Chapter Seventy-Two: Wo Hua, the school field Gou Chen Tai
The land of Wohua Mountain, deep in the danger of the mountains, long pillow in the open of the river, the river and the abyss, leaning on the flying pavilion and out of the heavy sky, relying on the terrain ring into a maze, non-familiar people dare not enter lightly.
When Jiang Ming woke up, lying in a simple and simple room, he propped himself up and looked around, the furnishings were all unfamiliar, just as he turned over and got out of bed, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl walked in with tea, and said with a surprised face: "Son, you are awake, I will go and inform a few commanders." ”
Jiang Ming waved his hand and said with a serious expression: "This is Wohua Mountain? Where is she?"
This is a huge annex, which is regarded as the guest rooms on Wohua Mountain, and these rooms are generally not open to outside guests, but are actually the doctors, craftsmen, cooks and other people who live here.
Because men and women were separated from north to south, Jiang Ming arrived at Shen Yiwei's bedroom after passing through several corridors and flower gates, and there were also maids in the room to serve, and Shen Yiwei had already woken up, half lying on the bed and drinking the hot water handed by the maid.
"Yi worried!" As soon as Jiang Ming entered the door, he knelt on one knee in front of the bed, grabbed Shen Yi's hand, and asked nervously, Shen Yiwu had just woken up, and when he saw Jiang Ming like this, he couldn't help but feel sad and warm, and only said softly: "It's good to have you." ”
Jiang Ming was naked, his back and chest were tied with vertical and horizontal bandages, and the same was true of the arrow wounds on his two arms, which were obviously treated by a professional doctor. Shen Yi glanced at these wounds, looking at Jiang Ming's not strong but strong body, she frowned, and said, "It should hurt, right?"
Jiang Ming shook his head and said, "My body has a strong healing ability, it should be fine in two days, it's you, I remember that the arrow pierced my back, and you must have been injured." Let me see how the injuries are?"
Shen Yiwu pulled the quilt up with a strange expression, glared at him, and said in a low voice: "Look at it, I'm not wearing clothes." When he looked up and saw Jiang Ming's embarrassed smile, he felt that his tone was a little heavy, so he said again: "My injuries are quite light, and some doctors have been here, don't worry." ”
The maid on the side came over and said, "Miss, several commanders are waiting outside, do you want to put on a dress, Miss Butterfly has instructed you to keep the clothes she is wearing." ”
"Is it Lin Han and them?" Jiang Ming was stunned for a moment, slowly stood up, and said, "Yi Wei, then I'll go and see them first, it's embarrassing to come here and haven't seen the master's house." ”
The maid in Jiang Ming's house covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "As soon as the son woke up, he shouted Miss Yiwu's name, and he didn't listen to anything, so he asked me to take him to find Miss." ”
Shen Yi blushed slightly when she heard this, and her heart was beating again.
Jiang Ming walked out of the door, and it was a small courtyard, with flowers and plants, plants, and stone tables and stone benches, which were standard southern architectural furnishings.
Lin Han, Chu Hong, Luo Hu and the two who didn't know their names were waiting in the courtyard, while Die was walking out of the door to greet Jiang Ming, bowing slightly and saying, "Jiang Ming, I don't know if my sister can wake up?"
Jiang Ming also bowed his head and said, "I've woken up." Butterfly girl, I haven't seen you for a few days, your face ......"
The scars on Butterfly's face have faded lightly, and it is unbelievable that such a good effect can be obtained in such a short time.
Die just smiled and said: "This is the medicine used by Doctor Zhou in the mountains, not only me, the injuries of Jiang Ming Gongzi and Sister Yi Wei were all taught by Doctor Zhou to bandage after diagnosis, he is the best doctor in mountain medicine." ”
Jiang Ming was slightly surprised, and was about to say something more, but when he saw that Lin Han and the others got up and came over, it was not good to say any more greetings, and Die also knew the occasion, so he said, "I'll go first to visit Sister Yiwu!"
Jiang Ming nodded slightly, and then walked towards Lin Han and the others.
"As soon as I knew you woke up, you ran to find your little girlfriend, and we ran over there in vain. Chu Hong smiled and quipped, obviously seeing Jiang Ming as his own person, and he was not half restrained.
Jiang Ming scratched his head and said with a smile: "It's not a new injury, chest tightness and shortness of breath, just came out to breathe, Brother Chu is thinking too much." ”
Lin Han smashed his fist on his uninjured chest, and said with a smile: "This is less, it's okay to deceive children, and I don't know anything about your confidante, let's be honest, when did you know her identity." ”
Jiang Ming smiled bitterly: "When I came back from the Ageless Peak, but her identity is secret, and I can't reveal it." ”
Lin Han didn't buy it, but said: "Deliberately concealing the truth about my brother, this is a capital crime, and I can't let you go if I don't finish drinking a jar of spirits." ”
Jiang Ming should be one by one, but looked at the strange faces standing with Lin Han and the others, thinking that it must be the other two commanders, so he said: "Lin Han, I want to meet these two friends, it should be Liang Jin and Meng Lang, right?"
Liang Jinsheng is strong, compared to Luo Hu, not much better, and his skin is a little darker, and his appearance looks more ferocious, but at this time, Liang Jin does not have any fierce look, and his steady and honest smile is extremely easy-going.
Meng Lang is very tall, and everyone else is almost half a head shorter than him, but his appearance is extremely upright, compared to Lin Han's white and handsome, and Luohu's perseverance and handsomeness, his solemn and dignified demeanor is quite eye-catching.
Meng Lang said: "Yes, one person is tough against five hundred armor soldiers, and he has to deal with Xu Cong's difficult goods, I Meng Lang admires it very much." ”
Jiang Ming smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Meng has won the award, and he has been beaten like this, where can he boast?"
Liang Jin patted Jiang Ming's arm and said, "It's already amazing, it's really the same as me, and it's much stronger than Hanzi and the eldest son." ”
"The eldest son?" Jiang Ming was slightly stunned, he could think that Hanzi should refer to Lin Han, could it be that the eldest son was talking about Chu Hong?
Looking at Jiang Ming's speculative and scrutinizing gaze, Chu Hong scratched his head and said, "That's right, you guessed it, this is my trumpet." Of course, you can also call it that, Lao Jin, Mengzi, Luohu, he is called Luohu, but he said that whoever gives him a trumpet will break his leg. ”
"Hahahaha!" several people looked up and laughed, laughing heartily.
Meng Lang came over and said: "Admit a mistake to you, yesterday we went to save you, a few of them went to chase the black horse, I went to intercept the Xu family soldiers, I could have killed Xu Cong, but because of the mistake in archery, he was not shot to death, and they have scolded me many times when I came back." ”
Jiang Ming arched his hand and said: "Thank you, if you don't kill, you don't kill, it's not a big deal, you saved me and Yi Wei, I'm grateful." What's more, I have to collect Xu Cong's life, chase and kill me in half of the city, the grace of the three arrows, I remember it!"
Everyone clearly felt that the murderous aura emanating from Jiang Ming's eyes was particularly chilling, but fortunately, they were all battle-hardened warriors, and they were used to seeing blood and killing, so they did not dislike this aura.
Liang Jin said: "I have long heard Lin Han say that you use a halberd to communicate with the gods, and your martial arts are extraordinary, why don't we compete one or two?"
Jiang Ming looked at a few people, except for Lin Han who turned his head with a wry smile, the others seemed to be particularly interested in his strength, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly, wasn't he a wounded?
Walking out of the side courtyard, I knew that there was a cave in addition. The place known as the Wohua Mountain Bandits' Nest is actually no different from ordinary mountain village residences, where a large number of civilians settle down the mountain, except for some militia guarding the village, and the main force is on the top of several mountains one after another.
Wohua Mountain has a way to raise troops, more than 100,000 people live under their shade, most of the people believe in the "Yellow Sky should stand" theory, not to mention the turmoil and chaos of the Qin Dynasty Everyone can see, Wohua Mountain can give the people, is this stability.
The soldiers of Wohua Mountain are not bandits, although they are not fully armored, but they are subject to strict military discipline restrictions, and their style and spirit are more regular than the ordinary soldiers of the county town, it can be said that Wohua Mountain has 50,000 soldiers in just a few years, occupying this huge place as a nest, and these basic measures are inseparable.
Jiang Ming walked all the way out of the side courtyard, and saw a team of neat patrol soldiers walking by, with yellow scarves wrapped around their arms and swords and halberds in their hands, this can be regarded as a real military camp. Jiang Ming said: "Today, I can also see the strength of Wohua Mountain, and it is very likely that I will fight against the Qin Dynasty in the future." ”
Chu Hong smiled and said: "With the management of the mountain lord and the military division, the overall appearance of Wohua Mountain is getting better and better, we have personally felt these things, and although these soldiers have no armor, they are all good seedlings who dare to fight and kill, although they are not high-level martial artists, but when hundreds of people are combined, they will exert their abilities far beyond us." ”
Jiang Ming lowered his head and pondered: "You're right, Xu Cong's five hundred subordinates are extremely cooperative, and they have also practiced a formation, if it weren't for the fact that a lot of physical strength was consumed by that formation, I wouldn't have been beaten so badly by Xu Cong." ”
Meng Lang raised his head and laughed, with a hint of ridicule in his expression: "Xu Cong's family is extremely ambitious, not to mention that you are under high pressure, it is difficult for you not to suffer." ”
Compared to Meng Lang and Xu Cong's height, Jiang Ming is much shorter, but this is not enough to make him pay too much attention, his heavy ability is far better than these.
Luo Hu also pursed his lips at this time, and said: "We are about the same strength, if we can't hold back any longer, we will beat you in groups." ”
Meng Lang smiled awkwardly and turned his head softly.
Lin Han said, "Have you noticed the things on those sentinel's arms?"
Jiang Ming said: "In addition to the yellow scarf on his right arm, there seems to be a number written on the shirt on his elbow. ”
Lin Han explained: "These numbers are not arbitrary, the mountain lord divides the troops and trains, each commander is a small battle camp, the five of us and the other three commanders jointly control nearly half of the troops of Wohua Mountain, if you are willing to stay, with your talent, the mountain lord will also give you a thousand people to control." ”
Jiang Ming smiled, didn't answer his words, looked at one of the sentries, and said in surprise: "That means that according to your commander ranking, a specific number will be sewn on the soldier's arm, so whose subordinate does 'zero' represent?"
Chu Hong said: "That's the mountain lord's personal guards, the Wind Chasing Camp and the White Tiger Camp. ”
In the school field, hundreds of people were crowded, all of whom were spectators of leisure and fighting. There are five martial arts platforms, the southeast and northwest are called the Divine Beast Arena, and the two characters engraved in the center are the Shura Arena.
The arrival of Lin Han and the others immediately caused an uproar in the audience, and hundreds of men in cloth or shirtless all clasped their fists and shouted in unison: "Meet the commanders." ”
Liang Jin, as the second commander, should have the highest status among several people, so he waved his hand and said: "Brothers, don't be polite, borrow your time to practice martial arts, a few of us will have a competition, you can be a spectator and cheer for your respective commanders." ”
These people have different commanders, but they have never had different intentions, they are all soldiers of Wohua Mountain for one day in Wohua Mountain, unless they return to the camp during training and combat, they are free at other times.
They know how powerful several commanders are, and the eight commanders are all at the level of the top eight-stage martial arts masters, and watching them perform martial arts is not only a wonderful display, but also a good way to check and fill in the gaps in their own martial arts.
The hundred people quickly dispersed the road, surrounded in front of the martial arts stage, and said in unison: "Listen to the orders of the second commander." ”
Jiang Ming couldn't help but sigh, these people really can't be called mountain bandits, if there is a suitable armor uniform, they will compete against the real army.
"Brother Jiang Ming, please go to the Gou Chen stage, and I will play in the first game. Meng Lang laughed loudly, carrying a long-handled treasure knife had already jumped onto the stage, standing tall and full of fighting spirit, and said: "This knife is called Cold Saw Kunwu, with me for more than five years, cut gold and make a decisive decision, invincible, a year ago I used it to cut off the bandit leader of the eight sections who were hegemonic outside Wohua Mountain, and deterred thousands of bandits to surrender. "Love the Book House
The knife is divided into six grades, which are made of iron, steel, pure steel, soft steel, green steel, and Baosteel, and the cold saw Kunwu that reaches the level of the treasure knife is slightly inferior even if it is a halberd of unknown material.
A solemnity rose in Jiang Ming's eyes, this Meng Lang's strength is not weak at all, and his injuries have not healed, so I am afraid that he will suffer a big loss.
Chu Hong, Meng Lang, Luo Hu, and Liang Jin are all temperamental, and they have a relationship with Lin Han, so they should never use this method to oppress him, but why do they choose to fight in this situation? Jiang Ming couldn't figure out their intentions.
"Jiang Minggongzi, your halberd. Jiang Ming no longer hesitated, although his shirt was not tied at this time, and the wounds wrapped in bandages were still red, but he was unwilling to show his timid appearance, and he also jumped on the martial arts platform with his feet, and said coldly: "Brother Meng, please advise." ”
There was a commotion among the soldiers in the audience, they knew most of the high-ranking martial artists in the mountains, but they seemed to have never seen Jiang Ming's face.
"Who is this person? Dare to compete with the Five Commanders, it shouldn't be a small role, right?"
"I don't think I've seen it, at least we don't have this person in the seventh battalion. But this kid is bold, looking at his age is still younger than several commanders, but this way of holding the halberd is like a master, and he doesn't tremble in the face of the five commanders!"
"Looking at the bandages on his upper body, it seems that he is still injured, hey, do you remember the day before yesterday when the Seventh Commander came down the mountain, I heard that he brought back a friend from Jiaozhi City, it can't be him?"
The discussions of these ordinary soldiers were various, and there were some words that Jiang Ming heard in his ears, but he ignored them, he understood that Meng Lang in front of him was by no means easy to mess with, and there was no leisure to be distracted.
"Pick up!"
Meng Lang took the lead in attacking, the treasure knife slashed horizontally, and the heavy blow of the power of the eight lead made Jiang Ming almost unable to block it, although he boasted of being domineering with a halberd, but at this time because of the injury could not be completely strengthened, so he used his skillful strength to pull away the treasure knife, and the occupation was suddenly opened, and the Xuqian Jue secretly operated the method, and even forcibly counterattacked as an attack, and went to Meng Lang to kill.
"Okay!" Meng Lang secretly praised Jiang Ming's quick change of moves, and at the same time did not dare to be sloppy, so he also brewed his own lore style in the hand, his moves were similar to Jiang Ming's, with domineering strength to fight, supplemented by skill, and to win with lore.
After more than 20 moves, the two touched each other with their halberds, and each took a few steps back.
Meng Lang said: "I won't deceive you for being weak and deliberately delaying, they all want to fight you." This time, I won't show mercy, it's a killer move. ”
Meng Lang's cold saw Kunwu once killed a martial arts master head-on, relying on this trick to win by surprise, and he named it the jade cutting method.
Jiang Ming held the halberd tighter, and practiced it in his heart a thousand times, when Meng Lang's treasure knife was chopped down, his halberd was stabbed out, and the tip of the halberd was in the middle of the cold saw Kunwu's blade, the two forces were huge, and they instantly collided in a short collision, panicking that the weapon was lost, and the two of them each took a few steps back.
Lin Han said: "Mengzi is also a little excessive, he actually used all his strength, and the jade cutting method under the full force is difficult to resist even Lao Jin, who is heavier than the defensive base, so the two of them did not continue to fight, otherwise they would break the halberd and break the knife." ”
Luo Hu also looked solemn and said: "Jiang Ming's killing move is very powerful, and the halberd is very powerful, if it were me, it is estimated that it will not be much better." ”
Lin Han thought of the fight in the Ageless Peak that day, and knew that Jiang Ming's methods were not limited to these, and the trickery of "Half Moon, Step Lotus" was faster than his speed.
"Mengzi, come down, I'll meet Brother Jiang Ming. Liang Jin walked slowly with a heavy lance, waving his hands as if he was about to roll up a whirlwind.
Jiang Ming adjusted his breath, showed a smile on his face, put his left hand in a posture of invitation, and said, "Jiang Ming, please fight!"
Liang Jin's long lance weighs 100 catties, with an eight-edged armor-piercing blade, and the attack technique lies in winding through the kill, which is originally an assault weapon used by heavy cavalry, but with this weight it intimidates countless heroes.
The lance is similar in appearance to the spear, the latter is a flexible and keen martial arts, the former is based on the strength of the main attack and killing, if you encounter this kind of cavalry on the battlefield, the end of the hard resistance is often extremely tragic.
Liang Jin said: "My long lance is called the Pounding Horse, with me for more than ten years, I am the leader of the vanguard cavalry of Wohua Mountain, the long lance is invincible, you have to be careful!"
Jiang Ming was expressionless and said, "I'm ready!"
The smashing horse smashed hard, even if Jiang Ming had been prepared, but he was still repelled by this domineering force for a few steps, and Jiang Ming suffered a loss.
Jiang Ming had a deeper understanding of Liang Jin's weapon, although he was at a disadvantage when he retreated, but he was finally not injured, and after a slight adjustment, he swooped over with the Fang Yuan long halberd, bowed down to avoid Liang Jin's head-on lance, and the long halberd stabbed at Liang Jin's face door, but this exquisite blow did not achieve anything, Liang Jin did not retreat but advanced, blocked with a mallet, and then swept back with a horizontal lance, and repelled Jiang Ming, who was close to him.
Although the halberd and lance are both long weapons, Jiang Ming's weak body at this time is obviously not enough to resist Liang Jin's hegemony, and he wanted to win with his keen body, but he didn't expect Liang Jin's reaction to be so fast, and his combat experience was even richer, and he didn't take advantage of it at all.
Lin Han saw that Jiang Ming was completely at a disadvantage, so he shouted: "There is no edge in the lance, the length can be used, and the attack and defense are integrated." However, it is not a spiritual thing, it cannot be held for a long time, and it cannot be quickly attacked, which is a disadvantage. ”
Chu Hong smiled and said, "Are you cheating, and you actually revealed your brother's shortcomings?"
Lin Han smiled lightly: "These things are not Mi Xin, if they are engaged in a battle of dozens of he, he will naturally be able to find out, but at this moment, he is already exhausted because of his injuries, where can he last more than dozens of hes? Not to mention, he will also be our brother." ”
Chu Hong said: "Are you sure?" There seemed to be a lot of hesitation in his tone about joining us, and he should have some doubts about our mountain bandits. ”
Lin Han said: "That's just a normal reaction, if I come here alone, I will also have this hesitation." And he has his own way, and he will not stay here for long to fulfill our friendship, he should be a sun-seeker who will seek the four directions, and he will stay to know us as brothers. I am sure of this, because he is similar to the hearts of several of us. ”
Lin Han, Chu Hong, Meng Lang, Liang Jin, and Luohu formed a righteous alliance in Dongshan, for the indulgence of love, doing the right thing with their respective martial arts, and joined Wohua Mountain six years ago, with justice and temperament as the meaning of existence, they are still brothers.
"I believe in you. Chu Hong said.
Jiang Ming heard Lin Han's prompt, and his mind instantly cleared, what he wanted was a stable and resolute defense to resist Liang Jin's offensive.
Half a moon, step into a lotus.
One-step. One step later, Liang Jin's long lance pursued, and Jiang Ming turned it with skill, overcoming rigidity with softness.
Two steps. This step is on the right side of Liang Jin's body, this angle is exactly the blind spot of all long weapons, both speed and strength will be greatly limited, when Liang Jin retracted the lever to guard against Jiang Ming's attack, Jiang Ming rushed away like a spirit monkey.
Three steps. This will be the unique use of this move, supplemented by killing, mainly based on body techniques, and the body falls behind Liang Jin. Throwing a halberd, Xiong Niu brute force, almost exhausted Jiang Ming's strength.
Liang Jin was shocked, and when the horizontal lance came to block, he was a little unable to resist, and he took more than ten steps back before removing the strength on the halberd. But seeing that Jiang Ming was already panting, he half-knelt in the corner of the martial arts stage, his face pale.
Lin Han said: "If it weren't for the injury, Jiang Ming's move would be followed by a pursuit, if he used the trick to deal with Mengzi, Lao Jin wouldn't be able to get hurt." ”
Meng Lang nodded and said, "I know that the strength of that move seems to be going to penetrate the extreme, and it poses a huge threat to me, even if Lao Jin's defense is strong, it is impossible to be unharmed." ”
Luo Hu also walked over and said, "Although he is tired, it still hasn't reached the level that Doctor Zhou wants, so let me go next!"
Chu Hong smiled and said, "Don't rob me of my task, you have secretly gone down the mountain several times, I haven't really competed with the master after recovering from my self-injury, and my hands have long been itchy." ”
On the martial arts stage, Liang Jin stretched out his hand to Jiang Ming with a smile, pulled him up, and said, "You have passed my level, it is not easy to do this step with a serious injury, but you still have a battle, hold on." ”
Jiang Ming smiled miserably, slowly hugged Liang Jin's shoulder, and said, "I know your intentions." ”
Liang Jin was stunned for a moment and said, "You have a very clear mind. ”
With Liang Jin's exit, the spectators under the stage of the martial arts show were in an uproar, they were considered to be the commander of the god of war, and after the battle with the injured living man in front of them, they all expressed excellent recognition and appreciation, although they were under the full force, but they did not win or lose, which was enough for Jiang Ming to accumulate extremely high popularity.
Chu Hong came to the stage, with a spear in his left hand and a rattan bow in his right hand, he straightened his waist, but he was still very thin, but compared to Jiang Ming, he was a few points more beautiful: "This time I am your opponent, I am the leader of the longbowmen of Wohua Mountain, and I am naturally inferior to others in terms of fighting, but my 'Seven Empty Arrows', the hair will be hit, and the middle will be injured, if Xu Cong dares to compete with me, I will take the hair on his forehead for thousands of miles." ”
Xu Cong's archery skills Jiang Ming has already been taught, the arrow power is amazing, and it can be launched from hundreds of meters away, nine out of ten, although Jiang Ming has trained in archery in Cambrian Pass, but it is only to reach the surface, although Chu Hong said that it is just a boast to take people's hair for thousands of miles, but he still can't imagine what the degree of archery is stronger than Xu Cong.
"Pick it up. Chu Hong held the bow in his left hand, and at the same time held the spear, the spear was horizontal in the center of the longbow, forming a cross shape as a measure, and the feather arrow was placed on the string, aiming slightly, and shooting out blatantly.
This arrow, like a whirlwind, fast as a thunderstorm, like an arrow to shoot the sun, through the nine fields and across the river and sea, with an irresistible momentum to fly head-on.
Jiang Ming had never experienced this kind of archery, just an ordinary feather arrow, but it made him feel great fear, and then he realized that what Chu Hong said was true, any martial artist below the rank of eight ranks could not resist more than three seven empty arrows in a row, he couldn't, Xu Cong couldn't, and even Liang Jin, who was holding a heavy lance, couldn't.
Fang Yuan's long halberd stabbed out, and the Jian Po style was exerted to the extreme, Jiang Ming felt that the scarred wound was cracking open again, and there were streams of hot blood, but he was not afraid, and his hands held the halberd rod tightly, like a sculpture.
The arrow snapped and fell to the ground. Jiang Ming's eyes were covered with terrifying red bloodshots, his upper body was already soaked with blood, and the turbidity and blood stasis that had accumulated several injuries spit out, and he finally had no strength anymore and knelt on one knee.
"Fierce and fierce!" Under the stage, all the soldiers of Wohua Mountain stood solemnly in unison, paying tribute to this resolute man, and the yellow scarves on their arms fluttered, strict and solemn.
Lin Han's hanging heart was secretly put down, after this performance of the three battles of Wutai, Jiang Ming's martial arts and fame will resound all over Wohua Mountain, and it will be extremely easy for these soldiers who only recognize their strength to recognize Jiang Ming in the future.
Luo Hu said with a smile: "You really tried your best, not only did you follow Doctor Zhou's words to help him get rid of the bruising of the remaining injuries, and these wounds will no longer have sequelae, but also let him hurt his body to beat the favor of his subordinates, and even made the mountain lord interested in him, I have to say, your head is much better than ours." ”
It stands to reason that Jiang Ming's injuries have been cleared, and the skin injuries are not too important, so Lin Han and the others did not come to the stage to see Jiang Ming.
But seeing that Chu Hong had already helped Jiang Ming up, he was saying something with a smile, but he didn't expect that at this time, a lame figure quickly rushed onto the martial arts stage, and slapped Chu Hong is face, and the crisp voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire school field, and there was a dead silence, and no one dared to make a sound.
The person who came was just a woman, just a woman with messy hair but a good face. She held the weak Jiang Ming in one hand, and pointed at the stunned Chu Hong with a short sword in the other, her eyes were resolute.