Five hundred horses scattered into the mountains, Geng Gong looked up, and saw that there was a mountain on the west side, towering into the clouds, like standing out from the crowd, he shouted: "Drive!" The horses lifted up their hooves and ran toward the mountain, and in a few moments they were at the foot of the mountain. Geng Gong found a way, rode a horse, and slowly went up the mountain. Halfway up the mountainside, you can already overlook the surrounding scenery, and the watchtowers of Xiqiang come into view. Geng Gong was taken aback, and said in his heart: "Xiqiang watchtower, condescending, and very strong, can be attacked, retreat can be defended, it is really difficult to overcome." I thought there were only more than ten, but the various passes on the mountain have been covered, even in the hinterland where the Qiang people live, there are watchtowers, a rough number, I am afraid that there are no less than five hundred! He was worried, sat down, found stones, and piled them up while looking at them, and before he knew it, he had memorized the terrain of Xiqiang.

When he was in a trance, suddenly there was a wind sound behind him, Geng Gong was startled, flashed sideways, and looked back, a Qiang soldier with a hideous face raised his knife and slashed. He thought that he would be able to succeed, but Geng Gong could easily avoid it, but he was startled and said angrily: "Who are you?" What is the purpose of hiding in the mountains and peeping into my Qiangland? ”

Geng Gong saw that he was dressed in a strong suit, his heart moved, and he smiled: "I have tens of thousands of Han Heavenly Soldiers, I have already killed, it's ridiculous that you are dying, I don't know it, I still shout here!" ”

The man was startled, shook his head and said: "You are alone, and you dare to lie that there are tens of thousands of soldiers, hmph, wait until I chop you into meat puree with a knife!" He slashed horizontally with a knife, as fast as lightning, Geng Gong hurriedly dodged away, thinking: "This person's knife skills are so fast, and he is full of strength, no less than Shi Xiu!" He pointed with his hand and said, "Do you see the mountain on the other side?" Under the pine tree, all the soldiers of the Han Dynasty are hidden! ”

When the man looked at it, he saw that the pine trees in the mountains were shaking, and there were faintly many Han people, so he couldn't help but be anxious, left Geng Gong, and ran down the mountain. Geng Gong sneered: "Stop! If you want to cut but cut, if you want to go, you can go, how can it be so easy in the world! ”

The man was stunned for a moment and said, "Grandpa doesn't have time to play with you today!" He opened his legs and ran again. Geng Gong flew up, jumped in front of him, saw a tree with a big bowl mouth next to him, flew up, and kicked on the trunk, only to hear a "click", the tree actually broke in half, and fell down with a bang. The man was stunned, startled, and exclaimed, "How can this person have so much strength?" Geng Gong sneered a few times, rushed up, dragged over a broken tree, and "swept away thousands of troops" with one move, the man retreated again and again, but it was too late, he was swept by the branches, fell to the ground, rolled down the mountain with bones, and even the knife fell, and he didn't care about picking it up.

Geng Gong laughed: "Ben will not kill you today, leave you dog's life, quickly inform Miwu, quickly order troops, and fight to the death with Ben General!" ”

It was late at night, and the sky was full of dark clouds, and there was not a single star! Someone suddenly shouted at the foot of the mountain: "General Geng, General Geng ......" The voice was poignant, and Geng Gong was shocked: "Could it be that something happened?" He jumped off his horse and hurried down the mountain.

The torches are ready, and the five hundred iron riders stand tall in the night! Shi Xiu was lying on the ground, his face was like gold paper, his eyes were closed, he didn't know who was going to happen, his arms were high and swollen, red and purple, and there was a tooth mark on it. Yurong sat on the side, her face full of tears, sobbing softly.

Geng Gong arrived, was taken aback, and called, "Brother Xiu, Brother Xiu!" "That Shi Xiu is still unconscious, and he doesn't know it. Geng Gong saw the tooth marks on his arm and asked, "Yurong, Brother Xiu, why was he bitten by a snake?" ”

Yurong wiped her tears, raised her head, and said, "Brother Geng, blame me, blame me, Brother Shi was bitten by a snake for me!" "Tell the truth of the matter at the moment.

Yurong went up the mountain with Shi Xiu, and was quite curious about the grass and trees on the mountain, pestering Shi Xiu to ask questions. Shi Xiu likes Yurong and is full of knowledge, of course, he takes the trouble to answer them one by one. Yurong opened a pair of innocent eyes, stared at Shi Xiu tightly, and said, "Brother Shi, why are you so powerful!" When I was in the palace, I was very boring, so I had to read books every day, and almost all the books in the palace were read, but I didn't know what you said. ”

Shi Xiu said with a smile: "That brother Ban Chao, who used to copy books in the palace, his knowledge is many times stronger than mine!" Hundreds of schools, Qimen Liujia, heaven and earth, know everything! When the princess is reading in the palace, the queen mother will be selected and then handed over to you to see, so you don't know some knowledge. ”

Yurong clapped his hands and smiled: "Yes, yes, Brother Shi seems to have seen it with his own eyes." The books I read were all brought by the queen mother, and I read whatever books she brought. Yurong asked again: "Why do you have to use pine branches to make torches?" Wouldn't it be possible to do anything else? ”

"This pine tree contains pine resin, which can ignite even when wet. Moreover, he burned for a long time. Shi Xiu cut down a branch about one meter long and said, "This pine branch can be burned overnight." It's just that this pine branch has a lot of smoke, and the princess is going to be far away, don't be smoked. ”

"Brother Shi, why don't you order one and try it, I'll see how bright it is."

Shi Xiu took out the flint, approached the pine branch, and lightly bumped it, bursting out of sparks, splashing on the pine branch, and the pine branch burst into flames. Yurong was like a little child, and he called out. At first, the flame was like a bean, trembling and faint, as if it was about to be extinguished. Slowly, the light of the fire grew larger, and it burned like a fireball, and the smoke billowed out, and the surroundings were as bright as day.

Under the firelight, the jade skin is like condensation, the eyebrows are picturesque, and the beauty is exquisite, especially when she smiles slightly, just like a lonely and cold orchid for thousands of years, which suddenly blooms overnight. Shi Xiu looked at it stupidly, thinking to himself: "If it was forever tonight, how good it would be......"

Yurong was a little embarrassed by him, lowered his head, and said, "Brother Shi, although the fire of this pine branch is big, the smoke is really big." It turns out that there is no perfect thing in the world, although it is good, but there are always some unsatisfactory. ”

Shi Xiu was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully about the meaning of these words. Yurong was gloomy, and thought to herself: "I was born in the emperor's family, in the eyes of others, how happy!" But how much happiness do I have? If I were in the people, would Brother Geng like me? Alas, I am a wife, how can I think so? I can leave Luoyang for the rest of my life, even if I live in this deep mountain, I am willing to ......"

Shi Xiu stared blankly, as if everything in the world was destroyed, and there was only one jade face. Suddenly, behind Yurong, a snake coiled on a pine tree, with a triangular head, a slender body, black spotted eyes, spitting letters, swooped down like lightning! Shi Xiu was shocked, he pounced and pushed down Yurong! In an instant, the snake bit on Shi Xiu's left arm, and the snake's tail swung and disappeared in an instant.

Yurong was inexplicable, and suddenly saw three more tooth marks on Shi Xiu's left arm, oozing out a little black and purple blood, and hurriedly said, "Brother Shi, what's wrong with you?" ”

Shi Xiu only felt that his left arm was numb and itchy, and slowly, this feeling spread all over his body, as if a huge stone was pressed on his chest, the world was spinning, he was lying on the ground, unable to move, and even Yurong became very distant...... Shi Xiu groaned, "Snake, snake, snake......"

Yurong instantly understood, Shi Xiu rushed up and blocked the snake's attack, she burst into tears, leaned down, shook Shi Xiu, and cried: "Brother Shi, Brother Shi, wake up, wake up, wake up......"

Shi Xiu suddenly felt a sense of relief that he had never felt before, and he was very happy in his heart: "I can't stay with Yurong in life, but I can finally die for her, she will remember me in this life, what else do I want......" His will was slackening, and his body suddenly became very light, so light that it could flutter in the wind......

Yurong cried and cried, leaned down, and sucked the wound on Shi Xiu's left arm. Shi Xiu, who was unconscious, was agitated, but he became conscious, pushed hard, and gasped: "No, no, no...... Yes, toxic ......"

Yurong burst into tears: "Brother Shi, you can't die, you can't die, you have to hold on, hold on, I'll call someone, call someone to save you...... You're going to die, and I—I don't want to live......"

A warm current welled up in Shi Xiu's heart, accompanied by a trace of distress, he took a big breath, and said with great difficulty: "Gong, princess, I, I promise you, you, you, you have to live well......" After saying this, he was no longer able to support it, his eyes closed, and he fainted again.

The wind was miserable, and Yurong's tears fell on Shi Xiu's cold body, and she desperately shouted: "Help, help......" The voice was terrible, and she couldn't bear to hear it.