Zheng Anping and the others originally followed the wizard to find the cemetery, but unexpectedly they met the retreating Qin army on the edge of the divide. The five people were hiding in a small ditch, unable to advance or retreat. The wizard was already scared to death.
The days are extremely long. The Qin people had camped on the shore and were ready to rest, but it was still daylight. Several groups of Qin troops collecting firewood crossed the river and came here, but fortunately they didn't get close. The Qin soldiers who camped near the bank of the river were the closest, only two or three miles away, and they could even see their appearance clearly. Everyone was even more afraid to act rashly.
The wizard stayed quietly for a few hours, slowly regaining his composure. When Zheng Anping changed to rest, he gently climbed in front of him, and sat down in the ditch regardless of the mud and water all over him. His long flowing gown had already Wrinkled. Zheng Anping held his arm and patted his hand gently, indicating that there was no need to be nervous. The wizard seemed to be looking forward to a savior, and he was so moved that he nodded repeatedly.
It finally got completely dark, and a blazing bonfire was lit in the Qin camp. Brother Su made a gesture, and the four of them stood up and finished dressing up again. The wizard also tried to stand up, but his feet slipped. Zheng Anping immediately held him down. If he looked like this, he would be discovered by the Qin people if he couldn't take more than two steps. He motioned for the wizard to lie down, and each of the four men grabbed a limb and quietly swam downstream along the bottom of the ditch.
The Qin camp lasted for almost dozens of miles. Fortunately, after walking four or five miles, the chasm turned south and distanced itself from the small ditch heading northeast. When the bonfire in Qin camp finally turned into starlight in the eyes of the four people, the four people climbed out of the ditch. Brother Quan was in front to explore the way, Xiaosi and Zheng Anping led the wizard in the middle, Brother Su was behind and headed towards Liangxi Post as quickly as possible.
Liang Xiyi was far away from the Qin army retreating along the chasm, and there was no sign of being affected. The four of them felt relieved. Although the four of them had carefully lowered their speed, the wizard was still out of breath. As soon as he entered the inn, he sat down on the ground and never got up again.
The four of them brought firewood, lit a fire, took off their clothes and dried them, leaving only their backs bare. Zheng Anping helped the wizard over, took off his clothes and let him warm himself by the fire. Brother Su had some knowledge and said that he had just suffered from rheumatism and needed to drink some spicy soup to relieve it. Xiaosi went to the back to find a few peppercorns and boiled water for Brother Su first. Then cook the whole millet into porridge.
Everyone warmed themselves up by the fire and put on their dry clothes. Everyone drank a bowl of pepper soup. They were sweating and became more energetic. They sat by the fire and waited for the porridge to be cooked. Zheng Anping asked the wizard: "Where is what you are talking about?"
The wizard calmed down and said: "If the place of perfection is covered with armor, it will also break the feng shui and make it difficult to do anything. If you wait for the day to divination, you will definitely get a good place." After being frightened, the wizard was not very interested and could not speak. many. There were only four people beside the fire discussing the Qin people's withdrawal. Peace was in sight. Everyone could go home, straighten their farm tools, and help each other plow the fields. Talking about Masan again, this big brother unexpectedly died undeservedly at the hands of thieves at this time... But the war ended without any major battles and no one died, and everyone felt lucky.
After drinking the porridge, Zheng Anping sent the wizard back to the village. It was too late and I was too embarrassed to disturb the village chief, so I took the ox cart back to my home. It was almost midnight.
Zhang Lu didn't lock the door and just sat and waited in the courtyard. When he saw Zheng Anping coming in, pulling an ox cart, he helped unload the harness, tied the ox on the stake, spread hay for the ox to feed on, and asked, "Have you met the Qin people?"
Zheng Anping said: "I was about to speak to you, but you warned me."
Zhang Lu said: "The Qin people retreated. Who knows? The entire countryside has been persuaded."
Zheng Anping said: "The Qin people took the water route along the chasm to the north, and used boats to carry their luggage. There were no cars."
Zhang Lu said: "Go north along the chasm, enter Yingze, guide the Jishui River, abandon the boat and land on the shore, and return to Qin by confusing the letter."
Zheng Anping said: "It must be based on what Mr. Wang said."
Zhang Lu said: "Since Qin entered Qin across the chasm, Huayang's soldiers must not pass through Xingyang and return to Huzhen to avoid Qin's soldiers. They must return to Qifeng in the east and return to the north."
When Zheng Anping saw that Zhang Lu took the initiative to mention Huayang's soldiers, he took the opportunity to ask: "The Han people are stationed in Huayang, why should Huayang's soldiers retreat?"
Zhang Lu said: "Judging by reason, Huayang is originally the city of Han. Since Han is aiding Wei, Wei will no longer be able to rely on Han's territory, so it must return. However, the promised wealth must be calculated."
The cow has been tied, the grass has been mixed, and the two are ready to rest. Zheng Anping suddenly said: "Sir, do you think the war is over?"
Zhang Lu said: "What do you mean?"
Zheng Anping said: "When the Qin people came out, they killed people and filled the fields, and blood flowed into rivers. If you haven't killed one level now, where should you return?"
Zhang Lu said: "Young Master's words are true. The people of Qin did not reach the first level and returned without merit. This is not what Ranghou did. However, since we are allied with heaven and earth, what should we do?"
Zheng Anping said: "The Qin people are encamped in Wei, and they are fully equipped with soldiers and armor. If they suddenly rise up and attack, what can they do?"
Zhang Lu said: "Now that the Wei army is in Liang and Hua, they must be well prepared. The Qin people have done nothing, only to be accused of being dishonest. But there is no need to worry. The troops went out and captured eight cities. They can go back! They can go back!"
At night, Zheng Anping felt cold all over, his throat hurt, and he had trouble swallowing. I knew it was not good, but I was unbearably sleepy and slept in a daze until dawn. My body felt cold and hot for a while, which made me feel uncomfortable. Zhang Lu saw him and advised him to rest today. Zheng Anping said: "Yesterday, when I was looking for Brother Ma's Yin Land, I met the Qin people. The shaman said that it was not a good thing to encounter soldiers in the Yin Land. I would like to seek it again. So I have to do it with all my strength."
He took the car to the liant and asked for help, saying that he would rent it for another day. The manager was full of promises, but still only asked for five cents.
After leading the cart out of the entrance, they saw the wizard also coming out, hunched over and speaking in a hoarse voice. He asked, "Sir, are you feeling ill?"
The wizard said: "I feel the wind and cold, and I am frightened again. How can I not get sick? Fortunately, I used medicine and Bianstone at night, and I feel a little better. Now that I am not in good spirits, it is difficult to do divination. I will do a divination for you in three days."
Although Zheng Anping was helpless, he could only say: "Sir, just take care of your body and don't think about the dead."
The wizard said: "Don't worry about me, I won't do anything wrong!"
The two said goodbye, and Zheng Anping took the oxcart back and explained the situation. The head of the village took the initiative to return the five dollars to Zheng Anping.
The wizard could complain about illness, but Zheng Anping couldn't rest assured. I dragged my legs to Liang Xiyi. When they entered the house, they discovered that none of the three people was spared. They all had fever, cough, and sore throat. Everyone blamed Brother Su for not eating the pepper soup that was right for his illness. Brother Su was very unconvinced and said: "If you don't take the soup, you will be twice as sick."
Zheng Anping said: "You might as well rest for a while. The shaman also has cold and heat and can't do his job. I told him to wait for three days and then he can do it."
Brother Su said: "This can help me in my urgent need. However, Brother Ma may have changed after he has left the coffin for a long time! It may also be difficult to support the lamp oil."
Zheng Anping said: "When I was young, I went to explore the chasm and got a little idea of it."
Brother Su said, "Brother and I are going together."
Take a break. Zheng Anping and Brother Su took off their leather armor and headed south wearing only their regular clothes. There was dust flying in the distance, obviously a large army was passing by. The two of them didn't dare to get close, so they just watched from a distance. The dust was as far as the eye could see, and they didn't know how many troops were passing by.
Brother Su said: "We must wait for three days!" The two returned to the post and told the other two people about the situation. The other two people had no objection: the Qin army had not finished passing, so it was useless to say anything.
The three of them had a long way to go, so they stayed in the post. There is not much grain left in the post. Zheng Anping decided to go home and try to leave the remaining food to the three of them.
After returning home, Zheng Anping fell asleep. In the evening, he drank a bowl of porridge and fell asleep again. The next day, I felt a little energetic, but my throat still hurt badly.
After drinking the porridge, Zheng Anping wanted to go out for a walk, so he said to Zhang Lu: "I want to go to the chasm to see what the Qin people are doing. Sir, can you teach me?"
Zhang Lu said: "If the Qin people retreat, be careful not to sneak up behind them, for fear of being attacked by an ambush."
Zheng Anping said: "The Qin people retreated, why did they ambush?"
Zhang Lu said: "I'm afraid Wei will attack from the rear. If the Qin people retreat, they will leave brave men to cut off their rear."
Zheng Anping didn't seem to believe it, so he went out and looked south. After advancing for more than ten miles, it turned out that there was no dust left and the Qin people retreated. When he wanted to move forward again, he heard the sound of a bow and an arrow shot straight to his feet. Zheng Anping was so frightened that he turned around and ran away...but no one came after him.
Back home, Zheng Anping was still in shock and said to Zhang Lu: "Sir, you are a true god and man, there must be an ambush!"
Zhang Lu asked: "How many soldiers are there? Where are they lying?"
Zheng Anping said: "How dare you look at it! But when you see an arrow hitting your feet, your liver and gallbladder are split, and you return with your life."
Zhang Lu said: "Just one arrow?"
Zheng Anping said: "Of course!"
Zhang Lu said: "The people of Qin are kind and ask you not to come forward. I don't want to shoot you!"
Zheng Anping finally calmed down, recalled the current situation, and said, "It's just as Mr. said!"
Zhang Lu said: "The wizard has just arrived. Hearing that you were out, he waited for me in the Chang's house. He said he had something important to say."
Zheng Anping straightened his clothes, specially put on the white clothes given by Lord Xinling, and went inside to grow up.
After announcing loudly outside the door, the chief came out to greet him and asked him to go to the hall. The wizard was also there, standing in front of the hall to greet him. The three of them saw the ceremony again and entered the hall. Zheng Anping was about to sit in the guest seat. The chief held him back and placed the two of them on opposite ends of the table. He sat down in the lower seat in the middle and said, "Wu Zhen has something to do. I want to sit down." Tell the young master, please don’t blame me!”
Zheng Anping felt strange and said: "Sir, you have just told me, how dare you blame me!"
The wizard said: "My servant was blamed by the gods at night. He said he was unfaithful in his plans and made many mistakes for noble people! I woke up with a start and was sweating profusely. I was thinking about why I was unfaithful, and I suddenly realized that the tomb I planned with the young master was there. There is a good acupuncture point for my servant. , I want to use it for my own use. The responsibility of the gods lies here! But the way to this point is not short, and the cost is not high."
Zheng Anping became suspicious and asked, "How much will it cost?"
The wizard said: "This will be convenient by boat. If you use it, you can get a thousand coins!"
Zheng Anping said: "I only hope that you, sir, will be the second best! We are sent by others, but we only have one piece of clothing and one food, so how can we get a thousand coins!"
Li Chang said: "Let me put it bluntly, since the witch talent is blamed by the gods, you can't get a cent of it for yourself, but you can do your best to repay the gods. Since this point is sent by the gods, it will be inconvenient to use it for yourself. But if you pay for it, the others It’s okay to avoid it.”
The wizard squeaked out half of his pay, slapped his thigh, and said: "The king's words are true. A servant should not destroy himself, but should dedicate his heart to the master. Five hundred coins are all spent on one payment, and I can't get a penny!"
