Chapter 4: The Cloud Crossbow of Salvation
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After another moment, the snow stopped.
There was a soft snoring from inside the room.
Jiang Yun slept soundly, turned over slightly, and fell into a deep sleep again.
Murong Qing lay on the table, motionless.
Even the strongest swordsman, even if he rushes a thousand miles, he will feel extremely tired.
Ye Xunchou gently opened the wooden door, looked at the white sky, and smiled.
There is a touch of pink in the pale white of the sky, and there is a hint of blue under the pink.
People who have lived on the plateau for many years will understand that such a strange tricolor sky often indicates good weather in the following days.
Ye Xunchou paused lightly for a moment, felt the biting cold wind for a while, and then slowly closed the wooden door.
Before leaving, Ye Xunchou should have had a good sleep and maintained sufficient physical strength to cope with all the dangers on the road, but he couldn't sleep.
When a person is extremely excited, isn't it the hardest thing to force himself to sleep?
Ye Xunchou tiptoed over the extinguished brazier and picked up a large cloth bag by the wall.
The cloth bag "banged" and woke up Jiang Yun on the bed.
Jiang Yun straightened up suddenly, staring at Ye Xun with sleepy eyes; "What's wrong?"
"Shhhh ”
Jiang Yun looked at Murong Qing, lowered his voice and said, "What's in that bag?" ”
Ye Xunchou shook the bag and said, "Some of the things we need to use." ”
Jiang Yun opened the mouth of the bag and looked at it, only to see that there were four or five skins inside.
I took it in my hand, the skin bag is not big, but the weight is not light.
Jiang Yunhu wondered: "What is this?" ”
Ye Xunchou said lightly: "This is some of the best fire oil I brought from southern Xinjiang. ”
Jiang Yun said: "Fire oil? What do you want to do with hot oil? Arson? ”
Ye Xunchou nodded and said; "Arson."
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"Arson."
Suddenly, a calm, deep voice repeated the two words.
Ye Xunchou's eyes slanted slightly, Murong Qing had already woken up, and was staring at the two of them motionless: "What are you setting on fire?" ”
Ye Xunchou smiled and said, "Anyway, it's not to burn your house." You'd better get some more sleep. It's a long way to go, and you can't get there in three days. ”
Jiang Yun continued to rummage through the bag and suddenly raised his hand; "What is this?"
What Jiang Yun was holding in his hand was a strange thing that looked like a crossbow but not a crossbow, and like an arrow but not an arrow.
The wooden bow handle is inlaid with shiny iron pieces and a machine.
"This." Ye Xunchou took it and said: "This was originally called 'Cloud Crossbow', and its range is farther than our bows and arrows in the Central Plains, and it is used by the hunters here to hunt the snow antelopes on the cliffs. ”
"'Originally' was called 'Cloud Crossbow'?" Murong Qing said coldly, "What do you mean?" ”
Ye Xunchou smiled slightly; "I've already modified this crossbow, and I haven't decided on a name yet. But ......"
Suddenly, with a "pop", Jiang Yun didn't know where to stir the dark twist, and the cloud crossbow made a subtle sound of "Bah, Bah, Bah".
"Be careful!" Ye Xunchou snatched the cloud crossbow, twisted the arrow, and pointed it directly at the wooden window.
With a scream, the arrows suddenly spread out in all directions in a cross shape, spun and rushed out of the window.
With a bang, the wooden panes were torn apart and sawdust flew.
The arrow dragged a black line and went straight out of the window.
Everyone's color changed, and Ye Xunchou's face turned pale and said, "I forgot to tell you, you can't press it casually." ”
Sawdust fell to the ground, and the whistling outside the window gradually stopped.
Jiang Yun was shocked and said, "What the hell is this?" What is this black root? ”
Ye Xun said worriedly; "It's animal tendons, I've soaked them in tung oil for several months, and they're already very strong."
Ye Xunchou pointed out the window and said: "The cloud crossbow originally used taut animal tendons to shoot arrows, I made a small change in the arrow, and tied the extremely strong beast tendons on the arrow, and directly connected the wooden teeth and wooden shafts installed in the center of the crossbow. When the arrow is shot, the external force is stuck with a good wooden tooth, and as long as the wooden tooth is released, it can be retracted by force. ”
As he spoke, Ye Xunchou flicked a protrusion on the other side, the cloud crossbow vibrated slightly, and the beast tendons slowly shrank into the wooden crossbow.
Jiang Yun sighed; "'Star Picking Skillful Hands' is really very skillful, I'm afraid that Lu Ban and Guiguzi are alive, and it is difficult to compare with your ability."
Ye Xunchou's complexion suddenly changed in an instant.
Although Ye Xunchou's strange look was only fleeting, Jiang Yun caught a glimpse of it inadvertently.
Ye Xunchou said calmly: "This thing is really useful, I didn't just prepare a handful." ”
Murong Qing said quietly: "What's the use?" ”
Ye Xunchou said lightly: "Escape." ”
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In the evening, it was still dark.
The carriage that Ye Xun had set had already stopped at the door.
The coachman, whose nose was red from the cold, counted the silver taels in his hand and waved his whip loudly.
Jiang Yunmu watched Murong Qing quietly walk into the carriage.
Murong Qing's sword was indeed hanging on his right waist.
Before getting into the car, Murong Qing stopped, and the first thing he lifted was indeed his left foot.
Jiang Yun sighed and shook his head helplessly.
Ye Xunchou jumped to sit beside the coachman and said loudly; "Jiang Yun, what are you doing in a daze? Get in! ”
Jiang Yun squinted his eyes and looked up at the dim dark clouds, shrunk his neck into his leather jacket, and stepped into the carriage.
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The Kunlun Mountains are in the southwest of Qinghai.
The western part of Kunlun is the only way from Gansu and Qinghai to Tibet.
Therefore, it is not uncommon to occasionally see a few lamas hurrying with their heads bowed in this mountain pass.
Ye Xunchou shook his legs happily, and occasionally whistled a few times.
The coachman occasionally glanced sideways at him, and laughed heartily, though he did not quite understand what could make this young man from the Central Plains so happy.
When the car reached the intersection, it suddenly stopped.
Jiang Yun looked forward and saw the coachman raising his horsewhip and pointing into the distance.
Ye Xunchou squinted and looked ahead, and the coachman didn't know what to say, so he nodded again and again.
After a while, the axle began to slowly open up in the snow again.
Jiang Yun couldn't help but feel a little dizzy as he looked at the huge and spectacular mountain rocks outside the window and the remnants of snow whirling and circling in the sky.
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