Lu Shen turned his horse's head at the fork in the official road and walked north, and there was a small city called Xia Yi more than 20 miles ahead, and they would rest here for a night.

Everyone walked in silence, apparently feeling a little depressed from what had happened earlier.

Fourteen years have passed since the Jing Dynasty Iron Cavalry slaughtered all over the country, and for young people like Lu Shen and Li Chengen, the tragic situation in the world back then was probably only the memories passed on by the elders by mouth, and they lacked the feeling of pain after all.

When they were in Huaizhou, they had also heard rumors that the Jing Dynasty magnates were arrogant and tyrannical, but today they saw the Jing Dynasty cavalry whipping down the people of Northern Yan, especially the laughing demeanor that he and his companions were accustomed to, so that the people of Southern Qi who were watching this scene had a more intuitive understanding of the brutality and inhumanity of the Jing Dynasty magnates.

The so-called one leaf can know autumn, and a glimpse can know the whole leopard.

Li Chengen and others followed Lu Shen to participate in the Battle of Guangling, and they had seen how the soldiers of the Jing Dynasty slaughtered the unarmed people of Huaizhou at the head of the city, and the anger in the hearts of the soldiers was also one of the important reasons for the great victory of the Qi army in that battle.

Now that the memories of that time are recalled, these young people are invariably full of solemnity, and their expressions are extremely solemn.

"Most of those cavalry are the elite of the Xia Shan Army of the Jing Dynasty, and this army is the capital of the Qingyu family. Fourteen years ago, in the Battle of Heluo, they were the first Jing Dynasty troops to ascend to the head of the old capital. ”

In the silent atmosphere, Wei Chigui's deep voice reached everyone's ears.

Lu Shen looked at this middle-aged man with an extremely ordinary appearance with some surprise, thinking that he was just a master walking on the rivers and lakes, but later he was tired of that kind of wandering life and his friendship with Xiao Wangzhi, so he chose to retreat to Huaizhou.

He took the opportunity to ask: "Have you dealt with Qing Yugong before?" ”

Wei Chigui's tone was slightly erratic, as if he was reminiscing about the past: "After the destruction of Heluo City, I once tried to assassinate Qing Yugong's father, Qing Yuding. ”

This sentence made several young people around him awe-inspired.

When it comes to the history of the Jing Dynasty, which was founded 51 years ago, there are a few people who absolutely cannot be missed, including the first emperor of the Jing Dynasty and Qing Yuding, two monarchs and ministers who were extremely good at military affairs.

Although the first emperor of the Jing Dynasty was too violent in dealing with the cold men of the Beidi Shi clan, his reform of the military system was the key to the rise of the Jing Dynasty, and the new emperor adjusted in time after ascending the throne, and adopted the strategy of forming the puppet court of the Northern Yan with gate valves, gradually infiltrating and assimilating, which perfectly made up for the mistakes of the first emperor.

Qing Yuding is the god of war on the same level as the famous marshal Yang Guangyuan of Daqi, after Yang Guangyuan died unjustly, Daqi no longer has a general who can face Qing Yuding on the battlefield, Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun at that time were still too young and not fully mature.

If you want to single-handedly assassinate a generation of heroes like Qing Yuding, regardless of the probability of success for the time being, it is extraordinary to dare to make this decision and get out of it.

Feeling the admiring gaze of the young people around him, Wei Chigui laughed at himself: "If you were in my situation at that time, you would have a similar determination, this is not a heroic act, and besides, I didn't see Qing Yuding at all." ”

He turned his head to look at Lu Shen, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes: "I was stopped by Qing Yugong, and I didn't take advantage of him." We were about the same age, and to be honest, I couldn't believe his martial arts. I thought that the people of the Jinglian clan were not good at martial arts, but later I learned that the Qingyu clan has been practicing martial arts for generations, and Qing Yugong was already the first master of the Jing Dynasty when he was seventeen or eighteen years old, but we Qi people didn't know it, and we have always regarded them as rude and ignorant barbarians. ”

Lu Shen said seriously: "The predecessors don't have to blame themselves, in that situation back then, it was thousands of people like the predecessors who dared to live to the death in order to retain the fire of Daqi's survival." ”

The melancholy on Wei Chigui's face gradually faded, and he returned to his usual calm.

He wasn't used to receiving praise from others, even though he knew that Lu Shen was sincere, he still diverted the topic and said, "Those Jing Dynasty cavalry seemed to have done a lot of things to oppress the people of the Northland, and I noticed that some of them were observing us, do you need me to go to Ruyin City?" ”

During this time, he never deliberately showed his martial arts, nor did he boast in front of these juniors, as if the calm lake was not alarmed, and only when he talked about the past just now did he occasionally show his grandeur.

Although these words now contain fierce killing intent, he still speaks quietly and indifferently.

Li Chengen and Tan Zheng couldn't help but have their eyes shining, of course they understood the meaning of "going to Ruyin City" - without it, kill all those Jing Dynasty cavalry.

Lu Shen didn't think too much about it, he shook his head decisively and said, "No need. ”

Wei Chigui looked at him with a little surprise.

Lu Shen met his gaze and said calmly: "Senior, the most important thing for us is not to kill dozens of Jing Dynasty soldiers to vent our anger, but to strive to one day break through the Jing Dynasty Imperial City. In order to achieve this goal, there must be temporary forbearance. ”

The young man next to him immediately calmed down.

Wei Chigui was silent for a moment, and said with emotion: "It makes sense. ”

After a short exchange, everyone calmed down and hurried away.

That night they stayed at an ordinary inn in Xiayi City, and continued their journey north the next morning.

At noon, everyone walked to the wilderness, no village in front of the village, no shop in the back, Lu Shen looked up at the blazing sun, and then led everyone to the forest next to the valley to rest.

Prolonged movements are a drain on the mount's leg, and they must be stopped to eat and drink if they are not necessary.

Everyone sat on the ground under the shade of the tree, using the water and dry food they carried with them, while Lu Shen took advantage of the previous relationship to ask Wei Chigui about some stories in the rivers and lakes.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the south, and then I saw a group of knights rushing towards them, and after stopping at the edge of the forest, they jumped off their mounts in unison and strode towards Lu Shen's side.

Li Chengen and the others immediately got up and looked at these people with vigilance.

The identity of the other party is self-evident, it is the Jing Dynasty cavalry I saw on the official road yesterday, and they have not even changed their clothes, the only difference is that there are only more than 20 people here, among which there are a few more men in round-necked robes with fine eyes.

The Jing man who was the leader was about thirty years old, with a rough appearance but a pair of eyes as cold as a snake, he stopped when he was about half a zhang away from Lu Shen, and then sneered: "You guys are running fast, and I almost can't catch up." ”

Lu Shen got up and dusted off his sleeves, and replied unhurriedly: "What does Your Excellency mean by this?" ”

His small action made Jing Ren frown slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "Ben will suspect that you are spies in the south. ”

The elites of the Jing Dynasty did not have direct jurisdiction over the people of Northern Yan, and they generally gave orders directly to the local government, but if they forcibly did such a thing, the Northern Yan officials did not dare to say anything.

Lu Shen's gaze crossed these people, and seeing that there was no other movement outside the forest, he said lightly: "We are merchants from Jiangbei Road, and we went to Henan Road to buy medicinal materials on this trip, and we have road guides and certificates issued by the government. ”

Hearing the words of the merchant on Jiangbei Road, the leader of Jingren was relieved, and said arrogantly: "Let go of my mother's fart, I will say that you are a spy and you are a spy!" Hand over all your belongings at once and take them in your hands, and I could have considered sparing you from death. ”

Lu Shen noticed that his eyes looked at his mount not far away from time to time, and then at the uninhabited environment around him, and then he probably understood, and then a feeling of absurdity surged in his heart.

Could it be that these Jing people are rampant in the territory of Beiyan to such an extent, but everything they fancy will be looted and plundered openly?

More than 20 fierce men on the opposite side surrounded them.

Lu Shen was still unmoved, and said calmly: "I don't understand what you're talking about. ”

"Look for death!"

The Jing people led by the group obviously had no interest in continuing to talk nonsense with Lu Shen, he originally just wanted to intimidate so as not to waste his energy, but now seeing that these people were quite bold, after an order, twenty bright steel knives were immediately pulled out, and the wind whistled.

In a snowy and sharp sword light, everyone only felt a flower in front of them.

At this time, the twenty steel knives were raised, and the three men in robes beside the first Jingren looked at each other coldly, seeing that the situation should be the master raised by His Royal Highness the county lord, and he did not intend to make a move at the first time.

Lu Shen has been adjusting his breath, although the other party has a large number of people, he has no fear in his heart.

After encountering the assassination in Xiliu Lane in the capital, he felt that his martial arts had greatly improved, as if he had broken through some kind of threshold when life and death were at stake. Later, this feeling was also confirmed in the communication with Li Bingxue, especially when Li Bingxue took out the ancestral mental method to consult with him without hesitation, which greatly improved his understanding of the Xuan Jing.

At the moment when the other party suddenly attacked, Lu Shen took a step forward, and the moment his left foot was raised, he saw that the people around him had already pulled out their waist knives.

This is another confidence of his, Li Chengen and the other six people have the highest martial arts among the many nursing homes of the Lu family, according to Lu Tong, these six people have the same mind and cooperate tacitly, and the six swords are combined into one, and even the top masters in the martial arts list can block for a while.

Li Chengen was the fastest, and when the Jingren gave the order to move, the long knife was already in his hand, swinging from the bottom up, and the others followed.

In Lu Shen's sight, time seemed to suddenly slow down at this moment, and Wei Chi next to him was already two feet away in the next moment.

Like the wind rising.

(End of chapter)