Chiwuxing

Chapter [-] - Finding people in the snow with orders for rescue, breaking ice on mountain roads and missing people due to suspicion

Dazedly, the heavy snow was deep white, and suddenly a red petal fell, embellishing the snow scene with different shades.

Huxun yanked the reins in front of him, reined in the horse and stopped.

Hu Ma's front hooves were raised high, as if frightened, he took a few steps on the same spot before standing still.

After a short pause, a group of women in red and bearded horses followed behind, and they also stood in the road.

"What's the matter, princess?"

Huxun looked around, frowned and said: "I remember that there used to be two forked roads here...why is there only one road now?"

A bearded woman who followed closely next to her said: "Perhaps you have misremembered. It is really normal that the road is obscured by snow. Maybe the fork in the road is ahead..."

He Xuyu remained silent for a long while, apparently not believing that his memory had made a mistake: "...Don't you think it's strange? The father said that Podoro's army was fighting stubbornly with the Yan people. Did you hear any rumors along the way? Even if the traces of the march were covered by the heavy snow, not even a single soldier could be found. What's more, the place is so narrow that it is impossible for them to show up to fight in one large army. It's really strange that the road has arrived... so quietly and without a trace."

"Didn't it mean that the wolf lord sold Chasa's face this time?" said the bearded woman next to him, "Maybe he deliberately used some bad tricks...to hide the wolf lord..."

"Stop talking nonsense," He Xujun frowned and scolded slightly, "Na Ren, if Qiu Ri wanted to frame him, Hu Qiang had thousands of ways to do it secretly as early as Hu Qiang, so we have to wait until now... We are all with him, there is no need What is the value that insists on eradicating?"

Na Ren didn't take it seriously: "At that time, I didn't reveal my true thoughts, it was only because the Yan Kingdom was still alive... Isn't that man the prince of Yan Kingdom? The Yan people are cunning, so can they be of one mind with us?"

Back then when the Fenying Palace was besieging the Forbidden House, this group of bearded women secretly heard some old stories of hatred against Japan, and knew that they were dignified and not ordinary Yan people.The background of this person that He Xuyi told them at the beginning was also made up indiscriminately.Just secretly using the power of their tribe to wipe out their own family, it sounds unavoidably chilling, and it is also unusual to realize that this person is ruthless.It's just that people who dare to destroy relatives like this, how can they dare to trust them again?

Hearing this, He Xuyun turned his gaze to Na Ren, turned his head back, and stared at the bearded girls: "You... all think so?"

A group of bearded women looked at each other and bowed their heads together. Although they didn't make a sound, the answer was self-evident.

He Xuyun's complexion turned gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "You don't believe in Qiu Ri, at least you believe me and my father...there is still an inside story in the matter of Qiu Ri, and my father and I knew it from the beginning of his entry into Hu. It's just because of the complicated entanglements and sensitive identities that I didn't deliberately announce his private affairs. Now that my father has sent a letter asking me to help his army, he still has the willingness to gather him. The people of Yan say, "Don't be suspicious of people, but don't be suspicious of people." What's more, Qiu Ri had contributed a lot when he was in Le Guin before, and now we doubt his intentions just because of his status, isn't it our intention to add insult to injury?"

Numerous Hu girls bowed their heads in shame, but Na Ren still had words to defend: "Our Hu and Qiang tribes all regard relatives as the most important thing. He can be so cruel to his cronies, there is no guarantee that he will not rebel against us with the same attitude in the future..."

"He's not one of us right now," Hexun reminded her, "It's not too early to say, even if this incident is for the Hulan tribe, we have to step in and see the situation."

Naren fell silent.

Huxun turned around, and rode forward a few steps, and found some clues.

"Look, there is a road here."

All the bearded women approached and looked at the place he was pointing at together.

"The snow cover here is obviously shallower than that on both sides, although it doesn't seem like anyone has stepped in... But according to the ordinary mountain roads in the mountains, even if there is no road here, it is impossible to suddenly pile up such a high snow on both sides .Snow is different from rain, and it will not have a great difference in thickness according to the deep depressions of the terrain," Hexun said calmly. Go along here alone to explore the way."

"How can I do that?" Hu Nu hurriedly said behind her, "How can I let the princess go to explore the road alone, if you really encounter any danger, what should you do alone..."

"It's very inconvenient if there are too many people." He Xuyun got off his horse and said to him, "The snow here is so thick that it is impossible to go on horseback. If you drive to the main road, it must be much faster than mine. If you find the Podo Luo family, you can just go forward and convey the order of the father, even if they don't listen, they dare not touch you. If you don't find anything, come here to find me again."

The other Hu girls were still hesitant, so Na Ren dismounted with them, and said, "Well, I'll go with the princess, so I can take care of you. You go ahead according to the princess's instructions, and I'll pass on to you if there is anything important."

Seeing this, it was inconvenient for the Hu girls to say more, they turned a corner and rushed to another road.

He Xujun and Na Ren walked side by side, the snow here was already above the knees, so their walking movements became extremely slow.

Even so, after taking a few steps, He Xuyun decided to speed up, but was slipped by the slippery ground on the soles of his feet, and fell back halfway. Thanks to Na Ren's sharp eyes and quick hands, he supported him: "Princess , don’t worry, be careful.”

Living in Hu Qiang, with ice and snow as companions all year round, it is inevitable that such things will be embarrassing.Hu Xuyun blushed and said, "...Thank you."

Na Ren replied "Nothing" indifferently, and took two steps forward to keep up with her.Turning around and seeing it stopped in the same place, I wondered in my heart, could it be that the princess still keeps such small things in mind?He turned his head and asked in surprise, "What's the matter, princess?"

Huxun raised her head and glanced at her: "Do you feel that the land we're stepping on...is a bit unusual?"

"Anomaly?" Na Ren rubbed the edge of the shoe, puzzled, "There is nothing unusual...the snow has turned into ice, don't you want to be more slippery? Princess, you are too sensitive..."

"wrong."

Huxun still insisted on his own opinion, not knowing what he had noticed.He turned his hand and pulled out the waist knife, exerted some strength, and stabbed straight down towards the ground, there was a muffled sound of the blade hitting the ice surface, as if he hadn't moved.

Na Ren saw that his expression was focused, so he didn't dare to disturb him.

"The ice on the ground was not created by stepping on the snow," Huxun concluded, "it was frozen on the ground."

Na Ren also poked the ground with a knife, and was amazed: "But just now...we just crossed the Yishui River, this mountain dirt road, where did such a thick layer of ice come from..."

"There must be a source for any weirdness," Hexun said firmly, "Come on, let's take a look inside, maybe we will find something."

The two supported each other and continued to walk deep into the snow.

A snow rime hangs from the end of the pine branch and sinks, the startled bird leaps at the sound, and the sharp ice blade is immediately squeezed to the ground, poking a narrow hole in the snow, like an ugly mole on the cleansing face of a beauty. If you don't see it, you have to back away three feet if you look closely.

Not far away, low and weak whistling whistles hovered endlessly.

The bird was unbearably disturbed. It circled half a circle in the cold air, then flew back and stepped on the branch, shaking and knocking off the slush that was about to melt to the ground. The densely packed caves like a honeycomb completely ruined the sky Ax-chiseled, snow-white cleansing skin.

A piece of winter sunshine fell on the snow, and the young man, who was almost unable to support himself, raised his head, trying his best to pick up some light and heat from the light.

Fu Chen was half body trapped in the snow, biting a mountain whistle in his mouth, his breath was weak, but he made a sound in the empty snow with the short whistle.

"…you……"

The young man who was originally looking up and closed his eyes was overjoyed, and looked down at the person in his arms. His closed eyes unexpectedly opened two slits, which reflected the yellow sun in the sky, and his haggard cheeks did not cover the tiny rays of light inside.

"Still awake?" Fu Chen smiled, the mountain whistle between his teeth fell off, Chao Er could see the dry and cracked skin on his thin lips, "If you wake up, don't sleep."

Chao Er was buried deeper in the snow than Fu Chen, only his neck and shoulders were exposed, his arms were completely restrained by the snow and he couldn't break free.It was freezing cold all around, if he hadn't heard the whistle and tried to open his eyes, he would have fallen asleep and never woke up.

"...you...you still have...this whistle..."

He didn't want to brush off Fu Chen's wishes, so he tried his best to wake up and talk to him.

"Of course," Fu Chen exhaled trembling white breath, "I haven't had time to return it to you before..."

"No...you don't have to pay it back...my elder brother gave it to you...you just...keep it safe..."

"Okay," Fu Chen forced a smile, "You also have the ability, as soon as you give me this whistle, I will be completely tied to you, and I can't escape anywhere..."

"...I still want to... run..."

Chao Er also wanted to laugh with him, but unfortunately the pores on his face seemed to be blocked by snow particles, no matter what he couldn't make a complete smile.

"If you don't want to laugh, don't laugh. No one will check how happy you are." The words blurted out, and Fu Chen suddenly thought of the people in the distance, and his hands and feet felt strange, and the corners of his lips curled up involuntarily.

Chao Er stared at him, and said intermittently: "...then you...are still smiling...so happy..."

"There is always someone who makes you really happy, but you don't have to force yourself to smile just to please people," Fu Chen said, "You also think about happy things, don't fall asleep, maybe you can try to get out soon..."

"...how...get out?"

"When the sun shines enough, the snow will melt, and we can go out..."

Chao Er laughed sincerely when he heard the words, and his face changed a lot.

"Then... wait until... when..."

"Not far..."

Dongsheng's daytime is stimulated by the winter snow to cool down the body, leaving nothing but the dazzling skin of a tiger.

"...difficult...suffering..."

Chao Er muttered something, Fu Chen lowered his head to listen: "What's wrong, what's wrong?"

"The sun...the sun's light...dazzles..."

Chao Er is unwilling to close his eyes, but the price of opening them is not small.

"Turn your head around," Fu Chen said to him, "Don't look forward, turn your head and look at me."

Chao Er twisted his neck obediently. This posture was uncomfortable, but it managed to make him awake a bit.

"Don't sleep...don't sleep," Fu Chen coaxed in a low voice, "talk to me for a while."

"……say what……"

Fu Chen forcibly hung his spirits, and it was not very good at this time, so he said whatever came to his mind: "Before... before the troops were dispatched, the brothers who went to the Hu camp to intercept the food told me that they saw the group of Hu people who broke the Duo Luo clan and took them captive. The women and children in the city were beheaded wantonly... doing the same thing as before..."

"Damn it... a bunch of beasts..." Chao Er was inspired by the momentary anger, "Even if I die here this time, if I kill them all, I've done a good deed, and I can die in peace ..."

"Don't talk nonsense..." Fu Chen scolded him, "You don't think it's dirty to be buried with them. The wicked deserve their crimes, but you have nothing to do with them...stupid... sober..."

Fu Chen spoke with the strength of his body, and he was already dying, and even after talking to him a lot, he couldn't slow down at this moment, panting non-stop.

Chao Er looked at him: "...how long have you been awake?"

"I didn't sleep at all..." Fu Chen looked at him, "When the mountain snow fell that day... I was awake and called you all day, but there was no movement..."

"I thought I was dead..."

"Shut your mouth," Fu Chen half-covered his eyes, his voice was still hoarse and forceful, "You want to die...I won't accompany you..."

"Aren't you not afraid of death?"

"It's about to happen, I'm afraid... can't you?"

"Let me kill you, but don't you want to die with me?"

Fu Chen felt that the young gangster in front of him had become the childish spirit he had just met back then, and felt slightly amused, so he let out a wry laugh, his face stiffened.

Chao Er was a little embarrassed by his sneer, and said displeasedly, "What are you laughing at?"

Fu Chen felt that his head wanted to fall, and a mass of muddy things in his mind prevented him from thinking: "I... I won't die with you... I still..."

"Hey...Jia Sheng," Chao Er called him, seeing that he was almost unable to hold on, and realizing that it must be because he talked too much to himself, he apologized, "Jia Sheng, give me the mountain whistle... ..."

In the chaos, Fu Chen still vaguely understood the words, and did as he was told, hooked his neck and picked up the mountain whistle on the snow in front of him, then stretched his upper body forward, stretched his neck and handed it to him.

Chao Er's stiff head became even stiffer, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at the soft neck protruding from his collar, which seemed to be dyed by snow, as delicate as white jade.It's just that the human neck can also be stretched and folded like that?It's like... just like the long-necked swan he saw by the lake...

Fu Chen's black eyelashes drooped, only a thin slit moved.At this time, his eyebrows were frowned, as if he was urging, and there were a few indistinct murmurs from the end of his nose.In an instant, Chao Er's cheeks turned red from the roots of his ears.

He bit the bullet and moved closer, just in time to see the slightly trembling nose of the other party due to violent breathing.For a split second, the enthusiasm hit his face, and the moment he took the mountain whistle away, he immediately bounced back, dodging his eyes, not daring to look again.

Turning his head quickly, he just saw the dazzling sunlight again, and his eyes were darkened for a while because of the sudden scorching.Turning around, I couldn't help feeling enthusiastic, and glanced sideways.

Fu Chen was much more sluggish due to tiredness, and slowly lowered his head and retracted his neck.

Looking at him from the front, Chao Er can almost imagine the shrinking and receding spines behind him, tough and thin, full of strength.

Damn it... Chao Er cursed in his heart, cleared away his miscellaneous thoughts, and used his strength on the mountain whistle in his mouth, making a whistling sound, which was much louder than what Fu Chen was trying to blow just now.

Fu Chen also woke up a little bit with the sharp whistle, and when Fang raised his head, he could still see the unfading redness on Chao Er's cheeks.

"... why are you blushing?"

His mind was drowsy, and in order not to let himself fall asleep and delay his legs, he had no choice but to say whatever came to his mind.As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I felt that something was wrong, and saw that the face of the young man on the other side was not light but dark, and I gradually came back to my senses.Although he doesn't have much experience, he can still be regarded as a rough person. At this time, he realized something strange, shook his head and sighed: "You kid..."

Relying on the whistle in his mouth, Chao Er didn't need to bother thinking about how to answer his words. While making a sound with strength, his mind was soaring, and he looked at Fu Chen from time to time to watch his miraculous movements.

A snow slope not far from the two of them swept down half a layer with a "crash", and then there was a rustling sound of rubbing against the snow particles, which seemed to be far and near.

The whistle stopped suddenly.

Fu Chen watched the young man in front of him suddenly drop the whistle, and said with a gritted teeth: "...Here comes."

He sensed something, turned his head in disbelief——

A naked and red figure half-kneeled and half-crawled towards the two of them, glaring like torches, like a bunch of stubborn and dirty flames in this snowy and frozen ground, out of place.

Broken Dorosanto.

Fu Chen bit his lower lip hard, the salty taste in his mouth made him clear up a bit, then he sneered and said:

"...So you're not dead yet."

"Hahahahahaha..." Santo looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, "The sky will not stop me, you are still alive and well, how could I die so easily... I knew that you, a little bastard, would come to spoil my affairs in the future , Back then in Le Guin, I shouldn't have been merciful, no matter what kind of king's wolf lord, you must splatter your blood on the spot!"

Fu Chen looked at his empty arms mockingly, and said: "I heard that Hu Qiang has always respected the strong and never left waste. Leader Santo is like this, but what face does he have to see his relatives and brothers in the future?"

Being poked at the sore spot, Santo laughed angrily: "Jia Sheng, do you really think that I can't kill you now that my arm is broken?"

"……Oh?"

Fu Chen raised his eyebrows, secretly moving his arms with all his might.His shoulders to his upper arms are still outside the snow-buried place, and his forearm and his hands are attached to his predecessors who have been frozen in the deep snow for two days. It is really not easy to pull it out at this time, not to mention that he is weak at this time, and it is really impossible to lift it. Gravity.

Chao Er sensed his movements from his side, secretly lucked himself, slowly evaporating heat from his chest, abdomen, and arms, quietly enlivening the young man's arms to bury the snow.

Santo stepped forward and kicked the young man's chest with the same strength as before.It's a pity that this half was buried in the snow, Fu Chen had no choice but to bear it.

"Just watch." Santo turned around and took a few steps further, kicking and kicking a few people who were also half exposed in the snow, looking like they were using ordinary weapons.

Fu Chen raised his arms upwards to break away from the heavy snow, and spat out a mouthful of blood, scoffing: "...Stupid."

"Do you have a way to deal with it?" Chao Er asked nervously, looking at the blood stains at the corner of his mouth.

"Do you need a weapon to kill someone?"

"...Don't you need it?"

Fu Chen narrowed his eyes, and grinned sneeringly at his lips, revealing a row of neat white teeth, bright and clear, and stained with sporadic blood stains, a fiery red soft thing protruding from his lower lip brushed leisurely from the row of teeth, and ordered, The number is complete.Just like a beast in the mountain forest stretching its fangs, perched on a rock, its eyes and eyebrows are full of disdain.

"I can't even think of such a simple way...to dare to call yourself the Queen of the Wolf Clan Divine Beast..."

Fu Chen glanced from Santo's back and snorted coldly.

Chao Er's face was blank, and he really recalled the young man's expression in his heart.It was obvious that the centipede-like scar was horrible and hideous, and the messy gray hair was weird and ugly. Since his vision gradually blurred, even his eyes lost most of their spirit.But this unusual complexion endowed him with a strange attraction, which is hard to explain.

"Okay." Fu Chen finally loosened the forearm bone, and he can still lift a little bit of strength, which is enough, "It's a pity that I can't leave you with the chance to break Duo Luo's hand...how about you do it again?" Try to move your lower arms, and I will hang him for a while and let you solve it?"

"No need," Chao Er avoided his gaze with difficulty, "...you just save your own life."

Fu Chen didn't pay close attention to Chao Er's strange expression. At this time, he was on alert, with a red light in his eyes, watching the barbarians in the distance.Everyone who has fought against it on the battlefield knows that this is the state that young people only have when they are excited.The wolves stalking their prey are determined to win if they are about to feast.

Not long after, Santoguo came with a sharp dagger in his mouth, stood in front of Fu Chen, stepped on his left shoulder with one foot, pressed down, and squatted at eye-level height.

He was biting something in his mouth and couldn't speak, he just stared at Fu Chen fiercely, as if he wanted to poke two blood holes in him first with his eyes.

He wanted to teach him to be soft and fearful before he died, but unfortunately the young man didn't like it, he raised his head and smiled provocatively: "Why hesitate? Do it!"

Santo stared at him, as if to say: You think I dare not?

"I've been trampled under your feet, what else are you afraid of?"

Fu Chen smiled even more, he didn't miss the suspicion that flashed in Hu Ren's eyes.While clenching his back molars, he endured the sharp pain from the weight of the reckless man pressing half of his body on his shoulders, while quietly clenched his fists and raised his hands under the snow, estimating the angle of his attack for a while.The two are very close at this moment, in close combat, one must first plan the direction of attack, and then they can accurately attack the opponent's vital gate in a split second.

After thinking about it, Fu Chen's eyes sank.

Naturally, Santo couldn't stand the unreasonable provocation of this defeated opponent, while suddenly increasing the strength of his feet, seeing the young man fell to one side, and he clenched the dagger to stab him at the neck——

Chao Er took a tight breath.

"Santo!"

A female voice suddenly came and shouted and these people were all stunned. They turned their heads to look, and at some time, the princess of Hu Qiang had already walked along the snowy slope, watching the scene with cold eyes from tens of feet away.

Fu Chen was the first to react. The left hand that had been stretched from the barbarian's back to his neck turned around and punched hard at the broken part of Hexun's shoulder where Hexun couldn't see it. The fulcrum rolled twice.

Santo was ashamed and angry, struggling to get up and approaching again, when a saber suddenly blocked him.

He was forced to stop, and looked at the knife holder and the single escort behind him, Hu Nu, and said with a sneer, "What is the princess's intention to bring people to this snow field alone?"

"I haven't seen you for a long time, but the leader's habit of taking advantage of others has not changed," He Xuyun said with the same stern face, "Could it be because no one can see the snow, so he showed his true colors?"

Santo didn't want to deal with her, and said bluntly: "Princess, considering the friendship with the Hu Qiang tribe for several years, I have to personally kill this person today!"

"I also told the leader frankly that I still want to save this man's life," He Xujun said without hesitation, "Could it be that the leader Santo is going to fight against me today?"

Santo noticed that the woman's eyes swept over his two broken arms, and he said with restraint: "... If so, who is taking advantage of others?"

Huxun was still thinking about the business, and just now when he was looking around, he noticed something strange, and said: "Let's put the grievances aside, leader Santo, let me ask you, but the brothers of your tribe were buried in the ground by this snow. ?”

Santo said in a deep voice: "...Yes, I picked out a few just now... They are dead... But some of them are still alive. It has not been two days since they were buried in the snow here. Tolerant of severe cold, not yet dead."

He Xuyun heard the situation, and immediately called out: "Na Ren."

"Princess."

"Turn back quickly to the fork along the west road just now, and teach them to come here quickly," Huxun urged, "You need to move quickly, you know?"

"Yes." Naren took the order, and before leaving, she glanced at Santo and the half-buried person on the ground.

He Xujun raised his head again and said: "I promise to rescue the clan army following from the snow trap for the leader. Dare I ask if the leader is willing to temporarily resolve the rift and give me a face?"

Santo glared at the man on the ground again, and said coldly: "Princess, he is just a foreigner. Your actions will inevitably make people feel a little biased and partial to outsiders. Isn't it chilling?"

"The leader wants to settle the old score?" He Xujun narrowed his eyes and looked back, showing some serious indifference, "It was the Hulan tribe who rebelled first, and this is an open confrontation with our royal tribe. Jia Shengchao The Yan people led by the second office were later incorporated into my subordinates' fine cavalry, whoever is closer is farther away, it would be boring for the leader to always focus on that little relationship."

"Don't talk about those far away, let's talk about the immediate thing." Santo seemed to be patient suddenly, and said, "At the beginning, the wolf lord regarded us as traitors and cleared us out because we led the army to attack Yan privately, but this is only two days. Over the past year, the Utron tribe is now following the old path of ours? On the contrary, our army took the lead in capturing the credit, and let you Utron tribe follow behind to pick up a leak. I don’t know. You guys are waiting for the courage to tell us about the right and wrong back then!"

He Xujun said solemnly: "At the beginning when my father judged the leader for treason, it was not for the attack on Yan, but for the leader who secretly cooperated with the barbarians without my father's permission... Naturally, it was at that time that the leader took the lead. I don’t know who is close and who is far.”

"Hmph, if your father agrees, why would I join forces with the barbarians... Besides," Santo said, glaring at the master, "isn't this kid also a barbarian? What's the difference if he also regards Yan as an enemy? "

"I'm not a barbarian," Fu Chen interjected calmly, "I'm only half of barbarian blood, but I haven't lived in a barbarian place for a day since I was a child."

"The leader should not get entangled in this matter," Hexu said, "The brothers directly under the tribe are still not sure about life and death, what is the meaning of the leader holding on to a 'foreigner' at this time... I see Someone is here, seems to be a brother from the Hulan tribe?"

When Santo heard this, he really looked back and saw dozens of Hu people walking in twos and threes, it should be those who were buried shallower and broke free first.

Seeing the man walking far away, Huxue turned his head and squatted halfway, nailed the blade towards the place where the two of them fell, and suddenly folded the handle of the knife with force, and the snow piled up loudly.

With both arms free, Fu Chen first dug to find the fallen copper face and hid it on his body, then took the dagger that Santo brought just now and shoveled off the snow around Chao Er's body, and then struggled to cool down his lower body and sat down. After a while, help Chao Er out of trouble.

"...Thank you princess for saving me."

Fu Chen wanted to use his strength to get up, but He Xuyun stretched out his hand to press down on his shoulder, and said, "You don't need to say thank you, I was ordered to come here."

He didn't want to ask further questions, but He Xujun lowered his voice and said to him again: "You just...but you planned to sneak attack Podoroshi?"

"Exactly." Fu Chen smiled frankly.

"Then you should tell me to save his life."

"it is good."

The young man responded quickly, but He Xuyun was stunned for a moment, but he knew that he was not a person who broke his promise, so he stopped asking.