The concubine Jinghua first-class poisonous concubine

Chapter 355 Picking Up an Orphan
Gu Xunfang stepped back slowly, only to see several suspicious bamboo sticks appearing in the river, slowly approaching the shore.

Someone bumped into him hard from behind, a panicked cook screamed and ran towards the river, Gu Xunfang shouted instantly, "Come back!"

As soon as the words fell, it was too late, and there were a few crashes, the river suddenly exploded, and several bandits jumped out of the water, the cook only felt a blur in front of his eyes, a pain in his chest, and blood splashed everywhere instantly. A bandit's scimitar had already hit the cook, and he pushed her into the river with one hand, and soon disappeared in front of everyone.

"Killer! Killer!" The cook next to Chunxiang only yelled these two times before she fainted from fright.

"Ma'am?! Ma'am!"

"Girl, where are you looking!" Gu Xunfang retreated to Chunxiang's side, looking warily at the bandits who jumped out of the river.It turned out that those bamboo sticks were what these bandits used to breathe when they dived into the water.

"My lord, you run away first..." But without saying a word, Gu Xunfang immediately stretched out his hand to hold Chunxiang and fled towards the rear, but he got into the tent and quickly found the burden of the two of them.

"Where are you going?! It's important to save your life!" Gu Xunfang knew what Chunxiang was thinking when she saw Chunxiang's eyes.

"...Chunxiang can't ignore death."

"Oh, this is what your lady taught you? There are so many soldiers outside, when do you need to rescue them?!"

Boom boom boom...the ground shook violently, the continuous explosion seemed to block them from the outside world, and screams and killing shouts could be heard endlessly.There was some hesitation in Chunxiang's eyes, she was thinking how would she choose if Miss was by her side?

"The Lord Yongji will not die in vain, let's go!"

Gu Xunfang cut open the tent with a sharp dagger, and rushed out with Chunxiang who hadn't reacted yet.

There was a strong smell of sulfur all around, and the billowing white smoke blurred their vision. Chunxiang never knew that Gu Xunfang could run so fast, and the two of them disappeared into the woods in the blink of an eye.

Everything around flashed by quickly, Chunxiang turned her head, and could only see the gunpowder smoke constantly rushing up into the sky.

There were bandits who dared to attack the team of Marquis of Changding Mansion, Chunxiang only felt that her heart was beating hard, and she was faintly uneasy, and it would be too disrespectful to escape like this.But……

"Where is this place?"

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Xunfang finally stopped, and they were far away from the battlefield, and they were now in the dense forest.

"Those bandits kill without batting an eyelid. They even dared to attack the imperial court team. It shows how ferocious they are. Let's go back and have a look at it when night falls." Those explosions are probably not good for the team of the Marquis of Changding. Gu Xunfang didn't know the abilities of those bandits, but he absolutely didn't allow his life to be threatened.

At least, that's what he can do.

Chunxiang thought about it, and felt that it was absolutely wrong to do this, but... she knew that she couldn't convince Gu Xunfang, and she couldn't leave him here alone, so she wandered around a little anxiously.

"Let's go, my lord is hungry."

What? !Chunxiang obviously couldn't react, Gu Xunfang had already stood up straight, "There is a small river here, so there should be a village. Let's look for a place to stay for now."

He looked as if nothing had happened, and he had already walked to the front first.

For some reason, Chunxiang felt that the man in front of her was a little strange, was this the Gu Xunfang she knew?She suddenly realized that from just now until now, his behavior has been so rational, without any trace of panic.Although he was afraid of death, but... Chunxiang had to admit that perhaps Gu Xunfang's choice was right.

She must keep this life in order to return to Miss's side, which is more valuable than dying here.

The thorns along the way, the two never stopped, until the man in front shouted excitedly, "I found it! My lord is really smart, there really is a village here!"

They stood on a small hillside and saw the compact Zhuangzi not far away. The two couldn't help but smile at each other. They were exhausted from running all the way just now, and now they can find a good family to fill their stomachs. .

"There's a path to go down here!" Gu Xunfang pointed to the unremarkable path that she had just discovered, and Chunxiang nodded heavily.

But soon, they discovered something strange.

The entrance of the village was right in front of them, but the two stopped at the same time. The scene in front of them gave them a bad premonition.

In the dilapidated hut, the sparks that had not been completely extinguished, the messy hay and dried blood everywhere, Chunxiang suddenly covered her mouth and nose, and unconsciously pulled Gu Xunfang's sleeve with the other hand.

"Why..." He frowned displeased, and Gu Xunfang's eyes changed in the next second.

In the field not far away, a few men fell in disorder, but soon, they found more corpses, old people, children, women and strong men. It seemed that there was no living person here.

Gu Xunfang looked at the empty chicken pens and pig pens, as well as the looted houses, "It seems that these bandits found this village earlier than us."

"It's so cruel! It's nothing more than looting the village, why do you want to kill people..." Chunxiang couldn't bear to look any further. Just now she clearly found a few young children, and even those young children were not spared. Are there any bandits left? human nature? !

"Girl, you must be stupid in the Hou's mansion. In such a remote place, the imperial court can't control it. It's normal for bandits to run rampant. If you're afraid, there's still time to go back now."

The last thing Chunxiang wants is to be looked down upon by Gu Xunfang, what does it mean to be stupid in the Hou's mansion?She also had a hard time!Before being sold to the Hou Mansion, she was also displaced from her father...

"What are you looking at? Find out if there is anything to eat? Otherwise, my lord will be too hungry to walk! At that time, you will carry me back!"

"..." Chunxiang really underestimated Gu Xunfang's brazenness, and immediately ignored him, but tried her best to avoid those corpses, and started looking for food in every thatched hut.

"Is anyone there?" Looking at the half-open door, she felt hopeful, maybe there would be survivors?Gently opened the door and stepped in, but the scene in front of her made Chunxiang lose her mood.

I saw a family of three sitting around the table with a few light dishes on it, but they all lay down on the table, and the blood in the ground had dried up.Chunxiang's gaze was fixed on the girl who was about seven or eight years old, and tears could not stop streaming down her eyes.

When they died, they were enjoying the family happiness, and it is entirely conceivable that their lives were taken suddenly.

"what happened to you?"

Outside, Gu Xunfang saw Chunxiang standing there blankly without moving, so she stepped in suspiciously. Seeing the scene in front of her, he immediately understood, but turned around indifferently, "Let's go, it's been too long to save .”

Chunxiang's shoulders trembled slightly, but Gu Xunfang didn't expose her.

Stretching out her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, Chunxiang took a deep breath, "I understand."

Gu Xunfang seemed to want to give Chunxiang some time to calm down, so she retreated alone and found the next thatched cottage.

"I snatched nothing left! If I meet you, these greedy bandits will definitely look good!" After some searching, Gu Xunfang clenched his fists bitterly. The only thing left in this village is rice jars. Those few grains of coarse rice?
Click.

"Who?!"

This slight sound made Gu Xunfang immediately vigilant. He tightly held the dagger in his hand, "Who's there! Come out quickly, I promise I won't kill you!"

"Really, really?"

A nonuo's voice came, Gu Xunfang frowned, he finally found the source of the voice, he saw a pile of dry grass shaking slightly, and then, a millet vat rolled out, and the little white hand tremblingly stretched out from inside. Coming out, that cute and pitiful little face was full of tears, and he poked his head out hesitantly.

Gu Xunfang slowly put down the dagger in her hand, only to see a girl get out of the rice vat clumsily, "Really, really won't kill Ling'er?"

She looked at Gu Xunfang timidly, her big watery eyes shone with fear.

"……Um."

This girl is about six or seven years old, and she still wears a silver bracelet on her wrist, which shows that her parents love her very much.

I'm afraid she is the only survivor in this village, right?Putting the child in a millet jar and covering it with hay saved her life.

Then the couple he saw embracing each other to death at the door just now might be the parents of this child.

"Big brother, you, are you here to grab our things too?"

"...No, I just happened to pass by."

Gu Xunfang's answer made the innocent little girl heave a sigh of relief. She stood up tremblingly, but because of squatting for too long, her legs were numb and painful, and her eyes turned red again, "Mother..."

Her eyes stayed on the wide open door, Gu Xunfang's eyes changed, and she stepped out to block her way.

"What's your name?"

The little girl raised her head in doubt, and looked at Gu Xunfang's pretty face. Her mother said that a good-looking person can have a good heart, so this big brother should be a good person.

"Linger, Su Linger."

Linger?Pretty cute name.

"Your parents went to other places, and asked your elder brother to tell you that you don't have to wait for them. Do you have any other relatives?"

"Relatives?" She didn't seem to understand what relatives meant.

At this moment, Gu Xunfang immediately realized that she seemed to be in trouble. Everyone in this village was dead, so did she expect anyone to take care of her?

"My lord?" Chunxiang's voice came from outside.

There was some hesitation in Gu Xunfang's eyes. From his point of view, this little girl who had no relatives and no reason to him would only become a drag, why not just leave her here...

(End of this chapter)