"It's right in front. Qinghu, you're about to see your bride, haha … …" The Teng Clan members joked.
Teng Qinghu, who was usually very talkative, blushed today and only smiled happily.
Great Li Village's gate was right in front of them. Teng Qingshan, who was originally in a good mood, discovered that the ground was covered with horse hoof prints: "So many horse hoof prints? Only bandits could have so many horses. Could it be that Great Li Village was attacked by bandits? "Teng Qingshan carefully looked at Great Li Village.
He didn't see any bloodstains.
"They're probably just passing by." Teng Qingshan thought to himself.
At this moment, the Li Clan Chief brought many clansmen to the gate to welcome them. This group of people didn't look good, but the Li Clan Chief could only squeeze out a smile.
The group of Teng Jia Village people clearly felt that the atmosphere wasn't right!
Normally, when the bride was being escorted, the other party would beat drums and gongs, and the women would run out to watch the fun. However, Great Li Village's gate was very deserted, and only a few people came out to welcome them. There were also no gongs and gongs.
"Li Clan Chief, what's going on?" Teng Yunlong got off his horse and asked with a frown.
They came to escort the bride, but the other party didn't beat drums and gongs, and they didn't have a good expression. Teng Yunlong was obviously unhappy. However, Teng Yunlong also felt that … … there should be a reason. Otherwise, Teng Yunlong would have been angry.
"In-laws!" A figure suddenly rushed out from behind the crowd and rushed to Teng Yunlong's side. He immediately knelt down and mournfully yelled, "My family's Luoxiang … … was kidnapped by the White Horse Gang!!! You, you have to save my daughter, save her! "
The originally doubtful Teng Qinghu's face instantly turned pale.
"Li Clan Chief, what's going on!" Teng Yunlong shouted with an ugly expression.
The Li Clan Chief smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Teng, my Li Jia Village is sorry! I didn't expect … … that today was the day the White Horse Gang went to destroy the Iron Mountain Gang. When the White Horse Gang passed by our village, the Young Master and his group captured a few of our clan's young ladies, including Luoxiang. Even our clan's great master was killed. We can't do anything about it! We can only helplessly watch the White Horse Gang take away our clan's girls. "
Teng Yunlong's face darkened.
"These bastards!" Teng Qinghu, who was on the horse, roared and jumped off the horse.
"What are you doing!" Teng Yunlong stretched out his hand and grabbed Teng Qinghu as he glared at his grandson.
Teng Qinghu was so angry that his entire body trembled. The first girl he loved in his life had been kidnapped by the White Horse Gang's bandits. How could Teng Qinghu not be angry?
"Patriarch Li." Teng Yunlong patted Chief Li's shoulder and sighed, "Our Teng Jia Village is not unreasonable. This is not your fault! Sigh … When faced with such a situation, there was no other way but to endure it. The 6th of March … was a good day. He didn't expect that the White Horse Gang would also choose this day to exterminate the Iron Mountain Gang! If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have chosen this day. "
Everyone also understood.
The reason the White Horse Gang chose this day for the decisive battle was because this day was a good day. And because Teng Qinghu chose this day to get married, it also led to Li Luoxiang being kidnapped. It had to be said that this was fate! Bitter fate!
"Patriarch Li." Teng Qinghu stared at the Li Clan Leader. "How long has it been since the White Horse Gang left?"
"Nearly an hour." The Li Clan Leader replied.
"Qinghu, follow me back." Teng Yunlong shouted. Teng Qinghu stood in the same place, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth.
"In-laws, only you can save my family's Luoxiang." Li Laosan's voice was filled with tears. He knelt on the ground and anxiously kowtowed. The Li Clan Leader's face darkened as he hastily shouted, "Drag the third brother back. Right now, he has lost his mind." The clansmen hastily grabbed Li Laosan and dragged him into the village.
"Save my family's Luoxiang, I beg you." Li Laosan's face was covered in dust and he continuously kowtowed until his head was broken.
Teng Qinghu watched helplessly as Li Laosan, who was originally going to become his father-in-law, was dragged into the village by the Li Clan clansmen.
"Qinghu, go back!" Teng Yunlong shouted angrily.
Teng Qinghu unwillingly looked at the direction of the horse's hoof prints. In the end, he gritted his teeth, turned around and jumped on his horse, following his clansmen towards the direction of the Teng Jia Village.
… …
On the way back, Teng Yunlong slowly said, "Qinghu, you are not young anymore. You know what is important! What do bandits do? That was what they were doing! The White Horse Gang is guarding our Yi City. They have already calculated the amount of money they collect. They only occasionally kidnap a few women. Our days in the village are much better than when I was young. "
"You should know that your second aunt was kidnapped by bandits. Go and ask, how many girls in your father's generation have been abducted? After all, those bandits also want children! " Teng Yunlong sighed, "Every year, they kidnap women from other villages. That is the norm."
Teng Qinghu didn't say anything.
Teng Qingshan, who was listening while walking, felt a trace of heaviness in his heart. Survival was indeed a very difficult thing.
"These years, our Teng Jia Village's reputation has also increased. Those bandit gangs usually go to the weaker villages to kidnap women. They are also worried that the people of Teng Jia Village will go crazy and fight with them. "Teng Yunlong sighed," Our days twenty years ago were similar to the Great Li Village! It was very difficult. "
"Grandfather …" Teng Qinghu opened his mouth.
Teng Qingshan felt very uncomfortable.
He understood that in this world, bandits could not be eliminated. Even if he, Teng Qingshan, could eliminate the White Horse Gang, another gang would immediately dominate Yi City. Perhaps that gang would be even more greedy than the White Horse Gang.
"To prevent my Teng Jia Village from being bullied, relying on my own strength is definitely not enough." Teng Qingshan was very clear about this point. "There is only one way … … to join the Gui Yuan Sect and be able to hold a high position in the Gui Yuan Sect! At that time, I just need to casually instruct the White Horse Gang and the White Horse Gang will not dare to provoke my Teng Jia Village anymore. "
Teng Qingshan's desire to join the Gui Yuan Sect became stronger.
After all, in Jiangning County, the Gui Yuan Sect was the heavens! If the Gui Yuan Sect wanted to eliminate the White Horse Gang, it would be as easy as crushing an ant.
… …
The group of Teng family members who were walking had a heavy atmosphere.
"Qinghu." Teng Qingshan suddenly opened his mouth.
Many people looked at Teng Qingshan, and Teng Qingshan opened his mouth and said, "Qinghu, follow me!"
Teng Qinghu suddenly turned his head to look at Teng Qingshan, and his eyes lit up.
"Qingshan, what are you doing?" Teng Yunlong was shocked. "Are you also confused?" In Teng Yunlong's heart, Teng Qingshan had always been very intelligent since he was young. Moreover, Teng Qingshan's actions never made him worry; he was very steady! Moreover, Teng Qingshan's peerless martial prowess made the clansmen regard Teng Qingshan as the spiritual leader of the clan.
For example, when the Iron Mountain Gang attacked Teng Jia Village, the one who spoke up was Teng Qingshan.
"Grandfather, don't worry. I won't cause any trouble." Teng Qingshan said confidently.
Seeing Teng Qing Shan's expression, Teng Yun Long felt slightly at ease. He said, "Although Qinghu is older than you, his way of doing things is more reckless than you … … Experiencing this matter will be beneficial to him in the future. As a person, you can't be reckless and do things on impulse. Don't make us worry. "
"I understand." Teng Qingshan said, "Grandfather, don't worry. There won't be any problems."
At this time, Teng Qinghu had already jumped off his horse and followed beside Teng Qingshan. "Qingshan!"
"Grandfather, take the clansmen back first! Qinghu and I will quickly return. "Teng Qingshan said.
"Qingshan, I won't stop you, but I want to say one thing. No matter what decision you make, you must remember that there are more than two thousand clansmen of the Teng family behind you!" Teng Yunlong said.
"Yes." Teng Qingshan nodded his head solemnly.
"Qinghu, let's go." Teng Qingshan carried the Reincarnation Spear and brought Teng Qinghu to the Iron Mountain Gang.
*****
The White Horse Gang's base was at the White Horse Lake in Yi City. The White Horse Lake had a circumference of ten Li and was a famous lake in the entire Jiangning County. There was also a small island in the middle of the lake. The White Horse Gang's base was on this island. Being in the middle of the lake, it was easy to defend and hard to attack.
This was one of the reasons why the White Horse Gang was able to stand tall for so many years.
The Iron Mountain Gang's base was on the southern side of the Great Yan Mountain.
If one wanted to rush to the Iron Mountain Gang from the White Horse Lake, they would need to go around the entire Great Yan Mountain. Although the northern and southern border of Yi City was about two hundred Li, the road was not straight. Instead, they had to go around the entire Great Yan Mountain. Therefore, the distance between the White Horse Lake and the Iron Mountain Gang was three hundred Li.
The men of the White Horse Gang set off in the morning. The bustling men and horses would probably only reach the Iron Mountain Gang in the evening.
"The men of the White Horse Gang probably didn't stop to rest at noon. They ate some dry rations on the horses." Teng Qingshan looked at the traces on the road and judged. At the same time, he and Teng Qinghu relied on their two legs and ran along the road. If Teng Qingshan was alone, his running speed would be much faster than a war horse. However, Teng Qinghu's speed was slow.
Although Teng Qinghu could lift two thousand Jin, his internal organs were not strong enough. At most, he could catch up with a modern marathon runner.
The distance from the Great Li Village to the Iron Mountain Gang was more than a hundred Li.
Teng Qinghu was almost exhausted from running. He estimated that it would take him more than four hours to reach the Iron Mountain Gang.
"Qingshan, will Luoxiang be alright?" Teng Qinghu panted and was somewhat worried.
"It's hard to say." Teng Qingshan didn't dare to guarantee anything. This was because the army would normally have military prostitutes. The bandits were even more chaotic. Kidnapping some women to vent his anger was a very normal thing to do. It was impossible to expect bandits and horse gangs to be more disciplined than the army.
After rushing for four hours, the sun was about to set.
"Look, there are horse gangs in front." Teng Qingshan pointed to the front. In the distance, the spacious wasteland was filled with densely packed horse gangs. A large number of horse gangs were resting. Among them, a portion of the horse gangs had already begun to mount their horses and were about to continue their journey.
"Are they about to leave?" Teng Qinghu said.
"This place is only half an hour away from the Iron Mountain Gang's base." Teng Qingshan frowned and said, "I estimate that the men of the White Horse Gang will immediately rest and eat after arriving here. After eating and resting enough, they will set off and destroy the Iron Mountain Gang in one go. "
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