Chapter 248 Assassin
On the official road on the outskirts of Shengjing City, a carriage drove slowly by, raising a cloud of dust.
In the car, Xie Rong and Xiao Xuan were sitting.
Xie Rong was sitting on a bench wearing a washed white robe, the hem of his clothes swaying gently with the bumps of the carriage.
His face is still handsome, but now he looks a little haggard. The long journey has made his skin rough, and the corners of his eyes are a little more tired. The difference from before is that he has completely lost the arrogance of a son of aristocratic family, and has become De's eyes became firm, as if no matter how difficult the road ahead was, he could face it calmly.
Xiao Xuan was dressed in a gray shorts with a wide cloth belt tied around his waist, looking capable and neat. It was the time when he was growing taller. He had grown a lot taller after not seeing each other for a few months. His face was covered with dust and sweat. Children at this age should be at their wildest, but there was a faint twinkle in his eyes. Perseverance.
After several months of getting along with each other, as soon as Xie Rong lifted the car curtain, Xiao Xuan knew what he wanted to ask. He took the first step and said, "We will be there in half an hour. If you are thirsty, please bear with me." , Water is very scarce outside now, and those tenants are reluctant to give it to us.”
When Xie Rong heard this, he retracted his hand angrily: "I just want to get some air, it's really stuffy in this carriage."
Xiao Xuan didn't even raise his eyelids: "It's noon, the sun is so big that I can't even open my eyes, and the wind outside is burning my face."
Thank you Rong silently.
During the few months he and Xiao Xuanzi were together, he could still act like an adult at first, but as Xiao Xuanzi absorbed more knowledge, he often made him speechless.
Xie Rong rubbed his fingers, sighed and thought to himself: "If he still has an official position, he can send Xiao Xuanzi to the clan school for training, and in the future he can be recommended to the court to serve the family. To seek the gospel, it is a pity that he has no status in the Xie family now, and it is difficult to send a child to the clan to study.”
When Xiao Xuan heard Xie Rong sighing, he reluctantly raised his head, looked at Xie Rong with his eyes and said, "What troubles are you thinking about again?"
Xie Rong pursed his lips, embarrassed to tell everything in his heart, so he could only pick up some words he could say: "When we return to Shengjing, we will see Yue'er's attitude. If she agrees, I want to send you there." Go to school.”
Xiao Xuan refused directly without thinking: "No, I don't want to fight openly and secretly with those aristocratic families. I am very good now."
"You have no ambition, you just want to be a servant for the rest of your life?" Xie Rong asked.
When Xiao Xuan heard this, he really thought about it for a while before answering seriously: "Identity is not the only criterion for measuring a person's value. Whether I am a servant or another status, the important thing is how to live out my own value. If I am in a high position but I have no job, so I might as well be a servant and help the master’s family diligently.”
"Uh."
Xie Rong really didn't know whether to say that this child was so thoughtful at such a young age, or whether he should say that he was so ambitious, thinking about reaching a high position in the future at such a young age.
Forget it, everyone has their own ambitions, and he didn't want to force it.
"After I return to Beijing, I don't want to go out for a while. Anyway, you don't have a slave status. If you figure it out and want to go to school, I will shamelessly go to Master Xie to help you. quota, if you just want to be so leisurely, then continue to follow me, and I will take you to major bookstores to read books and broaden your horizons.”
Xiao Xuan turned away silently. He really didn't want to read anymore. When he was in Qishan, there was no time in the mountains, so the old man would let him read and teach all day long. Now that he finally came out, he still wants to read
I also saw the rubbings and continuations of the books in the cave
He would have to go crazy to continue watching. He was complaining in his mind when he suddenly heard the coachman let out a loud cry, and the running horse suddenly stopped, causing the already weak carriage to shake even more.
Xiao Xuan's eyelids twitched and he immediately asked: "What's going on?"
What answered him was the sound of an arrow piercing the air.
He reacted very quickly and immediately pushed down Xie Rong who was sitting upright.
Swishing arrows were shot straight at the carriage, and the coachman screamed and then fell silent.
Xie Rong and Xiao Xuan looked at each other and saw vigilance in each other's eyes. Before they could react, there were bursts of exclamations and the sound of weapons clashing outside the carriage.
"There is an assassin!" Xiao Xuan shouted, quickly took out the big knife hidden in the carriage, and protected Xie Rong. The space inside the carriage was small, and the sword could not be deployed here. Xiao Xuan took out a dagger from the secret compartment, handed it to Xie Rong solemnly, and then rushed out.
Although Xie Rong did not know martial arts, he did not panic, but calmly observed the situation.
In the past few months when he traveled around the country, except for the first time he was with the people from the bookstore, he had never been attacked. Later, after they acted alone, they encountered bandits who blocked the road and robbed them not once or twice. Every time Xiaoxuan Zi was solved in a few moments, and his worries were all about whether Xiao Xuanzi would be injured. As for his safety, he had already acquiesced that it was fine.
However, outside the carriage, the sound of horse hooves, shouts, and weapons clashing came one after another, and the tense atmosphere was almost suffocating. Although Xiao Xuan was brave, there were so many assassins that he gradually felt powerless.
These people committed crimes during the day without even covering their faces. It was obvious that they wanted to kill people, and Xiao Xuan felt a chill in his heart.
At this moment, the carriage behind him suddenly shook violently, obviously suffering heavy damage. Xiao Xuan's heart tightened, knowing that the situation was not good. He tried his best to fly over and kill the assassin who was sneaky and afraid of climbing onto the carriage, while trying to stabilize the carriage.
However, the assassins didn't seem to want to give them any breathing space. They took advantage of the shaking of the carriage to launch a more violent attack. For a moment, there was chaos inside and outside the carriage.
Xie Rong clenched his fists, his heartbeat was beating as fast as a drum, and there was a bright long sword stuck straight into the roof of the car. This was different from what he imagined!
But he knew in his heart that he could only rely on Xiao Xuan at this moment. If he got out of the carriage, his tricks would only cause trouble for Xiao Xuanzi. He prayed silently, hoping that Xiao Xuan could withstand the pressure and protect them from danger.
Xiao Xuan was less than five feet tall, but he wielded the heavy iron sword weighing dozens of kilograms with great force. He stood in front of the carriage with a posture that prevented ten thousand people from getting rid of it: "Fellow warriors, , we are just ordinary people, what kind of hatred does this require such a deadly attack?”
He would not think that these people who shot and killed without saying a word were ordinary bandits who just wanted to steal some money.
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