Chapter 7: Fierce Battle at the Top of the Mountain
There were not many things in the blanket, except for some silver, letters and other miscellaneous items, but the main thing that caught Gao Jie's attention was a sandalwood box and the sword with a sheath.
Gao Jie picked up the sword first, this sword has a sheath, about two feet long, very light, estimated to weigh only one-third of an ordinary sword, and the length is also much shorter. I don't know what material the scabbard is made of, it feels like it is not iron or copper, and there is still a little rust on it, so it should be a bit old.
Gao Jie held the sheath in his left hand, and held the hilt of the sword with his right hand and pulled it out, but unexpectedly, he couldn't pull the sword out. Next, Gao Jie used all his strength and pulled it out several times, but he couldn't succeed.
Gao Jie gave up, thinking: "I thought it was a treasure! Look at the rusty scabbard, it is estimated that the sword body is also rusty and died in the scabbard, what kind of treasure can a broken sword be?!"
At this time, I heard the little nun Huijing say: "Looking at the dilapidated appearance of this sword, it is estimated that it has been placed on this tree for a long, long time!"
Gao Jie didn't answer, judging from the fact that the silver and letters were new, it would definitely not be as Hui Jing said.
He put down his sword, and now he had all hope in the wooden box. Picking up the wooden box, Gao Jie opened it easily this time, only to see a yellow scroll lying quietly on the lining of the purple silk.
The book is about two inches thick and beautifully crafted, with a silver shell and pages made of silk. There are four words engraved on the silver cover, and Gao Jie knows at a glance that this is an ancient seal from a long time ago.
The little nun didn't know these words, and Gao Jie studied archaeology in his previous life, so he even guessed and vaguely recognized the words "White Lotus Treasure Scroll".
He flipped through the silk pages again, there were so many words that he couldn't recognize them all at once, so he had to take some time to study them. Strangely, the scroll seems to have been torn out of the previous pages.
The little nun and child had a child's heart, and originally thought that Gao Jie had found some treasure, but he couldn't pull out a broken sword, a broken book was incomplete, and the words were still unrecognizable, so he suddenly felt bored, so he said to Gao Jie: "It seems that there is nothing good, let's continue to hurry!"
Gao Jie was extremely disappointed in his heart, and he had to admit that what Hui Jing said was right, even if this "White Lotus Treasure Scroll" was a peerless divine skill, without the previous part, it was estimated that it would not be able to cultivate.
Now it seemed that there was nothing more precious than the silver, and he had to put it back in his blanket in discouragement.
I wanted to take the silver and leave, leaving everything else, but Gao Jie still faintly felt that the book and the sword made him feel a little inexplicable, hesitated for a long time, or put the blanket on his shoulders and took it all away.
When the two returned to the mountain road, Gao Jie's hope of picking up the baby was disappointed, and he was a little depressed and silent. Hui Jing was amused when she saw Gao Jie's listless appearance, but she didn't know how to comfort him, so the two continued to hurry.
Soon, they finally climbed to the top of the mountain, which was relatively flat, with dense trees and long grass, and the wind and moon were bright.
In the distance, estimated a few miles away, a building could be faintly seen, with some lights on in the dark.
The little nun Hui Jing saw the Temple of Our Lady, and became excited, and was about to urge Gao Jie to hurry up, but saw him stop again, closing his eyes, as if he had heard something.
Hui Jing also listened quietly, it seemed that there was only the sound of the mountain wind blowing the leaves and some insects, nothing special, just about to open his mouth to ask, only to see Gao Jie raise his index finger on the side of his mouth, "shh
Hui Jing was suddenly stopped by Gao Jie's hand, although she was still young, she was also so ashamed that her face was flushed, and she didn't break away after a few struggles, and saw that Gao Jie's mystery overcame shyness, so she let him pull him to sneak slowly in the woods.
The two walked about two miles in the forest, and the little nun Hui Jing finally heard some movement. She looked sideways at the solemn young man beside her, and her heart was full of surprise.
An ordinary hunter's child, it is already remarkable that his eyes can see so far, and his ears are also a little sensitive, so it is strange that Hui Jing is not surprised.
Gao Jie didn't notice the strangeness of the little nun, he still took her hand and sneaked quietly, but he was more cautious than just now.
After walking a few hundred meters, Gao Jie pulled Hui Jing up a small slope and buried herself in the grass, and the two quietly looked down.
I saw that there was a clearing of about ten zhang below the small slope, and there were no trees, only long grass that was waist-deep.
In the clearing, there were four people standing, one of them standing alone, medium build, dressed in a black robe with a hat attached to it, covering his hair and a small part of his face.
Three zhang away, the other three people stood opposite him, the first one, wearing a light helmet and a tunic tight tunics, under the bright moon, you can clearly see that the clothes are embroidered with flying fish patterns. The other two stood behind him, also wearing light helmets and round-necked armor. On their waists, all three of them carried long-handled knives on their waists.
Gao Jie's breath became short, because he was an archaeology major, and he recognized the clothes of the three people.
"Flying Fish Suit", "Round Neck Armor" ...... Isn't this Jinyiwei?!
Jinyiwei is the exclusive military and political spy agency of the Ming Dynasty, its predecessor was the "Gongwei Division" established by Zhu Yuanzhang, and later renamed the "Pro-Army Governor's Mansion". The main function of the Jinyi Guard is to "take charge of the guards, patrol and arrest", and its leader is called the commander of the Jinyi Guard, which is generally served by the emperor's cronies and generals, and is directly responsible to the emperor. They were directly subordinate to the emperor and could arrest anyone, including relatives of the emperor, and conduct closed interrogations. He also participated in the work of collecting military intelligence and plotting against enemy generals.
The one wearing the flying fish suit is estimated to be a leader, and the two people in the back wearing round-necked armor are estimated to be the most basic brocade guards.
Gao Jie's little heart was pounding, and he was very nervous. I didn't expect to see the famous brocade guard of the Ming Dynasty in this place in the middle of the night. The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, the Jinyi Wei is a role that even the prince's ministers are afraid of, their methods are vicious, their martial arts are strong, and their prestige is outside, and they don't know what they are doing when they have nothing to do with Yongfeng Mountain?
Gao Jie felt that Hui Jing's hands were also sweating nervously, and it was estimated that she also recognized these three people as Jinyiwei.
At this time, I only heard the leader of the brocade guard say sadly: "Since Xu Chuantou is unwilling to go with Wu, I can only take you down!"
The black-robed old man smiled and said, "Lord Xiaoqi, the old man just smelled the incense and taught a head, and he didn't do anything illegal, you have followed me for so many days, is it worth it?"
Xiaoqi is the smallest official position in the Jinyi Guard, and there are thirty wrestlers under him. Although the official position is small, it must not be easy for Wu Xiaoqi to climb to the position of Xiaoqi in the department of Jinyiwei, which is full of masters.
Wu Xiaoqi said coldly: "It's just an obedience, offended!"
I saw him wave his hands, and the two wrestlers behind him pulled out their waist knives, the knife light flashed, and they rushed towards the black-robed old man.
The knife in the hands of the two of them is narrow and slightly curved, very lightweight, longer than a single knife, slightly shorter than the general long sword, the shape is a thick back and a thin blade, like a razor, but the whole blade has a curve, the handle is quite long, can be used with both hands, not only conducive to foot combat, but also suitable for horse warfare, one knife chop, enough to cut off the entire horse's head.
Gao Jie exclaimed in his heart again: "Embroidered spring knife!"
Embroidered spring knife is the standard saber of the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei, the shape of the combination of Tang knife and Shaolin plum blossom knife, single knife characteristics, the steel quality is excellent, the more high position of the person, the embroidered spring knife material is purer, casting more layers of procedures, it is said that in addition to iron, there are other metals, so that the blade is extremely sharp.
The figures of the two wrestlers of Jinyi Wei flashed a few times, and they rushed to the front of the black-robed old man in an instant, and two sharp blades, with a touch of slaughter and femininity in the moonlight, slashed down like lightning.
The black-robed old man let out a clear roar, his robe fluttered, and after a few wrong steps, he passed between the two wrestlers, and the knife suddenly fell short.
The old man didn't look back, his back was facing the two wrestlers, the robe agitated, and a sword light lit up, striking a wrestler behind him from the bottom of the robe.
"Dang", the sound of gold and iron rang out, and one wrestler swung his sword to block the long sword, while the other wrestler softened up and slashed at the old man.
Gao Jie and the little nun Hui Jing were lying in the grass, watching it thrilling and heart-pounding.
Although Hui Jing has practiced martial arts in the temple since she was a child, her main cultivation is the method of internal cultivation, her internal strength is extraordinary, her fists, feet and weapons are very ordinary, and she has never really fought against anyone.
This is the first time Gao Jie has really seen a martial arts scene, and it is a life-and-death confrontation, which is completely different from the fake scenes filmed in later movies.
The swordsmanship of the two brocade-clothed guards was feminine, fast and ruthless, while the long sword of the black-robed old man appeared and disappeared from time to time in the robe.
Gao Jie estimated that the long sword in the old man's hand was not ordinary, and he bumped with the embroidered spring knife of Lux several times, but it was undamaged.
Just when the three of them were fighting and the victory was inseparable, suddenly an unusually bright sword light streaked across the night sky.
Jinyi Wei Wu Xiaoqi made a move.
At this time, the black-robed old man happened to retreat near Wu Xiaoqi, and suddenly felt a murderous aura attacking behind him, and hurriedly swung his sword to block it.
With a soft sound, the swords intersected, the long sword broke from it, and the embroidered spring knife continued to slash at the old man.
Wu Xiaoqi is a seventh-grade official, and the quality of his embroidered spring knife is naturally different from that of those two wrestlers, Rao is sword of the old man in black robe is not bad, and it was also cut off with a knife.
The sharpness of the embroidered spring knife can be seen from this.
It is conceivable that if it is replaced by the embroidered spring knife of the bigger leader of Jinyiwei, the power will be even more terrifying!
The black-robed old man didn't expect the long sword to be ineffective, broken into two sections, the prediction was wrong, and he couldn't dodge, and he watched the embroidered spring knife engraved with the word "Qi" on the blade of the knife cut head-on, and sighed secretly in his heart, so he had to close his eyes and wait for death.