Chapter 128(1/2)
His Matter
At this time, Li Chu no longer doubted that she could not hit him. Seeing this scene with his own eyes, he couldn't help but not believe it.
He looked at Jiang Zuilan and couldn't help but wonder who she was.
Ordinary girls are not as steady and calm as she is, and her temperament is also very unusual. Such a girl is completely different from ordinary people.
"That's how the rabbit came here yesterday?" He suddenly thought of the rabbit yesterday. How could that rabbit be picked up so easily? If so, it would make sense.
"Um."
Jiang Zuilan tied the pheasant's legs and put it in a basket on his back, and followed Li Chu as he walked in the mountains.
The medicinal materials collected by Li Chu are not precious, they are just ordinary medicinal materials.
Collecting herbs in the mountains is actually not as easy as imagined. Only when the protagonist goes into the mountains will he find treasures everywhere.
People like Li Chu were definitely not so lucky, and they only picked some ordinary medicinal materials.
In this deep mountain and old forest, the trees are all connected by branches and leaves, and are entangled with vines. Walking is very slow and stumbling. Li Chu uses a hatchet to cut a path in front of him from time to time.
"Be careful!" Suddenly Li Chu exclaimed, Jiang Zuilan took two steps back, broke a branch and hit the grass, and a small green snake got out of the grass.
Jiang Zuilan's ears have become more sensitive since she became blind. She noticed the snake just now when it made a sound in the grass, so even if Li Chu didn't tell her, she wouldn't be bitten by the snake.
"It scared me to death. When you walk in the grass with a stick, look around more. Be careful there is a snake in it." Li Chu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had only been bitten by a snake two days ago. It can be said that he was bitten by a snake once.
He has been afraid of well ropes for ten years, and even he was shocked just now.
"Let's get away from here quickly." Li Chu cut away the vines blocking the road ahead, beat those nearby with a stick, and continued to clear the way.
After this accident, Li Chu was extra careful, looking forward and backward, even the top of his head, and his whole body tensed up.
While looking for medicinal materials in the grass, I looked around for fear of finding some poisonous insects, snakes and ants. People in the village usually lived in this area, but there were no large beasts.
There is a soft grassland with leaves at his feet. Several unknown small flowers can be seen in the grass. Li Chu looks around for herbs from time to time.
The water in the ditch next to the mountain forest flows slowly, surrounded by the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, and the air is particularly good.
Not only that, the weather in the mountains has changed very quickly. It was sunny just now, but now it is raining heavily!
"It's raining, Alan, come with me quickly!"
Without enough time to find a place to stay, Li Chu picked a few large leaves and gave them to Jiang Zuilan to keep out the rain, and finally found a nearby stone cave to take shelter from the rain.
Li Chu put some cordyceps and reluctantly let Jiang Zuilan sit.
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, the mountains and forests were dark, and thunder rumbled unexpectedly.
The torrential rain didn't know when it would stop, and both of their clothes were a little wet.
Li Chu took off his coat and handed it to Jiang Zuilan, "Put it on." He said softly.
"No need." Jiang Zuilan looked at the noisy rain, the bright lightning, and the ditches on the mountain were already filled with water.
"Do you often encounter weather like this when collecting medicine?" Jiang Zuilan said softly.
"It rains more in summer. If you often run in the mountains, how can you not get caught in the rain?" Li Chu said with a smile.
Li Chu picked up a few stones and some hay in the cave, and spent a long time making a fire. He could barely dry his clothes while chatting with Jiang Zuilan.
Li Chu turned around and leaned against the entrance of the cave to block the rain blowing in. He lit a fire to dry the wet clothes a little.
"The rain in the mountains and forests is often fast and fierce. I don't know when it will stop, but don't worry, it won't take long." After a while, Li Chucai said comfortingly.
"Yeah." Jiang Zuilan wasn't worried, she would be able to adapt wherever she goes.
The summer rain comes and goes quickly. Half an hour later, the sky clears up and the sky is as blue as water.
Birds chirped crisply and gracefully, and raindrops accumulated on the leaves fell from time to time.
"Okay, the rain has stopped, Alan, let's go home."
"Um."
Li Chu put the basket on his back and walked to the cave. He suddenly remembered and said, "Alan, your eyes can't see clearly yet. Walk slowly. The ground after rain is slippery. I'll help you."
"It's okay." Jiang Zuilan said softly.
Li Chu still held her arm. The mountain forest was slippery after the rain. It wouldn't be good if she fell.
When they arrived at Li Chu's house, their shoes were soaked by the mud, and their clothes were soaked by the water on the leaves.
Li Chu quickly went to light a fire and boil water. Jiang Zuilan washed up and put on the worn clothes he had worn when he came here before.
"Alan, wipe it with hot water." Li Chu boiled the water, poured it into a basin, and brought it to Jiang Zuilan's house.
"Thank you." Jiang Zuilan closed the door and wiped it with hot water.
For dinner, Li Chu processed the pheasant, chopped it into small pieces, and stewed it with wild vegetables. A pot of fragrant chicken soup came out of the oven.
The aroma made Aunt Li greedy. When Li Chu brought the food into the house, Aunt Li asked doubtfully, "Chu'er, why do you always have meat to eat these two days?"
"Mom, Alan hit you all." Li Chu smiled, who would have thought that such a weak girl could be so capable.
"That girl?" Aunt Li asked in confusion after taking a sip of chicken soup.
"When Alan and I went into the mountains in the morning, we hit a pheasant with a stone." Li Chu explained that if it weren't for Jiang Zuilan, they wouldn't be able to eat this game, thinking that they had never eaten game after living in the mountains for so long.
Except for those who know how to hunt, few people in the village can get this kind of game.
After dinner, I was still wearing the simple pink clothes, and there were still some rips on it. Although there were some rips, fortunately, the clothes worn in ancient times were layered inside and outside, and no flesh was exposed.
Now that her eyes could see, Jiang Zuilan began to think about leaving here. It was definitely necessary to go back first, not for anything else but because the so-called third sister pushed her off the carriage. Of course, this kind of thing must be done.
Went back to take revenge.
You must know that if she falls into the hands of bandits, it will be over. Naturally, this matter will not be revealed just like that.
Moreover, those bandits also need to be dealt with. She is not the one who suffers the consequences. These scourges must be dealt with one by one.
She turned around and looked at Li Chu, who was still collecting wet herbs in the yard, and walked out.
"More of your life-saving grace and care these days." Jiang Zuilan said softly.
Li Chu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, but he still tried to behave as naturally as possible, "You're welcome. Thanks to you for taking care of me and my mother these days."
"My eyes are healed, and I'll be ready to leave tomorrow." Jiang Zuilan said her decision directly. She had already planned her next trip.
"What? But how can you do this alone? Do you remember where you live? How about I take you home." Li Chu had some guesses in his mind just now, but now that he heard Jiang Zuilan's words, his heart trembled.
"I can do it by myself. You know I can take care of myself, so you don't have to worry." After Jiang Zuilan said that, he entered Aunt Li's room, briefly told her that she was leaving, and declined her offer to stay.
Then went back to the room.
The next morning, before dawn, Jiang Zuilan left gently, leaving only a piece of paper with three words "I'm leaving" written on it, and then left gracefully.
Jiang Zuilan came to the town and pawned the clothes worn by the previous owner. In exchange for a few pennies, he bought some steamed buns to eat and took some with him to eat on the road.
Then I inquired about the location of the bandits in the town and set off.
When Jiang Zuilan arrived at Tuibei Mountain, it was already dark. Taking advantage of the darkness, he sneaked into the mountain, killed a lone bandit sentry, took a knife from his hand and entered the village.
When it was late at night, I quietly climbed over the courtyard wall of the cottage.
There were two people guarding the outside of the courtyard. Probably no one would have thought that someone would dare to attack the bandit alone. In addition, it was already late at night, and no one would have thought that someone would dare to sneak into the bandit's yard in the middle of the night.
Jiang Zuilan was quietly exploring the cottage. Jiang Zuilan went to the larger room of the house.
Because it was late at night, the room was quiet.
Jiang Zuilan used a knife to pry open the window and climbed in through the window.
As soon as Jiang Zuilan entered, he smelled a rotten air in the air.
In the darkness, there was only a faint light in the room, which was extremely dark. However, Jiang Zuilan's eyes had become accustomed to it during this time, and it was easy to see clearly, and he avoided obstacles very well without making any sound.
I saw a man and a woman lying on the bed. The man was tall and round, and he didn't look like one of the bandits who had chased the original owner before.
Jiang Zuilan directly wiped the man's neck with the knife without giving him a chance to breathe.
Then, he turned around and left quietly.
Then he went into one room after another and selected men to kill. When he killed the third man, he finally saw the appearance of the bandit in the original owner's memory. After finding one, he moved on to the next one.
Until I touched the room of a bandit leader. What made this room different from others was that the things in his room were much more valuable than those in other rooms.
After Jiang Zuilan killed him, he took all the keys that were placed beside his pillow.
After a few rounds, he killed all the bandits who caused the original owner to fall off the cliff.
They found another warehouse, and there were two people guarding the warehouse. However, the two people were napping at the moment. Jiang Zuilan skillfully killed the two of them with a knife and dropped it. He picked up the keys in his hand and tried it with one of them.
Opened the warehouse.
There are some weapons and some boxes in the warehouse. After trying the key to open them, they are all full of silver. There is a lot of silver, but you still won't be exhausted after taking them all.
Jiang Zuilan searched around and found some banknotes from a box, then took a piece of cloth and put some silver ingots in it.
I also brought two pieces of jewelry to my hand, and picked a sharper dagger to hold in my hand.
Then he quietly left, and when he arrived in the town again, it was already broad daylight.
Jiang Zuilan found an inn, bought a new set of clothes, stayed there and took a shower after eating.
To be continued...