Sealing Sword

Gu Xiao wrote a letter, asked the post station for a pigeon and sent it to Feiyun Peak, and then took Chu Yao to a secluded corner, without saying a word, just looked at him deeply.

Hitting children is not his style, but he has seen them scaring children a lot. When he was a child, what he was most afraid of was not the feather duster in the master's hand, but the look in the eyes of the master's wife when she was silent.

It is as heavy as a mountain, and as heavy as the sea.

Chu Yao was stared at until his calves trembled. He was afraid that he would offend this seemingly mentally ill person, but although his face turned pale with fright, he held back his tears and insisted on raising his head to face him. See.

Gu Xiao was a little surprised when he saw it, and thought that this little meatball still had a bit of backbone, and in the future he would either be stubborn or stubborn.

Thinking of this, he softened his face and said, "I will do what I promised you, but this matter involves too much. To tell you the truth, I am a little scared."

Gu Xiao is sixteen this year, and has only been around the rivers and lakes for half a year. Although he said that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, he didn't say that causing trouble is not too big.

If he guessed right, then this matter is not an ordinary grievance between the rivers and lakes, but a matter of the life and death of the family and the country. Gu Xiao asked himself that he has no two flesh and blood, and cannot bear such a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Chu Yao blinked: "Are you afraid...of death?"

In his current knowledge, death was probably the most terrifying thing.

Gu Xiao shook her head: "I'm more afraid of killing others."

"No...are they all the same because they are afraid of death?"

"One is for everything, and the other is for not being at ease after death." Gu Xiao squatted down, "What people fear most in life is having a guilty conscience, so do you want to be such a person?"

Chu Yao still couldn't understand the deep meaning of his words at this time, and just shook his head ignorantly by instinct: "I don't want to."

"Good boy." Gu Xiao didn't touch his head this time, but maintained such a straight-up posture, "I will save your brother, but I can't take you with me. I will find a safe place to take him You hide and someone will come and take you home, you just have to wait."

Hearing this, Chu Yao grabbed his hand and shook his head like a rattle: "I want to follow you, I'm afraid!"

"With you, I can't do anything." Gu Xiao smiled, "Have you thought about it?"

Chu Yao pursed his lips, let go of his hand hesitantly, and murmured: "You must bring my brother back, don't lie to me."

"Don't worry, I never lie to children."

"I'm eight years old!"

"Has the hair grown?"

"..."

"That's right." Gu Xiao stood up, took Chu Yao's hand, "I'll hide you first, don't make trouble."

The letter he sent just now was to Gu Yufang, after all, there is no one other than Master and Mistress that he can entrust his trust to without any scruples.In that letter, he wrote the location of an inn. This place is ordinary and inconspicuous in Jinshui Town. He also met the owner in the morning. He is a loyal person, so he opened two rooms and paid enough. After that, he asked Chu Yao to go out less on weekdays and eat in the room every day, and drew a little Feihong outside the other room, and then he was ready to leave with peace of mind.

Chu Yao kept watching him busy with his work, his heart fluttered, and he clearly knew that he couldn't help, so he sat uneasy, and only then said: "Who did you ask to pick me up?"

"My master, a tall and thin woman, with a long black knife on her waist, with a look that does not want to be beaten, you can tell by looking at it."

Only then did Chu Yao let go of his thoughts, thinking that even if this bastard didn't speak human words, he was still able to do well, and his master should be more reliable. Unexpectedly, he heard Gu Xiao add: "I told you last night That female bandit, don't be afraid, she's done well."

"...!"

Gu Xiao rushed out before being hugged by the child, and ran a long way before wiping off her sweat.

He went to Xingyi to find someone to ask the way. The northern front line is at Jinghan Pass, which is a long way from here. In these two short days, let alone those people who traveled by water, they never went there even if they had wings. If you want to intercept halfway, you should still have a chance.Gu Xiao asked an experienced merchant to draw a rough map, frowned and thought for a while, and decided to take a detour.

The secret of the waterway is better, presumably they didn't plan to disturb the checkpoint, and it was inevitable that they would be lost sooner or later and twists and turns.Gu Xiao bought enough water and dry food, and then bought a good horse, counting the strength of the trip in his mind, and galloped all the way. After running for two days, he almost couldn't find the north, only then did he find a reed marsh.

Not far ahead is the "Yanhui River". The boat can turn overland after a few miles, and it is already close to the Northland. It stands to reason that a checkpoint should be set up here, but the undercurrent of the Yanhui River is turbulent. The mountain is rugged and steep, which can be described as a natural moat. If it weren't for the courage of the skilled people, no one would come here to gamble their lives with God.

Right now, the lights are dark, the moon is covered by dark clouds, and there are only a few scattered stars. It is a good time to fish in troubled waters.Gu Xiao let the horse go, and broke a reed to step on his own. He has only learned swordsmanship for six years, but he has practiced light kung fu for 12 years. There was some heat.

He took advantage of the night to search along the river bank, but found nothing. It must be that there were no boats or vehicles passing by in the past two days, so he relaxed and hid quietly in the reeds.

He lay on the ground for nearly two hours, but there was still nothing on the river, Gu Xiao couldn't help but panicked.

After all, it was too late when he met Chu Yao, and he didn't have many clues, so he guessed mostly by feeling.This journey has been going on day and night, full of fear of not being able to catch up with the other party, but forgetting that maybe my guess is wrong.

Gu Xiao hesitated to report to the government if he waited another hour for the situation to disappear. He didn't do this before because the rivers and lakes are clearly divided, and he didn't know who those people in the officialdom are trustworthy, so he decided to fight on his own. If you guess wrong this time, you can only take the risk.

Fortunately, God still took care of this blind cat.

When he couldn't hold back anymore, he finally saw the shadows of a few boats on the river by a little bit of starlight. They didn't unfurl their flags or light their torches. Walking in the dark night and running water is not hindered.

Gu Xiao thought for a while, and took out a leaf-shaped glazed mirror from his pocket.

This thing was a plaything given to him by Gu Yaofang when he was young. It is said that a friend brought it from the Western Regions. Not only is it exquisitely carved, but it can also see far as near. Even at night, it is like seeing day. A big reliance for birds to touch fish, even when they grow up, they are not willing to lose it.

Gu Xiao closed his left eye, and put the glazed mirror on his right eye. The dark night seemed to be pushed away from the heavy fog, and everything hidden inside was revealed—three small and small boats, the appearance of which was ordinary, and the boat There are two men in black at the bow and stern, and the cabin in the middle is covered with linoleum, so you can't see anything inside.

coming!Gu Xiao's heart sank, but the distance was too far, he couldn't hear the movement on the boat at all, he could only vaguely see the occasional communication between the men in black.After thinking about it for a moment, he put a reed pipe in his mouth and dropped the water silently.

After all, he was born in the South, so he was naturally excellent in water and cautious in doing things. He approached along the reeds and then dived in one breath, clinging to the bottom of the last boat. Not as good as a fish bouncing around.

He chose this boat for a reason. The first two boats had about the same draft, and the weight of the stuff inside was about the same, but the sinking of the last boat was deeper. If it wasn’t loaded with more stuff, it should be Too many people.

I planned to be close so that I could eavesdrop, but I didn't expect that although his position was hidden, it was not conducive to eavesdropping. After holding my breath for a while, I couldn't hear even a trivial matter.While spitting out air bubbles carefully like a fish, Gu Xiao took out a dagger, and decided to use a dangerous move, imitating the shipwreckers in the sea merchants, and give these guys a preemptive strike.

After thinking about it, Gu Xiao poured his inner strength into his hand, and stabbed fiercely towards the bottom of the boat, but he ignored the resistance of the water. Although the knife was shot quickly, it was relieved by the water, and finally the blade plunged into the bottom of the boat. But he failed to make a hole as he wished, and instead shook the boat!

"Who?!"

Gu Xiao felt bad, so she rushed out of the water, pulled out the long knife at her waist, took advantage of the momentum, and just cut off the oar that was thrown by a man with a pocket head, and stomped heavily on the man's head with a "click", the man The neck sank half an inch inward, and he couldn't die anymore.

There was a change in this situation, the remaining two boats turned around immediately, and someone on the boat had already bent their bows and set arrows. Gu Xiao turned around and swept the knife away, swung away the flying arrows, and kicked open the cabin curtain at the same time. The eyebrow stick was thrown seven times in a row. Although Gu Xiao avoided the vital point, he was hit on the shoulder, and his entire left arm was numb.

What surprised him was that the confrontation just now was enough for him to see what was in the boat—it was just some broken sacks filled with sacks, and there was no smell of gunpowder, let alone a tied rich man.

His heart skipped a beat, Gu Xiao looked back when they were fighting, and saw that there was a small boat on the tidal flat blocked by reeds at the rear. At this moment, the people on the boat realized that something had changed ahead, and they had already abandoned the boat and ran towards the rugged mountain road. A quick glance revealed that it was a man and a woman Kidnapping a teenager.