Volume 1 The Swan Goose Chapter 182 Who Will Dye the Sleeves in the World (2)
Hu Qiyi was stunned and asked quickly: "Is it Toto? Or Uncle Ye? Or... that Ye Qingfeng?"
Lu Ning smiled slightly and said: "No, it's the person who regards you as a confidant, Boss Xiao!"
Hu Qi was a little stunned: "Boss Xiao? Why is he here too?"
While they were talking, the two of them had walked outside, and from a distance they saw Xiao Yulou leaning against the wall, his head hanging weakly, looking very close to death.
Hu Qi was startled and ran over quickly, squatting in front of him and calling softly: "Boss Xiao, Boss Xiao?"
Hearing Hu Qi's voice, Xiao Yulou opened his eyelids.
His distracted vision slowly focused, and when he saw the face of the visitor clearly, his eyes glowed with light, and he forced a smile: "Hu Qi? Is it really you? Did the Lu Gang Leader really find you?"
Hu Qi's heart warmed up and she said with emotion: "It's me, Boss Xiao. But what's wrong with you? Why are you so seriously injured?"
Xiao Yulou breathed heavily and forced out a smile: "It's just a slight injury. Don't worry, you won't die in a while!"
Hu Qi turned to look at Lu Ning and said anxiously: "Miss Lu, what happened to you?"
Lu Ning frowned and looked at Xiao Yulou and said softly: "He and I met by chance on the mountain. I was so anxious to find you that I didn't have time to ask you in detail. But his condition is not good. Let's take him back for treatment quickly!"
Xiao Yulou suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed Hu Qi's wrist, and said in horror: "Hu Qi, you must not take me back to the caravan, otherwise... I will die..."
However, before he finished speaking, Xiao Yulou suddenly tilted his head and fainted.
Hu Qi was shocked, and quickly stretched out her hand to check his breathing, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "You're still alive!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Ning got busy and said, "Hu Qi, I'm going to send a distress signal outside the cave. Please check Boss Xiao's injuries!"
After saying that, she turned around and walked out of the cave, took out a loud arrow from her arms, and lit it with a fire stick.
In the blink of an eye, the sounding arrow soared into the sky and exploded in the dark night. The sparks immediately scattered in all directions and took a long time to dissipate. Looking from a distance, it seemed like a flower had bloomed in the sky above Fengming Mountain.
It was cold in the mountains. Seeing that Hu Qi hadn't come out yet, Lu Ning lit a fire and sat by the fire with his knees folded to keep warm.
After a while, Hu Qi walked out of the cave and saw Lu Ning's shivering back. He took off his only coat and gently put it on her shoulders. Then he sat down next to her and stretched out his hands to warm her hands.
on fire.
The fragrance of plum blossoms hit him, and Lu Ning's heart warmed, and he said softly: "Thank you."
The blazing fire reflected Lu Ning's tender cheeks, which were as white as cream and flushed with red, making them extremely bright.
"You're welcome." Hu Qi looked at her secretly, her heart pounding, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Lu Ning's face turned red and he asked softly: "Why did you change without saying goodbye yesterday, and why are you in the cave?"
Hu Qi lowered his eyes and said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I ran away from home out of anger yesterday. Originally, I just wanted to come here to relax, but suddenly, I felt a pain in the back of my neck and fainted. When I woke up,
Then I realized that everything was pitch black. Then, I met you guys!"
Lu Ning heard this and asked hurriedly: "So, you were attacked by someone? Were you injured?"
Hu Qi touched his limbs and body, shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem to be injured!"
Lu Ning was even more confused: "Someone knocked you unconscious and dragged you into this cave. But they didn't take your money or your life! Then why did he go to such trouble?"
Hu Qiyi was stunned and remained silent, frowning.
Lu Ning raised her eyes to look at him and asked: "By the way, when I first saw you, I saw a silver light flashing past in the darkness. What was that?"
Hu Qi's pupils suddenly tightened, and he said solemnly: "That's a dagger! When I woke up, I found that I was holding a dagger in my hand!"
Lu Ning felt a chill in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Dagger? Could it be that that person knocked you unconscious and dragged you into the cave, and specially put a dagger in your hand?"
Hu Qi bit her lip, hesitated for a long time, and then whispered: "Actually... I'm not the only one in that cave! I woke up.
At that time, I couldn't see anything clearly, so I groped around in a panic. Then I... touched a hand... a cold little hand..." At this point, Hu Qi's face was completely pale.
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Lu Ning took a breath and said nothing, only looking at the crackling fire in trance.
After a long time, she asked again: "How is Boss Xiao's injury?"
Hu Qi suddenly came to her senses, took out an object from her arms, put it on her hand, and said in a deep voice: "Boss Xiao has a wound on his abdomen. Although the injury is not serious, it is a vital part, so a lot of blood flowed. This
It's what I found on him."
Lu Ning took the object in his hand and looked close to the fire. His face suddenly became stern: "It's a dart again! Could it be that this is what caused Boss Xiao's abdominal injury?"
"Is there something wrong?" Hu Qi had a bad premonition in his heart.
Lu Ning took out another dart from his arms and put it together with the dart that injured Xiao Yulou. The two were exactly the same.
"This, this is?" Hu Qi exclaimed and almost jumped up.
Lu Ning smiled coldly and said solemnly: "Sure enough, they are still the same group of people! But why did they want to kill an actor? What would Xiao Yulou know?"
Hu Qi pondered slightly and said hesitantly: "Before Boss Xiao fell into coma, he warned him not to send him to the caravan. I guess... could this matter have something to do with the caravan?"
Lu Ning's face darkened, he pursed his lips tightly and did not speak, but carefully put away the two hidden darts.
The atmosphere fell into silence for a moment, and both of them were a little annoyed by the heavy fog.
Just at this moment, two shadowy fire dragons came up from the foot of the mountain. What followed was shouts from all over the mountains and plains: "Young Gang Leader, where are you?"
Hu Qihao stood up, looked into the distance, and exclaimed: "The caravan brothers are coming to pick us up!"
After saying that, he waved to them and shouted loudly: "Hey, we are here!"
Lu Ning also stood up and said to him: "Hu Qi, go to the cave and bring Boss Xiao out now. Remember, spread his bun to cover his face, and then grab a handful of dirt to smear his face, so that
People can’t see his true face!”
Hu Qi finally relaxed and smiled: "Don't worry, I know what to do!"
After saying that, he quickly turned around and returned to the cave.
Lu Ning then took out a loud arrow from his arms and lit it with a fire stick.
The moment the sounding arrow soared into the sky, I heard someone shouting from the bottom of the mountain: "Where is the young gang leader? Let's go quickly!"
Seeing two fire dragons, they quickly approached Lu Ning along the mountain road. Hu Qi also walked out of the cave with Xiao Yulou on his back.
After a while, Elder Yun came over with more than a dozen brothers. Seeing that the two were safe and sound, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Young Gang Leader, Mr. Hu, you haven't returned home this day, which really makes us worried!"
Lu Ning put away his emotions and bowed his hands to everyone: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work! Mr. Hu's friend is injured and needs immediate treatment. Let's send a few people to carry him down the mountain for treatment first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several strong men came over and carried the unconscious Xiao Yulou down the mountain.
Lu Ning walked to Elder Yun and whispered: "Hu Qi was knocked unconscious and carried into this cave. When he woke up, he found that there seemed to be... another person in the cave, but he didn't know whether he was alive or dead..."
Elder Yun turned his head and shouted to the others: "Here come a few people holding torches, follow me to the cave to have a look!"
Immediately, seven or eight more strong men came over and followed Elder Yun and Lu Ning back to the cave.
Countless torches instantly illuminated the cave as bright as day. Lu Ning relied on his memory to lead everyone forward.
The road that seemed eerie and scary just now seemed to become smoother and easier to walk once there were more people.
After a while, the group of people arrived at an undercurrent that made the sound of water.
Everyone looked up and saw what seemed to be a thin man lying on the grass beside the stream, but the man was motionless and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.
Lu Ning and Elder Yun looked at each other in shock and rushed forward to check.
See that morning on the ground
The two of them were immediately shocked by the cold and stiff little body - this was Niu Xiaoyi who had been missing for many days!
He lay lifeless on the grass, and was stabbed several times on his body. Although none of them were critical, it was enough to make him bleed to death. The death was very miserable.
Looking at the corpse, Elder Yun shook his head and sighed: "After searching for so many days and still not finding it, I knew it was more serious than anything! I just didn't expect that he would die here and suffer so many crimes before he died!
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Lu Ning's eyes were cold and he said angrily: "Who would do this to a child? This method is too cruel!"
Elder Yun glanced at it and suddenly saw something green in Niu Xiaoyi's hand.
He quickly opened Niu Xiaoyi's hand, took the thing into his hand, took a look at it, and shouted to the people outside the cave: "Come here, tie up Hu Qi!"
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In the miserable late autumn, dark clouds surged up, like ink splashing down, as if they were about to press down on the ground. The sky and the earth were gloomy. The chrysanthemums in the garden were piled up on the ground, looking haggard, and the cicadas screamed sadly and urgently.
Niu Xiaoyi's mangled body lay upright on the cold ground of Lingzhou Government Office, with a pale coarse cloth covering his thin body.
The people in the caravan stood on both sides with their hands down, silent and speechless. Everyone turned away, and no one could bear to take another look at the corpse.
Sister-in-law Niu's eyes were unfocused, her hair was disheveled, and her face was as white as paper. She was so shocked by the sudden bad news that she was on the verge of collapse. It was only after being supported by several people that she managed to reach the door of the government office.
Niu Xiaoyi's thin and small body, covered by the wide white cloth, was so dazzling. Before Mrs. Niu entered the hall, she just took a look at it from a distance, and she burst into tears and burst into tears.
She twisted her body and tried her best to break away from the restraints of others. She stumbled over and knelt down next to the white cloth with a "pop" sound.
She wanted to lift the white cloth and see her son for the last time, but the hands she stretched out in the air were shaking violently. She looked at the people around her at a loss, as if she didn't know where to start.
Lu Ning couldn't bear it, walked over, knelt down, and slowly opened a corner of the white cloth.
Niu Xiaoyi's pale, blue, lifeless face suddenly caught everyone's eyes.
"Xiao B!" The moment she saw her son's body, Mrs. Niu couldn't hold it any longer and immediately rushed forward, lying on the body and crying loudly, beating her chest and beating her chest.