Chapter 6 It is not easy to be brave and righteous No.35 Disaster Relief
Two people , this posture, this conversation, this atmosphere, this situation, this is clearly... the precursor to a forced kiss~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!
I nervously stared at his lips that kept shaking in front of my eyes, and was debating madly in my heart whether he would kiss me directly or say something with a lewd smile before kissing me, when I felt a chill on my face and the mask was pulled off. Well, removing obstacles is often the prelude to kissing, and I, I became even more nervous!
"She looks very ordinary." he said disappointedly.
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...Crack...Crash...
I heard myself first petrified and then weathered...
The two hands that were pinned down trembled as they clenched into fists, and the sound of steel teeth clattering as they gritted their teeth, "I…"
"What?"
I...I...I..."I'm going to bite you to death--!!!!!! Aa ...
Please give me strength! I am Xi--Ra--!
Facts have proved that angry women are the strongest. When the two groups worked together to pull me off the face of the arrogant white-haired handsome man, the white-haired man's face was bleeding from my bites, and there were teeth marks on his neck, hands, arms, and shoulders. It was horrible to see... Those who knew that I bit them thought they were bitten by me, and those who didn't thought I fell into a trap...
The white-haired handsome man's eyes turned red! He drew his sword and was about to chop me off! Guo'er held me tightly in his arms, glaring at him with his sword across his body! I hid in Guo'er's arms and made the grunting sound of a wild beast, my legs kicking and thrashing around!
“I’ve never seen such a fierce woman!” The white-haired handsome man raised the back of his hand to wipe the blood off his face, his brows raised, and he said fiercely: “Don’t let me see you again! Otherwise… I will make you think you are dying too slowly!”
Both groups were stunned at the same time! Huh? Does this mean...he let us go?
"Hmph! A real man should keep his word! Since you have already grabbed the bell, I will definitely abide by my agreement! You can go now." Baimao turned his back and sheathed the knife.
Hey! I didn't expect this guy to be so upright!
"Boss..." The people around were trying to stop him.
"Stop talking nonsense! Do you want to put me in a position where I can't keep my word?" He shouted at his men, and the white-haired boss turned around and walked straight towards me. Guo'er took a step back to protect me. He stretched out his hand to me, but Guo'er blocked it with a cold face. The two of them exchanged a few moves in a flash! I was stunned!
Finally, the handsome white-haired man snorted coldly, saying, "I've taken note of your three life-saving advices." He then mounted his horse and rode away in a cloud of dust! The rest of the group looked back at me a few times and rode their horses to catch up . Only the murderer with a sinister voice and the third reckless man circled around me for several times, and after a good look at me, they left with a big laugh...
What do you mean? ! ! (Angry)
Yingchao helped Guoer treat his wounds briefly, and then we drove the carriage towards the refugee area outside Xitai City.
"They are from the Northern Wind Chasing Tribe." Guo'er said while driving the car, "Silver hair and honey-colored skin are the characteristics of that tribe, but golden eyes... this is the first time I have seen them..."
"Why is it called Zhuifeng?" I stepped forward and interrupted Guoer's thoughts.
"Because this clan is good at horseback riding, they are excellent at riding and are especially good at breeding fine horses. The fine horses of the Ming Dynasty were all purchased from them."
"So this tribe is very powerful?" I couldn't help but become interested in the transactions between the early nomadic peoples and the peoples of the Central Plains!
"It should be said that it has grown rapidly in the past five years!" Guoer frowned. His expression was really comparable to that of a big fox!
"The Three Bone Clan used to rule the north. Five years ago, General Xiao and His Highness the Fourth Prince joined forces to defeat the Three Bone Clan. Since then, the Three Bone Clan has never recovered and has moved far to the northern desert. The north was suddenly leaderless, and the major tribes fought fiercely among themselves. On the contrary, the previously inconspicuous Wind Chasing Clan kept a low profile, accumulated strength, and unified most of the northern grasslands in one fell swoop! Is the Central Plains going to get involved now?"
General Xiao... When I mention this person, a familiar figure suddenly comes to my mind... I sit in the carriage with my knees hugged, watching the scenery on the roadside slowly recede, as if time is passing by quickly, and I miss him inexplicably... I wonder if Xiao Shou... is he okay?
You asked me to wait for you for five years, but you didn't know that I would eventually go back. When you come back after five years, you probably won't be able to see me anymore, right? I don't know if you will still remember me in the future...
Guo'er was immersed in his own thoughts, and no one knew what he was thinking about. He hadn't said a word since just now. The three of them rushed back to Xitai City in silence.
They found a few young and strong men and capable women, set up the pots and stoves, dismantled the cars and built sheds, organized everyone to receive meals in an orderly manner, and distributed straw mats for everyone to rest. After a busy day, they had to fend off the scoundrels who snatched food, and deal with everyone's tears and kowtows of gratitude. The three of them were seriously exhausted.
As night fell, the only sounds all around were whispers and the sound of people falling asleep. For the first time, the night in Xitai City was not accompanied by crying.
However, the good times didn’t last long. The food and grass we robbed were decreasing. We couldn’t last more than three days at this rate! The government had already stepped up its guard and had been targeting us for a long time. If it weren’t for the fact that the victims would riot, they would have thrown us into jail! There’s not much hope for another robbery… Rumor has it that the silver from the national treasury for disaster relief had already been distributed, but it was withheld by Lord Liu, the governor of Xitai City, who embezzled it and only used a small portion to make a large number of coffins in the city, waiting for the victims to starve to death! For a time, the crowd was excited! The situation inside and outside Xitai City was extremely tense !
That day, when I was feeling worried and helping the ladies distribute porridge and steamed buns, an unexpected guest came.
"This young man..."
"Line up at the back! Everyone gets a share!" I was like a Beijing bus conductor, shouting incoherently while working in the sweaty rain.
"I'm not here to get the porridge..."
"Those who signed up to help, go right for ten meters and then turn left!"
“I’m not here to sign up…”
"Then don't bother me! I'm busy!"
"My dear brother, I have something to ask of you..."
Someone who didn't respond was struggling with porridge and steamed buns...
"This young man... little... cough cough cough!!!!" A heart-wrenching cough that shocked everyone around! The people who were collecting porridge stopped in shock, and finally everyone said, "Xiaobai, just go with him to see what's going on."
In order not to reveal our identities, we dare not use our real names here. Guo'er is called "Ahei" because he is dressed in black, I am called "Xiaobai" because I am dressed in white, and as for Yingchao, who has a head of golden hair, we just call him "Ajin".
A fat lady who was about to take her turn came over and said, "Xiao Bai, I'll keep an eye on this for you. You go ahead."
"Well, thank you, auntie!" I took off my headscarf helplessly, helped the sickly guy who was coughing so hard that his lungs were about to burst, and walked away.
"What do you want?" I stopped and asked him with my hands on my hips.
The man finally caught his breath, held his chest with one hand, slowly raised his head and stared at me intently. He looked at me, and I was busy looking at him.
He was well-dressed and looked very expensive. He was tall and thin, and looked like he would collapse in a force three wind. His thin cheeks were a bit sickly pale. If it weren't for the unnatural blush from the coughing, his face would be even uglier. His pair of slender phoenix eyes were slightly upturned, and his gaze was very gentle, adding a lot of charm to his sickly face. Huh? This person looks so familiar!
"I heard that you are the chivalrous man who robs the rich and helps the poor as people say. I admire you so much!" The sickly guy interrupted my brain's search and said sourly with a fist clasped.
The muscles on my face twitched. "Is this why you called me out?"
Could it be that another rich young man fantasizes about the story of a chivalrous thief and comes here to dream? There are such people. After the Black Wind Forest disaster, we immediately became heroes praised by everyone. A few days ago, Guoer kicked out a man who came here to be a fangirl. Some people can't eat, and some people are just full and have nothing to do! I looked at the sickly man dressed as a young man with disdain and snorted coldly:
"I'm sorry, I don't have time to chat with you about the stories of the outlaws. There are more than a thousand people waiting for me to feed them! Goodbye!" After saying this, he left quickly without waiting for his reaction.
"Hey! Wait... Uh, cough cough cough cough!!!!!!"
"Sir!" A big man in black suddenly appeared behind the sick boy, respectfully supported him, took out a bottle of pills from his arms, and helped him swallow it. He looked at Minmin's back and said dissatisfiedly, "What a rude guy! Sir, did you come out incognito just to see this person? Why bother with so much effort? Can't you just tell Wen Biao to catch him for you?"
The sickly man shook his hand and sighed, "This man is not an ordinary person. I must come to see him in person. Besides, he has reason to be angry. There is a tense confrontation inside and outside Xitai City. I came to the disaster area in such a flashy way. No wonder he is hostile to me. I am too careless... Wen Biao, you go back first. You don't have to follow me."
"But……"
"Don't talk too much." The young man suddenly straightened his face, exuding a noble air! He was completely different from the sickly look just now!
"Yes, sir!"
The relief shed was busy...
"Xiaobai! Bring that tank over here too!"
"You don't have the hands to move! Can't you see I'm scooping porridge!" I turned around and yelled angrily, and was surprised to find that the sickly guy in gorgeous clothes was standing next to me again, "You again! What are you doing?! I don't have time to accompany you now..."
The sickly boy snatched the spoon from my hand without saying a word, rolled up his gorgeous sleeves neatly, and scooped up the porridge in the same way!
"You..." I stood there with my eyes wide open.
"Why are you still standing there?" He looked up and turned to look at me, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. "Go move the jar, I'll watch over here." He smiled, his eyes moving around, very gentle.
I turned around mechanically and moved the jar without knowing why. In this way, the sickly boy silently helped me work for a whole day. He didn't care if his clothes got dirty. He simply took off his outer robe and tied it around his waist! He was polite to others, without any airs, and his smile was gentle. At the end of the day, the men and women in the relief shed liked him very much.
When the sun was setting, everyone went to rest. I followed him to a collapsed section of the ruined city wall of Xitai City.
"Hey! Who are you?"
He did not answer, but sat down silently on the ruined wall, looking at the large groups of refugees in the distance with melancholy eyes.
"The mountains and rivers are in trouble, natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, why are the people always the ones who suffer?" After saying this, the melancholy on his face increased a bit.
I looked at him for a while, then sat down beside him.
"There is no other way. The weak always stand at the bottom and suffer the greatest hardships. Survival of the fittest. This is how the world is."
A line of unknown birds flew across the sky, chirping. He slowly closed his eyes, as if he couldn't bear to see the miserable plight of the victims any longer...
"Young birds are protected by their leader, but who will protect the vulnerable and innocent people..."
"That's why countries exist." I supported my chin with both hands and looked at the sunset in the distance.
"Abandoning its people in times of crisis, not only does it not protect them, but it oppresses and exploits them. It's better not to have such a country," he gritted his teeth and said hatefully.
I looked at him in confusion and said with a smile, "That's new. Will the problem be solved if you don't want it?"
He seemed to be greatly stimulated by my unintentional words. He looked at me blankly and murmured:
"Yeah... I'm really confused, really confused... Will the problem be solved by not having it? How is that possible? The country is unstable, there is no country and no home, and the people are the ones who suffer... I have been really confused all these years... So, what do you think we should do?"
"It depends on whether you want a long or short pain~" I stretched lazily and glanced at him. This guy is really not just a sick young man!
"What about a long pain? What about a short pain?" He looked at me anxiously.
"Hey!" I looked at him dissatisfiedly, "Are you asking me or am I asking you? I asked you who you are and you didn't tell me. I asked you what you wanted from me and you didn't tell me either. Instead, you kept complaining about your pains. Isn't that unfair?"
He smiled slightly, and suddenly gave me a feeling of being unfathomable...
"It would be better for you if I didn't tell you my identity. Although my surname is Han, you can call me Mr. Han. As for the reason why I came to see you, it's because... you are Minmin."
I froze in my tracks when I heard that! The blood in my body rushed into my body due to the shock!
He turned his head and gave me a soothing smile while I sat with my back straight.
"Ms. Minmin, don't panic. I have no ill intentions. The only reason I know you is because an old friend asked me to find you."
Seeing that I was still confused, he didn't tell me who the old friend was, but changed the subject. Hmm, where have I seen this way of speaking before...
"I believe you also know that the Xitai City Governor has withheld relief silver. This evil act is not tolerated by the king's law, let alone the justice of heaven! I want to rob the relief silver to help the refugees, but I am powerless. Besides, silver alone cannot solve all problems. The Xitai City Governor is incompetent, and we should choose another wise leader to replace him. Only in this way can we give an explanation to the people of Xitai City and the people of the post-Ming Dynasty outside the city! Minmin, are you willing to lend a hand?"
"I don't even know who you are, why should I risk my life to help you?"
"You don't even know who those Wind Chasing Clan experts are, and you're just risking your life to protect the food?"
"I...you!"
"You're not risking your life to help me, but them." Master Han raised his hand and pointed at the victims scattered all over the ground outside Xitai City.
I didn't say anything.
He then presented the detailed plan for capturing the city, and finally put a jade bead in my hand, sighing, "If you think this method is feasible and are willing to help me, within three days, bring this jade bead to find me in the hidden city thirty miles away." After hesitating for a moment, he looked helplessly at the victims at his feet, "Your food can only last for one day, right? Make a decision quickly..." Then he got up and walked away.
The sun is about to sink below the horizon, and the sky and the earth are all red. I remember Yuri said that times like this are the moments of demons. Today, who is it next to?
I jumped down from the city wall, caught up with Master Han, stuffed the jade pendant back into his hand, and whispered:
"Mr. Han, long pain goes through your bones, short pain goes through your skin, you should take care of yourself."
Looking up at his face which was illuminated by the setting sun, I suddenly smiled very freely.
"Also, I helped you with this favor."
At that moment, the last ray of sunlight was swallowed up by the earth, and overwhelming darkness came. I turned around and quickly disappeared before the lights came on.
Young Master Han stood there, his robes rustling in the night wind...
"Long pain penetrates the bones, short pain penetrates the skin... Minmin, you really are..."
Near and far, tiny candles were lit up one after another. What was the difference between the candles of an official and a beggar?
The decision I made at the devil's hour of the day was the one I couldn't judge as good or bad of all my decisions. It cost many lives, but saved even more lives... If I could choose again...
Alas...how can there be so many ifs in the world?
