Brocade tears

The night was dark, the snow was howling, and the four people sat around the fire in a cold temple in the mountains.

"Girl... It's the middle of the night, and it's snowing so heavily, why did you come up to Miaofeng Mountain?" The atmosphere in the hall was heavy, and the old Taoist finally broke the silence and spoke.

"I am an embroiderer in Beijing. Yesterday, I received a letter from my family saying that my mother was critically ill, so I had to rush home overnight. But the snow was too heavy tonight, so I couldn't walk, so I had to go up the mountain to ask for fire to keep warm. Thank you, Taoist priest, for taking care of me. My daughter is grateful." Endless." The woman replied, her voice was clear and beautiful, even though she was wearing a scarf, she sounded quite pleasant.Although she speaks Mandarin, she can hear a bit of the softness of the local Wu dialect. Could it be that she is a Jiangnan woman?Most of the embroiderers in Beijing served in major weaving and textile bureaus and government embroidery workshops, and most of them were selected from the folks in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in southern Zhili and Zhejiang. It is normal for embroiderers to have a Jiangnan accent.

However, if my hometown is in the south of the Yangtze River, why didn't I go south after leaving Beijing, but why did I go around to the northwest?Could it be that the whole family moved to the north?

While the woman was speaking, she unconsciously glanced at the silent "Thirteen" across the charcoal basin, her eyes seemed to flicker, and her emotions were a little turbulent. "Thirteen" also seemed abnormal. He had a cold expression, but now his eyes were staring at the woman without blinking, as if he wanted to penetrate her scarf and see her hidden face clearly.

"Dare to ask girl, where is your hometown?" the giant man asked with a smile.

"The little girl was originally from Zhejiang, but her family moved to Datong six years ago, and now the whole family is in Datong," the woman replied.She replied with a degree of advance and retreat, graceful and graceful, she seemed to be a woman who had studied and seen the world, even if she was among a group of strange men, she had never seen her shrink back in the slightest.

"Going to Datong here, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and bandits are rampant. It's really hard for you, a weak woman, to walk there. Why don't you find a business team to go with you, or find a coachman for the journey?" the old Taoist asked.He asked the question honestly, because it was clearly the biggest problem facing women right now.

"It's an emergency, and the snowstorm is so heavy that the caravan is unwilling to leave. The little girl can't wait, thinking of going to Dongshan Station first, and then try her luck."

Officials have official ways, and people have their own ways.There are tens of thousands of post stations and transshipment stations in the Ming Dynasty. They fly to report military affairs, deliver documents, transfer materials, and transport personnel on business trips and tribute officials. The tasks are extremely heavy, and it is impossible to receive ordinary people who come and go.However, due to the flow of people around the post station, some commercial houses value the popularity brought by the post station, and will build merchants' distribution centers and business stations around the post station. It is indeed the best choice to find chariots and horses near the post station.

Dongshan Station still has to travel another [-] miles to the northwest, and the giant man and "Thirteen" came from Dongshan Station.

"Girl, I really can't go any further tonight. My brother and I came from Dongshan Station. The mountain is covered by heavy snow, the road is too difficult to walk, and it's too dangerous to go outside. You'd better wait until tomorrow, when the snow stops. Let's go." The giant man persuaded.

The woman nodded, and replied: "Thank you, Mr. Jun, for your reminder, my little girl will save it."

The woman obviously also recognized the identities of the giant man and Shisan.

After saying this, he fell into silence for a moment.The woman came all the way through the snow, her shoes, socks, trousers and skirts were soaked, and she should have taken them off to dry.However, there are only men in this hall, and it is really inconvenient for her to be a woman, so she can only cover her body.It's just that she was so cold that she couldn't help shaking her body, and she might get sick if she continued like this.

At this time, "Thirteen" moved, and he stood up, lifted the futon under him, put it next to the woman, pointed to the futon, and signaled her to sit on it.Immediately, he leaned the charcoal basin in front of her, handed the blanket wrapped around his body to the woman, and then made a gesture of taking off his shoes to warm himself by the fire.

The woman looked at him in a daze, but did not respond for a long while.

"Hehe, girl, don't be afraid. My brother was naughty when he was a child. His jaw was kicked by a donkey and always dislocated, so he wore a mask to support it. He looks so handsome. He wears a ghost mask to scare people." The giant guessed that the woman might be I was frightened, so I smiled and explained, "My brother wants you to take off your shoes and socks and dry them."

The giant man's words made the woman laugh, her beautiful eyes curved like crescent moons, it was really moving, and "Thirteen" was stunned to see it.

"Thank you, Lord Jun, for your thoughtfulness." The woman received the kindness of the "Thirteen", her voice was waxy, and her heart was warm.She graciously sat on the futon, took off her shoes and socks wrapped in a blanket, and placed them on a side of the charcoal basin to dry.

There are four people in a room, except for two Beisi Tiqi, they are all strangers, or they have traveled a long distance and worked hard all the way, or they are weak from the cold, or they are old and drowsy, and they can see each other's secrets It's inconvenient to talk to people, and it's not easy to ask.At this moment, they didn't speak, but each of them rested quietly.The cold wind is howling outside the hall, but there is warmth in a corner of the hall.It's just that everyone has their own concerns, and this sleep-inducing warmth can't make them fall asleep at ease.Not far away, the clay sculpture of Bixia Yuanjun showed a strange face in the dim halo. When the woman raised her head and saw it inadvertently, she was a little shocked for a moment, and her body couldn't help shaking.She subconsciously glanced at "Thirteen" again, just as "Thirteen" was also looking at her, the eyes of the two met in mid-air, the woman seemed a little panicked, and took the lead to look away. "Thirteen" looked full of doubts and guesses, full of worries.

The hall is still too big to gather warmth, the fire in the charcoal basin is also dimmed, and the chill gradually erodes.The old Taoist shivered, took an iron chisel and pounded the charcoal fire, and said:

"The old man will fetch some more charcoal."

So he struggled to get up and staggered towards the side hall.

With just a few snaps of his fingers, he suddenly heard the direction of the side hall, and the old man uttered a panicked cry that choked in his throat:

"Who... ah..." Then there was a shrill cry.

The giant man and "Thirteen" jumped up immediately, grabbing the weapons at hand.The giant man strode towards the side hall, but Thirteen did not move. Standing beside the charcoal basin, he grabbed the end of the black cloth that wrapped the long-handled weapon, and pulled it hard, the black cloth fell off immediately, and the weapon appeared.This is a very rare double-headed saber. Both ends are long moon-shaped blades exuding a gloomy cold light. The saber is about two feet long and connected by an eight-inch-long handle in the middle. The overall shape is like a winding snake. "Thirteen" held the double-headed saber slantedly in his hand, and blocked in front of the woman indistinctly.

The woman didn't make a sound at all, and in a hurry, "Thirteen" only had time to glance at her, but didn't see her expression clearly.It's just that "Thirteen" can feel the fear from her, which she has felt since she entered the palace, and now it has become more intense and reached its peak.He heard the rustling sound, and hurriedly turned his head to see that the woman was quickly putting on her shoes and socks. It seemed that although she was frightened, her mind was still clear.

Ding Ding Dang Dang, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard not far away from the dark place where the candlelight could not reach. "Thirteen" heard the giant man shouting:

"Who is coming, Bei Si Ti is riding here, don't be presumptuous!"

"Take care of your Beisi Nanya, kill those who stand in the way, and get out of the way!" In the shadows, a cold male voice sounded.

"Oh? Looks like someone from the yamen..." The giant man's tone was tinged with teasing, but the other party stopped answering.

"Thirteen" gazed into the depths, there were about a dozen masked men in black standing in the dark, all holding bright knives in their hands.She tightened her right hand holding the double-headed knives, her left foot pointed forward, the blade was in front, her left palm was slightly bent behind, her arms were raised slightly to wrap around her body, and she assumed a posture to meet the enemy.

"Do it!" Following the order of the cold male voice, more than a dozen men in black rushed out in the darkness, three of them surrounded the giant man, and the rest rushed towards "Thirteen" who was guarding the charcoal fire.

"Thirteen" moved swiftly, his center of gravity moved forward, his left foot pointing in front became a supporting foot, he twisted his body, his right leg swept out, hooked the charcoal basin precisely, kicked the charcoal basin away suddenly, and flew straight to the A group of men in black rushed towards him.Charcoal particles flew, overwhelming the group of men in black.Those men in black who rushed forward were beaten straight, and in a hurry, they could only wave their long knives in their hands to block, but "Thirteen" rushed out in a diagonal stab the next moment after kicking the charcoal basin, and the double-edged knives in his hands spun With a deadly knife blow, he rushed into the formation of men in black in the blink of an eye, and the blade cut across their throats like lightning. In two or three breaths, four or five lives were harvested.

Seeing the lead companion suddenly fall to the ground like a sandbag, with blood gushing out from his neck, convulsing and struggling like a fish landing on the shore, the seven or eight men in black who were charging behind were frightened and stood in a daze for a while. Land, dare not take half a step forward.Their calves were twisted, and they stared at the man with an asura face standing quietly in front of them. The man held a knife and stabbed his horse, his eyes were cold, his eyes were radiant, and blood was dripping from the blades of both heads. It's completely like a villain.Under the dim candlelight, he could see blood spattered on his Shura mask, which was even more frightening.

I don't know who suddenly exclaimed:

"You are Meng Shisan, 'Dagger Shura'!"

As soon as he said this, the giant man brandished his double mace and dealt with the three men in black who were besieging him. All three men in black were smashed by the heavy mace in his hand, and fell to the ground vomiting blood. Can't get up.The giant man was unscathed, and regardless of the "Thirteen" who was besieged behind, he rushed straight to the leading man in black who was hiding in the dark and left alone. In the palm of the Han's hand, he was grabbed by the back of the neck by the giant man within a few steps. He turned around and made a few moves, but he was no match for the giant man in terms of strength and moves, and was caught on the ground in one fell swoop. no.The giant man tied the black-clothed leader's hands with the shackles he carried with him, pinched his jaw with experience to prevent him from biting his tongue or swallowing poison, and said calmly:

"Thirteen, since they recognize you, don't hold back, kill them all."

"Thirteen" got the order, and without waiting for the seven or eight men in black to react, they immediately attacked with thunder.She is short, her feet are strong, and her strong wrist and fingers drive the sword in her hand to transform into dazzling thousands of sword lights, and a large number of icy sword flowers bloom brilliantly around her.The knife flower swung away the opponent's blocking blade with the force of a bamboo, easily cut through the flesh, cut open the trachea, and caused the blood to scatter in all directions.He came like an Asura from hell, and took five more lives in an instant.

The woman looked at the tragic massacre scene in front of her eyes, and the Shura executioner who moved among the large number of enemies without touching her body. Her body was trembling slightly, her exposed eyes were wide open, her hands and feet were numb, and she couldn't move.

However, no matter how fast he moved, there were still fish that slipped through the net.Under the cover of their companions, two men in black broke through the blockade of "Thirteen" blades, and rushed to the woman in big strides.The sobs from their companions behind them when their throats were cut made them fall into great fear, and the fear gave birth to a strong desire to survive and grief and anger, and they fell into a desperate situation.And this woman is their bargaining chip, and the Asura from hell is clearly protecting this woman.Only by catching this woman, taking her as a hostage, and tying her up to retreat from Miaofeng Mountain, can there be a glimmer of hope.

They were like mad dogs in a hurry, one rushed forward and pulled the woman's legs, the other went around behind her, pulled her skirt, put one arm through her armpit, and lifted her up together. Pick up and run away.

The woman screamed, struggled frantically, and yelled, "Let me go! Help! Help!"

Her strength is not small, as soon as she struggled and twisted, the two men in black couldn't control her for a while, especially the man in black who hugged her legs was kicked by her right foot Her heart was suffocated, her hands were loosened, and the woman fell to the ground immediately, and the cloak and scarf on her body were also torn off by the man in black who hugged her upper body. She took this opportunity to roll and crawl Dodge aside.

This bought time for "Thirteen". At that time, he had just cut the throat of the fifth person. He turned around and threw the bloody sword in his hand directly. The man in black with legs, he immediately fell to the ground with a scream. "Thirteen" flew towards him lightly, approached him in an instant, kicked out his left leg, stepped on the man in black who was lying on the ground, grabbed the handle of the scabbard with his right hand, pulled the scabbard away suddenly, and pulled out the blade At the same time, with the waist as the axis, the body has already vigorously rotated, the waist drives the back, the back drives the shoulders, and the shoulders drive the arms. With a swift and violent turn, the scorpion knife slashes out obliquely, just like a fierce snake that suddenly bursts out of a snake hole. The snake, when the last man in black couldn't react at all, cut off his head obliquely.

Plop, the head hit the ground with a frightening muffled sound, and the corpse froze in place for a long while before slowly falling to the ground. "Thirteen" stood in a pool of blood, panting violently, soaked in blood.Turning his head to look at the trembling woman staring at him in the corner, the evil spirit in his eyes gradually receded, and he couldn't help being stunned.

"Thirteen times too far, I forgot to ask you to stop. It will be troublesome to clean up now." The giant man came out carrying the only surviving leader of the man in black, and said in a deep voice, "But don't worry, let's ask first. Ask what's going on."