Chapter 40: What happened to Xiucai?
When Ning Jiang and Ning Xiaomeng came to the foot of Chengshan again, it was already dark. The two tied up their horses, Ning Jiang carried a jar of wine in his left and right hands, and Xiaomeng tied the rest of the wine into a ball and carried it behind his back, and the two went to the mountainside together.
A crescent moon hangs on the branches, and the stars in the night sky twinkle from day to time. The chirping of insects on a summer night, though faint, was incessant, and it was somewhat alive compared to the eerie silence of the afternoon when they left.
A hare emerged from the grass, turned its head to look at them, and jumped into the cave in astonishment, where the night bird purred in the woods.
In front of the mountain temple, the fire rushed in the clearing, and on the ground, there were seven heads, the blood at the broken neck had dried up, and the seven heads were lined up, all facing them, gloomy and weird. Such a terrifying sight made Xiaomeng shrink.
Behind the seven severed heads was a bonfire of piled up wood, on which stood a dripping leg of oil. For a moment, Dream wondered if it was the thigh of someone who had been killed, but it was clearly the leg of a wild boar.
The leg meat, which is about to be roasted, makes a sizzling sound and exudes the aroma of meat. Dai Ba sat alone on the other side of the bonfire, still wearing a cloak, looking at them coldly, beside him, there was already the heavy big knife, the blade was full of blood, and the blade had been rolled.
Unexpectedly, the brother and sister who came to hide from the rain during the day actually took advantage of the night to find it again, Dai Ba's sharp gaze, full of this fierce killing machine, seemed to be the unfinished pride after killing seven people in a row, so startled that the bonfire crackled, and the sparks scattered.
Ning Jiang ignored his cold killing intent, just carried the wine jar like this, stepped over the heads lined up, sat by the fire, and said, "Endless enemy blood, endless enemy heads!" With meat and no wine, how can you be fast? He put a jar of wine in front of Dai Ba and said with a smile: "Please drink with you!" ”
Dai Ba looked at him for a moment, but he didn't ask much, he suddenly held the knife, and in a flash, the mud and red cloth that sealed the wine jar flew into the sky, and the entire mouth of the altar was slashed. At that moment, the blade of the knife reflected the raging firelight, and the blood stains on the knife became more and more red.
The blade that had been cut returned to the same place, Dai Ba grabbed the wine jar, sniffed it, and unceremoniously poured it into his throat, and after a while, most of the jar was already in his stomach.
Xiaomeng was dumbfounded, thinking that this person was not afraid of their poisoning? This is a "man in the rivers and lakes", doesn't it mean that the people in the rivers and lakes should not face an unknowable enemy all the time? How can someone give you a drink that you say you drink?
Ning Jiang himself opened a jar, held it with both hands, and drank two sips, but now he is a scholar after all, and it is still not elegant enough to hold the wine jar and drink, so he took out the bowl he brought and poured it into the bowl to drink. The little sister took out the side dishes again and put them between the two of them one by one.
Dai Ba pulled out a knife, cut a piece of the leg meat from the bonfire, and handed it to Ning Jiang casually. Ning Jiang was not polite, took it, and bit hard.
Unconsciously, the moon had risen and hung above the heads of the three of them, and there were already several empty altars around Dai Ba, and there was also an empty altar in front of Ning Jiang. Suddenly, Dai Ba looked at him and said, "Do you recognize me?" ”
Ning Jiang said with a smile: "Wuling Crazy Knife, I have heard of it for a long time. ”
Dai Ba said: "Are you a showman?" ”
Ningjiang said: "Linjiang County, Gaosuo County, Xiucai Ningjiang." He opened his mouth and smiled: "Brother Dai, you can go to Gaosuo to inquire, I am very famous in Gaosuo County." ”
Dai Ba smiled dumbly...... Jianghu people and scholars are basically two worlds, although he has gradually become famous in the rivers and lakes, and it is conceivable that after killing the seven murderers of Bishan today, he is about to become famous in the rivers and lakes, but this young man, as a showman, will know him, to some extent, it is also a strange thing. Just like he, as a charlatan, he doesn't even know who the champion of the last imperial examination is, or rather, he doesn't care at all.
And the young man's confident "I'm famous in Gaosuo" didn't have any other ideas than to make him feel funny. Even so, people in the rivers and lakes, you respect me, I respect you, this young man came to him with wine to drink, you look up to me, I naturally look up to you...... Jianghu people are so simple and straightforward.
The two continued to drink, and before they knew it, it was already midnight, and all the wine brought by the Ning Jiang brothers and sisters was empty. Dai Ba looked at the night, arched his hand, and was about to leave. Ning Jiang suddenly raised his head and said: "Brother Dai is a person from Wuling, but you can know that in the territory of Wuling, there is a White Horse Lake, and by the White Horse Lake, there is a stone tablet, and there are two lines of big characters written on the stone tablet, which are 'Dragon and Tiger Galloping, Eagle Raising Eagle Fighting'." ”
Dai Ba got up and ignored him. In his opinion, there are many tricks in the detours of the scholar, and this young man came to deliver wine for no reason, most of them had other plans, or he had a grudge and asked him to kill, or he was worried that the road was not very peaceful, so he asked him to protect him...... In the hearts of these readers, the so-called Jianghu guests can only do this.
Ning Jiang continued: "Brother Dai knows that if someone hits the words 'dragon' and 'eagle' on the stele with gravity at the same time, a mechanism will be touched, and a stone pit will open at the back of the stele, and there is something in the pit. ”
Dai Ba sneered: "Could it be a treasure map? ”
Ning Jiang shook his head and said, "No! It's just a jade silk, and there are four characters on the top of the jade silk...... Demon Breaker! ”
Dai Ba's eyes narrowed suddenly, his gaze fell on Ning Jiang like a thunderbolt, and the sword light rolled, and the big knife rolled up the wind from top to bottom, slashing towards Ning Jiang. Boom! The essence flashed, staggered brilliant sparks, and Xiao Menghu, who quickly drew his sword to block the big sword, was shocked, took two steps back, and his little face was pale.
Dai Ba looked at Xiaomeng and was slightly moved: "Not bad!" Although he was far from using his true strength, this girl's transition from drawing the sword to blocking the sword was only an instant, which was already a rare occurrence at her age.
Of course, he would have been even more surprised if he knew that this girl had only started practicing swords last autumn and had been practicing martial arts for less than a year now.
Dai Ba broke the little dream with a knife, and the knife light slanted to force the young man sitting on the ground, and said coldly: "Who are you?" ”
Ning Jiang raised his head and said with a smile: "Gaosuo County Xiucai, Brother Dai can go and ask, I am really famous in Gaosuo!! ”
Dai Ba sneered: "Just a showman, how can you know the Heavenly Crazy Seven Styles?" How do you know if you're mad? How do I know that I just don't have this formula? ”
"Brother Dai, I don't like to hear what you say!" Under the blade reflecting the blazing firelight, Ning Jiang raised his head, looked at the big man with his cape, and sighed, "What's wrong with Xiucai?" I am a reader, I have Yan Ruyu in the book, I have a golden house in the book, I have a thousand Zhongsu in the book, and I have a crazy seven styles in the book, Brother Dai!! ”
Dai Ba looked down at the young man who was looking at him calmly, shocked and suspicious......