"Hurry up, hurry up," Zang Ao directed the seventy or eighty selected swordsmen to move out bundles of simple knives, bows, arrows, and arrow feathers stored in the Zang family's warehouse. Zang Ao stood beside him. Looking at the figures of the swordsmen coming and going under the lantern, I couldn't help but feel that something was missing, but at this moment Zang Ao had no time to think about it, and he had no time to evaluate. He just stared at the swordsmen and goalkeepers with his triangular eyes as they moved their weapons. When they came to the courtyard, Zang Ao said: "Give me a sharpening of the blade and don't be lazy. Only when the blade is sharp can you kill others and save your own head in a fight."
For a while, the sound of sharpening a knife could be heard one after another.
Zang Ao casually took a bow and pulled it until it was full. When it could no longer be drawn, Zang Ao relaxed with satisfaction and thought to himself: "I haven't thought about this bow for many years, but I didn't expect that this bow is still very strong." , Yes, Tiejiang Li’s craftsmanship in building guys is really not a boast,”
As he spoke, Zang Ao put down his bow, took a pot of arrow feathers in his hand, and drew one from the middle. He saw that the arrow feathers were divided into three sides. The arrows shone with cold light and were extremely sharp. There are two circles of barbs, and the arrow shaft is dyed with black paint. The arrow feathers were made by Zang Ao himself under the command of Blacksmith Li. Now it seems that Zang Ao still feels that they are not inferior to the arrow feathers equipped by the army. Zang Ao I still remember the thought he put into designing this arrow feather. Every part was a masterpiece of his hard thinking. Each edge of the three-edged arrow was polished extremely sharp, and there was a deep hole on each edge. If an arrow like this pierces a deep groove, it will not tear open the wound like an ordinary arrow, but will invisibly seal the wound. With the same force, the three-edged arrow will pierce the wound. A little deeper, and the wound is torn open from three sides, and blood will flow down in strands along the ridge, and the barbs under the arrow are even more deadly. It would be easier to bear if such an arrow penetrated it. If this arrow is shot into the flesh and bone, it will not be easy to pull it out. Those barbs can scratch the tibia like a scratching hook and tear the flesh and blood. If Zang Ao hadn't made this arrow feather for hunting in the first place, , I am afraid that Zang Ao will work hard on the calcining of the arrow, tempering the formed arrow in the poison when it is red, so that the poison will be absorbed on the arrow, and any arrow that hits it will be There is no doubt that he will die, and for such powerful arrow feathers, Zang Ao named him Zhui Ming.
Zang Ao turned the arrow feathers in his hand, smiled inadvertently on his face, and thought to himself: "If the government uses arrows as powerful as mine, it will never be able to curb the rebellion in Shaohua Mountain. Wu Gouguan ate this one that day." The arrow must be very uncomfortable, and tomorrow, I will definitely ask the government to taste the taste." Zang Ao thought about it and took back the arrow feathers and put them in the arrow pot.
"How are you doing here?" Zang Hanzhong came over and said beside Zang Ao: "Zhuang Xing's banquet has been set up. It's getting late, so it's better to eat early and leave."
Zang Ao nodded and watched the swordsmen in the front yard sharpen their knives and put them into their scabbards one by one. They each picked their own bows and arrows, and each carried an arrow pot. They were all packed and ready to go. Seemingly, he turned around and said to his father: "It looks like it's almost done. Let's eat early and leave early." So, he said loudly: "It's getting late, let's go to the other courtyard first." Go have a drink, and when you're full, come with me to do some life-threatening work,"
After Zang Ao said that, he and his father Zang Hanzhong took many swordsmen to the other courtyard. This courtyard was originally a threshing ground, but now it has been completely cleaned up by the Zang family's servants and laid out. We went to the round tables, which were all very elegantly covered with red tablecloths (this was what Zang Hanzhong specially ordered his servants to prepare, because what he was going to do this time was really important, so he spread the red cloth and painted it on the table. Geely), big fish and meat were already served hot on it. This time Zang Hanzhong was the most generous in his life, without any stinginess in it. In order to achieve this great victory in "departure", Zang Hanzhong put all the food stored in the ground at home. Several jars of good wine were brought up and everyone was opened to drink.
Just when Zang Ao and Zang Hanzhong sat down at the table, Zang Hanzhong looked at his son, and the feelings in his heart became complicated again. He didn't understand whether his permission at this moment was a blessing or a disaster. He also suddenly became I became confused, and suddenly I felt that how high a person has to climb in this life is the end. By competing with others, I didn't know how much family happiness I missed, and the son in front of me was about to give it a try. What happens after that? , what is the Zang family like?
You must be safe and sound. When Zang Hanzhong thought of this, he couldn't help but think of a person, that is Fei Qiao. In the Zang family, he has the best kung fu at the moment. When he goes out at dawn, he must ask him to take good care of his son Zang Ao, so , thinking of this thought, Zang Hanzhong raised his slightly moist eyes and searched among the crowds of people at the banquet, but there was no trace of the birds.
"My son, have you seen the birds just now?" Zang Hanzhong asked Zang Ao.
When Zang Aojing's father asked this question, he suddenly came to his senses and said: "The child has been preparing weapons just now, but he has never seen a bird. I said that there seems to be something missing in my heart. If father doesn't tell me, I will It was all ignored,"
Zang Hanzhong immediately became suspicious after hearing this and shouted: "Here comes someone."
A boy came over and made a ceremony.
Zang Hanzhong ordered: "Call the birds to me."
The young man snorted and turned around quickly. After a while, the young man reported back and said: "Master, Fei Qian is neither eating wine down here nor in the room. I have searched everywhere and I have never seen his shadow. I heard from swordsman Wang Wu that the last time he saw Fei Qiao was outside the toilet. Fei Qin said he had a bad stomach after drinking tea in the morning. However, I went inside to look for him and there was no sign of him. I don’t know where he went after that. ,"
Zang Hanzhong stood up and said, "I'll go take a look." After saying that, he walked out. Zang Ao also stood up at this time, trying to catch his father and said, "Dad, Fei Qiao is just such a person. He likes to go to teahouses and doesn't spend much time in the village. I don't know where he is going to have fun now. However, he is a measured person and will definitely be back before dawn. Don't worry about him."
Zang Hanzhong shook his head when he heard this, and said slowly and carefully: "I'd better go and take a look. You can eat the food while it's hot first." After that, he and the boy walked out of the door and walked on the road. Zang Hanzhong couldn't explain why, but there was always an indescribable worry in his heart. He walked all the way to the toilet where the bird last appeared, feeling uneasy as he always felt that this was an ominous sign.
"Sir, this is it. That's where Wang Wu said he saw him go in," the boy said. Zang Hanzhong covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves and ignored the boy saying behind his back, "Sir, I "I've already seen it, there's no one inside", Zang Hanzhong went into the toilet used by people, and carefully looked at every place where there might be any clues. Zang Hanzhong felt that he was being suspicious, and in the end he couldn't find it. When he was about to come out with any clues, he saw an extra brick under the corner of the toilet. Judging from the color of the fracture of the brick, it was a newly fallen brick. Zang Hanzhong raised his eyes and looked around, and finally found it on the top of the wall. He found another corresponding broken brick on the wall. Zang Hanzhong looked at the broken brick and then carefully looked at the wall. Sure enough, he found a shallow footprint in the details. Zang Hanzhong was good at doing this. It was a foot and five inches long. Zang Hanzhong thought about it in his mind and realized that this was the size of an adult man's foot.
Zang Hanzhong felt that this was not a good thing. He came out of the toilet with an old face and waved his hand and headed straight towards the bird's house. Although Zang Hanzhong was not as old as before, he was still in good health. He was very energetic during these few steps. Feng, coupled with the fact that he had something on his mind now, became even more anxious at his feet. He felt that this was not a good sign. At such a critical time, there was no trace. This kid was very suspicious, although Zang Ao didn't know that The footprints on the wall are not those of birds, but outside the wall is already the outside of Zangjiazhuang. Going out from here is really the only choice without passing through the gate. No matter whether the person who climbed over the wall is a bird or not, leave the gate open If he didn't leave and sneaked out, he must have a shady reason, and this would be detrimental to the Zang family.
Zang Hanzhong has an urgent need to find the answer to the mystery, because it is not only related to the success or failure of things after dawn, but also related to the life and death of Zang Hanzhong's own son, and the survival of the entire Zang family.
Zang Han was so anxious that his heart was twisted together. He didn't knock on the door, but pushed hard on the door with his two skinny palms and walked straight in. Just when Zang Han pushed open the door of Feiqiao's room, At this time, Feiqiao happened to take off his night clothes, revealing the daily attire he wore inside. He didn't have time to put the bamboo hat up, so he threw it into the bottom of the closet together with the night clothes. The top was hastily covered with old clothes, and he didn't wait for Zang Hanzhong to leave. Once inside, he walked out, yawning and pretending to be surprised: "Oh, sir, what are you..."
Before Zang Hanzhong had time to light the lamp, he suddenly met the bird in the dark room. He couldn't help being frightened. Zang Hanzhong was stunned for a moment. The bird turned out to be in his room. So, from the toilet He was not the one who jumped over the wall. Zang Hanzhong's tense heartstrings relaxed for a moment, and he immediately returned to normal. Realizing that he was rude by breaking in, he smiled awkwardly and said, "It's getting late. A banquet was prepared in the other courtyard. I asked someone to invite you to come and drink. But no one was seen for a long time. As a last resort, I have to come and invite you in person."
Fei Qin smiled and said with a sheepish look, "It's such a great honor for me to invite you in person. I'm very grateful."
Zang Hanzhong also smiled together and said: "You will be on your way at dawn. Tomorrow is really full of dangers. If anything goes wrong, you will be dead and in a different place..." At this point, Zang Hanzhong stopped talking first. After a pause, he looked seriously into Feiqin's eyes and said: "I have nothing else to ask for. I just hope that you can protect the young master for me tomorrow. The Zang family really can't withstand any accidents. If you can keep Zang Ao safe, I will I can't thank you enough." As he said this, Zang Hanzhong was about to salute. Fei Qiao quickly supported him and said, "Master, this is a big deal. If I can come in handy, I will naturally keep the young master safe."
"That's good, that's good," Zang Hanzhong said, holding Fei Qiao's hand and walking outside, saying: "Come on, let's go drink."