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Chapter 298
At noon, the cold wind blew through the forest of stone pillars in the valley, a cemetery where countless heroes were buried, lying among the dead leaves, only a few old white steles sticking out of the ground.

Cha Cha-

Jian Yuhua, who was dressed as an ordinary civilian husband, held a shovel in his hand and shoveled away the dead leaves and soil in the forest of steles, exposing the old stone bricks two feet below the ground.

The source of the stone brick road is a small town outside the mouth of the valley. There are only a few hundred people in the town. Business travelers usually call this place Fujiazhuang.

The Fu family in Liangzhou was placed 300 years ago. It was a top-ranking family in Liangzhou. It started in troubled times and once laid down half of the country for Dayan. Only after dying for the country did he completely disappear in the long river of history.

Jian Yuhua is a direct descendant of the Fu family. He changed his surname to avoid misfortune. He has not been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, but his experience is also remarkable. He became a famous ranger when he first came out of the rivers and lakes. The wealthy family in the rivers and lakes fell in love with him, turned into the heir of the wealthy family and changed to practice swordsmanship, and was later regarded as a good seed who could succeed the title of Sword Master, and also had a confidante whom he fell in love with at first sight.

If there is no accident, Jian Yuhua's life will be very turbulent and magnificent. Ten years later, he may surpass Zhou Chiyang, and may also be comparable to Sun Wuji. Even if he is not as good as these two, he can still leave his own legend in the world.

But Jian Yuhua never dreamed that on the eve of the engagement, he met a pervert!
Jian Yuhua's talent is recognized as high, and it's not that he has never dealt with other leading figures of the younger generation of wealthy families. There may be times when they are struggling, but they have never been crushed.

In the end, he fought against Ye Silang, who had just emerged, and he was beaten to the point of being self-conscious on the spot!

Later, Zhou Huaili and Xuanyuan Hongzhi partnered to say that black is white. He stood up and testified and then dropped his weapon and left. It was because of the heroic courage of a warrior, but there are also many people who feel "no matter how hard they work. It is difficult to catch up and go home." Farming and forgetting' emotions are in it.

If it's just that the talent is higher than him, but Ye Shiro's character is not worse than him. He said something righteously, and Zhou Huaili came to clean up the house at night. Although he didn't look carefully at the drunken swordsman who came to the door, he judged it from his height and posture afterwards. , should be Ye Silang.

He just said something that people in the Jianghu should say, and Ye Silang came out and did not hesitate to make a big enemy, helping him block Zhou Huaili and saving his life. It can be said that he lived the way he most yearned for.

Since then, Jian Yuhua has no intention of returning to the world, but stays in his hometown with his confidante incognito.

Liangzhou is already remote, and Truffle Valley is backed by Hongshan Mountain, which is even more remote. Jian Yuhua has not been out for nearly half a year, and has never learned about the situation outside.

But he has nothing to do to practice martial arts at home, and now he has the level of a master.With Ye Silang's talent, it's time to touch the threshold of a mid-level master now, let alone.

At this point in his twenties, the future can be said to be a surefire eighth leader. If they fight against each other again, I don't know how much his 'storm stick' can hold up under Ye Silang's hands...

hooves, hoofs...

Jian Yuhua was cleaning up the ancestral grave, and when he was wandering thousands of miles, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes from the town.

In the blink of an eye, a red horse walked slowly into the town. The horse was steaming with sweat and roaring like thunder. The mere appearance of the horse made the cold town in late autumn feel hot and dry.

Looking at the man on horseback, he is a well-proportioned quack, half of his face is covered by a bamboo hat, and only his strong chin can be seen. On the side of the horse is a long soldier wrapped in black cloth, which looks like a long spear in terms of shape. Nine and a half feet long.

Although it was just one person, one horse, one gun, but when they stopped in the town, there was an oppressive force like a thousand troops arrayed in formation. Even Jian Yuhua, who was very skilled in martial arts, felt his heartstrings tighten at this moment.

clap clap...

Jian Yuhua took a long-handled broom, walked slowly out of the stone pillar forest, came to the street of the town, looked at the gunner on horseback from a distance, and greeted with a smile:

"Heroes come to find someone?"

Immediately, the gunman looked at the cemetery in the depths, and was silent for a moment before speaking:
"Are you a descendant of the Fu family?"

The voice was clear and clear, sounding like a young man in his thirties. Although the words were calm, the momentum mixed between the lines was like the steel and cold iron as stable as a mountain.

Jian Yuhua realized that the man on the horse might kill him without getting off the horse, so he leaned against the wall and patted the dust on his body:

"This town is full of descendants of the Fu family's tombkeepers. Haven't you heard of it before?"

"The Fu family is too foolish and loyal. If they knew how to assess the situation back then, they wouldn't have ended up in such a state of decline."

After making some comments, the gunman didn't stay any longer, and headed towards Hongshan lightly on his horse's belly.

Jian Yuhua's eyes were a little puzzled, and he looked in the direction of Hongshan, until one person and one horse disappeared completely, then he secretly heaved a sigh of relief and returned to the house.

Miss Zhou's family is now married and dressed like an ordinary girl. She was cleaning up the tables and chairs in the house. Seeing Jian Yuhua come back, she asked;
"Who is that?"

"It's probably a master from Yazhou."

"Is the family sent to hunt us down?"

"Don't worry, this place is at the foot of Mount Hong. Shuiyun Jiantan can't offend the Hongshan gang, and dare not come here to make trouble."

"Oh……"
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hooves, hoofs...

The horse galloped across the wilderness in the west of Liangzhou, and its speed was much slower than last night's speed.

Ye Jingtang was riding on the horse, and he was tired from running around all night, but his eyes were still clear, and he was just a little worried that something might happen to the BMW under his crotch.

Departing from Langxuan City yesterday afternoon, it took a few hours for this horse to reach Heishi Pass, which is about two days' journey for ordinary horses.

Although there seemed to be no problem, Ye Jingtang didn't dare to run to death. He stopped and rested for half an hour, and then continued to set off. He didn't leave the deserted bone beach until the sky was bright.

The Empress Dowager was still leaning in her arms and gossiping at first, but her body was a little weak, Ye Jingtang couldn't take the initiative to talk about men and women to arouse her interest, she started to feel sleepy while chatting, and fell asleep leaning on her body.

It was dawn at this time, and Ye Jingtang lowered his head to observe the situation. The empress dowager leaned in her arms and squinted her eyes. Her complexion was much better than when she fainted yesterday. Dong seemed to be dreaming, but it was not clear what dream it was.

Ye Jingtang wanted the Queen Mother to sleep longer, so he covered his cheeks with a bamboo hat to prevent the bright light from waking her up.

As a result, as soon as he moved his hand, the empress dowager trembled all over, and then woke up, looked around blankly, sat up and hooked the hair next to her ears:
"Why did Bengong fall asleep... where did he go?"

"Leave out of Bone Beach right away, there are still more than 200 miles away from Truffle Town, I'm afraid the sunrise won't catch up..."

The empress dowager was still a little dazed just after waking up. After a little thought, her eyes returned to normal, and she looked at the sky:
"It's cloudy today, and I won't be able to see it even if I go there. It's better to walk slowly and don't worry. Where's Aifei?"

"grumble……"

Niao Niao, who got into the sleeping bag on the side of the horse, moved a little, and then fell silent again.

The empress dowager looked at her with her head, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.Seeing that Ye Jingtang hadn't closed her eyes for a day and a night, she raised her legs again after thinking about it, turned around on the saddle, and changed from a side-sitting position to a riding position:

"You haven't closed your eyes all day, take a little rest, I'm here to ride a horse."

Seeing the empress dowager tossing in front of him, Ye Jingtang was obviously taken aback, and didn't refuse at first, but immediately felt that something was wrong—the empress dowager was sitting sideways, and the ones that were stuck between his legs were only the sides of his legs, and the contact surface was not that big .

But now that they turned around and turned their backs to the horse, the bodies of the two fit together perfectly, with a big soft peach just sandwiched between their crotches...

Ye Jingtang felt something was wrong, afraid of bumping into the empress dowager, so he moved back a little.

The empress dowager didn't think there was any difference between this posture and just now, she let her back to Ye Jingtang a little bit, took the rein from Ye Jingtang's hand, then clamped the horse's belly, and said:
"drive!"

"hiss--"

As a result, the horse outside the Great Wall under his crotch was stronger than expected. It was probably suffocated when he ran slowly just now. The Queen Mother suddenly stimulated, and the white horse directly raised its front hooves, and then rushed forward.

Ye Jingtang staggered, but he was still able to maintain his balance. In the end, the empress dowager bumped into his chest instead, and then slid closer to him and stuck tightly together.He raised his hand to support the Empress Dowager's shoulder, not sure about asking:
"Empress Dowager, are you sure you can ride a horse?"

"I am from the Qin family in Jiangzhou, but she is a general and a tiger girl. A gentleman is proficient in all the six arts. How could she not know how to ride a horse. It's just that I haven't had many opportunities to ride a horse in the palace these years... Hey, where are the stirrups?"

The empress dowager held the reins with both hands, trying to put the palace shoes into the copper stirrups, but she couldn't find her feet after hooking them for a long time, so she lowered her head to look at them, and then her expression froze.

This BMW, borrowed from the Wuma Department, is the treasure of the Wuma Department. No matter its explosive power or endurance, it is not inferior to Zuo Xianwang's war horse, and its body shape is also almost the same.

Ye Jingtang was riding on the horse, and the stirrups were naturally specially adjusted, so he stepped on it just right.As for the empress dowager's size, the posture of riding on a wide saddle is already a bit strenuous, and with her feet hanging in the air, she can't reach the stirrups a few inches away!
Ye Jingtang tilted his head to see this scene, his lips parted, he seemed to want to laugh, but he didn't dare, he just raised his hand to take the reins:
"I'll still come."

The empress dowager probably felt a little ashamed, so she didn't insist, and sat in front of the saddle honestly.But after such a toss, the posture of the two became Ye Jingtang sitting in the back, with his hands around the empress dowager's sides, holding the reins to ride the horse, and holding her in his arms.

The empress dowager felt quite safe, but she didn't know where to put her hands, so she put her arms around her chest and looked at the wilderness scenery.

As for Ye Jingtang's riding posture, it was much more uncomfortable than before.Arms around the queen mother in the middle, the bun is almost attached to the chin, the woman's fragrance permeates the tip of the nose, it's hard to smell it; that's all, the queen mother is still holding her arms and squeezing her breasts, the size is not small, Right under the nose.

In order to prevent any abnormalities in his body, Ye Jingtang could only look up at the sky and look at the road ahead through his nostrils...

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The southeast of Liangzhou is the Gobi Plain, while hilly areas gradually appear in the northwest until they are blocked by Hongshan.

Hongshan and Huangmingshan belong to the same mountain range, but they are called differently. From Huangmingshan, there is no return to the original place, but from Hongshan, you will reach Shazhou.

Ye Jingtang used to travel between the two states with darts, and he took the Wangheya Commercial Road, which is also the site of Zheng Kun of the Hongshan Gang; but now he is going to the Huafo Village of the Hongshan Gang, and he has to go in the direction of the main peak, and the route is a bit off. , but it is also considered familiar.

Because the Empress Dowager's complexion was getting better, Ye Jingtang didn't let the borrowed horse run away, and rested after walking dozens of miles along the way, until in the afternoon, he arrived near the Truffle Valley outside the mountain range.

It was dusk and the sky was overcast with not much light.

Ye Jingtang rode a big white horse towards the town at the end of his field of vision, while the Empress Dowager looked up at the snowy top of the distant mountain with surprise in her eyes:

"It's not winter yet, where is there snow?"

Ye Jingtang was not surprised by this, and explained:
"This side is different from the Central Plains. The terrain is very high. It snows heavily in September and October. There are snow tops on Hongshan Mountain all the year round. At this time last year, the mountains were covered by heavy snow, and Wangheya could not get through. I was still there. It was blocked for seven or eight days, and I almost couldn't go home for the New Year..."

The empress dowager was born in Jiangzhou, where the seasons are like spring. Before going to the capital, she had only seen snow in books, and she always liked the scene covered in silver. When she heard this, she was naturally moved and looked forward to the snow. scene.

While the two chatted, they gradually approached the town located on the outskirts of the stone pillar forest.

Yejingtang didn't pay much attention at first, but was just telling stories about the past with the empress dowager. Niao Niao, who was standing on his shoulder looking for a place to eat, had amazing eyesight. After scanning around, he looked at a man in the town who was repairing the roof. Man:
"Jeep!"

When Ye Jingtang heard the warning, he frowned naturally, subconsciously put his right hand around the Empress Dowager's waist, and his left hand held the handle of the knife behind her waist.

But the Empress Dowager was caught off guard, her face turned red, and she grasped the big hands around her waist, she was a little helpless and said:
"what happened?"

Ye Jingtang didn't respond, but frowned and looked at the direction Niao Niao indicated, and saw a young man tinkering on the roof, but there were still two miles away, and he was facing sideways, which felt unfamiliar yet familiar. Shi Shi really didn't recognize who it was, so he asked in a low voice:
"Who is it?"

"Chichi..."

Niao Niao's eyesight is much better than that of humans, and he is even more sensitive to enemies. When he jumped up, he kicked horizontally, and his claws kicked against Ye Jingtang's chest.

Ye Jingtang thought about it for a while, and suddenly remembered that it was Jian Yuhua who was once at Zhou's house, a rabbit and an eagle kicked him into the lake, and his eyes couldn't help being surprised.

The empress dowager didn't look too carefully, and asked:

"Anyone you know?"

"Hmm. A ranger who has dealt with Zezhou before, it seems that he is living in seclusion here."

Ye Jingtang was going to the Hongshan Gang, no matter which identity leaked, it would be a disadvantage for him, so he didn't go up to say hello to reminisce, but covered his face with a face scarf, and walked through the side of the town with his bamboo hat lowered.

Jian Yuhua, who was tinkering on the roof, naturally noticed the two outside the town.

Last time, Ye Jingtang covered his face, and behaved as if he had a cold personality; this time, the person who came was hugging a round beauty, who looked like a dissolute ranger. Eye.

Ye Jingtang quickly passed by outside the town and went to the intersection up the mountain. At first, he didn't pay attention to Jian Yuhua, but after walking a little distance, he suddenly heard a few vague conversations from behind:

"Who else?"

"I don't know, riding the same good horse, and wearing a spear, the appearance is similar to the one I met at noon, probably a group of people."

"Why are you running into the mountains? Could something happen inside?"

"I don't know, I'll go find out..."

……

When Ye Jingtang heard this conversation, he couldn't help feeling puzzled.

Jian Yuhua, as the young head of a wealthy family, obviously has good eyesight, and he must be able to see how rare his horse is.

It can be said that he rode the same good horse as him, and even mistook it for a group of people. The background of the gunmen who passed by at noon was definitely not small.

Entering the mountain from this place, crossing Yunling is the cottage of Huatou Buddha, the other party must also go to the Hongshan Gang, and go the same way with him, if the other party walks slowly, maybe we can still see each other across the mountain...

The empress dowager was being hugged all the time, and after waiting for a long time, Ye Jingtang didn't see anything to say, thinking that Ye Jingtang just wanted to hug her, her eyes were strange, and she pushed her hand calmly:
"The Nightmare Hall?"

"Huh? Oh..."

Ye Jingtang came back to his senses, let go of his hand quickly, and explained: "I heard some news, and my mind was distracted."

The empress dowager secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up at the rugged path up the mountain:

"Go up from here to the place?"

"Almost, after walking more than 30 miles on the mountain road, we arrived at the village of Huatou Buddha."

Ye Jingtang couldn't figure out the identity of the gunman who passed by at noon, and when he entered the mountain and was deserted, there might be an accident, he got off his horse immediately, adjusted the stirrups so that the empress dowager could do well, and then led the horse directly to the Walking on the hillside, he also took a blanket from the side of the horse for laying the floor and handed it to the Queen Mother:

"It's very cold on the mountain, don't catch the wind and cold."

The empress dowager took the blanket and put it on her shoulders. Just as she was about to continue chatting, she found that Niao Niao, who was squatting behind, suddenly raised her head and stared at the hillside with a concentrated expression.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang thought he was hostile again, so he stopped and frowned to watch, only to find that the bird was looking at a flower carving on the cliff not far away, standing in its nest on the cliff, pecking at its prey with its head down.

Eagles have good eyesight, and the flower carvings on the cliff may have sensed the enemy's prying eyes. They immediately stood up straight and looked down the mountain, and even spread their wings to demonstrate:

"Wow!"

?

Niao Niao was immediately annoyed, probably because he felt that the local eagle was not polite at all, it was fine not to invite it to dinner, and even dared to attack it, so it immediately spread its wings and began to demonstrate:
"grumble--"

Then the two birds began to scold each other in the air, chirping non-stop.

Not to mention Ye Jingtang, even the empress dowager was speechless.Because the opponent provoked first, Ye Jingtang naturally ignored the bird and led the horse up the mountain.

The mountains of the first generation of Truffle Valley have not yet reached the main peak, but they are already quite steep. The temperature decreases as you go up, and it is night on the ridge, and you feel the cold wind directly.

Ye Jingtang led the horse on foot and walked around for nearly an hour, before climbing over three mountains and arriving near the Huafo Village in the depths of the mountains.

The Hongshan Gang is different from ordinary sects. In order to prevent being wiped out by the government, their lairs are scattered on various hilltops. There is a saying that Hongshan Eighteen Villages.

Huatou Buddha Zhan Zhongdao is the second-in-command in the Liangzhou Jianghu. Because Jiang Zhahu usually does not show up, he can be regarded as the acting head of the Hongshan Gang. The Huafo Village where he is located is naturally the main helm.

Although it is located among the mountains, the Huafo Village is not simple, it is a fortress built on the cliff, it is as solid as gold, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are about [-] people living in it.

It's already night, and the mountains are dark and dark, but the lights in Huafo Village are brightly lit, and you can still hear shouts:
"big big big……"

"Come and drink..."

……

Wrapped in a thick blanket, the Empress Dowager saw the Northwest man walking on the city wall, and asked in a low voice:
"Is this the bandit den?"

"That's right, but don't say that when you go in."

Ye Jingtang parked the horse in a hidden place, then hugged the Empress Dowager with one arm, flew up the steep cliff, and helped everyone chat to determine the location of the Flower Head Buddha, and then went to the back of the Flower Buddha Village.

The empress dowager looked at the gang members walking below, she was so nervous that she held her breath so as not to drag Ye Jingtang down.

But before the two of them came to the brightly lit pavilion at the back of the cottage, Ye Jingtang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly covered the Queen Mother's lips, lowered his figure, and looked at the two figures outside the pavilion.

One of the two is a man with a bald head and a birthmark, no accident is Huatou Buddha Zhan Zhongdao; while the other is a member of the Hongshan Gang, whose identities are unknown, and they are talking to each other:
"Think of a way to contact the leader and ask him to pay attention to safety. The quack who came here this afternoon is definitely not a mortal, and his purpose is not clear. If he hears that something happened to the leader in Huangming Mountain and comes here to take advantage of the fire, he will be in trouble..."

"The guild leader should still be on his way, and he hasn't arrived at Hidden Dragon Ridge yet. How do we get in touch?"

"Ugh……"

Huatou Buddha rubbed his forehead, obviously worried.

Ye Jingtang frowned when he heard this from afar, and suddenly realized a very important issue—the fight of Huang Mingshan was only three or four days ago.

He galloped back and forth in a circle, and ran very fast in Pingchuan; while Jiang Zhahu led a dozen people from Huangming Mountain to Hongshan from Huangming Mountain. The team, old and young, were all family members, so they had to be cautious along the way. Hiding whereabouts, the speed must be much slower.

And he won't come to the cottage when he comes back, he must settle down in the deep mountains and old forests...

Thinking of this, Ye Jingtang realized that he ran over in a hurry, he was too early, and Jiang Zhahu's family hadn't settled down well, so he couldn't connect with him now.

Ye Jingtang wanted to find Jiang Zhahu as soon as possible to see a doctor and take the golden scale map. It was impossible to wait here for ten and a half months. After a little consideration, he quietly left Huafo village with the empress dowager in his arms, and changed his way to the main peak of Hongshan, Zanglongling. go.

The Empress Dowager didn't know, so she waited until she got the horses in a deserted place, and then asked:
"Not going in?"

"Jiang Zhahu is still in the mountains, let's go straight there and let Niao Niao find someone in the sky, and we should be able to find the team to meet soon."

"Oh……"

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