After Dong Zhuo's death, it was like a big earthquake in Chang'an.
First, Wang Yun sent people to annihilate the three tribes, and then evacuated all the gold, silver, grain and grass from Meiwu.
Secondly, it deeply shocked all the generals of the Xiliang Army, making them all frightened and unable to calm down.
On the edge of the Wei River, Taishi Ci stood on the hillside, overlooking the mountain.
The three girls struggled to survive and ran staggeringly by the river. They looked back from time to time and saw their pursuers approaching, their faces turned pale with fear.
The girl in the front, who was wearing a white dress, accidentally fell down. Two maids rushed to pull her up, but they sprained their feet. When they got up again, the pursuers were no longer twenty feet tall.
"Ziyi, what do you think?"
Hou Xu stared at the scene about thirty feet away on the river beach down the hillside and asked: "Coming out from the direction of Meiwu, there are pursuers again. I'm afraid they are not Dong clan members."
Taishi Ci thought for a while and said, "I heard that Dong Zhuo was plundering women everywhere. They may be the maids and concubines that Dong Zhuo kidnapped."
"Um."
Hou Xu nodded: "If so, he is an innocent person. Can you save him?"
Taishi Ci said: "Let's ask first."
After saying that, he bent his bow, nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow into the distance.
Huangfu Jianshou was chasing after him quickly and was about to catch Dong Bai when he suddenly heard a scream and a black shadow struck like lightning.
"Buzz!"
When he stopped and looked around, he saw that the black shadow was actually an arrow.
The arrow pierced diagonally into the river mud about a foot away in front of him, and the tail feathers kept swinging due to the huge force, making a buzzing sound.
"General, over there!"
The soldiers beside him pointed to the high slope on the river bank in the distance.
They were located on the river beach, and there was still a bank slope of about ten feet high to climb from the river beach to the shore.
The location of Taishi Ci and Hou Xu was on a hillside on the river bank. The location was very high, about seven or eight meters away from the river. They really didn't pay attention unless they raised their heads.
Huangfu Jianshou knew that this arrow was just a warning, because it was neither far nor close, and he was condescending. Seeing the skill of this magical shot, he did not dare to act rashly for a while, raised his head and asked, "Who are you?"
Taishi Ci shouted: "You don't need to care who we are, just stand where we are and don't move. Anyone who dares to take a step closer will die!"
Huangfu Jianshou looked back at the soldiers behind him, there were about thirty or forty of them, and silently estimated the distance in his mind, but continued: "Do you know that we are following the orders of the imperial court to annihilate the national traitors, and if you stop me, it is
Committed a capital crime?"
Taishi Ci frowned and ignored him. Instead, he turned to look at Dong Bai and the other two people down the slope and asked, "Who are you? Why are you being hunted down?"
Dong Bai sprained his legs and saw the pursuers approaching from behind. He felt desperate and was about to let his two maids run for their lives without worrying about him. Suddenly he heard the magic soldiers descending from the sky and frightened the pursuers. He quickly had tears in his eyes and was frightened.
He was happy and ready to answer.
But before she could speak, an older maid next to her immediately shouted: "Please help me, brave men. We are just maids kidnapped by Dong Zhuo, but the officers and soldiers killed everyone on sight. The entire Meiwu has turned into a sea of blood."
, please save us, heroes, we don’t want to die.”
The maid captured by Dong Zhuo?
Dong Bai was stunned for a moment when he heard such disrespectful words towards his grandfather.
Obviously you are also family members from Lintao, Xiliang, how can you say that about grandpa?
But before she could explain clearly, another maid next to her shook her head desperately at her, with pleading eyes, asking her not to speak.
Dong Bai, who has turned sixteen this year and has always been smart, understood why in an instant.
Yes.
The Dong family has been ruined. If they say they are members of the Dong family, I am afraid no one will save them.
Thinking of this, Dong Bai's eyes dimmed, he lowered his head and let his black hair cover his face, remaining silent.
In order to survive, I can only trample on my grandfather's dignity again.
"Buzz!"
Another arrow came and nailed Huangfu Jianshou at his feet.
Taishi Ci said with a serious look: "I told you, don't move, if you take one step closer, you will die!"
Huangfu Jianshou watched the arrow feathers less than an inch below his feet swaying in the wind, his throat made a rumbling sound, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
Now in March, the spring breeze is very strong. Under the influence of the wind, this man can still shoot so accurately. The legendary marksman who can shoot through the poplar with a hundred steps is probably nothing more than this.
After hesitating for a moment, Huangfu Jianshou finally did not dare to take another step forward, but shouted: "Strong men, don't listen to their nonsense. These people are all members of the Dong clan, and the leader is Weiyang Lord Dong Bai."
Dong Bai?
Taishi Ci looked at the three women at the foot of the mountain suspiciously. He had been lurking in Chang'an for some time and naturally knew that Dong Zhuo had a granddaughter named Dong Bai, who was named Lord Weiyang.
It's just that he hasn't seen it with his own eyes, so he doesn't know if it is true.
After thinking about it, he asked Huangfu Jianshou: "Who are you? Do you know Mr. Weiyang? How can you be sure it is her?"
Huangfu Jianshou originally wanted to know Dong Bai and deceive Tai Shici, but when he thought about it carefully, Weiyang Jun was Dong Zhuo's favorite granddaughter. She had just grown hair and was not married yet. She had always lived deep in Meiwu, and her residence was not
There are only maids and no male attendants, how can I see her?
It would be bad if Taishi Ci discovered the lie.
So after hesitating for a moment, Huangfu Jianshou still shook his head and said: "My name is Huangfu Nian, and my courtesy name is Jianshou. I am the son of General Zuo who was killed by Dong Zhuo. I annihilated Dong Zhuo's clan in the name of the imperial court. Although I don't know Mr. Weiyang, I can
There were servants of the Dong family as evidence when we chased them, and among the three, the other two women were wearing red cloth, but the middle woman was wearing a white gauze dress, which shows that this woman must have the highest status."
The son of General Zuo?
Huangfu Song’s son?
Taishi Ci and Hou Xu looked at each other, and they quite admired Huangfu Song.
If that's the case, it's really hard to stop them.
Because Dong Zhuo killed Huangfu Song, now Huangfu takes revenge and massacres Dong Zhuo's clan. It is natural and natural.
To stop it would be against morality.
Thinking of this, Taishi Ci hesitated for a moment and said: "So that's it. Dong Zhuo has done all his evil deeds and he deserves it. The general avenges his father. This is natural. If this is the case, I will no longer interfere in this matter."
After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave, not wanting to meddle in this nosy matter anymore.
At this time, the slightly older maid down the slope suddenly said: "The person you want to arrest is Dong Bai, what's the matter with the innocent maid? Do the strong men want to die without saving us?"
"you!"
Dong Bai opened his eyes wide, never expecting that the maid he had grown up with would treat her like this.
But after a moment he started laughing miserably.
Too.
One death is better than three deaths.
What's more, if it falls into the hands of soldiers, the fate may be a hundred times worse than death.
It's human nature that they don't want to suffer that kind of torture.
Thinking of this, Dong Bai looked at the surging Wei River next to him, and a sad smile appeared on his snow-white face without any human color.
Perhaps it would be better to commit suicide than to be caught and tortured.
"That's true."
Taishi Ci thought that Wang Yun wanted to kill Dong Zhuo's clan, but the maid was just a slave captured by Dong Zhuo. Why should she die? Then he said to Huangfunian: "The maid is innocent, please let her go."
Huangfu Nian hesitated for a moment.
At this moment, the slightly older maid suddenly raised a seal, threw it in the direction of Huangfu Nian, and said loudly: "I am Weiyang Lord Dong Bai. After entering the secret passage, I
I ordered the maid and I to change our clothes. I originally wanted to hide to avoid pursuit, but I didn't expect the pursuers to come so quickly. Anyway, Axiang is definitely not willing to die for me, and I might inform you later, so why don't I stand on my own
Come out, Lord Weiyang's seal is here as proof! I am the daughter of the Dong family, and if I fall into your hands, I will inevitably suffer inhuman torture. I would rather die than suffer this humiliation. I hope you can be kind and let me go.
My two innocent maids, have mercy on them!"
After she finished speaking, regardless of everyone's shocked looks, she pushed away Dong Bai, who had already sprained his ankle, and plunged into the swollen Wei River in the spring flood. At first, some red cloth could be seen, but it was instantly submerged by the waves and disappeared.
In the river.
Dong Bai opened his mouth, tears fell like rain, and wanted to rush to the river to call Axiang's name.
Another maid held her tightly while crying and covered her mouth.
Because I cried so much and was so sad, I started to retching and coughing. It was obvious that mucus flowed into my throat, and I was extremely sad.
Taishi Ci was silent for a while. After a moment, he asked, "Is she telling the truth?"
Another maid hugged Dong Bai tightly and cried sadly: "Yes, Weiyang Jun asked Axiang to change clothes with her after entering the secret passage, but the seal is still in her own hand, as you have seen
.”
"General, this is the seal of Lord Weiyang."
The soldier picked up the seal and looked at it. It was engraved with the three characters Weiyang Jun. It was genuine.
Axiang said she was older than Dong Bai, but in fact she was only two years older. They were both young girls, and they were covered in mud and dirty from running around all the time. Even though Huangfu Nian knew that Dong Bai was only sixteen years old,
But just from the appearance, it’s really hard to tell.
Therefore, after hearing Axiang's last words and the fact that she did have a seal in her hand, Huangfu Nian hesitated for a while, not knowing whether the matter was true or false, and did not stand up to refute it immediately.
"This Lord Weiyang is quite affectionate and righteous."
Taishi Ci sighed, moved by Axiang's sacrifice for justice, and said to Huangfu Nian: "Since Lord Weiyang is dead, let's let these two innocent maids go."
Huangfunian frowned and said: "How can a strong man believe their words? Let me take them back and let other people in the Dong family identify them before making a decision."
Taishi Ci rode his horse slowly down the hillside, drew out the spear on the horse's side, and said calmly: "I said, let them go, didn't you hear?"
There is murderous intention in his eyes.
Seemingly frightened by his momentum, Huangfunian and others did not speak. They even took two steps back and hesitated on the spot.
I don't know why, but everyone in Huangfu Nian could feel from Taishi Ci's gnarled muscles all over his body and the ape-like length of his hands that this person was probably no ordinary person.
In addition, everyone was on foot, and they had horses and bows and arrows. They were afraid of being shot by stray people, so they didn't dare to move for a while.
After a while, Huangfu Nian said: "Okay, since the strong man insists on saving their lives, let's stop here. I hope Weiyang Jun Dong Bai is really dead, and there is no such person in this world."
As for this strong man, please leave his name!"
"Donglai, Taishi Ci!"
Taishi Ci stood with his spear drawn, and in the gentle spring breeze, accompanied by the surging Wei River, he stood by the river like a god of war.
Dong Bai was deeply grieved because of Axiang's death. He felt that his vision was blurry and the world was getting darker and darker. It seemed that he would fall down at any time in the next second.
She felt so tired and sleepy.
It was very dark in front of my eyes.
My mind went blank, there was nothing.
Maybe......
There really cannot be any more Weiyang Lord Dong Bai in this world.
Dong Bai is dead.
The only person who survived was the maid A Xiang.
I want to live.
Live hard!
Instead of A Xiang, live tenaciously in this world with her name.
Because I carried her name and her expectations.
I cannot let down the person who protects me with his life.
boom!
Dong Bai fell into the mud.
And before she passed out.
The only thing she could see was Taishi Ci's majestic body, protecting her like a mountain.