Chapter 42 Chapter Eight

Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi sat next to each other at the foot of the wall on both sides of the windows in the room, silently waiting for the ferocious enemy to come.Teng Yi's emotions calmed down, showing the calmness and stability of a master, but the deep pain and sadness in his eyes continued unabated.Xiang Shaolong wanted to distract him, and asked, "Did brother Teng hunt here for a living since he was a child?" Teng Yi thought silently for a while, then said in a deep voice: "To be honest, I wanted to do my best for Korea, so I joined the army, and I was promoted to a general after accumulating meritorious service. Later, I saw that the people above were too disrespectful. I only know how to squeeze out talents, beg for mercy from outsiders, bring my family and live here in seclusion after being disheartened, who knows..."

The sound of hooves came faintly.The two of them lifted their spirits, got up, and looked out the window together.In the snowy sky, in the distance of this silver-white world, a group of people came slowly.Xiang Shaolong was also dumbfounded when he saw it, and he lost his voice and said, "There are at least sixty or seventy people!" Teng Yi said coldly, "Ninety to one hundred people." Xiang Shaolong looked carefully for a while, then gave him a surprised look, nodded and said, "Your observation is very accurate." Teng Yi said: "Brother Xiang, you'd better go! With the strength of the two of us, even with traps, we can't deal with so many people."

Xiang Shaolong's scalp was numb at first, and he secretly wanted to retreat, but now he knew that Teng Yi was determined to fight to the death, so he aroused his pride, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Teng, don't get discouraged so quickly, as long as we can hold on for a while, the sky will change." Hei, it will greatly benefit our actions, hmph! How can I, Xiang Shaolong, be the one who retreats before the battle." Teng Yi glanced at him gratefully, and then concentrated on the approaching enemy.At this time the sky was darkening, Xiang Shaolong used his full eyesight, and said in shock: "It's Xiao Wei Mou!" A strong apology welled up in his heart.

Teng Yi had heard about him a long time ago, and said in a daze, "It's Wei Mou of the Qi Kingdom!" He sighed and said, "Brother Xiang, don't blame yourself, this is completely none of your business, you are also a victim, right? !" Seeing that he was so sensible, Xiang Shaolong felt relieved, and appreciated this high-strength swordsman who was willing to live an ordinary and secluded life. At this time, a large group of people came to the open space outside the front of the house and dismounted one after another.The house where Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi ambushed was the place where the tragedy took place, and normally, people who make noise about Wei Mou would never set foot in this house.

Xiao Wei Mou's face was gloomy, and Zheng Le stood beside him, his face was not much better. Seeing his subordinates unload the saddles and bags from the horses and move them into other houses, Xiao Wei Mou cursed and said violently: "I will never be wrong. If he wants to go back to Zhao, there are only three routes, forgive him for not daring to go through our Daqi and Wei countries, the only thing left is this passage to Han, but why can’t he be found?” Zheng Le said: "We came here by boat, and we took the official road. It is not surprising that we are ten days faster than him. Now that we have made arrangements, as long as he passes by here, he will definitely not be able to escape the dozens of enemies we have set up." sentry."

Xiao Wei Mou said: "Remember not to hurt Zhao Qian!" After that, he walked towards the room where Xiang Teng and his two were hiding.Xiang and Teng were overjoyed, they moved to the two big windows next to the door, raised their crossbows, and prepared to shoot as soon as he stepped into the range. Zheng Le shouted: "Boss! That room..." Xiao Wei Mou let out a smirk and said, "It's good to watch such a wonderful thing again. I love watching women raped and killed by me the most." After speaking, he strode away.Xiang and Teng were overjoyed and ready to wait.

Suddenly, someone shouted in the distance: "Boss! Something is wrong! There is a new grave here." Xiang Teng and his two felt remorseful in their hearts, they never thought Xiao Wei Mou would be so careful and send people to patrol around.Knowing that the opportunity must not be missed, there was a sound of the opportunity, and two crossbow arrows shot out through the window and shot towards Xiaowei Mou.At this time, the murderous man was three hundred steps away from them, he was startled by the sound of the wind and dodged to the side. He could have dodged the two arrows, but Xiang Shaolong knew his agility, so he intentionally missed a little bit, so although he dodged Teng Yi's arrow, he couldn't dodge Xiang Shaolong's one, pierced his shoulder and brought him He let out a miserable howl and fell backwards, but unfortunately he still failed to hit the vital point, but it was enough for him.

At this time, half of the nearly one hundred people entered the six rooms, and more than forty people outside screamed in unison and rushed towards the room where they were hiding.Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi quickly retreated through the back door, came to the back of the house, lit up the rockets, and shot towards other houses. These roofs and pine wood walls were tampered with by them, and a layer of flammable pine oil was applied on the outside. Once a fire hit, it immediately spread to the whole house, even the closed doors and windows were also affected.The north wind blows, and the people who enter the house feel like they have entered a space isolated from the outside world, and even after running around all day, they lie down and rest. Into the sea of ​​fire.

For a while, there were screams in the sky, like hell on earth. Those more than a dozen thieves who rushed towards the house seemed to be rushing to the roof, but suddenly their feet were empty, and they fell into the trap that Xiang Teng had set up earlier, and fell more than ten feet to the bottom of the pit full of upward spikes. How could they be spared? or a chance at life.In an instant, nearly a hundred enemies, most of them were killed or injured, even the leader Xiao Wei Mou was injured. Teng Yi's eyes shot fire, and with a yell, he rushed out, killing anyone he saw.Xiang Shaolong rushed out from the other side, threw two flying needles, first finished off the two panicked thieves, then pulled out his wooden sword, and killed in Xiaowei Mou's direction.

Xiao Wei Mou was helped up by Zheng Le and another subordinate. As he moved, the pain in his shoulder from the arrow was severe, and he knew he couldn't do anything. There were only twenty people left, and he said angrily: "Let's go!" Zheng Le and his men hurriedly supported him and hurried towards the nearest war horse. Xiang Shaolong watched all directions, and shouted: "Xiao Wei Mou is gone!" The thieves saw that it was true, and saw that the two men were tyrannical in martial arts. The other party killed five people, his heart was terrified, he rushed away, and fled for their lives.Seeing the opportunity, Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi couldn't miss it, and ran towards Xiao Wei Mou with all their strength.

A few thieves loyal to Xiao Weimou turned around to intercept the two masters who were like fierce tigers out of their guards, and they met each other and settled.After Xiang Shaolong kicked an enemy away, he quickly chased after Xiao Weimou.Seeing that there were still ten steps away from the horse, Zheng Le drew his sword and turned around, blocking Xiang Shaolong. Xiang Shaolong shouted loudly: "Teng Yi! Chase!" He slashed at Zheng Le with his sword.Zheng Le deserved to be a first-class expert, he used his sword to block, and killed him without hesitation, the wind of the sword howled for a while, and the kill was indistinguishable, the most terrible thing is that Zheng Le used all the moves to die with the enemy. Only waiting for the moment when his energy fails.At this time Xiao Wei Mou had already stepped on his horse.Teng Yi pounced just in time, and struck out with a sword.One of his subordinates was about to turn around to fight, but he was cut by him with a sword, so blood spattered and he fell seven steps away. It can be seen how violent the resentment in his heart is. Xiao Wei Mou endured the pain, clamped the horse's belly, and rushed out.Teng Yi yelled violently, and the whole person rushed forward, with his big hand reaching out, he grabbed the horse's hind legs.The war horse lost its balance, neighed wildly, and fell sideways to the snow, throwing Xiao Wei Mou off the horse.Zheng Le turned his head and glanced, and immediately lost his mind. Xiang Shaolong would not miss the opportunity, "chachacha" cut three swords in a row, and at the third time, Zhengle's long sword swung away, revealing the empty door. When Teng Yi rushed over to tangle with Xiao Wei Mou, Xiang Shaolong's wooden sword pierced through with lightning, Zheng Le let out a miserable groan, he was thrown backwards, and died on the spot.At this moment, Xiao Wei Mou was struggling to die, pinching Teng Yi's throat with one hand, and was about to crush his larynx, but Teng Yi grabbed the arrow cluster protruding from his shoulder and violently stirred it, his whole body convulsed in pain, The hand is also loosened. Teng Yi rode on him, pulled his left hand hard, and the crossbow arrows splashed out with fleshy bones and blood. When Xiao Wei Mou was in pain, his right fist punched him more than ten times in a row like a hammer, and the sound of bone fractures sounded like firecrackers. , Xiao Wei Mou splattered blood on the seven holes, and died tragically on the spot. Then Teng Yi fell down from him, lying on the snow, crying bitterly. Unexpectedly, Xiang Shaolong found his lost Feihong Sword from Xiao Weimou's body, and he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.When Xiang Shaolong carried Zhao Qian up from the hidden crypt, Zhao Qian's face turned blue with worry, her delicate body trembled. The heavy snow has stopped, and the sky is full of stars, magnificent and charming.Xiang Shaolong kissed her sweet lips lovingly, picked her up by the waist, and walked towards the graveyard.Teng Yi cut off Xiaowei Mou's head and burned incense in front of the grave to worship. Xiang Shaolong put Zhao Qian down and said, "Brother Teng, what are your plans for the future?" Teng Yi said calmly: "I have nothing left. I have nothing to worry about except one person and one sword. If Brother Xiang doesn't dislike me, Teng Yi will follow you from now on. I will not be afraid of any danger until I am killed. Well, end this miserable fate!" Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and said: "It's too late for me to like it, but Brother Teng doesn't have to be so depressed, why don't you cheer up your will and start a new life!" Teng Yi shook his head and said: "Brother Xiang will never understand my feelings for my wife, children and relatives. That is my everything in life. Now I have nothing. Except for Brother Xiang's kindness, I will never be emotional for anyone again. That was so painful." Zhao Qian had a sore nose and started to cry.Teng Yi sighed: "Oh! Little princess who loves to cry!" Xiang Shaolong put his arms around Zhao Qian, and said calmly: "Xiao Wei Mou's head will be very valuable, Brother Teng, is there a way to preserve it!" Teng Yi said: "This is very easy, just leave it to me!" ◇◇◇◇◇◇ With Teng Yi, an old horse who knew the way, the journey was much easier.He is not only an excellent hunter, but also a master at cooking wild game. He also knows how to pick wild plants as condiments, which Xiang and Zhao are full of praise for.Teng Yi has religious devotion to nature, and believes that nature has various gods. Everywhere he goes, he will kiss the land and pray for blessings. Five days later, they arrived at a large village close to Weijing. Hundreds of houses and several pastures were scattered on the vast snowfield. The scenery was beautiful and full of Ningxia atmosphere.It is indeed a paradise for escape from the world in this war-torn era. Teng Yi is not only very familiar with the people here, but also highly respected. When several sheep herders saw him coming, they immediately reported him to the village, and some people rang the gong to welcome him.Zhao Qian looked funny and showed a sweet smile, Xiang Shaolong just wanted to take her into the room to rest and spend the spring night together. Along the way, men, women and children came out of the house to say hello to Teng Yi. The men couldn't help staring at Zhao Qian, but the women were peeking at Xiang Shaolong.More than a dozen dogs came out from all directions, chased after their horses, and even shook their heads and tails at Teng Yi to express their welcome. "Brother Teng!" The voice came from above.Xiang Zhao and the others were taken aback. When they looked up, they saw a thin young man of sixteen or seventeen years old, with slender hands and feet, and a face that was not handsome, but he had a carefree and unrestrained smile on his face. , with his feet wobbly, sitting on the trunk of a towering tree covered with frost and snowflakes, with a distance of three feet from the ground, if people worry that he will not sit still and fall, that would be bad. Zhao Qian exclaimed: "Be careful! Don't shake!" The young man said "Ah!", as if he only realized the danger at this time, he panicked and couldn't keep his balance, so he fell down.Zhao Qian was so frightened that she closed her beautiful eyes, but she didn't hear the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.When he opened his eyes again, he saw the young man with his feet hanging on the tree, arms crossed, smiling and winking at her.Zhao Qian gave him a hard look, blaming him for pretending to be a ghost to scare her. Xiang Shaolong felt ashamed when he saw it, and praised sincerely: "My friend is very skilled." Teng Yi shouted: "Jing Jun is not coming down yet!" Jing Jun laughed, turned two somersaults in succession as if performing, landed on the snow lightly, and bowed to Zhao Qian: "This noble and beautiful lady, do you have a husband?" Zhao Qian gave him an annoyed look, thinking to herself that she was leaning against Xiang Lang's arms, but he wanted to ask someone like that. Teng Yi said displeased: "Fix that glib mouth of yours! This is the third princess of the state of Zhao, why are you so rude?" Jing Jun looked at Xiang Shaolong in shock, and shouted: "This must be Xiang Shaolong who broke the gray beard and the wolf!" After Teng Yi and Xiang Shaolong exchanged glances, the former asked, "How do you know?" Jing Jun said: "I heard from Wei Bing at the border that they asked me to keep an eye on the whereabouts of Lord Xiang and the princess for them. If they find out, they will give me a hundred silver treasures." Zhao Qian said in amazement: "You wouldn't do that, would you?" Jing Jun jumped up effortlessly, flipped backwards, then knelt down on the ground, clasped his fists over his head and said, "Of course not, I have made up my mind to follow Master Xiang and venture out into the world. Master Xiang, please agree to the boy's promise." Require." Xiang Shaolong also liked this person in his heart, looked at Teng Yi, and expressed his respect for his opinion. Teng Yi nodded and said: "Jing Jun is the best hunter here, and he is good at stealth. This time I came to this village specially, because I want Brother Xiang to meet this boy who dreams all day long to go outside and see the world." Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "Get up! Follow me from now on!" Jing Jun was so happy that he jumped up, turned three somersaults in a row, and shouted: "Let the boy go explore the road first, there will be a report tomorrow morning!" Go away in a blink of an eye.Xiang Shaolong was delighted to see him so well-behaved. That night they lived in the home of the patriarch and village head, and received the warmest hospitality.During the dinner, all the elders of the village came, and it was very lively. Before going to sleep, Teng Yi said to the two of them: "If you hear strange noises tonight, don't come out, because someone will come to steal the village chief's daughter." Xiang Zhao The two wondered why a thief came to steal a woman, and they couldn't pay attention to it. Teng Yi explained: "This is a local custom. There is this ceremony of stealing the bride the night before the wedding. Everyone pretends that nothing happened. After the groom steals the girl and returns home, he immediately bridal chamber and returns to his mother's house for the wedding before dawn tomorrow morning. You can have a glass of wedding wine by the way." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ The sound of gongs and drums awakened the sleeping couple.At this time, it was not yet dawn, Xiang and Zhao got up from the warm blanket with sleepy eyes, washed and dressed in a hurry, and when they walked out of the hall, it was already crowded with people who came to the wedding. They and Teng Yi were arranged to sit behind the main house to watch the ceremony.The village chief and his four wives sat in the front row. The newlyweds were dressed in red and wore crowns. They knelt on one side, holding a basket of fresh fruits in their hands.The guests applauded and sang to congratulate. Zhao Qian smiled happily, leaned into Xiang Shaolong's ear and said, "Xiang Lang! Qian'er will also wear a bridal gown to marry you like that." Xiang Shaolong said sweetly in his heart: "One day we escape from Handan, shall we immediately hold a wedding like them?" Zhao Qian nodded willingly. At this time, someone tied the seven-color thread on the wrists of the couple, and everyone chanted, congratulating them on growing old together and being united forever.The ceremony is simple and grand.Then dozens of banquets were held outside the ancestral hall in the center of the village. Everyone in the village came, and the children in new clothes were even more excited, adding a festive atmosphere to the wedding banquet with their laughter and noise. When the wine was hot, Jing Jun came back, leaned behind Teng and Xiang and said in a low voice: "The border defense between Wei and Zhao is much tighter than usual, and everyone is gearing up to take Master Xiang and the princess to receive the reward. Fortunately, I know that there is a If you take advantage of the heavy snow and night to cover the hidden waterway, you can sneak to Zhao country." Xiang Shaolong happily said: "It will snow soon!" Teng Yi looked up at the sky and said, "Don't worry! There will be a heavy snow tonight." Teng Yi's prediction was not disappointing, as clusters of snowballs began to fall from the sky at dusk, when the four of them had already crossed the border between Han and Wei. An Ran returned to Zhao Jing.