treacherous world

Zhan Zhao rode Zao Duoduo, galloping all the way, wanting to rush to the south of the Yangtze River, but heard a piece of news on the way - that there might be a war in the northwest, and it would be a tough one.

The newly appointed Grand Marshal Zhao Pu led hundreds of thousands of troops to Mobei to fight the Liao people and Xixia. If the battle is won, the peace and prosperity will continue. It is estimated that the people of the Song Dynasty will endure the iron hoof slavery of the Liao people and Xixia people.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Zhao thought it was a big deal, so he asked some people in the restaurant who were talking in a daze, "Is the new marshal reliable?"

A few people curled their lips, saying that they are relatives of the emperor, and they are not yet 20 years old. They can't do things well with their mouths!Everyone intends to pack their bags, depending on the situation.If the country is really broken, then everyone will go far away. Anyway, they have produced all kinds of literati in the Song Dynasty, but there are few heroic generals.

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao didn't agree, so he asked in detail, "The Taizu also won the world with soldiers and horses. Who said that the Song Dynasty didn't produce good generals. What's the name of that royal relative?"

"The Ninth Prince, Zhao Pu." A few Jianghu people replied, "The emperor is uncle and nephew."

When Zhan Zhao heard this, he was a little surprised—this coach is the legendary Ninth Prince... There was a lot of trouble with him back then, and there were a lot of talk about the battle for the throne, but this one seemed to be interested in it. Imperial power was not too interested.

In addition, the current emperor Zhao Zhen should be about the same age as himself. At such a young age, he is very courageous in doing things, and he is also very courageous and open-minded.

"Oh?" Seeing that everyone had weapons in their hands, Zhan Zhao asked curiously, "You all know martial arts, right? Why don't you help?"

"What can I help you with?" Several Jiang Hu people were still wondering.

"Is everyone responsible for the rise and fall of the world? You know kung fu, why don't you help Zhao Pu fight Liao soldiers and Xixia soldiers?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled, thinking that all the masters and low hands in the Central Plains martial arts add up to hundreds of thousands, right?It should be a very powerful new force. If Yin Hou and Tianzun take this group of people to the Western Regions to help Zhao Pu, it is estimated that they will win.

"Hehe." A few Jianghu people joked that Zhan Zhao was too young and naive.

Zhan Zhao asked again, but people said that he was a child who didn't understand anything, so they stopped talking with him, and they all paid for the drinks and left.

But from Zhan Zhao's point of view, these people are also quite embarrassed, and they seem to be running away.

Sitting down to eat, Zhan Zhao thought about it—should he go to the Western Regions...or go to Jiangnan?

Before going out, Wu Yifu and the others briefly told him about the situation in the world. Even though the people from Tianmo Palace hadn't been in Jianghu for a long time, they still knew everything about Jianghu well.

Everyone told him that the world was peaceful, and Marquis Yin even mentioned this Zhao Pu.Yinhou went out for a trip before, and he was very happy when he came back. He said that he ran into a team going to the northwest on the way, and he was very energetic. He was curious and asked about it. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the team of Zhao Pu, the coach of the Song Army. .Marquis Yin wanted to try Zhao Pu's skills, so he set up a game for him. Unexpectedly, this rough-looking coach was very shrewd, and he used soldiers like a god. Tell the soldiers that there are experts to help, and the chances of winning this battle will be greater.

After returning home, Yin Hou was full of praise for this young general, and told Zhan Zhao that he must make friends with him if he had the opportunity in the future. This man is a rare handsome talent and should be an interesting good friend.

So Zhan Zhao had a very good impression of the Ninth Prince, otherwise...

While chewing a salt and pepper cashew nut, Zhan Zhao thought, why not help Zhao Pu.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was another table of Jianghu people talking beside him, "Have you heard that Emei, Shaolin and Wudang have gone to Tianshan Mountain."

"Hey, are they really planning to drag the Tianshan sect down?" Several Jianghu people are discussing that the Central Plains Wulin may "change the sky", and the most guessed is that Tianzun will accept apprentices in his later years, I am afraid it will not work, say Maybe he has passed away, just like Yin Hou, there is no news.

Zhan Zhao was a little annoyed when he heard that, why do these people in the Jianghu think so much about his grandfather's death?

But when it comes to Yinhou, Zhan Zhao thinks of his grandfather always whispering in his ear—that old ghost of Tianzun is so smart that he has become a fairy, and the one who can make him fall in love with him as a closed disciple must be amazing, so be careful beware!Since Zhan Zhao was three and a half years old, Yin Hou had instilled in him the concept that no one should lose to Tianzun’s apprentice in the future, so he thought——Tianshan Mountain is so close to the border, and there are battles and fun to watch, this time should not be there Jiangnan, should we rush to the northwest?

After making up his mind, Zhan Zhao dragged Zao Duoduo, who was still not quite clear about the situation, to turn around and head towards Tianshan Mountain.Duoduo was transferred by Zhan Zhao in a few circles, kicked his hooves and looked up at him, what does that mean——are you sure? !

As soon as they arrived near the Tianshan Mountains, they heard two good news. One said that Zhao Pu's army had won the first battle, and now the Liao people and Xixia troops were forced to retreat. However, the two sides were still facing each other, waiting for the final victory.

The other news is that there was a big battle on the top of Tianshan a few days ago, Tianzun's apprentice sent away several masters from the four martial arts sects, and Tianzun appeared once.

As soon as Zhan Zhao heard that he had missed the most exciting part, he grabbed Zao Duoduo by the ear and pinched his face, "It's all your fault for meddling on the road!"

Zao Duoduo felt aggrieved, Zhan Zhao was the one who caught bandits along the way, he was the one who saw people falling off the cliff and ran down the mountain to save them, he was the one who caught bandits, he was the one who tossed a few small thieves, and he pushed himself on the head in the end. It's not easy to be a good horse these days!

Zhan Zhao ran to the Tianshan School to see if he could meet Tianzun. After all, he had been famous for a long time. When he left the house, Yin Hou also confessed that Zhan Zhao had the opportunity to visit Tianzun. The old man was not difficult to get along with.

But when he ran up the mountain, he met a young disciple sent by Tianshan, saying that Tianzun had gone out with Yin Hou a few days ago, and the little master uncle rode away on a horse that day and didn't know where he went.

Zhan Zhao turned his head and looked at Zao Duoduo pitifully—why was he a step late?

Zao Duoduo flicked his tail and patted Zhan Zhao's butt——are you going?it's getting dark.

Zhan Zhao came here on the spur of the moment but returned in disappointment, took a lot of dates down the mountain, and when he arrived at an inn near Tianshan Mountain, it was already dark.

Stuff Duoduo into the stable, remind it not to meddle in its own business, and Zhan Zhao goes back to the house to rest.

The sound of "huhu" that night made Zhan Zhao, who hadn't seen much of the world, feel fresh, so he opened the window and climbed to the roof, looking at the Tianshan Mountains in the distance.As soon as I sat down, my foot touched something.With sharp eyes and hands, he quickly caught the thing that was about to "gululu" roll off the roof.When Zhan Zhao saw it, it turned out to be an empty wine jar.

Putting the wine jar on a flat place, Zhan Zhao sat down on the roof, it seems that someone has come up here to see the stars before.

Looking up... the wind in the desert is very refreshing.

Zhan Zhao leaned against the ridge of the roof with his hands behind his head, straightened his legs and relaxed his whole body, facing the majestic Tianshan Mountains in the distance very comfortably.He is still young at the moment and has no feelings. He never thought that he would become a famous hero in the world in the future, and he never thought that he would go to Kaifeng to solve the case with Mr. Bao. Of course, he never thought that one day he would meet... To Baiyutang.

Zhan Zhao, who had just left home for a few days, just felt a little lonely. He didn't know the uncles and aunts in Tianmo Palace, so he didn't think he had one.Jiuniang must be crying, afraid that he won't be able to eat well and dress well, Wu Yifu will definitely comfort him, and the third uncle is probably waiting eagerly on the roof for him to return to the palace.

Just as he was in a trance, he heard two sounds of "咻咻". In the distance, two dots of light burst into the night sky, and soon exploded with a "pop"... Afterwards, the scattered fireworks lit up the entire night sky.

Zhan Zhao looked up, and saw someone on the other side of the Tianshan Mountains setting off fireworks. There were so many, and after a while, there was a "popping" sound, and the entire sky was filled with fireworks, like a galaxy, dazzling Shen Yi.

Zhan Zhao opened his mouth slightly, and stared with wide eyes. It was the first time he saw someone setting off fireworks like this. How big is the tube for it to be so powerful?

At this time, the closed windows of the surrounding houses were also opened, and many people came out to watch the excitement, talking one after another——who is setting off the fireworks?

Zhan Zhao stood up suddenly, not because he was shocked by the fireworks, but because he saw a high slope at the end of the grassland far, far away.It was a mountainous area, which should have stretched down from the Tianshan Mountains, just separating the Central Plains and Mobei.On the other side of the high slope is the battlefield, and these fireworks should rise into the sky from that side of the battlefield.

The reason why Zhan Zhao was surprised was because on the hillside, one person and one horse appeared.

Originally, the black light was blind and the fire was far away, so it was definitely not clear, but in the black night of the high mountain, the light of fireworks was projected down, and the person standing in the night, under the fireworks, was wearing white clothes , and riding a white horse.Really white, the whole body is white and flawless, no matter whether it is a sea of ​​people or a horse, even the slight shaking of black hair in the white clothes can be clearly seen.

Except for a white outline, Zhan Zhao couldn't see anything clearly, but somehow felt that...the man in white and the white horse were very proud, and the scene at this time was also very high-the sky was filled with fireworks like rain of fire. One person and one horse stand on the high mountain and watch, it is peaceful and beautiful.

Inexplicably, Zhan Zhao felt some so-called feelings.

Picking up the giant que, Zhan Zhao whistled...then he heard the boy in the stable feeding the night weeds for the horses, "Mother!" Zao Duoduo jumped out of the stable and quickly walked around the inn. run forward.

Zhan Zhao jumped off the eaves, landed on Duoduo's back, shook the reins - run!

Duoduo wondered at first, where did he go in the middle of the night?But as soon as he started running, he left the town within a few turns and ran onto the vast grassland.Duoduo ran away, became excited, and galloped forward. It hadn't run so crazy for a long time.

Zhan Zhao was also surprised by Duoduo's speed, but looking at the hillside, the man in white and the white horse were no longer there.

Zhan Zhao was a little disappointed, and he didn't know why he was disappointed, he always felt that the man in white looked very powerful, and he should be a good person, maybe he could get along with him.He has been in the rivers and lakes for a while, but he met a few friends along the way, but he didn't meet anyone who got along well.In addition to the older generation of Tianmo Palace, Zhan Zhao really wants to meet a few friends of the same generation. The first friend he makes should be an interesting person who can be with him for a lifetime!

After a while, Zao Duoduo ran up the hillside. Zhan Zhao pulled the horse's reins, and Duoduo picked up his front hoof, neighed, and began to circle in place, flicking his mane and tail, looking very happy.

Zhan Zhao looked around and made sure that the man in white was gone, so he got off his horse helplessly, and patted Duoduo's neck, Zhan Zhao sighed again, "Duoduo, I've been late for work today."

Duoduo looked at Zhan Zhao with a pair of big eyes blinking and blinking, and there was a bright light in the black pupils.

Zhan Zhao stared at Duoduo's eyes for a long time, why such a large spot of light?Haven't the fireworks in the sky dissipated yet?He looked up and saw that the fireworks had already gone down, and there was still some smoke in the dark night sky...

Zhan Zhao smelled a strong smell of fire, and lowered his head, only to see that the Xixia camp on the opposite side of the battlefield was already in flames.

A lot of soldiers also came out of the Song camp here to look around.

Standing in the front is a tall man in black. His appearance is unclear but his back is very domineering. He is standing on a horse pier with his hands on his hips looking up.

Only then did Zhan Zhao realize that it wasn't fireworks at all just now, but the camp of Xixia soldiers was on fire!How can it be possible to set off fireworks all over the sky when it is on fire?There is only one reason - what is burning is explosives such as thunderbolts.

Zhan Zhao stroked Duoduo's neck, "Look at how many thunderbolts are hidden in the barracks in this posture. Fortunately, this time the fire exploded, otherwise Song Bing will suffer." As he spoke, he remembered that white shadow... Could it be a fire escape?

Below, Zhao Pu looked for a long time with his arms crossed. Just now he heard several loud noises, and the kettles in the tent were overturned. When he ran out to look, he found that half of the Xixia army camp had flown into the sky.

Zhao Pu asked the lieutenant general He Yihang, "What is Li Yuanhao's grandson doing? Playing with fireworks? It's not a festival, and you still want to play after losing so badly? This is useless!"

He Yihang shook his head and looked at Zhao Pu, "Whether you are the best at fighting remains to be verified, but you must be the most talkative coach!"

Zhao Pu was pursing his lips when Ouyang Shaozheng, who ran to the front to check the situation, came back, "My lord, the Xixia barracks were blown up."

"Exploded?" Zhao Pu raised his eyebrows, "Why did Hao Duan Duan explode?"

"It's really lucky this time. Those Xixia people got so many Thunderbolts from somewhere and hid them in the barracks. I reckoned that they were planning to attack us. Who knew it went off... No, half of their own soldiers and horses were killed." It's all blown up."

"That's really good luck!" He Yihang felt lucky.

After Zhao Pu listened with a sullen face, he frowned slightly, "Go off fire? How could it be..."

"What is it if it's not a fire escape?" Zhe Ying was curious, "We didn't send anyone to blow it up here. Could it be that someone secretly helped?"

Zhao Pu was wondering, when he felt that someone behind him was pulling his skirt.Looking back, Hei Xiao wandered out again at some point, biting the back of his handsome robe.

Zhao Pu clicked his tongue and tugged at the hem of his clothes, "You have torn a few of my robes? I don't have many, I have torn them and I have no clothes for war! Does your grandma have the self-awareness of being a horse? !"

Hei Xiao didn't care, and beat his head to ask Zhao Pu to turn around.

In order to keep his last intact robe, Zhao Pu had no choice but to turn around, "Why?"

Hei Xiao turned his head and looked at the top of the hillside.

Zhao Pu and the generals behind him all looked in the direction Hei Xiao was looking at.

On the hillside, a young man in blue clothes was looking at the barracks in the distance, and then he flew on the horse lightly, slapped the horse's butt... the horse ran away with all four hooves.

Ouyang Shaozheng's saliva almost came down, he jumped and said, "Oh, is that horse a fire unicorn?!"

Zao Duoduo was running happily just now, his mane exploded, and now in the night, he was galloping forward like a ball of flame.

All the generals were also amazed. Hei Xiao's status in the Song Army barracks was equivalent to that of a deputy commander. Everyone had never seen such a good horse. This time they saw Zao Duoduo from a distance, and they all felt that he was no worse than Hei Xiao.

Zhao Pu took a look at Hei Xiao, thinking that the young man did not look like an ordinary person when he got on the horse, could it be him who set the fire?It is not easy to set fire to a warehouse full of thunderbolts, but with such a horse, maybe it can be done.

"My lord!"

At this time, Ziying ran back with a team of people, "The Leihuo bomb warehouse in the Xixia barracks was blown up by a man in white."

"The man in white?" Zhao Pu was surprised, "Isn't he a man in blue riding a red horse?"

"Where is it, it's a white horse!" Ziying said bouncingly, "Zhaoye Jade Lion, that horse is beautiful!"

It turned out that after Zhao Pu won the battle before, he found that the Xixia barracks seemed to be moving something overnight. A shadow guard went to check it out.

Before Ziying and his men arrived at the barracks, they saw a group of white shadows galloping in front of them.

A few nights ago when he had nothing to do, Zhe Ying told him stories about ghosts in the desert, which made Zi Ying feel chills running down his back, but suddenly a white shadow appeared in the middle of the night, which made him jump in fright.

But if you take a closer look, it's not a white bear, not a white tiger, and not even a white-clothed ghost, but a man wearing white clothes and riding a white horse with a white scarf covering his face.

Ziying didn't see clearly the appearance of the man in white, but saw his horse... Good guy, Zhao Yeyu Lion!It runs as fast as white light.

And the man obviously saw them, and suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the distance, which seemed to mean to tell Ziying and the others to go back and not go any further.

Ziying and the others were taken aback for a moment, and with a "whoosh", the white horse in white had already passed by.Ziying and the others turned the horse's head just now, and when they looked again, the white horse had already run several tens of feet away.

Several shadow guards looked at each other in blank dismay - this is about the same speed as Hei Xiao, and BMWs are still appearing together these days?

Just as he was hesitating, he heard a loud "boom", and the whole ground trembled a few times.

Ziying and the others hurriedly looked back—only to find that most of the Xixia barracks had already flown into the sky following the thunder and fire bombs that exploded.

Everyone was dumbfounded—it was so dangerous that they never passed!

After Ziying realized what had happened, she happily turned her horse's head and went back to announce the good news to Zhao Pu. Isn't this a stuffed pie in the sky? Li Yuanhao didn't know if he was killed by the bombing. .Ziying also bragged to the soldiers behind her, so it is said that there are many capable people in the Central Plains martial arts, and now my marshal is lucky, and there are capable people to help, and we can win without fighting!

When Zhao Pu heard it, what?In addition to the fire unicorn, there is also a Zhaoye jade lion. Why are there so many good horses these days?

However, Zhao Pu was quite happy. Hearing Ziying's description and the boy in blue shirt he saw just now seemed to be very young. No matter whether they join the rivers and lakes or the army, they should be very exciting in the future. It is worth looking forward to!

Who is that man in white?Naturally it was Bai Yutang.

It turned out that Bai Yutang rode Bai Yunfan all the way to the west that day, and originally wanted to leave the desert, but along the way, he found that many Xixia people were mysteriously transporting something.

Because Bai Yutang is proficient in mechanism making, he is very sensitive to the smell of gunpowder and sulfur saltpeter.He found out that what the Xixia people transported was not food and grass at all, it might be something like Leihuo bombs or Hongtianlei.

So he followed up secretly, and sure enough... he found that the Xixia people hid enough lightning bombs in the barracks that could blow up the entire county town... probably trying to plot against Zhao Pu.

Bai Yutang felt that it was necessary to help Song Jun, so he rode Bai Yunfan in the middle of the night, set fire to the barracks, and blew up the gunpowder along the way.

When he was leaving, he happened to meet Song Jun's spies, and Bai Yutang admired Zhao Pu very much in his heart. It seemed that even if he didn't help, Zhao Pu could see the flaw, and he was really thoughtful.

After watching "Fireworks" on the mountain, Bai Yutang went down the mountain. As soon as he reached the bottom of the mountain, Bai Yunfan suddenly stopped and turned his head to look up the mountain.

Bai Yutang was curious, so he also turned his head...and saw a young man in blue shirt galloping up the mountain from the bottom of the mountain on a fiery red horse.

The first thing that caught Bai Yutang's attention was the red horse...they were all horse-knowledgeable, and Bai Yutang could tell at a glance that it was a fire unicorn, a rare breed.

When the young man went up the mountain, he stood under the dark sky and looked around with his face up. Although he was far away, the posture and expression of the man was like a curious and elegant cat, which made Bai Yutang slightly challenged unconsciously. The corners of his mouth curled up.Judging from his figure, he should be a tall young man. Although he was far away, Bai Yutang somehow had a good impression of this figure and found it very pleasing to the eye.How should I put it, the young man gave off a feeling of vitality. He was very energetic when he first went up the mountain, but he was downcast after getting off the horse.Whether it is anticipation or frustration, it is very fresh, Bai Yutang smiled slightly, he suddenly remembered that Tianzun once said that there is such a kind of person in this world, who is contagious and happy, he always has a way to influence the people around him, And especially like to make other people happy.If you have a chance to meet such a person, you must be friends with him, especially a dull person like yourself, just point to such a person and be happy.The action of Zhan Zhao getting off the horse made Bai Yutang look at him with admiration - he is a master, rare at such a young age.

Bai Yutang turned his horse's head, feeling a lot more relieved - just entered the rivers and lakes, although he has seen the ugly ways of people in the rivers and lakes fighting for power and profit, but it is not without gains!I have seen the brave and handsome young commander of the three armies, the BMW with him, and this cat-like boy here... Anyway, the world is still exciting, if there is a destiny, we will meet again someday.

Zhan Zhao rode Zao Duoduo for a stroll on the ridge, thinking in his heart, could it be the boy in white who set the fire just now?Or the legendary young marshal Zhao Pu?But looking at the reaction of Song Jun in the barracks just now, he seemed to be very surprised, not like he was prepared.

While in a trance, Zao Duoduo suddenly stopped and ran up the high slope on one side.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Zhao looked at it puzzled, thinking why didn't he obey orders?

Duoduo quickly ran up the hillside, standing on a high place and looking into the distance.

Zhan Zhao followed suit, and saw a white horse on the official road in front of him, and he had already traveled a long way.

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, Zhan Zhao was inexplicably happy. Although he was disappointed by the legendary uprights just after he came down from the mountain, and although he missed a few great events, this world was worth looking forward to. Yes, that young man is probably from the Jianghu. I hope to see you again sometime.

With a flick of the horse's reins, Zhan Zhao rode Zao Duoduo and set foot on the road that Bai Yutang had taken. This was how the two met for the first time, as well as Zhan Zhao and Bao Zheng's chance encounter, and finally the last one. The opening of the curtain, the continuation of the story.

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