While they were eating, Hsu Fengnian and Wei Shuyang each talked about some strange anecdotes of Mount Qingcheng. Yu Youwei listened attentively while the old God of Swords just wolfed down his food. Although Jiang Ni was quite fond of Mount Qingcheng, he said that there were many celestial mountains in Western Shu. Just Mount Emei, which was higher than the West Pole, was enough to suppress all the famous mountains in the world. Hsu Fengnian, on the other hand, said that there were continuous snowy mountains in Western Regions that were higher than both Mount Emei and Mount Qingcheng. It was just that scholars and poets did not have the ability to see it with their own eyes. Jiang Ni said that Hsu Fengnian was just talking nonsense, but Old Man Li vaguely said that the snowy mountains in Western Regions were indeed much higher than Mount Emei. Mount Lantuo claimed that it was three times the height of Mount Emei, which was already the highest among the Five Sacred Mountains. And this was still a modest statement. Only then did Jiang Ni lose his temper.
Yu Youwei asked softly, "Do you want to give some to the Phoenix Battalion?"
Hsu Fengnian, who was gnawing on a white-fruit chicken, used his greasy finger to point at Lü Qiantang and the other two who could only eat at the door. He said flatly, "It's strenuous and unrewarding to give these people some small favors. Let's not talk about the Phoenix Battalion. These three, if you don't give them what they yearn for even in their dreams, even if you put ten thousand roasted white-fruit chickens in front of them, they'll only think it's disgusting. "
Yu Youwei said softly, "But it's always good to be approachable."
Hsu Fengnian laughed and said, "That's because you haven't stayed in the Beiliang Army. That's why you can say that. Let's not talk about others. Xu Xiao's prestige was earned by taking the lead and risking his life time and time again. In the later stages of the Chaotic War of Spring and Autumn, the late Emperor specially decreed that Xu Xiao was not to personally charge into enemy lines. Do you know how many of Beiliang's top generals died for Xu Xiao? Wang Jian, the peerless hero who was known as the Giant Spiritual Official of the Heavenly Court, and two others before him were all dead. Now, Qi Dang Guo, who was carrying the banner of Beiliang, had scars on his body. Even an old soldier who had been through hundreds of battles would be shocked to see him. Xu Xiao himself had said that it was the will of the heavens that he was able to live until today. It was the heavens that did not want him to die. Giving people a small profit, if the operation is done properly, of course it can be exchanged for a big profit. But no matter what, it can't be exchanged for people's death and loyalty. Whether it's Jianghu martial artists like Lü Qiantang, or the Beiliang elites like the Phoenix Battalion, if I want them to give their lives to me, hey, it's still too early. "
Yu Youwei, who was squatting in front of the bonfire and warming herself up, felt a chill for no reason. This His Royal Highness hadn't even exchanged a few words with them, and he was already thinking about how to cheat them of their lives in the future?
As if he had guessed Yu Youwei's thoughts, Hsu Fengnian said self-mockingly, "Do you think they're idiots? If I say 'hey, take out your lives,' will they really obediently hand it over? The name 'His Royal Highness' can only frighten people and tempt some petty people who seek profit. If I'm an empty bag of idiots, in the end, at most I'll just be a prodigal hedonist. Yu Youwei, there's no harm in telling you something you don't know. Just now when we went up the mountain and looked down from above, did we see any torches from the cavalry on the small path at night? I don't think so, because the Phoenix Battalion's light cavalry was the best in both night and field battles in the Beiliang Army. The martial arts books said that cavalry had ten victories, nine defeats, and eight losses. Logically speaking, the dense forest was the cavalry's place of defeat. But if anyone really thought that the one hundred Phoenix Battalion soldiers couldn't stop three paces after going up the mountain, then they were purely looking for trouble. The Phoenix Battalion's warhorses went from horse identification, breeding, feeding, training, then to horseshoes, stirrups, saddles, and armor, and finally to choosing a formation with the same jumping speed, diligently riding, archery, and matchmaking between men and horses. There couldn't be any mistakes in every step. When a warhorse died in battle, it wasn't allowed to be eaten. It could only be cut off its ears and hooves to report to the horse supervisor. Those who violated the rules would be severely punished by military law. This was just a microcosm of the Beiliang Army. Xu Xiao managed the army and was clear about rewards and punishments. Before the battle, he never asked for great merits, only that he didn't make any mistakes. In the end, it was only a battle to the death, a battle to the death, and still a battle to the death! This was the biggest and only characteristic of Xu Xiao's army. Even he, the great general, dared to take the lead, so how could the three hundred thousand cavalry not be afraid of defeat, and not refuse to fight to the death?! The Four Great Generals of the Spring and Autumn Period, it seemed that another four appeared a few years ago. Who could be like Xu Xiao, who could make the lowest level of soldiers willing to fight to the death?! Yu Youwei, tell me again, is it good or bad for me to take a leisurely stroll around the famed mountains with a beauty like you and take the time to give a little favor to the Phoenix Battalion? "
Yu Youwei was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
Hsu Fengnian wiped his hands on Yu Youwei's clothes and said with a smile, "Don't feel bad. In a few days, when we reach the big cities in the county, we'll change out of our old clothes. Also, when did you tear off the ribbon that was tied to your chest? Such a magnificent scenery, yet you want to hide it. Why do you think it's too big and that sword dance won't look good? Wrong, it's big. Only sword dance will have spirit. With each wave, won't the domineering sword intent come out? No matter how beautiful a woman is, she will feel ashamed of her inferiority when she sees you. What I say under the bed is the truth. "
Perhaps it was because His Royal Highness had jumped too much when he spoke, Yu Youwei didn't run away bashfully for a while. She just hugged Wu Meiniang and stared blankly.
The old God of Swords laughed exaggeratedly and said, "These words have a bit of wisdom. This Old Man is very pleasing to the ears."
Jiang Ni unconsciously sneaked a glance at Yu Youwei's tightly wrapped, full breasts. Then he lowered his head to look at himself. He seemed to be somewhat discouraged.
Lü Qiantang entered the courtyard and said softly, "Your Highness, there's an enemy attack. There are more than thirty people, but they're all bandits in the forest. "
As long as His Royal Highness gave the order, Lü Qiantang could make these bandits, who had found the King of Hell, die without knowing how.
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "Let them all in. Lü Qiantang and Yang Qingfeng, who looks more like a ghost than a ghost, don't show yourselves. Be careful not to scare them. Yang Qingfeng can go inform Ning Emei to stay put and wait for orders. Shu Xiu, you stay behind. "
More than ten burly men noisily rushed into the courtyard. The remaining half could only squeeze at the door and look around. They had all followed the light of the fire. Nowadays, it was rare for them to encounter a big fat sheep. There were very few pilgrims, but today's group simply made them laugh. They widened their eyes and looked over. They almost all swallowed their saliva at the same time. The young nobleman sitting on the steps in the middle looked like the son of an official. At the very least, he was a child from Yongzhou. As for the disheveled old man and the old Daoist who were lying down and eating meat, they didn't pay any attention to them. However, the remaining people were all stunning beauties. The plump lady holding the white cat had a very good figure. Even a fairy couldn't compare to her! The little girl dressed as a servant girl who was roasting meat had an even more beautiful face. Her legs were closed together in an alluring manner, leaving no gap. Young chick! In front of him stood an older lady who looked like a vixen. What was a scholar saying? That's right, charming!
At the door, the men who were slightly weaker, so they waved flags and shouted battle cries instead of rushing to kill and rob were about to go crazy. They pushed and shoved with all their strength. The shorter ones began to jump around, hoping to take a few more glances. How could such a beautiful and delicate lady withstand a few rounds from the First and Second Masters? Would it be their turn to have a taste? The three people in the courtyard had never been lucky enough to see her in their entire lives, let alone touch or even press her down. If the masters of the house took her as their mistresses, wouldn't they be done for?! If it weren't for the nobleman from a rich family, the ox-nosed Daoist priest, and the skinny old man who wore a sheepskin fur coat, they would have thought that a fairy had descended to the mortal world.
The First Master who was holding a pair of rusty Xuanhua axes sneered and said, "Don't you know the Yinyang Pavilion on Mount Qingcheng?"
Hsu Fengnian looked ignorant and said, "I know. Under the pavilion is the world of the living and under the pavilion is the world of the dead. The climate is completely different. In the past, when I was in this Daoist temple, I heard people say that even if there was a thunderstorm under the mountain, it would still be sunny on the mountain."
The Second Master was a wretched man who looked like a monkey and was even skinnier than the old God of Swords. He was born to be irritable. He jumped forward and reached out to touch Shu Xiu's chest with his dirty claws. Poor Shu Xiu didn't know His Royal Highness's intention. She could only pretend to be frightened and took two small steps back, just in time to avoid the monkey's vomiting hand.
Unfortunately, Shu Xian was the outsider with the least status in this courtyard. She was so close to them that not only did she smell the sweat of this group of bandits and barbarians, she also smelled the terrifying armpit odor of that skinny monkey. Looking at His Highness the Heir Apparent, Shu Xian felt a little helpless. She could only hope that His Highness the Heir Apparent would stop playing with cats and monkeys as soon as possible. She was really unwilling to stand in the same courtyard as them. She did not lose some of the witchcraft that she had to be proficient in as a witch in her previous life, so it was really easy for her to deal with them until they wished they were dead. She threw some of the specially bred five poisons into their abdomen, nibbling away at their internal organs bit by bit, or reversing their meridians until their entire body boiled and exploded. Weren't their minds filled with obscenity? She had a kind of aphrodisiac with her, but she did not use it on them as a kind of Bodhisattva. Instead, she threw it to wild beasts like the Bear King and the Monkey King.
Hsu Fengnian hugged Yu Youwei and rubbed his stubbled chin on her smooth cheek. He asked with a smile, "Then are you robbers?"
When this naive question came out, even Jiang Ni felt embarrassed.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
