Chapter 37: The Confusion of the World (2)
When the children and women who were watching saw this, they came to their senses. Sure enough, I heard the child stroking his palms and laughing, and shouted loudly: "Okay, uncle played well......"
Ling Xingnan turned his head, looked at the little child, and smiled.
When the arrogant officer saw this at this time, his face immediately changed color, and he knew that he had encountered a hard stubble this time.
Although he is not a person in the rivers and lakes, he also knows that there are many talented people in this world, and there are even more people with unique skills.
He could naturally see that Ling Xingnan's methods against his subordinates were not something he could deal with. But for the sake of face, how can you give up easily?
"Someone's coming...... Give me an arrow and shoot him like a hedgehog for Lao Tzu!"
The soldiers besieging Ling Xingnan heard that the captain was about to release arrows, so they immediately retreated and retreated to the side of the city to watch. When the sergeant at the head of the city heard this, he really began to aim his bow and arrow at Ling Xingnan......
At this moment, the child and the woman had already taken advantage of the chaos to run behind Ling Xingnan. Perhaps, they are thinking of advancing and retreating with Ling Xingnan......
As everyone knows, the one hundred and ten strong bows and crossbows on the head of this city have been aimed at them, and their fates have been linked.
Ling Xingnan turned his head, still looking at the little kid and smiled, and asked, "Are you afraid?"
The child looked at the powerful crossbow that was ready to fire on the head of the city, and then at the man who was calm and calm in front of him.
The child even smiled and said, "Don't be afraid of ......."
Ling Xingnan nodded in appreciation.
And at this moment, the swaggering officer was about to exhale: "Archer, prepare to ......"
However, the word "put" has not yet been spoken. The officer had already noticed that there was a little more red shadow in front of him......
If you see a ghost in the daytime, you will feel more than a little fear.
One man, one gun...... It was in front of him, and the sharp tip of the red cherry spear was only half an inch away from his throat, and he could clearly feel the coolness and murderous aura seeping from the tip of the red cherry spear.
The original distance of ten zhang seemed to be just a blink of an eye.
Like a gust of wind, blowing.
Perhaps, the wind is not as fast as Ling Xingnan's body.
People are guessing in their hearts.
Ling Xingnan's face tightened, as if he was a killing god.
He looked at the officer, but did not speak, and the red cherry spear in his hand seemed to say it all.
"You...... Slow...... Slow, good and slow......" The officer's face turned pale with fright, and his trembling legs and slurred tone confirmed his fear.
At this time, a group of people happened to rush to the bottom of the city. Naturally, they were Princess Pinglan and the beggar Feng Shuai and others who arrived.
"Do you say your arrows are fast, or my guns are fast?" Ling Xingnan said word by word to the officer.
"You...... Hero...... Don't mess around!" the officer shuddered.
Ling Xingnan sneered, and with a flick of his wrist, the red cherry spear had already stabbed out......
"Wait ...... slow," a woman's voice came instantly.
At this moment, a red light slashed through the officer's throat like lightning, and the red silk flew with only a gust of gunfire......
The officer was not wounded, and the red tassel did not pierce his throat. However, he felt a cold sensation pass through his neck, and a chill seemed to seep from the Nine Shadows Mansion.
At that moment, beads of sweat oozed from the officer's forehead. His knees went so weak that he collapsed to the ground......
Everyone was stunned, all shocked by the scene that flashed like a meteor.
At this time, Ling Xingnan only waved the red tassel spear in his hand with his arm, and the spear seemed to turn into an arrow and shoot towards the five-zhang high city wall.
The whirring wind of gunfire, like a sharp arrow shot from the sky, shot straight into the solid earth and stone walls of the city wall......
There was a loud bang, and the city wall seemed to tremble slightly.
During the day, the sparks flashed in all directions, and everyone could see clearly: the red tassel spears were inserted into the city walls, and only a short hilt was exposed......
Yes...... Yikes......
Everyone couldn't help but be impressed by Ling Xingnan's arm strength, such a long distance, such a hard city wall, and such a long iron spear...... If you shoot on someone, I don't know how many people's bodies will be penetrated?
The officer trembled with fright, his face was like a pig's liver, and he lowered his head silently, no longer daring to look into Ling Xingnan's eyes......
"Good...... All right...... Uncle is amazing!" The child's innocent laughter touched everyone's minds.
Ling Xingnan looked at him again and smiled slightly.
He looked sideways at the Tang Army sergeants on the city who were always ready to shoot with bows, as if they were frozen.
Finally, Ling Xingnan stayed on Princess Pinglan's body, because it was she who called him just now.
"Spare him...... Princess Pinglan stepped forward and said slowly.
At this moment, there was a commotion from the city gates, followed by the sound of horses' hooves and neat footsteps.
Soon he saw a large group of men rushing to the gate of the city, and the number of them was no less than a thousand. The leader was a very young white-armored general, who rode a tall horse, held a gilded dragon lance, and straddled the emerald treasure sword at his waist, which was really imposing. He looked no more than thirty years old, and he was heroic and upright on the outside, and he really had the air of a general.
Besides, the young Baijia general and the others poured out from both sides of the city gate, and the sergeants immediately surrounded Ling Xingnan, Princess Pinglan and the others inside and out......
The bright iron spears and steel knives were neatly intertwined, like a steel jungle, tight, and solemn.
Soon, the white-armored general rode his horse and lined up the crowd and walked in front of Ling Xingnan. At first, he looked at the officer who was still in shock, and only then did he lock his eyes on Ling Xingnan's body.
"What happened? Who are you? You are not small, you dare to break into my Datang Pass and injure my soldiers......
Princess Pinglan hesitated for a moment, but heard Ling Xingnan say, "We...... It's just a passer-by! Why are you Tang guards killing people for no reason, bullying women and children?"
When the white-armored general saw Ling Xingnan say this, he looked sideways at the officer who had just woken up from the shock, and said, "I will listen to your accent, isn't it my from the Tang Dynasty?
Ling Xingnan saw that the white-armored young general's words were really a little polite, not like the previous officer's arrogant appearance.
So, he softened a little between his words and said: "We are from the Tang Dynasty, and as for coming here, I just want to enter the customs." Just now, I saw people in your government bullying women and children...... That's when I taught them a lesson. ”
When the white-armored general heard this, he turned around and asked the officer: "What he said, but is there really such a thing?"
When the officer heard this, he replied with a squeak: "It's a subordinate...... In the close inspection of the people who passed through the customs, they were afraid that there would be Nanzhao spies mixed into the customs, so they ...... It's a little stricter......"
"Oh...... Is it just a little stricter?The people along the way, seeing you are like seeing a plague god!" Ling Xingnan added lightly.
"Hmph...... Just now, so many of you were bullying me and my mother...... You are so bad......" The child standing behind Ling Xingnan also lost no time in interjecting.
The officer glanced at the child, then lowered his head again. Perhaps, it's because of the thief's heart. It seems that this officer is very afraid of the white armor general...... This is in the eyes of everyone.
At this time, the white armor general really stared at the officer again, and his two sharp eyes made the officer feel uneasy.
"Father asked you to guard this key road to Nanzhao, is it to let you do nothing and do anything wrong? Hmph...... If it weren't for the fact that the general was on duty today, wouldn't you have caused a mess? Before the soldiers and horses of the Nanzhao State had arrived, they would have already disrupted our military law and discipline...... This disturbs the people and causes trouble, disrupts military discipline, and violates the rules and regulations! Which is not a serious crime? What else do you have to say?"
When the officer heard this, he was really frightened, and immediately knelt down on the ground, and exclaimed urgently: "The last general is guilty, and I ask the general to look at the merits and hard work of the past, and give a light sentence...... If the general does not disturb the people and cause chaos again, he will definitely be guilty of meritorious service!"
When General Baijia heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "The war between the two countries is imminent, and you still don't know the general situation......! If I don't treat you, how can there be military discipline? If I don't take you, where is the prestige? Come on, tie me up and put me in prison, and after I report to my father, I will be punished by military law. ”
When the officer saw this, he immediately became anxious, and really shouted: "The general spares his life, and the last general will not dare to disturb the people and cause chaos, and he will definitely be guilty of meritorious service......."
When he was about to tie up the officer, he saw Princess Pinglan walk out slowly, and stopped: "Slow down......"
When the general heard this, he saw a woman come forward, and his face seemed to be a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her for a while.
In this eventful season, the two countries are about to go to war again, and the country is at the time of employing people. Although this officer has made mistakes, now that he knows his mistakes, he can change them, since he has the heart to make meritorious contributions, why not spare him once......" Princess Pinglan stepped forward and said not far from the white armor general's horse.
General Baijia looked Princess Pinglan up and down, he saw that this woman was very good-spoken, her demeanor was all right, and her stunning appearance also showed a bit of majesty.
"Who is the girl, who dares to take care of the affairs of the government such as me?"
At this moment, a person immediately rushed out behind Princess Pinglan, and pointed at the white-armored general and shouted: "Bold! dare to speak to the princess like this......
The person who scolded was the head of the top ten guards under Princess Pinglan, Daqing. This Daqing is a female guard, although she is a woman, but her martial arts rank first among the guards. She usually doesn't say much, but she has a quick mind and careful thinking, and knows when to say something, and she knows the mind of Princess Pinglan very well, and she is the female Zhuge in the guards, known as 'Sister Qing'.
And Daqing scolded the white-armored general at this time, which had her own intentions: on the one hand, she reported herself to her family and brought out the identity of Pinglan's princess, since the other party was from the government, she could naturally easily break the siege. On the other hand, because more than half of their guards were killed or wounded, they naturally had to rely on the strength of Tang officers and soldiers to rescue, and the safety of Princess Pinglan was also under consideration......
Daqing's call really stunned General Baijia.
"Princess, who is the princess?" he asked.
Da Qing flashed, swept to the horse of the white-armored general, and saluted Pinglan before continuing: "This is the princess of our Tang Dynasty, the sister of the current emperor, Her Royal Highness Princess Pinglan......"
When the white-armored general heard this, his complexion changed greatly, and he immediately jumped off his horse, and saw that Pinglan's bearing was really extraordinary, and she really had the majesty of the emperor.
"The last general is not white, it's not that he doesn't believe in the identity of the princess. It's just that...... The stakes are huge, I dare not make a mistake, may I ask what proof does the princess have?
"You're the son of the Celestial Envoy Gao Yu, aren't you?" said Princess Pinglan with a smile.
"It's ......" The white-armored general was stunned, and confirmed a few points in his heart.
Princess Pinglan took out a golden waist card from her waist and handed it to Gao Qibai.
Gao Yibai took a look, only to see that the waist card is made of pure gold, and there are more than a dozen strange red, blue and green gems around it, and you can know the extraordinary treasure at a glance;
Gao Qibai's face really changed greatly, he bowed down and handed the waist card back to Pinglan, and then knelt down to the ground, and shouted: "The last general didn't know that Her Royal Highness the princess had arrived, and he missed the distance, and begged for forgiveness......
When all the sergeants saw Gao Dabai kneeling on the ground, they all knelt down together, calling Her Royal Highness the princess Wan'an, Yunyun.
The sergeants and Princess Pinglan's guards knelt down in a large area, leaving only the jaw-dropping beggars Feng Shuai and Ling Xingnan still standing.
Of course, Ling Xingnan knew the identity of Princess Pinglan, so he was not much surprised.
"Gong ...... Public...... You...... Are you a princess?" the beggar Feng Shuai said for a long time before he finished these words.
It seemed that he was really a little surprised.
Princess Pinglan smiled and said, "Yes, I am the princess of the Tang Dynasty, Pinglan ......"
Princess Pinglan is famous in the court and even in the rivers and lakes. She was active when she was young, smart and clever, and then ran out of the palace and happened to meet a generation of strange women Gong Feiyan. Gong Feiyan loved his intelligence, cherished his cleverness, and saw that he was a rare talent for martial arts, so he accepted it as a beloved apprentice.
Originally, not many people heard of these things on the rivers and lakes, but they were not top secrets, and they were discovered by the mysterious organization 'Secret Door' in the martial arts, and they were spread later.