At that moment, Ah Li only had heavenly fire in his eyes, and some people only had human heads in their eyes!

Seven flesh-and-blood human heads were placed side by side on the side of the bonfire, these people had high heads, noses and eyebrows, curly beards, yellow, brown, and black, and it could be seen at a glance that they were not from the Huaxia tribe, but should be from the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions.

On the other side of the campfire sat a diminutive man, with a large wide-brimmed hat and a dirty gray cloak, completely obscuring his figure, and a wine gourd at his feet, but instead of drinking, he looked at the bonfire in a daze.

In the distance, there were several larger bonfires, and dozens of equally dirty, booze, singing and dancing, ready to party all night away.

When they were hungry, they cut a piece of black meat from the grill on the campfire, and they didn't know what kind of animal it was, but they didn't care what meat they ate as long as they were satisfied.

When you are sleepy, you fall backwards and fall asleep directly on the cold sand.

They are a group of people who have no household registration, and for various reasons have been canceled by the Tang State, and can only wander in the Gobi Desert, making a living by robbing merchants and eating black, and are called "wanderers" by the Tang people on the border.

The reason why they are not called horse thieves is because they never plundered the merchants and travelers of the Tang Kingdom, and rarely disturbed the inhabitants of the Tang Kingdom;

So the people of the Tang State don't hate them very much, and occasionally the Tang State government or army will give them some benefits and let them do something that is not suitable for the official.

Although this group of displaced people is small in number, it is one of the most famous groups of displaced people near Dunhuang Mansion in Guazhou.

Known as the "Reaper by the Crescent Lake" because their leader was so strong, it is said that he killed more than 70 horse thieves in just two months, and some people say that he would be uncomfortable if he did not kill a horse thief every day.

Although the truth is not so exaggerated, since the leader of the beating came to this group of displaced people, the other groups of displaced people have all left the area, leaving this group of displaced people and their family to monopolize the cleanest source of fresh water in the vicinity, Crescent Lake.

No one in this group dared to provoke their leader, and the leader was looking at the bonfire and the seven human heads behind the bonfire in a daze, and his cold gaze shot out from under the hat, as if the bonfire had become cold.

Finally, the east was twilight, the sun came out, and those frolicking big men stopped their movements.

They gathered around the man in the hat, and all knelt down on one knee, and one of the leading men, who was eight feet tall, said, "Big brother, it's dawn, do you really want to leave?

The man in the hat shook the sand on his shoulders and slowly stood up, he was only six feet three inches tall, and he looked very thin in front of these big men who were more than seven feet tall.

Beneath the hat was a burnt face, which looked a bit like a funny cat face, but in this area, no one dared to laugh at his appearance, and everyone who laughed at him was already dead.

No one knew where he came from, nor did he know what country he was from, and even the group of exiles under him didn't know where he came from, because he only killed people from the Western Regions to judge that he was a member of the Huaxia tribe.

The cat-faced man tied the wine gourd around his waist, straightened the two long knives on his waist, bent down and took out a bamboo cane from the sand, and then looked at the group of men in front of him.

No one dared to underestimate the height of the leader, who had just been defeated by another group of outcasts before they met him, and were wandering around, saving the leader who was alone on the Gobi and was dying of his wounds.

It was this dying man, with his ruthless methods and tough style, that in just two months, he killed the homeless people near Dunhuang Mansion and the horse thieves from various countries in the Western Regions!

They retreated for hundreds of miles, not daring to appear near Guazhou, and his brave combat power quickly attracted the attention of the general manager of Dunhuang Mansion.

After some contact, the general manager of Dunhuang Mansion promised the leader that if he offered a hundred horse thief heads, he could help him re-apply for the household registration of the Tang Kingdom.

The leader didn't say a word, and took his brothers deep into the countries of the Western Regions for thousands of miles, fought for more than 20 days, and beheaded 150 horse thieves.

Today he is finally separated from his brothers, and all the outcasts who have followed him are reluctant to let the leader go, but the leader has made up his mind.

The cat-faced man said: "Get up, there is no feast in the world, thank you brothers for taking care of me for three months, I should also go." ”

The man in the lead couldn't help but ask: "Big brother, why do you insist so much on having a Tang State household registration?

The cat-faced man looked at the south, and after a long time, he finally said: "We homeless people are a group of people with no identity, but I need to have the identity of a good citizen to go to the Song Kingdom." ”

The leading man asked in surprise, "Big brother, do you still have relatives in the Song Kingdom?"

The cat-faced man looked at Nanfang blankly and said: "I don't know, I only vaguely remember, I should have two relatives in the Song Kingdom, as for the others, I can't remember anything else?" Maybe I can remember it when I arrive in the Song Kingdom." ”

The leader said: "Big brother, since you recovered from your injuries and led us to kill in all directions, we knew that you were definitely not from a homeless background, but we didn't expect you to leave so soon." Will we ever see each other again?"

The cat-faced man shook his head and said, "Because I don't know where to go to the Song Kingdom, I may go directly to Jinling Mansion, the capital of the Song Kingdom, which is millions of miles away from here, and I don't know when I will be able to arrive, and the chance of seeing you again is slim." Say goodbye to each other, cherish each other!"

All the displaced people gasped! Jinling Mansion is indeed too far away from Dunhuang, if it is Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, there may be a day of goodbye, if it is far away in Jinling Mansion, I am afraid that there will be no day to see each other again in this life.

The leading man knew that it was useless to say more, so he hugged his fists and said: "Big brother, we know that you are a capable person, you can't grow old in our group of small homeless people for the rest of your life, brothers can only wish you all the best and a bright future!"

All the men still hugged their fists to the cat-faced man: "I wish my eldest brother all his wishes come true and his future is bright!"

After saying that, the leader beckoned back, and immediately someone led out a horse and two camels.

The leading man handed the reins of the majestic black horse to the cat-faced man and said, "Big brother, this is the mount of the leader of the group of Uighur horse thieves that we just exterminated, and there is still more than 1,200 miles from here to Dunhuang Mansion, so you can ride it." ”

This black horse has a jet-black coat, a divine horse, and a very complete set of horse harness, and a complex pattern carved on the saddle.

The horse also had a kettle, a tent, and bedding prepared in advance, as well as a bag of dry food and dried meat, all of which the brothers had prepared for the eldest brother in advance.

However, the two camels were covered with human heads, more than ninety of them, some of which had been dried, but it could still be seen that all of them were from the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions.

Another man picked up seven human heads on the ground and tied them to the camels, and from a distance, the two camels looked particularly hideous and terrifying as if they had dragged two Jingguan.

Fortunately, these 100 human heads have been embalmed, otherwise they will rot quickly, and the smell will definitely be unbearable.

The cat-faced man put the bamboo cane under the saddle and tied the reins of the two camels behind the saddle.

The cat-faced man pulled up the face towel around his neck, covered his mouth and nose, turned over on his horse, and gently pinched the horse's belly, and a horse and two camels walked slowly into the distance.

The leading man watched the leader go away with tears in his eyes, and suddenly slammed his chest with his right fist and roared: "Brothers, sing and send big brother!"

All the horse thieves beat their chests together and sang together!

Laborers and Mo Ge, I want to send you away.

There is bitterness in the army, and this song is not happy.

The servants live on Longshang, and Longshui breaks people's intestines.

East through the Qingong Road, the palace road into Xianyang.

When the Han Emperor came out, he hunted to Changyang.

The Ranger Cave is not a juvenile field.

Once you receive the benefits, you will be light and heavy.

Bing pen to the curtain, from the army to Shuofang.

The border land is cloudy and windy, and the grass and trees are desolate.

Cut off the sea clouds and go, haunt Husha long.

Jagged goose wings, hidden military uniforms.

The sword is like water at night, and the horse sweat freezes into frost.

There are few chivalrous five, and six counties are good.

Mountains and rivers rise from the present, and the road to death is beside the eye.

The north drove the captives, and the west returned to the old frontier.

......

The loud and majestic singing voice was heard far away in the wasteland of the winter moon, and it looked particularly strong and desolate.

The cat-faced man didn't look back, but just raised his arm and waved his hand to the group of homeless men.

Many men have been crying silently, for them, the cat-faced big brother is a rare big brother who has taught them a lot of things, but he has to leave in the end.

The cat-faced man sat on the back of a black horse, his waist still straight, but his shoulders were shaking slightly, and two lines of tears were dripping down his cheeks.

His life was saved by this group of men, and he could have taken them for longer, but because there was a voice in his heart calling that he had to go to the south, where his two relatives were there and needed him to take care of them, he had to be ruthless and leave this group of homeless brothers in the desert.

Although they are all outcasts, and many of them are vulgar, but each of them is very simple and sincere to people, as long as he still has a piece of bread, he will definitely share it with you,

With them, the cat-faced man dares to leave his back to them, and as long as there is a brother alive, there will be no knife stabbing from behind.

I really hope that these men can live such a simple and happy life.

The cat-faced man walked on the desert for three days with a horse and two camels, and for three days he did not meet anyone, and even creatures were rarely seen, except for some desert lizards, desert snakes, and some small beetles whose names could not be named.

On the fourth day, I walked for half a day, and there was only one day left before Dunhuang Mansion.

As the Dunhuang Mansion got closer and closer, the surrounding vegetation began to increase, and a river four or five zhang wide appeared not far away.

It was the middle of winter, and part of the river had been frozen, but it was not yet possible.

The cat-faced man dismounted and tested the thickness of the ice, but it was not ideal, so he drove his horse downstream.

After walking more than five miles, a simple wooden bridge appeared on the river, just enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass.

On the side of the small wooden bridge, there happened to be a caravan, not many people, only more than 20 people, driving these dozen big cars, and resting on the side of the road.

They saw the cat-faced man riding over from a distance, and immediately made a commotion.

As the cat-faced man drew nearer, the caravan guards and the sturdy men all stood up, and they were on guard, especially the seven or eight guards who had already drawn their swords, guns, and clubs.

Those who dare to wander alone in the desert at this time of year are certainly not good at it, and they have to be on guard.

When one man and three horsemen approached, all the guards and men turned pale, because the hundred or so human heads on the camels were too shocking!

The head of the guard hurriedly slapped the guy next to him with his arm and said, "Hurry up, this is a ruthless stubble, hurry up and call the shopkeeper!"

The man next to him hurriedly ran towards the only carriage in the caravan.

The cat-faced man did not urge the horse to move quickly, but slowly wanted the caravan to approach.

Every guard in the caravan was nervous and did not dare to pant loudly, for fear of causing a misunderstanding among the men on the horse, and the palms of the hands holding the weapons were already full of sweat.

The masked man on horseback, although he was not tall, but the evil aura exuded from his body could shock everyone in the scene.

The cat-faced man paid no attention to the guards who were waiting for him, and did not stop as he passed the caravan, but continued to drive his horse forward.

Suddenly, an old voice came: "Strong man, please stay?"

The cat-faced man gently pulled the reins, and the horse under his crotch stopped, and the cat-faced man looked at an old man who was hurrying towards this side and said, "Uncle, are you looking for me?"

The old man was over fifty years old, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and there was no lack of shrewdness in his eyes, and he hugged his fist at the cat-faced man and said, "The strong man is going to Dunhuang Mansion?"

"Yes, old man, I don't know what you called to stay down, what is the matter?"

The old man had a warm smile on his face: "Strong man, our caravan is also going to Dunhuang Mansion, I don't know if it is convenient for strong men to go with us?"

The cat-faced man looked at the caravan suspiciously and said, "You guys are not short of men, why do you want to go with me?"

The old man sighed and said, "Strongman, do you know anything? We have been running away in laymen all the year round, and we are the most sensitive to danger. I have traveled this trade route many times, and each time I have been sacked at least a few times, but this time we have not encountered a single horse thief along the way, which is really strange.

If something goes strange, there must be a demon, we have to guard against it, we are a small business, if we suffer another catastrophe, many people who eat with the caravan will be ruined.

I think the strong man should be a ranger who specializes in hunting horse thieves, so I implore the strong man to take us for a ride, as long as we can reach Dunhuang Mansion safely, we will definitely be thanked!"

After speaking, the old man presented a money bag, the cat-faced man thought about it for a while, and took the money bag, the money bag was not light, about twenty taels of silver.

The hairy-faced man stuffed the money bag into his arms and said, "Okay, I can go with you, but first ask the old man for his name." ”

The old man hurriedly bowed down and clasped his fists and said, "In Xia Xu Jiu, I haven't asked the name of the strong man yet." ”

The cat-faced man was a little distracted, and then said, "I haven't used my name for a long time, so you can call me Li Mao." ”