Chapter 10: The Pheasant and the Maiden
Yang Li was very depressed, since the night of the Qixi Festival, his eyes didn't seem to be as magical as before, this was a secret he had always hidden in his heart. But the sudden pain that night seemed to be imprinted in his mind, and whenever he tried to catch the flying birds or passing flies with his eyes, there was always a dull pain in his right eye. This made him very disappointed......
Fortunately, everything in the academy was as usual, slowly, and I got used to it. Every day, I read books and practice martial arts, watch the sunrise and sunset, and listen to the mountain wind passing in the pine forest and bamboo sea. It seems that it is a blessing that the whole life has passed like this......
On this day, Yang Lizheng, who had just passed his thirteenth birthday, was chasing a fat pheasant in the back mountain bamboo forest with Gao Fatzi and Senior Brother Du!
The pheasants are already desperate, these guys think they are gluttonous, and they dare to violate the rules of the academy that they are not allowed to hunt in the valley, and chase themselves with their lives! The pheasant jumped a few times, and now he was no longer able to fly up the branches, so he threw himself on a boulder to catch his breath and see if he had any way to live.
Yang Li held a rudimentary slingshot in his hand, squinted his left eye and carefully aimed at the chubby guy...... "Smack!" "The pebbles struck the pheasant at the feet of the pheasant with a strong wind! The frightened pheasant flew up with a snort and fell straight into the ditch!
"Alas! Closely! The tall fat man sighed regretfully, and Senior Brother Du smiled: "Brother Li'er is the best slingshot among us!" If you are greedy, then continue to chase ......" After that, holding a green bamboo pole in his hand, he turned over and jumped out, and his body was indescribably chic and fast!
Yang Li and the fat man followed closely and vowed to take the life of this fat pheasant!
The fat pheasant was already so tired that he was dizzy and staggering, so he simply spread his claws along the ditch with his head shut...... In the panic, I only felt that I had hit a thin bamboo branch, who knew that there were a few wind sounds above my head, a "pop", and my soul flew away as soon as it was dark......
"Trap?" Senior Brother Du had already chased not far away, and when he saw that the pheasant had actually triggered a trap and was beaten to death by a few bamboo poles that bounced back, he couldn't help but stand in place in surprise.
Gao Fatzi and Brother Li'er and a follower of Senior Brother Du followed breathlessly at this time, and when Gao Fatzi saw the pheasant giving his head, he immediately said happily: "Haha! Who knew each other so well and helped grandpa a lot! I'm going to pick it up......" and jumped down from the edge of the ditch and ran over......
"Don't! No! "Senior Brother Du and Brother Li spoke almost at the same time to stop it, but it was too late! There seemed to be a vague beastly path at the bottom of the dry ditch, and the tall fat man had just stepped into a step when he felt his ankles tighten! A rope was suddenly put on the ankle of the tall fat man, and the tall fat man hurriedly raised his foot in a hurry, and felt a strong force suddenly hang him upside down......
"Ahh Help me! ”
Senior Brother Du and Brother Li'er were stunned to see the tall fat man being hung in the air like a wild boar, staggering and wailing loudly.
"Who set this trap? There are only a few of us in the academy who like to play this trick! Senior Brother Du looked at his feet vigilantly, and slowly retreated to the top of the ditch, leaving his brother and following behind him, ignoring the tall fat man who wailed for help in mid-air!
"Leave my brother! Senior Brother Du...... Help me! You can't be without righteousness! The tall fat man in mid-air was frightened and howled as he struggled.
Senior Brother Du gritted his teeth, crushed the top of the bamboo cane in his hand with one finger, broke off a few fragments to reveal an edge with a sharp blade, bowed his head and said to Brother Li'er: "I can't care so much, it's important to save people!" Brother Li, you use the slingshot to test if there are any other traps on both sides, and I will go over and cut the rope to save the tall fat man. ”
Brother Li'er nodded: "Senior Brother Du, don't worry!" With that, he raised his slingshot and squinted his left eye, shooting out several stones in succession, hitting the path full of dead branches and leaves, and the branches and leaves flying sideways, but did not trigger any traps.
Senior Brother Du had just walked a few steps when he saw a big stone on the opposite side of the ditch, and a little girl doll carved in pink and jade climbed up...... The little girl doll shouted while crawling: "Senior sister, senior sister! I really caught a wild boar! ”
Senior Brother Du and Yang Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief and laughed when they heard this.
I saw a figure on the stone flash, and two girls in light yellow dresses jumped up! A slightly taller girl couldn't help but laugh out loud when she looked at it, and Senior Brother Du's eyes lit up when she looked straight at the ditch!
"Xiao Lu! Let's take a closer look at whether this guy is a wild boar or not. The tall woman covered her mouth and looked at the little girl doll next to her, who was only a few years old.
Xiao Lu's eyes widened and she couldn't help but be disappointed: "Oops! How is it a dead fat man? It's a pity that Senior Sister Yuzheng worked hard to make a trap in the middle of the night! ”
Senior Brother Du hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Senior sisters, we are chasing a pheasant to strayed into the back mountain, please raise your hand and let my senior brother Gao come down, I am grateful!" ”
The little girl bit her finger and said loudly, "I know you!" You are Senior Brother Du Fan of Qianshan Academy. ”
Du Fan was overjoyed in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little proud, raised his head with a smile and shook back a hairband that hung down his head, just about to be modest...... Hearing this, Xiao Lu continued: "Senior Sister said, this Senior Brother Du is the most hateful, on the surface, he often comes to the back mountains to hunt, especially his two dog-legged accomplices!" There's a slingshot maker, and a dead fat man who doesn't even let go of bamboo worms! There seems to be a skinny monkey stealing fruit......"
Looking at the two pretty junior sisters in front of him, Senior Brother Du Fan, who had just been secretly proud of his reputation, listened to Xiao Lu's words, and almost plunged into the dirt in shame...... Even Yang Li gently hid the slingshot behind him, only the shameless tall fat man was still wailing and begging for mercy in mid-air!
Senior Brother Du is worthy of being the leading brother of this generation of disciples, and he is cheeky...... Hearing this, he still smiled at the tall girl and said, "Senior Sister Xiaoyun, the life of the academy has been a little more difficult in the past two years, I am anxious for my brother, and my junior brothers are growing up, so I have to make this decision!" After two years, Du Fan has achieved some success in learning and going down the mountain, and he will definitely do his best to repay the academy and not let his younger brothers and sisters suffer on the mountain! ”
The girl named Xiaoyun blushed and squatted down to give a salute: "Senior Brother Du is polite, I will let Senior Sister Yuzheng let this fat man down, but in the future, I hope that Senior Brother Du will use this ditch as the boundary, and we will hunt in front of the mountains and back mountains to take care of the young junior brothers and sisters, so it is good." ”
Senior Brother Du hurriedly replied: "Du Fan knows, he will not dare to cross the line in the future, and if there is any gain, he will definitely share a share of Senior Sister Xiaoyun!" ”
"Who wants your gains, we ourselves are also martial arts, and we have more means than you!" A slightly smaller and heroic girl next to Xiaoyun wrinkled her nose and said coldly.
Senior Sister Xiaoyun's face turned red: "Jade Zheng, put that fat man down!" ”
The tall fat man who was swinging in the air shouted when he heard this: "I'm not a fat man, my name is Gao Hua, and the two senior sisters ......."
Yu Zheng snorted coldly, and before the tall fat man could speak, he walked to a tree next to him, grabbed a vine behind the tree and pulled it hard!
"Plop, oops!" The tall fat man in mid-air planted his head on the wet ground, and fell until his mouth was full of dirt and leaves, and he screamed in pain.
Seeing that today's old face had been lost, Senior Brother Du hurriedly stepped forward to help the wailing tall fat man to say goodbye, and fled with his brother and the thin monkey.
Xiao Lu climbed down the big rock, staggered over and picked up the fat pheasant and touched it: "It's a pity, Elder Sun is sick and needs to make up for his body, otherwise it won't hurt your life!" Senior sister and Granny Wang in the kitchen are also sick, and this pheasant is not enough to replenish their bodies! ”
Yu Zheng and Xiao Yun jumped off the boulder, and Senior Sister Xiao Yun took the pheasant and sighed: "Now there are not many prey, and the wild boar has not been caught, so let's do this first!" We do our best to ......."
The leaves on the other side of the ditch flashed, and a figure came out and stood there looking at the three girls below, and said softly, "Are Elder Sun and Granny Wang sick?" ”
The three girls looked up. Seeing that it was Yang Li, who made the slingshot, Xiao Lu replied with a sad face: "The elder and Granny Wang gave us all the food to eat, and they have been weak for the past year, and the two of them have suffered from the wind and cold in the field in the past few days, so they are sick!" ”
Yang Li nodded, stretched out his hand and took out the only prey in the bamboo basket behind him, jumped into the ditch and handed it over: "We also only got a pheasant, let's take the stewed soup for Elder Sun and them to replenish their bodies!"
Xiao Lu looked happy, took the pheasant and smiled: "Thank you!" Thank you, Brother Li'er! ”
Yang Li said strangely: "Do you know me?" ”
Xiao Lu said: "I heard Senior Sister Yuzheng say that among the disciples of your generation, your martial arts are the most brilliant, and Senior Brother Du is nothing more than a person with superb means of dealing with the world......"
"Xiao Lu! Shut up! The senior sister of the jade zheng next to her was flushed when she heard this, and she covered Xiao Lu's leaky mouth, turned around and left in a hurry, Yang Li found that the white ears of the jade zheng seemed to be a little red......
Senior Sister Xiaoyun on the side covered her mouth and smiled, squatted down and bowed: "Then thank you to Senior Brother Yang Li, the etiquette of the front mountain and the back mountain are different, so I won't say more, I'll say goodbye!" As he spoke, he turned around and covered his mouth and went to chase Yu Zheng and Xiao Lu.
Yang Li hurriedly returned the salute, looked up again, and found that the three of them had already run away without a trace, and thought about Xiao Lu's words and Yu Zheng's shy and moving face...... Brother Li'er suddenly found that there seemed to be something inexplicable in his heart! Seem...... It's very pleasant......
Brother Li'er stood in place stupidly, with a trace of peace and happiness in his eyes that had not been seen for a long time, and looked stupidly at the direction where Yuzheng was leaving......
"Hey! It's been a long time...... What kind of spring are you still sending! ”
The tall fat man squatted on the edge of the ditch, holding his fat face with both hands, and said dissatisfiedly.
"You have to take care of it!" Yang Li turned over and jumped into the air to the edge of the ditch, and his skills seemed to be better than Senior Brother Du!
"My roast pheasant is gone?"
"Let's catch it again! What about Senior Brother Du? ”
"Go back first, and losing face in front of Senior Sister Xiaoyun makes him very faceless......"
The two of them turned around and left with their shoulders hooked and disappeared into the bamboo forest in the valley, behind a tall pine tree, Senior Brother Du Fandu, who was supposed to go back to the study, stood quietly in the shadows, his eyes full of inexplicable light...... "This kid has been hiding all along...... Could it be that the academy is secretly cultivating him? It's not like ...... It's not like ah......"