Li Mao thought that his experience on the grassland was nine deaths and one life, but he didn't know that what his nephew Li Rui experienced was really called "life and death".

Since Tongzhou, they have been assassinated four times, if it weren't for the help of Zhou Qing when they were in Tongzhou, and they got the sharp weapon of the Shenji crossbow, they would have died and wounded.

The first attack was when they first arrived at the border between Tongzhou and Liangzhou, when a group of pedestrians dressed in cloth clothes and looking like civilians suddenly attacked and caught them off guard.

Fortunately, they are all well-trained people and good at fighting in groups, and although it took a lot of effort, they still managed to solve the battle without danger.

When they wanted to keep a living mouth to interrogate the people behind the scenes, these people had already committed suicide by poisoning.

Their back molars are hollowed out and contain poison, and if they miss, they bite through the venom sac and never leave a living mouth.

Such a death-defying and resolute attitude is definitely a dead man who is raised by a certain force.

Were they targeted from the beginning, or did they leak the news in Tongzhou, so they were hunted down all the way?

If it is the latter, then there must be one party on the side of the Chinese army or Zhou Qing who has some contact with the people behind the scenes.

And for everyone, from the beginning of being hunted down, the changes that have taken place in Li Rui are simply unexpected.

From the beginning of holding a crossbow to look for machine springs, to being able to use the divine crossbow to kill people cleanly, the generals of the Xinguo Mansion and Li Rui's two gentlemen were very shocked.

If this is a kind of growth, it is also growing too fast.

The leader of the family and these generals are all people who have returned from the battlefield, and they have all been rookies at one time. When they killed people for the first time, some vomited, some were sad that their hands were stained with blood, and some people held knives and guns and cried, but no one was like Li Rui, just hesitated slightly, and they could quickly pull the spring machine.

He didn't even have shaking hands or closing his eyes.

Li Rui is not weak, he has great strength, and he has learned two years of fighting and archery skills with two military masters, which is by no means inferior to any well-trained soldier in the army of Dachu, what he lacks is nothing more than actual combat experience, and no general and master will really put him to death, so what he has learned will always be a little worse.

And now Li Rui is like a sponge that keeps absorbing water, constantly integrating the teachings of the two martial masters and many generals in the past, and even going further, feeling a mysterious thing in the battle.

He can even protect Master Du Jin, who doesn't know martial arts at all, by the way.

The assassination was sudden and dark, but he was not afraid. Every time he was on the verge of life and death, he could feel the changes in his body.

Li Rui didn't know how this change came about.

The blood will speed up, the breathing will slow down, and the mind will be incredibly clear.

Everything is slowing down, but he is still the same.

He can calmly dodge attacks, and he can quickly find flaws, and then raise the crossbow machine-

Kill these people.

Li Ruizhi said that his generals were scared, and his masters were also worried. His unexpected performance is easily reminiscent of a murderer or an executioner-like figure.

But he clearly knew that he was not one of these people, that he did not get pleasure from killing people, or anything else. To kill is to kill, to survive, whether you die or I live. He's just triggering some instinct when he's in danger. 、

It was this instinct that made him calmer and more able to mobilize all his potential, but it didn't make him bloodthirsty.

He remembered his grandfather's ability to survive the chaos unscathed.

For a moment, he trembled slightly as if he were almost trembling.

If he wanted to, he could reach the heights of his grandfather. He can be like Zhao Yun in his grandmother's mouth, seven in and seven out like entering no man's land, or like Zhang Fei who "takes the head of the head like exploring the bag and taking things", and has made immortal achievements.

However, it only took a moment for him to give up on such thoughts.

The world has been decided, where can there be war again.

His grandfather had told his children and grandchildren not to take over the military again, and it had only been two generations, so how could he disobey his ancestors' teachings and ignore the safety of the entire government and act recklessly.

"Grand Prince, there is still nothing on the corpse." The leader shook his head after looking at it. "There are no markings, even the clothes are just the most ordinary cotton clothes."

I don't know when these generals have called Li Rui from "Young Master Rui" to "Big Prince". The last time they called people like this, it was Li Rui's father.

Li Rui let out a soft "um". He had expected nothing this time.

If it is a dead man, he doesn't even want his life, how can he leave a clue? Even if it is to leave clues, I am afraid that it is to mislead others, and it is not accurate.

"Put away their crossbow arrows and continue on your way. We've lost too much time. ”

"Yes, eldest son!"

Another benefit of the Divine Crossbow is that the bolts can be reused. Unless it is shot at a hard object, the arrows of the crossbow arrows are difficult to damage. This leaves them with little need for supplies along the way, as these dead soldiers pretend to be approachable by ordinary people every time, and they don't wear armor or other armor.

But this caused them to dare not enter the city along the way, and did not dare to let others approach. They didn't know why the other party could keep finding them, they could only be sure that everyone who approached them might be an enemy, and they could only keep walking, walking, until they reached the state capital of Liangzhou.

As long as they arrive in Wuwei, they can rest assured.

Li Rui and his party were in a hurry except for the rest time. Although Du Jin can ride a horse, he has never experienced such a thing, and in the end, he couldn't even straighten his waist, so he relied on Master Jiang's support to walk. If it weren't for the fact that Mr. Dongsheng knew the way to Wuwei, Li Rui would have wanted to simply leave Mr. Dongsheng in a post station and pick them up when they returned.

Another day, they walked a long journey without scenery, and all they saw along was barren land and dry riverbeds. The earth and mountains are undulating, but there is no grass, and the people who see it are very depressed, but they have just turned a mountain bag, but the eyes are suddenly open, and a pool of blue lake water suddenly appears in front of their eyes.

Such a visual contrast is so rapid and dramatic, it makes them unbelievable.

This road is full of wind and dust, and has been chased and killed, and when I see the city, I only dare to go in and continue to rush with a little supply, and the nerves of a group of people have already been tense, as long as I pull it again, I am afraid that it will be broken.

Li Rui had never seen such a blue lake, it was like pulling the sky into the water. He stopped his horse, looked at the lake behind the mountain bag, and finally made a decision.

"Just rest by the lake, drink some water, eat something, and then go!"

"Good!"

"I'm tired after a day of walking, let my grandson and I go for a good swim!"

"Go, go, go, we still have to fill water, who dares to drink your footwashing water!"

Li Rui saw that the generals were very happy, and he knew that his decision was right. He was the first to jump off his horse and lead the horse to the blue lake.

Seeing him dismount, the generals who could not help but feel their hearts fluttering also followed, and they went to the lake, took out the felt blanket from under the saddle, spread it on the ground, and took out dry food, and filled their stomachs slightly.

To be honest, after eating this thing for so many days, there is no taste in my mouth, and I am very numb. If you can find a place where the Hu people live, you must buy some dried meat and wine to accompany the meal, otherwise after a trip, you won't even be able to eat in the future.

Du Jin was already too tired to do anything, so he washed his face slightly, and then lay on the blanket and didn't want to get up. Many of the families just took a slight look at the terrain at the water's edge and did not go into the water.

Master Jiang pulled out a jar of medicinal oil from the package. This is still the medicinal oil he prepared because he was worried that Li Rui would not be able to adapt to riding a horse for a long time, but who expected that except for a few times at the beginning, it was all used on Mr. Du later.

He walked towards Du Jin with the medicinal oil, but suddenly saw more than a dozen horses appear behind the mountain bag not far away. The horses had riders with turbans around their heads, strong suits, and weapons around their waists.

Master Jiang blew his beard angrily.

"! Do these assassins still want people to rest? To let Lao Tzu know who is behind the scenes to command this group of beasts, Lao Tzu has stripped him of his skin! ”

"Brothers, put on your clothes first! Someone again! ”

When Li Rui heard Master Jiang's shout, he sat up and walked to his place to look. Because there were several dirt bags in the background, and they were resting in a hidden leeward place, the riders did not look like they had been spotted.

Du Jin got up with a sigh and said, "Don't act rashly first, let's hide it first and see who it is." In case it is a herdsman from Liangzhou, some Hu herdsmen also ride horses with knives. ”

Li Rui nodded, they quietly pulled the horse behind the dirt bag, blocked the horse's mouth, and the people also hid behind the dirt bag to see what these people were doing by this lake.

The speed of the group was very slow, and it didn't look like they were in a hurry. They still had something on their horses, like some kind of livestock, writhing all the time.

Li Rui and the others didn't dare to come out, and leaned closely against the back of the dirt bag, ready to decide what to do after listening to the movement.

Du Jin's guess was wrong, these people were not Hu people, but Han people.

"It's really back in the past few days, except for the two people, no one has been caught. Originally, they were going to be killed, but those people could speak Chinese, and said that as long as they were sent to Wuwei, there would be a big official to pay the ransom for them, and the leader really believed it. Do you think it's? If it weren't for robbing a team of merchants today, I'm afraid the brothers wouldn't even have been able to chew it. ”

"Didn't you say that it snowed heavily in Tongzhou, Fenzhou? The trade routes were blocked, and there were fewer people from the south, so there was no way to do it. But, hehe, do you really want to bring this girl back to the head? Why don't we try it first? Anyway, as long as we return the whole person, we don't take off her arms or legs......"

Syllable!

"Put that guy of yours away for me! This is not a bearded girl, if you move a finger of her, she may have to find death and life. With so many caravans from Wuwei, how many can we provoke? It's nice to catch it! ”

Li Rui exchanged glances with the others, looking not like assassins chasing them, but a wave of horse thieves plundering trade routes. Sounds like someone else was robbed.

Li Rui was thinking about whether to care about this matter, and Du Jin didn't know what was wrong with Lu Dao, so he suddenly sneezed.

"Who's in the back?"

Now, if you don't want to take care of it, you have to take care of it!

Master Jiang glared at Du Jin angrily and made a gesture. Several families will buckle the spring of the crossbow machine and keep the crossbow bolts in bursts.

Du Jin saw that Jiang Jingyi made a gesture for him to go out, pointing at himself and pointing outside. Master Jiang rolled his eyes and nodded.

"Who's in the back? If we don't come out, we'll be over! More than a dozen horse thieves pulled out their sabers, and when the long knives were unsheathed, they kept making a "clanging" sound, which raised Du Jin's heart to his throat.

Oh my God, he's just a gentleman who teaches and educates! What happened along the way!

Turning back and strongly demanding a raise!

Du Jin gritted his teeth, made a gesture of please, and rushed out of the gang in a panic.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I just came over to drink saliva and didn't hear anything!"

Seeing that it was just one person, the horse thieves breathed a sigh of relief, and some of them were even ready to put away their knives.

"Yo? Looks like a scholar? Alone? What is the value of the ......?"

"Get down, sir!"

Li Rui shouted, and Du Jin hurriedly lay down. Li Rui led his generals out from behind the dirt bag, pulled the motor spring, and shot five times in a row, and several horse thieves fell.

Some people saw that the situation was not right, and when they saw that the leader was just a teenager, they rushed over with a knife.

Li Rui calmly stuffed three crossbow arrows, and did not turn around, just held the crossbow machine flat and retreated while loading, the generals around him were not vegetarians, drawing swords and shooting crossbow arrows, and after a while, a few more horse thieves fell.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining horse thieves pulled their legs and ran to their horses, Li Rui aimed at them, shot a few arrows in a row, and left the remaining horse thieves behind.

The leader of the family drew his soft sword, ready to kill all the horse thieves, Li Rui suddenly spoke.

"Wait, leave a question."

The general nodded, leaving a random mouth.

After they killed all these horse thieves, the horse thieves who stayed behind had already been frightened, and Li Rui would answer whatever he asked. It was not that he was afraid of death, but that they would torture him with all kinds of torture.

Li Rui asked about the details of the horse thief, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

The group of horse thieves hid in a grotto not far ahead, which was originally built to worship the Buddha, but now became a hiding place for this group of horse thieves.

Their number is not large, and they are not the strongest among the horse thieves in this territory, and they can live all the time, all because the caravans from Liangzhou to Tongzhou are willing to be filial. Those who did not want to pay their filial piety did everything they could to rob and kill, or plundered the leader of the caravan to demand ransom.

No one knows where they are hiding until today.

Li Rui heard him pour the beans from the bamboo tube, and he didn't say much, just asked the generals to tie him up and go to the horses of the horse thieves.

They had just grabbed a caravan, and the mess was piled up at once. One of the horses had a writhing sack, and Li Rui asked the generals to take down the sack, and he didn't get closer, but only watched from a distance as the generals let people out.

I didn't get close because I was afraid that all this was set up by the Assassins. There was such a situation before, and I almost got hit. Li Rui felt that after this period of time, his defensive heart became heavier and heavier.

When he goes home, I'm afraid that even if a normal person approaches, he will be jealous.

As soon as the sack was opened, a little girl who was tied up like a dumpling fell out. Her mouth was clogged with something, and she could only make a muffling sound.

Li Rui was taken aback when he saw it.

Previously, he heard those horse thieves say "girl, try it fresh" Yunyun, and thought it was an adult girl, but now when the little girl in the sack came out, she looked carefully and was only seven or eight years old at most.

Li Rui's face turned pale.

This group of people, just killing them so easily, is really cheap for them.

The generals helped the little girl up, untied the rope tied to her body, let go of the rags in her mouth, and comforted her softly: "The little girl is fine, and the bad guys have been killed by the uncles." ”

The little girl glanced around, and saw that the horse thieves were really dead on the ground, only one was tied, and a young man in the distance looked at this side with an indifferent expression, followed by a group of strong men, and guessed in her heart that this was the child of a dignitary family who came out to play, and when he saw the horse thief, he was slaughtered.

The little girl knelt down in the direction of Li Rui and kowtowed.

"Xie Lu Xie Gongzi saved his life, when Xiao Jiu returns to Liangzhou City, I will definitely repay you."

As soon as the little girl spoke, Li Rui looked sideways slightly. Because it sounds like a boy's voice, not a girl's.

"You're a boy?" Li Rui asked in doubt.

"Yes, Xiao Jiu is the grandson of the chief steward of Wuwei Tongda Commercial Bank, my young lady and the caravan returned from my grandfather's house together, the road met this horse thief team, the villain saw that the situation was not good, made his own opinion, slipped into the carriage and changed clothes with the young lady, I am the same age as the young lady, we are about the same size, the horse thief did not recognize it for a while, I was arrested for the young lady. You saved Xiao Jiu's life, and my grandfather will definitely treat you well. Please leave your names ......"

"No need. We just saved you, and we are not benefactors. Li Rui said calmly, "You are young, but you are loyal." Give him the thief's horse, and give him a dagger, and let him go back to catch up with his caravan." ”

The chief of the house bowed his head and said yes, and went to lead the horses. Their horses had been running for a long time, and they were a little tired. The horses of these horse thieves came just in time, and now that there are so many empty horses to change, the speed of travel will be faster.

The leader of the generals picked a shorter, docile-looking horse and handed the reins to the boy named Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu stood up, took the reins, and asked hesitantly: "This son, I'm afraid that the way back will not be peaceful, can you please ......?"

"I can't." Li Rui vetoed his request in one bite, and didn't even want to hear everything he had to say.

"I'll pay ......," his voice was a little dry under Li Rui's pressure.

A few of the generals laughed out loud as if they had heard something funny.

Xiao Jiu's face flushed slightly. Also, such a son, with so many powerful subordinates, where will he be short of money. He was born into a merchant family, and he was full of money when he opened and closed his mouth, so he was afraid that it would make people laugh.

Li Rui saw that he was a little embarrassed, and his heart softened. A few years ago, he was just such an old kid, but he didn't necessarily do such a thing. This is also a precocious child, why bother to lose his face.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly, and said to the child:

"It's not that we look down on your money, if it were usual, I would definitely earn this pocket money. It's just that now we're going to the horse thief's den, and it's not quite appropriate to take you with us. You'd better go first. ”

"The eldest son!"

"Li Rui!"

"I said, in a hurry, why are you running to find those horse thieves!"

"I'm going to ask him about the two karma. For what reason, their leader thought that these two people were worthy of their great danger and demanded ransom from the great officials of Wuwei. Horse thieves ask officials for money, dare to do such crazy things, these people must be very important. Since the horse thieves said that most of their people went out to 'rob the road', now that the lair is empty, it is time to find out. ”

As soon as Li Rui's words fell, the pupils of the horse thief on the ground shrank slightly, and he looked at Li Rui with the expression of looking at a madman.

"It's too dangerous." Du Jin was the first to disagree. "Even if it's empty, there aren't many of us."

"No, we're just going to investigate, and we don't necessarily have to save people." Li Rui's voice was faint, and his tone was very stable, not like he wanted to take an adventure. "If it's not right, we'll pull it out and think about it in the long run."

"I'll go back and report to you." Xiao Jiu grabbed the reins of the horse and blurted out: "My family's caravan is familiar with many officials on this road, and the government has been catching horse thieves, but they can't find their stronghold." ”

"I'll go back and report now!"

Li Rui glanced at Du Jin, who was full of disapproval, and said with a smile: "Sir, you see, God has even found a way out for us." ”

Capital. Taichang Siqing's home.

"You're all out of the way! Get out of this yard! ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!"

"Dad, why are you here?" Chu Yingyuan took a few steps back in fear.

"Son, look at what you've done again!" As soon as King Xiang Cheng entered his son's door, he gave Chu Yingyuan a slap on his head, and he didn't react for a long time.

Chu Lian, the king of Xiangcheng, did not have the harmony in front of outsiders on weekdays, on the contrary, this frightening eye was afraid that everyone who knew him would fall through their eyes.

Who would have thought that his eyes were aimed at his own son like this!

"I've told you 10,000 times, don't mess with the Xinguo Mansion again! When I was summoned to Beijing at this time, I was originally worried and wanted to return to the fiefdom as soon as possible. Now this person is not stupid, I am going to make a mistake, and I can't even get out of the door and die at home, do you believe it? King Xiang Cheng patted the table and said, "You actually do this kind of thing with your Lao Tzu's people!" Just let out a sigh of relief for losing the fight, you didn't even care about the safety of the whole house! ”

"Dad, how can this be a breath! Originally, you didn't have to be the Taichang Siqing of this nest of fire, and my sister can also find a good family, I will never be like this again, and I will be laughed at even when I go out! "The stain of being pressed to the ground by an adult child, there is no way to erase it from him in this life!

"If I hadn't heard my father's spies in Tongzhou report that Li Rui's traces had been discovered, how could I have found this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Dad, this kid usually doesn't even go out of the door, but now he ......"

"Don't tell me about that! I wasn't going to stay in the capital forever. Even if you don't cause trouble, I'll find a mistake and find a way for the emperor to send me back to the fiefdom! You idiot provoked the Xinguo Mansion, I can't make any more mistakes, I can't go up and down and I'm trapped in the capital, I originally wanted your sister to add another door to our family, but now it's all in the soup! ”

King Xiang Cheng gritted his teeth and shouted:

"The only thing we have to do now is endure, endure, endure! We can't afford to make any mistakes. What do you think is the reason why we have four branches of the Chu family, only we can stay? You Lao Tzu I still have my tail between my legs, you shake a fart! This is not our place! I have recalled the manpower of Tongzhou, and I have lost so many good hands, do you think you are still wronged? ”

"Daddy!"

"Try one more thing!"

Chu Yingyuan was stared at by his father and felt cold behind his back, and closed his mouth unwillingly.

"Son! I warn you, if you do this again, I will not tolerate you any more. You're not the only son! The next time you steal my seal and direct others to do something, I will let you be crushed by your brothers for the rest of your life, and I will do what I say! ”

King Xiang Cheng slammed the door and walked out.

"Li Rui, this can't kill you......" Chu Yingyuan's eyes were full of sparks of anger. I'd like to see if I have a mind or not, how many times can you run away! ”

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