【Kuan Xin】Snake and Venom

The setting sun is setting and the night is approaching. As the first group of people who sneaked into the border of Daxia, Yuan Zhongxin and Wang Kuan changed into their night clothes early on, checked their bags, and sat side by side in the tent, silently—— This was probably the quietest time the two had ever gotten along.

Facing the unknown danger, Yuan Zhongxin thought that he would be restless and his thoughts were chaotic, but unexpectedly, at this moment, his heart was extremely calm and there was no disturbance.

Yuan Zhongxin carefully retracted his hand into Wang Kuan's warm palm. Wang Kuan opened his big, slender hand with well-defined knuckles and wrapped it around his slightly cold fingertips. The coolness hit his heart. Wang Kuan looked deeply at Yuan Zhongxin looked worried: "What's wrong?"

Yuan Zhongxin shook his head slowly: "No, I just want to hold you."

Wang Kuan sat sideways, pulled Yuan Zhongxin's other hand, rubbed his palm, the temperature in Yuan Zhongxin's hand seemed to rise, and he asked in a low voice while caring gently: "Do you feel better? "

A fleeting moment of bewilderment flashed across Yuan Zhongxin's eyes, and then he turned his head to look at Wang Kuan, his eyes were complicated, and he suddenly felt sour in his heart: "Wang Kuan, are you afraid?"

Wang Kuan paused slightly, and a faint wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I'm afraid."

He is more afraid than anyone else.

As for what to be afraid of, even if Wang Kuan didn't say anything, Yuan Zhongxin would know the answer.

Yuan Zhongxin stared at Wang Kuan for a long time, then smiled lowly. He raised his hand and slowly stroked the center of Wang Kuan's frowning brows, smoothing him again and again, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, it will be fine."

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xu stood outside the tent and shouted, "Brother Yuan, Brother Wang, we can go now. Have you packed your bags yet?"

Yuan Zhongxin and Wang Kuan put their bags behind their backs, looked at each other, walked out of the camp, and followed Zhang Xu to the gate of the city wall. Zhao Jian, Yuan Bofin and others had already brought horses for them and were waiting at the gate in front of the door.

Zhao Jian and the others surrounded Yuan Zhongxin and Wang Kuan worriedly, Xue Ying handed the reins to Yuan Zhongxin with a serious face: "Be careful in everything, if there is anything wrong, come back immediately, don't worry about it the city."

Wei Yanei immediately nodded and said in agreement: "That's right, life is the most important thing. If the dog emperor wants to be held accountable at that time, it's a big deal for us to carry it together. Don't take risks, understand?"

Yuan Zhongxin tied the reins of the horse in his palm, moved in his heart, and nodded with a light smile without changing his face: "Understood, I have a sense of propriety."

Although Yuan Zhongxin agreed in this way, Zhao Jian was still worried, looked at Wang Kuan who was standing beside him, and worriedly said: "Wang Kuan, watch him, don't let him mess around."

Wang Kuan responded with a slight smile, "Don't worry, I will."

Even Yuan Boji also warned: "Zhang Xu, you guys too, watch these two children carefully and adjust accordingly. Although Zhong Xin has many tricks, they are not necessarily all right. Don't follow blindly. Take your Show me the experience and judgment accumulated in the daily life, do you understand?"

Zhang Xu and the others immediately replied sonorously: "This subordinate takes orders!"

Yuan Zhongxin was dissatisfied, Baba muttered: "Am I so annoying?"

Zhao Jian glanced at him unhappily: "You have a little self-knowledge, okay? You are the skinniest among so many of us. Who knows if you will cause some earth-shattering disasters again?"

Yuan Zhongxin curled his lips, noncommittal to Zhao Jian's words, he said with a playful smile: "Okay, I promise, I will obediently wait for you to come after I go to the entrance of the dungeon, and I will never act rashly. Are you satisfied?"

Xiao Jing handed a heavy bag in front of Yuan Zhongxin, and said, "Brother Yuan, here are some medicinal wines for bruises and mosquito bites. The ancient forest is rugged and full of insects. Take it and let's take a look." It’s fine to have it as a spare on the road, I’ve already indicated how to use it.”

Yuan Zhongxin did not refuse, and after receiving it, he stuffed it safely into his arms. He raised his eyes to look at the completely dark sky, and got on the horse first, followed by Wang Kuan and others, tightening their hands The reins of the horse are ready to go.

Yuan Zhongxin glanced at the people waiting below, raised his eyebrows calmly, and said with a light smile, "Don't look so sad, it's not like I won't see you anymore."

Zhao Jian was startled when he heard this unlucky sentence, grinning his teeth and making a gesture to give Yuan Zhongxin a hard slap, but Yuan Zhongxin shouted: "All officers and men obey the order and open the city gate!"

After the words fell, and after a long twirl, the heavy city gate was slowly pulled open, and there was a magnificent bang, which made everyone present solemn, with awe-inspiring expressions, without the slightest smile.

The corner of Yuan Zhongxin's mouth curled up slightly, he raised his whip and rode his horse, he rushed to the first place, and was the first to leave the city gate, followed by Wang Kuan and Zhang Xu, flying to catch up.

Zhao Jian and the others looked at Yuan Zhongxin's receding figures. Under the scorching light of the fire, the young man rushing to the front raised his whip hand high and waved it with pride. That slender and firm figure It seems to appease the deep worries in everyone's heart, and inexplicably drives away the depression and heaviness floating in the air.

Fan Zaizhi stared blankly at Yuan Zhongxin who was going away, and suddenly felt impassioned in his heart.

How high-spirited young Pianpian is, with fresh clothes and angry horses, his fate should be to be silent and proud of the universe, stirring up the world!

Yuan Zhongxin didn't know that the "all officers and men listen to the order" he just shouted had already established his leading position with the command arrow in hand and pointed at the mountains and rivers!

Fan Zaizhi smiled relievedly, he was very comforted: "General Yuan, although your younger brother is not yet twenty, he already has the demeanor of a general. If he stays calm for a few more years, he will become a great weapon in the future!"

Everyone was still immersed in Yuan Zhongxin's order, and deep in their souls, there was respect and trembling for the real strong. After a long time unable to recover, Yuan Bofin was awakened by Fan Zaizhi's words, I was so excited.

He never thought that Yuan Zhongxin, who was lazy and sloppy on weekdays, would have the admirable and loyal majesty.

Yuan Zhongxin said that he had a way to deal with Daxia, and Yuan Bofin completely believed it this time.

At noon two days later, Yuan Zhongxin and his party of nine entered the border of Great Xia without a sound. After passing through a large ancient forest, they arrived at the entrance of the real underground city unharmed. After a short rest, they began to camp.

Zhang Xu just wanted to take out the firearm to light the firewood pile, but was stopped by Wang Kuan: "Brother Zhang, it's day and night, if thick smoke floats into the air, it's easy for people to spot it, and it's not very cold now, so let's save the fire until nighttime." .”

Zhang Xu suddenly realized and patted himself on the head: "Brother Wang is right, you can see that I am a little dazed in my hurry."

One of them, Qihou Jun, said jokingly, "What are you rushing for? I think you are not very smart."

Zhang Xu gritted his teeth, raised his hand and gave the other party a slap: "Well, you old seven, you dare to bump into the head."

Yuan Zhongxin wandered around a few times not far from the camp, found nothing unusual, and then went back to sit down beside Wang Kuan. He happened to hear what Zhang Xu said. He took a few sips of the water Wang Kuan handed over, and asked curiously. Said: "This old seventh brother, what is your name, I have known you for a few days, and I still don't know your name?"

Lao Qi waved his hand with a smile, and replied honestly: "I am an orphan. I have no father or mother, and naturally I don't have a name. You Brother Zhang called me Lao Qi, that's because the number on the nameplate of my Qi Hou Jun is a number. Qi, so everyone I know will call me Lao Qi."

Yuan Zhongxin and Wang Kuan suddenly realized.

Zhang Xu took a bite of dry food, swallowed it whole, and explained: "Actually, most of us in the Qihou army are homeless, or have no father or mother since childhood. If it wasn't for Fan Zaizhi and General Yuan who recruited us all , a group of us brothers don’t know where we are going to starve and suffer from cold.”

Yuan Zhongxin's eyes flickered slightly, he thought for a moment, he hesitated to speak: "Brother Zhang, do you have a good relationship with my brother?"

Zhang Xu didn't know why, but still nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Yuan Zhongxin pursed his lips, and asked meaningfully: "Then, did my brother tell you about the battle at Qichuanzhai?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere froze, and there was no sound for a moment.

Zhang Xu and the others looked at each other with embarrassment, and were speechless for a moment.

Yuan Zhongxin was quite uneasy, and he added cautiously: "Can't you say it?"

Zhang Xu looked troubled, hesitated, and took a while to form a sentence: "General Yuan didn't say it, but we heard some rumors, and we don't know if it's true."

Yuan Zhongxin immediately sat upright, concentrating on it: "What gossip?"

Zhang Xu said hesitantly: "Brother Yuan, I don't believe these rumors, but since you asked, I'll tell you."

"The Qihou Army has a total of 12 people, including generals, and is divided into six camps. General Yuan leads three of them, namely the Silver Armored Cavalry, the Qilin Army, and the Red-headed Infantry. There are three lieutenants, like me, the lieutenant of the Silver Armored Cavalry."

"At that time in Qichuanzhai, General Yuan led an army of [-] Qilin troops. The deputy general of the Qilin army was a man named Lou Mo. He was very smart and knew how to line up troops. General Yuan also appreciated him very much. Before the start of the battle, he personally designed the marching formation map of the Qilin Army—the map was later sent back to our border camp. We saw that the arrangement was indeed very reasonable. No weaknesses."

"Originally, that battle was supposed to be a sure win, but it turned out to be a complete loss. Of the 2 people, only General Yuan came back alive. At that time, there were two widespread rumors. Treason, another theory is that Deputy General Lou is a secret agent, and secretly leaked the marching formation map to Daxia."

"As for what happened on the battlefield at that time, we didn't see it with our own eyes, and General Yuan refused to say anything, so it's even more impossible for us to know."

Yuan Zhongxin frowned, listening intently, his mind numb and confused.

Wang Kuan was puzzled: "Did Vice General Lou die in battle?"

Lao Qi nodded, with a solemn expression: "Lou Mo was indeed killed on the battlefield. At that time, we all went to move the body, so we could see it clearly."

Wang Kuan's eyes were deep: "Since Lieutenant General Lou will die in battle, why did he reveal the marching formation plan? Isn't this contradictory?"