Concubine's true colors

Chapter 224

Zhou Xianyu's ability to hold his breath could not be discovered by a few patrolling soldiers.

So it wasn't until he pierced the tall and thin soldier's heart with a knife, killed him, and spoke, that the other seven people finally discovered his existence.

Immediately, the patrolling soldier who was chatting with the thin and tall soldier just now saw that something was wrong, and immediately took out a three-inch long thing that was as thick as an index finger from his waist.

This thing is a special firecracker used to fire for help, and its official name is actually a loud arrow. Once it is lit, the sound is not only special but also spread far away. It is most suitable for warning and rescue.

But the soldier had just held the arrow in his hand, and when he lowered his head to look for the fire pocket, he felt a pain in his left hand.

When he looked up, he saw that his left hand holding the arrow had been chopped off and fell to the ground, and blood was splashing out along the severed wrist.

But the soldier didn't suffer from panic and severe pain for long, because at the next moment, Zhou Xianyu stabbed the dagger again from the back of his neck and spine, killing him instantly.

If it was in front of the gate of the village, in such an empty place with bright torches, it would be difficult for Zhou Xianyu to kill several people in an instant without disturbing other people in the village.

But in this pitch-black forest, it was much easier, so eight people almost met each other, and seven of them died.

And the last one, after Zhou Xianyu asked him what he wanted to know about everything in the village and the distribution of troops, he was beheaded by him.

Then Zhou Xianyu found Xiao Jinxuan, and Xiao Zhuxiong was very clever, seeing that there was no movement here, he rushed over by himself.

It's not polite, he rubbed it vigorously, Xiao Zhuxiong's head, Zhou Xianyu's action was a bit rude, but there was still a hint of affection flashing in his eyes, because from what he heard just now, the conversation between those people probably The mother bamboo bear is probably in danger at this time.

Although the little bamboo bear is a beast in the mountains, in Zhou Xianyu's eyes, the other party is the same as when he was a child, a poor orphan who is about to lose his mother. His heart was touched, and his nose was a little sore. He coughed lightly, and then said:
"I've already found out that there is indeed a team in this village, and Xuan'er, you would never have imagined that they are here to mine black iron."

As soon as Xiao Jinxuan heard the word black iron, Xiao Jinxuan's expression froze immediately, because in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, the only people who used this kind of iron as armor weapons were the personal soldiers of Prince Tai's residence, the black armored guards.

Because black iron is extremely rare and very precious, after being made into armor, it is not only lighter than ordinary pig iron, but soldiers can move more freely when wearing it.

And in terms of protection and resistance to weapon attacks, black iron is far better than pig iron.

Even Zhou Xianyu had done an experiment before, and the Nine Dragons Cold Moon Spear, which was able to cut through the armor, could not penetrate the black iron in an instant. The preciousness of black iron can be seen.

As long as they wear this kind of armor made of iron, the chances of soldiers dying will be greatly reduced. This can even have a decisive impact on the outcome of a battle.

And Xiao Jinxuan looked at the camp below, and said in a cold voice:

"If it's really Zhou Xiantai here, who is ordering people to mine black iron ore wantonly, and has not reported it to the court, could it be that His Royal Highness, who has a conspiracy to forge weapons and armor without authorization, would be decapitated capital offense."

Hearing this, Zhou Xianyu, who was wiping the blood on the dagger with a leaf, immediately said with a wicked smile:

"Xuan'er, it's not a hypothetical, this is definitely my second brother's private arsenal, because our Great Zhou black iron is extremely rare, when he formed the black iron guard, he was still the king of Thailand, not the current prince, according to the ancestral system There can only be 300 personal guards, but his hundreds of people are all wearing black iron armor and holding black iron weapons, so they are called black armor guards."

After putting away the wiped dagger, Zhou Xianyu looked towards the gate of the village, and continued to say:

"At that time, everyone was shocked by this incident, and some people were afraid that the second brother's military strength was too strong, but my elder brother said that the black iron ore collected was extremely small, only enough for these 300 people, and he really didn't expand the black iron ore afterwards. Jiawei, and Prime Minister Xue backed him, so after a long time, this matter was settled. I never thought that the second brother was playing a trick back then, and this black iron mine was actually monopolized by him. These years, maybe Xuan'er, what you said is right, it is really possible for him to plot against him."

In fact, Zhou Xianyu didn't waste much effort in talking for a long time now.

And he also needs to use some time to observe the terrain, and then deal with the remaining two patrolmen who have sensed something is wrong and seem a little restless, and then he can sneak into the stockade to rescue the mother bamboo bear.

He signaled Xiao Jinxuan and Xiao Zhuxiong to stay where they are, wait here until he succeeds, and it will not be too late to rush to the gate of the village, then Zhou Xianyu's figure flashed, and disappeared into the darkness again like a ghost .

And Xiao Jinxuan didn't wait long, she was at the edge of the forest and witnessed the whole process of how Zhou Xianyu broke the necks of the two patrol soldiers and dragged their bodies to the corner, seeing that the crisis had been resolved She immediately led the little bamboo bear and ran over.

So just now, Zhou Xianyu had already heard from the patrol soldiers that the mountain beasts were kept in the village, so without wasting much time, he took Xiao Jinxuan and Xiao Zhuxiong to a place full of tall iron cages. of open space.

Because these iron cages are filled with all kinds of mountain beasts that this group of people usually shoot and hunt in the stockade, once the cages are closed, they are not afraid of them escaping, so no one is assigned to handle them.

After all, these animals, in their eyes, are the food on the table in the near future, and they are useless anyway, so there is no need to waste manpower here.

And when the little bamboo bear was far away, he could smell his mother's scent. If Zhou Xianyu was not afraid that it would run around and startle the people in the village, so he grabbed it tightly, it is estimated that this little guy would I have already rushed here regardless.

And just being put on the ground, the little bamboo bear whimpered a few times, then ran towards the iron cage with four palms on the ground.

When it arrived in front of an iron cage on the right side, it stopped immediately, and immediately stood upright in a very humanoid manner, and slapped the iron cage in front of it vigorously with its two small front paws. And in that cage, lay its mother, the female bamboo bear.

It's just that the female bamboo bear, as if dead, curled up quietly in the innermost corner of the cage, no matter how the little bamboo bear wailed and called to it, it still remained motionless.

And this time, Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianyu have already rushed over, looking at the little bamboo bear, already gnawing on the huge cage made of black iron with their teeth.

Xiao Jinxuan endured it for a long time when she still didn't stop even though blood flowed out of her mouth that had already been bitten, but tears still flowed down in an instant.

Although the little bamboo bear is a beast, the mother-child relationship between it and the mother bamboo bear, in Xiao Jinxuan's opinion, is no worse than a human being.

Looking at the little guy in front of her, desperately trying to save her mother, she, who has never felt a mother's love since she was a child, and lived almost an orphan's life, immediately felt even more bitter in her heart.

Then she hurriedly looked at Zhou Xianyu, who was also looking very bad, and said in a choked voice:
"Xianyu, the mother bamboo bear is still alive. If there is still a breath, you can think of a way, at least call them mother and child, so that they can have a chance to say goodbye, because this may be the last time the little guy reunited with its mother. .”

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan, she was already crying like a tearful person, in fact, the corners of Zhou Xianyu's eyes were already slightly moist.

Looking at the little bamboo bear, the helpless look calling for the mother bamboo bear is exactly the same as when he lost his mother. In fact, in his eyes, he has always felt that the feelings between animals are actually no different from people.

So although Zhou Xianyu can also hunt, he never touches pregnant animals or animals with cubs. He gently helped Xiao Jinxuan wipe away his tears, and said in a lonely voice:

"The female bamboo bear, I can still feel that she is still alive, but I guess it won't last long, and this cage is also made of black iron. I can't open it without a key, so what I can do now is The female bamboo bear, which was already seriously injured, is stabbed deeply, and it may be able to wake it up under the severe pain."

Zhou Xianyu's method is a bit like attacking poison with poison, but he knows that the mother bamboo bear is running out of time. In order to let the mother and son meet before life and death, Xiao Jinxuan's eyes flashed decisively, and she said that she also Agree with this approach.

Knowing that the female bamboo bear couldn't last long, Zhou Xianyu didn't hesitate, and immediately pulled out the dagger. With a strong wrist, he followed the gap between the cages accurately and stabbed the dagger into the cage in an instant. On the animal leg of the inner female bamboo bear.

The little bamboo bear who was still whimpering and biting the iron cage, saw Zhou Xianyu stab the female bamboo bear with a knife. If he stopped gnawing, he turned towards Zhou Xianyu and rushed towards Zhou Xianyu fiercely.

But at this moment, the mother bamboo bear's deep and weak roar came from inside the cage, and the little bamboo bear, who had already run to Zhou Xianyu's side and was about to bite, stopped immediately after hearing the sound, and The one who had fun went to the iron cage and ran back.

As for the female bamboo bear who was watching this meeting, as expected by Zhou Xianyu, under the severe pain, it was about to bleed to death, but its consciousness recovered a lot under the stimulation of pain.

And at this moment, the mother bamboo bear has already stood up unsteadily, looking outside the iron cage, the little bamboo bear is struggling to stretch its small fore paws into the cage. A look of kindness.

The beloved young son was right in front of her eyes, and the mother bamboo bear wanted to walk to the side of the cage, but she was too weak now, and she was too reluctant to stand up.

So after walking half a step, her forefoot gave way, and she fell heavily to the ground again. After a long time, she struggled to stand up again.

And no matter how hard it fell, those eyes stayed firmly on the little bamboo bear from the beginning to the end. It seemed that the mother bamboo bear realized that the time left for her was running out.

And it only has the chance to accompany the little bamboo bear for a while. When its physical strength is exhausted, it knows that this child of its own will become a lonely beast in the bamboo forest in the mountains. Lonely and helpless, it will become food in the mouth of other wild animals.

Immediately, the mother bamboo bear's eyes were full of tears, because her body was unable to stand up, she could only look at the little bamboo bear, let out a mournful roar full of reluctance and worry, and stretched out her front paw with great difficulty, trying her best Wanting to touch it if possible, the little bamboo bear stretched into the iron cage, it still looks very immature little paw.

(End of this chapter)