"Hey, that kid on the side of the road, where did you get the animal skin on your back?"

Hearing someone ask, Yuan Xi turned his head and looked at the five people who suddenly stopped in front of him and rode horses, but did not speak.

He was puzzled, and he didn't know if he needed to answer the question. Because he had no reason or need to tell him how his hides came from.

After thinking about it for a while, he still replied very politely,

"Excuse me, what's the matter? If it's okay, I'm still on my way!"

The man who spoke frowned, grabbed the reins with one hand, clamped his leg lightly, and drove forward a few steps closer to the country boy in a coarse cloth shirt.

He asked again condescendingly, his tone a little stiff.

"Don't you understand? I'm asking you where the hides come from?"

Yuan Xi was a little angry, he glanced at the five horsemen and ignored them, turned around and left.

When the man who spoke saw that the young man ignored him, he felt that he had no face, and wanted to drive his horse again to stop the young man who didn't know what to do, but a person next to him stopped him.

"Fourth, it's you who asked inappropriately first!"

The man called the fourth snorted coldly and then stopped talking.

Stopped the fourth child loudly, and the man asked Yuan Xi,

"This young man, please stay, my brother's words are inappropriate, please forgive me, but ask the young man, can you sell the tiger skin bear skin you are carrying?"

The title of Shaoxia made Yuan Xi feel funny, but he had a little affection for this man in his heart. It's not that he is called a young man, but the other party's words are not like the previous person, riding on a horse and raising his head.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he secretly said in his heart, he is a hammer young man, Yuan Xi stopped, thought for a while, looked at the man who had already dismounted, and asked,

"How much?"

The questioning man was amused when he heard this, isn't this what they should have asked? But since the young man asked, after roughly estimating it in his heart, he took out a piece of silver from his body, weighed it for a while, and threw it out, Yuan Xi reached out and grabbed it.

"This ingot is about ten taels of silver, enough to buy your hides. ”

Yuan Xi looked at it carefully, rubbed it with his hand, then weighed it a few times, and threw it back.

The man grabbed it, slightly puzzled and then frowned a little, this young man was indeed a little confused.

"You are too little, you must know that the price I offer is only a lot more in Pingnan City. ”

Yuan Xi shook his head,

"It's because you gave too much, and besides, the two animal skins behind me, tiger skins can't be sold, and bear skins can't be sold. ”

The man's brows were furrowed, but he was an interesting teenager.

A person next to him coughed lightly, the man glanced at it, saw that he nodded, threw the silver to Yuan Xi again, and said to Yuan Xi who was a little puzzled with a smile,

"There is a way that a gentleman does not take the good of others, since the tiger skin young man has other uses, then I just need the bear skin. As for the extra silver taels, they should meet Shaoxia and stay with Shaoxia to buy a thin wine to drink. ”

Yuan Xi thought for a moment, then took off the animal skin he was carrying, took out the bear skin, and handed it to the man.

"You want to, I didn't take advantage of you. ”

After speaking, Yuan Xi put on the tiger skin again and turned to walk.

The young man who spoke first looked in the direction the boy had left, not knowing what he was thinking.

When everyone saw the young man leaving, they were amused, and he was really an interesting person. The man with the bearskin rubbed it, his eyes lit up, and then threw it to the man who had just coughed lightly,

"Miss, this bearskin is good, the general will definitely like it"

The woman dressed as a man glared at the man,

"Brother Zhou, didn't you say it, you want to call me Gongzi outside!"

The man smiled, and there was no one else around, no one spoke.

Yuan Xi, who hadn't walked too far, heard the conversation between the two, and he muttered to himself in his heart, wearing a man's clothes is a man?

However, there are no absolutes, Yuan Xi is too simple and has too little knowledge, to say that in this Great Jin Dynasty, there are really many men who like to smear, even more so than women.

The babbling singing songs boast of being famous, and many dignitaries like to listen to them. Probably because I heard the woman sing too much, and I was tired of listening to it.

But this is really a girl, the only daughter of Lu Yiping, the guard of Pingnan City, Lu Guanju.

Lu Guanju sneaked out to play for a few days, thinking that going back would inevitably be a meal for his old father, so he pondered bringing some gifts back to his father, thinking that for the sake of the gifts, his father could say a few words. When Wang Ji heard that there was a very powerful hunter in Qingshi Town, they wanted to come over and try their luck to see if they could get two good animal skins for their father.

The four people accompanying him were Lu Guanju guards. It can't be said that it is her guard, but it is actually Lu Yiping's henchman in front of him.

Bazhou five-way soldiers and horses, except for the main city Ziyang City to control the two roads of soldiers and horses, the other three major sub-cities each have one road. After the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, in order to ensure the stability of the imperial power, the princes and kings of each state were subject to the control of the military department except for a limited number of government soldiers in each state. The state guards will be on duty every five years, or move or degrade or level up, so as to avoid collusion with the princes and kings of their own states. However, there are three states that are more exceptional, and the princes and kings have more military power, and can mobilize half of the troops.

It is to guard Liangzhou in the west, Yongzhou in the north and Jizhou in the northeast.

Because these three states also have to defend themselves against foreign invasions.

When the dragon chair changed hands in Luoyue City, the king of Yangzhou and the national teacher Huo Xingwei actually jointly controlled the two states of Yu and Yang. The princes and kings of the rest of the states seem to support the new emperor's ascension to the throne and support the national teacher's initiative to rectify the dynasty, but in fact, most of them have ghosts in their hearts and have the heart to chase the world.

More than a hundred years have passed since the dynasty, and the brotherhood that once existed has long since vanished.

Lu Yiping was born in the Qingyun Sect of Bazhou, and his martial arts qualifications were good, so when he went down the mountain after Yicheng, he directly entered the garrison of Pingnan City and became a captain. And the guard of Pingnan City at that time was none other than Feng Yuan, his fellow senior brother of the Qingyun Sect.

A few years later, the Luoyue City Forced Palace Incident broke out, and Fan Jingtian, the king of Shu in Bazhou, secretly instructed Feng Yuan, the defender of Pingnan City, to help Wei Tiangang, the deputy marshal of Bazhou's soldiers and horses, seize the military power of Bazhou.

Xiang Feiang, the commander of the Bazhou soldiers and horses originally assigned by the Ministry of War, did not resist and was captured.

Xiang Feiang has been in Bazhou for three years, and he is not unhappy with the King of Shu. However, because he was a person from Jingzhou and was assigned by the Ministry of War, the King of Shu could not believe this person, so he was not tempted, so he was directly placed under house arrest.

Wei Tiangang and Feng Yuan swore allegiance to the king of Shu, one became the general of the Bazhou soldiers and horses, and the other became the deputy marshal.

As for Xiang Feiang, the king of Shu did not harm him, and not long after he was placed under house arrest, he let him return to his hometown in Jingzhou, which was regarded as a gesture of goodwill to Xie Liangchen, the king of Jiangling in Jingzhou.

After Xiang Feiang arrived in Jingzhou, he was appointed as a deputy general by the king of Jiangling, commanding a large army to guard Wuling City in the east of Jingzhou.

The eastern part of Jingzhou is Yangzhou.

Jingzhou should not be at odds with Bazhou.

Before Feng Yuan went to Ziyang City to take up his post, Lu Yiping, who was in the same door, had been promoted by him to the deputy general of Pingnan City. When he became the deputy marshal of Bazhou Yizhou, this Lu Yiping naturally took his place and became the defender of Pingnan City.

Lu Yiping only has the only daughter of Lu Guanju.

When his wife was about to give birth, after the midwife congratulated him on her daughter, he drank wine all night.

But when he saw his daughter babbling at him with her little fleshy arms, his heart melted. What son is not a son, it is the seed of Lao Tzu.

The name Guan Ju was given by him personally. He felt that whether his daughter was crying or laughing in his arms, it was like the melodious birdsong.

Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island, fortunately a daughter, what more can the husband ask for?

Lu Guanju's nickname, Guan Guan.

The daughter is the father's close-fitting little padded jacket.

However, Lu Yiping, who was born in the army, still raised his daughter as a son. Practicing martial arts and training, everything is not left behind, as for the bonus female workers, Lu Yiping looks down on them.

Lü Guanju grew up in the army since he was a child, and often showed people in men's clothing. But after all, it's a daughter's house, and it's different from a man covered in stinky sweat.

This time, Lu Guanju sneaked out, but she just thought it was her. When the four guards left the camp, how could Lu Yiping not know? Besides, it was still these four.

Sneak out, sneak out, in the territory of Pingnan City, who else dares to do anything to his Lu Yiping's daughter?

The accompanying four guards are the four sworn brothers. The eldest brother Zhou Bochang, the second brother Wu Zhong, the third Zheng Shuyuan, and the fourth Wang Ji.

Lu Guanju looked at the bear skin, and rejoiced in his heart, it is indeed good, it seems that there are also capable hunters in this mountain wilderness. It's a pity that the tiger skin is gone, and that stupid boy doesn't sell it.

Lu Guanju thought of the young man just now, and secretly laughed in his heart, his words were very interesting.

Handing the bear skin to Wu Zhong, Lu Guanju said,

"Second Brother Wu, look at it, this bearskin daddy will definitely like it. ”

Wu Zhong took the bear skin, beckoned Zheng Shuyuan next to him, unfolded the bear skin, and looked at the appearance.

The fourth Wang Ji was still angry about the young man's attitude towards him, and the eldest brother Zhou Bochang on the side greeted him,

"Fourth, words can also hurt people, we just want to buy other people's animal skins, you ask where other people's animal skins come from, no wonder other people's young people don't want to pay attention to you. ”

Wang Ji snorted, which can be regarded as a breath of resentment in his heart.

"Big brother, I don't mean anything else, but when I saw that the young man, he must not have the ability to fight tigers and kill bears, so I asked casually, and he directly said that it was hunted by his parents, so I can't ask the young man if he wants to sell it by the way. ”

Zhou Bochang saw that the fourth brother's anger had calmed down, so he smiled.

"You, why do you bother to beat around the bush? After all, you still look down on that young man in your heart. ”

Wang Ji didn't speak, Pingshui met, he could look at it, what if he didn't look down on it? How could he and he meet again.

Wu Zhong put away the bear skin, hung it on his horse, and looked at Lu Guanju,

"Childe, do you want to continue to Qingshi Town, or go back to the city?"

Lu Guanju pulled the reins and turned the horse's head,

"Now that we've bought a gift for Daddy, let's go back, it's too early, and we'll be back to the city before dark." ”

The five turned around, waved their whips, and rode back to the city.

After selling the bear skin, Yuan Xi continued to move forward.

After turning a corner, another group of horseback riders met him, covering his nose and hiding on the side of the road, he looked at the horses that had gone away, and his heart was still better to ride a horse, at least to save soil.

Not long further on, I heard the sound of a fight behind me. He craned his neck and looked at it, but he couldn't see it clearly, so he flashed into a big tree.

Isn't this the group of people who bought their own bear skins? How can they fight with the group of people behind them? The young man was curious, so he stayed in the tree and watched from afar.

Yuan Xi leaned against the tree and looked at the two groups of people fighting in the distance. Since he practiced martial arts, he has not had the experience of fighting against others, so he should take a good look.

After watching it for a while, Yuan Xi was puzzled, at least in his eyes, the two groups of people in this battle had too many fancy shots, not direct enough, and many actions were full of flaws, if it was himself, this battle would have ended long ago.

After watching it for a while, Yuan Xi found out that the reason was that they didn't shoot fast enough.

Lu Guanju didn't expect that he would encounter an ambush, which was in the jurisdiction of Pingnan City.

Not far back on horseback, they came across the group. Fortunately, the other party is five people, and Lu Guanju herself is not a powerless woman.

Her martial arts were personally taught by her father, Lu Yiping, and originated from the Qingyun Sect.

The four accompanying people originally protected Lu Guanju in the middle, with four enemies and five, but after a few rounds, they were scattered by the opponent. One of them freed up to fight with Lu Guanju.

Yuan Xi's eyes were sharp, and he could see that the person who fought with the son who was dressed as a man did not do his best, as if he was just trying to contain her, and the remaining four groups of fights were all going straight to kill her.

The soldiers were good at using knives, and the four brothers all used swords to defend themselves against the enemy.

And the four of them have different weapons. One person pulled out the nunchuck from the back waist to meet the eldest brother Zhou Bochang, one person wielded the double wedge to block Wu Zhong, and the person who pulled out the ghost head knife from the back attacked Zheng Shuyuan, and the opponent of the fourth Wang Ji used a double stick.

The Zhou Bochang brothers glanced at Lu Guanju while slashing hard, in case something happened to the young lady. Lu Guanju, who grew up in the army since childhood, is also a heroine among women, in order to prevent the four brothers from being distracted, she drank while fighting,

"The four of you are focused on the enemy, and my side is fine. ”

These four people are also good players, not ordinary soldiers, and they are on a par with the interceptors. It may be that the other party didn't expect Lu Guanju's combat effectiveness to be so strong, and he didn't show signs of exhaustion after fighting for a long time.

It is not appropriate to fight for a long time, and the person who fought with Lu Guanju drew out the long sword he was carrying and stabbed Lu Guanju with a sword. Lu Guanju did not have a weapon in his hand, and he had relied on a pair of fleshy palms to meet the enemy before.

It's not that she doesn't use weapons, it's that her father only taught her the palm technique, the Liuyun Palm of the Qingyun Sect.

Based on the Qingyun Sect's internal strength, Qingxuan Gong, the power of this flowing cloud palm is very good. It's just that Lu Guanju is still young and a woman, and his internal strength is not deep enough, and the other party has drawn out his weapon.

Dodging the stabbing long sword, Lu Guanju turned around and split his palm, only to find that his enemy had attacked Zhou Bochang. Lu Guanju, who split the air with one palm, shouted,

"Brother Zhou beware!"

So he quickly jumped over to clear the siege.

Zhou Bochang split the nunchuck that came over with a knife, and hurriedly flashed when he heard the cry, and after only hearing a sound, a sword grazed his shoulder and cut a shallow hole, but fortunately there was no blood.

The sword-bearer shouts,

"You go, I'll come to him, no need to keep your hand!"

The man with the nunchuck did not hesitate, dodged to meet Lu Guanju, who was holding the sword, and smashed his right arm with a stick.

Lu Guanju couldn't use his flesh and blood to resist the weapon, and when he smashed it this time, he was afraid that his forearm would be broken. Hurriedly changed his moves, his body turned sharply, and then two backward flips dodged the nunchucks that continued to attack.

Wang Ji saw that Miss was nervous, and he was furious in his heart, and he slashed twice to force the enemy back, glaring angrily, and shouting in his mouth,

"Where did the villains come from, dare to do something to the people in the army. ”

The other party seems to have known the identities of several of them for a long time, Wang Jizhi is useless, and the other party is more aggressive.

The man with the sword was a little puzzled, a hidden weapon flew to hit his sword just now, otherwise the person holding the knife on the opposite side might have at least been injured in his right arm.

Does the other party still have a helper? Why didn't he show up?

Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend. That moment was not light, otherwise his long sword would not have shifted.

Shocked in his heart, the sword-wielding man who wanted to attack again turned from attack to defense, and blocked with a horizontal sword on his side.

There was a "snap", and something hit the sword.

Zhou Bochang, who wanted to raise his knife to meet the enemy, was stunned for a moment, and quickly changed his move to swing the knife down, and heard a "snap" sound, and something hit his knife.

The man with the sword didn't think much about it, and after the horizontal sword blocked the shot, he stepped back, turned in his head, and shouted,

"Withdraw"

Then he flew on his horse, and the rest of the men followed suit, whipping away.

But when the horse had only run a few feet away, the man who had pinned the nunchucks to his waist suddenly fell off his horse, and he quickly got up with his hands covered and shouted to his companion.

One of his companions turned around, pulled him on his horse, and galloped away.

Wu Zhong and the three of them wanted to step forward to capture the enemy when they saw their fall, but they were stopped by Zhou Bochang, and Lu Guanju also surrounded them.

Seeing her inquiring eyes, Zhou Bochang opened his mouth with some doubts.

"Miss, I'm afraid I'm coming for you, seeing the other party's intentions, it's to capture you alive, it's not simple, we have to rush back immediately. ”

Lu Guanju nodded and asked,

"Brother Zhou, it seems that they have the upper hand just now, why did they suddenly withdraw?"

Zhou Bochang glanced at his knife, and there were some marks on the knife.

"Someone seems to be helping us secretly, otherwise I would have seen blood just now. But when I tried to take the opportunity to kill the enemy, I was hindered again. ”

Wang Ji opened his mouth and said,

"Big brother, what you said is not right, there is no one around here, besides, if he helps us, how can he stop you? Eh, big brother, how did he help us? How did he stop you?"

"It looks like a stone!, a stone hit my knife just now. ”

"Stones?" When a few people heard this, they were even more puzzled, could someone use a slingshot to help them?

"Okay, don't think about it yet, let's hurry back to the city, the other party has already startled the snake, we should be okay to return quickly, get on the horse quickly!"

A few people no longer hesitated, turned over and got on the horse, the fourth Wang Ji looked at the ownerless horse in front of him and shouted at the eldest brother Zhou Bochang,

"Big brother, do you want to bring this horse back, just stay in the army, and you can still touch the origin of that group. ”

As soon as Wang Ji shouted like this, Zhou Bochang remembered the scene when the man fell off the horse just now, and if nothing else, he should have been hit with a stone.

As for why it was just knocked down, Zhou Bochang had no clue. After thinking for a while, he nodded at Zheng Shuyuan, the third child who was good at equestrianism.

Uncle Zheng saw the instructions of his eldest brother, so he drove his horse over and prepared to return to the city with the empty horse. But suddenly his horse, as if frightened, raised its hooves and neighed, and ran forward. Zheng Shuyuan hurriedly grasped the reins and controlled the frightened horses.

Wu Zhong glanced at the eldest brother, he had just been close to the third child, and a stone shot from a distance and hit the horse's buttocks.

"Let's go, save yourself from complications. ”

Zhou Bochang greeted him, and several people galloped away.

There was only one horse left, on the road, without an owner.

Yuan Xi rolled over and got off the tree, came to the horse, and smiled.

Don't you have a horse too?