Qinghe Pastoral

"You came all the way from Dongzhou, didn't you want to kill me? Where are you taking me now?"

"I want to kill you, but I can't let you die so cheaply. I want to drain your blood and bones on my mother's grave, and let you know what life is better than death."

Mu Xianhua gritted his teeth, and his face was filled with trembling malice. Lin Mu was not afraid of his words and deeds at all, and stared at him with piercing eyes.

"Mu Xianhua, you grew up reading sage books, your mother killed someone, so of course you have to pay for it, you hate me, that's fine, but Lin Chen is innocent, so don't hurt him."

"Ha, haha..." Mu Xianhua laughed out of breath as if hearing some joke, but stretched out his right hand, grabbed Lin Mu's jaw fiercely, and said viciously: "Sage Book, what qualifications do you have to talk to me about sage books? You ruined my great future, sage books, haha, what’s the use of reading them for so many years? Ah? Tell me, what’s the use?”

Faced with Mu Xianhua's crazy appearance, Lin Mu kept silent. For a person who has lost his mind and is not a kind person, it is useless to say more reasons, and it will anger him instead.Now, he needs to try his best to delay time, he believes that Ji Ruixiu will find him no matter what method he uses.

"Master, shall we continue our journey?"

During the silence, I heard a low voice coming from outside the carriage.

"Yes, to prevent long nights and dreams, hurry to the port before dawn. In two days, you can arrive at Dongzhou."

"Yes, the child is crying again."

Lin Mu was startled when he first heard the news about Lin Chen. Seeing Lin Mu's frightened look, Mu Xianhua was so happy that he asked someone to bring Lin Chen here.

Lin Chen was carried into Lin Mu's carriage by a man dressed as a scholar. Seeing Lin Chen's small red eyes from crying, Lin Mu felt a pain in his heart. Regret and self-blame were like a surging tide, almost obliterating him.

"elder brother."

When Lin Chen saw Lin Mu, he finally stopped crying and struggled in the man's arms, wanting Lin Mu to hug him.

"I beg you, give me Chen'er."

"Third brother, untie him. This kid is giving me a headache. Just stand here and watch him. If he dares to make any changes, kill this kid immediately."

"Yes."

After Mu Xianhua finished speaking, he gave Lin Mu a disdainful look, and left with the young man.

"Chen'er, Chen'er, brother, I'm sorry."

Lin Mu hugged Lin Chen tightly in his arms, feeling Lin Chen's warm body, his heart seemed to come alive again.

Lin Chen still didn't understand why Lin Mu was crying, but he just stretched out his small fleshy hand to wipe Lin Mu's tears and said, "Is brother in pain? Do you want Chen'er to cry?"

Seeing Lin Chen's innocent and lovely appearance, Lin Mu felt even more sad. If Ji Ruixiu didn't find them in time, would this young life be killed by him?What he owed Lin Sheng and his wife was already an inexhaustible kindness in this life, and he recalled the promise he made to Lin Chen when he lay on Xu Xiuqin's belly: protect him and love him, let him get all the love, but he will not have his own ups and downs .In the current situation, not only could he not protect him, but he might even kill him.

"No, brother just miss Chen'er too much."

At this moment, Lin Mu was somewhat thankful that Lin Chen didn't understand anything, otherwise, how terrified he would be, Lin Mu could only hug the little man in his arms even harder.

"Brother, where's dad? Where's mom?"

Although Lin Chen didn't know what happened, but no matter how young he was, he knew that he was not in a familiar place at the moment, nor did he see anyone he was familiar with.

"My brother is just going to take Chen'er to find his parents. Is Chen'er sleepy? My brother will sing you a lullaby. Chen'er, go to sleep. My brother will always be by Chen'er's side."

After Lin Mu spoke, he shook his hands lightly, and sang the lullaby that Xu Xiuqin often sang to Lin Chen. After all, Lin Chen was still a child, and soon fell asleep in Lin Mu's arms.

Seeing Lin Chen falling asleep, Lin Mu finally heaved a sigh of relief, and looked up, but saw the man who called the third child was staring at him, but Lin Mu didn't speak, and just closed his eyes to rest.

It should have been five or six hours since he was captured, and I don't know what the situation is at home, but it is conceivable that he must be crazy, his mother will be in pain, right?What about Ji Ruixiu?What about him?Lin Mu couldn't think of it, and he didn't dare to think about it. He only hoped that the red thread drawn in the dark would continue to lead the two of them together.

The carriage drove through the forest under the moonlight, the man holding the torch did not say a word, only the occasional mountain wind blew the flame back and forth, and the trees in the forest rattled, but they could not arouse the enthusiasm of the passers-by. any attention.

Ji Ruixiu and his party rode fast for two hours, and arrived at the fork in the two counties of Yonganzhou in the middle of the night. At this time, the little beast showed a bit of fatigue, and the two horses were panting from exhaustion.

"Let's rest for half an hour, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on if this continues."

If possible, the few people would like to stop for a while, but if they don't rest for a while, the little beasts and horses can't bear it, so the few people stopped under a big tree.

Ji Ruixiu took out the horse rations prepared by Wei Qian, and the two horses ate happily, while the little beast lay on its side, resting with its eyes closed.

It hadn't eaten anything but that strange plant in the first place since they brought it back from the mountain.Even Ji Ruixiu wondered if it really became a spirit monster, even if it was, Ji Ruixiu was never so glad that he brought it down the mountain that day.

Ji Ruixiu leaned on the tree and looked at the bright moon in the sky. He had never been so frightened and helpless in his life. At this moment, he would sincerely ask God not to take Lin Mu away from his life.

Not long after, the little beast opened its fiery red eyes and roared at Mingyue. The three of them didn't realize it, but the two horses were frightened and walked back and forth restlessly. so it is.

The three finally calmed down the restless horse and got on the horse's back, and the little beast rushed out like Li Xuan's arrow, and it chose the road to Wushui County.

Previously, Ji Ruixiu thought that if Lin Mu was really taken captive to Dongzhou, according to the current situation, it would be most appropriate to take the waterway, and Wushui County is the only county in Yonganzhou that is near the sea, and it can also go directly to Haikou without entering the city .

The few people no longer had a moment to rest, and they drove for another two hours. The sky had gradually turned white, and dawn was approaching. This nightmarish night was over, but they didn't know how long such a night would last. .

Suddenly, the galloping little beast stopped, and Ji Ruixiu saw traces of a burning fire on the side of the road with sharp eyes. He jumped down and stopped beside the fire, while Bai Junyan and Wei Xun hurried over.

"There is still a residual temperature, it shouldn't be too long."

All three of them had the experience of living in the wild, which can be seen at a glance.

"Whether it's them or not, let's go faster."

For the three of them, the still warm fire was a kindling that took root in their hearts, a kindling of hope and anticipation.

Lin Mu closed his eyes and meditated all night. He recalled his biological mother, recalled the love between Xu Xiuqin and Lin Sheng over the past ten years, and remembered the little things he had with Ji Ruixiu in the past two years. The more he thought about it, the more bitter he felt in his heart.He was afraid that time would pass too fast and it would be too late to say goodbye to Ji Ruixiu, and he was afraid that time would be too slow and Ji Ruixiu would not be able to catch up, his mind was in a mess, and his heart was even more messed up.

The passage of time seemed to have stopped in Lin Mu's heart. He could not feel everything outside. It was not until the carriage that had been driving stopped that Lin Mu opened those sour but still bright eyes.

Without saying a word, the third child opened the curtain of the car and jumped down first, and Lin Mu also noticed that Mu Xianhua was slowly walking towards them with sharp eyes.

After not touching the ground for a whole day, Lin Mu even felt a little soft when he got off the carriage, but Lin Chen was still sleeping soundly. Obviously, Lin Mu's embrace reassured him.

It was daylight, and Haikou was silent, only a big boat was parked alone on the shore. Surrounded by several big men, Lin Mu was half pushed onto the boat.

The boatman respectfully called Young Master Mu, seeing that Lin Mu was obviously in a daze, he was glared at by Mu Xianchen, and hurriedly lowered his head.

"sail."

"Yes Yes."

After the boatman got the order, he didn't dare to look at Lin Mu and the others, and left in a hurry.Soon, Lin Mu felt the boat slowly sailing away. He was about to leave the boundary of Yong'an Continent and go on a journey of unknown life and death. The chance of surviving was only one in half.

At three o'clock in the morning, Ji Ruixiu and his party finally arrived at Haikou in Wushui County. Because it was the waterway to Yong'an Island, it was considered lively on weekdays, but now, there was no merchant ship, not even a fishing boat.

"This, how could this be?"

I can only see the endless sea, but the boat is half gone. Even if the three of them are powerful, it is impossible to cross the sea to Dongzhou, but if they prepare another boat, I don't know how long it will take.

At this moment, a middle-aged man was walking towards the group of people. He was obviously startled when he saw the little beast, but he stopped and dared not go forward.

Ji Ruixiu walked up to the man in a few steps, bowed and said, "Dare to ask uncle, is there a boat at home?"

Seeing that this uncle is dressed like a fisherman, it would be enough if he could get a fishing boat.

"Where are you going? Everyone outside is sick, and the merchant ships are not leaving. Why do you want to leave here?"

Ji Ruixiu didn't answer the man's question, but took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to the man, saying: "If uncle has a boat in his house, I'd like to buy it at a high price; if not, uncle can get one for me. I will take a hundred taels of silver as a reward."

The man was startled when he heard what Ji Ruixiu said, and then said: "I have one in my house, but it's a small boat with a long history. I don't know where you are going?"

"Dongzhou."

"Dongzhou? I heard that the epidemic is rampant there, why do you still go there?"

The man opened his mouth with good intentions, but when he saw that Ji Ruixiu was silent, he said, "My younger brother's family just built a new boat not long ago. If you really want it, I'll take you to ask about it."

"Thank you!"

In order to prevent the little beast from causing panic, Wei Xun stayed here and waited for the two of them. Ji Ruixiu and Bai Junyan followed the man all the way into a small fishing village with dozens of households. Available fishing boats.