As dawn breaks, the rising sun shines through the clouds and shines on the earth. Everything in the world seems to be fully awakened at this moment. The trees, vegetation, and rocks all seem to be given life by the sunshine.
The unnamed peak.
Two men in green clothes stood on the top of the mountain and looked into the distance. Behind them was a pile of bonfires that had just been extinguished. Sporadic flames flickered from time to time, but there was still residual warmth.
"Master, do you really want to sit back and watch?" Cheng Ying, who looked pretty and calm in a green rose shirt, looked at the light that was gradually appearing on the horizon and whispered with worry.
Hearing this, the mind of the bohemian young man just came back to mind. Huang Yaoshi, who was standing in front of the cliff with his hands behind his back, smiled calmly: "Hehehe, this boy is very suitable for me. He has his way, and I have my own way."
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Although Huang Yaoshi didn't say it explicitly, Cheng Ying had been with him for many days and was already familiar with his temperament and behavior. Since the master said so, it means they are inseparable, and the master will definitely have a hand in it.
The heartstrings that had been tugging at him finally relaxed.
Cheng Ying couldn't help but look at the steep cliff, and the words that the man Fancai said before leaving came to Cheng Ying's mind. He was standing on the edge of the cliff, but it was as if he was standing on the cusp of a storm, with the fierce mountain wind blowing his hair.
Scattered, countless strands of hair rose into the sky in an instant, accompanied by the hunting sound coming from the clothes.
The man turned his back to the two of them and said, "Mr. Huang, thank you for listening to my miserable life and still being willing to stand by my side. Goodbye."
After saying this, she was like an eagle descending from the cliff. When she hurried to the edge of the cliff, she found that there was no trace of the man.
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Linshi Town.
Welcome to the inn.
Silently like a ghost, a man in black climbed up to the eaves and sat cross-legged, holding a small wine pot in one hand and steaming pancakes in the other. He looked at the rising sun gradually appearing on the horizon and ate leisurely.
Squeak.......
At the stall where the man in black had just sat, the attic under the eaves opened the door. A beauty in white crossed the threshold and walked straight to the balcony railing. She rested her elbows on the railing and blinked at her from time to time with her big, bright eyes.
To the people on the street who are catching up early.
The morning breeze blew the hair between the girl's temples, and the black strands repeatedly crossed her pretty face, which was as white as jade, with a hint of playfulness in her laziness.
"Where did he go?"
Looking at the busy people on the street, the girl opened her mouth slightly.
The voice was ethereal and had an unknown coldness to it. People who didn't know it thought she was talking to the people downstairs.
"I met a senior and talked too much on a whim."
As soon as the girl asked, a reply immediately came from the eaves.
"Drinking all night?"
"Well...it's not that late..."
Hearing this inexplicably cold question, the man on the eaves was obviously a little frightened. He choked on his words and threw something casually to the balcony on the second floor.
Snapped!
The girl stretched out her lotus-rooted arms and raised her hands to catch it. When her hands were warm, she couldn't help but ask: "What is this?"
The man in black on the eaves bit off half a piece of cooking cake and said happily: "Better morning."
The girl opened the oil paper, and sure enough, she found a white steamed bun and a porcelain bottle filled with white soy milk.
Soy milk has a long history and can be traced back to the previous dynasties. It is recorded in "Yu Gong". According to legend, Dayu of the Xia Dynasty once promoted soy milk drinks. During the Song Dynasty, soy milk had become an important part of people's daily diet.
Looking at the steaming steamed buns in her hands, the girl raised the corners of her mouth silently, and then bit into the white steamed buns in her hands. One of them ate gracefully, and the other swallowed coarsely. For a moment, no one spoke, Chaoyang
, slowly and slantingly shone on the profiles of the two people, and the two shadows, one up and one down, gradually became parallel...
I don’t know how much time passed, but the man on the eaves had already eaten all the cooking cakes. This time, with the wine bottle dangling in his hand, he quietly looked at the horizon in the distance and said, "Are you afraid?"
The girl on the balcony on the second floor did not have any fluctuation in her pretty eyes when she heard this. She still drank the soy milk in her hand quietly and shook her little head: "My courage and your courage combined will be enough to deal with this world. Where to go
I dare not make a sound in this world alone, but with you, I dare."
Listening to the woman's ethereal lark-like voice slowly pouring into his ears, the man in black on the eaves laughed silently, very brilliantly.
"Eh~"
Putting down the wine bottle, the man stretched hard in the face of the rising sun, then dived forward, clasped the eaves with one palm, and turned around with a kite, landing steadily on the balcony on the second floor.
Reaching out and patting the woman's head, the man grinned: "I'm going to bed."
After saying that, he didn't ask the woman whether she agreed or not, and walked straight into the house. He opened the quilt that was still warm and fragrant, took off his shoes and socks, and slipped under the quilt.
“…..”
Rolling her eyes at the rude man in annoyance, the woman carefully wrapped the unfinished steamed buns and lay down on the railing to sip the soy milk in her hand. She was quiet and elegant, just like a girl next door.
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Mongolian military camp.
It had been many days since Kublai Khan went to the Sword Tomb, and the little princess seemed to have changed her temper during this period. She didn't go anywhere, and just stayed with her brother obediently.
Pei Bin, who had saved his life, never left. Perhaps he was really impressed by the little princess's charisma when he was in Chongyang Palace. He was originally Kublai Khan's staff, but now he is willing to act as the little princess's slave.
As for Pasiba, he seemed to be in a daze. Ever since he was defeated by the violent Dongzhang and almost lost his life, he had been practicing Buddhism secretly since he came back. He didn't eat day and night, and his figure became thinner and thinner.
Every morning, people in the barracks will see an immovable monk sitting cross-legged on the top of a mountain in the distance. That is Phagpa. No matter it is raining or sunny, he just sits there quietly.
There, it seems to blend in with the mountains.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Mr. Pei, let's go to Huashan..." Outside the military camp, the little princess was dressed in red, with big black and white eyes.
Looking at Pasiba on the top of the mountain in the distance, he said in a crisp voice.
After finishing speaking, someone immediately came forward from behind the little princess, bowed slightly, and his whole face was deeply hidden under the hood. His voice was like a crow: "Wherever the princess goes, this old slave will go."
"good!"
The little princess opened the white jade folding fan with a snap and did as she was told. With such a fiery temperament, she immediately turned around and walked towards the military camp without saying much.
Passing through Yingkou all the way, we headed straight to the king's tent.
"Brother, I want to go to Huashan..."
Before the door curtain was opened, the little princess's voice had already reached the tent.
Kublai Khan, who was sitting behind the desk and studying military books, frowned when he heard this, looked at his sister who opened the curtain and walked in displeasedly, and said in a deep voice: "You haven't learned enough this time!?"
Jumping across the main table, the little princess knelt down behind her brother, and a pair of small hands instantly climbed onto her brother's shoulders.
Snapped!
With a crisp sound, Kublai Khan slapped his sister's little hand away. Obviously he didn't want to accept her trick. Looking at his sister who was pretending to be aggrieved and pouting, Kublai Khan glared: "You don't know your identity?! Now!
How many people from the Central Plains are eyeing the lives of our two brothers and sisters? You are still eager to get in on them?! Do you think your brother died not early enough?!"
Kublai Khan's words are not unreasonable. Now the heroes of the entire Central Plains want to kill Kublai Khan and then quickly. Anyone with a passionate heart wants to serve the country loyally. Needless to say, the degree of danger involved.
Hearing this, the little princess curled her lips and motioned for Pei Bin to go out. After the people left, she said, "Isn't Dongzhang here? He won't just sit idly by."
When it comes to that man, Kublai Khan rarely shows admiration in his eyes. He is a figure with epoch-making ideas. Many of his ideas coincide with his own. For example, he agrees with Kublai Khan's Daxing School. This is a man. Unfortunately, he does not want to succumb to it.
Man, this is a pity.
"He? He has too much time to take care of himself, so he still has time to take care of you? Besides, you don't know that I have a problem with him. If I don't touch you, even if it is protected by the divine eagle, do you still expect him to help you? Ha...
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Thinking that the man was about to face two top men, the little princess couldn't help but feel suffocated. She said in a charming voice: "That's why we have to win over him. Brother, you also said that Dongzhang has something in his head, but
Can Da Yong, now is a good time for us to help him in times of need. With his character of repaying revenge and repaying kindness, do you think, if we really help him, will he accept our brother-sister relationship?"
The little princess was very eloquent, and her sentences hit the point directly. She soon became moved by what she said about Kublai Khan, and for a moment she actually fell into deep thought.
In front of the army, an individual's ability is undoubtedly insignificant, but it is unrealistic to really allocate an entire battalion to the little princess. Even so, the army also has a deadly weapon, and that is the crossbow.
You must know that this thing has always been strictly controlled by the imperial court. If a single crossbow is found in the world, it will be a felony to punish the Nine Clan, so there are very few crossbows circulating in the world.
In terms of future generations, a crossbow that can fire continuously is like the Gatling of this era. When they entered the Sword Tomb, each of Kublai Khan's accompanying dead soldiers was equipped with a crossbow.
But once the little princess is in Dongzhang's hands, she will not be able to reach the moment when the weapons are facing each other if necessary. But if she really wants to use her hands, the crossbows fired by hundreds of people will definitely be enough to give Dongzhang a headache.
In fact, what he didn't know was that crossbows might pose a threat to ordinary martial arts masters, such as Huang Rong and Qiu Chuji, but against the likes of Dong Zhang and Xiao Longnu at the Wujue level.
Whether the crossbowman still has a chance to pull the trigger is another matter.
"Okay, I will allocate you 800 dead men. It's all at your command. If necessary, I will give that man a push..."