Chapter III. The sword asks Beiyan 222.There are no colorful phoenix wings
On the night of Urge's death, Wu Chengfeng first met the white-faced night owl who should not have appeared in Jiangnan to report the funeral, and then a sharp pain suddenly came from his chest, and the whole person passed out completely. Fortunately, after waking up the next morning, I didn't notice anything abnormal in my body. Originally, Wu Chengfeng was a staunch atheist, but the next day he found that he couldn't force the throbbing and panic in his heart, so he began to think wildly; In addition, he was also a trivial matter in Jiankang City, so he simply pulled on the pole and prepared to go to Chang'an City in person.
Since the day Urge married Huang Xian in front of him, Wu Chengfeng has never stepped into Chang'an City for half a step. He was not a naturally affectionate and unrighteous person, and between him and his former wife, although the husband and wife in this life were shallow, but in his heart, he had always reserved a most unique position for Urge. If he had been half-hearted, he would not have been alone to this day.
Shen Gui, Qi Yan, and Qi Hui are all Youbei dolls who grew up at the foot of Taibai Mountain; Since childhood, the old brothers of the Mengqi family have been carefully taught, and they have practiced a child's skill of drilling and hunting in the mountains, and they naturally have no habits and weaknesses for those birds and beasts. So when the three of them heard the little beggar named Gouzi talk about the causes and consequences of Wu Chengfeng's departure from Nankang, their hearts suddenly stirred up a thousand waves.
Whether it is birds and beasts of different shapes in the forest, or loyal dogs carefully trained by hunters, or yellow eagles on their arms, they all have a set of fixed behavior patterns for people to figure out and coexist peacefully with them. For example, there is no precedent for hounds and falcons that have been domesticated by hunters all their lives to die at home.
It seems that these domesticated animals will do all kinds of extremely abnormal behaviors when the deadline is approaching. For example, the Hound Dog, the faithful brother of Orion, will suddenly leave the house one day and find a place under a big tree to wait quietly for death to come; And those lightning-fast yellow eagles will fly up a cliff or waterfall before the temporary moment, and use all their remaining strength to stage a curtain call-like eagle strike in the sky.
And for humans who claim to be high-level animals, they actually have the same inexplicable ability! Many terminally ill old people can accurately predict the exact time of their death; There are also many elderly people who have lived in a foreign land for many years, and they will suddenly propose the idea of returning to their homeland for their children; They usually find an excuse to miss their old neighbors and friends, or to repair their ancestral graves...... In fact, the real meaning hidden behind these excuses is often that this person has predicted the longevity of his life and is about to reach the final end.
Therefore, for Wu Chengfeng's sudden trip to the land of Sanqin, others only felt a little inexplicable at most; But only for the two brothers Shen Gui and the Qi family, this matter was enough to make them feel shocked! At this time, none of them could guess whether Wu Chengfeng's abnormal behavior was because he really felt Urge's death? Or is it because he also foresaw that his limit was coming......
Just when the beggars in the ruined temple were rushing for Qi Yan to buy food from the field shop outside the city, the shadow of fire suddenly came from the distance......
"Young Helper...... Oh no, a group of homeless people with torches came from outside the temple, and they came towards us with straight eyebrows......"
Shen Gui was drinking bad wine for worship at this time, and he was still wondering if Wu Chengfeng was really about to leave; Now that the two beggars in charge of the high level outside the door entered the temple to reply, he naturally replied absentmindedly:
"Aren't they just a few homeless people...... Let's call a few sturdy brothers...... I'm a bit of a mess right now......"
"Young Helper...... I can't get rid of it! …… Judging from the number of torches on the other side, there are at least hundreds of people! At first glance, it looks like a fiery dragon, and you can't see the head at all! ”
When Shen Gui heard this, he raised his eyebrows and glared, but he felt that these two men must have been frightened, and they didn't see the specific situation clearly at all, so they ran back and talked nonsense and lied about the military situation! But when he walked out of the gate of the land temple in person, he instantly became nervous when he heard the sound of footsteps in the distance; Then he jumped and climbed to the top of the dilapidated temple to take a look......
Ooh! It turns out that these two beggars are really not talking nonsense, this group of torches like a dragon is really out of sight!
Shen Gui put away all the distracting thoughts in his heart, and turned around and swung back into the house:
"Is the board alive or dead?"
Shen Gui's question can only be understood by the people in the beggar gang. is the so-called cunning rabbit three holes, although the beggars are poor and poor, there is nothing valuable to rob; But every land temple that was selected by the beggars as a rudder had to dig a tunnel in advance, or use the cold of the earth to store food; Or there is a brother in the gang who has violated the king's law, but has not violated the gang rules, in case of escape. The so-called living road is a tunnel that can lead to a safe place; And the so-called dead end is a relatively spacious cellar.
And after hearing this, this tall beggar named Xiaochuan said to Shen Gui with a sad face.
"We were originally a living one; But a few years ago, there was a brother of his own who came from the north and slaughtered a young master in Jiankang City; The black dog led the people to smell this, and the kid ran down the tunnel! Before leaving, I blew up the back road, and I didn't bother to reopen it until now! However, the space under the board is spacious enough for all of us to hide in, and it is completely enough! ”
Yes, it turned out to be a dead end!
After Shen Gui listened, he looked at the dilapidated clay statue of the land father-in-law and pondered for a while, and then ordered Li Le'an, Yan Shuqing and Qi Hui to take all the beggars into the cellar to hide; And he and Qi Yan are still taking care of each other, one bright and one dark, to contact and deal with those displaced people......
The reason why he made such an arrangement was not that he Shen Gui had a savior complex. If Bai Heng, Liu Banxian, or even Wu Chengfeng were here, he would definitely run faster than anyone else! However, he had just looked around the entire land temple, and carefully observed the physical condition of the dozens of beggars, and almost didn't cry.
They are old, old, and young; Broken arms and legs, deaf and blind account for the absolute majority; There are only a few young and middle-aged men, who are also covered with old and new scars, and the joints are full of red, swollen and thick dark wounds. If he pulls such a group of people to the door of a large family, he may be able to make a lot of foreign wealth; But if you pull them to the killing battlefield, at most you can enrich the enemy's capture figures, and you won't even have the ability to resist for a while!
As for Qi Hui...... Maybe he turned out to be a handsome young man; But today's Qi Xingshou, even passing through the narrow gate full of Jiangnan style, must turn sideways; With such a pot-bellied body, how could he fight with the enemy?
Moreover, since they have brought in a large number of displaced people, they must have learned their exact whereabouts, and it is a targeted and well-targeted operation to close the net; If you also go into the cellar to hide yourself, isn't that the same as throwing yourself into a net and waiting to be killed?
After Shen Gui sealed the clay statue of the land lord at the exit of the cellar and carefully invited it back to its original position, a familiar birdsong finally came from outside the temple. This is Qi Yan informing himself that the people who came have surrounded this dilapidated land temple......
"Shen Gongzi, this beggar's nest is sour and smelly, what is there to hide? I see that you still come out by yourself generously, and I promise that you will die clearly and clearly! ”
A man's rough voice came from outside the temple gate, Shen Gui followed the voice, and after pushing open the two crumbling temple doors, he saw a handsome and tall man, but his eyebrows and eyes were extremely high. This person's body is similar to his own, and he is a tall and strong man! Now it falls among the surrounding groups of homeless people with grim looks, and it is even more dazzling and outstanding.
This person carries a gray cloth burden on his back, and judging by the protruding outline, it should be a sword or something; Zhou's body was packed up and down neatly, obviously this trip was prepared; Around his waist, there is also a magnificent ornament inlaid with gold and jade, on which is carved a majestic tiger character, under the reflection of the firelight, exuding a warm and sharp luster...... A man of this appearance, if he is placed in the painting boat on Changle Street, must be a personable and beautiful son; But now he is standing in front of Shen Gui with an endless stream of homeless people, but he is no less than a judge who came with thousands of little ghosts to ask for his life......
Since this person has set up such a big formation and rushed straight to the Land Temple, it is obvious that he did not take his friends out of the city for a spring night tour; It seems that today's chance encounter, if it doesn't show a little blood, it will definitely not be good.
"Luo Yin, right? You know my name Shen Gui, but this is the first time I've heard of your name. Let's put it bluntly, are you an official of the Nankang Imperial Court? Or a spy from the Marquis of Xin'an? … Oh? … Neither? Then you won't be a hawk dog minions, right? ”
"Hehe, Shen Gongzi's limit is approaching, but he is quite calm? Don't you think we're listening, or you're not making the fish on the chopping board? Since we have ruined so many big businesses, it's probably impossible to get through it without pain or itching, right? Although there are less than three sections of the account today, you have also saved a lot of credit! Our store is small and thin, so this amount of debt, you still give it today! ”
"Huh? Listen to what you mean, is it really a dog? According to you, Di Ting is a small businessman who does his job? Then you are now taking so many homeless people to travel here at night, could it be...... Are you afraid that you will suffer retribution for doing too many bad things, and you will not be able to open up the business of Gushan Hall recently? But you have done all the evil things, and then you have gone back and done a few so-called good deeds, so that you can avoid the curse of God? You guys don't take God too seriously, do you? ”