20. New friends
"Quick! Stand back and keep up, and the torches will be raised! ”
Under the Jiulong cottage, the wildfire burned the mountain, almost in the early morning, three teams of Tiance soldiers, a total of 400 people, were led by the captain, rushed to the cottage.
One hundred cavalry went first, and three hundred foot soldiers followed.
The captain was armed with a spear, wearing red armor and a battle helmet, and while he scolded the soldiers to speed up their pace and not to fall behind, he raised his head from time to time and looked at the top of the mountain.
They were on an ad hoc basis.
General Li Dingguo, who was guarding the Dasan Pass, received a letter from the Flying Eagle this afternoon.
The messenger did not identify himself, but only carried a Tiance token, saying that it was the old person of Tiance, informing him that things had changed in the direction of Jiulong Mountain, and asked the general to finish the work.
This is a major matter related to military aircraft, and it stands to reason that the general should not be so hasty.
But after receiving the message, this elite forward immediately set off from the station, hurried slowly, and finally arrived at the foot of Jiulong Mountain at midnight.
There are a group of remnants of the Demon Sect entrenched here, and it is likely that the news of the camp commanded by Hu Yan who invaded Chen Cang is known to the high-level of the Tiance Army.
The reason why I haven't done it all this time is because I know that this place is dangerous.
In such a mountainous area with complex terrain, even with a well-trained army and a staggering number of remnants of the Demon Cult, the outcome is unknown.
However, when the captain saw the flames on the mountainside, he knew that the gang of bandits had suffered today, which made his broad face under the helmet full of joy.
"The general is really clever."
The lieutenant was on his horse, and thought to himself:
"It's not just a master who passes by, except for the thief. As soon as this Jiulong Mountain cottage is broken, the crisis in Chen Cang will be solved in a few days! What a surprise it was today.
But it is like a "gift" specially sent by some Shenlong who sees the beginning and does not see the end, but has good intentions towards the Tiance Army. ”
The captain flicked his helmet, and in his heart he was surprised but also confused.
"It's just that I haven't heard that the general has friends in the rivers and lakes, and today's matter, isn't it the general who has used some means? I heard that the leader of the martial arts alliance was once a soldier under the general. ”
These thoughts turn around in my heart a thousand times, but I can't say them.
Recently, in the past six months, there has been a storm blowing at the top of the Tiance Army.
Many bigwigs disappeared overnight, or retreated to the second line, resigned and returned to their hometowns, and everyone said that this was the general's move to rectify military discipline.
This wind has now blown to the rank of lieutenant.
Although as a close confidant of General Li Dingguo, this round-faced lieutenant is not worried about the ripples, but at this sensitive time, it is better to talk less and do more.
"Brothers, work hard, break this cottage tonight, everyone has a credit!"
The lieutenant pulled up the reins of the horse and shouted again, and the speed of the heavenly strategy elite running in the night was a little faster.
After two sticks of incense.
Dozens of cavalry took the lead, rushing through the gate of the cottage that was still burning, these brave men with war spears in their hands, all fierce and vicious, ready to fight against a strong enemy.
However, in stepping on the ashes and bringing a little spark, they broke into the village, and what they saw was a group of defeated soldiers.
There is no need to fight at all.
There is no need to fight for your life.
These Fierce Sword Sect people were already extremely weak after being tormented for most of the night at this time.
There are many people who have not been killed by Shen Qiu, but the pain of soul snatching is something that no one can escape, and at this time, after several hours of fermentation, the weakness of the soul has penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
They were gathered in a group, each with a knife and a spear in his hand.
But in the face of the Tiance elite cavalry who came on horseback and was riddled with murderous intent, the most courageous disciple in the past, this would also be two wars, and his face was pale.
A group of wasters, no matter how much they could fight before, no matter how much they despised these soldiers, it was all in the past.
Now, they are weakling.
Even the power of self-protection is lacking.
"Throw away your weapons! Throw away your weapons! ”
The Tiance elite horsemen formed a circle, galloping around these remnants of the defeated generals, roaring and scolding loudly, and some of them were playful, looking at these unbeatable masters of the rivers and lakes in the past, they were shocked like quails at this time, and laughed.
A few younger ones waved their horsewhips, and in the gallop they shot one or two whips, hitting the disciples on the periphery, and watching them curl up in a ball, the elite riders let out a burst of laughter.
Seeing the neater foot soldiers entering the cottage, and the die-hard elements who resisted, they were also like ashes.
Under the scolding of the soldiers, they obediently threw away their blades one by one and surrendered.
The round-faced captain came on horseback, and when he saw the soldiers scolding, the demon sect people were put on ropes, and they were all extremely embarrassed, hanging their heads, as if they had been beaten off all their spirits, and he shook his head again and again.
This is the master of the Demon Sect?
Hey, a bunch of eggless goods!
"Bundle them all! Take it down the mountain, and there is also grain, grass, gold and silver in the camp, and you can't take it privately! All sealed! ”
The lieutenant was a little excited.
He waved his hand, shouted, and handed over the captives to his deputy.
Military men love to win, and that's right.
But the victory in front of him in this way made him a little unrefreshed, Tiance Army is a good man, pay attention to a knife and a gun to fight for fame.
Such a "big victory" in front of him really lacks a bit of flavor.
"Captain, there's something found next to you, and I need you to check it out."
An adjutant held the knife on his waist, walked quickly, and said something in the lieutenant's ear, and the lieutenant dropped the good knife that his subordinates had found and sent, and gave an order to enter the warehouse.
Then he followed the adjutant and went to another place.
Outside the half-collapsed wooden house, there were already elite soldiers surrounding them, and when they saw the captain coming, they got out of the way, and when the captain walked into it, he saw something in front of him.
On the wooden bed, a man and a woman, naked, still maintaining a mating posture, the comfortable expressions of men and women were vivid.
But the two of them were covered with a thick layer of ice.
It's like the most delicate ice sculpture.
"Hahahaha"
The lieutenant grabbed his beard and laughed, and he said:
"This master is really a wonderful person."
Seeing the commander laughing, the soldiers who were suffocating very hard around him also laughed heartily, and after everyone judged their heads, the captain's eyes fell on the other side of the room.
There, on a cold ice platform, sat an old man with a short figure, a sharp-beaked monkey cheek, and a bloody old man.
With his head down, his body was wrapped in cold, as if he was dead.
"Alive, but with only one breath left."
The adjutant handed a letter to the lieutenant and whispered:
"This was found next to this old man."
"Huh?"
The lieutenant took the letter and was about to open it, but he saw a large line on the letter.
"General Li Dingguo personally opened."
The lieutenant's movements immediately stopped.
After confirming that there was only a piece of paper in the envelope and no other poison, he put the letter close to his body and looked at the dying old man on the ice platform.
He thought for a few breaths and waved his hand.
"Take him with you!
Give him a change of clothes, medication. This old man should also be a member of the Demon Sect, and since the master spared his life, he thought that his life and death should be decided by the general. ”
As soon as the captain gave the order, two soldiers immediately stepped forward and stood up against the overflowing cold air to frame Yang Beihan, who was dying.
Fortunately, these seven absolute elders are five short statures, and when the soldiers set him up, it was like dragging a half-grown child, and it was not effortless.
For this external stimulus reaction, Elder Bei Han was no longer able to respond.
was extracted from a soul and a soul, so that he was also like the warriors in the outside world, weak from the inside out, and the attack on the soul was not exempt from him.
If it weren't for the gentle Xuan True Qi left in his body to protect his heart, and the cold qi of Shuoxue was so devastating, this old man was afraid that he would not be able to survive the arrival of the Tiance Army, and he would have died.
Looking at this scene, you know that Yang Beihan lost.
fought with Zhang Moye and lost.
Like countless attempts in the first half of my life.
This last attempt still failed to transcend the sunflower-like life of chasing the sun.
It's like a pale silhouette in the sun.
It looks glamorous, but it is all displaced.
-----------
On the path back to Chang'an, at the beginning of dawn, a green donkey pulled a broken car and walked slowly.
There was no whip to drive the donkey to quicken his pace.
However, someone came up with the ingenuity of putting a stick on the donkey's head and tying a carrot in front of the stick.
Lured by the orange carrot that was constantly swaying in front of it, the cyan donkey was like a tool man who had been painted with a big pie, full of energy, with a happy tail and a brisk step.
While making a loud scream, he drove the broken car forward.
It's just that the donkey doesn't know that no matter how fast it runs, it can't eat the sweet carrots.
The cramped carriage was bumped and turned in this terrible road condition, but the two people sitting in the carriage were at ease, and they did not feel affected by the bumps at all.
Shen Qiu, who was dressed in white and lined with a black gauze jacket, sat firmly on the chair of the carriage.
Beside him, a stranger sat cross-legged.
The posture of the five hearts to the sky seems to be mobilizing the true qi in the body, warming the body that has been badly injured, and if you look closely, there are obvious signs of breaking in the limbs of this person.
The clothes he wore were also tattered, and there were traces of tearing.
This man...
It was the Fierce Sword Sect Sect Master who was killed by Shen Qiu in ten moves last night.
But the appearance is.
Not necessarily within.
"Why didn't the sect master take that person's life?"
The Sect Master of the Fierce Sword Sect, whose eyes were closed, asked softly.
"Yang Beihan?"
Shen Qiu asked rhetorically:
"Why take his life?
The old man has been lonely all his life, has no children and no daughters, and is already miserable, taking away a soul and a soul, has taken most of his life, keeping his crippled body, and will be a Chu prisoner in the future, and he will end up in Chang'an Prison, which is miserable enough. ”
"The sect master is benevolent."
The man replied as if flattering.
After a few breaths, he opened his eyes, and the black and white pupils of the Han people, which were originally Han people's eyes, changed several times, the pupils enlarged and narrowed, and finally turned gray again.
Abnormal.
"This body still has some bone talent, but it's a pity that it has cultivated the evil method, which seems to be a quick miracle, but in fact, it has put all the possibilities of the future of life into this short-term glory like burning fire."
He raised his arm, put it in front of his eyes, looked at it, and said with disdain:
"The more greedy you are, the more short-sighted."
"Dustless Daoist friend said this well."
Shen Qiu nodded in agreement.
But then the voice changed, and he said:
"But if Shen was born under the influence of the Demon Sect since he was a child, like this Fierce Sword Sect Master, and he was exposed to it since he was a child, and everything he saw and heard was such a sacrifice for the future in exchange for the present, then Shen would probably make the same choice.
This has nothing to do with human nature.
Just like a Taoist friend who has a hundred taels of silver to spend, he can't understand the thoughts of a person who only has twenty taels of silver in his hand. ”
The ownerless body of the Sect Master of the Fierce Sword with his divine soul did not know whether he really agreed or flattered, but he nodded in approval, and the two of them fell silent again in the broken car.
After a few breaths, Wuchenzi asked:
"Can the sect master choose the location of the 'manifestation'?"
"Hmm."
Shen Qiu touched his beard and said:
"Speaking of places that can be well-known, seen by many people, and have a high degree of exposure, is there a better choice than the Chang'an City Wall? You and I have a good fight there, and show it to those who have a heart.
If you're lucky, you can lure the snake out of the hole.
It's just that, fellow Daoist, Shen asked you for help, that is, he believed you, you wouldn't take this opportunity to give Shen a 'surprise', right? ”
Hearing this, Wuchenzi laughed.
He subconsciously made a twisting motion.
But the embarrassing thing was that this Fierce Sword Sect Master, who did not have a beard, froze in place with his outstretched hand, but he coughed lightly, concealed his embarrassment, and said:
"The sect master is too worried."
"Not to mention the true immortal methods that the old Taoist has already knew, he has seen the pure aura, and he has the promise of the sect master, so he is desperate to help the sect master's great cause.
Let's just talk about this body.
Even if Lao Dao really has a bad heart, relying on this container physique with different fates and talents, Lao Dao is afraid that he will not even be able to exert his four strengths.
If the soul is trapped in this container for a long time, the sick qi will enter the body and not mention it.
The delay of time is long, which attracts the five decays of heaven and man, and the body is damaged, and I am afraid that the souls that have been painstakingly repaired during this time will be implicated. ”
Speaking of this, Wuchenzi looked calm.
He said to Shen Qiu:
"Old Dao, I have learned about Penglai's secrets from the sect master.
I wanted to say that now I am taking advantage of this opportunity to speak frankly to the sect master. The so-called reincarnation of the reincarnation seems to be miraculous and difficult to prevent, but in fact it is quite restrictive.
Even if Penglai really has the help of all spirits, it will never be able to make enough containers for a while.
The suzerain does not need to act dangerously, and he will fall everywhere, and once the incident starts, he can catch it off guard! ”
"Hmm."
Wuchenzi's words were reasonable, making Shen Qiu nod again and again.
But he didn't say anything more, just rubbed his chin and looked out of the curtain of the broken car door, the empty carrot, leading the green donkey running forward, and he said:
"Let's look at it step by step, first do a good job in Chang'an, stabilize the Jiangnan martial arts, and then I can rest assured that I will go to Xiaoxiang."
Shen Qiu chuckled lightly, and he said:
"The confidante will be in charge, I should send her to watch the ceremony, if she doesn't go, it will inevitably make the beauty sad."
"The sect master is too screwed."
Wuchenzi pursed his lips and commented:
"My generation of monks, pay attention to the understanding of the Dao heart, not be confused by external things, want to take, things that cannot be separated, use all kinds of means, but also take them in your hands, so as not to give birth to loopholes in the Dao heart.
With the current ability of the sect master, don't say that she is a woman, even if she wants it to be the head of the Southern Dynasty, she will snatch it! There are also a group of friends to help the fist, rampant in the world, free and easy, by no means vain.
The sect master was too restrained with himself. ”
Shen Qiu was speechless for a long time.
After a few breaths, he whispered:
"She's not an artifact, she has her own ideas. I can't give her all my heart, how can I have the face to ask for a good woman and give me everything selflessly?
Let's talk about these things slowly in the future.
Come on, I'll give you a disguise first, from today on, you will be a strange man in the rivers and lakes, and wherever I go, you will show up.
Dustless friends, the opportunity is given to you, and everything you do is decided by you according to your heart.
Don't let Shen down. ”