14. Slash the thief in anger
Yu Ji had no choice but to wrench his hand to check Zhang Ling's injury, tore open Zhang Ling's clothes, but found that although the wound was bloody, it was only more than an inch, and it did not hurt the internal organs. She's alive! ”
Liu Qi's eyes suddenly widened, and he found that it was only a minor injury, so he grabbed Yu Ji and cried and laughed.
Yu Ji bandaged Zhang Ling's wound and carefully laid her down.
Liu ...... Big brother ......" Zhang Ling reached out and grabbed Liu Qi with tears.
Liu Qi regained his composure and carefully checked the situation of Zhang Ling and Zhang Ping, but fortunately, Zhang Ping only had skin injuries and finally completely relieved.
Looking at Zhang Ling, who was in pain and covered with cold sweat, and a group of lonely and helpless children, Liu Qi could no longer suppress the monstrous anger in his heart, picked up the long knife, and walked towards Zhao Quan step by step.
The thief who was crushed in his throat was already out of breath, Zhao Quan was crippled at the moment and could only lie on the ground and moan weakly, the thief who had killed countless people in the past was also in deep fear when he was facing death, and begged for mercy in a trembling voice: "Spare ...... Spare my life, I have innumerable silver and gold hidden in ......"
"Thief! When the unarmed old and weak in the village begged you for mercy, did you show mercy?! Liu Qi didn't pay attention to it at all, shouted loudly, and raised the long knife high.
Zhao Quan was terrified and shouted: "Behind me is Yu Ji Xianweng, I am a disciple of the great sage and good teacher, and I have something important to tell you............ Yes! ”
The sharp long knife had already entered his heart, blood gushed out, Zhao Quan opened his mouth widely, but he couldn't say a word with difficulty in opening and closing, and he died of weakness after a few convulsions.
Yu Ji was taken aback when he heard Zhao Quan's dying cry, and wanted to stop Liu Qi but was a step too late, and immediately turned around to find a few other fainting thieves.
Liu Qi just wanted to avenge the villagers by stabbing this thief, and the anger in his heart subsided a little after Zhao Quan was angry, and when he saw Yu Ji's suddenly unkind face, he realized something, and hurriedly chased after him.
The two thieves who were hit by Liu Qi first in the back of the neck were still unconscious, Yu Ji hesitated for a moment, but still shot and killed the two thieves, but the thief who was smashed on the bridge of his nose disappeared, Liu Qi's heart sank, and he hurriedly told Yu Ji.
Yu Ji was shocked and immediately looked around, but unfortunately it was impossible to find a person in the vast mountains and forests at night.
After searching for a long time to no avail, Yu Ji looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Jiao's believers are all over the state and county, since this thief knows my name, Zhang Jiao must have ordered the believers in the Tao to investigate the whereabouts of you and me, and now that the thief has escaped, it is difficult for you and me to hide our whereabouts, we must not delay any longer, and we should go to Yongning as soon as possible." ”
Liu Qi shook his head: "It is impossible for Zhang Jiao to tell everyone about such confidential matters, the thief who died just now is dressed luxuriously, he must be the head of the thief, and the remaining thieves may not know, even if the fish that slipped through the net can escape from the vast mountains and forests to report to Zhang Jiao, Zhang Jiao can only know that you and I have appeared in Guling, the world is so big, how can Zhang Jiao guess the purpose of you and me?" ”
The two were silent on the way back to the village, and Liu Qi kept comforting himself in his heart, but he felt more and more uneasy.
When he was about to reach the entrance of the village, Liu Qi suddenly stopped, turned around and said in a deep voice: "Xianweng, we can't afford to take this risk, now the only way to do it is to act separately, you are extraordinary, easy to attract attention, I only saw me that day Zhang Jiao brothers and a few guards, now I am dressed and look very different, and no one knows my name, it is safer for me to go to Yongning alone." ”
Although he knew that the day of separation was not far away, Liu Qi tried his best to keep himself from thinking about it, he was really afraid that he would face this terrible world alone, but the ferocity of the Yellow Turban Thief made him extremely angry and aroused his fighting spirit, since he couldn't escape, then take on this mission as soon as possible!
Yu Ji looked at Liu Qi's firm gaze, and the heaviness in his heart was greatly reduced, he nodded, patted his arm and said, "Settle the surviving villagers first, and then make a good plan." ”
Back in the village, Gao Hong has been waiting for them for a long time, he beheaded a thief leader and returned to the village to appease the villagers, in the villagers bowed and praised, Gao Hong's feelings were very different, in the past for the official all day long, intrigue between colleagues, how had he ever thought about the suffering of the small people, this short two-day experience made him deeply touched, the fame and fortune that he valued in the past in these grass people who had never looked at each other before felt more and more indifferent.
Walking slowly on the bloodstained path, all he saw and heard was the tragic situation of the dead and the sorrow of the living, and the heavy credit in his hands made him extremely happy, and at this moment, he only felt guilt, and he didn't want to take another look, and handed over the head to his subordinates, Gao Hong sighed and ordered them to appease the villagers, and only took Cheng Guan to find Yu Ji and the others.
Liu Qi returned to the village and Gao Hong to meet, a group of children returned home to look for relatives, Zhang Ling had been crying for a long time when he learned that his only relative had been killed, and he fainted when he saw his grandfather's tragic situation.
Everyone buried Zhang Laohan, Liu Qi couldn't hold on anymore and fell into a deep sleep.
After coming to this era, the scenes flashed in my mind like a movie, and finally stayed in the village last night, the villagers who fell in pools of blood, the children who wailed and lost their loved ones, and the thieves who were smashed by themselves, the distorted faces that covered their throats and opened their mouths desperately trying to take a breath, and the thief leader, who stabbed his heart with a knife with his own hand, the color of the blood gushing and splashing was so dazzling, his hands were soaked, the dark red blood spread along his arms to the whole body, and the cries and screams came and went......
The body gradually lost control, frantically waving the knife in his hand, there was splashing blood everywhere, and gradually a burst of excitement and pleasure surged in his heart, and suddenly there was a dazzling flash of light above his head, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already in front of the gate of a golden palace, and countless people outside the door knelt down under the steps, and when they raised the knife that was still dripping blood, those people bowed down and shouted long live.
Looking up to the sky and smiling into the palace, a group of stunning women dressed in luxurious palace clothes flocked to him to flatter him, dazzling, fluttering when a sharp blade suddenly flashed in the crowd, at this time the body was like a puppet without reacting, and could only watch the bright blade pierce deep into his chest.
He opened his mouth wide and tried desperately to breathe but couldn't take a breath of air, and when his soul was about to leave his body in a burst of laughter, he clearly saw that everyone immediately bowed down to that person, and no one cast a sympathetic look at him.
"Ahh Liu Qi screamed and woke up, sat up suddenly, gasped for breath, groped his chest wildly, and the feeling of inhaling the cool air into his lungs turned out to be so comfortable, it turned out to be just a nightmare.
The surroundings were quiet, only Zhang Ling was lying on the other side, her condition was fine, but she woke up crying several times last night, and she was still asleep. As soon as the sky was bright, the surroundings were surprisingly quiet, Liu Qi had no intention of sleeping again, walked out of the house, and sat on the stone steps with his knees crossed.
Thinking back to last night's nightmare, my hands trembled slightly, and when I looked down again, my hands seemed to be slightly bloody, oh my God! I actually killed someone, and anyone in this world can say that they deserve to do many evils, but they can't comfort their conscience with these words, for themselves, the latecomers who have crossed over, they are the same as the villagers who were killed, and they are insignificant little people who have been eliminated by the cruel laws of this troubled world.
And soon, he will join this cruel world and struggle to survive.
A month ago, I was living a carefree campus life, but now I killed two people with my own hands, my hands were covered with blood, killing, or being killed, in a troubled world, how can I avoid a cruel fate?
And the thrill of controlling the life and death of others in dreams is so real! So strongly!
Although it was a dream, I could feel that deep down in my heart I was enjoying that pleasure, oh my God, what would I become in the end? In this world of the jungle, will you lose your nature, become as brutal and bloodthirsty as you are in a nightmare?
What role will you play in this chaotic world in the future? Is it to turn the tide and set things right? Or is it just a passerby, who is silently drowned by the long river of history after failure.
The morning sun rose, the warm sunlight paved the surface, and the tears gradually dried, Liu Qi clenched his fists and slowly stood up straight.
Yes, if you go back to the scene last night, you will still not hesitate to punch and knife, since there is no way to avoid it, you just want to have a clear conscience, why not face it calmly.
Taking history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall, not to mention that you are familiar with the history of nearly 2,000 years ahead, that is, there is Zhang Jiao in front of you as a lesson from the past, can't you always be vigilant about yourself?
"I must go back! I'm in charge of my own destiny! ”
Facing the rising sun, Liu Qi shouted in his heart, put aside his worries, and aroused his high morale.
Troubled times, I'm coming!
"Sir, sir!" Cheng Guan stumbled into the yard, with an inopportune look of joy, and grabbed Liu Qi: "Sir, come with me." ”
Liu Qiyi frowned, his face was displeased, Cheng Guan reacted at this time, quickly put away his smiling face, and whispered: "Gao Sima asked the villain to ask Mr. to go to the stream quickly." ”
"Do you know what's the matter?" Gao Hong was in a hurry to find him, it must be a big deal, Liu Qi asked as he walked.
"It's Zhao Quan, Zhao Quan!" Cheng Guan couldn't suppress his excitement, and said with his eyebrows: "Mr. doesn't know, this Zhao Quan is the head of the traitor, and the Taishou personally led the army to suppress him, and Mr. is the head of the thief, this is a miracle!" ”
Liu Qi just nodded and asked the neighbors and villagers to take care of Zhang Ling and let Cheng Guan lead the way. Cheng Guan saw that Liu Qi was not interested, he wondered in his heart but didn't dare to say more, and the two hurried to the stream.
Zhang Ping had buried his father by the stream, kneeling in front of the grave and weeping silently, with Zhao Quan's head on the grave, Gao Hong looking up at the sky and pondering.
Hearing the footsteps, Gao Hong turned around and greeted him: "Brother Xian." ”
Gao Hong was willing to make friends with Liu Qi mainly because he was Yu Ji's disciple, and he saw that he couldn't pull a hard bow, and there was no longer a little jealousy in his heart because of the first meeting.
Of course, Gao Hong didn't know that Liu Qi was just trying to get Gao Hong's support to go into the village to save people, so he found an excuse to fool him in a hurry.