It's winter, mountain road.
A caravan of about ten people could be seen in the distance.
"Cough cough cough——"
There were coughs in the carriage.
"Mr. Yang, the medicine is ready."
The young man held a bowl of dark, steaming concoction in one hand and opened the heavy windshielding curtain with the other. Yang Gong took the concoction from his mouth and blew it carefully twice. The concoction still burned my mouth, so Mr. Yang had no choice but to hold it in his hand to warm his stiff hands.
The wheel of the carriage was broken, so we had to stay here.
Yang Gong asked in a low voice: "Is there anything going on?"
The young man sat down and pulled a piece of felt to cover his legs.
He said: "I'm being targeted."
Yang Gong raised his eyebrows: "Humph, a bunch of thieves."
Although he is no longer as brave as he once was, Mr. Yang is still a ruthless man who has killed hundreds of gangsters with his own hands, and his words are as bloodthirsty and ruthless as a ferocious wolf. According to their inquiries, the group of bandits nearby were nothing more than evil spirits wearing human skin.
Ordinary bandits only seek wealth but not life. They can save their lives by handing over their property. They only target wealthy merchants. Ordinary people don't even take a look at them. To a certain extent, they can be regarded as "thieves." But this litter staring at them was different.
They were not very young, around 20 years old, but they behaved extremely cruelly and viciously. With the weapons in their hands and the large number of people, they killed the merchants who came and went, and few people could escape from their hands alive. Ordinary people will die violently if they encounter them. They not only seek money, but also enjoy the pleasure of killing and even killing, and finally throw the inhuman body into the mountain road...
The young people knew so clearly because a local citizen had a lucky escape. The person escaped, but the wounds on his hands and feet were ulcerated and rotten, and there was almost no intact human skin on his body. He died of hatred within a few days after returning.
How dare people go near this road?
When the young man and Mr. Yang heard about this, they burst into laughter and took a caravan of more than a dozen people on a special trip. As a result, the wheels of the car broke down halfway and the caravan was forced to stop. It gets dark quickly in winter, so after some thought, I prepared to stay where I was.
The young man said: "We are targeting him, but it's hard to say whether he is willing to take the bait or not. These thieves are surprisingly cautious."
Yang Gong raised his lips and mocked: "Humph, you're still young."
Obviously he doesn't take this kind of little thief lightly. If his strength is still there, he can kill this kind of unscrupulous little thief single-handedly. As for taking the bait or not, Mr. Yang was not worried. This group of thieves will definitely take the bait, sooner or later.
The concoction has cooled down a bit.
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Yang Gong closed his eyes and breathed out, his facial features wrinkled up in pain: "Ji Shou, this is too painful."
The young man smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, good medicine tastes bitter."
Yang Gong tried to say a few words about how good his body was, but when he thought about the current situation, he had no choice but to give up - in the coldest days in the past, he could go shirtless and dance with swords and guns in the ice and snow without trembling, but now he can wear less than one thing. Chills.
It was also very embarrassing to catch the cold.
Mr. Yang tightly wrapped his cloak to keep out the cold, looking disappointed.
Youth is a healthy time.
The "Gong Yang" in Kang Shi's mouth was naturally Duwei Yang.
The two were ordered to go out for "fishing".
To be precise, Kang Shi was ordered to go out for "fishing". Duwei Yang was not willing to be taken care of as an old and weak woman and children, so he took the initiative to ask for help. The older he got, the more stubborn he became, and he didn't want to owe favors. Although no one said so, Captain Yang felt unhappy.
The two first focused on this group of bandits.
Because this group of bandits is so special.
Captain Yang's rich experience in suppressing bandits told him that the truly vicious bandits would change places and commit crimes on the run. It was almost impossible for them to be so brutal and squat in one place without moving. If so, there must be something fishy in it!
First of all, the bandits are also afraid of alerting the county government and send troops to suppress the bandits. How can the Caotai team go head-to-head with the righteous forces of the county government?
Secondly, even if they are really determined and not afraid of the county government sending troops to suppress the bandits, the bandits still have to consider income issues. If the common people, with their backs to the sky and their faces facing the loess, rely on God's favor for their livelihood, the bandits rely on the money bags of the merchants who come and go.
Come and kill one team, it's still such a bloody and cruel killing. Over time, merchants would rather take the long way around and avoid this road. Saving their lives is the most important thing. If the merchants don't come and the people are scared to stay away, can they still have income?
The bandits refused to move even though they had no income...
What does this mean?
It means there is something fishy.
It shows that there is financial support behind this group of bandits!
Using such cruel methods to allow a "lucky" escape of a living person was most likely done deliberately to force merchants and ordinary people to avoid this road. In addition, the bandits are around 20 years old and all are young and strong. The combination of various clues is very intriguing.
in short--
It's a fat sheep!
It is very likely that he is still a fat sheep.
The sky was getting dark, and a strong smell of food wafted outside the car.
Li Li, who was disguised as a caravan guard, knocked on the wooden frame with his finger and raised the curtain after receiving permission: "Mr. Kang, Mr. Yang."
Kang Shi said: "Thank you very much."
This meal is very simple, but a few lightly baked pancakes and a large bowl of thick rice porridge sprinkled with minced meat are already a rare delicacy. Li Li sat outside the car and had a simple meal, not even wasting the cake foam on his fingers.
Kang Shi bent down and walked out of the carriage, and said in passing: "Li Li, you go and accompany Mr. Yang, and I'll arrange the arrangements."
Outside the carriage, the dozen or so seemingly ordinary merchant guards were actually brave warriors under Captain Yang's command.
In the battle of Xiaocheng, all the subordinate officers in Yang Duwei's account were killed, and there were only forty or fifty soldiers left. They were also the best among the best. Basically, every one of them was a brave warrior, and their strength could not be changed from the second level to the fourth level. between. Captain Yang fought hard for Xiaocheng to the end. He was not greedy for life, not afraid of death, and did not even care about his family. The surviving soldiers were grateful and willing to continue to follow him.
However, Captain Yang's strength was gone, so he gave these people to Shen Tang for "temporary control". It is said to be "temporary management", but in fact it is no different from leaving it to her. Helping to take care of new people can also be regarded as a place to stay, and it will not be as "tired as a lost dog".
As for Li Li——
Shen Tang asked him to come out to "earn military merit".
See if these "military merits" can be exchanged for military luck.
Lili's shortcomings are too obvious. If you want to catch up, you need to work harder. Although Captain Yang didn't understand Shen Tang's plan, he could see that Shen Tang wanted to cultivate Li Li. My own strength is useless, but from zero training to eleventh level right concubine, the experience is not something ordinary people can have. With his guidance, Lili could avoid many detours.
Speaking of "Li Li"——
This name does sound familiar.
Captain Yang raised his eyes and secretly looked at Li Li, who was sitting at the door of the carriage with a straight posture and a look of preparation.
Even though he seemed to have been hanging out with Shen Tang for a month, he spent most of the time alone to recover from his injuries and adjust his mentality. It was the first time he really saw Li Li and had close contact with him - it would be better if he didn't look at it, but if he looked closely , the more I look at it, the more familiar it becomes.
"Your name is Lili?"
Li Li replied: "Back to Yang Gong, yes."
Captain Yang: "The Lili of Shan Hai Jing?"
Li Li nodded.
Captain Yang's expression became a little more subtle.
Li Li also heard some other meanings.
"Mr. Yang knows about me?"
Captain Yang only said: "I am a close friend of the former county governor, and he is also his confidant. However, the city of Xin State was destroyed and Sibao County fell, so his family moved to another place. He has a pretty sister in his family..."
Li Li was silent for a moment after hearing this.
Captain Yang continued: "He once mentioned you in front of me...although it was not a nice word..."
Cursing Li Li over and over to want to eat swan meat, if he is a middle-to-high-level brave warrior, that's it. A poor and ordinary commoner, how dare he think of a daughter of a noble family? The key is that my sister is as blinded as Lard, and she accepts death. The former county magistrate frequently complained to Captain Yang in private. Thousands of mistakes, Lili's fault!
Just have fun, what's the point? As a young widow who lives at home and has the support of her brother, she can make a living in the capital by raising a few noodles. As long as she likes it, I can buy it for her in any specification. But talking about love with someone you know is really a disgrace to your family!
Captain Yang didn't understand either.
He had never seen Li Li, and he thought that this person should be earth-shatteringly handsome, or that there was something different about him that would attract the "poisonous spider" whose eyes were higher than his head. The propaganda is so outrageous.
Lili: "..."
Captain Yang said: "Work hard."
Li Li looked at Captain Yang in confusion.
Captain Yang said quietly: "If you also have daughters and sisters, you will know. Do you want her to go down for a man, or do you want that man to go up for her?"
If Fan Lili had some martial spirit back then, even if he was a low-level martial artist, with the persistence and stubbornness of "Poisonous Spider", he and "Poisonous Spider" might become one. However, it is useless to say this now. After all, it has been so many years, Li Li may have almost forgotten about it. Captain Yang mentioned this simply because there was no acquaintance around him to let him talk about it.
Boring.
It also means to inspire strength.
After all, knowing shame leads to courage.
Captain Yang didn't expect Li Li to answer him. He was about to close his eyes and take a nap when he heard the big man say in a very soft but unexpectedly firm voice: "I hope Madam will go up."
Captain Yang opened his eyes and looked at him: "Going up?"
Lili said: "I will catch up."
Captain Yang choked.
He muttered: "He is quite an infatuated person."
He always had an indescribable hunch that the former county magistrate would probably be worried because of Li Li.
The moon is at the zenith.
The caravan guards who were forced to stop on the mountain road were also tired. Except for those on night watch, the others found a place to rest in the lee of the truck. The bonfire burned quietly under the night wind, and one or two popping sounds could be heard from time to time.
Li Li asked Kang Shi to go to the carriage to rest.
Leave the night watch to him.
Kang Shi was about to stand up, but his movements suddenly froze, and then returned to normal the next moment. If Lili hadn't been so close, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect it. He asked: "Mr. Kang, is someone here?"
Although Li Li's physical fitness is good and he is capable of defeating third-class hairpins before he has developed martial arts, he is an ordinary person after all. His five senses do not have enough martial arts blessings, and his range of perception is far inferior to that of brave warriors or literary scholars. Kang Shi nodded secretly.
He patted Li Li on the shoulder: "Be careful."
Lili said: "Wei."
Rustling, rustling.
This mountain road has many potholes and is difficult to navigate, and it is located in a depression halfway up the mountain. There are dense forests and weeds on both sides, and the terrain is rugged, making it easy to hide. Li Li listened carefully and could only hear the movement of grass and leaves in the night wind. Others seemed to be sleeping, but in fact they were secretly alert. Li Li nervously grasped the handle of the broadsword at his waist.
How will the little thief appear? Kill him directly, or launch a sneak attack secretly? Which direction will it come out from?
Veins appeared on the back of Lili's right hand holding the handle of the knife, and his Adam's apple rose and fell as he swallowed saliva.
His force is not weak, but he doesn't actually kill many people. Just as his heartbeat in his chest was gradually increasing, an extremely slight buzzing sound reached his ears. It was the sound of a bow string vibrating, accompanied by a strong coldness rushing from his vest to his brain. He drew his sword with a swipe, followed his body's instinct and intuition, and chopped off the arrow with a snap.
Li Li shouted: "Enemy attack!"
Without him shouting, the soldiers pretending to be caravan guards also jumped up. Not long after, dozens of figures emerged from the dark jungle grass. Don't say a word, and don't say the vulgar lines of "I planted this tree, I drove this road", just come up and do it!
They look organized and disciplined, with a clear division of labor, working in groups of three to five, and working together in a tacit understanding. They don’t look like bandits at all!
Li Li shouted: "Just in time!"
Having said that——
The knife was directed at the person who came and chopped off his pocket.
The person who came here was not a vegetarian, his reaction was not slow, and there were other companions on the side to support him. Li Li was unable to cut the person in half with one knife. He could only regretfully use up some of his strength and kick the little thief who was trying to sneak attack.
The strength of this kick was not restrained at all.
I heard another person scream in pain and was kicked out.
"kill--"
"kill--"
The killing cry rang out on the quiet and remote mountain road.
Soon blood was seen.
Relying on the large number of people, this group of thieves targeted the carriage that was obviously Big Fish, and divided into six or seven people to attack it. If they had clairvoyance, they would be able to see inside the carriage. Captain Yang closed his eyes and listened to the movement outside the carriage. Kang Shi also looked calm.
Where is the calmness that a caravan on the verge of death should have?
Kang Shi said: "Mr. Yang is very good at training his troops."
Those outside the carriage were all brought out by Captain Yang.
None of them used martial arts, and deliberately kept their hands to show off. With only their ordinary flesh and blood bodies and moves, they were able to deal with the besieging few thieves. You must know that although the gap between low-level brave warriors and ordinary people is large, it is not ridiculously large.
If you are not careful, you may be beaten to death.
Captain Yang did not answer.
There was a clang.
I don't know whose knife struck the wooden frame of the carriage heavily.
Looking at the knife that penetrated the carriage, Kang Shi raised his eyebrows.
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