On one side is the frail Shi Laoyuan, and on the other side is the Luo Fu who is in an unknown situation, Zhang Meng and Shi A have no choice but to act separately.

"Lang Jun, these, these are your ......"

Shi Lao Yuan walked out of the back room with a lot of things, staggering, very difficult. When he walked in front of Zhang Meng, he couldn't hold on, and stumbled a few steps, but fortunately he was stopped by Shi A in time, but things still fell all over the ground.

"Oops!"

Mrs. Shi was full of guilt and hurriedly wanted to pick it up, but Zhang Meng hurriedly persuaded her: "Don't work hard for the old lady, I'll come." "Look down, there is a belt, a sword, and an inner armor at your feet.

The belt is made of leather, but the "belt hook" is wrapped in a few turquoise stones of wrong gold and silver, which is even more luxurious. The sword is a "fifty swords" steel sword, and "fifty swords" means that it is repeatedly forged and folded close to fifty or sixty layers by frying steel, which shows that it is excellent. The inner armor is a small fish scale armor, which is often used as a lining for personal armor, and its weight is much lighter than that of ordinary iron armor. It is not an easy task to get an old woman to hold them at the same time.

Shi A frowned and said: "I knew that there were so many things, and my mother only asked the child to get them." ”

Shi Lao Yuan gasped and shook her head: "Hide deeply, I'm afraid you won't be able to find it for a while." ”

Zhang Meng felt something: "The old lady must be worried that my things will be robbed by outsiders, so she deliberately put them in a hidden place." After thinking about it, "This time I pursued the thief alone, even if I have extraordinary martial arts and combat awareness, but without sharp blades and armor, I am afraid that it will be more than lucky." The old lady and Luo Fu sister-in-law worked tirelessly to keep these heavy things as much as possible, but they didn't expect it to come in handy soon. Good deeds are rewarded with good deeds, all of which are providential. ”

At the moment, Zhang Meng tied a sword to pierce his armor, and it was difficult for him to tie his armor behind his back, so Shi A helped him tie it tightly, and praised at the same time: "Zhang Jun is really worthy of this outfit, so handsome and heroic!" ”

Then, Shi A took out a crossbow and an arrow bag from the package he was carrying, and handed them to Zhang Meng: "Zhang Jun, you can take this hard crossbow with you, you should be able to use it this time." ”

The two Han people are martial arts, except for Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty for decades, the people have always been qualified to prepare armor and equipment for self-protection, but unlike conventional weapons such as swords, guns, swords, halberds, etc., the imperial court has explicitly prohibited the production and private collection of crossbows, horses, armor, shields, etc., although the actual control is not so strict, but it is still sensitive.

Shi A's hard crossbow looks at the shape and carving, it is actually the official standard armament, and he is now white, and he does not dare to take it out to show off the market.

"This crossbow is a gift from a colleague when I left the company, hehe......" Shi Ah scratched his head and laughed embarrassedly.

Zhang Meng smiled without saying a word, pinned the crossbow to his waist, and arched his hand.

Shi Lao Yuan clasped her palms together and frowned: "Zhang Langjun, this is dangerous, you must be careful." The thieves are fierce, if they can't fight the enemy, let's go to the county to report to the officials and find officers and soldiers to suppress them. ”

Zhang Mengsu said: "Old lady, listening to the surname Shan, that gang of thieves has plans to leave in the near future, and the situation is urgent, and there is no room for delay." Moreover, the origin of that gang of thieves is complicated, ordinary officers and soldiers may not be able to deal with it, and it is not appropriate to startle the snake, so I should go. ”

Shi Lao Yuan sighed and was speechless, Shi A's face was pale, and he said, "Zhang Jun, take care all the way, waiting for your good news." ”

Zhang Meng said: "The two of you can rest assured. He turned around and walked to the side of the green horse, and patted Shan Zhong who was lying on the horse's back hard, "Do you want to die or live?" ”

Shan Zhong hurriedly said: "You want to live, you want to live, of course you have to live!" ”

Zhang Meng nodded: "If you want to live, lead the way, take me to find that little lady." Take the wrong step and slash you. ”

Shan Zhong agreed twice, but looked at Zhang Meng with a strange look.

"See what?"

"This ...... Zhang...... That little lady must have been brought to my little handsome, there are more than a dozen people there in him, and you are the only one to go...... Even...... I'm afraid it's ......."

Zhang Meng said: "There is also a rule, you are only allowed to point out the direction along the way, say more gossip, and cut you more." ”

Shan Zhong made a promise, squeezing his eyebrows and winking: "Then Zhang Jun, I ......" glanced at the hemp rope tied tightly with his hands and feet.

Zhang Meng said solemnly: "Lead the way with your mouth, don't use your hands and feet, stay honestly on the horse." ”

Shan Zhong laughed a few times and didn't dare to speak anymore.

Zhang Meng thought about Luo Fu, hurriedly left, ate something casually and rode on the green horse.

As soon as I got out of the yard, there was a muffled thunder in the sky, and the wind and clouds changed abruptly.

Shi Ah looked up at the sky and said slowly: "It's been cloudy and sunny these days, and it seems that it will rain heavily again." Looking at Zhang Meng's eyes, there was a little more worry.

Zhang Meng said goodbye to the mother and son of the Shi family, and walked out of the half-mile road, and there was thunder rumbling in the sky, and a light rain was falling. The sky was gray and dark, not at all like the midday scene.

The location of Shan Zhong's accomplices is located at the southern foot of Beibi Mountain, although it is not far, but the road is narrow and has many twists and turns. Zhang Meng went around for a long time, and before he knew it, the rain had become bigger.

There are still apes crying in the forest, and the hollow valley echoes. Zhang Meng patted his horse and waded through a stream, and the surroundings were even more barren, so he couldn't help but be suspicious, and slapped Shan Zhong on the head: "Your accomplice is really around here?" ”

Shan Zhong said: "That's the case, how dare the villain talk nonsense." Trying to look around, he suddenly exclaimed, "It's almost there!" Almost there! Follow this dirt road further up...... Not...... Uh-huh......"

"It's time to shut up."

Zhang Meng took the rags he had prepared long ago and gagged him, jumped off his horse, tied his horse to the grove, carried a sword in one hand and a crossbow in the other, and then covered with grass and trees, and walked quietly.

Sure enough, after walking for less than half an hour, a firelight the size of an incense candle suddenly appeared in the field ahead, which was particularly conspicuous in the dim skylight. Needless to say, it was the hiding place of Shan Zhong's accomplices.

Where the stars are shining, there is a fierce opponent lurking, Rao is mentally prepared, and the encounter is imminent, Zhang Meng is still uncertain.

"I—Can I really do it?"

He couldn't help but question himself, but at the same time, the faces of Shi Laoyuan, Luo Fu, and even Shi Ah clearly appeared in his mind one by one.

In an instant, courage rushed to his heart, and his whole body became hot for no reason, and the original apprehension turned into motivation.

"Is this me? I...... Am I still me......"

Walking further, the light of the fire in front of him became clearer and clearer, and he had no time to think about it, and there was only one thought left in his heart - "I must not lose!" ”

If you want to overcome a thief, you must not have the slightest kindness of a woman. In terms of martial arts alone, there are many people who are more clever than Zhang Meng's methods, but now Zhang Meng has integrated the cautious and meticulous personality of his previous life.

Everywhere the sight of the wind and rain is disturbed, there is a small courtyard. It was an isolated building, empty and without a single tree.

There is a rammed earth wall on the periphery of the house, which is thought to have been in disrepair for many years, and now it has almost collapsed, leaving only a few waist-high and discontinuous dilapidated low walls.

Looking around, although this courtyard is located in the foothills of a rugged mountain, the meadow in front of you is flat, and once you cross the low wall, you will be directly exposed to the vision of the courtyard thieves.

To be on the safe side, Zhang Meng jumped out of the bushes, and immediately walked to a low wall and squatted down, observing the situation in the distance through the gap.

At this time, the gate of the courtyard was opened, and there was a fire shining inside, but the door was unguarded.

After a while, the figures inside the door shuttled, and it seemed that Shan Zhong's accomplices should all be hiding inside.

Zhang Meng lurked for a while, didn't see Luo Fu's figure, and thought: "If Luo Fu didn't suffer, I'm afraid he would be in the courtyard." Even if I rush in and take the thieves by surprise and gain the upper hand, if they use Rashiki as a hostage, I will soon fall into passivity, and I can't act rashly now, and I have the right to wait and see. ”

At this time, the thunder was loud, a few gusts of cold wind blew, and the sky was even more gloomy.

Zhang Meng raised his head slightly, and a few drops of rain hit his cheeks intermittently. Then the rolling thunder came one after another, and there were faint sounds of scolding and complaining in the direction of the courtyard.

The mountain wind suddenly became stronger, whirring and blowing, Zhang Meng shrunk his body, paying attention to the movements inside and outside the courtyard, and he was still waiting patiently.

After a while, the light at the door of the courtyard dimmed, and a person came out, turned back and said loudly while walking: "The sky in the mountains, the face of the little lady, say that it will change, just now it was a big day, now it is gloomy and the sky is almost dark, and after a while, the quasi-Bao will pour heavy rain, while the rain is not heavy, come out first to relieve your hands, and come back to deal with the inside with peace of mind." ”

Someone in the courtyard responded to something, which caused this person to scold a few words, but he cursed in his mouth, and his footsteps kept coming towards the low wall.

"Dealing with it?"

Zhang Meng was surprised that the person who came was walking fast, and he was not allowed to be distracted, so he held his breath and condensed, quietly moved a few inches to the side, and at the same time inserted the sword back into the sheath, and pulled out a short crossbow arrow from his quiver.