webnovelfull Chapter 120 Ningning is held hostage by the Japanese
Chapter 120 Ningning is held hostage by the Japanese
Time quickly came to the eighth day when everyone lived in the cave.
These past few days, just like the previous two days, there were people on duty patrolling around the cave every day.
During the day, the guards would take them to set traps or go out to dig wild vegetables and find fruits, so there was enough food.
The traps set up occasionally caught some prey, which added some fat to the villagers' meals every day.
In the past two days, Su Weixi has become the favorite person of the children in the cave. It was because when she told the story of the little carp's adventures that day, all the children in the cave gathered around to listen.
So, after dinner every day, they would gather around to listen to Su Weixi tell stories.
On this day, the three little guys were tired of staying in the cave and wanted to go out with the group picking wild vegetables. Su Weixi thought that staying in the cave all day was not good for the body, so she agreed, and she and Furong followed.
Although they said they were picking wild vegetables, An An and Ning Ning could only barely recognize a few of them, Qing'er didn't recognize any of them at all.
Their hand speed could not match that of the villagers who had been digging for food in the fields since childhood, so Su Weixi and Furong took them to pick wild vegetables not far from the villagers.
"Yeah, Rabbit."
A gray rabbit jumped out from the bushes, and Ning Ning chased after it. Su Weixi was worried, so he followed it and left.
Ningning's small arms and legs were definitely not as fast as the nimble rabbit, and soon the rabbit disappeared from her sight.
Su Weixi finally caught up with Ningning. She saw that they were already a little far away from everyone, and the vegetation in this place was too lush, so she felt uneasy.
"Okay, let's go back. You want to eat rabbit meat. I'll ask Sister Furong to go catch two rabbits later, okay?"
"Okay, Ningning will eat roasted rabbit legs then."
"Okay, I'll give you the biggest roasted rabbit leg then."
Just as the two turned around and prepared to go back to find the main group, the corner of Su Weixi's clothes was caught on a branch, and he squatted down to untie it.
The next second, a person emerged from the dense grass and carried Ningning away.
"elder sister."
Su Weixi stood up and looked, and saw that the man was holding a dagger on Ningning's white neck. Seeing that the man was wearing clothes that were completely different from those of the Dasheng Dynasty, Su Weixi knew that this man must be the Japanese who ran up the mountain.
"Put my sister down." Su Weixi took out the sleeve arrow from the space with the help of his wide sleeves.
"Hehe, everyone in Dasheng deserves to die." The man in front of him said viciously.
Although his accent was a bit awkward, he could understand and speak Dasheng dialect, so at least he could communicate. Su Weixi took a closer look at the man's clothes and felt that they were not something an ordinary soldier could wear.
"You fled here because you were chased by pursuers. As long as you let my sister go, I will help you escape. How about it?" Su Weixi tried to negotiate with the man.
"You Dasheng people can't trust anything you say, you are all very cunning." The man looked a little crazy, and he didn't listen to anything. He even scratched Ningning's neck with the dagger in his hand, leaving a bloody mark.
"Sister, Ningning is in pain." Ningning was scratched by the dagger and began to cry and scream in pain.
"Ningning, be good and don't cry. Sister will definitely find a way to save you." Su Weixi could only try her best to comfort her sister. The man in front of her was obviously in an abnormal mental state. She was afraid that Ningning's noise would cause dissatisfaction among the man.
Sure enough, the next second, the man was excited and said a lot of words. But Su Weixi didn't understand, but recognized from a few syllables that the words were similar to the language of a certain islander who dumped garbage into the sea in his previous life.
Just when Su Weixi was trying to think of a solution, he saw a familiar figure on the tree behind the man. Su Weixi and the man exchanged silent glances, and combined with the man's gestures, he instantly understood the other party's plan.
The Japanese man was still talking at the moment and did not notice Su Weixi's abnormality.
"Don't get excited and don't hurt my sister."
The man was not as excited as before when he heard Su Weixi speak. He stared at Su Weixi, as if he wanted to see what Su Weixi would say next.
"You want to escape, so you want to hold someone hostage. It's not convenient for you to escape if you hold a child hostage. How about I exchange myself for my sister?" Su Weixi tried to persuade the man to exchange hostages.
"you?"
"Yes, that's me. Think about it, you took my sister away, she was too young to walk by herself, and you had to hold her in your arms. I'm different, you just need to tie my hands with a rope, and I can still walk by myself."
As Su Weixi spoke, she took out a rope from behind her. This was the rope she had just taken out from the space.
After thinking about it, the man seemed to think Su Weixi's suggestion was not bad.
Then he let Su Weixi tie himself up with a rope, and Su Weixi tied his hands up with his teeth. Then he stood up and walked towards the man and Ningning.
Just when Su Weixi was only three steps away from the man, the man threw Ningning aside, prepared to pull Su Weixi over and put the knife to her neck.
However, he didn't know that a sharp arrow shot towards him from behind. Su Weixi rolled to the ground, and Ningning, who was thrown by him, was caught by Furong who flashed out.
Furong heard the noise and rushed over, but she was hiding and waiting for the opportunity.
The man naturally sensed something was wrong, and he bent down, and the arrow rubbed past his ear. This series of actions angered the man, and he raised the dagger in his hand and was about to stab Su Weixi.
At this time, neither Furong nor Xiao Yi on the tree had time to move.
"elder sister!"
"Be careful, ma'am."
"Shh."
A short arrow shot into the man's eye, and the man fell to the ground in disbelief. Su Weixi, who was lying on the ground, was holding a hidden arrow in his hand.
It turned out that when Su Weixi tied himself up with a rope just now, he tied a rope buckle that looked like a dead knot but was actually a loose knot.
"elder sister."
When Ningning saw that Su Weixi was safe, she immediately rushed over, hugged Su Weixi and cried.
Furong went forward to check if the man was dead. Xiao Yi also flew down from the tree to check the situation around him.
"Okay, stop crying, sister is fine."
"Sister, Ningning will never run around again."
"Well, I'm glad to know. Stop crying and let your sister see the wound on your neck."
After saying that, Su Weixi pulled Ningning out of his arms and checked the wound on her neck. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and the blood stain had dried up a little.
"Miss Su, Ningning, are you okay?" Xiao Yi walked over and asked.
Su Weixi stood up and said, "It's okay. Thank you General Xiao for what I said."
"It was Miss Su who remained calm in the face of danger, and Ningning was also very brave." Seeing Ningning's tearful eyes, Xiao Yi couldn't help but touch her little head and praise her.
Later, Su Weixi learned from Xiao Yi that the war at the foot of the mountain had ended, and the second prince of Japan had fled into the mountains under the cover of his subordinates. Xiao Yi led people to pursue him, but was led to another direction by the subordinates of the second prince of Japan. When he caught the man, he found that the second prince was not there, so he immediately chased him.
Then he saw the scene of Ningning being held hostage. Xiao Yi did not expect to meet Su Weixi in this deep mountain.
Knowing that Su Weixi had fled into the mountains with the villagers, he suggested that everyone go down the mountain with him and other soldiers to avoid meeting other Japanese. After all, no one knew if there were other Japanese who had escaped into the mountains.
Su Weixi naturally would not refuse, and the villagers were also very happy.
Everyone quickly packed up and headed down the mountain as soon as possible while it was still light.