My years as a soldier

The night breeze was cool, and in the wilderness outside Chang'an City, there stood a small temple that had been abandoned for many years.Leaning on his wooden crutches, Hu Jiuzhang finally limped to the front of the small temple. His calf was numb from the pain. In the past, it took less than half an hour to reach the place, but this time he walked for a whole hour. more.

When he came to the small temple, it was already dark, the moon climbed over the treetops, and Hu Jiuzhang set up a bonfire in the open space in front of the small temple with ease.This ruined temple is located on the only road leading to Chang'an in the west, and there are always travelers who enter and leave Chang'an city and sleep here.When Hu Jiuzhang came to Chang'an, he slept here for one night. At that time, there were many fellow travelers in the temple.

The bonfire just lit was flickering with warm light. Hu Jiuzhang sat in front of the bonfire, took out the big cake that Chen Fan had brought, and ate it bit by bit under the moonlight in the sky.

Although he was the only one in Xiaomiao, this sense of emptiness made him feel more peaceful.The winter in Chang'an is not too cold, and the conditions of the ruined temple behind him are not too bad.But as long as he thinks that this day is the first month, Hu Jiuzhang always feels a little bit lonely.

I don't know if the old lady at home is still safe?The home he hadn't returned to for five years, now that he thought about it, he couldn't remember many details of the home.

Hu Jiuzhang shook his head severely, suppressing the sudden sourness in his nasal cavity.

The deeper you think about some things, the more sad you feel...

"Cao Yi, you let me go! As long as you let me go, I won't pursue what happened before."

In the compartment of the carriage, Li Muyun struggled hard in the quilt.His fever has subsided, and his body is gradually getting better, but under the quilt, his hands and feet are tied tightly.After such a tossing all the way, he was obviously lying in this airtight carriage, but he also felt stuffy in the quilt.

"Heh, you can't trust the words of an official." Cao Yi sat outside the car door and drove the car.At night, the countryside outside Chang'an was deserted, only the ruined temple beside the road was lit with fire.

"I'm not an official."

Li Muyun felt weak.He was sweating all over himself, and the bedding on his body was dirty and smelly, so that he felt that the sour smell seemed to be emanating from himself.For the first time in his life, he detested himself.

"Not an official? In the north of Wannian County, if you are not an official, you are expensive. Tell me, where are you from?"

"I am Mr. Lee."

At this point, Li Muyun didn't hide anything anymore, he had already left Chang'an City, and the only person he had to face was Cao Yi.

"Hehe... Which feudal lord are you the son of?" Cao Yi didn't seem surprised.

"After all, they are all vassal kings. What difference does it make if you know it or not?"

"Hmph...there is no difference." Cao Yi snorted softly, "Okay! It's getting late, I advise you to take a good rest."

"Where are you taking me?"

"You can't control that."

"You want to escape, don't you? Otherwise, why would you take my luggage with you? You are afraid that the government will track you down."

With only one side of his head, Li Muyun could use his forehead to touch the rattan box lying on the side. Beside the rattan box were Hu Jiuzhang's two sabers.But the more he thought about those two knives, the more ironic Li Muyun felt.Cao Yi's rope was also tied really firmly. He struggled all the way, but he couldn't shake the rope at all.The knife was there, but he couldn't reach it.

"Just lie down in it. Although I won't kill the Tang people, if I want to make life worse than death, I have a lot of options."

Cao Yi lowered his voice.

When driving at night, even if he was walking on the main road, he didn't dare to go too fast.Even though the moonlight was shining, the road in front of me was covered in darkness as far as the eye could see, only the ruined temple beside the avenue ahead had a little light of fire.

The speed of the carriage gradually slowed down.At first, Li Muyun felt strange, why did this bandit slow down when he was on the way to escape?He waited to hear the sound of someone connecting with Cao Yi outside, but after waiting for a long time, the carriage was still moving slowly on the road.Only then did Li Muyun realize that Cao Yi slowed down not because he was somewhere, but because it was dark outside, and this was outside Chang'an City, outside the city, there were no lights.

"Cao Yi, I have a terrible headache..."

In the pitch-black carriage, Li Muyun suddenly spoke, his voice was much weaker than before.

"Stop lying to me."

Cao Yi sat outside the car, his face still sombre.There was only a fire in front of him leading the way, and he subconsciously rushed towards the roadside bonfire.Cao Yi knew about the ruined temple by the roadside.But he didn't expect that on the third day of the first lunar month, travelers would spend the night here.

"You stop the car..."

Li Muyun's voice became weaker again, just now he was fine, but in the blink of an eye, he changed into this appearance, if it was a disease, it came too quickly.

But when it comes to illness, no one has more experience than Li Muyun.As soon as he realized that Cao Yi couldn't speed up because of the darkness, fortunately he pretended to be sick.In any case, the speed of the bandit leader must be slowed down for a moment. It is best to stop at the same spot. If Fan San really reports the letter the next morning, the government can lead people to catch up with the carriage easily.

Li Muyun's "illness" came suddenly, Cao Yi's first reaction was, of course, disbelief.But that day, he also watched Li Muyun faint in front of his own eyes, and the doctor who came to see the doctor also said that this young master's physique is much weaker than ordinary people's.With this additional consideration, Cao Yi was a little shaken.

But he didn't make a sound, just frowned, driving slowly in the night.

"Cao Yi..."

Inside the car, Li Muyun seemed to be heaving a sigh of relief before finally yelling.

"You stop the car... I have a headache..."

"Uh……"

Cao Yi couldn't help pulling on the rein with his hand, but when the horse's hooves stopped, he frowned and rode forward again.Seeing that the carriage was about to drive to the gate of the small temple, Cao Yi's heart was pounding.

If the hostage died like this, he would no longer have any bargaining chips to use to confront the government.Hostages cannot die.And as long as the hostage does not die, even if he is caught up by the government, he is not afraid that there will be no way out.

Thinking of this, Cao Yi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Are you okay?" He yelled into the carriage, and he was still driving the carriage, and he arrived in front of the small temple.

In front of the ruined temple, there is still an old courtyard. Although most of the courtyard wall has collapsed, the area surrounded by the courtyard wall is still there.Hu Jiuzhang's bonfire was lit in the courtyard in front of the small temple, and he could hear the sound of the carriage moving from a distance, but it was not until Cao Yi parked the carriage in front of the dead tree outside the small courtyard that he could vaguely see that the driver Outline.

"Brother is also on his way?"

Hu Jiuzhang was the first to say hello.It was still the thick northwest accent, which shocked Cao Yi's heart.

"Yes, stay here for one night and leave tomorrow."

Cao Yi responded casually, and both of them felt that the other's voice was a little familiar, but they couldn't remember where they heard it.

If Cao Yi was just confused now, then Li Muyun in the car was amazed, he couldn't even believe his ears.

In the countryside at night, every little sound will be very clear. Even if Li Muyun is in the car, he can clearly hear the conversation between Cao Yi and Hu Jiuzhang outside the car.And that voice, he heard it immediately.

Hu!

How could he have thought that he would meet Hu Jiuzhang here!But they met just like that, and Hu Jiuzhang's luggage and weapons were all in the car.Li Muyun sighed the mystery of fate in his heart, but Hu Jiuzhang outside the car didn't know the situation inside the car.

At that moment, Li Muyun wanted to ask Hu Jiuzhang for help directly in the car, but this idea only appeared in his mind for a moment, and then he was dismissed.

How dangerous Cao Yi is, he still has no way of judging.I have to keep pretending this disease.

"Brother, why don't you come and sit? It's very warm here for a while."

Hu Jiuzhang was kind-hearted. He saw the tall figure in the car hesitating in front of the car, and he felt quite puzzled.

"Oh... I still have patients in the car, so it's hard to take care of them."

"Since there are patients, I have to come here." Hu Jiuzhang stood up from the ground, "Brother, why don't you park the carriage in the courtyard, it will be more convenient to take care of the patients like this."

"This……"

Hu Jiuzhang is an honest person, and so is Cao Yi.

It would be much more convenient if there was some light at night.He was afraid that the son in the car would die of illness just like that.After all, I have met someone now, but there was no sound in the car.If it was said that the hostages didn't want to get out of trouble, Cao Yi didn't believe it, and if he didn't make a sound at this time, he must be unable to speak out.

Thinking of this, Cao Yi became more convinced of what Li Muyun just said.

He nodded in Hu Jiuzhang's direction and drove the carriage into the courtyard.But the horses were afraid of fire and didn't want to get close to it, so Cao Yi had to lean the other end of the wooden cart as close as possible to the campfire.

He got up and opened the front door curtain, the inside of the car was pitch black, although there was moonlight leaking in from the door curtain, but the faint light was not enough to illuminate even a corner of the car.Cao Yi groped into the car. Although he couldn't see him, his movements inside the car were extremely accurate. Even though he was half kneeling and groping inside the car, he didn't touch Li Muyun's body by mistake.

And when he got into the car with his whole body, Li Muyun could even clearly hear Cao Yi's steady and deep breathing.

"Don't make a sound."

Cao Yi suddenly lowered his voice and said something.

Li Muyun didn't want to make a sound in the first place, but now he didn't take it seriously.

He only felt that Cao Yi's hands had precisely touched his quilt.That pair of rough and heavy hands moved extremely nimbly and neatly.Cao Yi untied the ropes on Li Muyun's hands and feet, but Li Muyun didn't even move. He simply pretended to faint. After all, he was in the dark, not to mention seeing the other person's face clearly. There were even four walls in the car. It is completely invisible where the boundaries of the border are.

Unrestrained, Li Muyun's hand slipped from his side, but what he didn't expect was that Cao Yi grabbed one of his wrists.

He wants the pulse?

At this moment, Li Muyun's heartbeat was about to rush out of his chest.His forehead was wet with cold sweat in an instant, and even his hands began to stiffen unconsciously.

But Cao Yi put a pair of fingers on Li Muyun's wrist very accurately.

Cao Yi frowned slightly, and suddenly there were footsteps outside the car, followed by Hu Jiuzhang's concerned voice in front of the car.

"Brother, I see you haven't moved for a long time, do you need help? Are the patients inside okay?"

The author says:

Really, the motivation for updating these days is to read the comments of students from Brasilia, Brazil.I didn't expect to get so many comments, you are so cute (づ￣3￣)づ╭?～