Night

There are a lot of coals in the big tent of the Chinese army, and with the torches inside, it looks brightly lit, but there are only Bai Changzhi, Wang Xun and Zuo Yin in the camp tent. Alcohol is forbidden in the army, and the three of them have to charcoal roast mutton, but they also eat deliciously, between drinking tea and eating meat, Bai Changzhi and Wang Xun began to chat, either the two of them talked about the pattern of the world together, or the unusual honesty of the alien race in recent years.

Obviously there was no wine, but Bai Changzhi seemed to be slightly drunk in his heart, shouting at the magnates of the empire: "I heard that there was a rebellion in the west of the empire some time ago, if it was just an ordinary rebel, it would be fine, it would be nothing more than a desperate move with a poor grain harvest, and this fire would naturally be extinguished at that time, but this time it was different, those rebels played the banner of abolishing the Jiupin Zhongzheng, listen, is this like the insight of the peasant rebels?" There are a lot of people who are ready to move for a while. ”

Wang Xun sighed, his frowning brows were like looking at the middle-aged farmer in the field with a bitter face: "The imperial high-ranking lord has almost monopolized the official position of the empire, and as for the army, he is also on the front line, Cangnan is quite fair, as for the northern land, it was originally the territory of the Lu clan among the five sects, so it is not a long-term way after all, I am afraid that this flame in the west will eventually completely burn the prairie up." ”

Bai Changzhi was silent for a while, and then smiled boldly: "What are you afraid of, anyway, the headache is Ouyang Zhiyuan in the imperial capital, haha, my old Bai laughed at them and watched them worry about it." After hearing this, Wang Xun smiled bitterly, and shook his head slightly for his friend's uninhibited personality, as if he had nothing to say.

After a while, Wang Xun seemed to remember something, and asked, "By the way, how is that woman?" ”

Woman? Zuo Yin's ears moved, he knew that the master had always been alone, and his direct blood relatives seemed to be no longer alive, but he had never asked this kind of question, and this time when he heard Wang Xun all speak, he hurriedly chewed lightly, for fear of missing a word.

Bai Changzhi was stunned for a rare moment, and then played with the wine glass in his hand, the tea in it rippled slightly, and in silence, Wang Xundu was eating mutton with a chirp, as if he knew that Bai Changzhi would definitely answer.

"Married to an ordinary person." After a long silence, Bai Changzhi only said this.

"Yes." Hearing the aftertaste in Bai Changzhi's voice, Wang Xun just replied lightly. However, Bai Changzhi is wild and uninhibited after all, and after a few sips of herbal tea, he has returned to his state of being alive and vigorous, chatting about the Yuanjia Northern Expedition in which his father participated, and analyzing the war at that time, Wang Xun interspersed a few sentences from time to time, questioning some of Bai Changzhi's opinions.

When the two were talking, Zuo Yin ate meat silently, listened to the analysis of the two, and finally was knocked on the head by the master, laughing and scolding him for almost eating all the meat when the two were idle, Zuo Yin knew that it was useless to justify, so he had to bear it silently, and finally the three of them came up sleepy, and they all lay down and fell asleep directly on the spot.

Early the next morning, Bai Changzhi and Zuo Yin set off, they set off from the side gate of the Dead Dragon Pass, and then the two rode directly all the way to the south, on the city tower of the Dead Dragon Pass, the king patrolled the capital and waved their hands from afar, and Du Dutong, who was hidden in the black, kept "staring" at them and left, Zuo Yin couldn't help but shudder.

Bai Changzhi seemed to have sensed something, and now that he was out of the Dead Dragon Pass, there were no outsiders around, and he opened his mouth to explain to Zuo Yin: "I have always disliked the guy surnamed Du, not because of the two of us or the power struggle in the Cangnan Army, I think one day, you may know the reason." ”

Zuo Yin was puzzled, but his master didn't say much, he naturally didn't ask more, and the two kept moving forward, but along the way, Bai Changzhi saw that Zuo Yin was a little jerky riding a horse, he gently patted his car on the horse, turned back to Zuo Yin and said: "When you walk slowly, your kid's riding skills are okay, when you walk fast, use your calf knees and inner thighs to clamp the horse hard, lean forward, half contact between the butt and the saddle, and follow the horse's running rhythm." ”

Zuo Yin did as he said, and found that it was a lot easier, Bai Changzhi slowed down, kept the same level as Zuo Yin, and watched Zuo Yin gradually master the skill of running on a horse, he pulled out the saber again, Zuo Yin saw that the master's saber was a long knife with an elegant curve, and the blade was a faint gray, and the material was like stone, Bai Changzhi saw Zuo Yin's gaze, smiled and put the knife on his shoulder, and said: "This knife, called Back Water, was given to me by a coquettish old man, Now I'll show you how to slash with a knife on a horse. ”

Coquettish old man? Zuo Yin's heart moved, being able to be called such a title by the master is naturally not an ordinary person, he secretly remembered this person, and then carefully watched the master's movements.

Bai Changzhi froze instantly, then clamped the horse's belly between his legs, and the car rushed forward, gently lifting the knife that was originally on his shoulder, and then Bai Hong flashed, and a light bypassed a tree on the side of the road, when Zuo Yin looked carefully, he saw that the tree was safe and sound, Bai Changzhi chuckled, turned back, and gently pushed it with his hand, and the big tree that needed to be hugged by one person was interrupted from his waist like this, Zuo Yin stepped forward immediately, saw the smooth broken head, and couldn't help but sigh at his master's strength, such an incision is not something that brute force can do, It also includes the application of flexibility for strength.

Next, in addition to resting for a period of time during the day, both of them were marching on horseback, and along the way, Zuo Yin exercised his riding and chopping ability according to the master's instructions, and he also looked good. After three days, the surrounding scenery gradually changed, the trees were no longer the withered yellow scenery of autumn in southern Xinjiang, but turned black, and the road became less marked by horses' hooves, which showed that this road was not a common route for the rangers of the wind department.

"This is an abandoned route, but there is a foothold in front of it that no one is many, and after we rest there, we will start your practice." After Bai Changzhi explained Zuo Yin's confusion, the two continued to move forward, sleeping all the way, and arrived at the stronghold on the afternoon of the fourth day.

The outward appearance of the stronghold is just an ordinary looking mill, the appearance is already crawling with black vines, close to the water's edge, but the waterwheel is broken, and it is located in a dense forest, which is probably difficult to find in the jungle if it is not along the river. Zuo Yin followed the master into the stronghold, only to find that there was a hole inside, this building has three floors, two floors above ground, and a basement underground, which is full of messy debris, but it is full of cobwebs and black dust, it looks very weird, Bai Changzhi doesn't mind, he pulls out his knife and waves, thousands of dust and cobwebs dissipate, and the tables and chairs that already look rotten inside are unscathed, after waving the knife, Bai Changzhi looked at Zuo Yin proudly, Zuo Yin's temperament has been slightly cold since he was a child, It's just that he also knows what to say at this time, so he reluctantly praised with a shocked smile: "Master, uh, Boss Bai's sword skills are really first-class in the world, and you can see the master's demeanor between swinging the knife." ”

Bai Changzhi waved his hand to express disdain, "Being able to show such an expression and say such things can only show two problems, one is that your kid's realm is not enough, and you can't see the ingenuity of this knife, and the other is that your kid's acting skills are not good, it's too obvious." Bai Changzhi did not hesitate to comment on Zuo Yin, but there was still a ridiculous smile on his face, Zuo Yin knew that the master didn't care about this, so he didn't pretend, and said directly: "Please also ask the master for advice." ”

"What to teach, knives are used to cut people, not to sweep ashes, and when you get used to cutting people, you can naturally do this." Bai Changzhi immediately pushed back.

Zuo Yin was speechless, but he still paid attention to the "cutting people" in Master's words, because Master did not use words like "cutting aliens". Zuo Yin is an apprentice, so he is naturally responsible for cleaning up the stronghold, and preparing the dry food by the way, along the way, Zuo Yin didn't see any small animals or familiar fruit trees, so there was no food, but the master didn't seem to mind this, and his confident demeanor also made Zuo Yin not ask much, and the two rested and fell asleep.