Zhou Cang's thing is equivalent to telling everyone that I was eavesdropping outside. I wonder how embarrassed Sister Huang would be if she knew that. You know, I haven't seen her once in more than a month at her house. She actually mustered up the courage to come to my house to find me, which is already very impressive. How could she bear to let her know that I was eavesdropping outside
I was embarrassed to appear at the door, walked in mechanically, waved stiffly, and Sister Huang lowered her head very much. I knew she must be very shy. Zhou Cang didn't know that he had made a mistake, and ran in excitedly. When he saw the scene in front of him, he seemed to know something and was also stunned on the spot.
"Brother, you are eavesdropping on their conversation, this sister..." If you don't want to talk, then don't do it. Why add fuel to the fire? Seeing Sister Huang lower her head even more. I grabbed Zhou Cang and brought him to the water tank, and pressed his head to the ice. I lifted him up again and smashed the ice with a punch. Zhou Cang just said "No way?" and his head was pushed into the water again.
When his head left the tank, he said with a look of grievance, "Why, did I make a mistake again? My sister did this yesterday, and you did this today." What else could I do for such a stubborn person? So, I stuffed his head into the water again until he said, "I was wrong." I asked him, "Do you know where you went wrong?" "I was wrong wherever you and I were wrong." I lifted Zhou Cang up because I knew he was really hopeless and I decided to throw him into the tank.
"Put Zhou Cang down, brother, what are you doing? There are guests here, what do you look like?" These words woke me up and I hurriedly stopped, "Brother, then put me down too." I hurriedly threw Zhou Cang back and ran to the front hall, leaving Zhou Cang alone struggling to get up from the snow pile, spitting out snow and muttering to himself. I looked at him fiercely, and he immediately shut up, standing there not even daring to brush off the snow on his body.
When we came to the front hall, it was me who was being taught a lesson. Zhou Yu was happy to watch the fun, squatting on a chair and laughing. My sister also looked at her, and Zhou Yu immediately jumped down and sat up straight. My sister turned to Sister Yuner and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, these kids are unruly and neglected you. You are here to bring clothes to Zirui, thank you for your trouble. Zirui is just a big guy, so it's too wasteful to use cloth. Zirui, why are you still standing here? Go in and change your clothes, this is a kind gift from others." My sister's words were very effective. Sister Huang finally raised her head, smiled and replied to my sister softly: "You are too polite."
"Your craftsmanship is really good, Zirui, turn around." My sister helped me put all the ribbons in order, "Yes, you are a dresser..."
"Is this a bucket for eating? Sister, there are guests here, why do you always treat me like this?" I muttered.
"You are shy too?" My sister giggled.
"It's getting late. I have to go back." She stood up and said goodbye.
"How about having lunch here before leaving?"
"No, thank you."
“Zirui… Zirui! Send me off!” My sister must be very dissatisfied with me standing there stupidly.
"I'm going to her house for dinner tonight. Is it necessary now?"
"Of course it's necessary, get out of here." I saw that my sister was getting angry, so I hurriedly pulled the horse out. Suddenly, I remembered something and blamed myself for forgetting about it. I turned around and told Zhou Yu, "Wait for me at home. I'll come back to talk to you about something."
When I was leading the horse to the door, I ran into Pei Gang. He stood at the door and looked east, then turned around and saw me and said, "I think I saw a beautiful girl coming out of your house..."
"I know!" He mounted his horse and urged it to chase after Sister Huang's carriage. I also heard Pei Gang asking others from behind: "What's wrong with my brother? He's so angry."
My horse caught up with the carriage very quickly. I was on the right side of the carriage. I didn't know what to do, so I didn't move. I saw the curtain beside the carriage move from the corner of my eye. I became nervous and sat upright on the horse. I guessed she was looking at me. I didn't dare to breathe. However, she seemed unwilling to go back and took a detour home in Changsha City. I wondered if I should say something. I coughed lightly, lowered my head and brewed for a long time. Just as I was preparing to say something, the carriage suddenly stopped. I held my breath. Suddenly I found something was wrong. I looked up slightly. Why did some people I didn't know greet me in front of me? I was even more stupid after the sister in the carriage got off. She was not Sister Huang! I looked up again. I was now in front of a rice shop in the East Market. I quickly turned my horse's head. I couldn't just run away. I could only walk away slowly at the same speed as at the beginning. I knew that this was embarrassing, but I still had to maintain the demeanor of the governor of Changsha. So this time I heard a longer discussion. I pretended not to hear it and continued to walk forward.
"Xiang'er, do you know this young man in fancy clothes? He is the young master of that family."
"I don't know. I just feel like someone is following me."
"That person seems to be... the governor, Lord Xie Zhi!"
"What a heroic young man."
"She is really pretty, but unfortunately she is a big, stupid guy."
"Xiang'er, don't talk nonsense!" This was the last sentence I heard.
I can say that I returned home feeling dejected. I had just tied up the horse when that chirping thing popped out again, "Hey, have you sent the girl home?"
"None of your business!"
"Well, you're so angry, what do you want from me?"
"Those three big guys I asked you to take away that day, how are they doing now?"
"One was shot through the heart and died. The other two were almost shot through the heart. They are now in prison. According to your instructions, find a doctor for them. They are almost fully recovered now."
"Take me to see it."
The prison in Changsha is relatively empty now. When we arrived, the gatekeeper was dozing off. Zhou Yu woke him up and he hurried to open the door.
When I arrived at the cell door of the two big guys, the two men saw me and said, "Hey, aren't you the barbarian from the other day? Are you here to kill us? Whatever, thank you for your hospitality this month. Compared to the days we were on the road, life here is really great."
"Are your injuries healed?" I asked in a flat tone.
"It couldn't be better, except for the woman. Haha..."
"Shameless." Zhou Yu was, after all, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old. She couldn't help but blush when she heard such dirty words.
"I want to ask you, why did you come to kidnap Sister Huang? What grudge does Master Huang Zhong have against you?"
"You are not worthy to ask me. If you have the guts, come in. Pick one of us and we'll tell you if you win."
"That's just what I want," I took off my clothes, which were given to me by Sister Huang. I didn't want them to get my new clothes dirty. "Bring them two weapons. You have just recovered from a serious illness, so I won't take advantage of you. You two can both take weapons and I will go with nothing. Is that fair?" Zhou Yu was about to stop me, but I stopped him. When the two long swords were handed to them, they didn't believe their ears and eyes. They even tested the sharpness of the swords. "Are you serious?" I nodded to express my opinion, "Do you want to die? You can't beat us."
"Then let's give it a try?" I said with a look of disdain, which angered them. They started to attack. I imagined that the mouse was on the wrist of one of them. It was too late. One of them had been grabbed by me. In an instant, my other hand also grabbed the wrist of another person. I exerted my strength. Before they could imagine how strong and fast I was, the sword fell to the ground. However, they also did something I didn't expect. They used their shoulders as weapons to hit me. I was knocked into the prison door with them. Several logs as thick as bowls were broken in the wooden fence. I stood up, holding my back with both hands. It was really painful. They were also surprised at my thick skin and didn't come up for a while. I used this gap to stabilize my pace. Then, the fight ended in an instant. I used my two hands to clamp their necks on the wall, and then I let go.
The defeated man rubbed his neck, panting, and sat down against the wall. "Good boy, you have improved. It's only been a month since we last met, and you have improved so much."
"So are you guys ready now?" I knew I won by luck. In fact, they underestimated me and their strength hadn't recovered after being immobile for a long time. Once they moved, their blood and qi were drained. Although I won quickly, I knew I would definitely win against one person, but I would almost certainly lose against two completely healthy and strong men. I felt that I was too arrogant just now, so my tone was much more sincere.
"We are the Wusun people in the north... Our Chanyu Maodun was shot dead by Huang Zhong. With our Chanyu's skills, if Huang Zhong hadn't used a hidden arrow to injure him, he wouldn't have died. We were elected by the tribe to have a fair fight with him. We finally found out that Huang Zhong was here, but we were afraid of his bow and arrow, so we kidnapped his daughter. We don't want to hurt his daughter, we just want to get him out and force him to fight him without a bow and arrow."
I shook my head and said, "You can't beat Master Huang Zhong." When they knew that I had been learning martial arts with Master Huang Zhong for the past month, a trace of despair appeared on their faces.
"If you really don't believe me, I can take you to find him."
"We believe in you. You are a good man. From the fact that you did not take advantage of us, but instead gave us the advantage, we know that you are someone we Wusun people can trust. So, what's the point of us living here? Perhaps, it would be better for the Chanyu to be shot. If he was killed by Huang Zhong in front of the battle, I think it would be more painful for us. Our work is done, we have failed, let us die honorably?" They sat side by side and opened their clothes in front of them.
"Find them two sets of clean clothes, some money for their journey, and prepare two horses..."
"You're going to let us go?"
"Yes, although what you did was not glorious, you are still two loyal and righteous men. It's a pity that your companions are already dead. It would be a pity for you to die too. You have families too, right? Go back and don't come to seek revenge on my master. If you really have to come, come to me. I'll be waiting for you anytime."
They stood up, bowed deeply to me, turned around and followed the jailer. I felt relieved. I thought I did a good job this time. Suddenly I remembered something. "Zhou Yu, come here."
After I finished my confession, I walked out of Changsha's prison in a relaxed manner, crossed the street, and walked towards the north gate without a horse. I looked at the streets that were still full of laughter after the snow stopped, and I felt that this was the meaning of our lives: laughter. This feeling was really great. From time to time, someone recognized me, greeted me and saluted me. I was very happy that they did not hide from me like an official, but approached me respectfully but not nervously, and even asked about my life. However, I still learned from passers-by that this was mostly thanks to Zhou Yu. I didn't expect that this guy didn't say a good word about me at home, but she didn't say a bad word about me in the street. Listening to their retelling, I was really happy. In her description, I was an approachable person, with great martial arts skills, honest and trustworthy... I wondered if there was anything missing from me? ... Oh, this girl didn't fall in love with me too. Although she always complained about me, most of the time it was because I fell in love with a girl outside, and she always completed my instructions for me with all her heart. Oh, let’s not think about it for now. This is a tricky matter and I’m really not good at this issue.
Outside the north gate of Changsha City, I held up the wolf tooth stick, "Do you recognize this thing?" They took it and looked at it carefully, looked at each other, and then asked me, "How did this thing get into your hands?" "Master, this was taken from the enemy chief and given to me a few days ago. Is it from Maodun Chanyu?" "Yes, this thing is made of pure silver and is called the Heavenly Wolf. After Chanyu died, it disappeared. I didn't expect it to be in your hands." "Well, then return it to its original owner." "No, no, we can't have it. This thing can't be buried. It must be given to a real hero. We don't know if you are a hero yet, haha, but you must be a hero. It has been covered in dust for too long, and its light has been buried by darkness. Only by letting it drink the enemy's blood can it show its silver wolf teeth again. You keep it. Unless we take it from your body." After that, the two laughed and rode away. Their words were very strange. Few people said such words. Master seemed to have said similar words. It was like writing a poem. I also want to learn to say such words in the future. It must be more interesting. After making up my mind, I turned around and said to Zhou Yu, "Let's go back."
Zhou Yu has been looking at Tian Lang all the way. I thought to myself that my sister must not let Zhou Yu know, so that she wouldn't take notice of him. I suddenly felt very scared.
"Brother, is this weapon really made of pure silver?"
"Yeah." It's over. Once you get it in, you can't pull it out. I'm not afraid of thieves stealing it, I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it. Thinking of this, I also looked at the wolf teeth of the wolf tooth stick. Each one is sharp and straight. I wonder if she will break off a piece of this thing and use it as silver one day
However, Zhou Yin didn't seem to care about this. She said excitedly, "From now on, you are the Silver Stick General Xie Zhi!"