Xie Shence and Cao Baqi and their entourage continued south, crossing Shanxi Road and passing through Taihang Mountain to Hebei Province, preparing to observe the situation before deciding whether to go to Shandong Road.

After passing Datong, for the sake of safety, Xie Shence did not choose to go south directly from the official road, but turned east into the mountain. Cao Baqi and others are familiar with this road, so they all take it with them. Of course, Xie Shence will not fully trust this group of horse bandits, after all, although they can't talk about enemies now, they are far from friends, so they won't hand over the road to them.

There is an old saying that the world is as black as a crow's feather, and only the heart of a horse bandit is there. There used to be several caravans, because they found the wrong "mountain people" who led the way, and there was not even dregs left after being eaten.

Three lean teenagers rushed over from the front of the team, and then stood in front of Xie Shence and said something, Xie Shence nodded, and they went to the front to reply.

It's already afternoon, and I said earlier that I found a suitable campsite and asked Xie Shence for instructions to set up camp.

Such a rugged mountain road, coupled with the mud after the snow, is very difficult to walk, even horse bandits who have walked several times will not feel easy, not to mention that there are many people who are walking for the first time. Therefore, it has been two days in the mountain, and it has only walked about fifty or sixty miles. Therefore, although Xie Shence didn't want to stop there, he had to agree.

Xie Shence, who had a thick layer of mutton fat on his face and hands, wiped the mud off his boots with dry branches, and then set up a tent with Li Yanwang, Xiao Wang, and others. After a while, the three boys also returned, and joined in.

These three teenagers were the "aisles" that Xie Shence bought in Datong four days ago, that is, orphans of a geographical nature, who made money by selling news and showing people the way.

Of course, these three people were meant to act together with Xie Shence. After leaving the Jindu, there is no record to view, and Xie Shence doesn't know how many. Among them, there are his own hand-made arrangements, as well as the dark lines quietly buried by his grandfather and father. These people, in the name of Tiqi, are actually members of the Xie family.

With the power of Xie Shence when he was in office, it was naturally easy to do these small things, and the subsequent records were collected by him in the Weihou Mansion, ensuring that no one should know about it.

It's just too many, if these three people didn't take the initiative to reveal their identities, or they passed by on the street, Xie Shence wouldn't have known that they were the eyeliner of their own family.

The nominal relationship between master and servant is also the actual master and servant, except for the rudeness and rudeness occasionally shown by the three teenagers, which makes people feel that they still need to be trained, in fact, there is no difference. This kind of relationship, in this case, is the best way to make a mistake with the truth and the false.

The location of Xie Shence and the others' tent was naturally excellent, and after it was set up, Cao Baqi and Ge Monkey and others came to talk.

"According to today's speed, even if you speed up the next step, it will take a month to get to Hebei Road, after all, Taihang Mountain is difficult to walk, and you want to climb Taihang Snow Mountain"

Cao Baqi sighed, and frantically praised himself for being knowledgeable in his heart, and it was really amazing that he could drag a handful of texts in such a boring and heavy conversation.

Xie Shence held his chin, watched the golden grease drip into the fire, listened to the sound of stabbing and the crackling of firewood, and said after a while: "Half a month at most, half a month later, at least to Handan"

"Half a month? How can it be! You should"

"Lao Li, shut up!" After Cao Baqi scolded, he smiled at Xie Shence: "The mountains and fields are rough, there is no culture, adults should not be surprised." ”

Lao Li sat down angrily, muttering something silently, Cao Baqi glanced at it, a little gloomy.

Xie Shence nodded to indicate that it was okay, and Cao Baqi continued: "My lord, in half a month, it is not impossible to rush to Handan, but the price is too great. ”

Seeing that Xie Shence didn't mean to interrupt him, Cao Baqi continued: "Even if you pass through this mountain, and then go directly south, and then enter Hebei Road through Taihang Mountain, it will be too late. Unless it is an adult who uses the relationship to make this road unimpeded. ”

Xie Shence pondered for a moment and said, "In this case, let's cross this mountain first." ”

Cao Baqi and the others said yes, and sat for a while before leaving.

Later, in Cao Baqi's tent, there was a quarrel.

"We are not afraid to listen to him in everything"

"They are Yan people, we can't fight."

"What can't you fight, it's not that you're afraid of death! It's not that I haven't died, Lao Tzu back then"

"What were you back then? If you want to die, you will die long ago, and if you die again, don't say it again."

"Don't argue, everyone knows that Hebei Province can't hold it, and Dajin is just playing eggs"

"Then you want to take refuge in those swallow dogs now? Don't forget our companions who died at the hands of the Yanren! ”

"I haven't forgotten, it's just the trend of the times"

Cao Baqi held his head, as if he had become very self-blaming because the people below were arguing because of his decision.

However, the monkey, who had never spoken, glanced at the people in the tent lightly, and seemed to be very dismissive of this kind of quarrel.

Naive people

Sure enough, Cao Baqi let go of the hands holding his head and slowly raised his head.

Someone saw that Cao Baqi was no longer blindly dodging, so he said: "Boss, Lao Li's group of things are disobedient."

"Dog thing! Who do you say is the thing? ”

"Just Say You"

"You try it again"

"Try it, try it, stuff stuff"

"Lao Tzu killed you!"

"You come, you come, if you don't kill me today, you are raised by your grandson"

"Ah, don't stop me!"

Cao Baqi's henchmen and the rest of the bandit leaders twisted together, and then two or three people who were watching also joined in, saying don't fight, don't fight, don't let people see jokes and the like, hugging each other and letting others beat them hard, it was quite lively for a while.

However, after all, the tent has limited space, how can it withstand the fight, and soon someone kicked off the center column, and the whole tent collapsed.

The collapse of a large tent caught the attention of almost everyone, and then someone shouted: "Crush the man, die the man"

Cao Baqi patted the dirt on his body and said calmly: "After I go back, I will take care of their wives and children, remember, if I die, you will do it." ”

The group of people who ran over to hear the voice but found that their boss was dead were stunned, and they didn't seem to react, and their boss was crushed to death

In particular, a central pillar crushed two people.

The bodies of Lao Li and another person were carried down and then buried, naturally some people suspected something, many people were praising General Cao's righteousness, Cao Baqi's face was solemn, and he turned around but pouted with disdain.

I killed you boss, a bunch of idiots. How can a central pillar crush a person in two?

Xie Shence opened a small slit in the door curtain and said: "It's still very ruthless, this Lao Li, but Cao Baqi's very good companion, the kind who has carried a gun and prostituted together, said to kill it, just because this person may affect his possible future." ”

Xie Shence's last sentence has two possibilities.

This is a reflection of his cruelty and reality. I just revealed Sima Bi's rebellion in advance, and he actually turned around and killed his original brother. Such a person is really a sharp blade worth polishing. ”

"Martial artists must have knives in their hearts, Cao Baqi's knives are too sharp and realistic, and they are not easy to control for ordinary people."

Xiao Wang smiled: "It's hard to control, but in fact, the son can also try." After all, Childe is different from those ordinary people. ”

Xie Shence smiled: "You can naturally see Cao Baqi's temptation, but it is also possible that he wants to take this opportunity to get rid of a future opponent." Cao Baqi is not a good type, but the more such a person, in fact, it is easier to grasp. It's straightforward, I love it. ”

Xiao Wang smiled: "Child's belly, Wang admires."

"Cao Baqi is actually a simple person."

"Why did Childe say that? This person is quite scheming, and ruthless, and will do whatever it takes to achieve the goal, that Lao Li just objected to you, son, so he killed him, and also accepted his subordinates, this person is dangerous. ”

"Hah!" Xie Shence said with a smile: "To make the instructor of the Erli people say such things, this Cao Baqi is also capable enough." ”

Xiao Wang shook his head and smiled bitterly, indicating that the past was over, and he was no longer an instructor of Erliren.

Xie Shence said: "Such a person has his own goals. And for this goal, he is able to use everything he can to achieve it. To be honest, don't talk about Lao Li, even if it was the person who scolded Lao Li before, he would not hesitate to give up if possible. ”

"However, such a person has a shortcoming, and that is that he has no reverence in his heart, but he has desire."

"I can give him the land, water, and sunshine to fulfill his desires, which he needs, and he can't achieve it through others, so it is impossible for him to betray me until he achieves his goals, or finds a stronger backstage than me."

"As long as he gives him what he wants, he will always do things for you, and the biggest advantage of such a smart person is that he will consciously clear all obstacles in front of him, and you don't have to worry too much about it at all."

Xiao Wang smiled: "Childe's opinion is really thought-provoking. ”

"Actually, what is not thoughtful, don't pat yourself. People have desires."

Five days later, Xie Shence and the others went out of the mountain and headed south without delay at the last moment.

Of the more than 100 people who entered the mountain, only about 80 people remained at this time. There are more than twenty people who have stayed in the mountains forever, or have become a feast for wild wolves.

Subsequently, in Hunyuan, Xie Shence was forced to stop going south.

It is reported that the prince of Weihou, who is now the princess of Jinyang, Xie Shenwei, was chased and killed by Tiqi and has been beheaded.

"This is a trap, your eldest brother will definitely be fine, don't go!"

"I can't help but go."

"How could they possibly know you were here? You're fooled when you go! What's more, you will expose your identity like this, and it is not easy for those horse bandits in Shandong to be deceived."

"So what? You have to know."