Distant mountains, sunsets, winding paths, passing through the mountains at dusk, the slightly dilapidated inn is located on the edge of the mountains with all the trees.
The man who had changed his name to Mu Yi stood in the open space not far from the door of the inn, chopping up the wood like a hill, and the chopped ones were piled up like a hill. He is tall, works silently, there is no sign of sweating on his body, his face was originally tattooed, but later covered with a knife scar, his handsome face has changed into a hideous and fierce half, at first glance, it often makes people feel horrible.
This small mountain ridge is called Jiumu Ridge, a small inn, three or five families, and everything around it. When the Jurchen went south, this part of the area was affected. The people around were scattered and scattered. Jiumu Ridge was remote. Here, everyone is dead. Later, some migrants lived here. Mu Yi and his wife Xu Jinhua were the first to clean up the inn.
The soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and occasionally there are people walking around in the barren mountains. The dangerous businessmen, the green foresters who run the rivers and lakes, come here, make a point, and leave three or five pennies. Mu Yi is tall and tall, and the marks of tattooing can be vaguely seen under the scar. No one is making trouble here if you want to be safe.
Days passed like this, and when the Jurchen went north, it was not this way. Living on this small mountain ridge, I can occasionally hear some news from the outside world. Now, in the hot summer, it can actually give people the feeling of living a quiet life. He split the wood and was about to go in with a handful when he heard the sound of a horse's hooves from the end of the road.
There were five people in the original group from the mountain road. It seemed that they were all dressed in green forests, with sticks and guns on their bodies. Seeing the sun set in the west, I heard one of the people on the horse say: "Brother Xu, it is not early, there is an inn in front of me, I will rest here!"
Then someone responded. The five people had been running for a day and were already exhausted, and one of them had some disordered breathing. Only that person in the lead has a long breath, and his martial arts can barely be regarded as entering the room. Mu Yi glanced at it, and when the five looked over, he went in silently with his head bowed with firewood.
It was shortly after the war. In these wild and barren mountains, travelers are afraid of encountering black shops, and shopkeepers are afraid of encountering strongmen. Mu Yi's body shape and scars did not seem to be good. The five discussed a few words outside the laughing inn, and walked in after a while. At this time, Mu Yi came out to hold firewood again, and his wife Xu Jinhua greeted him with a smile: "Ah, the five guest officers, do you want to hit the tip or stay in the shop?" On such a barren mountain, you can't point to opening a shop to live a life, but guests come. , always some additions.
Several people asked Mu Yi to lead the horses to feed the grass, and then told Xu Jinhua to prepare some food, wine and meat, and asked for two more rooms. During this period, the man surnamed Xu, headed by him, kept staring at Mu Yi's figure. After a while, he turned around and said to his companions, "It's just an ordinary person with some strength and no martial arts skills." Only then did the other four feel relieved.
Without the worries in their hearts, a few people went upstairs to put their luggage, and when they came down, their voices became louder, and the small space of the inn became a little more energetic. Mu Yi's current wife, Xu Jinhua, was very cheerful and fiery. When serving wine and meat, he asked about the origins of several people. The Lulin people didn't hide it. They were all from Jingzhou. This time, they came out together and shared a green forest grand event. It is not a shameful thing to see the demeanor of these people talking.
At this time, the country was in distress. Although there are many mediocre people, there are also passionate people who want to do something with this or that kind of behavior. Seeing that they were such people from the Green Forest, Xu Jinhua was somewhat relieved. It was getting late at this time, the stars and the moon were rising outside, and the howls of animals could be heard vaguely in the mountains and forests. The five were discussing. While they were eating, at a certain moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded outside the door again. Several people frowned, and they heard the sound of horse hooves stop outside the inn.
The visitor dismounted and pushed the door. Xu Jinhua, who was sitting at the counter, turned his head to look. This time, there were three people from the green forest in strong suits. The man at the head is also tall and straight, somewhat similar to Mu Yi, with long eyebrows and starry eyes, sharp and dignified eyes, a few small scars on his face, and a long copper stick on his back.
The three people came in and looked at each other with the five surnamed Xu. The man with the long stick in the lead turned and walked towards Xu Jinhua, saying, "Madam, hit the tip, stay in the store, two rooms, and the horse will help feed him." silver.
Looking at the piece of broken silver, Xu Jinhua nodded again and again and said, "Head of the house, head of the house, go and help a few uncles feed the horses!"
When the words were finished, there was a low voice from there: "Okay." A figure went out from the side door, the woman frowned, and then quickly arranged a room for the three of them. One of the three went up with their luggage, and the two found a square table to sit down. Xu Jinhua ran to the kitchen and brought out some rice wine. When she went in to prepare the meal, she saw her husband was already inside.
"The head of the house, there are three more people here, why don't you go out and have a look?"
In the past, if there were people from the green forest in the mountains, in order to frighten them, Mu Yi would often go out for a walk, even if the other party could not see his depth, such a tall man with tattoos and scars was there, most of the other party was there. It will not make any extravagant actions. But this time, Xu Jinhua saw her man sitting on the stool at the door, and shook her head tiredly. After a while, she said in a low voice, "Go, it's alright."
Xu Jinhua was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Lin Chong was picked up by Xu Jinhua after being seriously injured in the Liangshan incident. He has been away from the rivers and lakes and killed for several years, but he can't recognize it at this time, the man with the mixed copper long stick is his former brother, "Jiuwen Dragon" Shi Jin.
Xu Jinhua naturally didn't know this, she then prepared meals and delivered them to a few people outside. In the inn, it was quiet at this time, and the five people headed by the surname Xu looked at this side and whispered something. The three here did not speak, and after the food came, they buried their heads in eating and drinking. After a while, the middle-aged man surnamed Xu stood up and walked over, cupped his hands and said, "I dare to ask this, but Brother Shi, the eight-armed dragon king of Chifeng Mountain, in person?"
Shi Jin frowned and stood up: "It's down here, dare to ask Xiongtai is..."
"Under Xu Qiang, I came from Jingzhou with several brothers, and I have heard the name of the Eight-armed Dragon King for a long time. When Jin Gou was there, Brother Shi had been fighting against Jin Gou. Not long ago, Jin Gou withdrew his troops. There were dozens of golden dogs in the dog barracks, and then they were killed in blood, which made the golden people shudder.
Some of the news in the green forest may never be known, and some of the news is due to the spread of inquiries. Thousands of miles away, it can spread quickly. He talked about this heroic matter, but Shi Jin was not happy between his brows and waved his hand: "Brother Xu, please take a seat."
Xu Qiang sat down squarely: "I don't know where Brother Shi and these two good brothers are going."
"Just go back to the mountains to meet people." Shi Jin said. "What's wrong with Brother Xu?"
Seeing him straight to the point, Xu Qiang's face froze slightly, but then he laughed: "I and a few brothers want to go to the northwest and do a big thing." While speaking, he made a few gestures in his hands and swayed, this is Jianghu The gesture incision on the top implies that this event was a grand event convened by a big man, and those who know it will be able to understand it to some extent.
Shi Jin nodded. do not speak. The other party waited for a while, then said loudly: "Now the Jurchen is heading south, I am in turmoil, the city of Bianliang has been lost, and the emperor has been arrested and taken to the northern kingdom. It is a great humiliation that has not been seen in a thousand years. But the reason for such a great humiliation is that there is one culprit. Do you know?"
"I don't know what Brother Xu said..."
"It's that terrifyingly rebellious, great devil known as the inner demon, Ning Yi and Ning Liheng!" Xu Qiang said the name through gritted teeth. "This person is not only a public enemy of Lulin, but he was still working under the traitor Qin Siyuan at the beginning. For the traitor's sake, when the Jurchen first came to the south, he transferred all the good weapons and armaments to his son Qin Shaoqian's account. Liang's situation was in critical condition, but the millions of people of the Wu Dynasty in the city united and fought back the Jurchen. After this battle, the late emperor saw through his traitor and dismissed the traitor. Unexpectedly, the traitor had already defeated the only one in the court who could fight. He held the army in his hands. After the Western Army dispersed, no one could control him, and he finally made the treacherous act of killing the monarch in the Golden Palace. If not for this, the Jurchen would have come to the south for the second time. It must also be defended! It can be said that the hundreds of thousands of people in Bianliang, who have been in the country for hundreds of years, are all damaged by this traitor who should kill a thousand knives with a thousand knives!"
His words were impassioned and loud, and after speaking, he tapped his fingers hard on the wooden table twice. The four men on the nearby table nodded again and again. If it weren't for this thief, how could Bianliang be easily broken by Jurchen. Shi Jin nodded, already clear: "You are going to kill him."
"Hundreds of millions of people in the Wu Dynasty have an inseparable hatred against them! This devil is now hiding in the barren mountains in the northwest, just as the people of Xixia come south. Act, when the time comes, either kill the devil, or capture the devil's family and escort him to Jiangning, where they will be slashed with a thousand swords, and congratulate the new emperor on his enthronement!"
Zhang Bangchang, who was forced to be a fake emperor by the Jurchen, did not dare to mess around. Now that the Wu Dynasty has moved to Jiangning, the news of the new emperor's succession has come, Xu Qiang said this, and bowed his hands: "The green forest all said, the eight-armed dragon king. Brother Shi is highly skilled in martial arts and hates evil like hatred. It happened to happen today. If the brothers can go through together, with Brother Shi's skill, the possibility of this devil being killed will be greatly increased. If Brother Shi and the two brothers are interested , I might as well go with you."
Xu Qiang looked at Shi Jin. He was good at martial arts and was considered a master in Jingzhou, but his reputation was not obvious. But if you can find the eight-armed dragon king who is attacking the golden camp, and even after the competition, become friends, brothers, etc., the momentum will naturally rise. However, Shi Jin also looked over, looked at him for a moment, and shook his head.
"I'm sorry, I still have important things to do. I can't go to the matter of killing the demons. I just want to congratulate Brother Xu on his success and kill the traitor." After saying this, he said again after a while, " It's just that the inner demon has many tricks, Brother Xu, and all the brothers, all have to be careful."
Xu Qiang was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said: "It's natural, don't force it, don't force it. However, no matter how cunning the inner demon is, and it's not a god, I've already put life and death aside when I'm over. This person is doing the opposite. I'll wait for Heaven to do the Tao, and I won't be afraid of him!"
Shi Jin frowned when he said the words "act for the sky", and then Xu Qiang and the other four laughed and said some impassioned words. Not long after, the dinner was dispersed, and everyone returned to the room. Xu Qiang and others were always a little puzzled when they talked about the attitude of the eight-armed dragon king. The next day before dawn, everyone got up and set off. Xu Qiang invited Shi Jin again, and then left the meeting place. When both parties left the inn, one of Xu Qiang’s side would look over there and vomit. saliva.
"Bah, what the eight-armed dragon king, I think he is also a famous fisherman!"
the other side. Shi Jin's horse turned around the mountain road, and he frowned and looked back. The brothers beside him couldn't stand the attitude of Xu Qiang's five people, and said, "These idiots! Big Brother Shi. Do you want me to catch up and give them something to look at!"
Shi Jin shook his head: "I have had some holidays with that demon, but whether he is good or bad, I can't tell now." He let out a long sigh. "These guys aren't bad people either, I'm just afraid that they won't come back..."
Everyone's horses ran away to both sides. In front of the inn, Lin Chong came out of the darkness. He looked into the distance, and the sky in the east was already slightly white. After a while, he was also long and sighed.
After the mountains. There are countless distant mountains…
When Xu Qiang and others, including more people from the Green Forest, came quietly to the northwest, north of Luliang, the general of the Jin Kingdom completely cut off several smuggling trade routes leading to Luliang. The current emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wu Qi, bought the book It is very taboo for this kind of private connection between Jin and Han people. Now that it is in the air, it is not difficult to cut off this difficult line with a high-pressure policy in a short period of time.
To the southwest, the general of Xixia, Ji La Seile, also adopted a high-pressure policy on refugees and merchants traveling in and out of the mountains. At this point in June, Li Ganshun won Wonju. At the same time, he is cleaning up the whole state, preparing to block the foundation of the West Army's activities and cut off all his escape routes. In Xixia, more troops are being sent here. In the entire northwest, except for the battle damage, the Xixia army at this time has reached 130,000. Coupled with the Han army that has been incorporated since the stabilization of the situation during this period, the size of the entire army can already reach more than 200,000.
This is even if the golden man comes. numbers that are hard to shake.
In Xiaocang River, Qingmu Village and other places, the grain storage is almost bottoming out. Although the wheat on the river beach is gradually maturing, everyone knows that these things are not worth much. Qingmu Village also grows wheat, but there is also a long distance from the people who feed the village. With the reduction of everyone's food quota and the severance of trade routes, both sides are already under enormous pressure.
In the morning, in the yard halfway up the mountain, Ning Yi brought gruel and noodles into the room, and ate some pickles for breakfast with Su Tan'er lying on the bed. Su Tan'er fell ill. In the past six months, she, who was responsible for the cost of supplies for the entire valley, lost 20 pounds. Especially as the grain storage gradually bottomed out, she couldn't eat anything. Every day, if it wasn't for Ning Yi Come to accompany her, she has a very hard time swallowing food.
Ning Yi couldn't say much about Su Tan'er's inability to eat. The husband and wife are burdened with a lot of things together, and the huge pressure is not understandable to ordinary people. If it was just psychological pressure, she didn't fall down, and it was because she had reached her physiological period in the past few days, and her resistance was weak, so she got sick and had a fever. During breakfast, Ning Yi suggested to hand over the matter at hand. Anyway, there are not many supplies in the valley, and the uses have already been allocated, but Su Tan'er shook her head and refused.
She smiled and said, "I remember when I was in Jiangning, the family was going to take the imperial business."
At that time, she was burdened with the affairs of the entire Su family, exhausted, and finally fell ill. Ning Yi took care of everything for her. This time, she also fell ill, but she was unwilling to let go of what she was doing.
In the distance outside the window, the Xiaocang River meanders by, and on the side of the river beach, large tracts of wheat waves are gradually turning yellow.
In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the wheat is about to be harvested.
A high-pressure atmosphere, together with the unbearable heat, is shrouding the northwest.
"It's almost time." After taking a sip of porridge, she looked out the window, and Ning Yi also glanced.
"… Well, almost there."
The couple chatted, and after a while, Ning Xi dragged a small basket and ran in, showing them a few wild vegetables that they had picked this morning, and at the same time applying for the afternoon with the little boy named Min Chuyi. The girl went out to find food to supplement the house, Ning Yi smiled and agreed. (.)
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