"Mom..." The boy seemed to be murmuring in a nightmare: "Mom... don't go!"
Lu Yan [Note 1] woke up from his sleep. He wanted to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, but suddenly found that his hands and feet had been tied by ropes and he could not move. After a while, he lowered his head and took out a small longevity lock from his arms. [Note 1: "Three Kingdoms·Wu Shu Thirteen·Lu Xun Biography": "The eldest son died young..." There is insufficient historical data, and his story is fictional in the novel. 】
This is a longevity lock made entirely of silver. Under the dim firelight in the tent, you can vaguely see it. There are several small seal characters engraved on it: Yo Yo Deer Ming, Eat Wild Apples.
Lu Ming is Lu Yan's childhood nickname. Looking at the longevity lock given to him by his mother, he suddenly felt a sore nose and was extremely sad. Now that I have been tricked into this place by the steward Wang, my father and grandmother must be worried to death.
"Dad, son, this is an insult to the Lu family's reputation..."
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew into the big tent, and Lu Yan couldn't help but shiver.
Not only that, but someone has quietly slipped into the tent and headed towards Lu Yan!
Lu Yanden was frightened and was speechless: "You... who are you... and what are you going to do?"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you." The man explained in a low voice, squatted down, and began to help Lu Yan untie the ropes that bound his hands and feet.
That person was not someone else, but it turned out to be Yu Gui who had entered the tent. Lu Yan also saw Yu Gui's appearance clearly at this time. The man looked upright and he didn't seem to be a bad person.
But he remembered what his father once warned him: A gentleman should not only be upright in life, but also learn to be wary of villains. Loyalty is like cheating. People are often deceived by things that look good on the surface. In the end, they have no regrets. and.
Lu Yan became nervous again, but found that Yu Gui had already helped him untie the rope.
"Who are you? Are you...are you sent by my father to save me?" Lu Yan's eyes lit up when he thought of this, and he was suddenly full of hope.
"Don't ask any more questions. It will be troublesome if someone finds out..." Yu Gui immediately picked up Lu Yan and walked towards the tent door. But as soon as they reached the door of the big tent, Yu Gui felt a chill in his heart and screamed secretly. Before he finished speaking to Lu Yan, he noticed that there was a lot of light outside the big tent. It seemed that the enemy had discovered it!
Yu Gui hurriedly rushed out of the tent with the young man, only to find that he was surrounded by dozens of barbarian soldiers!
"Hahaha...hahahaha..." At this moment, a barbarian laughed wildly in the light of the fire and walked towards Yu Gui triumphantly.
Under the illumination of the fire, Yu Gui saw the man's appearance clearly. He saw that the man's face was as skinny as wood, but his arms were extremely strong. He also wore various ivory and tortoise shell items on his wrists and neck. Decoration, everything, makes this barbarian look weird, terrifying, and noble.
"See you, Your Majesty!" When all the barbarian soldiers and generals saw the barbarian who was gorgeously dressed and had a strange and terrifying face, they all bowed and saluted.
King! Seeing everyone calling him this, Yu Gui was immediately frightened, because the person in front of him, this thin and strange old man, was no one else. He was the boatman who carried him, Xia Houxuan, and Cao Xi across the Han River the day before yesterday!
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the barbarian king of the southwestern Yizhou Yizhou brought by Liu Bei during his expedition to Wu!
At this moment, those barbarian soldiers and generals surrounded Yu Gui and Lu Yan, and cheered like a fierce owl. The cheers sounded like the demons of the underworld dancing and screaming wildly, which was breathtaking.
Yu Gui tried hard to calm down, but for some reason, as if those strange screams, those jumping flames and the dancing strange shadows had some kind of magic power, he, who was always calm as ice, was still feeling uneasy in his heart at this moment. , unable to calm down.
Yu Gui gently pushed Lu Yan into the military tent and whispered to him: "Child, don't be afraid. Remember, no matter what sound you hear later, don't leave this military tent. Do you understand?"
"Understood......"
Lu Yan looked solemn. He nodded seriously to Yu Gui and walked into the military tent obediently.
Yu Gui slowly turned around. No matter how his heart was throbbing, he still looked as stable as a mountain at this moment. While looking at the Barbarian King Mosako with his ice-like eyes, he slowly raised his hand Touching the hilt of the sword, he asked in a deep voice: "Your Excellency...are you the Barbarian King, Mosako [Note 2]?"
[Note 2: The barbarian king of the southwestern Yi, "Three Kingdoms" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as: Shamoke. According to Professor Li Dongfang's research, it should be Mosak. 】
"Hahaha..." A barbarian general in the crowd laughed loudly and said, "Even people from other countries are frightened after hearing about the great king's reputation..." Before the barbarian general could finish speaking, , the Barbarian King waved his hand, and everyone stopped making noise.
"You..." Barbarian King Mosako pointed at Yu Gui and asked in a faint tone: "But you are from Wu?"
Yu Gui shook his head and said nothing, just looking at the Barbarian King.
"Do you want to take that child away?" The Barbarian King smiled strangely, and he opened his arms confidently: "Unless you can defeat me! As long as you defeat me, not to mention this child, you will be the prisoner of the entire camp, and I will also Okay, I’ll give them all to you!” The Barbarian King stared at the young man in front of him with his dry but murderous eyes. The barbarians began to cheer again, and the flames of the moving torches reflected the barbarian king's brown beard, hair, and thin black face, just like reflecting a ferocious devil, making people shudder!
Yu Gui clenched the sword in his hand and finally nodded. He followed the barbarian king to the center of the empty camp. Two barbarian soldiers carried a heavy axe. The barbarian king took the ax with his right hand and immediately waved it easily. All the barbarians were like crazy. cheered. The sharp ax blade shone with a frightening cold light under the waning moon!
Yu Gui looked at the Barbarian King and couldn't help but frown slightly. This old man, who looked thin and dry, was holding a big ax that looked very incongruous with him, but he didn't show any signs of weakness. It seemed that he really couldn't underestimate the enemy.
The Barbarian King and Yu Gui faced off in silence for a long time. When he found that the other party still did not draw his sword to make a move, he shouted loudly, swung his axe, and struck at Yu Gui's Tianling Gai!
It seemed to be the wind. Yu Gui felt it. It was not the natural wind, but the wind of the ax brought by the Barbarian King's swing, accompanied by murderous intent! Split mountains and rocks! Even though Yu Gui was used to Jianghu, he couldn't help but feel shocked at this moment, and he hurriedly gathered his energy and dodged back quickly.
Yu Gui tiptoed slightly, just like a paper kite, gently floating backwards, and actually dodged the fatal blow by a hair's breadth. The Barbarian King's big ax hit the air with one move, like a huge drumstick, and the ground shook slightly when it hit it!
Seeing that the blow missed, Mosako was not discouraged. Instead, he picked up the ax and started swinging it like the wind. If Yu Gui hadn't seen it with his own eyes today, he would never have believed that a skinny old man could dance this heaviest weapon as easily as he could swing a bamboo pole! Facing such a terrifying offensive, Yu Gui understood that dodging was the most appropriate strategy at the moment.
The Barbarian King pressed forward step by step, and his attacks were fierce; Yu Gui used his sword scabbard to block lightly and dodged continuously. Although Yu Gui had no chance to counterattack for a while, the Barbarian King could not hurt Yu Gui for a while, and it was just a waste of energy. The Barbarian King thought that it would be detrimental to him if he continued to waste like this, so he decided to find an opportunity to kill the opponent with one blow, so he gradually forced Yu Gui between the two rows of antlers [Note 3]. He could only move forward and backward, but could not dodge left or right. place!
[Note 3: Antlers. A kind of city defense weapon, one is made of many sharp wooden branches tied together to block infantry, and is shaped like antlers. Another method is to sharpen logs and cross-fix them to block the cavalry, which is called horse-rejection. 】
Seeing that the time had come, the Barbarian King immediately sneered, jumped up, and struck straight at Yu Guitian Linggai. It seemed that he had used ten percent of his strength! When Yu Gui wanted to move around, he saw antlers on both sides, making it difficult for him to dodge. In this stunned moment, Yu Gui was too late to even retreat!
Yu Gui thought to himself that it was not good, and hurriedly raised his energy and strength and used his scabbard to fight with all his might!
In an instant, the scabbard was shattered inch by inch!
A powerful aura surged, and the onlookers involuntarily stepped back. Yu Gui was able to catch the Barbarian King's axe, and actually took five or six steps back. The Barbarian King only shook slightly. Yu Gui was shocked and secretly thought that this Barbarian King was really extraordinary. The Barbarian King was surprised that there was someone in this world who could take a full blow from him without falling to the ground.
Completely different from the flash of swords and shadows just now, at this moment, the barbarian camp under the moonlight seemed unusually quiet.
"I roughly know your arm strength, senior." Yu Gui wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and showed a confident smile. He did not call the other person the Barbarian King, nor did he call him by his first name, but called him "Senior Jianghu", which seemed to be Neither humble nor arrogant.
"Did you still have reservations just now?" Mosako asked in surprise. He felt that the young man in front of him was not taking it easy.
Yu Gui's scabbard was broken, and the long sword in his hand was like a lightning bolt made of cold ice under the cold moon, extremely sharp. He looked at the Barbarian King and said with a smile: "Senior's arm strength, I'm afraid I will never be able to match it in my lifetime, but , this does not mean that you, Barbarian King, can win!"
Yu Gui's eyes suddenly became as sharp and cold as the edge of a sword.
It seemed like a cool breeze blowing on my face, or like thunder on a rainy night, a cold light pierced the dark night!
Yu Gui's speed has only increased compared to before. At this time, his sword has been unsheathed, no longer like a paper kite, but like a white eagle, fierce and swift. Compared to Yu Gui, the speed of the Barbarian King was dwarfed by that of a small witch, and he could only hold on for a while. The barbarian soldiers had never seen such a duel between masters, and they all watched with bated breath at this moment, and those who saw that their king was about to lose. , but neither dared nor could step forward to intervene. Moshake's forehead gradually became covered with sweat, but Yu Gui was still able to do it with ease.
"You lost." Yu Gui pointed his sword at the Barbarian King's throat and smiled confidently.
"I...lost..." Mosako threw down the axe, grinned, and a small silver needle flew out of his mouth...
