Stage [Republic of China]

Taking out the heavy purse, taking the opportunity of the soldier's interrogation, he quietly stuffed it into the soldier's hand.

The soldier held his purse in a daze for a moment, then immediately laughed and said, "Oh, it turned out to be someone from the Liao family! Why didn't you say it earlier?"

The soldier waved his hand, and pouted again in the water. "Hurry up and get out, your Liao family's horse team has just left the city, and there is still time to catch up."

Shui Jiu hurriedly left the city with her head down.On this journey, he never dared to turn back, and he threw off his legs under the scorching sun and rushed forward desperately.There were no horses or mule carts on the road. His body was severely damaged in the northern city of Hebei. When he finally touched the small forest on the outskirts of the city again, he had to hold his kneecaps with both hands and gasped for breath. .

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◎"Stunning beauty"◎

The sun was scorching hot, and Shui Jiu, who was running this distance, was sweating profusely.He raised his hand to wipe the beads of sweat hanging from his forehead. Not only was he hungry, but he was also a little thirsty. He took out a dry steamed bun from his bosom, and just gnawed a couple of bites, when suddenly dark clouds billowed in the sky, and the rumbling thunder sounded again.

The weather in northern Hebei in May and June is like a child's face, and it changes as soon as it is said.Shui Jiu hurriedly put the steamed bun back into her arms, and ran forward in a panic.As soon as he ran into the woods, the torrential rain came crashing down.

I don't know how many hours it rained, and when it finally stopped, it was already dusk.Shui Jiu had no choice but to find a relatively secluded place, took off his long gown, wrung out the water, and lit a fire on the spot.The dead branches were drenched in the rain, and it was not easy to start a fire, and the choking water made me cough and cry.

Finally, the black smoke dissipated, and the fire gradually started to rise. He put his clothes on the fire and slowly turned them to dry, coughing continuously.A while ago he pretended to be sick in Zeng's house, but after pretending for so many days, his body was finally worn down.

At night, the fire gradually faded, and when he put on his clothes again, he already felt very uncomfortable, groggy, and his head was very heavy.At night, when he was coughing continuously, and it seemed like a dream but not a dream, he actually dreamed of Xu Jishan for the third time.

At this moment, Xu Jishan was still lying in a pool of blood all over the floor, as if she was still continuing her last dream.In the dream, Xu Jishan stretched out a hand to him, the back of the hand was still stained with blood, her mouth kept opening and she didn't know what to say.

Now even in a dream, Shui Jiu knows that she is dreaming.He raised his long eyebrows impatiently, and complained: "What's the matter with you? Once or twice, what do you want to tell me?!"

Shui Jiu moved her lips dimly at first, but then she became more and more annoyed as she spoke, and was awakened unconsciously by her own voice.Open your eyes, the fire has long been extinguished, the sky is about to light up, and the east is hazy like a piece of frozen sapphire.

Shui Jiu closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and the uneasiness in her chest gradually subsided.He was wearing a long gown, felt a little cold, lowered his eyes again, thought for a while, who should he go to now?According to Ning Jimin, he should go to the outskirts of the city to find the Jiangnan Rebels.

but……

Shui Jiu pressed her forehead, only felt that the breath between her nostrils was very hot, and then raised her hand, the cold white hand was pressed against her cheek, and she felt that it was getting hotter.

No, he might have a fever.

Shui Jiu carefully lifted a half-burned dead branch and leaned on the ground. As soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy for a while, and almost uncontrollably slammed it hard on the ground.The wet ground after the rain is mixed with the smell of rotting leaves, and the smell of dust, dead leaves mixed with ashes is mixed with the nose pouring into the water.With his eyes open, he felt that he was still awake, but he couldn't move, and he couldn't help feeling very anxious.

Gu Gu Gu Gu Ga Ga, a rough and piercing laughter suddenly sounded in Shui Jiu's ears.He was afraid that his own illness was so drowsy, he closed his eyes, and then opened them again, only to see two impermanents jumping up and down in the hazy sky.One was dressed in all black, the other in all white, and both Wuchang were on stilts, and Bai Wuchang had a long tongue sticking out of his lips.

Die!Isn't he really crazy?

"Heaven has a way—you don't go!" Hei Wuchang waved a mourning stick, chanted, and stepped on stilts to meet Shui Jiu with strange steps.

Bai Wuchang stretched his arms and jumped stiffly step by step, his fingernails were black and shiny and curved, like chicken claw hooks, and he said in a dark voice: "There is no door to hell-you just barged in."

Shui Jiu fell to the ground, unable to move, crying secretly, with her feet curled up and trying to straighten, with the last bit of strength, she kicked the fire that had already extinguished the flame.Crackling, sporadically popping out a few small sparks.But black and white impermanence seemed to be unafraid, and came to him in a straight skip.

"No nameless ghosts are accepted in the dead city. Who are you, report your name quickly!" Hei Wuchang sang a strange witch-like tune, raising the mourning stick in his hand and pointing at Shui Jiu.

Shui Jiu had no choice but to keep her mouth shut, pretending not to see or hear.

Bai Wuchang jumped up and down on stilts, straightened his hands, jumped towards him with his long tongue sticking out, and gave a sinister and high-pitched laugh. "Could it be that he is a heartless person who has done bad things?"

Shui Jiu still didn't answer, and fell on the wet ground after the rain with his face half sideways, and unconsciously collapsed his water chestnut lips into a straight line.

Two Wuchang, one black and one white, jumped to Shui Jiu's side, and danced a witch dance around Shui Jiu. When Hei Wuchang said something, Bai Wuchang laughed sinisterly.The poor spark in the fire finally failed to ignite, Shui Jiu closed her eyes and remained motionless.

"Hey, isn't it dead?" Hei Wuchang suddenly stopped the witch-like chant, put down the mourning stick, turned his head and whispered to Bai Wuchang, biting his ear.

Bai Wuchang looked at Shui Jiu's flushed face due to fever, and then raised his hand to touch Shui Jiu's forehead.

Shui Jiu only felt a coldness on his forehead as the long black-blue nails scraped past, but it was far from the cold smell of a dead person in the old legends, on the contrary, it had the warmth of a living person.

Shui Jiu left a gap between her eyes in surprise.Sure enough, he saw that there were light black hairs growing on the back of Bai Wuchang's hands!Immediately he felt relieved, before he could speak, he heard Bai Wuchang whispering to Hei Wuchang again.

"Looks sick."

"What should I do?" Hei Wuchang also whispered. "Appeared in this area, are they here to assassinate us?"

"Let's kill it with one knife!" Bai Wuchang was ruthless, and pulled out a machete from behind with a swish.

The snow-white machete immediately brought Shui Jiu back to his senses, he hurriedly opened his eyes vigorously, his voice jumped three feet high in his throat, and shouted with all his might. "Don't do anything! I'm here to find the Jiangnan Rebels!"

Both black and white impermanence were stunned.Bai Wuchang actually stopped the machete in his hand, looked at him, and then turned around to look at Hei Wuchang.

After a long time, Hei Wuchang spoke, this time he neither sang witch tunes nor pretended to be a ghost. He coughed a few times, and his words were distorted. "Where did you come from? Where did you know about Jiangnan Rebels?"

"Now that the Jiangnan rebels are about to attack the city of Jibei, who doesn't know?" After Shui Jiu finished speaking, seeing Heiwuchang's face darkened a little, as if he was about to attack the next moment, and before it was too late, Ning Jimin's name was revealed . "I was sent by Big Brother Ning, Ning Jimin, you two know it anyway, right?"

Black and white Wuchang looked at each other.

"Who the hell are you?" Bai Wuchang asked him sullenly, holding a machete. "Say the name, I'll give you a good death."

Shui Jiu's heart moved, and he guessed that "black and white impermanence" was probably ordinary people. Right now, Li Daotai in Jibei City was assassinated, and the rebels avoided people's eyes and ears.His crow-feather-like long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he tentatively announced the new name Ning Jimin gave him. "My first and last name...my name is Ruohua."

"Mr. Ruohua?"

Black and white Wuchang looked at each other again.A few seconds later, with a sound of swish, Bai Wuchang retracted the machete again, and asked sullenly, "How do you prove that you are Mr. Ruohua?"

This Bai Wuchang's speech is not from northern Hebei, he probably has a western Hunan accent.Shui Jiu became more and more stable, as long as he was alive. "There is no way to prove it, but in this rebel army, everyone knows my name. If you are really members of the Jiangnan Rebel Army, it is impossible that you have not heard of it."

Shui Jiu took the opportunity to fight against the first army.

Black and white impermanence is silent.Bai Wuchang leaned over suspiciously and looked at Shui Jiu seriously, speaking in a strange tone. "Are you saying that you are? You can't show any evidence, and Ge Laozi will kill you for drinking."

"Hey, he's sick, don't scare him." Hei Wuchang grabbed Bai Wuchang's arm,

Shui Jiu's heart was relieved, he was drenched in sweat after being drenched in the torrential rain just now.The wet sweat stuck to his back was very uncomfortable, he panted heavily, raised a jade-like hand that was shining in the dark night, and said to Hei Wuchang: "Excuse me, can you help me up first?"

Bai Wuchang wanted to say something, but Hei Wuchang had already supported Shui Jiu, and barely stood him up against a big tree.Shui Jiu sincerely thanked Heiwuchang, and then said with difficulty: "Now that the northern city of Hebei is in chaos, I finally escaped from the city. If I can no longer join the Jiangnan Rebel Army, it would be no pity to die here tonight."

Shui Jiu closed her eyes and raised her head as she spoke.His complexion was originally beautiful, even though he had just experienced the approaching rainstorm and had a fever, his cheeks naturally turned red, his brows and eyes were clear, and he became more and more lovable.

Such a stunning person is still a man, so it is probably not easy to impersonate.Others can't pretend to come.

Black and white impermanence seemed to be a little moved, and he bit his ear for a while.pass