In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 2 The Han girl who wants to die

"what are you doing?"

Lin Rui was shocked and rushed forward to hold her up. After checking, she found that the arrow had penetrated deeply into her flesh.

Then he looked at her and said, "Why? I can take you to escape."

The woman didn't answer, her face was twisted in pain, but she still didn't make much sound, with a hint of relief in her eyes.

Lin Rui felt stuffy in his heart, but he could only hold her tightly in his arms.

The other woman remained silent until the woman in Lin Rui's arms twitched for a while and became completely silent, then she said with a begging look on her face:
"Brother, please help me, just like you did when you killed the Tatars just now? I don't want to be in as much pain as she was."

"I can really take you and escape!"

"Brother, it's hard for you to escape alone, let alone a woman like me. Besides, my husband and children were killed by the Tatars. Rather than continue to live and suffer humiliation, it's better to die and be with me." They are going to reunite, please, please help me, I will make a grass ring in the next life to repay you!"

The woman shook her head, with a sad and determined look on her face, then climbed out of bed and kowtowed to Lin Rui.

Lin Rui hurriedly let go of the dead woman in his arms, helped her up, and persuaded: "I'm not lying to you, I can take you to escape. It's better to die than to live. If you die, you will have nothing. You may not know your future if you live." You can also avenge your husband and children."

But the woman just shook her head slightly, obviously she wanted to die and didn't want to go through any more trouble, and she didn't believe that Lin Rui could really take her to escape.

Seeing her resolute attitude and look of despair, Lin Rui fell silent for a moment. In fact, he also knew that for women like them who had been robbed by the Tatars, death was a kind of relief.

What I fear most is that I won’t be able to die for a while.

At the beginning, many women chose to bite their tongues and commit suicide, but not only did they not die, they were tortured to death by the Tatars as a public display.

After seeing what happened to those women, no one dared to try it again.

"Well, I have night blindness and can't see at night. You run away with me first so that you can lead the way. I will help you when it is safe. Then I can dig a hole for you and bury you. Isn't that better than you?" How about dying here and having your body displayed to the public by the Tatars in the end?"

After a long time, Lin Rui suddenly tried to say.

Only then did he remember that this body was suffering from severe night blindness, and perhaps he would really need help from this woman.

From the first glance, this woman was born into a wealthy family and should not have night blindness.

Sure enough, after hearing this, the woman hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Then if you don't escape by then and are about to be caught by the Tatars, please kill me first. Don't let me do it again." Captured alive by them.”

"Okay! I promise you!"

Seeing that she agreed, Lin Rui nodded immediately.

"You put on your clothes first, wear as much as you can, and I'll go outside to get some things..."

After saying that, fearing that she would follow the example of the woman just now, Lin Rui pulled out the arrow stuck in the woman's heart, and then walked outside.

Lin Rui only took the kettle of dried meat, two pieces of flint and a dagger.

Back in the inner room, the woman had finished putting on her clothes.

Lin Rui also put on the Tatar's cotton-padded jacket, rolled up the two fur blankets on the couch and carried them on his back. Then he used a dagger to break a hole in the tent and pulled her out.

Although it was inconvenient to carry one person and carry things on their backs, with their rich experience, the two of them avoided the guards without any danger, left the camp easily, and then quickly disappeared into the night.

Lin Rui knew that it was not difficult to escape from the camp. What was difficult was how to escape the Tatars' pursuit and how to survive on the grassland after escaping the Tatars' pursuit.

No, the howling north wind just after leaving the camp was like a knife. Lin Rui had to wrap a fur blanket around the two of them to feel better.However, just after walking a certain distance, Lin Rui's eyes went dark and he couldn't see his fingers. He was so frightened that he quickly grabbed the woman next to him.

Fortunately, the woman is much stronger than Lin Rui. At least she can see clearly the outline in the distance, and she doesn't know how to move lightly or lightly. Not only can she walk normally, but she can also identify the general direction.

"Go straight, don't take detours." Lin Rui reminded. What he was most worried about was that if he ended up walking around the camp for most of the night, it would be over.

Unexpectedly, the woman stopped, waved her hands, and gasped: "Brother, I can't walk anymore, just dig a hole here and bury me!"

"What? How long have you been walking for? You can't walk anymore?"

Lin Rui was shocked, with a look of disbelief on his face.

He estimated that he had only walked three or four miles.

"Yeah!" The woman hummed sheepishly.

"No, just hold on a little longer. Don't say I don't have the strength to dig a hole now. I will just dig a hole to bury you. Who will lead the way for me?"

"Okay, then." The woman had no choice but to pull Lin Rui and start walking again, but she only walked a mile before she squeaked and fell to the ground.

"What's wrong?" Lin Rui was also staggered.

"Brother, I really can't survive. Leave me alone. I don't want you to bury me anymore. Just kill me and leave!" The woman said weakly, rubbing her legs.

"No, just keep holding on..."

Sweat broke out on Lin Rui's anxious forehead. He couldn't walk alone in such a dark situation. As he said this, he wanted to pull her up, but the woman was lying on the ground.

"I really can't walk."

"Okay, let's take a break, and I'll help you look at your feet first..."

Lin Rui saw the pain in her answer, so he squatted down, put her legs on his knees, and was about to take off her shoes and socks.

"No, little brother, don't force me, just go on your own!"

"If I can walk on my own, do I need you to tell me?"

The woman was startled and struggled to pull her leg out, but Lin Rui held her tightly to prevent her from moving.

Then he quickly took off her shoes and socks, pinched one of her ankles, and touched the blood bubbles on the soles of her feet. She was secretly frightened and couldn't help but ask:
"Don't you usually walk? How come you only walked so far and the soles of your feet are worn like this?"

The woman didn't answer, and struggled even harder, trying to pull her foot back.

Lin Rui yelled, "Don't move. You're not afraid of death. What else do you have to be afraid of? I'll help you deal with it and you'll feel better."

Sure enough, when the woman saw that she could not struggle, she stopped struggling and lay motionless on the ground like a deflated rubber ball.

Lin Rui quickly pricked the blood blisters on the soles of her feet with a dagger, then cut off a piece of cloth and wrapped it before putting on her shoes and socks.

"You should be able to continue walking now, right?"

"Ok!"

After the woman was dragged up, she felt much better after trying it. After resting for a while, she regained some strength, so she pulled Xu Rui and continued to move forward.

(End of this chapter)