Xiao Jing and Qin Ziqian stayed in this villa for five days, and it took many days of heavy snow to stop.
Good luck seemed to have come. Just the day after the snow stopped, news came from the front: the government successfully cleared out the bandits on the road, and the road to the north had resumed traffic.
As soon as the news arrived, the town immediately became boiling. The stranded merchants and travelers rushed to the road, and Xiao Jing, who had been impatient for a long time, was no exception. He took Qin Ziqian to set off after breakfast.
He hasn't seen Miss Lu these days, and I don't know whether she stayed in the door or had left long ago. Since he had said that, all he could do is look forward to the best result. As for what choices he made, he was powerless.
The journey was quite smooth. I took the bus forward for more than ten days, and the journey was already halfway through.
The more you go north, the more beautiful the scenery is. However, there are fewer cars, horses and pedestrians on the road than before, and the villages and towns along the way are also very cold. If it weren't for the occasional three or two villagers walking outside, Xiao Jing would have suspected that these were all ghost villages.
Today, there are only six or seven cars that are traveling along the way. Every time around, about a cup of tea, there will be some big cars coming across the opposite side. I heard that there were many cars and horses coming and going on this road before, and sometimes even traffic jams. Looking at the current miserable situation, 80% of them are that no one dares to go in this direction after the accident in Linzhou.
Seeing Xiao Jing dazed and dazed, Qin Ziqian couldn't help but quip: "Why, do you miss that Miss Lu?"
Xiao Jing rolled his eyes and said angrily: "What do you want her to do? If you want to miss your cousin, you will miss your cousin."
After saying that, he didn't say anything.
The hard work on the journey is just one of the reasons. Somehow, he was a little uneasy. Could it be that the cold and cold outside made people feel fear?
After walking for a while, the car suddenly stopped. A shout came from a distance. Xiao Jing, who was a little sleepy, barely opened his eyes when he heard Qin Ziqian ask, "What's wrong with the front?"
The handlebar responded: "It seems that a car was broken across the road in the middle of the road, blocking the road. The young master waited for a while, and the villain went to take a look..."
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly shouted heart-wrenchingly, "Run quickly, someone robbed you!"
Xiao Jing's sleepiness disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Qin Ziqian shouted loudly: "Hurry up, turn around and run back!"
This era is not like later generations, with no patrol squadrons on the national highway. As long as the traitors set up ambush when they look for weak defenses, they retreat in time after doing a vote, the government often has no choice but to pretend that the car breaks down and blocks the way. It is their usual trick. After the cars on the road are stopped, they often have ambushers in the rear to block the people who want to escape.
In fact, the handlebars often run on the road, so she doesn't need to remind her of this. Xiao Jing's car is at the last. As long as he can turn around, he can also rush out. After all, there are people behind the road but there are no obstacles. If he is lucky, he might be able to rush out.
However, I don’t know if Xiao Jing’s luck is too bad: at this critical moment, the horse pulling the cart is disobedient!
He pulled the reins with a handlebar and waved his whip desperately, but the horse, who was very gentle along the way, was just neighing and motionless, not knowing whether it was frightened or at the most inappropriate time.
Screams rushed towards Xiao Jing like waves. Among them, there were also men's lewd laughter, woman's screams, and occasionally a few more sounds gradually drifted away, probably because they had escaped into the mountains beside the road.
Seeing that the disaster was coming, the handlebars didn't care about others. He jumped out of the car in a hurry and disappeared in an instant.
When life is at stake, people's first reaction is to escape. However, Qin Ziqian, who is closer to the car door, did not escape. At this moment of racing against time, she actually turned around to see if Xiao Jing woke up!
When he saw that he had woken up, Miss Qin retracted her hand that was originally about to slap him.
"Go away!"
I was moved by the time. Xiao Jing used all his strength to push Qin Ziqian out of the car, and he followed her and jumped out of the car.
Several bandits ran to the car in front and couldn't move. I thought, the one who was pulling on the car should be a wealthy family. The poor male owner just roared and disappeared, and then the heavy objects fell to the ground, and the bandits robbed them, and occasionally mixed with women's crying and scolding.
"Here!" Xiao Jing grabbed Qin Ziqian's hand suddenly and said anxiously: "Follow me!"
There was a blockage in front and a pursuer in the back. No one could remain 100% calm when encountering such a big thing. The moment he jumped out of the car and looked at each other, he saw a hint of panic in Qin Ziqian's eyes; this kind of emotion was the first time that he had appeared in these eyes.
Walking through this road with a handlebar, you will naturally be familiar with the surrounding terrain. Running in the direction he escapes will definitely be better than running around in a panic way!
The bandits intercepted behind the convoy were only ten meters away from the two of them, and Xiao Jing could see the grim smile on his face clearly.
Qin Ziqian, who was stunned by Xiao Jing, also came back to her senses. She was about to run away with Xiao Jing, but her face suddenly changed and her feet were trembling.
Somehow, a beast broke free from its shackles. It was frightened and ran in a panic direction with fewer people, and now it was rushing towards where the two were.
"careful!"
I don't know who shouted first, but Xiao and Qin pushed each other at the same time. As a result, Xiao Jing staggered to the side of the road, and Qin Ziqian sat down on the snow.
When I was talking, the out-of-control animal barely jumped through the gap in the middle. If I were to slow down, I was afraid that someone would be knocked away by the beast who was thrust away.
Xiao Jing gritted his teeth and got up as fast as possible. On the other side, Qin Ziqian, who was not injured, also stood up with the car.
"There are two more over there!"
After a loud shout, the bandits who were originally entangling in a big cart rushed towards Qin Ziqian, while the bandits behind them ran towards Xiao Jing with a knife.
Whether it is Xiao Jing or Qin Ziqian, there is no time to make a decision. Meeting is impossible. The only thing that can be done is to run away from the bandits desperately, without even time to look at the other party again.
After a stick of incense, Xiao Jing, who was panting, finally stopped.
This barren mountain is indeed a good place to hide, so it is no wonder that the handlebars run here. It is beneficial to exercise more often in normal times. If he hadn't been running around Puhua Town after get off work every day, it would be difficult for him to get rid of bandits who crossed mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground.
But, then?
Where did Qin Ziqian, who ran to the other direction, go?
When she ran away from the roadside, Xiao Jing heard all kinds of shouts, but did not hear Qin Ziqian's voice or fighting sounds. In other words, at least during the first period, Qin Ziqian was not caught by the bandits.
But she is a girl after all. She is always out. She is pretty physically strong, but the one who pursues her is a burly man who is good at mountain movements. If she makes any mistakes...
Xiao Jing didn't dare to think about it anymore.
How could two people go back only one when they are on a business trip for the newspaper?
Miss Xia said, asking me to take good care of Ziqian. However, I lost her. Now her life and death are uncertain. Even after being kidnapped, she may be worse than death! If I leave like this, what will I have to see Miss Xia!
Even if there is no such request, Ziqian is my friend! If a friend is in trouble, how can he not save him when he dies?
Countless scenes of the past flooded into Xiao Jing's mind. Qin Ziqian, who dressed in men's clothing to watch the "Big Classroom in the Forest", wanted to catch Pan Feiyu but bumped into Qin Ziqian, who was arrogant when received by the newspaper invitation, Qin Ziqian, who accidentally showed female charm at the table, Qin Ziqian, who was angry when he saw Pan Feiyu, pretending to be cute in the carriage and teasing him...
One by one scene, still in front of you.
Xiao Jing's eyes turned red and gritted his teeth again.
Let's go and save people!
While the memory was still clear, he walked down the mountain with great strides along the way he came. The bandits were all desperate people who came without a trace, and they could only find their traces before they could follow them.
If you meet bad people again on the way down the mountain... then you will fight with them!
Fortunately, Xiao Jing didn't see any figure.
There were no traces of bandits on the official road. The cart that was in trouble was pushed aside, and even the three or four bloody corpses were thrown under the shoulder of the road.
Obviously, people passing by are used to such tragedies. No one pays attention to the victims, and it is not themselves who suffer anyway. As for whether anyone reports to the officials, only the old genius knows.
Even if you report to the official, so what? The people in the government will not arrive tomorrow as soon as possible. At that time, the bandits who made a lot of money must have been comfortably hiding into the hiding mountain nest, or running to a distant gold cave to die of drunkenness.
Xiao Jing boarded the car he was riding. As he expected, all his belongings were looted, and even the newspapers he brought out were not spared.
Why did you take away the newspaper? Do you know how to read the newspaper?
Some people can be educated and influenced, but others cannot.
There is only one thing to educate them: knife!
After carefully observing the situation around, Xiao Jing quickly chased Qin Ziqian in the direction where he ran away.
The bandits will inevitably evacuate in a hurry after they succeed. No matter how experienced they cover up, clues will be left on the scene, such as footprints that have been wiped out in a certain snow field that has not been erased, or blood stains that have been intermittently and continuously to the distance. Judging from all the signs, they must have gone to the mountains to the east!
Xiao Jing followed the route prompted by the clue. The more he went, the fewer traces left by the bandits; in the end, even the footprints were completely processed, and he had to follow the clues that were not clues to the right direction he thought.
Fortunately, he did not see any other victims except the corpses on the road. In other words, Qin Ziqian is probably still alive!
After walking forward for a while, Xiao Jing really didn't know where to go.
The sun has already set for half, and the sky will soon turn completely dark. Then, let alone looking for someone, even his survival will become a problem.
Just when he was at a loss, Xiao Jing suddenly found light in a certain ravine not far away.
Those lights are very hidden, and only when he chases them here can he see them.
Xiao Jing couldn't help but be overjoyed. He could no longer care about his fatigue. He bent down carefully, trying to get closer to the fire source bit by bit.
Chapter completed!