That night, Teacher Li Jr. asked Wu Yongyong to stay in her guest room in the backyard, and told her that this guest room would be Wu Yongyong's residence in the future. Yu 'er had to wait on Wu Yongyong, so she stayed in the backyard. Ying Tianlong was just about to call Feng 'er to go with him to the Second Hall, but his aunt called Feng' er away again.
Ying Tianlong had no choice but to return to his room in the front hall to rest and recuperate.
The next day, Ying Tianlong and his group arrived at Wu County at Wu Yongyong's request.
After Ying Tianlong accompanied Wu Yongyong and Lin Tao to inspect the fertile farmland in Wu County, they walked towards a mountain behind the county town. Who knew that after taking a dozen steps into the mountain path, everyone heard the sound of a whistling arrow, followed by a series of shouts. Immediately after, a dozen burly men dashed out from the mountainside. The leader was a burly man with a full beard. He was bare-chested and held a knife in his hand. He shouted at Ying Tianlong and the others,"Hey, I live on this mountain and I own this road. If you want to pass through here, leave some money to buy the road. Teeth collapse…"
Before the burly man finished singing the song, Ying Tianlong said,"Hey, big guy, we didn't want to go over, so there's no need to give you money, right? Besides, we don't have any money to give you. So, you guys should rest up and wait for the day to rob others.”
"Little brat, don't you know the rules? I haven't finished singing this folk song yet, why are you answering? What's the point of keeping a child like you who doesn't know the rules and doesn't have money? "Come on, take a look at my blade!" The burly man shouted and suddenly raised his blade and slashed at Ying Tianlong.
"Hey man, my little brother is unarmed. I was just joking with you. Why did you suddenly attack my little brother?”When Lin Tao saw the man raising his saber and slashing at him, he strode forward and held the saber in the man's hand with one hand and said,"To think that you're still an adult. How can you be so shameless?”
The man saw that the hilt was tightly gripped by someone and tried to take it back, but no matter how hard he tried, the saber did not move at all.
After fighting for a while, Lin Tao suddenly swept his feet and increased his strength by 30%. The man fell to the ground. Lin Tao then pointed the tip of the knife at the man's neck and shouted,"Who are you? Why are you here to rob us?”
"Hero, don't hurt our leader.”One of the people who wanted to rob Ying Tianlong and the others shouted.
Lin Tao didn't want to kill the burly man in the first place. When he heard someone shouting, he stepped on the burly man's back and put away his knife. He asked,"Who is shouting?"
"Hero, please spare our leader's life. We had no choice but to do this. We didn't want to meet you heroes.”the man said.
"Let me ask you, who are you? Why are you robbing here? Lin Tao kicked the man to the side and continued to ask the person who had just spoken.
"Hero, we were originally soldiers of the Great Song's Right Battalion, but because the current Emperor believed in the slanderous words and said that we didn't do our best to kill the enemy, he cut off our rations. We had no choice but to escape here. In order to avoid the government's pursuit, we've been hiding in this mountain for several days. Every day, we can only rely on wild grass to eat. Just now, a sentry brother went back and reported that a few people who looked like noble young masters could come up the mountain, so we took advantage of our courage to rob some money to buy some food.”the man said.
"Oh, you are from the Right Guards? How many of you were forced to flee the camp?”Ying Tianlong heard them say that they were soldiers from the Great Song's Right Camp and walked forward to ask.
" Our battalion of nearly 1000 soldiers have all fled the camp. Sigh-"
"You guys are really exhausted from hunger. Otherwise, that big brother wouldn't have been defeated by my big brother in one move. " Hmm, wait here for a moment. I'll get someone to bring some food over.”After Ying Tianlong finished speaking, he turned around and waved at the black-robed guard not far away.
A black-robed guard hurriedly ran over and asked,"What instructions do you have, Young Master?"
After Ying Tianlong gave the black-robed guard a few instructions, he walked back to the burly men and said,"I've already sent people down to the town to get some food. They'll send the food over in a while.”
"We thank Young Master for your help.”The burly man who was kicked aside by Lin Tao returned to his brothers and said.
"Big brothers, there's no need to be so polite. It's just that I wonder what big brothers plan to do in the future? He couldn't possibly hide in the mountains and starve for the rest of his life, right?”Ying Tianlong said when he saw everyone's sallow and emaciated appearance.
"Sigh, we were originally soldiers, so we should be on the front lines of the enemy. However, when we were fighting hard against the enemy, those corrupt officials were so vicious, especially Jia Shidao, Grand Marshal Gao, and the fatuous ruler who listened to Jia Shidao's slanderous words. What should we do?"
"Big brothers, I am the descendant of Leopard Head Lin Chong, the instructor of the 800,000-strong Imperial Army during the Huizong period. This is my second brother, Lu Yu, the great-grandson of the Jade Qilin of the Daming Prefecture, Lu Junyi. This is my third brother, Hua Wuhen, the descendant of Little Li Guang and Hua Rong. "This is my fourth brother, Ying Tianlong, the leader of us who galloped on the battlefield, killed all the Tartars, and returned our great mountains and rivers." After hearing the burly man's words that were close to tears, Lin Tao said to the crowd,"This is my fourth brother."Big brothers, don't look down on our young age. However, our desire to drive out the Tartars and fight for the great land is no less than anyone else's. We can't protect the muddle-headed and incompetent Great Song and that fatuous ruler, but we must protect the Jiangnan people from being bullied by the Tartar.”
"Big brothers, if you still have the intention to kill the Tartars, we brothers are willing to do our best to help." If everyone is already disheartened, then after eating, I advise all of you to bring enough dry food and go home.”
"Brother Wu, why do you look down on people? Although we were forced to flee here by the traitors, it doesn't mean that we have lost the desire to kill the Tartars and protect our country. It's just that that fatuous ruler and those treacherous officials have indeed made our brothers 'hearts turn cold. If it's really as you two brothers said, we would rather die on the battlefield than be deserters.”The burly man who was defeated by Lin Tao said.
"Dare I ask this big brother, if we supply all the needs, then can big brother gather the 1000 brothers of the right camp together again?”Ying Tianlong said when he saw that it was about time.
"I really don't dare to say that all 1000 of my brothers will be gathered together, but I'm confident that I can gather 800 or 900 brothers.”the burly man said.
"May I ask this big brother's name and what position you hold in the army?”Ying Tianlong cupped his fists and asked after hearing the burly man's words.
"I am Zhou Wu Bing, the former deputy general of the right camp.”
" Deputy General Zhou," Ying Tianlong cupped his fists and said,""May I ask if there is a place to set up camp in this mountain after you have been here for many days?”
"There is a large karst cave that can accommodate more than 2000 people after turning this mountain. Moreover, the cave is dry and very spacious. There was also a flat valley behind the mountain. Apart from being able to accommodate a hundred tents, there was also a training ground for thousands of soldiers. In addition, the West Dongting Mountain in the west and the East Dongting Mountain in the east were hiding places for soldiers. These mountains could hide tens of thousands of soldiers.”
"Deputy General Zhou, we will go and take a look. How about we discuss it after you guys have eaten?”Ying Tianlong said.
Deputy General Zhou heard Ying Tianlong's words and said,""Young Master, please go ahead. We will wait here.”
"Second brother, I'll have to trouble you to make the arrangements here. I'll go visit the back mountain with big brother, third brother, and my big sister Wu.”Ying Tianlong said. After he finished speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the back of the mountain.
Four hours later, Deputy General Zhou and his dozen or so brothers had eaten and drunk their fill. At this moment, Ying Tian Long, Wu Yongyong, Lin Tao, and Hua Wuhen had also returned to the front mountain.
Ying Tianlong said to Deputy General Zhou," Deputy General Zhou, please rest in the karst cave for a few days. I will send someone to send over money and food that can last a thousand people for half a month." In addition, I would like to ask Deputy General Zhou to arrange for people to gather the brothers of the Right Camp. We will come back in a few days to discuss the other matters with the big brothers.”
To everyone's surprise, after Deputy General Zhou heard Little Treasure Ying Tianlong's words, he waved his hand at his dozen brothers. The dozen or so Right Camp soldiers who had recovered their godly bravery rushed towards Ying Tianlong and the others.
A dozen or so soldiers from the Right Battalion, who had eaten their fill and had fully recovered their strength, walked like wolves and tigers to a place about ten feet away from Ying Tianlong and the others. The one walking at the front was Deputy General Zhou. After everyone stopped in their tracks, they saw Deputy General Zhou wave his hand and four burly men walked out from the crowd of more than ten people. They each held a spear and a saber. Then, Deputy General Zhou cupped his fists and said,"Young masters, please forgive me for offending you.? We were hungry and weak, so we lost to Young Master Lin in one move. Now that Young Master Meng has helped us and our strength has fully recovered, we would like to ask Young Master for some pointers. I wonder if the young masters are willing to teach me?"
Ying Tianlong said to Lin Tao,""Big brother, it's time for you, the future chief instructor of the three armies, to show off your skills. Also, Second Brother and Third Brother, if you want to lead this fierce tiger army in the future and do everything according to orders, then the two brothers will have to play around too.”
"Fourth brother, ever since the three of us received your guidance that day, even we ourselves don't know how well we've trained our spear, rod, and archery techniques. Today, we can take this opportunity to verify it.”Lin Tao said.
"That's right, these past few days, apart from practicing by myself, I've only practiced with big brother and third brother. I haven't really fought yet. Even if I make a fool of myself and lose today, I won't give up this opportunity. One must know that these big brothers in front of us are veterans who have been through many battles. Their actual combat experience is exactly what we lack.”
"My spear skills are not as good as my archery skills, but today, I will properly use the Tiger Head Bright Silver Spear that I had previously forged. Brothers, please don't show mercy in the competition later, okay? Hahahaha!"
At this moment, Deputy General Zhou stepped forward and said,""Young masters, we are not arrogant people, nor are we people who think that our martial arts are powerful. It's just that I'm excited to see the prey today, so I want to ask the young masters for advice. I hope that the young masters can forgive me."
"Deputy General Zhou, you don't have to be so polite.”Lin Tao said as he took the eighteen feet long Snake Spear from one of the men in black.
"Alright, then I'll overestimate myself and ask Young Master Lin for advice.”Deputy General Zhou jumped into the circle and said. He had been defeated by Lin Tao in one move just now, so he naturally wanted to regain his face first.
"Is Deputy General Zhou willing to fight on horseback or on foot?”Lin Tao said after bowing to Deputy General Zhou.
"Just do it on foot. Young Master Lin, look at the saber.”As soon as Deputy General Zhou finished speaking, he swung the pouncing knife in his hand towards Lin Tao's waist.
" Good!" Lin Tao shouted when he saw the saber shadow coming at him. He didn't retreat but advanced instead. At the same time, he used the eighteen feet Snake Spear in his hand as a stick and smashed it at Deputy General Zhou's saber. After knocking away the pouncing blade, the Eight-Foot Snake Spear did not stop. The tip of the spear fell like a spirit snake and pounced towards Deputy General Zhou's throat. Deputy General Zhou saw that the situation wasn't looking good, so he hurriedly hid his head and rolled around lazily, barely dodging Lin Tao's sudden shot. Who knew that when Deputy General Zhou rolled twice and was about to get up, Lin Tao's Eight-foot Snake Spear was coincidentally pressed against his throat.
"Vice General Zhou, thank you for letting me win." As Lin Tao spoke, he handed the gun to his left hand and used his right hand to pull up Deputy General Zhou who was lying on the ground.
He was defeated in another move, and it was under the situation where he made the first move. At this moment, Deputy General Zhou was convinced. He cupped his hands towards Lin Tao and said,"As expected of the descendant of the 800,000 Imperial Army instructors. This Zhou has lost wholeheartedly. I hope that Young Master Lin will teach me in the future.”
"Deputy General Zhou is too polite. In the future, we can just spar together.”Lin Tao said as he walked out of the circle and handed the Eight-Foot Snake Spear to the person behind him.
In the second round of the competition, Hua Wuhen jumped into the circle before Lu Yu could appear. Before he could speak, someone said,"I've long heard that Little Li Guang's archery skills are peerless in the world. I'd like to ask Young Master Hua for advice on archery first.”
"No problem, but I'm not good at archery and I'm afraid of accidentally injuring others. Let's discuss with this big brother. Can we remove the arrows during the archery competition?”Hua Wuhen was very unhappy to see someone competing with him in archery.
"But, I wonder how you and I will compete?”The person who wanted to compete with Hua Wuhen in archery said.
"You and I will each take 20 steps back. You will shoot three arrows at me, and I will shoot back three arrows. The three arrows that I shot out not only shot down your three arrows, but also shot at your mouth and left and right chest. Please be careful. If even one of your three arrows is not shot down by me, I will lose this match.”Hua Wuhen said hesitantly.
"In that case, wouldn't I be greatly benefited?”
"Whether it's cheap or not, we'll talk about it after the competition. As long as you take 20 steps back, you can shoot the arrow. You don't have to wait for me to be ready. Alright, start retreating."
When the man heard Hua Wuhen's shout, he quickly retreated. As he retreated, he nocked an arrow on his bow. When he had just retreated 20 steps, he fired three arrows at Hua Wuhen, who had just stood still.
The two of them each retreated 20 steps, adding up to only 40 steps. The distance of 40 steps was about 20 meters now. Within this distance, even a martial arts expert with excellent lightness skills could only barely dodge three arrows, let alone draw an arrow and shoot it down.
However, Hua Wuhen had turned the impossible into a possibility. He looked at the three sharp arrows that were shooting at him and calmly pulled out three featherless arrows that were much shorter than the ones he had shot. Then, he did a series of dazzling actions. His actions were so fast that no one could see how he had shot the arrows. However, before Hua Wuhen could lower the bow in his hand, he heard three slaps, followed by a scream. When everyone focused their eyes, they saw that the three arrows that were shot at Hua Wuhen had all fallen to the ground five steps away from Hua Wuhen. The three short arrows that had shot down the three arrows continued to fly towards the person who was competing with Hua Wuhen.
Just as the three short arrows flew towards him and the man had nowhere to hide, a miracle happened. When the three arrows were less than two feet away from the man's face, the two arrows on the left and right suddenly changed direction and flew towards the arrow in the middle. Then, the three arrows collided. The three arrows, which had reduced their forward momentum, crashed into each other and fell to the ground at the same time. At this moment, a scream sounded.
The man who thought that he was going to be shot by the arrow and die immediately fell to the ground after screaming. Until someone came forward and pushed him while saying,"Hey, you're still lying down. Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?”At that time, he was still in a state of panic.
"Good archery skills. As expected of Little Li Guang's descendant.”Everyone who saw this scene praised Hua Wuhen.
"Since ancient times, heroes come from young people. This saying is really true. "Young masters, we admire you very much, and we admire you very much," Deputy General Zhou said after everyone cheered."We no longer have the face to compete in the following matches. Please forgive us for our recklessness.”
"Sigh, this competition, I said we should continue. The purpose of the competition wasn't to determine who was better than who. Instead, it was to let everyone know their strengths and weaknesses through the competition, so that they could prepare for the battle in the future. Besides, my big brother and third brother have shown their abilities. If I don't let my second brother show them, wouldn't I be looking down on my second brother?”Ying Tianlong said after hearing Deputy General Zhou's words.
It was unknown how Lu Yu competed with Deputy General Zhou's men, but let's watch the next exciting segment.
Note: Nen
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