Rage surged in his heart …
A buzzing sound rang in his ears …
His body trembled, and even the color of the sunlight that fell on the courtyard turned gray …
Everyone whispered and there seemed to be all sorts of discussions …
His mother stood under the roof not far away and cried. His brothers and sisters were all anxious too. Ning Ke carried water over from his room and then got scolded and walked back crying …
Ning Ji knelt in the yard with a swollen face. Beside him were three other young men who also had swollen faces. One of them was Qin Shaoqian's second son, Qin Weiwen … Ning Ji couldn't be bothered with them anymore.
Rage surged in his heart …
China's second year, end of April. Ning Ji experienced the most humiliating few days he had in the past decade …
*****
The afternoon sun shone on the mountain. Over ten people walked on the rugged mountain path and there was the sound of dogs barking.
"This way."
Ning Xi and Min Chuyi were part of this team. They walked into the deep forest and chased after possible targets.
Even the usually kind Ning Xi's expression was especially dark and solemn. Min Chuyi's expression was also cold. He walked while paying close attention to any suspicious movements around.
When the sun started to set, someone found some traces ahead. Ning Xi, Chuyi and the others rushed over. They found some things at the edge of a cliff. There was a small bag, leftover rations, a woman's handkerchief and a notebook with some blood on it …
"Where is he?"
Ning Xi took the notebook and looked at it for a moment before asking.
"He … seems to have fallen down."
There were traces of someone slipping down the cliff. As the sun set, the mountain seemed bottomless.
"Prepare the rope, I will go down." Min Chuyi said to the people around.
Ning Xi pulled her away from the cliff, "Why are you going down, I will go down!"
The leader of the search team was in a tough spot. In the end, they tied up a long rope and let the skinny member who was the best at climbing go down first.
The setting sun was burning bright red in the sky. Everyone started a fire on the cliff. When the sky gradually darkened, the skinny man came back along the rope.
"It is too deep down and we can't search it all in a short time. I searched the cliff and didn't find a corpse."
"It is possible that wild beasts ate him. Did you see any blood?" Ning Xi asked.
"… I didn't find anything. Maybe I'll have to search a few more times."
"Let's rest tonight. I'll go down with you at sunrise tomorrow," Min Chuyi said.
The bonfire burned brightly on the cliff, lighting up the campsite. After a while, Min Chuyi came back with dinner. Ning Xi was still looking at the things on the ground. "Tell me, did she fall or did she jump on purpose?"
Min Chuyi frowned. "If she's alive, I want to see her. If she's dead, I want to see her corpse. We'll talk about it after we see her … If that woman is really down there, I won't be able to explain myself in this lifetime."
*****
At night, it rained in Zhangcun.
Ning Ji, Qin Weiwen and others were still kneeling in the yard. Wenwen, Ning Ke, Ning He and other children stood beside them with umbrellas, sheltering them from the rain.
Ning Yi had already left home. In a nearby office, he met with Hou Wu, who had rushed over and was temporarily in charge of this matter. "… I found something. There might be something wrong with this woman called Yu Xiao 'er. According to some people's reactions, this woman has a bad reputation in the neighborhood. "
"Don't do anything about rumors. She's a young, unmarried woman and became a teacher. Of course, the old-fashioned people don't think well of her. Say something useful. "
"Yu Xiao 'er's father made a mistake. In the northwest, he said that he surrendered on the battlefield. At that time, the mother and daughter had already come to the southwest. There were several witnesses who proved that her father surrendered. In less than two years, her mother died of depression, leaving Yu Xiao 'er alone. Although we don't want to pursue this matter, I guess we're living a bad life in private. Two years ago, Yu Xiao 'er could leave He Deng School to become a teacher. On one hand, it was because of the war and the lack of people in the rear. On the other hand, looking at the records, there was something fishy … "
Ning Yi frowned. "Go on."
"More than two months ago, Qin Weiwen came to Sang Ping and started a relationship with her in private. But they didn't tell anyone. The specific process is difficult to investigate. However, the first group of people who went today found a small bag in Yu Xiao 'er's house. It's an aphrodisiac used between men and women to liven things up. She's an eighteen -year-old girl and is beautiful. I don't know why she would prepare this at home … From the packaging, it seems to have been used recently. It shouldn't be left by her parents … "
As Hou Wu spoke, he took out a small bag. Ning Yi waved his hand. "It's not evidence, it's all speculation."
"That's all for now."
"Are people looking for her?"
"We're using the most manpower to find her. However, this woman has disappeared for a few days. It's hard to say if we can find her."
"Let's go find her first." Ning Yi said.
Hou Wu nodded and left.
*****
In the morning, in the courtyard of Zhang Village, the four people were still kneeling there. Wenwen, Ning Ke and the other children were still holding umbrellas for them with red eyes. In the sky, the rain gradually stopped.
In the morning, Ning Xi, Chuyi and the others who were dozens of miles away in the mountains tied ropes and took turns to search in the mountain stream.
At noon, a group of people quickly headed towards Zhang Village. The leader was the one-eyed General Qin Shaoqian. He walked all the way into the courtyard and picked up a wooden stick. After entering, he knocked Qin Weiwen to the ground with a bang.
In a nearby room, Wenwen, Ning Ke and the other children hadn't slept all night. They were still resting when they were woken up.
"F * ck! A bunch of brainless things, killing each other for a woman. I'll beat you to death right now — "
His stick not only knocked Qin Weiwen over, but also Ning Ji. After both of them were hit, Su Tan 'er, Xiaochan, Yunzhu, Jin' er and the others all rushed over. Red Ti stood in front and Watermelon snatched the stick from his hand. "Old Qin! Don't mess around! Who allowed you to hit the children? "
"It's not clear yet!"
"Old Qin, calm down …"
"F * ck!" Qin Shaoqian also stretched out his foot to kick Qin Weiwen on the ground. Then he retreated and looked around. There was a group of women everywhere. "Where's Ning Yi?" He turned and went out to find Ning Yi.
Ning Ji, who had fallen to the ground, got up and continued to kneel there woodenly. His mind was still filled with anger … and confusion …
*****
Since returning to Zhang Village in the second half of last year, Ning Ji had basically not done anything too outrageous.
Every day, he practiced martial arts, studied medicine, and occasionally participated in the high-intensity training and simulated combat of special forces. Although his results were not very good, his family did not ask too much of him.
Practicing martial arts until the age of 14, he had a solid foundation and was at the age of youth. Occasionally, for no reason, he would think of the little bitch Qu Longjun in Chengdu. As for why, he did not know and did not want to think too much about it.
Qu Longjun had already left Chengdu. Such a weak and powerless woman might die quietly somewhere in the outside world. Sometimes Ning Ji would have such thoughts and feel pity, but at most, it was a pity.
In the school, the physical characteristics of the boys and girls aged 13 or 14 began to become more and more obvious. It was the most ambiguous and estranged moment of youth. Sometimes when thinking of the feelings between men and women, they would blush. In public, no boy would admit that he liked a girl. Compared with the children around him, Ning Ji had seen more of the world. For example, he had seen the little bitch bathing in Chengdu. Therefore, when it came to these things, he always had a sense of superiority.
Last year, Aunt Gu had asked him if he liked the little bitch, and Ning Ji firmly denied this question. Even if he really liked a girl like Qu Longjun, how could she compare with the girls in the Southwest Huaxia Army? But at the same time, if there was a girl around him who was more attractive than Qu Longjun, he could not think of a unique object. With such an evaluation, he could only say that any one of them was better than Qu Longjun.
In April, the school organized an activity after classes. All the children were asked to go to the relatively poor places around the mountains to help. The school here chose the beautiful Sang Ping. There was also a primary school in Sang Ping. There was an extremely beautiful and gentle female teacher, Yu Xiao 'er. It was said that she used to live in Hedeng, and they spent nearly half a month together. During this period, Ning Ji was highly skilled in martial arts, had a cheerful temperament, and was one of the backbone of the class. He had helped her with many things.
On the 23rd of April, Ning Ji helped all the people in the stockade gather firewood. Finally, he helped Yu Xiao 'er, who lived on the remote mountainside, carry a load of firewood back.
When they were halfway there, it began to rain. When they arrived at Yu Xiao 'er's house, she asked Ning Ji to take a bath, iron his clothes, and have dinner before going back. Ning Ji was straightforward and agreed.
He took a bath first, and then sat in the room in an unlined shirt to drink tea. Miss Yu ironed his wet clothes for him. Since there was hot water, she also went to take a bath. When she came out, the bath towel wrapped around her fell …
Ning Ji's mouth was dry. The female teacher was a little flustered at first, but then she did not hide it and slowly approached him …
For Ning Ji, what happened next was, of course, a love story. Although he didn't know what to do next, Yu Xiao 'er was really too perfect for him. She was mature, gentle, and not as boring as the little girls around him. She seemed to have the same charm he had seen from Qu Longjun, but she was also from the Southwest — how could he like women outside of the Southwest?
On the night of the 24th, he also spent time at Yu Xiao 'er's house, and Ning Ji said many things. On the morning of the 25th, the people who came over were going back to Zhang Village. Although Ning Ji was full of happiness, he naturally did not have the courage to not go back. He followed the large group back, still thinking about how to find a way to go to Sang Ping again. Unexpectedly, on the 29th, Qin Weiwen came from Sang Ping with two followers.
According to Qin Weiwen, he and Yu Xiao 'er were in a real relationship, and they had been together in private for more than two months. On the 25th, he came back from outside and saw that Yu Xiao 'er was injured. He tried to ask about it, but Yu Xiao drove him out. Qin Weiwen asked around what had happened. On the afternoon of the 26th, when Qin Weiwen went to Yu Xiao 'er's house again, he found a letter written in blood by her, saying that her innocence had been tarnished and she did not want to live anymore. And the person who used force to tarnish her was Ning Yi's second son, Ning Ji. Although he was only 14 or 15 years old, he was very good at martial arts. On the night of the 24th, his animal nature broke out, and he could not resist at all. He was beaten, and his innocence was taken away. Now he could only die.
Qin Weiwen suddenly panicked. The first thing he wanted to do was to find Yu Xiao 'er and ask her about it. He immediately called a few friends to look for her nearby, but they did not find her. Later, he learned from people near Yu Xiao's house that on the morning of the 25th, they did see Ning Ji walking out of her house. Qin Weiwen could no longer hold back and rushed all the way to Zhang Village.
After seeing the blood letter, Ning Ji was suddenly stunned. It was as if the whole world had suddenly changed color. He did not know what was going on. His first reaction was to go to Sang Ping to find Yu Xiao 'er, but Qin Weiwen directly punched him. Ning Ji was upright and thought that he had not done anything wrong. How could he show weakness? He fought against three people at once, and all four of them were bruised and swollen. Then the news spread.
The second son of the Ning family raped a woman …
It seemed to be a teacher …
And committed suicide …
In a trance, Ning Ji could hear such discussions coming. At his age, even if he had been to the battlefield and killed enemies, how could he deal with such a thing … Xiao 'er's face occasionally flashed in his mind, and he did not know what had happened …
*****
Ning Ji, Qin Weiwen and the others knelt on the 29th and 30th. When Qin Shaoqian arrived, it was already the first day of May. That night, Ning Xi, Min Chuyi, Hou Wu and others came one after another and reported the stage results.
In the mountains dozens of miles away from Sang Ping, the scene of the woman committing suicide was set up quite realistically, but no body was found under the mountain stream. There was something suspicious about it, and it was likely to be a deliberate decoy. As for Hou Wu, they found out that the woman had bought a travel permit and identification card through a special channel. On the 27th day, the card had appeared near Chengdu. Now it should be on a cargo ship leaving Sichuan by water. It would be very difficult to find it.
"Other guesses can't be proved for the time being." Hou Wu said, "But Yu Xiao 'er bought the identification card two months ago, and the person who did it has been caught. For the time being, we can only speculate about her initial purpose … At that time, she happened to be in a relationship with Qin Weiwen, Young Master Qin. Maybe she has been holding a grudge because of what happened to her parents all these years, and wanted to do something. So after two months, in April, Ning Ji went to Sang Ping, and she lived with Hedeng, so she could recognize it, so …"
In the room in the small courtyard, Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian, Tan'Er, Ning Xi, Chuyi and others listened to this, and their faces became more and more gloomy.
"… Catching Qin Weiwen, or even killing him, is nothing more than to make General Qin sad. But if this fake death can really be believed, and Mr. Ning and General Qin have a grudge because of the child, then outsiders will really take advantage of it," Hou Wu said.
Tan'Er looked up. "Can we still catch her in four days?"
"Our people are still chasing after her," Hou Wu said. Hou Wu said, "However, Yu Xiao 'er was trained as a militia in the past, and from the way she pretended to be dead this time, she's very meticulous. If we are sure that she didn't commit suicide, it is very likely that there will be other ways on the way. If we take another turn halfway, after leaving Sichuan, we won't have much confidence. "
Ning Yi was silent for a moment. "… When in Hedeng, how much harm did the people around hurt them and what happened? Next, carefully investigate … Don't be too loud, and tell me when you find out."
"Yes." Hou Wu nodded.
The gloomy Qin Shaoqian pushed away the chair and walked out of the room. Silver starlight was sprinkling in the courtyard. Qin Shaoqian walked straight to the middle of the yard and kicked Qin Weiwen over. Then, he kicked Ning Ji over.
"A group of brothers in hardship, played like this by a woman."
Qin Weiwen got up, his eyes wide, not understanding why his father said this. After a while, Hou Wu, Ning Xi, Chuyi and the others came over and told them the result.
Ning Ji raised his head, his eyes turning blood red.
Chuyi and the others pulled him up, but he didn't move, his mouth opened and closed. This went on for a long time.
"She said she liked me … so I …"
Since Ning Ji and Qin Weiwen had started fighting after seeing the bloody letter, he had not made any excuses for this matter. At this moment, he could finally say these words. After a while, his eyes closed and he fell to the ground.
He fainted …
*****
There seemed to be a gurgling sound in the darkness, like water boiling or blood boiling.
When he woke up, his mother was lying on the side of the bed, her eyelids swollen like small lanterns.
It might be early in the morning, his father and aunt Su Tan'er were talking softly outside.
"… I've said it long ago, born in such a family, the bad things they will encounter are many times worse than normal people …"
"… It's all that woman's fault, she plotted."
"… Normal people won't encounter such scheming … So, no matter how much preparation I made, I don't think it's enough. I'm really thankful that Ning Xi can be safe until now …"
"… Thinking about Xiaoji's age, I'm sad that he encountered such a thing, he's just a child …"
"… Think about it, he didn't lose out anyway, I heard that Yu is not bad looking … Alright, what's the use of hitting me, what else can I think …"
In the midst of these whispers, Ning Ji fell into a deep sleep again.
When he woke up again, a group of brothers and sisters were already gathered in the room, Xiaoning was feeding him porridge. Ning Ji didn't have many injuries on his body, he drank a few mouthfuls and gulped it down. He changed his clothes, got off the bed and walked around.
He walked out of the room, out of the yard, and walked on the street. People smiled and greeted him, but he always felt that they were secretly talking about what happened a few days ago. He walked to the riverside of Zhang Village, found a piece of wood and sat down. The sun was setting in the west, the setting sun was gentle and warm, as if it was comforting him.
Xiao's face flashed in his mind, and then Qu Longjun's face. Their faces alternated in his mind, and it made him feel annoyed.
I'll never like any girl in my life again.
He told himself so in his heart.
It was the second of the fifth month.
On the third of the fifth month, he stayed at home for a day. Although he didn't go to school, no one came to talk to him. He helped his mother with the housework, talked to the other concubines, and paid his respects to Ning Yi. He chatted with his father for a while under the pretext of inquiring about the case, and then played with his brothers and sisters for a long time. He took out the few dolls he collected and gave them to Wenwen, Ning He, and the others.
In the early morning of the fourth month, he put on his makeup, left a letter on the bed, took a small bag, and quietly went out from the side of the yard. His Lightness Skill was very good, and before the sun rose, he quickly left Zhang Village in his night clothes. He knelt down at the roadside of the village entrance, quietly kowtowed to his parents a few times, and then quickly ran away. Tears fell like rain on his face.
He knew that they would catch up from the main road, so he chose a small path and ran all the way between the fields and villages. In the afternoon, he felt that he was very far away from Zhang Village, so he chose a nearby road with few people.
Around five o 'clock in the afternoon, there was a warhorse galloping from behind. Ning Ji didn't look back. He, who had disguised himself, just leaned on the roadside and walked forward naturally. The warhorse passed him, and Ning Ji frowned slightly, because the rider on the warhorse was Qin Weiwen. The man and the horse quickly galloped far away, and then Qin Weiwen pulled the reins again and looked back at him in front. Then he got off the horse.
"Haunting me …" Ning Ji muttered in a low voice and walked over there. Qin Weiwen also came over. He originally carried a knife, but now he unsheathed it and threw it on the roadside.
"If you stop me again, I'll kill you!"
Ning Ji said as he walked. At this time, although he was less than fifteen years old, and Qin Weiwen was three years older than him, he was already eighteen. But if they really fought to the death, Ning Ji could kill everyone on the 29th day.
The bruise on Qin Weiwen's face had not disappeared, but at this time, he did not flinch at all. He did not speak, walked close, and punched Ning Ji in the face.
"Fuck, it's all that bitch's fault. Are you done —"
Ning Ji scolded, waved his hand to block, and punched Qin Weiwen's lower abdomen. Qin Weiwen stepped back two steps, and then rushed up again.
The two men fought each other on the roadside for a long time, until Qin Weiwen staggered, and Ning Ji was also punched and kicked a few times, then they stopped. There was a large cart passing by on the road. Ning Ji pulled the warhorse aside to make way, and then they sat down on the grassy slope by the roadside.
"Why do you have to go out …" Qin Weiwen said.
"I find that bitch and kill her with a knife," Ning Ji said.
Qin Weiwen was silent for a moment. "She actually … didn't have a good life before. Maybe we … also did something wrong to her …"
"It's none of my business. You can go with me, or you can hide in the mountain!"
"I'm here to bring you something." Qin Weiwen got up, tied the bundle from the warhorse, sat back, and put the bundle beside Ning Ji's legs. "Your, your father asked me to bring it to you …"
"Ah …"
"Otherwise, how could I find you! If I really wanted to catch you, would you be able to escape! " Qin Weiwen stared at his eyes and shouted, pulling the hair on his face, making him grimace a little. Then he took out a sealed letter from his bosom. "Here, this letter contains the contact information of the various people of the Huaxia Army outside. After you read it, burn it. I'll give it to you now. It hasn't been opened. You can read it now. I'll burn it later! "
Ning Ji silently opened the letter. In the letter, there were some contact information of the Huaxia Army in the outside world. He rubbed his eyes and tried to memorize it. At the end of the letter, there were two more lines of words.
In his father's handwriting, it said, "Son, take care of yourself."
In his mother's handwriting, it said, "Come back early."
There were tears around him.
Ning Ji held back his voice and tried hard to wipe his tears. He read it aloud, and stammered the contents of the letter twice. Then he snatched the match from Qin Weiwen's hand, lit it several times, and burned the letter.
Qin Weiwen's tears were also falling. At this time, he stood up and kicked Ning Ji on the shoulder. "Do you have to go out to die?"
Ning Ji said, "My kung fu is the best in the world. Only people like you who can't fight will die —"
He didn't care that Qin Weiwen kicked him. He opened the bundle. There were dry food, silver, weapons, and clothes inside. It seemed that every concubine had put something in it, and then his father asked Qin Weiwen to send it to him. At this moment, he realized that no one seemed to notice his sneak out in the morning, but maybe his father had already waved his hand in the attic and watched him leave. And not only his father, but Aunt Gua, Aunt Red Ti, and even his brother and Chuyi could also notice this.
They certainly didn't want him to leave the southwest, but at this moment, they didn't really do anything to stop him.
Ning Ji carried the bundle and walked forward. Qin Weiwen didn't follow him. He led the horse. "Let her live —"
"I'll bring her head back for you to kick as a ball —"
"Do you want a horse —"
"F * ck you —"
"F * ck you —"
The tears on Ning Ji's cheeks couldn't stop. He could only curse as he walked. After a while, when Qin Weiwen's voice disappeared, Ning Ji dared to look back at the southwest, where it seemed that his parents were still waving at him.
One day, the young swallows would leave the warm nest to experience the real wind and rain, to become strong …
Father, mother, brother, sister-in-law, brother, sister …
When I come back, I can protect all the people in my family …
…
At this moment, the summer sun was sprinkling on this vast land.
Zou Xu led a group of people to the north of Jin, trying to negotiate a favorable deal. Liu Guangshi and Dai Mengwei were accumulating power in the south of the Yangtze River. In Jiangnan, the Fairness Party seized cities and kept expanding. In Fujian, the orthodox court's reform measures were appearing one after another.
The monk named Ping 'an followed Lin Zongwu, crossed the Yellow River, and headed south. And the teenager named Ning Ji headed east and north to the cruel world —
All the way.
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