Xu Qingmu, who rode a real war horse for the first time, felt a little on pins and needles within fifty miles.
I have also ridden horses, but they are just folk thin horses. Those who can be enlisted in the army to really charge and kill the enemy are all those who are strong and strong and can traverse mountains and rivers with four hooves. The so-called merits of horses are really not just a few words about the weakness of literati.
It can be explained clearly through his writing.
Xu Qingmu's horse is taller. Although the saddle has been covered with the unique soft hair of the frontier fortress, and after many years of training, it has become smooth and smooth. But the buttocks are still burning and painful, and I don't want to
Xu Qingmu, who was dragging everyone down, had no choice but to use his legs to try to raise his buttocks slightly to reduce the rhythmic impact of the horse's back.
But the strange thing is that Cao Dan, who was also riding a war horse for the first time, responded calmly, but his cheeks were slightly red and the tip of his nose was glistening with sweat.
Xu Qingmu sighed in his heart.
Fortunately, the red-armored leader ordered a group of people to dismount and rest after marching for sixty miles. He has served Prince Yi for many years. He still has this point of view. If the superior is worried, he will ignore his worries and be loyal. The officialdom is no different from the fireworks of ordinary people's homes.
He relied on his extraordinary observation skills. The guard named Fu Santie ordered the twenty-nine people to dismount one by one, make fires, cook, and patrol in an orderly manner.
During this period, the fat man dug up a turtle from somewhere. Strangely enough, a turtle that originally lived in rivers and lakes could actually grow to the size of a washbasin in this rocky place. Li Chengru also looked excited, rubbing his hands and saying
This is a great tonic. Looking at the growth rings on its back, it can be concluded that it is at least a hundred years old. It has been sold in the market as a favorite of the man who can't do anything happy every night.
Only Cao Dan turned his face away, and the blush caused by riding a horse became even more wanton.
After a while, a group of people gathered around the iron pot that was constantly smelling of aroma and were ready to eat with chopsticks. Xu Qingmu called Fu Santie to enjoy it together, but the latter just cupped his fists in greeting and did not come closer, eating the dry food he had brought with him.
Cao Dan also stopped using his chopsticks, and it wasn't until the fat man Shen Xiuqi snatched away the turtle's two-finger-thick neck and its black head that the red-faced girl carefully picked up a piece of cooked meat.
After all, it was Ying Chun who was a little older, and his unspeakable shyness gradually became more and more.
Maybe he accidentally caught a piece of chili pepper, and the sweat on Cao Dan's delicate face became even worse. He opened his mouth and kept fanning the wind with his hands, making a lot of noise. Xu Qingmu, who was sitting next to him, happened to see this scene and secretly sighed in his heart that the ancients were not sincere to me.
bully.
The tongue in the cup soothes the mind and nourishes the energy, but the tongue in the mouth confuses my mind.
I couldn't help but take another peek. Under the sunlight, the hairs on my ears were very clear. They were red from the spicy food all the way down to my neck, and there was a slight steaming of heat. Only two ounces of backbone were missing from the open space on my chest, and it was the little lotus that was exposed.
It's just a pity at the sharp corners.
The fat man opposite, who was already crazy, had half a turtle head in his mouth.
During the break after the meal, Fu Santie asked if he needed to continue resting. Xu Qingmu turned to look at the other people. After it was clear that there was no serious problem, the group of people rode horses again. The riding skills were not worse than those of the red-armored general Wei.
Under the leadership of Bu Liang, he rode away in a hurry.
According to Wei Buliang, except for the White Mirror Secret Realm, the other three secret realms are all occupied by Shanggong Academy. When they are opened, the best young disciples from each family will be sent to go for trials. But this is the most mysterious.
The Baijing Secret Cave is really elusive, and it is said that it is far more dangerous than other secret caves. Over time, people in the world gradually disappeared from exploring the Baijing Secret Cave.
The fat man asked on horseback: "As long as we send out masters from the upper four realms, no matter how dangerous the secret cave is, there will be sufficient security guarantee, right?"
Wei Buliang looked disgusted. Regarding the fat man who snatched his tortoise head at noon, Wei Buliang said angrily: "The reason why the secret cave is dangerous lies in its 'suppression realm', and the higher the realm, the more suppressed it is."
It’s awesome. If the Twelve Realm Sword Cultivators enter, I’m afraid they can only use less than 10% of their strength.”
Everyone else was shocked.
Wei Buliang continued: "But don't worry too much. As long as we don't enter the deepest core area of the secret cave and just look for opportunities on the edge, it will be much safer." As if he was afraid that these people would escape in the face of the battle, he comforted them.
road.
Everyone drove non-stop day and night, and finally, after ten days of traveling, they arrived at the gate of hell that General Wang Ziyi said - Erzhong Peak.
It is said that it is a mountain peak, but it is actually more accurate to call it a ravine. Two peaks thousands of feet high stand opposite each other, forming a bottomless abyss in the middle. If you want to pass here, you must pass through the middle of these two peaks.
Fortunately, this is one of the waterways to the wilderness for business, and there are many barefoot boatmen on the shore.
The group of people also dismounted here. Xu Qingmu told everyone to take a rest and set off again a day later, so everyone stayed at the dock inn. Except for Wei Buliang, the others all dispersed into the ferry. As the second party
Chongfeng is the most grand pier, with all kinds of inns and restaurants. After passing the Erchongfeng, it is the desolate and dangerous wilderness area.
Red-armored Fu Santie went to the ferry alone, rented a large boat that could accommodate more than fifty people, and recruited five or six able-bodied boatmen and sailors on the spot. Xu Qingmu asked Red-armored Heavy Armor to return the rent.
The boat was re-rented to a large boat that could accommodate 150 people. Fu Santie just thought it was a big dish requested by the dandy in the capital, so he didn't say anything more and just complied with it.
In the evening, Xu Qingmu handed the three kilograms of apricot flower wine to Li Chengru, saying that he was always thinking about the wine because he had the wine on him. Li Chengru reached out to take it, laughed, and said that you are good at everything, but you are too preoccupied and missed it.
There are so many wonderful things in this world. But after he finished speaking, his face, which had turned white at the temples, revealed complex emotions that Xu Qingmu could not see.
Xu Qingmu was noncommittal and said to Li Chengru: "Do you understand the immortal carvings on the double peak?"
Li Chengru rolled his eyes and sniffed the wine bottle he took over, with a satisfied look on his face.
"It is said that the sword fairy Fang Yunyi happened to pass by this mountain peak. On a whim, he used his sword as a pen to flatten the two peaks, and personally carved the words 'Shrink the land of lovesickness and complete the sky of separation and hatred', which attracted countless Taoist monks in the world.
, come to observe. What’s even worse is that they abandon their high-ranking parents and become a Taoist couple under the witness of these twin peaks, allowing the sword immortal to witness this love in the world. Some people even privately call the twin peaks Yuanyang Peak." Xu Qingmu said.
He was very interested in listening to the rumors he heard from the rivers and lakes.
But Li Chengru was shocked: "It sounds nice, but if he really has that ability, he doesn't even have the courage to write the last two sentences. In the end, he is just a coward who deceives himself and others."
Xu Qingmu has always been curious, what is the relationship between Li Chengru and Fang Yunyi? Not to mention that he has never met the Sword Emperor a few times and knows very little about him. Where does this tit-for-tat disgust come from?
But Li Chengru always kept silent, so Xu Qingmu had no choice but to give up.
Cao Dan did not dare to stay alone in the room at night, so he finally quietly went out and slipped into Xu Qingmu's room.
Xu Qingmu looked at Cao Dan who was standing still and was amused. He thought that Ye Qingxian had to take care of it too. Ever since he got the book "Tide Watching Technique", he became addicted to it. When he reached the second peak, he became even more confused and dismounted.
She just sat on the edge of the ferry, except for the occasional need to get up, and she was as deep in concentration as the old monk. Xu Qingmu was not worried about her safety, not to mention that he was capable of the Four Realms Sword Cultivator, and the people around him
The confidants of General Wang Ziyi were enough to stay safe and sound at this ferry, which was mainly for business. But it was a bitter experience for Cao Dan. He was not familiar with the place, and the wind picked up at night, and the sound of the wind blowing across the river was very similar.
The ghost whimpered.
Cao Dan also felt that it was a little inappropriate for a man and a woman to live together in the same room, so he said, "Xu Qingmu, please go out, so that no one will gossip."
Xu Qingmu opened his eyes wide and looked at the Princess Taiping in front of her. Who said she had big breasts and no brains?
Sure enough, after Xu Qingmu walked out, Cao Dan shouted again:
"I'm afraid of coming back."
That night, Xu Qingmu meditated and practiced the thirty-sixth week of Beiming all night long.
Early the next morning, everyone boarded the boat and entered the water. The boatman was a local boatman who had been punting boats for decades. He swore deeply about this trip and said that it seemed to take more than 300 miles of waterway and that it would be safe within six days.
Arrived. Also coming with the helm was his little daughter, who was seven or eight years old and had an extremely lively personality. This brought relief to Cao Dan, who had been alone since Ye Qingxian became addicted to cultivation. He even had trouble sleeping at night.
holding little girl's hand.
After traveling for half a day, the big ship arrived directly below the Second Peak. Xu Qingmu, who was standing on the ship's board, raised his eyes and saw the inscription "Shrink in the land of lovesickness, complete the Lihentian". As the saying goes, insiders can only watch the door, and laymen can only watch the excitement.
, even with a sword on his shoulder, Xu Qingmu was still a layman, but he was surprised that Fang Yunyi's handwriting was really interesting. Li Chengru who came out of the cabin still had a look of disdain on his face, curled his lips and said shit. Xu Qingmu didn't bother to argue with him, but
Stare at those ten words carefully, trying to understand something from them.
Li Chengru clasped his hands behind his back, and seemed to have seen the young man's intention, and said in a strange tone: "Why, you still want to see the ugly Yinmao from this? It's really funny. Back then, Fang Gou was trapped by love, his Taoist heart was damaged, and he was in despair
Carving this cross, I didn’t even have any energy to write the remaining two sentences, not to mention the ethereal sword intention. Even the dogs couldn’t read these few words that were better than his own when written with my feet.”
Ye Qingxian, who had been silently reading "Guan Tide Jue" next to him, also echoed: "Master, Mr. Li is right, these words are full of hostility."
Xu Qingmu curled his lips, it is so irritating that people are more popular than others. Ye Qingxian is only ten years old and has a natural affinity for swordsmanship. He can steadily improve by just eating and drinking. Looking back at himself, even if he combines the martial arts that the old beggar paid for with his life,
Luck is also very different.
Seeing Xu Qingmu's defeat, Li Chengru patted the young man on the shoulder: "When I was young, my talent in swordsmanship was much worse than yours. Don't belittle yourself. There are plenty of opportunities."
Cao Dan couldn't stand it anymore and interjected: "You are just an old gangster in the guise of a scholar, just showing off your words. If the sword fairy Fang Yun appears in front of you, I guarantee that your butt will pee, no matter what you do,
If you chop him in a circle with a sword, you probably won't even be able to tear your clothes."
After saying that, he didn't forget to show off that Cao Dan was becoming more and more displeased with this gangster who always liked big breasts.
It’s just that we have different paths and don’t work together.
Xu Qingmu was also curious and said: "Judging from the fact that your sword pierced the leaves, and said that even the ten realm sword cultivators could not reach it, you should be able to use the sword. The reason why you abandoned the sword and followed Wen was because you lost to the sword fairy Fang Yun
one?"
Li Chengru curled his lips and didn't respond.
At this moment, the red-armored man came to report that there was a group of water bug thieves who seemed to be coming from a distance and seemed to want to take advantage of the situation.
The boatman who heard this was panicked and hurriedly said: "Objective, if you have some silver treasures, please hand them over as soon as possible. This group of water thieves usually only steal wealth and do not hurt people's lives. Also..." The boatman looked at
Cao Dan, who had just grown up, continued to say kindly: "Girl, you'd better put some charcoal ash on your face. Those people are guilty of all kinds of evil, so it's better to be careful when writing."
Xu Qingmu signaled Fu Santie to be on guard, and asked the boatman about the general situation of the robbers on the water.
After all, he had been punting all year round. The old boatman pulled his daughter to his side, untied the fallen red silk scarf, and tied it around the little girl's left wrist. He raised his head and said to Xu Qingmu: "There are about seventy people in this group of thieves.
Most of them are veterans who have been fighting for many years but have no one to rely on. They are eventually forced to embark on the road of robbery. Some of them are martial arts warriors. I heard that there are lower three realm sword cultivators in the team, and their overall combat effectiveness must be better than that of your guest officer.
The thirty soldiers who came are much stronger."
The boatman continued: "Why don't you spend money to eliminate the disaster? As long as you hand over all the treasures you carry with you, those thieves will never hurt anyone's life."
After hearing this, Xu Qingmu smiled and looked at the little girl who was already squatting on the ground playing with stones, and said, "Thank you for your kindness. We will just listen to you." After that, he and Li Chengru and others returned to the cabin.
Within a quarter of an hour, the group of thieves forced the ship to stop. In an instant, they threw dozens of ropes and locked the hull tightly. A group of big men with knives shouted and climbed up. After a while, the deck was surrounded by water.
Xu Qingmu and others came out of the cabin amidst the noise outside. Thirty guards held Xu Qingmu and others with halberds to protect them, forming a confrontation formation between the two sides.
The boatman who had been kidnapped was extremely anxious and shouted loudly: "Sir, put down your weapons and hand over your money and they can leave!" Looking at the boatmen and sailors who had knives on their necks, Xu Qingmu said:
"I wonder if the boatman said that if you surrender your weapons and money, you can let us go?"
At the head was a young man, holding a foot-wide heavy sword with a nose ring, and said with a loud sound: "Only rob wealth, not hurt anyone."
"What if I don't pay?"
"Then I'll kill the boatman and sailor first, then all of you, and throw your corpses to the Second Peak!"
Xu Qingmu changed the Chouli Sword behind him from his left hand to his right hand, and glanced at the red-armored heavy armor: "General Fu, what are the chances of winning?" The middle-aged man holding the heavy halberd said: "10%, it's from the opposite side."
Then the seemingly younger boy grinned, showing his white teeth, and said to the group of gangsters in front of him: "Can you kill one of my own people? If so..." He slowly pulled out Chouli.
scabbard.
"Then kill him."
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Prince Yi, who accompanied Prince Xu Pei to explore the terrain, had no expression on his face.
"General Wang, at what age did I start to worship you as a subordinate in the army?" Xu Pei said with a smile.
"It has been five years since I returned to the crown prince." Prince Yi is still dressed in white, but the hanging jade is gone, and the gentleman jade is not gone.
Xu Pei still smiled and said: "General Wang should have heard that I, the prince, do not live up to my name." Wang Ziyi was shocked, but his expression did not change. "I forgive you for being stupid and ignorant."
Xu Pei admired this man from the bottom of his heart. Remembering that he had been listening to the legendary deeds of Hu Chi when he was five or six years old, he set his sights on this person. Especially after fighting against four tigers that day, he took the initiative to join the army.
In Tianshuying, taking the name of his biological mother as a general strengthened his determination to pursue the footsteps of Hu Chi. Therefore, over the years, although he was regarded as a prince, he never put on any airs and treated Prince Yi as a teacher and treated him with respect.
Now Xu Pei clapped his hands and said with a smile: "General Wang, where is your hanging jade?"
Wen Renbo who was beside him also said: "Prince Yi, your Majesty treats you with such sincerity and treats you so generously, why do you do this to seek glory?"
Wang Ziyi was still as calm as the ancient well. He looked at Wen Renbo who was dressed in black robe and said: "Seller seeking glory? He learned martial arts from the Sword Emperor Song Zihan, but he was obsessed with the magic way and killed his master. This is not a seller seeking glory."
Honor? My Prince Yi has always behaved upright, and he still serves the country as a disciple of Concubine Ye. Your Majesty, how can I ask for honor? Just because my subordinate Diaoyu is not around?"
Neither humble nor arrogant.
A few years ago, Prince Yi received a personal interview from Empress Cao and learned the unspeakable secret. From then on, he kept a low profile and joined the army in the frontier fortress to wait for the opportunity. He also followed Empress Cao's advice and took the initiative to worship the man who was in the limelight at that time.
Over the years, she has also devoted herself to assisting Prince Xu Pei, teaching military law, establishing the monarch's power, and working conscientiously as a minister. It was not until receiving a secret letter from his father, Wang Zhongxin, that Xu Qingmu personally arranged for Xu Qingmu to stay at the inn under his jurisdiction.
, and replaced all the cronies around him to ensure that the information would not be leaked. However, it was still a secret, and an informant in the army came out.
General Wang Ziyi guessed wrong. It was not that one of his cronies turned traitor, but that Wen Renbo's evil ways had reached the realm of the underworld.
Xu Pei looked at Wang Ziyi, who was both a teacher and a friend in front of him, and finally sighed: "General Wang, no matter what your motives are, you are always someone I admire in my heart. But since ancient times, one general has achieved great success, and this is also you.
Teach me the truth."
The eight-foot tall man in fluttering white clothes still had his hands behind his back.
That night, hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the frontier were fighting and shouting, wearing filial piety ribbons on their heads and waving white flags.
On that day, the barbarians at the frontier fortress took the initiative to retreat ten miles and planted half of the military flag in the ground. All humans and animals watched.
That day, drums were beaten and the generals knelt down in front of the tomb and shouted:
"Congratulations to General Wang!"
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The boatman and others who were discovered looked suspicious and looked at Xu Qingmu: "How did you find out?"
The boy who was already holding Chouli pointed at the little girl lying on the ground still happily playing with stones, and said: "Since boarding the boat, this child has been wearing a red ribbon, and according to common sense, he should not be at odds with your father.
My dear, but I stick to Cao Dan and haven’t said a word to you for a day. I guess she is not your biological daughter, right? The red ribbon is just to prevent accidental injuries from fighting, right?"
"I made some general inquiries before coming here. Most of the merchant ships that go to the frontier here alone never return. Therefore, the prices posted on the escort board next to the ferry are ridiculously high. They don't even ask whether we have the ability before sailing.
You who dare to come to punt the boat should be called confident? Also, the person behind you must be a barbarian from the frontier. He is very good at killing people, stealing goods, and framing people."
The red-armored man listening next to him was greatly shocked. No wonder the young man in front of him wanted to change the fifty-man boat into a one-hundred-fifty-man boat. Thinking about it, from the moment he stepped into the ferry, the plain young man in front of him had already done it.
Prepare. The attitude of contempt at first turned into admiration.
Li Chengru said with a smile: "I'm just saying that you didn't have good intentions in offering me apricot flower wine. Well, you're taking advantage of someone's shortcomings. Tell me, do you want me to take action?"
Xu Qingmu shook his head: "After two months of training, I haven't had a chance to practice. Today is a good opportunity."
Then he turned to Hong Jia and said: "Surrender without killing, those who resist will die."
"As commanded."
After the young man finished speaking, he took the initiative to move forward. He still didn't have any sword moves, but he had been practicing the "thorn leaf" of Li Cheng's Confucianism these days, and he was able to use it with the heart seal hand. Only one face to face, the man with the heavy sword in front of him had been
He raised his sword, and then the young man stepped back. He acted like an old beggar who often beats yellow dogs, and stepped on the man with his foot, kicking him out hard. Just when Xu Qingmu felt that he had achieved a small success,
Due to negligence, the barbarian who was walking from the side collided with him savagely and hit the mast with a bang. The blood in his body surged, and the breath of fresh air he had just gained also dissipated.
When Cao Dan saw that Xu Qingmu was injured, he rushed over with a single step. The barbarians who followed the trend did not take the thin girl seriously, but she was knocked over by a punch, broke through the fence and fell into the water. After a few struggles, she disappeared.
The battle soon became one-sided. Only then did the defeated thieves realize that they had hit an iron plate and began to flee desperately. However, they were horrified to find that the ropes used to board the ship had been blocked by a seemingly smaller kid.
The girls picked off all of them.
In less than a hundred breaths, the battle was over on the ship.
Red-armored Santie clasped his fists next to the young man who had put away the Chouli Sword, and reported: "Five of our troops were injured, and one was seriously injured. Nineteen died on the opposite side, eleven fell into the river and fled, and fifty-seven were alive. Sir, please tell me.
How to deal with it?”
Xu Qingmu ordered all the soldiers to rest and rest, and the prisoners of war also recuperated. Those who were not injured repaired the damaged hull and sorted out the loot.
Then Xu Qingmu walked into the cabin with the support of Cao Dan. When he turned around, he saw the little girl with a red ribbon tied to her left hand, smiling brightly.
Li Chengru joked: "The key to fighting with others is speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. It's really strange that you still have the thought to be so complacent."
Xu Qingmu did not refute. He did not kill anyone. It was difficult for this twelve-year-old boy to kill someone.
While cleaning the wound, Xu Qingmu couldn't help but think of the old beggar's words: