When the group arrived near Luoxia Villa, the scene of hundreds or even thousands of people working in full swing came into view from a distance. Since the villa was not repaired, the group of them had no intention of going to the villa. Instead, they went straight to the foot of the mountain, leaving two people to guard the horses and carriages. The rest accompanied An Ruoxi into the mountain. I guess this was Yan Ziwu's arrangement. Bar.
An Ruoxi did not refuse. She had been worried on the way. She would not have dared to go up the mountain alone to find the young city lord.
As night fell, the wind was howling in the mountains and forests, and wolves howled from time to time. Even with Shao Bing and the others accompanying them, An Ruoxi still felt a little spooky.
She was just a weak woman. In the world she lived in before, although she had gone to the wild for outdoor activities, the mountains of Blue Star could not be compared with the mountains of this world. To be honest, she was really afraid of encountering robbers or wild beasts.
But I didn't expect that whatever I was afraid of would come.
Around early in the morning, An Ruoxi had fallen asleep in a temporary tent when she suddenly heard a cry of "Enemy attack! Be on alert!"
She quickly grabbed the dagger in her bag beside her pillow and rushed out of the tent. She saw that the other seven people were waving their knives to block the flying arrows that came from nowhere, and the four people who had been patrolling the night had all been hit in the legs. Arrow fell to the ground and was looking for cover under the cover of seven other people. Although it was not life-threatening, it still seemed to hinder movement.
Before she could react, she heard a "Be careful!" and An Ruoxi felt like she was being pushed to the ground.
"Miss An, are you okay?"
Only then did An Ruoxi see that the tent where she was standing had been shot through by an arrow.
"It's okay!" She and Shao Bing, who rescued her, hid behind a big tree. In shock, she knew that they had been attacked.
Sure enough, the rain of arrows stopped after a few blows, but no thief appeared.
Seeing Shao Bing holding an arrow and looking at it, his face suddenly became heavy. An Ruoxi asked in a low voice: "Captain Shao, did you discover something?"
Shao Bing nodded slightly but did not answer. First he looked at the other team members, and then shouted towards the dark woods:
"May I ask who you are as a friend? We are just staying here for one night and leaving at dawn. If you have offended me, please show me your kindness. I am willing to take out the things I have brought with me from the Mu family in Muyang City to express our gratitude!"
Shao Bing deliberately moved out of the Mu family here, mainly to see if the other party would give the Mu family face. If you give it, it will be a friend or someone who is afraid of the Mu family, and there will basically not be much trouble if you encounter such people; but if you don't give it, most of them will look down on the Mu family or have a grudge against the Mu family. And whether it's someone you dislike or have a grudge against, it's undoubtedly more difficult.
"Haha, if that's the case, then leave the valuables and get out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two cold lights suddenly flew towards him. Shao Bing was clever and blocked with his sword. Suddenly, there was a sound of metal collision. Only then did Shao Bing realize that it was a man wearing night clothes. He was tall and standing in front of him with a flying ao in hand. In the distance, the weapon that had collided with his hand had been dragged back into his hand by the man in black using a wire.
Then about 20 people and one person appeared from all directions. They also had quivers hanging on their waists, quivers on their backs, arrows on the strings, and they were all aimed at the people in the middle.
Shao Bing took two steps forward to protect An Ruoxi behind him. The others quickly surrounded An Ruoxi back to back. Even the four people who had been hit by the arrow broke the arrow body at this time and endured the pain of the arrow still in the flesh. , looking at the men in black around him warily.
"Who are you? Why did you attack us?" Shao Bing asked, looking at the man he had just fought with.
"Can't you see it? We must be bandits like this. Since we are bandits, we must be robbing!"
Seeing that Shao Bing didn't say anything, the man asked: "Why are you scared? Then leave your things behind and get out of here, otherwise we will rob you!"
The other party had a loud voice, powerful and rough. He waved his hands towards the others as he spoke. The others put away their quivers, took off their quivers from their waists, and stared at him eagerly.
"Wait a minute!" Shao Bing yelled first, "Everyone, we have something to discuss. We are members of the Mu family in Muyang City. We hope you can give us some face!"
"Hahaha, we already know about Captain Shao from the mansion of the Mu Family Keqing Elder Yan Ziwu in Muyang City!"
Hearing the rough voice, Shao Bing frowned, "Do you know me?"
"We know each other, how could we not know each other? Ten years ago, when the barbarians invaded, my brother fought alongside Captain Shao."
Shao Bing tried hard to recall that ten years ago he went on an expedition with the army to resist the barbarians and was seriously injured. Fortunately, he came back alive and was treated by Yan Ziwu, which saved his life, but it also left sequelae. Because of his military exploits, he got the leisurely job of working as a guard in Yan Mansion.
"It's just that my brother's life was not good, and he never came back alive again." The man paused and continued: "Speaking of which, Captain Shao and I are actually quite destined."
Shao Bing quickly judged in his mind: These are not ordinary bandits. People who can use Feilao have high martial arts skills, and most of them are very good at light kung fu. This team of people should be mercenaries in Luoxia Mountain who specialize in capturing rare birds and animals.
In Luoxia Mountain, there are some people with strong martial arts skills who do not want to be restricted in their freedom. They do not want to join the army or join any gangs. They will gather together to form a team to capture rare birds and animals in the mountains for resale. Sometimes, wealthy families would hire them to search for medicine in the mountains, so the profession of mercenaries was born. However, because some mercenaries cannot hunt good things, they will rob people who enter the mountains to make a living.
As for this group of mercenaries, all of them use Feilao. It is obvious that they specialize in capturing rare birds and animals. And knowing that he was from Muyang City, he still attacked at night. It seemed that maybe it was just as he said, because he just wanted to rob money. If it's just a robbery, the worst thing is to disperse the money and avoid disaster. But Miss An is so beautiful, if this group of desperadoes has other evil thoughts, they will be in trouble. But judging from the situation of the arrows just fired, they didn't really want to kill them, otherwise they wouldn't have only shot at the legs and alerted the snake. But why is it like this? Is it for another reason?
Thinking of this, Shao Bing had a general guess, so he cupped his fists and asked tentatively: "Since this elder brother knows the younger brother, he still doesn't know what to call me?"
"You don't need to use my name. If it weren't for the fact that you and I still have some connections, I wouldn't talk nonsense to you. If I want to survive and leave all my belongings and this girl, I can do it for the sake of the Mu family in Muyang City. It’s hard for you!”
When Shao Bing heard this, he secretly thought that since he knew the other party's purpose, he had room for maneuver. "Is there enmity between us, or is it kindness? If there is enmity, and you want to seek revenge on Shao, I, Shao, am responsible for everything I do. It is not a man's behavior to implicate innocent people!"
"Hahaha, what you said is because you want to provoke me into a duel with you, right? But I won't be fooled, what do you think?"
Seeing an opportunity, Shao Bing continued: "You have so many brothers. We are just a group of twelve. Four of you have just been hit by your arrows. This girl doesn't know any martial arts. Are you afraid that we may have some conspiracy?" ?Besides, you are all heroes who will not kill innocent people. Since you are here to seek wealth, we can give you all the valuable hands you have. Not only will we promise not to report it, but we can also introduce you to do big business. "
"Oh, there is such a good thing, then I want to hear about it!"
Seeing the other party's interest, Shao Bing said in a flurry: "This girl is a good friend of Mu Shaoyang, the young city lord of Muyang City. She went up the mountain to meet our young city lord. It must be that our young city lord is cultivating in Luoxia Mountain. As you all know, he was already a fifth-grade Martial King five years ago, and he is definitely different now. If you rob his friends, even if you kill us all, I believe that sooner or later, the young city lord will Yes, if he knew, it wouldn't be too difficult to find you..."
Although the faces of the other parties were all covered, Shao Bing and the others could still feel that the men in black were a little shaken, so Shao Bing took advantage of the victory and pursued them, "But if you can let this girl go, I promise to wait for you. When she sees the young city lord, she will definitely say a few nice words in front of the young city lord, and maybe even let the young city lord accept your friendship. Even if the young city lord doesn't appreciate it, at least he won't be hostile to you. A person who has been there five years ago He is a strong young man who is a fifth-grade Martial King. He can either make friends or become enemies. Which is more important? You are all smart people, so you shouldn't make the wrong choice, right?"
Seeing that those people were still indifferent, Shao Bing had an idea, "Miss An, you said that you would ask the Young City Master to give us some pointers when we meet him. How about asking the Young City Lord to give us some pointers when the time comes?" He even glanced at An Ruoxi and winked.
An Ruoxi understood and immediately said: "Yes, if they are willing, I can try my best to fight for this!"
Seeing that they began to look at each other for advice, Shao Bing knew that the crisis had been resolved. "How about it, big brother, and everyone, our young city lord's current cultivation level is probably one of the best in the Northern Wilderness except for the hermits in the mountains. If you are not willing, then I will send a distress signal even if I die! Our young city lord In Luoxia Mountain, it is easiest to find signal flares in this dark night!"
At this time, a man in black said something in the ear of the man in black who was leading the man. The leader hesitated for a moment and pulled down his mask, "Hahaha, what did Captain Shao say? I have such an opportunity to get to know Master Ru." My brothers and I can only dream of a strong man like the city lord, so why wouldn’t we be willing?”
As he spoke, he made a gesture to the person who was in his ear just now, and the person took out a small jade bottle from his arms and threw it over. Seeing Shao Bing catch it, he was a little confused and said again:
"This is the best gold wound medicine. It has a miraculous effect on arrow wounds. I accidentally shot four brothers just now, and the Dragon King Temple was flooded. I also asked the four brothers to pull out the arrows and pour this medicine powder on the wounds. , you can have muscle and scarring tomorrow.”
Shao Bing seemed to believe it but not believe it. The man said again: "My name is Yao Kai. Captain Shao, have you guessed who my brother is?"
"Is your brother Yao En?"
"That's right!" Yao Kai took a step forward, "When my brother joined the army, he mentioned many times in his letters to me that he was often looked after by Captain Shao in the army. He also said that he would be willing to take care of you when he goes to the battlefield one day. Hu, you have indeed accomplished this! To be honest, I have heard about you for a long time, but I just saw you today!"
"No wonder you just said that we still have some grudges. I guess it is because of the battle against the barbarians ten years ago and the death of my brother for the country."
"Yes, I have inquired many times and found out that your team went to inquire for information, but was ambushed. You were the only one who survived, and it was my brother and several brothers who sacrificed their lives to cover for you!"
Shao Bing nodded, "Back then, a hundred of our brothers were ordered to explore the enemy's situation. Only I came back alive, but I was also seriously injured and was sent back to the rear in advance. All the brothers who went with me, none of them survived, not even one. No bones can be found!”
"Yes, in fact, as a brother, I felt resentful when I learned about this matter. But thinking that you were trying to send the information back alive, I didn't blame you. These brothers and I have been on the border of the Northern Wilderness for these years. , killing many barbarians can be regarded as revenge for our family."
After hearing this, Shao Bing felt a little touched in his heart and hurriedly stepped forward, "Could it be that these brothers are all family members of those brothers who worked with me to spy on military intelligence?"
Seeing Yao Kai nodding, Shao Bing stepped forward and bowed, cupped his fists towards the men in black and said, "Everyone, I didn't live and die with my brothers ten years ago, so I couldn't help myself. This Miss An is indeed Mu Yang. Friends of the City Master, I have been ordered to escort you, and I hope that it will be convenient for all brothers. When this matter is over, if you don't give up, I, Shao Bing, am willing to work with you to save those who died on the battlefield after being framed by traitors. Revenge, brothers!”
"We are also willing to follow Captain Shao!"
Hearing that the ten people behind Shao Bing also expressed their opinions in unison, Yao Kai quickly helped Shao Bing up, "Okay! If you are willing to join, my brother and I welcome you!"
Then he turned to the men in black and said, "Brothers, I have made it clear that we are not people without discernment. Not to mention that Shaocheng's cultivation is so high that I don't dare to provoke him. Besides, he is a real person." Hero, the battle against the barbarians ten years ago made great contributions to the Northern Wilderness. It’s just that some people with intentions are despicable and took advantage of the grief of the victims’ families losing their loved ones to embarrass the young city lord. But he has always been our Muyang City and even The hero of the Northern Wasteland! Since we already know that this girl is his friend, do we still want to offend this girl?"
"No offense!"
"Okay! I, Yao Kai, will express my position on behalf of everyone." After that, he walked up to An Ruoxi, cupped his fists and said:
"Girl, we were reckless just now and scared the girl. If the girl doesn't mind, I'm willing to escort the girl up the mountain with Captain Shao and the others. I hope the girl agrees!"
An Ruoxi actually couldn't believe the successive twists and turns. In the past, she had only heard from her husband that the heroes in martial arts novels were all happy and vengeful, but she never expected that she would meet them. Seeing how generous Yao Kai was, she quickly expressed her gratitude and welcomed Yao Kai and the others to join.
In this way, the two gangs, who were originally related to the robber and the robbed, became accomplices in a few words. Yao Kai and his group of more than twenty people had formed a circle with Shao Bing and his group of twelve people. No matter how strong the firewood in the middle was, it seemed that there was no enthusiasm among the people. Even the four people who had been shot with arrows in their legs were now gathered together with everyone, drinking heavily, grilling the game that Yao Kai and the others had caught before, and chatting about the stories of their encounters.
From the chat, An Ruoxi learned about the backgrounds of Yao Kai and others.
It turns out that they are basically the relatives of the victims of Shao Bing's team in the war ten years ago. They are either older brothers, younger brothers or cousins. The reason why they formed a team was because later Yao Kai found out that the team was betrayed by his own people, so only Shao Bing came back alive.
But Yao Kai was discovered when he was investigating the matter. The man had been chasing Yao Kai in order to silence him. Desperate, Yao Kai ran to the north of Beihuang. After recovering from his injuries, he decided to sneak back quietly to investigate the matter. Later, he met two brothers who were also relatives of the same group of people like him. After the three reached a consensus, they planned to contact other families of the victims to form a group. Power, just to seek justice for the relatives who died in vain!
So far, more than 60 family members and friends, a total of 71 people, have jointly established an organization, with the base in Mobei City, for those who have brothers, sisters and even other relatives and friends, except for those who have no family members or only old parents. . The leader of the organization is a reclusive master who joined to seek justice for his apprentices.
This man is highly skilled in martial arts and resourceful. He manages the entire organization. Not only does he live a prosperous life, he also teaches everyone how to practice martial arts, read and write. He taught Yao Kai and others the martial arts.
Yao Kai and his group of twenty-four people were originally the elite of the entire organization. Their usual tasks were to go out on missions or to kill barbarian soldiers in the northern wilderness. This time I came to Luoxia Mountain, firstly, for the competition that takes place every five years. Even if I can't be selected, I still want to experience it; secondly, I want to find Captain Shao, the only survivor of that year. When he learned that Shao Bing was willing to be mediocre as a guard at Yan Ziwu's house, in order to test whether he still had blood, there was a scene in which he shot four people and pretended to be a robbery.
At this point, Yao Kai and his group of twenty-four people quickly apologized. But Shao Bing and his party were also heroic people. Instead of pursuing the case, they expressed their determination to join them and bid farewell to Yan Ziwu after completing the escort back!
An Ruoxi felt a lot in her heart when she looked at this group of men who were not much older. I thought that if she were born on this continent and didn't have those worries in her heart, she would definitely become someone like them. After all, although she is a girl, she is actually such a martial arts fan who has been polished by Blue Star's modern life and can only long for the world in her heart.
