When the convoy arrived in Zizhou, the setting sun had already set in the sky. There were torches on the top of Zizhou city, and the city gate was open, but there were no pedestrians on the official road entering and leaving the city. Ning Xi led a small group of people outside the city gate. Waiting at the station.
Due to the assassination incident, martial law on Zizhou was underway at this time.
"The martial law on Zizhou is an excuse." After being summoned by Ning Yi, Ning Xi only talked about the events in the city after getting into the car and greeting each other.
When Zizhou first descended, it was a gathering place for a large number of opponents of the Huaxia Army. After the first wave of household registration statistics, the assassination of Ning Ji happened. Now the military generals responsible for the security and garrison of Zizhou have summoned Chen Tuozi and others. After discussions, a round of martial law inspections began on Zizhou.
"When the army entered the city, there was no embarrassment for the people in the city. Even if they had an old relationship with us at the beginning, even if they were listed on the list, they wanted to leave at their own discretion. Now the time for registration has been given. The time has also been given, and those who refuse to leave will not register. I just took this opportunity to conduct an investigation. From yesterday morning to this afternoon, six groups of murderers who had previously had blood debts with the Huaxia Army hiding in the city were arrested. Several people were injured."
The carriage moved forward, Ning Xi calmly told her father about the situation in the city, and then said: "My brother's injury is not serious, he ate the opponent's fist and foot, and deliberately hit his arm with a sword, bleeding a little, but he was resting for a while. It will be better in the next day, I didn't tell his father what you are coming over, he may have fallen asleep at this time, this time, I was too negligent..."
Looking at the blurred lights of the market outside from the shaking of the car window, Ning Yi shook his head and patted Ning Xi on the shoulder: "I know what's going on here, you have done a good job, you don't have to blame yourself, back then in the capital, I can't avoid many assassinations, and I will always kill them in front of me. In the world, it is impossible for you to take advantage of everything."
Ning Xi lowered her head and put her fists on her knees. After a long silence, Ning Yi said, "I heard that Master Yan died in the assassination."
Ning Xi nodded, Ning Yi sighed: "Master Yan Biao used to have a name in the world, called 'Poison Doctor', but he is actually a very good person, I have asked him to take care of the old man for more than a year. Second, he has never been vague. Since then, he is our family's benefactor, you must remember. Mrs. Yan passed away early, and has an adopted daughter in Hedeng. This year... Maybe in her early ten years, she is studying in school. Our family takes care of it."
When Ning Yi talked about this, Ning Xi nodded and wrote it down every time he said it. At this time, although the curfew in Zizhou City had already started, and only soldiers could be seen walking by on the streets, there were still various voices coming from the houses around the road. Ning Yi watched this and chatted with Ning Xi again. After a few words, Fang Cai said: "Listen to Master Nie, with the skills of the second child, he should not have been caught. He took risks with his own body, is that so?"
Ning Xi hesitated slightly and shook her head: "... I wasn't there at the time, so it's hard to judge. But the assassination happened suddenly, and the situation was chaotic. Master Yan died in front of the second brother in a hurry. After all, the second brother was not old. It's not surprising that I haven't experienced much of this kind of thing, and my response is slow."
For a long time, Ning Xi knew that her father cared a lot about the family. Regarding this sudden assassination that ended in drama, as well as some unusual things shown in the assassination, Ning Xi deliberately defended her younger brother, but saw her father's death. His eyes were blurred out of the car window, and he said: "There is news from Jiangnan that the rescue of Si's family has failed, and Jiange may not be able to lobby."
Unexpectedly, his father's words suddenly jumped into this matter, and Ning Xi was slightly stunned. In the past, he only knew that the Jurchen and Huaxia Army were tugging at the sword pavilion, but he had never heard of Si Zhongxian's family. . At this time, he was stunned: "... huh?"
Ning Yi smiled: "I'll tell you more about it later, let's go and see the second child first."
This sentence set the tone, and Ning Xi didn't ask any more questions. After that, Ning Yi asked him about trivial questions about his life and work recently, and whether he had quarreled with Min Chuyi. Ning Xi is almost eighteen, her appearance is somewhat similar to Ning Yi, but she has inherited the genes of her mother, Su Tan'er, and she is more handsome. The shallow moustache, sometimes undressed, and the beard on the lips and chin are deeper, not old, but not angry and arrogant.
Not long after, the motorcade stopped on the road in front of the hospital. Ning Yi went in under the leadership of Ning Xi. The courtyard of the hospital was relatively quiet, and there were not too many lights. The moonlight came from above the ginkgo trees in the courtyard. When the photo was taken, Ning Yi waved his hand to dismiss the crowd, and when he pushed open the door, Ning Ji, who was wrapped in bandages, was lying on the bed and fell asleep.
He slept soundly, but it seemed that there was no shadow of assassination or murder left, Ning Yi stood at the door and watched for a long time.
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Everyone has their own creation, their own practice.
If you look from the back to the front, in September and October of the eleventh year of Wu Jianshuo, the Jurchen had conquered almost the entire Wu Dynasty mightily. Gather here.
This year, the thirteen-year-old Ning Ji was at the center of this storm, and in his heart, there were changes no less than this storm gathering and brewing. Perhaps for the whole world, his changes are insignificant, but for himself, of course, it has irreplaceable significance.
Maybe everyone in this world will go further afield through the same path.
Compared with the days when he followed the military medical team to various places, the ten days after arriving in Zizhou, Ning Ji's life was very peaceful.
The medical center requisitioned by the military medical team is located near the military camp in the west of the city. It has been slightly renovated and is still open to the public. In many cases, it even obliges local residents to see a doctor. Except for medicines, they do not charge more money and materials. Ning Ji followed everyone in the military medical team to fight, taking care of medicines, and practicing martial arts when there was nothing wrong.
His sister-in-law Min Chuyi came to visit him every two days, and Ning Ji had already done things such as cleaning or sewing for him. In the military medical team for more than a year, he did it by himself, but Min Chuyi did it every time. The next time they came, they would forcibly take away the dirty clothes, but Ning Ji couldn't beat her, so she had to sort out her things every morning. The two of them confronted each other like this, and they were very happy.
His brother took him out to eat twice, and occasionally talked about the recent development of the current situation. After taking over the towns on the north side of Chuansi Road, the Huaxia Army soldiers gathered from different directions towards Zizhou quickly exceeded 20,000, then broke through 25,000 and approached 30,000. The logistics and engineering teams mobilized from various places also They all arrived at their posts as soon as possible, and built a line of defense at key points north of Zizhou. At the same time as the arrival of a large number of members of the Huaxia Army, the original residents of Zizhou quickly moved out. The army has the overall situation in hand, and Zizhou City is still full of hustle and bustle in many details of people coming and going in the past two weeks.
This kind of breath did not spread to Ning Ji. His elder brother took good care of him. Many dangers were eliminated early. The life of the medical center was as planned, but it was like a quiet corner in Zizhou City that no one noticed. . There is a huge ginkgo tree in the yard of the hospital. I don't know how many years it has survived. It is lush, calm and graceful. This is September, when the ginkgo on the ginkgo matures, Ning Ji, under the guidance of the military doctors, laid the fruit and collected it for medicinal use.
The warm and pleasant sunshine often fell from the leaves of this ginkgo, so Ning Ji squatted under the tree and began to be in a trance and daze.
This is the age when young people gradually learn to think about things, and many questions have already fermented in his heart. Of course, although the outside world is cruel, stupid, and unreasonable, Ning Ji always has the warmth of his family by his side. Of course he will complain in front of his brother, but the whole emotion is naturally not too extreme.
That's why, no matter how many times he recalls, the decision he made at the age of thirteen was not formed in extremely distorted thinking, in a sense, it even seemed like the result of careful deliberation.
On September 22, the assassination front reached his eyes.
In the courtyard with golden ginkgo trees, an assassin threw a steel knife hysterically. Master Yan Biaoyan blocked him almost subconsciously. This was an extreme move, because Ning Ji was extremely calm at that time. It wasn't too difficult to dodge the steel knife, but just before he launched a counterattack, Master Yan's back appeared in front of him, the blade passed through his heart and came out from his back, blood splashing on Ning Ji's face.
At this time, someone was setting fire in a farther place, creating chaos together. A tall assassin rushed over with a ferocious face, looking over Master Yan's back, Ning Ji could almost see the saliva in the other's mouth.
There was huge anger in his heart: You are obviously bad people, why are you so angry!
In that moment, he made a decision.
The opponent rushed over, Ning Ji staggered back, and after a few knives, Ning Ji was captured by the opponent.
Being able to capture Ning Yi's second son, the three assassins present were stunned and ecstatic on the other. The three of them took their way out of the city, and one of them stayed in the middle of the way. After they left the city quickly through the secret passage as planned, the nine surviving assassins reunited outside the city.
They were originally local snakes who had been operating in Zizhou for several years. They planned carefully to beat the slow. Although the risk was high, they finally got the results. Ning Ji was carried on the shoulders by one of the tall and strong men, his hands and body were tightly tied, and the long and short swords on his body were naturally taken down long ago. The army quickly broke away before forming a big siege. At this time, Ning Ji also suddenly attacked.
For a child who is not yet fully grown, the ideal weapon never includes a knife. Relatively speaking, swordsmanship, daggers and other weapons point, cut, poke, and stab, and focus on attacking the key points with the least effort. Suitable for children. Ning Ji has loved knives since he was a child, and both long and short knives make him feel handsome, but the real killer beside him is actually the third knife in his sleeve.
It was just a short knife that wasn't the size of a palm, but it was a weapon that Hongti, Watermelon, Ning Yi and the others let him learn after thinking hard. As Ning Yi's child, his life has its own value. Although he will encounter risks in the future, as long as he does not die immediately, most of the enemies are willing to save his life in a short period of time. After all, this is the key bargaining chip.
What Ning Ji practiced hard since he was a child is this short knife hidden between his sleeves and palms. This is not only the mastery of martial arts, but also the thinking of tricks. When he was thirteen years old, Ning Ji used this knife, from the sleeve to the palm, even holding the knife and waving in front of the opponent, the opponent was hard to notice. Its greatest use is to cut the rope after being caught.
Moments after the nine assassins reunited in Zizhou City, they were still on high alert for the Huaxia troops in the rear. They never imagined that the greatest danger would be the child they brought over. The big man who was carrying Ning Ji was a giant nearly two meters tall. He grinned and laughed. The next moment, the boy's palm was turned on his shoulders, and he opened the other's neck.
The man was still standing, blood gushing out, Ning Ji rolled down the ground in the air, and flew to the point where he threw it with all his strength, and took the left eye of a woman opposite. The female assassin was still standing beside her husband, the next moment. With a sound, there was a bloody light on her face. Her left eye was swept by the knife light, and her eyes were destroyed. As soon as Ning Ji landed, he picked up a steel knife and plunged into the forest.
Everyone was chasing up, Ning Ji walked fast, led everyone around in a small circle, and rushed back to the place. At that time, the couple was still dealing with the injury, Ning Ji rushed out from the back, and slashed down the belly of the woman with an eye injury lying on the ground. Rolling down the ground, he unfolded the most tricky laying knife to kill the woman.
Lying on the ground with a knife, slashing his feet and splitting his legs, it was difficult to prevent. In addition, Ning Ji was not very large, and the knife light was even sharper. The woman with the eye injury was also lying on the ground. Ning Ji's knife light enveloped the other party just right. My husband is still standing, unable to withstand the weapons and unable to retreat Broken a pair of each other's hamstrings.
How could they figure it out? Although Ning Yi cared about the children's psychological growth in many things, in such a harsh war environment, no one dared to hold back about fighting and self-protection. Ning Ji, who has taught martial arts since childhood, is either a master who has experienced battles such as Hongti and Xigua, or a ruthless character such as Du Sha, or an evil master like Chen Tuozi. No need to be extreme. Relatively speaking, it seems that only Chen Fan, who occasionally points out Ning Ji, can bring him a little heroic aura.
As for Ning Yi, he can only explain these methods one by one with the art of war: Jin Chan escapes from the shell, waits for labor, takes advantage of the fire, strikes the west, surrounds Wei and saves Zhao... and so on.
Ning Ji has long been familiar with these tactics, but this time he finally encountered so many enemies and used them. He chopped off the couple's hamstrings, didn't kill anyone, fled quickly before the others hurried back, ambushed the single one in the woods.
In this way, when the reinforcements arrived not long after, Ning Ji left three more enemies in the woods, and the other three might have been local snakes or even well-known people from the green forest when they were in Zizhou. He was killed and left his companions to flee.
Most of the helpers who came from Zizhou were old fried dough sticks on the rivers and lakes. Seeing that Ning Ji was also injured, but it was not a serious problem, he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. But on the other hand, when they saw the situation of the entire battle and re-examined it a little, everyone could not help being secretly shocked by Ning Ji's method. Someone mentioned to Ning Xi that although Ning Xi felt that her younger brother was fine, after thinking about it, she still thought it would be better for her father to make a judgment.
As for Ning Ji, after this incident, he seemed to let go of his worries. After seeing the dead Master Yan, he concentrated on recuperating and falling asleep. Many things in his heart, at least temporarily, have found their direction.
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He seemed to feel something, and woke up subconsciously in his sleep. When he turned his head to look aside, his father was sitting beside the bed, looking at him with a little moonlight.
"Dad, you're here." Ning Ji didn't seem to feel the bandage on his body, and sat up happily.
Ning Yi quickly went to help him: "Don't be too fast, how are you feeling?"
"I'm fine, I slept for a long time. When did you come, Dad?"
"Not long after I heard that you had an accident, I rushed over in a hurry, but I didn't tell your mother, for fear that he would be worried."
"I'm fine, all those guys were killed by me. It's a pity that Master Yan died."
When Ning Ji was talking, he was about to lift the quilt and come down. Ning Yi saw that he had such energy, but he no longer stopped him. Ning Ji got out of bed and said that he slept for too long and couldn't sleep. Ning Yi ordered The people outside were preparing some porridge and rice. He took a single coat to cover Ning Ji and went out with him. The moonlight in the yard was slightly cool, and there were already bright yellow lights, but the others left. Ning Ji walked slowly under the eaves, showing Ning Yi how he would repel those enemies.
"I heard, Xiaoji, you seem to have been caught by them on purpose."
At a certain moment, Ning Yi asked this sentence with a smile, Ning Ji was stunned for a moment, but after a while, he nodded: "... um."
"Why? Is it because of Master Yan?"
"Master Yan is dead..." Ning Ji repeated, but it was not a definitive statement.
"Over the years, there are other people who have seen them die in front of us. In such a world, I have never seen a dead person. I don't know if there are still people in the world. Why do you commit the crime when Master Yan is dead? What about the danger?"
Ning Ji was silent for a moment: "... When Master Yan died, I suddenly thought... If I let them run away, maybe I won't be able to catch them anymore. Dad, I want to avenge Master Yan, but it's not just because of Yan master."
The teenager frankly confessed that although the speed of his speech was not fast, he was not too confused. Ning Yi said, "Why is that?"
"Father, I've been in the hospital these days, and I've had a very peaceful life."
"Your brother blocked a lot of things for you."
"But it's quite chaotic outside. Many people want to kill our family. Dad, there are many people rushing ahead. Why should I hide here."
When the young man said this, Ning Yi nodded and expressed his understanding, only to hear Ning Ji say: "Dad, you have said before that you dare to fight with others, so you are equal to everyone. We Huaxia Army also dare to fight with others. , so even Jurchen can't beat us, Dad, I also want to become you, become a person as powerful as Uncle Chen Fan, Aunt Hong, and Aunt Gua."
"..." Ning Yi fell silent.
"When Master Yan died, the man rushed over with all his teeth and claws, and they also risked their lives. They came to me, and at that time I suddenly felt that if I stayed behind, I would never have the chance to become Great guy."
"...Father, I'll do my best to kill it."