Midnight has passed, and the wind of the summer night has not calmed down. In the fire-lit stockade at the foot of the mountain, a riot is sweeping and spreading, and among the courtyards that originally belonged to the residence of the Dazhai master, small-scale fighting is suddenly appearing. In a larger area, people were uneasy, running around in a daze, but at the outer Zhaimen, people had already put away their packages and quietly went down the mountain.
After the death of Xiao Xiangma, especially after the fact that he was killed by the Blood Bodhisattva came back, such a terrifying scene of all beings suddenly appeared in the cottage. Some people wait and watch in a daze, some people flee uneasy, and some people start to seize the opportunity and fight hard. In the midst of such turmoil, a group of people was heading up the mountain road, and more than 200 people rushed back to the village gate from the front, spreading outflanking and rushing into all parts of the village.
This team, which was originally a guest in the cottage, intervened in the turmoil as a host in the dark. Lou Shuwan walked in the crowd, her face pale but firmly watching her subordinates cut off the head of the little leader who resisted in the cottage, and then calmed down the riot in the name of Tian Hu.
The bloody aura was weakening her body, but it further strengthened her spirit. The bird cage that once kept the canaries was broken long ago when the city of Hangzhou was broken, and she was still at a loss at that time. In the Lou family at the time, only her father and eldest brother were fully aware of this. Now she finally understands why Ning Yi rushed into Lou's house and killed her father and elder brother, because in the hearts of those who are like tigers, on the scale of victory and defeat, only they are worthy opponents and can cause harm to him. trouble.
No doubt she paid a price for it. After that, on the way to escape, under the command of the Tiger King. Let her have been able to understand this kind of unreasonable hardness. Especially when her second brother Lou Shuheng had been completely knocked down into the abyss, and she had no way out.
There is no other way but to move forward.
When a woman who has experienced ups and downs in the world is making cold efforts in the bandit village between the foothills. In another valley above Luliang, the bonfire is gradually getting warmer...
The horses formed a large group in the darkness farther away. On this side of the field of vision, tents surrounded the bonfire, forming a small camp. by the campfire. The members of Bamboo Kee haven't slept yet. After this day's battle, while the feeling in their hearts has not dissipated, they need to review and reflect on today's battle for the first time to ensure that they will not make the mistakes they have made in the next battle. but. In the dark. There are always people who secretly cast their eyes in a certain direction in the valley. Showing a curious and gossip look.
Half of Zhuji's team came from Dulonggang camp, and they knew a little about the relationship between Ning Yi and Hongti. The rest are mostly curious. Just like Yuwen Feidu, the youngest in the team, he is a child who was jointly taught by everyone in the Dulonggang camp. He is talented, smart, and has a lively personality. During the discussion at this time, one of his masters glared at him for secretly asking him in private.
But it is conceivable that the discussions and gossip in the dark this night are indispensable...
Ning Yi took a bowl of broth, walked to the stone in front of the tent, handed it to the woman sitting on the ground, and then sat down beside him. Hong Ti took a small sip from the bowl.
The tent that was set up was not far from the wooden house. A bonfire rose in front of the tent.
"Two questions." Ning Yi looked at Hong Ti, who was wearing a black warrior uniform and a cape, and laughed, "First of all, what happened to the Blood Bodhisattva? Is the iron sword of rivers and mountains I took not sounding good? You A woman, take such a nickname."
"Your bloody hand slaughter, no one knows about it." Hearing Ning Yi's question, Hongti also laughed, she paused with the small bowl in her hand, "I also want to be called Heshan Tiejian, but This nickname was taken by others, what can I do..."
The woman looked up at the sky with a smile and seemed to be thinking back: "Lüliang, my name is Hongti. When I first started, I always wanted to help others. So they called me Bodhisattva, Red Bodhisattva, but this name is actually scary. There were no people. Later, there were fights in the mountains, and I also killed a lot of people. The brothers in the mountains said that it is better to be called Red Bodhisattva than Blood Bodhisattva... This name is also called Kai in the past two years, and I just wanted to change it. But it can't be changed. You... just listen."
"Primitive totem worship..." Ning Yi muttered softly.
"what?"
"It's nothing." Ning Yi smiled. As for him, although he didn't have a very detailed understanding of Lu Liangshan's situation, he had heard about Hongti's previous situation in the cottage.
When she took over the cottage from her master in the early years, she regarded it as the biggest responsibility on her shoulders. Hongti does not shy away from killing people, but in terms of the core of her character, she is actually weak. More to say, she is more like a peaceful woman who is suitable for marrying her husband and teaching children. It is also because of this that while she has superb martial arts, her companions in the stockade may not be in awe of her. Just like when she went to Jiangning to kill Song Xian, she said it was her responsibility as the owner of the village, but in fact, it was more like being forced by the people in the village, until she rectified Qingmu Village under the guidance of Ning Yi, and the people in the village Still have some respect and love for him, but little reverence.
At that time, she was called "Red Bodhisattva", which is really not wrong. It wasn't until later that she was determined to let the trouble in the stockade, kill a group and split a group, and the stockade began to really grow. After that, she kept a more or less distance from the subordinates in the stockade, and she was serious and disciplined, which made Qingmu Village look like it is today. . In all fairness, the more dangerous the place is, the more savage the nickname will be, and the savage is far more useful than the civilized one. The Heshan Iron Sword is really not going to infect many people.
However, in more than a year, from the title of "Red Bodhisattva" to the image of "Blood Bodhisattva", Ning Yi can only imagine how much Hongti has gone through in a place that he does not know. One or two, what she has experienced, she wants to empathize with her. But it is impossible.
Thinking of this, Ning Yi was reluctant to mention this. Changed the topic: "Then... the second question, what's the matter with recruiting relatives by martial arts... How can I beat you... "
When Ning Yi asked about the competition, Hong Ti was about to answer, but when she heard Ning Yi's question in the second half of the sentence, her expression froze and her face turned red. After the Liangshan incident, the two sides had been intimate for a period of time, but it was a year ago, and they had just met at this time. She suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Ning Yi watched this scene with great interest. After a long time, Hongti returned to his usual expression and glanced at him.
"That was spread by someone else." Hong Ti said softly, "You want to come to Lu Liang. I told Grandpa Liang after I received the letter. Grandpa Liang may have done something secretly... something. Mountain. They mainly want to contact Qingmu Village, because of what the capital Master Tan's Zhao An Zhao, many people in Luliang Mountain also know about this. So they gathered in Qingmu Village. When they are outside, they don't know Why is it rumored that I want to recruit relatives by martial arts? Grandpa Liang said, it doesn't matter. As long as everyone is willing to go to Qingmu Village to discuss things, it will prove our status, and the business will be better in the future, so as long as it is in the past, I received all of them carefully. But I think Liheng you will know more about the matter of recruiting An Zhao, so I want to wait until you come over to make up your mind."
"Zhao An Zhao..." Speaking of this matter, Ning Yi's face became serious, and he shook his head slightly contemptuously, "Tan Zhen took over the first fire of the secret envoy of Tong Guan, which was the influence of Zhang Jue's death last year. The bosses are also beginning to be afraid, so they must consolidate the line of defense from Yanmenguan to Taiyuan, and then from Taiyuan to the capital. Although Tong Guan has already served, he still promotes and participates in this matter, although the above said that it must be carefully recruited after security. However, the people responsible for recruiting security are those from Tan Zhen and Tong Guan, those responsible for supervising are those from Tong Guan and Cai Jing, and those responsible for supervising these inspectors are the imperial censors, most of them, It's also related to some big families in the north, and even if it doesn't matter... The person at the top is a bit overjoyed, so the Censor Terrace is also a place... It's just a place to shoot flies, not tigers, it's pointless to count on them..."
Ning Yi rambled about these things, but Hongti didn't necessarily understand, just listened carefully. Ning Yi naturally understood this, smiled, and said it as a joke: "You don't have to worry too much. Since someone came, I also expected the attitude. Are there people from the Zuo and Qi families in the north?"
Hongti thought for a while: "I heard... It seems that the backstage of a big business is Qi, and then there are people from General Dong, and people from Wu Shengjun at the border... There have been many people in the past few days, the specific details, I am afraid to ask Grandpa Liang knows it best."
"Then Tian Hu should have sent someone here too?" Ning Yi asked this question, and suddenly thought, "By the way, that Xiao Xiangma seems to be Tian Hu's person, he suddenly got a headache and started to do something to me, what the hell is going on? The reason...I have a chance to see that I don't kill him."
"But he's already dead." Hong mentioned.
Ning Yi was stunned: "I remember... He escaped, I saw it."
Hongti leaned on the stone and smiled lazily: "You wrote to tell me that you would arrive earlier, but you came late, I was worried that something happened to you, so I came out of the stockade. I have been waiting for you on the road for a while recently. I saw the war tonight, so I went to someone to ask the reason, and then went to kill Qiu Mengtang and some of his henchmen before returning to the wooden house."
"Uh... ah?" Hong Ti said it lightly, but Ning Yi couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed dumbly. After calming down for a while, he shook his head and smiled again, holding her hand lightly. The two were sitting side by side by the stone at this time, Hongti didn't resist, just stared at the firelight, and her eyes became more and more peaceful.
"Whatever... It's not a big deal to recruit an edict. After you have a name, it's easier to do many things, but it's just a logistical embarrassment. These people say it's recruiting, and most of them will definitely be unable to direct them, but some After they got their positions, they wanted military salaries and weapons. When making the budget this time, everyone was scolding the mother for half a month. Divide it up. However, most of it is still up to the Prime Minister's office to decide how to divide it up..."
The light flickered, and Hongti just listened quietly.
"Since you're here this time, you don't have to worry too much about things like negotiations. I shouldn't be able to officially come forward, but... the Zuo family, the Qi family, Dong Pang'er, generals, tiger kings, Since we are going to talk about business, I will peel them off one by one..."
Ning Yi said softly, and then spoke to himself for a while, Hongti closed his eyes and fell asleep quietly beside him...
After a while, Ning Yi took a deep breath, looked up to the sky, then looked at the sleeping woman beside him, and looked at the figures who were probably full of curiosity in the distance... A woman in an environment like Lu Liang Growing up, you should be vigilant under any circumstances, any noise may wake you up, but in the sound of his voice, you slept so peacefully and peacefully...
"When we don't go with them tomorrow, let's go alone... Well, that's the decision."
As he carried the woman back to the hut, he whispered and made his decision. (… )