In the forest in the morning light, the sound of birdsong is mellow and clear. When the mountain wind blows, it is still slightly cool. As the sun rises, it gradually warms up.
Ning Yi and Hongti were walking in the mountains and fields, and Hongti occasionally went up to a high place to look at the surrounding conditions, and then told Ning Yi about her experience when she and her master were walking in the rivers and lakes, and there were many things that her master taught her.
"...The highest places generally have the best vision, but everyone knows this truth. So the best spies go to such places, the more cautious they become. It would be interesting to be stared at by four or five people around. I remember that one time when I was in the middle of Luliang Mountain, I encountered a Liao man who went up the mountain to see the surrounding situation. Before he ran out, he was preempted by someone from another stockade. He killed the spy and stole his belongings..."
According to Ning Yi's thoughts, or theoretical speculation, at this time, the monk swallowing cloud or Lin Chong and others are still around, even if they flee all the way, it is not easy to take it lightly. There is always the possibility that they will suddenly come out. Along the way, Ning Yi is quite vigilant. However, perhaps it was because Lu Hongti was also an expert in this field. Along the way, nothing like this happened, so it was obvious that he could not be treated as the protagonist at any time.
Along the way, seeing that Ning Yi was quite vigilant about the surrounding situation, Hongti also told him some common sense of traveling in the mountains, where is the wolf's den, where are the traces of the fox's past, and where can catch rabbits, Tall women are also rare. Perhaps the identity of master and apprentice was confirmed, and Hongti's words gradually moved closer to the direction of "Master", and became...a little majestic.
Sometimes Ning Yi could vaguely see the figure of another woman on her body, and in those few words involving her master, she could piece together the scene of two women, one big and one small, walking in the mountains. Of course, probably after completing the psychological construction of transforming from a friend to a master, Hongti mentioned a little less about his childhood.
Of course, after the atmosphere between the two of them that night yesterday, it seemed a bit special to say that they became masters and apprentices.
Ning Yi's aura would never be inferior to others, and even if Hongti wanted to show his "Master" figure, the way the two of them spoke and got along would not change much. Especially when Hongti himself feels that the "enemy of ten thousand people" is very powerful. She calmly told Ning Yi about the law of survival in the jungle or on the battlefield. Ning Yi also listened humbly. It's just that the identity of the master and the apprentice is not so clear.
When he got up in the morning, Hongti went to a nearby stream to catch a fish, Ning Yi took out the internal organs, cut the fish into thin slices with a knife, and ate it separately with Hongti. In fact, there was still half a small piece of bacon around him, but Ning Yi didn't touch it if he didn't eat it. Eating raw is also because the helpless Hongti is not good at making a fire. In fact, he has long been used to raw food, but eating this piece of tender fish is also somewhat novel. Ning Yi just thinks that this fish is not as tender as salmon. There is a hedonic element in his personality, and there is also a realistic side. Not to mention slicing at this time, if the conditions are not good, even if he has to eat wild birds raw, he is not incapable of doing it. come out.
Hongti, who was walking ahead along the way, would occasionally leap up and swing his sword and chop off some wild fruits. It's just that it's not late autumn yet, and the wild fruits that can be eaten are mostly sour, but after eating, they can also dilute the fishy smell in the mouth. Ning Yi ate a few and took the others with him. This day's journey was tortuous and the two did not plan to go to the nearby county town, but found a dry place covered by a rock in the woods not far from the river in the mountains to rest. Hongti went to catch a fish, Ning Yi killed it and washed it, then put the leaves on the stone and cut the fish into raw fish. While doing this, the sunset was going down in the valley and Hongti was sitting on the stone beside him watching him Chopping fish is like playing at home.
At this point, it's been a day since the two escaped from the pursuit, and it's hard to say whether they still need to be so cautious. But for Ning Yi, although he is not afraid of taking risks, it is better to be cautious after all if he does not take risks. At this time, the following two hundred people from Dulonggang should have already arrived in Anping, and tomorrow, it is estimated that the army of Wu Ruiying will come to this area. By that time, whether it is Liangshan people or that messy alliance, Anping and Zhuxi are together. The local green forest forces have only one way to collapse, and all they need to do is wait.
That night was July 15, and it was a big moon again. The two returned to the rock, Hongti let him lie on the ground, and gave him another push through the acupoints, running the whole body qi and blood to eliminate the hidden danger of breaking the six paths. Ning Yi was sweating profusely from the torment. He asked if he could go to the river to wash. Hongti followed him and stayed behind a big stone until he was done washing. washed. Ning Yi stood behind the stone, looked at the moon in the sky, and listened to the sound of water behind him.
That night, the two talked piecemeal again. In the middle of the night, Hongti went to sit under the big rock, curled his knees, hugged the baggage and sword in his arms, Ning Yi sorted his things beside the big rock, and he passed by at some point. Hongti sat down next to her, and Hongti's shoulders shrank, but when Ning Yi reached out and hugged her, she still naturally snuggled up to him - maybe it shouldn't be used to snuggle, maybe it would be better to use dependence.
Just like the night before, Hong Ti leaned slightly and leaned against his arms. The moonlight was full outside, and the mountain wind whistled through the mountain gap outside the big rock. When he opened his eyes occasionally, Hongti's eyes were a little complicated. They... should be masters and students. But after a while, it became quiet. So quietly... depended on him.
The next morning, Ning Yi woke up first.
It was still dark in the woods, and there were animal voices, and it even sounded like he was walking close by. The woman in his arms was against his chest, curled up in his embrace, and his folded thighs and calves were also falling asleep. All stuck to his legs. She could feel her even breathing in her body.
Looking back on the past, he didn't know enough about the woman in his arms. Apart from the phrase "I don't live like a human being" said by Hongti when I first met her, she didn't say much about Lu Liangshan's living conditions in her future contacts. Even if she did, she only tried to talk about those objective Something for Ning Yi to refer to the situation. Ning Yi is a person who has experienced darkness. He has also thought about the situation of Lu Liangshan as darkly as possible, but he also knows in his heart that the darkness in his mind as a modern person must be different from the situation of Lu Liangshan. No matter how he thought about it, the difference was bound to exist.
An idiom like Yizi Ershi, let it go to future generations, is at most an idiom. The concept of hunger is just a simple concept in front of modern people who have not been really hungry for many days. Death and humility, brutality and tyranny are mostly the same, and people can't really feel the kind of heart-wrenching despair and penetrating depression.
At this time, I remembered the initial problem of the exchange between the two at the beginning of martial arts.
"what do you want… "
In the darkness, he murmured softly but did not answer, perhaps because Hongti in his sleep did not use his voice as a signal to wake up.
This morning, the two hit the road again. Along the way, Hongti's expression was not as natural as yesterday when he was his "Master". After all, Ning Yi was holding her and slept all night. Although Hongti grew up in Luliang, because of Liang Bingfu's teaching, he also knew the meaning of the master of heaven and earth. In order to save Ning Yi from misfortune before, she has confessed in front of everyone that she is Ning Yi's master. If there is any confusion between the two, besides the evil and evil name, I am afraid there will be another excuse for others to play against him. It's human nature, and it reverses human relations. She doesn't know how big this kind of infamy is in the south, but it must be not small.
He hugged him like that, and she didn't want to hide, but thinking about this, her heart was in chaos, and... What was he thinking when he hugged himself like that
As she thought about these things, Ning Yi also had many thoughts in her heart and was relatively silent along the way. The two had already crossed a county seat at this time, and when the outline of the house gradually appeared in front of them in the afternoon, they decided to go to the next Yiyuan County. It's just that the expected chasing soldiers finally appeared at this time.
In a place where there are only one or two barren mountains away from Yiyuan County, Lu Hongti first spotted Lin Chong, Shi Jin and others on the ridge, and then the sharp-eyed among the elites in Liangshan also seemed to see her, Ning Yi, Lu Hong and others. Ti did not confirm again, and led Ning Yi to the other side of the mountain, running for a while, but someone was chasing him from the side, Lu Hongti frowned: "There are two... they are masters. …”
She is not afraid of the challenge of one person, but if two masters come from different directions, they will eventually pose a threat to Ning Yi. After running all the way, after rushing out of the woods, there was a seemingly deserted village in the barren mountains in front of him. Although Ning Yi ran fast, he knew that his footsteps had dragged down the woman in front of him, and said, "If you can turn back Murder, leave me alone, we rush to the county seat, it's not that I can't protect myself."
Hongti ran ahead and shook his head: "It's not this...'...they're not quite right...wait for it."
While running, she suddenly slowed down. At this time, they reached a road beside the deserted village. Ning Yi followed her a few steps behind. Hongti stopped and blocked her left hand towards the back. This stopped. The two stood there holding hands, and Hongti didn't take it seriously for a while. She frowned and looked at a figure between the fork in the village ahead.
It was an old man in a blue robe who seemed to be about fifty years old. Although he was tall, his temples had turned white, and he was standing there with his hands on his back, his eyes a little quiet. Ning Yi is good at watching people. From the temperament of this old man, it can be seen that he may have been an official. For example, although Chen Jinxia and others also have a calm aura, but the temperament of those who have been in officialdom is not the same as that of Jianghu. I don't know why, when the afternoon sun shines over, Hongti holds a sword as his chest, as if he is facing a great enemy.
At the same time, a voice came from a distance: "Hahahaha, I've been waiting here for two days in vain, you two men and women have really come here..." That arrogant tone came from Monk Swallowing Cloud, the man in the deserted village. On the side, it seems that many people are running over. It turned out that Lu Hongti may be very powerful when it comes to chasing the mountains and forests, but when it comes to understanding the surroundings, monks like Tun Yun, Lu Wenhu and others are real local snakes. , and really waited for the two of them.
Ning Yi looked back and saw a slightly younger blue-robed middle-aged man in the woods. He whispered: "It seems that the two people behind are chasing us here on purpose..." Hongti shook his head and said softly: "No, he is one of them, look at the top of his head... "Ning Yi looked carefully, only to realize that the old man with his hands on his back was still steaming slightly above his head.
Ning Yi didn't know how much Hongti was being dragged down by his speed, but what kind of cultivation would the person who was able to force the two here from behind, and who came to wait first, would have no idea. . While he was thinking, the old man was also looking at the two of them, frowning slightly when he saw the hands they held together. Then more than a dozen figures came from behind the barren village, headed by Monk Tun Yun, and next to him were Lu Wenhu, Han Li and others, all with smiles on their faces.
A dozen people gathered around, facing the back of the blue-robed old man.
Han Li sneered: "Haha, why did I stop, it turned out to be waiting for help..." He laughed a few times and said loudly: "Lin Chong! Shi Jin! Liangshan's—here—" The voice spread in the mountains go out.
After he finished his words, the old man frowned. Ning Yi looked at the surrounding mountains, but there was no movement from the Liangshan people. Monk Tun Yun was still moving forward. At this time, he heard the old man speak: "Oh? If I were my helper, would you really be able to catch me?" The voice was calm and resonant, deafeningly loud, and as soon as the words came out, Lu Wenhu in the crowd suddenly changed his face, Monk Tun Yun came over, and withdrew from the old man's side with a big hand: " If not, then run away!"
Monk Tun Yun is highly skilled in martial arts. Among Lu Wenhu and the others, he is number one. His single-handed launch seems to be an understatement, but he is actually very powerful. When he got to the opponent's side, he also had the desire to join hands with the old man who suddenly appeared. With his martial arts seniority, it would not be an exaggeration to be side by side with anyone in the arena, but this time he pushed the wrong person. The big sleeve roared out, and the old man beside him turned his head. The first thing he saw was the old man's extremely sharp eyes, like the whiskers of a tiger, and he was angry.
He pushed it over, and the old man's body also slanted slightly with the small movement of tilting his head. The shoulders avoided his palms by the slightest difference, and then the old man simply shook hands and punched.
One punch out.
In front of the monk's eyes, the old man's fist style and momentum, swallowed the sky and devoured the earth—
At this moment, what appeared in front of their eyes was someone they had never expected...