Gu Ying tied the horse under the eaves of the temple, walked into the ruined temple with a knife in his hand, thinking that he had been guilty of Tai Sui recently?
I was almost chopped off by King Chuang in the capital, but I had just walked a long way out of the city. I had no way to go to the village or shop, and it took me a lot of effort to get here in the rain.
"You can't catch the cold."
Gu Ying murmured to himself, took out flint and tinder from his arms, and was about to find some sticks and firewood in the temple.
"My friend, are you taking shelter from the rain? Come here to talk."
"Oh no, who's talking?" Gu Ying, who was always talking attentively, was so startled by this sentence that goosebumps appeared all over her body. She pulled out the knife, and the blade rubbed against the scabbard, making a "swish" sound.
With his sharp ears, Chongzhen heard the sound of a knife being drawn. He knew that this person might not be a good person, so he should not provoke him, so he said slowly:
"It's dark in the temple. I'm really sorry. The three of us are here on our way at night to take shelter from the rain. If my friends don't mind it, we might as well share a cabin together to keep it warm."
Hearing these words, Gu Ying's tense mood eased a bit, but he still remained on guard. Although he didn't know a single word, he still understood the importance of being on guard against others.
Holding the knife, he walked slowly towards the direction of the voice. With a ray of moonlight, he could vaguely see three people sitting around behind the Buddha statue, so he asked: "Why don't you light a fire? Are you pretending to be a ghost in the middle of the night?"
"I was in such a hurry that I forgot to bring something to make a fire."
"Oh? Then where are you going in a hurry?"
"Shanxi."
Hearing that Chongzhen said he was going to Shanxi, Gu Ying paused for two seconds before asking again: "I heard you speak with a Gyeonggi accent. Why are you going to Shanxi?"
Chongzhen saw his reaction and thought that since he could come here, he should be traveling with him. Although he couldn't see clearly what he was wearing, he was riding a horse at night with a sword and coming from the direction of the capital. So he made up his mind and decided to cheat.
Defraud him.
"Hey, to tell you the truth, brother, I am a businessman in the capital. I heard that my brother got extremely rich in Datong, so I gave up my family business and went to join him."
"Impressive wealth? How do you describe it?"
"Brother, do you know that King Chuang has entered the capital?"
"That's natural."
"Hey, if King Chuang becomes the emperor, my brother will naturally become extremely wealthy."
At this time, Gu Ying had already walked in front of the three people, and Chongzhen's words aroused his interest. He thought, damn, I have been with King Chuang for so many years, and I know everything about the situation in the camp. Let me try you. If you use
It's a scam, just kill them all.
Then he asked again: "You mean, your brother is following King Chuang? Whose name is he, and which camp is he an official in?"
Hearing this, Chongzhen knew that this man must be a soldier, but he didn't know why he came here alone. Are there any accomplices behind him? However, his few words could not withstand scrutiny, and he definitely could not answer his question.
"Forget it, those guys in the camp are all so good. How worthy are my green-skinned brothers? Not to mention following King Chuang. They are just looking at the house and running errands for other adults."
"What's your lord's last name? Tell me quickly." When Gu Ying heard that he was showing the house to your lord, he remembered what the military advisor said before leaving. What a coincidence?
Chongzhen changed the subject, "Hey, let me tell you, where are your damn interrogators? Could it be that you really treated my three brothers as soft persimmons?"
The Taoist didn't say a word from beginning to end. Wang Chengen was smart. He lowered his voice and said, "Brother, are you talking nonsense to him? If you want to fight, fight!"
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, and Gu Ying doesn't know the strength of the opponent. Hearing this meaning, he is still a gangster who is good at fighting. He has some fists and kicks, and the place is narrow. With one against three, he may not be able to land well in a real fight.
Moreover, maybe there is an old relationship between Zhen and the military advisor.
So he put away the knife, turned to a smiling face, and said: "Oh, brother, don't blame me. I have something to say, but I was the one who spoke rashly. Let's do this. I'll light a fire for everyone to warm themselves up."
Seeing that Gu Ying was like this, Chongzhen put the drama to full use and scolded Wang Chengen: "Why fight? If you hadn't lost your horse and luggage, how could I starve with you in this temple? It's useless."
Wang Chengen repeatedly said yes, and Gu Ying picked up the wood and echoed: "I have some food on me, I will spread it out and give it to my brothers later."
Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction. He had been hungry for two days and only ate turf. No matter what happened later, he would be satisfied if he could eat something.
"Chila", sparks jumped out from the friction flint, lighting the tinder. Gu Ying carefully held it and placed it in the pile of firewood, and blew it gently.
The firewood found in the temple was a little damp, making it difficult to light the fire. Gu Ying rested her hands on the ground and was sweating profusely from her work.
Taking the dry food and preserved meat distributed by Gu Ying, Chongzhen and Wang Chengen ate on their own. The Taoist who had not spoken a word thanked them and started gobbling them down.
The firelight flickered, and Gu Ying took the opportunity to look at the three people in front of him. Two of them were wearing several layers of shabby clothes, like refugees, and the other was a Taoist, carrying a wooden box on his back and holding a flag in his hand, with the words "Four of Plum Blossoms" written on it.
A big character.
On the surface, Chongzhen pretends to only care about the food in his hands, but in fact, he is secretly spying on Gu Ying. There is a murderous intention behind the current harmony.
While Gu Ying was hesitant about Chongzhen's identity as a gangster, Chongzhen ate the cake without raising his head and said carelessly: "Taoist priest, I'll give you the word "cake" to figure out what this brother's surname is."
The Taoist swallowed the food in his mouth, shook his head, and said: "Bread is made of whole grains."
Gu Ying was greatly surprised when he heard this, and immediately said to Chongzhen: "Oh, your brother still has such ability? My real surname is Gu!"
The Taoist did not deny the statement that he and Chongzhen were together, and only focused on eating.
Chongzhen waved his hands, stood up, and said with a proud look on his face: "What does this mean? Plum blossoms are easy, nothing is impossible, and all the secrets are calculated!"
"That's right!" Hearing Chongzhen say this, the Taoist couldn't help but touch his knees in admiration.
Seeing Chongzhen's serious look on his face, Gu Ying was attracted by the Taoist's mysterious and mysterious skills. Without any psychological defense, she poked her neck and said to Chongzhen:
"Can you help me calculate my fortune? I seem to be possessed by an evil spirit recently and I have been having bad luck."
The Taoist was about to speak, but Chongzhen said before him: "Yes! This meal for my brother must be delicious!"
When Gu Ying heard this, he was overjoyed, and Chongzhen immediately said: "It's just that the fortune revealed the secrets, sincerity and talent, and the method of divination is also different from before."
"This is the reason, this is the reason."
"Well, just close your eyes, calm your mind, and recite a word silently three times."
Gu Ying obeyed and did as he was told, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, thinking silently in his heart.
Chongzhen stood up and kicked Wang Chengen's feet, then walked around the fire and came to Gu Ying, thinking quickly about the memories of another life.
"Brother, I've finished reading, what next?"
"Well, then, you should..."
This person is defenseless and this is the best opportunity.
In the middle of his words, Chongzhen clasped his thumbs secretly and bent his palms slightly. He used all his strength, waved his arms, and slapped Gu Ying's ears with both palms at the same time.
Gu Ying felt the wind blowing through his ears, his eardrums whistling and buzzing, and he felt terrible. Following this man's advice, he stood up and tried to draw the knife despite his headache, but he couldn't. It turned out that Wang Chengen was holding the handle of the knife tightly.
While his illness was killing him, Chongzhen kicked him hard again. Gu Ying screamed "Ah". While bending over in pain, he suddenly felt his eyes bursting with severe pain and unable to see. Chongzhen took the opportunity to gouge him blind.
eyes.
After all, Gu Ying was an old gangster. Although he was attacked by a sneak attack, he still retained his courage and did not lose consciousness. Instead, because of his anger, his whole body trembled and he burst out with a huge force, breaking Wang Chengen away and kicking him away.
"I'm going to kill your whole family!" Gu Ying shouted, trying hard to open his bleeding eyes, and slashed around him with a knife.
Chongzhen walked around him, never getting close, always keeping a safe distance, and quietly watching Gu Yingkong waste his energy.
But it was said that Gu Ying was running around in the temple while shouting that he wanted to chop Chongzhen to death. He accidentally stepped into the fire, and the fire followed the cloth shoes and started to burn.
His feet hurt, and he jumped up instinctively, but lost his balance, landed heavily on the back of his head, and fell heavily to the ground. The knife also fell from his hand and fell aside.
The knife was picked up by Chongzhen on the side and slashed hard on Gu Ying's face, one after another, blood splattered everywhere.
"Cheng'en, wake up."
Chongzhen pinched Wang Chengen and shouted among the people. After a while, Wang Chengen woke up leisurely and saw Chongzhen in front of him, who looked like a bloody man, and said:
"Your Majesty, are we in the underworld? Why are you covered in blood?"
"Bullshit, that thief has been chopped down by me, get up quickly."
Wang Chengen stood up and when he saw Gu Ying's body on the ground, he vomited everything he had just eaten with a "wow" sound.
Chongzhen was someone who had seen blood, and because his brain was highly tense, he didn't feel sick at first. But it turned out that Wang Chengen vomited, which made him want to vomit too, and the two of them vomited in the temple.
"Can you please stop vomiting? If you vomit, I feel like vomiting."
"Ugh, Mr. Huang, uh."
It took a while for the two of them to recover, but they felt like their bodies had been hollowed out.
Chongzhen called for someone, but there was no response. He didn't pay attention just now. He thought he ran away during the fight with Gu Ying, and now he has disappeared.
Forget it, not caring about him, Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to check the horses outside the door, while he groped around Gu Ying's body, but there was nothing except a letter.
The fire in the temple was stomped out by Gu Ying, leaving only a few sparks, and the letter could no longer be read. Chongzhen had no choice but to put the letter in his arms, take off Gu Ying's belt and put it on, hang up the scabbard, and prepare the knife.
Go outside.
But he saw Wang Chengen walking backwards into the temple with his hands raised, followed by a big bow with an arrow pointed at him, slowly following him in.
"Isn't it? Are you coming again?"
A quarter of an hour later, the fire was rekindled in the temple, and Gu Ying's body was moved outside the temple. The blood stains on the ground were covered up by ashes, but there was still a smell of blood in the air.
Chongzhen, Wang Chengen and the man holding the bow were sitting together, baking cakes and chatting. A woman was sitting on the other side of the fire with her back on her back, breastfeeding her daughter.
"Brother Yang killed well!" Chongzhen applauded.
"No prizes, no prizes. Brother Huang just calls me Uncle."
It turned out that the person who pointed a bow and arrow at Wang Chengen was none other than Yang Orion. He had taken his wife and daughter out of the city and wanted to send relatives to Datong to avoid the limelight, but a rain brought him and Chongzhen together.
At that time, Chongzhen was almost desperate when he saw the bows and arrows. He shouted bluntly: "I killed the intruders on the ground. I will kill or chop them up as you please."
After hearing what he said, Yang Orion inspected the scene with a suspicious look on his face. Finally, after confirming Gu Ying's clothing and the customs clearance documents in the saddle bag, Yang Orion immediately apologized to the two of them.
Hence the current scene. After several people told each other their experiences, they regretted meeting each other so late, and the more they chatted, the more they became more and more speculative.
Yang Orion felt that the brother Huang in front of him had extraordinary conversational skills and an indescribable temperament. However, his name was quite strange, and he was actually called Monk Huang. The other one was even weirder. I heard that Brother Huang said he was his companion and was called Wang Gong.
Since they both went to Shanxi to find relatives and both killed Shunjun, it was fate that they met this time.
The three of us together will become brothers and travel together in the future.
By the light of the fire, Chongzhen took out the letter in his arms and read it in detail, while Wang Chengen and Yang Orion were joking with each other.
The baby in the woman's arms was infected by the happy atmosphere, squinting and laughing. This chapter has been completed!