The old man with yellow teeth and the hunchbacked old man looked at each other and smiled, and his intuition told Ah Niu that even if the two of them didn't know each other, they had at least a few faces, and he was not in a hurry to answer this question, Ah Niu looked at the old man with yellow teeth and said.

"Do you know me?"

"I don't know. ”

The yellow-toothed old man shook his head, and Ah Niu continued.

"That's how we should have people who know each other. ”

This time, the old man with yellow teeth stopped talking, he drank by himself, even if he had drunk a lot before, he still felt that he had not drunk enough at all.

"You all know the same person. ”

The hunchbacked old man said lightly.

"And it's not a coincidence, I also know the person you know, and I've met him many times, he's a very ambitious person, his ambition comes from his unwillingness, in fact, he wasn't like this a long time ago, I know he has a lot of things to do, including my 50,000 iron horsemen drawn from the Great Prince's command are also from his handwriting. ”

The old Confucian's words fell, and the audience was silent, it turned out that this old Confucian, who was not good-looking, was Shi Xiuqi, a strategist under the great prince of the dynasty.

Shi Xiuqi stood up suddenly, his body was a little rickety, but this did not affect him to stand out from the crowd, the attention of the whole restaurant was all on him, he just asked for a few small dishes before he began to taste, leaving two taels of silver and slowly stepped out of the inn, because he knew that someone would follow, there were some things to say, but he couldn't say it in public, so he stepped out of the inn with his front feet, Ah Niu and the old man with yellow teeth followed out, they slowly walked out of the town, as far as the eye could see, there was a neat camp, even if the rain was majestic, these soldiers were still in an orderly manner, and the rain hit the armor and sent out a very eye-catching figure。

Shi Xiuqi didn't hold an umbrella, in fact, he didn't hold an umbrella when he entered the inn, but even so, his clothes were still not wet, it is not difficult to see that this 200,000 iron horsemen are above 10,000 people No matter when and where there are masters in the secret protection, but when he left the inn, he was directly drenched in a rain, and like the old man A Niuhuang, they gradually approached the barracks unhurriedly, allowing the rain to wet their clothes.

Shi Xiuqi seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be deliberately saying it to the two behind him, he said lightly.

"What do you think of this ironclad combat power?"

"Very strong. ”

The yellow-toothed old man said with a smile, it is a well-known thing that the iron horse is famous all over the world, and there is nothing to be embarrassed to admit, even if he is from Chu.

Shi Xiuqi was gloomy, and he said gloomily.

"It is indeed very strong, my Northern Wei Dynasty still has 150,000 troops like this, 200,000 republics, 200,000 iron cavalry, 200,000 regular troops, and 400,000 republican troops...... But it's just boasting. ”

"Where do you start?"

"200,000 iron cavalry? just think about it, the only one who can really be called an iron cavalry is only these 50,000, the most well-equipped, the most powerful combat power, and the elite of the country, if you have such an army, what will you do?"

"Put it where it's needed most, of course. ”

Indeed, such a simple truth can be understood by anyone, but Xuanyuan Hongtu does not understand. ”

Shi Xiuqi didn't call him the eldest prince, but called him Xuanyuan Hongtu, which made Ah Niu a little surprised, just because the way of the monarch and the minister must not be violated, how could he call his master?

As if knowing Ah Niu's doubts, Shi Xiuqi explained again.

"Xuanyuan Hongtu this person is too conceited, do not listen to my dissuasion, insist on going his own way, sooner or later it will cause a catastrophe, so 50,000 iron horsemen guard the Feixian Pass, then the pass is unbreakable within ten years, and there is no war in the Northern Wei Dynasty within ten years to quickly restore the prosperity of the past, but it is a pity that my eldest prince wants to kill two birds with one stone to resist the outside of the pass and at the same time dispatch 50,000 of the most elite iron armor to Xichu, he is a good calculation, but he does not know that he has been understood by others, step by step into the trap of others. ”

Lao Ru said impassionedly, but Ah Niu was not salty or light.

"Why are you telling us this? We don't know about family and country affairs, we only know how to beg for a living, and it doesn't matter to us what kind of family or country we don't have. And I don't think it matters too much for most of us. ”

"It's just not important to you. ”

Shi Xiuqi turned his head and glanced at Ah Niu meaningfully.

"The fact that these things are not important to you all the time, that's why you forget a lot of things. ”

"You know something. ”

Ah Niu's eyes widened suddenly, but it was a pity that Shi Xiuqi said lightly as if he hadn't seen his excitement at all.

"I don't know much, but I know a little, I guessed something from the second time I saw him in more than ten years, but I'm not sure, fortunately, it should be certain now, but I won't tell you, just like even if I know that Xuanyuan's grand plan can't be a big climate, I still try my best to assist him, because fate is a strange thing, you don't know what will happen in the next moment, it's like the next game of chess, you never know if it will turn around until it's finished. I'm glad to talk to you about this today, and if you want to be a guest in the camp, come along, and if you don't, you can leave. ”

Shi Xiuqi appeared quietly, and returned to the barracks so suddenly, as if his appearance was just to say such a Shinto word to Ah Niu and the old man with yellow teeth.

"Actually, he only brought us here to tell us that it would have been easy for him to kill the two of us, but he didn't kill us. ”

On the way back, the old man with yellow teeth thought for a moment and said slowly, which made Ah Niu a little puzzled.

"He said that he and we knew someone in common, and he shouldn't be a killer, and you should know each other, and I saw you laugh at each other. ”

"I didn't know him, we had only met a few times, he was a stinky, hard old boy, I didn't feel very good about him, and even if we knew each other, it didn't mean anything, because he didn't say that the person he knew was friends with him. ”

"Well, I don't understand what you're saying in the clouds. ”

Ah Niu smiled calmly.

"Old man, it seems like we haven't had a good conversation for so long, do you remember what the Faceling said, he said that he was familiar with your sword, and it was the first time you had met, that is, he had met your master, and I was curious about what kind of person your master was. ”

"My master, that's amazing, but my master and his old man don't allow me to mention that I am his apprentice outside, because he feels ashamed. ”

“......”

Ah Niu really didn't know what to say, so he only said a little depressed.

"A sword can cut the octopus and force the faceling back, and all these means can be said to be a shame for him? ”

"That's not going to happen, the master has accepted three disciples, but I'm the most useless, you're still young, maybe you'll be able to hear the names of my three senior brothers in the future." ”

The heavy rain finally stopped in the second half of the night, Fang Lansheng and the fisherman were drunk and were carried back to the bed, and only gradually woke up in the middle of the day on the second day, the caravan that was originally going to leave early in the morning was postponed until noon, just because Fang Lansheng was also a person who worked hard for the caravan, the fat boss was still righteous, and bought a lot of fast horses for them before parting, so that they could go back to their own mountain gate quickly, and parting with Fang Lansheng Wanqing and others seemed a little hurried, and they each went away on their hips without saying a few words, Ah Niu finally glanced at Mingyue, who had been seriously injured and had healed, and the latter glanced at her。

"You really don't remember me?"

"I don't remember, but maybe I'll have a chance to remember it in the future, and I guess we used to have a good relationship, or at least good friends. ”

"Yes, we used to be very good friends. ”

One glance later, the heavens are on the other side.

"And say that you don't have feelings for people and girls? You don't feel that it's so hard to let go, but that's normal, where is there a man who doesn't want to be a pretty girl. ”

The fisherman always didn't forget to come up and tease, in fact, he had no one else to ridicule except for teasing Ah Niu, if Ah Niu was usually a fool, he would have ignored it, but this time Ah Niu spoke, he said softly.

"Zhao Qian, have you ever liked a girl?"

"Huh, why are you asking me that question all of a sudden?"

Although the fisherman was a little puzzled, he answered honestly.

"What man hasn't liked a girl, I have liked, but you have seen the fate of the mother-in-law I like, buddy, it's not my brother who lied to you, women are this kind of thing, just think about it, even if you really meet a girl you like, not to mention the girl or something, can you fall in love with those of us who don't know where tomorrow will be, even if you fall in love with you, it's hard to guarantee that the girl won't look at others, feelings are too luxurious for those of us who can't eat enough, not to mention, a girl who will look at people like us, either has a plan, or it's just because she's lonely。 ”

It's just lonely.

Ah Niu chewed on the taste of these four words repeatedly, and finally smiled.

They set foot on the road again, there is still half a month away from the destination, during which the fat boss increased the price again, because most people are not satisfied with such a long road and so little price, and the fat boss also knows the loss, so he can only increase the price, in fact, he can completely dismiss the bodyguard team, because when he comes to the Northern Wei Dynasty, he can hire the Northern Wei locals, but he didn't do that, probably he also knows that if he wants to walk back to Chu alone through the black desert once he breaks away from the big team, it can almost be said that it is a fantasy.

Along the way, the caravan has become more and more familiar, just like his own family, and there is no strangeness at the beginning, even the lady in red jokes with them The fat boss is a little strange, they all say that people's hearts change people's hearts, so more than a month down, they have probably figured out the temper of the people around them, and they all treat the lady in red as a little sister, Ah Niu knows that this lady in red has a more festive name, her name is Liu Feiyan, but usually everyone still likes to call her Miss.

Miss is as always gentle as ever, sometimes quiet, sometimes playful, her fruit snacks are not only sent to Ah Niu, she will send them to many people, but her favorite ridicule is only Ah Niu, for example, this time Ah Niu found the old man with yellow teeth for the third time and asked him to do something, Miss came over again.

"Yo, let the old man teach you martial arts again, but you have been rejected twice, don't you bother. ”

Liu Feiyan said with a smile, she really wanted to see Ah Niu's angry appearance, because she felt that it was a very commendable thing to make a teenager who was in a daze and told a few bad jokes on weekdays, but Liu Feiyan was disappointed again, Ah Niu just didn't say it lightly.

"I said that it wasn't to teach me martial arts, it was to teach Brother Qian martial arts, he couldn't learn my sword, he could only learn the sword. ”

"Just kidding, I don't think your knife is very good, how can he not learn it. ”

"That's just because Miss, you don't know martial arts, the sword master is domineering, do you think Brother Qian is like a domineering person? ”

"Then you know that people will achieve success in practicing swords? Besides, it's embarrassing to be rejected twice by the old man, I'm embarrassed for you, okay, okay, you continue, I'll go shopping, and finally take a day off." ”

Liu Feiyan took a few maids to the town where the caravan was stationed to go shopping, shopping is something that the girl's family likes, the caravan dart masters are all men, and they can't do such boring work, but there are still three or five people who followed out under the signal of the fat boss, after all, the life is not familiar, and his daughter is so beautiful, not to mention that if she meets a bad person, even if she meets some ruffians and hooligans, she will feel uncomfortable. The yellow-toothed old man refused Ah Niu's request for the third time.

"It's not that I don't want to teach, the main thing is that I just took out the ability with one hand, and taught him what you want me to do, I can't do the matter of the apprentice starving the master to death. ”

"What does it matter? Didn't your master also pass the sword to you? Why didn't you see him starve to death?"

"My master didn't starve to death, but he wasn't much worse than starving. ”

Ah Niu was speechless, he didn't believe that the old man with yellow teeth didn't move the sword move, but there was no good way to think about it for a while, thinking that there would always be a chance to give up for the time being, he planned to rest, but just lying on the bed when he heard a sensation in the inn, and then shouted.

"Oh no, something happened to Miss, let's go and help. ”

Zhao Qian, who was in the same room with Ah Niu, got up from the bed with a grunt.

"Something's wrong, Ah Niu, hurry up. ”

"If something happens, it's going to happen, I'm not going. ”

Ah Niu lazily propped up a lazy waist.

"There are many masters in the caravan, and there are no two of us, in other words, if they can't solve the problem, even if we go there, it may not be useful. ”

"You can think about it, is it possible that you still hate Miss Others. ”

"Why do you hold a grudge, I can't remember how long ago it was, if you want to see it, go and see it, don't disturb my sleep, I have to quickly raise my left arm to see if there is a chance to lift a knife in the future." ”

The more familiar he is with Ah Niu, the more Zhao Qian feels that Ah Niu is not as withdrawn as he seems and does not like to communicate with people, in fact, Ah Niu just doesn't like to talk to people more.

Zhao Qian stepped out of the room alone, for the caravan, the lady in red is undoubtedly the most popular person, I am afraid that the fat boss is held hostage may not make the dart masters so excited, maybe it is a foreign land complex, hundreds of dart masters at the same time picked up the guy and rushed out of the inn angrily, this momentum seems to be about to make this town upside down, Zhao Qian still carried a knife when he went out, even if he knew that the knife was just an ornament for him, but he still did not want to lose momentum.

After he left, Ah Niu took out the magical means given by Li Yuhu in his arms, and he had everything in his sleeve, driving the momentum of heaven and earth with his own qi, this magic power seemed to be a long time ago, and the scroll had been a little yellowed, and it should be the secret of the royal collection of the Dayan Dynasty, he looked at it and recited a sentence silently in his heart, so repeatedly, until he finished reading all the scriptures on the first page of the first volume, at this time it was completely dark, and the fat boss also went out, but he still did not come back at this hour, and there were only three old men and Ah Niu left in the caravan, and the three old men were responsible for guarding the darts, which basically belonged to an inch, but sometimes the old man with yellow teeth would be busy and idle。

Ah Niu closed the scriptures, this magic power seems to come from the three religions, the scriptures are obscure, every time you read it, you have to close your eyes for a long time, otherwise you will feel dizzy, and after ten breaths, Ah Niu opened his eyes, he said lightly.

"After going for so long and not coming back, could something happen to them? It's just a small town, it shouldn't be so strange. ”

The old man with yellow teeth lives next door to him, and the sound insulation of the walls of this inn is actually good, but Ah Niu knows that with the skills of the old man with yellow teeth, it is easy for him to hear himself speak, and sure enough, there is a long voice on the side of the wall where such a sentence falls.

"Don't count on us, we won't be able to leave, their lives are so worthless compared to these darts. ”

"And what if something happens to me too? will you come to my rescue?"

"I don't know, look at your performance, although I also know the guy you know, but I have a fair deal with him, I don't actually owe him, I just saved you in the desert last time, don't think about it. ”

"I have to go when you say that, if they die, who do I ask for silver?"

Ah Niu went out, and the team of several hundred people should not be able to make much of a difference in this small town, but he was still not at ease, as soon as he stepped out of the inn, he saw the fisherman with a blue nose and swollen face who had been beaten staggered back.

"No...... Oh no, something big is wrong. ”

"What's going on in such a small place?"

Ah Niu frowned.

"They were all arrested. ”

"Arrested, by whom?"

"By the locals, who else can there be, the locals are really overbearing, hurry up and go back with me to get the silver to ransom people. ”

Zhao Qian rushed back to the inn to save people with silver, but he was held back by A Niu.

"How much silver do you have to redeem all of them? Besides, the locals are not crazy, how can they arrest people for no reason? Not to mention that there shouldn't be any trouble with these darts. ”

"Where the hell do I know what's going on? I just know that Miss was molested, and then we went to help, I thought that guy was just an ordinary rich disciple, who would have thought that a powerful swordsman would suddenly appear, none of our people are opponents, that person is called, it seems that his name is Wei Jiansheng. ”