The outsider looked like a graceful figure that had cut a hole in the dense woods with a single sword, and after leaping in a perfect arc in front of the silver platter, it landed steadily, its long hair fluttering and falling to its shoulders together. The previously wild scene turned calm, like a mountain spring sliding down a waterfall into a deep pool.

The silhouette of the side face is soft and heroic, and the wide sleeves of the figure robe are more and more reserved, as if he has come out of a picture scroll, and there is no fireworks in the world. Standing up, he put his sword into its scabbard and stood alone in the moonlight.

Behind him, in the dancing trees, countless ghostly figures flashed by, as if they had appeared out of nowhere, and had disappeared somewhere.

Only one person walked close to him, but as if he was afraid of his edge, he stood five steps away, and said respectfully: "Jianzi, His Royal Highness Yelu Deguang, the Khitan prince, has come down." ”

The graceful figure known as "Jianzi" did not move at all, but just stood there quietly, as if he did not hear the words of the swordsman behind him. However, after the swordsman finished speaking, he took two steps back and did not bother him again.

Yerod did not come to the sword, but only stayed in the distance for a while, and then left the place. Unlike Jianzi's eyes that did not squint, although he was far away, Yelu Deguang still looked at him carefully. Duolun came to the side of the sword and gave the order to the swordsman on his back in place of Yerod.

The two whispered for a while, and after speaking, Duolun saluted Jianzi, "The next thing is to trouble Jianzi." His Royal Highness has high hopes for this, and hopes that Jianzi will not disappoint His Highness, so as not to spoil His Highness's great affairs. ”

After Duolun finished speaking, Jianzi still didn't talk. This time, he simply turned around and walked away.

The other party's cold arrogance made Duolun's heart unhappy for a while, and before he could speak, the swordsman with the sword on his back had already said to him: "What the sword promised, the general just rest assured." After saying that, he gave a salute, and disappeared into the night with the sword, and the whole process of his demeanor did not drag the slightest mud and water, and he did not have the slightest respect for Duolun.

The corners of Doron's mouth twitched, and he snorted indignantly, and went back to Jerod to get his life.

"Your Highness, this group of people is so big, they have no respect and humility, which makes people angry!" After his death, Duolun complained to Jerod Light.

Yelu Deguang just smiled indifferently and said: "Since they are so capable, why not behave like Meng Lang, what this king wants them to do things, not to be polite and thoughtful in front of this king." The former is what the king needs, and whether the latter is there or not does not affect anything. ”

Duolun couldn't help but admire Yerod's words, and after thinking about it, he still couldn't help but wonder, "Then again, this sword is peerless, why doesn't Your Highness take a closer look?" ”

Jerod waved his hand and walked towards his tent, "Whether this person is male or female, peerless, or unsightly, this is not what this king cares about now." If he has a life to come back, this king will naturally have time to see his demeanor, if he does not come back...... What is the difference between a dying person who sees and does not see? ”

After Wang Houde left from Yelu Deguang, he did not return to Danzhou City, but joined Zhao Tianhe and went to Furong Town with a team of more than 100 horsemen.

On the way to Furong Town, Wang Houde encountered a group of people waiting on the official road.

The scale of this group was not small, there were more than twenty carriages alone, three of which were filled with people, and the rest were full of goods. The entourage of guards outside the carriage was as many as 300 people, and these entourages were all strong men, and at first glance they were not ordinary people, but from the army.

Seeing this horse team that suddenly appeared here, Zhao Tianhe was not different, and said to Wang Houde with a smile: "Lord Thorn Shi, are you planning to go back to Danzhou again?" ”

Wang Houde stroked his beard and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Zhao Tianhe pointed to the people in front of him, "The adult's family and property are all here, can't it explain the problem?" ”

Wang Houde laughed heartily, "General Zhao is really as wise as a torch, and you can see from afar that it is the family of this official, who is a person in the army, with a keen eye, and this official admires it." ”

"Makes the adults laugh."

The two laughed and talked for a while, and Wang Houde suddenly sighed: "This time I was forced by Li Congjing, and because of Yelude's light, we had no choice but to abandon the country and leave our hometown to find another way to make a living, which is really sad." The official heard that Li Congjing was cunning and abnormal, and he couldn't help but have a lot of dreams at night, and after this trip to Furong Town, the official went directly out of the customs. Glancing in the direction of Danzhou City, "As for that Danzhou, it will no longer belong to this official in the near future, what is the benefit of going?" Li Congjing wants it, and he gives it to him. However, he can take away my master's temple, but this official has his own Buddha temple. When he enters the grassland in the coming day, what can he do to me? ”

"Your Excellency is wise." Zhao Tianhe said, "The heroes of the world are all interested in the Quartet, and the city of another country may not be the place of hometown, so adults don't have to worry about it." ”

Wang Houde nodded and hummed, and got down to business: "General Zhao, this time the gathering of people and the chaos in the people, and the matter of making the military camp roar, the general officials have already arranged it, just wait for the time to come, and they can go together, and then the general trend will be complete, even if Li Congjing has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to return to the sky." However, it is not easy to help His Royal Highness Yelu to attack the Xiongguan of Gubeikou, Furong Town is located in the center, located in the north and south, and it is the only place to go to Gubeikou in the north. Last year, after Li Congjing ordered Huangfulin to attack the Khitan from Gubeikou, he paid more and more attention to this place, and the town army of Furong Town increased again and again, and it was close to 1,000 people, just like the support of Gubeikou. General Zhao, let's come to Furong Town this time, do you say that you are sure to talk to the town general of Furong Town and let him do things with us? ”

Zhao Tianhe knew Wang Houde's concerns, but for such a big event, it was impossible for him not to plan in advance, in fact, Wang Houde had already discussed this matter with him for too many times, if he was not sure, how could they go straight to Furong Town at this time? At this time, Wang Houde asked, just to ask for peace of mind. Zhao Tianhe said: "Lord Assassin Shi rest assured, Furong Town General Ma Huaiyuan and the last general have a fateful relationship, before this, the last general has contacted him many times on this matter, and has met several times, so he can be safe." This time, the adults are here in person, just take command, and leave the rest to the last general and Ma Huaiyuan to ensure that the matter will be successful! ”

"So good, very good!" Wang Houde nodded again and again, glanced at Zhao Tianhe a few times, and said in a more intimate tone: "General Zhao, you and I have been ministers of the same dynasty for several years, and our colleagues have been inherently affectionate. In all fairness, this official has never criticized your military affairs in Shuntian Town, and the official has never deducted half a point for the military expenses you requested, but is this? ”

"The adults treat the last general very well, how can the last general not know?" Even if this is not the case, Zhao Tianhe can't say that it is not, and said with a heartfelt look at this time.

Wang Houde nodded with satisfaction and continued to say cordially: "This thing is done, we will enter the grassland together in the coming day, you and I, two people who have left our hometowns, have no relatives, and it is not easy to gain a firm foothold in the Khitan, so we should be close to each other and help each other!" ”

This is the point, not to mention what the relationship between the two was before, if you want to survive in a foreign country in the future, you can't live without allies, and whether you have a previous suspicion, you have to "go hand in hand", Zhao Tianhe naturally knows this truth, and said sincerely at this time: "According to the promise of His Royal Highness Yelu, this matter will be completed, and it will be no problem for Lord Assassin Shi to be crowned Marquis, and then you will have to carry it a lot." The last general is the official of the adult, but the adult has a life, and the last general dares not to go to the soup and the fire? ”

Wang Houde laughed, "General Zhao, it's serious, why is this, why is this, haha!" ”

Zhao Tianhe laughed with him.

Before the matter was completed, the two had already shown their bells and celebrated each other.

There is a small stream more than ten miles away from Furong Town, the water of the stream is clear, and occasionally blades of grass fall down in it, and it is interesting to go down the river. Ma Xiaodao lay by the stream with his arms on his pillow, looked at Erlang's legs, held a grass stalk in his mouth, and looked at the blue sky and white clouds in a daze.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh, Gu Ying felt sorry for himself, "Ma Xiaodao, Ma Xiaodao, I think you were also a horse gang scoop in the land of three hundred miles across Dama Mountain, with a horse and a knife, in the red dust of murder, get out of the white blade, and break into the name of the land hundreds of miles below, who saw you and called Ma Ye?" And now, now how are you like a little girl, all day long, sighing, how can you make those young people who have been budding by you embarrassed? ”

His mount was munching on the grass not far away, when he raised his head in the grass, craned his neck and let out a burst of laughter.

Ma Xiaodao's distress is not without reason, just as he changed his evil and returned to the right, from a horse gang scoop to a border pawn, there are also very profound reasons. Coincidentally, the reasons for these two things are actually the same.

As soon as he remembered Qing Qi'er, he couldn't help but think of the prestigious Qinglou in Furong Town, which was called Qinglou, and from this, he recalled the existence that gave him a nightmare for the rest of his life.

That fluttering red dress.

She has the most delicate and flower-like appearance, but she has the skills of Shura's impermanence, and the most important thing is her impermanent and puzzling nature.

In the first year of Tongguang, that is, last year, after Ma Xiaodao forcibly opened a bud to a Qingqi in the Qinglou, he ignored the old bustard's warning, took advantage of the wine, entered the backyard of the Qinglou, and glanced at the red-clothed lady in front of a small courtyard. What Ma Xiaodao said at that time, he couldn't recall it, what made him remember it deeply was the price he paid for looking at the other party. Every time he was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night, Ma Xiaodao could still clearly perceive what it was like when his head involuntarily hit the door frame.

One word, it fucking hurts!

But the nightmare didn't stop there. When Ma Xiaodao woke up by pouring cold water on his face, and angrily accused the red-clothed lady of why he didn't agree with him, his head hurt again. This time, he crashed the floor. And Ma Xiaodao finally knows that when you can't beat someone, they want to beat you, in fact, it has nothing to do with whether there is a reason or not, it only has to do with the other party's mood.

After many years of crisscrossing Dama Mountain, Ma Xiaodao also has a temper, and at that time he wanted to go back to greet his brothers and come to level the Qinglou, but the other party's words made Ma Xiaodao recognize the reality. The words of the red-clothed lady who seemed to be harmless to humans and animals, and whose eyes were extremely clear, made people cold from head to toe, "Ma Xiaodao, you can go back and call someone to find the field, and even go and call your cousin, Furong Town, to come to Ma Huaiyuan, after all, this green building can't be moved." But this girl tells you that I have the leisure to play with you once, but I may not be in the mood to play with you twice, and the next time you come, your head will not touch the door frame and the floor. This girl can stand firm here, not only because she is ruthless. Weigh it up for yourself! ”

Ma Xiaodao weighed it, and after sobering up, he thought very clearly, so he weighed the weight and gave up the idea of revenge with interest.

But even so, the tragedy has not stopped.

Before Ma Xiaodao said goodbye and left, he was dragged into the water tank by the red-clothed lady and soaked for three days. In the words of the other party, it was a punishment for thinking too long.

Ma Xiaodao was very angry, and he made up his mind not to take revenge and swear not to be a man.

It's not because he was soaked for three days, although he was hungry for three days at the same time, but the most important thing is that the water tank turned out to be pickled with sauerkraut! When he was dragged out, he was covered in the smell of sauerkraut, and he hadn't washed it for a whole month!

He couldn't beat others, in line with the mentality that it was not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, he joined the border army, and he decided to master the strength stronger than the other party first, and then go for revenge.

The tragedy is that when you desperately try to convince yourself of hope, after despair again and again, you find that what comes with longing is even greater despair.

Ma Xiaodao entered the border army and learned more clues about the identity of the red-clothed lady, but found that he seemed to have never had a chance for revenge. It's not that he's not strong enough, it's that the other party is too strong.

Because of this, Ma Xiaodao has been depressed these days.

But this is not the reason why he came out to relax today, what really made him unable to control his emotions and had to calm down by temporarily escaping was that he learned that his cousin, Ma Huaiyuan, the general of Furong Town, actually colluded with Zhao Tianhe to plot treason and surrender to the Khitan!

In this regard, Ma Xiaodao refused.

Although he has been crisscrossing Dama Mountain for many years, he has done a lot of murder and arson, but he is a horse thief with a bottom line, and he has never thought about such things as treason, defection to the enemy, and forgetting his ancestors. He couldn't even understand why his cousin, who seemed to him to be loyal and courageous, had made good achievements in war, and hated the Khitan to the core, didn't refuse when faced with Zhao Tianhe's words!

Ma Xiaodao remembered the scene when the person who created the miracle and history of the Youyunbian Army entered their barracks last year. He remembered the other party's words, "You should wait like this soon" - for the border army that was harassed and suppressed by the Khitan, this sentence made people's blood boil!

The sun is setting and twilight is approaching.

The knife leapt from the ground and walked towards his mount. He had already made up his mind that Ma Huaiyuan would never be allowed to go to that road of no return.

A horse galloped from afar, and the knight on the horse was the brother of life and death brought out by Ma Xiaodao from the horse gang, and the others did not get off the horse, but they were already eager to say to Ma Xiaodao: "Scoop handle, Zhao Tianhe has arrived in Furong Town, and Lord Thorn Shi is also coming!" ”

Ma Xiaodao's heart jumped, and he keenly sensed that things might have reached the most critical time!

He mounted his horse and galloped back to the town of Furong.