Chapter 2: Desert Horse Bandit
The sound of horse hooves could be heard, and several people came running from the direction of the arrow whistle.
"Hey, is anyone alive?" a rough voice shouted.
Yun Zhao struggled to raise an arm, swayed it in the air, and then dropped it feebly. At this time, he didn't have any strength on his body, and he couldn't even lift the wolf off his body. He could only
He tilted his head, trying not to let the wolf blood flow to his face, but the blood poured into his neck, and the taste was not very pleasant.
Someone jumped off the horse, and with a light touch on Yun Zhao, the wolf was picked up and thrown to the side with a snap. The person squatted down and said, "Brother, are you okay? Is he injured?"
Yun Zhao said weakly: "Thank you bro, I'm not injured anywhere, I just have no strength all over my body!"
The man looked around and asked, "Are you alone?" His tone was full of surprise.
Nodding, "Yes, it's just me. If there are a few more, how can these broken wolves hurt me?"
The man clicked his tongue, stood up, and said loudly: "Miss Hong, there is only one kid here. He is alive and uninjured. He just lost his strength!"
Several more horses came running in the dark, but under the moonlight, Yun Zhao could see clearly that the leader was a woman wearing a red cloak. What made Yun Zhao horrified was that on the saddles of these people, there were actually
There were dozens of bloody human heads hanging there, but the hair style looked deceptive.
Red girl, red girl! Yun Zhao chewed the name in his heart for a few times, then jumped up in shock, "You are the horse bandits from Yingzui Rock!"
The man from before laughed and said, "You have a good sense, but are we so scary? You can still dance? I'd like to teach you that I am the Three-Eyed Tiger of Yingzui Rock, and the red girl is us.
The second boss of Yingzui Rock."
Yun Zhao stared at them, but he was secretly confused. The horse bandits of Yingzuiyan were the most powerful horse gang in this desert. They fought with the Mongols and the government troops, and they were forced to fight in this desert.
When a piece of territory is created, Yunjia Village, like where Yun Zhao is located, also has to pay protection fees to them. One tael of silver a year is not a small amount for Yun Zhao.
After swallowing his saliva, Yun Zhao's fear slowly faded away. Although the horse bandits in Yingzui Rock were powerful, they did not exploit the common people very much. As long as the protection fee was paid on time, it was no big deal. He had already paid the protection fee this year.
Yes, next year's fees won't be paid until spring anyway. What's more, the other party has saved his life now. Due to circumstances and reasons, he has to be grateful.
Walking up to the woman, Yun Zhao clasped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, Red Lady, for saving my life!" The red lady in the mouth of the three-eyed tiger yelled "Red Lady."
The red lady on the horse was wearing a bright red half-cloth and her face was covered by a red silk scarf. She nodded towards Yun Zhao.
"Where are you from?"
"I'm from Yunjia Village!"
"Oh, Yunjia Village, I know. I heard that there is a hunter in your Yunjia Village named Yun Zhao. He is very good at archery. Do you know him?"
Yun Zhao was surprised that the other party actually knew his name, "I am Yun Zhao!"
The other party let out a light sigh, obviously a little surprised, "No wonder, one person can stop so many wild wolves!"
"Wow!" The three-eyed tiger over there suddenly exclaimed, "Good boy, your archery skills are really amazing! This arrow all went through the top of the head, it's amazing, it can compete with your Lord Tiger!"
"The three-eyed tiger and a few companions were dragging together the dead wolves scattered on the ground. When they saw the appearance of the wolves that had been killed by arrows, they couldn't help but scream. The three-eyed tiger was also good at archery. Seeing
I couldn't stop praising these long arrows that penetrated deeply. I picked up a dead wolf and walked to the red lady.
The horse whip was rolled up, and the dead wolf was rolled up. After taking a look, the red lady said calmly: "Three-eyed tiger, you are not as good as him!"
The three-eyed tiger grinned. He was able to fight against dozens of wild wolves by himself, and he was still able to infiltrate them all. He was indeed a step behind. If he had a good time, he could have done it, but it is conceivable.
, this is an arrow shot in a fierce fight. It is indeed amazing to be able to do this.
The red lady turned over and dismounted and said: "It will be dawn in two hours. After running around all day and night, I am also a little hungry. The three-eyed tiger is here. Set up a fire and roast some wolf meat. Let's leave before dawn.
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The three-eyed tiger nodded, "Okay!"
After finding some dead wood and grass, a fire was immediately set up. Yun Zhao walked to the broken wall and mentioned some of the game he had harvested in the past two days, which was nothing more than some hares and pheasants. "Wolf meat is not delicious, let's eat this."
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The red lady's face remained calm, but the three-eyed tiger was overjoyed, "That's great. The wolf meat is hard and fishy. These things are good. Brothers, come and pack them up!"
Several of the companions took out their wrist-tipped knives, disembowelled them, washed the hares and pheasants with snow, inserted them into the knives, and roasted them.
The red lady sat by the fire, holding Yun Zhao's iron arrows in her hand. She looked at the iron bow that Yun Zhao had picked up and asked, "These are the iron bows and feather arrows from the Mongolian people. Where did you get them from?"
of?"
The Red Lady is also the enemy of the Meng people, and Yun Zhao doesn't shy away from it, "A few years ago, I met a Mongolian who was alone, so I quietly killed him and took the bow and arrow."
"Good guy!" The three-eyed tiger on the side cheered, "How old were you a few years ago, fifteen or sixteen? Judging from your appearance, you are still young, but you can kill a fooled knight, which is amazing."
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "Sixteen, I definitely can't kill him head-on, but now that he's alone, we hunters will have more options. If Meng Gouzi dies, he won't even know how he died."
To be honest, I fell in love with his bow and arrows, the bow I used before was too soft."
The red lady took the arrow, rolled it into a circle in her hand, and said: "Your archery skills are too talented to be a hunter." She pointed to the heads on the saddle behind her, "We are going down the mountain this time.
Just to hunt down these blind dogs."
Yun Zhao asked curiously: "Don't all the Mongolian people migrate away in winter? Why are there still Mongolian people here?"
"Maybe they were alone, or maybe they came out to clear grass." Lady Hong said calmly: "They massacred Hejia Village."
Yun Zhao was shocked. Hejia Village was only dozens of miles away from their Yunjia Village.
"Hejia Village also pays protection fees to our Yingzui Rock. If we kill the people we want to protect, do we still have to go back alive? We hunted them for three days and three nights, and not a single one was caught. Well, they are all here.
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"Good kill!" Yun Zhao said passionately: "It would be better if we kill all these fools!"
The red lady smiled lightly and said, "The Meng people are very powerful. Even the officers and soldiers in the border town can only defend the city. How can we, the caravan, kill them?" She glanced at the three-eyed tiger.
The three-eyed tiger immediately said knowingly: "Brother Yunzhao is so good at archery!"
"I'm still far behind you. If it hadn't been for your help today, I would have been doomed. Now I have become a piece of shit in the belly of the wild wolf!"
The three-eyed tiger laughed. Yun Zhao said what he said was vulgar, but they were not elegant people. Even Hong Niangzi, a woman, looked as usual. It was obvious that she was used to hearing these words.
"Although I like to hear this, but compared to my archery skills, my three-eyed tiger is willing to be defeated. How about, brother Yun, come with us to kill the Mongols? With your archery skills, how many times will you kill them every time?"
Are all ten of you sorry for your archery skills?" The three-eyed tiger said with a smile.
Yun Zhao was shocked, the other party was trying to recruit him. Looking at the red lady, the other party was also staring at him intently.
"No!" He shook his head, and the red lady's eyes immediately showed a look of disappointment.
The three-eyed tiger said angrily: "Why, do you look down on us? Good boy, if it weren't for us today, you would be a pile of shit!"
Yun Zhao said apologetically: "Brother Hu, I'm very sorry. I have a frail mother at home and I really can't leave home."
The three-eyed tiger immediately turned his anger into a smile, "What does this mean? There are many women and children in our village on the mountain, and there are also doctors. If you take your mother to Yingzui Rock, are you afraid that no one will take care of you? I said Yun
Brother, with your skills, it’s a pity that you still rely on hunting to earn a living. If you go up to the mountain and let you be the leader without saying anything, wouldn’t it be nice to be the one who enjoys the most food and drinks?”
Yun Zhao smiled faintly, "My mother will not let me join you. Now, although life is a bit harder, I feel at ease!"
The three-eyed tiger's expression changed, and he threw the pheasant he was roasting on the snow with a snap, "What do you mean?"
The red lady stretched out her hand to pick up the pheasant, put it back into the fire and roasted it, and said calmly: "Three-eyed tiger, forget it, everyone has their own ambitions, there is no need to force it!"
The three-eyed tiger glared at Yun Zhao angrily and muttered something in a low voice. Yun Zhao's sharp ears could hear him scolding him, saying that he was being ungrateful and repaying kindness with enmity. He laughed it off because his mother would never allow it.
I joined the horse bandits myself, and I didn't have a good impression of them. Although they also killed Mongolians, they also killed officers and soldiers. I had to pay them one tael of silver in protection fees every year!
After eating, the red lady rolled up her cloak and lay down next to the fire, "Let's have a sleep and go back to the mountain in the morning!"
Seeing these horse bandits falling asleep on the snow, Yun Zhao was impressed, but he still had something to do. He took out a small knife from his leggings and went to skin the wolf skins. Most of these skins were just from the wolves.
There is a hole in the head. If you go back and temper it, you can sell it for a good price in spring.
The sky was bright. Looking at Yun Zhao, who was striding away with a pile of wolf skins facing the rising sun, the Three-Eyed Tiger said angrily: "Miss Hong, this kid is unreasonable. He left as soon as he walked. Why don't you give him a handful?"
What's a good knife for? There are many brothers in the village who can't use such a good knife!"
The red lady got on her horse, looked at the direction Yun Zhao was leaving, and smiled softly, "In this world, if you want to be alone, how can you do it? This Yun Zhao can't escape from the palm of my hand, sooner or later he will be mine!"
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Chapter completed!