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Seeing the tiger pounced fiercely on Shen Si, King Jin felt his scalp tighten and his heart tingle, completely disregarding his own safety, he rushed out with his sword in hand.As soon as he made a move, the numerous guards surrounding him hurriedly followed, for fear that his master would be injured by the tiger.

But the terrain is rugged and the distance is long, no matter how fast they are, they can't match the furious tiger.Someone bent his bow in desperation and wanted to shoot, but was pulled away by the King of Jin. At this moment, the man and the tiger are close at hand. If the arrow hadn't hit every shot, it might have hit Shen Si by mistake. Even if it hits the tiger, the tiger would not die immediately , will only arouse it even more manic.

The roar of the tiger shook mountains and seas, rolled up dead branches and leaves all over the ground and attacked Shen Si, and the hot air mixed with a strong smell of blood rushed to his face, making his hair messy and his sleeves swaying.Facing the tiger alone and helpless, even if he is as daring as he is, he will inevitably be afraid.Shen Si's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his eyes were fixed on every subtle movement of the tiger, without daring to blink.

It was all due to the strong willpower forged by following his father in and out of the battlefield for many years. The more critical the situation was, the more he forced himself to calm down and wait for the opportunity.There may be only one life, so there is no room for hesitation and retreat.At the very moment, the tiger arched its back, bowed its head and neck, and its two front paws suddenly clenched the ground, ready to go. After thinking about it, the sword brows stood upright and the opportunity came!

Seeing Shen Si's eyes froze in the distance, King Jin immediately made up his mind.He had seen that look before, that day under Ningcheng, Little General Shen swung his whip and leaped into the enemy's formation, and the sword's edge passed and the corpses were strewn across the field, the look in his eyes was also so ruthless, tenacious and unstoppable.

But seeing the tiger jumping up, Shen Si had drawn the full bow and pointed it at the tiger's throat. The bow string hurt his fingertips, but he ignored it completely. The moment the tiger opened its mouth and roared, he steadily let go of his fingers, and then With a sound of "chuss" from the bowstring, the feathered arrow was accurately shot into the tiger's mouth with such force that it shot out from the back of the head with a stream of blood, and was nailed to the dry tree trunk a few steps away.

As soon as the arrow's tail left the string, Shen Si immediately jumped to one side with all his strength, and rolled twice after landing, avoiding the falling sharp claws.Even so, the tiger claws still tore off the clothes on his shoulders, exposing half of his firm chest, but luckily no flesh was injured.

Everyone held their breath, not daring to move rashly, lying on the ground like a scorpion in deep thought, holding a fine steel dagger in their hands, their eyes were as bright as a torch, and when the tiger attacked again, they rushed into its body and swung the knife, Cut out the heart.

The tiger staggered a few steps and fell to the ground, digging up a large amount of mud, sand and dead leaves with its four claws. It struggled for a long time, howling, but finally stopped moving.Seeing this, Shen Si got up slowly, tried to get closer, and then got closer. Seeing that the tiger didn't respond at all, he squatted down excitedly and clapped his hands.Who would have thought that before the tiger died, it would be provoked by Shen Si's trick, it raised its head and showed its sharp teeth and let out a deafening roar, which made Shen Si dodge back in a hurry, accidentally tripped over a stone, and sat down on his buttocks. on the ground.

"Hey!" Everyone in the distance exclaimed in unison, and couldn't help stretching out their hands, trying to help in vain.

Fortunately, the last roar had exhausted the tiger's only trace of vitality, and now it was finally dead.After being frightened once, Shen Si still remained stubborn, and boldly leaned over to confirm that the tiger was really dead. He couldn't restrain his excitement, turned around and shouted "Ha!" A mouthful of sparkling and neat little white teeth.

Most of the guards are bloody young people in their 20s. Infected by the feat of meditation, they also forgot the importance of master and servant, and rushed over one by one. Contemplating their heads, some worked together to turn over the tiger's carcass and discussed where to cut the skin.Only Gu Zhuozi and Tu Mo'er were still guarding behind King Jin, one lightly shaking the feather fan with a smile and saying nothing, the other holding the sword hilt expressionlessly.

When they had had enough laughing and making trouble, the King of Jin walked over slowly, half admiring and half complaining, and said: "Oh, maybe this king is used to being comfortable and getting older, so I really don't want to see such a thrilling scene. Nian Qing, please don't make me worry about it from now on."

He has seen many thrilling scenes, and he has experienced life and death many times in his life. Prince Jin is a character who talks and laughs with a knife on the tip of his heart, but this time he is so frightened by contemplation that his back is soaked in sweat. up.

Usually, he is calm and sophisticated when he thinks about words and deeds, but once he encounters such new and challenging things, his true temperament like a "little monkey" is undoubtedly revealed.Hearing King Jin's words, he didn't pay attention to what went in from his left ear and what came out from his right ear. Instead, he dragged King Jin triumphantly and ran to show off his spoils: "My lord, I have been nagging at the mansion for a long time. Thank you for taking care of me. Tiger Pi has the right to honor you!"

King Jin couldn't help but secretly smiled wryly, Shen Xiaowuer, Shen Xiaowuer, it's hard to get rid of the rare birds and animals in my Prince Jin's mansion, why do you have to risk yourself to hunt tigers!

When he raised his head, he was facing Shen Si's bright black eyes, his face was mixed with sweat and dust like a cat, with a cheerful and sincere expression.Naturally, King Jin couldn't bear to lose his interest in contemplation, so he pretended to be happy and thanked him: "The king will be so disrespectful! After returning home, ask someone to sew a mat, and spread it on the arhat couch in the study cubicle I think it won't be cold to lean on it and read a book this whole winter!"

In the evening, a group of people set up camp on a flat place in the valley. While the guards were lighting a fire to roast the venison, the King of Jin ordered several people to take a change of clothes, shoes and socks, and then pulled up meditation and walked towards the rocks not far away. .Bypassing several clusters of high and low rock peaks, a pool of steaming natural hot spring suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.

"Nianqing, you must have been in a lot of pain after rolling in the dust for a long time today. Come down and wash yourself." King Jin took off his outer robe and got into the water, while the guards withdrew a few feet away. stay away.The water in the pool is warm and pleasant, exuding a strong smell of sulfur. People who soak in it will immediately lose their tiredness and feel comfortable.In the past, the King of Jin took people into the mountains to hunt, and when he was tired, he would stop by here to relieve his fatigue.

Shen Si stood stupidly by the pool for a moment, not intending to go into the water, but retreated a few steps back with a strange expression, and swallowed "Gulu": "I... Thank you, my lord, for your kindness, I don't need it..."

At first the King of Jin thought that he was ashamed to take a bath with him, but after thinking about it, he didn't think so. Shensi was not a contrived person, maybe he was just a little reserved, so he beckoned to him generously: "When you go out, you don't have to follow many rules. There are no princes or princes at this moment, you are Shen Nianqing and I am the guard."

Shen Si seemed to be moved by his sincere words, so he really walked a few steps forward, came to the pool and put his hand into the water to test it out, his face blank, and he didn't know what he was thinking.It was rare for the King of Jin to see Shen Si showing such a dull and funny expression, so he was very playful for a while, so he just sneaked over, grabbed the sleeve of his robe and threw him into the water when he was not prepared.With a muffled sound of "plop", Shen Si fell sideways into the water, his arms fluttered wildly, and his legs kicked hard, but only bubbles were seen but his head was not raised, and he couldn't float up for a long time.

The King of Jin was startled to feel that something was wrong, he quickly grabbed his shoulders and lifted the man out of the water, after thinking about it, he finally grasped the straw to save his life, and firmly grasped King Jin's belt, refusing to let go no matter what.King Jin had no choice but to half-drag and half-hold him and push him ashore.

Shen Si coughed a few times, spit out a big mouthful of water, his face flushed and panted heavily: "You, the guard!" In desperation, he angrily called out King Jin's name, and soon realized that his Faint, abruptly swallowed back the second half of the ugly swear words.

The deepest part of the pool was only up to the chest, but he was thinking like a fried rooster that fell into the boiling water. He was a proud person, and when he was seen in such an embarrassment, he was naturally anxious and ashamed.King Jin knew that he was at fault in this matter first, and he didn't care about Shen Si's offense. He called someone to fetch clean clothes, and couldn't help making fun of him softly: "Nian Qing, I didn't expect you to be afraid of thousands of troops. Two, I am not afraid of tigers and ferocious beasts, but I am so frightened by a pool of small spring water that my legs go limp, hahaha..."

Shen Si glared at King Jin angrily, but refused to speak in anger.Standing on the bare stone steps, he tossed off his wet clothes, his bare chest heaving violently, and his skin glowed with a golden luster under the afterglow of the setting sun.A drop of water dripped from his cheek, and slid down along the well-proportioned collarbone of his slender neck... It was a tall and straight waist cultivated by riding horses all the year round, with a straight back, a flat belly, firm and well-defined muscles... …

Seeing this scene, King Jin was reluctant to look away, Shen Si was so young, so full of vitality, even if his face was covered in dust and blood, it was difficult to conceal the shimmering brilliance emanating from his bones.Wherever he went, he was filled with a bright and mighty aura. His beauty was the beauty of agility, vigor and vigor, and it was by no means comparable to the so-called "Pianpianjiazi" who were piled up with balsamic nephrite and brocade robe belts in the mansion. .

Just like a famous ancient sword, it looks simple and plain, but it is actually a rare treasure. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is just a pile of old copper and rotten iron. Only those who know the goods can truly understand its charm, but not everyone Anyone who knows the goods has the ability to hold it in his hand and control it as he pleases.

Looking at the meditation a few steps away, King Jin slightly narrowed his phoenix eyes and smiled deeply.All the good things in this world are obtained by those who are capable, such as the world, such as a strong horse, such as the dark boy in front of him...

When King Jin returned to the camp after washing off his exhaustion, the venison on the rack had been roasted until it was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the aroma was tangy.Grab a few handfuls of salt powder and spices and sprinkle it on, the flames are soaring, the fat is scorched to "squeak", just listening to it can make people move their index fingers.

The guards on duty did not dare to drink, they just sat around and ate the delicious venison proudly.Just as Shen Si's room was half full, those people patted their bellies and got up one after another to inspect around.Having wine and meat but not being able to enjoy it to the fullest makes Shensi very depressed.He gnawed off half of the deer leg in a few bites, walked up to the side of the cliff with the wine bag in his hand, half-lyed there, poured himself a drink by himself under the moonlight.

Seeing this, the King of Jin followed closely behind him, unceremoniously sat side by side with Shen Si on the ground, and then raised the wine bag in his hand to Shen Si: "Nian Qing, it is my king's audacity to pull you into the water today. Accompany you no."

The prince Qiantui condescended to apologize, but he just smiled when he thought about it: "This kind of trivial matter is not worth paying attention to at all. If I really care about it, you will not be sitting here intact at this moment."

In fact, at the moment when the tiger rushed over, King Jin's "Nian Qing" thoughtfully heard it clearly.Regardless of King Jin's purpose in accepting himself as a foster son, at least the worries expressed at the critical moment came from the bottom of his heart.Shen Si received this favor from him, so naturally he wouldn't care too much about anything else.

"You don't have a big mouth, but your tone of voice is very big when you speak..." King Jin smiled helplessly and shook his head, feeling a little worried in his heart.This black boy is too angry, too arrogant, so fragile that it is hard to guarantee that he will suffer a lot because of his temper in the future.

Shen Si waved his hands nonchalantly: "I always only tell the truth. I am really good at martial arts, I am really good at riding, and I am really good at leading soldiers in battle. These are all true, why can't I say it? Three points, only half of the work is done, the mind is all based on guessing, I am afraid that if it is not suffocated, it will be exhausted..." He quickly glanced at King Jin, and muttered slightly aggrieved, "I didn't say I was very good at it. Swimming is good at sailing..."

After being glanced childishly at him, King Jin couldn't help laughing out loud.That's right, isn't this "straightforwardness" the most precious thing about Shen Xiaowu'er, if he behaved humbly and prudently in every way, and paid attention to the golden mean in everything, the brilliance of his whole body would have disappeared long ago.

"Nianqing is really clear and transparent, without pretentiousness, just like the starry night sky on Liu Gu Mountain at this moment." King Jin nodded with satisfaction, "Chatting with you always makes my heart very happy."

Having received such praise, Shen Si only snorted: "I can't believe what the prince praised me." Soon he smiled again, and changed the subject, "It is said that the truth can only be spoken after drinking, but the prince's drinking capacity is quite impressive. Admiration, after several drinks, I have never seen you drunk."

King Jin was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Whether you are drunk or not is not necessarily determined by the amount of alcohol you drink, but also by your state of mind. It is not necessarily the wine that makes people drunk, but it may also be the world and human relationships. I have never been drunk, only myself drunk."

Shen Si flattened his mouth: "What's the point of drinking without getting drunk? Isn't it as lonely as the martial arts supreme who is invincible all over the world?"

"The more lively a banquet is, the more desolate it will be after the banquet. The last time this king got drunk was more than ten years ago." Jin Wang took a big gulp of wine, looked into the void and recalled faintly, "Then It was a real pleasure to drink wine. Mr. Ji played the piano, Brother Tu danced his sword, and Brother Bosheng and I fought together... Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for these people to go their separate ways, life and death separated. Now I own half of the country , but I can’t even find anyone to drink with me happily. Some people dare not get close to me because of my status as the prince, some people flatter me for ulterior motives, and some people drink and chat with me while drinking. The other side waited for an opportunity to stab me..."

Shen Si looked up at Tian Mingyue in his eyes, and sighed sympathetically: "Oh, people say that the heights are too cold, I'm afraid that's the reason." Seeing that King Jin's mood dropped instantly, he quickly found a light topic, "Fortunately, I was born in a small family, so I don't have these troubles. The three elder brothers in my family are all drinkers. When I was young, my father was very strict and didn't allow drinking. Our brothers often went to the kitchen to steal wine after our father fell asleep. Drinking. The eldest brother is in charge of deployment, the second brother is in charge of midway transportation, and the third brother is in charge of standing guard..."

"Are you in charge of drinking?" King Jin smiled curiously.

Shen Si blinked her eyes a few times in a mysterious way: "No, I was responsible for taking the blame and punishment after being discovered unfortunately. At that time, I was young, and my father and grandmother favored me, and my brothers had to be punished for making mistakes. The buttocks of the board are blooming, and I made a mistake but at most I only knelt in the ancestral hall for two hours. So to this day, Shen Shuai often blames himself, saying that he spoiled me."

King Jin nodded vigorously: "From this point of view, this king should thank Old General Shen well."

He was puzzled: "What does this have to do with the prince?"

"If it wasn't for Old General Shen, even though you were fearless, why would you lead the troops to break the siege of Ningcheng? If you hadn't arrived in time, how would the king be rescued? How could..." King Jin intentionally Prolonged the tone, "Would you recognize such an interesting son as you?"

When Ning Cheng was mentioned, Shen Si couldn't help thinking of Wei You again.I don't know where Bo Ling is at this time, who he is with, and whether he is also looking up at the same beautiful moonlight as himself?

Seeing that Shen Si suddenly fell silent, King Jin thought it was the words that aroused the other party's homesickness, so he raised his wine bag and raised his hand towards Shen Si: "Forget it, let's not talk about the past or the future. Let's have a good drink with this king... No, no, not with Prince Jin, but with Wei Lu."

Shen Si hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile: "Shou Zhi, today you and I will not return if we are not drunk!"

King Jin was overjoyed when he heard the words, gulped down several sips of wine one after another, and asked selflessly, "Nianqing is not young, but is there a girl you like?"

Shen Si curled her lips in distaste: "What do you want the girl you like to do? A man has ambitions all over the world, and if he has a family, he will add countless worries. Now that the world is not peaceful, and the barbarians are not destroyed, why should they go home?"

"Nianqing, hahaha..." King Jin couldn't help laughing, "That's because you still don't understand love, and you haven't really met someone you like. When you like it, you will naturally understand."

"How do you know me..." Shen Si was about to argue, but he blushed first. He coughed dryly and stood up, "This is a beautiful moon, and there are good wine and meat, what are you talking about?" It's not a matter of love, it's not a daughter in the boudoir. Why don't you... how about you and I fighting swords and gambling?" He glanced around, saw that there was a tree branch of the right length, and held it in his hand with his toes, showing his posture to King Jin, " Keep it up, do you dare to fight?"

The king of Jin was so itchy by him, he also found a branch with similar roots and held it in his hand, and eagerly replied: "Then I will ask General Shen to teach me a thing or two!"

King Jin's swordsmanship was taught by a famous teacher in the early years. Although it is not as fierce and ruthless as Shen Si, it is more stable and magnificent, and it has a special style when it is used.And Shen Si was fighting swords with a playful heart, shed the murderous aura all over his body, and his moves were naturally much weaker. When the two of them fought together, they became indistinguishable for a while.

Tu Mo'er stood in the shadows like a ghost, staring at King Jin and Shensi with his sword handle in his hand.Standing beside him, Gu Zhuozi fanned his lupine for a while, shrinking his neck from the cold.The fluff on the tip of the fan accidentally brushed Tu Mo'er's cheek, but he remained silent, only floating a few inches to the side with a blank expression.

King Jin lost three times in three battles, and was finally "sealed with a sword" by Shen Si.Although he lost miserably, he was very satisfied with the defeat: "Nianqing, I am inferior in skills, after all, I am not as good as you. Now I am convinced."

Shen Si smiled disapprovingly: "People like me use swords as swords, people like you use people as swords. There is a specialization in art, so it's not surprising that I win you. After all, no matter how fast my sword is, I can't match it." There are thousands of troops and horses, but your sword can control the life and death of thousands of people, I am not as good as you after all."

Hearing this, the King of Jin was silent for a while, and looked into the distance thoughtfully. At the foot of Liugu Mountain, there were vast and endless forests, wilderness, and the rolling Fen River, all of which were the beautiful scenery of his Jin land.Now as far as the eyes can see, it is peaceful and peaceful, but it won't be long before this place will be covered by war and gunpowder smoke.

"If the Tatars came to kill us, should we fight hard..." King Jin's voice was very soft, and he didn't know whether he was asking Shensi or himself.

Shen Si waved the branch that was used as a sword in his hand: "If the Tatars really come to kill them, naturally they should fight!" Seeing King Jin bowing his head in thought, he smiled calmly, "I know what you are worried about, you are afraid of losing the battle. But is it really a defeat if you lose a battle? The Tatars think that my Da Zhou man is weak and can be bullied, so we need to show him the courage and courage of the Zhou people on the battlefield, and let him know that I am Da Zhou. If you fight until you have one person and one rider, you will fight to the end!"

King Jin watched for a moment of contemplation, made up his mind, and slammed his fist heavily on the palm of his hand: "Okay, I will listen to you, and fight hard! Kill him without returning, and never leave a piece of armor!"