The reappearance of the heavenly thieves in the rivers and lakes has been rumored, and the arrest portrait of Sun Renshou's brother has spread all over the country, and the two of them will definitely not dare to take the stage at that time. But if Lu Yushan asks another helper, when the fight in the ring is hot, but the three swords of frost, rain, and snow as the four envoys of the village never appear, people will naturally associate with the content of the rumors and guess the truth of the matter, the false face of the Holy Sword Villa is self-defeating, and the result of winning or losing is no longer important.

"What if Lu Yushan refuses to accept the gambling fight?" The seniors spoke, of course Dongmei didn't dare to interject, and at this time, seeing Song Yuanlan triumphant, she couldn't help but ask.

"Why didn't he dare to fight?" Song Yuanlan smiled evilly: "Then there will be more rumors on the rivers and lakes at that time!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

Indeed, the biggest beauty of Song Yuanlan's plan is to let Lu Yushan accept the challenge, and it is not okay not to accept the challenge.

Zheng Dapeng thought carefully and continued to ask: "What if Lu Yushan finds someone to help fight, and at the same time can reasonably explain the reason why Sanjian is not there?"

Song Yuanlan smiled incomprehensibly: "This requires Lord Zhao's help." ”

"Hey, how can I help?" Of course, Zhao Yinian would not go to the Daimyo's Mansion with everyone, and he was a little confused when he said that Song Yuanlan would help.

Song Yuanlan grinned and said, "Lord Zhao, your task is to plant all the things of the Heavenly Thieves and Fengyue Gate on Lu Yushan, and add fuel and vinegar to publicize it. There are many good people in the world, who like to inquire and spread gossip, with their big mouths and long tongues to help, and when the time comes, everyone's eyes will be fixed on the life and death of the three swords of frost, rain and snow. If Lu Yushan dared to make up an excuse for the absence of the three of them, the result would only be to shoot himself in the foot. ”

"Lord Song has an order, and the young general respects his life?" Zhao Yinian got up and hugged his fists, making a posture of being ordered, and hated Song Yuanlan raised her pink fist and raised it twice at him.

The crowd burst into laughter again.

The matter was basically settled, and Zheng Dapeng said: "The method can be tried, but the eleven swordsmanship has been changed to ten formations, Lan'er, your swordsmanship has just become successful, and you still need to practice diligently, so don't go to the ring." ”

Song Yuanlan had ten years of internal strength from her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and was looking for an opportunity to show her skills, but when she heard her father-in-law say this, she was anxious, and when she was about to refute, Gao Fenglan took the first step and said: "Lan'er, don't say more, there is no ordinary fight in the ring, just do it according to your father-in-law's arrangement." ”

Everyone also knew that Zheng Dapeng and Gao Fenglan felt sorry for their righteous daughter and were reluctant to let her take risks, so they also spoke out to dissuade her.

Song Yuanlan showed off for a long time, but in the end she had nothing to do, and when she saw that the matter was a foregone conclusion, she was so angry that she stomped her feet.

Fang Xiaoyun looked amused, and came over to comfort: "Sister Lan doesn't have to be angry, you are our military advisor, how can you easily get into danger?"

Qiu Ju took over and said, "Yes, Miss Song, don't let down everyone's kindness." After speaking, he deliberately sighed and said: "Alas! It's just that I didn't have the opportunity to witness the demeanor of the 'master', it's a pity!"

Dongmei also lamented: "It's a pity, I've never seen the expression of a master being kicked out of the ring, and I didn't have to watch it this time." ”

Xia He rebuked the two sisters and said, "What nonsense are you two talking about? How could Miss Song let people kick off the ring? When the time comes, she will jump off by herself!"

Song Yuanlan knew that a few little girls were hurting themselves, and she was so angry that she jumped up and wanted to pinch someone. Chunlan hurriedly stopped and said, "Miss Song, don't be like them, my sisters have always been straightforward and fast-talking, and they can't turn corners when they speak." Miss Song read that for the sake of telling them the truth, let them go. ”

The other three little girls immediately pretended to be pitiful and begged Song Yuanlan: "Yes, Miss Song, for our sake, just spare us." ”

Song Yuanlan couldn't save face anymore, so she jumped up and pounced.

The four little girls screamed and giggled and fled from the house.

Everyone laughed loudly, the plan had been decided, everyone's hearts were light, and they discussed the arrangements for the Daimyo's Mansion for a long time, and then someone called for a banquet and drank to their heart's content.

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In the early morning of the next day, the weather was exceptionally clear, it was the end of summer, the sky was showing signs of autumn, and the sky dotted with velvety white clouds was even deeper and farther, which made Chai Shaoning, Sima Long, and Xiao Ting, who were walking on the road, have a sense of awe.

Everyone seems so small under the sky, but even this little human being is constantly killing each other for their own interests, whether they want to or not, they are actively and passively becoming a pawn on the battlefield of life and death, and often ignore the beauty that nature has given to the world.

The three brothers sighed all the way and walked forward.

The purpose of their trip was to listen to the news on the road and take precautions in advance to prevent the thieves from launching a sneak attack on the group of men and horses that followed.

The brigade led by Sun Shaoyang, Zheng Dapeng, and Gao Fenglan will wait for Song Shoucheng's family to move into the city, and only after everything is ready, will they leave with confidence.

Fortunately, everyone didn't need to rush to the trip, so that Zhao Yinian could have enough time to spread rumors.

The three brothers of Chai Shaoning enjoyed the scenery along the way, walking slowly along the way, the scenery suddenly changed on this day, and the Liantian Peak Ridge covered by dense forests appeared in front of them.

Although Shanxi is mountainous, it is significantly more dangerous than before. The three of them climbed to the top of a peak and looked around, only to see that the mountain was like the undulating waves, with ravines and forests towering to the sky, as long as they were a little away from the official road, they would be lost in the mountains and become the belly of the beast.

Although the boundless mountains and forests are shocking, the most strange thing is that the yellow mountains that suddenly appear in front of the deep ravine, like the huge walls that separate the heavens and the earth, break through the green shackles and bulge on the earth, which is very different from the emerald green mountains in the south.

Chai Shaoning was born in a mountain village in the north, and he was not surprised by the scenery in front of him, but Sima Long exclaimed: "What kind of place is this? The mountain bags seem to be gentle, but they are hidden and dangerous, compared to the wide waves of our sea, and have a kind of breathtaking mystery. ”

When Xiao Ting came, he had already experienced the scenery in the mountains, and he still couldn't help but be shocked when he came back to the scene, and he said: "This is the Taihang Mountains at the junction of Shanxi and Hebei, which is the only place for the two provinces to pass, the territory is vast, the yellow mountains and the green peaks are intertwined, the colors are fantastic and blurry, and no one dares to set foot in many places so far, it is a good place for the bandits to gather." ”

Xiao Ting's words are not bad at all. Since entering the mountain, all the three brothers have heard in their ears is the topic of the Taihang group disturbing the people and doing evil.

Chai Shaoning has the heart to eliminate harm for the people, but after inquiring, he knows that the Taihang group has a wide distribution range, and it is definitely not something that can be eliminated overnight. The three of them had something to do, so they could only suppress the righteous indignation in their hearts, and secretly resolved to wait until they got rid of the thieves and then came back to exterminate the bandits.

After another day's journey, the three brothers had gone deep into the hinterland of the mountains, and there was no trace of the inn on the side of the road. Seeing that it was getting late, I had to find a nearby farmhouse to spend the night.

There is a small courtyard next to the mountain road in front, the earth wall rammed by the loess has been weathered and dilapidated, the wall is overgrown with weeds, and a big gap is collapsed in the corner of the wall. The simple courtyard gate nailed into wooden planks has also turned yellow, the edge is rotten and stubble, the courtyard gate is half-open, and in the empty small courtyard, not to mention the dogs who take care of the courtyard, even the chickens that the northern people are used to raising do not have.

Chai Shaoning looked inside through the open courtyard door, and saw that there were three thatched houses to the south, the door of a room on the right was hidden, and the left side should be inside and outside, and the light came out from the window paper of the inner room, indicating that there were people in the house.

Chai Shaoning then knocked on the door and shouted, "Is anyone at home?"

After no one responded for a long time, Xiao Ting frowned and stepped forward, walked into the courtyard and said loudly: "Fellow, can you come out to talk?" We are not bad people, it is getting late, and we want to spend the night at the villager's house." ”

There was still no sound in the room.

It was already autumn season, and the weather was getting colder, especially in mountainous areas, and the night was extremely cold, but Chai Shaoning noticed that the window paper that turned on the lights was rotten, but no one repaired it.

This is very unconscionable, and it is impossible for the people sleeping in it to ignore a large hole that leaks all the time.

Realizing that something might happen, Chai Shaoning no longer shy away from it, rushed into the courtyard and looked inside the paper hole in the window, and saw a woman hanging in the air with a cloth belt hanging high on the beam in the house.

Chai Shaoning was taken aback, didn't bother to go around to the door, and directly smashed the window and jumped in.

Sima Long and Xiao Ting were startled when they saw it from behind, and they also hurriedly ran in, and saw a rag twisted strap passing through the roof beam, and a set was tied underneath and put on the head of a woman in her fifties who was dressed in shabby.

Chai Shaoning hugged the woman's legs and lifted them up, and the woman fell straight into Chai Shaoning's arms.

Only then did Sima Long and Xiao Ting know what had happened, and helped Chai Shaoning push and press on the woman's chest. Finally the woman let out a sharp cough, then took a long breath, and her eyes gradually opened.

The woking woman looked at the three people in front of her with confused eyes, and then looked at the four walls of the house, which were empty with only two thin sickles, and finally realized that she had not died.

"Why did you save me?" the woman was silent for a moment, and suddenly tears welled up, covering the traces of tears that had not dried before.

"Auntie, ants are still greedy for life, what is there that you can't think of?

The woman was obviously very sad about what had happened, but she cried, "Thank you for saving your life, but I am not as clean as I am dead." ”

Xiao Ting said sincerely: "Sister-in-law, what is the difficulty? Maybe we can help you." ”

The woman also realized that Xiao Ting was a real person, so she told the reason: "Yesterday, my daughter-in-law and I made a fire at home to cook, and we didn't want the thieves from the nearby Yueya Mountain to break in and arrest my poor daughter-in-law into the cottage. After my son Wang Zhong came back, he relied on the fact that he had learned some martial arts and chased after the dignitaries, but he has not returned until now, but I am afraid that it will be more than lucky! My husband worked as a long-term worker for other people in the county town, and entrusted this family to me before leaving. Now that my family is ruined, what face do I have to see him again?"