The opportunities in life are always so magical.
I regard you as my old enemy, but you don't even bother to look at me.
I hate you even more and want to surpass you and crush you under my feet.
It wasn't until many years later that I discovered that what I wanted was not face, but you.
Tiger General extra
Liaozhai Double Lantern·Yuan Lai Yuan San
As General Tiger's most trusted guard, Tao Tao is really bald.
Just because General Tiger had a new crush on a woman, he was so worried that he wanted to bang his head against the wall.
General Tiger is already thirty years old, but he has never married a wife.
Because of his ability to take the heads of generals among thousands of armies, many people want to bring him into their own camp.
After a while, a certain general talked about his sister Shu's beauty, talent and beauty.
After a while, a certain adult seemed to inadvertently talk about his daughter, who was smart, gentle and beautiful.
What's more, someone directly sent several beautiful singers to General Tiger's bed curtains, lining up for him to enjoy.
When several close friends saw him, they were all envious.
However, Tao Tao knew that the origins of those beauties were not simple, and each of them represented the influence of a certain force.
He was about to admonish his general. Although beauty was good, he couldn't indulge in it too much. I don't think this worry is unnecessary.
General Tiger didn't even look at those women, and just ordered people to go back the way they came.
This was good, Tao Tao didn't have to bother to identify for the general which beauties he could accept and which girls from the faction he could marry. All forces told their generals to offend them all.
Later, his general was indeed retaliated by others.
It should be their contribution, but they are ignored by others. It should not be their responsibility, but they have to bear the consequences.
But General Tiger didn't seem to care, practicing his martial arts and running his horse.
Tao Tao thought to himself that even if the general decided to get married casually, he would not offend someone so much.
But as soon as marriage is mentioned, General Tiger, who has always treated them as brothers, will immediately fall out. Without even a perfunctory excuse, he kicked them out.
After several battles, the brothers finally gave up on finding a woman for their general.
But he never expected that just when Tao Tao almost suspected that his general didn't like women at all, General Tiger would be fascinated by a woman.
This was originally a good thing, but Tao Tao was almost frightened to death by the woman's identity.
That woman was a palace maid. Although she was not serving the emperor in the palace, she still had a special status and could not be desecrated at all.
She was a palace maid selected by the local government to escort auspiciousness to Beijing, also called a tribute maid.
The pure virginity symbolizes the repayment of the auspiciousness sent down from heaven.
However, for such a woman who was not allowed to be touched at all, General Tiger just took a look at her and was invited into the general's tent that night.
To get involved with a tribute girl is to blaspheme the will of God. If outsiders find out, let alone wearing official uniforms, they may not even be able to save their lives.
Fortunately, it was discovered that the woman was not a real tribute girl, but an imposter female snitch.
Now Tao Tao was finally able to find a sufficient excuse for his general.
It is only said that General Tiger had already discovered the clues about the woman, and after several tests, he finally cracked their plan, and at the critical moment, he saved the auspicious Nine Turns back to the Dragon Pearl.
But just as Tao Tao finished writing the report, the female snitch who had been arrested appeared in the general's camp again, and got the warrant from General Tiger to escape smoothly.
Tao Tao was so frightened that he almost vomited blood.
Fortunately, the Nine Turns Back Dragon Ball was saved. As long as Xiang Rui was there, Tao Tao could always find a way to excuse his general.
The only thing that made him worried and couldn't let go was that his General Tiger was really in love with the female snitch who was as pink as a peach blossom.
In the final pursuit, what others saw was the arrow on the general's fully drawn bowstring aimed at the woman.
Only Tao Tao saw his affectionate eyes as he stared at her.
At that moment, Tao Tao had an ominous premonition.
Their Tiger General, who is invincible to thousands of people, might fall into the hands of that woman.
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Equally depressed is the central figure in this incident, General Tiger.
After escaping Sister Fen, he sat quietly in the camp and wrote a report document.
When the tip of the brush dipped in ink gently drew out the word "witch", General Tiger's eyes narrowed tightly.
"Witch?" He smiled mockingly, but the corners of his lips were full of bitterness.
When he first met her, she said that she was a witch.
But he never took it seriously.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, trying to suppress this uncontrollable expression, but he didn't want to fall into another more complicated emotion.
The memories of twelve years ago suddenly appeared before my eyes like smoke.
Every plant, every tree, every frown and every smile is so real and clear, as if it was yesterday.
General Tiger was originally called Hu Zhongshan and was the son of an Orion.
At a very young age, he showed amazing talent in archery. As long as he is interested in it, no matter whether it is a passing bird or a wild beast flashing in the forest, no one can escape.
Since he was thirteen years old, he has been haunting the mountains and forests with lush vegetation all year round, and countless birds and animals have died under his arrows.
But what he likes most is the process of walking and searching in the mountains and forests.
Sometimes he hid behind an old tree and waited for the leisurely elk in front of him to pass by with its hooves raised.
Fragmented and bright sunlight shines on his face through the stacked round leaves with toothed edges, and he will quietly raise his head to watch the wind blow through the forest canopy.
The wind is swaying, the leaves are swaying, and the intoxicating blue sky is also swaying.
He felt happy.
This year, Hu Zhongshan turned eighteen. Both his parents died, leaving him alone in the mountains and forests, making a living by hunting.
Lurking behind an ancient tree again, he finally waited until the unnoticed prey walked leisurely into range. General Tiger suddenly loosened the tight bow string and let go of the elk in the forest in front of him.
With just one glance, he could tell it was a pregnant doe.
But today’s harvest is enough and we can go down the mountain.
Carrying a bow and arrow on her back and a tied male wolf on her shoulder, Hu Zhongshan walked briskly on the rugged mountain road.
Suddenly, his steps stopped and he turned around, looking through the scattered trees and looking straight at an open space not far away.
The open space is located halfway up the mountain, and a small Taoist temple is built on it.
There are only two old Taoist priests living in the Taoist temple. They usually collect medicines and make elixirs and rarely interact with outsiders.
Even the hunters who often go to the mountains rarely speak to them.
The strange thing about calling Hu Zhongshan is the bursts of white smoke rising from the chimney of the side room of the Taoist temple.
It was still far from the time to cook dinner, and he had never seen the smoke from the Taoist temple at this time.
He stood still for a moment, feeling a little dazed as he watched the wisp of white smoke twist and rise until it was above the blue sky, fading little by little.
He didn't want to do anything, but he seemed to have a wonderful premonition.
I have a premonition that the mountain and the Taoist temple will start to change from today on, and will no longer be the same as before.
Maybe there really is fate somewhere.
While Hu Zhongshan was standing in the forest, the mottled and dilapidated wooden door of the Taoist temple suddenly opened with a creak.
Hu Zhongshan's eyes froze for a moment.
A woman came out of the door.
She wore a slanted pony bun, without any hairpins, only tied with a soft pink satin ribbon.
She was wearing a light pink and blue dress with a soft waist and a small basket on her wrist.
It's like going out to pick something.
The girl closed the door and turned around to walk towards the forest.
When Fu raised his head, he saw a tall young man with a wolf fur covering his shoulders in the forest.
Her steps paused momentarily.
However, Hu Zhongshan felt that her breathing had stopped for a moment.
That girl is so pretty.
The little face is round and white, just juicier than the plumpest peach in the mountains.
And the most charming thing is her pair of bright black eyes.
Her handsome eyes trimmed her eyebrows, and her eyes were flying, as if anything she took a look at would give rise to a radiant glow.
The girl who saw Hu Zhongshan was not as gaffey as him. She just looked away calmly, turned around and walked towards the Taoist temple.
Hu Zhongshan's eyes suddenly froze, and she quickly raised the bow and arrow in her hand, took out an arrow from the arrow basket behind her and put it on the string.
There was only a whooshing sound in the wind, and the arrow flew through the trees like the wind, heading straight towards the woman's back.
The woman's body suddenly stiffened, and when she reacted, a nearby branch fell to her feet with a snap.
The woman's face changed slightly, but she saw a venomous snake with green body being shot through the head by an arrow. It used the last bit of strength in its life to twist and twitch in vain on the ground.
Only then did she realize that there was a poisonous snake hanging on the tree next to her that was trying to kill her.
But Hu Zhongshan, who shot the arrow, was stunned on the spot.
The crisis was over, but he didn't know what to do.
Do you want to go up to people and ask them if they were scared?
Or should he just pretend that nothing happened, pick up his bow and arrow, and pick up the poisonous snake that can be soaked in wine?
In just a short moment, many thoughts flashed through Hu Zhongshan's mind, but not a single word could be said.
The woman turned back and looked at him with a smile.
Hu Zhongshan looked at her curved eyes and the few white teeth exposed between her lips, and suddenly felt her spine stiffen.
The woman turned around with the basket in hand, walked back to the gym, and closed the wooden door silently.
Hu Zhongshan suddenly felt an emptiness in her heart, feeling as if she was lost.
After a pause, he regained his composure, carried the gray wolf and walked out of the woods towards the Taoist temple.
Walking to the place where the girl was standing just now, he bent down and picked up the poisonous snake, pulled out the arrow, wiped it clean with soil, and put it back into the quiver. Then he put the poisonous snake into the rope that tied the wolf, and then got up to leave.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally silently walked to the door of the Taoist temple, hung the realgar from his waist on the door knocker, and then strode away with a wolf and a snake.
From that day on, when Hu Zhongshan went hunting again, he would always pass by the small Taoist temple intentionally or unintentionally.
For several days, Hu Zhongshan never saw the girl again.
But as long as he could catch a glimpse of the untimely smoke rising from the kitchen, his heart felt full.
He didn't know why the girl suddenly appeared in this barren mountain, nor did he know the relationship between the girl and the Taoist temple.
But he didn't think about asking.
Everything that exists in the world naturally has its reason.
Or maybe, he was afraid that if he looked deeper, the girl would disappear as suddenly as she suddenly appeared.
He thought, as long as he could see her from a distance, that would be good.
A few days later, Hu Zhongshan finally met the girl in pink again.
However, this time it was not in front of the Taoist temple, but by a creek not far away.
Hu Zhongshan was catching a goshawk.
He has long wanted to train a falcon of his own. But one failed to catch a satisfactory one.
This day, through the trap I set, I really caught a well-proportioned goshawk.
Falcons cannot be too fat, as they will not be alert enough to actively hunt.
Don't be too thin either. If you are too thin, your energy level will be insufficient and your physical strength will be hindered.
As for Tiger Zhongshan, her fur is bright and soft, her claws are sharp, her mouth is sharp, and her eyes are like amber beads, bright and lively. Just when I was about to tie it up, it struggled and grabbed itself twice.
Hu Zhongshan looked at the bright red blood marks on her hands, but she didn't feel angry at all.
His Hu Zhongshan's falcon must have this kind of ferocity that refuses to admit defeat!
He had already thought about how to train it when he went back.
So he wanted to take Goshawk to the creek first, clean the wounds on his hands, and then apply some herbs to apply them.
I didn't want to be shocked by the scene in front of me as soon as I walked out of the forest.
In the wide creek, stood a girl holding a harpoon.
She still has the cute pony bun, and she still wears a clean and dust-free pink and blue dress.
The only difference is that this time, the girl rolled up her sleeves, pinned her skirt, exposed her hands and legs, and bent over slightly. She concentrated on staring at the flowing water, looking for fish sticks passing by without blinking.
It was a sunny afternoon, and the clear stream shook up the bright sunlight, reflecting it on the girl's fair skin, shaking the cool shadow.
It's so beautiful that it seems like it's not a human being.
Hu Zhongshan was so fascinated by it.
The woman's movements were a bit clumsy. She finally saw a flashing black shadow, and she immediately stabbed it hard with the harpoon!
But when she excitedly raised the harpoon, she saw nothing but splashing water.
She immediately frowned, and her pink lips pursed in annoyance.
Seeing the girl's cute clumsy look, Hu Zhongshan couldn't help laughing. The goshawk held upside down in his hand immediately started struggling.
Hu Zhongshan hurriedly grabbed the goshawk's head, fearing that the beast would seize the opportunity and peck her hand again.
This big move finally shocked the girl in pink clothes in the water.
The girl raised her harpoon and turned back. Crystal water drops rolled down from the tips of her black hair, slid across her cheeks, and sank into the pink and blue fabric.
She saw Hu Zhongshan from a distance.
Last time he had a wolf fur on his shoulders, and this time he was carrying a goshawk. He was indeed a very interesting person.
But this time, she didn't smile at Hu Zhongshan, nor was she shy or angry.
After a startling glance, she lowered her head and continued to focus on spearing the fish.
Hu Zhongshan had just packed up Goshawk and had no shame in looking at the girl's disheveled appearance. Some of them turned around hastily, went back into the woods, and hid in a hurry.
The girl tried it a few more times, but failed.
When she walked back to the shore, she found two big fat carps swimming in the clean river water on the shore.
The girl suddenly raised her head. There was nothing around except the silent trees and the occasional flying birds.
The girl smiled, picked up the bucket, carried the harpoon, put on her shoes and went home.
The days passed like this, Hu Zhongshan would go up the mountain every day, and the girl seemed to spear fish every day.
Even on rainy days, she never rested.
Hu Zhongshan was secretly puzzled and happy at the same time. She could look at it from a distance a few times every day.
In fact, it didn't take long for the girl in pink to completely master the technique of spearing fish.
No longer needing Hu Zhongshan to "get in the way", there will always be fat fish in women's buckets.
One day, Hu Zhongshan discovered that the woman in pink was no longer fishing, but hunting birds instead.
There was no slingshot, just pebbles, and I shot the birds with my bare hands.
Hu Zhongshan did not help easily this time because he was not very good at hunting birds with his bare hands.
So this time, he also imitated the girl's appearance, from being clumsy and unfamiliar, to practicing with perfect accuracy.
Hu Zhongshan was surprised to find that following the girl's rhythm, it didn't take long for him to master this skill.
But what hasn't changed is that he still hasn't spoken to the girl.
In the evening, Hu Zhongshan returned to a person's home, had a conversation with his proud goshawk, and then returned to the bedroom carrying a pebble for hunting birds.
His home is at the foot of the mountain. In order to avoid some poisonous insects and poisons, it was built into a simple two-story building.
Hu Zhongshan lived on the second floor. He lay on the bed, lit a candle, and read a book by the candlelight.
The pages were badly affected by moisture, and the yellowed edges were curled up.
Hu Zhongshan looked at ease.
Sit quietly and have nothing to do,
But I feel that the years are long in the mountains.
The birds are singing when the distinguished guest does not come,
Watch the floating clouds shine on Qinglan.
What else could he be dissatisfied with in this kind of life?
The night was getting deeper, Hu Zhongshan flicked out the candle, spread the book on his face, and was about to fall asleep. But suddenly there was a sound of footsteps on the steps outside the door.
The book suddenly slipped off Hu Zhongshan's face. He half-closed his eyes and secretly stared at the dark door.
The footsteps became heavier one by one until they reached the door. After a pause, there were two more knocks on the door.
"Who?!" Hu Zhongshan straightened up suddenly and quickly touched the scimitar on the bedside with one hand.
"It's me." The voice outside the door was sweet and soft. Just one sentence made people hear it in their hearts.
Hu Zhongshan's heart trembled, "Yes, it's you?"
Although he had never heard the woman speak, Hu Zhongshan could tell that the person outside the door was the girl in pink on the mountain.
The girl seemed to smile softly outside the door, "Are you afraid that I am a monster?"
Hu Zhongshan felt that all the blood in her body rushed to the top of her head in an instant.
"Demons, I'm not afraid of demons either."
After saying this, he regretted it.
I was clearly not afraid, so why did I stutter again?
It's really embarrassing.
"Then don't be afraid, I'll come in." After the woman said that, the door, which was obviously fastened, opened automatically.
Hu Zhongshan frowned slightly, but he was not alone.
There were two maids standing in front of the girl in pink.
They are all wearing white dresses and have double buns. Each person held a lantern in each hand, lowered his eyebrows and nodded in a very respectful manner.
Hu Zhongshan was confused for a moment, "This, this is..."
The girl quickly walked into the house, covered her lips and smiled softly, "You and I are destined, so I came."
After speaking, the girl turned to look at the two maids and whispered: "Go back."
The two maids withdrew respectfully.
After the door closed automatically, the extinguished candles in the room flickered and rekindled.
The girl walked slowly to the bed and sat next to Hu Zhongshan, smiling and saying, "You don't look like a scholar, why are you so stupid?"
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and handed it to Hu Zhongshan, "The wind is cold and the dew is heavy. It's very cold."
Hu Zhongshan was startled for a moment, then she stretched out her hand blankly and held it back, "Is it still cold like this?"
The girl nodded and smiled shyly.
Hu Zhongshan also smiled.
There are some things that he didn't know before, but it doesn't matter, because those things can be learned by oneself without a teacher.
Before dawn, the two little maids brought the pair of lamps and led the girl back.
Hu Zhongshan reluctantly grabbed her hand and said, "I'm going to propose marriage."
The girl smiled and pushed his hand away, "We are little demons. As soon as you come, we will disperse. We can only show up when the cold wind and dew are heavy." After saying this, the girl left.
Hu Zhongshan was very confused and finally knocked on the small door of the Taoist temple during the day.
A little maid came out, but only gave him a letter.
When I opened it, there were only four words written on it, "The wind is cold and the dew is heavy."
Hu Zhongshan wanted to ask again, but the maid closed the door and gave him a rejection.
After finally staying up until night, the girl didn't come again. Hu Zhongshan felt very regretful.
But he was afraid that if he went rashly again, the girl would never come again, so he waited restlessly.
It wasn't until the third night that the girl finally appeared.
There are still two maids and two lamps.
It was a different matter. This time the girl had a very sulky look on her face, "If you look for me again, I won't come."
Hu Zhongshan held the girl's hand and frowned.
But the girl smiled, raised her head and asked, "What's your name?"
"Hu Xiao, courtesy name Zhongshan."
"That Hu?"
Hu Zhongshan smiled and shook his head, "The tiger is soaring and leaping."
The girl raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Don't all the people in the south pronounce the pronunciation of cat with the surname tiger?"
Hu Zhongshan was a little anxious, "But I am a tiger."
The girl raised her hand and tapped his forehead gently, "Yes, yes, only tigers are not afraid of witches."
"You are a human being," Hu Zhongshan grabbed her naughty hand and stared at her solemnly, "I know you have always been a human being."
The girl smiled again, straightened up, and covered his lips.
The moon outside the window became fainter and fainter, and the night passed like this again.
Women always come only at night.
Sometimes they played games, sometimes writing lyrics and sentences, and sometimes competing in archery and stone throwing.
The girl won many times, and every time she won, her laughter swayed like silver bells in the night.
In this way, more than a month passed.
One evening, the girl suddenly appeared early, standing alone in front of the window, looking up at Nanshan.
Hu Zhongshan was packing some fresh flowers and planned to show the girl at night.
I didn't want to see the girl as soon as I entered the house.
On this day, she looked extraordinarily beautiful, and her slanted pony bun was replaced with a more delicate cloud-top bun.
She looked back at him, and the orange-red sunset reflected on her fair profile, giving her an unreal halo.
Hu Zhongshan was delighted.
He thought that she should be able to marry him.
She opened her red lips lightly and uttered a few words, "I'm leaving."
"Why?!" Hu Zhongshan stepped forward in panic.
"The fate is over."
Hu Zhongshan's steps stagnated.
The girl smiled sadly, "I am happy for you, and I am here. The joy is about to end, and I have to leave."
Hu Zhongshan's voice trembled slightly, "Can you bear it?"
The girl waved her sleeves, and a large cloud of smoke suddenly rose.
"I can't bear to leave you, but I have no choice but to leave."
As soon as he finished speaking, the woman disappeared.
Hu Zhongshan rushed over. Except for a few wisps of smoke, there was no one else in the window.
Hu Zhongshan ran to the Taoist temple on the mountain again, but the person who opened the door was an experienced Taoist.
He said that there had always been only the two of them in this Taoist temple, and there had never been any female relatives at all.
Hu Zhongshan rushed into the Taoist temple but found no evidence.
Finally, Hu Zhongshan put away the cold and dewy note and left.
He thought that one day, he could break through the suspense mechanism.
Until they met again because of a nine-return dragon ball.
General Tiger took out the yellowed piece of paper from his sleeve, stared at the four beautiful words, and frowned unconsciously.
He thought that he was not far away from all the truth.
