Caomin

If Yuan Jia was awake, he would find that the little animal he thought was not small at all, it was a circle bigger than him.

It was an adult male sitting cross-legged on the ground.The posture is straight and upright, but unfortunately there is a growling sound in the stomach from time to time.This was the sound Yuan Jia had heard before, and it was distorted through a layer of cellar cover, which made him think it was some small animal.

This kind of natural physiological reaction, no matter how powerful the martial arts is, cannot be controlled.

Therefore, the sour pomegranate was squeezed and pinched, and finally swallowed half-chewed with eyes closed.The pomegranate peeled off, and then the inside, including the pulp and pomegranate seeds, was chewed and swallowed with eyes closed.The pulp is extremely sour, and the rest of it is bitter and astringent, which forced a big man to tears, and the veins on his forehead stood out.

The man's name is Fan Haoxuan, and he is the envy of most people even in the capital.He was born in a down-and-out aristocratic family, and he should have continued to down-and-out as a matter of course, but he was favored by the prince and became his personal guard.The prince has great talent and great strategy. He showed his talent at a very young age and was given high hopes by countless people.If there is no accident, after the prince ascends the throne, he, the personal guard, is likely to take over the post of commander of the imperial army.

This kind of envy is something other people can't envy even if their eyes are red.The Fan family has long been in decline, and the relationship in all aspects has been completely severed. Let alone other noble families, it is worse than ordinary people, and it is not possible to talk about the background of other forces.Of course, the prince's personal guards must use his own people completely, and it is impossible for someone else's shadow to appear behind him.Fan Haoxuan's own aptitude is good, coupled with the prince's blue eyes, after being taught by a famous teacher, his martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds.At such a young age, apart from a few old monsters, it is already difficult to find opponents in the entire imperial city.

Fan Haoxuan's strength in martial arts is not just the level of proficiency in bowing and horses, just like the willow leaf knife he used to break pomegranates just now, which is a kind of hidden weapon.And as the prince's personal guard, he also knows all kinds of poisons and pharmacology, as well as other miscellaneous knowledge.If all these things are written in a book, he is even more qualified than most scholars to be called a rich scholar.

However, no matter how much he knew, if it wasn't for Yuan Jia's appearance, he would have been trapped to death in the cellar.

Fan Haoxuan finished eating the pomegranate, his eyes were already red, he subconsciously sucked his nose, and wiped the corners of his eyes towards Yuan Jia, who showed no signs of waking up, to wipe away the wetness caused by the pomegranate.

The cellar looked very ordinary, like it was used by ordinary farmers to store food.But this place is one of his three caves. Not only is the location of the cellar difficult to find, but even if it is found, it is difficult to open the lock inside.So, he was locked from the outside...

The place where Yuan Jia fell was the lid of the cellar.There is an organic bracket on the cover, it is easy to open it from the outside, but it is basically impossible for the people inside to get out.When Fan Haoxuan thought of the reason why he was locked in the cellar, he could vomit blood from his heart.

Obviously it was his own handwriting, but he never expected that one day it would almost kill him.

The thatched cottage is not conspicuous at all.The surrounding people who could escape, all escaped, even if he died inside, no one would find out.

The news is better in the city than elsewhere.What's more, today's Dading Kingdom has never recovered its original glory.In a Jeju city, the army defending the city is less than [-]% of the normal time, and this has to include a large number of empty-paid people who come in to dawdle.

The vast territory of Dading Kingdom is already riddled with holes.In such a not-so-small city like Jeju City, people are like frightened birds. A mob of bandits can make the people abandon their homes and flee...

No, that's not quite right.The bandits are second, and the main thing is the exploitation of local officials.

No matter what kind of brilliance Dading Kingdom once had, it has already passed.

No matter how ambitious the prince is, he can't change anything.

Fan Haoxuan pulled out the string around his neck, on which was tied a stone bead.The stone beads are no more than the size of a knuckle, and the material is like stones that can be seen everywhere.He has been in front of the prince for many years, so he naturally knows that this humble stone bead is the prince's personal belonging.If there is nothing special, how can it be possible for the prince to stay with him all the time?even...

Fan Haoxuan rubbed the stone beads, and found that the stone beads seemed to be smoother to the touch, emitting a faint light in the dark cellar.

Fan Haoxuan blinked his eyes, thinking that he had made a mistake; but the light gradually became clearer.He glanced thoughtfully at the unconscious Yuan Jia, and before he had time to take a closer look, the sky suddenly brightened outside!

No, that's not skylight, but firelight!

He hurriedly put away the stone beads, the heat outside could already spread into the cellar.Through the gap in the hole opened by Yuan Jia, he could clearly see the raging fire.It wasn't right to hear the movement just now. I didn't expect a mob to break through the city and start setting it on fire.

The bandits outside Jeju City have been entangled for several days.Fan Haoxuan always thought that Jeju City was not easy to be breached, but he didn't expect that it was like paper, and basically he didn't hear any voice of resistance.

Fan Haoxuan frowned, carefully listening to the movement around him, and when no one was around, he threw Yuan Jia who had fallen into the cellar on his back and rushed out.Without the barrier of the cellar cover, some fallen clods could not hinder him at all.

As soon as he landed, his knees almost went limp.No matter how thin Yuan Jia was, he was still a 17-year-old boy.Fan Haoxuan hadn't eaten for many days, so the effect of a few sour pomegranates was really limited.

Fan Haoxuan gritted his teeth, and followed the distant voices.The thatched hut is close to the city gate, but the city gate must be guarded by bandits now, expecting to get out through the city gate, it would be better to kill yourself.Other ways to get out, the people in the city know much better than him.

Sure enough, after he had walked for a while, he saw five or six ordinary people walking through the streets and alleys, and they were very familiar with the turnings here and there.Fan Haoxuan quietly followed these people, and soon reached the river.

This river is half big and not small. It is the mother river of Jeju City.The Ji Canal passes through the city, and there are water gates on the city walls on both sides.Now that the gate is blocked, we can look forward to the Water City Gate.Bandits are bandits after all, even if they break into the city for a while, they will not be able to completely restrain their men. It would be good if they can guard the four city gates. Even if the water city gates are arranged, they will not be too tight.

By the time they reached the river, the number of people was no longer the original five or six, but twenty or thirty.There were even quite a few similar movements around, and it was obvious that the total number of people would be several times higher.

The Jiqu Canal is close to the slum area, and there has always been a lack of management, and the banks are overgrown with reeds.All kinds of small boats hidden in the reeds by the river were pushed into the river. Those without boats and even wooden barrels were used.

No one spoke, only an occasional sob escaped.

But even so, the actions of so many people still caused quite a stir.

"who!"

With a sharp shout, seven or eight torches quickly approached the river.

Fan Haoxuan, who was planning to sneak into the crowd, frowned when he heard the footsteps of the approaching people.The sound of this step is uniform, obviously practiced.It seems that it is not only a group of mobs that can break through Jeju City, it is obvious that there may be military participation in it.

Fan Haoxuan frowned tightly, turned his head to look at the sleepy person lying on his shoulder, the stone beads on his chest were slightly hot, which made him unable to leave him alone.At least when the stone bead was on the crown prince, there was never any abnormal phenomenon.

Fan Haoxuan's martial arts are high-strength, and he can roughly judge the level of this team of soldiers with just a few glances—the individual martial arts are above average, the coordination is rigorous, the advances and retreats are measured, and the equipment is also complete. They are undoubtedly elite soldiers.This is much more difficult to deal with than one or two independent masters.

Without even thinking about it, he quietly backed away, and while the soldiers were being attracted by the people, he found an empty boat from the shore, and quietly pushed out.From time to time, there were screams of people being shot by bows and arrows by the river.

Fan Haoxuan didn't care about other things, and with a long pole point, the boat quickly mixed into other boats like an arrow off the string.In the chaos, no one had time to notice the specialness of this small boat.

The Jiqu canal is very long, and by the time the sky was bright, Fan Haoxuan had not only left Jeju City, but the surrounding area was deserted, and the boat that came out together was gone.The small group of elite soldiers is limited in number, and they cannot keep everyone.The city was in chaos again. They couldn't find helpers, so they could only watch a large number of refugees leaving by boat.

When they got near the water city wall, the people realized that even if the guards were loose, there were people guarding this place.At that time, the city was already full of flames, reflecting the entire sky red.The guards on the top of the wall didn't even need to light their torches. They drew their bows and arrows and shot at the river, almost without missing a hit.

With Fan Haoxuan's skill, in order to protect Yuan Jia, the clothes on his body were scratched twice.As for the boat, it has been tied up like a hedgehog, and there are several dangling arrows on the poles.

Fan Haoxuan dragged the boat to the shore, and the boat shattered as soon as a few arrows were pulled out.He ignored the broken boat and jumped into the river with two arrows. It took him a long time to catch a small fish.

The willow-leaf knife is very sharp, and it cuts down on the scales of the fish, and with a swipe, a layer of fish meat and even the scales of the belt are sliced ​​off.

Fan Haoxuan thought about the fish, stroked along the belly of the fish, and then looked at the belly of the fish in a daze.Which ones can be eaten and which ones can't?

Such a small fish, it would be a pity to throw it away.For two men who have been hungry for a long time, this fish is not enough to fill their stomachs, at most it is padding.

Fan Haoxuan originally thought it would be an easy task, but unexpectedly it was quite difficult.

Yuan Jia was woken up by the strange taste in his mouth.It is fishy and bitter, mixed into an indescribable taste, absolutely amazing!

He opened his eyes and found that he was half lying in the arms of a man who was clumsily holding a rough wooden bowl and pouring that weird...soup into his mouth?

Yuan Jia was so weak that he couldn't struggle. The ingredients of the soup were very suspicious, but his stomach convulsed with hunger was slowly calmed down.

Fan Haoxuan concentrated on feeding a bowl, only to realize that Yuan Jia woke up, met those dark eyes, felt guilty for some reason, and twitched the corner of his mouth: "Are you awake?"

Yuan Jia thought, with his eyes open, could he still be asleep?But he couldn't figure out where this man came from, at least he was given food...let's count it as food, he still nodded his head for the sake of saving face, and aftertaste: "The fish... the guts are broken."

Fan Haoxuan: "..."

"Is there any more fish? I'll do it." The hunger in the awakened stomach was more obvious, as if there were a dozen little hands scratching inside, it was extremely uncomfortable.

Fan Haoxuan took a deep look at Yuan Jia, and began to undress...

The author has something to say:

Grass carp in troubled times is so bitter

Grass carp: In troubled times, people are going crazy with hunger.

Grass carp: All the big fish in the river have been scooped up, not even a small fish is spared!

Grass carp: It's fine if you get caught, but it's okay to give it a knife anyway?

Grass Carp: On Les Miserables, killing one's life and becoming a benevolent is the second bullet.

There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that the stupid author wants to be a punctual update...the rumors are really unbelievable!