Since I met you, people are dying every day

When Xia Shu woke him up again, it was already sunset.

The rabbits had all returned to their nests, and Xia Shu had to go up the tree with a dagger to catch birds.Ye Sirui thought he was just joking, but when he really went back to the cave with the three sparrows, he was already extremely impressed.Normally, he would still grab Xia Shu and ask questions, but this time he was just feeling uneasy.He was about to go down the mountain and pass through Guishanli. The nervousness made his heart beat faster and his breathing became short of breath.

But Ye Sirui has really experienced such tense situations in his life, his heart beat like a drum, and there was no wave in his heart.

Roasted sparrows are not as tasty as rabbit meat, but Ye Sirui still ate quickly under the urging of hunger.A somewhat absurd idea suddenly popped up in his mind: the etiquette cultivated in the past ten years may be completely forgotten after living in the mountains for two days.

After eating, they took turns to drink water by the stream, solved their physical problems outside by the way, and then went back to the cave to wait.Their only wealth - the sword was already hung on Xia Shu's waist, and the bones were tightly wrapped in his clothes. Ye Sirui decided to carry it on his back at the last moment.

"Why don't you give me the knife?" Ye Sirui didn't like the feeling that no weapon was simply protected.

"Can you use it?" Xia Shu asked.

Bow and arrow Ye Sirui can barely do it, but the sword is too weak.

"Then it can't be given to you. It is worse to let a man who can't use a weapon hold a weapon than to let him have an empty hand."

Xia Shu said that Ye Sirui had no choice but to be convinced. "Don't you need to rest for a while?" He asked again.Last night he was terrified, Xia Shu took him to the mountain road, and took care of him to sleep, and today he was busy fighting his bones again, but he was still in good spirits, not tired.

"Nothing," he said.

The bright moon rises in the east, and the treetops are full of stars.Ye Sirui and Xia Shu sat at the entrance of the cave and watched.

"It's so beautiful." Ye Sirui said.

"Get ready to go." Xia Tian stood up.

The bright stars tonight are not a good thing for them: they can see the road clearly, and the people in Guishanli can also see them clearly.With the moon there, it was easy to tell the direction, and they descended toward the north.Going up the mountain is easy and going down is difficult, Xia Shu still held onto the branches and rocks along the road with one hand, and held Ye Sirui with the other.Ye Sirui wanted to go by himself, but he was powerless.Every step has to be taken very carefully.Fumbling down the mountain like this, I walked for an hour or two.

A family appeared in sight, and both of them breathed lightly. "You wait first, I'll go find a way." Xia Shu whispered.Ye Sirui sat in the shadow, watching him rush out lightly, without making a sound.Ye Sirui's heart rose to his throat.Xia Shu will be fine.he told himself.

Xia Shu came back. "Follow me." He effortlessly put Ye Sirui on his shoulder, and walked around the house.Ye Sirui caught a glimpse of the fire at the intersection of the street. "Go to the roof." Xia Shu said.He jumped up with Ye Sirui on his back. Although his movements were very light, the sudden pressure of the two of them still broke several fragile tiles, and his voice was especially crisp in the quiet night.

Xia Shu rushed out without hesitation, moving at a dazzling speed.Ye Sirui hugged his neck tightly.There are fire lights at every corner, I don't know how many people have been mobilized in Guishanli. "Malu!" Ye Sirui woke up suddenly, and leaned on his shoulders and said, "Malu and the others are still in the village! And Yunniang!" The Wu family only has mother and daughter. If Feng Hongguang knew that she had told the secret, he would let them go. ?

"I can't take care of it now!" Xia Shu said.

"Who!? Who!?" A roar came from under the roof.Xia Shu speeded up silently, the noise below became louder and louder, and Ye Sirui clearly heard the sound of breaking the air behind him, accompanied by the shattering of tiles. "Crossbows! They actually have crossbows!" It's not surprising that Orion has bows and arrows, but crossbows are different.Crossbows have low requirements for archers, long range, and high lethality. They have always been military equipment and are rarely seen among civilians.Who the hell are they!

Xia Shu didn't say a word, but Ye Sirui could feel the body below him getting hotter.Another rain of arrows fell at their feet, although Ye Sirui knew it was useless, he still tried his best to shrink back.He hoped that the package behind him could help him block it, at least not let the arrow pierce too deeply.

The flames are getting brighter and brighter, and the sound of shooting arrows is one after another, very close at hand.They have entered the center of Guishanli.

Ye Sirui gritted his teeth, and hugged Xia Shu tightly, but he didn't dare to use his hands for fear of strangling his neck.There are too many people, they have no chance to fight back at all, and they will face death immediately if they stop.Ye Sirui is afraid of death. He has lived for more than 20 years, worked hard to take the imperial examination and become a county magistrate, not for the sake of dying, let alone for an unclear death!

"Soon, soon." Ye Sirui couldn't help muttering to himself.The village not far away was still dark and quiet, and they had almost left Guishanli.

The roar of □□ is close at hand.Ye Sirui had never felt so close to death.But his arms were wrapped around a solid and fiery body, his legs were tightly bound, and he could feel Xia Tian's powerful pulse when he turned his head sideways.Maybe this is life and death together.His mind was a little dazed.Will Xia Shu do the same?He couldn't help but start to wonder what would happen if Xia Shu stepped on the ground with one foot. I'm afraid he wouldn't be shot into a sieve by the police, he would be smashed into a meatloaf first, right?

The darkness is getting closer, getting closer, rushing out!Ye Sirui stretched his hands nervously around Ye Sirui's neck, fixed himself, and turned his head to look around.The torches became less and less, and the sound of the gunfire was far away.Run a little longer, run a little longer, and you won't be able to catch up with them immediately.

The body carrying him suddenly staggered.Fortunately, Xia Shu immediately stabilized his body, and Ye Sirui hugged him tightly, so there was nothing serious. "What's wrong with you?" Ye Sirui immediately asked worriedly.Xia Shu ignored him, did not stop, and continued to run north.After a while, the noise gradually died down.Ye Sirui said: "Let's go down." On the roof, if Xia Shu made a mistake, both of them would be finished.On the ground, Ye Sirui could walk by himself, and Xia Shu could also take a breath.

"No, it's not far enough. They can catch up quickly on horseback. You can only notice the pursuers on the roof." Xia Shu kept silent in order to save energy, and it was rare for him to say a word.

When talking about riding a horse, Ye Sirui thought of something, "It's impossible to keep running like this. When we came here, we had walked for several hours in a carriage. If you run behind my back, you will die of exhaustion!"

Xia Shu didn't take over anymore, and his speed didn't slow down.After running for an unknown amount of time, Ye Sirui felt that the body under his arms had started to feel hot.Ye Sirui's own back began to ache, not to mention Xia Shu who had been carrying him on the road.

Xia Shu suddenly jumped off the roof without saying a word, and put Ye Sirui down.

Ye Sirui rubbed his shoulders, "Brother Tianshu..." Xia Shu grabbed his arm and continued to move forward rapidly, "Don't talk, go!"

Keep going, all the way north.

Ye Sirui panted heavily.Xia Shu's pace was too fast, even with him leading the way forward, it would be really difficult for Ye Sirui.But he can't stop.He believed that if he said that he couldn't take it anymore or felt uncomfortable, Xia Shu might agree to stop and rest, and maybe he would continue to move forward behind his back.But Ye Sirui didn't want to appear so useless, and he didn't want to implicate Xia Shu because of his uselessness.

After walking for a while, Ye Sirui felt his feet getting heavier and heavier.He could also feel that Ye Sirui was gradually slowing down to accommodate him.Go, go, he urged himself.go!

"Take a break." Xia Shu said.

Ye Sirui didn't want to listen to him, and wanted to move forward, but his feet seemed to be tied to iron and kept falling, losing the traction of his hands, and it was difficult to move forward. "It's almost dawn." Xia Shu said suddenly.

Ye Sirui raised his head.Really, it turned out that so long had passed, and the sky in the east was faintly bright.

"We can go buy two horses when the sun rises," Xia Shu said.

The thought of riding a horse instantly relaxed Ye Sirui's struggling body. He sat on the side of the road, and Xia Shu also sat beside him.None of them mentioned the matter of chasing soldiers or continuing to move forward, but quietly, almost devoutly looking at the eastern sky.

The dark blue turned into lavender, and a circle of light slowly rose.The whole sky is gradually brightening.

Ye Sirui stood up. "Go on." Although the desire to ride a horse is beautiful, it is too far away.

Continuing on the road, small stalls and shops along the street opened one after another. When passing by people, you can hear the crowing of chickens and the sound of cooking.People along the street saw them both pointing, and they were either shocked or frightened.Ye Sirui suddenly realized that the two of them were only wearing tattered undershirts, and Xia Shu was carrying a sword on his back, looking like they were definitely not good people.Finally, I saw a small tavern with the signboard of Xu Ji.They rushed in immediately.The shopkeeper was instructing the waiter to clean the counter, when he suddenly saw two men barging in, dressed in rags, armed with a weapon, with a cold expression, terrified, and hurriedly went up to him: "What do you two want to order? Or stay at the store ?”

"Need two horses." Ye Sirui thought he was better than Xia Shumian, so he stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

"Okay... okay." The shopkeeper scolded the waiter, "Hurry up and prepare the horses for the two of you!"

Ye Sirui said: "The two of us encountered robbers and lost our belongings. When I return home on horseback, I will definitely repay the shopkeeper." They fled from Feng's house in a hurry, Xia Shu still remembered to bring his sword, Ye Sirui even wore a robe I didn't even wear them, let alone carry silver taels.

"That's it...you see, the small store is also a small business..." The shopkeeper saw that the person behind had put his hand on the big knife at his waist, and he fell silent for a moment, and said in a swallowed voice: "Please go ahead, both of you!"

Ye Sirui wanted paper and pen to write an IOU for him, and wrote Xia Shu's name on it with a swipe of a large pen.There is no way, he doesn't want to spread the rumors that he and Linxian county magistrate bullied others and robbed the horse openly.

Xiao Er saddled the horse.The two bay red horses are well fed and very strong.Although it is not as good as the horses of Anshunhou Mansion, it is enough for the journey.The two tossed and tossed for two nights, not wanting to talk too much, got on their horses and continued heading north.