(Updates are a bit slow recently, oh, I can’t help it, I’m busy——) Seeing his arrogant look, Shao Yan was so angry that he gritted his teeth and acted like a fool with me. I’m not the one to be frightened.
I didn't believe that all the landmines were laid in the area around here, so I braved it and walked straight forward. After walking a few steps, I stopped again. I thought to myself, no, if what this guy said is true, I guess I still can't.
It is necessary to take this risk
The middle-aged man chuckled and laughed, "Your Majesty, you should go further. Why don't you leave? They say that the current emperor is brave and resourceful, but today's meeting is nothing more than this."
Shao Yan knew that he was deliberately irritating himself, so he didn't bother to argue with him. Then he thought about it, this is the only way to Changqing, and there is no other way, which means that today must be done no matter what.
Gotta go through here
Seeing that Shao Yan had not spoken a word, the middle-aged man couldn't help but secretly rejoiced and said, "Your Majesty, please wait here slowly. I have something else to do and I won't accompany you. I'll take my leave."
Carrying a big knife, he turned around and walked straight forward.
"It's not that easy to leave." Yun Yun quickly took the bow and arrow from the soldier. Not only was this girl good at swordsmanship, but her riding and shooting skills were also top-notch. The moment the middle-aged man turned around, he heard a 'whoosh' sound.
, the arrow in Yunyun's hand hit his neck without any deviation, and the middle-aged man fell to the ground and died.
"Good archery skills." Shao Yan applauded her with a smile. I had heard that this girl's archery skills were superb. Today I finally had the opportunity to see them. She is indeed well-deserved.
Yunyun's cheeks turned red, and while returning the bow and arrow to the soldier, he asked: "Your Majesty, what should we do next? Do you think that person is lying to us? How about I let me take a few more people to see?
"
Shao Yan shook his head and said: "I would rather believe that there is something than that that there is nothing. Besides, dozens of brothers died tragically here just now. It's better for us to be careful. I don't want anyone to take this risk again."
"Yeah" Yun Yun nodded obediently.
"Hey -" Just when everyone was feeling in a dilemma, they suddenly heard the sound of many sheep bleating from the opposite side, and occasionally someone could be heard waving a whip and hitting the ground with a "snap" sound.
Not long after, a vast expanse of white flashed across the screen, and more than a hundred fat sheep were approaching in groups. Behind the sheep was a young girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a green dress.
She was wearing clothes, her head was wrapped in a piece of red cloth, her skin was as white as snow, and her face was pretty and cute. But she was holding a long rope whip in her hand, singing beautiful folk songs as she walked, her voice was as crisp as a silver bell, and like running water in the mountains.
The lingering sound lingers, and the sweet smile looks particularly beautiful against the backdrop of the sunshine after the rain.
Seeing soldiers standing not far ahead, the girl frowned slightly. After pausing, she continued to move forward with the sheep as if nothing was happening. Seeing that the sheep were about to step into the minefield, Shao Yan felt anxious.
He quickly shouted to the girl, "Girl, don't go any further, there are landmines ahead."
The girl felt puzzled. When she saw Shao Yan's anxious expression, she held her mouth with her hands and blew a long whistle to stop the sheep. Then she walked a few steps forward and asked Shao Yan generously.
Said: "What's wrong with this big brother?"
Shao Yan felt funny when he saw that she was talking about his elder brother. He knew that this girl was from the grassland and didn’t know anything about the colorful world outside. No wonder he wasn’t afraid when seeing so many soldiers. Hehe, that’s interesting. “Girl, I advise you to change your route.”
Now, either go back the way you came, or don’t go any further.”
The girl was stunned for a moment and muttered: "Why? I have to drive the sheep home, otherwise my parents will have to wait in a hurry."
"Girl, listen to the emperor——" Yun Yun spoke quickly and quickly changed his words: "You are right to listen to what Brother Shao said. It's still early and take a detour home quickly."
The girl frowned slightly and said in confusion: "Sister, I drive the sheep home at this time every day. What happened today? Is there anything wrong?" At this point, she looked at the soldiers who were eyeing them.
Then he subconsciously said: "Is it because I'm blocking your way? Well, you go first, I won't block you." After that, he drove the sheep aside to make way for a spacious road.
Shao Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said bluntly: "Girl, you misunderstood what we meant. To be honest with you, someone has already laid a landmine in front of you——"
"What are landmines?" The girl cut off his words in surprise.
"To put it simply, when you and your flock step on it, there will be a big explosion on the ground." Seeing an incredible expression on the girl's face, Shao Yan continued: "My men were all killed just now."
He was killed here. If you don’t believe me, you can look at the traces on the ground. Also, look to your right."
The girl turned slightly sideways and saw the body of a middle-aged man lying there. Her expression suddenly changed and she looked at Shao Yan tremblingly, "Did you - did you kill him?"
"Yes, he planted all those landmines with his own hands. His purpose was to prevent us from passing by." Shao Yan said solemnly: "To be honest, we are all reinforcements sent by the imperial court to the rear, and this person is a spy from another country.
, he tried to blow us all up here. Such people are worthy of death. You don’t need to be afraid. You just need to do what I say. Trust me."
The girl's eyes were full of doubts. She carefully moved forward two steps, and then she saw that there was indeed a deep pit on the road not far from the sheep. Judging from the mud on the four sides, it seemed that
It was blown out, and there were some remaining pieces of clothing and blood stains everywhere around the hole.
"Girl, we won't lie to you, you'd better leave quickly" Yunyun said
"Are you really from the imperial court?" the girl asked suspiciously. Although she was not deeply involved in the world, she had heard a little about the current domestic situation from her father not long ago and knew that the Nanliang Kingdom and the Western Chu Kingdom were invading her country.
When she heard what Shao Yan and Yun Yun said again, she began to feel that she believed it a little bit.
Shao Yan and Yun Yun said in unison: "Yes."
"Then are you in a hurry to get to the rear?"
The girl's question made Shao Yan want to laugh. Isn't this nonsense? His eyebrows were burning, could he not be anxious? Then he sighed and said, "What's the use of being anxious? No one in our team knows this."
Clear mines, otherwise we would have passed by long ago.”
"Oh" the girl nodded, then a bright smile appeared on her face, and she said excitedly: "Maybe I can help you."
"You?" Shao Yan and Yun Yun were stunned.
"It's just that-" The girl's expression became a little sentimental, and she swallowed her words halfway.
Shao Yan heard that she could help him. No matter whether she was talking nonsense or not, in his opinion, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, it is better than wasting it here. As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Who would do anything without profit?
He was willing to do it, but when he saw the girl's expression was abnormal, Shao Yan said confidently: "Girl, you can make whatever conditions you want. As long as you can help me wait, I will definitely reward you with ten thousand taels of gold in the future. A gentleman's words are hard to follow."
The girl shook her head hastily, "Brother, I don't want a thousand taels of gold. I heard my father say that now is the time of national crisis. The Chu and Liang armies invaded our border, especially the Liang army. They burned wherever they went.
You commit all kinds of crimes, including killing and looting. Since my eldest brother is a reinforcement sent by the imperial court, my father and I sincerely hope that you will drive away the foreign enemies as soon as possible and return us to a peaceful and prosperous age."
He has such a heart to serve the country at such a young age. If everyone in the world is like this father and daughter, why should I worry about not being able to drive away the invaders? Shao Yan clasped his fists in emotion and said: "Don't worry, girl, I won't let you
I am disappointed with my father.”
The girl's eyes were filled with laughter and tears, and then she threw up the long whip in her hand, and with a 'snap' sound, the sheep wandered from the same place and walked straight forward. Shao Yan, Yun Yun and all the soldiers were shocked. It was unclear whether the sheep were allowed to
Are you going to die in a group?
"Boom", there was a loud noise from the ground, and thick smoke followed. For a moment, wool flew all over the sky, and the mutilated sheep body floated in the air, and soon turned into dust and fell to the ground. The world seemed to merge at that moment.
When they came together, everyone was so shocked that they could not speak, as if they had stopped breathing all of a sudden.
After the smoke dissipated, the girl was seen squatting on the ground picking up wool with tears in her eyes, humming the folk song she had just sung from time to time. It sounded like it had lost the sweetness it had before, but she was more sad.
Shao Yan saw that she was willing to send the entire flock into the sea of fire in order to help him. There were probably only a few people who could do this. He was deeply moved by this. A little girl he had never met could contribute so much to the country.
It’s already amazing
"Girl, thank you. I will definitely keep your kindness in mind." After saying this, Shao Yan took a dozen banknotes from Yunyun, leaned over and handed it to the girl, and said sincerely: "I
I didn’t bring much money when I came out this time. Here are five thousand taels of gold. You can take it first and I’ll make up for it when I get back.” It’s not that he was reluctant, but that he really couldn’t come up with ten thousand taels of gold at once.
The girl wiped her tears and said with a smile: "No, big brother, you have to spend money to march and fight. My father would do the same thing. You just need to help us people drive away the bad guys."