Chapter 561: Heroes, Troubles and Beauties (Part 2)
Lou Shuwan saw Ning Yi again in the mountain col this afternoon. But the development that followed was not what she had clearly expected. In other words, after seeing that figure again in the mountain col in the afternoon, she was already in chaos and did not make any changes to the development of the matter. promote. But it is not an exaggeration to say that she was the cause of the incident.
Lou Shuwan, Tian Shi, Yu Yulin and others entered Luliang Mountain about one day earlier than Ning Yi's schedule. After entering the mountain, the first thing I looked for was Qiu Mengtang, the little rascal.
This is a force that Jin Wang Tian Hu came into contact with two years ago. As a major rebel who could occupy a place, although later generations described Tian Hu as an Orion, he was already a well-known underworld tycoon long before the uprising. In the Northland area, the closer to Yanmen Pass, the more chaotic the public security becomes. The government is weak, but the army is strong, but their status is low. Under the control of civilian officials, it is not easy to make money. In response to the local chaos, they are Too lazy to care.
Of course, there are deeper reasons for this. For example, the imperial court recruited traitors from the Liao Kingdom, such as Dong Pang'er, and relocated them all to the north... In short, in this chaos, Tian Hu It's easy to extend his tentacles everywhere, and Luliang Mountain is the place he has already planned to get his hands on, but of course, it doesn't matter how urgent it is.
The situation in Luliang Mountain is, to be honest, too chaotic. The land here is barren, the folk customs are fierce, and desperadoes are endless. If you can control this place, there are certainly benefits, but the actual situation is that it is basically impossible to control it. This reason is very clear to Ning Yi after he once understood it.
To say how powerful the people in Luliang Mountain really are is actually a lie. This group of desperadoes who were extremely manic all day long and shouted about cannibalism and murder would be frightening if they faced ordinary people, but if a slightly more regular army came to kill them, they would basically have no ability to resist. The Liao people came to the grass-grazing valley once in a while, and the resistance in the mountains was definitely not something to be praised for. If the troops sent by Tian Hu stop here, they will definitely be able to knock down a large area and show off their great prestige. But what happens next? They hid in the mountains, wherever they could, but... they wouldn't cooperate.
Of course there are many reasons for not wanting to cooperate. Xenophobia is just one of them. The most troublesome one is not enough food. Assuming that Tian Hu really wanted to occupy this place - not to mention the difficulty - he would first have to consider the problem of feeding so many people. But here is a useless place that can't support so many people. Although smuggling can make a little money, but then comes a big problem.
Suppose a force unified Luliang and fed so many people, then this place would become a piece of cake. Although the Luliang Mountains are rugged and far less flat than Yanmen Pass, after unification, it would be like fighting against the military that controls Yanmen Pass. No one would let go of this place if they wanted profit. At that time, Luliang could only face competition and destruction. Once caught in such a competition, Luliang would surely enter chaos again. Under the cycle, Luliang has no basis for unity and peace at all.
For this reason, when Ning Yi first proposed suggestions to Hong, he emphasized that the surrounding areas of Luliang must not be unified, and the surrounding areas must continue to be chaotic. Even if it is miserable, they can only watch. Only under such a situation, coupled with the bribery of the Yanmen Pass military, will the other party turn a blind eye to Luliang's road. Under the premise of maintaining the surrounding chaos, Qingmuzhai can show their kindness in it - whether it is saving people or giving alms - and at the same time gather the strongest people in Luliang Mountain to become the de facto leader of this area. ruler.
This strategy is actually quite dark, but there is no way. Even if Ning Yi comes in person, he can only do this. The light is certainly welcome, but Luliang Mountain can only live in such darkness for the time being, and at most it will result in fewer deaths.
Ning Yi can only do this, how much vision can Tian Hu have. Because Luliang was a mess, it was easy for Tian Hu to reach in. However, after reaching in, he had to provide supplies and assistance, but he still couldn't get any output. Often, he showed good intentions and built up a power in Luliang. Within half a year, the boss was killed by his subordinates or enemies for all kinds of strange and inexplicable reasons. For people who want to do big things, that feeling is really confusing and beyond words. Over time, he could only look at this place and could no longer put too much thought into it.
The little thieves Qiu Mengtang was founded under such circumstances. Because of his strong martial arts skills and the fact that he was still standing for more than two years, Tian Hu was naturally happy to give him some help and form a good relationship. This time Lou Shuwan and others went into the mountain to do business with the Blood Bodhisattva, which was an opportunity to use people.
Although they have formed a good relationship and are quite enthusiastic towards Lou Shuwan and others, Qiu Mengtang, who has been a horse bandit in the mountains for a long time, does not feel that his status is lower than that of Tian Hu's subordinates. After meeting, the little thief was quite arrogant. When he heard about their purpose of going into the mountain, he was a little disapproving.
"... Qingmuzhai has been booming recently, but I'm afraid Tiger King has some misunderstandings about these things. Qiu was born and raised in Luliang. For so many years, he has been licking blood from the edge of his knife and holding his head Come here, you know what Luliang Mountain is like best... I tell you, you can only take advantage of the moment... Blood Bodhisattva? Let's wait and see. It doesn't matter if a woman is very skilled in martial arts on Luliang Mountain. Am I, Qiu Mengtang, afraid of her? In less than two or three years, you will definitely never see this person again, or... Haha, he was crippled and kept for fun... maybe who did it, maybe... it was my little thug Qiu Mengtang."
When he said these things, he showed a disapproving smile, and then said: "Of course, there has been a lot of rumors recently that she has to compete with others to find a bride, which is a good move. Women always want to find a man. With a man, I have more supporters. Since everyone is interested in this, I will follow suit. Let’s go take a look. I didn’t have the chance to compete in the past years, but this time... I want to try her skills myself, haha..."
To be fair, the little thief’s thoughts are not without reason, but in the end The main thing is to compete with Tian Shi and others, and express his dissatisfaction with Tian Hu's desire to cooperate with Qingmuzhai. As the boss of Luliang, he respected the Tiger King who was entrenched in the area, but the Tiger King wanted to form an alliance with Qingmuzhai, which clearly did not think highly of him. His own village is currently inferior to Qingmu, but Luliang is so chaotic and the situation is changing. If a woman can rise to the top, so can he. With this mentality, he no longer paid attention to too much politeness and became quite forceful.
The alliance with Qingmuzhai is now in charge of Lou Shuwan, and Tian Shi has made psychological preparations to marry into Qingmuzhai. In this situation, everyone laughed and accepted Qiu Mengtang's hospitality, but on the other hand, they felt that this guy was really uneasy and had to be beaten. While chatting, Qiu Mengtang was also quite curious about Lou Shuwan. After all, this woman was born as a lady, mixed in a group of strong men, and had her own strength. Especially after experiencing so many things, the change in her mentality naturally gave her a cold charm. Qiu Mengtang, a mountain man, would be hard-pressed to rob any ladies in the Luliang Mountains, let alone someone from a wealthy family like Lou Shuwan in the south of the Yangtze River. In short, I quite want to have sex with her.
The two parties seemed to be getting along harmoniously until the next day. Lou Shuwan and others learned a lot about Luliang Mountain from Qiu Mengtang. Shortly after noon, a follower came to report that someone from Qingmuzhai was about to use the road, so she naturally wanted to see it with her own eyes.
Saw Ning Yi.
At that time, everyone was staying at the entrance of the mountain col. Zhuji's horse team passed by from the side. Due to the direction of the light, they could not see clearly the people in the mountain col. Lou Shuwan didn't expect to see that figure at all, and for a moment she wondered if she had seen it wrong. She stared there for a long time, and even staggered off her horse and followed him for a while. After confirming that the nightmare image had become a real person, she felt dazed. Qiu Mengtang, Tian Shi, Yu Yulin and others naturally noticed it and asked about it suspiciously. Lou Shuwan couldn't suppress her emotions at all. After returning to the village, Qiu Mengtang and others asked speculatively: "Are you old with those people?"
Lou Shuwan suddenly shook his head and gritted his teeth and answered. : "Have a grudge."
At that time, she was sitting on a chair in the lobby of the cottage, tilting her head slightly. When the sun shone in, there was a suffocating cold look on her side face. It's just that the eyes are filled with complexity. How could Qiu Mengtang bear this? He spread his hands with an indifferent expression: "Then I'll do it for him."
Playboy Tian Shi actually missed Lou Shuwan a little, so he replied: "Is that okay?"
“It’s just a caravan, I can give Qingmuzhai enough face, but Sometimes a little accident is unavoidable. After I finish it, I will personally go to the door and explain to the Blood Bodhisattva what else she can do. "Qiu Mengtang said, "Besides, it is a matter of the world. It is the rule of the world to complain and take revenge, and everyone is far away. You are here as a guest, you can’t make Miss Lou unhappy, right?”
Lou Shuwan tilted her head. She tried her best to calm her thoughts, but the first voice that came out was almost hoarse: "This... this is not good. Master Qiu, you haven't found out his true and falsehood. What's more, ...Besides, you have an alliance with Qingmuzhai, so you shouldn't mess around like this for my sake..."
Among the people present, Yu Yulin is considered to be the person in Tian Hu's family who can really make decisions. At this time He smiled and said, "That's true, but Master Qiu You are right, there is a need to retaliate, Master Qiu, it might be better for us to do this ourselves."
"...False or not?" Qiu Mengtang curled his lips and said, He simply waved his hand, not bothering to discuss, "There are only more than a hundred people!"
He turned around and went out: "Young men, please order some people and go out and do your work."
This That's where the whole thing started.
As Qiu Mengtang was dispatched, Lou Shuwan, who followed him, was also infected by the fanatical atmosphere and could no longer restrain his thoughts. She couldn't figure out what this sudden day meant to her, and it was difficult to retain the rationality that she used to deal with things under Tian Hu's tent. The scene of catching the other party emerged in her mind subconsciously, and the various methods of dealing with Ning Yi after catching him appeared in her heart uncontrollably. The feeling was both pleasure and pain. She couldn't think of what to say when she saw him for the first time. , but some pictures kept emerging uncontrollably: the way he caught him, the way he killed everyone around him, the way he was humiliated in various ways, his reaction when scolding him, and the way he begged for mercy.
The body was trembling under the cloak.
It wasn’t until a cup of tea passed after the battle, under the sunset, due to my own restlessness, that my reason began to return to the body coldly...
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Lou Shuwan cannot understand the complicated battlefield. However, Qiu Mengtang has already sent people to call for reinforcements. Yu Yulin and Tian Shi have also seen that something is wrong with the situation. Many elites were mobilized. He looked towards the mountains over there, and saw corpses and blood spreading all over the mountains. Qiu Mengtang's men - even from her layman's perspective - seemed to have been reduced by half. And the man named Ning Yi was leaving in an orderly manner.
For a long time, Lou Shuwan had heard rumors about Ning Yi while working under Tian Hu. He opened a cloth shop in the capital, and then broke through the Liangshan Mountains and gained the name of a demon. Jianghu seemed to take this matter very seriously. After hearing about it, Lou Shuheng even completely gave up the idea of revenge and laughed at her for overestimating her abilities. But Lou Shuwan herself still had sense. The forty people who defeated Liangshan were just borrowing the power of the imperial court, joining forces vertically and horizontally to leverage their strength. Although it is somewhat magical to move the entire Liangshan Mountain, in the eyes of a wise man, it is not something incomprehensible.
Manpower will always be exhausted from time to time. Although the Tiger King has taken advantage of the situation, talented people like Fang La and Fang Qifu will also perish at their peak. This may be due to the calmness of a woman, Lou Shuwan is not afraid of what Ning Yi has done. What's more complicated is that although she has heard some things about Ning Yi and some fragments circulated in the world, Lou Shuwan is more or less evasive about the truth of the incident. So what if he knew, he couldn't take revenge now.
For this reason, even though she knew in her heart that Ning Yi was a powerful and ruthless character, in her confused state of mind, she did not react too much to Qiu Mengtang's move. Because what Ning Yi really scared her was actually a knife in her heart. "I haven't found out the truth" is just her subconscious statement. Qiu Mengtang's "only more than a hundred people" is the truth. No matter how powerful he is, he only has more than a hundred people.
But at this moment, her heart cooled down slightly, and then she looked at that scene and thought in her heart: He is really awesome.
He seems... to have always been so powerful.
Recalling the scene in Hangzhou, an impossible thought emerged: I wouldn't have... kicked the iron plate, facing this man, who has more than a hundred people, wouldn't he be able to fight back...< br>
Of course, even she herself finds such thoughts a bit ridiculous. Because the fighting in the mountains continued to spread, Qiu Mengtang's men began to come in batches, gradually becoming 500, 600, 700... The sun was setting in the west, and Ning Yi led the team to retreat over there. At the top of the mountain, they began to retreat and flee. On Yu Yulin's side, more than three hundred elites also gathered, and a lineup of thousands of people spread all the way to pursue him. Even if they realize that the opponent is very capable, it is impossible for anyone to think that the opponent can come back. This is especially true for Yu Yulin, Tian Shi and others who have a deep understanding of the battlefield.
The sun was about to set. Lou Shuwan rode her big horse and followed the crowd in a difficult pursuit ahead.
I want to catch him, I really want to... catch him.
She gritted her teeth and chased the fading sunset, hoping for this. (End of chapter)