Chapter 102 The second military advisor is in vain, Pegasus Ranch, the most skilled craftsman in the world, Lu Miaozi!
"Mr. Xu, please get up quickly!"
Seeing the scribe in his thirties claiming to be Xu Xingzhi, Qin Shuang's heart suddenly moved.
As far as he knows.
Xu Xingzhi is a clerk under Fang Daoyuan, the right vanguard of Jingling's dominating villa, and he is quite resourceful.
Later, because Fang Daoyuan was killed by Fang Zetao, Xu Xingzhi had nowhere to go, and was recruited by Kou Zhong to become a military advisor.
Qin Shuang didn’t expect it.
I met Xu Xingzhi here.
“If Xing Zhi’s guess is correct, my benefactor should be the Qin Guild Master of Yangzhou Qianlong Hui, who has recently become famous all over the world, right?”
Xu Xingzhi stood up at Qin Shuang’s signal. He stood up, looked at Qin Shuang, his eyes moved slightly, and asked respectfully.
recent.
Qin Shuang, the leader of the Yangzhou Qianlong Society, has occupied Yangzhou. Recently, he has blocked Ren Shaoming, one of the two hegemons in the south of the Yangtze River, and captured Jiujiang and Jiangdu. His prestige is world-wide. He has already established himself in Domination Villa. Heard that.
“Exactly.”
Qin Shuang nodded and asked again. "How did Mr. Xu meet someone from the Four Bandits?"
He discovered.
This Xu Xing is thirty years old, has straight eyes and a straight nose, and has five long beards. In line with his delicate features and delicate eyes, he has a somewhat immortal demeanor.
“Hey, it’s a long story.”
Xu Xingzhi sighed and said. "I am serving as a clerk under Fang Daoyuan, the right vanguard of Domination Villa. However, Mr. Fang was killed by Fang Zetao. I escaped because I went out. Unexpectedly, when I went down to the Villa, I met the four bandits again and was hunted down again. If it hadn’t been for the meeting leader’s rescue, we would have been dead!”
“That’s it!”
Qin Shuang’s eyes shone with a strange light when he heard this, and he looked at Xu Xingzhi and asked. "What are Mr. Xu's plans for the future?"
"I was planning to take refuge in Guangdong, but I'm a little bit unwilling to do so. I don't have any plans yet."
Xu Xingzhi said with a wry smile on his face.
"In that case, sir, why don't you join our Qianlong Club?"
"Give me a helping hand?"
When Qin Shuang heard this, his eyes flashed and he laughed.
"My benefactor is willing to take me in, and I will do whatever I want to do!"
"My lord is here, please accept me and pay my respects!"
Hearing Qin Shuang's words, Xu Xing's eyes showed essence. Mang immediately turned over and prostrated, knelt in front of Qin Shuang and gave a big salute.
Although he is in Jingling.
But I have already heard that my benefactor’s Qianlong Society occupied Yangzhou, captured Jiujiang, and recently, captured Jiangdu, which is famous all over the world!
Plus, since I have nowhere to go, if I return to my benefactor, I might be able to accomplish something!
At this moment, behind Xu Xingzhi, the eleven men following him knelt down when they heard the sound.
"Mr. Xu, please get up quickly!"
Qin Shuang quickly helped Xu Xingzhi and others up.
At this moment.
He was very satisfied.
He has already known about Xu Xingzhi's talent. He already has Zhuge Cheng as a military advisor. If he gets another Xu Xingzhi, he will have two great military advisors!
To know.
Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period, after getting the phoenix chick of Wolong, both sides blossomed. However, the phoenix chick later died on Luofengpo, which became a pity. Qin Shuang has been thinking that if the phoenix chick had not died, Zhuge Liang would have replaced Wolong. By sharing the pressure, Liu Bei may be able to defeat Cao Cao and dominate the world.
“I wonder if my lord is going to Pegasus Ranch?”
Xu Xingzhi looked at Qin Shuang and the others, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and asked.
"It is true that I am going to Pegasus Ranch, but it is just by the way. Mainly at the invitation of Lord Song, I am going to Lingnan Sharpening Hall to learn the art of swordsmanship."
Qin Shuang said in a calm tone.
“The leader of the Lingnan Song Dynasty invites my lord to go to the knife grinding hall to learn the art of swordsmanship?”
Hearing Qin Shuang’s words, Xu Xingzhi’s eyes burst out with light, and his body was shocked.
He is a thoughtful person.
From the Lord’s words, I can guess the truth.
It seems that Lord Song has taken a fancy to the huge potential of his lord and has entered into a deeper cooperation.
After all. He has been informed.
The Song clan and the lord's Qianlong Society have already had preliminary cooperation.
"Yeah."
Qin Shuang nodded and said. "Since Mr. Xu has joined our Qianlong Club, how about I ask you to take this flying knife as a token and go to Jiujiang to meet the guards Liu Yong and Tu Hongzhen and wait for my return from Lingnan?"
"I obey my lord's orders!"
Xu Xingzhi clasped his fists respectfully at Qin Shuang.
Xu Xingzhi took the flying knife given to him by Qin Shuang and headed towards Jiujiang with the eleven people following him.
Qin Shuang led the ten men under his command to the Pegasus Ranch.
The crowd moved forward, and after an hour, they climbed over two mountains.
Finally we saw a stretch of rolling hills ahead.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind Qin Shuang and others.
Qin Shuang turned around and saw a group of knights coming from behind. The big men riding them were all wearing the same gray attire, with a 'Pegasus' with wings on its back embroidered on its lapel. There are twelve riders in total, and the other ten strong horses are all bareback wild horses, connected by reins.
At this time, the team driving the wild horses was only about five feet away from Qin Shuang and others. The leader was a middle-aged strong man with only one eye and an ancient face. The single eye was still shining and bright. When he saw someone Blocking the road ahead, he immediately signaled those following him to rein in their horses and slow down.
"Nephew Liu Shi!"
At this moment, behind Qin Shuang, Ding Buyi looked at the one-eyed strong man at the head and shouted.
Ding Buyi did not expect that he would meet Liu Zongdao, the son of an old acquaintance, here.
"Huh? Uncle Ding, is that you?"
"Why are you here?"
Only when the one-eyed man heard the voice did he notice Ding Buyi behind Qin Shuang, and immediately there was a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Our club leader wants to purchase a group of horses, so we came to meet with the owner to discuss."
Ding Buyi smiled slightly and explained the reason for his visit.
“That’s it!”
Liu Zongdao was stunned.
After discussion, Qin Shuang learned that Liu Zongdao had gone to the frontier fortress to transport more than ten well-bred horses back for breeding. He happened to meet Qin Shuang and his party on the way.
Ding Buyi met the second deacon of Pegasus Ranch, and the group immediately left for Pegasus Ranch.
In the southwest of Jingling County, the two branches of the Yangtze River, Zhangshui and Jushui, outline a vast and nearly triangular fertile land. These two streams of water flow through both banks, nourishing fertile fields, and finally return to the main river.
It is warm and pleasant all year round, the soil is fertile and it is a place with abundant resources.
The area where the pasture is located has lush pastures and is surrounded by green mountains. The green space within a dozen miles is only connected to the outside world by narrow roads at the east and west ends. The natural geographical advantages form a barrier. Qin Shuang followed the team through the winding mountain paths and stood on a mountain, overlooking the green carpet-like farmland and the mirror-like lake. She felt quite peaceful deep in her soul.
Farther away, there are mountains.
A herd of white sheep, yellow-brown or light gray cattle, and a variety of horses with different coat colors but all strong and vigorous, strolling and gnawing grass leisurely.
A majestic castle stands in the northwest highlands, with an almost vertical cliff at its back and a stream that flows like a ribbon in front of it, forming a heart-stirring and magnificent picture.
Qin Shuang and others followed Liu Zongdao to the entrance of the gorge.
There is a gate tower at the exit of the gorge. In front of the building, a tunnel three feet wide and five feet deep is dug, crossing the mouth of the gorge. The bottom is covered with spikes, and a suspension bridge must be used to pass. There is indeed one man who guards the gate, and ten thousand men. A difficult situation to overcome.
Left side of the castle.
Liu Zongdao and the short old man Lao Xu took the well-bred horses outside the Great Wall to the racecourse to settle down. Qin Shuang, Ding Buyi and others were received by the great steward Shang Zhen.
“Master Qin, the horses at our racecourse have indeed been reserved by Li Clan. If you really want to buy them, you can discuss them with our owner. However, our owner left the ranch. A guest has not returned yet. Can Master Qin wait for the host to return?”
Shang Zhennai is a tall, bald man, dressed in a brocade robe, with a large jade finger in his right hand, showing nobility, and he clasped his fist politely towards Qin Shuang.
"Oh?"
"When will the mall owner be back?"
Qin Shuang's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and a bright light suddenly appeared in Shang Zhen's eyes. , understanding that Shang Zhen's internal strength has reached the level of a first-class master, no wonder Pegasus Ranch can stand firm for many years.
“The mall owner went out yesterday. If he doesn’t come back today, he will definitely come back tomorrow!”
Shang Zhen looked at Qin Shuang and said with fists in his hands.
At this moment.
Shang Zhen was very curious about Qin Shuang.
The name of Feidao Qin Shuang has caused a sensation in the world recently.
Is this young man, who is only twenty years old, really as terrifying as the legendary flying knife?
He was actually able to silence Ren Shaoming, one of the two famous hegemons in Jiangnan!
"Okay, just wait!"
Qin Shuang nodded with a look of thought in his eyes.
If you want to build a cavalry, you must get the horses and you can’t give up halfway!
Seeing that Qin Shuang insisted on waiting for the mall owner to come back, Shang Zhen immediately arranged for a young man named Luo Fang to take Qin Shuang and others to stay in the guest room of the ranch, and then said goodbye to Qin Shuang. Leave.
Qin Shuang practiced flying knife skills in the guest room and gained proficiency.
Unknowingly.
It was already evening. After the dinner, Qin Shuang stood in the guest courtyard and looked around.
He discovered that on the left side of the guest room was the Pegasus Garden of the farm owner's mansion, behind it was the attic, and on the right side was the back mountain, facing the exit of the canyon to an unknown place.
“By the way, Lu Miaozi lives here!”
Qin Shuang's powerful perception spread and he heard the sound of gurgling water behind the guest room. He suddenly remembered that in the original play, Lu Miaozi, the most skilled craftsman in the world, lived in the attic in the backyard of this racecourse. Since he came to this Pegasus Ranch , it makes no sense not to go and see Lu Miaozi.
You must know that Lu Miaozi was proficient in martial arts, medicine, gardens, architecture, art of war, disguise, astronomy, calendars, mechanisms, etc. He designed the famous Yang Gong Treasure House back then.
If you can get Lu Miaozi's mechanism-making skills, it will definitely be of great use on the battlefield.
Moreover, you might be able to find a way to enter Yang Gong’s treasure house in the future. Currently, Yang Gong’s treasure house is located in Chang’an. If you can get the contents before Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling go to Yang Gong’s treasure house, it will be helpful for you to fight for world hegemony. A huge help!
Qin Shuang thought about this.
Immediately follow the guest room and head towards the moon cave door.
After passing through the Moon Cave Gate, there is a garden and corridor behind, and a lotus pond on the left. A small hexagonal pavilion is built in the center of the pond, connected to the shore by a small bridge.
The moon hangs in the sky on the right, making this quiet back garden shine with silver light, making the scenery extremely moving.
Qin Shuang turned left and right, passed through the corridor and the bamboo forest, and came to a cliff of 100 feet. A waterfall cascaded down the opposite cliff. It was so powerful that if it were not separated by the bamboo forest, you would have heard it in the courtyard. The thunderous sound of the waterfall.
Going ten feet to the left, your eyes suddenly opened up. On the platform near the cliff, there was a two-story building built in a dangerous situation.
at this time.
There is still light on the second floor, obviously there are still people living in this building.
“This should be the attic where Lu Miaozi lives!”
Qin Shuang looked at the attic and thought about how to interact with Lu Miaozi. Suddenly, an old voice came from the floor. Upload out. "Since the distinguished guest is here, why don't you come up and meet me?"
"In this case, I will disturb the senior!"
Qin Shuang raised his fist towards the attic and climbed up the wooden steps beside the attic. He knew that the old man in the attic was undoubtedly Lu Miaozi!
The second floor you see upon entering has two rooms, front and back. One room contains tables and chairs, and the other should be Lu Miaozi’s sleeping place.
Next to the window, there is a tall old man with a wide robe and long sleeves, giving people the aura of standing tall on a mountain.
"Little brother, please sit down and try the Liuguo liquid I brewed!"
The old man slowly turned around, waved his hand, and pointed to the wine bottle on the table.
Qin Shuang could clearly see the old man's face. He had a goose crown and a broad belt. His face was ancient and majestic, like a pine or cypress, and he looked very old.
"Drink! How long will life be when you are drunk?"
Seeing that Qin Shuang did not move, Lu Miaozi murmured, his tone revealing a deep feeling. Helpless, it makes people feel that he must have a sad past.
“Thank you, senior!”
Qin Shuang stepped forward, lifted the wine bottle, filled two glasses, and the aroma of fruit wine penetrated her nose.
Seeing that Lu Miaozi was still motionless, Qin Shuang picked up a cup and drank it in one gulp.
The fruity wine enters the throat, and the wine tastes mellow, soft and refreshing, with a long aftertaste.
Lu Miaozi said calmly: "This wine is made from six kinds of fresh fruits: pomegranate, grape, orange, mountain slag, green plum, and pineapple. It undergoes fruit selection, water bleaching, crushing, core discarding, maceration, Juice extraction, fermentation, blending , filtration, alcoholization, and then put into wooden barrels and aged underground for three years. It tastes good!”
“Senior is very skilled in wine making, which is rare in the world.”
Qin Shuang. He admired heartily.
"Little brother has a Yangzhou accent. The ranch rarely hires outsiders. What does little brother do here?"
Lu Miaozi said in a warm voice.
“Qin Shuang, the junior leader of the Yangzhou Qianlong Club, heard that all the best horses of the mall owner were reserved by the Li clan, so he came to see the mall owner to see if he could be accommodating. He accidentally entered the mall because he didn’t know the taboos. , I have disturbed my senior, please forgive me!”
Qin Shuang then explained his origin and came in by mistake at night.
“He who does not know is not guilty!”
Lu Miaozi took a deep look at Qin Shuang, smiled slightly and said: "Do you know why I, a reclusive person, would invite you to come up and meet me?"
Qin Shuang knew what he was going to say, but Yes shook his head.
"If it weren't for this fruit wine hanging on my life, I might not be able to see you today, little brother."
Lu Miaozi showed a tired expression, sat down slowly, and took the After drinking the Liuguo Liquid in one gulp, he said with a wry smile.
“Senior is injured?”
Qin Shuang asked. He knew that Lu Miaozi had an old injury decades ago.
Lu Miaozi nodded and said: "That was an injury sustained thirty years ago. Although the witch's demonic skill was powerful, it still failed to kill me. I used the mountains and rivers to escape thousands of miles and hid here. Three In the past ten years, I have built the garden here. Spiritual sustenance, otherwise I would have been injured and died. However, these past few days, old hatred has been lingering in my heart. This is a precursor to the recurrence of the injury. I am afraid that the end is coming. "
(End of this chapter)