Chapter 99: Run, it’s a hornet’s nest
As soon as she finished speaking, Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi called the people around them in unison: "Hurry up and dive!"
After that, the two of them took the lead in holding the three little ones, jumped into the river behind them, and buried their entire bodies in the water.
At the same time, the deputy general had unwrapped the package and saw a hornet's nest as big as his head.
He was shocked, and before he could throw it away, Xiangying opened the hornet's nest with a sword.
The buzzing sound instantly surrounded the deputy general.
The armored soldiers around him suddenly panicked.
Before Xiangying could jump into the water, Jie Chen broke free and rushed over to protect her.
Unexpectedly, Ke Jianjun also rushed over and pressed on Jie Chen.
They just protected the other one, listening to the deputy general screaming from time to time: "Quick, get the shield, ouch!"
At some point, the buzzing sound disappeared.
Jie Chen then pushed Ke Jianjun, hugged Xiang Ying and stood up again.
Ke Jianjun gasped and cried out in pain, Xiangying turned to look.
He was stung on his eyelids and lips, and there were a series of stings on his arms.
Looking at Jie Chen again, it seemed that there was an injury on the back of his hand.
Xiangying approached Ke Jianjun and asked with a smile: "Doesn't it feel bad to be stung?"
Ke Jianjun shook his head honestly, hissed and sobbed in pain, and his tears flowed down uncontrollably.
"It's uncomfortable, it hurts too much," he looked at Xie Chen, "Now I owe you what I owe you!"
Jie Chen glanced at him: "You make your own decision."
Even so, he still had no intention of blaming Ke Jianjun.
Xiangying took advantage of Ke Jianjun's unpreparedness and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, while secretly giving him a shot of serum.
Being stung by a wasp and causing too many injuries can easily lead to death.
At this time, the exiled prisoners hiding in the water came ashore one after another.
Xiangying nodded towards Qi Fengyi and Tao Xue, showing approval.
In fact, she had told Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi about this before landing.
Xiangying used to have a backup plan. If the deputy general noticed that the walnuts stained the skin, she would immediately burst the hornet's nest.
She told Taoxue and the others that when they saw her throwing the baggage, they quickly jumped into the water with the others.
Fortunately, no one of the exiled prisoners was injured.
Xiang Yuanxiao spat out the waterweed in his mouth: "No wonder I saw her carefully wrapping something up. It turned out to be a hornet's nest!"
He looked at Xiang Yuanlang: "Second brother, you helped her get such a dangerous thing without telling us in advance."
Xiang Yuanlang twisted the water stains on his clothes and said calmly: "I didn't get it. It's so big that I'm afraid."
"Did she cut it off with her bare hands?" Xiang Yuanxiao was stunned.
Xiang Xiuxiu clapped her little hands beside her: "Mother is the most powerful!"
At this time, the exclamations of the iron-armored soldiers came from the side.
"Oh no, the deputy general was stung and unconscious!"
Xiangying turned around and saw that the deputy general couldn't avoid it and was the closest to the hornet's nest, so he was stung into a pig's head.
Xie Chen was about to walk over to check the situation, but Xiang Ying held his hand.
"What do you care about him? There are so many wasp stings. If he is unlucky, he might die. You should take advantage of now to stabilize the morale of the army and take his place."
Her phoenix eyes were full of energy, and Xiangying became particularly excited when she mentioned things like usurping the throne and leading the team.
However, Jie Chen just looked at her with dark eyes: "It's not appropriate now."
He only said this and went to check on the deputy general's condition. When he saw that the other party was in bad condition, he immediately asked people to send all the injured back to the camp and called their military doctors to check.
As for Xiangying and the others, they were arranged by Jie Chen to temporarily station themselves at the foot of a temple, half a mountain away from the Iron Armor Army camp.
at night.
Jie Chen sent someone to bring a tent, and Xiang Ying used it to build a simple tent.
The other exiled prisoners followed her example and set up tents for themselves to rest.
Xiangying threw herself on a soft mat in the tent. Because it was still hot summer, even though she was not deep in the mountains and forests, she still put insect repellent herbs in the four corners.
The rest of the female family members also gradually stabilized from their frightened state. At some point, they had a standard in their minds. As long as Xiangying could still smile and talk, it was definitely not a big deal.
Xiangying asked Taoxue to set up the pot and prepare to make a pot of ham stewed with wild mushrooms.
Just then, Xie Chen came back.
Xiangying raised her eyes to look at him. In the firelight, her phoenix eyes narrowed and she smiled.
"How about it? Is the deputy general dead?"
Xie Chen frowned: "No."
Xiangying clicked his tongue and struck the match twice with a stick: "Consider him lucky."
Jie Chen pursed his lips and motioned for Xiang Ying to go to the side to talk.
The two of them arrived at the foot of the hillside. Looking forward, down the hill was the moonlit river, and up the hill was the Yuelao Temple, which was full of incense.
However, due to the war that had just happened, everyone was still busy looking for new livelihoods, and there were very few people worshiping gods.
"Are you sure you don't want to leave? The deputy general just woke up and issued an order that you must die."
Xiangying sneered: "Ask him to send someone to find out who died. This time it's a wasp. I can't guarantee what it will be next time."
Jie Chen's eyes were dark: "Aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"
Xiangying didn't answer him.
Because she is not afraid at all, she wants to be as chaotic as possible. If she were afraid, she would not follow their exile team.
Xiangying looked at Jie Chen with interest: "I know that you also have your own secrets in your heart. I'm sure it was you at the city defense mansion in Yucheng that day."
Jie Chen's expression remained unchanged and his jawline tightened: "You are wrong."
Xiangying smiled: "Then why didn't you ask me why I appeared in the city guard house, but directly denied that I was wrong?"
Jie Chen frowned and suddenly raised his sharp eyes to look at her.
"Xiangying!" There was a warning in his words, as if he was blaming her for talking too much.
Xiangying, on the other hand, crossed his arms and said lightly with red lips: "Actually, I know that you must not be used to South Vietnam's brutal methods of killing people on sight."
"Xie Chen, believe it or not, to a certain extent, the two of us have the same purpose."
"So, if you want to rebel and lead this team alone, I can help you."
Her eyes sparkled and shone brightly.
Jie Chen, on the other hand, just sneered.
Does she know what his purpose is?
Xie Chen turned around and said, "I don't need it. You are not allowed to mention that incident in Yucheng again."
As he was about to leave, Xiangying chased after him and asked, "Do you want me to take a look at the wound on your hand that was stung by a wasp?"
"No need." Jie Chen waved his sleeves and left.
"Then when will we go to the city to buy things?" Xiangying asked what she was most concerned about.
Jie Chen's voice came from far away: "Wait for my order."
Xiangying showed a smile and said obediently: "Okay, I will wait."
That's weird.
If she had waited, then she would not be Xiangying.
Xiang Ying observed that because both the deputy general and Ke Jianjun were injured, there were fewer soldiers guarding them tonight.
Only the thin monkey and the sour scholar were the main force and stayed with their soldiers.
But for them, Xiangying has become a part of the team, so they are not strictly monitored.
Even when eating fungus soup together in the evening, the soldiers and the exiled prisoners sat together, and it seemed that they no longer had the repressive relationship they had before.
It was dark at night, and Xiangying saw that Chen had not come back, so he was probably still at the deputy general's place.
She quietly stood up, relied on her superb skills to crawl out of the tent, and left in the dark.
However, her goal was not the big granary in the city.
Instead, he went straight to the location halfway up the mountain where the deputy general's camp was stationed.
Yes, she fell in love with their grain, fat horses, and the gold, silver and jewelry they collected along the way.
Now that the deputy general is still alive, Xiangying decides to give him a heavy blow again.
(End of chapter)