In the third year of Yonghui (652 AD), the sixteenth day of the lunar month, in the morning.

Wu Kang tried his best to finally take Jiuniang out of the dense forest and came to the destination halfway up the mountain. A lonely family, surrounded by four wooden houses, a white-haired old man, armed with a sharp knife to peel deerskin; A young woman sweeps the yard with a broom in hand.

Finding a stranger, he stopped what he was doing, and the old man stood up with a deer cutting knife. The so-called etiquette is not to blame, Wu Kang clenched his fists with both hands and bowed to the end. The old man put down the knife in his hand, and the woman put down the broom and returned the salute.

The woman opened the fence door, and the old man welcomed him out. Wu Kang bowed his hand again, and said with a smile: "Hello uncle, we are Wuzhou merchants, the stronger the road is, the stronger the robbery, and we get lost in the woods." I asked my husband for a bowl of water to drink, and I asked Haihan to disturb him! ”

The old man saw that his face was full of righteousness, and found that Jiuniang was a daughter, and he issued a good person card in his heart, and he would not take the little lady if he committed murder. With a smile on his face, he smiled and said, "Lang Jun is polite, the dog is left, go and get two scoops of water." ”

The woman promised, turned around and went back to the yard, Jiuniang took out the money bag, took out two taels of silver, and said with a full salute: "There is one more thing to bother the old man, my husband and I... The husband was worried about getting lost again, so he specially asked the old man to be a guide, and these two taels of silver were rewarded! ”

"This is too much", the old man postponed again and again, but he couldn't bear the soft grinding and hard bubbles, took the silver embarrassedly, handed it to the woman next to him, and laughed: "We hunt for a year, and we can't save two." Oh yes, the old man's surname is Chu, this is the old man's daughter-in-law, Da Lang went to the city to sell leather goods..."

Before he finished speaking, a child, about five or six years old, ran out of the woods, shouting as he ran: "Grandfather, mother, there are many bad people over there, all with bamboo guns fierce, coming this way." ”

Wu Kang's face sank, stopped the panic Jiuniang, and said to Lao Chu: "Don't hide it from Uncle Chu, they are strongmen, not only robbing money but also killing people." We will say goodbye first, wait for them to leave, and then ask the old man to lead the way. ”

After that, he pulled Jiuniang and left, but his sleeve was pulled, and Mr. Chu said: "Collect people's money and eliminate disasters for others, and the two of them go into the house to hide." You are not familiar with the barren mountains and mountains, and you cannot hide them. The dog is left with his mother, take them to the cellar. ”

In the dark cellar, reaching out and missing her five fingers, Jiu Niang grabbed Wu Kang's wrist. Feel her nervousness, pat her gently to comfort, close your eyes and take a deep breath. If you don't feel breathless, it means that there is a curved vent and the light can't get through.

This is the Tang Dynasty version of the air-raid shelter, put your heart in your belly, and comfort the woman in your arms: "Don't be afraid, Jiuniang, just treat this as a sweet potato cellar and your own biogas digester." ”

People are afraid of the dark, chatting can dispel the haze, unfamiliar words, really aroused her interest, and the voice of doubt came: "Sweet potato cellar, biogas digester? Is it also something from Jiro's hometown? Does it sound like a vegetable cellar, but also a place to store food? ”

Wu Kang endured the tumbling in his abdomen, and hurriedly popularized science: "Sweet potatoes are eaten, and the yield is very high, with a production capacity of more than 2,000 catties per mu." But Datang doesn't, across the Taiping Ocean, it is estimated that he will not be able to get it in this life. As for biogas, it's a pond where manure is stored ... I guess I can figure it out. ”

As if he had found a way to make a fortune, Wu Kang was a little excited: "The so-called biogas digester is a brick pond built in the ground, and a small hole is exposed on the ground. It can be understood in this way, the extra-large thin-necked vase, the body of the bottle is buried in the ground, the mouth of the bottle is exposed, and pig and human excrement is poured into it, and the biogas generated can be used for lighting and cooking..."

The words stopped abruptly, and he sighed: "Biogas can be produced, but there is no way to apply it!" There are no plastic pipes, no pressure gauges, no biogas hoods, no biogas lamps, and explosions can occur. The ideal is very plump, but the reality is very helpless. ”

Jiuniang grinned and said, "Erlang, don't be discouraged, the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty are quite skilled. Besides, you are an official, so there is no need to bow down to everything, draw a design drawing, throw it to a skilled craftsman, and give occasional guidance. ”

Good idea, it's cool in case it succeeds. In a much better mood, he hugged her shoulders, the corners of his mouth gradually became obscene, and he joked in a low voice: "I suddenly thought of Wang Mang, the one who usurped the Han Dynasty and built a new dynasty, the miniskirt he made is very suitable for Jiuniang, let's go back and wear it... Ahh ”

The two laughed and chatted, the haze gradually dissipated, and after a long time, the flap still did not move. The ominous premonition lingered, and after more than half an hour, Wu Kang finally couldn't hold it back. Climbing up the bamboo ladder, the ear stickers tapped lightly, but there was no response.

Decided not to wait any longer, pedaled two steps and pushed hard with a flat flap. The green tendons of his arms burst out, and with all his might, the light finally penetrated. The rice jar was pushed in, and he poked his head out cautiously and listened attentively, but there was no sound in the house or courtyard.

After a few minutes, he climbed out of the ground, worried that Jiu Niang was afraid alone, so he motioned for her to come up. Cover the flap, return the rice jar, pull Jiuniang's wrist, and tiptoe to hide at the door. When the probe looked out, it was as if it had been struck by lightning, and he stumbled and almost fell.

Wu Kang ran out quickly, next to the pot in the courtyard, staring at the people lying in a pool of blood. Familiar linen, gray buns, bamboo hairpins... For a moment, my heart was like a knife, and my hands began to tremble.

Jiu Niang's exclamation made his soul return to the shell, slowly squatting down and turning over the corpse, and slowly turning his head. Old Uncle Chu's facial features were hideous, he couldn't look at death, his neck was cut by a sharp blade, and he couldn't stop dripping blood. In an instant, his head buzzed, and he subconsciously took a few steps back, his throat was sore, and his eyes were red.

Turned around and ran out of the courtyard, on the right side of the fence gate, there was also a pool of blood. Chu Niangzi was lying on her side, hugging Xiaolang tightly, her throat was gushing blood, and the wound was the size of a copper coin, which was left by a bamboo gun. She opened her eyes with accusation and reluctance, and tortured his soul over and over again.

The mood finally collapsed, his knees fell to the ground, he grabbed his hair and pulled it hard, and tears welled up for a while: "I hurt you, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

"Erlang don't want it", Jiuniang covered his mouth and anxiously persuaded: "The thieves didn't go far, Erlang don't be loud, it will attract them." ”

"The old and weak, women and children will not be spared, this is the Nine Heavens Xuannu, is this the righteous army? Pigs and dogs are not as good as beasts, beasts! I'm going to kill them all", Wu Kang suddenly got up, pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist, and strode towards the woods.

Jiu Niang was frightened, quickly got up, ran a few steps without caring about the pain, and hugged her waist to stop it. However, her small body, how to stop Wu Kang? The tail dragged behind him.

Hearing Jiu Niang crying out for pain, Wu Kang stopped abruptly, Jiu Niang ignored the pain in her feet, and persuaded her bitterly: "Don't be impulsive, Erlang, they are so powerful, we can't do anything... Even if you take revenge, you have to think long-term, and you have to make a careful plan, and rushing out recklessly is no different from sending you to death! ”

After a long time, Wu Kang nodded heavily, turned around to help her sit down, and took off her shoes and socks to check. Seeing that the ankles were red and swollen, quickly untied the sheepskin wine bag and rubbed the realgar wine. Carry her into the bedroom, gently place her on the bed, and pat her shoulder for a comforting look.

Turning around to leave the room, and hearing Jiu Niang's exclamation, Wu Kang stopped, put the horizontal knife on the bed, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Jiu Niang, I won't rush to death." You rest for a while, and I'll go to the yard and have a look. ”

After Jiu Niang nodded, Wu Kang squeezed out a smile and strode out of the room. came to Chu Niangzi's bedroom, hugged the bunk to the yard, hugged the mother and son over, and carefully put the quilt on it. Resist another quilt and hug Uncle Chu over.

Staring at the corpses for a long time, he was suddenly attracted by their clothes. Wu Kang squatted down and leaned over his head, and found that on his clothes, there were scars that seemed to be unbroken, and they were the thickness of his little thumb. Suddenly realized, subconsciously reached out to touch, and determined that it was left by the bamboo gun.

It's a sturdy cloth, comparable to body armor, and bamboo guns can't pierce it? A breeze blew through the sideburns, and in an instant, the pupils constricted, and a bold idea came to mind. got up and went back to Mrs. Chu's bedroom, rummaged through the cabinets, and found a piece of cloth. A few finger pokes, the same fabric as the corpse.

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he picked up the cloth and walked out, stopping when he went out. Turning back to the bedroom, the cloth was placed on the bed, and he walked to the west wall to admire the strongbow. I thought it should be Chu Dalang's, and the militia commander Lao Yu was on par with that, at least two strong bows.

Raising his hand to take the strong bow in his hand, he slowly put on a posture, swallowed violently and pulled the string, and it turned into a full moon. Deng Shi was dumbfounded, knowing that the original owner was physically strong, and he never thought that he would be so strong. Lao Yu once said that it takes at least 300 catties of arm strength to open two stone bows.

Weighing the strong bow in his hand, he counted the ten sharp arrows in the quiver, and smiled again. Find the flint and light the candle, remove the rice jar and go down to the cellar. Find five jars of realgar wine, two axes for chopping wood, a bundle of hemp rope, and some daily necessities. Looking at everything in front of him, a plan gradually sketched out.

Halfway up the mountainside in the dense forest, two thieves with bamboo guns squatted on the grass, nibbling on the kettle. The bamboo gun armor threw away the cooking cakes, and scolded: "I said Jia San, when did you find it?" It's been a few days, and I can't find the dog girl. ”

Jia San picked up the cooking cake, wiped it on his clothes, and scolded with a smile: "Tian Shenu, it's only been a few good days, dare to throw food, why didn't you starve to death before?" But then again, those two people can really hide, the whole mountain has been searched, and the ghost shadow can't be found. ”

Liu Qi got up and slapped his buttocks, snatched the cooking cake and took two bites, and the donkey's face suddenly became obscene: "In this barren mountain and wilderness, there is only that hunter, and it must be in his house." But the woman refused to admit it, and Tong Shuai actually killed him, but it's a pity, so let the brothers be happy. ”

"Tian Shenu, take care of you", Jia San took a sip and smacked his lips and said: "When I said Liu Qi, I said that men return to their souls in seven days, and women return to their souls in four days, so the lady died for four days, right?" Will... Oops, what are you doing kicking my ass? ”

Liu Qi stood on his feet and pointed in the direction of the east, Jia San looked up and snorted in fright: "Soul back, soul back... Run! ”

After another kick in the buttocks, Liu Qi said sarcastically: "What are you yelling about, look at your rat gall." If I'm not mistaken, it's Orion's little lady's house, let's kill her whole family, how can it be smoked... Ah, hurry up and inform Tong Shuai, it must be that the dog man and woman are hungry and can't stand it, so they went there to cook. ”

"That's right", Jia San ran away, shouting as he ran: "I can be regarded as having found it, when I catch them, the men will be cut down, and the women will be happy for a few days." That little lady, looking at her figure, is a beauty, cheap brothers. ”

About half an hour, a group of people appeared outside the courtyard, led by a big man, who was Tong Wenbao. The back cloak was crossed with a horizontal knife, the shoes on the feet were majestic, looking at the smoking pot and the closed door, with a sneer on his face, beckoning everyone to give orders.

The crowd poured into the courtyard, set up bamboo guns in formation, Jia San kicked open the door, and the rich aroma of wine came to his nose. Tong Wenbao signaled, Jia San and Liu Qi entered the room, except for the strong smell of wine and the straw that was covered with straw, there was nothing else.

Looking at each other to make sure of their eyes, Jia San picked up the straw on the table, felt a little damp, and smelled it, there was a smell of wine. I couldn't help frowning, and said in my heart that the loser, the wine was sprinkled on the straw.

Suddenly, there was a bang, and the two of them trembled, followed the source of the sound, and saw a sharp arrow stuck in the floor. The tail feathers of the arrow trembled, and the arrow hugged the rag, and the cloth was on fire, which instantly ignited the straw. Liu Qiyao snorted, pulled Jia San and ran, shouting as he ran: "There is a fire..."

As soon as he went out, he found that Jia stopped, Liu Qi scolded and turned around, and snorted in fright, Jia San was in his throat, inserting a sharp arrow, and nailed him directly to the door frame.

Liu Qi was completely crazy, turned around and fled with his mouth open, and as soon as he stepped out of his front foot, he felt a flower in front of him, and his body was pushed away by a huge force and nailed to Jia San's body. Holding the sharp arrow on his chest, his face was full of disbelief, and he instantly lowered his head.

"There are archers, find cover", Tong Wenbao shouted loudly, looked at the burning house, and ran to the thatched house. This is also a place where you can hide, and the minions rush up. In the midst of the panic, there were two more short wails, and the two minions fell to the ground with arrows. One of them was scary, with arrows sticking out in front of his forehead, bloody.

The thatched hut was very small, it could only accommodate three people, Tong Wenbao took the lead, the two minions followed, and the others rushed to crowd it, not caring about the filthy dung pit. The short screams continued, and seeing that the thatched house was about to be stepped on, Tong Wenbao gritted his teeth and cut out the long knife decisively.

The two minions were cut down, and the other two people in the thatched house immediately followed suit, stabbing outward with bamboo guns, and some unlucky eggs died of cannibalism. Tong Wenbao leaned over and observed through the bamboo wall. The subordinates hurriedly looked for cover, and from time to time someone was hit by an arrow, and the screams resounded through the heavens and the earth.

Tong Wenbao was frightened, staring at the northwest direction where the sharp arrow was shooting. Look at the strength of the arrow, at least two stone strong bows, 100 shots and 100 shots! The man laid a trap, poured wine on straw, lured me in with the smoke of the cooking, and rocketed the house to give me no place to hide.

Hiding in the woods and releasing cold arrows, wanton massacre, it is really brave and strategic. No wonder the Nine Heavens Immortal Gu was so jealous of him, she directly tried her best, risking the danger of being exposed, and she also wanted to leave him in Muzhou.

I don't know how long it took, but the wailing continued, but no arrow came. There was only one minion left in the courtyard, like a demonic barrier, slumped among the corpses, howling dryly. After waiting for another five minutes, Tong Wenbao finally smiled, the archer ran out of arrows, so he shouted: "He has no arrows, come with me!" ”

Turned over and jumped out of the thatched house, lifted the wailing minions, slapped the bow left and right ten times, the world was finally quiet, Tong Wenbao screamed: "The fairy girl rescue is coming soon, the guy and follow me, don't fight hard, pestering and waiting for the rescue." Which Tian Shenu dared to disobey, Lao Tzu cut him. ”

The team quickly pulled up, Tong Wenbao held a horizontal knife, and the minions held bamboo guns, and ran to the northwest. Slow down when you enter the dense forest, look around cautiously, and slowly move forward.

Suddenly, with a muffled snort, Tong Wenbao immediately dodged away, and his subordinates suddenly flew away, the bowstring was pulled at the back of his neck, and his forehead was pressed back. The attacker held a bow and a rattan rope hung from his back, and flew backwards like a swing. Suddenly, a bloody arrow, gravity and bowstring matched, and the minion's body fell, leaving his head in the hands of the attacker.

After swinging, he swung to the top and began to fly forward, his head acting as a spearhead, smashing on the head of a minion, and he was shaky. Tong Wenbao snorted and slashed the attacker's stomach with a knife. Witness the moment of miracle, but you didn't cut your clothes?

Wu Kang danced a horizontal knife in his hand, and the stupid minion soldier rolled off his head directly. Then the horizontal knife slashed diagonally, cut the rattan rope and fell to the ground, suddenly turned and walked sideways, and was smashed into a daze, and his head was also turned down. The action is smooth, and the three minions are killed in an instant, which cannot be described in words.

Seeing the sword light coming, Tong Wenbao finally came back to his senses and immediately waved his knife to block. When there was a bang, I felt that the tiger's mouth was sore, and the horizontal knife almost came out of my hand. The body took a few steps backwards, slammed his back into the tree, barely stabilized his body, staring at the great man, what a lot of strength!

Wu Kang was as tall as a pine, the horizontal knife on his side was slightly raised, staring at him and sneering: "Tong Wenbao, pigs and dogs are not as good as beasts, and the old and weak women and children are not spared?" Today next year will be your death day. Listen carefully, the person who gave you a funeral is named Wu Kang, Wuzhou Justice joined the army, and you will die! ”

"Joining the army is slow", Tong Wenbao showed his posture and shouted loudly: "Joining the army is brave and strategic, why are you willing to be a lackey of the court?" Taishang Laojun passed the edict, and the Li family was poor at the end of the country. If he joins the army and returns to obedience, he will succeed in the future, and the position of the left servant will be none other than joining the army! ”

"Is Chen Shuo really? The envoy pointed at the master, she is not worthy", Wu Kang sneered even more: "Tong Wenbao, your rescue is almost here, right?" Playing a delaying strategy in front of this army, you are still tender and ruthless, accept your life! ”

The blade sparked, the roar resounded through the dense forest, Tong Wenbao parried again and again, and Wu Kang became more and more courageous. Suddenly, the birds on the mountainside flew in shock, and the chaotic footsteps came, and the distance was about ten zhang. When the rescuers arrived, the smugness on Tong Wenbao's face instantly stiffened.

Wu Kang returned the knife to the sheath, ran under the big tree, and shouted at the top of his voice. The branches and leaves on the tree trembled, Jiu Niang was nervous and pretty, and threw down a rattan rope. Wu Kang tied his waist and gestured to OK. Jiuniang jumped directly and hung under the branches.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, Wu Kang turned a deaf ear, slowly let go of the wooden vine in his hand, and slowly put down Jiu Niang. Swinging his knife to cut through the tree vines, he quickly wrapped it around his arm, crouched down and carried her. glanced at Tong Wenbao, whose belly was broken, and whose intestines were all over the ground, took a mouthful of thick phlegm, and ran to the top of the mountain with his waist down.

"He's in front, chase after me, don't let him run..."

Wu Kang is even happier in his heart, Chen Shuozhen is out in person! However, it's useless, let's eat a fart behind the master's ass! Wu Kang ran wildly, and with the help of Jiu Niang, tied her to her back with a rattan rope. Run all the way to the cliff, brake ten meters from the cliff, and lift the haystack.

It was a triangular glider, Wu Kang bent over and held the horizontal, the rope sleeve hung on his ankles, glanced at the thieves ten meters away, spat at Chen Shuozhen, raised the delta wing and ran to the cliff, shouting excitedly: "Baby, close your eyes, my brother will fly with you!" ”

Endless screams, a big bird gliding across the sky. The thieves stopped on the edge of the cliff and looked at the flying birds, and bowed down in fright. Chen Shuo stared at the glider and gradually bit his lip.

Wu Kang struggled to maintain his balance, pressed the crossbar with his chest, pulled the rope with difficulty, hung his legs in a comfortable position, and tied the rope end to the crossbar, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

I couldn't stand the sharp and long soprano, and shouted at the top of my voice: "Auntie, don't shout, charter Po Yuanqiu's lion roar, it's my brother in front of you, my head is about to explode!" ”

The soprano gradually stopped, and Jiu Niang poked her head out of Wu Kang's neck and dared to look down. A few minutes later, he suddenly opened his arms, and the high voice sounded again: "Erlang, I flew, I flew... At this moment, my heart flew! ”

Wu Kang was momentarily stunned, and the Baisha Group also crossed? Jiu Niang danced and kept shouting "I flew". Wu Kang felt very obscene, his thoughts became more and more dirty, and he smiled: "I can't fly for so long, continue to practice your lion roar skill..."