In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), the fifteenth day of the first month, Shangyuan, the beginning of spring.

The spring ploughing ceremony was coming to an end, and there was a sudden arrow assassination incident, but fortunately it was handled in a timely and proper manner and did not cause panic at the scene. The assassin's target was Wu Kang, and Lu Lu, the veteran of the military staff, inexplicably blocked the gun, and shot straight into the heart. Wu Kang settled him down, ordered the medical doctor to follow, and sent him back to Wuzhou City for rescue.

The second arrow of the three-stone bow takes time, and Wu Kang immediately decided to run towards Kurong Mountain, and he must get rid of the assassin at this interval, otherwise he will not be able to sleep well. Assassins who can make three-stone bows, similar to snipers in later generations, are too threatening. Besides, there are a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days.

didn't run a few steps, and when he heard Cui Xiaoqing shouting behind him, he immediately made a bitter face. Looking at the excited little girl, as well as more than a dozen black-clothed bodyguards, her eyes rolled to find an excuse, and after a few breaths, she smiled and said: "That Xiaoqing, I am allergic to garlic, I ate spring plate in the morning, and now I have diarrhea, and I want to go to Kurong Mountain." ”

Cui Xiaoqing obviously didn't believe it, looked at the bodyguards around him, circled around him a few times, and snorted: "It's convenient to go, and let the bodyguards follow?" The person you carried just now was Uncle Lu, right? Dr. Hua also followed, what happened? ”

"Old Lu is funny, I refuse to associate with Lu Liuniang, he is so dizzy, you see this is the whole thing", Wu Kang ran the train with his mouth full of mouth, and scolded the bodyguards: "What do you do with me, what's so good about?" Go back to your posts... Donkey hair stuffed in your ears? Go on! ”

The bodyguards hurriedly saluted, the birds and beasts dispersed and returned to their posts, Cui Xiaoqing said indignantly: "The surname Lu is too much, he deserves to be dizzy, so he shouldn't care about him!" Erlang hurried out to congratulate, and..."

Wu Kang said that if he was amnesty, he would run away without caring about "and", and Xiao Qing jumped to his feet, angry and yelling. Soon the words stopped abruptly, and the women were watching, and they hurriedly pretended to be quails, and everyone walked to the side of their mothers, looking at the back that disappeared in the dense forest, and the corners of their mouths hooked a strange smile.

Wu Kang ran to the foot of the mountain, opened the tension spring and pulled out the horizontal knife, judging the assassin's hiding place according to the angle at which the arrow was flying. Cautiously approaching the mountainside, tiptoeing around, he soon found footprints, and the shoe size was at least forty-five.

Following the footprints, there were many broken branches along the way, as well as two ashes, which were left by the Assassins to keep warm. The more he tracked, the more frightened he became, several waves of his subordinates checked several times, and Lao Yu also sent people to investigate, but they were easily avoided by the assassins? Is he too good, or is his teammates too bad?

The assassination was premeditated, and the spring ploughing ceremony was held in Kurong Mountain, and the news was only released seven days ago, and the militia was under martial law six days ago. In other words, the assassin came to Kurong Mountain that day and has been lurking until now. He has super anti-reconnaissance ability, full patience, and the divine power to pull a three-stone bow... Is it a professionally trained, professional killer?

His brain turned quickly, stopped at the mountainside bulge, looked at the surroundings, and nodded incessantly. This is the best place for an ambush, with blue and green colors and a natural and perfect camouflage camouflage. The rattan next to the convex stone, the sharp cutting marks, come to the rattan bush and look at it, and the spring plowing site is in full view.

In the white crowd, Lao Cui's crimson robe obviously stands out from the crowd, and the blind can see it clearly. I couldn't help but smile bitterly, Cui Xiaoqing forced me to wear a scarlet robe, I had a problem wearing it, and I almost killed myself! staring at Lao Cui's blurred shadow, his hands were drawn and arched.

Let go after a while, don't blow it black, assassinate Lao Cui at this moment, you will definitely not be able to do it. Even if you can pull a three-stone bow, you can't be sure of a hit, let alone kill with one hit. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Huang Zhong was able to pull a three-stone bow, and he became one of the five tiger generals by virtue of this unique skill.

His reconnaissance ability is not strong, and the spring ploughing ceremony is almost over, so let's go back and move the rescuers. When the time comes, they will surround Kurong Mountain and launch a carpet search, not believing that the assassins can fly. When he got up and went back the way he came, his scalp suddenly went numb, his body froze in an instant, and he felt the approach of death.

After more than ten breaths, he threw out the horizontal knife in his hand and slowly raised his hands: "This brother Tai, I thought I shot in the back... Putting cold arrows is not gentlemanly enough, not bright enough. In addition, I am so embarrassed to die in a daze, I want to turn around and see the arrows with my own eyes, is it okay? ”

There was a cold snort behind him, and Wu Kang got an answer and slowly turned around. A burly and sturdy man, about thirty years old, about one meter eight, coarse cloth animal skin robe, tiger skin skirt around the waist, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and murderous eyes in his eyes.

He hung a woodcutter on his waist, a deer belt on his chest, and a strong bow and arrow pot on his back. The small bow in his hand was drawn into a full moon, and a sharp arrow, an eerie three-edged arrow, was aimed at his chest. As soon as he let go, his little life will be explained in an instant.

Wu Kang forced himself to compose, stared at the unfamiliar face and searched his mind, made sure that Su Su had not met, and took a deep breath: "I don't know you, is there some misunderstanding?" Well, even if there is a deep hatred, please brother Tai and Pan confess, I want to be a ghost. ”

The assassin's face sank, his eyes gradually became violent, and the arrows trembled slightly, which made him fearful. After about two minutes, I heard gritted my teeth and asked, "Are you officials so ruthless?" Ye Ye sixty-two, Yun Niang is a woman, and the dog is only five years old, why did you kill them? Why? ”

Dog leftovers... Dog leftovers? Wu Kang instantly remembered that a few years ago, Muzhou was chased and killed by Chen Shuozhen, fell into Cuiping Mountain, and met Chu's family. The grandson of Uncle Chu, his nickname is Gouyu. The assassin on the opposite side looked similar to Old Master Chu, and immediately said, "Brother Tai's surname is Chu? Cuiping Mountain Chu's family, is it your family? ”

"It's good to know, the dog thief will take his life!"

"Brother Chu is slow, it's a big misunderstanding", Wu Kang raised his voice, subconsciously covered his chest with his left hand, and pushed his right hand out to stop him, anxiously defending: "A few years ago, I went to Muzhou to dart, was chased by Tong Wenbao, fled to Cuiping Mountain, and met my father-in-law's family. Ben invited the old man to be his guide, but the thief chased after him..."

After saying it in one breath, his chest rose and fell violently, and seeing that he listened, he took a breath and continued: "Old Uncle Chu said, entrusted by people, loyal to people." Let Sister-in-law Chu take me and Xiaoqing to your cellar for temporary shelter. The cellar was under the rice tank in the East House, Xiaoqing and I stayed for a long time, and when we came out, we found that they were all killed by thieves, and they were the poisonous hands of Tong Wenbao. ”

"You are talking nonsense", the assassin's facial features were hideous, and Yao Yao shouted: "The Nine Heavens Xuannu said, you are a strong man in Wuzhou, and you do all kinds of evil in raiding houses and robbing houses. The fairy aunt sent someone to hunt down, yes yes was kind to entertain, you are worried about leaking the news, killing my whole family, setting fire to the corpse and destroying the traces! ”

Hearing this, Wu Kang made up his mind, half of the crisis was resolved, and he pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Chu is a smart person, do you believe in this statement?" First of all, I am a judicial officer in Wuzhou, an official of the Bapin Imperial Court, and I will go to Muzhou to rob my family? Secondly, you go and inquire, I am the richest man in Wuzhou, dozens of times in a quarter of an hour, and I am guilty of robbing my house? ”

The assassin was silent, the full moon bow gradually changed to a gibbous moon, and Wu Kang struck while the iron was hot: "I am not as ruthless as Cao Cao, and I will not kill my benefactor." I am not familiar with life, I am still lost in the mountains, thieves are familiar with the environment, and Uncle Chu is more familiar than them. Uncle Chu is the guide of life, he can take me down the mountain from the eyes and ears of others, how can I kill him and cut off my own way of life? ”

As the gibbous moon gradually changed to the first moon, Wu Kang's heartbeat gradually calmed down. After waiting for a few more minutes, the assassin lost his hideousness, and said with a sinking face: "I avenged my family, came to Wuzhou to inquire, and when I learned your identity, I was indeed suspicious. A judicial member of the military, a daughter of a stabbing history, shouldn't he be a robber and a strongman? ”

The young man said, Wu Kang was very pleased, fortunately, this is Zhi Zhangfei, not the stupid Li Kui. If you are a brainless, you will not have the opportunity to fight with your tongue. At the same time, I am also very depressed, since you are suspicious, since you are not sure that I am the murderer, why did you shoot that arrow?

As if seeing through what he was thinking, the assassin snorted coldly: "I'm not sure, but there are no good people in office, even if they kill the wrong people, they are also doing harm to the people." However, this is the end of the matter, and I will stop it for today, and I will investigate it clearly, and then visit the door. ”

The blow is a bit big, brother, there are white crows in the world, Wu Kang said lightly: "Your Excellency took my life, I am afraid that I will regret it for the rest of my life." Your family was killed by Tong Wenbao, Tong Wenbao was killed by me, in a sense, I have avenged Uncle Chu, I am your favor..."

The woman exclaimed, and Wu Kang saw the gibbous moon bow again, and screamed in fright, and his potential stimulated his body to jump sideways. He felt that his shoulder blades were cold, he fell sideways, and his left trapezius muscle was in severe pain, and he bared his teeth directly in pain. The scream sounded again, his shoulder was pinched by a small hand, and a familiar and eager voice: "Erlang, you see the arrow, does it hurt?" ”

Nonsense, can it not hurt? Wu Kang's muscles tightened, he glanced at his shoulders and pinched his little hands, looked at his anxious face, and said with a wry smile: "Cui Xiaoqing, if you let go, the pain will be reduced... You let go, the more you pinch, the more it hurts, auntie. ”

The little hand was finally taken away, the pain was greatly reduced, and just as she wanted to speak, Cui Xiaoqing shed tears. Just wanted to comfort him, but he went straight to the ground, got up suddenly, pinched his waist with both hands, and scolded the assassin: "Tian Shenu dares to hurt Erlang, and he will let Ye Ye break your body..."

"Whew... It hurts to death, pig teammate, you", Wu Kang's facial features were distorted, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The silk silk of Cui Xiaoqing's dress was pierced by the tip of an arrow when she got up, and she pulled the arrow shaft to fight up. The taste, sensei.

Cui Xiaoqing was frightened, hurriedly squatted down, and drove the silk silk to struggle down. Wu Kangsheng has nothing to love, he doesn't want to say anything, what kind of sin has this been created? Cui Xiaoqing adjusted his posture, hurriedly untied the silk tape, and drove the arrow shaft to sway, the taste was like Ling Chi, and his face turned green from pain.

The silk was finally untied, finally out of the sea of suffering, and quickly moved to the side, seeing the girl's pear blossom with rain, she instantly lost her temper: "My little aunt, you are a monkey to invite... Forget it, don't cry, why did you run here all of a sudden? ”

"People are worried about you", Cui Xiaoqing learned a lesson, ran to the right side and squatted, hugged her arms and cried: "It's all because I'm not good, it's all because of me!" Erlang, don't worry, we can't suffer, we will let Ye Ye catch him and avenge you. ”

Wu Kang hurriedly covered her mouth, this girl obviously can't carry it clearly, we are the meat on the chopping board, don't anger the assassin! put on a warm smile and changed the topic: "A good man, he will not let his beloved woman be hurt a little, and he will never be like a gust of wind..."

What is the east of, I forgot the lyrics below, but it works well, and my arms are hugged tighter. The picture is quite ambiguous, and the Chu assassin has his back on his face. In fact, there is no choice, don't block the arrow, Cui Xiaoqing has three long and two short, and Lao Cui definitely cut himself; blocked the arrow, not only won the hearts of the beauties, but also won the heart of the old Cui, and made a steady profit.

However, such a stalemate is not a solution, Wu Kang comforted and spoke softly. Cui Xiaoqing exploded again, and the sprinter scolded: "Erlang saw that Sister-in-law Chu was killed, swore revenge, used cooking smoke to lure the thieves over, rocketed the house, hid in the woods and shot them, and finally killed the culprit Tong Wenbao." You are indiscriminate, you will take revenge, do you still have a conscience? ”

The Chu assassin was speechless, sketching the picture in his mind, and his brows twisted into pimples. For a long time, the longbow hung on his waist, and he clenched his fists and saluted: "I won't listen to one side, I will investigate it myself." If Cui Niangzi's words are true, Chu will be guilty of Jing asking for guilt, and if he wants to kill, he will listen to the respect. ”

"It's a nice thing to say, I don't believe you", Jiuniang shrew added, pointed at him and continued to scold: "Uncle Lu didn't offend you, right?" He is a record of military affairs, and now his life and death are uncertain. Shoot the court officials, and behead them according to the law, do you dare to bear the guilt? ”

The assassin's face changed instantly, his hand holding the woodcutter at his waist, and his gaze contained murderous aura. Jiu Niang was so frightened that she hid behind Wu Kang, a typical lustful and inward-looking, and Wu Kang also raised his heart to his throat. After a while, he let go of the handle of the knife and hugged his fists again to apologize: "Chu Shenke is a man of his word, and he will never break his word and get fat, please rest assured Cui Niangzi." I will bear all the consequences, and there will be a period later! ”

A few dodges, and Chu Shenke disappeared. The crisis was resolved, Wu Kang let out a long breath, slammed his right hand on his shoulder, took the dagger and cut off the arrow diagonally, and pulled out the long arrow in an instant. The blue tendons on his forehead burst out, and his hands clenched into fists and gritted his teeth, bearing the sharp pain.

When the pain can be tolerated, he wiped away Xiao Cui's tears and said gently: "Qing'er, don't cry, it's just a skin injury, can you help me apply medicine?" ”

The little girl cried and cried, and complained while undressing him: "Half an inch is the neck, if you shoot in the neck, can you still live?" You have no conscience, you want me to be a widow for the rest of my life, you are so ruthless, why are you so stupid..."

Babbling nonsense, Wu Kang's soul suffered a critical blow, is there such a comforting thing? The clothes were stripped open, the wound was bleeding constantly, and the gold sore medicine was poured up, and it was painful again. The bleeding quickly stopped, and Wu Kang thought about it, and went back to wash it with alcohol.

At this time, there were chaotic footsteps, and dozens of subordinates came, including bad people, officials, and bodyguards. got up with the support of Jiu Niang, and before she could speak, Jiu Niang went directly furious and scolded several leaders. She also doesn't curse, she just takes a few words over and over again, blaming them for dereliction of duty, and the assassins don't even know about the break-in.

Everyone didn't dare to squeak, hanging their heads to be trained, and Wu Kang didn't dare to interject, so let's wait for her to lose her anger. Seven or eight minutes later, it finally stopped, and Wu Kang asked Jiang Daniu: "Is the spring ploughing ceremony over, there was no accident, right?" Did you encounter any Assassins when you came? ”

Jiang Daniu hurriedly replied: "The ceremony has ended, Cui Gong and other chiefs have returned to the city, and the people have dispersed, and there is no accident." What does the assassin that Wu Gong said look like? We searched all the way, but we didn't find half a figure... Your injuries are out of the way, right? ”

A servant picked up the horizontal knife, and Wu Kang took the sheath and couldn't help frowning. Chu Shenke does have the ability, and he slipped away in front of everyone's eyes, and his anti-reconnaissance ability was too strong, so he fell in love with talent for a while. After pondering for a moment, he asked Xiucai: "Has the bodyguard who returned to the city returned?" What is the situation of Lu Gong? ”

Xiucai looked at Jiuniang timidly, and replied: "I heard that my brother said that the situation is not very good, and Lu Gong is still in a coma." Dr. Hua and Wu Kai, father and son, were busy treating their wounds. The subordinates think that Lu Gong is a disaster, and the assassins are coming at you, why don't you send more people to protect you? ”

Wu Kang shook his head, tapped him on the shoulder, and said, "I'm glad to see the assassin's intentions. There is no need to send additional manpower, I just misunderstood with him, and I can sit back and relax in the future. Send someone to my house, ask Xiaocui for alcohol, and send it to Duke Lu's mansion. Also..."

looked at Cui Xiaoqing, who was sulking, lightly shook her little white hand, and instructed Xiucai: "Buy some maidservants, train them strictly, ensure their loyalty, and be a personal bodyguard for Jiuniang." The money comes out of the company's account, if it's not enough, come to me and ask. ”

Xiucai nodded in agreement and ordered the bodyguards to deliver alcohol. All his subordinates were silent, Wu Kang couldn't cry or laugh, and whispered in Xiaoqing's ear. After asking for permission, he looked at everyone and said: "I was killed by the assassins, Jiu Niang was in a bad mood and spoke a little impulsively, I hope you brothers Haihan, I apologize to you." ”

Everyone was confused, and they didn't even dare to say anything, especially Xiucai, who was frightened and ridiculous, and said that Wu Shuai was good at everything, but he was too afraid of guilt. No wonder she trained female bodyguards, it turned out that she would give Jiu Niangzi sweetness first, and then discuss the matter of apologizing.

This move is to buy people's hearts, and at the same time to clean up the aftermath of Xiaoqing, she is the proprietress of the security company, and it is natural to reprimand the bodyguards. But the bad guards and officials are people in the government, and it is inappropriate for her to be arrogant, although they dare not express their dissatisfaction, and they will always feel uncomfortable.

Xiucai continued: "The subordinates still suggest that additional personnel be sent to protect them. Tong Wenbao, who you killed last time, sent a secret report from the spies, it was Chen Shuozhen's right-hand man, I am worried that the thief will send a killer to plot against you. Wu Shuai, the heart of defense is indispensable! ”

Wu Kang was noncommittal, and Cui Xiaoqing spoke directly, asking for eight more to be sent. Xiucai hurriedly agreed, hanging his head and waiting for the order. Wu Kang thought of that incident again, in order to deal with Chen Shuozhen's rebellion in October, he sent bodyguards from a security company to survey the terrain of Muzhou and Wuzhou, and draw a topographic map to make a sand table, but I don't know how it progressed?

Motioned for everyone to leave, leaving only one Xiucai, after all, it is risky to draw a map privately. When the crowd walked away, Xiucai reported directly: "Back to Wushuai, it's going well." It's just that the height of the mountains you ask for is really hard to measure. Even the local mountain people did not know how high the mountain was, and the brothers were helpless. ”

"It's about the height, no... With it", Wu Kang thought of the idea and smiled: "Determining the height of the mountain is actually very simple. When you set up a stick on the ground and measure the length of the shadow of the stick, the moment when the length of the stick is equal to the length of the stick, measure the shadow of the mountain, which is the height of the mountain. ”

Xiucai was dumbfounded, and Wu Kang smiled and said, "Don't think about the principle, just do it." Listen, I got married to Jiu Niang in September, and I hope your congratulatory gift is a topographic map and sand table of the two states. In addition, additional manpower was once again dispatched to monitor Chen Shuozhen's gang and report any disturbances in a timely manner. ”

"The subordinates have orders", Xiucai agreed, and asked tentatively: "Wu Shuai is injured, or..."

"Xiaoqing, let's go back, go visit Lao Lu..."