Chapter Twenty-Six: The Naked Man in the Woods
Under the sun, the colorful Panruo butterflies crouched on Chu Xiaofeng's shoulders, adding a bit of dreamy color. Chu Xiaofeng's forehead was dripping with sweat, and his heart was pounding violently on his chest, such a butterfly was extremely poisonous, it could kill people in an instant, and there were no bones left. Under extreme fear, Chu Xiaofeng found that his mind was blank, and he couldn't think at all, let alone think about how to get out.
The Pranyo butterfly flapped its wings a few times, and slowly flew up, rotating back and forth around Chu Xiaofeng, making Chu Xiaofeng's heart go up and down, every time he saw that the Pranyo butterfly was about to fly away, but he always turned back halfway. The butterfly fluttered its colorful wings and slowly flew to the top of Chu Xiaofeng's head and landed on his forehead, Chu Xiaofeng felt that his blood was cold, could he have died in the hands of this hateful moth.
Chu Xiaofeng stood motionless, like a wooden stake, the sweat on his body had already wet his clothes, and he was blown by the cold wind, extremely cold, and uncomfortable. I don't know how long it took, Chu Xiaofeng finally couldn't stand it anymore, he had just fought with Liu Boyun, and he had already gotten out of weakness, plus he had been tense his nerves. He felt his head sinking, his legs weakened, and he fell to the ground with a "poof", and secretly said in his heart: This is a dead death!
After a long time, Chu Xiaofeng opened his eyes and found that there was nothing abnormal, except for the soreness and fatigue all over his body, there was no sign of poisoning. Could it be that the poison of such a butterfly is so weird? Can people die without realizing it?
I looked around carefully, how could there be any butterfly, the sun was setting at the moment, it was dusk, the butterfly on my forehead had long been gone, I carefully checked the surroundings, and there was still no shadow of the butterfly. Chu Xiaofeng let out a long breath, hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the west three times, and said in a low voice: "Thank you for the blessing of your ancestors and ancestors." ”
After kowtowing, he stood up and ran away, he didn't dare to look around anymore, in case that damn moth appeared inexplicably, wouldn't he kill himself. He didn't see that behind him, the butterfly was lying motionless, like a butterfly embroidery.
Bidding farewell to the old man in the tea shed, Chu Xiaofeng rode the golden scale horse, followed the guidance of the old man, and rode to Sanhe County, which was only ten miles away. This Sanhe County is an ordinary small county near Qinghe Town, with a population of no more than 1,000, and is under the jurisdiction of Qinghe Town. Because the Xiang River divides three tributaries here, it is called Sanhe County.
In Sanhe County, the people are simple and simple, and most of them make a living from farming, and there are occasional hunters who go into the mountains to hunt and fishermen who go into the water to fish. Fortunately, Zhu Dachang, the commander of Sanhe County, was born as a squire and had a rich family, and he was bent on seeking official positions and did not love money. In order to show his political achievements, he also took the initiative to reduce or exempt many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the life of the people here was quite passable.
Looking at the stars and lights not far away, Chu Xiaofeng was overjoyed that he had finally arrived at the county seat. Find an inn first, then ask a doctor, and rush back to Qinghe Town early tomorrow morning.
"Hero, help!" Just when Chu Xiaofeng was riding a horse and passing by a small forest, a sudden cry for help came from the woods, which startled Chu Xiaofeng, he reined in the reins of the horse, looked carefully into the woods, and saw a person tied to a big tree not far from the forest.
"Who are you?" Chu Xiaofeng shouted loudly. He was not in a hurry to dismount, and in case the situation was not right, he could ride directly into the city.
"The master's name is Yu Wenlang, and he is a disciple of the living immortals. Ask the hero to see the unevenness of the road, draw the knife and kill himself! The man spoke aloud, and his words were upright, neither humble nor silent.
"Uh" Listening to the man's reply, the corners of Chu Xiaofeng's eyebrows jumped wildly, it turned out to be Yu Wenlang. No wonder it's been so long, no one has untied him, and the tone of his speech is like asking someone to do something, but like he is trying to coerce others. Why draw a knife and kill yourself? What are these words.
"Ahem, how did you get tied to a tree? Could it be a villain? The corners of Chu Xiaofeng's mouth were slightly upturned, and he was secretly amused in his heart, wanting to tease him, so he said in a low voice.
"The master is doing the right thing and walking straight. I'm tied here by a stinky! Yu Wenlang's tone was a little angry, which made him see people in the future, and he actually fell in love with a little girl.
"Oh? So you're not a good person? How can you be so decent, you will be tied up here by a little girl? When Chu Xiaofeng heard it, he guessed that it must have been the girl in green who tied him here. I didn't expect this Yuwenlang to be strong in martial arts, but he was cleaned up by a little girl.
"No, it was the dead girl who snatched my money bag first, and then, sneak attack from behind, I might as well be knocked out by her." Yu Wenlang cried with a sad face and said resentfully. In my heart, I secretly said: I beg you not to ask, hurry up and untie me! The more you ask me, the more ashamed I become.
"So that's the case, I didn't expect you to be an eight-foot man, and you were robbed by a little girl, what a good skill!" Chu Xiaofeng laughed and laughed.
"You? Xiao Feng? Is that you? Yu Wenlang finally heard Chu Xiaofeng's voice and hurriedly asked.
"Yuwen Shaoxia is so majestic! Haha" Chu Xiaofeng never expected that Yu Wenlang would be plotted by the girl in green, and couldn't help but laugh again.
"Why should Brother Xiao be sarcastic, if you want to save it, you will save it, if you don't save it, you will pull it down!" Hearing Chu Xiaofeng's wild laughter, Yu Wenlang suddenly felt that his face was hot. If he knew that person was Chu Xiaofeng and killed Yu Wenlang, he would not have shouted for help.
"Hehe, of course I want to save it, who made us friends." Chu Xiaofeng saw that Yu Wenlang was angry, so he immediately stopped laughing, dismounted and came to the big tree.
"Isn't it? What happened to you, girl? Why don't you even have a piece of clothing on you? Didn't she see that you were handsome and chic, and gave you a closer look, Chu Xiaofeng was suddenly stunned, and saw Yu Wenlang trapped naked on the big tree. Although Yu Wenlang has practiced martial arts since he was a child and is not afraid of wind and cold, this is too outrageous.
"Can you save people or not?" Yu Wenlang couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, he had been tied up for several hours. Just like that, you will be pointed out by pedestrians who come and go, and you can visit for free. There were even people who threw stones at him, and he shouted for help, but no one paid any attention to him.
"Hehe, of course." Chu Xiaofeng smiled awkwardly, as a prince, how could he ever see a big man standing naked in front of him, and hurriedly untied the rope. Take off your coat and throw it to Yu Wenlang, you can't let him follow him naked.
"Master owes you a personal favor." Yu Wenlang took Chu Xiaofeng's coat and put it on, and said in a low voice. It's really embarrassing to throw it at grandma's house this time, and the next time I see that stinky girl, I have to beat her up!
"You owe a lot of favors." Chu Xiaofeng turned around, he was really not interested in looking at a naked man.
The two rode the golden scale horse to the county town of Sanhe County, hurriedly found an inn, and walked into the guest room under the puzzled eyes of the boss and the guys.
After changing into clean clothes, the two ordered a good banquet on the table, and began to devour it. They are starving today, they haven't eaten for a day, and they are like starving ghosts reincarnated. The boss and the guy on the side frowned, wondering if the two had fled.
"Man, get me a doctor." Full of wine and food, Chu Xiaofeng burped comfortably, and said to the guy who was waiting beside him.
"This" The guy pondered for a moment, and said hesitantly: "The guest master doesn't know, there is a plague in Tanglin County, and tens of thousands of people have died, and the doctors in the nearby towns have been pulled to eliminate the plague, and now there are no doctors in Sanhe County." ”
"What? Pestilence! Chu Xiaofeng frowned, he suddenly remembered the girl in green, who seemed to have said that there was a plague in Tanglin County, and the people were in urgent need of money.
"Is Brother Xiao sick? How do I need to find a doctor? Yu Wenlang patted his round belly very unvividly and asked.
"My left arm was broken by that demon!" Chu Xiaofeng said angrily. Along the way, you haven't noticed that my left arm is injured, have you?
"Next!" Yu Wenlang took out a green porcelain bottle from his arms and threw it to Chu Xiaofeng. Then he said proudly: "This is the bone paste prepared by my master himself, not to mention broken bones, even if the bones are all broken, as long as you apply this bone paste, you will be guaranteed to recover as before!" ”
"Really?" Chu Xiaofeng carefully looked at the porcelain vase in his hand, and he was really a little suspicious. There is no other reason, this Yu Wenlang is too unreliable.
Qinghe Town, the state capital Yazhong.
Xu Daoyuan looked at the officials coldly, and asked in a deep voice, "Haven't you found that ugly ghost yet?" ”
"Returning to my lord, we have sent several waves of people to search in different directions, but there are still no clues." Huang Gai lowered his head and said respectfully to Xu Daoyuan.
"A bunch of rubbish!" Xu Daoyuan said fiercely, and then turned to leave. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to find Chu Xiaofeng and send someone to kill him directly, but who knew that a day and a night had passed, but he didn't even find a hair.
"Uncle Huang, we're not" Seeing Xu Daoyuan leave, a small-eyed man leaned into Huang Gai's ear and whispered. This person's name is Xu Liu, and he is Huang Gai's confidant.
"Shut up!" Huang Gai glared at him fiercely. They had just returned from Longjing Village, and they had already learned about the situation there, and through the description of the old man in the tea shed, he was even more sure that Chu Xiaofeng had appeared there.
In the corner of the class room, a tall young man leaned against the wall, he was coldly watching Huang Gai and Xu Liu's every move, and secretly said in his heart: Damn ugly ghost, even if Mr. Li protects you, I, Liu Yi, will definitely let you die without a place to be buried.
On the same day, Liu Yi was driven out of the state capital by Huang Gai, and when he returned home, he was severely reprimanded by Liu Xuande. In the evening, Liu Xuande invited Huang Gai to have a drink, and during the banquet, Liu Yi knelt down to admit his mistake to Huang Gai, and Liu Xuande also said good things on the side. In the end, Huang Gai could only agree to let Liu Yi return to the state capital as a catcher. After all, Liu Yi grew up watching him, and he was really reluctant to drive him away in public and private.
Liu Yi, who was a fast catcher again, was very happy at first, but soon after, he found that Huang Gai was estranged from him a lot, and some of his original care was gone. made his status as the second-in-command in the state capital squad plummet, and the attitude of other catchers towards him was not as good as before, and they even pointed fingers at him behind his back. This made Liu Yi, who has always been conceited, very angry, but helpless. And he counted everything he encountered on Chu Xiao's limelight, if it weren't for him, why did he fall into such a field, it must be because of him that Uncle Huang deliberately alienated himself! He secretly swore in his heart that he must pay a painful price for Chu Xiaofeng.
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I originally wanted to write this book because at the class reunion, we discussed Tonghuada's "Desert Ballad" and "Song in the Clouds", as well as the very popular "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and sighed at the talent and profundity of Chinese history.
Later, I unconsciously talked about the late Qin and early Han dynasties, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and since then, Quicksand has wanted to write a novel about the overlord of Western Chu. Xiang Yu was born noble, brave and domineering, and was an idol in the hearts of many people. And Liu Bang survived in danger, and Corporal Lixian was also the object of admiration in many people's hearts. In addition, countless famous generals and strategists, such as Zhang Liang, Fan Zeng, Han Xin, Fan Xu, etc., all make me feel that I have a grand historical picture in my heart.
After repeatedly studying history, I decided to write an alternate history, which belongs to the history of the quicksand worldview, so that the protagonist has the temperament of two different kings at the same time. Take this opportunity to show you a different historical legend.
Quicksand has been fond of poetry since childhood, advocating Confucian culture, and with my father's influence on me, I have a deeper understanding of history. I like comics.,I've always wanted to write the whimsical nature of comics into novels.。 I like martial arts, I like the elegant posture of heroes and the feelings of worrying about the world. I like to play games such as "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", "Xuanyuan Sword", and "The Legend of the Ancient Sword", and I have also benefited a lot from them.
Finally stamped, Quicksand originally wanted to increase the post, but still decided to ease it a little, let your own article lay a solid foundation, and revise it a few more times, including the revision of the outline. To be honest, Quicksand was very dissatisfied with the outline he had written, and he didn't write the momentum in his heart.
Recently, I have been changing, hoping to restore the most authentic legend in my heart. Let people be able to read a kind of domineering of kings, compassion of benevolent people, pride of military generals, and romance of literati.
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April 26, 2013
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