The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 106
After entering the room, a few people sat at the table and began to eat. How many people were eating like a wolf!

There is not much time, and a few people are full.Duan Yanqing ordered someone to bring tea again, several people each drank a few cups, then Duan Wuji led them back to the West Wing to rest.

Duan Changqing, his three brothers and Chai Shao entered the room and immediately took off their clothes and went to bed, while Duan Wuji and Tie Niu continued to practice while sitting cross-legged on the kang, until the middle of the night they took off their clothes and went to sleep.

In the morning of the next day, Duan Wuji and Tie Niu tied up the sandbags, put on their clothes and quietly walked out of the yard, and then the two of them continued to run along the path in the mountain. At the bottom of a hillside, the two found a big rock and sat down to rest.

Tieniu looked at Duan Wuji and asked: "Brother, what do you think Chai Shao is doing here?"

Duan Wuji looked at Tieniu and said with a smile: "Brother Tieniu, could it be that you really can't think of it? Or are you asking me on purpose?"

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Brother, look at what you said? Of course I couldn't guess it, otherwise why would I ask you!"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "I guess he must have come to find the horse dealer's partner. Because he owes us money, it is inconvenient for him to say so.

This time he comes, it is possible to test our martial arts strength and see if it is worthwhile for us to cooperate with him.Brother, look at my guess, right? "

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Well, brother, your guess is close to ten, and it's about the same as mine. I guessed the same way. Brother, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Let's pay for it first, and wait until we have given us all the money we owe. Who will do anything to him if he owes us money! Brother, you just listen to me on this matter." , we will resolutely not do it without profit.”

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Okay, let's make a deal like this, we will listen to you. If you say we will do it, we will do it. If you say no, we will resolutely not do it even if there is a golden mountain. If we brothers are not united, nothing will be achieved. .”

With that said, the two of them stood up, and Niu Tou ran back.

Back home, the sun had risen by more than three poles.

The two looked into the yard, and saw that Chai Shao and Duan Changqing were practicing martial arts with each other.

Seeing Duan Wuji and Tieniu walking in, several people stopped their practice and ran over.

Chai Shao grabbed Duan Wuji's hand and said, "Brother, where are you going? We searched for you for a long time but couldn't find you."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "We have the habit of practicing long-distance running in the morning. It is definitely good for the body to practice long-distance running every day. You can also eat more when you have breakfast."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "We all have horses now, so what's the use of practicing that thing? Can your two legs outrun these four-legged horses?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "These two run fast, and the four-legged one may not be able to catch up. If you don't believe me, let's try when we have time.

Hey, Brother Chai, you haven't eaten breakfast yet, have you?Let's go, let's go into the house and eat, let's continue practicing martial arts after eating! "

Several people had breakfast and continued to practice martial arts in the yard. They practiced everything from knives, guns and sticks to swords.

A few people practice martial arts together for six or seven days, and they practice from morning to evening, every day like this, and they never get lazy for a while.

After learning from each other in the past few days, everyone felt that Kung Fu had made great progress, and they were all very happy.

After dinner that day, Chai Shao looked at Duan Wuji and Tieniu with a smile and said: "You two brothers, you practice long-distance running every day, can you run faster than my thousand-mile horse now?

If you can run faster than my Maxima, then I will treat you to a big meal in the future, how about you two virtuous brothers?Do you dare to compare with my Maxima? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "We will not be able to do it for a long time. If you run ten or twenty miles, your horse may not be able to do it. If you don't believe me, let's try tomorrow."

Chai Shao laughed out loud.

"Brother, good, good, good, if you have the courage, try it, if my horse can't outrun you in twenty miles, then you are too good!
Brother, I don't believe in this evil anymore, okay, let's make a deal, I will definitely win tomorrow and you two will be convinced. "

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao happily went to bed.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu still sat cross-legged on the kang to practice, and they didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.

The next day, as soon as it was dawn, Chai Shao got up early and put on his clothes. Chai Shao walked over and smiled and pushed Duan Wuji and Tieniu up.

"You two virtuous brothers, don't sleep, get up quickly, don't sleep, you see that the day is almost dawn, have you forgotten about our competition today?"

Duan Wuji sat up and said with a smile: "Brother Chai, why are you in a hurry? Do you want to lose so quickly? Brother Chai, if you lose, you are in debt! You have to think about it."

Chai Shao rolled his eyes angrily, and said to himself: Who wants to lose?I was thinking about how my Maxima won and you couldn't find Bei, but I didn't expect him to say the opposite, it really pissed me off.

Chai Shao said with a smile: "Brother, brother, I don't want to tease you. It's boring. You can tell if you don't compare? Let's see who loses. Brother, I was excited all night for this matter." Did not sleep well.

Brother, don't be dazed, let's go quickly, we are taking advantage of the fact that there is no one on the road, and we are in the middle of a game. "

After Duan Wuji and Tie Niu got dressed, Duan Changqing and his brothers hurriedly got up from the kang after hearing Chai Shao and the others' conversation.

That Duan Changqing said with a smile: "Brothers, hurry up, let us three brothers also experience this game."

After hearing this, Duan Changhong and Duan Changhao got dressed in a hurry, and followed Chai Shao and Duan Wuji to the courtyard of the cowshed.Everyone pulled out their own horses and rushed out of the village in a hurry.

On the way, Duan Wuji asked Chai Shao with a smile: "Brother Chai, which way do you think we are competing?"

Chai Shao thought for a while and said, "Brother, how about we compete on the road from Duanjiaji to Dayuan Mansion?"

"Okay, Brother Chai, you can compete in any way you want. Today I will let you see the foot strength of our two brothers, and let you know how good our two brothers are."

A group of people came to the avenue from Duanjiaji to Taiyuan Mansion.Duan Changqing smiled and said to everyone: "You wait a moment, we two brothers will wait for you at the finish line."

Chai Shao thought for a while and said, "You two brothers, wait a minute."

Saying that, Chai Shao took off his big red shawl and handed it to Duan Changqing.

"My dear brother, put this scarlet shawl in the middle of the road about twenty miles away.

Let's use this dress as the red thread.This thing is more conspicuous and can be seen from a long distance. "

Duan Changqing took the tunic and said to Duan Changhong, "Brother, let's go there."

After speaking, he rode his horse and ran forward with Duan Changhong.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu jumped off the horse, and then tied the horse to two poplar trees beside the road.

Duan Wuji said to Duan Changhao: "Brother Changhao, watch the horses for the two of us, and see how we two brothers can beat him today."

Duan Changhao laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry, nothing will happen."

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu came to the road, and they stood on both sides of Chai Shao's horse. They tightened their belts, then checked their shoes, and stood there waiting with a smile on their faces.

After about a quarter of an hour, Duan Changhao looked at the three people and said: "Well, it's almost time, you all pay attention! I call one, two, three and you start running, no one is allowed to cheat!

Get ready, one, two, three, go. "

Following Duan Changhao's order, Chai Shao had already exhausted his strength. Chai Shao kicked his feet, and then slapped the horse's buttocks with two palms, and the horse neighed violently. rushed forward.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu were not idle either. As soon as they heard that they started running, they immediately turned into a streamline and rushed forward.

At the first sight, Chai Shao said, "Okay!"Look at how I beat you today, at least it's twenty miles away. Could it be that I, a thousand-mile horse, can't outrun you two-legged people?See how I failed you today.

This Chai Shao kept beating the horse, and the horse ran forward desperately.The trees on both sides kept falling behind him, the wind whistling in his ears, Chai Shao looked to both sides.

Yo ho!Chai Shao saw that Duan Wuji and Tieniu hadn't left behind at all, and they ran forward in a calm manner.There is no way to see that the two of them are struggling.

Chai Shaoxin said: "Okay, it seems that if you don't work hard today, you really can't beat them. Chai Shao is really impatient today. Chai Shao kept beating the horse vigorously, and the horse kicked uncontrollably."

Duan Wuji said to Chai Shao: "Brother Chai, I'm sorry, brother, I ran forward, you can play horses slowly in the back."

I saw Duan Wuji rushing forward with his body swaying twice, Tieniu's eyes almost popped out when he saw it.

Tieniu also ran forward desperately, and the two of them rode desperately, and neither would let the other.

In the blink of an eye, they ran sixteen or seven miles away, and the iron ox gradually began to sweat, but the iron ox was still desperately trying to hold on.

While running forward, Duan Wuji said to Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, hold on, the twenty miles will come soon, we can't lose today! If we lose, we will be ashamed and lose a lot of money."

Duan Wuji also tried his best today, when Duan Wuji saw the red shiver in the road ahead, he immediately rushed forward desperately.

After running past Hongshuipeng, Duan Wuji looked over and saw that the iron ox was only two steps away from Chai Shao's horse, and this man was rushing towards Hongshuipeng desperately.

This person is only thirty feet away from the red hood.

Duan Wuji saw it and shouted loudly: "Brother Tieniu, work harder, don't let him fall down."

The bull's head had also seen the red shivering for a long time, and knew that he had to go all out now. The bull was really good at it, and he kept two steps ahead of Chai Shao's horse and passed the red shivering.

After crossing Shufeng, the Tie Niu's face also turned red, and beads of sweat kept rolling down from his head.

When Duan Wuji saw it, he hurried over to support Tieniu.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Brother, you are really good, you finally persevered, come on, let's take a few steps, sit down and rest for a while."

Duan Wuji helped the iron ox to the side of the road, and then the two of them sat on the weeds by the side of the road and began to rest.

That Chai Shao jumped off his horse and put the horse on the side of the road to graze. Chai Shao came over with a smile and looked at the two of them and said, "My dear brothers, you are really good. I didn't expect you to beat me in the twenty-mile race." Maxima, this is really unheard of!"

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao also sat down beside Duan Wuji and Tieniu to rest.

Duan Changqing and Duan Changhong also ran over.

"Brother Wuji, brother Tieniu, today we brothers have opened our eyes. I didn't expect that you two brothers would actually win the Maxima in the [-]-mile long-distance race. It's really amazing!"

Duan Wuji joked after hearing this: "What's the point? If we can't win, do we brothers dare to compete with him?

If we really didn't have a second chance, then we wouldn't dare to wear two-legged trousers. "

The iron bull is so tired that he can't speak now, and it took a long time for the iron bull to catch his breath.

Everyone stayed for a while, Duan Wuji stood up and said to Chai Shao: "Brother Chai, let's go, let's go back to eat. It's too late to go back, my parents should be anxious again."

Duan Wuji said to Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, you still need to step up your training. You see, there is still such a small gap between you and me."

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Well, I know, but it may be difficult to catch up with you! But brother, I will work hard."

Duan Changqing picked up the red towel from the ground and handed it to Chai Shao, and then the two got on their horses and immediately ran back along the way they came from.

When Chai Shao saw it, he smiled and said, "Two brothers, go slowly, I'll go back to eat first."

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao also got on his horse and immediately ran back along the same road.

Duan Wuji said to Tieniu: "Brother, let's not let them see our jokes, let's go, let's catch up, and let's not let them leave us behind."

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

The two started running immediately, chasing Chai Shao and the others along the same road.As soon as Chai Shao saw the two people chasing up, he wanted to compete with them again, and immediately rode his horse desperately and ran forward. When he reached Duan Changhao, Duan Wuji and Tieniu finally caught up.

The two men untied the horse from the tree, got on the horse immediately, and led the people towards Duanjiazhuang.

(End of this chapter)