A group of people grinned maliciously and quickly surrounded Gu Huaiqing.

Gu Huaiqing looked around vigilantly, and saw that there were hundreds of people in this group, all of them were full of flesh, fierce and sturdy, with shining scimitars in their hands, they were not kind at first glance.

Gu Huaiqing recalled the information he had read about the Western Regions before, saying that there was a gang of horse thieves in the desert near Jiayuguan, who often robbed passing merchants, murdered and robbed goods, and committed all sorts of crimes. He never thought that he was so unlucky that he ran into them.

"Boss, there is a fat sheep delivered to the door at such a late hour. His horse is not bad, and his clothes are also quite valuable. We are really lucky!" One of the horse thieves laughed bitterly.

The other horse thief stared at Gu Huaiqing's face with lewd eyes, and said with a smirk: "This skinny and tender flesh is so juicy, don't you be a woman? I haven't met such a decent guy for a long time. I don't want horses or money. Alright, just leave the person to me, hehe!"

The leader called Boss was bald, with a small braid behind his bald head, and a deep scar on his left cheek. His eyes were fierce and cruel, and he shouted impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, come on!"

As soon as the horse thief leader gave an order, the horse thieves rushed over wielding machetes.

At this time, Gu Huaiqing calmed down, and waited for the horse thieves to rush in front of him, then raised his sleeves, flicked his slender fingers, and the sky silk shot out, and the two horse thieves who rushed to the front were immediately pierced through their throats, groaning He clutched his neck and fell to the ground.

The horse thieves did not expect such a handsome and gentle young man to strike so fiercely, they were stunned by his martial arts, and did not dare to move forward rashly.

What Gu Huaiqing wanted was exactly this effect, aiming at the gap, pinching the horse's belly, Chixia understood it, galloping through the encirclement like an arrow leaving the string.

"A group of idiots, why are you still standing there? Hurry up!" The leader of the horse thief shouted angrily, got on his horse, and led his men to chase.

Gu Huaiqing leaned on the horse's back, desperately mobilized Chixia, trying to get rid of the horse thieves, but the horse thieves were more familiar with the terrain, the desert was flat and there was no place to hide.

Gu Huaiqing lowered his body and ran away desperately. The horse thief behind him shouted loudly and chased after him.

Although Chixia is a steed, after all, she ran all night and lost a lot of physical strength, while the horse thief's horse is recharging its energy and waiting for work.Gradually, Chixia's speed slowed down, and she was panting heavily through her nostrils, looking very strenuous.

Gu Huaiqing saw that the horse thief was getting closer and closer, so close that he was only a few feet away, and took out a few gold beads and broken silver coins from his bosom. These were the coils he carried with him, but at this time they were used as hidden weapons, and they were scattered with flowers by celestial maidens. The gesture was thrown at the horse thieves.The horse thieves were caught off guard, and immediately several others were hit by hidden weapons and fell off their horses.

The leader flashed a golden bead in a dangerous way, and roared angrily: "Stinky boy, if you dare to put a hidden weapon on your grandfather, you will die! Brothers, let him taste our hidden weapon!"

The horse thief howled, and took out all kinds of hidden weapons to greet him, darts, silver needles, barbed wire, ecstasy nails... all kinds of hidden weapons flew towards Gu Huaiqing.

Gu Huaiqing groaned inwardly, and waved the sky silk to sway away the hidden weapons fired by the enemy, but there were too many hidden weapons, and one or two fish slipped through the net after all, only to hear Chixia's wail, and two hidden weapons were hit on the buttocks and hind legs.

The horse thief was extremely vicious, and the hidden weapon was actually fed with poison. Chixia soon foamed at the mouth, and fell to her knees, neighing in pain, with tears streaming from her black eyes.

Gu Huaiqing loved the horse dearly, but there was nothing he could do, he could only vent his anger on the horse thief.Since he can't escape, he might as well fight to the death, even if he dies, he will have to drag a few horse thieves to his back!

However, the horse thief was also very cunning. The leader of the horse thief found that Gu Huaiqing was very strong in martial arts. Even though he had more than one enemy, he was still very brave. He ordered: "Put out the torches, surround him, and greet him with hidden weapons!"

In the pitch darkness, the horse thief hid far away, casting poison-enhancing hidden weapons in the darkness.Gu Huaiqing couldn't see the enemy's position clearly, and was very passive. He could only distinguish the position by listening to the wind. Are you going to die at the hands of horse thieves?Can't help but think of Duan Mingchen, if he saw his dead body, would he be sad?Maybe he will be sad for a while, but with that major general by his side, he will soon forget himself, right?

Thinking of this, Gu Huaiqing felt a little disheartened. The movement of his hands slowed down, and his arm was shot by a dart. The pain was excruciating, mixed with numbness, and soon, his entire arm was paralyzed, unable to move. move...

Gu Huaiqing's feet were weak, and he fell powerlessly on the sandy ground, listening to the triumphant laughter of the horse thieves, waving their swords and approaching him...

Just when Gu Huaiqing was waiting to die in despair, he suddenly heard a melodious music, that music was very unique, it didn't seem to be played by musical instruments from the Central Plains, it was long and long, with exotic tunes.

When the horse thieves heard the sound, they panicked and stirred up. The leader of the horse thieves shouted loudly, as if to calm down his subordinates.

The music was getting closer and closer, and besides the melodious music, there was also the sound of drums like raindrops, mixed together, it seemed that there was an invisible pressure coming.

Immediately afterwards, a sound of gold and iron clanging was heard, as if someone came to fight the horse thief. Soon, the horse thief was killed screaming and scattered.

Who saved himself?Gu Huaiqing tried his best to hold up his eyelids, trying to see who was coming, but unfortunately, the poison on the dart made him unable to stay awake. When his eyes went dark, he fell into a coma...

******

Gu Huaiqing was woken up by a burst of melodious music, he opened his eyelids in a daze, and found that the sky was bright outside, and he was in a khaki tent, covered with soft and clean animal skins.

Not far from him, a man in a brown fur coat was sitting on the threshold, playing a strange musical instrument shaped like a flute but not a flute.

The sound of the instrument is poignant and moving, with a long aftertaste, like a white-haired mother calling for a wanderer who has left home, or like a passionate girl missing her lover in her dream.

Gu Huaiqing listened to the unfamiliar music in a daze, but inexplicably felt that the tune seemed familiar, as if he had heard it a long time ago.

After playing a piece of music, the man turned his head, and his glazed eyes met Gu Huaiqing's.

"It's you, Brother Tory?" Gu Huaiqing asked in surprise.

"Yes, I said earlier that we will meet again if we are destined. I didn't expect to meet so soon." Toli stood up and smiled.

"It was you who killed the horse thief and saved me?"

"Yes, I passed by with a caravan and heard the sound of someone fighting. I rushed over to take a look and found that you were besieged by horse thieves. The situation was critical, so I drove away the horse thieves and brought you back."

"Thank you, brother, for saving my life!" Gu Huaiqing struggled to sit up, cupped his fists as a thank you, "If brother hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid I would have been buried in the hands of horse thieves."

"Brother, you are serious! Don't you have a saying in the Central Plains, when the road is injustice, draw your sword to help? Besides, you and I met once, how can I refuse to save you?"

Gu Huaiqing said solemnly: "No matter what you say, I must thank you, brother, for your kindness, and I will definitely repay you in the future!"

Toli pretended to be displeased and said, "When I am a friend, don't be so polite. I hate this hypocritical trick of you Central Plains people the most!"

Gu Huaiqing couldn't help laughing at Toli's straightforwardness. Maybe it's because men on the prairie are naturally bold. Toli's straightforward and unaffected character makes people feel good.

Gu Huaiqing's eyes fell on the black tubular instrument in Toli's hand, and asked, "What instrument is that in Xiongtai's hand? I have never seen it before."

"This is called a Hujia, and it is a unique musical instrument of the grassland people." Toli handed the Hujia to Gu Huaiqing so that he could see it clearly.

All I saw was a pitch-black wooden pipe, thicker than the xiaos common in the Central Plains, with three holes in it and slightly bulged at both ends.

Gu Huaiqing stroked Hu Jia's pipe with his fingers, and asked, "What's the name of the piece you played just now?"

"That song is called Sigui." Toli looked into Gu Huaiqing's eyes, "Do you like it?"

Gu Huaiqing nodded, feeling a tear-jerking sadness and lingering love, and the tune was inexplicably familiar...

"If you like it, I'll teach you how to play after your injury recovers." Tolly smiled gently.

Gu Huaiqing remembered the danger of being besieged by horse thieves the night before, and asked, "Where did the horse thieves come from last night?"

"The group of horse thieves is the local snake here. The leader of the horse thieves is called Ma Dabeard. Everyone doesn't know the real name and origin of Ma Dabeard. Some people say that he used to be a gangster who fled here after being wanted by the government. Big Beard and this group of horse thieves have been here for ten years, so they can be regarded as a disaster. This trade route was very prosperous at first, but now because of the horse thieves attack, many people are afraid to leave again."

"Why does the government ignore them and allow them to do evil here and kill innocent people?"

Toli sighed: "The horse thief's whereabouts are unpredictable and very cunning. This place is at the junction of Daqi, Tatar and Wusun. To put it bluntly, it is an uninhabited area. It is also a Gobi desert with few people. Now the battle is intense. Not to mention that no one pays attention to horse thieves, which makes them rampant day by day, and the merchants who come and go have suffered a lot, alas..."

"This group of robbers will be wiped out one day!" Gu Huaiqing gritted his teeth angrily, touched the white cloth tied on his left arm, "Is it because Xiongtai helped me to cure my poison? Hey, it's just a pity for Chixia. Damn horse thief..."

Toli smiled and shook his head and said: "The horse thief's hidden weapon is not poisoned, but a special herb is applied. This herb is called hundred days' drunkenness. It will produce paralysis and make people lose consciousness. There is no toxicity. After a few hours, it will be untied automatically. Fortunately, you only suffered flesh wounds. I only bandaged your wounds, so it should be fine. Chixia is fine, and she has returned to normal now, grazing in the stables gone."

Gu Huaiqing let out a cry of congratulations, knowing that he was out of danger, and his heart settled down.

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