Yao Ping and his entourage had left the coast around Qingfu and headed west for some time. But they didn't go far, because the sea swallowed up much of the flat land, so they had to keep going around and walk between steep barren mountains. Although the journey was difficult, several people took care of each other along the way, encouraged each other, and the relationship became more intimate.

"Continue to move forward, and when you pass the county seat of Linjian, you will go to the area of Chongyunling." Ryu Eun-jae walked at the front of the group, jumped off a rock, turned back to Yao Ping, and said, "If you plan to go to the southern part of Tianquan Prefecture to settle down, you must first pass through Chongyun Ridge. ”

Yao Ping nodded and said, "Enzai, this route should be the closest." ”

Qu Shun opened his mouth and said, "I heard that the road on the side of Chongyunling is difficult to navigate, and there are still many uncivilized barbarians living there. ”

"There's no other better way to go, Junzi, the big cities in the north, I'm afraid that the portraits of me and Miss Li have been pasted." Yao Ping said, "If we want to buy land and make a living in Guhu County, Tianquan Prefecture, this road is the closest." Although the road is sparsely populated, it also has the advantage of being less crowded. ”

Liu Enya looked at the sharp knife in his hand, and then said thoughtfully, "I did hear that Chongyunling is not very easy to pass. ”

"I'm afraid that along the way, if I encounter Qingfu's gang of troublesome mobs, it will be troublesome." Yao Ping said worriedly.

"Probably not, there's no town there worth attacking." Liu Eunya said as he held the Cangmin sharp knife in his hand.

"Well, in case I meet that group of bastards who are making trouble in Qingfu, are you willing to help me kill those leaders of them?" Qu Shun then asked.

"This... I can't answer you, Qu Shun. "However, if they threaten us again, I promise that we will never be merciful again." ”

"It's better not to run into them." Yao Ping said, "That's dangerous, I'm afraid..." ”

"A manly man is not afraid of danger." Yoo Eun-jae said.

Yao Ping looked at Li Jun beside him and continued, "I'm afraid that my friend will be hurt. ”

Liu Enzai nodded slightly, he looked at the "Shadow Cut" on Yao Ping's back and said, "Yao Ping, I really hope that you are also a sword practitioner, not to mention that you can better protect the person you want to protect, at least the two of us can also learn swordsmanship along the way." ”

Yao Ping sighed lightly and said, "I'm just a common man. People like me are born to work hard for life. Practicing martial arts, practicing swords, reading and studying, these things are too far out of reach for farmers like us. Well, I'm not afraid of your jokes, in fact, the first time I touched a weapon was a few years ago outside Yaoshan Pass. ”

"Oh?" Yoo Eun-jae asked Yao Ping, "Have you been that far away?" ”

"Yes, I just went to make a living." Yao Ping said.

"There are a lot of people from all over the West inside and outside Yaoshan Pass, right?" Yoo asked, "How long have you been over there?" ”

"It's a lot, I've been there for a few years."

"Oh, have you ever heard of a master of swords in another country over there?" Yoo Eun-jae asked curiously.

"I don't know very well about this." Yao Ping thought for a while and said, "More people in the Western Regions use scimitars. ”

"It's all the same, so have you ever heard of a master who wields scimitars over there?" Yoo Eun-jae continued to ask.

"The one who uses the scimitar..."Yao Ping thought about it again and said, "I haven't seen too many fights, but the use of the scimitar is particularly numb, I have seen one, but I don't know if it is a master in your eyes." ”

"Tell me about it."

He drew his knife and cut off a teacup that was on the table. Yao Ping said.

Liu Enzai smiled, "This is not a skill, Yao Ping." ”

"But the tea in the teacup was not spilled." Yao Ping added.

Liu Enya was stunned when he heard this, he thought for a while and immediately asked, "Yao Ping, you mean, he drew his knife and cut the teacup horizontally, but not only did the teacup not be poured, but even the tea inside did not spill?" ”

Yao Ping nodded, "Yes." This should be considered a skill, right? ”

Yoo Eun-jae shook his head and said slowly, "No... Not counted. ”

"Isn't that a skill?" Yao Ping said, "At that time, he showed such a hand, but it shocked a lot of bandits who robbed the road." ”

"Of course, this is not a skill, but at most it shows that he is more skilled in using a scimitar and can accurately hit the target." Yoo Eun-jae said, "What really shocked people should be the scimitar in his hand." ”

"Are you saying that the ability to cut through the teacup without spilling it is because the knife is so sharp?" Yao Ping asked.

"It's not just sharp." Ryu thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it's an ordinary scimitar. Yao Ping, when you saw that person using a knife, did anything else unusual happen? ”

"Abnormal situation, nothing abnormal." Yao Ping thought about it and said, "Why do you ask that? ”

"No, it's just a casual question." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"But that knife does look quite extraordinary, its blade and scabbard are gorgeous..."Yao Ping said as he couldn't help but think of the image of Asana holding a scimitar. He thought of her charming looks, graceful figure, and suddenly for a moment, he felt that he would see her again.

"Bottle, the knife that Li Jun gave you on your back is not bad." Qu Shun opened his mouth and said, "You and Liu Enzai quickly learn two tricks, and when you enter the Chongyunling area, if you meet any villains, you can have a helper." ”

Ryu Eun-jae looked at Qu Shun and said, "Qu Shun, you should also find a weapon as soon as possible, just in case." ”

Qu Shun looked around, "Where to find it." The belongings on my back are heavy enough. If it really doesn't work, I'll use Li Jun's fish shaving knife to scare and scare people. ”

"The most you can do with that knife is to scare the fish." Yao Pingzheng was talking, and suddenly saw Qu Shun's gaze lingering behind a forest in the distance, and he also looked at it, but saw smoke and dust rising behind the trees in the distance.

"There's a strong wind over there?" Qu Shun asked, looking at the woods.

"The tree didn't move." Yoo Eun-jae also looked there, and he spoke, "It looks like a lot of dust kicked up by footsteps. ”

When Qu Shun heard Liu Enzai say this, he immediately leaned on the ground and listened to it. "It's a bit loud." He said after listening for a moment.

"It should be the cavalry of the state capital." Ryu Eun-jae looked at Yangchen and said.

"Well, how are you sure it's a cavalryman?" Qu Shun looked at Yoo Eun-jae and asked, "What if it's a big mob?" ”

"Such high smoke and dust can only be stepped out by horses running." "And the mob doesn't have that kind of marching speed. ”

"It should be the soldiers of the state capital, they should have come to suppress the unrest in this area of Qingfu County." Yao Ping said.

"That's the best, kill those bastards." Qu Shun said, "But keep those leaders for me, I have to kill them with my own hands." ”

"They went northeast." Yoo said, "They must have discovered the enemy." ”

"How do you know?" Qu Shun looked at the dust rising in the distance, and asked Liu Enzai curiously, "Can you see it?" ”

"Looking at the speed at which the dust is rising, it should be the horses galloping. The average horse can't sprint for a long time at this speed. If it was just an ordinary march, no one would run like that. "In this case, it is very likely that the officers and soldiers have discovered the enemy." I think some mob is not far away. ”

When Qu Shun heard Liu Enzai say this, he immediately put down the bags on his back and said, "I'll go and see, God has eyes, maybe I really bumped into those bastards, I have to kill them." ”

"Junko, it's okay for you." Chen Dahua stepped forward and said to him, "You are not allowed to go, it is too dangerous, you will be with us." ”

"I have to avenge my father's revenge." Qu Shun shouted.

"Junko, calm down, if there is really a war over there, won't you just go there to die. If you can't figure it out, the government soldiers will kill you as a mob. "We'd better stay away from this area." We are also in danger in case of a mob that has fled. ”

"Then we can't just slip away." Qu Shun said.

Yoo Eun-jae smiled, pointed to a small mound not far away, and said, "You guys hide in the woods behind the mound, and I'll go and see." ”

"Yoo Eun-jae, what are you going to do?" Yao Ping asked him.

"Let's see if we can take advantage of the chaos and find something useful for you to come back." Yoo Eun-jae smiled and said, "You guys are waiting for me here, and I'll come back to you before dark." ”

"Then I'll go with you." Yao Ping said, "It's too dangerous for you to be alone. ”

Li Jun wanted to step forward and say something to Yao Ping, but when he saw Qu Shun open his mouth, he said, "I'll go too." ”

"You'd better stay by your lover's side." Liu Enzai glanced at Li Jun, then at Chen Dahua, and then said to Yao Ping and Qu Shun, "Protecting your own woman is more important than anything else. ”

Hearing Liu Enzai say this, Yao Ping and Li Jun glanced at each other, and Li Jun's face immediately turned crimson, and he lowered his gaze a little shyly.

Qu Shun thought for a while and said, "Well, if you have to go by yourself, then I won't stop you, you must come back safely." ”

Yoo Eun-jae smiled and waved his hand, and turned to leave.

Watching Yoo Eun-jae run towards the smoke-filled woods, Yao Ping turned to Qu Shun and said, "Junko, I think Yoo Eun-jae is a good man and a good friend, and I even hope that he can defeat the master of our Yiluo Sloping Valley Villa." ”

"Hmm." Qu Shun nodded and said, "When he was in prison, he always divided half of his prison meal for me and my father. ”

"Oh!" In order not to arouse Qu Shun's sadness, Yao Ping hurriedly said, "Since we want to wait for him to get dark, let's go to the mound first to find a suitable place to spend the night." ”

When the sky was dark, Yao Ping took the only little dry food left in his backpack and shared it with everyone, Qu Shun saw a figure swaying out of the woods in the distance, "It's Liu Enzai who has returned." He shouted excitedly.

Yao Ping got up and saw that Liu Enzai was covered in dirt at this time, and the blood and dirt stained his plain robe, which was originally quite white, beyond recognition. As he approached, Yao Ping saw that he had an extra backpack on his back at this time, and two long swords were inserted. And in his hand, he carried his own knife in one hand and a burden in the other.

"Well, are you alright? You're hurt? Seeing this, Qu Shun stepped forward to greet him and asked.

Yoo Eun-jae shook his head and said, "I'm fine. ”

"What about you, all this blood on your body...... Did you kill someone? Qu Shun asked in surprise.

Yoo Eun-jae nodded.

"You, did you really kill someone?" Qu Shun asked in surprise, "How many people did you kill?" ”

Yoo Eun-jae nodded lightly and did not speak.

"Why don't you speak?" Qu Shun asked eagerly, "Enzai, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine, Qu Shun. I'm murderous. Yoo Eun-jae said.

"Who did you kill? Is it a mob? How many people did you kill? Qu Shun asked.

"Murder, Qu Shun, you'd better not ask in detail, and I'd better not tell you." Yoo Eun-jae put the sword and bag on his back on the ground, and then he untied the burden in his hand and said, "There is still some food here, you can take it and share it with everyone." Don't leave it for me, I've already eaten it. ”

"Yoo Eun-jae, what's going on?" Yao Ping stepped forward and glanced at the dry food and melons and fruits in the baggage, and asked him in surprise, "Where did you get it?" ”

"Got it from a few mobs." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"You killed them?" Yao Ping asked.

"I said, don't ask about the murder, and I don't want to talk about it." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"But..."Yao Ping paused and said, "Well, we are friends, if you don't say it, are you afraid that we won't be able to keep it secret for you, and you will kill someone?" ”

"That's not what I mean, Yao Ping." Yoo Eun-jae smiled and said, "I'm killing a mob who robbed houses, and I don't need to keep it a secret." ”

Yao Ping said, "We all know that you are a good person, and since you are killing a mob, then at least it can be regarded as a good anti-violence." ”

"Well, I treat you as brothers with the bottle, so tell me what you did on this trip, right?" Qu Shun said, "Look at the blood on your body, if you don't say what's going on, we are all scared when we look at it." ”

"Well, if you have to know, then I'll have to tell you."

"yes, that's a good friend. Tell me what's going on? Qu Shun said.

"It's nothing special, I just happened to encounter some wandering mobs." "I don't know where these mobs I met come from. But they don't seem to be the same people who held us in. Listening to their accents, they are somewhat similar to Miss Li's. ”

Yao Ping glanced at Li Jun, and then said, "Then they should have flowed from Huanyang County." ”

"Well, maybe so." Qu Shun turned to continue asking, "That's grace, you killed the mob from Phantom Sun?" ”

Yoo Eun-jae nodded.

"How many people did you kill?" Qu Shun continued to ask.

"Sixteen."

"What?! Ten, sixteen? Qu Shun stammered. Yao Ping, Li Jun and Chen Dahua were all stunned after hearing that Liu Enzai finished talking about this number.

Yoo Eun-jae nodded and continued, "Although the soldiers of the government are all on horseback, their number is far less than the number of the mob, and they just drove the gathered mob away. The mob dispersed by the officers and soldiers fled in numerous groups, including sixteen wandering mobs, who blocked my way. ”

"Even if they stop you, you, you don't have to kill them all!" Yao Ping said with some excitement, "In just half a day's effort, you have killed so many people....!" You've killed alone, killed sixteen lives... Even if they're mobs, you, you're not going to have to kill them, are you? ”

"Didn't you just say that I was fighting violence and being peaceful?" Liu Enzai looked at Yao Ping and said, "I said just now, you'd better not ask about the killing, and I don't want to say it." ”

"But, you've killed too many people!" Yao Ping still looked more excited and said, "Sixteen lives, is it, is it, can't you run?" ”

"When you're in the middle of a battle, you don't ask questions like that, Yao Ping." "As I said, they themselves are the ones who are blocking my way. ”

Yao Ping sighed and shook his head, "There are so many people, they are all human beings, they are all sons, husbands, or fathers." They weren't forced to ...... yet. ”

"Am I not anyone's son?" Yoo Eun-jae asked rhetorically. "If I don't kill them, I'm the one who gets killed. You still understand this, right? ”

Yao Ping hung his head and was silent.

"Bottle, Yoo Eun-jae is right." Qu Shun said to Yao Ping, "He killed a lot of people, but I think those people should also be killed." Even though they used to be ordinary people, now that they have become violent, they must have done a lot of things to rob people's property and food and harm people's lives. It's a good thing to kill them. Grace is to eliminate harm for the people. ”

Yao Ping shook his head, and he didn't say anything more.