Li Ruhai called Yuanshou to the tent alone, we sat around the bonfire, Yuanmei covered her ears, staring at the burning fire, the second master sighed while scolding his mother, the sound of the flowers and clouds under the mountain became smaller and smaller, and after a earth-shattering gunshot, there was the sound of horses' hooves that were getting farther and farther away.

As soon as I looked up, I saw that Yuanmei was no longer covering her ears, but there were two tear stains on her face, and I asked softly: "Who is this mad dog?" How do you feel like you have a grudge against your Li family? ”

Yuan Mei wiped her tears and said: "Hu Mad Dog's original name was Hu Dahai, the banner master of the northwest of our thirty-six banners, the first was a ringing horse in the northwest, and then was surrounded and suppressed, somehow, he turned into a subordinate of Commander Ma in the northwest, but later he actually abducted a concubine of Commander Ma, and Commander Ma was angry and offered a reward of 100 oceans to take his head.

Hu Mad Dog was desperate at that time, ran to Sichuan with a concubine, heard the name of my grandfather, defected to our door, the master saw that he was a man, so he helped him to intercede with Commander Ma, out of two gold bars to settle the matter, and later named him the banner owner, funded him to return to the northwest, recruited troops and horses, occupied the Jinliang area in the northwest, and became a local tyrant.

Hu Mad Dog this person does not know how to lift, relying on the gun in his hand after someone in his hand, he no longer listened to my family's send, the master angrily withdrew his flag owner, and released a rumor, saying that this person has nothing to do with my Li family in the future, in fact, Commander Ma has already had the heart to destroy him, but he has been hindered by the face of the Li family to endure it, this is good, half a month later, Commander Ma personally led 20,000 horses, surrounded his old nest Jinliang City.

It is said that the mad dog was wiped out in that war, and ran out alone, and since then it has been like a wandering spirit, scurrying around in the northwest desert. ”

The second master asked, "Who gave him the nickname of this mad dog?" It's a image. ”

"Hu Dahai is a suspicious and money-hungry goods, regardless of whether it is his brother or a hero, as long as he suspects that he is greedy for money, he will definitely die, and this person takes pleasure in killing, peeling skin and cramps, and disemboweling is a common thing, so the rivers and lakes call him Hu Mad Dog." ”

After Yuanmei said this, the three of them stopped talking, and after a while, Yuanshou came out of Li Ruhai's tent, stood by the bonfire and said: "Ye said, this time in Tibet, no matter what happens, without his order, no one is allowed to act rashly, we are weak, we can't cause unnecessary trouble, Hu mad dog's account, Ye will settle with him sooner or later." ”

After speaking, he turned around and went back to his tent to sleep, Yuanmei stood up silently and returned to the tent, I looked at the watch It was the turn of the second master to keep vigil, this toss, I was also sleepy, so I accompanied the two of them to sit until dawn.

Everyone got up, after a simple wash and breakfast, they returned to the avenue and came to Huayun's naked body, the three big men turned around, Yuanmei leaned over and put on his clothes, and the four of them worked together to find some stones to build a simple grave bag and bury it, Huayun picked some Gesang flowers and put them in front of the grave, the second master lit three cigarettes, and inserted them in the soil instead of incense with cigarettes.

After walking for half a day, I turned over a big mountain, and suddenly opened up in front of me, only to see the brown and green earth under the mountain extending to the horizon endlessly, the goshawk was constantly circling overhead, the white clouds in the sky seemed to be within reach, the shadows of the clouds slowly passed from the earth, and the colorful Gesang flowers were extraordinarily gorgeous and eye-catching.

A small road leads to the distance, Li Ruhai coughed from the car, Yuan Shou hurriedly listened to a few words by the side of the car, and then said to us: "Everyone hurry up and hurry, if we can't get to the Tibetan Scripture Temple before dark, we will be in trouble." ”

The second master has always been obsessed with Li Ruhai because of last night's incident, and when he heard Yuanshou say this, he pouted and whispered: "Sleeping in the open, sleeping in the open, what's so scary?" ”

Yuan Mei frowned and stared at the bottom of the mountain and said: "If you go further, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a campsite as hidden as last night, and there is no shelter around, once you encounter wolves at night, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

After hearing this, the second master knew the seriousness of the matter, put away his dissatisfied expression and frowned, and then raised his whip to urge the horse, and the group rushed straight down, piercing the eyes, four horses lined up in the wilderness, the horses ran like flying, and the dust was rolling behind them.

Running and running, I suddenly heard the click of the carriage next to me, and a wheel fell into the marmot hole, because the speed was too fast, the thick axle of the bowl mouth broke directly, and the wheel flew out to the side in an instant, but fortunately, the distance between everyone was far away, and no one else was injured.

The moment the car overturned, Yuanshou who was driving the car jumped directly on the horse's back, grabbed the horse's mane tightly with both hands, Li Ruhai jumped out of the car, jumped high, kicked the roof of the car with his toes, and landed steadily to the side, everyone hurriedly grabbed the horse and turned over, Yuanmei and Yuanshou ran to Li Ruhai to check if they were injured, Li Ruhai waved his hand, said it was okay, looked at the carriage, looked at the sky again, sighed and said: "Hey, God is destined to keep us."

Yuan Shou unloaded the carriage, and distributed the tents and other things on it to the other horses, and helped Li Ruhai to horse, he led and led the people to find a place to camp.

As Yuanmei said, this place is too empty, there is no suitable hiding place, after walking for a long time, Li Ruhai called Yuanshou, made a stop gesture and said: "Okay, don't go, there is still a small half a day away from the Tibetan Scripture Temple, and I can't get there tonight anyway, let's camp here at dawn, it's even more dangerous to get lost when it's dark." ”

Everyone dismounted, and each divided the work, and the second master elbowed me with his elbow, glanced at me, and then said to them: "Let's go feed the horses and collect firewood." Saying that, the two of us led the horse and walked towards the grass on the side, and when we arrived at the grass, the second master looked back, no one was staring at us, so he said in a low voice: "This Li Ruhai is also a hard-hearted master, I thought about it for a long time last night, but it really can't work, let's see the opportunity to withdraw." ”

I was surprised and asked, "You don't want your Xiugu anymore?" ”

"Who said I didn't want it?" But you can't let Xiu Gu come out to be a widow, right? Think about it, Li Ruhai can even see his own flag owner die without saving him, we two outsiders, it is estimated that in his heart is not as important as the carriage, if something really happens to him, he must be pushed out as soon as possible. ”

Hearing him say this, I also muttered in my heart, but the questions full of questions have not been answered, and I am really unwilling, so I think about it and say, "If we leave, where can we go?" Back to base? ”

"How can it? I have thought about it, Li Ruhai must have brought a lot of money with him when he came out this time, according to my observation, it should be in the small leather bag he carried, and at night while they were asleep, I went to steal it, let's go away together, find a small place, live incognito, and then I will find a way to inquire about Xiugu's whereabouts. ”

"What if I turn around and be found by Li Ruhai?" Didn't you hear Yuanmei say that their Li family's thirty-six banner masters have power all over the world, and they are a bit too desperate to take all the money? ”

"Hey, don't worry, we didn't harm his life, nor did we hinder him from getting rich, we just got the money we got and then shook off and didn't do it, even if it was the compensation and remuneration for our brothers who were tied up by him and accompanied to run here, he wouldn't move the crowd for the sake of the two of us, besides, I only took a little bit, enough to stand on the line for a short time, you can rest assured, I will never do that kind of petty thing in one pot." ”

I nodded lightly, squatted on the ground, and thought while collecting firewood, in fact, this matter is not too risky for me, it is nothing more than that some doubts will be buried in my heart forever, although my current identity is a bait, but as long as I escape Li Ruhai's palm and hide incognito, the possibility of being found again will not be too great.

And the biggest risk is the second master, Xiu Gu was hidden obviously by the base to blackmail him, once our escape is known by the base, I am afraid that Xiu Gu's life will not be guaranteed, now there is still a week before the end of the mission, even if you add a week of grace within a reasonable range, it is only given half a month to the second master, if half a month later, people have not been found, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a living Xiu Gu.

The second master saw me nodding, singing a little song happily, sitting on the ground smoking a cigarette, and peeking at the camp, I knew that he was thinking about how to start.

This time did not dig the fire pit, Yuan Shou said: "Here is a flat river, with the wolf's sense of smell, it is not meaningful to dig the fire pit", he said while constantly adding firewood to the fire, for fear that the fire will be small, he explained: "The most afraid of animals is fire, especially wolves, even if the wolves come, as long as there is fire, they dare not approach."

I hadn't seen a wolf since I was a child, and I asked Yuanshou: "Is this wolf really that scary?" ”

He smiled and said, "Wolves are very cunning, and they all act in groups, and they are extremely disciplined, so it's best not to run into them, otherwise it will be very troublesome." ”

I nodded as if I didn't understand, turned my head to look at the unusually silent second master, he was glancing at Li Ruhai's tent, I coughed, startled him, turned my head and smirked at us a few times, I stood up and said: "You talk, I'm sleepy, sleep first, otherwise I'm afraid of falling asleep in the middle of the night." ”

The second master also stood up and said, "Yes, yes, you must not sleep, otherwise there will be any danger, but it is not a joke." After that, the two of them followed me into the tent.

After coming in, I heard the sound of the Yuanshou brothers and sisters chatting outside, so I lowered my voice and asked him: "Li Ruhai is not an idle person, are you sure?" Don't end up with the fox not fighting, and then make a fuss. ”

He said confidently: "Hey, don't worry, I have already planned, when you keep vigil, let's go together, I will first quietly lead the horse to the place where the horses are fed today, and then come back and ambush behind the tent, you will set our tent on fire when you arrive, and then shout that it is on fire, I took advantage of the chaos to approach Li Ruhai, stole money from him, let's run to the horse in the name of getting water to fight the fire, as long as you get on the horse, everything will be fine." ”

After listening to this, I thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this plan seemed stupid but I couldn't find any faults, and I said, "Okay, but do you remember the way back?" Don't get lost in this black light. ”

He patted his chest: "Don't worry, the second master, I am known as the living map, as long as I walk through it, I will recognize it with my eyes closed, and you can follow me when the time comes." ”

I nodded, and the two of them said no more, and lay down on the sheepskin, waiting for time, ready to start.