A man and a woman lived in peace on the whole. Passing through Dongfeng County and approaching Zhegui County, Xu Fengnian and Pei Nanwei rode side by side on a deep plank road, and then a hundred miles eastward was the Tianxian Tong, known as the forbidden place. There is a saying that if Tongmen Pass is solid, Beiliang will be solid. It is a well-deserved primary pass in Zhegui County. It is guarded by heavy soldiers. Tongmen School Captain Xin Yinma, who holds 6,000 elite soldiers, is undoubtedly the king of Beiliang. This time Xu Fengnian mobilized soldiers and horses from all over Lingzhou to leave the station, but Tongmenguan did not move a single soldier, which is enough to show the detached position of Tongmenguan in Lingzhou. Xu Fengnian didn't let Huang Xiaokuai's six hundred riders follow him, but took a detour to Tongmenguan to rest, and only took Pei Nanwei and Xu Yanbing to gallop on this secret plank road where only military horses were allowed to tread. He and General Seed Brother came here to compete for the horsepower of a good horse. Now that there is an order, they don't want to bump into the tip of a spear before General Lingzhou leaves to find themselves in trouble. The reason why Pei Nanwei got off the carriage to breathe is because she I was born in a scholarly family, and I heard that the emperor, a poet in the previous dynasty, won the first prize in the frontier poems of all dynasties with a poem on Tongmen. This is the origin of Guigui County. She was yearning for the swordsman cliff carving.
Xu Fengnian did not pull the reins with both hands, closed his eyes and concentrated, and let the horse run forward. Pei Nanwei's equestrian skills were mediocre, but he was not afraid of falling off the horse and getting injured. He took off his veiled cap, put on a sable fur, and rode a handsome black horse , in this scene of her in the snow, I don't know whether to say it is like a light butterfly, or like a peony fluttering in the wind and snow. When Pei Nanwei stopped his horse and looked up to see the blurred stone carvings on the cliff, it seemed that it was the same thing, and it was a bit boring to come back disappointed, especially when Xu Fengnian mentioned this plank road to her. It was Guozuoli, which was more than 200 years old in the previous dynasty, and more than 20,000 corpses were confessed here and there, which made Pei Nanwei's hair stand on end, and he no longer had the slightest leisure and elegance.
It was almost dusk, and there was heavy snow above her head that didn't want to stop, and the plank road was dead and dark. She was obviously a little scared, so she had nothing to say, slowed down her horse, and asked the man beside her about the spy in Beiliang, but why? Can't find out the details of the master and servant. Xu Fengnian stretched out his hand, accumulated a palm full of snowflakes, took out a small round snowball, and said casually: "A good spy is even rarer and more valuable than those brave and skilled captains. The key to enduring the loneliness year after year and conspiracies and tricks is to be loyal all the time, to be able to sift out all kinds of news on your own, and finally pass it back with your life, so there is no five or six years to polish it. If there is no qualified spy who can be used with confidence, some old spies will disappear as soon as they say they disappear, or they will directly betray the enemy camp. Well, not everyone is willing to do this job. In the past, in the hands of Chu Lushan, there were more than 30 spies outside of Beiliang, and more than 30 prefectures in Liyang. For more than 20 years, they only trained more than 400 people. What's more, half of them need to go long-term to catch big fish, and they are divided among more than 200 counties in more than 30 prefectures. Besides, we in Beiliang have tried our best to eradicate the spies from both Liyang and Beimang. Becoming anyone, Beiliang has long since become blind. Just having the 300,000 cavalry, which is so frightening, can’t win a big battle. In the Southern Dynasties War, Beiliang’s cavalry rushed all the way, and a large part of their military achievements It must be remembered by the spies in Beiliang. The last time I went to Huangnan County, I only cared about killing people to vent my hatred, and slaughtered a few double-faced spies. Afterwards, my sister called me a prodigal son who was not in charge of the family and didn't know the price of firewood.
Xu Fengnian lightly threw the snowball into the distance, and said softly: "This world is really too big, it's not easy to find someone."
Pei Nanwei glanced at him, but couldn't see His Highness Shizi's expression clearly, but felt a little uncommonly lonely.
The wind and snow were whistling, and there were dozens of miles away from Tongmen Pass. Normally, the road would not be long. Now, the plank road is covered with thick snow and the horseshoes are sunken. Even though Pei Nanwei is wearing warm sable fur, he begins to feel guilty Not light, and her equestrian skills are really bad in the eyes of experts. Xu Fengnian looked at the sky, and there were signs that it was getting bigger and bigger. Her horse's hooves slipped suddenly, her hands were numb from the cold, and she was unable to hold the reins tightly, so she fell on the plank road and rolled. Fortunately, the snow was soft and she was not injured. Xu Fengnian reined in her horse and stretched out a hand. She stood up, turned around, and stretched out her hand into the neckline of the sable fur. She warmed her hands with her body temperature, gritted her teeth, got on the horse, and continued to ride the horse. Xu Fengnian was too lazy to sarcasm, so he rode his horse forward and stood in front of her horse to shield from the biting cold wind. When they finally saw the towering wall of Tongmen Pass and the flickering lights, Pei Nanwei, who persisted to the end with a mouthful of resentment, finally Fainted and fell off the horse, Xu Fengnian carried her onto the horse and rushed into the city.
Tongmen school captain Wei Daqing personally led the way and led His Royal Highness into the simple mansion without any extravagance. When Pei Nanwei woke up with a splitting headache, he found himself lying in a room as warm as spring. The fur that was soaked in snow has been taken off, and her clothes are in good condition. Princess Jing'an, who seems to have been in a ghost gate, has just come back to life a little bit. Turning around, she saw a stove set up in the room. The man on the opposite bed was cooking wine, and the aroma of the wine was lingering. The hungry Pei Nanwei regained his strength, put on a pair of brand new warm boots, sat beside him, and stretched out his hands to keep warm. Xu Fengnian pointed and put it on the stool A mahogany carved food box, indicating that she has enough food and clothing, but he kindly poured her a glass of hot rice wine. Pei Nanwei lifted the lid of the food box, and devoured it without paying attention to manners. After drinking the glass of wine, I ordered two more glasses, and soon I felt a strong tiredness, maybe I couldn't worry about him, so I endured the eyelids fighting, and didn't go to bed to sleep. In fact, the two of them knew very well that they were making a bet on who would be the first to disarm and surrender. Before that, it meant that the well water did not violate the river water, and she didn't need to deliberately put on a chaste and strong woman's posture. Pei Nanwei raised his eyelids and squinted at him. His face was illuminated by the charcoal fire. He took off his coat, revealing the green soft armor that even a layman like Pei Nanwei could see was priceless. She bit her lip to wake herself up, and asked hoarsely, "Why do you want to practice swords?"
Xu Fengnian lost his mind for a moment, then shook his head, and said in a flat tone: "It's fun to tell you that I once wanted to be a hero who will help me when I see injustice. You won't believe me. If it is to save my life, you have to say that I was born in I don't know the blessings in the blessings, pretending to be sick and moaning."
Pei Nanwei poured himself a glass of wine, but he didn't drink it up in one gulp like before. Instead, he held the warm wine glass to his cheek and said with a smile, "I believe in the former more than your original intention of practicing swords."
She finally became interested in chatting, but Xu Fengnian was depressed and said calmly: "I have to hurry tomorrow morning, you sleep with you. Don't worry, I will go out when I have sat enough."
Pei Nanwei frowned with a natural charm, and went to lie down on the bed, pinching the corner of the quilt with both hands, not hearing anything for a long time, turned sideways, and looked at the back in the room.
Not long after, he fiddled with iron tongs to cover some ashes on the charcoal fire, so that the charcoal in the furnace would burn slowly, and then got up and left the room gently.
When Xu Fengnian came to the wall of Tongmen Pass, Xu Yanbing and Wei Daqing stood far away, tactfully not to disturb them.
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It snowed continuously all night, and at dawn, the green hills turned white.
One rider and one servant broke into Zhegui County unimpeded all the way. Ever since they first entered the border of Beiliang, they have frightened several groups of ant-like government soldiers and horses. After that, they have entered the land of no one. The entourage couldn't help asking: "Young master, is it possible that the prince of Beiliang is so frightened that he hid? Thinking of hanging up the card of avoiding the battle, everything will be fine?"
Gently patting the palm of his hand with a folding fan, Mr. Junyi admired the snow scene along the road, and said sarcastically, "Le Zhang, Le Zhang, you really think about things with your ass. Back then, Han Diao Temple didn't kill you, did you think your hands were dirty?"
The robust retinue chuckled in a low voice, not daring to retort at all.
Brother Young Master opened and closed the Peach Blossom Beauty folding fan in his hand, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is not so timid as to avoid the edge, but I really don't pay attention to him, I still want to learn from Yuan Zuozong, the white bear. The world only knows that Yuan Baixiong is the number one horse fighter in the world, but they don't know that he once sparred with Gu Jiantang on sword skills, and then switched to his left hand to practice swords, thinking that one day we will get back with General Gu. But It's not easy for me to meet Yuan Baixiong, the commander of the cavalry army. No matter how bad the Beiliang cavalry in Lingzhou are, they should not be underestimated. It depends on how big a welcoming battle Xu Fengnian can put on. Le Zhang, if it’s just a small fight between a few hundred riders, it’s up to you to settle it, remember one thing, it doesn’t matter if you break an arm or a leg, as long as you don’t kill someone.”
The vajra-level servant twisted his neck, creaking like a string of soybeans bursting, nodded and said with a sinister smile: "If His Royal Highness is petty and takes three or four hundred horses to fool the young master casually, no matter how thick the formation is, it won't stand up to me." charge back and forth."
Brother Gongzi did not "wear" a knife around his waist, but tied the famous knife with a long vermilion rope, and the other end of the rope was tied to his wrist, hanging on the side of the horse's belly like that, dangling.
Le Zhang glanced at the knife, with some fear in his eyes.
This thing is the same heavy weapon as Nanhua, the world's number one talisman knife.
I don't know which senior took the name, and I didn't care at all, but it was simply called "Crossing the River".
His movement is at least one of the most famous figures in the Demon Cult. A few days ago, a few demons went to the Demon Slaying Platform to provoke the Great Daoist Qi Xuanjiao of Longhu Mountain, but instead of dividing the world equally, they were all slaughtered. Zhulu Mountain fell into a slump from then on, and the situation went from bad to worse. Twenty years ago, as a disciple of the Devil's Sect outside the mountains, he was barely considered a first-rate master, especially after reaching the first-rank realm, he was a little light-headed, and refused the invitation of the only remaining old prince of Zhulu Mountain. Instead of entering the mountain as a marquis, he Leading a group of subordinates to rise up without permission, claiming to be the leader of the Demon Sect, and causing a bloody storm in the martial arts world. , everyone was skinned and cramped. If Han Diaosi hadn’t left him alive to investigate the secret site of Zhulu Mountain, he would have escaped death long ago, but he was never asked to enter the mountain after Zhulu Mountain. Le Zhang has been like a mouse crossing the street all these years. He was worried, afraid that people and cats would treat him as trash, and when the news of Han Diaosi's death came from the capital last year, he wept with joy. He couldn't recognize his parents clearly, and even General Gu's Fang Cun Lei could use them. Many secret techniques that were not handed down, including Wu Family Sword Tomb and Dongyue Sword Pool, emerged endlessly, and his own box-pressing skills , after only being watched by that young man once, he can use it for his own use, so what if his movement is a first-grade master, how can he not be shocked
Yue Zhang had to be convinced that there really was a rare martial arts genius in the world. In the past, it was Wang Xianzhi and Li Chungang who were seniors in the world. In the future, it will probably be the turn of this young master of the "crossing the river" knife.
The young master looked up and saw a peregrine falcon passing by, raised a charming smile, and said to himself: "It's a bit slow to come."