Shao Xi never looked back along the way. Indeed, he did not dare to look back. He heard Uzhina's crying voice, but he still did not look back. There are some roads that once you decide to take them, you can no longer think about turning back. When parting, Shao Xi smiled at everyone, but now his face was full of tears. Although he said that "a husband is not without tears, he will not shed them during parting", but that was only in front of others. At this time, he no longer wanted to control his emotions.
Old Wu looked at him from the side without saying a word, but just poured wine into his mouth. Maybe it's because I'm older and I'm used to these parting scenes, or maybe I know how to hide it better.
The two rode their horses southward until dark, and finally found a forest. The two people lit a bonfire on the spot, took off the cold blankets from their horses, and prepared to spend the night here. Lao Wu handed the beef jerky and wine bag to Shao Xi and asked him to fill his stomach as well.
Shao Xi took the wine bag and said, "Old Wu, my name may be targeted when I enter the Central Plains. Should I use a pseudonym?"
Old Wu nodded and said, "That's true. Then what kind of pseudonym are you going to choose?"
"Just call me Shao Xi." Shao Xi felt that this way he didn't have to remind himself that it was Feng Yuyan, which was too much trouble.
"Well, that's fine, you can do whatever you want." Old Wu didn't say much.
Shao Xi had just stuffed the beef jerky into his mouth, and before he had even chewed a few mouthfuls, he heard the rapid and noisy sound of horse hooves in the distance. Looking through the moonlight, it was estimated that there were about twenty riders, coming quickly in the direction of him and Lao Wu.
"There are still horse teams at this time. I guess the two of us are in trouble."
Lao Wu is an old Jianghu person who knows many things about Jianghu very well, and he also has a clear understanding of the activities of Jianghu people. In this frontier fortress, there are still horse teams moving around after dark. Either there are urgent matters, or there are horse bandits who like to attack caravans at night. If they were really horse bandits, they would probably "hunt the rabbits in the grass" and even the two of them would be spared.
Sure enough, Lao Wu's guess was correct. When the group of people walked in front of them, they saw that they were indeed a group of horse bandits who were intercepting the caravan and robbing property. Judging from the horses and weapons, they should all be from the Central Plains. At the head were two horses, one of which had a woman tied to it. The woman looked young, probably around seventeen or eighteen years old.
The man who was immediately tied up with the woman looked like he had fish-like eyes and protruding cheeks. His whole head was shaped like a pear, and he had two sparse beards drooping at the corners of his mouth. He was ugly and very distinctive. There was a long knife hanging from his waist, and it smelled like blood.
But the other person was just the opposite. He looked to be around 20 years old, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a straight face, and a tall figure. He looked very inconsistent with the word "horse bandit". This man was holding a gleaming spear in his hand, which seemed to be something extraordinary.
Seeing this scene, Lao Wu hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
"It turns out that we are friends in Hezi (on the road). We are all Hewu (comrades in Jianghu). I passed by this place with this Ya'er (young man) to pick up a jia (to warm up over the fire) and to make a jian'er (to eat something). ), my friend, can you step a little wider (raise your hand to let the horse go)." As he said this, Lao Wu cupped his fists and cupped his hands.
Lao Wu's fist hug is very particular. The right hand is all over the world, the left hand is all over the world. The thumb of the left hand should be hidden behind the right fist, otherwise the opponent will think that you think you are too big and disrespect him.
"Yo! It turns out that he is a Laohe (bandit), who is a gangster in the dark sky (at night), and is he here to attack? Could it be that he wants to go online and start robbing (committing crimes in this area)? I, Shi Jintang, are located in Yelangpo area. When building a kiln-standing cabinet (building a hilltop), you'd better put your eyes on the spotlight." The pear head said loudly.
"Don't dare, don't dare! That's what Laobaozi (the leader) said. We are just trying to borrow a way, how dare we fight for the ginger slices (meat) in the lotus seeds (in the bowl) of our online friends (local snakes)."
As soon as Lao Wu heard that the other party was a bandit leader, he immediately bowed forward, raised his left hand over his right shoulder and gave a thumbs up, treating the other party as his superior to show respect.
"Please give me a surname."
"I'll heat up the dry pot (Hu) Wan'er."
"It turns out it's shopkeeper Hu. Since I said I'm borrowing money, let's be a Jumiko (then show some respect with your money)."
After hearing this, Old Wu hurriedly took out a silver collar from his arms and offered it with both hands.
That Shi Jintang took the silver, weighed it in his hand, and said lazily: "Is that what two cross-fengzi (horseback riding) people can use to borrow money? But seeing as I got a new girl (girl) today, it's better to Zisunyao (women from good families), for the sake of enjoying yourself when you go back in the evening, just offer the two wind horses in your hands."
After saying that, Shi Jintang signaled his men to come over and pull Shao Xi and Lao Wu's horses.
Shao Xi didn't understand when he heard that the two of them were there in the clouds and mountains. He watched Old Wu Pandao (a cliche) dish out a piece of silver. Now he saw someone coming from the other side and wanted to take his horse away. But the boss didn't want to do that. .
"Wait a minute! If you don't know how to speak well, forget it. If you don't know how to do things well, leave as soon as possible. Don't think that you are the boss when there are many people."
It is said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Shao Xi's words made Old Wu tremble.
"Hey! It turns out that this Ya'er is still a rookie (a rookie who doesn't know anything about Jianghu). Is he trying to make a move?"
After saying that, Shi Jintang turned to the other leader and said: "Bingjianzi (friend), didn't you say you wanted to take refuge in the kiln? Kill them (kill them) and pick a gourd (chop) for this kid. (Kill your head), even if you accept the surrender letter (kill someone to express your sincerity)."
When Lao Wu heard that he was about to take action, he didn't bother to make any more dirty talk with the other party. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't be angry, gentlemen. This is just a child who is ignorant. We, the two of us, are going to Yangcheng (to the south). ), it really can’t be done without these two horses, I hope you all can do this for your convenience.”
"Convenient? It's convenient for you, but not for me. Ding Yu'an, do it."
The other leader, named Ding Yuan, hesitated for a moment, then got off his horse and walked to Shao Xi. Holding a gun in his hand and clasping his fists, he said: "Ding Yuan, I advise you to hand over the horses. It is convenient for everyone. Otherwise, I can only excuse me."
Shao Xi looked Ding Yu'an up and down, cupped his fists and said in return: "Shao Xi, brother, you have a good appearance and a talented person, how can you do such a thing as robbing families and homes?"
Ding Yuan looked ashamed and hesitated to speak. After a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind and raised his spear, saying "I'm sorry!"
A flash of blue gun light suddenly appeared, came out, and struck directly at Shao Xi's chest. Shao Xi instantly felt a cold chill, but he thought that if this shot had hit him, it would have passed through his chest and he would have been killed immediately!
"Oh? Third grade?" Shao Xi exclaimed in a low voice and the Cuiyu Sword was unsheathed in an instant. As the sword was unsheathed, a ray of emerald green sword energy flew out against the spear light on the opposite side.
Ding Yu'an, who was on the opposite side, was secretly surprised when he saw the Cuiyu sword in Shao Xi's hand and the sword energy flying towards him. It can be seen that the sword in the opponent's hand is by no means an ordinary thing. It is many times stronger than the gun in his hand, and the sword energy flying towards him is filled with strong vitality, which seems to be even stronger than the light of his gun. Several times more powerful.
While the two of them were sighing at each other's strength, the two transformed energies had already collided. With just a "bang" sound, Ding Yuan's spear light was instantly completely neutralized by Shao Xi's sword energy, but the sword energy did not disappear and continued to fly towards Ding Yuan with strong remaining energy.
Ding Yu'an saw Shao Xi's attack in succession, using only one sword to neutralize his own offensive and at the same time launch a counterattack. At this time, it was too late to fight back or dodge, so he quickly gathered the energy in his body to release it, forming a qi outside his body. shield. Although he was not sure whether his air shield could withstand Shao Xi's sword, he had no choice at this time.
boom……
Ding Yuan's air shield disappeared immediately, and his entire body slid back more than a foot, but he was not damaged at all, which made him secretly marvel in his heart. He was really impressed that he could complete defense and counterattack with one sword, and at the same time control the strength of the sword energy so appropriately, only destroying the enemy without hurting anyone.
With just one sword, Shao Xi made Ding Yuan give up the idea of fighting him again. This is the first time Shao Xi has officially fought with someone since he started practicing martial arts. Although he has practiced condensing, transforming his mind, releasing and breaking his body countless times in his daily practice, the real use of it against the enemy is still First time, and it seems to work very well. This made him excited.
Ding Yu'an put away his body, cupped his fists towards Shao Xi again and said, "I lost! No wonder the young hero was so confident just now. I didn't expect that you look younger than me, but you have such profound skills. I am willing to accept the defeat, and I am convinced."
Shao Xi had already sheathed his sword. He couldn't bear to let others take a second look at such a beautiful sword. He smiled and said to Ding Yu'an: "I didn't expect that your marksmanship has reached the third level. With your strength, you don't look like a horse bandit. It's really a pity."
Hearing this, Ding Yuan once again looked ashamed and sighed softly. He seemed to have some unspeakable secrets, but he didn't explain much.
At this moment, Old Wu was so frightened that he was covered in white hair and sweat. Although he has been guiding Shao Xi to practice martial arts for more than nine years, apart from his practical experience in body skills, he himself does not even know what kind of virtue he has taught Shao Xi when it comes to dealing with enemies. Now I saw that the two sides stopped fighting after exchanging moves, and they quickly ran forward to make peace with each other.
"You two are both young heroes. It is when you meet your opponent in chess that you will meet good talents. It is also the case that heroes recognize heroes and heroes cherish heroes!"
Shao Xixin said, "What kind of mess are you doing?" Where did that timid energy just go?
Plop...
While several people were talking, the woman on Shi Jintang's horse was thrown to the ground. Shi Jintang jumped off the horse and walked to Ding Yu'an with a shy belly.
"Ding Yu'an, what's wrong with you? I asked you to kill them, but I didn't ask you to stand here and befriend them." Shi Jintang said angrily.
Ding Yuan bowed and said: "I'm sorry, the boss, I am not his opponent."
"Trash! I took you in because I thought you were pitiful. You can't even handle an old man and a kid. Why should I keep you?"
"Why don't you try it yourself?" Shao Xi was waving his fingers at him with a smirk on his face.
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A husband is not without tears, and he does not shed them during parting. ——Quoted from "Farewell" by Lu Guimeng of the Tang Dynasty
