The Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness of Crossing

The patrolling clapper knocked three times, and the two arrived outside the snow building. Chunliu pulled Yuan Cuixiao to the corner and squatted down, and said in a low voice: "The guards in the water prison change shifts every hour. When you hear the general's clapper ring, Is it wrong? It should be changed just now. I will get rid of them, and you go down to save people as soon as possible. Remember, we only have less than an hour. If we are late, we will be caught by the shift changer, and we will not be able to escape no matter what. Already!"

Yuan Cuixiao bit her lower lip tightly and nodded firmly.

Chunliu backhanded, pulled out a pair of knives, pressed against the wall, walked forward, and came to a corner, and suddenly there was a deep male voice: "Who is it?"

Chunliu dashed out, and hit the person in the face, the knife was fast and hard, the person was caught off guard, his throat was cut right, before he could call for help, he fell into a pool of blood.Another person in the room heard the movement, jumped out with a weapon in hand, and shouted angrily, "Who is playing wild here?"

This person is nine feet tall, with white hair and beard, holding a silver gun that is eight feet long, standing under the porch, towering like an iron tower, Yuan Cuixiao knows that this person is exactly what he met in front of the Yamen. Xu Mao, the "Silver Spear General", looked at Chunliu again, he was thin and thin, holding a pair of short knives about two feet long, he was far from him in terms of size and weapons.Yuan Cuixiao saw it in her eyes and was anxious in her heart, her hands were already sweating.

Chunliu suddenly strayed from her body and drifted back a few feet. Xu Mao thrust his spear straight at Chunliu's back heart.What a spring willow, and a "plucking green onions from dry land", volleyed and landed behind Xu Mao, rolled away, and slashed at Xu Mao's legs with a knife.Xu Mao didn't dodge or dodge, twisted his body and held the gun, and headed towards Chunliu.Chunliu had no choice but to withdraw the attack, raised the saber horizontally, fought hard, and shook the (long) spear to the side, then picked up the saber and slashed at Xu Mao's wrist.The two of them exchanged swords and spears, and they had fought for more than ten moves in an instant.

Yuan Cuixiao walked slowly along the shadow cast by the eaves, saw an opening, walked around behind the two of them, and rushed into the house quickly.As soon as she entered, a cold and damp breath rushed towards her face, which made her shiver all over.Going down the escalator, the feeling of coldness is even worse. After going down about ten steps, an iron fence blocked the way. Yuan Cuixiao listened intently. There seemed to be the sound of rippling water inside. It is expected that the water prison is located here. , Immediately pulled out the dagger he carried with him, struggled to break the chain, pushed open the iron gate, and went deeper.

The weak candlelight in the room could no longer illuminate this place, Yuan Cuixiao walked down in the dark, the cold pool water gave off a disgusting smell of decay, gradually covering her calves, knees, waist, and even her chest, she felt deeply Take a breath, dive into the water, and swim forward.This water prison is not big, but the layout is weird, Yuan Cuixiao swims around and hits the hard stone wall many times.When I was anxious, I suddenly found a piece of water not far away, rippling with a faint yellow light, and the stars were dancing, like the will-o'-the-wisps of the mass graves.She wondered whether the twilight might be the reflection from the pine light, and stretched her arms, she swiped towards the light.Looking closely, as expected, a pine torch was inserted into a thick cross wooden stake, and a person was bound behind the stake, most of his body was soaked in the water, his back was facing her, and his face could not be seen clearly.

Yuan Cuixiao's heart was agitated, her nose was sour, and she almost burst into tears.She hastily went around, held his head drooping in front of her chest, and said in a trembling voice: "Stinky boy, I'm here..."

Under the reflection of the fire, Ding Zhaohui's complexion showed a strange bluish-white color, his eyes were closed tightly, and his lips had no trace of blood.Yuan Cuixiao's heart sank, and she hurriedly turned her head to his left chest, the "thumping" heartbeat was already extremely weak.She said inwardly that she was not good: if she continued to soak in this cold water, she might even die.Looking around, trying to find a dry place to stay, he caught a glimpse of a small boat leaning on the side of the stone wall, and quickly swam a knife to cut the rope on the wooden post, and swam hard towards the boat with Ding Zhaohui on his back.

She put Ding Zhaohui onto the boat first, and then turned herself on board.He sniffed, almost nothing, then touched his body, it seemed to be cooler than the water in the pool.Yuan Cuixiao hurriedly removed the wet clothes sticking to his body, and frantically took off the swimsuit and inner jacket she was wearing, and hugged Ding Zhaohui's cold body.In an instant, the smooth skin was hot and cold, Yuan Cuixiao felt as if ice was stuck on it, she couldn't help shivering several times, she gritted her teeth, threw her heart, and hugged him tightly in her arms.

There was an arrow wound on Ding Zhaohui's shoulder, the bones were visible deep, it was probably soaked in rotten water, the surrounding flesh was festering, rolled up slightly, like a ball of broken cotton wool.Yuan Cuixiao's heart twitched in pain, she snorted and said: "Stinky boy, don't die!" With one hand, she rustled out the antidote Chunliu had given her from her inner garment.The pill is about the size of a longan and has a firm texture.Yuan Cuixiao was about to pry open Ding Zhaohui's teeth and fill in the pill, when he suddenly thought that he was unconscious now, afraid that he would not be able to swallow it, so he put the antidote into his mouth and chewed it up, holding Ding Zhaohui's head like a crow feeding , and poured the medicine into his mouth.

The body in her arms was like a piece of unmeltable ice, Yuan Cuixiao was shivering with cold, looking at Ding Zhaohui's lifeless face, her heart was blocked, her tears were like broken beads, big and big fall.She hugged Ding Zhaohui a little tighter, pressed her lips against his cold cheek and said, "Are you... are you warmer?"

At that moment, Yuan Cuixiao trembled slightly as if seeing Ding Zhaohui's dense eyelashes like crow's wings.She blinked, thinking that she must be dazzled, and sticking to his ear, she continued: "When it was winter when I was a child, I stayed in bed and refused to get up. Every morning, I had to tell my mother a story before I would climb out of bed. Bed, get dressed and go to school. Let me tell you a story too, don’t stay awake after listening. In the deepest part of the sea, the water is so blue, like the most beautiful cornflower petals, and at the same time It is so clear, like the brightest glass. There is a palace under the sea, in which the beautiful little mermaid princess lived. On her 15th birthday, she got permission from her grandmother to float to the surface of the sea to see the outside world. She saw a There was a handsome prince standing on the deck of a magnificent ship. Suddenly, a strong wind blew up on the sea and swept the prince into the sea. The little mermaid swam forward desperately, lifted the prince out of the water, and swam to the On the beach. A beautiful human princess came. The prince woke up, thinking that the girl in front of him had saved him. The little mermaid left sadly, but she had fallen in love with the prince, and she wanted to become a man and a prince Together. So she went to the terrible sea witch, exchanged her most beautiful voice for a potion, drank it, and the fish tail turned into a leg, and every step she took was painful. She was finally with the prince, but The prince didn't remember what happened before, he was going to marry a princess from a neighboring country. The wedding was held on a big ship, the little mermaid didn't get the prince's love, her heart was breaking, when the first rays of sunshine in the morning shone on Shanghai When she met her, her life would turn into bubbles and disappear. At this moment, the sisters of the little mermaid came, and they handed her a sharp knife and told her that as long as she stabbed the prince's heart with the knife, the magic would disappear. , the little mermaid can regain her tail and return to the bottom of the sea. But the little mermaid didn’t do that, she threw the knife into the waves, turned into a wisp of smoke in the morning, and disappeared from this world.”

Yuan Cuixiao sighed, kissed Ding Zhaohui's drooping eyelashes, choked up and said, "I used to think that the little mermaid is so stupid, the prince doesn't remember her anymore, and fell in love with someone else, why doesn't he want to go back to the sea, and be with her?" My own family is together, but is willing to turn into a wisp of smoke, a trace of foam? Now I finally understand, she is reluctant. So, even if you can never remember the past, it is fine; you can marry Sister Peony. As long as you I don't even mind if I can live a good life. Because—" Her soft lips trembled along Ding Er's straight nose, she paused, and said "I love you" vaguely in her throat, deeply He pressed his lips deeply.Ding Zhaohui's mouth lingered with the bitter taste of the antidote, just like that, Yuan Cuixiao still found a trace of sweetness that made him palpitate from this long kiss.

Yuan Cuixiao felt a little warmth in her chest, and hurriedly listened to her heart. Although the "thumping" heartbeat was still weak, it was much better than when she first came here.Stretch out your hand to check his breath again, it is light and regular.

Yuan Cuixiao wept with joy, patted Ding Er's cheeks with both hands, and said excitedly: "I'll take you out right now!" She hurriedly wrung out his wet clothes, put them on carefully for him, and then put on her own clothes, water, Pick up a wooden oar on the boat, row to the wooden post first, take off the pine torch on the top, and ignore the burning flames, bite the handle with your teeth, hold the oar with both hands, and row with all your strength towards the exit of the water prison go.

With a bang, the bow of the ship hit the stone steps, causing the hull to buzz. "It's here!" Yuan Cuixiao threw Song Ming away, jumped into the waist-deep water, and carried Ding Zhaohui out of the boat.Ding Er was already a bit taller than her, Yuan Cuixiao had no choice but to hold him horizontally and walk out of the steps fording in order to prevent him from being submerged in cold water again.

Although there are not many stone steps, it is obviously more difficult to carry a person who is taller and heavier than himself, compared to flat ground. Every time he stepped on a step, Yuan Cuixiao felt suffocated and his eyes went dark , struggling to reach a place without water, the whole person was sweating profusely and panting.She leaned Ding Zhaohui against the wall, angrily poked her finger at the dimple of his wine, and complained: "Stinky boy, you are the one who died!" She turned around and carried him on her back, and walked up the escalator step by step.

Chunliu had already killed Xu Mao, and was waiting inside the house, when she saw Yuan Cuixiao's head exposed, she kept urging: "It's been half an hour, let's go!" Then, he handed her the two knives, turned sideways and said, " Let me carry it instead!"

Yuan Cuixiao was waiting to pick her up, when she caught a glimpse of Chunliu's pale complexion, with a trace of blood that had not been wiped off at the corner of her mouth, she couldn't help but withdrew her hand, and asked, "Are you injured?"

Chunliu's expression froze for a moment, then he said, "A little internal injury, it's fine."

Yuan Cuixiao took a deep breath, bent down and pulled Ding Er up a little bit, and said resolutely: "Let me do it." He walked out of the door.

Time was running out, and Chunliu stopped arguing with her, holding a knife behind her, and the two trotted all the way to Ximen, which was the closest to Youtang Street.