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Chapter 565 pondering as jade and weathering into dust

Chapter 565 pondering as jade and weathering into dust

The night is gentle, and the bonfire lit in the valley is gradually becoming 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 bonfire, the members of Zhuji have not 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, so as to ensure the next battle. Don't make the mistakes you've already made.However, in the dark of night, there are always people who secretly cast their eyes in a certain direction in the valley, showing a curious and gossip look.

Among Zhuji's team, half of the people came from the Dulonggang camp, and they knew something about the relationship between Ning Yi and Hong Ti, while the rest were mostly curious.Just like Yuwen Feidu, the youngest member of the team, he is a child who was jointly taught by everyone in the Dulonggang camp. He is talented, lively, and has learned all eighteen martial arts. Although he is only 15 years old, he has already shown signs of being a master.During the discussion at this time, he was glared at by one of his masters because he asked secretly.

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, and then 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 call the Red Bodhisattva than the Blood Bodhisattva... This name is also called Kai in the past two years, and I just want 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", and she was really called correctly.It wasn't until later that she made up her mind to make troubles in the village, killing a group and splitting a group, that the village began to really grow.Afterwards, she kept a more or less distance from her subordinates in the village, and strictly followed the rules, which made Qingmu Village look like it is now, and she finally became a blood bodhisattva with a vicious reputation in Luliang during the external killings .In all fairness, the more dangerous the place, the more barbarous the nickname, and the barbaric is far more useful than the civilized one. Putting the Heshan Iron Sword here really won't 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 places he doesn't know It's just one or two. It's impossible to empathize with what she experienced.

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. She just met at this time, and she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.Ning Yi watched this scene with great interest, and 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. After I received the letter, I told Grandpa Liang that Grandpa Liang might have done something secretly... something. Then I was meeting some people. When they entered the mountain, they mainly wanted to contact Qingmu Village, because of what the capital Master Tan had ordered. Many people in Luliang Mountain also knew about this, so they gathered at Qingmu Village. Knowing why, it was 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. 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 be more aware of the matter of recruiting An Zhao, so I want to wait until you come over before making up your mind."

"Zhao An Zhao..." Speaking of this, 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 of the company are also starting to be afraid, so we must consolidate the line of defense from Yanmenguan to Taiyuan, and then from Taiyuan to the capital. Although Tong Guan has already served in this matter, he still has promotion and participation, although the above said that security must be taken seriously. The discipline after that. But the people who are responsible for recruiting security are those from Tan Zhen and Tong Guan, those who are responsible for the supervision are people from Tong Guan and Cai Jing, and those who are responsible for supervising these inspectors are the imperial censors, most of them , is also related to some big families in the north, and even if it doesn't matter... the person at the top is a little overjoyed, so the Censor Terrace is also a place... only swatting flies, not tigers, it is meaningless 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 there is a big businessman whose surname 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'm afraid Grandpa Liang's side knows 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...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 burst into laughter. 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.

"It's whatever... Zhao'an is not a big deal. After you have a name, it's easier to do a lot of things, but it's difficult to be in charge of the logistics. These people say it's Zhao'an, and most of them definitely can't command, but With titles, they need military salaries and ordnance. When making the budget this time, everyone scolded their mothers for half a month. The Prime Minister's Mansion can deduct most of them and use them where they should be used, but there will always be a small part. Being divided up. However, how to divide up, most of it is decided by the Xiangfu..."

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, what generals, tiger kings , since we want to talk about business, I will peel them off one by one..."

Ning Yi spoke 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 group of figures who were probably full of curiosity in the distance... A woman in an environment like Luliang Growing up in Li, he should be vigilant under any circumstances, any sound may wake him up, but he slept so peacefully and peacefully in the sound of his voice...

"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.

The midnight of Biren has long passed, and in the foothills of another piece, the wind of the summer night has not calmed down.In the fire-lit stockade at the foot of the mountain, a riot swept across, and a small-scale fight suddenly appeared in several courtyards that originally belonged to the residence of the Dazhai master.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 news of the death of the little thieves—especially the fact that he was killed by the Blood Bodhisattva—reported back, what appeared suddenly in the village was such a frightening scene of sentient beings.Some people watched blankly, some fled anxiously, and some began to seize the opportunity and give it a go.And amidst such turmoil, a group of people was heading up the mountain road. More than 200 people, led by Tian Shi and Yu Yulin, rushed back to the gate of the village from the front.Then spread out and outflank, rushing into all parts of the cottage.

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 used the prestige of Tiger King Tianhu to calm down the riot in the cottage.

In a sense, the bloody breath was weakening her body, but further strengthening 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.Afterwards, the experience of fleeing and under the command of the Tiger King has allowed her to understand this kind of unreasonable hardness.Especially when her second brother, Lou Shuheng, was completely knocked down into the abyss, and she was completely helpless, and she had no way out.

There are no stars and moons in the dark night, between the firelight and the bloody and confused mountains, there is no other way but to move forward.

(End of this chapter)