Fireworks were released, and the cavalry on standby soon arrived, inspected the scene of the assassination, took the prisoners, and remained silent all the time.

The gentle instructor arrived with the cavalry team, and when he saw that the four of them were unharmed, he asked Hua Yue about the assassination, and Mei Ying pouted and stood aside.

Maybe it's hard to survive if you don't get rid of the killer, maybe it's because the encounter by the lake has strengthened the resistance, and he kills again every other day, but Gao Yuan's chest is not as uncomfortable as yesterday, and when he heard that Mei Ying was not dead, he hurriedly wiped away his tears and got up, and ran to help Qin Rufeng, which was also to cover up Fang Cai's embarrassment.

Everything is a bureau, Hua Yue and Qin Rufeng have long been secretly on guard, the killer is their prey, Gao Yuan and Mei Ying are the bait that they don't know.

"You still want to go into the mountain?!" Instructor Gentle glared at Hua Yue.

Hua Yue glared back without showing weakness: "It's only been half a day since the five-day holiday, and after sending these few little thieves, our hunt is about to officially begin." As he spoke, he posted it in front of the gentle instructor, and begged with a smile: "Sister, if you don't worry, you can go with us." ”

"I'm going with you only to make it more dangerous. "The stronger the strength of the team, the stronger the enemy will be, the layout of the standard camp is the military order, and the gentle instructor does not dare to disobey it, brushes away the soil on Mei Ying's long skirt, and admonishes lovingly: "The first strike is strong, the shot must be fast, and it must be ruthless!"

"Kill one person as a thief, kill a thousand people to become a hero, and slaughter all the evil I am God!"

Qin Rufeng expressed a few words of emotion, in exchange for three pairs of white eyes, smiled dryly and picked up the spear to open the way first, Gao Yuan pulled out the long knife on the tree and followed wordlessly. Hua Yue and Mei Ying had a gentle instructor to let go of the wind, hid behind a tree, took off their long skirts and changed into strong clothes, and caught up with the worried eyes of the gentle instructor.

The messy trees and weeds became denser and denser, and Gao Yuan and Qin Rufeng took turns wielding long knives to cut off the branches along the road, providing convenience for Hua Yue and Mei Ying.

Out of the woods, the mountain road became rugged and steep, with Qin Rufeng gagging all the way, the mood of several people became relaxed, Hua Yue and Mei Ying talked and laughed, and the distance seemed to be shortened. When Qin Rufeng saw the hut stop in the mountain pass, it was getting earlier than expected.

Qin Rufeng did not rush into the house, first took Gao Yuan to inspect the surroundings, and only then did the two of them draw their short knives and carefully approach the thatched hut, Hua Yue and Mei Ying also held bows and arrows and waited for them, but unexpectedly, it was a false alarm, and there was no figure in the thatched hut. Qin Rufeng was still not at ease, he used a short knife to flick the sundries in the house, checked it several times before putting away the short knife, walked out of the hut and sat on the wooden pier and shouted: "Killing people to open the way is blinded, I am tired all the way, no one expects me to work before eating." ”

Hua Yue covered his mouth and snickered, but he didn't say anything, he took Mei Ying to clean the house busily, and when he saw Gao Yuan still standing in front of the door, he pretended to be angry and shouted: "Why are you standing stupidly, do you want Senior Sister to go and catch rabbits for you to eat again." After saying that, he laughed first, and Takagaki was punished for a day without eating.

How dare Gao Yuan say that he had already eaten the dried meat prepared by Qin Rufeng, turned around and went to pick up the stumps of dead trees, the night in the mountains is very cold, two fires must be built, there is no need to worry about food, there are bows and arrows in hand, along the way, the two women hunted a lot of birds and beasts, picked the delicious meat and tied them together, so that Qin Rufeng and Gao Yuan took turns to pick them back. Chopping wood is Gao Yuan's forte, picking dry branches that are not easy to smoke, and it didn't take long to accumulate two large piles in front of the house, and without waiting for Qin Rufeng to urge, he picked up the game and walked away.

When night fell, the fire burning in front of the hut reflected a red smile, and the four of them did not feel sleepy, and sat around the fire and chatted after eating and drinking.

"Senior sister, who is going to kill us?" Mei Ying couldn't help but ask about the day, Qin Rufeng and Hua Yue glanced at each other, and then Hua Yue explained: "Who is the master, you can guess for yourself, and then just keep it in your heart, before there is enough evidence, you will be bitten back if you say it, I heard that there was a senior in the Biaoying who died in this incident." ”

As Hua Yue narrated, Gao Yuantou became bigger and bigger. The irreconcilable contradictions between the imperial center and the county king, the shameless mutual plots between the standard camps for fame and fortune, and even the people in the standard camp are secretly lurking, and every year there are secret guards who die because of this, it seems that the standard camp is far from being calm on the surface. Although Hua Yue only mentioned it in general terms, Gao Yuan also took it seriously in mind, Mei Ying asked questions from time to time, but Hua Yue rarely answered, mostly talking to himself. There are countless secrets involved in the long history of the standard camp, and Hua Yue doesn't know much, but he can't explain it clearly for a moment, so he can only explain the main contradictions and real threats as clearly as possible, and he didn't stop talking until midnight.

"I don't want to tell you these words, and I don't want to say anything when I know them, and we will never admit to saying them. Qin Rufeng came back from another patrol, and told Mei Ying with a solemn face: "Especially you, if it weren't for Gao Yuan and the two of us who have a deep relationship, I wouldn't have told you if I was killed." ”

"Don't look down on people, I'm also a samurai. After experiencing the test of life and death along the way, Mei Ying finally showed her true colors as a woman: "Senior Rufeng, didn't you go through the tempering of life and death earlier than the two of us, what's the big deal, in two years, I don't know who will win whom." Qin Rufeng's handsome face sneered: "Then let's live these two years first, I'm ready to challenge at any time." ”

Hearing this, Gao Yuan took over the conversation: "Senior, I had a wish three years ago. Hua Yue pursed his lips and smiled: "When I have the strength, I will definitely beat Senior Qin all over the ground to find teeth." Isn't that so?" Takagaki scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. Qin Rufeng was also angry: "What a good wish I should have, it's too old-fashioned, at least half of the people in the current standard camp embrace your great ideal that is destined to never be realized." Hehe, why don't you mention that you are hungry for a day?"

"I'm afraid I'll never be able to beat her. Gao Yuan replied casually, this time even Mei Ying joked with a smile: "It means that if you can really win, you will also be hungry for a day, giggles, you are not afraid of the senior and you will fight hard." ”

Hua Yue couldn't hold back his laughter and beat Mei Ying with his powder fist, and only laughed after a while: "If that's the case, he will definitely fight hard, because he is my brother!" Mei Ying twitched the corners of her mouth and muttered: "The ghost only believes it!" Unexpectedly, Qin Rufeng's ears were sharper than that of a thief, and he laughed at Mei Ying: "Originally, I thought you were so smart, but that's it, haha, it's really the same as you, hahaha." ”

"Okay, don't make trouble, he's really my brother, my cousin, I'm a child who has been loved and given away since I was a child, giggles. Hua Yue was afraid that the two would quarrel again, so he hurriedly said the right thing: "They actually don't want to kill us, this time I'm afraid they are deliberately deterring, and they make it clear to the standard battalion and us students, if we don't develop according to their will, what awaits us is a dead end." ”

"Senior sister, the empire will never endanger the boy camp, this is a national policy! As long as we report the murderer to the empire, they will never end well, even if he is the king of Xiangyun County!" Mei Ying was too excited, and her tone of voice was full of firmness that did not make people refute, Qin Rufeng glanced at Mei Ying a few more times, and then nodded: "One point is thorough, it is smarter than me, a wooden junior." But what about the evidence, do you think that the murderer will be directly instructed by him! A false accusation will leave us dead with no place to bury. ”

"Then what is their purpose? We will not deal with the standard camp for no reason, we are a group of orphans, we will not fight for their power, we will have to kill them when we grow up, they should protect us. Gao Yuan couldn't figure out the key to it, and raised his head to ask Hua Yue, but Mei Ying rushed to explain: "If it's really him, the motive is too simple, control the standard camp, let the standard camp be completely loyal to him, that is, you said that you will kill people for him in the future." Gao Yuan nodded and agreed with Mei Ying's statement, but he still couldn't fully understand, and said suspiciously: "How many people do we have, how useful can we be, come to a battalion of troops and destroy us." ”

Hua Yue saw that Gao Yuan pointed to the crux of the problem, and secretly said that this junior seemed to be honest on the surface, and his mind was not dull, but what was more valuable was that he would never blindly go along with others, and let a few people determine the origin of the murderer, he could still maintain a sober judgment, and his mind was tough enough, and he smiled approvingly at Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan's heart was like water, and he hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to play with the fire, which made Hua Yue feel more interesting, he was still shy when he was about to become a samurai, and he was not in a hurry to explain if he was trying to tease him.

"Most of the cadets who go out every year in the standard battalion are samurai, and the youngest in the army is also the captain. As long as the better people don't die and gradually accumulate military merits, their military ranks will get higher and higher, although they are all middle and lower officers, but they are all real power. Control the standard battalion, and the student soldiers have an more difficult to cut off the bond, wait for a few decades, even if only a small part of the people who go out of the standard battalion are loyal, that is also a terrible force, not to mention that there are nine standard battalions in Xiangyun County, and the cadets who go out of the camp every year are half of the elite battalion. Qin Rufeng said a lot in one breath, and Gao Yuan finally understood the importance of the standard camp.

"Okay, let's not talk about this big scene, let the ministers and the county king fight. Hua Yue didn't want to talk further, so he diverted the topic: "Mei Ying, what kind of blade are you used to?"

"Long whip, the instructor has been teaching me, but because it's hunting, I didn't bring it. ”

Qin Rufeng didn't laugh at all when he said that he was down to business: "The long whip can be used to fight and win, but it is not appropriate to go into battle to kill the enemy and fight to the death, and it is not a standard blade in the army, so you had better change it as soon as possible." Mei Ying didn't roll her eyes again this time: "Yes, but I haven't chosen it yet." As he spoke, he asked Hua Yue, "Senior sister, do you use a gun?" Why don't you teach me marksmanship? ”

"The moon stick knife has been a gun all his life, and it is very hard to practice the gun, and it is a little late for you to start learning now. Seeing that Mei Ying was obviously a little disappointed, she hurriedly cheered her up: "You have practiced the long whip for three years, and there is a kind of Qimen weapon that can be learned, and it also belongs to marksmanship, but it is more difficult to practice and more powerful than the spear." ”

"What weapon?" Mei Ying was eager to try, as long as she was powerful, what was it to endure some hardship.

Hua Yue chuckled: "Chain gun, hehe." Don't be happy first, I don't know how to use lotus marksmanship, you really want to learn, and after the samurai is certified, I will take you to meet someone to see if there is fate. Well, if someone is willing to help, it will work. ”

"Who's so powerful?"

"My ancestor, Takagaki's grandfather, hehe. ”

"Then why doesn't Gao Yuan practice marksmanship?" Mei Ying was a little puzzled, and couldn't help but look at Gao Yuan when she said, she was really embarrassed to speak.

Takagaki blushed and explained: "I have been weak since I was a child, and my grandfather said that practicing guns will aggravate the disease of the viscera, and when my body improves, I have practiced knives for three years." I started practicing knives when I was six years old, and the habits I developed since I was a child were not easy to change, so I didn't practice guns. ”

"Fate, this opportunity is for me. Mei Ying jumped up from the fire happily, only to find that Hua Yue and Qin Rufeng were grimacing at her, and remembering the ambiguity in her words, she couldn't help blushing.

Qin Rufeng stretched his waist, spread out the leather mattress beside the fire, and shouted lazily: "Gao Yuan, you patrol the sentry in the first half of the night, wake me up in the second half of the night, dream well tonight, I still want to learn the chain gun, Hua Yue, don't say you don't want to, hehe, how can the ancestor pass on people casually." ”