Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Shi Si and Shi Wu both widened their eyes in fear and dared not turn their heads.

He Gui said: "We don't know the identity of the masked men who captured us, but from what they said to Boss Gu, we can tell that they are not the prince's men."

Shi Si whispered, "Did you hear it? It was quite far away."

He Gui nodded: "I heard something vaguely. The situation is not too complicated now. The Mu family is dead, and the prince's opponents have been almost eliminated. I think this group of masked men are lurking deep and are not an open force."

Shi Si and Shi Wu didn't understand, so they whispered, "Lao He, just tell us what we should do, and we'll listen to you."

"We are not going back to Luoyang." He Gui said, "I don't know who these people following us are, but on the surface, Boss Gu wants to create a false impression that he was killed by Gu Xu, in order to sever the relationship between Dun Xinbo and Gu Xu. As his subordinates, we naturally cannot go to Luoyang to seek his help."

Shi Si and Shi Wu nodded.

He Gui remained silent for a long time.

The three of them sat around the fire for a while, and He Gui felt that some of his strength seemed to have returned.

He had been tortured for many days, but only had some superficial injuries, which was illogical in itself. Perhaps those masked men wanted to pretend to let them go so as to get some clues from their whereabouts.

He Gui rubbed his brows and said, "Let's... find a town to settle down first, do some work, and then slowly find out about the current situation."

Shi Si said, "I don't know where this place is, or whether it is outside the Jiangnan Road."

"The climate here is warm, so it must be near Yunxi River." He Gui said, "I wonder where Shi San went..."

Shi Wu quickly agreed: "Yes! If Brother Shi San was still here, we wouldn't be afraid of him no matter how many people there were."

"We'll take turns keeping watch tonight. We'll take a rest and set off tomorrow," said He Gui.

……

As long as the three men were willing to work hard, they would never have to worry about their lives. They supported each other and arrived at the nearest town, only to find out that this was the border between Huaizhong Prefecture and Yuning Prefecture, and it was also the place where there were most refugees.

It was the spring ploughing season, and there was a shortage of manpower everywhere. Shi Si and Shi Wu quickly found a temporary job on a landlord's farm, and by selling their misery, they borrowed some money in advance to buy medicine for He Gui to treat his injuries, and he recovered for a few days.

When He Gui was almost ready, he went out to inquire.

This town is not too small, and because of its geographical location, information flows very flexibly, especially in the only teahouse in the town, which has a complex staff and is the easiest place to get information.

Soon, He Gui learned from the tea drinkers that the newly-appointed Duke Dunxin of Luoyang was killed before he could even hold the title.

There are many speculations about Gu Dashi's murder. However, due to the unremitting publicity of Hangdou Daily, most people believe that it was Gu Xu, who was tortured by his adoptive father, who did it. He Gui read the newspapers in other people's hands and couldn't help but sigh at Zhen Suhang's skillful writing style. The seemingly impartial words actually brought everyone to the pleasure of Gu Xu's revenge.

With empathy, the voices blaming Gu Xu became much weaker.

He Gui thought, this is exactly what Boss Gu wanted to see. Even if Boss Gu really died, he would be relieved in his netherworld.

He sat alone at the tea table, and suddenly his eyes turned red.

If Boss Gu really died... he and Shi Si and Shi Wu would be free.

He Gui did not feel any joy of regaining his freedom. Instead, he felt like a rootless duckweed, which would drift around the world as soon as the wind blew.

The situation is still uncertain... they can't go back yet, He Gui thought.

……

West Hu.

The brown horse galloped across the endless grassland. Spring had already swept across the land, tender grass had sprouted, and herds of cattle and sheep were already visible on the grassland.

The two black horses galloped forward and backward, and stopped on the hillside. The leading woman looked up at the sky, raised her right arm, and waited for the giant black falcon in the sky to land on her leather arm guard.

However, she soon realized something was wrong. The female falcon named Aoden was circling and took a long time to descend. After a while, it let out a loud cry and flew away to the south.

"Aoden--" Qiqigehas called out and looked in the direction where the falcon flew.

Meng En, the Xihu man who was accompanying her, also rode his horse closer and looked into the distance to the south.

"Is there a person?" It was too far away. Meng En looked for a while and could only roughly judge that the black spot looked like a person riding a horse approaching here.

"Aoden is very happy, maybe he is an old friend." Qiqi Gehas said, she kicked the horse's belly and rushed to the south like an arrow.

"Hass!" Moon shouted and followed anxiously.

Halfway through the journey, the patrolling Xihu soldiers had already spotted the man on horseback. However, they were no match for the winged falcon, as Ao Deng had already swooped down and landed steadily on the shoulder of the strange man in the distance.

Shi San raised his hand and touched the falcon's belly feathers, and the brown horse under him trotted.

The patrol was approaching, but not as fast as Qiqi Gehasi's horse. The black horse rushed over like lightning and stopped in front of Shi San.

"Avagu!" Qiqigehas recognized the man on the horse at a glance and jumped off the horse shouting.

Shi San also dismounted from his horse and gave her a tight hug.

"How could you bear to come back!" Qiqige pounded his chest with a look of delight on his face, "I thought you would live in Beiqin for the rest of your life!"

Shi San smiled faintly and said, "Borrow some things."

Meng En also came closer. The moment he saw Shi San, his expression became complicated, and then he waved his hand to dismiss the Xihu patrol behind him, and rode his horse to meet them.

He turned over and got off the horse, but saw that the faint smile on Shi San's face completely disappeared the moment he saw him, and the unhappiness that he had just suppressed suddenly surged up again.

Shi San raised his arms and Ao Deng flew into the sky again.

Qi Qi Ge saw that the atmosphere between the two was not good, so he quickly poked Meng En with his elbow and said, "Why aren't you talking?"

"He didn't even talk to me." Meng En muttered, but still stepped forward.

Shi San and he hugged each other tightly.

"Why did you come back?" Meng En asked.

"He said he came to borrow something." Qi Qi Gehas answered for Shi San.

"What is that? Is it the throne of the King of Xihu?" Meng'en was shocked.

Qiqi Gehas was speechless: "You should read less Beiqin's novels. Awagu is not the Dragon King!"

The three men remounted.

Shi San said, "You've arrived just in time. Take me to the king's tent."

"You really want to borrow the throne?" Qiqi Gehas was also shocked. "Batukhasa will not agree to it."

"Don't read the storybooks." Shi San said, "There's something going on in Beiqin."

Qi Qi Gehas probably saw that he was worried and shook his head slightly at Meng En beside him.

The three horses ran in a line towards the tent of the King of Western Hu who had just been stationed in the distance.