Chapter 1: The Great Thief (Part 4)

The two saw Pan Zhanyang go far away, and they also went south. I ran for half the night in a daze last night, and the "road" in front of me was no longer the one that I stepped on with my feet when I went north with Uncle Nine and others. The surrounding streams were unseen the last time they came north, and some of the dwarf hills were unrecognizable. But these are not a big problem in the young man's heart, the so-called roads are all stepped on by people. There are no roads on the grassland, as long as you keep walking south, you will be able to see the Great Wall one day.

"He once carried a horse to trample the Turkic warriors last night!" As he walked, Li Xu suddenly said something out of nowhere.

"Now you know how stupid you are!" Xu Dayan mercilessly "hit" his self-esteem. "The guy who can ride a horse and kick people, only you believe that he will fall under the belly of the horse!"

"He's afraid that if he goes with us, he will be chased and killed by Qiyu's men! But he refused to say it directly, he had to think of such a stupid way! Li Xu scratched his head, not minding Xu Dayan's evaluation of himself. This is the case between friends, a person who talks to you when they meet and stinks you may not regard you as a brother in his heart. On the contrary, a guy who gives you a smile all day long and is full of praise will stab you when he turns his head. This is also one of the reasons why he is reluctant to accept Ashina Choyu's invitation, with such a "smart" and ruthless person, you have to be careful with every word and deed of the other party, such a day, even if you are rich and rich, I am afraid it will be very boring.

"People kindly invited, but you burned down their camp!" Xu responded with a smile. "If I were Ashina Qiyu, if I didn't catch you, I wouldn't be able to relieve the hatred in my heart!"

"If he can catch us!" Li Xu laughed and kicked the stirrup, instigating the black wind to run out. Ashina is not a person who is willing to give up, he will definitely use all his strength to hunt down and kill his Xu Dayan. Therefore, Pan Zhanqiang found a reason to leave, which does not make people feel resentful. If it was me, I was forced to die by someone I didn't know, and I had to find a way to escape.

"In any case, it's always right to run faster!" Xu Dayan chased after him, and the young man's hearty laughter spread far and wide along the wind.

The camp burns out, and it's useless to find out what caused the fire to get out of control. At present, the first priority is to flee back to the Central Plains, and as for how to avoid military service after returning to the Central Plains, that is a question that needs to be considered after crossing the Great Wall.

The two men have four horses, and they can take turns to regain their mounts as they go. If you see the river wading, see the mountains and climb the mountains and gallop all day, when the sun is in the west, you find a shady hillside to make a fire and cook. This time it was Xu Dayan's turn to go hunting, Li Xu built a stove with stones, and waited for nearly two pillars of incense, but he didn't see the other party come back. When he was anxious, he suddenly saw Xu Dayan's figure flashing out behind the rock not far above him, the horn bow in his hand was full, but the feather arrow was pointed diagonally in the air.

"Squeak!" A crisp birdsong sounded in mid-air, and a black eagle the size of a goat flapped its wings and soared into the sky. The feather arrow in Xu Dayan's hand came out of the string and went straight to the belly of the eagle, but his strength was exhausted halfway, and the wind blown into the bushes by the black eagle's wings.

"Let's go!" Xu Dayan missed the shot, and immediately retracted his bow. rushed to Li Xu's side and pulled him to run to the war horse. Li Xu was also shocked in his heart, so he didn't ask, he got on the horse and left. The two ran down the hillside for more than ten miles, wanting to rest, but there was a piercing sound of carving over their heads.

"Grandma's, it's a flat-haired beast raised by Ashina Qiyu, you shot its brother, and now I'm looking for you to take revenge!" Xu Dayan scolded with a smile, and bent the bow again, but the black eagle on his head did not wait for the feather arrow to be stable, and had already soared three hundred steps away.

At a height of three hundred steps, even if the adoptive uncle is resurrected, there is nothing to be done. Li Xu and Xu Dayan smiled bitterly at each other, and instigated the war horse to continue to escape. Just after rounding the small hill in front of me, the southern wilderness was blocked by a few puffs of smoke.

"It's Ashina Choyu's people, their way south is more familiar than ours!" Xu Dayan analyzed in a low voice. Ashina Qiyu seemed to be really angry, and the evening breeze blowing in the distance carried a strong smell of burnt wool. Needless to say, it must have been the Turkic warriors who came to pursue the innocents, and took out all their anger at the destruction of the camp on the scattered herdsmen nearby.

Judging from the direction of the fireworks, the way south must have been cut off. Although the martial arts skills of Xu Dayan and Li Xu are not weak, neither of them has the ability to fight ten or hundred. I had no choice but to stick to the hilly area and hurry east. I just hope that the sun will set sooner and avoid the damn black eagle overhead. Kankan ran for another twenty miles, but the ground under his feet slowly shook.

"Boom!" The thunderous sound of horses' hooves came from the treetops, shaking the surrounding hillsides. The chirping of the black eagle above became more and more cheerful, as if it had killed two prey under its claws. Xu and Li looked up, only to see dust and smoke not far ahead, and they didn't know how many Turkic warriors were rolling by.

"U-turn!" Li Xu and Xu Dayan shouted at the same time, and turned their horses to the west. To the south of this place is the Yanshan and Central Plains, to the east is the Khitan, the Yan and other tribes, but to the west is the Turkic world. In the panic, the two of them couldn't take care of it, and desperately slapped their mounts and ran wildly. Running, running, but found that in the east, south, and north directions, there were smoke and dust gathering towards the place where the eagle shadow was.

"Why didn't you burn this flat-haired beast to death last night!" Li Xu said with annoyance. There had been some mercy that the fire was so great that many innocent Turks starved this winter. At the moment, I only hope that last night's fire is as big as possible, and it is best to burn Ashina but Yu can't get enough war horses, so that his Xu Dayan will have a chance to get rid of the pursuers.

The truth was exactly what he expected, and more and more smoke and dust rose from the left and right sides. In addition to the sound of horses' hooves, the horns of the Turks could already be heard. Almost the entire grassland was mobilized, wave after wave, and smoke and dust continued to join the pursuers.

Although the mounts stolen by the two from Ashina Choyu stables were fast, they could not escape the entire grassland to pursue them. Seeing that, two puffs of smoke and dust in front of him were getting closer and closer, tightly binding the encirclement.

"Take the bow and shoot a way!" Xu shouted loudly. Both of them took their bows at the same time, and put their feathered arrows on the bowstring as they ran. There were already people cheering loudly in front of him, Li Xu aimed at it with his eyes, and raised his hand to the person's mount is an arrow.

"Poof!" "Poof!" Two horses fell in response. Xu Dayan and Li Xu rushed out at the moment when the pursuers blocked the way. The shepherd who stood in the way shouted and cursed loudly, and gave up being thrown to the ground, crying and struggling his companions, ignoring it, and instigating his horses to chase after him.

"Look for death!" Xu scolded in a low voice. Turning and firing back, the arrow went off the string and hit one of the pursuers in the chest. The man's body slammed, and he fell under the horse with a scream. The warhorse, which had lost its master, rushed forward more than fifty paces, neighing and rushing into the boundless wilderness.

Li Xu bent his bow and arrows, and when he heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching behind him, he turned around and shot fiercely. The first wave to track down the two teenagers was a group of ordinary herdsmen, who were large in number but not very skilled in bow horses. The two of them fired their arrows in front, and the herdsmen pursued them behind, as if they had taken the initiative to meet the tips of the arrows. After losing five or six people, the pursuers gradually lost their courage. Although the bounty given by Ashina Choyu was high, it did not reach the point where everyone put their lives on the line. And before the quivers of the two Han Chinese were empty, even if they chased them behind their horses, no one would have the life to receive the bounty.

The sun finally disappeared into the grass ahead, and the black eagle above its head stopped hissing. Xu Dayan and Li Xu were not happy at all in their hearts, because, behind them, there was another fierce dog barking.

"Wang, Wang!" The barking of the sheepdog echoed in the twilight that had just begun to darken. The entire grassland was awakened by the noisy barking of dogs, and countless fire dragons gathered behind Li Xu and Xu Dayan, looking from a distance, like a burning peacock spreading its beautiful tail on the tip of the grass. It's just that on this warm and cold autumn night, the torch means that it is by no means warm.

"His grandmother's, Xiao He Yuexia's chasing Han Xin is not this kind of chasing!" Xu looked back and scolded breathlessly. This was his third time changing horses, and the mount, which had been turned countless times, was clearly not as energetic as it had been when he had just rested in the morning, and his steps were getting smaller and smaller, and the pace was gradually slowing down.

"Xiao He doesn't have so many horses to change, and he doesn't have a rope and a knife in his hand!" Li Xu gasped, as if his heart and lungs were about to jump out of his throat. Two people, four good horses, and the wishful thinking of everyone last night was exquisite. It's just that no one took into account that once the Ashina family got angry, half of the grassland would tremble.

The pursuers behind him were obviously not in a group, some were Turkic soldiers, and more were ordinary shepherds. In their eyes, offending the Ashina family is equivalent to the enemy of all the Turks. And from the Wulie water in the east to the Tuhuo Luo in the west, the grasslands are the world of the Turks.

There was a weakened horse neighing behind him, and the peach blossom green body that had just been replaced by Xu Dayan shook, and stopped aggrievedly. It hadn't eaten all day, and had run more than three hundred miles on and off, and as a Turkic nobleman's mount, it had never suffered such a crime. And the sound of the horn behind it was like a call, beckoning it to stop and drink water, and eat beans and eggs. At this time, the two masters, who did not know pity, were still running lifelessly into the darkness and the unknown, and the stupid donkey would continue to run with them.

"Useless stuff!" Xu Dayan scolded in a low voice. As soon as the words fell, another snow treading cloud that was replaced by Li Xu also broke away from the team. And the black iron under Xu Dayan's crotch and the black wind under Li Xu's crotch hissed irritably, trying to stop and wait for the partner behind him.

"Those horns are weird!" Li Xu quickly judged the crux of the problem. When he drove the blue and white mules at home, he used to whistle and feed and water. Over time, the blue and white mules developed a habit of squeezing into the barn whenever they heard a whistle.

"Ashina is really expensive!" Xu smiled bitterly and pumped the bowstring a few times against the back of the mount's buttocks. Wu Tieqi couldn't bear the pain, so he had to spread his hooves and continue to flee for his life. Li Xu was reluctant in his heart, but he also had to use his legs to knock the two ribs of the black wind, and while knocking, he nagged and said: "Black wind, black wind, run, run." Shoot a rabbit tomorrow morning, and your thighs and back will be left to you! ”

I don't know if it was because my ribs were kicked painfully or because I understood the master's words, the black wind shook his spirits and ran wildly. The two of them ran for more than thirty miles, and the barking of dogs and horns behind them finally became quieter. Xu Dayan and Li Xu slowly slowed down their mounts, looking at each other through the starlight, only to find that the other party and the horse looked like they had just rolled out of the swamp, and their bodies were covered with mud.

"If you continue like this, you will be tired to death if you don't get caught!" Xu wide-eyed and laughed, and the bright starlight shot down from the sky, illuminating his white teeth.

"The two Han Xin are about to be caught, but I don't know if the Turks have Liu San'er's heart!" Li Xu looked at Xu's dusty face and laughed. Since the exit, the relationship between the two has grown from far to near, and has gradually become an irreversible friend. But I never thought that one day we would face the imminent death together like tonight!

No, there should be another time, and that was when facing the pursuers on the shores of Crescent Lake. Brother Mao Gong commanded Ruoding, and broke through the encirclement and interception of 28 people with the strength of six people. He could have stayed in the Ministry of Haze and continued to practice his art of war, but he ran into the ice and snow for himself, and then refused Qiyu's kindness for his friend.

Thinking of this, Li Xu suddenly regretted pulling Xu Dayan to flee together, if he escaped alone, no matter what the result was, he would not trap his friend in this inevitable crisis.

"This, this time, I'm tired of Brother Maogong!"

", I'll arrest you now to see Qiyu, and he can still let me go!" Xu raised his eyebrows and scolded in a low voice. Fang wanted to teach Li Xu not to say these boring words, and he heard a dog barking in his ears, followed by the sound of horses' hooves rolling from both sides like thunder.

The two were frightened and hurried away. On several occasions, both the man and the mount were almost out of strength, but the barking of the dog behind him was always imminent. Running and running, suddenly, Wu Tieqi let out a mournful roar, his legs weakened, and he slowly knelt down.

"Hold me!" Li Xu stretched out his hand and grabbed Xu Dayan's wrist. Xu Dayan stomped his feet violently, and his body jumped up at the moment when Wu Tieqi fell to the ground with Li Xu's arm, swept a distance of a few feet, and landed steadily on Hei Feng's back.

There was suddenly an extra person on his back, and the already exhausted Black Wind was even more exhausted. No matter what hares, pheasants, and lambs Li Xu promised, he could no longer make it speed up. After a while, the dog behind him barked loudly, and a dazzling fire dragon bit the prey's tail again.

"If this can't be done, you run away by yourself and let me dismount!" Xu Dayan ordered in a low voice behind Li Xu.

"Live and die together!" Li Xu gritted his teeth and replied. It was for himself that Xu Maogong fell into the field where he was chased and killed. If you leave Brother Mao Gong and run away first, your conscience will not be at peace in your life.

"! Both of them are dead, who will avenge us! Xu scolded angrily. Li Xu refused to listen, his legs were like two whips, and he kept kicking Hei Feng's ribs.

The last trace of black wind's physical strength was also squeezed out by the master, and he hissed sadly, and the span of his four hooves increased as much as he could. The weight on its back was like a small mountain, and it was so crushed that it wanted to fall down again and again, and it couldn't fall asleep.

"You stupid ass!" Look at Li Xu, who kicked and hit the mount like crazy in front of him, and then look at the torches behind him that are getting closer and closer. Xu Dayan was anxious, and suddenly, he remembered a plan.

"Good brother, you are fifteen this year, right!" Xu Dayan stopped cursing, leaned over Li Xu's ear, and asked in a low voice.

"Hmm!" Li Xu replied casually. The barking of the dog behind him was getting closer and closer, and he didn't know why Xu Dayan suddenly got up at this moment.

"I'm seventeen years old, it's your brother!" Xu said with a smile, and gently took out a dagger from the boot with his right hand. The bright starlight illuminated the dagger's icy frost blade, and also illuminated his eyes.

"There's a valley ahead!" Li Xu said in a low voice, suddenly turned his head sideways, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw something flashing in Xu Dayan's hand.

Before he could say a word, Xu Maogong's eyes suddenly shone brightly, and with one hand, the whole person flew away from the horse's back, and at the moment when his body was in the air, the dagger stabbed hard on Hei Feng's ass.

"Huh-" The black wind let out a long, piercing roar, and his entire body soared forward. Li Xu opened his mouth wide and saw Xu Dayan fall into the grass behind him like a meteor.

"Brother Mao Gong—" He was so frightened that his heart jumped out of his throat, and he tried to turn the horse's head with all his might. Black Wind, who was stabbed in the back of his buttocks, refused to obey the order, spread his four hooves, and moved forward as quickly as possible.

"Brother Mao Gong--" Li Xu heard his own cry of sorrow echoing on the grassland. I also heard the barking of dogs and the sound of horses' hooves coming from behind. Suddenly, he turned his heart sideways, and felt a coat from the jacket on his back, and then, as quickly as he could, he felt a fire fold from his waist and lit the silk robe.

This was a thank you gift from the rescued Han hawker when he and Xu Dayan taught two bullying Turks in Yuyang County last year. Lake blue is the favorite color of young readers. Li Xu sent a piece to Tao Kuo to take off the silk, and after Tao Kuo took off the silk to ask Aunt Qing for advice, he sewed a robe for him with his own hands. It doesn't fit, but it's very warm.

The silk robe quickly ignited, illuminating the long night. The barking of dogs and the sound of horses' hooves were attracted by the sudden firelight, and more than 100 Turkic warriors instigated their horses and watched the firelight chase after them.

"I beat a wolf, a wolf, and used his entrails to feed the wild donkey. I beat a deer, a deer, and used its fur to sew a suit. I didn't have the leopard next to my felt bag, it hunted deer for me when I was out hunting. I shot the black eagle in the sky, and it guided the jackals to attack my cattle and sheep......."

Li Xu waved the fire suit in his hand and sang loudly in Turkic. The meaning of the pastoral song was completely reversed by him, and the words violated the taboo of the Turks. There were tears in his eyes, but there was no hurt or fear in his heart.

"I beat a wolf, a wolf, and fed the wild ass with his entrails......." The song pierces through the darkness and melts into the darkness.