The next time Lou Shuwan saw Ning Yi was in the col that afternoon. But the subsequent development was not what she had expected. Or rather, after seeing that figure again in the col that afternoon, she was already in a state of confusion and did not do anything to change the situation. But it was not an exaggeration to say that she was the cause of the incident.
Lou Shuwan, Tian Shi, Yu Yulin, and the others entered Lu Liang Mountain about a day earlier than Ning Yi's journey. After entering the mountain, the first person they looked for was the little horse, Qiu Mengtang.
This was a force that Prince Jin, Tian Hu, had encountered two years ago. Although Tian Hu was described as a hunter by later generations, he was already a notorious criminal even before the uprising. As a great rebel who was able to occupy a territory, Tian Hu was described as a hunter by later generations. In the northern region, the closer it was to Yanmen Pass, the more chaotic the security was. The power of the government was weak. The army was strong, but they had a low status. Under the control of the civil officials, it was not easy for them to make money. They were too lazy to care about the local chaos.
Of course, there was a deeper reason for this. For example, the imperial court recruited the traitors of Liao, such as Dong Pang'er, and placed them in the north … In short, in such a chaotic situation, it was easy for Tian Hu to extend his tentacles everywhere. Lu Liang Mountain was a place that he had long wanted to enter. But of course, it was not that he was in a hurry to do so.
The situation in Lu Liang Mountain was, to be honest, too chaotic. The land here was barren, the people were swift and fierce, and groups of desperadoes emerged one after another. If one could control this place, there would certainly be benefits. But in reality, it was basically impossible to control this place. Ning Yi was very clear about this reason after he had learned about it.
It was actually false to say that the people in Lu Liang Mountain were really powerful. If this group of crazy desperadoes, who shouted to eat and kill people, were up against ordinary people, they would certainly be terrifying. But if a slightly more formal army came to kill them, they basically had no ability to resist. The Liao people only came here once in a while, and the resistance in the mountains was certainly nothing to be proud of. If the army sent by Tian Hu stood here, they could definitely beat a large number of people to the ground and show off their power. But then? They hid in the mountains, anywhere they could, but … they were not willing to cooperate.
Of course, there were many reasons why they were unwilling to cooperate. Xenophobia was just one of them. The most troublesome reason was that they did not have enough food. If 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. On the other hand, this place was a place of little value that couldn't support so many people. Although they could earn some money by smuggling, the problem that followed was huge.
If a force unified Lu Liang and provided for so many people, then this place would become a piece of cake. Although the terrain of Luliang Mountain was rugged and not as flat as Yanmen Pass, once it was unified, it would be equivalent to challenging the military who controlled Yanmen Pass. No force that wanted benefits would let go of this place. At that time, Lv Liang could only face competition and destruction. Once it fell into such competition, Lv Liang would once again fall into chaos. Under this cycle, Lu Liang had no basis for unity and peace.
Because of this, when Ning Yi gave advice to Red, he emphasized that the surrounding areas of Lv Liang must not be unified. The surrounding areas must continue to be chaotic. Even if it was tragic, they could only watch. Only under such a situation, coupled with the bribery of the military in Yanmen Pass, would the other side turn a blind eye to Lv Liang's path. Under the premise of maintaining the surrounding chaos, the Green Wood Village could show their benevolence, whether it was saving people or giving alms. At the same time, they could gather the strongest group of people in Lv Liang Mountain and become the de facto ruler of this place.
This strategy was actually quite dark, but there was no other way. Even if Ning Yi came in person, he could only do so. Light was certainly welcome, but Lv Liang Mountain could only live in such darkness for the time being. At most, there would be fewer people dying.
If Ning Yi could only do this, how much foresight could Tian Hu have? Because Lv Liang Mountain was a plate of loose sand, it was easy for Tian Hu to reach in. However, after reaching in, he had to provide supplies and assistance, and he could not get any output. More often than not, he would show goodwill and support a force in Lv Liang Mountain. Within half a year, the boss would be killed by his subordinates or enemies, with all kinds of strange and inexplicable reasons. For someone who wanted to do great things, this feeling was really complicated and indescribable. Over time, he could only look at this place, unable to spend too much time thinking about it.
Little Rattlesnake Qiu Mengtang was casually supported under such circumstances. Because he was highly skilled in martial arts, he was still standing after more than two years. Of course, Tian Hu was happy to give him some help and form a good relationship. This time, Lou Shuwan and the others entered the mountain to do business with the Blood Bodhisattva, and it was an opportunity to use him.
Although Qiu Mengtang formed a good relationship with Lou Shuwan and the others, Qiu Mengtang, who had been a bandit for a long time in the forest, did not feel that his status was lower than Tian Hu's subordinates. After meeting, this little rattlesnake Qiu Mengtang was quite arrogant. When he heard their purpose of entering the mountain, he did not think much of it.
"… Green Wood Fort has been bustling recently, but I'm afraid that the Tiger King's thinking is a little off. "I was born and raised in Lv Liang Mountain. For so many years, I've lived on the edge of a knife and killed my way here. I know what Lv Liang Mountain is like the best … Let me tell you, in matters of the underworld, you can only gain temporary advantages … Blood Bodhisattva? "Wait and see, a woman on Lv Liang Mountain, so what if she is highly skilled in martial arts? Do I, Qiu Mengtang, fear her? "In less than two or three years, you will definitely not see this person again. "Either she was killed, or … Haha, she was beaten up and kept as a toy … Who knows who did it, and who knows … it might be me, Little Rattlesnake Qiu Mengtang."
When he said these things, he revealed a disapproving and sinister smile, and then said, "Of course, recently, there has been a lot of talk about her wanting to have a martial arts competition to find a husband. This is a good move. "After all, women have to find a man. "With a man, she will have another backer. "Since everyone is interested, I will also go and take a look. I didn't have the chance to fight in the past, but this time … I want to test her for myself, haha …"
In all fairness, Little Rattlesnake's thoughts were not without reason. However, the main reason was to compete with Tian Shi and the others, and indirectly to express his dissatisfaction with Tian Hu wanting to cooperate with Green Wood Fort. As the boss of Lv Liang Mountain, he respected the Tiger King, who was entrenched in his territory. However, the Tiger King wanting to form an alliance with Green Wood Fort clearly showed that he did not think highly of him. His own fort was currently not comparable to Green Wood Fort, but Lv Liang Mountain was so chaotic, and the wheel of fortune changed. If a woman could rise to the top, then so could he. With such a mentality, he did not care too much about politeness and became quite domineering.
Lou Shuwan was now in charge of forming an alliance with Green Wood Fort, and Tian Shi was also mentally prepared to marry into Green Wood Fort. In such a situation, on one hand, everyone laughed and accepted Qiu Mengtang's hospitality, but on the other hand, they felt that this fellow was really not well-behaved and needed to be taught a lesson. As they chatted, Qiu Mengtang was also quite curious about Lou Shuwan. After all, this woman was born from a wealthy family. She mingled with a group of powerful people and had her own domineering attitude. Especially after experiencing so many things, the change in her mentality naturally gave her a cold charm. Qiu Mengtang was a mountain man, and it was very difficult for him to kidnap any wealthy young ladies in Lv Liang Mountain, not to mention Lou Shuwan, who was from a wealthy family in Jiangnan. In short, he quite wanted to have sex with her.
Both parties seemed to be getting along happily until the next day. Lou Shuwan and the others learned a lot of inside information about Lv Liang Mountain from Qiu Mengtang. Not long after noon, a lackey came to report that someone from Green Wood Fort was going to pass by. Naturally, she wanted to go and see for herself.
She saw Ning Yi.
At that time, everyone stayed at the entrance of the col, and Takeshi's team of horses passed by from the side. Due to the direction of the light, they could not see the person in the col clearly. Lou Shuwan did not expect to see that figure at all. For a moment, she wondered if she had seen wrongly. She stared in that direction for a long time, and even staggered down from her horse and followed him for a while. After making sure that the nightmarish image had turned into a real person, she was in a trance. Qiu Mengtang, Tian Shi, Yu Yulin and the others naturally saw it and asked her about it in confusion. Lou Shuwan could not suppress her emotions at all. After returning to the fort, Qiu Mengtang and the others guessed and asked, "Are you old friends with that group of people?"
Lou Shuwan suddenly shook her head and answered through gritted teeth, "There is enmity."
At that time, she was sitting on a chair in the hall of the fort with her head slightly tilted. When the sunlight shone in, the side of her face had a suffocating coldness. However, there was a complicated look in her eyes. Qiu Mengtang could not stand this. He spread his hands with an indifferent expression, "Then I'll do it."
Playboy Tian Shi actually had some thoughts about Lou Shuwan, so he answered, "Can you?"
"It's just a caravan. I've given Green Wood Fort enough face, but sometimes a little accident is inevitable. After I've done it, I'll personally go and explain to Blood Bodhisattva. What else can she do?" Qiu Mengtang said, "Moreover, Jianghu matters should be settled in Jianghu. It's the rule of Jianghu to settle grievances and enmity. We're all guests from afar, so we can't make Miss Lou unhappy, right?"
Lou Shuwan tilted her head. She tried her best to calm her emotions, but the first voice that came out was hoarse, "This … this is not good. Fort Master Qiu, we didn't find out the truth about him. Moreover … moreover, you have an alliance with Green Wood Fort. It's not good to … act recklessly because of me …"
Among those present, Yu Yulin could be considered the one who could make the decision in Tian Hu's faction. He smiled, "You're right, but Fort Master Qiu is also right. Let's settle grievances and enmity. Fort Master Qiu, perhaps it's better for us to settle this ourselves."
"… Truth?" Qiu Mengtang pursed his lips and simply waved his hand at Yu Lin's words. He could not be bothered to discuss it. "It's just over a hundred people!"
He turned around and walked out. "Little ones, gather some people. Let's go out and do something."
This was the beginning of the whole thing.
Following Qiu Mengtang's departure, Lou Shuwan, who had followed him, was also infected by the fanatical atmosphere. She could no longer hold back her thoughts. She could not figure out what this sudden day meant to her. The rationality that she usually used to handle matters under Tian Hu's command could no longer be retained. Subconsciously, the scene of capturing the other party and the various ways to deal with Ning Yi after capturing him surfaced in her mind. That feeling was both joyful and painful. She could not think of what to say when she first saw him, but some images kept surfacing uncontrollably: the way he looked when she captured him, the way he looked when she killed everyone around him, the way he looked when she humiliated him, his reaction when she scolded him, and the way he looked when he begged for mercy.
Just like that, her body trembled under the cloak.
It was not until the time it took to drink a cup of tea had passed that her rationality began to coldly return to her body under the setting sun due to the restlessness on her side …
*****
Lou Shuwan could not understand the complicated battlefield. However, Qiu Mengtang had already sent people to call for reinforcements. Yu Yulin and Tian Shi had also noticed that something was wrong with the situation. They had already mobilized over three hundred elites. She gazed at the mountain ridge over there, at the mountains covered in corpses and blood. Qiu Mengtang's subordinates — even in the eyes of an outsider — seemed to have been reduced by half. As for the man named Ning Yi, he was moving away in an orderly manner.
For a long time, Lou Shuwan had worked under Tian Hu and had heard rumors about Ning Yi. He had opened a cloth shop in the capital, then conquered Liangshan, and made a name for himself as an inner demon. The people of the martial world seemed to take this matter very seriously. After Lou Shuheng heard about it, he even completely gave up on the idea of revenge and mocked her for overestimating herself. However, Lou Shuwan herself was still rational. What 40 people to conquer Liangshan? It was just borrowing the power of the imperial court to form alliances and borrow strength to fight strength. Although it was a little mysterious to pry open the entire Liangshan, in the eyes of a wise person, it was not something difficult to understand.
There would always be a limit to a person's strength. Although Tiger King had taken advantage of the situation to rise, geniuses like Fang La and Fang Qifo would also die at their peak. Perhaps this was the calmness of a woman. Lou Shuwan would not be afraid of what Ning Yi had done. What was more complicated was that although she had heard some things about Ning Yi and some fragments of it that were circulating in the martial world, Lou Shuwan was more or less trying to avoid the truth of the matter. So what if she knew? She could not take revenge now.
It was also because of this that even though she knew that Ning Yi was a powerful and ruthless character, she did not react much to Qiu Mengtang's attack because her mind was in a mess. Because what really scared her about Ning Yi was that he had slashed a knife in her heart. "I didn't find out the truth" was just her subconscious words. Qiu Mengtang's "just over 100 people" was the truth. No matter how powerful he was, it was just over 100 people.
However, at this moment, her heart turned slightly cold. Looking at that scene, she thought to herself, 'He is really powerful.
He seems … to have always been this powerful. '
She recalled the scene in Hangzhou, and an impossible thought came to her mind. 'Could it be that I … kicked a metal plate? Against this man, he can't be able to counterattack with over 100 people, can he …'
Of course, even she felt that such a thought was a little ridiculous. Because the battle in the mountains continued to spread, Qiu Mengtang's subordinates began to come over in batches. Gradually, there were 500 people, 600 people, 700 people … The sun was setting in the west. Ning Yi led his team and retreated over the mountain over there. They began to retreat and flee. On Yu Yulin's side, more than 300 elites had also gathered. The lineup of more than 1,000 people spread out in pursuit. Even if they realized that the other party was very capable, it was impossible for them to think that the other party could turn the tables. Yu Yulin, Tian Shi, and the others, who had a deep understanding of the battlefield, thought so even more.
The sun was about to set. Lou Shuwan rode her big horse and chased forward with difficulty with the others.
She wanted to catch him. She really wanted … to catch him.
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