Chapter 47: Tiger, Rose
West of Yangzhou, Luzhou, Chaohu Lake.
"Big boss, you can't go!" On a small island in the lake, an old woman pulled the sleeve of the big boss and pleaded with him.
The young master was dressed in a bright light armor, and the polished aurora oval heart guard was tattooed with burning roses. This is the mark of the Fire Rose, and it is also the micro-mark and name of the young master Murong Rose, the Fire Rose.
About five years ago, on the northern border between the Central Plains and the outside of the Saiwai, from Yinshan to Yanshan, a man named Murong Ke rose strongly, integrating many chaotic horse thieves and bandit forces on the northern border, and initially formed a green forest alliance. Under Murong Ke's strong hand, hundreds of Green Forest bandits who had traveled thousands of miles gathered under the banner of the Tiger and became a force that shook the north at that time. However, not long after the alliance was formed, Murong Ke fell seriously ill and died. Murong Ke had seven sons under his knees, who died when he followed him to create an alliance. By the time of his death, there was only one widowed daughter Murong Qiang, who died before she married at the age of ten or ten. At that time, as soon as Murong Ke died and had no children to inherit, many large and small cottage horse gangs combined under the banner of the Tiger began to scatter again, and even fought among themselves. Many people think that the alliance is like a flash in the pan and will pass away like a meteor like Murong Ke. No one expected that the daughter of Murong Ke, who had not been famous before, would actually carry her father's banner, and there was another fire rose on the tiger flag, Murong Rose was calm but decisive, wise and brave, and soon a large number of brave people were united around her, and once again swept between the mountains like a fire. Five years have passed, and although Murong Rose has not yet recovered to the strength of her father's time, the Tiger Rose Banner is still the most powerful force on the northern border. Since then, the burning rose and the roaring tiger have become the awe-inspiring and feared existence of the northern frontier.
The Fire Rose, who had just turned twenty-five, did not listen to the old servant's persuasion, and her slender arm had already grabbed the jade sword on the shelf.
The sword "Tiger Tooth" used to be Murong Ke's personal sword, and before he died, he gave this sword to Yi Feng, the tiger standard-bearer who carried the banner for him. Half a month ago, Murong Rose got the Tiger Tooth Sword, but lost her father's best standard-bearer, and his partner Yi Feng, who later fully supported him in reorganizing the Tiger Banner.
"Big boss!" The servant woman jumped up regardless of the situation and hugged Murong Qiang's leg.
"Mama Liu!" Murong Rose sighed, "Children of the rivers and lakes, the word righteousness is the head." I know you're doing it for my good, but I can't just care about the gains and losses, and I don't care about the risks. Yi Feng once saved my father, and he also saved me from danger several times, and for the sake of the alliance, countless times he went to the soup and went to the soup. He went out to do errands and asked me to take care of Ji Yao, but I didn't take good care of Ji Yao so that Ji Yao was taken captive, and it was because of this incident that he was eager to go south and fell into the trap of thieves by mistake. Now that I know Yi Feng's whereabouts, even if it's a wolf's den and a tiger's den, I have to go and rescue him. If I don't dare to go today, what face will I have to treat you brothers who follow the banner of the Tiger Rose, and even more so to meet Yi Feng day by day. Don't say more, step down. ”
"Big boss!"
Mother Liu is the nursing mother of Murong Rose, Murong Rose's mother died of childbirth when she gave birth to her, in fact, Mother Liu is more like her mother, who has taken care of her since she was a child, and has been until now. Yi Feng is a good person, she knows it well. When Murong Ke brought Yi Feng back from outside six years ago, he was just a seriously injured kid who fought with a hungry tiger and killed the tiger by luck, but he almost died in the tiger's mouth. However, later this kid did repay the Murong family a hundredfold, and since then he has followed Murong Ke, held the flag for him, and charged into battle. Murong Ke died, and he was loyal to Rose and never gave up. Even as Rose's nurse, she could vaguely guess that this hard-working but strong master seemed to have the shadow of Yi Feng in her heart. Several times, she saw her staring at his back in the dark. It's just that she never showed it, maybe because of Ji Yao.
Mother Liu can understand her emotional concessions, but she doesn't want Rose to die.
During this time, Rose followed Yi Feng's footsteps south, but the search was fruitless. Instead, it caused the prince and the subordinates of the king of Jin to track down and attack, and for safety, they tried every means to buy off a subordinate in Yang Guangfu, but unexpectedly there was a shocking discovery yesterday. Yang Guangzheng secretly mobilized his private army to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Yi Feng, who they were looking for without success, turned out to be in Gaojiazhuang, which was about to be encircled and suppressed. After hearing the news, Murong Rose immediately ignored it and decided to go to the rescue of Yi Feng.
Although Yang Guang was secretive in his actions, it was his private army that was mobilized this time. But the big boss also has to know that Yang Guang is the second son of today's son, and he is the king of Jin. He is a prince, with private soldiers in the upper, middle and lower armies, at least 3,000 men and horses, and these are not hussars in the south of the Yangtze River, but the elite of Guanzhong who fought in the south and the north and the east and west. This kind of strength is enough to capture a city, not to mention that it is only used to raid a manor now. The big boss sent a few fast horses to inform them to retreat, how could they throw themselves into the net and risk their lives! Although the heroes of our alliance are brave, there are not many people who have gone south this time, and they are now scattered all over the place, and they can't be gathered at all for a while. ”
"Even if it is too late to report the news, Yang Guang has already been prepared, with only the few people of the Gao family, it will be difficult for them to escape. Anyway, I'll have to go there myself. "Murong Rose has already made up her heart, and her heart is now full of Yi Feng's shadow. She once hid her feelings and gave up Yi Feng to Ji Yao, but this time, she was never willing to lose Yi Feng again. Even if you know that it may be death, you are not afraid. The sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, righteousness is thin and cloudy. When her father first died, a very powerful cottage leader coveted the position of the leader of the alliance and led people to raid the alliance station. It was Yi Feng who broke through at the risk of death, and then said that he moved several elders, moved in to rescue the soldiers, and finally rescued her. Even later, she sat on the position of leader, but many people were unwilling to accept it, and secretly sent someone to assassinate her, and Yi Feng rescued her several times. Now, Yi Feng is in trouble, and she will never die without help.
Murong Qiang Rose is a righteous person, and it is impossible for a person who does not speak of righteousness to lead a group of reckless heroes. In the past two years, there have been many people who used to be members of the alliance and later quit to join again, and they all said that Murong Qiang Rose acted in the style of a father, was righteous, and could convince the public.
"Come on, take Mother Liu down to have a good rest." Murong Rose has no hesitation, people can't live only for themselves. If she thought as Liu's mother said, she would not have worked hard to carry the tiger banner again.
Murong Rose sighed: "Mother Liu, when we fought hard with the traitor, although you were hit by several arrows, you still fought to the death, and you were called a tigress." Why do you cower today?"
"If you don't even have righteousness, then what's the point?" Speaking of this, Murong Rose felt a faint pain in her heart, she had been the leader of the alliance for several years, but in fact, she was still essentially just a leader of the green forest and a bandit leader. Although he wandered between the Central Plains and several major forces outside the Saiwai, he still ate with his head on his head, and he made a living by licking blood with his head on his head. There are few people who do this business who can die of old age. Sooner or later, there will be a death, either from the fight with the opponent, or from the betrayal of his subordinates, or even from the encirclement and suppression of the official army, death is not terrible, Murong Qiang Rose has already seen it. Just like her father, a hero, but in the end, he was unable to defeat illness.
Murong Rose pushed away Mother Liu with one hand, this heroine who could once be hit by several arrows and fight to the death, and finally killed more than ten enemies, went out with a tiger tooth sword in her hand, and strode towards the small pier. There, dozens of northern heroes were ready, and on several boats, there were horses in leather armor and warriors in armor, and at the bow of the ship, a tiger rose flag had been slowly raised, hunting with the wind.
The sturdy Liu put on leather armor and walked out with a longbow on his back, and the bow pouch around his waist also contained two bow tires and three bowstrings. "If you must go, please take the old slave with you." Speaking of this, Liu's heart was excited, and the former Zhengrong recalled, the fire in his heart struggled and burned violently, as if he had returned to the years when he had followed the two generations of Murong family heads and fought desperately, and he could no longer extinguish the flames.
"I, Murong Rose, will never abandon the Nine Masters, nor will I abandon any of my brothers, today I vow to save the Nine Masters, although there are tens of millions of people, I will also go!" Murong Qiangrose's voice sounded from the shore, "I don't hesitate to stick a knife for the two brothers." There are war dead, their wives, sons and daughters, and they are raised by their own brothers in the alliance. ”
"Stick a knife for the two brothers, and do not hesitate!" Under the banner of Tiger Rose, the heroes of the alliance echoed in unison, and the sound rolled for a while.
"If Yi Feng can see this scene, he will definitely be very moved!" Liu sighed in his heart at his Murong Rose, but unfortunately, he may never be able to comprehend this precious feeling. In his eyes, maybe he has always just regarded Murong Ke as his father-in-law, and Murong Rose as his sister to swear to protect.
Rose, Rose, you are so bold in dealing with the affairs of the rivers and lakes, but why are you so cowardly in emotional matters. When Yi Feng chooses Ji Yao, you should let go, and you won't forget it like this, but you will be hurt more. Liu shook his head and smiled bitterly, but maybe this qiē didn't matter. This time, I may only be able to see Yi Feng for the last time. To face Yang Guang's 3,000 elite private army, this is nothing more than a moth to a fire. Well, since they can't be together in life, maybe it would be a good ending for them to die together in the end. For Rose, the Tiger Rose Banner and the Northern Xinjiang Green Forest Alliance, this qiē may not be as important as the weight of the person in her heart.
It's just that he doesn't remember her anymore, he forgot Rose, and he forgot Ji Yao, he became the son-in-law of the Gao family of Northern Qi and someone else's husband! She must be very bitter in her heart at this time, Liu thought, and then shook her head and sighed. But in the end, she was determined to rush to save him. Yi Feng, if you lose the rose in the future, I can't spare you first!
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