It was midsummer now, and the sun was growing very long. They didn't set up camp in a valley until the sun was westward, and made a fire to cook.
Chu Qiao and Zhuge Yue were assigned to a small tent, which was short and small, and they would bump into each other when they sat up.
Those who live with them in the outer camp are some servants. After inquiring, they found out that there are not only Xianyang Liu family in this team, but also Wang family, Jia family, Ouyang family and so on.
After a day of turbulence, Chu Qiao became weaker and weaker. The air in the tent was not good, so Zhuge Yue helped her out and leaned against a short tree stump to rest, while he bought a freshly hunted rabbit from the guards, lit a fire and roasted the meat, and within a short while, the delicious meat The smell wafts into the air.
He tore off a piece of meat and handed it to Chu Qiao's mouth. Chu Qiao opened her mouth to take it, but her head hurt and Zhuge Yue flicked it on her forehead. The man said with a sullen face, "Hot mouth!"
"Oh." Chu Qiao smiled knowingly, puffed up her cheeks and blew lightly twice, then raised her fingers to take it. The rabbit meat was delicious, Chu Qiao couldn't help giving a thumbs up, and said, "I didn't expect you to have this skill."
"I learned it in the past few years on the mountain," Zhuge Yue said casually, took out a dagger, cut the rabbit meat into small pieces, and handed them to Chu Qiao piece by piece.
At this moment when night falls, the sunlight is slowly swallowed by the darkness, the starry sky is bright, cicadas chirp, and there are occasional larks returning from the night, the valley is quiet, and a large number of guards in the distance are busy back and forth, full of calm and warmth.
Chu Qiao sat in a piece of green grass and took a deep breath, then smiled intoxicatedly, like a simple child, and suddenly sighed: "I miss you so much!"
Zhuge Yue casually interjected, "What do you miss?"
"I miss this feeling," Chu Qiao said quietly, leaning against the tree stump with a peaceful face and a smile, "I miss the long grass, green trees, and camping in the wilderness. A group of people gather together to make a fire and cook. Light a bonfire and sit and chat together, drink some wine, eat the hares you hunt, and miss this kind of day when you don’t have to worry about tomorrow or fight for survival.”
Zhuge Yue looked at her quietly and said, "Have you ever lived a life like this?"
"Of course," Chu Qiao raised her head, smiled quietly, and said, "It's been a long time ago. My three good friends and I ate such roasted rabbits in such a valley, but our craftsmanship is better than yours. Well, the seasoning is more than yours."
"Hmph!" Zhuge Yue snorted disdainfully and turned his head away.
"Xiaoshi has learned cooking from a famous French chef. His skills are first-class, and he is best at barbecue."
Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "France? Is it a restaurant?"
"Huh?" Chu Qiao smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's a restaurant."
Zhuge Yue curled his lips in disdain, "I've never heard of it, so it must not be a famous restaurant."
In the distance, a huge bonfire was lit, and it was buzzing.
"go on."
"Huh?" Chu Qiao was taken aback.
"Continue to talk, idle is idle anyway." Zhuge Yue lowered his head and continued cutting rabbits, "Tell me about your friends."
"Oh," Chu Qiao nodded. For some reason, she felt a little heavy tonight. Maybe it was because the actions of the elders of the Grand Peer Association hurt her heart. She had to think of other things to divert her attention.
Baicao swayed, and night fell, she said calmly: "Their kung fu is better than mine,"
Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows, "Are they all women?"
"Yes." Chu Qiao glanced at him sideways, "You look down on women."
Zhuge Yue didn't make a sound, Chu Qiao continued: "But that was back then, if I compete now, I guess I should be about the same as them. Xiao Huang is good at shooting, um, even bows and arrows. Xiao Shi is the best in close combat, ever One person defeated seventeen agile men. Mao'er is not as good as the two of them, but when it comes to killing skills, she is the best."
Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows slightly, "What about you?"
"Me?" Chu Qiao chuckled, "I am all-rounder."
The man glanced at her impatiently, "Speak out loud."
Chu Qiao was not angry either, she turned her head and asked, "Zhuge Yue, what wish do you have?"
Zhuge Yue frowned and looked at her, and finally snorted coldly: "I hope you go back immediately, and never let me see you again. It's best to nest in the ravine in Yanbei, and never come out in this life."
"Impossible," Chu Qiao smiled, as if the two of them were talking about a very common thing, "Even if you don't attack Yanbei, we will."
"Then I hope that Yan Xun's reputation will be ruined, Yanbei will be annexed by the Batuha family, you will wander around, and you will come to my doorstep to beg in the end."
Chu Qiao glared at him, "What a sinister man. But this is impossible." Chu Qiao smiled lightly, "If such a day really happened, I might have died in battle, and it is absolutely impossible to come out to beg for food."
Zhuge Yue was taken aback for a moment, then stopped talking immediately.
"The four of us also asked this question at the time." Chu Qiao looked far away, quietly recalling the past that existed in her mind, resting her chin on her hands, and said softly, "Xiaoshi looks cold on the outside, but in reality it is The most vulnerable person among us, she likes to collect dolls, which are very expensive dolls, and always make the monthly expenses very tight. Her biggest wish is to get a big baby after she leaves the organization in the future. A consolation money, and then marry an ordinary good man and be a good wife. She has a friend who grew up with her since she was a child. If there is no later incident, she may have her wish come true." Chu Qiao's smile suddenly became a little sad, She curled her lips lightly, and said, "The little yellow people are the most noisy, their family conditions are good, and they are very adventurous. She was planning to climb a high mountain at that time, and her wish was to carve her name on the top of the mountain." Chu Qiao paused and continued. "The cat's wish has always been very simple, that is to make money." Speaking of this, Chu Qiao suddenly smiled lightly, "She is the most greedy for money, she is also courageous, she dares to accept any business, and has never been loyal to the organization. What she said was just to support the family."
Zhuge Yue slightly raised his eyebrows, "What about you?"
"Me?" Chu Qiao was slightly taken aback, and after a long time, she slowly said, "I don't know, I was planning an operation at the time, I just hope that the operation will go smoothly and the task will be completed as soon as possible."
Zhuge Yue snorted, his voice quite disdainful.
Chu Qiao turned her head and said with a light smile: "Actually, I have always been like this. I have no desires. I am very dogmatic and rigid. I only hope that my beliefs are correct. It is worth having this goal in my life. I will fight for it and strive for it." effort."
"For example..." Chu Qiao thought for a while and said, "If you owe me, I will take it back; if I owe you, I will return it to you."
"I admire that cat even more," Zhuge Yue said flatly, "The organization you mentioned is the Great Peer Association, right? You can introduce her to me when you have a chance."
Chu Qiao shook her head quietly, and said with a wry smile, "I'm really surprised that I would say this to you."
Zhuge Yue snorted, "I didn't force you to say it."
At this time, there was a sudden sound of cautious footsteps in the distance. How vigilant the two of them were, when they raised their heads at the same time, they saw a little girl who was only five or six years old, wearing a red gown, with two braids and a chubby face. She was looking eagerly at the rabbit meat in Zhuge Yue's hand, biting her finger.
They knew that apart from the masters of the big families, there were many slaves of these families, and some slaves brought their own families with them. This child must be the child of the servants here.
Zhuge Yue frowned, and was about to speak when Chu Qiao suddenly waved and said, "Come here!"
The child was suddenly happy, opened his two little hands, and ran over staggeringly.
The little girl's eyes were like grapes, big and bright, Chu Qiao asked with a smile, "How old are you?"
The child glanced at Zhuge Yue nervously, then said timidly, "I'm six years old."
"what's your name?"
Seemingly feeling that this elder sister was very amiable, the child put down the finger he was biting in his mouth and said, "My name is Xing Xing."
As soon as the child's voice fell, the two were slightly taken aback.
Zhuge Yue glanced at the child impatiently, and said in a deep voice, "Go back and tell your parents that you are not allowed to be called by this name in the future!"
The child was startled, seeing Zhuge Yue's serious face, suddenly pursed his mouth, blinked his eyes, as if he was about to cry.
"Why are you scaring the child!" Chu Qiao frowned, pulled the child, and whispered to her, and after a while, the child was amused.
Zhuge Yue sat on the side, watching Chu Qiao and the child laughing and laughing, suddenly felt a little strange. The Chu Qiao in his memory should not be like this, she was calm, silent, calm, smart and cunning, she never seemed to have the emotions that an ordinary woman should have. But this reunion, he saw more and more things in her. Perhaps, he laughed at himself, the former her had really been acting all the time. She regards him as an enemy, and he has never been the slightest bit of truth. Even now, she may not be completely true to her. Otherwise, why even under such a serious injury, she still keeps her weapon close to her body, and is cautiously on guard
There has never been any trust between them, perhaps as she said, what is owed to you must be returned to you.
Zhuge Yue sneered at the corner of his mouth, his eyes gradually became gloomy.
But damn it, for some reason, he is obsessed with this feeling now.
At this time, the child suddenly walked up to him, tugged at his sleeve recklessly, pointed to the half of the rabbit meat left in his hand, and asked childishly, "Are you still eating?"
Zhuge Yue impatiently gave her what was in his hand.
The little girl immediately smiled, and said to Zhuge Yue: "You are so kind!" Then she returned to Chu Qiao's side, stretched out her two fat calves, sat on the ground with her buttocks, and generously shared the meal with Chu Qiao. A piece of rabbit meat.
After a while, someone called the child's name, the child jumped up and ran towards the man, while running, he turned his head to say goodbye to Chu Qiao and Zhuge Yue, the sweet laughter echoed in the night breeze...
In this piece of tranquility, a burst of panicked screams suddenly came, like a thunderbolt blasting in everyone's ears! That night, not only in this valley, but also in Xianyang City thousands of miles away, there was a sky-shattering fighting sound.
A handsome man in a purple-gold robe was reclining on the long couch, with two charming dancers in his arms, his eyes were like water, his figure was like a snake, and his pale jade fingers pinched a crystal clear grape, and sent it to the man. mouth.
"Fourth Lord!"
The guard outside the door was wearing a black night uniform, his face was a little bright red, even though the color of the clothes could not be seen, but when he came in, he still brought a disgusting smell of blood, the man knelt on the ground, and said in a sonorous tone : "It's done."
The famous Fourth Master Xianyang Chengfeng slightly raised his eyebrows, and said flatly: "Since it's done, let's all go home and sleep."
That night, the forces in the entire Xianyang City suffered a huge catastrophe, and countless blood poured into the canal of Chishui. Hearing the screams, the people of Xianyang City had a sleepless night. The guards of the Xianyang city yamen seemed to be dead. In an instant, they turned into deaf-mute people, closed their eyes, and turned a blind eye to those who were kneeling in front of the gate of the Xianyang soldiers and horses yamen, covered in blood.
As a result, those people became more and more violent, and the Yamen had to notify some "local protection forces". Fourth Master Feng heard that someone dared to disturb the sleep of the city guard, who was as clear as a mirror, and immediately sent a large number of men to pull those people back, intending to "reason" with them.