10. Reminiscences of the past
The sky was slightly bright, and Li Shuxiu was awakened by the sound of hurried horses' hooves, and the voices were noisy, which showed that there were a large number of people. She was alert in her heart, and woke up the county lord of Jiuhe softly, drew her long sword, and secretly looked out through the gap in the tent.
I saw that the people who came were Jiuying and others.
The Kazakh tribesmen went out to greet them, and the people of the Nine Babies Split Gang took out gold and silver and rewarded them heavily for their hospitality. The goshawk opened the tent and walked in, and before he could speak, the lord of Jiuhe screamed: "Don't come in!
The goshawk sighed, thinking that the two were disheveled, and glanced at them hurriedly, and found that they were neatly dressed, and they didn't know what they were hiding.
The county lord of Jiuhe covered his face and shouted: "I just woke up, my face is still swollen, tell you not to look at it!"
Goshawk laughed, closed his eyes and said: "Third sister, county lord, Brother Jiuying is now the big boss of the Crackling Gang, let's borrow his light and invite him to the cottage of the Crackling Gang." ”
Li Shuxiu frowned and asked: "The identity of the county lord of Jiuhe is extraordinary, how can you let her go to that bandit village?" I think we should return to my village quickly, and I will find someone to send her back to her father." ”
Goshawk persuaded: "Third sister, our second brother has already patted his chest, saying that he will definitely shoulder the heavy responsibility and send the county lord of Jiuhe back to the surrounding Uriya City safely, let's go for a long time, see and come back, and don't delay much." ”
Li Shuxiu exclaimed: "You told the second brother the identity of the county lord, this is ......"
Seeing that she was displeased, Goshawk hurriedly smiled and said: "Third sister, I see that the second brother is alert, and he loves the lord of Jiuhe very much, and he will never harm her." Besides, he is the only one who knows about this, and he will never leak the news. ”
Li Shuxiu raised her mouth and clasped her hands, although she was secretly angry, she was helpless. The goshawk let out a low breath and pleaded again and again, looking quite anxious.
The county lord of Jiuhe heard the goshawk say that Jiuying "loves him", his heart was ecstatic, his face was shy, and he chuckled: "I am blessed with a great life, even the ancient city of the barbarian king has come out alive, this little bandit nest, I really don't believe what can be done with me, anyway, there is nothing to do, let's go." ”
At that moment, everyone took out two horses and let the two of them each ride one, Li Shuxiu and the county lord of Jiuhe jumped on the back of the horse lightly, causing everyone to applaud, they saw the two daughters so heroic, and their faces showed admiration.
After the two of them sat down, Jiuying gave an order, and everyone galloped towards the place where the Rifrong Gang cottage was.
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Li Shuxiu followed everyone, along the green grass, facing the warm sun, to the front of a cottage.
When she saw the appearance of this cottage, she sighed secretly in her heart. I saw that there was a low wooden fence around the front of this cottage, among which there was a circle of dilapidated mud houses, the ground was full of dust, and in the stable behind the cottage, the grass was full of cattle and horses, and the smell was mixed with the smell of grass.
The crowd dismounted, poured into one of the large houses, placed the treasure chests everywhere, and sat down noisily, giggling and excited, chattering with each other.
Li Shuxiu whispered to the goshawk: "These people of the Rift Rong Gang have a bad reputation on the grassland, so we have to be careful." ”
Goshawk said strangely: "They are Mingjiao disciples, and they have only been against the government, how can they have a bad reputation?"
Li Shuxiu's face turned red, his voice was softer, and he said: "Although they don't rob money, they often hook up with Kazakh women, and trick them into going up the mountain in the name of preaching. The Kazakhs in my village always have a look of hatred on their faces when they mention the Rift Gang. ”
The goshawk couldn't help but shake its head, remembering their previous anxious appearance, and contempt for these Mingjiao disciples again.
After half the salary, I saw ten gorgeously dressed women from the Western Regions walking out with a smile, their faces were full of red light, their bodies were slim, they walked twisting and twisting, served wine, and then sat down around Yeseni.
Yeseny muttered a few words of Kazakh, and several women smiled coquettishly, sat down next to Jiuying, and tightly pressed their bodies against Jiuying, and held his hands up and down to him, tenderly.
Seeing this, Jiuhe was angry in his heart, and was about to scold, Jiuying whispered a few words to those women, and they showed a disappointed look and left from him.
Jiuying beckoned to the county lord of Jiuhe and said, "Ah Zhen, you sit next to me." ”
The county lord of Jiuhe was overjoyed, hurriedly got up, moved the lotus step lightly, and sat beside Jiuying, Jiuying looked at her and smiled softly at her, and then turned his head and said to everyone: "Today, I have been favored by Mingzun, Elder Yeseni is wrongly loved, and I am in the position of the leader of this Ming Sect, I feel happy in my heart, but I can remember that I am only a shallow learner, and I feel that the road is long and uneasy. ”
The left envoy of light is called Tang You, and he said with a smile: "Sect Master, don't be polite, you are so talented, in the future, everyone will follow you, and you will definitely be able to grow your momentum, develop more disciples, and make the flame of light burn more and more." ”
Qidun kept looking at Guan Shanyue and Feng Yehua, and he asked, "These two brothers look so familiar. Could it be that the divination wizard of the Broken Bones Gang, and the second leader of the Vulture Gang, Feng Ye?"
Guan Shanyue only promised a few words, Feng Yehua's face did not change, and said loudly: "I have already joined the command of the Nine Infant Sons, not to work for the Vulture Gang. ”
Yeseni exclaimed, "Master, you have a brilliant plan, I still haven't figured it out, how did you get these two gang of horse thieves to kill each other?"
Jiu Ying smiled: "Two years ago, when I found you and joined the Ming Sect, I had already asked Mr. Guan to secretly infiltrate the Broken Bone Gang as an informant, and set a plan to eliminate these two bandits. I caused a grudge between the two gangs, and then borrowed the knife to kill and the corpse to return the soul, and these horse thieves were so deceiving that they came and went, and they fought each other with great pleasure. ”
Yeseni complimented a few more words, looked at Feng Yehua and said, "Is this Feng Yehua and Feng Shaoxia, who were called 'Cloud Knife' by the people of the rivers and lakes in the past? ”
When Feng Yehua heard the words "Feng Shaoxia", he was shocked, smiled bitterly, and said: "I am no longer young anymore, the word Shaoxia, the elders don't want to mention it again." ”
Goshawk suddenly asked: "Mr. Feng, seven years ago, you were famous in the rivers and lakes, and your reputation was all over the country, known as Nanfeng and Beizhang, the young and handsome in the martial arts, except for that Zhang Junbao and Zhang Daochang, no one can compare with you, why did you suddenly disappear from the rivers and lakes, and why did you fall into the bandits' den?"
Feng Yehua's eyes showed a look of pain, he didn't want to mention the past, but when he looked to the side, he saw that Jiu Ying's face also showed curiosity, hesitated for a moment, and sighed: "Because, seven years ago, I participated in an unprecedented fierce battle, and we lost a lot in that vicious battle, and all my relatives and friends died in that vicious battle.
From then on, I was disheartened, I lost my soul, and all my ambitions disappeared in an instant. I was in the desert and was seriously ill, but I didn't have the strength to defend myself, I just wanted to die. Later, I was rescued by the Vulture Gang, and I was grateful for his kindness, and when I was confused, I threw myself into his service, but he was a man of great sin. ”
The goshawk stared at him and asked, "Your so-called fierce battle, but the siege of Fancheng?"
The people in the lobby who were familiar with the old things exclaimed in surprise when they heard the "siege of Fancheng", and everyone showed a sad look on their faces, as if they were extremely sorry for it.
Feng Yehua's face was gloomy, and he nodded: "Yes, that year, the Mongolian army surrounded Fancheng, and the court was mediocre and refused to rescue, so some masters ascended to the top and shouted, sending a martial arts hero post, calling on us hot-blooded men to go to the battlefield together to protect our families and defend the country." At that time, I was also a bit of a chivalrous name in the rivers and lakes, and it was my duty to lead all the good men of Yulin Villa to Fancheng together.
In addition to me, at that time, the martial arts in the world, regardless of the ** white way or the orthodox cult, all abandoned their previous suspicions, and the elites went out to form an army of about 10,000 people, and they rescued the lonely city. I also met Zhou Xingtian, the demon of Xiaoyao Palace, the first master of Shaolin Temple, Wusu Zen Master, and the Kunlun faction's sword god Qing Cangzi, three peerless masters. ”
When Jiuying and Goshawk heard these three names, they were excited and blurted out, "These three people also went?"
Feng Yehua nodded, thinking of the spectacular scene of the heroes in the past, and couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
Li Shuxiu didn't know the anecdotes of the rivers and lakes, and asked, "Brother Goshawk, what's special about these people?"
Goshawk kept rubbing his hands and said in a trembling voice: "Seven years ago, there were four peerless masters in the rivers and lakes called 'Southern Leopard, Spirit Sword, Buddha Palm, and Heavenly Demon', Southern Leopard is known as Nanshan Leopard Yin, Spirit Sword is the swordsman Qing Cangzi of the Kunlun faction, Buddha Palm is the first Wusu Zen Master of Shaolin Dharma Academy, and Heavenly Demon is Zhou Xingtian, the left messenger of the dark night of Xiaoyao Palace. These four masters, their martial arts are really superb, and no one can match them......"
Jiu Ying smiled: "Big brother, you seem to have missed one person, there is also a mysterious swordsman called 'Dugu Sword Demon' on the rivers and lakes, and his reputation is on a par with these four people, not inferior." ”
Goshawk was quite disdainful and said: "This person hides his head and tail, no one has seen his shot, and the rumors in the rivers and lakes are so false, I'm afraid that it will be coaxed again." ”
Jiuying listened to the goshawk's stubborn tone, which seemed to be quite prejudiced against this person, and secretly laughed, and replied: "Let's not interrupt, continue to listen to Brother Feng tell the old story." ”
Feng Yehua sighed gloomily: "Of course, I also saw Zhang Junbao Zhang Daochang, who is the same name as me, he is sloppy and alone. In addition, there are Huashan, Qingcheng, Quicksand Gang, Kongtong, Shadow, Guigu, Jingshan...... The masters of all the sects gathered together.
We came to Fancheng about ten miles in front of the front, gearing up, eager to try, blood boiling, only to feel that we have gathered so many masters, the momentum is huge, I am afraid that the Mongolian Tartar army will meet us, only the head of the rat scurry. ”
Everyone listened to his depressed tone, without any joy, and their hearts were all uneasy.
Feng Yehua saw everyone looking at him, lowered his head, and looked sad, he lamented sadly: "We have lost, and we have lost very badly. The Mongols sent an army of about 3,000 men to intercept us, and they fought for a long time, and although they were repulsed, they were already at the end of their crossbows. Then another Tartar force of several thousand men arrived, and we were crushed. ”
Hearing this, Jiu Ying's face changed color, and he asked: "Ridiculous! Mongolian Tatars are not three-headed and six-armed, and they don't have the help of world-class masters, how can they defeat 10,000 good hands in the rivers and lakes with thousands of enemies?"
Feng Yehua said: "They set up stainless steel shields and formed a formation; bows and crossbows came all over the sky and couldn't hide from them; when we got close to the enemy formation, countless spears pierced out from behind the shields, and a tenacious net was scattered in the sky, no matter how strong your martial arts and agile skills were, you couldn't break through their defenses; while the Mongols were well-trained and advanced and retreated in unison, we rushed indiscriminately and always fell into their encirclement." Once besieged, there is only one thing left to do. ”