It was pitch black all around, the grass was deep and the forest was dense, and the mountain paths were winding, regardless of north and south, and the wolves were approaching again. Thinking that before leaving Chang'an, the emperor wanted to send a ten-man guard to himself, but he politely declined. Gao Lishi originally felt that the country had been peaceful for a long time, the people were rich, and the rebels of the thieves were blocked to the east of Tongguan. The road will be safe and sound, even if you encounter some small thieves who cut the path, with their own martial arts and two guards, they are enough to deal with it. He never imagined that now he would face the situation of death because of these mountain beasts.

As Colliers was in the midst of regret, a dark green light lit up again from the dark forest.

"Ah Weng, this beast seems to be much less. What we did before may have worked. The two guards found out about this, and were slightly excited, after all, it was much easier to deal with these wild wolves than to deal with the wolves. This gave them hope of escaping again.

"How much," Gao Lishi asked in a low voice.

"There are about eight or nine at most, not more than ten." The guard replied.

"That's enough for us to drink a pot," Colliers smiled bitterly. As he spoke, Colliers knelt on one knee and threw the torch knife in his hand to the ground. With his free hand, he stuffed the sword in his arms into the burden on his back, tightened the strap of the burden, and tied a dead button. Then he picked up the torch in his left hand, picked up the short sword in his right hand, and roared in a low voice, "Fight!" ”

As soon as Colliers's roar came out, the three of them did not have time to react, and the wolves came forward one by one as if they had received an order, and one by one they came forward with their backs hunched and waisted, and the beast's mouth bared with Bai Sensen's fangs, and the belly roared. The three of them quickly took up their fighting positions, and a wild wolf howled and spread out. Colliers rounded the torch and struck the beast on the back, and the beast was beaten out of the way. The brute's encounter did not delay the attack of the wolves, and the wild wolves did not flinch this time, and pounced on them one by one with bared teeth and grinning. Although the three of them had swords in their hands, at this time, the most effective thing was the torch that was bubbling red. The three of them rounded the torches and blocked them left and right.

After all, this torch stick is not as durable as the sword, and the sword is also overused, let alone the torch made of this stick. After several swings and blows, all three of them were injured to varying degrees. What's more critical is that the swords of the three of them are curled, the torches are broken in two, and the flame of the remaining torch is as weak as candlelight. Although a few animals were injured, it did not have a fatal effect on them. The three of them were completely desperate, and Colliers threw away the only half of the torch in his hand and sat down on the ground dejectedly, "Okay, let's die if we die." It's just that His Majesty's task Gao has not been completed, and he has lost his grace. ”

These beasts are really not easy to deal with, and now they are running out of ammunition and food, and there is still not a single egg to use. Colliers is mentally prepared to die, and he doesn't plan to continue to resist.

When the wolves saw that the three of them had given up resistance, they suddenly became even more excited, and their howls became one in a row, uh····· It's like she's in heat. The head wolf roared, and the wolf howl stopped abruptly, and the sound stopped, and the wolves all pounced. The three of them closed their eyes and waited to die.

"Drip ·····!" Suddenly, there was a sharp and piercing sound in the dense forest, and I don't know what it was. The wolves jumping in the air were also stunned, crackling and falling to the ground. The three of them were also stunned. Before the wolves could pull up, and Gao Lishi and the others didn't figure out what was going on, seven or eight black things flew out of the dense forest, and after they landed, they made a fluttering sound, and then a pungent smoke filled the air.

As soon as the smoke spread, the wolves howled as if stimulated, and fled with their tails between their legs. Uh... It's like a male dog who can't be happy in a group, but is bitten a few times by three female dogs. The three of them were also greatly stimulated, and the three of them grabbed their clothes and covered their mouths and noses, and they didn't dare to gasp. Stinks, chokes, stinks and chokes. Spicy eyes, just close your eyes, it's a mess anyway. Gao Lishi wanted to scold his mother, but he didn't dare to open his mouth.

After a long time, the smoke finally cleared. Colliers let go of his mouth and nose, wiped his tears with his sleeve, looked around, and screamed in fright, "Ah! I saw that the three of them were surrounded by more than a dozen people in black clothes, black faces and black shoes, all of them were black, and their faces were as black as if they had been smeared with the ashes at the bottom of the pot.

"Don't be afraid, officials, we are human beings." One of them took a step forward and said reassuringly. The man stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and he looked up at the man, his eyes welling with tears. The man was not happy, "Iron rod, come here." ”

A man with a figure like an iron tower parted the crowd and squeezed over, "Captain, my name is Tiezhu, not Tie Ba." ”

"Iron pillars and iron rods are all the same, they are all sticks anyway. I said that you should throw two less, how can you throw so much. Look what this official has become. Besides, what a waste of money you have, these things don't cost money. The man angrily rebuked the iron pillar. The crowd in black couldn't help but let out a burst of laughter.

"Isn't this the first time I've fought in actual combat, aren't I afraid that this thing won't work, and let those brutes hurt the official's life." The iron pillar urn said angrily.

"Then you're telling me now that it doesn't work." The black-clothed captain raised his hand and gave Tiezhu a brain break, "Do you want to test it again, if you question the orders of labor and management again, labor and management will lock you in a small black room and throw you ten or eight of these things for you to taste." ”

"I don't dare, what the captain says is what it is, I just do it." Tie Zhu's mind suddenly appeared with a scene of himself being surrounded by yellow smoke, and he was stunned all of a sudden. The crowd laughed again.

Seeing that they are finally finished. Gao Lishi put his hands on the ground, stood up, patted the dirt on his clothes, clasped his hands into fists, and bowed deeply to the man in black who led the way, "Thank you for saving your life." ”

"It's nothing, the captain said, we are the people's soldiers, and it is our bounden duty and obligation to protect the people." Without waiting for the leading man in black to speak, the big man named Tiezhu replied angrily. As soon as the words fell, a brain collapse was ushered in again on the iron pillar, "Let you say it, you just say it!" I really don't treat labor and management as captains. There was laughter all around.

"Are you officers and soldiers? Isn't it the king of the cut here? Gao Lishi was slightly surprised, he never expected to meet the officials and soldiers here, "Aren't the officials and soldiers all in Tongguan?" ”

"We are the army of Tongguan." The black-clothed captain hurriedly bowed down and returned the salute with his fists. "Where did the officials come from? How could it be in this dense forest? ”

Gao Lishi heard the other party say that he was an official soldier, and he was still suspicious in his heart, and did not relax, "Since it is the defender of Tongguan, why don't you resist the enemy in the pass, but it appears in the Longshan mountain forest behind this Tongguan." ”

"You are really cautious, how could you deceive you when you said that we are the defenders of Tongguan. This is the Tongguan waist card, you see for yourself. If we are thieves, what nonsense do we have to do with you, and we will be taken captive directly. The black tower-like iron pillar was a little angry, and he casually took off the bronze medal pinned to his waist and threw it over.

Gao Lishi reached out to catch the waist card thrown over, and then took a closer look at the faint firelight, "It's a certain heart." I also ask for your forgiveness. A certain surname Gao, from the Chang'an Palace, went to the Tongguan army to announce His Majesty's will. When Gao Lishi saw that the waist card was real, he completely relieved his heart and saluted these black-clothed soldiers.

"You're Mr. Gao?" The black-clad captain cautiously probed.

"Do you recognize so-and-so?" Gao Lishi was a little surprised, he didn't expect a small captain to know him, "Could this be a certain noble son in Beijing who came to the army?" Colliers thought hambledly.

Without waiting for Gao Lishi to think for too long, the black-clothed captain straightforwardly solved his doubts, "Villain Li Mi" The man tore off the black mask covering his face as he spoke, revealing a mouthful of flowery teeth, and grinned, "Mr. Gao has seen the villain, a few years ago, on the top of Songshan Mountain, when I played against His Majesty, Mr. Gao was also there." ”

When Gao Lishi saw this person talking about old things, he didn't doubt that "you are Li Mi?" I really didn't recognize you", what nonsense, Li Mi was dark at night at this time, Li Mi was dressed in black and black, and his face was smeared blacker than the bottom of the pot, it was strange to be able to recognize it.

After Gao Lishi was sure that the man in black in front of him was Li Mi, he completely relaxed. This is an acquaintance, if it is a group of people who are interested in making money, even officials and soldiers can do things that kill people for money. But at this time, he still wondered, "Why are you not in the pass, but in this mountain forest." Could it be that Tongguan has been lost? Or is there trouble in this mountain? ”

Li Mi led the team to train in this mountain for three days, and only then did he hear the neighing of the horse and the howl of the wolf, so he knew that someone was in danger, so he led people to rescue him. Unexpectedly, the person who rescued him turned out to be Gao Lishi. Li Mi's mood at this time is cooler, more than buying a lottery ticket and winning five million, this is Gao Lishi, the most favored person of the current emperor Li Longji. This life-saving grace is that others take five million in exchange for themselves without blinking. Li Mi grinned happily, and almost hummed a little tune in his mouth. Gao Lishi saw that Li Mi's face was happy, thinking that he had not seen him for many years, and today he was very affectionate. I shouldn't think about it, I and this Li Mi are only one-sided friends. Gao Lishi thought hard, but he didn't know that Li Mi had compared him with five million several times in his heart.

Seeing Gao Lishi looking at himself with a strange expression. Li Mi, who was grinning and smirking, immediately put away his smile, and said, "This place is not a place to stay for a long time, so Manager Gao should follow me into Tongguan first."