Chapter Twenty-Six: Xu Zhuang
The first thing the two big men saw was the big insect lying in a pool of blood, and a look of surprise flashed in the eyes of both of them at the same time, but this surprise was fleeting, and it didn't seem to have much psychological impact because of this, obviously, the martial arts of these two people must be good.
Immediately after, the eyes of the two of them turned to Zhao Fan and the others, and when they saw the trembling old woman, the pupils of the two of them shrank, and they stepped forward quickly, and their voices were a little shocked: "Old lady, why are you here?" ”
When the two men faced the old woman, there was no more evil on their faces, they held the old woman's dry hand, and looked at the latter carefully to see if there were any injuries on her body.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhao Fan also sighed slightly, obviously, these two people should be the sons of the old woman, just now he felt the vicious breath of these two men, and he really sighed in his heart, after all, he didn't know whether these two people were friends or enemies at that time.
"Xu Ying, Xu Xiong!" When the old woman saw her two sons, her eyes also showed a look of relief, she was about to speak, but the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of Zhao Fan who was standing aside, and she was afraid of neglecting the latter, so she hurriedly said, "Why don't you two come to meet your benefactor soon?" ”
Xu Ying and Xu Xiong were slightly stunned, and then the eyes of the two of them were on Zhao Fan, and after feeling the fierce aura on the latter's body, the faces of the two of them were also flushed.
Seeing that her two sons were a little unclear, the old woman was a little anxious, and hurriedly told her about being in danger just now, and then Zhao Fan risked his life to save him.
Hearing this, Xu Ying and Xu Xiong bowed their heads after a moment of fright, and said gratefully: "Mr. Gaoyi, today I say that Xu Ying and Xu Xiong will not dare to forget each other, and if there is a chance in the future, our brothers will swear to repay each other." ”
Seeing this, Zhao Fan hurriedly stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said: "If you say anything to repay or not, as the saying goes, when you see injustice, you will draw a knife to help." What's more, it's the evil insect that hurts people, and when the sail sees it, how can there be any reason not to save it? ”
Hearing this, the gratitude in the hearts of the two men was even more incomprehensible, and they were moved and said: "It's a good road to pull out a sword to help, but no matter what, Mr. has great kindness to my Xu family, and my brothers will never dare to forget each other." ”
Seeing them say this, Zhao Fan couldn't say anything polite, after all, in that case, it would inevitably seem too hypocritical.
"Sir, old woman, I am the person from Xuzhuang in front, these two people are my sons, they are hunting here today, I want to send them some food, but I didn't expect that just now I was going to the mountain spring stream to get some water, but I met this big worm. Fortunately, I was rescued by Mr. Yu, otherwise I am afraid that I would not be able to escape death today. When the old woman spoke, there was still a hint of fear in her cloudy eyes.
"Sir, it seems that you are not a local, how did you come to this place?" Xu Ying supported his wife and asked Zhao Fan.
"Oh, hehe, we are from Bairen City, because we are going to Cloud City to join the army, so we are passing through here." Zhao Fan explained with a smile.
"I see." Xu Ying nodded, and then continued: "That's the case, sir, you and your friends might as well go to my house to rest for a few days, anyway, it's getting late now, and there is no place to stay here." ”
At this moment, the sky was already a little dark, and the head completely fell under the West Mountain, only the afterglow of the setting in one place emitted a dim light, Zhao Fan looked at the sky and said, "Okay, since that's the case, then it's bothered." ”
Hearing this, Xu Ying and Xu Xiong hurriedly said: "What's there to disturb, Mr. has the grace to save my mother to my two brothers, this little thing is just my duty." ”
Zhao Fan smiled bitterly and nodded, to be honest, these two big men always put the grace of saving their mother in their mouths, which really made him a little unbearable. When he chose to save the old woman just now, he also went through a strong struggle in his heart.
"Brother-in-law, the horse and the ox cart are still in place, let's go over there and get them first." Li Mu said to Zhao Fan.
"Well, by the way, take this big worm away too, this big worm is full of treasures, and it's really a waste to throw it here for the jackals to eat." Zhao Fan pointed to the dead insect on the ground. In the Warring States Period, there was no concept of national protection of animals, and it was this kind of man-eating insect, and killing it was not a crime, but a symbol of bravery.
Xu Ying and Xu Xiong on the side saw that Zhao Fan was about to do it himself, so they hurriedly ran over and said, "Where is the use of Mr. tired, our brothers can carry it." ”
Saying that, the two of them took off their shirts and went into battle shirtless, Xu Ying half-squatted on the ground and put the front paws of the big insect on his shoulder, while Xu Xiong directly held the hind paws of the big insect, and the two shouted and directly lifted the big insect up.
When Li Mu and the others saw this scene, their faces were a little discolored, this big insect looked like it weighed at least more than two hundred kilograms, but they didn't expect these two people to be able to lift the big insect up with brute force, and it could definitely be called a natural divine power.
Zhao Fan's eyes also showed a touch of appreciation, from the very beginning when he saw these two people, he saw that these two people were extraordinary, not to mention others, just looking at the weapons of these two people weighing ** ten catties, he could get a glimpse of the leopard.
You must know that even the dignified Guan Wang knife in later generations is only eighty-one catties, and Lu Zhishen, who plucked the weeping willows, and a water-milled Zen staff, are only sixty-two catties. With such a heavy weapon, ordinary people may only be able to barely lift it, and if you want to send and receive it freely to kill the enemy, there is no one else except such fierce people.
Zhao Fan looked at these two reckless men, and couldn't help but feel a strange thought in his heart, but then he seemed to think of something, sighed in his mouth, and took away his thoughts just now.
The others naturally didn't feel Zhao Fan's strangeness, only Xu Jia, he looked at Xu Ying and Xu Xiong, and then at Zhao Fan, and his eyes also showed a touch of disappointment.
Li Mu and the others walked in front to lead the way, Xu Ying and Xu Xiong walked in the middle with the big worm, and Zhao Fan was behind. During the Warring States period, there were quite a lot of beasts such as tigers, leopards, jackals, etc., and they all liked to come out at night to forage for food, so the group was also vigilant at the moment.
Fortunately, perhaps because there is a big insect here, along the way, Zhao Fan and the others have not encountered other carnivores, thinking that other beasts are either eaten by the big worm, or they run away, and the big worm is a well-known solitary animal, and there is no second big worm here.
Where Zhao Fan and the others were resting, the horses and ox carts were still quietly staying there, Li Mu drove the ox cart with the luggage aside, and then moved all the luggage inside to a pile, leaving a large empty position.
Then, he beckoned Xu Ying and Xu Xiong to load the big worm into the ox cart, while Li Bingbing, Zhao Yaer and the old woman got into another ox cart, and the group packed up their things and went directly to the outside of the valley.
Soon after the sun set, the western sky was still burning with an orange-red sunset. Passing through the mouth of the tiger, a small village appeared in front of Zhao Fan and others, and at this moment, Xuzhuang was also dyed red by this glow, and the scenery was more spectacular than the sky.
The evening breeze blew lightly, mixed with the fragrance of earth and wildflowers, slowly penetrated into Zhao Fan's snort, and he no longer heard the unique hustle and bustle of his previous life, Zhao Fan only felt a peace in his heart, and suddenly, he found that he actually liked this kind of life a little.
Although the tranquility in front of him may only be temporary, Zhao Fan also feels extraordinarily intoxicated. Well, it won't be long before you arrive in Cloudsdale, and you may be about to accept the baptism of blood and fire on the battlefield.
Thinking of this, Zhao Fan's heart, suddenly, was a little enthusiastic, in the troubled times, men should be born for war, every man's chest, there should be such a blood.
Zhao Fan thought about his future life, and suddenly he was a little excited, of course, there was also a trace of confusion about the long road ahead.
Unconsciously, a group of people have come to Xuzhuang, the Warring States Period, people's entertainment is naturally very few, in Handan, Daliang such a large city, people only go to the temple at night for recreation, let alone the countryside.
Therefore, although it is only dark now, many people in Xuzhuang have already fallen asleep, and only a few people are still chatting in the shade in their own yard at the moment.
On the right side of Xuzhuang is a field, and under the background of the moonlight, it seems to be covered with a silver light veil, and the feeling is a little more aggravated. On the country road, from time to time, the croaking of frogs in the adjacent pond can be heard......
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