Chapter 20: The Banquet of Thousand Years: Catching Turtles in an Urn 5
When he saw the centipede again, the corners of his mouth, chin, and even his chest were already stained with blood, stained on his black clothes, and there was a faint glow of red blood under the moonlight.
Su Tiying's throat was locked and she was completely blocked in front of Centipede. She was petite and her neck was tightly clamped by his forearms. She was breathing hard. Her toes seemed to have left the ground, and she lost her center of gravity. He kicked, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, but he couldn't say a word. Even calling for help became a luxury.
Su Tong entered the palace today in order to let her show her face before getting married. Originally, there were rumors that this second Miss Su had been severely punished in Su Mansion and wanted to marry to the future prince's palace. Firstly, she would see more of the world, and secondly, she would use her body to express herself. Explain the truth and calm the criticism of the people.
Unexpectedly, the banquet was in chaos, and he lost his way while running away in a hurry. He didn't dare to shout for help when he was lost, so he turned left and right and accidentally ran into the centipede.
At that time, a group of secret guards from the Metropolitan Procuratorate were fighting around him. The man didn't know what happened, but he suddenly spurted out a lot of blood. He thought he could be caught, but unexpectedly he rushed towards her, and he didn't have time to escape. He was taken as a target and hostage and dragged to the other side of the inland river.
"Little princess of the Chu family! We met once in the arena a few years ago. I know that the taste of your golden wind and arrow rain is not pleasant!"
The centipede was hiding behind Su Tiying and suddenly spoke, and everyone looked back.
Chu Shou and the others had already arrived. Su Bing'an hurriedly stepped forward to comfort his wife and sister, while Chu Shou quietly drew the bow in the dark with the arrow on the string, but was abruptly stopped again.
Chu Shou withdrew his bow and arrow, walked out slowly, and said, "What kind of centipede am I? Hiding behind a weak woman, how can I be considered a hero of the world?"
Centipede laughed twice and replied: "I can't even buy my life for a few boxes of gold."
Chu Shou took a few steps forward, but Song Yanqing raised his hand to stop him. He looked at her and said coldly: "Don't come close."
Chu Shou looked at the blood flowing from his wrist, which soaked his sleeves. He reached out to touch it, and the blood slid down his fingertips. She came to her senses, stopped her hand, looked up at him, and said, "It hurts." ?"
Song Yanqing's originally determined eyes flickered slightly, and she put her hands behind her back, turned her face sideways, and looked at the kidnapped Su Tiying's face losing color. She made up her mind and said, "Stop."
The secret guards of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who seemed not to tolerate the centipede's demands just now, stopped walking, and the atmosphere of stalemate among everyone became more tense.
Su Bing'an hurriedly stepped forward and advised: "Master Xiao Song, my sister's life is entirely in the hands of that thief. She will be married to the palace in a few days. Please don't be tough, please be sure to save my sister. "
After saying that, he watched Chu Shou strode over. Behind the two of them was the inland river. Within a few steps, Su Bing'an hurriedly tried to grab Chu Shou, but failed, and his heart became anxious again.
Chu Shou threw away his bow and arrow as he walked, took out a short dagger from his waist, and threw them all on the ground.
Centipede watched her approach step by step, dragging Su Tiying back a few steps. Su Tiying struggled twice more, and her lips turned purple.
"Since you know my name, you also know how to support me, but she is the concubine of the Su family, and she is always the same as a maid..."
"What about me?... If you are holding this princess hostage today, you can leave the palace through the main entrance." Chu Shou said calmly and pointed to the distant main entrance over there, his eyes were bright and he didn't seem to care.
"Don't come over..." Centipede's forearm tightened a little more. Su Tiying shed tears unconsciously, her breathing became more and more difficult, and her eyes were a little distracted.
"You are honored to be the princess, but I have also heard that you have nothing to do with the Imperial Procuratorate. After weighing the balance, I am afraid that this matter will be difficult to achieve. Then consider this little girl unlucky and come with me to see the King of Hell...
..." After saying that, he laughed, his slender eyes became ferocious, filled with determination to die.
Looking at his face, the memory in Chu Shou's mind resurfaced...
Back then, she and Song Yanqing went down the mountain to sell medicine. They passed by a well and wanted to fetch some water to drink. Unexpectedly, this man rushed out from the bottom of the well, and then several people surrounded them. Chu Shou drew his bow and let go.
A few arrows were fired, but the centipede's brother suffered for a long time. She was also stupid back then. She thought she was helping the villagers defeat the gangsters, and she still retained the second-ranked title that made her want to cover her mouth just thinking about it - "Kyoto No. 2
A princess"...
When Centipede was lurking in the dark, he bumped into her several times entering the palace. He recognized her at first sight. She was really the princess... He thought that until the plan was successful, he would also avenge his brothers. What was the first thing he did after doing this?
Princess.
Thinking of this, Chu Shou remained calm on his face, but his heart trembled. Why didn't the first princess's accomplices remind the first princess... She thought she was a passer-by who had met each other in the world, but she didn't expect that she was just a stranger.
The centipede that can sting... However, it still needs to be changed. Catching the assassin has nothing to do with the person they came to the banquet. Her plan also caused many people to suffer, but they can't involve another life in it.
, Moreover, Miss Su Er is about to get married and will soon be out of the misery of her original family.
"Oh...I remembered it. You have a good memory. How could you forget that the young man with me is the Imperial Censor?"
When Centipede heard that, she actually dared to mention his two brothers again, and said it in such a light way. He was so angry that his teeth itched, and he turned his eyes again, isn't it? After so many years, these two are still working together...
...then don’t give up the life-saving amulet that was delivered to your door in vain. There is no need to risk your life here. The revenge of the two brothers can only be avenged in the future.
Chu Shou saw that he was moved, and saw that Su Tiying's eyes were distracted. He gritted his teeth and continued: "If you don't change the person quickly, I will allow you to leave Kyoto alive."
The centipede twisted its mouth and smiled evilly: "If I take you all the way back to the north, everyone in the north will want to know you, the only descendant of the Chu family."
He smiled more and more ferociously, and proudly slowly released the arm that was restraining Su Tiying. Su Tiying grabbed his tied cuffs with both hands, took a breath, and then came back to her senses, taking a big breath.
Get angry.
Chu Shou took advantage of the situation and stretched out his hand towards him, as if he wanted to change people. One thing that was quite good was that the centipede didn't have any weapons in its hands...
While Centipede pushed Su Tiying away, Chu Shou quietly revealed the golden arrow hidden in his sleeve robe. He grinned at him, held the fallen golden arrow in his hand, and stabbed it steadily into his chest.
When he came to his senses, he stretched out his hand to grab Su Tiying, who had survived the disaster, but was pushed back by Chu Shou. He leaned back and stabbed another inch in. He heard Chu Shou say from the side: "Tibei is at this juncture."
Are you stupid or am I stupid? Now I want to know who is worthy of your working so hard!"
The golden arrow penetrated deeply into his chest, then spun open in the flesh and blood, splitting the blades. Blood oozed from the corners of his mouth. He was quickly pushed backwards and had no strength to resist. He was forced to lean back, his mouth opened and closed, and his teeth were mixed. With bloody eyes, he squeezed out two words: "Madman."
After that, in a flash of lightning, the two of them fell into the river together.
"Miss!"
"Princess Princess!"
Everyone exclaimed in unison.
Song Yanqing saw Chu Shou disappearing on the shore, her eyes tightened, she let go of the wrinkled robe, and was about to move forward eagerly, but was quickly pulled back by Mu Huashu, who looked up at Song Yanqingyao Shake his head.
Mu Huashu knew that if she didn't stop him, Song Yanqing would definitely save her, but the two of them shouldn't be like this! At least in front of outsiders who didn't know the truth, they didn't know each other.
When Shen Yi saw this, he immediately shouted: "Don't save people yet!"
After receiving the order, the surrounding secret guards immediately jumped into the water. Song Yanqing fluttered his sleeves and shook off Mu Huashu's restraint, and walked towards the river bank with long strides.
Su Bing'an, Gu Hongying and Ah Shui Sanqian also ran over, making Ah Shui burst into tears.
Although the inland river is running water, it is not very clear. There is still silt accumulated over the years below. After a few good water, the water will immediately become turbid.
Chu Shou was not very good at it, but she made up her mind from the very beginning when she asked for a replacement. She would not let the assassin out of the palace, and she would also save the innocent life of Miss Su Er. She should not have been Pull it in.
When she showed her golden arrow, she was afraid of being countered by the centipede, and her nervous heart almost jumped out of her chest.
When the warm blood splashed on her face, she was very happy that she had made the decision to fall into the river together.
In the flash of lightning, everything was different. In the water, she vaguely saw the assassin with the golden arrow sinking to the bottom of the river. Only then did she feel at ease and let the turbid river water swallow her up.
Let the bullets fly for a while...
Soon, several people were rescued. The centipede was already poisoned, and its vitality was severely damaged due to the stimulation of its internal force. Later, it was inserted into the chest by an arrow from Chu Shou. At this time, it had long lost consciousness and was being pulled like a dead corpse. Come up.
Seeing the two of them falling into the river, Su Tiying's condition was not optimistic and she was in a hurry to pull people into the river together. Gu Hongying gently held her head, and her thin body looked even thinner.
When the imperial concubine learned about the situation on the border, she sent her personal maid, Zhu Yi, and the palace doctors to come over. She paid homage to everyone and said, "As soon as the imperial concubine heard the news, she sent her servants here. The imperial concubine said that the prince had a febrile disease and she couldn't draw him." Get out and tidy up the outer palace for your lords to rest."
Brother and sister Su Bing'an and Su Wenning were also standing aside.
Su Bing'an looked anxious. This little girl was going to marry the fourth prince in a few days, but she couldn't let anything go wrong in his hands!
He couldn't help but sigh: "The Chu family is really brave from the same line. It was so thrilling just now, as if they were desperate..."
Su Wenning always had a cold face, but when she saw everyone was anxious and flustered, she remained calm. Following Su Bing'an's words, she thought of Chu Shou and sneered: "Humph, it's just that you are confident."
After that, he turned around and walked away. Su Bing'an stretched out his hand to stop her, then shook his head. There was nothing he could do. This sister always had ideas...
He turned around and asked Gu Hongying earnestly: "Hongying, are you scared? Why don't you go to the outer palace to rest?"
After hearing this, Gu Hongying became angry and frowned: "The doctor said that Ying'er's condition is not good, so she naturally has to go to the outer palace. If you want to come back, you can go back."
Go back to that ice cave where your family is so cold-hearted!
Su Bing'an immediately patted his thigh and said: "How could it be! Human life is at stake, so naturally Ying'er comes first..."
Chu Shou was also rescued over there. She vomited water several times, mixed with mud, and made a sound in her mouth. She vomited again and again, "Bah, bah, bah..."
Ah Shui looked confused and said: "Miss, don't move, there's something still in your ears..."
Sanqian also hid aside to pick up the water plants hanging on Chu Shou's body, wondering why her daughter was the only one with so much sediment and water plants hanging on her body...
When Chu Shou was concentrating on taking off his shoes and pouring water, he was picked up in the air. Everyone present was shocked. Even Shen Yi, who knew it well, was stunned when he saw it.
Chu Shou was startled, thinking she was about to fall into the river again, so she tightly climbed onto the man's neck with her hands, and a familiar smell lingered on the tip of her nose. She looked up at Song Yanqing blankly, her eyes full of confusion. , thinking that something was wrong, he immediately let go of his hand quietly and put it into his arms.
"Do you know how to get to the outer palace?"
Chu Shou shrank his neck and nodded again, not daring to raise his eyes.
"How to go?"
Chu Shou stretched out his little hand, pointed tremblingly in front, and whispered: "Turn right ahead..."
The moon hangs on the branches, the stars in the sky are bright, and there are a few clouds blackened by the night, hanging in the endless sky in the distance. There is a row of black crows on the eaves in the distance, glowing faintly in the moonlight. .
The long rainbow bridge is built between the towers, and the flags hanging on it are fluttering in the wind, blowing the corners of pedestrians' clothes, and the sound of copper bells can be heard in the distance, lulling people to sleep one after another.
The palace has returned to its former tranquility, and only the sound of stepping on the wooden boards can be heard one after another. Everything is completely silent, and the night has its own lights, illuminating the road in the palace.
When Chu Shou saw that there was no one around, he relaxed. He stopped talking after many times and said, "The centipede... finally told me about the northern border, and then he even tried to explain it away. If you find out who is behind this, you must tell me, I don't believe he is some kind of spy from the north."
Song Yanqing didn't answer and walked steadily. The moonlight cast a silhouette on him, cold and distant, with gentle eyes. His throat moved and he asked: "Since we have crossed the line, is there nothing else you want to tell me?"
"That's too much..." Chu Shou reacted and was stunned for a moment, understanding what he meant.
That night I told him that the princess is the princess, the lord is the lord, the kiln burner is the kiln burner, and the medicine seller is the medicine seller... Yes, isn't this exactly the line that Chu Shou has drawn for you two? ? Those words are not what others say...
Thinking of this, the corner of Chu Shou's mouth twitched, and he reluctantly said: "I lobbied everywhere, and everyone felt that I and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were at odds with each other. I wanted to pretend that you, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, were pushed out, and then I caught a big fish. Alas, you Looking at this situation, there are actually big fish everywhere, it just depends on who can’t hold back their temper and rush to take the bait..."
Before he finished speaking, Song Yanqing interrupted him again, and he asked softly: "That's all?"
Chu Shou frowned after hearing this, put his hand on his shoulder again, turned to look at him, and asked: "Then... what should I say? Why don't you want to see me? Why don't you let me interfere with you? What about you? Tell me why you didn’t go into the water and come to save me first? Tell me why you are always arguing with Miss Na Mu? Tell you what... Tell me why you want to separate you and me like this now! Huh? It’s so clear. ?”
After listening to this, Song Yan smiled with a smile on his face, his eyebrows relaxed, and he responded with satisfaction: "Yes."
Chu Shou's movements became wider and wider, he supported his shoulders, looked at him steadily, and asked with wide eyes: "Huh? I really can't understand you anymore."
Song Yanqing held her firmly, no matter how much she couldn't believe it.
Ever since Chu Shou fell down the river bank with the assassin, his heart had been twitching like a knife, and it never stopped. Hehe, it was a bit ridiculous. He knew it was her plan, but it felt like he was really about to part ways.
In one moment, in that moment, we will never see each other again in this life.
He used to feel that the love stories in storybooks were quite vulgar. Love is love, and if you don’t love, you don’t love. Why should we be entangled until we are separated from each other?
Show mercy.
Chu Shou once said that God is too ruthless, so she does not believe in God. She believes in herself. Because of this, she also said that she is the most rational, just like him.
He used to feel that she really gave her reason to God because she was emotional towards everyone.
But he just discovered that he was different from her. He could be rational to everyone, but only to her. If he wanted to be rational to her, it would be more uncomfortable than having an arrow stuck in his heart...