Volume 1, Magic Oasis Chapter 8, Power Awakening
Before I knew it, more than a month had passed, and during this period, Liu Sicheng practiced ancient Chinese characters every day in addition to helping the villagers build a cylinder car. And Xiaoxue, as Liu Sicheng's full-time "teacher", has no reservations and teaches each other.
In addition to practicing ancient Chinese characters, Xiaoxue also took the initiative to teach Liu Sicheng Hanya dialect, which was equivalent to Mandarin at that time.
Liu Sicheng lived in the Yue gathering area for a period of time, because of his talent, he was basically able to use the Yue dialect for daily communication, and he could also speak Zhou Yayan, but he didn't know anything about the Hanya dialect of that era, and learning Hanya dialect was of great benefit to Liu Sicheng to broaden his horizons in the future.
Although it is very hard to study and work every day, with Xiaoxue by his side, Liu Sicheng is also happy.
Xiaoxue's beautiful voice, perfect curves, and body fragrance, Liu Sicheng especially enjoys the feeling of staying by her side.
Over time, Liu Sicheng began to develop a strong interest in Xiaoxue's past emotional life.
When he practiced calligraphy one day, he saw that the atmosphere was harmonious, so he casually asked Xiaoxue:
"Xiaoxue, I wonder if you have ever been married?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere instantly froze. I only heard Xiaoxue's tone unusually blunt and denied:
"Nope!"
Liu Sicheng was shocked when he heard this, and knew that his move was a little too abrupt, so he hurriedly bowed his head and apologized:
"I'm sorry, I'm rude, I shouldn't have asked you about personal matters......"
"Sicheng, you don't need to blame yourself." Xiaoxue quickly returned to her original tone, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something wrong with her eyes, "I don't have a husband." I don't want to and can't have! ”
Xiaoxue paused slightly, and Xiang's shoulders trembled slightly, as if she was trying to control her emotions.
"I don't like men who have three wives and four concubines and treat women as playthings, so I don't want to have a husband!" This is the first time Liu Sicheng has heard Xiaoxue say so resolutely, "Because I am infertile, it is impossible to have a husband!" ”
Xiaoxue turned out to be infertile? If this matter is put in modern times, it is easy to discuss, but in ancient times, it was a big thing, and there was a saying that "there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great". Liu Sicheng thought to himself.
But having said that, Xiaoxue is so resolutely opposed to men's three wives and four concubines, she can really be called an advanced element that is rare in that era, and a complete "equalizer". Because of this, Liu Sicheng feels that Xiaoxue has the unique temperament of modern women.
In order not to make the atmosphere embarrassing, Liu Sicheng decided to take the initiative to change the topic, so he proposed:
"By the way, have you had some time to take me out for a tour lately? Anyway, I've been here for a while, but I've never seen the surrounding scenery. ”
Xiao Xue was a little helpless when she heard this, and she replied softly:
"Sorry, I haven't had any time lately, because there are still a lot of carts that have not yet been built. If we don't finish it before the spring planting, I'm afraid we will delay the sowing of early rice......"
Liu Sicheng naturally understands Xiaoxue's distress, so he will not force each other hard. Unexpectedly, Xiaoxue suddenly changed her words and took the initiative to propose:
"By the way, speaking of the cart, the neighboring tribes want you to go over and give you some guidance, but I don't know if you would like to?"
As soon as he heard that there was an opportunity to travel, Liu Sicheng was interested, he was already an idle person, and hurriedly agreed:
"Of course I do! This is a great opportunity to travel! ”
Xiaoxue couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, and then reminded softly:
"In that case, then you can leave tomorrow. However, this 'trip' is not easy, you need to be mentally prepared. ”
Liu Sicheng patted his chest after hearing this, with a relaxed and comfortable expression, thinking that he didn't take Xiaoxue's words seriously, and replied casually:
"Don't worry, I will not fail in my mission."
Seeing this, Xiaoxue had to shake her head helplessly, a light smile crossed the corner of her mouth, and she didn't say anything more.
Liu Sicheng set off early the next morning, and for this reason, Xiaoxue also specially arranged for Liu Sicheng to have five guards with knives to accompany him throughout the process.
Why is this arranged?
Xiaoxue gives three explanations:
First, in order to prevent the attack of officers and soldiers, the Yue people spread traps around the village, so someone must lead the way.
Second, there are many fierce beasts in the mountains, Liu Siben himself does not know martial arts, and it is extremely dangerous to go on the road alone.
Third, out of courtesy, the other tribe will generally send some local products as gifts, and if Liu Sicheng goes alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to bring them back.
So, Liu Sicheng led the five "guides", "guards" and "porters" to start the journey towards the "new world".
Among the five people, the leader of the group was called Ah Ming, she was not tall, she carried a ring-headed knife without a scabbard, and carried a deer antler hunting bow and a pot of feather arrows, which seemed very shrewd and capable. The remaining four people in the team are also strong, although they are all women, but in terms of physical strength and durability, they are several times stronger than Liu Sicheng, a white-faced scholar.
Just on the road, Liu Sicheng was in a very good mood, humming pop songs while enjoying the green mountains and green waters along the way, so happy.
Here, "the treasure of the heavens, the bell is beautiful, and the green pearl is full of color", and the scenery is beautiful. Pines, strange stones, waterfalls, and sea of clouds are the wonders that can be seen everywhere here, with the blue sky above his head and the refreshing cool breeze in the mountains, Liu Sicheng seems to have come to a fairyland on earth.
Enthusiastic, Liu Sicheng even began to teach Ah Ming modern pop songs. You must know that Yue Ren is a good song, and Ah Ming's voice is high-pitched and loud, coming and going, but it is far better than Liu Sicheng's incomplete "original song", which makes Liu Sicheng a little ashamed of himself and dare not show ugliness in front of others.
In this way, the group walked six miles on the rugged mountain road, and Liu Sicheng began to feel a little tired.
After walking eight miles, Liu Sicheng had lost interest in enjoying the scenery.
After walking ten miles, Liu Sicheng gradually lost his physical strength and began to drag his steps.
I saw Liu Sicheng with his hands on his waist, panting in his mouth, and weakly asked Ah Ming, who was walking in front, how far away he was from his destination. Armin looked back and smiled and said, It's almost over.
So Liu Sicheng continued to grit his teeth and insist, and after walking twelve miles, Liu Sicheng was already sweating profusely, his clothes were wet, and his steps were vain, and he really couldn't hold on.
He asked Amin how far he was from his destination. Amin looked back and replied with a smile:
"It's not far away, it's still thirty miles from its destination."
What, thirty miles! There are more than forty miles between the neighboring tribes! Liu Sicheng sighed secretly in his heart.
He finally understood that what Xiaoxue said before was true, and this "outing" was indeed not a beautiful difference. I can't help but feel a little remorseful in my heart, I really shouldn't have taken this errand casually.
"I'm not leaving!" Liu Sicheng couldn't care about the so-called gentlemanly demeanor at this time, so he sat on a piece of bluestone, untied the water bag from his waist, and drank water in a big gulp, unwilling to move half a step forward.
Ah Ming turned back, pulled up the paralyzed Liu Sicheng, and comforted him with kind words:
"It's not far off, hold on a little longer. You should be able to get there before dark. ”
What the? It's going to get dark, oh my God! Liu Sicheng sneered.
Looking at the slightly puzzled eyes of the people around him, Liu Sicheng couldn't help but blush.
No, he is a big man, and he must not be compared to a group of women. Liu Sicheng had to grit his teeth and continue on the road.
To tell the truth, the physical strength of modern people is not as good as that of the ancients, let alone walking on such winding mountain roads. Even if Liu Sicheng had nothing on his body, he couldn't compare to the five female warriors of the Yue tribe to carry the weight forward.
The six-member team walked forward a mile further, and a female warrior who was walking in the front suddenly crouched down, and the others also squatted down when they saw this.
"Squat down!" Seeing that Liu Sicheng was still standing stupidly, Ah Ming shouted softly.
Liu Sicheng only reacted at this time, and hurriedly squatted down and held his breath.
"Discover the Han Army!" The female warrior who took the lead said softly, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
At this time, it was too late to return the same way, Ah Ming quickly pulled Liu Sicheng to hide in the bushes beside the road, and the other four people also hid in the same way. After half a cup of tea, a team of ten Han soldiers walked through the forest road just now, if it wasn't for the female warriors who noticed it in time, the two teams would collide head-on, and there would inevitably be a fight.
The Han army walked in a hurry, and did not find the six people hiding on the side of the road. Seeing that the Han army had gone away, Liu Sicheng patted his chest, breathed a long sigh of relief, and secretly exclaimed that it was dangerous.
Ah Ming came to Liu Sicheng's side and asked softly:
"What are we going to do? Do you go back the way you came or move on? ”
Liu Sicheng naturally understood Ah Ming's meaning, this kind of remote forest path would not normally be passed by the Han army, unless they were searching the mountains.
In this way, it would be dangerous to continue to advance, because there was still a chance to run head-on into the Han army in Soshan; However, it will also be dangerous to return the same way, after all, a group of Han troops has passed by before, and there are not many Han troops in the forest road. At this moment, Liu Sicheng and his party of six are already in a dilemma.
"Keep going!" Liu Sicheng thought for a moment and said to Ah Ming.
Since there are dangers in advancing and retreating, according to Liu Sicheng's personality, he instinctively chose to move on. Because running away is not his style.
So the six men continued as planned, but noticeably more vigilant.
And so it walked another two miles.
There was a sudden rustling sound in the dense bushes beside the road, and then a black shadow suddenly jumped out and threw the female warrior who had hit the head to the ground, and when she looked closely, the black shadow was actually a hound with teeth and claws.
At the moment when the hound was about to bite the female warrior's throat, Amin Po, who was standing behind her, drew his knife decisively, and cut off the hound's head cleanly, saving the female warrior's life.
When he was in shock, Liu Sicheng couldn't help but shout that it was not good.
Why is there a hunting dog here? Could it be that there is an ambush of Han troops nearby?
Sure enough, the shouting and killing in front of him suddenly started, and the dirt road under his feet sounded the sound of messy footsteps, as well as the sound of swaying grass and trees.
Seeing this, Liu Sicheng's pupils contracted suddenly, and then immediately recovered from the panic, he waved his hand violently, and shouted loudly:
"Retreat!"
The situation was critical, and before the six of them had time to think about it, they quickly turned around and ran wildly along the same road.
But on the retreat road, there were also Han troops coming head-on, presumably the previous Han army turned around and returned when they heard the sound.
Soon, two teams of men surrounded the six people on both sides, and the Han army had twenty people, and among the six people, only five were able to fight. The ratio of numbers was four to one, and the situation was extremely unfavorable for the six.
A tall officer wearing dark two-crotch armor, wearing a flat head, holding a cold ring-headed knife in his hand, and a bearded face walked out of the ranks, pointed at the six people and shouted:
"Surrender, rats! If you are obedient, Lao Tzu will give you a good time! ”
The soldiers beside the officer were all murderous, pointing the halberd in their hands at Liu Sicheng and his group of six, and just waiting for an order, they stabbed these six people into hedgehogs.
In the face of such a crisis, Liu Sicheng didn't know what to do. He remembered what he had experienced that day, and he couldn't help but feel a chill on his neck, as if he saw himself pierced by a sharp blade, and cold sweat immediately trickled down.
At this moment, Ah Ming suddenly came to Liu Sicheng's side, quickly took out a dagger from his waist and handed it to Liu Sicheng, and then whispered to him:
"Later, the five of us will drag the enemy army, and you can take advantage of the situation to escape from the forest!"
What, let me run away? So what about the five people who remained? Liu Sicheng's heart sank.
But after thinking about it, Liu Sicheng had to agree to Ah Ming's proposal, after all, he didn't know martial arts, and staying was just a burden.
Liu Sicheng was greatly moved by the behavior of the five people who sacrificed their lives and forgot to die, so he held Ah Ming's hand tightly and instructed:
"No matter what, you must return safely!"
"Don't worry, we will!" Amin immediately gave him a resolute look.
At this time, the bearded officer waited a little impatiently, he snorted, raised his ring sword, and shouted loudly:
"It's so bold, you rats are not tied up yet! Don't wait, brothers, give it to me! ”
At the sound of an order, the Han army immediately attacked from both sides.
"Sisters, let's fight!" Amin raised his sword and shouted.
The well-trained five quickly divided into two teams, one to deal with the Han army in front and the other to deal with the Han army in the rear. Due to the narrowness of the forest road, even though the Han army had a numerical advantage, the formation could not be used, and the halberd was often disturbed by dense branches and leaves, but it was not as good as the ring-headed knife. The five female warriors barely withstood the first wave of the Han army's offensive due to their geographical advantages.
Seeing that Liu Sicheng was still stunned, Ah Ming couldn't help shouting:
"Run!"
"Take care, everyone!" Liu Sicheng hugged his fists at the five people, and then rushed into the bushes beside the road with tears.
Although the scene was chaotic, the bearded officer was not idle, and he only listened to his shout.
"I want to run, no way!"
Then a forward rush blocked Liu Sicheng's escape path.
Liu Sicheng's heart sank when he saw this.
What to do? Five female warriors were in the middle of a fierce battle, and it was impossible to rush to save me. It seems that I will have to face this strong man on my own.
Liu Sicheng knew that if he talked about force, how could he be a scholar who could match it? The only way at the moment is to fight wits instead of courage. That's right, wit! At the critical moment, Liu Sicheng's head returned to clarity.
The bearded officer saw Liu Sicheng stunned in place, so he shouted:
"Damn, grind and grind, don't you attack it yet? Well, if you don't come, I'll go! ”
As soon as the words fell, he raised his knife and slashed at Liu Sicheng's front door.
For some reason, Liu Sicheng, who was on the battlefield for the first time, was unusually calm in the face of the sharp blade, only to see him pull out his dagger and take the initiative to meet it.
Seeing Liu Sicheng's actions like this, a look of contempt appeared on the bearded officer's face. He exclaimed:
"Rat, can't you just try to get me with a rotten dagger?"
At the same time, the ring-headed knife in the officer's hand was also cut down in response, with great force, as if it was about to split Liu Sicheng in half in an instant.
Liu Sicheng calmly grasped the dagger with both hands to meet the opponent's sharp blade, and at the moment when the blades touched, he let go of his hand suddenly, and then flashed sideways.
The bearded officer did not expect Liu Sicheng to use such a method, and he couldn't control his strength for a while, and his body lost his center of gravity when he climbed too hard, and fell to the ground.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Sicheng hurriedly bullied forward, and hit the opponent's back cervical vertebrae with his right hand and a knife. Hearing only a muffled bang, the bearded officer's thick neck muscles shook Liu Sicheng's hand bones.
Liu Sicheng, who had made a little trick, straightened up again, looked intently, and saw the bearded officer paralyzed on the ground unconscious. Although it was a temporary idea, it seems that the move he just made still had an effect. Seeing this scene, Liu Sicheng couldn't help but feel a trace of joy in his heart. After all, this was the first time in his life that he faced a strong enemy, and the crisis was resolved with just a little trick. Faced with such a result, he couldn't help but be secretly excited.
The sound of the fight in his ears instantly pulled Liu Sicheng back to reality from his fantasy.
This place should not stay for a long time, so it is best to leave quickly!
He was about to escape, but his ankle was firmly held by a rough big hand, as if it was a tentacle from hell, and Liu Sicheng couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
It turned out that the strength of Liu Sicheng's hand knife was too weak, and the bearded officer did not lose consciousness, and it was he who stretched out his "iron claw" to grab Liu Sicheng's ankle.
"Stinky boy, it's quite tricky! See if I don't crush your bones! The bearded officer lay on the ground and cursed loudly.
The other party's strength was extremely great, Liu Sicheng felt that his leg bones were about to be crushed, and a heart-piercing pain struck, Liu Sicheng couldn't help squatting, and snorted softly in his mouth,
As he spoke, the officer stood up abruptly, raised his ring-headed knife and slashed straight at Liu Sicheng's head.
Finished! It's all over! In desperation, Liu Sicheng had to give up resistance and close his eyes to death.
The sound of metal intersecting bells sounded in his ears, and Liu Sicheng hurriedly opened his eyes. A short figure immediately came into view.
It turned out that when he was in danger, Amin actually rushed to the rescue, and at this time he was entangled with the bearded officer.
Liu Sicheng couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he saw this, and his eyes instantly moistened.
"Let's go!" Ah Ming Liu Sicheng shouted.
At this time, the bearded officer was too busy dealing with Ah Ming to take care of Liu Sicheng.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Sicheng endured the pain in his ankle, rushed forward desperately, and just ran less than 100 steps, the shouts of the bearded officer came from behind him:
"Stinky boy, if you run again, I'll kill your companion!"
Liu Sicheng turned around when he heard the sound, but saw that Ah Ming was strangled by the bearded officer with his left arm, and the weapon in his hand slipped off, and he couldn't move.
Just as Liu Sicheng hesitated, Ah Ming's hoarse voice came from his ears.
"Don't come back, let's go!"
The bearded officer raised his eyebrows angrily when he heard this, and reprimanded loudly:
"Stinky bitch!"
With that, he stabbed Amin through the thigh with a sharp blade. Red blood gushed from Amin's injured thigh, staining his natural trousers. Ah Ming's silver teeth clenched, enduring the severe pain, and he looked like he was dead.
The bearded officer's actions completely angered Liu Sicheng.
At this moment, the anger in Liu Sicheng's heart was rising, quickly spreading throughout his body. He felt an ever-expanding "killing intent" in his heart, completely uncontrollable like a wild horse.
"Hahaha, aren't you still hesitating?" Liu Sicheng's ears were echoed with a mocking voice, "Your companion was captured in front of you and you didn't save you, you are a coward!" You're a selfish coward! ”
At this moment, the "killing intent" in Liu Sicheng's heart erupted like a volcano, his body was full of strength because of the "killing intent", and his eyes were indifferent and abnormal because of the "killing intent".
His mind went blank, and only the word "kill" echoed one after another.
To everyone's surprise, Liu Sicheng's special physique was stimulated at this moment.
Liu Sicheng began to act, and in the blink of an eye, he had already been bullied in front of him, and even the bearded officer was shocked by Liu Sicheng's speed.
I saw that Liu Sicheng's body bent, and the dagger that fell to the ground had already been picked up in his hand, and then with a wave of his backhand, he had already beheaded the bearded officer before he could react. The bearded officer's sturdy body fell to the ground with a bang, and his eyes were wide open, and he couldn't even blink a blind eye.
With just a small dagger, the head of a soldier can be different, and this kind of strength is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Liu Sicheng, who was originally in ordinary physical condition, has already surpassed the scope of ordinary people at this moment, which shows that his body is undergoing incredible mutations.
After dealing with the bearded officer, Liu Sicheng gasped for breath next to the corpse, and then scanned the surroundings with blood-red eyes, like a demon that had just emerged from hell. By this time, two of the five female warriors had been killed, and the remaining three had been captured.
The voice before echoed in his ears again, and Liu Sicheng's body was already in a state of complete loss of control.
Like a mad killing machine, he rushed into the enemy line with the wind of death, and one by one the enemy fell under the bloody dagger, and no one could stop his killing.
The enemy army was crushed under Liu Sicheng's frantic slaughter, and the will to resist was destroyed in an instant. The rest of the people had to flee in all directions, but unfortunately no one could escape Liu Sicheng's clutches, and they were killed under his dagger, and they couldn't even see his figure clearly......
"Stop, you, come here again...... I'll kill them both! The five remaining Han soldiers took two female warriors hostage in a vain attempt to escape.
However, at this time, Liu Sicheng had already completely lost his mind, and he only had "killing intent" in his heart. The hostage's life could not wake him up, and he went forward without thinking......
The forest road was suddenly bloody, and more than twenty broken corpses lay on the ground.
There was a groan from the dead silence, the sound of Amin.
Liu Sicheng walked to Ah Ming's side with a bloody face, and his hideous face made Ah Ming tremble.
Looking at Ah Ming's terrified appearance, Liu Sicheng unexpectedly poured out an irrepressible "killing intent" in his heart, and then a cold light flashed, and the dagger from Ah Ming went straight into Ah Ming's chest......
Soon, except for Liu Sicheng, who was covered in blood and had a distorted face, there was no living thing on the forest road.
Suddenly, a figure approached Liu Sicheng like a gale.
Liu Sicheng couldn't hold back his "killing intent" and attacked her.
Liu Sicheng, who was still showing his might just now, was vulnerable in front of her. I saw that she easily flashed Liu Sicheng's thunderous blow, and then returned with a hand knife that hit Liu Sicheng in the back of the neck impartially. Liu Sicheng's body trembled, and he lost consciousness and passed out in the man's arms.