Chapter 98 Chapter 4 Pegasus Ranch

The two of them got out of the water of the small lake one after another, and the washed clothes were hung on the small tree poles beside the lake. Kou Zhong looked up at the bright moon in the sky and sighed: "We haven't tried bathing in the stream for a long time! If Mother is still watching us, how wonderful it would be?" Xu Ziling slowly splashed the water with both hands, with a sad look in his eyes, and did not answer. Kou Zhong nakedly climbed onto a smooth boulder by the lake, and said: "Could it be that Xiao Mian secretly betrayed us? Only through the information network of Xiangyu Mountain can the news spread so quickly."

Xu Ziling said: "This possibility is very high. If it were someone else with a heart, they would only be afraid of leaking the news and being caught by others." Kou Zhong stood up from the boulder, put on a perfect posture about to dive, and thought sideways: "But what good will this do for Xiao Xian? If Yang Gong Kou is hidden in someone else's hands, it will only do him a hundred harms. profit." Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said: "It's really hard for an old fox like Xiao Xian to guess what he's up to. Maybe he wants us to retreat in spite of difficulties and go back to him obediently. 'The secret picture!"

Kou Zhong moved, "This guess is quite reasonable." He stood up and threw himself into the water. Xu Ziling saw how happy he was jumping, so he also jumped onto the rock like him, and then deliberately plunged headfirst into the lake water, splashing the sky. Kou Zhongyou came to him and said with a smile, "Master Ling seems to be in a good mood?" Xu Ziling said happily: "Why should you be unhappy? Now that the identity of the demon girl has been found out, and our skills have improved greatly, we are sure to deal with any strong enemy. You say there is nothing to worry about."

Kou Zhong was moved in his heart and said, "Would you like to see how powerful we are now?" Xu Ziling seemed to have returned to his playful childhood mood, and said, "Young Master Zhong, do you have any good suggestions?" Kou Zhong smiled and said, "Those seventeen idiots just now seem to have two tricks. If we go over the mountain to chase them, maybe we can still intercept them. It would be good to snatch the two horses as well. Ling Shao, do you have any?" Better opinion?" Xu Ziling laughed and said, "How dare you have an opinion? Now let's compete in dressing first, and then compete in foot strength, how about it?"

Kou Zhong uttered a strange cry, amidst the sound of hip-hop, the two of them rushed up to the verdant lake shore without any sense of mastery. It was just dawn.Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling sat side by side by the roadside, leaning against an old poplar tree hugged by several people, eating fresh fruits picked from the mountain in high spirits, enjoying endless leisure and satisfaction. The sound of hoofbeats could be heard faintly from the other end of the road. Kou Zhong spat out the core and said triumphantly: "The fools who brought the horses have arrived, I must ask them where they heard about us."

Xu Ziling calculated: "They must have rested on the road, otherwise there would be no reason to lag behind us for such a long period of time." Kou Zhong said: "Who cares about his mother, this kind of guy who doesn't know how to live or die, it's best to use it to test the knife." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "When did you become so murderous? It's best not to kill people if it's not necessary. This is called accumulating virtue, understand?" Kou Zhong smiled and said: "Master Xu taught you a good lesson, how dare you not obey. Hey! Since my debut, have I ever tried to kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

Xu Ziling said angrily: "Who is innocent? Isn't it up to you, Mr. Kou, to decide as you like?" Kou Zhong was silent for a while, and then suddenly realized: "Your words are very interesting. In the final analysis, all disputes in the world can be regarded as a kind of ideological struggle." After a pause, he continued: "Everyone has his own set of ideas, and he hopes that others will accept them, and the struggle will unfold accordingly. Like Li Xiaozi, he has Li Xiaozi's ideas, and I, Kou Zhong, have my own set of ideas. Whoever succeeds, No matter whether the other party accepts or refuses to accept it, he must accept the other party's set, otherwise he will be eliminated. Of course, this means that this situation will only occur when everyone has the same goal but different positions. Otherwise, just like you and me, the river will never Don't violate the well water."

Xu Ziling laughed and said, "Is this nonsense? A simple matter has become so complicated. Why don't you just say that there is only one emperor, and only one person can sit on it. Isn't that clear?" Kou Zhong Zhengrong said: "Actually, I thought of another problem, that is, if you want to fight for the world, you must first have a perfect set of ideas so that others can follow suit. This includes complete plans, ideals, and even the distribution of power and governance in the future. This is called a clear-cut banner. Otherwise, you’ll be like the four bandits, who don’t know what they’re doing.”

He bumped him with his elbow again and said with a strange smile: "Like Li Mi before he announced the ten crimes of Yang Guang, and he announced it to the world. Improvement, great power increase, no effort and no need to spend half a soldier, what a cost-effective." Xu Ziling was moved and said: "You really have some thoughts, kid." At this moment the sound of hooves approached. Kou Zhong jumped up and stood in the middle of the road, waiting for the enemy who was about to turn the corner into the straight road in front of him. Xu Ziling was still sitting quietly, eating the last wild peach in his hand.

Kou Zhong listened carefully and found that there were at least thirty riders, maybe the other party joined up with other partners, so the number doubled. Although the strength of the enemy has greatly increased, Kou Zhong only finds it more interesting. The zhenqi in his body spiraled back and forth between Tianling and Yongquan acupoints like a meteor chasing the moon, filling his whole body with explosive and icy energy, and his mind became calm and cold, without any disturbance Emotions. He can't even feel the existence of "self", just like a pool of clear well water, which only objectively reflects the world.

This feeling lasted for a few breaths, and then he "woke up" and returned to his previous state of mind. It's like returning from the sky to the ground, being beaten back to its original shape. When Kou Zhong was about to report to Xu Ziling, the enemy's first two cavalry turned from a detour to a straight road. And when Kou Zhongjin entered that strange realm, Xu Ziling also had a feeling immediately. During that few breaths of time, Kou Zhongming clearly established the heart of the road, but Xu Ziling felt a strange feeling that Kou Zhong had become invisible. He no longer noticed the coldness coming from Kou Zhong's body, even his existence. Then everything returned to the original state, Kou Zhong looked at him, tongue-tied and astonished. Lai couldn't ride and poured into the straight road. The big man riding the horse was dressed in a strong gray suit, with a winged flying horse embroidered on his lapel. There were twelve of them in total, and the other dozen or so were wild horses without saddles, connected by ropes. Xu Ziling saw that Kou Zhong was still standing in the middle of the road like a bird, and shouted: "I have admitted the wrong person! Come back!" At this time, the team driving wild horses was only two zhang away from Kou Zhong. The leading knight was a middle-aged strong man. He glanced at him, his face was old-fashioned, and his one-eyed eyes were still shining brightly. He saw someone blocking the road. With a shout, he signaled the people behind to rein in their horses and slow down. Kou Zhongcai bowed to the man as if awakened from a dream, expressing his apology.He returned to Xu Ziling's side in embarrassment, and waved his hand to signal him to continue his journey. The middle-aged burly man had already reined in the horse's head, and the healthy horseman overtook him and stopped first. Seeing this, the others reined in their horses one after another, and the whole team just stopped at Zhangxu Road in front of the two of them. The twenty-three eyes of twelve people fell on the two of them like twenty-three arrows, and even the white-breathing horse cast a vigilant look at them. Kou Zhong knew he was in the wrong, and said with a smile: "We have admitted the wrong person, please forgive me." The short and thin old man next to the one-eyed man pulled out a cigarette pipe from the bag hanging on the horse's belly, and said with a sideways smile: "Good boy, you two are tall and handsome, each with a strange look, but the good ones don't imitate them." , to act like a little thief blocking the road and cutting the path. Now that we are not easy to mess with, you immediately retreat, do you still have any shame?" Except for the big one-eyed man, the other men laughed loudly, trying their best to ridicule. Kou Zhong is really strange, although he was insulted by his opponent, he knew it was just a misunderstanding, so he remained calm and said with a smile: "This old man misunderstood. It was just a misunderstanding." Another man mocked: "You don't like to be robbers, it's just a matter of qualifications. You can tell that you are little thieves just by looking at the knife on your back... Ha..." Everyone laughed again. Several of them even drew their weapons, ready to strike. Bao Ren shouted to Xu Ziling who was still sitting on the ground: "That kid, why don't you kneel up and beg for mercy?" Xu Ziling stood up slowly, brushed off the dust on his body, without looking at him, he said to Kou Zhong, "Let's go!" The short old man sneered while filling the pipe with shredded tobacco: "Is it so easy to walk? In the Jiangbei area, who would dare to block the way of our Pegasus Ranch." The others shouted and dispersed, surrounding them in groups, which can be described as "moving like the wind". Kou Zhong said distressedly to Xu Ziling: "There is nothing I can do this time!" Someone said in a strange way: "You are right! Let us two little thieves kneel down and beg for mercy! Maybe the uncle of Pegasus Ranch will be extra merciful?" He imitated Xu Ziling's accent to answer, and he was very angry, which immediately attracted another burst of laughter and ridicule. Xu Ziling casually looked at this person, and it turned out that he was the youngest boy in the team, aged between seventeen and eighteen years old, tanned, but his teeth were white and neat, which made him not a pretty face Much more pleasing to the eye.Now he thrust his chin forward, squinting his eyes in a derisive expression. Suddenly someone shouted: "Don't act rashly!" Including Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, everyone was stunned. It was the one-eyed man who spoke. At this time, he was sizing up Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, and said in a deep voice to the thin old man who was lighting a cigarette and puffing: "Mr. Such a calm and easy-talking little thief?" The old man surnamed Xu showed a look of astonishment, and then looked at the two of them with godly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. The others didn't dare to make a sound anymore, the one-eyed man was clearly the leader of the crowd. The one-eyed man seemed to admire the two of them very much, and said with a smile: "I am Liu Zongdao, the second deacon of the Pegasus Ranch, and this trip has been entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the head of the family, so I have to be very careful on the road." After a pause, he continued: "Although the clothes of the two are torn, they still can't hide their dignified bearing. I don't know the surnames of the two? Where are they from? Why are you here?" Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling couldn't help feeling good about this guy, but of course they wouldn't reveal their identities to him, they just hoped to be perfunctory, and everyone went their separate ways. Kou Zhong was used to nonsense, so he replied without thinking: "It's rare that Deacon Liu Er is so sensible. We are brothers from the same village. We are from the Fujia Village in Yuhang. His name is Fu Jing, and my name is Fu Ning." Liu Zongdao moved his face and said, "What is the reason why you came here so far?" Kou Zhong sighed and said: "Isn't it just to find a volunteer army who can do something to take refuge in, hoping that one day they will be able to rise to the top and honor their ancestors, so that the parents in the hall can live a more comfortable life." At this time, even the old man Xu believed his words, nodded and said: "The young boy should really have great ambitions. I heard that you have a good conversation. Have you read books for a few days?" Kou Zhongshun opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Xu is really powerful. He can understand our background clearly after listening to a few words from us. There is an old man Kou who is well-read in poetry and books in our neighboring village. He is a kind-hearted person. If you give us two catties of bacon during festivals and festivals, you will teach us how to read and write, whatever you want to read, it’s a joy.” Old man Xu was flattered by him, and immediately said in a fluttering voice: "There must be something a child can teach! Aha!" The kid who was born at the end thought he was smart and said: "What you were waiting for just now must be the rebel army you want to wait for!" Kou Zhong held back his smile and said: "Exactly. We heard that Li Mi's army would pass by here, but we didn't know that it was all the gentlemen." Liu Zongdao smiled and said: "Li Mi is too busy to take care of himself now, so if he has time to explore the south, what did you do before?" Kou Zhongtan put his arms around Xu Ziling and said: "Our two brothers are both outstanding generals, and sesame oil rice and scallion pancakes are the best. Ha!" Liu Zongdao's expression moved slightly, and after exchanging glances with old man Xu, he said: "Seeing that you two are born elves, and you look upright, I don't know if you are interested in coming to the ranch to be a gang leader to make money. Our owner likes to eat scallion pancakes." , as long as you can satisfy her, you can guarantee that you will be able to return home in a few years, isn’t it better to fight to the death? But if the host is not satisfied with your craftsmanship, the two of you will immediately pack up and go home.” Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were stunned at the same time, thinking to themselves that the joke seemed to be too big.When he was about to refuse, old man Xu smiled and said: "It's rare that the second deacon is willing to make an exception and recommend you. I don't know how much blessings your family has accumulated. Our Pegasus Ranch is famous in the north of the Yangtze River. Even Li Mi would come to buy horse equipment from us. I don't believe it. You can ask people about it." Kou Zhong's eyes lit up immediately, he stared at old man Xu and said, "War horse?" One of them, Da Mo, said: "Boy, you really have no eyesight. Today we are going to the frontier fortress to bring these more than ten fine-bred horses back for breeding, understand?" Kou Zhong took a deep breath and said, "Deacon Liu thinks so highly of my two brothers. His great kindness is unforgettable, but can we have a private discussion?" Liu Zongdao didn't think it was offensive: "I understand this, two little brothers, please go ahead!" Kou Zhong hurriedly dragged Xu Ziling to a distance and said, "Anyway, if you have nothing to do, you can go to their ranch to have a look." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Did you forget that Yucheng and the others are waiting for us in Jingling?" Kou Zhong begged: "Give me ten minutes, just treat it as a mistake and accidentally get lost!" Xu Ziling had no choice but to agree. Kou Zhong immediately cheered up, strode towards Liu Zongdao, bowed to the tunnel and said, "Thank you, Deacon Liu, for your support!" Old man Xu happily replied: "Stop talking about mother-in-law, get on the horse!" The young man shouted enthusiastically: "Little Ning Ke will ride with me!" Xu Ziling thought to himself that fortunately these people are not annoying, otherwise these ten days would be very difficult.