The first year of Chongzhen - August 24th, is an auspicious day, so it is good to travel.
In the morning, after bidding farewell to Jin Yuniang, Qin Feng and Mouse packed their supplies, each rode a fast horse, and set off from the Seven Kills Fort... straight to the Mu Us Desert!
"Brother Feng, are we really going to break into the desert and find the lair of the bandits?"
"What, are you scared?"
"Afraid, I'm not... not... not afraid. A man, a real man, if his head... falls... and a scar the size of a bowl comes off, at worst he will be a good man again in eighteen years; but this thing is too risky, How about we take a moment and then think about it, plan, think about it..."
Mouse, as his name suggests, is as timid as a mouse. When Qin Feng told him about going into the desert together to find bandit dens, he almost fainted from fright.
Fortunately, although Mouse was a little timid, he was still very brotherly. Even though he knew that entering the desert this time was very dangerous, he still braved the bullet and came out together.
The problem is that although the person came out, his courage was left at home, chattering non-stop along the way... The look of being scared and unwilling to admit is really ridiculous.
What happens next is very dangerous. This state is not acceptable. He must have courage!
"Mouse, do you still want to marry Xiaocui?"
"I want to, even in my dreams!"
Xiaocui is a girl in the Seven Kills Castle. She is 16 years old, slender, handsome, and a perfect little beauty. Rats hang around other girls all day long, trying every means to show their courtesy.
It's a pity that Xiaocui doesn't like mice because the Wang family's background is too poor and they are exiled tomb robbers.
What's more important is that the folk customs in Yulin area are fierce. When choosing a husband, the daughter's family mostly prefers a strong, brave and fearless young man. However, the courage of a mouse is too small, and it is difficult to get the attention of other girls!
"If you want to marry Xiaocui, then show some manly courage and follow me into the desert to kill the bandits. As long as you accomplish this, the folks at Qisha Fort will definitely give you thumbs up and praise you. The mouse is a well-known hero. When the time comes, prepare a generous gift and go to Xiaocui's house to propose marriage. Are you still afraid that you won't be able to embrace the beauty?
If you don’t have the courage, don’t go after Xiao Cui. Girls have a high level of vision and look down on cowards and cowards. And I’ve also heard that Dong Dazhu from Dongjiabao also likes Xiao Cui and is looking for people to protect him. Where's the matchmaker! "
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"What, Dong Dazhu, that stupid guy who can't even count his fingers dares to take advantage of Xiao Cui? He is a toad who wants to eat swan meat - a wishful thinking... isn't it just a dead life? For Xiao Cui, I Go all out, kill the bandits, and become a hero!"
If you want to make a man brave, there are three most effective things. One is gold and silver, the other is a high official and a generous salary, and the third is a beloved woman!
Among the three, women have the greatest magic power.
In order to marry Xiao Cui, Mo Zi instantly cheered up. His legs stopped shaking, his liver stopped shaking, and he became three times more courageous than the old Japanese melon. Let alone let him go into the desert with Qin Feng, just let him go alone. The men, horses and bandits fought tooth and nail without any hesitation.
This is going downhill, and courage is finally aroused. But if you want to accomplish great things, courage alone is not enough. You also need a clever strategy.
The Mu Us Desert stretches for more than 800 miles. Yulin Town dispatched thousands of people and searched repeatedly for several months, but could not find the lair of the sand bandits. With Qin Feng and Mo Zi, there was even less hope, compared to Dahai. It’s hard to find a needle in it!
Fortunately, Qin Feng was smart and came up with a clever plan - just wait and see!
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The two of them walked all the way, and after half a day, they arrived at the southeastern edge of the Mu Us Desert. A winding and rugged river appeared in front of them - the Qinglong River!
Different from ordinary rivers, the Qinglong River is a semi-underground river. It originates at the foot of a high mountain in the north, gushes out from underground caves, meanders southward for dozens of miles, and then seeps into the ground and disappears.
The river is so clear that it looks like a green dragon entrenched on the edge of the desert, hence its name.
Next, the two set up a tent by the river, set up a stove, cut down a few trees in the woods on the bank, made several wooden basins and wooden troughs, and placed them by the river, arranging a The posture of a gold digger.
Of the five kilograms of fine gold sand, Qin Feng only kept three taels, and the rest was thrown into the Qinglong River, as well as military thorns, blow darts, etc. He hid them in the woods and took them out when needed.
Next, Qin Feng took out another ointment, which was made from a mixture of several plant juices. He painted his and the mouse's faces yellow-brown, and slightly modified their facial features. The two of them suddenly became 'unrecognizable' .
I had fought against the bandits in Lianglang Mountain before, and I did this to hide my identity.
His real name could no longer be used. After some thought, Qin Feng gave himself a pseudonym - Xiao Shiyilang!
This is a very lovable character in Gu Longda's novel. He travels all over the world, rides the fastest horse, drinks the strongest wine, picks up the most beautiful girls, and kills the most hated people... This is what a real man should do. Si!
As for the mouse, it was Xiao Twelve Lang at that time.
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"Brother Feng, are those bandits really going to come here?"
"Don't worry, bandits are human beings too. As humans, they have to eat and drink water. This Qinglong River is one of the important water sources in the southeastern part of the Mu Us Desert. Those bandits who come in and out of the desert will definitely come here to drink water. Sand bandits When we come to the river, we will see us and the gold sand in our arms. Everyone loves money, especially the bandit master Hou Wanjin. It is said that he is a guy who loves money as much as his life.
If he knows that gold sand is produced in this Qinglong River, he will definitely allow the two of us to join the gang and help him make money by panning for gold. In this way, we can blend in with the sand bandits, find out where their lairs are, and then cooperate inside and outside. Annihilate them in one fell swoop! "
Qin Feng was very confident in his plan. He had already thrown out the bait and was waiting for the bandits to take the bait.
one day.
Two days.
three days
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Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and the bandits still hadn't appeared. Qin Feng and Mo Zi could only wait by the river. Fortunately, they brought enough dry food when they set off, so they didn't have to worry about going hungry.
Moreover, there is a kind of white-scaled fish in the Qinglong River, which is only half a foot long. It looks very inconspicuous, but its meat is extremely delicious. It is very abundant and easy to catch, so it is just suitable for tooth-making sacrifices.
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Day 6 - noon.
Qin Feng caught a dozen white-scaled fish, made an authentic meal of grilled fish on a stone slab, and ate it happily with the mouse.
While they were enjoying their meal, a puff of sand and dust suddenly rose in the distance. Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen sand bandits riding camels and wielding machetes rushed to the river like a whirlwind, surrounding the two of them.
"The two wild boys who came here dared to invade our territory because of their courage. Could they be spies for the officers and soldiers?"
"Don't get me wrong, we are not spies for the officers and soldiers, we are here to join the gang. Please take us under your wing!"
"What, you're here to join the gang, search me!"
"promise!"
Several sand bandits jumped off the camels and searched Qin Feng and Mo Zi. They did not find anything related to the officers and soldiers, but they found a small bag containing golden sand... One of the sand bandits bit it with his teeth. His eyes lit up instantly.
"Gold, it's really gold... Boy, tell me, where did you get it from?"
"It was fished out of this river."
"What, there is gold sand in the Qinglong River?"
When the bandits came to the river, they immediately saw the gold mining tools, especially the wooden basins with some small gold particles, which showed that Qin Feng and Mo Zi were not telling lies.
"I really didn't expect that there is gold sand in the Qinglong River. I must report this to the boss. The boss loves yellow and white things the most. If he knows this news, he will definitely reward us heavily."
"What should we do with these two boys? Kill them or keep them?"
"Since they are here to join the gang, let them stay for now, take them back and leave them to the boss."
"You're right, take the two of them and return to the nest quickly!"
In recent years, under the double oppression of natural and man-made disasters, the people in the northwest region have suffered terribly. In order to find a way to survive, many people have chosen to become bandits, or escape from the frontier and join the bandits.
This kind of people coming to join the gang happened from time to time. Therefore, the dozen or so sand bandits were not suspicious. They temporarily believed Qin Feng and Mo Zi and decided to take them back to their lair.
Of course, no matter how stupid the bandits are, they will not reveal the location of their lair easily. They have their own set of rules.
The bandits first tied up Qin Feng and Mo Zi with ropes, and then blindfolded their eyes with thick black cloth. After making sure that they could not see anything, they put them down. On the camel's back.
Next, the team sets out to return to the lair.
