"Brother Xia, let's leave like this. When we return to Zhangjiakou, do you think Fan Ji's people will cause trouble for us?" A person next to the bonfire looked at Xia Guang.
"They, Fan Ji, are colluding with Hou Jin. If they are afraid, they are afraid of us." said a young bodyguard sitting next to Xia Guang.
Xia Guang picked up a dry firewood and threw it into the fire, and handed the almost baked pancakes to the people around him, and then said, "Brothers, this time I, Xia, can't bear to let everyone run away in vain." I didn’t earn a single tael of silver from this job.”
"Brother Xia, what you said is totally untrue." The young escort said, "No one knew that Fan Ji would collude with the Jurchens before coming here. This matter cannot be blamed on you at all, Brother Xia."
"Boss, I really don't blame you for this. We didn't find out about Fan Ji's collusion with Hou Jin until we arrived on the grassland." said an older bodyguard.
"Brother, I accept this love." Xia Guang hugged the other escorts and said immediately, "When we get back to Zhangjiakou, I'll treat you to a drink."
"It's good to drink." The young escort put his head over, "Let's drink sorghum wine. That one is strong and enjoyable."
"Haha, okay, let's drink sorghum wine." Xia Guang smiled and patted the young escort on the shoulder, and said, "Drink as much as you want, it's up to you."
"That's great." The young escort said excitedly, "This time I have a chance to drink to my heart's content. I've been craving for it for a long time. The little money I earn every time can't even buy two jars of sorghum brew. You guys say the same thing. The wine is made from sorghum, so why is the sorghum wine from Tiger Character Flag so much more expensive than ordinary sorghum wine?”
"There's a secret recipe," said the older bodyguard. "It's expensive, but the wine made from ordinary sorghum is not as delicious as the sorghum made from the Tiger Flag."
"That's right." The young escort nodded in agreement.
Xia Guang, who was sitting next to them, said, "Chang Bin, you should drink less alcohol from now on. If you have money from drinking, you might as well save it and marry a wife to warm your bed in the future."
"How can I have wine, mother-in-law?" The young escort curled his lips.
"That's because you don't know the beauty of a mother-in-law." The older escort said teasingly.
The young escort said disapprovingly, "Aside from washing, cooking, and giving birth to children, what else can a mother-in-law do?"
"Ha ha"
Some of the married escorts around burst out laughing, which made the young escort confused.
At this time, I heard Xia Guang say with a smile, "You will know the advantages of marrying a mother-in-law."
Chang Bin, a young escort, said, "It's not urgent to marry a wife. Now I can feed myself and the whole family is not hungry. It's good."
"You kid, you just owe a mother-in-law to take care of you." Xia Guang smiled and tapped the young escort with his hand.
Chang Bin chuckled, then looked at the person next to him and said, "Brother Ding, why don't you speak? I see you have been depressed and have something on your mind."
Ding Lei frowned and said, "Let's just leave like this. Do you think Fan Ji's team will send someone to deal with us?"
"He dares." Chang Bin straightened his body and said, "They, Fan Ji, colluded with Hou Jin, and they want to deal with us. They are not afraid that we will spread the news that Fan Ji colluded with Hou Jin."
"That's what I'm worried about." Ding Lei frowned.
The smile on Xia Guang's face disappeared and he said in a deep voice, "You mean Fan Ji's people won't let us return to Zhangjiakou safely?"
Ding Lei nodded.
"Just those Fan Ji guys in the team," Chang Bin said disdainfully, "even if they have the courage, they don't dare to attack us."
Ding Lei said in a deep voice, "You have forgotten that there are more than a dozen Jurchens in Fan Ji's motorcade. These people have seen blood and killed people."
"Don't be afraid." Chang Bin patted the scabbard beside him and said, "We also have more than ten bodyguards here, so we don't suffer in terms of numbers, and my sword is not a vegetarian."
Ding Lei looked at Xia Guang and said, "Boss, our place is too close to where Fan Ji's team is camped. Why don't we go further."
"Are you scared?" Chang Bin glared at Ding Lei and said, "Aren't they just Jurchens? They still carry one head on two shoulders. If they dare to come, we will fight them with real swords and guns."
"What do you know?" Ding Lei scolded, "There are so many generals in the army who are no match for the Jurchens. No matter how powerful you are, you can still be more powerful than those soldiers and servants."
Chang Bin frowned and retorted, "Don't mention those soldiers and servants. They only know how to bully the people. They only know how to run for their lives when they meet the Jurchens. If it were me, I would have cleaned up these Jurchens a long time ago. How can I tolerate them?" Occupying most of Liaodong."
"Look at what you're capable of." Ding Lei said, "You think you're invincible if you can wield a sword twice. Fighting on the battlefield is different from how we kill bandits. No matter how powerful you are, it's useless."
Chang Bin said angrily, "I think you are just scared. You are frightened by those Jurchens."
"You know what the heck, I'm doing this for everyone's good." Ding Lei cursed, and then said, "These Jurchens have all experienced fighting on the battlefield, and they are no worse than our bodyguards. If that Butler Fan sends those Jurchens Come to kill us and silence us. If we really take action, there will be some casualties. There is no need for us to lose our lives on the grassland."
Chang Bin sarcastically said, "It is said that the older people get, the less courageous they become. I think you are the one."
Ding Lei was too lazy to pay attention to him. He looked at Xia Guang and said, "Headguard, Chang Bin doesn't understand. You are from Ye Bu Su, so you should know whether I am making sense or not."
Xia Guang nodded and said, "You are right. I didn't think well and should not have camped so close to Fan Ji's motorcade. In this case, you go tell the other escorts that we are leaving now."
"Brother Xia, why are you scared?" Chang Bin looked puzzled.
Xia Guang said, "It's not a matter of fear. If I'm the only one, it doesn't matter. But there are so many of us here, and I can't take everyone's lives lightly."
Chang Bin opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing and closed his mouth.
Ding Lei on the side had already stood up and shouted to the escorts around him, "Everyone, please clean up, let's"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a whooshing sound.
An arrow hit Ding Lei's chest, and the other end of the arrow came out.
"me"
Ding Lei lowered his head and saw the arrow feathers on his chest. His mouth moved a few times, blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and finally he fell back on the bonfire.
The wood burning in the fire was crushed, and sparks flew everywhere, instantly burning Ding Lei's clothes, and the fire quickly swept through most of his body.
"There are archers, run to the dark place."
Xia Guang reacted the fastest, loudly alerting the other escorts, and at the same time grabbed the straight knife at hand.
"Brother Ding"
Chang Bin stretched out his hands to grab Ding Lei who fell into the fire, and wanted to pull Ding Lei out of the fire.
Xia Guang on the side grabbed Chang Bin, pulled him back hard, and shouted at the same time, "Go quickly, he is dead."
When Ding Lei fell into the fire without even moving his body, he knew that the arrow just shot Ding Lei to death.
Whoosh
Another arrow shot over, grazing Chang Bin's body and shooting into the grass beside him.
If Xia Guang hadn't pulled him just now, the arrow would have hit him.
