Chapter 712: The Dragon's Shadow Whistles and Reflects the Snow (6)
Like a gust of wind whistling behind him, Ling Tianyun knew that the big man was catching up, but he was not moved, but maintained his current speed, and only used less than thirty percent of the strength under his feet to rush forward. From behind him, there was a dull sound of stepping on the snow, getting closer and closer to him, and he still had a strong desire to win.
Their figures had already rushed forward twenty feet away. A faint light reflected from the snow behind the path under the cliff in front of him, it was not the snow light, nor was it the light reflected by the ice cubes, Ling Tianyun's heart was shocked, and he soon knew what the cold light was reflected from.
A figure swept over his head and landed heavily in front of him, a snowflake as the stout figure fell. "Hahaha!" The Jurchen man let out a long laugh, he opened his legs and rushed forward, his body raised again, and when his figure fell, it was already three feet away from the same place.
In front of him was the path under the cliff, the path was piled up with a thick layer of snow, and the Jurchen man was obviously very cautious about the path, he just stopped at the entrance of the trail for a while. Below the trail is a cliff, and above the trail is a cliff that is as smooth as a mirror, but the so-called moat is like danger, and a little carelessness will fall under the cliff.
Ling Tianyun's body suddenly flickered, and the man had already strode towards the path like a meteor. He didn't rush to his feet as he had begun, but strode forward. When his figure crossed the path that was more than ten feet long, Ling Tianyun's figure had already appeared in the middle of the path. He seemed to be very afraid of this moat-like path, and his pace was not very fast, and it could even be said that it was a little slow.
After crossing the ten-zhang long path, the big man stopped his steps, and he turned to look at Ling Tianyun. When he saw the young man in Xuanyi walking slowly and cautiously, a victor's smile appeared on his face, but he didn't leave Ling Tianyun alone, which showed that this heart was actually not bad.
Finally crossed the path under Ling Tianyun's trembling mentality, and the two stood side by side again.
"Yes, even if you have the guts, I thought you wouldn't even be able to cross this path. But I won't wait for you in the next competition. The sturdy man reached out and patted Ling Tianyun's shoulder, and said boldly. And Ling Tianyun shot a cold light in his eyes, and looked ahead, for this rough and bold man, he could only smile helplessly. Obviously, the rugged man did not notice the danger hidden about ten zhang in front of them, and only twenty zhang in front of them could reach the pine forest.
The enemies who were hiding in the snow were obviously veterans, and they did not choose to ambush in the pine forest, but chose to set up an ambush after crossing this dangerous road. Generally speaking, after passing the most dangerous places, people's alertness will be relaxed, and this moment of relaxation is the best time to sneak attack.
Wan Yan Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she watched the two of them cross the dangerous road smoothly, and she ordered all the clansmen to immediately walk towards the path. When she was about to give an order, Zhong Jianying stopped her, and she looked at the other party with doubts in her eyes. She didn't understand why the Han boy wanted to stop her, but she didn't know why, but she still chose to believe the other party. She ordered her people to rest in place, and although the other tribesmen did not understand, she did not have any explanation.
Zhong Jianying's eyes flashed with a ray of essence, and he saw Ling Tianyun make a vague gesture towards him, so he stopped Yan Yan and the others.
"Gone!" The rugged man screamed, his body rose high, and he leaped forward. Ling Tianyun stood behind him and didn't make any movements, he didn't know how many enemies were hiding in the snow, he looked around again, and the rugged figure of the man had already jumped into the air.
The figure flickered, Ling Tianyun's feet were slightly forced, his right hand stretched out, and the treasure knife was already in his hand. He and the figure followed closely behind the rugged man, and the true qi in his body rose vigorously.
With a "bang", the rugged man fell heavily into the thick snow, and after his feet hit the ground, he kicked hard, and his body rose up again, and his movements were extremely coherent. He subconsciously glanced behind him in mid-air, and he found that the body of the Han boy had reached his body, and he himself was a little surprised, the pace of the young man had not lagged behind him.
Just as his thoughts wandered, he saw a cold glow rise from the snow, and the cold light pierced his eyes. And before his body fell in mid-air, he saw the cold light in the snow suddenly burst out, and then a man dressed in a white cloak and white cloth masked jumped up quickly, and the cold light was the scimitar in the hand of the man in white. He saw the man in white leap up from the snow, his scimitar in his hand, and he couldn't dodge.
Baili Town naturally does not have a radius of 100 miles, and as for the name of this town, it is also extremely investigated, anyway, Baili Town has been standing on the west side of Changbai Mountain for many years. At present, the prestige of Baili is obviously to overshadow Huanglong Town, where the Yan tribe is located, because there are Khitan people here and the Khitan government set up here. As for why the Khitan wanted to set up a government office in Baili Town, it was obvious that there were no three hundred taels of silver here.
There is only one general's mansion set up in Baili Town, and the general's mansion is the highest institution for the Khitan to establish political power here. And the owner of the General's Mansion is naturally from the Khitan Shangjing, and Yelu Qishi is the helmsman of Baili Town, and he is also the supreme commander of the Khitan army stationed in Baili Town. Although there were only about 1,000 Khitan troops stationed in Baili Town, it was obviously a behemoth to the Jurchen people who lived deep in the vicinity of Changbai Mountain.
This day happens to be the day when the Jurchen people pay tribute, the general's mansion in Baili Town is particularly lively, and there are also Wuhu tribes in Changbai Mountain after the Wanyan tribe, and there are also three or four Jurchen tribes around Changbai Mountain. The tribal tribute around Changbai Mountain was also handed over to the general's mansion in this hundred mile town, so this general's mansion was a hundred times more lively than before. Of course, the liveliness of the General's Mansion added a bit of liveliness to Baili Town, and if it was a rare opportunity, four or five people from the nearby Jurchen tribe would also come to this Baili Town to exchange goods to meet their needs.
The General's Mansion is obviously not comparable to the residence of those indigenous Jurchens, and this General's Mansion is the most luxurious courtyard in this Baili Town. There were several earthen houses in the General's Mansion, and each one was large and tall, and as soon as you walked inside, the heat in the room was a little hotter than the summer sun.
In a large earthen hut, four or five Jurchens surrounded a Khitan man in fur robes and drank wine happily. The room was full of wine, and there were bursts of meat smells, and the smell of sweat oozing from some people's bodies, in short, there was a strange smell in this big earthen house, but no one felt that it smelled bad, but everyone had extremely happy smiles on their faces, as if this was their happiest day of the year.
"Hahaha, everyone has worked hard, this harvest is more abundant than in previous years, everyone is dedicated. This batch of tributes will definitely be sent to Shangjing as soon as possible, and at the same time, it will also be praised on the fold. Yelu Qishi made a summary, and he raised his glass to the patriarchs of the Jurchen tribes and said happily. As soon as his words fell, the patriarchs of the various Jurchen tribes echoed the voice.
"There is General Rau Yelu, remember to give us and other tribes a few kind words." Patriarch Wanyan complimented Yelu Qishi, and he slipped a ginseng from his sleeves without leaving a trace, and then the ginseng fell into Yelu Qishi's hands as soon as he gave it away by his casual movements. Secretly weighing the weight of the ginseng in his hand, Yelu Qishi skillfully slid the ginseng into his sleeve. Although all this was seen by the patriarchs of those Jurchen tribes, they acted as if nothing had happened.
Because at the end of the banquet, the other Jurchen tribal patriarchs also secretly sent some gifts to Yelu Qishi. As the supreme commander of the Khitan army stationed in Baili Town, Yelu Qishi can be said to be a soil emperor, he has the power of life and death of the Jurchen people, not only to monitor the Jurchen people, but also to get bribes from the Jurchen people. His life can be said to be enjoyable, and he almost never thought of returning to Shangjing, the capital of the Khitan Kingdom.
In the face of this Khitan general who has the power to kill his own people's life, but is insatiably greedy, the Jurchen people are angry but dare not speak. But this delicate relationship has been maintained, and everyone knows that the real purpose of the Khitan army stationed in Baili Town is not to protect the Jurchen people, but to monitor and suppress the development of the Jurchen people.
In the end, the Wanyan patriarch and the clan of the Wuhu tribe left a little later, not because they left late, but Yelu Qishi left them behind. "When the Wanyan Patriarch arrives, General Ben will still rely on your Wanyan tribe." Yelu Qishi still had a glass of wine in his hand and didn't finish it, and the fat on his face said to the old patriarch of Wanyan with a smile. And Shuhu Yanjiang, the patriarch of the Black Tiger tribe beside him, was secretly tight, of course he knew what Yelu Qishi was talking about.
"Whereever, no matter what, our Wanyan tribe still has to rely on the general. But there is really something to tell the general, and there have been many unfamiliar faces in Changbai Mountain recently, including swordsmen from Goguryeo and ninjas from Fuso, an island country in the East China Sea. I'm afraid that they are not good, and I hope that the general will make a decision on this matter as soon as possible. The old patriarch of Wanyan said to Yelu Qishi with a wine glass, and then he seemed to glance at the patriarch of the Black Tiger tribe beside him, intentionally or unintentionally.
"I have already heard about this, and I have also sent scouts to investigate, these so-called foreign warriors have come to enjoy the snow scene of Changbai Mountain. As for any evil intentions, the old patriarch was too worried. Ben will send a team of soldiers to your tribe to deal with any accidents. Patriarch of the Shuhu Clan, if you encounter this group of warriors from other countries, you should be careful. ”
Shuhu Yanjiang echoed again and again after hearing this, and a ruthless killing intent welled up in his heart. The gaze in his eyes flickered a few times, and then he said to the old patriarch of Wanyan: "After I finished speaking, Patriarch Yan, are you afraid of things the older you get, aren't you just a group of warriors from foreign countries, our Jurchen warriors are not vegetarian, if they really have any bad intentions, our Jurchen warriors can easily take them down." ”
"Shuhu Yanjiang, you don't talk cool here, someone saw that group of people staying in your tribe for several days. Why don't you see you take them down, or maybe it's your Shuhu Yanjiang who is in the same league with this group of foreign warriors, and wants to occupy the entire Changbai Mountain. Don't think that what you Shuhu Yanjiang is thinking in your heart, everyone understands that today is in front of General Yelu, and I also want to say that your Wuhu tribe will stay on your territory well, don't try to touch the entire Changbai Mountain. ”
"You are really bloody, don't think that my Yunwu Tiger tribe is afraid of your Wanyan tribe, this Changbai Mountain was left by the gods to our Jurchen tribe, why only let your Wanyan tribe occupy more than half of Changbai Mountain. And our Wuhu tribe can only stay by the Songhua River, our people also have to eat and wear, the resources of this Changbai Mountain are inexhaustible, can't you divide a little? When Shuhu Yanjiang heard this, he immediately shot back like thunder.
"Okay, okay, don't quarrel with the two of you, you are all Jurchen people, and you are blessed by the gods. You are also the people of my Khitan country, everyone has something to say, how to develop strong if you are noisy all day long. At that time, the iron cavalry of our Khitan Kingdom will still have to break through the great rivers and mountains of the Central Plains. And the backing of all this is your Jurchen people, and then you Jurchen people will be great heroes, and everyone will be strong for our Khitan. Yelu Qishi immediately stopped the quarrel between the two sides and said perfunctorily.