In the forest under the morning light, the chirping of birds was clear and melodious. When the mountain breeze blew, it was slightly chilly, but as the sun rose higher, it gradually warmed up.
Ning Yi and Hongti walked in the wilderness. Hongti would occasionally go to higher ground to observe the surroundings. She would then tell Ning Yi about her and her master's experiences in the jianghu, as well as many things her master had taught her.
"… The highest places usually have the best view, but everyone knows this. That's why the best spies are the more they come to this kind of place, the more cautious they are. If, during a battle, the situation is complicated, and a spy stealthily creeps up the mountain and is watched by four or five people, that would be very interesting. I remember once when I was in Mount Luliang, I met a Liao scout on horseback swaggering up the mountain to check out the surrounding situation. I was watching from behind, but before I could run out, someone from another stronghold beat me to it. They killed the spy and stole his things … "
According to Ning Yi's thoughts, or perhaps it was a theory, Gulping Cloud, Lin Chong, and the others were still following him. Even if he was running for his life, he couldn't let his guard down. There was always the possibility that they would suddenly attack him. Along the way, Ning Yi was quite vigilant. However, perhaps because Hongti was also an expert in this field, nothing similar happened along the way. It was clear that he didn't get to be treated like a main character all the time.
Along the way, seeing that Ning Yi was quite alert to his surroundings, Hongti told him some common knowledge about traveling in the wilderness. She was very familiar with the locations of the wolf's den, the fox's tracks, and the places where they could catch a rabbit. Perhaps it was because they had confirmed their master-disciple relationship, Hongti's tone gradually became closer to "master", and she also became … slightly more dignified.
Sometimes, Ning Yi could vaguely see the figure of another woman on her. From the bits and pieces of information about her master, he could piece together the scene of two women, one big and one small, walking in the wilderness. Of course, perhaps after completing the mental preparation for her transformation from friend to master, Hongti didn't mention her childhood as much.
Of course, after what happened last night, the atmosphere between the two of them seemed a little special if they were to become master and disciple.
Ning Yi's aura wasn't inferior to anyone else's. Even if Hong Ti wanted to act like a 'master', the way they talked and interacted wouldn't change much. Especially when Hong Ti himself thought that "Ten Thousand Enemies" was a very powerful ability. She calmly told Ning Yi about the rules of survival in the jungle or on the battlefield, and Ning Yi listened humbly. It was just that the relationship between master and disciple wasn't that clear when he said it.
When they woke up in the morning, Hong Ti went to the nearby stream to catch a fish. Ning Yi scooped out the internal organs and cut them into thin slices with a knife. He shared them with Hong Ti. In fact, there was still a small piece of bacon beside him, but Hong Ti didn't eat it, so Ning Yi didn't touch it. He ate it raw because it wasn't easy to start a fire. Hong Ti was already used to raw food, but she found it a little novel when she ate the slices of tender fish. Ning Yi only felt that the fish wasn't as tender as salmon. He had a penchant for pleasure, but he also had a realistic side. Not to mention slicing it now, if the conditions weren't good, it wasn't like he couldn't make it even if he had to eat mountain birds raw.
Along the way, Hong Ti, who was walking in front, would occasionally jump up and swing her sword to cut down some wild fruits. However, it wasn't late autumn yet, and the wild fruits that could be eaten were mostly sour. However, after eating them, they could dilute the fishy taste in the mouth. Ning Yi ate a few and brought the others with him. The journey was winding. The two of them didn't plan on going to the nearby county city. Instead, they found a dry spot covered by a rock in the forest not far from the river in the mountains. Hong Ti went to catch a fish. Ning Yi washed it after killing it. Then, he placed leaves on the rock and cut the fish into raw fish. As he was doing this, the sun was setting in the valley. Hong Ti sat on a rock and watched him cut the fish, as if he was playing house.
The two of them had been on the run for a day. It was hard to say if they still needed to be so cautious. But for Ning Yi, although he wasn't afraid of taking risks, it was better to be cautious if he could avoid it. At this time, the two hundred people from Lone Dragon Gang should have arrived in Anping. Tomorrow, the army of Wu Rui Camp would probably come to this area. At that time, whether it was the people of Liangshan, the Assorted Alliance, or the local Greenwood forces around Anping and Bamboo Creek, they would all collapse. All he needed to do was to wait.
It was the fifteenth day of the seventh month, and there was a big moon. The two of them returned to the rock. Hong Ti made him lie on the ground and gave him a massage to clear his acupoints. She circulated the qi and blood in his body to eliminate the hidden danger of breaking the Six Dao. Ning Yi was sweating all over. He asked if he could take a bath by the river. Hong Ti followed him and waited behind a big rock for him to finish. She asked Ning Yi to guard him while she went to take a bath. Ning Yi stood behind the rock and looked at the moon in the sky, listening to the sound of the water behind him.
That night, the two of them talked about some things in bits and pieces. Late at night, Hongti went to the big rock and sat down. She curled up her knees and hugged the bag and sword in her arms. Ning Yi tidied up his things beside the big rock. She didn't know when, but he also went over and sat next to Hongti. Hongti's shoulders shrank, but when Ning Yi reached out to hug her, she naturally snuggled up to him. Maybe she shouldn't snuggle up, maybe it would be better to rely on him.
Just like the night before, Hong Ti tilted her body slightly and curled up in his arms. The moon was round outside, and the mountain wind whistled through the gap outside the big rock. Occasionally, when she opened her eyes, Hong Ti's gaze was a little complicated. They … should be master and disciple now. But not long after, she became quiet. Just like that, she quietly … relied on him.
The next morning, Ning Yi was the first to wake up. The forest was still dark. There were sounds of animals, and it even sounded like they were walking by. The woman in his arms was pressed against his chest, curled up and sleeping in his arms. Her folded thighs and calves were also pressed against his legs. He could feel her even breathing in his body.
Looking back, he did not have a deep enough understanding of the woman in his arms. Apart from the "not living like a human" that Hong Ti had said when they first met, she did not talk too much about Lu Liangshan's life. Even if she talked about it, she only talked about things that were objective, so that Ning Yi could use the situation as a reference. Ning Yi was someone who had experienced darkness. He had tried his best to think about Lu Liangshan's situation, but he also knew that as a modern person, the darkness in his mind was definitely different from Lu Liangshan's situation. No matter how he thought about it, the difference would definitely exist.
The idiom of exchanging children for food was at most an idiom in the future. The concept of hunger was just a simple concept in the eyes of modern people who had not really been hungry for many days. Death and lowliness, cruelty and tyranny were mostly the same. People could not truly feel the kind of heart-wrenching despair and terrifying oppression.
At this time, he remembered the first problem they had when they first started practicing martial arts.
"What do you want …"
In the darkness, he softly murmured, but did not answer. Perhaps it was because Hong Ti did not take his voice as a signal to wake up.
This morning, the two of them set off again. Along the way, Hong Ti's expression was not as natural as it had been yesterday when she was his "master". After all, Ning Yi had hugged her to sleep for another night. Although Hong Ti grew up in Lu Liang, she also knew the meaning of being a master because of Liang Bingfu's teachings. Previously, in order to protect Ning Yi from the disaster, she had already confessed in front of everyone that she was Ning Yi's master. If there was any ambiguity between the two of them, other than the evil reputation of the Heart Demon, she was afraid that there would be another excuse for others to target him. Playing with human nature and inverting human relations. She did not know how big this kind of infamy was in the south, but it was certainly not small.
When he hugged her like that, she did not want to avoid it, but thinking about it, her heart was in a mess. And … what was he thinking when he hugged her like that?
She was thinking about these things, and Ning Yi also had many thoughts in his mind, so they were relatively silent along the way. At this time, the two of them had already passed a county. In the afternoon, when the outline of houses gradually appeared in front of them, they decided to go to the next county, Yiyuan. However, the expected pursuers finally appeared at this time.
At a place only one or two barren mountains from Yiyuan County, Lu Hongti first found the figures of Lin Chong, Shi Jin, and the others on the ridge. Then, the elites of Liangshan with sharp eyes also seemed to see her and Ning Yi. Lu Hongti did not confirm again, but led Ning Yi to the other side of the mountain. After running for a while, there were people chasing from the side. Lu Hongti frowned, "There are two … masters …"
She was not afraid of a challenge from one person, but if two masters came from different directions, they would eventually pose a threat to Ning Yi. After rushing out of the forest, there seemed to be a deserted village in the barren mountains in front of them. Although Ning Yi ran fast, he knew that his footsteps were, after all, a burden to the woman in front of him. He said, "If you can turn back and kill people, don't worry about me first. Let's rush to the county. I can protect myself."
Running in front, Hongti shook her head, "Not this … They are not right … Wait."
As she ran, she suddenly slowed down. At this time, they were already on a road at the edge of the deserted village. Ning Yi followed behind her for a few steps. Hongti stopped and blocked with her left hand behind her. Ning Yi reached out and grabbed her hand. Only then did he stop. The two of them stood there hand in hand. Hongti did not think much of it. She frowned and looked at a figure in the fork of the road in front of the village.
That was … an old man in a blue robe who looked to be about 50 years old. Although he was burly, the hair on his temples had already turned white. He stood there with his hands behind his back, and his eyes were a little quiet. Ning Yi was good at reading people. From the aura of this old man, he could tell that he might have been an official. For example, although Chen Jinxia and the others had a calm aura, people who had been in the government were different from the people in the jianghu. For some reason, when the afternoon sun shone, Hongti held her sword in front of her chest, as if she was facing a great enemy.
At the same time, a voice came from afar, "Hahahaha, I didn't wait here for two days in vain. You bastards really came …" The arrogant voice came from Monk Swallow Cloud. There seemed to be many people running over from the deserted village. It turned out that Lu Hongti might be very good at chasing people in the forest, but in terms of understanding of the surroundings, Gulping Cloud Monk, Lu Wenhu and the others were the real local bullies. They couldn't find Ning Yi and the others, so they figured out a place to wait, and sure enough, they found two people.
Ning Yi looked back and saw a slightly younger middle-aged man in a blue robe appear in the forest. He said in a low voice, "Looks like the two people behind us purposely followed us here …" Hongti shook his head and said softly, "No, he is one of them. Look at the top of his head …" Ning Yi looked carefully and found that the top of the old man's head was still emitting hot steam.
Ning Yi didn't know how much of a burden his speed had slowed Hongti down, but to be able to force the two of them to this place and wait for them first, Ning Yi had no idea what kind of cultivation this person had. As he was thinking, the old man was also looking at the two of them. Seeing the two of them holding hands, he frowned slightly. Then, more than ten figures came from behind the deserted village. The one in the lead was Monk Swallow Cloud, and beside him were Lu Wenhu, Han Li, and the others. They all had smiles on their faces.
More than ten people surrounded the back of the old man in the blue robe. Han Li laughed coldly, "Haha, I was wondering why you stopped. Looks like you've been waiting for help …" He laughed a few times and said loudly, "Lin Chong! Shi Jin! Liangshan's … here … "His voice traveled through the mountains.
After he finished shouting, the old man frowned. Ning Yi looked around the mountains and didn't see any movement from Liangshan. Monk Swallow Cloud was still moving forward, but at this time, he heard the old man say, "Oh? If I'm your helper, can you really handle it? " The voice was calm and loud, so loud that even the deaf could hear it. As soon as the words came out, Lu Wenhu's expression changed. Monk Swallow Cloud walked over and pulled back his hand from the old man's side. "If you're not, then dodge!"
Monk Swallow Cloud was highly skilled in martial arts. Among Lu Wenhu and the others, he was the best. His push with one hand seemed casual, but in fact, it was extremely powerful. When he moved to the old man's side, he also wanted to test the old man's strength. With his martial arts and seniority, it wouldn't be wrong for him to fight alongside anyone in the martial arts world. But this time, he pushed the wrong person. When he pushed out with his sleeve, the old man next to him turned his head. The first thing he saw was the old man's extremely sharp eyes. They were like the whiskers of a ferocious tiger, enraged at the slightest provocation.
He pushed over, and the old man's body also moved slightly along with the small movement of his head. The old man's shoulder avoided his palm by a hair's breadth. Then, the old man simply shook his hand and punched.
He pushed out with his fist.
In front of the monk, the wind and aura of the old man's fist engulfed the heavens and the earth …
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