Chapter Thirty-Eight: Wolves in the Wilderness

At the foot of Yunmeng Mountain, Qi County.

The loud crowing of chickens broke the silence before dawn, pierced the clouds and mist, and woke up the sleeping people. Just now, the quiet county town was lively, the children cried, the earth dogs barked, the sound of getting up and shouting were mixed, the smoke mixed with the mist rose one after another, and people started a new day's life.

The shops on both sides of the main road in the county town also began to remove the door panels, and put everything needed for business in place, waiting for the arrival of customers. The cries of the hawkers, the dialect trumpets of the merchants, and the turning of the wheels of the carriages and horses make this small town more and more lively.

When the city gate opened, vegetable vendors in the countryside and traveling merchants who traveled overnight poured into the city, scattered to every corner of the county, enriching its vitality.

A black cloak, dressed in black, with a long sword hanging from his waist, Wei Zhuang with a frosty face led a thin horse into the small city slowly.

Ignoring the bustle of the market, Wei Zhuang walked straight to the West Market, and soon stopped at the door of an ordinary inn.

There is a wooden sign set up in front of the inn, which reads: Recruit ten knights with high martial arts, escort the caravan, and move forward to Handan, Zhao State.

Wei Zhuang stepped forward, stretched out his hand and beckoned the two guards who were sitting lazily at the door of the inn, and asked, "Brothers, do you still need people in the main family?" After speaking, he pointed to the notice on the wooden sign with his hand.

The young guard who was standing there yawning glanced at Wei Zhuang, and saw that he was dressed as a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, and his face was full of dust, presumably after some experience in the rivers and lakes, so he admitted: "Even if you kid came early, there is still one missing, go in, if you are lucky, you may be able to choose." ”

One of the two guards at the door took the reins of the horse in Wei Zhuang's hand, and the other walked briskly to the inn to report, Wei Zhuang walked into the door with an indifferent face, looked around, and on the north side of the inn, he saw a group of nine people sitting on a long wooden bench drinking and punching.

Are these the nine swordsmen who applied with him, and it's not good, it's just a third-rate swordsman.

Wei Zhuang glanced at it, stopped, didn't move forward, and found a nearby wine case to sit down. The dragon does not live with snakes, he does not like to be with the weak.

Soon, Wang Da, the leader of the caravan's guards, walked out and saw Wei Zhuang, who was alone at a table and arrogant. He knew that this fresh face was the knight who had come to apply, so he looked up and down a few times, and then said, "This brother, I am Wang Da, the leader of the caravan's guards, you can stay." But we're about to leave when we're full, so don't mind! ”

"Just as I want." Wei Zhuang held his sword on his shoulders with both hands and replied indifferently.

"Okay, all the brothers gather, everyone knows that our caravan is recruiting, everyone must be very curious, then I might as well tell you now, this time we are going to escort a big man. Fei Xue Ge, everyone has heard of it, this time we are escorting them, and you don't need to know too much about the specifics. Okay, let's rest for a while and get ready to hit the road! The leader of the guards, the king, said loudly, with a hint of pride in his words.

In just a moment, everyone in the courtyard began to talk about it.

"Hey, Fei Xue Ge, we have a lot of luck this time, I heard you right, is it really Fei Xue Ge and his party? ……”

"That's natural, Wang Tou'er never spoke with a fake. Did you know? This Concubine Snow Pavilion is a famous place for banquets, drinks, and dances in the Seven Kingdoms, and non-princes and nobles are not accepted, and non-commercial tycoons are not allowed to enter the ......."

"I heard that Zhao Ji, the current Empress Dowager of the Qin State, also stayed in the Feixue Pavilion, and the Zhao Kingdom was ruined, so the Feixue Pavilion moved to the stable Yan Kingdom......"

"It is said that a new pillar called Snow Girl has appeared in the Concubine Snow Pavilion, not only is she beautiful, but Zhao Wu dances better. The Dance of the Seven Kingdoms is respected by Zhao, and the Snow Maiden's dancing skills have the momentum of being better than the blue, maybe she will be able to stand alone in the world in the future! ”

"So, do you think we can see the Snow Maiden this time..."

“……”

The sky was dark, black magpies were flying, dead trees, yellow leaves, and weeds, and the convoy of Wei Zhuang's entourage found a small forest in the wilderness and decided to stay here for the night.

The caravan consisted of more than fifty people, more than a dozen maids, more than thirty escorts, and the unseen employers who were escorting in the carriage.

Wei Zhuang leaned alone under an old tree, biting on a hard cooking cake and looking at the dark night sky. Tonight's night has no moon, no stars, just a bleak autumn wind.

Not far away, the convoy guards and maids divided into two piles, each in a circle, huddled against the warm campfire, and whispered to each other.

"Wang Tou'er, you see, that kid is so arrogant, he eats alone there, and he doesn't talk to his brothers on the way, and he doesn't seem to have much ability, why did you leave him behind?" A snorting guard said.

Wang Da's face changed greatly when he heard this, he peeked at Wei Zhuang twice, and said in a trembling voice: "Shhhhhh Be quiet, Li Liuzi, let me tell you, that young man is a master, his eyes are really terrifying, I have seen a first-class swordsman, but this young man's eyes are sharper and colder than that swordsman, and the sword cocoon in his right hand is also very deep, maybe he is also a first-class master! ”

"Ahh It's really that powerful, I'd better stay away, and be careful that he kills me with a sword. By the way, Wang Tou, where are we now? The guard named Li Liu timidly glanced in the direction of Wei Zhuang and hurriedly changed the topic.

"Where is this? Changping! Where Bai Qitai is, the killing god Bai Qi killed nearly 400,000 Zhao soldiers in this vicinity, and the head of the person was built into a Jingguan, which is several miles long, and is called 'Bai Qitai'. It's been two years, no one dares to live here, the ghosts have gathered, the beasts are swarming, the people are deserted, and I heard that there are ghosts! The head of the guard, the king, opened his mouth widely, and his words were filled with awe, and at the same time frightened these novices who had never seen the world.

"Wouldn't it? Ghosts? Wang Tou'er, you won't be joking, don't scare my brother. The guard named Li Liuzi was a little timid, smiled reluctantly, and said in a trembling voice.

"Woohoo! Whew! ......Just as Wang Da wanted to joke further and scare Li Liuzi, a wolf howl sounded, resounding throughout the forest.

When the guards sitting around the campfire heard this, their faces changed with fright, and the dozen or so maids were even more unbearable, and some even cried.

Everyone suddenly felt that the night sky in the sky was darker, and the cold wind was blowing, and it was extremely cold and cold, and they hurriedly picked up their weapons and gathered around the convoy to be guarded.

"Look, wolves, so many wolves!" One of the guards exclaimed, his right hand trembling as he pointed to the dark grass ahead.

A dark green flame suddenly emerged from the darkness, and it was the eyes of a pack of wolves, at least a hundred pairs of them. The green is cautious, and the green is terrible.

The wolf is a terrible animal. He always walks in the cold wind, as if deliberately avoiding the sun, for fear that the warm temperature will make him forget how cruel and difficult the world in which he lives, in order to remember this, he is very cruel and stoic, even if he treats his own kind, without the slightest mercy.

Wolves, perhaps the most tenacious and fearsome animals in the world, are as alive as wolves in many people.

"Whew... "Whoosh... Sou... Whoosh..."There was a burst of breaking through the air, and the wolves couldn't wait to attack, pounced on the convoy.

"Ahh No! Stay back! Kill! Kill! Kill! The guards fought bravely with their swords, but the fierce attacks of the fierce wolves made some people unable to support them and kept falling.

Wang Da, who was struggling, watched the guards die one by one, his heart was sad, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the hope in his heart, hoping that he could save everyone.

Wei Zhuang was dressed in black, fighting with a sword, he stepped on all directions, his clothes were fluttering, the long sword was flipped, and the cold light was dazzling. The sword was like white light, as fast as a rainbow, one by one wolves pounced forward, and just came to three feet in front of Wei Zhuang, they were cut by the cold sword light, and exploded into a rain of blood, which fell one after another.

With a "whoosh", a strange black shadow shot towards Wei Zhuang, Wei Zhuang didn't look at it, and the sword light in the sky condensed into a beam and stabbed out.

With a "poof", the tip of the sword pressed against the throat of the black shadow, the black shadow howled in pain, and the wolves suddenly stopped attacking, quickly gathered around Wei Zhuang and the black shadow, and stared at him directly.

After looking at it intently, Wei Zhuang only saw clearly now that it turned out to be a person - a werewolf, a rare werewolf. The bronze mask covered his face, revealing only his green eyes, his whole body was dressed in black, and the bronze wolf teeth and claws on his right hand stretched forward, and two or three steps further would tear Wei Zhuang's heart open. Seeing such an outfit, he thought of the existence of a person - the Blue Wolf King.

"Order your men to retreat, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless under the sword, you and those wolves are not my opponents, don't try to raid and make useless resistance." Wei Zhuang looked directly into the eyes of the black shadow with a cold gaze, and said without a trace of emotion.

Wei Zhuang knew that the dark shadow in front of him could understand, and looking at his dripping eyes, he knew that he was making up his mind. And it seems that he is still the wolf king of this group of wolves, maybe a wolf child who has lived in the wolf pack since he was a child.

"Woohoo! Hey, who are you? Dare to stop my blue wolf king's footsteps, aren't you afraid of death? The black shadow's shout caused the wolves to take a few steps back, and then a hoarse rhetorical question came.

"Dead? I should be afraid of you, I never had the concept of death in my mind, and no one has allowed me to die yet. Wei Zhuang replied indifferently.

"Hmph, my Blue Wolf King is King Han's subordinate, you dare to kill me?" The black shadow said proudly.

"You can try it and see if I dare." After saying that, his right hand was forced, and the tip of the sword stabbed forward, and a few more blood flowers appeared in the throat of the Blue Wolf King.

"Hmph, you're ruthless! Leave the meat behind, and I'll let you go. The hot pain came, but the Blue Wolf King didn't notice it at all, when he saw Wei Zhuang's left hand showing a bronze plaque with intricate patterns, which was engraved with the words "Han Guard's Commander", he knew that he had kicked the iron plate today.

"Oh! You tell me? Wei Zhuang's hand was strong again, and he spoke indifferently.

"Woohoo! I'll go, you're amazing! The Blue Wolf King gathered the wolves, and Wang Da, the leader of the dart guards, threw out the dried meat in the convoy, and the wolves left with their mouths in their mouths.

Wei Zhuang turned around, shook his right hand, shook off the residual blood, and put the sword back into its sheath. Bang Bang Bang ...... Warm applause came, and Wang Da, the leader of the guards not far away, came up to him, followed by more than a dozen wounded guards, their eyes lit up, and they kept clapping.

"Shaoxia is very skilled, thank you for saving your life, although I know that you are a master, but I didn't expect your swordsmanship to be so powerful, I'm afraid you are the top master in the rivers and lakes, it's really admirable." Saying this, Wang Da also led the guards to bow to Wei Zhuang. Wei Zhuang didn't say anything, and responded indifferently. And when Wang Da and the guards saw this, they only smiled relatively bitterly, and their own people did not enter his eyes at all.

"The grace of the young man to save his life, the slave family Xiuniang has written it down on behalf of the concubine Xue Ge, and there will be a good reward in the future." Just when Wei Zhuang was silent, the curtain of the carriage in the center of the guard was suddenly lifted, and then a beautiful woman in a light white dress walked out and said lightly. The maids behind her followed respectfully.

The woman's appearance is beautiful, and her tall figure looks extraordinarily hot, uneven, and quite plump, and the eyes of the nurses are shining, and they forget the pain for the time being.

"Hmm." Wei Zhuang also responded indifferently, walked to the original old tree, and sat down.

The beautiful woman in white didn't say anything about it, turned around and went back to the car, while Wang Da instructed the guards to handle the scene. And just like that, the night of horror was over, and a new day was about to begin.