The person who came was none other than a drunkard. I saw this guy taking long steps and swaying, as if he would fall down at any time, but just like the roly-poly, he couldn't fall no matter how hard he swayed.~
And it didn't seem to be very fast, but in a blink of an eye he was in front of Li Qi, gasping for air and saying: "Oh, you really beat me to death."
He was breathing so hard, so he was definitely faking it. Li Qi snorted and said bluntly: "Don't fool me here, even if your lungs are breathed out, I will still act in accordance with the contract."
Upon hearing this, the drunkard's breathing immediately became steady. His face did not turn red or he was out of breath, but he said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Privy Councilor, you are really stingy. I have both merit and ---
.”
Li Qi was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He looked behind him and said, "Is he here?"
Seeing that he had not won sympathy, the drunkard felt very depressed. He waved his hand and said, "Come out, come out."
I saw more than a dozen boys walking out on the beach. It was not difficult to see that they were all women disguised as men.
Zhao Jingyan asked curiously: "Nan Bowan, are these your men?"
Nan Bowan was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head and said: "No---no, I don't know anyone here."
Li Qi smiled at Zhao Jingyan and said, "They are your bodyguards."
"bodyguard?"
Zhao Jingyan was surprised.
Li Qi nodded and said: "This expedition is full of dangers. Regardless of success or failure, I don't want you to make any mistakes, so I must send someone to protect you. Although you often disguise yourself as a man, you are still a woman.
How bad would it be if you were surrounded by a bunch of big men every day?"
Zhao Jingyan took a look at these boys and saw that they all had young faces, about sixteen or seventeen years old. No matter how you looked at them, they all looked like people who needed protection, rather than people who wanted to protect others, and said: "But they look like -
-."
She hesitated to speak, but what she meant was, can they do it?
The drunkard grinned widely and said, "Don't underestimate them. With your three-legged cat skills, one of them can deal with three."
Zhao Jingyan frowned slightly, glanced at the drunkard, and felt unhappy in her heart. She was a disciple who cultivated the way of a teacher. A famous teacher makes a great disciple. She smiled coldly and said, "Really?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she drew out her dagger like lightning and stabbed the girl at the front.
"ah?"
The two chicks, Li Qi and Nan Bowan, were immediately frightened and screamed.
I saw Zhao Jingyan's sword stopped in front of the girl's heart, almost touching it, just missing by about a millimeter, but the girl didn't move at all, hanging her hands, turning a blind eye to the dagger in Zhao Jingyan's hand.
Zhao Jingyan glanced at the drunkard and said: "This---why is this?"
The drunkard said: "This is all the fault of the Privy Councilor. He asked me to train like this, obey, obey, and obey again."
"It's interesting." Li Qi smiled and said, "But I remember that the contract stated that it must meet my requirements before it can be counted."
"Oh, it turns out you wanted to check it out. OK. No problem."
The drunkard said carelessly to the girl: "Get a hand and show it to the adults."
Whoosh!
There was a flash of cold light.
A slight sound was heard.
I saw a dagger and a short knife meeting in front of Zhao Jingyan's neck.
Zhao Jingyan was dumbfounded, there was a muffled sound in her throat, and she felt a chill. The dagger in her hand pointed at the air was shaking slightly, and big beads of sweat flowed down her cheeks.
At some point, the girl appeared on Zhao Jingyan's right side, holding a sharp dagger in her hand. The sharp edge was pointed at the aorta on Zhao Jingyan's neck. At the same time, Ma Qiao suddenly appeared on Zhao Jingyan's left side, holding a short knife across her neck.
The front of Zhao Jingyan's neck was almost touching Zhao Jingyan's skin.
The girl glanced sideways at Maqiao with a hint of hostility.
Ma Qiao wrote lightly: "Don't get me wrong, I'm just worried that you might hurt someone with your hands."
"The people I teach will never hurt anyone they shouldn't hurt."
The drunkard looked at Maqiao with a smile, and said to the girl: "Put it down, let it go, this is your senior brother, you are no match for him."
The girl then took back the dagger.
Ma Qiao also put the dagger back.
Zhao Jingyan let out a long breath and looked at the girl in shock. At that moment, she really felt like she was dying. It was so terrifying that she didn't dare to question the drunkard's words anymore.
So fast!
Li Qi was also so frightened that his heart almost jumped out of his chest, but at a glance he knew that Drunkard had trained him himself, because Drunkard actually didn't have many tricks, it was just one word - quick.
However, since the drunkard was played by Kai Kurang, he deliberately suppressed himself, so he chose a big sword as a weapon. Although the dance was powerful and heavy, the speed was still greatly reduced.
However, when the drunkard fought with the jade-faced flying fox, he cut off the jade-faced flying fox's hand almost instantly. If he had missed it even slightly, the drunkard might have lost his head. From that moment, Li Qi knew that this guy actually
He has always been hiding his strength. I am afraid that the only one in the world who can rival this guy is the old monster, except Zhou Tong who has passed away.
The drunkard suddenly said: "You should also let your senior brother see what you are capable of. Oh, your senior brother loves to challenge a group of people alone, so you can join together."
Several rays of cold light flashed out, and the figures of more than ten girls were seen shaking, with sharp eyes as if they were looking at food, but they were all cautious, and the hand exposed by Ma Qiao just now made them afraid to treat Zhao Jingyan like he did.
Go treat Maqiao.
Damn drunkard. Ma Qiao suddenly squatted down and swept his right foot out in a semicircle. A wave of sand rose from the ground and rushed towards the girls.
Shit! It’s this move again.
Li Qi was shocked. He remembered clearly that Ma Qiao also used this trick when he competed with Yue Fei, but it was snow at the time and sand now.
"humble---."
Before the word "despicable" came out of the drunkard's mouth, Ma Qiao's next move surprised him.
In the blink of an eye, Ma Qiao had already run more than twenty or thirty steps and completely jumped out of the battle circle. His speed was so fast!
What's going on?
Everyone was stunned.
I saw Ma Qiao jumping up and down and shouting angrily: "You are despicable. You know that I don't hit women, but you still ask a group of women to compete with me. Come on, come on. Drunkard, if you are a man, you can do it yourself."
, I will fight you for hundreds of rounds."
The drunkard smiled shamelessly and said, "I won't fight you."
A group of people burst out laughing.
...
...
The tide rises and falls, and the sun shines down from the west, making the white waves sparkle with golden light.
Li Qi and Zhao Jingyan were walking on the beach, and the waves receded at their feet.
"Have you long planned for me to go to Japan?"
Zhao Jingyan asked as she walked.
Even the bodyguards were ready, no wonder she asked this question.
But Li Qi shook his head and said: "Of course not, in fact, this is only part of it. These girls are all orphans I took in in Jiaozhi. If I didn't take them in, they would have starved to death, but you also know that I
They don't care for idlers, so I gave them to drunkards and asked them to teach them martial arts. The cost is not cheap. Training one person can make them unparalleled. I intend to let them protect you and Qiniang, but
It has nothing to do with you going to Japan, for the reason I have already mentioned before. You are women, and there are many inconveniences in being surrounded by a group of big men."
Having said this, he sighed and said: "Actually, I originally planned to go by myself, but I didn't expect that the Japanese Civil War would break out so quickly. At the same time, the Jin Kingdom started its Western Expedition, which made me unable to do anything.
But for the Song Dynasty, the importance of the western battlefield was much higher than that of Japan. It is impossible for the emperor to agree to let me lead the army.
Although Niu Gao has incredible military talents, he is a layman in politics, and Nang Bowan is even less so. He is just a good candidate for executing tasks, not a talented person who plans tasks.
There is no separation between civil and military affairs. I need someone to take charge of the overall situation for me, and this person must be the person I trust the most."
Zhao Jingyan smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect you to trust me so much, let alone have such great ambitions?"
Li Qixiao asked: "Then what kind of person am I in your eyes?"
"Just like your name, you are a strange person." Zhao Jingyan smiled softly and said: "But judging from the things you have done, I always think that you are not a person who is greedy for power, and I never thought of your thirst for power.
It will be as big as the earth."
"Everyone is afraid of death, and I am no exception." Li Qi did not want to talk more about this, and instead said: "I also didn't expect that you didn't stop me."
"Yeah. I didn't think of it myself." Zhao Jingyan looked into the distance and said: "Actually, that night, I thought about dealing with you, but---but just like before, I finally chose to jump off what you arranged.
Inside the trap."
Li Qi suddenly stopped, held Zhao Jingyan's cattails and said, "Yan Fu, I confess to you not to persuade you to go to Japan, but to ---."
Zhao Jingyan didn't wait for him to finish speaking, then said: "I understand that if I don't want to, you can't force me. Now that I have decided, even if you don't let me go, I will definitely go. I will go with you."
It's different. It's hard for me to completely trust someone. I've already given my life to you, and I can't hand my life to anyone else. This has a lot to do with me, so it's natural for me to go."
Li Qi nodded and said: "But you must remember, don't force anything. There is no dead end in this world. No matter how difficult the environment is, there must be a turning point. If you fail, don't try to be brave. Come back immediately and we will try again."
Find another way."
Zhao Jingyan hummed and said, "I know."
You answered so quickly, did you listen? Li Qi chuckled and said: "Actually, even if you don't want to, you can't do what you want, because those girls will send you back to Song Dynasty safely, even if they are tied up
.”
Zhao Jingyan frowned and said, "Is this necessary?"
"It's necessary. I know you very well. You are a person who refuses to admit defeat. It is inevitable that you will turn the corner. I want to make sure that just in case."
"It seems you don't have much confidence in this expedition!"
Li Qi smiled and said: "I always make the best preparations and plan for the worst. After all, people decide what to do and what to do depends on God. No one can be invincible in his life."
Zhao Jingyan nodded, then suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you something. I don't plan to let Shiniang go with me."
Li Qi looked surprised and said, "Why is this?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "Shi Niang loves you. She helps me treat my illness all because of you. Why should she separate from you and go to Japan to take risks for me?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and said: "Yes, this is indeed a bit sorry for Shiniang, but no one wants to do so. You are not going to Japan for yourself, but for all of us. As one of them, she will contribute a share."
Strength is also what it should be.”
Zhao Jingyan shook her head and said: "My illness is just pain, not life-threatening. It only lasts a few days a month. I can bear it and it will pass."
Li Qidao: "But the problem is that you simply can't bear it."
Zhao Jingyan said: "I remember that Gui Jiulang once said that the pain will decrease with time. Now two years have passed and the pain should be reduced a lot. You don't need to persuade me anymore. I won't hurt you at all.
Shi Niang went there, it’s so unfair to her, I won’t do any more acupuncture from this month on.”
"But ---." Li Qi said, suddenly stunned, and said: "Wait, this month? Isn't your menstrual period this month already over?"
Zhao Jingyan shook her head and said: "Not yet---."
At this point, she suddenly stopped.
Li Qi looked at her suspiciously and said, "Nothing else?"
Zhao Jingyan's cheeks were dizzy and she hesitated: "Yes, Shi Niang has helped me with acupuncture a few days ago, I mean starting from this month." (To be continued...)