"Amiao." The pale girl suddenly sat up from the bed, clutching the quilt with her slender hands.

"Miss! What's wrong? Are you having nightmares again?" Amiao, who was taking a nap by the bedside, also woke up from her sleep and asked quickly.

"Well, how long does it take to get to Kyoto?" The girl bit her lip lightly and said in a small voice.

"We're almost there, miss, it's about two days' journey. The boatman will call us when we get there." Amiao said as he stood up and covered the girl with a quilt.

"Well, Amiao, you are tired too, take a good rest." After saying that, the girl closed her deep pool-like eyes again.

After a tiring day, Amiao also lay down at the table and fell asleep comfortably, unaware that the danger had quietly arrived.

The boatman who was in charge of the boat outside the house was not working. Instead, he tiptoed outside the house and took out a sharp knife from somewhere on his body. The knife was three feet long. The boatman slowly opened the door and stabbed the wooden floor with his long knife. The river water poured into the room from the big mouth like crazy. Seeing this, the boatman hurriedly dropped his sword and ran out of the room, not forgetting to lock the doors and windows outside. In a flash, the boatman had disappeared.

The river flowed over Amiao's feet, and the cold feeling made her wake up suddenly. "Miss! Miss! Get up!" Amiao was frightened and shouted loudly, shaking the girl's body vigorously.

"What's wrong?" The girl's weak voice was almost covered by the sound of the river rushing in.

"Miss! The river is flooding in through that big hole, and the boat is probably going to sink! Let's go quickly!" Amiao excitedly helped the girl up and planned to escape.

"There is a big knife there. It seems that someone wants to kill people and silence them. But why doesn't he kill us directly." The girl said unhurriedly.

No matter how hard Amiao knocked on the doors and windows, it was of no use. They were made of wood and were locked tightly, so they couldn't be opened at all! Amiao said hurriedly: "Miss! Why aren't you in a hurry? We will die if this continues!"

The girl quickly put on her clothes, stood up from the bed, and walked towards the big knife. He held his hands tightly and said, "We won't die. We can escape by piercing the door and window with this knife, but I'm afraid I can't pierce *** this wooden window by myself, Amiao." The girl looked at Ah Miao with a smile. Miao.

"Yes, miss." A Miao ran over and took the big knife, and with all their strength, the two of them grabbed the big knife and stabbed towards the wooden window. The wooden window was broken unexpectedly easily. The girl nodded slightly to Amiao. Amiao picked up the chair in the room and threw it violently. The entire window was opened, and the two of them couldn't help but be overjoyed. Now that the river water has reached her waist, the girl easily picked up the big knife, took A Miao's hand and said, "Quickly go!" Such a large wooden window is really not a big problem for the two very slender girls, and the two girls easily As soon as the ground was drilled, they jumped out of the boat. The two women took a deep breath and jumped into the river. The suction force from the side of the boat almost swept them to the bottom of the river together. The two of them kicked their feet in tacit understanding and moved away from the sunken ship.

The two heads emerged from the river again. The girl was obviously choked by the water and coughed hard several times. She said weakly in a hoarse voice: "Amiao, let's get to the shore quickly. ”

Amiao nodded.

Then the two swam to the river bank together.

It’s late autumn now, and the water is very cold, but fortunately it’s not winter, otherwise such a weak body wouldn’t be able to hold on. The two girls finally swam to the shore. The girl was trembling all over, her lips were pale, her hair was soaked and tangled, some of her jewelry was missing, leaving only a green glass bead, and a large piece of her clothes was torn off. On the festival day, she was disheveled and trembled: "A Miao, are you cold?" A Miao didn't look too optimistic either. She was also wet all over, her clothes clung to her body, a few strands of hair were scattered, and her face was slightly pale. Pale. After a long time, Amiao moved her lips and said hesitantly: "Dry your clothes quickly." The girl said nothing, nodded slightly, and struggled to stand up. Seeing this, Amiao stood up unsteadily and asked, "Let's go pick up branches and make a fire to dry our clothes." The girl nodded.

The woods in late autumn are no longer as vibrant as in spring and summer, and there are only broken branches and leaves everywhere.

But the forest path covered with crimson maple leaves looked unique. The girl looked up gently at the white sky, pursed her white lips, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, showing a sweet smile, as if this smile It can regenerate everything in the forest in an instant.

A few minutes later, the girl and Amiao met back to the river. Looking at the pile of branches, Amiao smiled and said, "Miss, do you know how to drill wood to make fire?" The girl shook her head to show that she didn't. Amiao smiled and picked up a piece of wood or a branch, and said slowly: "Dry poplars and willows are easier to get, but there are none here, so this kind of wood should be fine too." Amiao said skillfully With his skill, the fire was successfully lit in just two or three strokes. The curls of light smoke floated into the air. The girl knotted her coat and placed it gently on the branches. The branches were suspended in the air. The fire under the clothes flickered, and a few small sparks popped out from time to time. "Miss, let me do it." Amiao took the branch and looked at the firelight without knowing what she was thinking.

The girl smiled and said: "I'm going to find something to eat."

Amiao finally came to his senses at this time, but the girl had already gone far, so Amiao Shouted loudly: "Miss, please be careful!"

The girl obviously heard and waved the big knife in her hand, and said: "It's okay, I have a knife, it shouldn't be any problem." Amiao saw The sword reflected the firelight, and he nodded with relief.

The girl walked along the forest path with a big knife, and saw a road in the distance. It turned out that there was a big road walking from this path. At this time, a white furry thing was lying in the grass, and the girl's sharp eyes immediately saw that it was a rabbit. The girl didn't care too much. She was too hungry and couldn't help it, so she picked up a big knife and chopped off the rabbit. The bunny suddenly jumped out of the path, and the girl quickly caught up with him. But suddenly a big hunting dog ran out. The hunting dog looked at the girl with bared teeth. It must have been that the hunting dog saw the rabbit and ran towards it, but it saw "a bigger prey" again. The sweat in her palms made the handle of the knife slippery, and the girl couldn't help but hold the handle of the knife tightly, preparing to fight.

"Come on!" A magnetic male voice came from nowhere and echoed through the entire forest.

Maybe Laifu is this hunting dog, the girl thought to herself, but she made no move to put down the knife in her hand.

The ferocious eyes of the hunting dog softened instantly and he barked twice. The master came in response.

That was a stunning man with a slender body in a white robe, with a heart-warming smile on his face. This smile seemed to be able to seduce the soul of any woman. There was also a follower beside him. The two of them moved over. Seeing this, the man stretched out his hand to wave to the dog. The dog was as happy as seeing food and ran towards the man. Then it suddenly jumped into the man's arms. On the body.

"Okay, don't make trouble, Laifu, hahaha." The man laughed as he was rubbed by Laifu.

The man obviously realized that there was someone in front of him at this time. He was looking at him nervously with a big knife in his hand, as if she would chop him down if he moved even slightly. This woman was indeed quite pretty, but her cold gaze really made the man feel chilled instantly. "Uh, girl, I'm sorry, Laifu has caused you trouble. Could you please put down the knife? We have no intention of doing anything to you." The man smiled and looked at the girl with her long hair loose and slightly messy. The hem of the green dress was also torn off, looking embarrassed. Such a smile was really charming, but the girl still looked at him coldly with her dark eyes.

The girl stopped her hand, put down the knife, and said in a cold voice: "My dinner, my rabbit, is gone."

"Well, it seems that the girl is in trouble What happened? Did the girl get lost, was robbed by thieves, or was..."

"The girl was just going to Kyoto by boat, but she fell into the hands of thieves and was almost killed. Taking advantage of the chaos, Jump into the river and escape."

"I see, it's not easy for you to be alone, girl. The road to Kyoto is not easy now. You see, we are about to return to Kyoto, so why don't you come with us? "Okay."

"Thank you, but I have a sister..."

"That's it, we'll wait for you here."

"Thank you."

"Girl, can you tell me your name so that I can call you easily."

"An Qing."

"In The next section is Yi Qing.

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"A Miao. " An Qing ran all the way to the river bank, holding a rabbit in her hand.

Amiao heard the sound and waved to An Qing.

"We found our dinner. But I'm afraid it won't be enough to eat, so let's roast this rabbit in the fire. "An Qing handed the hare to Amiao and walked to the river to take care of herself.

"Miss. ”

“Well, A Miao. What's wrong? "

"Why. "Amiao was absent-minded, as if she had lost her soul.

"What? "

"Miss, why do you have to obey their arrangements? Did you get married when they asked you to come and marry? They also married you to such a far away place. They ignored you before. Yes, my attitude towards you has suddenly become much better now. I thought it was because the sun was rising in the west, but it turns out it was just because they wanted you to obey their wishes and get married. If they ignore you, you can ignore their decision. Is it so unfair to you because you are not their biological daughter? ."

"Okay, stop talking, Miao. I came here voluntarily, and I just asked you to suffer with me. " An Qing interrupted Amiao.

"No matter what, they are my parents who raised me. "An Qing said softly in a voice that almost only she could hear.

"Where are my parents. "Amiao smiled and looked at the night sky full of stars.

An Qing didn't say anything more, just hugged her tightly from behind. Because she and Amiao grew up together, They understand each other. Although they have a master-servant relationship on the surface, they are like sisters. Amiao is a wild girl she met when she was 5 years old in the countryside. She knows nothing. No one lives in that area. She was obviously taken over by her parents. Abandoned, An Qing sympathized with her and rescued her, and brought her to her house to settle down. After a while, An Qing stood up and said to A Miao: "I just met a man, and he said let her go. We went to Kyoto with him. It seems that he is not a bad guy, and we can follow him all the way to Kyoto. He told us to go find him after sorting it out. He should be waiting for us now, let's go. "Amiao hummed softly, patted the ashes on his body, got up and walked towards Shaohua.

Sure enough, he saw Duan Yiqing and his party in the woods. There were three horses pulling a carriage in front of them. The carriage in front was followed by some followers on horseback, and behind it were some goods.

"Huh? You are finally here." When Duan Yiqing saw them, he greeted them with a smile as if he were meeting acquaintances. "Ah Lu, I think I have more horses. Bring the horses and let the two girls sit on me. carriage. "

After saying that, the group hurriedly set off on the road again.

Second day of junior high school: Zhang Xinxin