Chapter 26 Chapter Three

After walking more than ten miles in one breath, I arrived at a hidden mountain forest.The two dared to stop and pick wild fruits to satisfy their hunger. Kou Zhong sighed and said, "The person who attacked Zhai Rang, the leader of the dragon, must not be a Turkic person, otherwise he would have a Turkic accent like Yan Litong. Who would this person be?" Xu Ziling sat beside him and said with lingering fear: "This ancestor Junyan is really despicable. He conspired with outsiders to plot against his leader. We must expose him." Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said: "Who will believe us? We can't control this kind of thing anymore. The most important thing now is to find our sister Susu and take her out of the dangerous situation immediately, so as not to harm her. Tiao Chiyu. Do you want me to be the officiant to make a good deal for you and Sister Susu?"

Xu Ziling said angrily: "At this moment, there is still room for such jokes. Quickly find me the way to Pengcheng. To do his two no-cost transactions, getting two fast horses and rushing to Xingyang is the most important thing." Kou Zhong jumped up, patted his chest and assured him: "This matter is on my shoulders. When I was on the top of the mountain just now, I saw a temple in the distance. Just go to that temple and ask for directions. Let's go!" The two continued their journey. When the temple was in sight, the two felt disappointed. It turned out that the terrain was desolate, and the road leading to the temple was overgrown with weeds. Obviously, it had not been trampled by human feet for a long time. The temple was clearly abandoned and ruined.

In this era of continuous war, let alone a temple, even a whole village can become a ghost town. When we finally arrived at the outer wall of the deserted temple, it was indeed dilapidated and peeling off, lifeless. Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "Finally there is a tile to cover our heads, let's lie down here tonight!" Xu Ziling sighed: "I really miss the roast chicken last night, you are so powerful, why don't you change it out and show me." Kou Zhong dragged him towards the temple gate, just as he stepped over the threshold, Qi Qi was startled, there were actually two coffins placed in the temple.Dusty cobwebs, eerie.

Both of them shuddered at the same time. After a while Kou Zhong said: "Do you dare to sleep on it?" Xu Ziling shook his head resolutely, and said: "There will be something good inside. I'd rather go to the top of the mountain outside and use the sky as my quilt and the earth as my bed." Kou Zhong agreed: "Let's go!" Just as he was about to leave, there was a sudden "bang", and the lid of one of the coffins popped off, knocking on the two of them. The two were out of their wits.Qi yelled "Ghost!" and ran out of the temple. Suddenly there was loud shouting from behind, and someone shouted angrily: "Go there, kid!"

The two came back to their senses, turned their heads to look, and saw the Sui general they had met on the battlefield the night before, chasing them. He had taken off his armor, and he was only wearing an ordinary samurai uniform. As long as people are not ghosts, it will be much easier to handle. Kou Zhong drew out the long knife on his back, stood in the courtyard and laughed, "So it's an old friend!" The Sui general flashed lightning, raised his two maces, and struck Kou Zhong head-on. Kou Zhong saw that the opponent's moves were fierce, so he didn't dare to block it head-on, so he started the "Bird Crossing Technique", and quickly staggered to find his feet.

Xu Ziling refused to give in, and fought hard with his sword. "Dangdang!" Xu Ziling was shocked back two steps. At this time Kou Zhong attacked from one side, rolling a wave of hobs, rolling towards the opponent like a tidal wave. The man didn't panic, he attacked in a row from left to right, holding the two long sabers respectively, opening and closing, but there were endless changes.Kou Xu couldn't do anything about it for a while. But his powerful martial arts just aroused the fighting spirit of the two of them, and they wanted to use him to practice swords to become more courageous and proficient, forcing him to retreat.

The man made a feint and flew back. The two stopped and shouted together: "Why don't you fight!" The man said angrily: "If you can't beat you, what else is there to beat?" Seeing him being so frank, the two fell in love with him. Xu Ziling asked, "Where is your army?" The man hung the maces back on his back, his eyes flashed coldly and said: "If you two hadn't disturbed my Qin Shubao's formation, how could I have lost to that stinky bitch Shen Luoyan? Although I can't kill you today, this Daliangzi will never forget." Kou Zhongyan said: "Is this considered a great hatred? Your Sui army is not as good as animals. It doesn't matter if you burn the whole town, but you don't want to keep humans and animals, and you rape women. How can these blood feuds be counted? I really wish that Mrs. You too."

Qin Shubao was stunned and said, "Is there such a thing?" Xu Ziling then told about the miserable situation that he saw that night, Qin Shubao shook his head and sighed, and said dejectedly: "Just put these blames on me, Qin, anyway, if Qin goes back today, he will inevitably be beheaded, what? I don't care anymore." Kou Zhongqi asked, "Why did you go back when you knew you were going to kill your head?" Qin Shubao said impatiently: "You kid, what do you know? Get the hell out of here. If I get angry, I'll drag one of you to be buried with me."

Kou Zhong's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "It's useless for a dead person to ask for silver taels. Anyway, you have to go back to die. Why don't you use the silver rain on your body as a good deed and give it all to my two brothers. Repaying grievances with virtue, this kind of good deed is finally worth doing." .” Qin Shubao looked at the two of them intently for a while, then smiled and said: "You two boys have good martial arts skills, and they are getting better and better. Unexpectedly, you are two poor people. Let's do this! The money on me is only enough for us to eat and drink for a while. Just let me, Qin Shubao, be the host before he dies, eat your mother's big meal, and then we'll all share our things!"

Xu Ziling doubted: "You won't seek opportunities to harm us, will you?" Qin Shubao spit out a mouthful of phlegm with a "bah", and said angrily: "What are you two? When I, Qin Shubao, went south and north to beg for war, you didn't know which tits you hid in to piss and call your mother. If you don't know what to do, just pull it down, don't think about me I'll give you half a penny." Kou Zhong hit the snake with the stick and said: "You are really sincere, let us go to the best tavern in Pengcheng, if there is not enough money to pay the bill, your brother will be fully responsible."

Qin Shubao laughed and took the lead. The three talked and laughed, and after walking for a while, a river appeared in front of them, reflecting the stars in the sky. Qin Shubao pointed to a high mountain in the distance to the left and said: "That is Luliang Mountain. Thirty miles to the northwest of the mountain is Pengcheng County. The road in front is Surabaya. We will rest here and find a boat to board Pengcheng at dawn. It’s better to save your feet.” Xu Ziling wondered: "Your money was used to hire a boat, how can we have enough money to eat and drink?" Qin Shuhe patted his shoulders and said: "Do you need money for the boat ride? Who dares to inconvenience me, Qin." Kou Zhong was stunned and said, "All those who serve in the army are villains." Qin Shubao probably remembered his impending fate, and said dejectedly: "Don't hurt me any more." He took off his maces, and lay down on the grass by the river, with his head resting on the ground. The two untied their long sabers, lay down like him, looked up at the fallen star, and realized that the sky was about to dawn. Qin Shubao said: "I don't know what the names of your two boys are." After Kou Zhong said it, he said: "We treat you as an old brother, you are a real friend, and I told you your real name when I saw that you were about to be beheaded, but don't tell anyone else, otherwise we will never live much longer than you. " Qin Shubao wondered: "Are you wanted criminals? In this situation, who has time to pay attention to you?" Xu Ziling said: "It's hard to describe this matter, it's the truth." Qin Shubao happily said: "You treat Qin as a friend, of course I will not betray you, and I no longer want to know your background. But frankly speaking, your sword skills can already be included in the forest of experts, and it is difficult to meet opponents , It’s even more rare that you are so young, you will surely become a generation of masters in the future. The most amazing thing is that you keep creating new tricks that adapt to the situation, and it’s much harder for me to cope with it in the second match. This is simply a miracle.” When the two praised him, Qin Shubao sat up, stared at Luliang Mountain, and sighed. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were amazed and sat up with him, the former asked: "What's so good about that mountain?" Qin Shubao said dejectedly: "There is nothing to see on that mountain. But there is a beautiful woman on the mountain. I have seldom thought of her these years, but this moment is running out. I can't help but think of her again." Xu Ziling sympathized: "Brother Qin, why don't you go see her first, and then make plans. Or after seeing her, you won't be so stupid as to go back and give your head to someone to kill." Kou Zhongdao: "Just assume that you have died on the battlefield. From now on, just live incognito." Qin Shubao smiled wryly and said: "How can you understand me? If you want me to be an ordinary citizen, you would rather die. Now that the court is in the midst of employing people, maybe they will allow me to commit crimes and make meritorious service. If I am really dead, I will Will you really go back?" Xu Ziling felt relieved: "So that's the case, then you are going to visit your lover even more." Qin Shubao laughed and said: "That's just my wishful thinking. She is the daughter of the Luliang sect leader, and I am a poor soldier. I am only qualified to look at her from a distance, but after meeting her, every time I talk to a woman When I was doing it, I thought they were her. Alas! She should be twenty years old this year, and I'm afraid she will marry a husband and have a child early." The words were indescribable. The two looked at his face carefully.Seeing that although his torso is thick and masculine, his face is like cast iron, his face is full of wind and frost, his cheekbones are high, his eyes are much narrower than his counterpart, and his appearance is really not very attractive.It is by no means that a woman will easily fall in love with that kind of man. Qin Shubao saw that the sky was clear, he stood up and said: "I don't know why I am talking to you two boys, look! There is a boat coming." The two followed him to the shore. A small sail sailed against the current, and the three of them had sharp eyesight. They saw that there was only one man in a long robe with a bamboo hat on his head steering the ship at the stern. There was a fishing net on the deck and bamboo baskets on the bow. Qin Shubao waved and said, "Brother! Can you give me a ride?" The man ignored them, and instead steered the boat towards the farther bank to avoid them. Qin Shubao gestured to the two of them and jumped up.He took the lead in crossing the nearly forty-foot river, and jumped towards the sail. The two of them used to jump a distance of three zhang at most, but now they had no choice but to bite the bullet and jump with all their strength. The three of them landed on the fishing net safely, and Kou Xu cheered at the same time, delighted with his progress. The fisherman let out an "ouch" and exclaimed coquettishly, "I broke someone's fishing net." The three of them looked at each other at the same time, how could it be a young woman with a sweet voice. At this moment, the woman looked at the sky with her right hand and pulled the fishing nets where the three of them were standing, and pulled the three of them off the deck like fish, and hung them on the sail. . Only then did I realize that the four corners of the fishing net were connected to an iron shaft at the height of the mast by long transparent threads that were as young as silk. Lift the weight of three people over two hundred catties. The more the three struggled, the fishing net kept shaking, and every time it shook, the fishing net narrowed a little, and finally the three of them huddled together, almost unable to move their fingers. The woman laughed and lifted the bamboo hat. Like a cloud of beautiful hair, it immediately poured down like a waterfall. Qin Shubao lost his voice first: "Shen Luoyan!" After saying Zao Xun's words, his face followed the net and turned to the other side. The beauty took off her robe, revealing her plain yellow tights and a wide flower-blue belt around her waist. She looked at the three defeated generals with a charming smile. Kou Zhong shouted: "I'm dying, I'm about to die! Don't let us down yet. Ah! Don't struggle." Shen Luoyan is as the name suggests, there are indeed guests of Shen Yuluoyan, those eyes are like a lake of autumn water, coupled with slender eyebrows that go into the temples, skin like jade and snow, and graceful posture, she is indeed a rare beauty, It is by no means inferior to Yun Yuzhen.The most rare thing is that she has a heart-pounding noble temperament, which can make any man feel ashamed of himself because of the heart of admiration. She stretched out her hands to fiddle with her hair, revealing her ecstatic face, and said calmly: "You all stay calm, and after the little girl says a few words, I will put you down." With another coquettish smile, he said softly, "Qin Shubao! Are you convinced? This is Lu Miaozi's 'Catching Immortal Net', the world's most skillful hand. Even the gods will be fooled." At this time, her beautiful hair and cloud dress fluttered backward against the river wind, highlighting her slender figure and peerless grace, almost making people suspect that she is a fairy descended from the earth. When the two boys stared dumbfounded, Qin Shubao said angrily: "If these two boys hadn't spent the night messing around and ruined my position, the person who is now the prisoner under the rank would be you, a stinky bitch. It's just Win some luck!" Xu Ziling yelled angrily: "Did you hear that? We are your great benefactors. How could you treat your savior like this?" Shen Luoyan laughed loudly: "Of course not!" With a wave of his left hand, the fishing net fell down, fell heavily on the deck, and opened according to the pressure. The three of them were furious, unable to bear the humiliation, shouted in unison, drew their weapons and wanted to kill her. Shen Luoyan pulled out her sword from the stern of the boat, and rolled up three sword flowers, while her robes were flying, and each received a move from the three of them. "jingling!" Everyone who came into contact with her long sword felt that her long sword implied infinite changes of the latter, not only sealed off all the tricks to attack, but also felt that if she continued to attack, she would definitely take advantage of her, and fell down in shock. The three of them backed away one after another, skimming to the position where the fishing net was not as close to the bow. The three of them exchanged glances, and they were all afraid of her exquisite swordsmanship. Shen Luoyan took some time to sit on the small stool at the stern, with his sword across his knees, and said with a smile: "You three big men, do you have the guts to listen to someone say a few words?" Qin Shubao said coldly: "Qin is the general of the defeated army. If you want to take my head, you can do whatever you want, but if you want me to betray the imperial court and join the Wagang Army, Qin must persuade you to give up this delusion." Shen Luoyan let the river wind make her hair flutter freely behind her back, her soul-stirring beautiful eyes swept across the three of them, and finally stopped on Qin Shubao's face, and said with a coquettish smile: "It turns out that such a famous general even has me as a woman!" Don't dare to listen to the words, okay! You can go. But the two little brothers, please stay, let Luoyan express his gratitude." Kou Zhong was overjoyed and said: "You don't need to stay here. Now my two brothers are most in need of silver. As much as you have with you, beauty, you can give us as much as you want!" Shen Luoyan laughed "puchi", covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Who would have thought that you are so greedy for money, do you want money? Take it when I go home." No matter how she behaved, she was full of coquettishness, but Qin Shubao turned a blind eye to it, but the two boys watched intently. Shen Luoyan's eyes moved to Qin Shubao's place again, pretending to be surprised: "Why is the general still in love with the inn?" Qin Shubao said angrily: "These two boys have nothing to do with Qin. If you really want to count them, they are still the big enemies who made me lose this battle. Shen Luoyan, if you think you can use them to threaten me, you are making a big mistake Very wrong." Xu Ziling wondered: "Even if she wants to keep us, I'm afraid she doesn't have the ability. How can she use us to threaten you, brother?" Qin Shubao shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate this woman, besides the name of 'Pretty Military Teacher', she also has the nickname of 'Femme Beauty', at least one of four of the Wagang Army's world is fought back by her, Our commander-in-chief Zhang Xutuo, the recruiting ambassador of the twelve counties of Henan Province, fell into ambush and died in battle because of her trick to lure the enemy." Shen Luoyan said displeasedly: "I only have joy for the two little brothers. You, Qin Shubao, are considered a character. Don't make rumors to hurt my wife and Taoist family, okay? Shen Luoyan can't be the words of General Qin. After all, Luoyan is just Pu If the soldiers under the Monkey King can strategize and win thousands of miles, who is there in the world today." After a pause, he continued: "Before the battle of Dahai Temple, Mi Gong said, 'Xu Tuo was brave but not strategic, and his soldiers won suddenly. He is arrogant and ruthless, and he can be captured in one battle. But his three generals, Qin Shubao, Luo Shi Xin and Cheng Yaojin. They are rare generals. If they are not used for me, they must be killed!’ Just for Mi Gong’s instruction, Luo Yan tried his best to persuade the general to abandon the dark and turn to the bright. A good general must have a clear leader. It has been decided that the Sui Dynasty is about to fall, and all the people in the world are yearning for the Lord. If General Qin wants to help and abuse the contract, please leave casually. But these two little brothers must go home with Luoyan." Turning to the two of them, he said with a sweet smile, "I'll give you the silver taels only when you get home!" Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked at each other, their scalps were numb, it seems that what Qin Shubao said was right, this woman is more powerful than Master Meiren. Qin Shubao looked around, but still couldn't understand her tactics, and said in a deep voice, "Qin has never been threatened by others." Shen Luoyan smiled coquettishly: "Didn't the general want to kill himself in Surabaya? Why don't we have a bet, now Luoyan lets the general and the two little brothers leave freely, and you can escape to other places within six hours, and then you can go to another place in the second I will capture you alive three more times within a day, but I promise not to harm you. If you lose, you must obediently join our Pushan Public Camp, and you must not have any further disagreements." Xu Ziling protested: "We are your benefactors, why should you count both of us?" Shen Luoyan frowned and said, "He's doing it for you! In the future when Duke Mi will rule the world, you won't have to go around begging for money like little beggars." Qin Shubao looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Okay! It's a deal, just count it once. If you are really capable enough to capture Qin alive twice, Qin will have to accept it." Shen Luoyan smiled and said, "Qin Shubao is indeed a hero." Turning to Kou and Xu, they said: "You can learn half of Brother Qin's arrogance." Qin Shubao yelled: "My two brothers don't come to you, Shen Luoyan, to judge! Let's go." The three screamed at the same time, jumped out of the sail, swept towards the shore, and disappeared in an instant. Shen Luoyan looked at the direction in which the three of them disappeared, and an unfathomable smile escaped from the corner of his mouth.