Zhao Qian stood on the side of the cave, holding a scimitar in her hand and holding her breath.
Above their heads, there were many chaotic footsteps. The people on top seemed to be walking around, searching for something.
No need to ask, of course I came for them, or in other words, for Ren Qi.
Ren Qi had just experienced a battle, was immersed in an icy lake, and was wounded by several shots from the Northern Spear Saint Bai Xi. At this time, although his face was gloomy and he looked the same as usual, Zhao Qian had a vague feeling Yes, the injuries he suffered cannot be taken lightly.
This is also the reason why they are hiding in the cave at this time.
After the footsteps had gone away, Zhao Qian spoke and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Ha!"
Ren Qi snorted coldly, "What can happen to me? It's just a minor injury.
Once in Jinmen, our Ouchi masters acted secretly and broke into a White Lotus Sect entrance. They were ambushed and suffered heavy losses. Some people suffered more than 20 large and small knife wounds and three bullets in their bodies. ”
"Doesn't the White Lotus Sect not use firearms?" Zhao Qian was surprised.
When she asked this question, Ren Qi actually chuckled. This was an attitude he had never shown before, and Zhao Qian was confused.
After a while, he finally stopped laughing and said calmly: "That is the commander-in-chief. He thinks he is the bravest of the three armies, so he deserves misfortune. We were ambushed here. Some people panicked and raised their guns to shoot at crowded places. So the man was shot three times in the back.”
Zhao Qian didn't find it funny, but was surprised: "So, he didn't die?"
"I said he can break out of the encirclement alive, not that he won't die."
Ren Qi's expression turned grim again, "Anyone will die after being injured like that."
"So you..." Zhao Qian was inevitably a little worried.
"Me?"
Ren Qi seemed to feel that he had been underestimated, and just snorted: "I said, it's just a minor injury."
"Okay!"
Zhao Qian suddenly drew her sword, "Then I'll call those bastards over and kill them one by one!"
"Wait!"
Ren Qi stopped her, "I think this place is quite good. What if we stay here for one night, kill so many more people, and stink up this place?"
"I didn't expect you to be such a clean person."
Zhao Qian smiled, put the knife aside, and unbuttoned the coat she was wearing.
At this time, the firelight in the cave reflected her body under her single clothes.
Ren Qi pulled her over and pressed her aside.
"Aren't you injured?" She couldn't help but ask, her face flushed.
"I said, it's just a minor injury. It will be fine after healing."
Ren Qi buried his head in it.
After a night of swaying, Ren Qi was indeed healed, and Zhao Qian's expression became much more rosy.
When the two of them were packing their things and getting ready to hit the road, they heard footsteps on the roof of the cave again.
"Or don't let them pollute the tranquility here?" Zhao Qian asked.
"No need, where isn't it dirty?"
Ren Qi drew out his sword and got out.
After a while, she heard the screams of a group of people above her head, the sharp sound of the tip of a knife being unsheathed, and then the shattering sound of flesh and blood being cut open, screams, and whimpering.
After just a while, Ren Qi seemed to have settled the matter.
When he fell from the top, he just shook the blood off the sword, then tore off a piece of cloth from an unknown victim and wiped the sword carefully with it.
Seeing Zhao Qian staring at him, Ren Qi just said lightly: "Killing is really a troublesome thing, isn't it?
If you want to kill people, you must have a good weapon.
However, a good sword needs to be maintained and wiped from time to time. Especially after killing someone, if you don't wipe it for a while and shake off the blood, spots will inevitably remain on the sword.
If you don't wipe it clean and put it in the scabbard, when the weather is hot, after just one day, you will feel like you are carrying a mouse that has been dead for an unknown period of time. Just put the sword next to the pillow and it will be gone. It makes you sick and makes you want to vomit. ”
Zhao Qianruo realized something, "So I think those masters are always wiping their weapons."
Ren Qi nodded, "Yes, a master spends more than half of his career polishing his weapons, and the rest of the time is spent walking, eating, and sleeping. Only a small amount of time is spent killing people."
"Very few?"
Zhao Qian only felt that those masters were either on the way to kill or at the moment of killing, as if they were always fighting with others.
"Of course there are very few. If a master has been in the world for ten years, he may only be killing people for a few days."
"What about the rest of the time? As you said, what about the time other than eating, walking and sleeping?"
"Being pulled and asked non-stop."
"..."
Zhao Qian turned her head to the side to relieve the embarrassment.
Then she saw a rather surprising sight.
I saw a group of black-clothed cavalry separating and coming towards here. The sound of horse hooves shattered the tranquility.
"How on earth did they find us!?" Zhao Qian only felt a headache.
"It's very simple, either you betrayed me or I betrayed you."
"Do you think I will betray you?" Zhao Qian's eyes widened.
"I don't know, but if it were me, I would."
After Ren Qi finished speaking, he frowned and glanced at the sword in his hand, and said dissatisfied: "What a pity this sword has just been polished."
The cavalry approached, and the riders showed off their weapons, and there was a flash of cold light, but Ren Qi didn't care.
He just drew a sword.
"Do you know what Bai Xiu wants to say to me?" Ren Qi suddenly asked.
"What?"
Before Zhao Qian finished asking, Ren Qi shot out an arrow and rushed towards the group of riders, carrying the wind and snow.
The leading cavalryman held a spear. Relying on his fastest speed, he put the spear under his arm with the help of his horse power and rushed forward, spinning the spear towards Ren Qi.
Ren Qi kept running forward with his head lowered. When he heard the horse's rapid panting, he raised his head, his eyes sparkling with lightning.
The rider in front was startled by this look, and then the cold light cut his throat.
When the two companions behind him saw this, their eyes were filled with tears. They each pointed their weapons at Ren Qi and attacked him from both sides.
Ren Qi was attacked by two spears on the left and right. He leaned down to avoid the two spears. When he stood up again, the sword in his hand first cut a rider's belly with his left hand. On the right, another man is separated from his legs.
Three people were killed in the blink of an eye. No matter how tough the riders were, the momentum of the attack would inevitably be blocked at this time.
One of them, a Tatar with shaved front hair and braided hair, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, walked around from the team, and placed a white-feathered arrow on the string.
Bang!
Like the explosion of a musket, arrows hit any seven-sided door.
Ren Qi turned his head, flicked his wrist, and the tip of the sword hit the arrow. It turned around and hit the archer's eye. It went in from one end and came out from the other end, bringing out a string of red and white ones, which surprised everyone.
So the madman, no matter how brave he was, reacted, reined in the horse's head, turned around and looked back.
He came in a hurry and left in a hurry, just rolling up the white snow everywhere.
Ren Qi was not a murderous maniac, but he still felt that it would be unpleasant to have to clean his sword again after killing only four people. Just then, he caught a glimpse of a rider who was still there.
He reined in the panicked horse and made it trample on the snow with all four hooves, but it could not change its direction and escape.
This man seemed to be more panicked than the horse.
"You won't run? I see that although your feet are weak, the horse's legs and feet can still move."
Ren Qi looked at him.
The man immediately let go of the reins, looking as if he had missed a step or fallen in too much haste.
Anyway, as soon as he got off the horse, his whole face was buried in the snow, and his hands and feet were on the ground, like a dog that had met its owner.
"Xiang Guang, the fifth-rank sword-wielding guard in Dauchi, pays homage to Commander Ren!"
Xiang Guang?
Ren Qiyi didn't pay attention to him at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have heard this name before.
"When you were in the palace, were you with me?"
"I am lucky enough to work under the command of the commander-in-chief. I have all been lucky enough to see the commander-in-chief in Jinmen, Jiangnan, and Longxi. I am truly lucky!"
"Charming? Your ability to flatter people is indeed like that of a master."
Ren Qi touched his chin with his hand, not knowing whether the word he used was accurate, or whether he could match the word.
"Raise your head." Ren Qi ordered.
So Xiang Guang raised his head and lowered his eyes. His red face was stained with ice slag and mud and snow, which looked quite funny.
"It's really you."
Ren Qi finally had an impression, "You're not dead?"
"Thanks to Commander-in-Chief, my subordinates found a secret passage to escape that night and did not die."
"Really?" Ren Qi's tone actually sounded a little pity.
Thinking of that night, Ren Qi only remembered the sounds of fighting, fire, arrows, and projectiles everywhere.
He became Ouchi's public enemy almost overnight. He didn't dare to trust even his close associates, so he just committed suicide and went out in a bloody way.
After leaving Yujing, he vaguely heard that all his subordinates who had previously worked under him were transferred out of Yujing, and those who followed him were all executed.
"Since you have followed me to so many places, you must have robbed a lot of money from women and taken a lot of it. Some are greedy, some are greedy, and some are snacks. I never treat my subordinates badly. Why did you fall into this situation? The point where a person becomes a killer? ”
Of course, Ren Qi knew that the nature of the masters in the Imperial Palace was hard to change. Even if they broke away from the system of the Forbidden Palace, no one would become a Buddha one day and suddenly vow to get rid of himself, the great imperial convict of Kyushu.
The only reason why they can come here to fight without Ouchi is because of money.
"The commander is naturally very kind to his subordinates. If you don't like to eat, you will definitely share it with your subordinates and make them eat it up. Just say that in the mansion outside the Jiangnan, just... ”
"No need to mention the past."
Ren Qi interrupted him, "I have done it, I have done it, and there is nothing to regret or be ashamed of. However, it is just a past event not worth mentioning. I only ask you, why did you come here to kill me?"
"How dare you!?" Xiang Guang cried out in pain and buried his face in the snow.
"Don't you dare? You just took out a musket and pointed it at me?" Ren Qi sneered.
When Xiang Guang heard this, he felt bad in his heart. He still maintained his kneeling posture and touched his waist intentionally or unintentionally.
"But I don't care that much about you."
"The younger one actually saved a lot of money."
Xiang Guang's hand left the concealed weapon, "However, he escaped in such a hurry that day that his wife, concubines, and children had no time to take him away. He only packed a package and tens of thousands of taels of silver notes."
"Aren't you afraid that bringing them with you would be a hindrance?"
Ren Qi snorted coldly. The master in the field only regarded money as his best and most trustworthy partner.
Xiang Guang just smiled bitterly, knowing that Ren Qi didn't care, so he continued: "It's a pity that my subordinates are used to spending a lot of money, and they have no financial luck, so they spent almost all their money in just a few years. I have no choice but to..."
"You just came to kill me?"
When Ren Qi said this, Xiang Guang trembled all over again.
However, he already knew that Ren Qi didn't care about this, so he just lay there and didn't move.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Lord Commander!"
"I am no longer the leader."
"Yes, my lord."
Ren Qi didn't feel that this sound was out of the ordinary, so he let him call it that way.
He pointed to the open space on the side, "Get those horses in order, we will need them next."
"Yes!"
Xiang Guang can probably guess what Ren Qi is going to do, but he is used to putting his life at risk.
Now he understood that it was better to follow Mr. Ren Qi than to hang out with those people in Xiandu.
After all, Northland Spear Saint Bai Ruo died at the hands of his former leader, let alone other insects.
So Xiang Guang didn't dare to look at the woman next to Ren Qi. He just led the horse over diligently, and wiped the neck of the poor man lying on the ground with a broken leg. Everything looked clean and tidy, just like before. It was the same when he was in the palace.
"My lord, please!"
Xiang Guang lowered his head and pulled the reins.
Ren Qi didn't feel strange when he saw him like this, and just jumped onto the horse with a slight movement.
After Ren Qi got on the horse, Xiang Guang hurried to another horse and lay down on the snow.
"This is?"
Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment and understood what Xiang Guang meant, but she still cast a questioning look at Ren Qi first.
Ren Qi was not surprised, and just snorted: "Good slave."
In this way, Zhao Qian finally endured the awkwardness and stepped on Xiang Guang's back to get on the horse.
Xiang Guang almost didn't even bother to wipe the mud on his back, he just quickly rode on the third horse with a smile on his face.
He originally wanted to be at the back, following Ren Qi.
However, Ren Qi glanced at him sideways and said calmly: "Lead the way."
"Lead the way?"
Xiang Guang only hesitated for a moment and immediately reacted with the cleverness and vigilance of an expert.
"I heard that there are two groups of killers who came to this snowy mountain. One group was called by the one-eyed dragon, and the other group was the cold-faced man who recruited us."
"Cold noodles?"
Ren Qi immediately remembered this person, "Is that the cold-faced man who specializes in making plans and helping people kill people?"
"That's him."
Xiang Guang said with a smile: "As long as that bastard has money to make, even an old man can betray him. This time he summoned many of us here, come..."
He didn't go on.
Ren Qi's smile became brighter and brighter, showing his teeth, "Lead the way, I want to see what price Xiandu has set for me." (End of Chapter)