Chapter 179 The Second Sword of the Qian Kingdom
The Bianhe River is a canal that was dug manually by the Qian Kingdom at a huge cost of manpower and material resources. Of course, it was nominally for the purpose of opening the canal, but considering that the Qian Kingdom was in the most terrifying state of the Yan Kingdom at that time Under military pressure, the purpose of digging this canal is actually self-evident.
At the beginning of the excavation of this canal, it caused several embankment breaches and diversions, causing many disasters to nearby people. However, over the years, this canal has become much more orderly, and with the help of its adjacent The geographical advantage of Shangjing City has also become a prosperous commercial and transportation hub.
The Bianhe River has tributaries that can go directly into Shangjing City. After pacifying the Southwest Rebellion, Mr. Ci Mian entered Shangjing City by boat. Both sides of the river were crowded with people from Shangjing City. Everyone Everyone is vying to catch a glimpse of Sang Mian Xianggong.
In Qian Kingdom, the roll call at Donghua Gate is the starting point of your glorious life, and being qualified to take an official ship to Beijing is the true pinnacle of your life.
After all, the time when Sima Xianggong was assassinated was a long time ago. In the minds of the people of Shangjing, the two closest times were five years ago. Sima Xianggong, who had been writing books at home, was summoned by the official's three imperial edicts and was allowed to take a boat to Shangjing. qualifications.
This legendary Sima Xianggong was born as a child prodigy at an early age. When he traveled to Chu State, he even killed a black snake in Daze. He left officialdom in his prime and wrote books peacefully.
Even later, there was a saying that was widely circulated, why didn't Sima Gong become like the common people?
Literati, officials, and common people crowded both sides of the river after entering the city, just to get a look at this great talent who ruled the world.
However, when Sima Xianggong came to Beijing again, he was in his fifties after all. His complexion was very dark and he had a big belly. He looked more like Qiu Bahan than a scholar.
At this point, it is not very in line with the aesthetics of the people in Shangjing City.
You know, Shangjing City is the most prosperous city in the world today, the most prosperous city in the world!
The people here naturally have the highest vision.
What really caused the biggest stir was three years ago when Baili Jian, the sword god of the Qian Kingdom, received an official order and entered the capital to become the prince's martial arts master.
Sword God, Sword Immortal, Swordsman,
A sword, a pot of wine, and a proud smile on the world.
Coupled with Baili Jian’s age, although he is not young, he cannot be called old either. On that day, as soon as he entered the capital wearing white clothes and a long sword at his waist, he completely detonated the situation in the capital. Atmosphere.
People in every era have the need to chase stars, and people will always unconsciously place some of their hopes on another person, imagining that one day they can live like him.
On that day, the officials left the palace in person and went to the Yulong Bridge to personally welcome Baili Jian off the ship.
To this day, the scene on that day is still talked about by the people in Beijing.
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"It's been three years, master, you can get on the boat from here and go all the way to the capital."
The little sword boy grabbed the dried tea and put it into his mouth. Asked aside.
In front of the sword boy, sat a middle-aged man with an unshaven beard. The man had long greasy hair and was actually wearing wooden clogs despite the cold weather.
At this time, there was a pot of rice wine in front of the man, and he drank it carefully bit by bit.
It's not easy to live in the capital, and things in Beijing are expensive. Even the rice wine is twice as expensive as in the countryside.
This is not in Shangjing City, but at Laodukou.
"Go, go, cool down while you go. Master, I won't smell the heels of his Baili Sword while walking. He has already been on a boat. Master, I don't care."
< br>"Master, but I want to take a boat." The little sword boy said aggrievedly.
"What kind of boat are you taking? The river is frozen, how can we get there?"
The man picked up the wine bottle and took another small sip.
When he put down the wine bottle, he glanced around. It stands to reason that in winter, especially when the Bianhe River freezes, these ferries on the Bianhe River will be a lot deserted. However, due to the war in the north recently, people have to avoid The war-torn refugees can be said to come in waves. In the past, even when boats came and went, they would not have been so popular.
It is said that a few days ago, the Yan people thought of attacking Xifengdu, which was only seventy or eighty miles away from here, but they were repelled by the officers and soldiers.
For this reason, the officials also distributed money from internal funds to reward the three armies.
It’s interesting to think about it. Even the swallows and dogs were killed in front of the Bianhe River, and those soldiers Qiu Ba actually had the nerve to take the silver reward. Bah, the imperial court raised you losers for nothing.
You can't get drunk on rice wine, but the swordsman named Yuan, who is known as the second swordsman in the Qian Kingdom, doesn't have enough money to buy himself drunk, so he can only pretend to be drunk, which can be regarded as an indirect addiction. .
"Master, I'm not full." The little sword boy had already eaten all the dried tea that his master brought to accompany the wine, but the half-grown man could eat me up, and this little dried tea was of little value. Damn it, how can you fill your stomach?
“Eat, eat, eat, and you will know how to eat.”
Yuan Zhenxing slapped the table unhappily, and then handed out nine coins,
“Boss, check out ! ”
Then he stood up and walked out of the small wine shop, as if he had left a large silver nugget and said there was no need to look for it.
The little sword boy could only pout, stood up, jumped off the bench, and followed his master forward.
On the back of the little sword boy, there are three swords.
Along the way, the little sword boy persuaded his master several times to use him as a sword, in exchange for the master and apprentice having a few good meals, but the master refused.
The reason why the master refused was that no matter how hard he said it, he said, what kind of vision do the rich people in the countryside have? Selling his sword to them is like a secret investment.
However, the little sword boy knew the real reason. The master disliked the rich man from the countryside for being too picky and wanted to come to Beijing to sell the sword at a higher price.
"Master, I'm hungry!"
The little sword boy shouted again.
“You are the reincarnation of a starving ghost!”
Yuan Zhenxing cursed.
He was actually hungry too, and he became even hungrier when his sword boy shouted at him.
"Master, Ren Baili Sword can be the prince's master. Aren't you the second swordsman in the Qian Kingdom? Why can't you find a prince's heir apparent to be your master?"
In this way , we can have enough to eat.
"Go, go, go, why should I teach the prince's son if he can be the prince's master with Baili Sword? How is your master worse than his Baili Sword?"
" It's not bad." The little sword boy said against his will.
"How should I put it, master, I am also one of the five great swordsmen in the world, so I still have to have this card!"
The little sword boy knows that he is actually one of the four great swordsmen in the world.
The reason why his master calls him the Five Great Swordsmen is because his master is extremely dissatisfied with the title of the Four Great Swordsmen.
I think back then, when the martial arts world first came up with the swordsman list, there was one Li Liangshen, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei Army, one was the Sword Master of the Jin Kingdom, and one was the Baili Sword of the Qian Kingdom.
He The master thought that there was still one left, so he had to give it to himself, right?
But who knew that because of the words of the Jin Sword Master, the sword maker who no one had ever seen actually use a sword would actually become the fourth one!
For this reason, his master felt sad for several years.
Actually, the little sword boy knows that even though the master and apprentice are in such misery now, his master's reputation back then was really not bad at all. The reason why he was not rated as one of the four great swordsmen is that The reason is that people in the martial arts world like each of the four major countries to have one. Since the Qian Kingdom has the Baili Sword, it is not suitable for a second one.
His master also doesn’t like the title of the second sword of the Qian Kingdom. The sword wielder has his own peak in his heart. Who wants to be the second sword?
What’s even more embarrassing is that although he is obviously about the same age as Baili Jian, in the Qian Kingdom martial arts world, his master has gradually begun to be placed in the same generation as those young swordsmen in recent years. It's over.
For example, the innocent hero Chen Daxia, the Wuchuan Drunkard Sword, the Xiahang Imperial Concubine Sword, etc.;
My master often laments that one generation after another in the world is really not as good as the next. Look at the nicknames given by these newcomers, it’s really A bunch of stupid things.
Just as the hungry master and apprentice had just walked out of the ferry shop,
the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the other side of the river!
It can be said that the people here have not experienced war in a hundred years. Even when Emperor Taizong failed in the Northern Expedition, the Yan people failed to reach here.
It’s just that recently, there have been news about the Yan people going south. I thought it was a bit unreal before, but as the West Wind Ferry not far from here was attacked by the Yan people the day before yesterday, everyone became alert.
Zhi Niang thief, the Yan people are almost here!
The panic has actually been spreading and brewing. These waves of refugees have brought not only mouths crying for food, but also layers and layers of extremely heavy fear.
Finally, when someone curiously looked across the river and discovered the densely packed black armored cavalry on the other side of the river, the string collapsed!
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Yangou is coming!”
The people and refugees near the ferry cried and screamed together and began to run away.
Originally, there was a Forbidden Army stationed here. The number was not large, only four to five thousand people, but they were transferred away before. At this time, this ferry can be said to be undefended.
The river is still frozen, wouldn’t the Yan people come over with a single charge?
“Master.”
The little sword boy looked at his master.
Yuan Zhenxing blew a breath, very hard, but unfortunately he still couldn't blow the bangs on his forehead that had been frozen by oil and water.
"I heard that Baili Jian went to the Yan Kingdom a while ago, but unfortunately nothing happened."
"Master, don't be impulsive." The little sword boy advised in a mature manner, "Hurry up and Hold me and run!"
Yuan Zhenxing shook his head and said:
"You have been very unhappy following me. I know it, but I always feel that you don't live as cool a life as other people's sword boys."
"No! Master, don't blame me. I don't want to die, and I don't want to see you stupidly blocking the Yan people. Now, hurry up and run away with him in your arms!"
Yuan Zhenxing thought to himself and said:
“The Hundred Mile Sword is gone. After a trip to Yan State, nothing was achieved. Today, I have to do something. As long as I do it, it will prove that I am more powerful than Baili Sword. "
"Master, there is something wrong with your brain."< br>
Yuan Zhenxing stretched out his hand,
The little sword boy backed away,
"Master, you want to die, but I don't want to die! I'm still young and haven't tasted a woman's body yet!"
"That's what I said. It’s just a matter of fact.”
"Master, you went into the red tent a few days ago and used up the last bit of our expenses, leaving us hungry for so long!"
Yuan Zhenxing The old face immediately turned red.
"Master, don't be stupid, let's run away."
"Be good and accompany the master for a while."
Yuan Zhenxing looked at his palm and saw a sword on the sword boy's back. It immediately flew out and fell into his hands.
Immediately,
Yuan Zhenxing began to walk towards the river bank.
The little sword boy followed him crying and yelling, constantly cursing, but never leaving.
Because, the little sword boy's ankle was tied with a silk thread, and the other end of the silk thread was tied between Yuan Zhenxing's fingers.
"Master, you are a beast, you are not a human being!"
"Master, you are a thing that can kill a thousand swords!"
"Master, you are a bastard! ! ”
"Master, I have to let you see with your own eyes what is the best sword in the Qian Kingdom!"
Yuan Zhenxing said to himself.
On the other side,
the Yan people are already sending people to test the thickness of the ice.
Yuan Zhenxing pointed his toes,
For a moment,
the whole person jumped up and
fell into the river.
"Qianguo swordsman Yuan Zhenxing is here!"
………
"He is a master."
Zheng Fan said to Liang Cheng beside him.
Liang Cheng nodded.
One leaf knows autumn,
The other party dares to stand alone in front of a group of iron hooves. It is impossible without some confidence. In addition, the light kung fu just performed by the other party proves that the other party is not a fool at all.
The sloppy image also fits the personality of a master.
Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and patted his forehead helplessly. What was very embarrassing was that because the troops were divided along the way to solve the interception, the entire army was actually in a state of separation.
Unfortunately, Zheng Fan's troops actually became the first troops of the Yan army to reach the Bianhe River.
Although follow-up soldiers and horses are constantly arriving, it is now here. You are embarrassed to let others beat you and retreat, right?
Zheng Fan has never seen or heard of warriors in this world who are so powerful that they can move mountains and reclaim seas. However, he has witnessed with his own eyes that a stone as powerful as Shatuo Que has to perish in the encirclement and suppression by cavalry. .
But Zheng Fan was really worried that the other party was another Shatuo Queshi, and he would have to use the lives of his subordinates to kill him, which felt heartbreaking.
The sword in Yuan Zhenxing's hand pierced directly into the ice beneath his feet.
The next moment,
the two swords on the back of the little sword boy on the shore also flew past He came out and landed beside Yuan Zhenxing.
“Buzz! Buzz!”
The three swords
all pierced into the ice.
“Get up!”
Yuan Zhenxing let out a low drink,
For a moment,
The sword energy was activated,
The ice beneath him began to crack rapidly and spread out,
"Kacha...Kacha...Kacha...Kacha..."
Taking Yuan Zhenxing as the starting point, the ice layer hundreds of meters on both sides cracked directly, exposing the ice water inside.
Three swords break the ice,
Thousands of cavalry are blocking you!
Yuan Zhenxing's three swords are still suspended in front of him. The sword energy continues to surround the three swords. Although his chest is a little breathless, his whole body seems to be steaming. The dirt seemed to have been washed away a lot, and it really had the smell of dust.
On the other side of the river,
Fan Li looked blankly at the river surface torn apart by the sword energy in front of him,
reached out and touched the helmet on his head.
Said:
"How do we cross the river?"
Zheng Fan took his saber and knocked on Fan Li's iron skull,
said angrily:
"Is he stupid or are you stupid? If we walk two hundred meters further east, we can still cross the river?"
With that said, Zheng Fan looked at the blind man next to him and said:
"Blind man, do you think all the swordsmen of Qian Kingdom are mentally ill? Even though the whole river is frozen, he feels broken. We won’t be able to cross the river if there’s ice coming?”
The blind man nodded,
Even with his IQ,
he couldn’t analyze the man in front of him. What is the purpose of the powerful swordsman of the country?
This move is really confusing. Not only does it waste a lot of sword energy, but the effect it plays is almost negligible.
"My lord, maybe this is the Jianghu."
"The Jianghu?"
"Yes, because only the Jianghu can cultivate so many powerful and lovely people ”
“Haha.”
Zheng Fan raised his hand with a smile,
thousands of knights around him raised their bows and arrows,
aimed at Yuan Zhenxing who was stepping on an ice floe on the river.
Yuan Zhenxing stood calmly, with three swords at his side. He was not afraid of the sword formation.
Today,
He wanted to stop the Yan people by the Bianhe River before going to the capital, so that the Qian army could have time to rush to help and arrange the place.
Today,
he feels very chic.
It’s just that,
Zheng Fan didn’t order to shoot him with arrows very simply,
Instead, his eyes skipped Yuan Zhenxing and looked at the little sword boy who was kneeling on the other side and crying with a grimace on his face.
“Shoot him!”
All the knights under his command were stunned.
Also stunned was Yuan Zhenxing on the ice floe in the middle of the river,
The little sword boy was even dumbfounded.
"Shoot!"
For a moment,
the arrow roared out, heading straight for the little sword boy.
"Yangou, you beast!"
Yuan Zhenxing cursed loudly and did not bother to draw out the other two swords. He could only have time to draw out one sword from the sword array he had previously arranged. The man jumped towards the shore.
At this moment, he was effectively free from all the defenses he had deployed previously.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!!!!!!!"
Dense arrows shot with extremely terrifying potential energy, Yuan Zhenxing used a sword to Sweep the arrows apart.
This scene made Zheng Fan a little speechless. He secretly thought that he would either have to raise more soldiers or horses in the future or find ways to make himself stronger and make the demon kings stronger, otherwise This kind of master really wants to take your life, and if you are not careful, you will really overturn.
However, when manpower was limited, Yuan Zhenxing, who rushed back to help, had to protect the little sword boy behind him, and he lost the opportunity to move around and breathe.
"Poof!"
An arrow hit Yuan Zhenxing's arm. Yuan Zhenxing staggered. Then, another arrow hit Yuan Zhenxing's left leg. Yuan Zhenxing knelt down. He lay down.
"Puff! Puff! Puff!"
Several more arrows hit Yuan Zhenxing, turning Yuan Zhenxing into a hedgehog.
Finally, the arrows stopped falling, and the Yan people began to divide their troops to the east and west to prepare to cross the river.
Yuan Zhenxing looked at the little sword boy under him with some dejection, and said weakly:
"How do I feel... I'm a little stupid..."
The little sword boy was hugged behind him Yuan Zhenxing burst into tears with pain in his waist, and
swore:
“Master, I have told you before, there is really something wrong with your brain!”
Today, on the shore of this ferry,
Qian Guo’s second sword,
died.
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Thanks to Mo Ran Xingye for becoming the 77th leader of Molin.
After writing this chapter, I found that it seemed to have no effect. When he came out, he died again. It was inexplicable. But the problem is, when I went to bed last night, this guy appeared in my mind, and it seemed that he wanted to do it. Spending a chapter to die once... well, satisfy him. (End of this chapter)