Chapter 21: Encounter with a Bandit on the Road
September 17, the second day of the trio of Yuan Han, Chan'er and Block Rut. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Dongshan Zhongliyuan, a family of weapons in the lonely country, received a flying letter from the imperial court, knowing that King Fu Yuanhan was on the order of Emperor Xuan to discuss the purchase of swords, bows and arrows, horses and other items to make up for the loss of armaments caused by the previous war with Yi. The newly crowned county lord Chanyuan also accompanied him. So the head of the family, Zhong Ion, sent his only son, Zhong Liyang Miao, to personally lead people to meet him on the way.
The two teams were expected to meet on September 19 at a small city northwest of Juxu Village.
"Where have we been?" Chan'er asked Yuan Han in the middle of the carriage.
"I don't know. Yuan Han looked at the scenery outside the car window and said very simply.
"Isn't it the second time you've been to Zhongli Garden?"
"Still, this is the first time I've walked this road, so that the carriage can pass. ”
"If we were on horseback, we would have been able to arrive a whole day early. ”
"But what to do, you're a 'weak county lord who has been recuperating for four years without leaving home'. To take you on the trip, we had to take a horse-drawn carriage. ”
Taking advantage of Yuan Han's teasing Chan'er's kung fu, Fu Xin put a small wooden table in front of the two of them, and Xitao brought two plates of dim sum and placed them on it. Xiaorao handed the wet towel to Yuan Han and Chan'er, and said with a smile:
"Yes, Lord Shire. It's much easier to eat while sitting in a carriage. ”
"Look at how happy the two of them are. Yuan Han's eyes swept over Xi Tao and Xiao Rao, and said to Chan'er.
"In my absence, you were suffocated in the palace...... In the past few months, the lord of this county has allowed you to relax and have fun. Don't worry about this, worry about that. You know what?"
"Yes, thank you, lord, thank you. Being able to take care of the county master is the happiest thing for slaves. Xitao said.
"Don't leave the slave and maid behind, the slave and maid and Xi Tao will follow wherever you go in the future. Xiao Rao also said.
"Good. Chan'er hurriedly agreed, or she didn't know how long Xi Tao and Xiao Rao would talk about it aggrievedly.
Outside the carriage, Di Si sat in front of the car and drove, Jing Hu, Luo Dong, Huang Feng, and Yunwu rode horses to explore the road in front, An Liu, Jun Yin, Yang Xin, and Yan Wu were behind, and Tie Yin and Qi Hong were on both sides of the carriage.
Suddenly, the four Jing Guards and Yin Si in front of them reined in their horses one after another, and Tie Yin, An Liu, and the others immediately stopped in place.
"Who?" said Igo, looking through the woods beside the road.
"I planted this tree, I opened this road, if you want to pass from here, leave the road to buy money. As the words fell, more and more people emerged from the shadows of the trees. This is what the rut calls bandits and robbers.
"Presumptuous!" Luo Dong frowned slightly, pushed the sword on the horse's back into the air, and fell back to the left hand side, holding the scabbard in his left hand and touching the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and at the same time gave Huang Feng a look at the oblique back, and said in a low voice, "You carefully protect the prince and the county lord." ”
"Boss, although there are few of them, they don't seem to be so easy to deal with. One of the bandits said to the bandit leader.
"Nonsense, look at the size of the carriage to know that these can't be ordinary people. If you want to be rewarded, you have to be adventurous!" the bandit leader shouted in the ear of the thin-faced bandit.
"Yes, yes, the little one understands. The thin-faced bandit took two steps forward and shouted to Jing Hu, "Hey, tell your master to come out!
"Lord Wang?" Inside the carriage, Fu Xin was waiting for Yuan Han's order.
"It's just that they can't meet each other on weekdays, but today I met them and counted them as unlucky. Chan'er, let's take a look outside?"
"Well, I'm feeling like I've been in the carriage for too long. ”
The thieves were shouting when they saw Yuan Han open the carriage curtain and walked out, and when they saw Chan'er behind Yuan Han, they were amazed.
"Boss, beauty...... Belle. A Humpty Dumpty bandit next to the bandit leader squinted his eyes and smirked.
"How long has it been since there been a woman in our cottage? Who can snatch this little girl back for me today, and I will reward him with fifty taels of silver!"
The bandit leader gave an order, and more than a hundred bandits rushed towards the carriage with swords in unison.
At the same time, Jing Hu, Luo Dong, Huang Feng and other ten people jumped off the horseback, and as their bodies shuttled among the bandits, more than two dozen bandits had fallen in an instant.
Several bandits panicked and couldn't help but take a few steps back, and the bandit leader saw it and said angrily:
"What are you afraid of! They are only about a dozen people, and we are completely in an advantageous ...... with ten against one."
Before the bandit leader finished speaking, Huang Feng rushed away from the crowd and came to him, and the bandit leader didn't even have time to react when Huang Feng clicked on the point and fainted on the ground.
In a short time, the number of bandits who could still maintain their upright positions had been reduced by half, and most of them had already been frightened by the overwhelming momentum of Jing Hu and the others, and they all abandoned their weapons and surrendered. This absurd farce without suspense soon came to an end.
"Lord Wang, what should we do with them?" asked Di Si.
"Yang Xin, Yan Wu, Tie Yin, Qi Hong, you stay for the time being, send them to the nearby government office, I want to solve it completely, not to see them here again in a day or two. Got it?"
"Yes, my subordinates have orders. ”
In the evening, Yang Xin and the four of them had already done the matter and chased them to the inn where the group stayed.
Yuan Han asked Xiao Er to deliver the meal to the room, and chatted with Chan'er while eating.
"What are the gains today? The senior disciples of the old predecessors should have some eyesight. Yuan Han put a piece of pork ribs into the bowl and asked.
"Well, from the perspective of martial arts, each of them is not simple. Chan'er put down her chopsticks and recalled the scene during the day, "Jing Hu's sword has never been unsheathed, and it will vaguely exude sword energy, but it will not hurt the scabbard in the slightest." Luo Dong, only the sword spine was used, and the people who were injured by him were internal injuries rather than external injuries. Huang Feng, acupoint kung fu and light skills are excellent. Cloud Mist has a strong sense of his surroundings, and I think it's hard for anyone to sneak up on him. An Liu is a master of the fast sword. Jun Yin and Yang Xin have a scimitar and a long knife, and their knife skills have their own merits. Yan Wu's sword moves are unpredictable. Tie Yin, there is not a trace of Hidden Dust Xuan on his body, he uses the sword to care but not to form, at least two moves are not broken by me for a while. As for Qihong...... Master once said to me that although my martial arts skills are still shallow, my light skills can be ranked among the top 10 in the rivers and lakes. With his old man's knowledge and experience, I believe this is true. And Qi Hong, above me. ”
"There are so many things to be observed in the time of the half-burnt incense, which is wonderful. Yuan Han slapped his palms lightly and said, "So, Qi Hong's light skills are better than you, and you are better than Huang Feng?"
"Hmm. But if it is compared to martial arts, Huang Feng is better than Qi Hong. ”
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Two days later, on the afternoon of September 19, in a small city northwest of Juxu Village.
As soon as the carriage of Yuan Han and his party drove in from the north of the city, three people stepped forward and clasped their fists and saluted:
"Greetings to King Fu and Lord Chanyuan. ”
"Langdu?" Di Si once visited Dongshan Zhongli Yuan with Yuan Han, and recognized the man at the front, who was the personal attendant of Zhong Liyang Miao, the young master of Dongshan Zhongli Yuan.
Yuan Han lifted the curtain when he heard the sound and nodded to Lang Du.
"The master asked the young master to come to greet the prince and the county lord on his behalf, but we don't know which direction the prince's convoy will come from, so the young master went to the west gate. Please ask the prince and the county lord to go to the inn in the city to rest first, and the little one will notify the young master to come and meet. ”
"Good. Yuan Han said.
"You stay and lead the way. Lang Du finished instructing his subordinates and left.
"Please go this way. ”
Yuan Han returned to the carriage and jokingly said to Chan'er:
"How about it, you will be able to see Zhong Liyang Miao soon, do you feel any feelings?" Although Yuan Han knew that Chan'er had known Zhong Liyang Miao, she didn't remember what happened at that time, and her appearance had changed a lot, so when she met Zhong Liyang Miao again, she would only be strangers to each other.
"No, I didn't say I would choose him...... "I don't want to choose." Chan'er added in her heart.
"So what do you expect from the person you are going to marry in the future?"
Chan'er remembered the vague figure under the moon that had been looming with her. Why is there such an image?
"Uncle Sanhuang, I'...... I want to ask you one thing. Chan'er spoke a little embarrassed.
"What?"
"I remember that there was a person and a flute song...... But I couldn't see what he looked like, and I couldn't remember who he was. Do you know this person?"
"......" Yuan Han was shocked, Chan'er likes Shen Xiao, he has always known this, just like the rut. But if Chan'er remembers that the person she likes is likely to be gone, it is too cruel. He didn't know how to answer.
"You know, right?" Chan'er had already seen something from Yuan Han's hesitation.
"Probably...... It's a beautiful fantasy for you. Yuan Han said stubbornly.
"If you don't want to say it, forget it, I can find the answer myself. Chan'er can actually understand that both Ruts and Yuan Han are hesitant to have some questions about themselves, which should be a manifestation of their desire to protect themselves. But they didn't understand that the more this happened, the more she wanted to know everything that had happened.
Chan'er secretly made a decision in her heart, no matter how good Zhong Liyang Miao was, she would not stay. Because Chan'er noticed in the conversation with Xitao and Xiaorao that the two were not around when she was injured and lost her memory, and according to their persistence in waiting left and right every inch, Chan'er speculated that something happened when she left the lonely country.
In her opinion, only when she goes to Hengguo can she get close to Yiguo, and she will have more opportunities to understand what happened before she lost her memory.
It's just that she doesn't know that those who may evoke her memories are actually not in Yiguo as she thought, but precisely in Hengguo, waiting for her to discover.
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After about a tea time, Zhongli Yang Miao led Lang Du and several other attendants into the reserved inn.
"Yang Miao has seen the prince, see the county lord. Zhongli Yang Miao stood still at the table where Yuan Han and Chan'er were sitting, bowed slightly and said. He is courteous and personable.
"No need to be polite, sit. Yuan Han beckoned to Zhong Liyang Miao.
"Thank you, Lord Wang. Zhongli Yang Miao sat down in response.
"This time, Zhongli Gongzi specially came to greet him, presumably the unpleasantness of the last time will not happen again?" Chan'er made up her mind to leave a bad impression on Zhongli Yangmiao, so the first sentence she said was quite faulty.
The "unpleasantness of the last time" referred to here refers to the fact that when Yuan Han went to Dongshan Zhongli Garden the previous time, he was mistaken by the guards outside the garden for a person sent by Juxu Village to ask for horses and turned him away.
"The county lord doesn't have to worry too much. This time, Yang Miao will do his best to make the prince and the county lord happy. Zhongli Yang Miao didn't seem to care much about what Chan'er said, and replied with a faint confident smile.
"Of course, I believe that Childe will not repeat the mistakes of the past. However, the last time the three emperor uncles went to the house, they did not choose the route this time, that is, there was no way to Juxu Village. But the situation of this trip is different, can the friction between Gongzi and Juxu Village ensure that we can pass smoothly in front of their eyes?"
"Please rest assured. The relationship between Zhongliyuan and Juxuzhai has always been harmonious, and some friction is thought to be caused by misunderstanding, and it will not cause a confrontation between the two sides. In addition, even if Juxu Village doesn't give Yang Miao a face, can it still stir the interest of the prince and the county lord?"
"But Uncle Sanhuang and I didn't mean to identify ourselves. I hope that Gongzi will remember that the will of the emperor's uncle can only be kept secret. Chan'er didn't give Zhong Liyang Miao a chance to breathe, and said step by step.
"It's Yang Miao's gaffe. ”
"Chan'er. Yuan Han frowned slightly, interrupting the conversation between the two, but there was a doting smile in his eyes.
When Zhong Liyang Miao heard Yuan Han's name for Chan'er, he felt a sense of déjà vu in a trance, but he obviously didn't associate the county lord of Chanyuan with the old Duchan.
"Zhongli Gongzi, Chan Yuan has always been straightforward and fast-talking, if you offend ......" Chan'er received Yuan Han's eyes, knowing that Yuan Han did not impose interference with her choice, but softened her attitude when she saw it.
The county lord said seriously. Yang Miao then sent someone to negotiate. Zhongli Yang Miao said, moving his gaze to Lang Du.
Lang Du then took the two of them and turned to leave.