Four Spirit Scroll Chapter 171 Chasing the Stars
Liu Binyuan glanced at the group in front of him in a circle. There were two hundred people in front of him, according to Xiao Mu, this was the best and most clever group of people in his army, and it took several days to select these two hundred people.
This waiting time was not easy for the people of the Liu family, but fortunately, a letter came from the north soon, and at the cost of retreating one-third of Shuofang City, the Liu family finally completed the deployment of the defense line to the north, and used the rejection of horses and gun arrays to resist the impact of waves of barbarian apes. It's just that north of the defensive line, the brute ape has never retreated, and still storms the defensive line irregularly, and the corpses are piled up outside the defensive line. In the long run, there will be great trouble.
Therefore, Liu Binyuan was already fully armed, wearing the armor he was not accustomed to, with a sword pressed on his left waist, and a long bow behind his back, as long as the two hundred people were assembled, they could set off at any time. He didn't even leave himself a chance to say goodbye to Xiao Ying'er, first, he was afraid that the resoluteness of leading the team to go away would be greatly discounted when he met, and second, the time was really not enough: he gathered today, and he was about to set off.
He looked at the expressionless and resolute gaze in front of him and looked at the people in front of him, and secretly admired in his heart that the two hundred people selected by Xiao Mu had indeed put a lot of thought into it. It may not be difficult to find a clever and capable person, but being able to guarantee obedience to a young outsider like Liu Binyuan, and let him examine it without revealing the slightest disdain and dissatisfaction, shows that these two hundred people are definitely people who strictly obey military orders, which is very important for them who are about to go deep into the Northern Wasteland. The team led by Liu Binyuan for the first time was such a disciplined division, and he couldn't help but be full of ambition.
In addition to these, Liu Binyuan's confidence in the road ahead also comes from the old guy standing beside him at the moment. Feng Jianbei wanted to go with him, which made Liu Binyuan a little surprised, but it was reasonable to think about it, Liu Binyuan's swordsmanship was not successful, and the old guy naturally would not let this personal disciple be easily sent to death, and he was blind to the cultivation of these days. Anyway, there is no war these days, and Feng Jianbei is also bored, if it weren't for him to accompany him, Liu Guanglei would not have let Liu Bin go far north if he was killed.
Although Liu Binyuan didn't know what qualifications he had to make Feng Jianbei look at it differently, he couldn't help but feel that this master was not at a loss.
It's just that Liu Guanglei's gloomy gaze is always close to the left, which makes Liu Binyuan very uncomfortable, Liu Binyuan has to avoid his sight, he makes decisions this time, which makes Liu Guanglei very dissatisfied. But there was no turning back from the bow, and Liu Binyuan insisted on going all the way to the end.
He turned over and got on his horse, and was about to give the order to set off, when suddenly Xiao Mu and Li Xianru approached in a chariot. He then stopped, and couldn't help but wonder what Xiao Mu had done here. The ceremony of opening the expedition had already been held in the morning, and Xiao Mu had no reason to come again.
When the chariot got closer, Xiao Mu and Li Xianru walked down, and Liu Binyuan noticed that an attendant was holding a long and wide wooden box with a delicately carved appearance, following the chariot.
Liu Binyuan dismounted a little impatiently, thinking about this kind of time, why did Xiao Mu come to delay time?
Seeing Xiao Mu stretch out his hand to signal, the attendant with the box stepped forward quickly and handed the delicate wooden box to Liu Binyuan.
Liu Binyuan was a little at a loss for a while, looked at Xiao Mu, and then looked at Feng Jianbei beside him, not knowing whether he should take it or not.
"This is specially prepared for you. It was intended to be used as Ying'er's dowry, but the situation has been unstable recently, and the marriage is afraid that it will delay a few days, so I will give you in advance as a gift to help you on your expedition. Xiao Mu touched his beard, and Li Xianru beside him nodded in agreement.
Liu Binyuan thanked him, and then took the wooden box. Not only was he curious, what gift had to be given to him before he set out on the expedition?
He resisted the urge to open the box immediately, first took a closer look at it and looked calm and dignified, and then saluted and thanked Xiao Mu and his wife again, and then opened the wooden box, Feng Jianbei seemed to be a little curious, leaned over and looked inside, and even he let out a shallow exclamation.
To his astonishment, the wooden box was opened, and there was a longbow lying there! still a metallic bow, painted dark green, and the bowstring was pulled by the ends of the crescent-like bow to make it full and powerful. Liu Binyuan fell in love with this bow at a glance.
Generally, bows and arrows rarely use metal materials, because metal is far less than the toughness and elasticity of bamboo, but Liu Binyuan has been holding the bow for some days, and it can be seen at a glance from the tightness of the bow body and bowstring that this is not an ordinary metal, although it flashes with a shallow metallic luster, it does not affect the elasticity and toughness of the bow at all.
In addition, there were seven arrows inside, the length was not bad at all, lying quietly in the wooden box, except for the arrows that flashed with cold light, the arrow shafts were also painted pure black, from the arrow clusters to the arrow shafts, they were all made of metal.
Looking at Liu Binyuan's glowing eyes, Xiao Mu said with a smile: "The Chengji Palace's mansion is in Qingzhou all the year round, so it has also collected some treasures from the East China Sea, this bow is also from the East China Sea, from the bow to the arrow, it is made of the iron of sink, which does not affect the elasticity of the bow and the weight of the arrows. Therefore, there are only seven arrows in total. ”
"Thank you, Lord Wang. This great gift, Binyuan...... Binyuan likes it very much!" Liu Binyuan couldn't wait to pick up the bow, pull the string and try it, and then put the arrow in another small bag, and then put it into the quiver, and the conversation with Xiao Mu seemed a little absent-minded.
Xiao Mu didn't care, and patted Liu Binyuan on the shoulder: "Come back as soon as possible, this king and Ying'er are waiting for you here." This king does not want a future husband, he is a man who talks big things but can't get things done. He paused, then continued, "What's more, the king's future husband must come back alive!"
Liu Binyuan nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Xiao Mu smiled and took his hand away and looked into the distance: "This Gong Benwang was purchased from an East China Sea merchant, he didn't name it, this opportunity will be handed over to you"
Liu Binyuan put the longbow in the sun, looked at the glowing luster, and said with a smile: "Seven arrows chasing souls, like seven stars, cold light like stars, so let's call it 'chasing stars'." ”
Xiao Mu nodded, he seemed to like the name very much, and then he glanced at the two hundred people who were ready to go, and his face suddenly became solemn: "Outside, everything is subject to the dispatch of the Liu family, if there is a violation, the Liu family will not allow it, and this king will not allow it!"
"Yes!" the voices of the two hundred people seemed to be one person.
Liu Binyuan replaced the longbow on his body with Cha Xing, then got on the horse again, nodded to Xiao Mu and his wife, and then shouted in a low voice: "Let's go." ”
Two hundred people brushed up and got on the horse, and Feng Jianbei lazily climbed on the horse's back. Liu Binyuan grabbed the horse's buttocks, took two hundred people, and headed towards the north.
The march of the 200-strong army was far less majestic than that of the army of 10,000 people, and it marched forward in the wilderness, and Liu Binyuan was faintly disappointed in his heart. However, these two hundred people are equipped with horses, and the speed of travel can be described as very fast, Liu Binyuan estimated that he would be able to reach Beiwang City in about ten days, and all kinds of speculations in the Northern Wasteland soon occupied most of his thoughts.
Feng Jianbei, who was beside him, suddenly spoke: "You really like the gift that King Chengji gave you?"
Liu Binyuan was immersed in his own world, and he didn't hear it clearly at first, so he casually said "um".
But he soon found that Feng Jianbei suddenly stopped his horse, and with two hundred people behind him, he immediately distanced himself from him.
Only then did Liu Binyuan react, and looked around in confusion, only to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure, and Lerma stopped nearby.
Liu Binyuan's eyes were about to fall out, and he slowly approached with the reins of the horse, and asked suspiciously, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Ying'er faded her daily dress, but put on a capable narrow-sleeved regular dress, stopped alone on horseback, and looked at Liu Binyuan with a playful smile. This is already more than ten miles outside Yunzhong City, and Xiao Ying'er is here alone, which is really rare.
"You're here to send me?" asked Liu Binyuan with a smile.
"Think beautifully! This girl is here, don't you want to leave me. Xiao Ying'er tilted her head and pursed her lips.
Liu Binyuan was stunned by this, scratched his head and said, "You...... Really?" He was almost carried away by the joy that emerged, but he immediately reacted and shook his head again and again: "No, the road is far away, and the road ahead is dangerous, how can you come with us? If the prince knows that I am taking you with him, he must pick my skin!"
"Father, I also left someone to inform me, you don't have to worry that he thinks you kidnapped me! Oh, with you and Old Man Feng here, it won't let me have an accident, right?" Xiao Ying'er grinned. At this time, Feng Jianbei also approached the two hundred people behind him. When the people of Chengji Palace's mansion saw Xiao Ying'er, their faces couldn't help but be a little strange.
There is a reason for that. Feng Jianbei said coldly, Liu Binyuan held his forehead and embarrassed, but Xiao Ying'er smiled even brighter.
Liu Binyuan looked at Xiao Ying'er's smile, and he was really in a dilemma. He naturally hoped that Xiao Ying'er would go with him, but he also knew that the wilderness of the Northland was definitely not Xiao Ying'er's place.
"Someone," Liu Binyuan gritted his teeth and finally made a decision, "Send Miss back to the city!"
Among the two hundred people, the few people in front of them came out of the crowd, and Xiao Ying'er pulled the reins of the horse slowly backwards. After these days of hunting with Liu Binyuan, her riding skills have actually improved a lot, and Liu Binyuan himself is a little surprised.
"I'm not playful!" Xiao Ying'er bit her lip and said as she retreated, "You and your father both said that the Northland is dangerous, since you can go to this dangerous place, why can't I go?"
Liu Binyuan looked at Xiao Ying'er's serious and tearful eyes, it really didn't seem to be nonsense, and suddenly he couldn't bear it, so he had an impulse to agree to let her go along. But this place is full of people from the Chengji Palace, and if he goes back on his word and acts willfully, he is afraid that it will be more difficult for him to do it in front of them.
"Since Miss Xiao wants to go to the training, then it is okay to take her north for a trip. If the situation is really dangerous, let it stop at the north and look at the city, and let's take a boat to the north. Feng Jianbei suddenly broke this strange atmosphere and said as if no one was around.
The two hundred sergeants remained silent, but their expressions clearly showed that they were worried. Their lives can be at the disposal of Liu Binyuan, but Xiao Ying'er cannot.
Finally, someone couldn't help it, and asked: "All the way north to Beiwang City, it is inevitable that there will be danger, can General Feng dare to guarantee the safety of Miss?"
"Don't dare. Feng Jianbei raised his eyes and glanced at the man, and continued with a lazy expression: "Feng Mou is just traveling with him, and he is not a personal guard. But Feng thinks about it, our son of the world should be desperate to protect this eldest lady. ”
Everyone's eyes fell on Liu Binyuan, especially Xiao Ying'er who looked at him earnestly, her eyes were as bright as gems. Feng Jianbei gave an opportunity, and Liu Binyuan simply followed the steps: "Then Binyuan must live up to everyone's expectations and not let Miss Ying'er hurt in the slightest." ”
The man was silent and said no more. In fact, when going north to Beiwang City, there was no war, no barbarian apes plundered, and Beiwang City was still the territory of the Liu family, and everyone thought that Xiao Ying'er was really just looking for an opportunity to play. Wait until you have to get down to business, and then let someone send her back. The two hundred people of the Chengji Palace, no longer have an opinion.
Liu Binyuan breathed a sigh of relief, while Xiao Ying'er smiled happily and pulled the reins of the horse to follow Liu Binyuan's side. The group continued on the road to the north.
"Master, you seem to want Ying'er to go with us?" Liu Binyuan took advantage of Xiao Ying'er's inattention, lowered his voice, turned his head and asked Feng Jianbei.
"I'm not done yet. Feng Jianbei drooped his eyelids as if he was sleeping, "If you like the gift that King Chengji gave you, you should take care of his precious daughter." ”
He suddenly looked up at the sky, and muttered in a low voice as if he was reminiscing, but with a vague happy smile: "If I had treated her better, she might not have been abducted by that old guy so easily......"
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