After hearing Gao Huaiyuan's words, Ji Xiancheng couldn't help but slow down, and began to re-examine the current situation in the north in his heart, and stopped speaking for a while.

Gao Huaiyuan felt a little proud, for such a talented person who was rich and rich, he debated with Ji Xiancheng along the way, and he fell behind, Ji Xiancheng often quoted scriptures and classics, and he was speechless, even if he knew that he was right, he couldn't say Ji Xiancheng, but today he finally talked about Ji Xiancheng about the situation in the north, so Gao Huaiyuan finally had a feeling of raising his eyebrows and puffing up, and he walked unconsciously.

Ji Xiancheng pondered carefully according to what Gao Huaiyuan said, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Gao Huaiyuan's views on the situation in the north were reasonable, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a cold wind behind him, and he began to be afraid, if it was really as Gao Huaiyuan said, the fall of the Jin Kingdom was really not a good thing for the Great Song Dynasty, and now the Song and Mongolia were still separated by the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia countries, and the two sides had no actual interests intersecting, but once the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia were defeated, would the Mongols really let the Great Song Dynasty not come to take a bite?

Thinking of this, Ji Xiancheng couldn't help but feel a cold sweat running down his body, he didn't expect Gao Huaiyuan, a seemingly rough guy, to have such a clear understanding of this matter, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Gao Huaiyuan was right, at this point, he was indeed much short-sighted compared to Gao Huaiyuan!

"What the young master said is right, at this point, Ji thinks that he is indeed not as far as the young master sees! It's just that Ji is curious, why does the young master know so much about the affairs of the north? Or has the young master been thinking about this all along? Ji Xiancheng took a few steps, caught up with Gao Huaiyuan, and frankly admitted that he was wrong to Gao Huaiyuan, which is indeed a valuable quality for those of them who have eyes above the top, and Ji Xiancheng also asked the question in his heart.

Gao Huaiyuan replied with a smile: "I remember that yesterday Mr. once said that people who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries!" Huaiyuan only paid attention to the situation in the north because he had seen a lot of displaced refugees in the past few years, and now it seems that Mr. agrees with me! It's a pity that I'm just a small Jiupin Baoyilang, I have no say in such military affairs, and now the court is in charge of the ministers, what can I do with my own strength? ”

"That's a bad word! The young master doesn't have to be so arrogant, although the young master is just a little Bao Yilang now, but who said that the young master can't become a pillar of the country in time? What's more, now the young master is only a teenager, as long as the young master works hard, he may not be able to become a member of the town guard, and he can naturally achieve a career when the time comes, Ji can assist the young master as an official today, which can be regarded as Ji's luck, the young master can rest assured, Ji has some knowledge with his conceit, but he is suffering from no way to serve, if he can become a help of the young master, Ji will never regret what he has learned, and is willing to give advice to the young master, just to achieve the young master's fame, it can be regarded as Ji's ambition! Ji Xiancheng saw it unconsciously, began to speak his heart, and decided to follow Gao Huaiyuan to see how far this Gao Huaiyuan could go, he himself didn't want to be a big official, if he could assist Gao Huaiyuan to achieve something, then he would be content!

Why did Mr. Ji say this? I think Mr. Ji is erudite and talented, but for some reason he doesn't plan to seek advancement himself, but he comes to assist such a small person as me? I heard my father say that Mr. Ji seems to have offended someone before he was robbed of his fame, I don't know if Mr. Ji is willing to tell me about your past? Gao Huaiyuan suddenly remembered Ji Xiancheng's life experience, so he asked Ji Xiancheng.

As soon as he mentioned this matter, Ji Xiancheng immediately showed an angry look, but immediately fell into a depression, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "That's all in the past, Ji doesn't want to mention it anymore, please forgive Ji for keeping this secret!" I see that the young master, you have walked all the way, and you don't sit in the car for a while, but you still seem to be wearing something heavy, why is this? Why bother not to sit in a cart, but be tired of walking? ”

"Didn't Mr. Ji also say that industry is good at diligence and ridiculous? I am a martial artist, I am riddled with chores on weekdays, I can't focus on practicing martial arts, I can only squeeze time out and exercise, martial arts practitioners should keep exercising anytime and anywhere, martial arts will not be wasted, my body is given by the master, it is because of this iron sand coat that I maintain my physical strength, if I am not diligent in exercising, it is estimated that a year ago, my life was lost in front of the army! So Huaiyuan didn't dare to waste! Gao Huaiyuan chatted with Ji Xiancheng as he walked.

Ji Xiancheng couldn't help but look at Gao Huaiyuan a little differently, and felt more and more that it was the right choice to go to Daye with Gao Huaiyuan this time, for the first time in so many years, he met someone he could talk to, and his mood seemed to be much more cheerful.

This time I returned to Daye County, according to Gao Jian's meaning, I wanted them to go to Jiankang to return to Daye County by boat, but Gao Huaiyuan thought it was too far to take a detour, so he finally decided to take Huizhou first, and then go to Wangjiang County to take the waterway upstream, and return to Ezhou by boat, so that he could save a few days of time on the road, and he could also move his body bones on the road, otherwise after getting on the boat, it would be inconvenient to exercise again, and Gao Huaiyuan also wanted to meet Huang Zhen in Ezhou by the way, Therefore, after the group left Shaoxing, they went to Huizhou on the road.

They walked all the way and chatted, and on the third day they entered the territory of Huizhou, which was different from the prosperity of Shaoxing City, when they entered Huizhou, a large number of displaced people began to appear on the road, Ji Xiancheng sat in the car and looked at the displaced people on both sides of the road, and couldn't help but feel emotional.

"As long as there is a war, there will be displaced people, whether the country is strong or not is related to the livelihood of the people of Lebanon, and it is the people who suffer from the war!" Gao Huaiyuan responded.

"Not bad! The young master is right, our Great Song is indeed too weak, and it is worrying if it goes on like this! Ji Xiancheng nodded and said.

When they entered the mountain road, the road gradually became difficult, this road Gao Huaiyuan has also walked back and forth a few times, it can be regarded as very familiar, this area of mountains and dense forests, there are many thieves infested, they have encountered cut the path thieves in this area before, so Gao Huaiyuan after entering the mountain road, he ordered to go down, let everyone be vigilant, and at the same time let Liu Er and Ji Xiancheng get on the car to rest, and then no longer rest along the way, and strive to cross this mountain road before nightfall.

Looking at the dense forests on both sides of the road, Ji Xiancheng was a little nervous, he also heard that the road was not very smooth, and it was difficult to guarantee that there would be no strongmen in a place like this.

Gao Huaiyuan saw Ji Xiancheng's nervousness, so he walked to the side of his car and smiled at Ji Xiancheng: "Mr. Ji, don't be nervous, with me, ordinary thieves are not a problem at all, please rest assured Mr. Ji!" ”

After half a day of hurrying, they came to a mountain pass, and Li Ruohu, who was walking in the front, suddenly stood still and waved his hand to stop Gao Huaiyuan and his party.

Gao Huaiyuan also immediately felt that the atmosphere around him seemed to be a little weird, a huge mountain forest all the way, the sound of birds and beasts never stopped, but when they walked here, a group of birds suddenly flew up in the mountains and forests in front of them, and after a burst of chirping, they hovered in the sky, not daring to fall.

And the cries of small animals in the mountains and forests also began to disappear, and the pedestrians disappeared before and after their group, Gao Huaiyuan's heart tightened slightly, looked at the surrounding terrain, and soon found that this place should be a very suitable place for ambushes, if he is not mistaken, there should be someone in the forest in front of him, but unfortunately, the level of the ambush is not good, and the birds in the forest are frightened, and they are warned in advance.

"Why did you stop all of a sudden?" Ji Xiancheng stretched out his head from the car and asked Gao Huaiyuan.

Gao Huaiyuan's face gradually became solemn, he seemed to smell a trace of danger, this time if there is an ambush in front of him, the number of enemies should not be too small, such a barren mountain and wild place, they can be said to have no place to hide, now even if they want to make a detour, it is already a little late.

Thinking back to the scene along the way, Gao Huaiyuan suddenly felt a secret shock in his heart, in the past two days, he just chatted with Ji Xiancheng about nothing, and relaxed his vigilance a little, thinking about it so carefully, he suddenly found that there have been a few people who have fallen behind them not far away in the past two days, if you don't think about it carefully, you won't find it at all, and now when you think about it carefully, you feel that these people are abnormal.

"There may be thieves in ambush ahead, and it is very likely that they have already targeted us!" Gao Huaiyuan replied to Ji Xiancheng in a low voice.

After hearing this, Ji Xiancheng suddenly became nervous, no matter how he said it, he was just a literati, not to mention that he was powerless, basically he was not strong, most of them studied behind closed doors on weekdays, how could he ever encounter such a thing, so Ji Xiancheng said in a little panic: "How does Young Master Gao know that there is an ambush ahead?" Could it be that you are mistaken? Otherwise, let's take a detour! ”

Gao Huaiyuan smiled bitterly, Xin Dao Ji Xiancheng was just a literati in the end, and he didn't know about walking on the rivers and lakes, so he replied: "There will be no mistake, I am also a person who often walks outside, this experience is still there, there is only one way to go here, and we have been targeted by the other party now, and it is a little late to retreat now!" ”

Ji Xiancheng was a little flustered when he heard this, and exclaimed, "How is this good?" What a good thing that is! ”

After Gao Huaiyuan took a deep breath, he raised his hand to take off the iron sand on his body, and after stretching his waist, he smiled and said: "Mr. Ji should not panic, I am here here, how can I measure a few thieves and wait for me?" Everyone, take your weapons, be careful! Liu Er came over and protected Mr. Ji, Ruohu and I went to the front to take a look! Others protect the vehicle! ”

Li Ruohu immediately agreed, turned around and quickly took out a few scimitars in the dark compartment of the vehicle in front of him, threw them to the other five young Zhuang Ding, and handed a deerskin sheath Liuyun scimitar to Gao Huaiyuan.

The remaining five teenagers, Zhuang Ding, each took the scimitar very calmly and put it on his waist, and immediately took out a few pairs of bows and arrows in the secret compartment under Ji Xiancheng's car, held them in his hands, and quickly surrounded the two cars in the middle, and even Liu Er jumped down from the car in front of him, and quickly came to Ji Xiancheng's car with a slightly lighter Liuyun scimitar.

Ji Xiancheng's eyes widened as he watched Gao Huaiyuan take out all kinds of weapons from the car like magic, and quickly armed them, and he was a little secretly surprised in his heart, because he saw at this time that the few teenagers who followed Gao Huaiyuan who didn't seem to be amazing were all very calm, and their movements were uniform, as if they were tough people who had undergone strict training, and Gao Huaiyuan was obviously very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing, and he had already made sufficient preparations before leaving, which he had not expected before.

Looking at Gao Huaiyuan and the others, who were not in the slightest mess, Ji Xiancheng began to feel a little relieved, but he looked at Gao Huaiyuan with some doubts, secretly wondering why Gao Huaiyuan had so many well-trained subordinates?

And Gao Huaiyuan also saw Ji Xiancheng's doubts, so he smiled and explained his doubts: "Several of them are Zhuang Ding who served in front of the army with me, and they are familiar with dealing with such a battle, Mr. Ji, please go back to the car, let's just go over and see who the Divine wants to attack us!" Hehe! ”

Gao Huaiyuan's composure greatly appeased Ji Xiancheng, thinking that Gao Huaiyuan was a military general who had come and gone in the Ten Thousand Horse Army, and he had made a lot of achievements, he must be quite good, and it should be easy to deal with a few thieves! So Ji Xiancheng nodded and said to Gao Huaiyuan to be careful, then returned to the car and sat down, the car started again, and the wooden wheels creaked and crushed the gravel on the road and walked forward.

"Young Master! This time things seem to be a bit troublesome, the other party seems to have a lot of manpower, and they have already been prepared! Li Ruohu walked slowly on Gao Huaiyuan's right side, his hand on the handle of the knife on his waist, such a position is just enough to be unaffected at any time to protect Gao Huaiyuan's right side, such an action is also summarized by Li Ruohu for a long time, so it is natural to choose a position that is most conducive to protecting Gao Huaiyuan.

"Well, I can also see that the other party has a lot of manpower, and we are also following behind, it seems that there may be a bad battle today!" Gao Huaiyuan walked slowly in front of the car, while constantly scanning the mountains and forests on both sides with the corner of his eye, the muscles in his body began to tense gradually, and a sense of crisis began to envelop them.

"I want a lot of masters to protect Mr. Ji and Sister Liu'er first, and the younger ones take a few other brothers to cover the young master and stand out first! I'll leave it to the little ones here! Li Ruohu also sensed that the atmosphere was wrong, and proposed to Gao Huaiyuan.

"No! The other party is prepared today, I'm afraid things are not as simple as you think, if you start to do it for a while, don't show mercy, the other party should be a group of bandits! Gao Huaiyuan shook his head and said, reached out and touched the set of flying knives that never left his waist side, adjusted the position of the knife bag, and put it in the most suitable place to shoot.

The forest became very quiet at this moment, only the squeaking sound of the wheels of the two mule carts crushing on the road, and then the wheezing sound of the two mules, several people tightly guarded the front and back of the car, and a pair of eyes were vigilantly cast on both sides of the road.

And at this time, in the forest about a hundred steps away from them, there were dozens of strong men lurking, one by one staring at Gao Huaiyuan and his party who were walking slowly, and the first bearded man with a scar on his face that crossed his cheeks looked at Gao Huaiyuan, who was walking slowly in front, frowned slightly and whispered to the people around him: "The person who came is a practitioner, and I am not allowed to meet hard stubble today, these people are all well-trained and not easy to deal with!" ”

A red-faced man beside him nodded slightly and said: "What the big boss said is right, these people are very alert, they suddenly stopped just now, it is estimated that they have already premonited our existence, and they have all taken out their weapons at this time!" ”

The scar-faced man spit out a blade of grass in his mouth, sneered and said, "It seems that our buyer is right, the kung fu of the leader is quite good, we should be careful, we would have charged them more silver if we knew it!" Damn! It's a little late to know now! I'd like to see how capable they are of our hands! ”

As Gao Huaiyuan and the others gradually walked in, the scar-faced man suddenly grew up, jumped out of the woods with his knife, stood in the middle of the road, and blocked the way of Gao Huaiyuan and his party, and the rest of the big men also jumped out, immediately blocking the entire road.

On the road behind Gao Huaiyuan, more than a dozen strong men also came, each holding knives and guns, and firmly blocked the retreat of Gao Huaiyuan and his party.

Gao Huaiyuan's body straightened, he glanced at the situation before and after, and scolded in his heart, damn it! There are at least forty or fifty people on the other side, and the difference in strength between the two sides is really huge, which is a bit of a big trouble.

"Who's coming? What is the intention? Gao Huaiyuan coldly held the handle of the knife and stood still, and then asked the gang of thieves blocking the way.

"Humph! Without further ado, we're robbers! Leave your cars and women behind, kneel down and be bound obediently, and spare your lives! If not, the uncles will kill and bury it! The Scarface at the head shouted coldly.

Gao Huaiyuan felt that there seemed to be something wrong with things when he heard it, most of the ordinary path cutting thieves were just asking for money, and the requirements were just to leave their belongings, but this gang of thieves seemed to be targeting not only their own belongings, but also asking them to kneel down and be bound, which was a bit unreasonable!

"If you are seeking wealth, you can say it, so why bother to force each other so much?" Gao Huaiyuan said tentatively to the scarface.

The head of the scar looked Gao Huaiyuan up and down, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he turned his gaze to the few teenagers who were standing next to the car and followed Gao Huaiyuan, raised a finger and swung it a few times......