Byron's Blade

The sound of splashing water echoed in the well like the laughter of death.Three girls, shivering with cold, soaked in water.The water was up to their waists, and none of them spoke.The well was so dark that they could barely see, and if it wasn't for the light on the hard hat on Lanny's head, they wouldn't be able to see anything.

In fact, just 3 minutes ago, Jiang Muli had just explained to them the essentials of swimming and treading water, but getting familiar with the nature of water does not take a while, and how much effect it will have can only be left to fate.Lan Ni and Mo Kexin were just grabbing the hammer and chisel like straws of life.They had already tried whether it was possible to drive a chisel into the side of the well, and at least this gave them hope.It's just that the situation of the feet touching the bottom is different from the situation of floating on the water. Without the mother of the earth, human beings can't exert their strength most of the time.

Lan Ni leaned against the wall of the well, weeping silently, Mo Kexin was also sobbing, only Jiang Muli looked like a normal person, occasionally glanced at the two crying little girls, she hesitated whether to say some words of comfort.

"Are you cold?" Jiang Muli asked.

Lan Ni wiped away her tears, said "cold" in a hoarse voice, and Mo Kexin simply answered her with a shiver.

"Perhaps, it will be warmer if we hug each other." Jiang Muli suggested.

Lan Ni looked at her and nodded, Jiang Muli waded through the water and walked over, came between the two of them, opened his arms and said impassionedly:

"bring it on!"

Lan Ni glanced at her as if she was insane, but Mo Kexin burst into laughter, and then they came up together at the same time, and the three girls hugged each other.

"Let's chat." Jiang Muli suggested again.

"What are you talking about..." Mo Ke asked with a trembling voice.

"Uh...whatever, talk about whatever comes to mind." Jiang Muli said casually.

"Then...Jiang Muli, let me ask you a question, why are you not afraid at all?" Mo Kexin said.

Lanny didn't speak, but seemed interested in the question too.

"Who says I'm not afraid, I'm scared too."

"I didn't see it. You can laugh until now. Is it because you can swim?" Lan Ni asked.

"It can be said that. My eldest mother said that the strong should protect the weak. In this situation, only I can swim. I am the strong, and I have to protect you. You are all afraid, so I can't show my fear. Otherwise, you will be even more afraid."

"Is your eldest mother the eldest cousin?" Lanny asked.

"No, she is my second mother. My eldest mother's name is Mu Xin. She is amazing, and her kung fu is the best in the world." Jiang Muli's eyes lit up when he mentioned his eldest mother Mu Xin.

"Isn't your second mother better at martial arts?" Mo Kexin asked strangely, "Jiang's family are all good at fighting."

"My second mother doesn't know kung fu. I heard from my grandfather that she didn't like practicing kung fu since she was a child, so my eldest mother is practicing instead of her. The eldest mother is my grandfather's closed disciple, and no one in the family can match her After finishing speaking, seeing Mo Kexin and Lan Ni fell silent, she suddenly realized that this topic seemed to remind everyone of their parents, and she probably felt even more sad.So he quickly changed the subject and said:

"Oh, let's not talk about that. How did you two think of coming to this well?"

When mentioning this, the corners of Mo Kexin's mouth twitched, regretting, "It's all Lan Ni, who said that there are many treasures in this well, and insisted on digging some treasures. It turned out to be like this now..."

"This...how can I be blamed for this? How did I know that two lunatics would kill us." Lanny said angrily.

"I told you many times at that time not to do such a dangerous thing, but you didn't listen." Mo Kexin blamed with a strong nasal voice.

"Okay, it's all my fault now, who promised me to help me?" Lanny also knew that she was wrong, but she just refused to admit defeat.

Jiang Muli was caught in the middle, thinking: I seem to have brought up the wrong topic again.

"Oh, don't quarrel, what's the use of arguing now?" Jiang Muli said loudly, "If you want me to say, we are all at fault, so don't blame anyone. I am too playful, Lan Ni, you are too greedy, Mo Kexin, you are also an accomplice, so don't try to clean it up. We are ants on a rope now, and we have to help each other to tide over the difficulties. Lanny, do you want to see Kexin die? Or rather, Kexin, do you want to watch Lan Ni died like this?"

Mo Kexin didn't speak, and in the darkness, she couldn't see the expression on her face clearly.

But Lanny muttered back: "You're wrong, it's a grasshopper on a rope."

"Lanny, are you not convinced?" Jiang Muli asked in a deep voice.

"I...I'm just not convinced!" Lan Ni slapped the water hard, splashing Jiang Muli's face, "You always look serious, isn't it amazing? Now that the adults are not here, you still Pretending. I hate you!" After saying that, he pushed Jiang Muli out of her arms, but his feet slipped and he fell into the water.

"Lanny!" Jiang Muli was taken aback, and hurriedly reached out to grab her.In the darkness, the cap lamp above Lanny's head flickered randomly, and then went out, leaving only the sound of splashing water.Mo Kexin on the side was blinded by the water, panicked in the dark, and clung to the wall for half a minute, not daring to move. It took a long time for the panic to subside. She heard Jiang Muli's panting and Lan Ni's fierce Cough.

"Look, I lost my temper and choked myself." Jiang Muli said, patting Lan Ni on the back.

"Don't... cough cough... don't want you to teach me..." Lan Ni coughed and pushed Jiang Muli away forcefully.

"Lanny, you are almost ready! What time is it, you are still messing around! Don't you realize that you are wrong? You are the daughter of the general's mansion, can you just lose your temper like this?" Jiang Muli seemed genuine. Angry, her tone became harsher than ever before, "My eldest mother once criticized me, she didn't want to admit my mistakes, and she lost her temper because of this, which is an uneducated behavior!" It is said in the "San Zi Jing": It is the father's fault to raise or not to teach; Laxity, laziness of the teacher. Do you want your father and teacher to be looked down upon by others?"

After she angrily reprimanded, Lan Ni didn't confront her anymore, and suddenly fell silent.After a while, Lanny whimpered and cried in the darkness.

After a while, Jiang Muli's apologetic voice sounded: "Yes...I'm sorry, I said too much..."

"You... bastard... you scolded me... scolded me for being uneducated... woo woo...you dare to call me for being uneducated... yes! My father doesn't care about me and doesn't teach me, I'm just uneducated, just uneducated!"

"Lanny..." Mo Ke shouted with trembling voice, feeling a little sour all of a sudden.

"My father... he doesn't even care about my life or death, even if I die, he won't care about me! He won't be sad, he won't... woo..."

"Lanny, what are you talking about, how could your father..."

Jiang Muli tried to comfort her, but she was interrupted by Lan Ni in the middle of the sentence. Lan Ni's voice was suddenly cold, as if she had lost her strength, and she said lightly, "What do you know? You don't understand at all, my father... he He really doesn't care about my life, I'm dead... Maybe he won't even bat an eyelid..."

Such inner thoughts, she spoke out at such a special moment.Mo Kexin also knew that Lan Ni had also confided in her.In addition, she often goes in and out of the general's mansion, so she is much more familiar with General Friesman than Jiang Muli.In her opinion, Lan Ni's self-conscious fear and annoyance were not created out of thin air.The moment Lanny's outburst really made her feel extremely sad.

The three children suddenly showed a maturity several times beyond their age in the desperate situation.They are all children born in big families, and the environment they have been exposed to since childhood is more complicated than ordinary children. Although they are still children on the surface, their inner growth is several times faster than ordinary children.They have gradually begun to understand many things that children of the same age do not understand.

The last period of peaceful time was spent in the quarrel like this, the water had already reached their chests, and there was not much time for them to adjust their emotions.According to the plan, Jiang Muli began to guide them in learning to swim and tread water.It is very difficult for people to stand upright in the water. Generally speaking, they cannot do it without certain swimming skills.But now the situation is special, because the environment is different, this is not a wide swimming pool, but a narrow well.Even if the two of them don't have any swimming foundation, as long as they hold on to the wall of the well, they can more or less stand upright.It's just that if the legs are not strong enough to step on the water, it will easily sink.

The water gradually submerged their necks, and the three children could only stand on tiptoes and try to breathe with their necks raised.Jiang Muli can swim, but he is not afraid, Mo Kexin is the tallest, and he has a little room for it, only Lan Ni is short, and has already choked a lot of water.Jiang Muli went to support her, but she shook her off.Jiang Muli went to entrust her again, but was thrown away by her again.

"Lanny! Lanny!" Jiang Muli couldn't help calling her, "Don't do this, I'm helping you!"

"I don't want your help, I... No one cares whether I die or not."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Jiang Muli spat out, frowning.

"You... must all hate me! I caused you to become like this!" Lanny lost control of her emotions, and she was already on the verge of a dead end.While struggling in the water, he whimpered and said.

"I don't hate you! Only you hate me!" Jiang Muli was very wronged.

Regardless of Lan Ni's mood, Jiang Muli couldn't leave her alone, relying on his strength to be stronger than Lan Ni, he hugged her waist and lifted her up.Lan Ni leaned out of the water, took a deep breath, and coughed violently against the well wall, temporarily unable to lose her temper with Jiang Muli.

Just as Jiang Muli lifted Lan Ni up, the water had already spread to the point where Mo Kexin couldn't support it.Mo Kexin's cry for help came from the darkness:

"Jiang Muli... Goo... help me..."

Jiang Muli hurriedly leaned out to meet Mo Kexin.She listened to the sound and argued, and probably knew where Mo Kexin was, and she really touched her arm, and she shouted loudly:

"Come to my side, don't go too far away from me!"

As he said that, he pulled Mo Kexin over, then hugged her waist as well, stepped on the water desperately, and lifted her out of the water with all his might.

Huh...huh...huh...huh...

She was panting violently, and it was already very difficult for one person to step on the water, let alone two people.In addition, her injured calf had been soaked in the freezing water for too long, and she lost so much blood that her entire leg was numb, which made treading water even more difficult.

But these pains were difficult, Jiang Muli didn't show the slightest bit, she kept gritting her teeth and persevering.Injuries and injuries are generally inseparable.After soaking in the water for nearly an hour with the knife wound, Jiang Muli had already developed a high fever, and his whole body was extremely hot.The drenched padded jacket was a burden, and it had already been taken off. The parts where she, Mo Kexin and Lan Ni were in contact with each other could feel the hot temperature through the drenched thin clothes.It formed a stark contrast with the icy cold water, and it became the most reassuring feeling for Lan Ni and Mo Kexin.

Lan Ni was no longer emotional, and silently cooperated with Jiang Muli, stepped on the water hard, and buckled the wall of the well with the chisel in her hand to relieve her pressure, and Mo Kexin did the same.Jiang Muli held their warm arms, becoming the only support on the death line.

I don't know how long it has passed, it seems that the water has spread to the middle of the well, and the consciousness of the three girls has been blurred, but Jiang Muli was the first to notice that the water stopped.Moreover, the well cover has been completely sealed, and the darkness in the well has reached its extreme. They are like blind people who can only rely on their hearing.

"The water...stopped, quickly...dug the well...dug...the well..." Jiang Muli spoke intermittently.

Lan Ni used a chisel to dig into the cracks in the rocks on the wall of the well, but she was stronger than Mo Kexin, so she chiseled first.It is very difficult to push hard in the water. Lan Ni desperately buckled the chisel in the gap with her right hand, and held the hammer in her left hand. She almost struggled and hit it bit by bit, with pitifully weak strength.If it wasn't for Jiang Muli and Mo Kexin who tried his best to use his body to help her, she wouldn't even be able to complete the simple action of hitting with a hammer.

In the darkness, the sound of jingling slowly echoed, and echoed were the three people's panting more and more quickly.

"Shua, hua, hua..." A gravel rolled down and hit the faces of the three girls.Mo Ke said heartily:

"What's going on? Is it... the reason for sinking the well?"

Lan Ni didn't care, and continued to dig the chisel into the wall of the well with all her strength. It took nearly ten minutes of physical sensation before half of the chisel went in.

Then, it was Mo Kexin's turn, and the three of them slowly moved to the other side of the well. Jiang Muli and Lan Ni supported Mo Kexin, and chiseled the chisel into the wall of the well.It was then up to Lanny to tie the rope between the two chisels, taut.Lan Ni, who weighs the lightest, took the lead to try it, and she really could hold and float on the water.So Mo Kexin also caught up, and finally Jiang Muli.

Hanging from a rope, the three children finally found a moment to breathe.

"Now... we are really... on the same rope... grasshoppers..." Jiang Muli still joked leisurely.

However, the other two girls had no energy left to laugh.

After an unknown amount of time, Mo Ke said tremblingly:

"Thank you, Jiang Muli... you... are so kind..."

"Wait... we've all... gone out, you... compliment me... call me Ali... my family... all call me that..." Jiang Muli's voice was already clear Weakened down.

"A Li..." Mo Kexin murmured in the darkness.

Lan Ni's body was trembling all the time, and she almost fell into a semi-comatose state. After soaking in the water for a long time, her body had already lost temperature, and she actually had a high fever.No one knew, but she actually muttered the name "A Li" silently.

"Ali...if...can go out...to grow up, I want...to...marry you..." Mo Kexin said suddenly.

"Married?" Jiang Muli's voice changed in surprise.

"Well... Mom said... when I grow up in the future... I want to find someone... who can protect me... and get married..."

However, Jiang Muli has no concept of marriage.

"No...no..." Lanny, who was in a daze, spoke suddenly at this moment.

"You...why...don't allow..." Mo Ke asked weakly.

"Just...not allowed..." Lanny insisted.

"Lanny, you know, I actually... hate you... you... are better than me in everything... you at least have a father... but I don't... your mother's body Health...but my mother...I will give you everything...you take it for granted...now life and death are at stake...you can still play your temper...to the end Now...you still have to fight with me..." Maybe it was the desperate situation, which made Mo Kexin utter the words that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.In fact, she didn't have much malice, it was just the oppressive space and environment that made her say these words unknowingly.

Children of this age already have jealousy, which comes from the depths of human nature, and no one can avoid it.On weekdays, love for her cousin overwhelms jealousy and dissatisfaction with her, Mo Kexin has a gentle personality, a little weak, and never speaks such words.But changing to an extreme environment made the sharpest part of her character stand out.

The words she said subconsciously were like an arrow piercing Lan Ni's heart, and blood flowed out.She thought that at least her cousin was her best friend.Apart from her cousin, she has no other friends, she tells Mo Kexin everything, she thinks that Mo Kexin will always be on her side.But I didn't expect that she actually thought of herself like this?

The repeated blows made the young Lan Ni a little unbearable. She sobbed, but couldn't reply a word.At this moment, I just feel that the whole world has abandoned her.She couldn't imagine that her favorite cousin would say such a thing.Is she wrong?Is her existence just an eyesore?

"Don't...say that...you can't...say that..." Jiang Muli said weakly, his voice became lower and lower, suddenly the rope trembled, and Jiang Muli's hand holding the rope was weak Released, the whole person almost lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the water.

"A Li!" Mo Kexin and Lan Ni shouted almost at the same time, and both reached out to grab Jiang Muli.

Just then, the unexpected happened.Originally, there were small stones rolling down on the wall of the well.Now, as Lan Ni and Mo Kexin pulled the rope vigorously at the same time, the well wall on the left suddenly collapsed, and a large number of rocks and earth clods collapsed, creating cracks below, and the water in the well flowed down from the cracks instead.

Because Lan Ni and Jiang Muli were on the left side, they were immediately crushed by mud and rocks. Only Mo Kexin was on the top right side. Luckily, the landslides only buried her half of her body.

The three children couldn't bear such a disaster for a long time, and they were silent in an instant.The shock caused by the landslide finally woke up the adults in the general's mansion. The adults rushed to the well, opened the well cover, looked down, and found Mo Kexin who was buried half of his body. cold sweat.

The rescue operation started immediately, and Mo Kexin was the first to be rescued. Fortunately, she was still a little conscious. When she came out, she kept murmuring: "Lanny and Jiang Muli are buried below."

The adults immediately went to dig again, and when they dug out the two children, what they saw was Jiang Muli desperately protecting Lan Ni.The faces of the two children were almost indistinguishable, but after inspection, Lan Ni was not seriously injured, but Jiang Muli was smashed to the point of death.If the rescue was delayed a little later, he would really die.

The three children were seriously ill, and Jiang Muli, who was the most seriously injured, had to recuperate for nearly two months before he basically recovered.Both Lan Ni and Mo Kexin were ill for two or three weeks before recovering.

At the end of 131 years, the three children spent their time in pain.During the period when they were sick and unconscious, many things happened.

Those two gangsters who deal in drugs are actually Mother He and her nephew, both servants of the General's Mansion.Drug trafficking/drug trafficking started several years ago, because I was timid at the beginning, only occasionally did business, and the targets were some gangsters around here. They hid their goods at the bottom of wells that no one cares about, and the servants occasionally saw the well cover open , In fact, I ran into them hiding/drugs.Unexpectedly, rumors of ghosts came out, and no one dared to approach them, which was beneficial to them, so they intensified. Later, even soldiers came to buy goods from them, which greatly increased their income.

During this time, people from the Jiang family came, rumors of Fukui and ghosts spread at the same time, they were trembling, and planned to sell the last batch of goods quickly to avoid trouble, who would have thought that they would be broken by a few children, thinking of the federal law of peddling/ The serious consequences of poisoning the soldiers can't help but kill their mouths and kill their hearts.However, their skills are too shallow, how can they escape the palm of the furious General Friesman.What they did touched the scales of the three behemoths, General Friesman, Mo family, and Jiang family at the same time, and the end can be said to be wiped out.

At the same time, due to landslides, the General's Mansion invited an engineering team to repair the entire garden and build a rockery. The well was sealed with cement and covered under the rockery, completely out of sight.The inside of the well has actually been filled up, but the mouth of the well was not knocked out, but was left behind by General Friesman, perhaps as a warning to the people of the entire General's Mansion.Every servant who has just entered the mansion will be taken to the well in the rockery and told such a story to remind them what rules they must abide by when working in the general's mansion, otherwise there will be consequences.

After Lan Ni was able to get out of bed and walk around, the first thing she did was to find Jiang Muli.She still remembers, in the earth-shattering landslide, who desperately protected her, who gave her endless warmth, and who was still whispering before fainting: You want to live.Jiang Muli, this girl, left her an unforgettable memory, which she will never forget in her life.

There was just one more thing that made her unforgettable. On the day she woke up, her father came to see her.In spite of her temper, she contradicted her father for the first time and spoke out what was in her heart.However, what her father said back to her made her fear of him to the extreme.Her father said to her coldly:

"Lanny, there will be no next time in this matter. If you still don't know what to do, I will not let your temper go. Either, become a helper for the Friesman family, or fend for yourself. The Friesman family will survive in the next ten years In a few years, there is no need to be burdensome. Don't think that I am talking harsh words, you know, what I say will always be fulfilled. You are my daughter, but you have no chance to be willful. If you become a hidden danger, I will definitely Will not be merciful."

Lanny remembered the cold light in her father's blue eyes when he said this.

He is serious.