After dressing as a widow

When they were about to set off, they brought everything they could use with them. Gu Lin held a bow and arrow in his hand, and a hatchet on his waist. Wang Qin used to hold it just for show, but he killed several leaders of the refugee army at the gate of the city. Swords, and others held kitchen knives and sticks. Lin Zhen had a clear understanding of his strength, so he grabbed a fork-shaped wooden fork with a handle more than two meters long.

They parked the mule cart and carriage on the flat ground behind the hill and hid them behind the hill.

"Whoohoo-"

The wind whipped up the weeds and leaves, making it hard to keep your eyes open.

Lin Zhen and the others stared at the road they were coming. Suddenly, two small figures slipped past the bushes, followed by the team of thirty or so people that Lin Zhen and the others had seen at noon today. These people were holding miscellaneous things in their hands and looked towards the place where they parked.

"Brother, I saw with my own eyes that they parked the carriage in front, as if they were going to spend the night here." The people who followed Lin Zhen all the way pointed to the small hill, and said to the tall man who greeted Lin Zhen at noon today.

Another follower said: "Among them there is a man with a bow and arrow. I'm afraid he's a practicer. We need to get a few more people to hold him when we fight."

The tall man smiled ferociously: "Don't be afraid, we have killed Lian Jiazi before, we all carried two heads on one shoulder, and if you use someone to crush him, you will crush him to death." He glanced at the sky that was about to darken, and said, "It's going to be dark soon, let's rush over in the dark first, and then take two people to light torches, so as not to hurt our brothers."

"Yes."

The group headed by the tall man belonged to the villages around Fucheng. After the drought became more and more serious, he and other people in the village went out to escape famine. He got his idea on the fellow villagers. After he stole food from a family in the village for the first time, and killed several members of that family after he was discovered, so that others dared not resist him, he tasted the taste of killing. sweetness.

He killed all the fellow villagers who didn't listen to him, robbed them of food, and let other people follow him. He specially squatted down to guard those who wanted to leave this official road. After half a month, he had robbed and killed several people. Bo people, men and old people were all killed, while the fresh and tender girls and brothers stayed.

The tall man thinks that the drought is so good, otherwise he would still be a farmer who can't eat enough and doesn't wear warm clothes. How can he be as popular and hot as he is now, and he can hug the girl who looked down on him every night? sleep.

The tall man spat in his hand, rubbed it warm and clenched the butcher's knife in his hand, and when someone touched it, a figure was protected by the darkened sky, like a ghost.

Lin Zhen stood behind the mound a few steps away from Gu Lin, staring closely at the people who were getting closer to them. Suddenly, the tall man in the lead stepped on a branch and made a clear snapping sound. It is only about ten meters away from Gu Lin who is at the front.

"Do it!" Gu Lin shouted coldly, and rushed up with the somewhat curled hatchet, and took the tall man's head straight. The tall man saw that the cyst that he thought he was unprepared for was actually ambushing them here, and the speed was extremely high. Quickly lowered his body and pushed the little guy behind him up, and the little guy fell to the ground with a scream, with more air than air.

Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen and their four servants also rushed up with the things in their hands, and stood on the same line as Gu Lin, while Zhong Yan, who had no power to restrain the chicken, stood with Lin Zhen. Holding a wooden fork with a long handle and one holding a wooden stick, stand behind Gu Lin and the others, looking for the right opportunity to stab those who are going to attack Gu Lin and the others.

More than 20 peasants gathered were not as good as the refugee army, and they were quickly dealt with by Gu Lin and Wang Qin.

Lin Zhen looked at the corpses on the ground and the wailing gangsters covering their bleeding wounds, shook their numb wrists, and walked up to the least injured gangsters with a fork: "Where are the girls and children you kidnapped? Be honest."

These people followed the tall man and swallowed up seven or eight groups of fleeing people. Before catching up with them, they never expected to be in this situation. There are two guards."

"Hero, spare your life. I have no other choice. If you don't follow Er Manzi, he will kill me, and I don't want to." As he spoke, the gangster's legs trembled, and he was so frightened that he peed.

Lin Zhen turned around and said to Gu Lin: "Let's go and see those girls and their children, as for him..."

The hatchet in Gu Lin's hand suddenly plunged into the gangster's chest, taking his last breath.

Lin Zhen was noncommittal, if it wasn't for the large number of them, and Gu Lin, who knows how to fight, would have become one of the dead souls in the hands of this group of people. It would be a real bad thing to let these disasters continue to rob others.

After talking to Wang Qin and the others, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin went into the woods that the gangsters mentioned, and saw a fire built by the gangsters as soon as they entered. Eight or nine women and children were sitting by the fire. Then, the two bandits who stayed behind to guard them were sitting on the stone, eating pancakes and drinking water, talking and laughing.

The distance was just right with a bow and arrow, and Gu Lin took the lives of the two of them neatly. The corpse lying on the ground scared the girl and the buddies to scream, if they were not bound hands and feet, they would have run away.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin walked over and looked at them who were tied together: "Are you all captured by those people?"

"That group of people has been taken care of by us. Now I ask something, you answer, and I will untie your rope with him later and let you go."

They passed by the road today, these women and brothers have seen them, and they also know that Er Manzi has taken their idea, but now these two people say that Er Manzi has fallen into their hands, and the people Er Manzi brought are so Many, unexpectedly also stumbled.

The woman who looked exactly like Aunt Ma who was holding the child suddenly looked at Lin Zhen: "You didn't lie to us, you really let us go later?"

"Really," facing her, Lin Zhen's tone softened unconsciously. Aunt Ma treated him very well, and it was fate that he could meet Aunt Ma's daughter here, "We just passed by here, if not They got together, and they lived in peace."

In fact, Lin Zhenxin felt that it was not certain. He clearly sensed that something was wrong with this group of people. Aunt Ma's daughter was still in this group. He would probably make a good plan to make this group of people go to the same ending. Although he was nothing Good guy, but when you can protect yourself, you really can't ignore it, just like you did to Gu Lin that day.

Aunt Ma's daughter looked at Lin Zhen anxiously, her hands holding the child were trembling: "Okay, you ask, I will tell you as long as I know."

"How long has this group been here? Are there any other accomplices?"

"I passed by here with my family eight days ago, and I was robbed by them. From their usual chats, I know that they were originally from the village on the edge of Fucheng, and they have only been here for half a month," said Aunt Ma's daughter. The voice was dry and authentic, "The leader is Er Manzi. They are all from the same village and have no other accomplices."

Eight days ago, I passed by here with my family, but judging by her current appearance, the rest of the family may be in danger. She was murdered by the Ermengzi gang. She was only alive because she was a girl, and she didn't know It took so much effort to save the child in his hand.

Lin Zhen was silent for a moment: "Then do you know where there is a water source nearby?"

Since Er Manzi and his gang dared to camp here to rob passers-by fleeing from famine, there must be water nearby, otherwise they themselves would die of thirst.

The water in their hands is really running out, and they need to find water to replenish it, so that the next road will be easier.

Aunt Ma's daughter nodded: "Yes, we usually cook for them. There is a cave on the mountain not far from here, and there is some water in the cave."

After inquiring about the news about the water, Lin Zhen was very satisfied with the trip. He knelt down and untied the ropes on Aunt Ma's feet: "I have already got the answers to all my questions. According to our previous agreement, I will untie the ropes on your feet now." rope, let you go."

"But it's very late now, you stay with us for one night, and when it dawns tomorrow, go to the place where these gangsters put food and bring as much as you can before leaving."

These girls and brother's family members were all killed by Er Manzi and others, and they were devastated physically and mentally. Although Lin Zhen said before that he would let them go, he didn't take them seriously. It was just from a group of thieves. If it falls into the hands of another group of thieves, it makes no difference.

It was only at this moment that I really felt that I had escaped from birth and was finally saved. A dozen people looked at me and I looked at you, tears suddenly flowed from their eyes, and they clenched their teeth and cried.

Lin Zhen: "..."

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin walked ahead and led them back to the two small hills. Wang Qin and the others had already carried the bodies of Er Manzi and others far away. The smell of blood was so strong that they might attract rich wolves and tigers to pounce on them. .

They also lit a fire where the carriages and mule carts were blocked, and clay pots filled with water were placed beside the fire, ready to be cooked and fried with flour.

Seeing so many people brought back by Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, they asked one after another: "These people..."

Don't be the family members of Er Manzi and others who died.

Lin Zhen whispered to them about the situation of these women and their brothers, and everyone suddenly felt uncomfortable. The others were boys and it was inconvenient to contact them. Mrs. Chen took the initiative to contact them and told them where to sleep at night.

After driving for a day and fighting with others again, Lin Zhen's bones were about to fall apart. He sat on the ground leaning against a stone, looking at the star-studded sky without any clouds, silently lost in thought.

Suddenly, Gu Lin, who was also tired all day, came over, reached out and took off his shoes, and untied the socks on his feet.

"It's okay." Lin Zhen said.

"I'll change your medicine." Gu Lin held a veil wet with water in his hand, sat on the ground and held his feet, and wiped away the yellow, blood-streaked viscous liquid squeezed out of the ruptured blisters.