Chapter 2-for-tat
Alibaba's Forty Thieves is just the name of a group, not that there are only 40 people in the entire group. A few miles away from the crowd beating the bored man, the hill was where the forty thieves had been stationed for nearly half a month, and more than a dozen brothers who had not gone out with the team this time were boredly sorting out their equipment and waiting for their companions to return.
"Everyone has been out for so long and hasn't come back, will it be okay?"
"Who knows, with Miss Nill here, you should worry a little more about the enemy. If she hadn't made a bet with the leader that she wouldn't use her power casually, we'd probably hear the landslide again......"
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud bang came into his ears, not a landslide, but from a hut not far away. I saw bursts of smoke coming out, and I could faintly see the fire, obviously something was wrong.
"The Shetters are testing the explosion in Huoyao again, is it a success or a failure this time?"
"The screams weren't too serious, and they didn't blow up the house, so they probably succeeded!"
After a while, the door of the hut opened, and a short, fat, red-eyed, cat-eyed Xuete coughed loudly, staggered out of the house, and everyone hurriedly rushed to help each other.
For the sake of nationality and history, the Shet people have always been discriminated against by various ethnic groups on the mainland. However, most of the forty thieves came from a humble background, and the discrimination was not very serious, and when the leader brought this Xuete called Tianyou Xue into the group, everyone did have a lot of complaints, but this Xuete did have a talent in the preparation of fire, and helped assemble a lot of equipment, such as the No. 9 equipment that Miss Nier loved to use, which was from his subordinates.
However, it was someone else who found the ore herbs that could be used to improve the properties of the fire, and then handed the prescription to the Shet. Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but look at another thatched hut in the east.
"Fatty, are you alright?"
"I ...... Can't die...... I'm getting better anyway...... What about the boss? Still working hard in the house? Hmm! That woman really has a set, we are hiding in this hellish place, she can actually find it, if the idiot of the Shi family has this ability, we don't know how many times we have died. ”
"The leader is still practicing! It's really hard work, it's been more than two hours, and the brothers are all impressed!"
"Of course, otherwise how can it be his turn to be the boss, can't I?"
Fang was talking and laughing, and suddenly there was a cracking sound similar to wooden boards and bamboo knots in the thatched house, and there was a subtle exclamation, and everyone looked at each other with an embarrassed and bitter smile on their faces.
"Like...... The bed is falling down again!"
"I can't stand it, do I have to be so intense every time?"
"Don't talk like that, everyone! The boss can be so brave, we should be glad to be the little brothers!"
After the Sher man finished speaking, he added: "But fortunately, Miss Nier is not here, otherwise everyone will have another hard meal!"
Before everyone had time to nod their heads and say yes, the sound of hurried horses' hooves had reached their ears, and when they turned their heads, they saw the two brothers who had gone out to plunder and rode quickly up the mountain. Missing the expected cargo, the operation was clearly a failure.
"Where's my brother?"
Nier turned over and dismounted, unable to see her brother everywhere, and asked with a frown.
"It's noisy! ”
Shirtless, striding out of the hut was Lancelot, the leader of the Forty Thieves. Compared with a year and a half ago in Siam, his appearance has not changed, but his momentum has added a sense of calm.
"Oh yes, all of them are so disgraced that even the horses are missing...... Heh, did the operation fail?"
Finding out that the robbery failed, Lancelot still smiled absently, but when he found that some of his companions were injured, his expression was tense and he ran over to visit them one by one.
The one who followed him out of the hut was a slender and beautiful woman, whose purple veil covered her face, and she couldn't see her face clearly, but from her graceful posture and snowy skin, a fool knew that she must be the best in the world.
And the most special thing is her smiling watery eyes, which make people sweet from the bottom of their hearts......
When Niel saw the woman, her brows furrowed, as if she was a little displeased, but she still gave her brother a rough account of the operation.
"Heh! Victory and defeat are impermanent, how can we not encounter danger in this business, as long as everyone comes back safely, and the other ...... It's also good to give you a long experience!"
"It's all those dog thieves of the Hua family, who are so vicious, in order to deal with us, they don't even let go of their own people!"
"Ha, it's just that you're rare and weird. Eight months ago, in Huangaoling, the Shi family's personal guards buried a thousand catties of fire in the ground, why don't they plan to blow us up to the sky with their own family, it is much more dangerous than you being coldly shot today. ”
Lancelot snorted, "Isn't there anything else?" Acao is going back, I'm going to give her a ride. ”
The purple sarle on the side whispered a few words in her ear, and Lance Lornan laughed loudly and laughed with her in a low voice, which was very intimate.
Nier was angry in her heart, this woman named Cangyue Cao was of unknown origin, and she was very close to her brother, she was always unhappy every time she saw it, but she seemed to have a deep friendship with her brother, and repeatedly pointed out her martial arts, and designed the equipment of the forty thieves, although she didn't like it, but she couldn't take her.
"It's fine, but when we came back, we met a madman, and we beat him up and dragged him back with a rope all the way......"
"Madman?" said Lancelodge, "what are you dragging a madman back for?" Didn't I tell you that you weren't allowed to bring stray animals back?"
As soon as the words were spoken, a pleasant voice suddenly emerged from among the crowd.
"Big brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, my little brother misses me so much!"
Then there was a figure, like before, ghostly rushing out of the crowd, it was the same Gengoro who should have been dragged all the way behind the horse, dying.
"Third brother!" Youxue first recognized this brother-in-law who had been separated for more than a year, and rushed to hug each other.
The forty thieves were all astonished, and no one found out when this man was out of trouble and when he was mixed in with them. Look back at what was dragging behind the horse and had turned into a piece of broken log. This kid is not amazing, but he can use such magical techniques, look at his well-dressed, it seems that Mo said that he was only dragged for a while, even if the punches and kicks earlier, they were all transferred to that piece of wood.
"The third child!" Lancelot was surprised to see his brother-in-law, and he also rushed up happily and hugged him, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, why did you come to see us at this time?"
The three righteous brothers, whom they had not seen for more than a year since their separation in Siam, hugged each other with joy. However, no one noticed that Gengoro's gaze had quietly met the purple sari, exchanging silent messages.
"You're finally here! ”
"Well, I'll leave everything here!"
The purple saree smiled lightly, walked to the carriage where she had come before, and told Lancelot: "I'm going back! Be careful, don't forget that you just promised me that you must arrive on November 2nd!"
"Got it, really instigated, like a housekeeper. Lancelot waved goodbye, and said to Gengoro: "You Xue and I talk about you every day, and now that you're finally here, it's a pity that Hua Er doesn't know where to go...... What's the matter with the shoe prints on your face?"
After a series of things came and went, Nier, who was confused, didn't have a chance to ask questions until this time.
"Brother, you ...... Do you know this madman?"
"Fourth, you seem to be doing well, huh?"
"Making some smelly smells, smoke or something is originally our Shetter's specialty, and I learned from you about ignition yao in Siam last time, and I didn't expect it to come in handy here. Youxue said: "Over the past year or so, the boss's martial arts have also improved a lot, especially the iron head gong, and he has been practicing hard every day, and I think he is about to become superb." ”
"Iron Head Gong?" Gengoro Qi said: "Why does the boss practice Iron Head Gong?"
Before Yuxue could answer, many members of the Forty Thieves had already gathered around, reporting their names to Gengoro and greeting them.
Now it was night, and they sat on the field to make a fire and cook, and to cook gruel for dinner. Originally, there was no wine and no joy at such a reception banquet, but at this moment, it was a famine, and how could there be more rice to make wine, so I had to drink the mountain spring.
Since Youxue joined the group, he has praised the ability of the two brothers, and they are almost land immortals. Now seeing that Gengoro looked weak, the members of the group were very suspicious, but thinking of the miraculous means he had shown before, no one dared to mess around.
After all, there are some advantages to being handsome, and Gengoro doesn't have half a fight, so he quickly gets acquainted with everyone, but the atmosphere seems to be a little weird, and he feels that everyone seems to be a little hostile to him.
"It's not because you offended that little girl. Regarding the question of the righteous brother, Youxue explained: "Miss Nier is the boss's own sister, when the boss has something, she will lead the action of the forty thieves, that girl is a little anxious, and a little irritable, but the heart is really good, who here does not hold her like a princess, you will offend her as soon as you come, of course everyone will not give you a good look." ”
"That's how it looks...... Gengoro nodded, and was about to answer, when a shrill shout suddenly came from behind.
"What, the marriage contract, I will never admit it!"
After learning from her brother about the marriage contract she had made in Siam City a year ago, and understanding the reason why the madman proposed to her as soon as they met, Nile was not half happy, but could be said to be furious.
"You idiot, how can you just casually marry your sister to someone else!"
"Horizontal and vertical are also money-losing goods, so I can save trouble by sending them out early. Now the children are jackals, and they are very compatible!" Lancelot said disapprovingly to his sister's angry questioning: "You don't look at your own appearance, where do you look like a girl?" I think the two of you are a man's wife, and the other is a ladyboy, and when they are matched together, they just complement each other, a 100% match made in heaven...... Or do you mind if your husband looks more beautiful than you?"
"Nonsense! How could he be better than me...... I'm not going to talk about this!" Niel said angrily: "Forget the ridiculous thing about the marriage contract, you said that you will let this sissy shemale manage us in the future, unless I die, you don't even think about it!"
The louder the two talked, and everyone naturally gathered around to listen carefully, and they were all taken aback when they learned that Lancelot intended to let Gengoro take charge of the forty thieves, and they never imagined that Lancelot would value this righteous brother so much.
But what is even more unexpected is Gengoro's reaction. After leaving Siam, Lancelot undoubtedly grew and changed, but Yuxue was surprised to find that Gengoro seemed to have undergone some changes, at least, during the time when Siam fought side by side, he never remembered Gengoro's high-flying behavior...... Or acting!
After patting Yuyuki lightly, Gengoro smiled at him with a meaningful smile, then stood up and said aloud, "No! If the eldest brother personally led the team, it would be better, and if this young lady led the team, I can't think of any future for us except for the total annihilation!"
This shocked everyone, and Nier glared at the man who mocked her, and wanted to behead him immediately. As soon as this person met, he talked nonsense, despised himself, and now he is sneering, I really don't know what his intentions are?
"What nonsense are you talking about, if you're brave enough, just say it again!"
"Say it a thousand times. As far as a leader is concerned, you don't know the time, you don't know the location, you don't know the people, you have nothing to worry about except a strong martial arts. The forty thieves are in your hands, and you only know how to go on a rampage, and it is a matter of time before you do. ”
Gengoro said: "In terms of today's actions, without you giving orders, the brothers were all panicked, and they did not even do the most basic unity and response, which proves that the leader of the team has no way to lead, and only relies on his personal charm to maintain the group, and once the leader is not in place, his subordinates cannot act." In addition, although you have the foresight to judge the timing of retreat, but you are unable to make a decisive decision, and the timing will be delayed, if you get up and immediately gather all your men and horses to retreat, the casualties will not be as heavy as they are now......;
He came one by one, and actually picked out the girl's eleven and two mistakes, only to hear Nier's two hands with a continuous ring, and wanted to kill this spitting thief with one palm, and raised his right hand several times, but after all, because he couldn't refute it, the raised hand still put it back.
After talking for a while, Gengoro concluded: "In short, forgive me for being rude, if you continue to put you in charge of the forty thieves, I think we will soon have no tomorrow." ”
The members of the Forty Thieves looked at each other in a daze, this outsider was really bold, but first, he seemed to be reasonable, and secondly, the leader and Miss Nill did not say anything to refute, and everyone did not dare to answer for a while, but after a while, one of the members said, "But...... Miss Nill had been assisting the boss in planning operations in the past, and in recent months she has been leading us officially. Our activities have been going smoothly and we have never encountered any danger of destruction!"
These words said what everyone thought in their hearts, and they all nodded yes. Gengoro said with a smile: "There is a saying that the strong have their own strong hands. The world is very vast, so ...... Of course, there are also diametrically opposite cases. ”
It's the opposite? That means that all the people have encountered in the past are rubbish, which is why they can make such a big name. Some of the forty thieves still haven't figured it out, but when they heard the meaning of this, their faces changed drastically, and naturally including Nier, who was originally suppressing her anger.
"You say it very easily, but it's just talk on paper, in fact, how can you be so comprehensive? We can get everyone to retreat back today with 40 enemies and 2,000, which is already the limit!"
"Really?"
The man seemed to know exactly how to stimulate his anger, and his noncommittal contempt alone made him angry.
"Okay! Forty against two thousand, if you have a way to get everyone out unharmed and unharmed, the position of the leader of the forty thieves will be handed over to you!"
This is the girl's angry words, but it is also a sentence that Gengoro has been waiting for for a long time. He then said, "Okay!
After speaking, Gengoro raised his palms and wanted to swear by high-five with the other party, but the girl didn't look at it, so she walked up to her brother and said coldly: "You have been watching your sister make a fool of yourself, and you are very happy to see it!"
Lancelot shrugged and said, "The palm of the hand is meat, and the back ......of the hand is also meat, I'm embarrassed!
"Good!"
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, others would have found it hard to believe that such a delicate girl would have such divine power!
With only her left palm, Niel easily picked up a large stone weighing hundreds of pounds next to her, as easily as picking up a branch. Then, she threw the stone at her brother's head with a loud bang.
It happened suddenly, but everyone had a surprised expression. In Lancelo's roar, the girl ran and quickly disappeared into the night, at this time, Yuxue said to Gengoro, "You should know how the boss practiced the iron head skill by now, right?"
Gengoro looked at the direction in which the beauty disappeared and smiled, "Actually, I didn't say a word. Miss Nill is full of merits, and it is a very valuable spiritual ...... that she was so angry that she restrained herself from repenting herself and did not resort to violence because she could not refute my words"
Before he finished speaking, he saw that everyone, including Youxue, was staring at him with a very stunned expression, as if he had heard something absolutely ridiculous.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Yes!" Youxue shook her head and said, "Third brother, you don't know that girl too much, since she hates you so much, what ...... Then she must feel that the stones here are ...... Not big enough!"
Gengoro was stunned for a moment, only to hear the sound of huge footsteps approaching at high speed, and when he looked at it, he couldn't be obedient, the huge rock that the girl was carrying behind was as terrifying as a hill.
When the girl jumped high with the boulder on her shoulder, the Shetter and the Forty Thieves had already skilfully run and jumped, looking for cover and taking refuge in all directions, watching the boulder fall on the target.
Bang!
In the loud noise, I only heard the infinite admiration of the Xuete people: "It's amazing! This is not just an iron head skill, comrades, what you are seeing now is the origin of the King Kong body of the Shijia earth......
Earth Vajra Body?
King Kong, your mother......
In the middle of the night, Gengoro and Lancelot had a night talk, wanting to know how the brothers had been doing for more than a year. He felt that the eldest brother had changed compared to the time when he broke up with Siam, and he was busy until late every night.
"What is Big Brother usually doing at this time?"
"Practice! I've been practicing very hard lately, and my whole mind is focused on advancing to the heavenly position, so I handed over the management of the forty thieves to Ni'er. ”
Lancelot looked at the teacup and sighed: "The world is impermanent, even if you practice peerless martial arts, you may not be able to cross the rivers and lakes, but if you don't practice martial arts well, you don't even have the qualifications to mix in the rivers and lakes." ”
A good martial arts is the capital of rolling in the rivers and lakes, especially now that the impact of the magic earthquake in Alembat Mountain is becoming more and more significant. Since Dongfang Xuanlong officially exerted the power of the Heavenly Rank more than a year ago, during this period of time, the masters with the power of the Heavenly Rank have appeared on the continent one by one, although there are very few, but for the Wind Continent, where almost no one has broken the earth boundary after the Kyushu War, it has been an earth-shattering change!
What's more, even if it is the lowest level of small heaven, as long as one person is enough, it is enough to set off turbulent waves on this continent!
If he is still on the boundary, then Lancelot is not qualified to compete with others at all.
However, Gengoro heard the overtone from that sentence: the boss must not be very happy. It is inevitable to worry and distress about the improvement of his strength, but he will say that if he practices peerless martial arts, he may not be able to cross the rivers and lakes, this is not a simple growth.
Human beings have always grown up through painful experiences!
Since Lancelot led the forty thieves, he has become famous in a short period of time, but the fierce struggle with the Shi family and the running of the rivers and lakes are definitely not easy, during this time, he must have encountered a lot of peerless martial arts that are difficult to solve!
"Miss Nier's martial arts are very good. Gengoro said simply.
Lancelot's martial arts have not yet broken through the boundary, and he has only led forty people to fight against the thousands of troops of the Shi family and the Hua family so far, and Nier is naturally the primary hero.
Lancelot said: "It's funny to say, my old sister doesn't know how to learn it, it's also a martial art, she practices with me, but it's much stronger than me, there have been many desperate situations in the past, everyone relied on her strength to get out of danger." ”
"I can imagine it, but it's not enough......"
Among the forty thieves, only one of the Heavenly Rank masters far surpassed the others, and if everything depended on her strength, this imbalance would not last long, even if it could dazzle for a while.
Lancelot must also know this, otherwise he would not have agreed with Niel that he would not use the power of heaven unless he had to lead the team!
Only by relying on strategy, command, and group strength to deal with the enemy is the true strength of the forty thieves. Otherwise, it will be like other bandit groups, after every large-scale battle, several leaders with outstanding martial arts are spared, but the younger brother below is dead and wounded, and he has to be replaced every day.
Lancelot was a man who loved his brother to the extreme, and what he wanted was the rise of the Forty Thieves, not personal glory. Of course, the intention of wanting to educate my sister to grow up is also painstaking.
"My sister actually has a soft heart. Lancelot suddenly said, "Do you know what she's doing right now?"
Gengoro shook his head.
Lancelot led Gengoro to a short distance, and in the dim light of the lights, Niel commanded her companions while rolling up her sleeves and helping herself.
It was late at night, and instead of practicing martial arts or maintaining equipment, they had made a few simple big iron pots and were cooking porridge.
The people are not experts in cooking, and the taste of the porridge is certainly not fragrant, and it is even the cooking method of cooking more water than rice, but everyone is still trembling, because in this drought, a grain of rice and a drop of water are hard-won treasures.
"This is the idea of my old sister, and when the porridge is ready, she will use special herbs to form porridge pieces, and she will send them to the houses at the bottom of the mountain to distribute to the hungry people. ”
Lancelot smiled bitterly, "She is the only one among us who has this ability, carrying such a heavy thing and being as light as a cat, and not being discovered." ”
Gengoro was slightly surprised. From the secret report from the Qinglou Alliance, he knew that the forty thieves were there to help the victims, but why did they use such a stupid method?
"Why don't you send porridge instead of rice?" Isn't it much simpler to send rice directly, because you are afraid that the hungry people will not be able to cook porridge because they will not have water?
"Sending porridge and eating it directly will not give people a handle, and it will not implicate the innocent. ”
A trace of sadness flashed in Lancelot's eyes, and he said, "At this time last year, we just didn't think of this truth, in Igpur, we ......"
Gengoro knew about it. In August last year, in Igpur, Al Tieno, the Forty Thieves fought a very heroic battle, with Lancelot and Nier as the main force, against nearly 3,000 people of the Shi family's personal guards, and the commander of the personal guards, Shi Cunxiao, who ranked second in the Thirteen Taibao, was killed by Lancelot with a knife, and the forty thieves became famous and spread all over the continent.
According to the information sent back by the Qinglou, before that war, the forty thieves had the action of giving away the looted property to the poor. With Lancelot's personality, he didn't pay much attention to gold, silver and jewelry, and secondly, since he wanted to be a thief, how could he not rob the rich and help the poor, so the forty thieves were always not evil.
But this became a flaw! When Shi Cunxiao followed the traces of the forty thieves to Igpur, he searched all the gold and silver scattered by the forty thieves, executed the possessor for conspiracy with the bandits, and then took hostages to threaten the forty thieves to surrender.
Lancelot hesitated, but it was his sister Nill who took immediate action. The appearance of everyone is still a step late, the Shi family army has always been thirsty for killing, no matter whether the forty thieves appear or not, there has always been no hostage. As a result, the forty thieves were surrounded by 3,000 soldiers and horses.
"That time, I knew from the beginning that I wasn't going to lose. With my and Niel's martial prowess, how can those soldiers who can only ride horses and shoot arrows stop me...... In the end, I was able to chop the bastard, but ......"
Lancelot was slow to speak, and the battle that made the Forty Thieves famous seemed to be the one he didn't want to think about.
"In that battle, half of the old brothers of the forty thieves died, and even Youxue almost died, and Niel's martial arts and I were high enough, but the others were not as good as us...... As a result, when we remove all obstacles and can save people, the damage has already been done. ”
Lancelot smiled bitterly, "And those civilians...... They didn't even see me, but we put gold and silver coins at the door, and they were hanged on the gallows, and a dozen or so of them were still staring at me, and they didn't know whether to stare at me, or at the bastards? I ended up slaughtering the bastard with the surname Shi, but so what? The brothers who died in front of me still couldn't get up......
Gengoro was silent, if the righteous brother can have such a personal understanding, it will lead to a deeper level of life thinking, which is very beneficial to the martial arts realm, but how can he say this.
"That incident frustrated me for a while, and Niel didn't talk about it, but she secretly cried for more than a dozen nights......" Lancelot said as if he didn't want to continue the conversation, "Anyway, after that, we were much more careful about giving things away." It's a stupid idea to send porridge without rice, but we only want to come up with this stupid idea...... This kind of thing can't be done for long, as long as the wind is tight, we have to leave here, but wherever we go, where we grab it, and where we send porridge, we can finally be worthy of people. ”
Gengoro knows that this righteous brother's personality is as impatient and extreme as his master, although he is not bad, but he may not be a good person, as long as he thinks that there is something he should do, no matter how good or evil, no matter how stupid or unflattering it is, he will complete it.
According to what was said in the original Xue letter, Lancelot, who was busy chasing me with the Shi family's personal guards, heard that the Hua family was so bad, and slapped the table and said: "The blue sky is white, how can he let the Hua family run rampant!" Then he led the forty thieves to shift their positions, and specially plundered the Hua family's grain team to help the people with grain, otherwise the Shi family's territory is rich, why would everyone give up the rich and take the poor?
At that time, I sighed: "Such a character, this is not in vain for me to work hard for him......"
Now it seems that since the separation of Siam City, this righteous brother has really grown a lot, and Her Majesty the Queen of Reyns must have taken great pains to think about it.
The porridge was ready, and seven or eight large iron buckets one man high were tied together with ropes, and Niel carried them on her back effortlessly, and disappeared into the mountain path in an instant.
Gengoro saw the beautiful woman's back go away, turned his head and said, "Big brother, don't worry! ”
"With you, I'm not afraid of Nier's girl messing around. Lancelot said: "You came this time, acting a little strangely, such a sharp act is not like you!"
"That's for two reasons. Gengoro smiled: "I'm a newcomer, and if I want to interfere with the team's actions, the brothers will not obey me, and I need to do some very eye-catching things to convince everyone in one fell swoop." ”
Lancelot nodded, still feeling strange in his heart, because with Gengoro's consistent style, he never rushes for a while, and always carefully reins in his edge, as a hole card in his hand, and everyone often finds out that this smiling beautiful man is so powerful after getting along for a long time!
"The second reason ......" Gengoro looked around at the left and right, and whispered in his ear: "If you want to pursue a girl, of course, you must first show some effective movements, whether good or bad, in short, impress her, so that it is easy to succeed." ”
Lancelot glanced at him, not knowing what to say for a moment.
This guy is definitely a ruthless character who eats people and doesn't spit out bones!