Huangfu Qianqi took a group of officials from Pingxi County and sent Sun Bingchen and his party ten miles outside Pingxi City before finally returning with a group of officials.
Because the Ye family had just been captured, Ganzhou is also a border state. If it is too far away from the city, the road is usually not peaceful. Although Huangfu Qianqi returned, he still sent a cavalry of 600 people to escort Yan Liqiang and the others along the way. Heading east, prepare to return to Ganzhou City first.
The melted snow has made the official road a little muddy, and the rhinoceros horses may not be affected, but the carriages following the team cannot go very fast, so the entire team can only walk at the speed of the carriages, taking their time. Walking on the road.
Not long after walking, Yan Liqiang saw two familiar figures on the roadside in front of him, riding on rhinoceros horses and looking towards this side.
Seeing those two figures, Yan Liqiang felt warm in his heart. After saying something to Liang Yijie next to him, he ran over on a rhinoceros horse and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Hahaha, I originally wanted to give you a ride, but Shen Teng said there are too many people in the city, so why not come here to see you off!"
The two people waiting on the roadside were none other than Shi Dafeng and Shen Teng. They were riding rhinoceros horses. They knew that Yan Liqiang and the others were going to pass by, so they had been waiting for Yan Liqiang on this road for a long time.
Shi Dafeng and Shen Teng sent Yan Liqiang thirty miles away until they reached a place called Wangyunting, where they stopped and said goodbye to Yan Liqiang.
"When we meet again, the three of us will compete again to see who is better. I placed third in the county exam last time, so that may not be the case in the future!"
"Li Qiang, you are the target that I want to catch up with and surpass. When that happens, don't let me compare you to it. When I advance to become a warrior, I will go on a study tour and come to the Imperial Capital to find you!" Shen Teng also laughed. got up.
"It's a deal!"
"Cherish it all the way!"
"Take care of everyone!"
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After walking out of Wangyunting Pavilion for a long distance, a full thousand meters, Yan Liqiang stopped the rhinoceros horse and turned around. He also saw Shi Dafeng and Shen Teng still looking at him on the hillside of Wangyunting Pavilion. When he saw Yan Liqiang turning back , Shen Teng and Shi Dafeng waved to each other, then turned their horses' heads, shook the reins, and returned to Pingxi City. Yan Liqiang also took a deep breath, shook the reins, and let the rhinoceros horse trot for a few steps, and started again. Back behind Sun Bingchen.
"Don't regret it. Everyone has his own fate and opportunities. You are all young and promising. There is still a long time in the future. There will definitely be a time to meet again!" Sun Bingchen turned around and smiled at Yan Liqiang. , "It's just that when we meet again in the future, Li Qiang, you have to make some achievements. You must be better and stronger than today, otherwise how will you face this friend from your youth!"
"Well, your Excellency is right, I will definitely work hard!" Yan Liqiang nodded solemnly.
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After leaving Pingxi County, the scenery along the way was a bit unfamiliar to Yan Liqiang. There were patches of monotonous and dull colors along the way. What he saw along the way were patches of yellow-brown hills and slopes. Occasionally, You will meet almost everyone on the roadside, but most of the time, there will be no one along the way. Ganzhou was originally a border state with a small population, but now it is just January, at the end of winter, the grass and trees on the earth are withering, it is difficult to see the greenery, and everything is dormant. The scenery along the way is a bit bleak and desolate, and it has a unique artistic conception.
The team walked in silence. The group of cavalry escorting the team was divided into three groups. Some of the people ran in front of the team to explore the road and stand in front. The other part of the team escorted Yan Liqiang's team, and the other part protected the rear. .
This team of more than 700 people is already the largest group of people on the road. They are brightly dressed and quite powerful. Unless they encounter a large army, ordinary little thieves may not be able to hide when they encounter such a team. Wherever they dare to come Asking for wildfire.
In addition to these, local officials who got the news along the way would be waiting on the road early to prepare food and shelter. As for those post stations, they did not dare to neglect, so for Yan Liqiang, this journey was basically Just like traveling on horseback, the journey is easy and hassle-free.
At the beginning, Yan Liqiang could bear it, but after one day of waiting, and on the second day, he was jolting leisurely on the rhinoceros horse every day. Yan Liqiang was extremely bored, and finally he simply took his horned python bow. When they came out, they would ride on the rhinoceros horse, run forward and backward in the team, and practice bow and arrow shooting.
Of course, what Yan Liqiang calls practice is not ordinary practice.
In the eyes of others, he pretends to be a novice who has just started archery and has only mastered some basic bow and arrow skills. In addition to being strong enough to draw his horned python bow, as for the accuracy of the bow and arrow, it is completely forgettable. He rode on horseback and shot at tree trunks, stones, weeds in the wilderness on the side of the road, as well as animals such as rabbits and wild boars that occasionally emerged from the grass. However, his accuracy was too far off in the eyes of others. Not to mention anything else, just say that the tree trunk 50 meters away, Yan Liqiang was riding a horse, whether he could hit it or not was a matter of luck.
In this way, Yan Liqiang pretended to practice "archery" while riding a horse, paving the way for the exposure of his archery skills in the future.
It is easy for a sniper to pretend to be a rookie who cannot hit the target, but it is difficult for a rookie to pretend to be a sniper who is always on target. Yan Liqiang's practice makes it impossible for anyone to see the flaw.
Of course, everyone in the team did not know that the reason why Yan Liqiang failed to hit the target was because Yan Liqiang's target was not what they thought the target was at all. Yan Liqiang was practicing archery, but the way Yan Liqiang practiced archery was beyond expectations. They were not expecting it.
When they thought Yan Liqiang was going to shoot a tree trunk in the distance, Yan Liqiang's real goal was to make his arrow fly three feet seven inches to the left of a certain wood knot on the trunk...
When they thought Yan Liqiang was going to shoot at a certain stone, Yan Liqiang's target was a small branch on the ground near the stone.
And when they thought Yan Liqiang was going to shoot a rabbit or a wild boar, Yan Liqiang's target was the branches and leaves of a shrub that was just about to return to its original shape where the rabbit and wild boar passed by, or a few drops of snow on the withered grass not far away. water.
This kind of training kills two birds with one stone. It not only allowed Yan Liqiang to pretend to be a novice, but also truly honed his skills in shooting a bow on horseback, preparing him to advance to the fourth level of archery.
In this way, this seemingly boring journey is no longer boring for Yan Liqiang.
Yan Liqiang's archery level was steadily improving without even realizing it, heading towards the fourth level of archery cultivation.
Sun Bingchen and his party only walked on the road for four days, and arrived at Weiyuan County on January 14th.
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As soon as they arrived at Weiyuan County and crossed the boundary marker on the road, a cavalryman who was exploring the road came galloping over on a rhinoceros horse. When he rushed in front of Sun Bingchen's team, the cavalryman pulled back the reins and the galloping rhinoceros horse neighed. , he stood up all of a sudden, then his front hooves landed heavily on the ground, and then he stood still.
"Your Majesty, a large number of people were spotted on the road ten miles ahead. We have sent people to investigate. The identity of the other party is unknown. To prevent any unexpected events, please stay here for a moment..."
Upon hearing this, many people in the team suddenly became nervous...
(End of chapter)