In the snowy desert, a man jumped over a stream that was already covered with thick ice, with a sword in hand. He lay down at the saddle bridge with his bow and arrow in hand, and suddenly shot down a bandit who was chasing after him. This man's bow-drawing method is quite strange. His right hand first pulls out three or four arrow feathers from the quiver behind his back, clamps them between his fingers, and then pulls the bow one after another.
"It seems that this Tang Shaoxia is a bit aggrieved to say that he is a swordsman. He is not a prodigy at first, but he actually has such a skill in archery. I am looking down on him." On the hillside not far away, Shen Jie Raising his eyebrows in admiration, he saw in the distance that more than ten bandits were chasing the bandits, falling off the saddle bridge one after another. Now only three or five of them were left. They turned their horses and left, but Tang Bufeng chased them closer. He raised his hand and chopped him down with his knife, and then Pulling out the carved feathers embedded in the corpse, he lazily came to destroy the horse.
"According to Brother Shen, how can Tang Bufeng, who doesn't look like a chivalrous man at all, have such exquisite sword skills and archery skills that are as high as many floors? How can people have the same time in one day? Can you reach such a state of practice?" The woman riding a big yellow rouge horse on the side has already tied up her hair and combed it to look like a man. She stared blankly at the young man who was not at all particular about it. She rubbed the blood on the arrowhead onto the sole of her boot and lazily patted it. A yawn.
Shen Jie put away the scroll that he had already read thoroughly, shook his head and sighed, "The Ruan family master doesn't know something. The family master has been in the desert city all year round. Although he is not pampered, at least he does not need to worry about saving his own life all the time, and the people in the rivers and lakes But it is different, not to mention that this young hero Tang has been alone since he was a child, with no one in front of him and no mountains behind him. If he relaxes even a little bit in practicing his sword and arrow practice, he might be beheaded by someone the next time he encounters an enemy."
"It is always extremely difficult for wolves and dogs to catch rabbits, because their own lives are not in danger, and prey animals such as rabbits and deer can often escape because they value their lives."
Ruan Qiubai thought for a while, as if he had some realization, but immediately looked at Shen Jie in surprise, but he was not in a hurry to ask.
"The skills learned from the scrolls are actually very few, but many things have the same principles. After thinking about it carefully for a while, it is not difficult to find the explanation. The head of the Ruan family actually has a lot of writing in his heart, but it is not as good as the one below. At my age, it’s hard to draw parallels.”
These were clearly arrogant words, but coming from the mouth of Shen Shenjie, they sounded quite reasonable.
"The second realm is complete." Before Tang Bufeng could reach the two of them, he grinned and said, "Just when I was bending my bow and setting an arrow, I suddenly felt that my mind was clear. In addition, during the past few months, I have practiced diligently, and I have touched the second realm. At the threshold, the arrows are now moving together, and the big river is flowing eastward."
After saying that, the whole body was really filled with faint purple energy. There was no knife in the palm, but the light of the knife appeared and circulated around the body, but it still did not take shape.
But Ruan Qiubai didn't look happy. He opened his lips and teeth, and then tightened them again. His eyes were looking elsewhere, and he couldn't help but say, "Congratulations, Young Master Tang, you can enter the second realm within a few months of entering the country. It's really great." He is so talented that the little girl admires him." Then he picked up the reins and left slowly.
Tang Bufeng collected all his inner energy and frowned. He never came back to his senses for a long time. He looked at Ruan Qiu's lonely figure under the white moon. He blinked and did not rush to catch up. Instead, he took out the gourd from his waist and handed it to him who was still cross-legged. Shen Jie, who was sitting firmly on top of the picture scroll, forced a smile.
"There is no village in front of me, no store in back, and only half a gourd is left. Leave some for me."
Shen Jie raised his eyebrows, raised his eyes to look at Tang Bufeng before him, and coughed twice, "I've never been a drinker. How can I, an outsider, help you so much with your two affairs? Is it possible that in the future, during the bridal chamber flowers and candles season, I also need to make suggestions below."
The young man rubbed his hands and laughed in embarrassment. It was rare for him to say good words to the scholar, "You see, I am not a man and woman. Now it is clear that I am in trouble. It is a happy event. Why is Miss Ruan feeling a little depressed? I really can’t understand.” After saying that, he looked at the woman’s back not far away and sighed, “I originally thought practicing swordsmanship was an extremely difficult thing, but since then, I feel that falling in love seems to be better than practicing swordsmanship. Arrows are much more difficult. There are many things you can just say directly, why do you have to let others guess?"
After hearing this, Shen Jie couldn't help being happy, "Back in Mocheng, the younger young hero often called you Madman Tang. I thought it was very inappropriate at first, but over the past few months, I have gradually come to appreciate it. After gaining some knowledge, it seems that only crazy people can practice such smooth and flawless sword skills, except those who are naturally outspoken."
"The crux of the problem between the Ruan family leader and you before is actually the same. It only took a few months to break into the second realm. What's more, Tang Shaoxia is proficient in swordsmanship, bow and horse. Tang Shaoxia's talent in the martial arts realm is a little higher than that of the Ruan family master. "
Tang Bufeng was still listening attentively, but he found that the scholar had picked up another volume of books and said without raising his head, "Since you know the crux of the problem, why don't you go after it?"
The mountain is high and the moon is small. The three of them walked together and headed east of Dayuan.
Just when the two horses were running side by side, Tang Bufeng's figure and Ruan Qiubai's figure were very close to each other.
Shen Jie closed his eyes, covered his ears with his hands, and simply lay down on the picture scroll, which looked very comfortable.
Recently in the Southern Army in Qiling Town, a man who had just joined the army had been promoted one after another, which made many of his comrades jealous. They often rushed into the man's camp and secretly bought two jars of good wine. Even though the prohibition on alcohol was still in place, Now, as the New Year is approaching, we should always take advantage of this opportunity to accumulate more.
But the man who was already a fifth-grade military attache still had the same dull face as before. He had caught his former colleagues stealing wine several times, and he had pretended to be blind and innocent. He never said anything to stop his behavior, which made him angry all day long. The soldiers on duty outside the tent were quite complaining.
But even so, this man is still in the limelight among the Qiling border troops. It is easy to make achievements in wartime, but now that the world is at peace, if you want to make great achievements, it is most difficult to find. Rumor has it that this man named Yan Siguan was ambushed during the campaign against bandits, and hundreds of people accompanying him were ambushed. However, the man actually held off all the bandits with his two fists, swords and guns, and gained hundreds of troops. At the risk of his life, no one knows what kind of ability this man has. He can resist the attack of hundreds of bandits alone. Although he suffered heavy injuries, he still escaped unscathed.
The general of Qiling Zhennan was in vain. He loved his soldiers like his own son. Hearing this, he drafted a document and sent it to Qiling Imperial City in a hurry. Then he rode out at night. I visited the soldier who had suffered a serious injury and personally explored his muscles and bones. Afterwards, he burst into laughter and said frankly that the army could add more powerful generals in the future.
But even so, Yansiguan, which can be said to have made rapid progress, still looks so dull, and often walks in the army with a thin smile, hanging the iron hook and wire on the long gun and using it as a fishing rod to go fishing. Although there are no fish in winter. Very few, but the man still kept fishing.
It's not so much about fishing as it is about exercising your physical strength.
Today, Yan Siguan did not go out fishing. Instead, he rode his horse to the commander's tent in Shidouchuan. He still carried the big gun and did not hang his sword.
Bai Fuji has also been in a very good mood recently, not only because recently in the south of Qiling, the bandits and caravans have finally shown signs of subsidence. They are no longer like weeds meeting a little spark like in the past, and they also met someone who jumped into the dragon gate, and A great talent who has reached the second realm. Different from the people in the martial arts world, these people in the martial arts who are from the internal martial arts and step by step are most suitable for fighting on the battlefield. Apart from tempering and stabilizing the body and muscles, in the battlefield, except for the internal energy, the physical strength is the most important. That Yan Siguan's muscles and bones were hammered like gold and iron. Even in Bai Zhengji's eyes, they were extremely solid and solid, and his boxing skills were even more superb, as if they were taught by everyone.
Even though I rarely have a habit of drinking after getting this tiger and wolf general, I went to Yan Temple to drink in person twice a while ago. Each time, I drank the honest man until he rolled under the table.
This time when Yan Siguan came, Bai Fuji was also quite happy. It was said in the army that this man didn't like to move around the most. He spent all his time around the camp, practicing boxing and shooting, or picking up the big gun and fishing. , now he came to the door on his own and hurriedly greeted him.
"The temple gate is quite lively today. I left the tent and came here. I'm afraid I have something to discuss. I'm quite curious. With your dull temper, why do you want to touch this stone Buddha?" Bai Jiji just left the tent. , I saw the tanned man leading a good horse with a black mane into the camp, still carrying the big gun on his shoulder, I felt helpless at once, and when I welcomed the latter into the tent, I couldn't help but take a closer look. The horse, with no trace of hair on its head, quickly returned to the camp.
"General, I led my men to wipe out the remaining bandits a few days ago and obtained this good horse. I heard from the captured bandits that it was robbed by a group of people from the Yuan Dynasty a few years ago. It was named Xuan Qing and had both ribs removed. It is quite green, and its whole body is as black as coal. Even a heavy body like this subordinate can still carry it for hundreds of miles in the next day, and its legs are extremely strong." The man saluted respectfully, it was rare for him to blurt out so many words, and immediately he became speechless again. Qianse said, "Now I'll give it to the general, and Dingmeng will make the best use of it."
Bai Negiji had just ordered a few people to go and make the tea, and he was touching the sand table with the trends of the mountains and rivers on the table. Now that he heard this, he almost overturned the sand table, and looked at the man with a surprised look on his face. He took a long time to ask.
"Did you poke a hole in the sky? Did you learn how to give gifts like that? To tell the truth, what kind of crime did you commit?"
The man shook his head and replied hesitantly, "The new year is approaching, and I want to return home to see you, but now that I have just been promoted to a military position, it is difficult to say anything."
In vain, he choked at these words and couldn't laugh or cry, but he hammered the man's shoulder, "Just because of such a trivial matter, you still have to go through such a straightforward temperament and come here to deliver a horse?"
The man was amused, "Are you really going to return home?"
General Bai, who had always been steady, now actually kicked the man in the lower back in front of several guards and cursed, "Get out of here, take that horse away too. If you are a first-grade military attache, I will still do it." What can we do without a good horse?"
Yan Siguan rode Xuanqing down the mountain, stepping out of countless smoke and dust.
Bai Qingji, who was on the top of the mountain, laughed loudly as he watched the man riding down the mountain.
