"Miss Luo, we will rest here today."
The carriage slowly stopped, and the leader responsible for escorting opened the curtain and stuck his head in.
Luo gently dragged his anklets and stepped out of the carriage - this should be a small village, with only about a dozen bungalows scattered as far as the eye could see. It was getting dark now, and there was a faint smell of cooking smoke in the air. It was obviously time for every household to light a fire and cook.
She followed the leader into a small house in a house, and then the leader took two thick iron balls and locked them in anklets.
"I feel wronged, girl."
Luo shook his head slightly, "This is your responsibility."
"After the meal is ready, I will send someone to bring it to you." After the leader finished doing this, he closed the door, followed by a sound of friction from the iron rope, which meant that the door was locked from the other side.
Luo closed his eyes gently and took a breath.
The room was very narrow, with nothing but a straw bed, and there was a faint sour smell from the pitted ground.
But she had nothing to find fault with.
The people escorting her along the way were very courteous to her and had no intention of making things difficult or humiliating her. In addition, for reasons of privacy, the escort carriage was surrounded by black curtains, and she only wore handcuffs and anklets while riding in the carriage, so she did not have to be exposed to the public eye like other prisoners.
Compared with these, the place to live and the food to eat are not problems at all.
Luo Qingqing found that she had never been so free since she was sensible. She was either studying alchemy or spending time in the family library. Now, these memories seemed to be moving away from her, and she seemed to be completely separated from the genius in Youzhou who attracted everyone's attention.
The cane wound on her back no longer hurt, but she knew that some things would leave traces in her heart forever.
As for how to go next, Luo Qingqing hasn't decided yet.
Because this is a question she has not considered in more than ten years.
Order, responsibility, evil spirits, fighting skills... After these things suddenly moved out of her mind, she lost a goal to lead her forward, and confusion and daze became the norm recently.
But she didn't feel anxious.
Because Luo Qingqing knew that he would have to think about this issue for a long time.
Suddenly, she heard a faint groan.
Although very slight, this small fluctuation seemed out of place in this quiet village.
"Girl, your dinner is here."
After a while, someone outside the door said.
Luo lightly noticed that it was a sound she had never heard before.
She paid attention and did not ask this doubt. Instead, after responding, she quietly moved to the door.
The iron balls and shackles could only restrict her freedom, but they could not hinder her movements.
The moment the door opened, what came into the room was not a rice bowl, but two crossbows.
Only two whooshing sounds were heard, and the wooden bed was instantly shot through!
Then someone walked into the room—not an escort of officers and soldiers, but a masked man wearing a hood. The dark environment blocked the visitors' sight, preventing them from immediately spotting Luo Qingqing who was leaning against the wall.
Luo lightly rushed forward and struck the first man directly on the head with his flail.
The shackles made of wood immediately fell apart, and the person who was hit fell down without saying a word.
But the other person reacted quickly and struck Luo Qingqing's chest with his knife.
Her hands and feet were limited and she could only retreat backwards. But this person was obviously experienced and stepped on her anklet first.
Luo Qingqing's body immediately lost balance? He fell to the ground on his back.
The attacker deceived himself? First he kicked her in the abdomen? He made her body curl up in pain, and then he held the knife with both hands and thrust it towards her shoulder.
Luo Qingqing realized that the other party didn't seem to want to take her life directly.
She crossed her hands and clamped the thorn with the iron lock on her wrist - the flying sparks briefly lit up the house.
The two formed a stalemate for a while.
Just when the tip of the knife was only a few inches away from the tip of Luo Qingqing's nose, the attacker suddenly collapsed.
A sharp sword pierced his chest.
After Luo gently opened the other party? She found that the person standing in front of her was Luo Tang!
"You're not hurt, are you?" Luo Tang pulled her up? He looked around her and breathed a sigh of relief? "It seems we've finally made it."
"Why are you here?" Luo Qingqing was very surprised.
"Luo Changtian received the news that Luo Yufei was attacking you, so we rushed all the way." The long knife that Luo Tang picked up on the ground? "Quick, put your hand out."
Luo Fei... For some reason, Luo Qingqing wasn't surprised at all when she heard the news.
She did as she was told, "Luo Changtian is here too? Where is he?"
"That guy is blocking the opponent outside." Luo Tang slashed with two swords? Cleanly cut off her bracelets and anklets? And handed a medicine bag and a stack of talismans to her hands? "The opponent has quite a lot of manpower. It seems that Luo Yufei is murderous this time."
"I don't think... they want me to die right here."
Luo Tang showed a cold expression, "Isn't that worse?"
"I think so too." Luo gently put away the medicine bag, "Let's go, let's help Luo Changtian."
When the two came outside the house, she noticed that several corpses were already lying on the ground. They were all dressed up to escort officers and soldiers.
Thinking of the silence before, it was obvious that they failed to react and died in the hands of the enemy one by one.
"These people cleared the village in advance, disguised themselves as villagers, and were waiting for nightfall." Luo Tang seemed to have read her thoughts and said proactively, "Luo Yufei knows the route you escorted."
"Luo Qingqing!" Luo Changtian, who was guarding the entrance of the courtyard, couldn't help but smile when he saw that the two of them were safe and sound, "Long time no see."
"Okay, let's catch up on old times before we go back!" Luo Tang scolded with a smile, "First think about how to get out of danger."
"Xunshu returns to Xu, splits the sky!" Luo Changtian threw out a fierce hurricane, forced the oncoming people back and pointed towards the courtyard wall, "There is a dense forest to the east, leading directly to the local river. Let's go first Climb the wall into the forest and find another chance to get rid of them!"
"Luo Qingqing, you go first."
Seeing Luo Tang bend down, Luo nodded slightly, stepped on her back and jumped over the top of the earth wall.
Luo Tang followed closely behind.
"Come here quickly, you're the only one left!"
Luo Changtian used the willow brushing technique to stir up a burst of dust, turned around and rushed towards the two of them.
In the dust flying all over the sky, Luo Qingqing suddenly saw an abnormal twist, as if a curtain of water had been inserted into his field of vision, causing the dust under the moonlight to twist slightly.
"Be careful behind you!" Luo Qingqing reminded hurriedly.
Luo Changtian was stunned, subconsciously took out a talisman and looked back, but still took a step slower.
A figure condensed into shape from the night, and almost moved the dagger in his hand close to him.
After the sword tip pierced through layers of clothing, it emerged from Luo Changtian's back.
Under the moonlight, it seemed to be flowing with a faint chill - and that chill was dark red.