The further north they went, the colder the weather became, and the snow on the ground was knee-deep. The six of them moved forward at full speed through the endless forest and snowfields, while Su Su was carried by Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling in turns.
After the battle with Tuobayu, they all became cautious and did not dare to be as careless as before.
The heavy snow stopped, and the world became lonely. Occasionally, the howls of wolves and beasts could be heard, which made people's hair stand on end.
After driving for two days, we arrived at the dense forest area on the south bank of the Tongji Canal at dusk. The dark brown trees were like walls, layered on top of each other. If we were in it, we would lose our way if we were not careful.
Even with their bodies made of iron, everyone would be tired from running like this. I don’t know who slowed down first, but in a blink of an eye everyone was pacing slowly, looking for a place to stay away from the wind and snow.
The mountains and forests were completely silent, except for the soft white snow rustling under my feet.
Occasionally, the breeze blows, and the snow on the branches scatters and dances on the head.
Finally, everyone stopped in an open space among the trees. Liu Heitao said: "It seems that we can't find any shelter like an abandoned house or cave tonight. Why don't we just light a fire here and sit down?"
We'll start our journey in the morning, and I estimate we'll arrive in Yangwu by tomorrow afternoon."
At this time, Susu landed on the snowy ground from Xu Ziling's back. Even though she was wearing a cotton robe, she was still shivering from the cold.
Liu Heitai took off his sheepskin coat without hesitation, covered her lovingly, and said softly: "It won't be cold if you light a fire."
This tough man made such a careful and considerate gesture, which is particularly touching.
Su Su said gratefully: "Brother Liu, isn't he afraid of the cold?"
Liu Heitai smiled and said: "I have been in the war for many years and have never suffered anything. Sister Su, don't worry!" Xu Ziling took off his robe, spread it on the snow and said with a smile: "I am really not afraid of the cold. I am not as great as Brother Liu."
, Sister Su, please sit down."
Su Su knew that the inner energy of his "Secret of Immortality" was not afraid of cold or heat, so she sat down happily.
Kou Zhong put his arm around Liu Heitai's shoulders and said with a smile: "Let me give Brother Liu a little warmth! Hey! You are a useless kid. Follow us and call you Sister Su. You should be called Sister Su."
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After getting along for many days, everyone has become familiar with each other. They are happy from the bottom of their hearts to Liu Heitai, a brave and resourceful young general. Cui Dong is not talkative, but he is a bloody man. On the contrary, Liu Heitai is his brother
Zhuge Dewei appeared to be smooth on the surface, but in fact he had a gloomy personality and was not liked by the two of them.
Xu Ziling saw that Liu Heitai was very interested in Su Su, and he deliberately brought the two together so that Su Su would forget Li Jing, so he said to Su Su:
"Sister Su's legs have been bent all day long. They must be sore and numb now. Let's go get firewood and let Brother Liu rub them for you, okay?"
Susu was startled and exclaimed: "I'm fine, no need to rub it!" Liu Heitao blushed and said, "I'll go get firewood." He went alone with Cui Dong and Zhuge Dewei.
Already.
Su Su said, "You guys should go and help too!" Xu Ziling sat down next to her, shook his head and said, "We are going, if a hungry wolf comes, who will protect my sister?"
Susu shuddered, but she still dared to persist.
Kou Zhong sat down on the other side of her and muttered: "I wonder if Xiaoling feels the same way. Since yesterday afternoon, I have been feeling frightened. This feeling gets stronger and weaker, as if someone is hanging on to our tails."
Su Su said in shock: "Then what should we do?"
Xu Ziling showed a look of shock and exhaled a cloud of mist and said, "I thought I was being suspicious, but it turns out you feel the same way. There must be some masters chasing us. Seeing that we are outnumbered, they have no choice but to wait for an opportunity to strike."
Kou Zhong said: "If his target is the account books in our hands, the one he wants to help with is Sister Su to threaten us. Therefore, no matter what happens, one of us must be by Sister Su's side."
Xu Ziling said: "The enemy is hidden and we are clear. We will only suffer losses. We don't know how to counterattack and create suspicion to lure him out!"
Kou Zhong said happily: "What method do you think of?"
Xu Ziling said: "Dugu Ba's plot against Shen Luoyan was to bury himself under the snow and attack her when she passed by. We can imitate this method."
At this time, the cry of wild beasts was heard in the distance. Su Su felt her hair trembling when she heard it, and she fell on Kou Zhong's back.
Kou Zhong said: "This person can follow us all day and night without being noticed, which shows that he is extremely skilled. And he will never happen to walk on top of you, so we need to join forces to deal with him."
Xuan worriedly asked: "How can I bury myself under the snow?"
Xu Ziling said proudly: "I have thought about this problem a long time ago, look!" After saying that, he moved away a little, lay on the snow, closed his eyes and did his exercises. After a while, the snow where he lay melted, and the whole person sank in. After a while, Xu Ziling
Disappeared under the snow.
When Kou Zhong knew that he had forced out the heat with his inner strength and was exclaiming in his heart, Liu Heitai and Zhuge Dewei came back with a large pile of dry branches. The latter asked curiously: "Where has Xiaoling gone?"
Kou Zhong and Su Su laughed triumphantly, and Kou Zhong also said: "The wolf picked it up!" Liu Heitao unloaded the branches in front of them angrily, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and call him back to scratch."
Get rid of the snow on the firewood branches, Su... Hey... Su Mei is almost out of cold."
Susu asked: "Where has Uncle Dong gone?"
Zhuge Dewei said: "He was afraid that the vegetarian girl would not be able to keep out the cold by eating dry food and hearing the hissing of wild beasts, so he went hunting!" Liu Heitai sat down on the snow where Xu Ziling was not, and said without realizing it: "I
He is best at barbecue. I guarantee that Su Mei will not be cold after eating it!" Kou Zhong thought of something and jumped up and said: "No! Call Uncle Dong back quickly, we can't teach him to stay alone."
Before he could finish his words, a wild hissing sound came from far to the southeast.
All the branches in Zhuge Dewei's hands shook to the ground, and his expression changed: "It's Uncle Dong!" Liu Heitai jumped up and pulled Kou Zhong who was about to leave: "You protect Su Mei, where is Xiaoling?"
Kou Zhong had no time to explain and shouted: "He's fine! You go quickly!" Liu Heita and Liu Heita were so worried that they had no time to think about it, so they left like arrows.
Kou Zhong's heart moved, and he said to Xu Ziling under the snow: "Don't come out, this must be a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain." Just after saying this, a black shadow fell from the sky, with an amazing palm wind, pressing down on top.
to.
When Kou Zhong wanted to roll aside with Su Su in his arms, a strong wind came to his head. He had no choice but to raise his fists into the sky to meet the enemy's palm.
With a loud sound of "Peng!", Kou Zhong's arms were about to break, and his brain felt like being struck by lightning, and he was sent flying away by the opponent. He already had a lot of combat experience, and while he was still falling, the zhenqi in his body circulated for several times.
For a week, the enemy's energy that can crush the heart and lungs will be removed.
When she barely stood still, Su Sujiao cried out and fell into the hands of the incoming person.
Such martial arts is truly astonishing.
This person hugged Su Su with one hand and covered her Tianling Cap with the other hand. He laughed and said, "Young man, stand still. If you move even half a finger, your sister will not be alive."
Only then did Kou Zhong clearly see that the other person was a middle-aged man with a rather handsome appearance, but his nose was extremely large, which made his eyes look much slender, and the eyes inside shone with a sinister and cold gaze, making people feel
It chills my heart to see it.
Kou Zhong pulled out the iron Cui Dong had given him to defend himself and shouted angrily: "How dare you hurt her?" In his heart, he prayed that Xu Ziling, who was under the snow behind him, would not come out at this moment, otherwise it would only harm Su Su's life.
Sheng Yiji shouted again: "Boy, don't move. You must not move without my permission."
How could that man have imagined that he was instructing Xu Ziling, who was under the snow, and sneered: "You are so frightened that you are going crazy. When you come to speak, hand over the Dongming Sect's account books immediately, otherwise this girl will die."
Kou Zhong winked at Su Su and told her not to panic. Just when he was about to speak, Liu Heitai and Zhuge Dewei rushed back. When they saw Su Su falling into the hands of the enemy, they both shouted angrily and formed a group with Kou Zhong.
The triangle encloses the visitor in the middle.
Kou Zhong shouted: "Where is Uncle Dong?"
Liu Heitao's eyes flashed sharply, but his expression was surprisingly cold. He said slowly: "I have been killed by this thief." Kou Zhong said sadly and angrily: "Who are you? What grudge do we have against you?"
The man said calmly: "I am Yu Wen Chengdu, how can I have no grudges against you? Forget about gossiping, I will count from one to ten. If you don't hand over the account book, your sister's head will be ruined."
After a pause, he said "Hey": "Where has Mr. Xu gone?"
Everyone was stunned. They must know that among the four masters of the Yuwen Clan, Yuwen Chengdu is only ranked below Yuwen Wenhua. Although he may not be able to defeat everyone together, they can never think of stopping him.
Kou Zhong was afraid that he would be suspicious of Xu Ziling's whereabouts, so he took out the account book and raised it above his head and said, "Let Sister Su go, and I will throw the account book over to you."
When Yuwen Chengdu saw the account book, his eyes immediately shone, his eyes rolled around, and he snorted: "If I let her go, but you don't give me the account book, won't I suffer a big loss?"
Kou Zhong mocked: "Is your head stuffed with grass? You can't figure out such a simple thing. Now I step back two feet and leave the account book on the ground. You can teach my sister to lift it up and throw it away."
Here you go, but remember not to move even half a step before my sister gets the account book, otherwise my two partners will take action immediately."
Yuwen Chengdu secretly thought that if this was the case, he could kill Susu at any time. He nodded and said, "That's it. You must not play tricks, otherwise I will kill your sister with a palm from the air." But in his heart, he said
He made up his mind, and when Su Su threw the account book to him, he killed Su Su to make Kou Zhong feel sad and confused.
Kou Zhong shouted: "You must obey my instructions!" This sentence was naturally addressed to Xu Ziling.
How could Yuwen Chengdu care about his tone at this time? Seeing that Kou Zhong really put down the account book and stepped back, he eagerly pushed Su Su and ordered: "Go pick it up and throw it away!" Of course Su Su knew that Kou Zhong
He stumbled towards the account book with his weak feet.
Kou Zhong retreated half a dozen feet and then stopped, gathering his strength and waiting.
Susu came to the account book, her knees weakened, and she sat down on the snow.
Yuwen Chengdu shouted anxiously: "Throw the account book here if you want to kill me!" Susu looked at the account book in front of her a little confused, Kou Zhong shouted: "Do it!" Yuwen Chengdu thought Kou Zhong's name was Su Su
He started to pick up the account books, and suddenly a wave of snow rushed towards his back, and a fierce heat stamped on his back. Only then did he realize that he had been plotted. He rushed forward with blood spurting, and slapped his back with his backhand, but the shot was completely empty.
Knowing something was wrong, he stood up in a hurry.
Kou Zhong had already rushed to Su Su's place. Liu Heitai and Zhuge Dewei also rose into the sky and attacked Yuwen Chengdu in mid-air.
Xu Ziling's first move was successful, but his second hit was in the air. Yuwen Chengdu was indeed a first-rate master. Although he was unable to defend himself and was slapped by Xu Ziling on his vest, which caused blood to spurt from his mouth, his body protection was really good.
The Qi was also shocked, causing Xu Ziling's blood to boil, making it difficult to take advantage of the situation and pursue him.
The three people exchanged moves in the void, and Yuwen Chengdu screamed. Although he blocked Zhuge Dewei's iron fan, Liu Heitai, who was extremely angry, hit him on his left shoulder, causing fractures and split flesh, and flew away.
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But this man was extremely talented. He could still lift up his energy and land on the horizontal branch of a big tree. With a flick of his strength, he was thrown deep into the dense forest like a flying bird and disappeared in an instant.
Cui Dong was hit with a palm in the chest, and his sternum was shattered and died. Everyone was heartbroken and vowed to avenge Cui Dong. That night Liu Heitai found a secluded place with a high altitude, dug a deep pit and laid big stones.
, Cui Dong was buried on the spot, so that wild wolves would not smell the body and dig it out and eat it.
Su Su thought that Cui Dong wanted to find game for her to barbecue to keep out the cold, and was killed by Yu Wen Chengdu, and she cried so hard; Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling thought that Cui Dong died because of the account book, and their hearts dropped.
Uneasy and depressed.
On the contrary, Liu Heitai was an open-minded person. After kneeling down and bowing down, he said loudly to the grave: "Uncle Dong, please go ahead and wait for Xiao Hei to take advantage of this moment of chaos in the world to play with his mother for a while. Later, he will come down to the spring to find you guessing games."
liquor."
Then he came to Su Su, who was supported by Kou and Xu, and said with a smile: "Sister Su, don't be sad. Summer goes and winter comes, birth, old age, illness and death, life is just like this."
After saying that, he took the lead.
Zhuge Dewei said with a dull expression: "Let's go on the road! Either people will kill me, or I will kill people. After a few battles, you will see everything!" Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling felt a little better after hearing this. They helped Su Su and continued with them.
Heading towards Chaoyang Wu.
At noon, they cut through the mountains and entered the official road to Yangwu. They saw that the road was full of people fleeing from Yangwu. People and cars were fighting for the road, and their cries were loud. It made people feel miserable and panicked.
Liu Heitai and Zhuge Dewei looked unconcerned and indifferent, and asked someone to ask why. Only then did they learn that Li Mi had captured Liyangcang again, and Wang Shichong led his army to rescue him, but was defeated by Li Mi. Li Mi surrendered a large number of Sui soldiers.
The momentum was great and they were about to march into Yangwu, so nearby residents abandoned their homes and fled.
After hearing this, Su Su said in shock: "Li Mi is here, let's run away!" Her face changed at the sight of Li Mi.
Liu Heitai led them into the woods beside the road and said with a smile: "If you think these people want to avoid Li Mi, you are wrong. These are farmers from several villages and counties near Yangwu. They are afraid of
After the defeat, the officers and soldiers scattered and looted, and Yangwu closed the city gates to prevent anyone from entering, so they had no choice but to flee."
Zhuge Dewei said: "Li Mi knows how to win people's hearts best. He can only distribute food to people. How can the people be afraid of him?"
Kou Zhong frowned and said, "If that's the case, wouldn't we be able to enter the city?"
Liu Heitai said confidently: "I have this on my side. Some officials in Yangwu have secret dealings with us, and I have an official pass. As long as I spend a few coins, I can bring two or three more people into the city without any problem."
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Zhuge Dewei said: "We have quite a relationship with the gang there. If the three of you still insist on going to Jiangdu, we can make arrangements for you to take a boat. It is better than walking!" Xu Ziling said: "I am really afraid of Yuwen Chengdu.
They are waiting for us there. After all, that place is under the influence of his Yuwen Clan."
Liu Heitao said: "Before entering the city, I will dress up the three of them as my father-in-law and mother-in-law. We also need to change our disguises so that we will not attract attention."
Zhuge Dewei suggested: "It is best to enter the city in two groups, so there will be no flaws."
Kou Zhong clapped his legs and applauded, saying: "I have heard of the art of disguise in the martial arts world. It turns out that the two of us are great experts. Can you teach us two tricks so that you can use them to defend yourself when you are escaping?"
Liu Heitai said happily: "I only know the basics, but my eldest brother is the real expert. He is firmly in the first place in our army. If I want to learn, I can only ask him."
Zhuge Dewei laughed and said: "Why do you need such a big fight for this little trick? We are friends in need. I don't know how honored I am to be appreciated by you."
The three of them had a great impression of Zhuge Dewei and walked against the flow of people towards Yangwu while chatting and laughing.
The grief over Cui Dong's tragic death was temporarily put aside and he regained his vitality.