beg for chivalry

The two stood tall like stone sculptures, perhaps because of the thick bloody smell that dazed their minds, the scene in front of them became unreal, shaking and trembling like water waves.

But the person lying in the pool of blood is Zuo Sanniang no matter how you look at it, with her pale face that seems to be gradually graying, the loose peach heart bun on her head, the white shirt and lotus root on her body that she saw just yesterday. The lotus skirt is now soaked in dark blood, like a withered flower.The bamboo basket in Feng Heli's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and the fragrant glutinous dumplings wrapped in poplar leaves were scattered all over the ground. Her chest heaved violently for a moment, and suddenly she let out a silent scream from her throat:

"—San'er!"

The quiet and soft smile was instantly removed from her face, and Feng Heli rushed forward like crazy, stepping on the shocking bloodstains on the wooden board.She squatted down beside Zuo Sanniang, put her trembling fingertips on her wrist, and put her fingers under her nose to test her breath in a panic.

It was too cold, Zuo Sanniang was like a stiff rock, losing all warmth and movement.She lay by the firepit, as quiet as the remaining ashes after it had been completely burned.Kneeling in the pool of blood impatiently, the wooden duck raised his slender and blood-stained wrist, his fingers trembling clumsily at the wrist, trying to find a trace of life in her.

The people outside the building became more and more noisy. It turned out that blood seeped down the wooden boards, and the blood beads slid out of the building along the vertical and horizontal vines, leaving pattering marks on the stone steps. Something went wrong.

Feng Heli raised her head abruptly, her eyes suddenly burst into sharp gazes.She tremblingly looked at the wooden duck male for a long time before squeezing out a few words from her throat:

"I blame you all!"

Wooden Yagong met her eyes, feeling panicked.He was silent, with the pipe tightly dangling from his mouth, his jaw wrinkled, and he swallowed all the words solemnly.As the head of the valley, he often had a lot of words to say, as if he could never finish it in his lifetime, but now he was speechless, and lowered his head and neck heavily.

He picked up the medicine cutter that had been left aside, feeling as if a hole had been torn in his heart.Zuo Sanniang is too stupid, she has been unable to let go of the return pill, and wanted to use herself to threaten them to hand over the return pill, but she didn't expect that they would delay for a long time to pick up the whole fragrant glutinous rice, and Mu Yagong was hesitant to come Visit her, toss until the day is nearly three poles before coming.She may have died in despair and exhaustion after drawing the wound herself.

Zuo Sanniang's face came to mind again, she looked fresh and lively yesterday, like a character walking down in a painting, every frown and smile can move people's hearts.But now her corpse lay here, leaving only a lifeless shell.

"I told you earlier, if she really wants to return the pill, it will be inconvenient to her... If she took the pill, she would not do such a stupid thing! She has been a stubborn child since she was a child , looking at her mind is lively, but there are some things that she can't figure out..."

Feng Heli covered her face and wept, her blood-stained fingertips left blurred marks on her cheeks, sobbing and said, "A return pill, can it be worth our baby San'er? She also has a life ah…"

Speaking of heartache, Feng Heli finally couldn't hold back the pain, her beautiful face twisted and wrinkled, large teardrops rolled out of her eyes, and shattered on the black cloth skirt.She threw herself into the arms of Wooden Yagong and wept loudly, beating his chest feebly with her fists.Thinking of how Sanniang stabbed the tip of the knife into her chest in the dark night, and how she heard the blood flow from her body, the feeling of loneliness and helplessness broke her heart even more.

"If we had come earlier, maybe...San'er, she still..."

Wooden Yagong clenched his teeth, slowly bent down, and put his ear close to the chest of that thin body.Feelings of remorse swam and entangled in his heart like a group of snakes, and there was only depression in his chest for an instant.

Feng Heli's eyes were red, and she asked cautiously: "She...is she still saved?"

Seeing Mu Yagong's eyes closed heavily, she immediately howled heart-piercingly.There are many kinds of pain in this world, but the sorrow of being separated from one another is still the most painful pain, the most difficult to comfort.Huan Dan saves life but not death, if there is still a breath of life, then Huan Dan can bring him back to the world, but if it is a dead person, there is no possibility of turning around.

But after a while, I heard Mu Yagong tremble:

"San'er...her heart is still beating!"

These words fell into Feng Heli's ears like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.She hastily pulled the wooden duck away a little, and put her ear on Sanniang's chest.After listening for a long time, there seemed to be a faint sound coming from the cold and hard chest, one after another, slightly shaking the listener.

Wooden duck hurriedly rushed to the corridor, and shouted: "Everyone, do you have time? Get me some sharp knives and medicine, and some fine cloth!"

The Gu people gathered downstairs nodded repeatedly, some of the nearby villages had already rushed back to get the medicine, and the rest of the old men stared worriedly at the blood-stained vines, and couldn't help sighing.

When he turned back to his room, he was suddenly grabbed by Feng Heli.The woman's eyes were red, and she choked and said, "Come...it's too late. Wait a little longer, San'er is really going to die!"

Mu Yagong knew this well, and felt pain in his heart as if being torn apart.But he seemed to be powerless to hold the opening in Zuo Sanniang's chest to slow down the blood flow.

"Returning the pill." Mu Yagong closed his eyes heavily, clenched his teeth, and said ruthlessly. "...I use Huan Dan to save her."

Feng Heli stared at him blankly, watching him shake his fingers to remove a Dong silver bell tied to the pipe, and use the blood-stained medicine knife to pry open the slit, revealing a skin covered with oiled paper. Wrapped pills come.Mu Yagong peeled off the oiled paper in silence, only to see that the pill was bright red, and the bottom edge seemed to be congealed with dark blood, but when it was turned over, the surface was light and shiny like broken gold sand. thing.

This is the red pill, the red pill that is desired by the world, the flesh and bones of life and death.

This object has been sealed by the owner of the valley since the Han Zhenren visited it 20 years ago and refined it with the power of the whole valley. It is said that it is always attached to the flesh, but no one knows where it is hidden.It was also the first time for Feng Heli to see Huan Dan, and she was instantly intimidated.She thought that it should be the elixir of immortality that the alchemists called, glowing like gold and jade, but she didn't expect it to be just a small grain, blood red and even a little evil.

Mu Yagong handed the Huan Dan to Zuo Sanniang's mouth, turned to Feng Heli and said, "Bring some water." The mother's mouth poured a little.But Zuo Sanniang's complexion was pale, her teeth were clenched tightly, it was really difficult to pry it open, she didn't let go after touching the edge of the bowl for a while.

"When Yingzong's people came earlier, they brought a long streamer, is it still here?" Wooden duck asked anxiously.They usually use alum powder and salt to rub the roots of the teeth when dealing with fainted patients, but this method is time-consuming, and they don't have time to do it, so they can only hope that they can get Wenyi to pour medicine on Sanniang.

Feng Heli was so anxious that she patted the hem of the sarong and got up: "Maybe it's placed upstairs, or maybe it's placed in the one-legged building. I'll go and have a look now!" It was a waste of effort, and Sanniang was still in danger of her life.

They were impatient in their hearts, but they heard a burst of giggles coming from the fire pit, clear and clear like silver bells.

"——No need, it's fine if you have the pill to return!"

The two turned their heads abruptly, only to see Zuo Sanniang who had just returned the pill lying lifelessly on the ground, jumping up and grabbing the pill between Mu Yagong's fingers!With white rice powder on her face, she was deathly pale, but her eyes were still lively, and there was a smirk on her face, jumping up like a little carp.Only then did they see clearly that although Zuo Sanniang's clothes were torn, the slightly exposed skin was smooth and visible, so how could there be any wounds?

It turned out that this evil girl stole several bags of pig blood sausage casings from the tent of a poisonous person who was playing illusions in Lingzhou Town, tore them and scattered them on the clothes and corridors, making a bloody appearance.Earlier, Mu Shuanger asked her to find out if there was a red pill in the medicine cauldron in Qiaolouping. When she was taking the medicine, she just found a kind of pill, which can make people's breath weak. It was originally used to avoid pigs and bears, but now she stole it. Come to convince them, but it has also been hidden from the eyes of these two people.

In the final analysis, it was Mu Yagong and Feng Heli who trusted Sanniang extremely, and worried that she would do something stupid if she couldn't get the pill back, so they were deceived by her for a while.

Zuo Sanniang jumped up, stretched out her hand to scoop it up on the ground, and grabbed the bamboo basket that Feng Heli brought.After thinking for a while, she took off the red flower in her mouth, took out a clear glazed flower from her bosom, knocked on the stone fence to take off the bottom cover, and stuffed the red flower in the red flower.She still had time to spare, while Mu Yagong and Feng Heli were stunned, she tore off the waxy poplar leaves, bit a fragrant glutinous dumpling in her mouth, and stepped on the rail nimbly. To turn outward.

"San'er!" Feng Heli yelled mournfully behind her.Zuo Sanniang turned around, only to see that her face was clouded with gloom, and her two thin willow eyebrows were knit together.Her mother looked extremely sad, and there seemed to be endless tears in her eyes.Feng Heli looked at Zuo Sanniang with hesitant and astonished eyes, and said, "You, are you okay? Didn't you get hurt?"

"It's okay, I'm fine." Zuo Sanniang smiled mischievously, "I'm sorry. Father, mother, I lied to you. I won't die. I won't die until I get the return pill." She stood on the stone Standing on the railing, she raised her feet slightly, although she was smiling, but there was a trace of sadness in her eyes, "I am such a bad girl, there is no cure. I can deceive people and kill people, you should forget about it soon." I will."

She looked back at her father and mother.The wind and frost of the years had already climbed onto their faces, but at this moment they stood by the dim and dirty firepit like helpless children, watching her with unbelievable sadness.A wave of guilt surged in Zuo Sanniang's heart. Standing in the cool breeze sweeping across the deep valley, she felt her body was on the verge of falling.

Their love for her was genuine, even though she knew she had played a trick, Feng Heli was immediately concerned about whether she was really seriously injured.Maybe she will never be able to repay them in her life.

Zuo Sanniang closed her eyes, covering their sad and gloomy gazes with her eyelids.It was as if a boulder fell from her heart, pulling her into the abyss.She finally calmed down, and softly uttered decisive words from her mouth:

"San'er...I don't want to be your daughter."