He stood up and stumbled up the slope, shouting, "Daddy, Mother." He ran up the hillside, looked at it, did not feel stunned, only to see a few corpses lying horizontally and vertically under the hillside, obviously after a fierce battle last night, there were two corpses, unarmoured, full of carved arrows, and a few goshawks stood on it, who were desperately tearing the flesh and blood of the corpse, looking at the figure, it was his parents Zhang Wuxian and Wulan. He screamed, rushed downhill, ran to the corpse, and drove away the goshawk, only to see that the two had been pecked and their flesh was blurred, and their faces were unrecognizable. Zhang Shixing pounced, knelt on the ground, hugged the corpses of his parents and cried loudly.

I don't know how long he cried, his tears have dried, he was a little hungry in his stomach, he raised his eyes and looked in the direction of his tent, if on weekdays, his mother had already cooked milk tea, fried the fruit, and beckoned the family to sit around the fire to eat, and at this moment, the tent that should have been laughing and laughing has become a pile of ashes, his parents are really gone, and the top priority is to bury his parents' bodies, but now he is alone, with no experience in vain, and no elders to preside, I had to search in my mind for the funeral rites of the shepherds on the grassland that I had seen since I was a child, found a single knife scattered on the ground, dug a shallow pit next to the burned tent, put the bodies of my parents side by side with their heads facing east, cut off two pieces of rags on my robe, covered my face, and took out a copper kettle and a few silver bowls from the ashes of the tent, placed them on both sides, knelt on the ground, put your hands together, faced the sky, and prayed silently: "Father, mother, your heroic spirits will slow down for the time being, and the children will go immediately to avenge your hatred. Then our family of three will be reunited in heaven. After praying, he knocked his head three times, slowly piled the soil on top of his father's body, filled the soil pit, carefully stepped on it with his feet, and then found some stones, and surrounded it.

Zhang Shixing found a pair of bows and arrows in the pile of dead bodies, straddled him diagonally, stuck a single knife at his waist, and looked in the direction. Last night, a large group of people had apparently passed here, and had trampled the green grassland out of a loess avenue, pointing diagonally to the northeast, and he walked forward along the road, with only one thought in his mind: "Revenge." In this way, Zhang Shi walked for two hours, and saw that he had traveled more than ten miles away, and at this moment it was already a red sun, and he walked so hungry and thirsty that he had to sit on the side of the road to rest, hoping that there would be a shepherd passing by on the grassland, so that he could beg for some food. In the blink of an eye, suddenly heard a sound of horses' hooves, a team of men and horses rushed in the distance, and galloped to the front in a moment, Zhang Shixing fixed his eyes and looked, only to see a Mongolian girl running in front of him, a white horse under the crotch, wearing a purple robe, wearing a golden crown, his face was like a full moon, apricot eyes and high nose, his expression was panicked, and he kept looking back, she was followed by more than a dozen Ming cavalry, raising his sword and shouting, chasing after him, the girl saw Zhang Shixing dressed as a herdsman, and shouted in Mongolian: "Save me!" ”

Although Zhang Shixing knew that his father Zhang Wuzhi was Han since he was a child, and his mother Wulan was a Mongolian, he should be regarded as a Han person, but he was born in the grassland, grew up in the grassland, and did not set foot in the Han land half a step in his life. Grandfather is a good archer, Zhang Shixing has followed him since he was a child to ride a horse and shoot arrows, plus he practiced internal boxing with his father, although he is young, his hands and feet are flexible, and he is no longer a problem to deal with ordinary people.

A leader of the Ming army saw that his archery was like a god, oh, his feet knocked on the horse's belly, brandished a bright saber and rushed over, Zhang Shixing shot an arrow, the sergeant waved the saber, and with a bang, the arrow was cut in two, Zhang Shixing was stunned, the sergeant had galloped to his eyes, the knife flashed, and he slashed down. Although Zhang Shixing knows martial arts, he has never been an enemy in his life, his father feeds the moves, all of them are point to the end, how could he have this life fight, he couldn't perform it for a while, but subconsciously greeted the carved bow in his hand, who knew that the knife was fierce, this knife cut off the wooden bow, and cut Zhang Shixing's robe, blood gushed out at the time, if it wasn't for the hard bow to block it, this knife would make him break his stomach and intestines, and die on the spot.

Zhang Shixing grinned in pain, hit the knife, but his mind became clear, remembering the five-character formula that his father said, he threw the bow and arrow, rubbed his body up, his arms were violently long, and he used his inner fist to grab the hand, and he buckled the sergeant's vein, and with a slight force, the sergeant was numb all over, and was pulled down from the galloping horse, his feet were still buckled on the stirrups, and his face was facing down, colliding with the ground, and his brain burst to death. Seeing this, the rest of the Ming army whistled and fled.

When the Mongolian girl saw that she was chasing the enemy and fled away, she circled her horse and approached, and said to Zhang Shixing: "What a handsome kung fu." I want to thank you for saving my life. What is your name? Why here? ”

Zhang Shixing listened to her voice like a silver bell, and listened to it tactfully, and couldn't help but think of his mother, tears flowed down uncontrollably, and he choked up: "My name is Battelle (the Mongolian name his mother gave him, which means hero.) My father and mother were killed by the Ming army who killed them these days. I'm going to get revenge on them. ”

The girl nodded and said: "This time, the Ming Dynasty general Lan Yu led an army of 150,000 to attack my royal court, our army was unprepared, and there were no less than 100,000 people killed and captured on the grassland, which is really the most damaged person since my Great Yuan moved north, it is tantamount to the disaster of losing the country, my parents are also in the hands of the enemy, life and death are unknown, are you willing to go with me to avenge the shame and save the people from fire and water?" It is not in vain to call the name of Battle. ”

Zhang Shixing nodded, he killed someone for the first time in his life, it was just a matter of an instant, his mind was still blank, and he answered a few words with this girl at this moment, relieved himself, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, and couldn't help but cough while holding his chest, and blood penetrated his clothes.

When the girl saw that he was injured, she immediately jumped off the horse, took out a small leather bag from the horse's back coat, walked to Zhang Shixing, gently tore his clothes, squeezed out some black ointment from the leather bag, and slowly applied it to his wound with her hands, and immediately stopped the bleeding. Zhang Shixing also felt a trace of coolness spread to his skin. The girl tore off her dress again, leaned over and bandaged Zhang Shixing's wound properly. When the girl was healing with Zhang Shixing, her cloud-like hair teased his cheeks, Zhang Shixing felt itchy, and the girl's body fragrance was refreshing, and he didn't feel that his face was red. Who knew that his stomach was rumbling at this moment.

The girl had just finished bandaging, raised her head, and giggled: "I thought it was a toad crowing, but it turned out that your stomach was crowing." Zhang Shixing's face turned even redder, and he was a little embarrassed: "I haven't eaten in the morning." The girl walked back to the saddle quickly, put the medicine bag back into the jacket, took out a few strips of dried meat from it, took out a leather pot, turned to Zhang Shixing and smiled: "It's time to eat, my Battle." ”

When Zhang Shixing heard this, he stood on the spot like five thunderbolts, and tears poured out of his eyes. The girl hurried to him, and comforted him, "Why are you crying again, my Battle?" Zhang Shixing said with tears on the corners of his mouth: "Whenever the meal is opened, my mother always says: 'It's time to eat, my Battle'." One night, I will never see my mother again. After that, he hugged the girl and cried, as if he wanted to vent all his sorrow and suffering, as if he could catch the shadow of the mother who was gradually moving away in his mind by grabbing the girl in his arms.

I don't know how long I cried, the girl gently stroked Zhang Shixing's back, and said softly: "Okay, don't cry, my Battle, I heard the toad cry again, and when you are full of food and drink, we will go to them together to take revenge." ”

When Zhang Shixing heard her say this, he burst into tears and laughed, let go of the girl in his arms, snatched the jerky in her hand, devoured it, and took the leather pot she handed over, unscrewed the lid, and a smell of milk came through the nose, and he drank several big mouthfuls as soon as he raised his neck, which was really happy, and also slightly covered up the embarrassment of Shicai.

The girl ate a few mouthfuls of jerky, and did not dislike Zhang Shixing's dirty saliva, snatched the leather pot, and poured it down, and the two of them ate beef jerky and drank milk one bite at a time, and after a while, they finished eating the jerky, drank the milk dry, and finally ate until their stomachs were swollen and their spirits gradually recovered.

Zhang Shixing saw that this girl was acting freely and with extraordinary knowledge, and he was a little admired and curious, so he asked, "Who are you, and how do you know so many things?" How did you get here? ”

The girl giggled again, "My Battle, at last remembered to ask my name?" ”

Zhang Shixing scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "I'm not Battle, my father is the real hero." ”

The girl tilted her head and asked curiously, "Who is your father?" ”

Zhang Shixing sighed and said sadly: "My father used to be a Langzhong, and he was a Han man, named Zhang Wuxi. With that, he glanced at the girl.

The girl obviously didn't know who Zhang Wuxian was, stared at Zhang Shixing with wide eyes, and listened to her talk.

Zhang Shixing really wanted to talk about his father's past in the past, but there was nothing to say for a while, he really hoped that his father was a big hero, in charge of thousands of troops, crisscrossing the rivers and lakes, making meritorious achievements, and praising people, but he was an ordinary person in the end, there was really nothing to say. He thought of his father's single-handedly fighting against the Ming army in order to protect his life, and he couldn't help but turn red again, and said in a low voice: "In order to save me, my father fought with the Ming army and killed more than a dozen of them. Of course he's a big hero. ”

When the girl heard this, she immediately stood in awe and said, "Your father is really a great hero, then he is a Han, and the Ming army is also a Han, how can you Han kill yourself?" How did he come to our grassland? ”

When Zhang Shixing heard this, he was a little annoyed and said: "My father came to the grassland for my mother and followed her, and he also died to protect us, with his martial arts, he could have escaped." ”

After hearing this, the girl was a little leisurely and said, "Your mother is so blessed, there is a man who is willing to go with her and die for her." Your mother must be beautiful, right? ”

Zhang Shixing said proudly: "That's nature, my mother is very beautiful, her name is Wulan, and she is the most beautiful woman on the grassland." ”

The girl sighed, as if she knew Ulan's name, and sighed: "No wonder so, I, Tana (meaning pearl), have long heard of your mother's name, and I can't wait to meet, but it's a pity." ”

Zhang Shixing said: "Your name is Tana? And who are your parents? ”

Tana playfully said, "If you dare to go with me, I will tell you who my parents are." ”

Zhang Shixing was a little disdainful, and a little self-defeating: "Why don't you dare, anyway, I don't care about my own life, kill a few more Ming soldiers, avenge my father and mother, I will go to heaven to reunite with them." ”

Tana suddenly grabbed Zhang Shixing's arms and said, "Battle, I don't allow you to die, I want you to be like your father, go with me, and die for me." ”

Zhang Shixing was stunned for a moment, did not react, looked straight at Tana, this time in a hurry, blurted out the words, at this moment Tana herself felt inappropriate, at the moment crimson face, turned around, ran a few steps, flew on the horse, turned to Zhang Shixing and said: "Are you coming, my Battle?" ”

Zhang Shixing's face was red, he felt that she was laughing, his chest shook, and he wanted to refuse, but he involuntarily followed under his feet, came to the horse, pulled the saddle bridge, rode up, hugged her slender waist, smelled her faint fragrance, and did not feel that his heart was rippling.

Tana lowered her head and asked Zhang Shixing softly, "My Battle, how old are you this year?" Zhang Shixing said: "Fifteen years old." Tana smiled, "A year younger than me." You should call me sister. Zhang Shixing blushed and said, "Why should I call you sister, can't I just call you Tana?" Tana laughed, "You can only call me sister today, but not tomorrow." Zhang Shixing said strangely: "Why is this? Tana didn't explain, sighed, and said, "You'll know then." With that, he dismounted and galloped to the northeast.