After Zhang Yu used his horse to leave the station, he soon felt someone chasing him behind him. Although the person was only on foot, he was running as fast as his horse, and even got closer to him a little bit.
He roughly estimated that if things continued like this and the situation didn't change much, he would be overtaken by others in almost one summer time.
Conflict between the two sides will be inevitable by then, so if he wants to retreat safely, he must find a way to deal with this person.
But before that, try to stay away from Jihe, lest anyone else has helpers.
When they were running separately, he consciously chose to go east. This was not the way back to Ruiguang, but the direction to the Anshan Mountains.
When he first retreated, seeing the opponent's calm appearance, he guessed that there might still be ambushes on the way back to the north, and by going here, since there was a wilderness ahead, he could naturally avoid interception.
He adjusted his breathing and began to slowly adjust himself. This battle must be fought. With Xia Jian in hand and his sword skills, even if the opponent has the protection of heart light, as long as he seizes the opportunity, he can still kill him.
break.
However, this is only his own advantage. Before fighting, he not only needs to know himself, but also needs to try to know his enemy.
He doesn't know the other party's details and what methods he has, so he needs to test it out.
He stretched out his hand, took the horse's back bag to the front, and took out a crossbow and a tied leather arrow scabbard, in which were inserted five sharp crossbow arrows with exquisite workmanship and a dark luster.
This thing was placed inside by the assistants, and it was a standard equipment on every horse. It was supposed to be convenient for them to hunt the wild beasts wandering in the wilderness, but it was also useful for people, and in some cases, it was even more useful than a fire blunderbuss.
He looked around and found that he was not in a relatively flat wilderness yet. The terrain here still had certain ups and downs, providing a little cover, which was just convenient for him to take action.
So he cocked the crossbow and quietly waited for the opportunity. But just when he turned a mound and prepared to try an arrow at the next moment, he suddenly discovered that the person chasing behind did not follow him, but was heading towards the other side.
Went in one direction.
He was slightly surprised, but then he changed his mind and vaguely guessed the reason. He returned the crossbow string to its place, put it back into the bag, and seized this opportunity to gallop forward.
After running all night until dawn, he stopped by a stream and took out a handful of secret beans from the horse feed bag to feed the horse. This thing can help the horse regain energy as quickly as possible and make up for its consumption.
After feeding, he let the horse drink water, and he came to an open space, took out the bone whistle given to him by the Peach Ding Talisman, flicked it into the sky with his finger, and the thing immediately let out a sharp scream, waiting for it.
The thing slowly fell down, and he caught it again.
After waiting for a while, there seemed to be a sound of wind blowing behind me.
If he felt something, he turned around and saw Tao Dingfu standing there holding a sword and said: "Junior brother is looking for me, but what do you want me to do?"
Zhang Yu asked: "Is it Senior Brother Tao who lured that person away?"
Tao Dingfu said with a smile: "It's just some little tricks. If you can deceive him for a while, he will catch up again before noon at least."
Zhang Yu clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you very much, senior brother."
Tao Dingfu waved his hand and said: "I still need to rely on you to find the cultivation method, but I don't want you to be killed by that person now, but..." His expression turned solemn, "I will only take action once.
Junior brother, you should know that we real cultivators usually avoid getting involved in matters between metaphysics, and what we did just now is an exception."
Zhang Yu does have something in mind.
When he was practicing under the old cultivation teacher, he once heard a fellow disciple mention that it seemed that there was some agreement between the real cultivators and the metaphysical cultivators, so the real cultivators generally would not appear where the metaphysical cultivators were.
He would not conflict with them without being offended, so even if he asked Tao Ding Fu to fulfill his promise and deal with these monks who practice Hun Zhang, he would definitely refuse.
However, there are many ways. You can't attack directly, but it doesn't mean you can't help him in other places. He thought for a while and said: "Senior brother, maybe you can see that the mysterious cultivator who is chasing me has some tricks.
?”
Tao Dingfu said in a joking tone: "Junior Brother, if you want to know, how about this be regarded as something that Brother promised you?"
Zhang Yu nodded and said: "If senior brother thinks this is more appropriate, then there is nothing wrong with it."
"It's better not to use it." Tao Dingfu raised his sword-holding hand and waved it, decisively rejecting his suggestion and said: "I was just joking, I'll tell my junior brother what I know."
Zhang Yu glanced at him and saw that his expression was slightly solemn. His thoughts changed and he guessed a bit of his thoughts.
The old practice talks about both opportunity and experience. The process of finding your own skills in Tao Ding Fu is actually a tempering of yourself. The heavier the promise you make and the more you pay, the more likely you are to find that one.
Opportunity.
If the promise made is fulfilled easily, it would be dishonest to one's own heart and dishonest to one's practice.
Of course, this is only the view of the old cultivators. New cultivators do not have this understanding and have never believed in it. Even the old cultivators have completely different views on different matters when it comes to each individual, and cannot be generalized.
However, he knew that because such actions not only involved the cause and effect that the old practice insisted on, but also involved the Taoist mind that the teacher repeatedly mentioned, it could be regarded as a process of self-affirmation and self-cultivation, so in some cases
There is some truth in that aspect.
Tao Dingfu thought for a while and said: "I have never been in contact with that person, and I don't know much about it in detail, but I can give you some suggestions, whether you are a metaphysical cultivator or a true cultivator, when fighting against an opponent, the best
The important thing is to 'watch people', you must remember this."
Zhang Yu was thoughtful, "Are you watching people..."
"'Observing people' is not only used before fighting, but also needs to be used during the battle. If you learn to 'observe people' and use it properly, you will be invincible."
Tao Dingfu smiled, "There are thousands of people in the world, each with his own strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes you don't need to know how strong your opponent is, you just need to know how weak he is."
Having said this, he stopped talking and said no more.
Zhang Yu thought for a while. If someone else were here, hearing these remarks, he would probably feel baffled, as if there was nothing said.
But the way the old cultivators talk is this.
It is impossible for him to explain everything to you. You have to understand everything by yourself. How much you can understand is your own business.
He had long been used to this. However, in his opinion, Tao Dingfu's words had been expressed clearly enough, and also hinted at some very important information. So he clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you, senior brother."
Already."
Tao Dingfu waved his hand casually.
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and asked, "Senior brother, do you know what happened to my fellow Xuanfu disciples who escaped?"
Tao Dingfu said: "I don't know about the others, but your senior brother Cai, also known as Cai Gong, is probably in the same group as those who are chasing you."
Zhang Yu didn't see any surprise on his face, and said calmly: "I guessed it, Senior Brother Cai asked us to leave, and when he stepped forward to stop us, although he seemed generous and fierce on the surface, his mood was very stable, and he was not determined to die in his heart.
Faith in the First World War.”
Tao Dingfu looked at him and suddenly smiled.
Seeing him laughing, Zhang Yu raised his head and gave him a questioning look.
"It's nothing." Tao Dingfu smiled again and said, "Junior brother, you are still so calm and wise. I remember when you first joined the teacher, you were only twelve years old, right? That's what you look like now.
"
Zhang Yu said calmly: "Senior brother, you are wrong. I did not become a disciple of the teacher. The teacher will not admit that I am his disciple. At most, I am just a student."
Tao Dingfu raised his head, looked up at the sky, and sighed: "Me too, the teacher has not found a real disciple yet. I originally thought it would be you, junior brother, but I didn't expect that you failed to pass the teacher's teaching in the end.
Legal test."
Zhang Yu then walked beside the horse, patted it gently, and then turned over and climbed into the saddle.
Tao Dingfu looked at him and said seriously: "Junior brother, do you really not need help? In fact, I can use magic to help you to keep you as far away from here as possible. When the person catches up, maybe you can run away.
Gone to a safer place."
Zhang Yu said: "No, thank you, senior brother. I have to handle this matter myself." He clasped his hands on the horse and rode eastward again. After going out for a while, he looked sideways and saw that there was only a wilderness behind him.
Tao Dingfu's figure has disappeared without a trace.