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"What?" Dan Ying looked at him with concern.
"I..." He hated himself - looking at Dan Ying's eyes, he couldn't say anything. Look, those rosy lips were slightly opened, what was he going to say? Please, don't say it... But what was he going to say?
"Liu Qingye, look—" Dan Ying just screamed, "Who is that person over there?"
Liu Qingye was startled and looked back - in the distant scenery distorted by the heat wave, there were several moving gray shadows. He couldn't see it clearly, but he could guess roughly - the ground under his feet was shaking, and it was the chaotic sound of horse hooves - getting closer and closer, until it was right in front of him.
The one rushing in the front was a middle-aged man. Although he was big and strong, his face was as pale as gold paper. It was obvious that he had suffered serious internal injuries. But despite this, he still brandished a golden-backed machete and fought fiercely with the pursuers behind him - those pursuers, wearing blue clothes and red tassels, were the Qing soldiers. It seemed that they had been chasing for a long time, and they were all covered in blood and looked miserable.
Liu Qingye only heard the man yelling, "Damn you, you bastard Qing dogs... I killed you all, and you still chased me... I must kill you all today!" The Qing soldiers responded in Manchuria, but no one knew what they were saying. The two sides started fighting two meters away from the poplar tree.
Seeing this, Liu Qingye understood about 70% of the situation in his heart - he thought that this man must be against the Qing soldiers. Cao Mengsheng once said that anyone who is against the Manchu Tartars is a friend of the Han people. Now this man is seriously injured and has to fight against the majority with a small number of people. How can Liu Qingye not help him? He immediately broke free from Dan Ying's arm and was about to join the battle.
But Dan Ying grabbed his sleeve and said, "Liu Qingye, is that man a Han Chinese? Is he your friend?"
Liu Qingye hastily threw her aside and said, "Don't worry about it. Go home and find your master."
Dan Ying was thrown off by him, but he did not turn back. He quickly pulled out the whip from his waist and chased after him, saying, "I don't want to - I want to help you!"
Liu Qingye knew that Dan Ying's help would only cause trouble, and he wanted to scold her and force her to go back. But suddenly he had an idea: she wants to help me, and she is wholeheartedly for me... Before he could finish this wild thought, Dan Ying had already hit a Qing soldier on the head with a whip.
The Qing soldier had not expected that this unrelated girl would suddenly attack him, so he screamed a few times and dodged Dan Ying's attack. However, Dan Ying did not give up, and he swung his whip towards the neck of a man next to him, and with his left hand, he used his bare-handed skill to take the steel knife that was slashing at him.
The trapped man first shouted "Good fight", and then called out: "Girl, be careful!" It turned out that the third Qing soldier had bullied Dan Ying from behind.
Liu Qingye was stunned at first, but then he came to his senses. He really wanted to slap himself twice, but he didn't have the time to do so. He swung his arms and flew forward to kick the Qing soldier who had attacked Dan Ying.
The Qing soldier was only focused on Dan Ying. When he heard the strong wind behind his head, it was too late to dodge. Liu Qingye stepped on his neck and he fell down immediately.
Dan Ying heard a "gulp" sound behind him, and glanced back, knowing that he had escaped death, and cast a grateful look at Liu Qingye. Liu Qingye suddenly panicked, and quickly forced himself to calm down, and rushed forward to help her resolve another dangerous move.
The Qing soldiers knew how powerful the young couple was, and they shouted at their companions to be careful. But the man laughed loudly and said, "Good! Damn, you two are really good!" While he was talking, he kept his hands on the machete, slashing off the heads of the enemies on the opposite side, and then shouted, "Boy, be careful!"
Before Liu Qingye could react and realize that he was being addressed, he saw a flash of cold light in front of him - the man's machete cut off the arm of a Qing soldier - including the arm, and the waist knife in his hand chopped towards Liu Qingye's face. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back, and then there was another flash of golden light, and Dan Ying's whip wrapped around the enemy who was rushing over. Liu Qingye quickly took advantage of the situation to grab the waist knife of the man and cut his throat with his backhand.
Blood splattered continuously. After a battle lasting a cup of tea, the Qing soldiers were finally defeated. The man leaned on the ground with his knife and panted, "Boy... girl... thank... thank you..." As he spoke, his body swayed and he was about to fall down.
Liu Qingye rushed forward and supported him: "Senior, your injury..."
The man forced a smile: "Damn it, I'm fine... that... that..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" sound, which frightened Dan Ying so much that he screamed, "Ah - he's dead!"
Liu Qingye felt that Dan Ying's shock was unreasonable - she was not afraid of killing someone just now, with blood splattered all over the ground, so why was she screaming like this... Ah, could it be that she just forgot to be afraid for my sake... Hey! He slapped himself twice in his heart: Why am I imagining things again!
When the man heard Dan Ying's cry, he forced himself to open his eyes and said, "Little girl...you...you don't curse me...I...I will never die until I reach Alebu..."
Alebu? Liu Qingye asked in surprise: "Senior, are you going to Alebu?"
"Yes... yes..." the man said weakly, "I want to meet... meet their chief... chief... little brother... this place is still a little way from the Ale tribe..."
"It's right in front." Dan Ying interrupted, "The clan leader is my father. What do you want to see him for?"
The man was overjoyed and struggled to climb back onto the horse, muttering, "Ah... we're finally here... finally..." Before he could finish his words, his body swayed and he fell to the ground with a thud.
Liu Qingye helped him up and took a breath. He knew that he was seriously injured and fainted. He thought: This man came to see the leader of the Tashan tribe. He must be someone from the Lantern Festival. We must take him back quickly! At that moment, he helped the man onto the horse's back and climbed on the horse himself.
"Liu Qingye, wait a minute!" Dan Ying shouted, "Wait for me to get the horse over here—" As she spoke, she ran to the poplar tree and jumped onto her rouge horse.
Wait? Liu Qingye was confused for a moment... No, I won't wait for her. A friend's wife should not be bullied... If the Tartars are not eliminated, there will be no home - I won't wait for her! He kicked the horse twice and ran away.
"Liu Qingye——" Dan Ying shouted from behind, "Are you still racing horses?"
Horse racing? The horse racing that day? Every wound on Liu Qingye's body began to hurt.
The Rouge Horse had caught up with the horse as nimbly as before and was running neck and neck with it.
"Why are you running so fast?" Dan Ying said, "I have something to tell you... Are those the bad guys that my father and master want to fight? Qing soldiers? Hey... I'm asking you... As long as you want to fight them, I will help you..."
Please, don't say any more... Liu Qingye begged silently - God, what will happen to him if he continues like this? How can he end the absurdity in his heart? Ah... horse racing...
"Junior sister, did I win the horse race that day?"
Dan Ying was stunned: "Why are you still talking about horse racing at this time?"
Liu Qingye said: "If I win, Junior Sister, you promised that you would never bother me again from now on. Your persistence is only making me more unlucky!" After saying that, he gritted his teeth and urged his horse forward.
"Wait——" Dan Ying ordered Yanzhi Ma to leap in front of Liu Qingye, "You...what are you talking about! How can you be considered the winner of the horse race that day? There was clearly no winner! You...you hate me so much?" Her voice was a little hoarse, and she seemed to be crying.
Liu Qingye didn't look at her: "Even if there is no winner, it's because I want to save you. Otherwise, if you fell off the horse, I would have won. Besides, if you hadn't stopped me with the whip, I would have won."
"You..." Dan Ying was so angry that he almost froze for a moment, and his horse fell behind a lot, but he caught up again after a while and said, "Why did I chase you so hard that day? I must not lose to you? Why did I use the whip to stop you? Wasn't it...wasn't it because you said that if you win, I will never bother you again?"
Liu Qingye glanced at her casually and saw tears in her eyes. His heart ached and he quickly turned his head away.
Dan Ying stared at him and said, "You...you actually hate me so much? If I had known, I would have fallen off the horse and died!"
Liu Qingye lowered his head and avoided it, just urging the horse.
"Liu Qingye, I like you!" Dan Ying said loudly and seriously, "I like you!"
No! Liu Qingye couldn't bear it any longer - how could he control his impulse? He wanted to wipe her tears, and ride with her to any place...
"Don't bother me, I don't like you! I'm unlucky if I meet you!" he shouted harshly, and then, fearing that he would regret it, he suddenly slapped the horse's buttocks and rushed forward.
The horse, which had traveled a long distance, could no longer run fast, but Dan Ying finally did not catch up from behind - not until Liu Qingye drove the man back to Alebu and crashed into Tashan's house.
Liu Qingye only felt the sweat flowing into his eyes, which was hot and painful - and some other parts of his body were also painful, his wounds, his head, and his temples were throbbing, and his head was about to explode - it didn't matter if it exploded, from now on, he would be cut off from Dan Ying.
Cut it in two with one stroke, if there was a knife - he looked at the couch in a daze - Cao Mengsheng was pressing his palms against the man's back, pushing his uterus to bleed. The man still held the precious knife in his right hand, and his knuckles were creaking because of the pain and effort - pain? What pain could be compared to Liu Qingye's current situation? Ah, how could he have such an idea? Compared with the brotherhood and the great cause of anti-Qing , his pain was nothing? Alas... It was nothing, but it hurt so much!
It hurt, and he thought that he should treat the wounds on his body, big and small, so he left the house quietly.
"Qingye!" He had just closed the door when he heard a voice calling him. It was Aunt Dali. She walked up to him in two steps, pulled his hand and said, "I was looking for you - you kids, alas... Moler, that bad boy, was so cruel... Your master is the same, why did he punish you? When Moler comes back later, I will beat him with a stick!" Without giving Liu Qingye a chance to explain, she forced him to sit down on the well platform beside the door, and wet a towel to clean his wounds.
Seeing that Dali was still so kind to him, Liu Qingye felt upset. "Auntie..." he said softly, "It's my fault. Moller should have beaten me."
"What did you do wrong?" said Aunt Dali. "I heard that Miss Dan Ying likes you. How can this be considered your fault?"
Liu Qingye couldn't answer.
"Silly boy!" Dali touched his head, "If others like you, it is also wrong, then we all have to stop living together. Even if you are good friends with Moler, and you know that he likes Miss Dan Ying, so what? Do you have to make Dan Ying like him?"
Liu Qingye responded irritably: "It's not like that..."
Dali smiled and said, "So, you actually like Miss Dan Ying in your heart, so you feel sorry for Moller, right?"
Liu Qingye didn't say anything.
Dali said, "Child, listen to me, there is nothing wrong with liking someone. Let me tell you a secret about Miss Dan Ying's mother. When she was seriously ill, I was the one who took care of her. I often heard her calling someone's name in a daze. It was a Chinese name, and I can't remember who it was. It seemed to be called "Sheng" - anyway, when the lady was dying, she murmured this name with a smile on her face. I guess it must be her sweetheart when she was young! For a woman who is already married and her daughter is so grown up, she still misses another man. Is this wrong?"
Liu Qingye was upset. He no longer cared about Ye Bailian's affairs. He had an inexplicable worry: Dan Ying, where did Dan Ying go after breaking up with him? Would she give up and hate him? Ah, if she hated him, then would he be happy or sad?
Seeing that he was silent, Dali said, "Child, you have so many things on your mind. Maybe it would be better if you talk about them. You, just treat me as your mother. Tell me honestly, do you like Miss Dan Ying?"
"I..." Liu Qingye hesitated.
At this moment, a "wow" sound was heard from inside the room, accompanied by a groan, and Liu Qingye's confused thoughts were interrupted - this woman was his savior, and he almost fell in love with this kind woman's eyes! Now, he didn't have to answer that question, or even lie, and turned around and rushed back to the house.
In the dim light of the room, the ground was covered with blood, and the man's mouth and chest were covered with large patches of blood, which showed that he had just vomited blood. However, his vomiting helped to expel the blood clots in his chest, and his heart was no longer blocked, so his face was no longer as scary as before. He slightly opened and closed his lips and uttered "thank you" through his teeth.
Cao Mengsheng slowly stopped his training, helped him lie down, and said, "My hero, please have a good rest here... I heard from my disciple that you want to see the leader of Tashan tribe, he is here..." As he spoke, he pointed to Tashan standing aside.
The man's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened wide: "Oh my - Tashan? Is it the Tashan of the Lantern Festival? This...this..." As he said, he struggled to get out of bed, but he spurted out a mouthful of blood, his body tilted, and he fell forward. Fortunately, Liu Qingye supported him and he did not fall off the bed.
Tashan rushed forward and said, "Brother, what do you want from me? Don't worry, your health is more important."
The man clasped his fists towards Cao Mengsheng and Tashan on the bed and said, "My name...my name is Cheng Anren..."
"Cheng Anren?" Liu Qingye was shocked: he had heard of this man, whose nickname was "One Knife Cut". He was extremely strong. Although he was born a bandit, he was born with a chivalrous heart. He had done a lot of good things inside and outside the Great Wall over the years - but with his skills, he was actually injured like this, and he even had difficulty dealing with a few Qing soldiers. That opponent was really scary.
