Chapter 16: Stealing Horses at Night
Where there are good horses, Qiao Shan knows everything, but if he wants to get them immediately, it takes some trouble.
100,000 urgent. Dou Yaer's eyes are important.
Demand immediate action. Taking advantage of the night, the old monster walked into the Qi family's village.
Dodging all the way, avoiding the eyes of one sentry after another, he made his way to the stable.
The horses were resting, and some were snoring.
A hot wind blew.
"Tengleng!"
Not far from the stable, a horse stood up, and his nostrils were blowing "whirring" towards the old monster of Qiaoshan, as if he volunteered to say that I am the good man you are looking for! The old monster looked at the sound, but saw that the horse's eyes flashed with bright blue light, and the blue light seemed to shoot out at the old monster, and the old monster even felt dazzling.
That's it.
The old monster went over and wanted to quickly untie the reins, but fortunately, the horse had no reins at all.
God help me! Lead the horse out of the shed and turn over.
The steed raised its front hooves, gnawed and neighed and galloped away.
The scream was like relieving the long-suppressed depression, and it was like excitement and relief.
The neighing of horses and hooves alarmed the sentinels.
"Someone has stolen a horse. ”
"Catch the horse thief!"
The remote horse farm suddenly became chaotic. It was said that it was a mess, and it didn't go anywhere, but the shouts of the two guards woke up the two horsemen, and the two horsemen ran out naked and barefoot to join the shouting, but in this quiet night, the shouts of the four people seemed particularly high-pitched and extremely powerful.
The two men standing guard chased after each other with knives, stopped, gasped and continued to shout, "Someone has stolen the horse." Catch the horse thief. ”
The two horsemen complained to each other, hurried back to the stable, lit the oil lamp, held it in their hands and looked at it carefully.
The sentry at the first gate had already heard the shout, and he waved his gun to block it.
The old monster grabbed the horse's mane, his waist and abdomen were forced, his body hung to the side, and one of them flew away, and before he could get back on the horse, the horse took the initiative to change the angle, and the other was also kicked to the ground, and he rolled a few times.
In the blink of an eye, I arrived at the next gate, that is, the door of the second gate of the Qi family village, the "Huguo Cottage". The door to protect the country is the door to protect the cottage. There is a luxurious gatehouse, there are two solid tung paint thickened Tsubaki wood material gates, there are horizontal stone walls that cut off the road more than three zhang high, as long as the gate is closed, the gate is not broken, and even a kitten does not want to enter.
Seeing that the gate was closed, Qiao Shan's old monster couldn't help but be stunned.
After a short period of running-in, the old monster has trusted this horse very much, let go of his hand and quickly touched the door, one, two, three, there are a total of three doors, the old monster takes turns to pull hard, and one can't be opened.
It turns out that the three gates of the gate have mysteries, and this mystery, even if the old monster borrows a trace of the hazy light of the bud moon, he can't find it, and he can't touch it.
"Quick! The horse thief is under the gate, catch him alive. ”
"Spread out on both sides, blocking the way. ”
Not far away, bandit shouters swarmed in.
The horse neighed anxiously and turned its front hooves straight into the ground.
Outside the door, the goose and duck pond used for the alarm is also a mixed call, goose goose goose ····· Duck Duck Duck Duck · It's very worrying.
Demand immediate action!
Qiao Shan's old monster took two steps back, danced his arms, took a deep breath, and concentrated his whole body on his palms, "Ha!" Exhaled at the same time, his palms pushed out with the power of moving mountains.
"Bang!
The three doors broke at the same time, and immediately after, a thickened wooden door panel that was five inches away flew out a few feet, "Bang!" and smashed heavily on a large bluestone lion.
The lion fell with the sound, the lion's head fell to the ground, and the door panel slid to the side by inertia, unharmed.
Seeing that the gate was open, he leaned over to the old monster of Qiao Shan, who grabbed the long and solid mane of the horse, and with a little force, mounted on the horse.
The horse, whose hooves had long been itching, was like an arrow off the string, and galloped away at the same time with a long neigh, and with a little force on his hind legs, he crossed the moat, trampled several geese and ducks, and the feathers flew and fluttered, and a pawn who did not know why ate a mouthful of feathers, and spat and said: "This duck thief is a master, and even the hair has been taken off." ”
"You know how to cut!
In most cases, the "mountain gate" of the temple, Taoist temple, and cottage is only the gatehouse without the door, where the mountain gate is set up, it is mainly transported to mark the boundary enclosure of the territory, however, although the mountain gate of the Qijia village does not have a gate, there is a fence six feet eight inches high, the structure is tight, the wood is of high quality, there are already a few sentries with blades who lit the torches, brandished their weapons, and waited there with arrogant shouts, under the light of the torches, the fence that was vaguely visible was like a hollowed-out wall, much higher than the horse.
Blocking in front and chasing behind, the situation is extremely critical, and the old monster Qiao Shan does not dare to slack off.
Getting closer and closer to the fence, the crazy horse can no longer collect its hooves and has no intention of closing its hooves, either trying to leap past, or planning to crash into the fence, leaping past, everything is fine, if it hits over, either the fence is destroyed, or the person turns over on his back, in the face of such a strong defense, the result is definitely the latter.
Several sentries brandishing their weapons and shouting frantically, seeing that the horses had rushed to their eyes without slowing down, were so frightened that they hid to the side, saving their lives.
The old monster of Qiao Shan grabbed the horse's mane with both hands, and took three breaths, and those three breaths instantly turned into hydrogen gas and spread along the meridians and veins of the whole body, if it weren't for the old monster grasping the horse's mane with both hands and clamping the horse's belly tightly with his legs, the strong hydrogen gas would definitely send it to the sky like transpiration. This is the light work of Qiaoshan's old monster.
Qiao Shan's old monster shrugged his shoulders upward, and the soles of his feet seemed to be stepping on a solid place, and his hands that grasped the horse's mane immediately turned into two hooks that were strongly pulled upward, and the legs that tightened the horse's belly also became a pair of extremely powerful upward pincers.
The fierce steed neighed angrily, leaping more than a foot high, and under the backlight, the graceful streamlined shadow seemed to fly to the sky.
A few of the sentries were stunned, "Oh my god, it's the same horse, why can't our people fly so high when they ride it?"
The horses stood there on all four hooves, looking back at the stockade, perhaps because they were nostalgic for the beautiful scenery inside, perhaps because they were reluctant to give up their masters, but perhaps they were waiting for the pursuers to arrive, to race with them again, and then to throw them away.
Without urging the horse, the old monster of Qiao Shan looked up at the sky, the sky was high, the crescent moon wiped by the brown clouds from time to time was extremely hazy, and the stars in the sky were also faintly obscured by thick clouds, the old monster was not in a hurry at this time, and waited quietly, knowing that the horse himself knew when to hold his head high.
"Bastard, open the fence. ”
The fence was quickly pushed to both sides.
"Ride!" several horses galloped out.
The moment the horse turned its head, its hooves had already jumped several steps.
The old monster sat firmly on the back of the horse, and saw that all kinds of stone carvings and trees on both sides of the road fell and smashed behind him.
In the distance, the quiet and solemn mountains, the iron spine of the beast swirled and moved backwards.
The pursuers had long since stopped chasing, scolding and grinning, complaining to each other and returning in frustration.
In one breath, the horse crossed the Famen and arrived at Fufeng-County Town, which was more than forty miles away from the Qijia Village.
Found an inn, Qiao Shan old monster wanted to feed the horse, drink the horse, and saddle it.
Under the light of the lantern, the old monster caressed the horse's eyes, head and body with appreciation, and found that the horse's eyes were unusually bright, the head was small and the neck was long, the front back was wide, the buttocks were streamlined and graceful, the front legs were thick and evenly proportioned, the hind legs were thin and slender, the hooves were surprisingly large, and the whole body was wide in front and narrow in front and high in front and low in the back.
- It's a natural horse!
The old monster is secretly happy, Dou Ya'er's eyes are saved.
The master came out with the saddle, and was stunned just by glancing at it.
"Good horse, good horse! A rare horse in the world, it is clearly a dragon that can be used as a sedan chair and can quickly soar through the clouds!" he hugged the horse's neck and rubbed his face on it a few times to express his love and appreciation.
helped set up the saddle, brought a clean towel soaked in water, and wiped his eyes and mouth with his cherished love, until the old monster of Qiao Shan left, he still loved it.
At this time, the Qijia village horse yard is brightly lit, chaotic, the head of the horse yard, personally led a few horses to check all the horses one by one, this seriously harassed the horses to rest normally, angry and dissatisfied horse barking one after another, one actually kicked the hind hooves, kicked over a breeder, the horse that was kicked overturned held the stomach, did not dare to scream pain, still helped to count the horses.
Again, enough to count.
Twice, a few are enough.
Three times, not a single horse is not bad.
Four, five, six······ They counted until dawn, until they were sleepy.
It's really a hell of a horse, it's a bit of a "achievement", and it's not even a horse, something!
"Which bastard shouted that someone stole the horse first? It's just a fabrication out of nothing, but fortunately it didn't alarm the owner of the village, otherwise, the head would have moved. ”
The participants were collectively dazed, yawning, complaining to each other, chattering, could it be that everyone had hallucinations in their minds at the same time?
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"Master-Xiao Ya'er-where are you?" Zhou Mengyuan called at the mouth of "Qiongdong" (Bixia Palace).
Dou Ya'er, who wrapped her eyes in a white cloth, was woken up in a depressed mood and worried, and when she heard that it was Zhou Mengyuan calling, she felt a little more comforted in her heart.
"I'm here—in the cave—Brother Yuan—come in—"
When have you ever been to such a fairyland!
I saw that the cave was full of clouds and mist, the air was beautiful, and there was a faint smell of candle incense everywhere, the sight was not very clear, he stumbled under his feet, and almost fell down several times, Zhou Mengyuan almost touched in the direction of Dou Ya'er's voice.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Dou Ya'er was overjoyed, "Brother Yuan, is it you? ”
Under the faint candlelight, Dou Ya'er sat cross-legged on the practice platform, her eyes covered with a white cloth, and her two hands touched in the air.
"Xiao Ya'er, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Mengyuan was startled, stumbled over and squatted in front of Dou Ya'er and took her hand, "Tell me, what's wrong with your eyes? Who made you like this?"
"Don't be nervous! I just need to be blindfolded for the time being..."
Dou Ya'er briefly recounted the experience, and Zhou Mengyuan breathed a sigh of relief in disbelief.
"I see. However, we can't be sure whether the master will be able to come back within seven days. Besides, after the past, there is still a process of catching snakes and extracting gall. ”
"Don't you say that!" Dou Ya'er tilted her head and said, "Worrying is a curse." Could it be that you still don't fully believe in your master's skills?"
"Cut!" Zhou Mengyuan smiled helplessly, "This is not a competition, it is not a battle, it is a long-distance journey step by step, just the distance back and forth, there are more than 3,000 miles, besides, you have to eat, drink and sleep along the way, where can you find such a fast good horse?"
Obviously, because of Zhou Mengyuan's arrival, because Zhou Mengyuan held hands, Dou Ya'er no longer felt that her eyes were more important than what she felt at the moment, and her voice was more gentle and pretentious.
"Let's not talk about that, okay? Brother Yuan, I haven't eaten since I entered the cave. ”
"Oh! Whatever you want to eat, I'll go to the master and make it for you. ”
"Hurry up. Whatever you want, when the meal comes, I'll let you feed me. Dou Ya'er covered her eyes through the white cloth, presumably shedding tears of happiness.
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The hot southern ancient forest, the trees are multitudes, the grass is intertwined, the tall canopy is like green clouds covering the sky and the sun, and the thick and towering trunks can be used as pillars to the sky.
A horse with a new and gorgeous saddle grazes in the grass under the big trees, and its nostrils blow a few times from time to time, and it may be that there are small insects in the grass, or it may be to give himself courage.
Not far away, the old monster of Qiaoshan held a stick, while staring at the grass and patting, the cat waist bowed its head, looking for a cobra, startled a female pheasant, found the place where the chicken flew before, and sure enough, found that there was a nest of eggs there, squatted down, picked it up and broke it and ate it.
A poisonous snake smelled the fishy smell and rushed over, looked up at the old monster, and its tail made a loud noise, hitting a patch of grass.
The old monster looked at it, waved his stick and said, "Go, go, stay away, the old monster thinks you don't have glasses." ”
Unexpectedly, the guy was not afraid and continued to walk towards the old monster.
Seeing that the situation was not good, and he had no intention of hurting it, the old monster took a few eggs and left quickly.
Perhaps because there are few people in the ancient forest, small animals such as rabbits and squirrels that have found Qiaoshan's old monsters have pricked up their ears and are curious to observe from afar.
"Gah!"
A giant bird that had never been seen before came out of nowhere, screaming in horror and falling sharply towards the old monster.
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