Chapter 6 Two knives, a tree talk

Hanging from his body, a shepherd in heavy armor and riding two horses, his eyes scanned through the gap between his visors and his eyes on the young man with one hand swinging in the air and his body swaying up and down with the bumps of the horse.

Make a double knife, or a left-hander who hides very deeply. Thinking of the mountain of files on the desk of the military department, and then looking at the heartless appearance in front of him, Mu Lu's eyes were full of banter.

At the age of twelve, Yun Zhao entered the military under the witness of the old and young masters of the city, and became the youngest soldier in the Eastern Army, which had the most outstanding combat achievements in the Tang Dynasty, and attracted the attention of many military departments.

The captain of the Overseer, who hated iron but not steel, ran and paralyzed two horses and rushed to Chengping overnight. In desperation, Chu Bafang had to call out Yun Zhao, who was sleeping in the military house, and as soon as it was dawn, he let him lead the captain into the grassland.

Later, the Overseer returned to the Eastern Tent, without mentioning what had happened in the prairie that day. If anyone asked, he didn't say a word as if he had seen a ghost, but after that, no one questioned the truth of this young man's military exploits.

As the years grew, the accumulation of military achievements became more and more exaggerated, and the desk could not be put down, so a bookcase was specially moved to store it. No one knows how to seal this sixteen-year-old young man, Chu Bafang waved his hand every time he inquired, just give more food, young man, eat a lot.

Mu Lu and the school captain acquaintance, the latter has always been upright, everywhere he goes, he has the face of the Iron Yama King, he left a sentence to Mu Lu: "I have never seen such a ruthless young man when I live so big..."

Thinking of this, Mu Luo looked at the young man again, and found that Yun Zhao, who had originally been a feng shui gentleman, was also staring at him tightly, and the two looked at each other and clasped their fists.

There was a burst of dust, and Chu Bafang, who had settled down as herdsmen, rode a horse from the rear to catch up, Yun Zhao looked at the brown and yellow steed that was flying with four hooves flying together, tilting his head and sticking out his tongue, and sighed: "I said Chu Tou'er, you are so good that you are Chengping's card, so you can't learn the style of the pastoral commander in front? ”

The horse under his crotch seemed to understand, and hurriedly snorted a few times to express his approval, and the fat man Chu also cried and touched the horse's mane with a sad face, reached into his arms and took out the roasted chicken leg and sent it to his mouth. "There is only one leg left, these few days have left the sauce of the old Lu family, and the days are gone!"

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In the carriage covered with rich brocade was a printed case, and in the corner was a dragon lamp burning with expensive wood sandalwood, and on the cases were placed freshly picked red orchids, and on top were a pair of gold unicorn pixiu for play.

The rich county lord, who was lazily leaning on the car window, saw the pair of unorthodox generals through the window screen. frowned slightly, it seems that Mr. Huangfu's evaluation of this Chengping army is really useless, how can he kill the alien races in the border region, he lowered his head and touched the object in his arms, and his brows were slightly relaxed.

Huang Fu Xuan, who was scolding his subordinates on the side of the carriage, glanced at the carriage with a pitch-black body that opened the way for the first part of the convoy, and the seven middle-aged men who were vaguely standing in line to hold the carriage.

Each of them carried the heavy crossbows of the border army, and they rode silently throughout the whole process, and the already slender and sharp eyebrows of Huangfu Xuan seemed to be engraved on them.

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Yun Zhao stretched out his hand to soothe the restless horse under his crotch, stroking the tense veins in his neck, and he felt a throbbing in his heart, the horse had been brought back from a grassland outing, and at that time it was still a foal that was brutally named an iron pillar by the young man.

This made a group of soldiers who had already coveted the whole body of the snow-white and extremely spiritual iron pillar beat their chests and feet, but the stronger the iron pillar, the more golden the complexion began to change. Chu Bafang, who hoped to exchange three pots of burning knives for iron pillars, laughed for a while, and the good horse made Yun Zhao's bastard fade.

Tie Zhu had never looked so at a loss, at least Yun Zhao had never seen this fool show a similar emotion of fear. Suddenly, a loud wolf howl was heard in the distance, and the entire convoy was suffocated, and everyone slowly stopped what they were doing.

Chu Bafang, who was traveling with him, immediately turned over and dismounted, lying on the ground listening to something, while the rest of the people rode on the horse and listened quietly to the sound, and the hands of the guards were slowly placed on the scabbard on their waists.

Yun Zhao's ears trembled slightly, and the silence lasted for a while, just when everyone thought it was just an ordinary beast passing by, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He suddenly looked at the luxurious carriage where the county lord was, and when the eyes of the crowd around the carriage shifted to the carriage because of it, everyone heard a seemingly weak beast whine coming from the carriage, no, it was also a wolf howl!

Everyone looked at the carriage where the county lord was in horror, and at the same time, there was a more high-pitched howl in the distance, as if to vent anger and resentment, Yun Zhao slowly stood upright, his hands hanging on the sides of his thighs, and his eyes were gloomy.

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Take out bundles of white bandages from the bag that is carried diagonally, disassemble it, straighten it, tie it from the palm of the right hand, tie it between the five fingers in a cross-diagonal method, and extend it until the elbow prescription of the forearm is bandaged back and forth, and finally tied it at the beginning of the palm, and end with the teeth biting off.

Yun Zhao raised his left hand and continued in the same way as before, but his left hand was limited to the palm and thumb, and his eyes, which were already exuding vigorous vitality, were more focused, and he carried out the binding on his hand in an orderly manner.

Chu Bafang on the side was surprised and didn't ask, looking at the location where the howl came from before, frowning and not knowing what he was thinking.

Tie Zhu flipped his thick mouth and spewed out, and kept arching Chu Bafang's mount with his brain, the latter was so aggrieved that he retreated again and again, and the iron pillar who was pressing forward step by step raised his head and was so unhappy, as if he was recovering the embarrassed face of Zhang Huang before.

In the shade of the trees, the guards silently unloaded the chests and cables from the wagons and began to lay out the improvised fortifications.

Dong Sihe carried the horses and guns brought out of Chengping's baggage room, and led people to dig ditches around the camp to set up a formation, Yun Zhao randomly found a wide tree trunk to lean on, and continued to strengthen the bandages on his hands.

Chu Bafang nodded and followed Huangfu Xuan to inspect the surrounding camp, pointing fingers at the guards, but he didn't care about the previous things at all, as if the auditory hallucinations had never happened.

Chu Fatzi, who has been crawling for half his life, naturally knows what to ask, and what to pretend to be deaf and dumb does not know anything, and he is extremely familiar with it.

Mu Liu, who had just retired from the county lord's carriage, looked at the two slick and old officials and sang and harmonized, one flattering, the other arrogant and extremely useful, and turned his head, revealing a look of shame and disdain, and his eyes were full of contempt.

He inspected the camp and saw Yun Zhao who was busy under the tree, thought for a moment and walked over.

After nodding his head, the county lord's foreign patrol was in charge of the guards, sat on the ground casually, looked at the delicate and immature face in front of him, but exuded a calm atmosphere, and said, "Aren't you curious?"

The latter replied without raising his head: "I want to live more than curiosity that is not worth mentioning." ”

Hearing this, Mu Lu smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's just a beast, and it has lost so many lives, this is really..." It's very good, or maybe the entire border army hasn't had a teenager like you for many years, why haven't you applied for a promotion?"

Stopped what he was doing, and looked up at the front of him after a moment's silence, this rugged man who looked majestic after taking off his helmet, "It's still because I'm used to living in Chengping." As if he remembered something, after carefully looking at this commander for a while, he asked cautiously, "Commander Mu, do you know the so-called Heaven and Earth Source Qi?"

Mu Liu, who seemed to be surprised by the young man's words, was silent for a long time, looked at the unconcealed nervousness in the eyes in front of him, and looked no different from the children in the ordinary streets and alleys who were eager to eat with snacks, and said with a gentle smile: "I also studied in the Imperial Road before joining the army, and I explored the things in your mouth..."

"Ahem, you don't have to look at me like this, if I really succeed in my studies, why don't I end up with a guard leader in this chariot and waste years in this wilderness... But I know a little bit about the first acquaintance here. ”

At the beginning of Nirvana, the so-called source of heaven and earth began to penetrate between the mountains and rivers, nourishing living beings at the same time, slowly some people were inspired by the induction, and felt the pulse of heaven and earth to resonate, we call this kind of people cultivators, and began to understand the cultivation of the source of heaven and earth by the love of heaven and earth, and Tianshu is the heart of people. ”

"The so-called cultivation is actually a gift from God to the best people, and there are more than a trillion people in the seven countries of the world, and there are only a few of them who can get their way, and they are all some people who deserve to be truly geniuses... The eight veins of life, the eight veins are interconnected, resonate with heaven and earth, lead the source qi through the body, and vibrate inside and outside to produce a cyclone in the Tianshu condensation source sea, which is the beginning, but it is not easy for this person who is born to open the veins, and it is necessary for the Tianshu to correspond to the heaven and the earth..."

The sound of communication in the distance interrupted the words, and after making a gesture to the carriage, Mu Luo stood up and patted the grass clippings, looked at the young man who was still immersed in it and the bandage on his hand, smiled and added: "I read a book about cultivation when I was in the imperial courtyard, and there was a line written on the cover page, 'Morning Hearing Dao, you can die at night', if you want to know the real practice, it is not enough to rely on two knives and a few rolls of white cloth, go out, climb higher, maybe there will be a chance." ”

Yun Zhao looked at the back of the person walking towards the camp, unconsciously the sky had darkened, his palm lightly caressed his chest, he quietly felt the pulse of his body for a while, and his other hand clenched the hilt of the knife.

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The campfire in the middle of the camp was reflected in everyone's faces, and the atmosphere was not as relaxed as expected, but went out of control in the opposite direction, everyone's faces were covered with solemnity, and the maids and servants hid behind the chests.

The guards were even more unsheathed, walking between the camps with trotting and hurried looks, and there were a few beating fires burning outside the chests, which belonged to the herdsmen on the periphery of the convoy.

Since that wolf howl, all the herdsmen without exception have collapsed to the ground, constantly kneeling and kowtowing to the source of the sound, chanting words in their mouths, a few of them are covered with gray and black blood, and even blood has oozed from their foreheads, no matter how Chu Bafang tries to persuade them, they will not move a bit, and the children who are huddled in a ball are also crying.

The convoy camped here overnight, and it was one thing to put things in order, and it was another to say that they were forced to do so.

Listening to the earth-shattering cries outside the camp, adding a bit of haze to the air, Yun Zhao drank a bowl of wheat porridge and chatted with his colleagues in Chengping, who seemed to be calm but were actually trembling slightly.

The young man, who had been alert to the movement around him, looked at the porridge noodles that had begun to ripple in the bowl, and tilted his head.