young man said warmly, "Better than them."
He is also not good at complimenting people, so he paused and said dryly: "You are more obedient than them. If you are a man, you must be a good soldier."
Grandpa Wen almost laughed out loud when he heard it.
"The injury on your body..." Hearing that he didn't blame him, Gu Yin's eyes fell on his hand holding the bowl.
His hands were all fleshy, especially the hand that grasped the sharp sword, which was even more bloody.
"Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt."
Gu Yin looked at him helplessly. Did she deceive her as a child
The young man bent his lips and said with a smile, "Okay, it hurts a little."
Both of them were very embarrassed, one with blood all over his face, like a ghost crawling out of the underworld, the other with messy buns and a white and black face, but they both laughed together.
"Cough cough!" Mrs. Wen cleared his throat and turned to look at the young man first, "You go to bandage the wound first. Is the meal she cooks an elixir? Can it cure your injury?" He said to Gu Yin, "Smell it for a while. The porridge is fragrant in the evening, don't you know that you can give me a bowl to eat?"
The two had to be separated because of what he said. The young man went to find someone to bandage the wound and apply medicine, while Gu Yin stayed in the hall and scooped out a bowl of vegetable porridge and delivered it to the old man, "Speak early if you are hungry."
Mrs. Wen snorted and gave her a look at the hot porridge.
The fool also saw that something was wrong with Gu Yin before, and since the young man had not returned at that time, he had no intention of eating.
"You can't do this," Mrs. Wen swallowed a mouthful of hot porridge. "What's his last name? Does he have a family? Did you find out?"
"No, no." Gu Yin's voice was like a mosquito, "Meeting by chance, what am I asking about?"
"What are you asking about these people?!" Mrs. Wen stared anxiously. The young man was in his twenties. At this age, he should have married a long time ago, and he is more likely to be the father of several children. Although Girl Gu has married someone, she will never be a concubine!
Gu Yin was so stared at him that he didn't dare to look up.
"Shut up for a while, I'll ask." Mrs. Wen shoved the empty bowl back into her hands in a hurry.
"Well." Gu Yin's voice became lower and lower, no different from mosquito humming.
However, before the old man could talk to the young man, when the morning light was dim outside, a carrier pigeon flew over.
The young man walked in quickly with the wound that was not bandaged and the blood on his face that had not been cleaned, and said, "The reinforcements are here, we are going to attack Qingjing Mountain. You go first!"
Gu Yin helped Mr. Wen, and Mr. Wen woke up Mr. Wen Er, who had been sleeping without knowing what year it was, and brought the shopkeeper Zhou and Master Yuan. The way home from Hanshan Town.
Before parting, the young man looked at Gu Yin, and Gu Yin was also looking at him.
"You..." Gu Yin opened her mouth, a thousand words came to her lips, and finally said only one sentence, "Take care."