"Brother, actually from the time you helped me bury my mother, I have already regarded you as my elder brother in my heart!" Huolang gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, trying not to cry.
When Liu Ruyi heard Huo Lang's simple words, she was a little moved in her heart. She was silent for a moment and said slowly: "You and I are both good men, how can we cry and be melancholy like little girls! Huo Lang, the days are long and it's too cold outside.
, let’s go into the cave to warm up first!”
"Yes, yes! Brother, it's my fault for being confused! Brother, this way, please follow me." After Huo Lang finished speaking, he walked ahead and guided Liu Ruyi and the others towards the cave entrance on the side of the boulder.
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This cave is located behind a boulder, but its entrance is not parallel to the smooth surface of the boulder. Instead, there is a vertical gap, about two meters long. In this way, as long as you enter the cave and guard the entrance, even those
The wolves probably won't be able to enter easily either.
Huolang was as agile as a sensitive ape. He grabbed the pine branch hanging down at the entrance of the cave and climbed into the entrance of the cave in two or three steps.
"Brother, come up quickly!" Huo Lang took out a simple rattan ladder from the cave and greeted Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi nodded, first helped her mother Zou climb up the vine ladder and climbed into the cave, then helped Uncle Fu and Xiao Liu'er climb into the cave entrance, and finally herself.
The space in the cave is not large, only about a dozen square meters, but the structure of this cave is very clever. The entrance is very narrow, and the farther in, the more spacious it becomes. The light in the cave is very dim, but you can still vaguely see the ground.
There are some traces of burnt bonfires on the top of the cave, and there is a faint cold wind blowing through the cracks above the cave roof, and the ventilation performance is also good.
"Brother, when I went hunting in the mountains with my father, we often rested here overnight, and there was still some firewood that we had collected." Huo Lang said as he gathered the dry firewood in the corner of the cave and gathered them together.
, and used flint to ignite it. In a moment, a red bonfire appeared in front of several people.
Liu Ruyi was a little stunned when she saw Huo Lang's deft movements. If those advanced and well-trained travel companions in later generations were really compared with the elves in the mountains like Huo Lang, they were really very different. After all,
One side is just for the pursuit of excitement, while the other side is a survival skill.
At this time, it was still icy and snowy outside, but Liu Ruyi and the others gathered around the bonfire, but they could clearly feel the hard-won warmth.
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Xiao Liu'er had already fallen asleep, and Fu Bo and Huo Lang rested for a while, then rushed to the entrance of the cave and collected some pine branches to cover the entrance of the cave. Liu Ruyi accompanied her mother and talked softly by the campfire.
"Mother, are you sure where Mr. Jia, the Tongzhi of Jinan Prefecture, is?"
Ms. Zou rested for a while and felt much better. While the others were not around the mother and son, Liu Ruyi told her mother the biggest doubt in her heart.
Zou frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Ruyi, Mr. Jia used to be the magistrate of Zhangqiu County. At that time, your father had frequent contacts with him. My mother and his wife were familiar with each other. He himself was
I’ve only met my mother a few times! However, Ruyi, you don’t have to worry, your father has an old relationship with him, and when the time comes, if we use some more money, he should be able to sell it to your father to save some face!”
Although Ms. Zou said this, she didn't have much confidence in her heart. After all, the tea would get cold when people left, and the hozens would scatter when the tree fell. The biggest support for mother and son had collapsed. It was really hard to see whether Mr. Jia could sell her face.
Easy to say.
"Mom, you are tired too. Take a good rest and sleep! I will hunt some wild animals with Huo Lang later to replenish my body!"
Liu Ruyi looked at her mother, Zou, who looked a little embarrassed. She still didn't understand her mother's difficulties, so she stopped talking and helped her mother lie down on the cotton blanket beside her, while she quietly came to the entrance of the cave.
At this time, Huo Lang and Fu Bo had already covered the entrance of the cave, leaving only two holes through which they could only poke their heads out to observe the situation outside.
"Uncle Fu, please go in and have a rest! Leave this place to me." Liu Ruyi looked at Uncle Fu's bloodshot eyes, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly.
Uncle Fu nodded, "Young Master, be careful in everything you do. If anything happens, be sure to wake me up!"
After all, he was old. Ever since he escaped from the Liu family mansion that night, Uncle Fu had not had a good rest at all in the past few days. He had been relying on his breath to hold on. At this time, he saw that several people were already hiding in a safe area.
He stopped struggling and gave Liu Ruyi a few words of advice before retreating to a corner inside the cave and falling asleep.
There was still wind and snow outside, and soon the dead pine branches covering the entrance of the cave were covered with a layer of white. Liu Ruyi and Huo Lang looked at the situation of the wolves through the entrance of the cave.
At this time, the two old horses had been devoured by the pack of wolves, leaving only two white and withered bones. Liu Ruyi made a rough estimate and found that there were probably no less than a hundred evil beasts gathered just where he could see them.
Wolf!
The wolf king had disappeared, and the remaining wolves gathered in small groups, fighting for the horse meat that had a strong smell of blood.
Some of them ate unevenly, even biting and fighting in public, with no regard for any feelings of the same kind. There were also a few strong wolves who fought for large chunks of fresh and fat horse meat before leaping to a soothing spot on the boulder.
, chewing heavily, the strong smell of blood spreads far away along the north wind.
Liu Ruyi was already prepared in her heart, but seeing this most primitive and bloody scene, her heart still couldn't help but feel a little surge in her heart. She couldn't help but lean against the stone wall beside the entrance of the cave, breathing heavily.
Huolang was obviously used to this kind of scene, and was not too touched. He still stared closely at the situation outside.
Suddenly, Huo Lang gently pulled Liu Ruyi's arm and whispered: "Brother, someone is coming outside!"
Liu Ruyi's body trembled, and her nerves suddenly became tense. She stuck her head out along the observation hole. Sure enough, on the flat ground under the boulder where a few people had just rested, there were dozens of strong men holding swords, guns, swords and crossbows.
Under the guidance of more than twenty hunting dogs, they quickly gathered here.
At this time, the wolves also discovered these uninvited guests. They stopped fighting and quickly gathered from all directions, surrounding these strong men from a distance, but they were in no rush to attack.
"Chief Steward, this mountain is called Langtou Mountain, and it is the territory of the wolves in the Nanshan Mountains! From my perspective, I am afraid that the mother and her son have strayed into this place, and they have already been devoured by the wolves!" A long and rather tall man said.
The clever man pointed to the horse bones not far away, then pointed to a few clothes with blood stains on the side, and carefully explained to a tall man next to him.
The tall man frowned slightly, obviously unwilling to believe his words. He glanced at the wolves around him and winked at a close confidant beside him.
The confidant immediately picked up the long sword in his hand and carefully picked up a few clothes that were soaked in blood not far away.
"Brother Mengzi, this, this is really the young master! Ah, no! It's the clothes of that little bastard! Brother Mengzi, I'm afraid they are really in danger! What should we do?"
This confidant obviously didn't expect this to happen. He was full of joy when he came, but in the end he only saw this mess. Then wouldn't his reward be gone? Besides, there are also these evil wolves around him, thinking of it
Here, the confidant felt his scalp was numb and looked at the tall man as if asking for help.
"Why are you panicking? Qi Xiaoliu! Look at your potential! The eldest lady has spoken, and you will be seen alive and dead! Even if the little bastard mother and son are really eaten by the wolves, I will kill them
The bones were dug out of the wolf's belly! Come on, cheer me up!" the tall man said cruelly.
"Yes, yes!" Everyone was quite afraid of the tall man, and they all picked up their weapons and were on guard, ready to deal with the attack of the wolves at any time.
Liu Ruyi had also noticed the movements of the tall man a long time ago. He was none other than the chief officer of the soldiers in the Liu family and the direct brother of the Qi family - Qi Meng!
There were a dozen faces that were quite familiar to Liu Ruyi around him, all of whom were descendants of the Qi family from Jiyang!
"Fuck!" Liu Ruyi spat fiercely, but kept yelling in her heart, "This Qi family is really obsessed! In order to eradicate his mother and son, he is really willing to spend money! This time, even his father Liu Hu
The elite cavalrymen who were not willing to be easily mobilized were all pulled out! It seems that this evil bitch is determined to win!"
Thinking of this, Liu Ruyi couldn't help but sneered, it was destined, Qi would never have thought in her dreams that she would have such a helper as Huo Lang, she was destined to swallow the bitter fruit of failure!
Those pieces of clothing were left there intentionally by Liu Ruyi, just to create an illusion for Qi Meng that his mother and son had been eaten by wolves. If Qi Meng knew what he was interested in and retreated, both parties would be able to live in peace! If so,
If you still don't know what's good, then you can't blame yourself for being cruel!
"Huo Lang!"
Liu Ruyi grabbed Huolang's wrist tightly, "Is there any way to make these wolves take the initiative? You should understand what I mean!"
After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, she stared hard into Huolang's eyes, as if she wanted to see directly into his heart!
Huo Lang trembled, not daring to look directly into Liu Ruyi's eyes, and murmured: "Brother, there are ways, there are ways, but, just, is this, is it too cruel..."
Liu Ruyi sighed softly, her original fierce look disappeared, and she slowly said: "Huo Lang, if my brother falls into the hands of these people, do you know what will happen?"
Liu Ruyi didn't wait for Huolang's answer, and added: "They will peel off my skin and cramps, chop me into pieces and feed them to the dogs! Just like you peeled off the skin of that roe deer! Even my brother will be more serious than that roe deer."
How miserable! Do you want to see your brother end up like that?"
"No, brother, it won't be like that!" Huo Lang shook his head desperately and closed his eyes tightly, not daring to imagine the scene Liu Ruyi said!
"Huo Lang, at this moment, you are the only one who can protect my brother! Including my brother, my mother, my servants, and my servants, the lives of these four people are all in your hands! Huo Lang,
Are you willing to help brother?"
Liu Ruyi's voice was not loud, but it was like a kind of magnetic magic that slowly spread into Huo Lang's ears.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
If it was not necessary, Liu Ruyi would not be willing to force Huo Lang like this. After all, he was only a boy under fifteen years old!
It's just that there is a powerful enemy in front of him. There is no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth! For the sake of her mother and herself, Liu Ruyi gritted her teeth and had no choice!
Huolang clenched his fists tightly, bit his thin lips with his teeth, and stared at the group of strong men not far away!
Liu Ruyi said nothing more, just leaned against the cold stone wall and quietly waited for Huolang's decision!
Suddenly, Huo Lang's fist hit the stone wall hard, and then his cold palm tightly held Liu Ruyi's hand and said with difficulty: "Brother, I believe you! I will never allow them to hurt you.
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"Okay, good brother! I really saw you right!" Liu Ruyi also held Huo Lang's hand tightly, "If my brother escapes this disaster, he will be rich and powerful in the future, and I will definitely live up to you!"