Rivers cannot wash away the hatred of ancient and modern times, but heaven and earth can know the loyalty and righteousness of one's heart. ----Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty, "The King Pays His Service to His Friends"
It is said that Chen Long and Zhao Yun, in order to repay the kindness of the Wolf King, fought with the Tiger King on Baishi Mountain, and finally took advantage of the narrow mountain top to win by luck, and turned the Tiger King into a string of tiger meat skewers. Seeing the colorful tiger skin, Zhao Yun remembered his promise to give Tong Feifei the tiger skin, so he squatted down and started peeling off the Tiger King's beautiful fur with the Green Dragon Dagger.
Chen Long pulled out the silver gentian spear from the tiger king's head, slowly wiped it with his sleeve, and mourned in his heart for this generation of tiger kings. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and he saw a pack of wolves looking at him eagerly, surrounding the two of them. Zhao Yun also sensed something was wrong, stood up and held the Azure Dragon Dagger across his chest and said, "My lord, what do these wolves mean?"
"Hmph, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey is cooked. The Wolf King has unified the White Stone Secret Realm, how can he allow us, who are stronger than him, to show off here?"
Zhao Yun was shocked and said: "Is this the emperor's mental trick?"
Chen Long raised his hands and shouted: "Wolf King! We have no intention of competing with you, so we are leaving now. Please remember that we have fought side by side, and let us leave with our guns and never set foot here again, okay!" "
The Wolf King popped his head out from behind the pack of wolves, looking at Chen Long and Chen Long with a hint of chill in his cold eyes. Suddenly there was a scream, and the wolves retreated, and the wolf king disappeared without a trace. Zhao Yun wiped his cold sweat and said, "It seems this is a warning to us."
The two of them didn't even have time to pick up the tiger skin, and turned around and headed straight for the grassy slope where the horses were kept. One day after the battle, the sun was about to set and the grassy slope was quiet. Where could Tong Feifei and the three horses be seen?
Zhao Yun and Chen Long were both shocked. Zhao Yun asked anxiously: "Did the Wolf King kidnap Feifei?"
Chen Long carefully surveyed the scene, shook his head and said, "There's not even a wolf claw mark here, so it's definitely not the Wolf King. Your guardrail was shattered by a weapon, there are signs of a fight in the shack, and Feifei was kidnapped."
Zhao Yun, who was an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, calmed down and carefully observed the horse's hoof prints. He followed them all the way and saw fresh horse dung along the road. Zhao Yun said: "It seems that they were kidnapped not long ago. We will rescue him overnight. Feifei should be fine."
Chen Long knew that Zhao Yun was worried that Tong Feifei would be insulted by the robbers when night came, so he hurriedly used Qinggong to follow the horse's hoof prints. It was getting dark, and they came to a hill. There was a forest on the side of the mountain. They saw the horse's hoof prints hidden in the forest. The two of them followed them into the forest quietly.
The trees continued to stretch and the terrain became higher. Chen Long felt that the magic gun was too long and would affect his movements in the dense forest, so he asked Zhao Yun to hold the gun while he used the Green Dragon Dagger to take the lead in running towards the top of the mountain.
Halfway up the mountain, the light of a bonfire flashed out in the forest. Chen Long hid his figure and saw a few gangster-looking people sitting around a fire, barbecuing and drinking, shouting and drinking.
Chen Long saw that there were more people and it was difficult to annihilate them all at one go. He was about to take a detour when Zhao Yun took action without hesitation. He made a vertical leap and led Zhao Yun with his silver spear. He first swept through the throat of a big man, and then stabbed into another. The belly of a big man. Chen Long quickly followed, and several big men died instantly. Only the big man who was shot in the lower abdomen let out a scream, which was very ear-piercing in the dark night. Chen Long pinched his throat and asked: "Tell me where the women and horses kidnapped today are? I will spare your life!"
The big man held his lower abdomen, feeling unbearable pain. He panted and pointed to the top of the mountain and said: "There is a small village on the top of the mountain. In the evening, the village master has a bridal chamber with a woman..."
Zhao Yun had already rushed towards the top of the mountain. Chen Long threw a bottle of wound medicine at the big man and quickly chased after Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun was so anxious that he heard the gate of the village open, followed by the sound of horse hoofbeats like raindrops. He knew that the big man's screams had alerted the minions in the village. At that moment, he held the steel gun behind him, without dodging or dodging, and boldly collided with the group of thieves and cavalry. The bright silver gentian gun roared like lightning and thunder, and the little white dragon danced gracefully. Only the sound of popping, popping, and popping was heard. The whole team has settled the account.
Chen Long arrived and saw dead people everywhere, knowing that Zhao Yun was really angry. The two men rushed to the gate of the village, and arrows shot out like rain. Zhao Yun moved forward with his steel spear and deflected the arrows. The two men jumped up and flew directly over the gate of the village, falling into the middle of the archers.
This caused a chaos, and the archers fled. A young general rode out on a yellow gelding, wielding a steel spear, and headed straight for Zhao Yun to kill him. Zhao Yun summoned his might, leaped into the sky, and pierced the young general's left chest with lightning speed, sending him flying and seizing his horse. The two of them were killing the minions when a rough voice said: "Two heroes, stay here!"
Chen Long turned his head and saw a tall, dark man with gnarled muscles, thick cheekbones and a full beard, walking hurriedly from the torch light. While ordering his men to stop, he raised his hands to Chen Long and Zhao Yun and said, "Two heroes. , stay! My eldest brother mistakenly intercepted the hero's friends and horses into the mountain stronghold today, and was killed by this little brother. Seeing that these two are highly skilled in martial arts, I am willing to surrender. My dear friend is safe and sound. I also ask you to show your noble hands and let me go. Wait." After saying that, he knelt on the ground and said he surrendered.
When all the minions saw this, they dropped their weapons one after another. Chen Long asked: "You will take us personally and meet my friend first." The big black man quickly stood up and led the way. In a bedroom, he saw Tong Feifei who had passed out.
Zhao Yun rushed to rescue him. Tong Feifei woke up faintly after a while. When he saw it was Zhao Yun, he threw himself into his arms and burst into tears. Zhao Yun quickly tried to persuade him, saying that he had stabbed the hijacker to death, and Tong Feifei slowly stopped crying. Zhao Yun pointed at the big black man and said, "Has this guy ever bullied you?"
The big black man was startled. Without waiting for Tong Feifei to speak, he knelt down and said, "Hero, although I, Zhou Cang, are vulgar, I will not do anything to take advantage of others. It was Pei Yuanshao who insisted on kidnapping the girl when he saw her beauty. He is now dead." Under the gun." Tong Feifei said: "What he said is indeed the truth."
Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and Chen Long became interested. It turned out that these bandits were the Yellow Turbans who had been dispersed. The name Zhou Cang was also famous. They were just carrying swords for Guan Yu, which was overkill. Unexpectedly, although history has been rewritten long ago, Pei Yuanshao still died under Zhao Yun's gun.
Thinking of this, Chen Long changed his face and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Zhou Cang. I believe you have no ill intentions. Can you free up a few bedrooms and let us stay here for the night?" Zhou Cang hurriedly accepted the order.
After Zhao Yun saw Zhou Cang leaving, he wondered why Chen Long was so polite and asked, "My lord, why do you trust this man so much?"
Chen Long said nonsense: "My master in the mountains taught me fortune telling. I think this person is very loyal, so of course I can trust him. If you are worried, let Feifei rest first, how about you and I taking turns keeping watch?" In fact, Zhou Cang was met by Guan Yu. He was as loyal and unparalleled as the second master. He was passed down to future generations, so he could naturally be trusted.
Zhao Yun nodded in agreement, and the two of them took turns to wait until dawn. Zhou Cang stayed up all night, chatting with the two of them, and seemed to want to follow them. Of course, Zhao Yun only followed Chen Long's lead. Chen Long smiled and said: "Zhou Cang, I will send my family to Lingling in a few days. I need a carriage driver. Are you willing?" When Zhou Cang saw that Chen Long was willing to take it, he said with great joy: " From now on, Brother Chen will be my master, and I am willing to do anything he asks me to do." The next morning, all the gangsters were willing to follow Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang knew that these people were mixed, so he wanted to take none of them, but Chen Long said: "If you still want to be a bandit, , Zhou Cang will never take you to follow me today. If you are willing to be a serious soldier in the future, you can swear in front of me that you will never bully the people." As he said this, he took a steel knife and exerted a slight force. He folded the steel knife into two parts and said, "If anyone breaks the oath, I will kill him with my own hands."
All the minions were shocked when they saw that he broke the steel knife in vain. Half of them knelt down and swore an oath, while the other half dispersed. Chen Long asked the people who swore to pack their bags and report to Zhao Ya in Zhaojiazhuang. Fighting with Zhao Yun, Tong Feifei and Zhou Cang, they headed straight for Zhending.
Chen Long missed Liu Qian and Zhen Mi and said goodbye to Zhao Yun on the road. Regardless of Tong Feifei's dissatisfied eyes, he took Zhou Cang straight to the county seat. When they saw Liu Qian and Zhen Mi, they were naturally happy. When they saw Chen Long get the magic weapon, they were all happy for Chen Long. Chen Long introduced Zhou Cang and said: "Zhou Cang is highly skilled in martial arts and has a loyal character. I specially invited him to drive the carriage to Lingling for my wife and young lady." Liu Qian ordered the servant to clean up a bedroom and asked Zhou Cang to stay temporarily. Zhen Mi packed her bags. Chen Long revealed his identity as the Grand Administrator of Lingling to Zhou Cang. After that, Zhou Cang recognized Chen Long as his lord.
After making arrangements for Zhou Cang, Chen Long hurried back to Zhaojiazhuang. It was nearly dusk, and as soon as Chen Longfu entered the village entrance, he saw a man poking his head, it was Gao Lan. Chen Long said with great joy: "Where is Yuan Zhi?"
Gao Lan led Chen Long to Yuan Zhi's residence. Xiao Zhou Buyi was chewing steamed buns. Seeing Chen Long's arrival, he quickly swallowed three bites at a time and reported: "Lord, the situation is not good."
Chen Long frowned. What he was most worried about at the moment was that Zhang Ning was unable to save his life and was accidentally injured by the imperial army. Zhou Bujie continued: "There is no need to worry about the safety of the mistress, she will be protected by Lu Chang and others. It's just that your father-in-law's condition has worsened, and I'm afraid he will die soon. The mistress is worried and depressed every day. I hope the lord will visit her soon." .”
Chen Long nodded slightly and asked, "How is the battle going?"
"Dong Zhuo failed to attack Zhang Bao and was recalled by the imperial court for questioning. Therefore, there is no fighting in Guangzong for the time being. But a few days ago, Zhang Jiao sent Bu Si and Gong Du to lead troops to help Runan Bocai. They had just crossed the Yellow River from the plain and happened to meet When they arrived at Huangfu Song's army, they were surrounded and annihilated by the army, and they returned in defeat. More than 7,000 people were killed in the battle. Bu Si died in the battle, and Gong Du disappeared."
Chen Long was surprised and asked, "Could it be that Huangfu Song's troops were transferred to the northern front?"
Zhou Busuo said: "Exactly. I heard that the imperial court asked Huangfu Song's victorious troops to continue marching north to cross the Yellow River and will arrive in Puyang soon. The war in Guangzong is about to break out, and it is fought on two sides, which is very disadvantageous."
Chen Long became worried after hearing this, and said to Zhou Buji and Gao Lan: "You two quickly prepare your bags. Tomorrow I will say goodbye to the master. After arranging everything, we will immediately set off for Guangzong."
Chen Long wanted to personally escort Liu Qian and Zhen Mi to Lingling, but it seemed that he needed to go to Guangzong to rescue Zhang Ning first. Chen Long returned to Tong Yuan's monastery. After meeting his master, he called out to Zhao Yun alone and said: "Zilong, I have been studying for a long time. Now I have something important to do. I have to say goodbye to the master tomorrow. There is another thing that must be done by you." I want you and Zhou Cang to escort Zhen Mi and her grandmother to Lingling, are you willing?"
Zhao Yun bowed down and said, "My lord's orders are military orders. How dare Yun disobey?" However, his sword eyebrows wrinkled slightly.
Chen Long felt a little at ease, knowing that Zhao Yun was here to ensure that Liu Qian and Zhen Mi would have a worry-free journey. Chen Long saw Zhao Yun frowning and knew what he meant. He smiled and said: "Zilong, you can ask for advice from Senior Sister. You two love each other and are a perfect match. Why don't you go to Lingling? Master's side, I’d like to go talk about it.”
Zhao Yunjun blushed and Nuonuo agreed. That night, Chen Long said goodbye to his master and talked about Zhao Yun and Feifei. Tong Yuan actually had a premonition in his heart, but he just couldn't let go of his daughter. Chen Long simply said: "Master, we are all leaving. You have nothing to do, so why not go to Lingling for a stroll. When you get tired of waiting, I will take you back." Tong Yuan was hesitating when Tong Feifei suddenly came in and said : "Junior Brother Long, Junior Brother Yun said that he was about to send Miss Zhen back to Lingling, and asked me if I would go with him. I have agreed. But I am not going for him, I just want to go shopping. Dad, you go with me. Relax." After saying that, he stared at Chen Long with big eyes.
Chen Long saw that Tong Feifei refused to admit that he liked Zhao Yun, but since he was willing to go, he would settle this confusion later. Immediately he said happily: "That's great, senior sister, you will pack for the master tomorrow." The arrangements were made. Now that everyone has gone, Chen Long asked Zhao Yun to take his brother Zhao Ya and go to Zhending City to pick them up tomorrow morning.
Early the next morning, Zhao Yun hung up the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Spear and rode a white horse. Chen Long hung up the Gentian Bright Silver Spear and rode a yellow horse to pick up Zhao Ya at Zhaojiazhuang. Zhao Ya shook his head and said: "I still have a lot of righteousness here to defect to, and I can't bear to abandon them immediately. When my brother arrives in Lingling and the arrangements are made, I will naturally come to defect with these righteousness." Chen Long saw that he was determined and did not force himself. , said to Zhao Ya: "Brother Zhao, there will be a series of wars in Jizhou in the future, take care!"
Zhao Yun and his brother said goodbye reluctantly. The two peerless heroes rode the same horse and raised the steel spear together, running towards the vast and unknown future.
