Chapter 16: A reserved face
After saying these words, Qin Tian poured the entire bowl of wine into his mouth, and let the spicy liquor pass through his throat and fall into his stomach, this kind of burning sensation was just like the pleasant feeling he had when he galloped with Xu Lin on the battlefield and swung his sword to kill the enemy, and his blood was boiling.
Qin Tian used to drink only with a cup, and was once laughed at by Xu Lin for being like a girl, and after that, Qin Tian never used a cup when he drank.
Qin Tian looked at the empty bowl in front of him in a daze, as if he was recalling the eventful years of the past, and Xu Hao couldn't bear to disturb it.
"When I got the news and rushed to Jincheng again, all I saw was Jincheng beyond recognition, Zhou Xiong's beast never even let go of the baby in swaddling clothes, and the dead bodies all over the city were everywhere, like hell on earth. ”
Qin Tian spoke eloquently, as if muttering to himself.
"What's even more hateful is that Zhou Xiong's beast resented that the lord had never surrendered, and defended the city of Jin, and after finding the bodies of the lord and his wife after the city was broken, he cut them into meat paste with a knife and told the world. I hate that I have not even received the corpses of my lord and wife. Speaking of this, Qin Tian had already gritted his teeth, and his tiger eyes were red.
Then a cruel smile appeared on his face.
"I followed Zhou Xiong's troops for more than two months, and finally I found an opportunity, sneaked into Zhou Xiong's camp, and slashed him more than 100 times. ”
"Uncle Qin, I respect you, just for your loyalty. Xu Hao drank the bowl with both hands, his face full of solemnity.
"Uncle Qin, there is another thing that the little nephew doesn't know very well, why is the mountain heavily guarded, as if facing a great enemy. Xu Hao put down the wine bowl in his hand and asked puzzled.
"Because of Liu Gao, I have always suspected that Liu Gao had an affair with Da Zhou, otherwise how could he be a little personal grudge against the lord everywhere, and obstructed the lord from asking for reinforcements from the court several times, which directly led to the defeat of Jincheng. And there is also a force in the court that is secretly supporting Liu Gao. ”
Qin Tian picked up the flask and refilled the wine for the two of them and continued.
"The last time I went back to Jincheng, the last time I saw the lord, the lord was suspicious of Liu Gao, and it seemed that Liu Gao had already learned of the existence of me and the five hundred soldiers, and the lord just told me to be careful. During this period of time, there are often people wandering around under the sunset peak, and I am afraid that Liu Gaoxing will cut the grass and eradicate the roots, so I have to strengthen the guard of the cottage. ”
The doubts in my heart have been solved, and the purpose of this trip up the mountain has been achieved. Xu Hao then got up and said goodbye.
"It's been nearly three watches, why does Young Master Hao still want to go down the mountain?" Qin Tian looked surprised.
Xu Hao waved his hand and interrupted Qin Tian's continued questioning.
"Uncle Qin, don't worry, I'm going down the mountain just because my brother is still in Qixia Town, I'm afraid he will worry if I'm late, I have nowhere to go right now, tomorrow when Uncle Qin arrives in Qixia Town, I will make it easier for Uncle Qin to go up the mountain together." ”
Hearing Xu Hao say this, Qin Tian no longer kept it.
"Is Young Master Nahao still coming down from the back mountain?" Qin Tian asked.
Xu Hao didn't dare to expose his strange kung fu too much, shook his head and said, "It's too dark, please ask Uncle Qin to lend me a fast horse and send me down the mountain." ”
Under the sunset mountain, Xu Hao identified the road and hurried up.
Before entering the town and reaching the temple, I saw a chubby figure pacing back and forth at the temple gate, looking to the west of the town from time to time.
"Fatty," Xu Hao turned over and dismounted.
"Brother Xu, you're in a hurry to kill me. As soon as the fat man saw that it was Xu Hao, he hurried up to greet him, looking anxious.
"Brother Xu, where have you been, how are things?" Qiu Fatzi's face was full of anticipation.
Xu Hao bolted his horse, patted the fat man's shoulder and said, "I'm on Sunset Mountain!" After speaking, he walked straight to the temple.
Qiu Fatzi was busy and hurried to catch up.
"How's it going?" asked the fat man eagerly.
"Tomorrow morning, I will go to the town to pick up your mother and girl, after a long journey, my ass is about to fall apart, I will go to sleep first. Xu Hao didn't sell it, yawned and said. After speaking, he ignored the fat man and walked directly to the temple.
Leaving the fat man alone at the gate of the temple in surprise, he burst out with a "whoop" cry for a long time, but ushered in a few dog barks.
"Dead fat man, what kind of nerves, the third watch still makes people sleep in the middle of the night. The corners of Xu Hao's mouth twitched slightly.
The next day, the sky was faintly bright. The fat man got up early, and in the danger of being scolded by Xu Hao, he woke Xu Hao up.
Xu Hao rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at the skylight.
"Fatty, you're going to make a noise for how long you've been sleeping"
"Brother Xu, didn't you say that you asked me to pick up my mother and girl from the town with you this morning?" Qiu Fatzi said with a circle of dark eyes, as if he hadn't slept well all night last night.
Now that he woke up, Xu Hao stopped sleeping, got up and walked to the main hall of the temple with Qiu Fatzi, and there were already several women who were busy lighting a fire and cooking.
I scooped a spoonful of water in the corner tank and washed my face indiscriminately.
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves entered the temple, and from far to near, the sound became louder and louder, like rolling thunder. Frightened, the women who were cooking were shocked. Some of the refugees who were sleeping were also woken up.
Xu Hao has a black line, and so is Qin Tian, who will go down the mountain when he goes down the mountain, and he still makes such a big move.
After appeasing these refugees, Xu Hao led Qiu Fatzi out to the temple gate.
But before he got out of the temple gate, he saw Jia Ren, the little old man, running panting and running over here, looking back from time to time while running.
Seeing Xu Hao and Qiu Fatzi, he couldn't take a breath and said: "Young Master Xu, there are many horse bandits outside the town, I see that there are no less than six or seven hundred, all of them are from the Cloud Riding Gang, and the leader is Qin Tian, who is looking for you by name, what do you say is going on, didn't you say that you will be given a grace period of ten days?
Xu Hao couldn't explain to him, but just took Qiu Fatzi out to greet him.
Jia Ren didn't have time to take care of it, so he trotted to collect the food and silver money demanded by the Qiyun Gang.
Qiu Fatzi has been confused since last night, and now the only one to rely on is Xu Hao, what Xu Hao says is what, Xu Hao tells him to go wherever he goes, and he is too lazy to ask about the causes and consequences, just to be sure, Xu Hao said that he can welcome back the old lady and the girl today, then it is right.
The two walked to the entrance of the town, and the six or seven hundred horsemen who were pressed by the black pressure lined up in four columns, led by Qin Tian and Hong Ye who was in the Luoxia Inn.
Seeing that this formation looked like an ordinary horse bandit, the entire horse team naturally exuded a solemn atmosphere.
Seeing Xu Hao and Qiu Fatzi approaching, Qin Tian and Hong Ye took the lead in dismounting, and then, the six or seven hundred horsemen behind them dismounted at the same time.
The next scene made Qiu Fatzi unforgettable in his life.
"Young Master Hao!" The entire horse team knelt on one leg with Qin Tian and Hong Ye together, clasped their fists and shouted at Xu Hao, and their momentum was soaring.
With a "buzz", Qiu Fatzi's whole body was like a lightning strike, and an electric current rushed down his back to his head, and his whole body was numb, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a while.
This scene happened to be seen by Jia Ren, who came later, a pair of old eyes rubbed and rubbed, and his mouth was wide open and never closed for a long time.
Xu Hao hurriedly stepped forward and helped Qin Tian and Hong Ye up.
"Uncle Qin, it seems that I said everything in vain last night on the mountain! But Xu Hao's smiling mouth completely betrayed him.
"Hahaha, the young master is the young master, if you don't call you young master, can you ask the brothers behind you if you agree?" Qin Tian was in a good mood.
"No!"
"Hahaha", Qin Tian laughed again.
"What a cute old fox. Xu Hao laughed in his heart, but he still had to pretend to be reserved, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Besides, Qiu Fatzi woke up in a short shock, so he was busy looking for the old lady and the girl in the crowd, but after looking for a long time, there was no shadow of them.
Qin Tian had already noticed the fat man's every move.
"Is this little brother looking for your family, they can't ride fast horses, and then they will arrive. Qin Tian said to Qiu Fatzi with a smile.
In his past and present lives, Xu Hao's vanity has never been satisfied. The whole person feels a little fluttery.
"Let's get up, all the big guys will be their own brothers in the future!"
"Follow the young master's orders!" Six or seven hundred people stood up together, and it seemed that Xu Hao's mouth couldn't be closed today.
"Young Master Hao, yesterday Hong had no eyes, he offended the young master, and I hope the young master will punish him!"
This bald man is also refreshing.
Xu Hao was on the rise at this time, how could he still care about these things with him.
"Brother Hong, those who don't know are not guilty, and besides, I have to thank you, if it weren't for you, how could I meet Uncle Qin and the brothers?" Xu Hao hurriedly helped him up.
"Young Master Hao, it's okay to call me Hong Xiao in the future, or Hong Bald, my brothers in the Dao used to call me that. ”
"On the road?" Xu Hao looked at Qin Tian with a suspicious expression.
"Young Master Hao didn't know, Hong Bald was originally the leader of the Cloud Riding Gang, and then we went up the mountain," Qin Tian explained.
Dare to love is a general!
was exposed in public, and Hong Bald was not annoyed, but just touched his bald head in embarrassment.
"Don't mention the past again, we will all be brothers in the future. Xu Hao patted the shoulder of the bald man.
At this moment, the fat man yelled "Mother" and ran forward.
It turned out that not far away, the fat old lady and the girl were riding a white horse, led by a person, and were walking leisurely here.