Hua Bushi could hardly breathe. He had been traveling day and night for several days, worried and anxious, but in the end it was still a step too late. All he could see was a brutal killing! He could no longer tell whether it was anger or sadness in his heart. I only felt that my chest was tight, my head was dizzy, my body shook a few times, and I was about to fall off the horse.
Li Hu, who was following closely behind, had quick eyes and quick hands. He stretched out his hand to support the young master and said, "Boss, how are you?"
Hua Bushi took a few breaths, managed to regain his composure, and said, "I'm fine. Please help me get off the horse."
Li Hu helped him off the horse, and then he heard someone shouting loudly: "Ning Ning! Ning Ning! Where are you!" It was Yang Jiangyi's voice.
Among the people, Yang Jiangyi was the first to rush into the village wall. At this moment, she was seen running among the rubble of the ruined walls, constantly looking for the charred corpses, but the expression on her face seemed to be crazy. Average.[
Hua Bushi ran forward and said: "Sister, don't be anxious, maybe Ning Ning is not dead, let's look for her slowly!"
Although he said this, he knew in his heart that there was little hope. The army invaded Biluo Village and everyone in the village was slaughtered. How could little Ningning escape?
When Yang Jiangyi heard this, she seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, grabbed Hua Bushi's hand, and said: "You are right! She may not be dead, she is just a little girl, There is no reason for the officers and soldiers to kill her, right? If we look for her together, we will definitely be able to rescue her!"
Hua Bushi said: "Yes, she is definitely not dead. Sister, don't worry."
Yang Jiangyi grabbed Hua Bushi's hand and said, "You know where Ning Ning likes to hang out. Where do you think we can find her?"
Hua Bushi said: "Usually...this..."
Yang Jiangyi suddenly let go of his hand, turned around and ran towards the back of Biluo Village. Hua Bushi quickly called out: "Sister, wait a minute, I'll go look for you with you!"
Xiao Ningning's favorite place to go is the small stone house next to the waterfall in the back mountain of Biluo Village. When Hua Bushi lived on the mountain, she would go to the young master's house to play every day, and she would stay up till the end of the day. Hei refused to leave. Yang Jiangyi thought of this, so he ran straight towards the back mountain.
The back mountain of Biluo Village was really not close. Yang Jiangyi didn't seem to hear Hua Bushi's call, so he just spread out his body skills and ran away. The young master didn't know how to do light kung fu, so he could only stagger along behind. .
Along the way, I saw corpses lying down everywhere beside the mountain road. It was obvious that the government troops had invaded the village. Many refugees fled to the back mountain for their lives, but they were still caught up and killed. The more they saw, Seeing this, Hua Bushi's heart became heavier and heavier.
Finally, when he arrived in front of the stone house, Hua Bushi's legs felt like they were filled with lead. His head was dizzy and he almost fell to the ground again. And when he heard the sound of crying coming from the house, his heart broke. It even sank to the bottom.
The cry was made by Yang Jiangyi. When Hua Bushi entered the door, he saw Yang Jiangyi half-kneeling on the ground sobbing, with tears streaming down her face. She was holding a petite body in her arms, which was little Ningning.
Hua Bushi almost rushed forward and stretched out his hand to detect Xiao Ningning's breath, but there was no trace of breath anywhere?
Xiao Ningning was held in Yang Jiangyi's arms, her face resting on Yang Jiangyi's shoulder, her long black hair hanging behind her head, her eyes closed, her expression calm, as if she was asleep. At this time, Hua Bushi Only then did he see clearly that there was a terrible wound on the little girl's back, which penetrated right through the back of her heart. It was obviously stabbed by a spear and a halberd!
Hua Bushi stayed there, his mind went blank, he seemed to have lost the ability to think, but tears burst out of his eyes in an instant.
From meeting Xiao Ningning in a restaurant in Ganlin Town to their joking "engagement" and riding around together on a horse, he stayed with her every day when he was sick, listened to her singing, and was hugged by her legs and acted like a baby. After so many things, Hua Bushi has already regarded this cute little girl as a relative.
Just now, he said that Ningning was definitely not dead, not only to comfort Yang Jiangyi, but also to deceive himself. However, now, with little Ningning's body in front of him, all hope has been shattered in an instant! The young master only felt that in his heart The pain surged up like a tide, and all the strength in his body was lost. He took a step back, then another step, and then slowly sat on the ground.
Yang Jiangyi looked at Hua Bushi blankly and murmured: "Why did they kill her? She is just a little girl, has never practiced martial arts, and will not pose any threat to them. Why do they still kill her?"
She suddenly crawled out two steps, reached out and grabbed Hua Bushi's sleeve tightly, and said loudly: "Tell me, why did they kill Ningning?!" [
The pain in Hua Bushi's heart was no less than that of Yang Jiangyi, but he knew that he must not collapse at this time. He wiped away his tears with his sleeves, took out a silk scarf from his arms and handed it to Yang Jiangyi, slowly He said slowly: "There are some cruel and murderous people in this world who don't care about other people's lives. They kill people for no reason at all! Sister, people cannot be resurrected. Don't be too sad. We still have many things to do. .”
Yang Jiangyi opened Hua Bushi's hand and cried sadly: "There is no reason? Why are they so cruel that they can't even let a little girl go! Ning Ning is dead, what else can we do, there is nothing we can do to save her anyway." Live her life!"
Hua Bushi said: "Sister, have you forgotten? What we have decided to do long ago is to quell the killings in this troubled world and protect the innocent from harm. Although we cannot save Ningning, we can still Try your best to save others and never give up."
Yang Jiangyi shook her head and said: "I promised Ning Ning to protect her, but I did it, and she was still killed by those bad guys! I can't even protect Ning Ning, what else can I do? I'm really useful!"
As she spoke, she burst into tears and burst into tears.
At this time, Li Hu, Ximen Tong, Chu Yiyi and others had also entered the stone house. Chu Yiyi came to Hua Bushi and said: "Master Hua, Meng Huan said that there is something fishy about the granary in Biluo Village, please come and take a look. Take a look."
Hua Bushi knew that what Chu Yiyi said must be Meng Huan's unusual discovery. He immediately nodded, stood up and said: "Mrs. Yiyi, comfort my sister for me, don't make her too sad. Li Hu, let's go together. .”
The granary is not far from the Juyi Hall in the front mountain. Unlike most houses in Biluo Village, which are made of wood, it is a large house made of bricks and stones. At this time, the roof and door have been burned down. , half of the brick wall collapsed, and the remaining half of the wall was turned black by the fireworks.
Meng Huan stood in front of the door of the big house. When he saw Hua Bushi and Li Hu, he cupped his fists and said, "Tell Mr. Hua that Meng Huan searched the village and found something strange about this granary."
Hua Bushi came closer, glanced around, and asked, "I wonder what Brother Meng discovered?"
Meng Huan said: "Meng Huan heard from Mrs. Yiyi that after the rebel army captured Huaiqing City, General Li Chuang sent soldiers to escort the grain and grass back to Biluo Village. Is this happening?"
Hua Bushi said: "Yes, Brother Li did say that to me."
Meng Huan said: "It has been more than ten days since the rebel army captured Huaiqing. It is only six or seven days' journey from Huaiqing to Biluo Mountain. Logically speaking, the grain and grass should have been transported here long ago, but the granary is empty. Isn't it strange?"
Hua Bushi's expression changed, and he quickly walked to the collapsed doorway, looked into the house, and saw that it was indeed empty, with only a few ashes remaining in the corner of the house.
Emitting black smoke.
Meng Huan said: "The grain and grass burned in the corner of the house does not exceed a hundred stones at most. It should be the newly harvested millet in the fields in the back mountain in recent days, and it is definitely not the grain and grass transported from Huaiqing City."
Hua Bushi only took one look and knew that what Meng Huan said was true.
It was autumn, which was the wheat harvest season. The refugees living in Biluo Village had reclaimed some farmland behind the mountains and could harvest some grain. The rebels obtained as much as 300,000 shi of grain in Huaiqing City.
There were at least tens of thousands of stones in Li Zicheng's hands. If it was transported back to Biluo Mountain, it would not be just this little.
Li Hu said: "There is not much food in this warehouse. Could it have been robbed by officers and soldiers?"
Hua Bushi shook his head and said: "No. To transport a large amount of grain and grass, a large cart is necessary. Although there are many footprints on the ground outside the granary, there are no traces of ruts. It can be seen that the officers and soldiers transported grain, and this warehouse
The hundreds of stones of millet in the village were also carried in by the residents of the village with manpower."
Li Hu frowned and said: "This is strange. Could it be that something happened to General Li Chuang's grain transport team on the road? Can the grain be transported here? But we saw it all the way!"
Hua Bushi's face was as dark as water, his head lowered and he didn't say a word.
Meng Huan said: "I just checked around the village. Most of the people who were killed were civilians living here. There were almost no corpses of rebel soldiers." [
After hearing this, Li Hu's heart skipped a beat and gasped, "Could it be...could it be that they already knew that the army was coming, so they withdrew first!"
Li Hu is not stupid, but in terms of scheming and reaction, he is far inferior to Hua Bushi. He can think of it, and this young master is certainly more aware of it.
According to Hua Bushi's previous estimate, there were more than 200 rebels left in Biluo Mountain Stronghold. In addition to the 500 or 600 people escorting the grain and grass back, there were at least 800 soldiers guarding the wall. They could hold out for at least a few days.
There would be no loss, and it would be enough to last until a large group of troops returned for reinforcements. However, the reality was that he led the Perak Battalion to rush back day and night, but Biluo Mountain had already been breached.
According to time calculation, it took the officers and soldiers less than half a day to capture the stronghold, and they even set off a raging fire, which was beyond his expectation.
Why Liu Zongmin refused to send troops to return reinforcements earlier was also difficult for the young master to understand. No matter what kind of personal grudge the commander-in-chief Mr. Liu had with him, Biluo Mountain was originally a stronghold established by the rebels for many years, and Liu Zongmin
Ben should never be ignored just for the sake of personal grudges.
Now, this young man just wants to get an answer that can explain all these questions.