XXIII. Giant axe scimitar
Li Hao and the others saw the enemy retreating, walked to Liu Yue's side, and looked at his injuries. Liu Yue muttered: "She fell off the cliff again, is this child really so miserable?" Everyone looked at the edge of the cliff, silent, and after a long time, Li Hao said slowly: "Senior brother, on the day I first participated in the Zhenwu Conference, I was beaten so badly, and in the laughter of everyone, you helped me out of the ring." You said to me at the time that life is bound to fail, as long as you don't give up your spirit. He is using this sentence to comfort Liu Yue in turn: You don't have to be too decadent, life will inevitably have rain and frost. Liu Yue looked at the cliff and nodded slowly.
Wang Xue walked to the edge of the cliff and leaned over to look at it for a long time, Liu Yue was afraid that she would fall and scream to call her back. Wang Xue turned around and said: "Although this cliff is dangerous, it is not too steep, let's go down and look for it, even if Bu Ziyi is seriously injured, we must rescue her in time for treatment, at least, at least ...... We need to get her body back. Although this is negative, it is also very reasonable, Wang Xue's words are calm and his attitude is calm, and he can't help but be convincing. Wu Tian hurriedly said: "That's good, let's go down and find ......" Zhang Guanhua was extremely impulsive, and without waiting for Wu Tian to finish speaking, he took the lead down the mountain.
When everyone walked to the bottom of the mountain, Li Hao turned around and said, "Senior brother, let's go by ourselves, you go back and rest." Liu Yue has been sleepless for three days in a row, and he has not recovered from his injuries for a long time, but he has no strength to look for Bu Ziyi anymore, and he does not force it at the moment, and asks the rest of the people to be careful, and then goes back to his residence. Li Hao and Liu Yue walked away, leading Wang Xue and others around the mountain to find Bu Ziyi.
The one on the left was tall and strong, carrying a short axe and a long rope with a noose in his hand, and the man on the right was short and thin, smaller than Wang Xue, with a scimitar hanging from his waist and a barbed fishing net on his back. The strong and thin two exchanged heads and ears, and they didn't know what to discuss, but when they saw Li Hao and others approaching, they were silent, and what they talked about seemed to be very secretive. Li Hao looked at their appearance, they were by no means ordinary woodcutters and hunters, when he walked past them, he paid attention to their steps, and saw that they were vigorous and steady, and they were actually good at martial arts, and he was slightly surprised in his heart. The thin man also suddenly showed a look of surprise, obviously also sensing that Li Hao and the others were not very weak.
Li Hao silently followed behind Wang Xue and Zhang Guanhua, until he turned the mountain road, he stopped Wang Xue and said in a low voice: "Have you noticed those two people just now?" Wu Tiandao: "The two people who walked past me just now, I have been watching them carefully, they are definitely not ordinary townspeople. When Wang Xueshi walked past the two of them, he was also wary, but he was anxious to find Bu Ziyi, and he didn't take the two of them to heart, at this time, he heard Li Hao Wu Tian say this, and hurriedly asked Wu Tian: "What's unusual about them?" Wu Tian was shocked: "Didn't you find out that the two of them, one is tall and strong, the other is short and thin, the difference in body shape is so big, and the scimitar on the short man's waist is also a treasure, I don't dare to say that it sharpens iron like mud, at least it is much sharper than ordinary blades, and there are ......" Li Hao only cared about these obvious things in size and blade when he heard him say, and he couldn't help but be displeased in his heart, stretched out his hand and pressed it on Wu Tian's mouth, turned his head to Zhang Guanhua and Wang Xue and said, "Have you paid attention to their martial arts?" Zhang Guanhua said: "The strength of the tall one is amazing, and the light skill of the short one is excellent." Li Hao frowned and pondered for a while, as if he couldn't make up his mind about something.
Wang Xue suddenly said: "Li Hao, don't worry, we can do these two things separately." Li Hao was overwhelmed by Wang Xue, but he was happy, and said with a smile: "This is the best, Zhang Guanhua and I will go forward, and you will take Wu Tian back." Zhang Guanhua said, "What are you two talking about?" and turned his head to look at Wu Tian again. Wu Tian grinned and said, "Don't look at me, what Li Hao said, I often feel strange." ”
Wang Xue said: "Actually, there is nothing, it's just that Li Hao really doesn't worry about the two people who walked by just now, and wants to go back to have a look, but now we have to go to Bu Ziyi." So I said, everyone separated, half of them went to find Bu Ziyi, and half of them quietly followed the two weirdos back. Li Hao said: "I just glanced at the thin man, he has an impression of me, Zhang Guanhua is tall, and it is easy to be detected when he tracks." Wang Xue, you and Wu Tian will go back to follow those two, and if something happens, launch a meteor to inform me. When he said the latter sentence, he had dragged Zhang Guanhua across the path ahead. Wu Tian shouted at Li Hao's back: "But I want to find Bu Ziyi......" Wang Xue didn't wait for Wu Tian to finish speaking, and dragged him back.
Wang Xue was worried about losing the whereabouts of the two people, so she dragged Wu Tian away quickly, but she only turned a corner and followed the two. It turned out that the two of them were walking and chatting in the mountains, and they did not walk very fast. Wang Xue knew that Wu Tian was very active and couldn't follow him patiently, and if he was brought with him, he would be noticed sooner or later, so he arranged Wu Tian to sit under a locust tree. Wang Xue said: "You stand here obediently and eat acacia flowers, and wait for me to come back." Without waiting for Wu Tian to agree, he grabbed a handful of acacia flowers and stuffed them in his mouth, turned around and left.
There are no big trees around this mountain road, so it is not easy to hide, so Wang Xue can only crawl on the ground with her body in the grass, and her eyes never leave the two people who walk. I saw that the tall strong man was beating the grass nearby with a rope from time to time, as if he was looking for some trace. Suddenly, the short man said impatiently, "Let's go back, she shouldn't be here." Gao said: "I heard that she was still wandering here a few days ago, let's take a look again." The short man complained, "We've been gone for a day, so it's better to go back and rest." The tall one shouted softly: "He asked to trade at the dock tomorrow evening, it will take half a day to get from here to the dock, if we can't find anyone now, what will we do tomorrow?" Wang Xuexin said: "It turns out that you were ordered to come out to find someone, and it is a coincidence, and so are we, but I don't know who you are looking for." ”
Suddenly, seeing the figure on the hill shaking, Wang Xue hurriedly squatted down and quietly looked, that person was Bu Ziyi. Wang Xue saw that Bu Ziyi was not dead, and her heart was ecstatic. Bu Ziyi's figure is already thin, and she has not drunk or eaten for several days, and at this time she is even more skinny and skinny, like a beggar who has not recovered from a serious illness, Wang Xue can't bear it, she just wants to take her back immediately, but at this time, it is inconvenient to stand up immediately, otherwise it will be difficult to justify herself by the two people who will find out and accuse and follow. Wang Xuexin said: "Bu Ziyi, you hold on for a while, and when the two of them walk away, I will take you home immediately." "Why did the two of them look around, and they didn't take a step for a long time, and Bu Ziyi limped on the top of the mountain, and he didn't even take off the sight of the two of them.
The short man suddenly pointed at Bu Ziyi and shouted, "There, do you see that person?" The tall one was overjoyed when he saw it, and waved the rope and shouted, "And whether she is the person we are looking for or not, we will catch her alive first." "And the short man ran wildly towards Bu Ziyi.
Wang Xue saw that the two of them were in trouble with Bu Ziyi, so she couldn't hide and follow her anymore, so she hurriedly got up and took out the meteor, and the bright fire was lit, and she let go of her hand, and a fireball shot into the sky. Although it was a blue sky and a white day, the red fire was still very dazzling, and it was expected that Li Hao would be able to see it.
The strong man had quickly stopped in front of Bu Ziyi, and Bu Ziyi was shocked when he saw that the comer was not good, and he hurriedly turned around to escape. The short man stood behind Bu Ziyi with a grin, and shouted strangely: "Little sister, with your current steps, anyone can catch you, why should you resist in vain!" Bu Ziyi had no choice but to resist, raised her arms to her chest, made a strangulation gesture, and hissed in her mouth. The more scary she looks, the more sure she is that she is strong and short. The tall strong man smiled and said, "Little sister, don't be afraid, I'm coming!" The rope in his hand was taken off his hand and thrown at Bu Ziyi's neck, and he threw the lasso very accurately, and he happened to be able to fall on Bu Ziyi's head impartially.
A person suddenly flashed in front of Bu Ziyi, grabbed the lasso in his hand, and the tall strong man was stunned, only to see that the person who came was a little girl as thin as Bu Ziyi. That girl was Wang Xue. The tall strong man shouted, "The little girl thinks it's long!" Wang Xuexin said: "If you compete for internal strength, I am not afraid of you." "Carrying the power to his arm, intent on snatching his rope. How do you know that the tall strong man is not only born with divine power, but also has no weak internal strength, this drag seems to have the power of a thousand catties, and the rope is drawn from Wang Xue's hand, and a strangulation mark is rubbed on her hand. Only this one move, the judgment was made, Wang Xuegu was frightened, but the tall strong man also secretly wondered, it turned out that he intended to show his martial arts, and when he pulled the rope back, he had used all his strength, and he was going to roll Wang Xue on the ground, but Wang Xue only shook it for a while, and did not fall down, although this kind of internal force is not considered to be unparalleled throughout the ages, it is difficult for ordinary people in the rivers and lakes to practice, not to mention just a little girl. The strong man's eyes widened, and he said sharply: "Stinky girl, report your name!" Wang Xue never concealed her life, and said loudly: "My name is Wang Xue." The strong man and the short man glanced at each other, and thought in their hearts: "Wang Xue, I have never heard this name." ”
Li Hao and Zhang Guanhua also arrived at this time and stayed by Bu Ziyi's side. The short man pulled out his waist knife and flashed to the tall man's side, facing Bu Ziyi with him. Li Hao and the others were shocked when they saw him doing such light work, but they heard him roar: "Who are you, why are you blocking us!" Wu Tian also hurriedly ran at this time, hugged Bu Ziyi in his arms, and shouted: "I just want to ask you, what do you want to do to her!" The tall one said: "She is my sister, she is crazy, she ran away from home three days ago, and our two brothers came here to look for her." Who are you, and why are you stopping us from finding our beloved sister? When Li Hao and the others heard Daqi, they looked at each other in surprise, not only had they never heard Bu Ziyi say that there were two strange brothers before, but these two figures did not look like brothers. Seeing Li Hao and the others frowning and glaring, the short man obviously didn't believe it, and added another sentence, saying, "My brother is called Mi Wucai, my name is Mi Wude, and my sister is called Mi Wucan." I couldn't come over, and I went home with my brother. Li Hao thought to himself: "How can anyone have such an unlucky name?" and thought that his name was mostly made up casually, and he didn't care, now Bu Ziyi was seriously injured and was anxious to go back to recuperate, but it was inconvenient to do more entanglement here, so he said: "I'm sorry, you recognized the wrong person, she is not your sister." He glanced at Wang Xue and the others beside him and asked them to leave quickly.
The tall man roared: "She is obviously my sister, but you say no, could it be that you are human traffickers, do you want to abduct and sell her?"
When the tall and short duo heard the name Bu Ziyi, their faces changed. The tall man untied the giant axe behind him and handed it to his left hand, still holding the rope in his right hand, and shouted sharply: "Okay, we have been looking for a day, and now we have finally found it." Bu Ziyi, our trip is to capture her alive. He took a step forward and swung a giant axe and slashed at the top of Li Hao's head. Li Hao was shocked, he didn't expect him to suddenly use a poisonous hand, and he didn't have time to counterattack at the moment, so he hurriedly pushed Bu Ziyi away, and he used the power of this push to avoid the right side. Wang Xue saw that the other party had torn his face, and the two sides moved, so they bullied the short man in front of him and grabbed his scimitar. The short man giggled wildly, and the scimitar was horizontally in front of him, spun around on the spot, and swept towards Wang Xue's knees. Zhang Guanhua was tall, and it was inconvenient to deal with such a small and flexible person as short, so he attacked the tall strong man, and his flying legs opened his giant axe and punched him in the face. Wu Tian dragged Bu Ziyi out of the battle group, took her to a row of dozens of wild chrysanthemums behind her, and said softly: "You hide here, Bu Ziyi, don't come out." ”
Li Hao had flashed behind the short man at this time and fought him with Wang Xue. The short one made enemies in front and back, and danced his scimitar into a ray of light, and rushed forward. Wang Xue couldn't see the direction of the blade clearly, so she didn't dare to resist it, so she had to jump to the side. The short man forced Wang Xue back, and attacked Li Hao again, but he still did not fall behind with one enemy and two enemies.
Wu Tian arranged Bu Ziyi and flew to help. Zhang Guanhua fought hard with the tall strong man, and both of them were so tired that they were panting. Zhang Guanhua's left arm reached out and grabbed his right wrist, intending to snatch the giant axe away. Unexpectedly, the tall left hand was horizontal, and the lasso in his hand was sent and received freely, and Zhang Guanhua's left arm was covered. At this juncture, Zhang Guanhua had no time to untie the lasso, and when he saw the giant axe coming, he couldn't retreat, so he could only fight closely, although he was at a disadvantage, he could barely parry. Wu Tian suddenly flew out, raised his leg and kicked the rope off the tall strong man's hand, and before he could swing his axe and slash, he dodged behind him. Zhang Guanhua hurriedly took the opportunity to jump away and untie the rope in his hand.
Wang Xue slapped off two branches, handed one into Li Hao's hands, and stabbed the short one with him, and finally tied the battle. The dwarf swung his knife several times to cut the branches in Wang Xue's hand, but he couldn't cut them, so he was in a hurry, raised his knife and slashed forward, desperately trying to cut Wang Xue down with a blow from the branch. Wang Xue sideways evaded, Li Hao took the opportunity to bully closer, the branch was on top of his scimitar, and shouted loudly: "Where did Bu Ziyi offend you, why did you kill her?" The short one was stunned, and then smiled: "We just want to kill you, as for that Bu Ziyi, she didn't offend us, we just want to capture her alive and hand her over to one person." Li Hao asked, "To whom?" The short man didn't answer, pulled back the blade, and swung it against Wang Xue. Wang Xue thought to herself: "We haven't offended you either, but you even made a killing move!" Li Hao saw that Wang Xue was so brutal, he was afraid that she would be seriously injured by the enemy knife in a flash, so he hurriedly lured the short move away, and shouted: "Wang Xue, you attack from behind him." ”
The tall man roared angrily, and the giant axe swept, forcing Wu Tian away, and then turned around to split Zhang Guanhua. Zhang Guanhua put his arms together, resisted the handle of the axe, and the tall left hand turned into a fist and slammed it over, Zhang Guanhua couldn't resist it, and hurriedly dodged away. The tall man took the opportunity to take two steps, picked up the lasso on the ground, and threw it into the wild chrysanthemum, which was on Bu Ziyi's neck. Bu Ziyi was so shocked that she wanted to untie the lasso, but she couldn't bend her arms and couldn't touch her neck with both hands, so she was so anxious that she ran around, but in this way, the lasso strangled her even tighter.
The tall man shouted, "You've got it, let's go!" Wang Xue shouted, "Where to go!" and ran towards him quickly. The short man was extremely fast, jumped to the tall man in a few steps, took out two smoke bombs from his arms and threw them to the ground, only to hear a boom, and the forest was filled with black smoke. Li Hao and the others knew that the two were powerful, and they were afraid that they would not be able to see the enemy's tricks in the black smoke and be attacked tragically, and they were worried that the black smoke was poisonous, so they didn't dare to chase through the smoke, so they had to retreat. When the smoke cleared, the two had already taken Bu Ziyi down the mountain. Zhang Guanhua shouted at the bottom of the mountain: "Mi Wude, release the person, otherwise I won't let you go!" The short man laughed, turned around and shouted: "Your grandfather's surname is Cong, and it is called a scimitar whirlwind on the rivers and lakes, forgive you ignorant children who have never heard of it." ”
When Wang Xue heard the words "scimitar whirlwind", her heart sank, and she screamed, "I should have thought that it was them a long time ago!" The two of them had already walked away with Bu Ziyi at this time, and it was difficult for Li Hao and Zhang Guanhua to catch up no matter how high their light skills were. Li Hao asked: "Wang Xue, do you know the two of them?" Wang Xue said: "I heard of them when I was traveling with my mother before, and today is the first time I have seen them, and they really live up to their reputation." Wu Tian said in a low voice: "He is really strong, that axe almost split me in half just now." "I was very disappointed. Li Hao said again: "But why did the two of them catch Bu Ziyi, they don't seem to know her at all?" Wang Xue said: "You come with me, I'll talk as I go." I just overheard them talking about trading at the docks at dusk. They must not be able to walk fast with Bu Ziyi, we should be able to get ahead of them and reach the dock first. ”
It turned out that the Cong brothers were bandits in the northeast and were notorious in the rivers and lakes. Wang Xue had heard these two people mention them many times when she went to the rivers and lakes with her mother, and at that time I only knew that these two people were tall and strong, and the other was short and thin, and it was not known whether they were either brothers or cousins, or cousins, in short, the two were related. Wang Xue said while hurrying: "I heard that the tall one is called Jungle Sheng, nicknamed the giant axe Lei Zhen, and the short one is called Jungle Forest, nicknamed the scimitar whirlwind." They came to arrest Bu Ziyi this time, obviously to make a deal with her, as for who they traded with, I don't know. ”
The crowd rushed to the pier overnight, and it was not until the next morning that they rested in a small inn not far from the pier. At dusk, the short jungle forest appeared on the pier, and he walked along the embankment, as if waiting for someone. Wang Xue saw him in the window on the second floor of the inn, and hurriedly called Li Hao and others to the room.
At this time, Cong Sen stopped beside a cargo ship, staring at the red sunrise in the sky, and suddenly heard a person behind him say coldly: "The famous scimitar whirlwind, what are you looking for me to do?" Wang Xue was shocked when she saw it, although she was far away and couldn't hear the person talking, but she saw that the person who spoke was Wang Liqiang, the hall master of the Lihu Hall. Cong Sen sneered: "Come to you to negotiate some conditions, you will give me half of the two boxes of gold and silver that you intercepted last time, and I will return the person to you." Wang Liqiang said coldly: "I have never negotiated conditions with others. With a wave of his hand, Wang Tai's feet jumped out from the side and stood behind Jungle Forest. Wang Lijie screamed, got out of the cargo box in the cabin, and stood on the west side of the jungle forest.
Wang Xue and the others saw clearly through the window, although they couldn't hear what Wang Liqiang and Conglin Sen were talking about, but when they saw Wang Liqiang and others surrounding Conglin Forest on three sides, they obviously had bad intentions, and they couldn't help but be secretly happy in their hearts.
Wang Liqiang said again: "But I can accept the request you said." As he spoke, he waved his hand and motioned for Wang Lijie to step back.
Conglin Sen clapped his hands vigorously, and the two people who stopped in the cargo ship cabin next to him walked out, it was Conglin Sheng and Bu Ziyi.