"Young hero, feel free to speak, but I will do my best." Yang Huchen saw the young man frowning and speaking, and immediately replied with clasped fists.
Gu Xiao calculated the time, and the masked man escaped from where he was just now. Not a short time had passed since then. With his Qinggong and foot power, if he knew that Mr. Yun was at the Mojun Beacon Tower...
Unable to wait until the wind and snow stopped, Gu Xiao made up his mind and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Yang to escort Brother Xiaoliu and Xiaodouzi back to their hiding place in Mo County after the wind and snow. The people who knew the hiding place previously All the bandits have been killed by me, the place is safe for the time being, and I have important people to save."
Although Gu Xiao said this, he was still worried about a few people, especially the people hiding in the mountains. However, Mr. Yun was ordered by the court to come to eliminate bandits. If his life is not saved, let alone the people of Mo County. The lives of thousands of innocent people throughout Qiyunbei will never be at peace.
After thinking about this, Gu Xiao asked Yang Huchen again to confirm: "General Yang, that picture..."
When Yang Huchen heard the young man in green mention the defense map again, he couldn't help but think of what he saw under the words "Defense Map of the Ten Counties of Yanbei"...
With his eyes flickering, Yang Huchen thought for a moment and then said firmly: "Don't worry, young hero, the bandits can't find it."
Seeing that Yang Huchen was so sure, Gu Xiao weighed it and had to make up his mind and said: "I'll leave the matter to the general first."
When Xiaodouzi heard that Gu Xiao was leaving, he felt reluctance and worry. When he heard the young man talking about something more important, he glanced at the wind and snow outside the cave, and hurriedly handed the big cloak on his body back to Gu Xiao, and said with concern: "Mu Brother, the wind and snow have not stopped at this time, so you have to be careful."
Gu Xiao smiled and put the big cloak handed by Xiaodouzi back on her, and said: "Don't worry, my brother also grew up in the mountains. This little wind and snow can't stop me. You can stay here with peace of mind." After the snowstorm, go back with General Yang and wait for me."
Looking at the little girl's reluctant eyes, Gu Xiao suddenly remembered something. He groped around in his arms for a while, took out the Tang Sword Lotus that Tang Jiu had given to him, and solemnly handed it to Xiaodouzi's hands: "This thing is a martial arts senior. This is a protective object given to me. After I leave, there will be no one to guard the hiding places of the people. This object can keep you safe."
Xiaodouzi listened to Gu Xiao gifting the protective object to herself, and thought that he was going to save people. Naturally, he needed this object more than himself. When he was about to hand it back, he saw that Gu Xiao had already raised two fingers and clicked. Between my eyebrows...
As Gu Xiaojian pointed out, there was an instant feeling of oppression in the narrow snow cave. Xiaoliu and Yang Huchen felt that their chests seemed to be oppressed by heavy objects. It was extremely difficult to open their mouths to breathe. Big beads of sweat instantly floated on their foreheads. , only the eyes can still move.
When Yang Huchen struggled to move his eyes, he was surprised to find that the sweat on Si Wei Xiaoliu's forehead had condensed on his forehead, but had not flowed down his cheeks... To Yang Huchen and the others, this short moment seemed to have passed. After a long night, as the young man removed Xiaodouzi's sword from between his eyebrows, the two of them felt their chests relaxed and their breathing became smoother. The sweat beads that had been floating on their foreheads finally merged into sweat and dripped down their cheeks.
Not only were Yang Huchen and the two men sweating profusely, there were also beads of sweat on Gu Xiao's forehead. It was helpless to transmit some sword intent by himself. Only in this way could Xiaodouzi drive the Tang Sword Lotus.
After gathering his mind for a moment, Gu Xiao said to Xiaodouzi: "I left a sword intention in your body. But in times of crisis, activate this object to kill enemies and save people... Remember, this object can only be used once. Don’t use it unless it’s a matter of life or death.”
Xiaodouzi saw the sweat on the cheeks of the three people in the snow cave, but did not feel anything was wrong with them. He also saw the solemn look and deep tone of his elder brother, and knew that this thing was precious, so he wanted to refuse: "Brother Mu, since you are a rescuer People need this self-defense more than me."
Gu Xiao stroked Xiaodouzi's head and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, there won't be any danger when I go. You put this thing away, protect everyone, and wait for me to come back."
Seeing Gu Xiao's relaxed expression, Xiaodouzi felt relieved and nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, my benefactor will protect everyone even if Xiaodouzi sacrifices his life."
Gu Xiao caressed Xiaodouzi's cheek distressedly. He was obviously still a child, but he had to endure the pain of being harassed by bandits. His eyes were even more determined. No matter whether those people were Jin people pretending to be bandits or they were real bandits. No matter what, we must eliminate banditry for the people of Yanbei.
The matters here had been explained, Gu Xiao didn't wait any longer, nodded slightly to Xiao Liu and Yang Huchen, then ducked out of the snow cave.
The howling winter wind and the flying snow all over the sky did not stop at all. In an instant, the young man's black hair, sword eyebrows and green shirt were all dyed white. However, the young man didn't care and allowed the winter wind to make the green shirt rustle and frown. Closing his eyes, he recalled in his mind the general location of the Mojun Beacon Tower that he had remembered when he and Mr. Yun parted. He used his internal strength to get up on the snow.
The green shirt in the snow is like a dragon soaring in the clouds, the sky and the earth are wide;
Walking alone against the wind, like the shadow of the moon in the water, accompanied by a solitary chant;
The young man walked on the snow, frowning like a river, not for fame.
Just for the dark clouds in Yanbei to turn bright...
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In the beacon tower, Qi Tao looked at the beacon fire that had been extinguished by the heavy snow, frowning in thought.
Even if the beacon fire is extinguished, it is enough. Whether it is the patrol army or the Yanbei garrison, they will come if they want. As long as the patrol army arrives first, they can send people to notify the counties as they imagine.
But as the wind and snow got stronger, no movement was seen in Mo County below the mountain. Not to mention the momentum of the march, the only sound that reached the ears of the two people at the beacon tower was the howling wind.
After a while, Qi Tao already had a plan in his mind. Since the weather did not allow it, he could not count on the short-lived beacon fire and smoke. It was windy and snowy here. Even if the patrol saw the beacon smoke, they might not be able to arrive in time. They could not sit back and wait for death. At the moment, they still need to fight. Think of other ways.
Moti was also very anxious and murmured: "It's snowing from the sky to cover up the smoke. What should I do?"
Then he looked up at the heavy snow in the sky, wondering whether the young man had saved the people and killed the bandits. Moti hoped that the weather would help the young man in green shirt. Then he turned to the contemplative Imperial Envoy and said, "Sir, there is still a good horse in Mo County. We don't have time. Why don't we go back to Mo County in the snow, get the horse and ask for help."
Mo Ti's words brought him back to his thoughts, Qi Tao quickly stopped him and said, "Even if you ride a horse, you may not be able to reach the patrol camp before dawn."
Moti also knew what Mr. Yun said, and every word made sense. With the strength of two people, he hurried back to Mo County and then took his horse to patrol the military camp in the snow. Even if it was dawn, he might not be able to arrive, let alone the wind and snow. It was difficult to tell the direction, and if we got lost, both of our lives would be lost in this blizzard.
"Then what should we do? We can't just sit back and wait for death. Let's beg God for mercy and let this snowstorm stop." In a hurry, Moti didn't care about Mr. Yun's status as an imperial envoy, and spoke with urgency.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that the howling winter wind outside the beacon tower had gradually subsided. The two of them looked at each other, were overjoyed, and hurriedly went up to the stage to take a look.
Sure enough, as Moti said just now, the force of the storm has become much smaller than before. Although it has not stopped, it will no longer extinguish the flames of war.
Moti didn't care to kneel down to thank God for his mercy, and hurriedly went to get the thing that ignited the beacon fire... Not long after, the smoke and beacon fire started again at the Mojun Beacon Tower...
Qi Tao secretly sighed in his heart. Sure enough, God has eyes and will not let the people suffer. When he was about to discuss with Mo Ti next to him how to capture the thieves and save the people of Mo County after the patrol arrived, he heard rustling from outside the beacon tower. The sound of broken footsteps.
Based on the martial arts status of the two people in the beacon tower, when Qi Tao heard the footsteps, Mo Ti had already raised his sword in his hand. At this moment, Mu Yi had already gone to the back mountain of Mo County to capture the thieves. The person coming could not be him, and the patrolling army also Won't arrive so soon.
"Who is it?" Moti shouted in a low voice with a wary face.
But when Mo Ti's voice came out, the sound of footsteps under the beacon tower stopped.
Seeing this, Mo Ti's apricot eyes became more alert, worried that bandits were coming, and she quickly spoke to Mr. Yun beside her: "Sir, don't panic, I'll go check. If it's a bandit, just go down the mountain, I'll do it myself." Take it."
Qi Tao did not say anything. He came north this time to solve the banditry problem for the court. As the prince of Qi Yun, he was not allowed to escape alone even if no one else knew.
In the beacon tower, there were still a few swords left by the garrison soldiers. Qi Tao casually picked up the saber with a relatively handy handle and headed towards the place where the footsteps came from under the beacon tower without any delay.
Moti saw that the imperial envoy, although dressed as a young master, was not afraid of life and death. He secretly praised him and immediately followed the guard with a sword.
The two walked out of the beacon tower, cautiously approaching the place where the noise came from. The dead grass that made the noise was right in front of them. Qi Tao and Qi Tao looked at each other. Moti raised his sword and was about to pierce it, but heard something. Voices came from the dead grass covered with snow.
"Don't...don't kill me..." When the voice came out, a person emerged from the withered grass. He looked at Moti and the two of them and bowed.
After hearing that it was not a bandit, Moti and both of them breathed a sigh of relief. They took a closer look at the man kneeling and kowtowing in front of them. He was dressed in the coarse clothes of ordinary people, and he had a large wooden box slung behind him. He didn't know what it contained.
"Where are you from, and how come you are here?" Moti didn't let down his guard because of this man's words of begging for mercy and his appearance as a commoner, and continued to ask.
The man heard the woman's question, raised his head, glanced at Mo Ti and Qi Tao, and then replied with horror: "Little... Because the little man was born with a disability, he usually walks south and north, selling some Living with rare living animals, this... When I passed through Mo County this time, I saw that there was no one in Mo County. I was scared, so I took a small road and wanted to go to Yanbei City. However, there was a heavy snowfall in the sky and I lost my way. Seeing this There seemed to be a fire, and I came here by accident.”
After hearing this, Moti felt a little relieved and looked at the man. As he said, the man's right arm was hanging in the air, showing that he was indeed disabled. So he lowered the long sword in his hand slightly. He softened his tone and said: "This place is the Mojun Beacon Tower. Ordinary people cannot come here..."
"Master, I... In this weather, if I have no place to take shelter from the snow, I'm afraid my life will end. I hope you two can show kindness." When the man heard that Mo Ti wouldn't allow him to escape, he started crying. Every time he kowtowed, his eyes were fixed on Mo and Qi.
Mo Ti frowned and looked up at the sky. He saw that the snow had not stopped. If he was driven away, he would probably die in the mountains. He couldn't bear it. He looked back and said to Mr. Yun: "Sir, when it snows... let's Should we let him take shelter in the beacon tower until the wind and snow stop, and then let him go on his way?"
Qi Tao, however, did not relax his vigilance like Mo Ti. He carefully savored the words that this man just said and immediately discovered something fishy. He remained calm and just followed Mo Ti's words and spoke.
"What Mo Sicheng said is true. The wind and snow outside have not stopped yet. You should go to the beacon tower to take shelter from the wind and snow. Wait for the wind and snow to listen before you continue on your way."
The man kowtowed after hearing the two's approval. Mo Ti quickly put away his sword and tried to reach out to help the man up, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Mr. Yun's eyes looking at him under the cover of night...
After this bandit attack, Mo Ti had restrained a lot of his impulsive temper. With just one glance, he saw the meaning in Mr. Yun's eyes. He immediately retracted his hand and said to the kneeling man: "You go in, I will The two of you still need to do some patrolling."
The man seemed to be congratulating himself for escaping death. He stood up, thanked him, and went to the beacon tower on his own.
Seeing that the man was walking far away, Moti whispered: "Sir, you just..."
Before he finished speaking, Qi Tao raised his hand to signal for silence. Qi Tao looked sideways at the man's back and saw him carrying a wooden box on his back and staggering into the beacon tower. It seemed impossible to overhear. The conversation between the two began.
"This man says that he is a merchant selling live animals, but think about it, the land of Yanbei has not been peaceful in recent years. All merchants must travel together, or hire escorts to escort him. He is alone, how can he Arrive here safely, don't say that those bandits are the beasts in the mountains, how can he, a man with a broken arm, resist them."
Moti suddenly realized that based on what Mr. Yun said, he inferred that this person was indeed suspicious. Just now, she had only sympathized with him, but had not thought of this.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Mr. Yun continue to speak: "Secondly, if he is really a dealer selling rare living animals, he should go to the Central Plains to sell them. There are many more dandies there than in the bitter cold land of Yanbei. Only if you go there can you sell it at a good price."
Hearing this, the alertness that had disappeared in Mo Ti's eyes returned.
Some people died, but not completely...
