Chapter 916: Ruthless
The tea on the table was still warm, and they must have not been gone for long, maybe it would be too late for us to chase after them! One touched the teapot and came to a conclusion.
"Chase! Be sure to catch them! ”
This is a great opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune, and if you don't seize this opportunity, I'm afraid there will be no more in the future. The group came and went in a hurry, because they were so anxious, they didn't care about the passers-by who brought them to the small courtyard for a while, passed by him, and then disappeared from sight.
At the same time, on a carriage heading to a small fishing village, Feng Changqi lifted the curtain and kept looking back, for fear that a few pursuers would jump out of the end of his sight.
Yueqing sensed her uneasiness and gently patted her shoulder.
The situation at this time is not promising. Although they left the town safely, the road from the town to another country was too far, and they did not have a capable assistant by their side, although Yueqing and Wu Xi's hand was good, but they couldn't stand it to protect the two people! Qingxiu is okay, her consciousness is relatively strong, and she will never delay them when she encounters danger, but Feng Changqi is different, her body alone is enough to give people a headache.
"A little further on, I should be there, I already see the village!"
At the end of the sight, a village near the canal loomed, and far away, they could hear the sound of the canal water lapping on the riverbank, and they must have arrived.
The hearts of the group finally fell a little.
As Qingxiu said, this fishing village is small, but every family has a boat, and they walked along the riverbank, and finally fell in love with a boat that was not big or small, and they should be able to leave as soon as possible on this boat! I just don't know, whose family this ship belongs to......
Looking around, Feng Changqi only saw two figures, and they hid in the distance and looked cautiously, as if they were afraid of life. Feng Changqi beckoned to them, and they hesitated to walk.
It was two young children, the two should be sisters and brothers, the little girl was slightly older, holding her brother tightly, and her clear eyes were full of guardiness against strangers.
"Who are you?"
A smile curled into the corner of Feng Changqi's lips, and he tried his best to make the expression on his face as easy-going as possible.
"Don't be afraid, little girl, we are not bad people, but pedestrians passing by here. Do you know whose family that ship belongs to? We wanted to cross the river, but we didn't have a boat, so we thought about renting one...... If not, we can buy this boat and drive it at any price. ”
The two children looked at each other, as if they were frightened by the battle in front of them, and after a long while, they said, "This boat belongs to my family, but I can't be the master, and I have to wait for my father and mother to come over before I can make an idea...... Big brothers and sisters, can you wait here for a while, just laugh for a while, can I ask my brother to call my father and mother over? ”
The little girl's eyes were full of anticipation.
She has a pair of bright and clear eyes, as well as a delicate and immature face, these two characteristics reflect her age, which makes people feel more and more pitiful. Thinking that they couldn't leave if they wanted to go now, and they couldn't just snatch someone's boat, they all agreed.
The little girl smiled at them and turned to her brother to say a few words.
It was those two sentences that Wu Xi frowned.
Feng Changqi and the others may not understand the meaning of what this little girl said, but Wu Xi understands very clearly, in order to inherit the throne in his early years, he learned a lot of things, including official dialects from all over the world, so he can understand what this little girl said to his younger brother just now. It was precisely because he could understand that Wu Xi sneered.
When the little boy was gone, he grabbed the girl by the collar.
This move stunned several people next to him, especially Yueqing. She didn't understand why Wu Xi was this time. The person concerned was also scared enough, like a rabbit, he didn't even dare to breathe, and only dared to stare at Wu Xi timidly.
"Big brother, you ......"
"Don't pretend to be pitiful," Wu Xi impatiently interrupted its words trying to pretend to be pitiful, and said with a cold expression, "I have heard all the words you just said to your brother. Actually, you didn't want your brother to invite his father and mother over at all, but let him report to the official, right? ”
It was as if the disguise on her face had been torn off, and the little girl's face was instantly as pale as paper.
She tried to argue for herself: "I didn't mean that, big brother, you must have misheard it just now......"
Wu Xi sneered again: "I'm sorry, I trust myself more than you who lie a lot." Stop quibbling. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you. ”
The confused Feng Changqi and the others finally got a glimpse of the clues, it turned out that this little girl was not as weak and simple as her appearance at all, on the contrary, she was young, and she had some careful thoughts that adults might not necessarily have. Lying without changing his heart, leaving them here under the pretense of a lie, and on the other hand, he let his own brother go to the official to arrest people, this method is probably not something that ordinary people can think of.
Feng Changqi was silent for a long time, and said in a complicated manner: "Sure enough, people can't be disguised." Seeing this, the little girl knew that her lie had been completely exposed by them, so she simply stopped quibbling, but frankly admitted: "You guessed right, this ship is not my family at all, I lied to you to stay here just to wait for the official to come, and my brother is indeed going to move the rescuers!" If you want to kill me, do it now! ”
After that, she closed her eyes tightly, and it was a great sense of seeing death as home.
"If you kill me anyway, you won't be able to escape from here! My brother has gone to tell the people who are looking for you. Soon they'll come over here and get you! I'm not afraid of death! ”
The child is really still a child, obviously scared so tightly that even her face has changed, but she still stubbornly said that she is not afraid, this appearance looks a little funny. Such a situation made Feng Changqi can't help but recall what he looked like back then, when A-Niang hadn't come back yet, and when she was living alone in the palace, it seemed to be like this...... No, it should be said that I was even more miserable at the beginning, with the little girl still having a younger brother by my side, and she had nothing.
Wu Xi doesn't have Feng Changqi's mind, let alone her soft-heartedness, as a king, the first lesson he learned was to be ruthless, many times, feelings will only become a burden, and it will cause a lot of trouble!
Wu Xi stepped forward without saying a word, and his slender and bony hand moved slightly. Obviously, he really meant to do something to the little girl, and Feng Changqi hurriedly stopped when he saw this.
Wu Xi frowned dissatisfiedly: "Since she is already prepared in her heart, then what's wrong with me killing her?"
“…… She is still young, so she should be regarded as accumulating virtue. Those pursuers had already discovered our whereabouts, and even if they didn't report it, the pursuers would catch up with us, sooner or later. ”
"You mean she can't kill?"
Feng Changqi lowered his eyes: "Yes, but it's not necessary."
The conversation between the two reached the little girl's ears clearly, she raised her face, a little unable to believe her ears, and even couldn't help but start to wonder if she had heard it wrong, she did such an excessive thing, Feng Changqi not only did not kill him, but also asked her companion to spare her life? It's like a dream.
Feng Changqi is very insistent on his decision: "No matter what, she will always be a citizen of my Meng Liguo."
Wu Xi retracted his hand unwillingly, for the sake of acquaintance, Feng Changqi helped Yueqing again, he gave her a piece of advice: "Excessive soft-heartedness will not only kill yourself, but also kill the people around you, including your family." Hopefully, this will be the last time you relent. ”
Feng Changqi also understood that she was indeed a little too much in this matter, but she really couldn't watch a little girl die.
She lowered her eyes and swore, "This must be the last time."
It took a sudden, so abrupt that it was not until they left the shore in a boat that the little girl came to her senses. Looking at the ship moving away, she felt a pang of discomfort.
Obviously, she was mentally ready to die, but she didn't expect to be able to save her life in the end...... Even so, she wouldn't be grateful to these people just that! In this cruel world, it is difficult to live, and there are only one or two good people! It is impossible for her to repay the other party stupidly for one or two good things, after all, her own life matters!
"Where are the people!"
Just as the little girl was making up her mind, there was a sudden noise not far away, mixed with footsteps and all kinds of chatter. She turned her head to look, and happened to see her brother leading a large group of people running towards this side, and there was no shortage of officials and villagers from the fishing village, and their eyes all had a greedy light in them.
A few days ago, someone came to the small fishing village to inquire about the news and asked if they had seen the person in the portrait. They said in their own hands that as long as it was those few people, whether they lived or died, they would be sent to the government to be thanked! Because of this, the little girl was able to recognize Feng Changqi's face the first time she saw her.
"Didn't you say that the government's bounty was here? What about people? ”
The little girl lowered her face, her heart was full of thoughts, she wanted to confess the whereabouts of Feng Changqi and the others, but her mouth moved, but her voice couldn't come out.
Someone noticed her abnormality, grabbed her shoulders and shook her vigorously: "You are the only one who stayed here just now!" Surely you saw where they went! Which direction are they going, you talk quickly, if you don't chase, it will be too late when they go away! ”
The little girl gritted her teeth and pointed her fingertips to the river, finally making up her mind.
"They just stole a boat and went over there!"
The crowd was so excited that they untied the ropes and prepared to catch up with them by boat.