The dry trail is a relatively remote mountain road, in the shrubs on both sides of the mountain road, there are often poisonous snakes, insects and ants dormant, one of which is adjacent to the mass grave, so there are few pedestrians in ordinary times, only the people who are in a hurry will be forced to choose this winding path, and He Tianyong and Cao Li, who are in a hurry to return to the border city at this moment, happen to pass by here.

He Tianyong's frustration was never written on his face, but Cao Li, who followed closely, easily saw through it, because he knew that if it was normal, He Tianyong's smile was always happily on his lips, if there was no such smile, there must be another extremely strong emotion surging in his heart.

At noon, he watched He Tianyong's fat face full of exaggerated smiles enter the military headquarters of the Yancheng Demon Imperial Army Branch, but he came out without a smile, a puffy face was very long, and even the noon sun shone on his face, there were dead ends, He Tianyong spat viciously after he came out, and cursed directly: "What ......" This is a faux pas he has never had. Cao Li understood that he must have touched the ashes of Yang Sheng's nose.

At this time, He Tianyong suddenly asked casually: "Cao Li, you said that Jiang Wangchen is a spy of the demon clan, so why did you stop the self-explosion of the winged bat for He Fu?"

Cao Li had already prepared the answer, and he said without thinking: "I don't know, maybe he has the confidence to stop the self-explosion of the winged bat......"

"Then if he wants to attack the Terrans, why should he fend off this blow with eight hundred losses?"

Cao Li thought that Jiang Wangchen infiltrated the border city not to attack He Fu, but to wait for an opportunity to eliminate the elite guards of the border city. ”

He Tianyong snorted coldly, and he didn't mean anything.

Cao Li asked, "Commander, why don't we ride our horses and take the avenue when we are in a hurry, we have to go around this mountain path." ”

He Tianyong avoided answering.

The mountains are empty, the afternoon sun in spring is sprinkled on the bushes, casting mottled shadows, and a gust of mountain breeze passes freely, bringing a little coolness to this sultry afternoon, such weather is very suitable for walking in the suburbs, but for two middle-aged men, there is no such mood.

In the border city guards, He Tianyong generally only discusses with Xing Hao, but rarely has contact with Cao Li, so he doesn't know much about him, and naturally there are not many topics, he only heard He Cong say that Cao Li has practiced assassin skills in the past two years, and his personality has become withdrawn, but his cultivation has been greatly improved, in the border city guards, the combat strength is only under Xing Hao, at this moment he has to quietly observe the somewhat thin man next to him, his face is also slightly pale, his lips like blades, with a sharp smile, deep eyes, like a bottomless pool, the line of sight is far away, and he doesn't know where to fall。

The calm man in front of him stood in the sun, but he seemed to be hiding in the fog, no one could see through him, but He Tianyong was not afraid, because he had always left room for himself, and the eight secret escort masters scattered in the bushes and jungles were his leeway, and this was also his hole card. These hole cards are not only to protect himself, but also his gambling capital, what he wants is to use these limited resources in exchange for more information, such as the battle of the Dongdushan Demon Clan, what happened......

Every game is undoubtedly a risk, which requires not only the courage to dare to fail, but also abundant capital.

It's just that He Tianyong didn't expect that in this game, Cao Li started cheating early, his hole cards were being destroyed by Cao Li one by one, and his capital was gradually running out.

Cao Li, who was on the side, listened carefully to the sound of the mountain wind sweeping through the bushes, sometimes rustling, sometimes silent, with the keen sense of smell of an assassin, he felt the changes in the aura around him, there were four on the left, and only two were left on the right.

Secretly, He Tianyong was completely unaware of the tilt of the scale, and the chips for victory and defeat had changed.

The wind blew, and He Tianyong asked, "Cao Li, you still have the rank of warrant officer." ”

Cao Li's eyes flickered, bowed slightly, and said, "Commander has a good memory......"

"Come to think of it, it's been many years since you joined the border city!"

Cao Li recalled the past, vividly, but time flies, and it is difficult to turn back, and he said with emotion in his heart: "This is the eighth year......"

"It's been eight years, and time is really quicksand, and I can't see it slowly flowing away. He Tianyong also echoed: "You have dedicated the hottest years to the border city, and I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the Demon Imperial Army and the people of the border city." ”

He Tianyong's tone was sincere, and he didn't have the slightest frame that a commander should have, but Cao Li understood that this superficial kindness was just to numb his thoughts. He advanced and retreated and said: "It is serious to lead you, compared with your twenty years of commanding the border city, this merit of your subordinates is not worth mentioning at all, and it is also my wish to be able to guard the border city with Brother Xinghao." ”

"It's a pity that I have failed to do my duty as a commander, and a soldier as good as you has never had the opportunity to be promoted. ”

"The subordinates understand that it is not that the commander is unintentional, but the establishment of the border city is limited, and the subordinates can make great progress in the border city has been satisfied, as for the false names of military ranks and positions, what do you care......" Cao Li's words were suppressed and frustrated, full of enthusiasm has not cooled, and the eventful years are still hot between the eyebrows. But his divine consciousness was no longer there, and he silently wrote it down in his heart: there were only two left on the right.

He Tianyong said: "A station in Dongdushan, the border city guards have lost troops, I have already reported to the central government, this time I will go back, first bring you as the acting captain of the border city guards, the rank of second lieutenant, and wait for the official letter to be notified, and then officially take up the captain of the guards, the rank of captain." ”

The bushes on both sides of the path in front of the two of them were gradually low and sparse, and there was no longer a place to hide, and further away was a mass grave, and there was nothing else to hide. Cao Wei had one less number, and he thought to himself: It's time for a showdown, and then the corners of his mouth smiled, and he said contemptuously: "What I want is not a mere border city captain." ”

He Tianyong saw that Cao Li was suddenly unusual, and his heart was not shocked, but there was a kind of openness that cleared the clouds and saw the moon, and finally waited until your original form was revealed, saw him move a few steps sideways, and distanced himself from Cao Li, and laughed heartily: "Then what do you want......

"What do you want?" Cao Li pulled out the ghost bone tied around his waist, and licked the tip of his tongue lightly: "I want a lot, but today there is only one thing, that is, your head, I don't know if you can fulfill me." ”

"Then it depends on whether you have the ability to do it......" He Tianyong laughed arrogantly, and shouted "Gang" again, this sound was like a bell, shaking the air buzzing.

"I didn't expect that the commander has been sparse for a long time, and he still has this heritage, which really makes his subordinates admire, and I hope that the commander will not hesitate to give advice and let his subordinates ask for a few tricks. Cao Li smiled slyly, and when he came up, he stabbed at He Tianyong.

Although He Tianyong is bloated, he is not clumsy, and can even be said to be quite flexible and agile.

Cao Li saw that this trick was fruitless, so he couldn't help but smile coldly, turned around again, and the dagger outlined an arc, slashing at He Tianyong's ribs from the side.

He Tianyong ignored the dagger, but instead bent down and fixed his waist, swept thousands of troops with one move, the smoke and waves were rolling dust, and he attacked Cao Li's next plate, this move was to attack and defend Cao Li was unexpected, and he could only withdraw the dagger again in a panic, but it was too late to retreat under his feet, and he was caught off guard and fell to the ground by He Tianyong.

Cao Li was greatly surprised, he never thought that this fat man who was not confused and pot-bellied was so familiar with martial arts moves, and the two moves in the marching long fist simply hugged the moon in his arms, and swept thousands of troops not only to resolve his own temptation with ease, but also forced himself to be unable to attack closely. Cao Li was frightened, and suddenly a cold light flashed against the sun, like the pale fangs of a viper, attacking him, Cao Li didn't see what it was, only heard a crisp roar, and the killing intent fluctuated like a sudden wind. At the moment, he rolled in a hurry and rolled in embarrassment, eating dusty on the floor, but he also avoided the killing move. This time, Cao Li retreated with a ghost and distanced himself from He Tianyong.

He spat at the dust and cursed, "What a flexible dead fat man." And where he fell just now, a finger-deep scratch was cut on the thick mountain road, and he was even more aware of the fact that he was secretly sweating. Look at He Tianyong holding a long sword again, the long sword is ice blue all over, the blade is slender like a willow, thin like a cicada's wings, gently fluctuating in the wind, like clouds and clouds, soft and beautiful, and the sword chant is also like a ghost, but it fits his bloated abdomen, and it looks a little funny. But Cao Li didn't dare to slander like this at this time, as an opponent, he had to praise from the bottom of his heart, "Commander He really has the same demeanor, this sword is really faster than the white horse, Cao Li admires and admires." ”

"Turning the sleeves and fighting wine asked Fenghua, and the soft sword turned back to disturb the world. I can't imagine that I will have a chance to dance the soft sword again, don't let the sleeve be disappointed. He Tianyong replied, but regardless of Cao Li, his eyes were obsessively looking at the soft sword in his hand, and the feeling of being young and frivolous seemed to be a resurgence of the storm, but there was also a trace of pathos.

"My ghost bones have been thirsty for a long time, and I don't know if the blood of the strong can satisfy its cravings. Cao Li laughed arrogantly, and then the darts in his sleeves couldn't help but speak, and he roared towards He Tianyong.

He Tianyong danced the sword idlely, the blade of the sword was like silk, with the rotation of the wrist, the sky stretched, and the dart flew into the sword flower, and it was missed.

Cao Li stepped on the meteor through the gap, and the ghost bones in his hands were glowing and murderous, and stabbed directly towards He Tianyong's heart. This blow was as fast as lightning, He Tianyong had already taken precautions, and when he saw him lightly on one side, he protected the door with the soft sword he had withdrawn.