One or two thatched huts hidden in the mountain col, three or four people hiding in the troubled times to find out, a table of plain and simple meals, a few pairs of chopsticks made of hardwood, and a pot of tea that has long been brewed without taste. Tea and rice don't have to be exquisite, but there must be something, Mu Ya's livelihood is really difficult, but these two full meals have to be served no matter what.

"Xiao Yi, are you saying that you are now a martial artist who has practiced all martial arts?" Mu Ya slowly sat opposite the guest, although his tone was surprised, his expression did not change in the slightest.

Chen Yiche got up and bowed, and said with a smile: "Although that exercise is not from the right path, it is always something abandoned by others, and my sister Xin Xue and I have practiced this exercise." Although I tried harder, it seemed that Xin Xue was smarter, and on the way to Jinhui City, I encountered a few inconspicuous bandits, and I couldn't do anything with all my tricks, but she shot at will and restrained the bandits. ”

"Oh?" Mu Ya looked at Chen Xinxue who was sitting next to her in surprise, her face is one in a million, and her personality is also introverted and calm, although she was born in an ordinary farmer's family, she is the shy posture of everyone's ladies, seeing Mu Ya's gaze looking directly, she hurriedly turned her head, but she was quite smart and cute.

Mu Ya retracted his gaze and said: "You and my father are good friends, but in this generation, talents are withered and wealth is scattered, but fortunately, God bless your Chen family, even if there are only two of you, it is enough to support the new family business." ”

Chen Yiche originally thought that Mu Ya would ask about the source of the exercises, and he would like to describe the origin of the descendants of the gunslinger, but unexpectedly, Mu Ya cared about the development of the Chen family, which made him admire Mu Ya as a friend again.

He then said: "Not long ago, I relied on kung fu to get an errand in the Sui City Official Office, and I got some official salary, so I improved my livelihood a lot. My sister and I came this time, one is to visit Brother Mu, and the other is to admire Brother Mu's talent, hoping that Brother Mu can show me the way, so that in this troubled world, I can not only be alone, but also help the world. Since becoming a real martial artist, the pattern in the eyes of the younger brother is not as narrow as before, if you want to revitalize the Chen family, you have to rely on your own hard work, I knew in my early years that my brother was in the mountains, looking down on the world in this pine mountain range, if one day Wolong opens his eyes, this country will turn the rivers and seas upside down. ”

Mu Ya smiled bitterly and shook his head, although all he heard were some compliments, but in this Songtao Ridge, which is sparsely populated from far and near, there are a few people who will recognize his talent, and there is a pride in the chest of the talented, Mu Ya is used in his heart, but he only said: "You kid, I haven't seen you for several years, and you have a little flamboyant tongue." The foolish brother is self-aware, and he is happy to see your brother and sister live a good life, so he will make an exception to explain the reason to you today, and by the way, he will solve the confusion in your hearts. ”

Chen Yiche and Chen Xinxue hurriedly got up and bowed, bowing their heads to listen.

At this time, a thin woman slowly walked out of the inner room, she held a vegetable plate in one hand and a bamboo stick in the other, as if her eyes were blind, and she only relied on this bamboo pole to explore the way. Fortunately, she walked through this room countless times, and she probably knew where it was in her heart, she smiled softly and sweetly, and said softly: "Brother Mu, I picked the cucumbers in the field and mixed them into cold vegetables, you can bring Xiao Yi and Xiao Xue to taste it!"

Mu Ya got up to pick it up, but walked behind Chen Xinxue's movements, only to see Chen Xinxue take the dish and put it on the table, stretched out his hand to help the woman who couldn't see the road, and said, "Sister-in-law, slow down, I'll help you sit down." ”

The blind woman hurriedly said: "No, I'll sit inside, don't you want to talk about things? I, a blind person, can't see any current affairs clearly, so I can only stand in the way." ”

Before Chen Xinxue could say anything to comfort, Mu Ya reached out to hold the blind woman's hand and said softly: "Wan'er, sit with me, you've been busy for a while, let's eat something together first." ”

"Hmm!" the blind woman replied in a whisper, but a little shy, but still sat on the same bench with Mu Ya's hand.

"I'll go add some dishes and chopsticks for my sister-in-law!" Chen Xinxue took Chen Yiche's eyes and hurriedly got up and went to the kitchen.

Mu Ya and his wife respect each other like a guest and have deep feelings, both of them are only twenty-three or four, but they have been together for several years, the blind woman's name is Yin Wan, I don't know the specific origin, but since the two met, they have cherished each other for a lifetime, Mu Ya has never lived up to it, every ounce of love is enviable, just think about her blindness, the right person for the rest of her life has been around, there is no regret and desire, coarse tea and light rice The two of them eat deliciously, and their lives are quite content.

Chen Yiche naturally knows these old things, he and Mu Ya are world friends, and they are also friends in private, with this identity, he is willing to come to Jinhui City from Sui City hundreds of miles away to visit and inquire about things.

The dishes and chopsticks were ready, Mu Ya put on the identity of the master, and said: "You are not outsiders, don't be polite, you must be hungry when you come from afar, let's talk while eating." ”

As she spoke, Mu Ya took his wife's bowl, sandwiched some wild vegetables and cucumbers for her, and put the chopsticks in her hand together, and the intimacy did not change anything because of the presence of guests.

"What was your original idea?" Mu Ya picked up his porridge and took two bites with a cold expression.

Chen Yiche said: "Since I have become a martial artist, I naturally want to go to the battlefield, and the volume of exercises should be more advanced, she said that every time I run around my body, I can feel a warm air flow in my chest, but my understanding of martial arts has risen to a level in dozens of days." If I go to the battlefield, I will be able to win meritorious service with this, and if it goes well, maybe I can become a general, and then my Chen family will be able to regain glory. ”

Mu Ya said: "The idea is good, the current Qin Dynasty is in turmoil, if you have no intention of leaving the Qin Dynasty, it is a good place to go to join the army, after all, for real warriors, the battlefield is a bloody destination, a place where status and wealth can be quickly created." It's just that I want to ask you, what if you die on the battlefield, what will happen to your sister and her family?"

Chen Yiche's eyes darkened, and he glanced at his sister who was biting her red lips beside her, and suddenly her eyebrows were horizontal, as if she had made up her mind: "Now the Chen family is left with me, my sister Xin Xue, and my brother Jingzhou. ”

"But over the years, the decline of the family has become a threat, and the relatives have also been too busy to take care of themselves, and I have been shouldering the family's livelihood since I was fifteen years old, when Xin Xue was only nine years old, and Jingzhou was less than five years old. I only hate my incompetence as an elder brother, for not learning the skill of making money, although I have been running around for several years and doing asceticism, but after all, I can only support the three of us. ”

"Xin Xue is so big, I didn't take her to make a decent dress. And now, I have a chance to do it, to feed them and live a good life, and with the hope of fulfilling my father's request, I am willing to give it a go. ”

"Brother!" Chen Xinxue's cheeks were pale, her eyes were almost bursting with tears, although she didn't like words, she was not slow, how could she not understand her brother's mood of calmly sacrificing his life, he had paid too much for himself and his younger brother, so much that she couldn't count.

Before she could speak, Chen Yiche said again: "If I really join the army, Jingzhou will be handed over to you to take care of, you can write well, and it will be easy to live by selling words in the big city." ”

Mu Ya said: "Then which army have you decided to vote for?"

Chen Yiche said: "Of course, it is the Western Frontier Army, where the war with the Nine Provinces Alliance has not stopped, and it is a good place to make contributions. ”

Mu Ya said again: "Then when are you going to go?"

Chen Yiche said: "You can set off on the same day, this trip is a plan, Xin Xue can stay in Brother Mu's house and help Brother Mu live a good life, this is also what I have always wanted to do, and after half a year, she will go back to Sui City to take care of Jingzhou." ”

Just as Chen Yiche was speaking, the blind woman Yin Wan interrupted with a smile: "Xiaoyi Xiaoxue, talking while eating, the rice is cold." Being interjected in good faith, Chen Yiche hurriedly smiled and wanted to continue to say something, but he didn't know what kind of thoughts to follow, so he had to stare at Mu Ya stupidly.

Mu Ya pondered for a long time and said: "Xiao Yi, I think you have made some mistakes, firstly, you can't die, secondly, you can't vote for the Western Frontier Army, and also, Xiaoxue should not stay here, and finally, this matter can't be rushed." ”

His ideas were immediately rejected by Mu Ya, and Chen Yiche seemed a little anxious.

Mu Ya said slowly and unhurriedly: "You are the son of the Chen family of this generation, if you die, the Chen family will not be able to shine on the lintel." ”

"A good man is ambitious in all directions, this is naturally good, he has made contributions to the army, and the idea is understandable, only heroes and high-ranking martial artists can be subverted in this troubled world, if you can really be a general, it is also gratifying. It's just that you're sure you want to hand yourself over to a Shura battlefield like the Western Frontier Army?"

"You may never have known that the annual death rate of the Western Frontier Army is as high as five or six out of ten, except for those strategists and generals who really make decisions, everyone else is facing a purge almost all the time, and the huge battle situation of the Western Frontier Army is formed by the accumulation of tens of millions of corpses, how sure are you that you can survive? Just by virtue of your cultivation of a volume of advanced exercises? Without profound experience in fighting the enemy, even a martial arts master will die at any time. ”

Chen Yiche was silent, these were all things he didn't know, but Mu Ya said reasonably, how could it be so simple as scaring people? There, living was a luxury idea. Love to read

Mu Ya said again: "Not to mention the western border army, you may want to join the army of a county and make a name for yourself in the name of suppressing bandits, but do you know what is the root cause of the chaos and man-made disasters in the Qin Dynasty today?"

"It's the royal family of the Qin Dynasty, the emperor is mediocre and abolishes, and several princes are vying for power and profit, all of them want the dynasty to split, and then they will establish their own territory. The Qin Dynasty wanted a complete purge, not to follow those who were conservative and profiteers. ”

"In my eyes, the fourth prince Qiu has this courage, in less than three years, he will be able to sweep half of the dynasty, if you follow him now, it is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow, and he will not unload the mill and kill the donkey in the future. Secondly, you can also choose Wohua Mountain, although these people are bandits, but in my opinion, morality is complete, the government decree has been prepared, and it has swept the whole country, and they will also be a good way to live in peace for Xiaoxue. ”

"The Four Princes and Wohua Mountain?" Chen Yiche was slightly stunned, he thought about it carefully, and his heart was extremely useful.

Mu Ya said: "As for the time, you should abide by the time of the day, if you come out at this time, it will not be profitable." It is advisable to start the war, perform independently, and strive for a higher status and vision, so as to shorten your goal of revitalizing your family business. It is useless for Xiaoxue to stay with me, since she has a talent for martial arts, it is not appropriate to bury it, even if she does not go into battle to kill the enemy later, she should take this path, maybe, this is her life. And I'm used to living with Wan'er, so where is it convenient to let her keep a girl?"

The last sentence Mu Ya said with a smile, but Chen Yiche still grasped the more dominant language, he looked at the silent Chen Xinxue, and his eyes were also slightly apologetic, as if he was more bent on going his own way.

Chen Yiche made up his mind and said to Mu Ya: "Brother Mu, listening to what you talked about, the younger brother has had a lot of epiphany, I will take Xin Xue to Wohua Mountain together, what do you think?"

Mu Ya smiled and said, "I like it deeply." ”

In this way, they settled down in Wohua Mountain, and in a blink of an eye, half a month passed, Jiang Ming and Shen Yi's injuries did not reach the bones, and after more than ten days of recuperation, they had healed for seven or eight points.

There are several commanders of the relationship, if the two are licensed, of course the two are not idle, seize the opportunity to play around Wohua Mountain, life is quite comfortable, although not in the name of the acknowledgment of the relationship, but often hand in hand side by side, than the average couple is a little closer.

Wohua Mountain is just a rough name, in fact, more than a dozen peaks in this area can be called Wohua Mountain, the 100-mile radius under its jurisdiction is also the Wohua Mountain area, tens of thousands of people live by the mountains and rivers and pillows and lying stones, although it is far from reaching the level of a rich township, but it is always under the protection of the Yellow Turban Army of Wohua Mountain, to live and descend.

The two of them rode a good horse in the mountains this day, and they had already walked dozens of miles out of the lodging and approached the area of Jinhui City. Jiang Ming held the reins, held the person in his arms, and blew the refreshing breeze in the mountains, the weather happened to be not too hot, making him relax and feel self-sufficient.

Shen Yi smiled worriedly and said, "Are you drunk? ”

Jiang Mingwan said: "It should be, these days I am calm, there is no trouble, and I can still play with the people I like, how can I not get drunk?"

Shen Yi's cheeks were slightly red, as if he wanted to argue something, raised his fist, and said with a pout: "I haven't promised someone yet, someone has begun to inflate themselves, if you dare to make an inch, don't blame me for turning my face." ”

Jiang Ming smiled: "This doesn't sound scary at all. ”

"Really, really?" Shen Yi smiled slyly, and scratched Jiang Ming's waist with his backhand, seeing Jiang Ming itching and laughing, the reins were almost loosened, so he said proudly: "Are you really not afraid?"

Jiang Ming was a little annoyed, a dignified eight-stage martial arts master, was caught off guard by the means of tickling, so he directly stopped the horse, grabbed Shen Yiwei's arm, and printed it on her ruddy lips, Shen Yiwu was greatly surprised, he wanted to push away this domineering figure, but he was tightly held in his arms, although his heart was shy, but his eyes glanced at the surrounding mountain roads where no one was around, and he was looking forward to this kiss, and responded warmly and passionately.

In May, the acacia flowers bloom strongly, the fragrance of flowers escapes in the four fields, young men and women in love walk in the fragrance of flowers on horses, and gradually look at a rice field, there is no one in the field, but a group of farmers on the road are gathered in a pile, as if something unusual happened.

"Let's go, let's see! There are still a few militiamen among those farmers, who seem to be armed with weapons, could it be that there are intruders?" Jiang Ming dismounted and grabbed Shen Yiwei's hand, gently helped him off the horse, and then held the reins with his other hand and slowly walked in that direction.

The news that Wohua Mountain was about to start a war with the Qin Dynasty was naturally known to the two, and Lin Han and several of their commanders were therefore ordered to go to various places to lead the army, and they had no time to take care of the two guests who went up the mountain.

Shen Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "Although this place is close to Jinhui City, it is always under the jurisdiction of Wohua Mountain, and the army of the Qin Dynasty will not provoke a war so easily, right?"

Jiang Ming said: "This is not necessarily, according to the news from them, both sides are actively preparing for war, and it only takes an excuse to really fight, this place is close to Jinhui City, it is very likely to be stolen into, Meng Lang and Chu Hong's barracks should not be far from here, we can help them." ”

Shen Yiwu lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "I could have lived a beautiful day, but I am going to be disturbed again." ”

Jiang Ming held her hand tighter, and said with a smile: "They can be regarded as helping us a lot, if something happens today, I can also return some affection, our days are still long." ”

The days are still long, Jiang Ming and Shen Yiwu both think so, but in fact, they are not that long. When Shen Yiwei remembered that dream again, he felt that a piece of his heart was missing.

"Big brother, what's going on here? I'm from the seventh battalion of Wohua Mountain, and everything that happened here can be told to me. Jiang Ming took out a palm-sized passage document and put it in front of the farmer, this is the identity certificate that Lin Han specially applied for the two of them, which can ensure that the two of them can pass unhindered in this Wohua Mountain area, and what makes Jiang Ming ashamed is that this pass document was actually taken out by him as evidence of pretending to be an officer of Wohua Mountain.

When the peasants saw this document, their attitudes immediately became respectful, and a militiaman with a long sword in the crowd came over, shook his body and said: "It turns out to be the brother of Wohua Mountain, I am the militia sentry commander of this village, please deal with this person!"

Jiang Ming followed the gaze of the militia sentry commander, and a young man in his twenties was lying on the ground covered in blood, only holding his breath, but the corners of his mouth were twitching, as if he was saying something.

The sentry commander said: "Just half an hour ago, this bloodstained man crossed the defensive line and shouted to see the officer of Wohua Mountain. While running into the village, we saw that he was not from a few villages, so we were afraid that he was a spy of the Qin army, and did not dare to deal with it at will, but he said that Songtaoling, which was not far away, was purged by the Qin Dynasty army, and hoped that we would hurry up to the rescue, so we had to send someone to report to the nearby Wohuashan officer, but this person was too seriously injured, and there was no doctor in our village, so he was estimated to die. ”

Songtaoling?A remote mountain village outside Jinhui City, close to Wohua Mountain, but it does not belong to the jurisdiction of Wohua Mountain, Jiang Ming frowned slightly, he came to the man lying on the ground, and said, "Songtaoling is really being cleaned by the Qin army?"

The man opened his lips weakly, and said in a weak voice: "Please save me, my sister is still there, and the Qin army seems to want to kill all the people and save her......"

Jiang Ming was shocked, squatted down and asked, "What's your name?"

"Chen Yiche. Save my sister. The man seemed to be unable to breathe anymore, and tilted his head and fell over.

Jiang Ming stood up and said to the sentry chief: "What he said should be true, Songtao Ridge is a village between Jinhui City and Wohua Mountain, although there are not many people living there, but it is the most trouble-prone, the Qin army slaughtered the residents there, probably with the intention of provoking a war." Meng Lang and Chu Hong's barracks are not far away, if you hurry up and tell them about it, just say that Jiang Ming said it, and they will definitely believe it. I will go to Songtaoling to rescue people now, and the rest of the people will organize village police to prepare for the Qin army in case they rush over. ”

After Jiang Ming gave these orders, he wanted to pull Shen Yiwu to ride away, and the sentry commander said, "Aren't you a senior officer in Wohua Mountain?"

Jiang Ming said: "Are these keys? Go quickly, and then let them send a doctor over, try to save this person as much as possible, don't delay." ”

"Yes, sir. The sentry commander and the peasants hurriedly responded, and when they saw that the two of them had already ridden in the direction of Songtao Ridge, they did not dare to slack off, and went to the barracks with their men to call for people.