In the midsummer of July, the heat is unbearable.
Changpin was sweating and it was too hot. He desperately fanned the wind and entered Jiangzhou. Mu Kuangda sat under the porch and drank ice-cold sour plum soup. Seeing Changpin's return, he ordered, "Prepare a bowl for Mr. Changpin."
Changpin stood and poured heavily, but Mu Kuangda didn't ask any further questions, waiting for him to slow down and speak.
"How was the trip?" Mu Kuangda asked.
"I almost got a heat stroke." Changpin replied, sitting down in a shady place, Mu Kuangda said again, "I sent someone to deliver a letter to you.
Changpin said in surprise: "I don't see anyone coming."
"That's enough." Mu Kuangda replied, "I thought that when you came back, I was on the right way, so I went to Yecheng. Wang Shan just took office, so there is no shortage of trouble. I want you to help me and come back after Yecheng stabilizes."
Changpin nodded, took out a roll from his arms and handed it to Mu Kuangda. Mu Kuangda frowned and opened his eyes.
"Eight years ago." Changpin said, "On the day Wuluohoumu arrived in Xunyang, Duan Xiaowan's family's mansion caught fire in the middle of the night, and the fire burned cleanly. Forty-seven people were all spared."
"Oh? Are they all dead?" Mu Kuangda asked.
Changpin nodded and replied: "Five years ago, there was a famine in the city, and then there was war. The Yuan people entered the city several times to take captives. Year after year, the Xunyang people either fled south or died. Many children died of starvation, and I searched everywhere for children of the same age, but there were only a few left, and now Xunyang is sparsely populated, like a ghost town."
"It's really difficult." Mu Kuangda frowned.
"Naturally, I did not fail me. In Xunyang City, I found an old man." Changpin said, "He knows the past of the Duan family."
"Where are the people?" Mu Kuangda asked.
"It's scorching hot and the road is bumpy, so bring it back if you don't dare." Changpin replied, "If you get sick, you won't even have the last clue."
"Go upstairs and talk." Mu Kuangda got up and went up to the bookstore on the second floor. Changpin followed and closed the door.
Duan Ling had a very long dream, dreaming that he had returned to the firewood house of the Duan family, and a friend was shouting: Duan Ling - Duan Ling - Duan Ling -
"Hey, wake up!" Batu's voice said, "still asleep?"
Duan Ling had a splitting headache, turned over, and smelled the breath of green grass and soil. He was lying on a piece of grass with the blue lake beside him. He suddenly realized his situation and opened his eyes instantly.
Duan Ling: "..."
Batu touched him with one hand, Duan Ling was about to struggle, but Batu held him down. His wrist was thick, but Duan Ling could not break free from him, and was pressed under him.
"You... Batu! Let me go! What are you trying to do?!"
Batu was tall and burly. He had not seen him in just three years, but he was actually so strong. His shoulders were wide and his waist narrow, like a leopard. He locked Duan Ling's hands and pressed his knees between Duan Ling's legs. Near, the breath almost hit his face.
Duan Ling made a violent effort, but was caught by Tudu, and touched Duan Ling's waist with his hand. Duan Ling slapped shirtless without warning, and immediately roared, "What are you going to do!"
Batu lightly patted Xia Duanling's face, threw the single coat back to him, and asked, "Who gave you this dress?"
Duan Ling: "Give it back to me! It's mine!"
"It's mine, and you still owe me a token." Batu took off his armor, unbuttoned his shirt, showing strong arms, a body with knotted muscles, put on a vest of white tiger Mingguang armor, and walked over to look in front of the lake. .
Batu turned his head and said, "You are all mine, save 2,400 taels of gold and earn it." Then he threw the water bag to Duan Ling and said, "Drink it."
Duan Ling took a few sips, wondering if Wu Du found out that he was missing, or whether he was bringing someone to chase him, and looked into the distance, not knowing where it was.
"Don't think about it." Batu saw Duan Ling's thoughts and said, "I've long since left you out of sight, and no one will come to rescue you."
"Let me go back." Duan Ling said.
"Do you think it's possible?" Batu laughed instead.
Duan Ling couldn't do anything about him. He drank the water in the water bag and threw it back to Batu. Knowing that he was going to fill the water, Batu turned around and went to the lake to fill the water, saying it was too late, Duan Ling. Rush to the horse grazing aside, get on the horse, and run straight away.
"drive!"
The horse turned and started to run, but Batu stood up and frowned.
Duan Ling gasped, still couldn't help but look back at Batu, feeling a little reluctant all of a sudden, when they met again, they actually stood in a hostile position, they didn't even say a good word, so they wanted to run away in this way.
However, Batu bowed, and then rushed to the grassland like an arrow, catching up!
"Drive!" Duan Ling shouted.
As Batu was running, he suddenly threw his hand, and a stone flew like a meteor, hitting the horse's butt, and the war horse neighed in fright. Then Batu rushed forward, swooped forward, hugged Duan Ling, rolled in a circle, and fell on the grass with him.
"Hahaha!" Batu suddenly laughed, "You are not me, my opponent!"
Duan Ling roared: "Go to hell!"
Duan Ling rode on Batu and punched him down, but Batu raised his hand and grabbed it, twisting Duan Ling's hand behind him, holding him and saying, "Go!"
Duan Ling was completely helpless, he couldn't beat him, he couldn't escape, he was going crazy.
"I can hardly speak Chinese." Batu said, "It's been too long, get on the horse."
Duan Ling said angrily, "Let me go!"
"Can't you get on?" Batu was a head taller than Duan Ling and said, "Don't force me to be rough, I'm in a good mood today and don't want to tie you up."
Duan Ling asked, "Where are you going?"
"Running horses," Batu said.
"Go away!" Duan Ling said viciously. When Yuan people said "running horses", they robbed the girl, took the horse, and galloped, dismounting and dismounting on the prairie. Some Yuan people also called marriage a horse.
Pulling was impatient and forced Duan Ling onto the horse. Duan Ling didn't want him to tie him up, so he had to ride on the horse.
"I want to pee." Duan Ling suddenly remembered that Wu Du must be looking for him everywhere, or just delay here for a while.
"Don't play tricks." Batu said, then took off the rope, tied Duan Ling's hands, got on the horse and rode firmly behind him, wrapped his hands around his waist, grabbed the reins, and shouted: "drive!".
The warhorse marched toward the depths of the wilderness again. The sky was bright and the wild was vast. It was noon, and the mountains and fields stretched. Duan Ling knew that even if he escaped, he would definitely get lost, so he simply did not run away.
"Don't run," Batu said. "You'll get lost. I don't want you to starve to death in the mountains."
Duan Ling replied, "It's so easy to starve to death. I don't know how many times I've died. What the hell are you arresting me for?!"
"I miss you." Batu said casually, "My personal soldiers are almost killed by you, Duan Ling, when did you become so ruthless?"
"You Yuan people came to Shangjing, killed my father, and killed us Han people everywhere." Duan Ling replied, "I wish I could kill your entire clan. Killing a few of your personal soldiers is cruel?"
"Then do you hate me?" Batu asked.
"I don't hate it," Duan Ling replied.
Batu said, "That's good."
Duan Ling: "..."
The war horse slowed down and passed through a swamp. The sun staggered down from the leaves, and mottled light and shadow flashed on the two of them.
"I've been thinking of you for many years." Batu said, "I almost didn't recognize you, but it was you who called me by my name."
"I recognized you at a glance." Duan Ling said, "It's just a glance, but after being caught by you, I don't recognize you anymore. Batu, you've changed a lot, and you almost thought you recognized the wrong person just now."
"Oh." Batu casually looked into the woods, in case there was an ambush. With just such a move, Duan Ling knew that he couldn't escape. Batu was very powerful, he sometimes narrowed his eyes to think, sometimes turned his ears to listen, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, passing through the swamps and the woods.
"Yesterday you did a beautiful trick." Batu said, "No one has beaten me like this for a long time. What kind of trick did you use? Poisonous smoke?"
Duan Ling didn't answer him, and began to be wary of his clichés.
"Where do you want to take me?" Duan Ling asked.
"Back to my camp, of course," Batu replied. "Where else can you go? How did you become so stupid."
Duan Ling: "Let me go..."
"Impossible!" Batu said, "I've been looking for you for two years! How can I let you go?!"
Passing through the swamp and going around the mountain wall, suddenly a bright light appeared in front of you, and a camp of Yuan people appeared, and there were at least 4,000 people camping in that posture. Batu took the rope tied to Duan Ling's hand, let him dismount, and led him in. Someone greeted him along the way, and Batu responded with an irritable face.
In the past, Yuan soldiers looked at Duan Ling, and they didn't seem surprised. Batu directly took Duan Ling to a tent and pushed him in.
This is the tent of a thousand commander, the son of Boer Chijin, only a thousand commander? Duan Ling was tied with both hands, sat cross-legged on the carpet, and Tudu tied the rope to the stake, and said to Duan Ling, "Don't run, wait for me to come back."
Said Biba turned around and left.
Duan Ling couldn’t run even if he wanted to. The White Tiger Mingguang Armor was robbed when he was pulled out. There were all Yuan soldiers outside. If he escaped in broad daylight, he would be shot to death. Yuan people don’t care who you are as a prisoner.
What is this place? Last night, the Yuan army made a sneak attack on Hejian. After leaving Hejian City in the morning, they arrived at the camp in less than a morning. Most of this place is still within the borders of Dachen.
"The cloth is red gold!" When someone entered the tent, Duan Ling immediately stepped back. The person who came was a burly man. He glanced at Duan Ling strangely, fell down the curtain, and turned away.
After a while, Batu came back, holding the roast meat and noodles in his hand, placed it in front of Duan Ling, gave him the kettle, but did not loosen his ties.
The man chased after him and said angrily, "Bu'er Chijin Batu!"
Batu stood up straight, the tent was originally short, and the two were talking almost under the tent. Duan Ling understood it, but didn't look at the strong man, so don't look away, lest he find out that he understands Yuan language.
"Where did you take people?!" said the brawny man with a face full of flesh, "Shi Luo is going to ask you to ask guilt! Hejian didn't shoot down, so many people died!"
Batu replied, "Let him come to me. My knife is not bloody today."
"You'd better think about it." The strong man said fiercely, "How to explain to the Khan when you go back."
"My own personal soldiers." Batu said, "They are all warriors who follow me. Of course it's my business to die."
"What is this? A Han man?" The strong man pointed at Duan Ling in the tent.
"My prisoner," Batu said, "he was my slave."
"The prisoners must be handed over." The strong man said, "It's up to Shi Luo to share. If you hide the spoils, you must also be punished! There are no women. If you sacrifice so many warriors, you will capture a man! You must take him out to reward the army. !"
"Fuck you." Batu said blankly, "Do you try again?"
"Bu'er Chijin!" The strong man was furious, pulled out his waist knife in an instant, pounced on him, and said, "You are too arrogant! I'm going to kill you!"
"Be careful!" Duan Ling shouted immediately when he saw his shoulders moving. Batu never expected that the other party was actually moving. He slammed back to avoid it. The strong man slashed Batu's waist. The knife was enough to slash his stomach, but it directly slashed on the white tiger's Mingguang armor. With a "swoosh", it collided with the metal, and the Mingguang armor was unharmed and slid directly over the blade.
It was too late when he said it, but Badu had come to his senses, pulled out his dagger, and stabbed it in a circle towards the side of the strong man's neck. Duan Ling was about to rush forward to help, when Badu's dagger was inserted | Han's neck.
The strong man's mouth and nose were full of blood, and he couldn't lift it in one breath.
Duan Ling: "..."
Batu touched the white tiger bright light armor on his body and looked at Duan Ling in disbelief.
"This is..." Batu said, "what treasure?"
"You..." Duan Ling said, "Who is this person?! Is it your clan? You just killed him like this?!"
"I don't know." Batu said blankly, "I haven't looked at him since I sent troops."
Duan Ling: "What's your name?"
Batu: "Forgot."
Duan Ling looked helpless, and Batu said, "I'll call someone in to clean up."
Batu went out again. For the first time in his life, Duan Ling saw the savagery of the Yuan people. They were simply beasts!
This time, Batu had been out for a long time. After a while, another stranger came in and said to Duan Ling, "Follow me, the supervisor wants to see you."