After pinching for a while, to make sure that he was dead, Hou Jingfang let go of his hand and threw the horse thief to the ground. One

His face was calm, unmistakable, as if nothing had happened to him, not at all like someone who had just killed his companion.

Hou Jing took a private look and observed the surrounding environment. This is a mountain hole, said to be a hole, in fact, it is quite wide, it is one of several roads leading to the valley where Hutou Cottage is located, there have always been horse bandits who take this road, fortunately no one passed by at this time, and no one saw the scene of his murder.

Hou Jing jumped off the horse, dragged the horse thief he killed down, walked two steps along the mountain road, and came to the back of a big rock, behind the stone is a very narrow and deep mountain fissure, inside is a deep mountain stream, there may have been a stream at the bottom, but now there is no water inside, Hou Jing once got interested in going down, and then climbed the stone and went down for more than ten zhang to the end.

It wasn't for nothing that he chose to kill people here.

He threw the body into the crack, heard a muffled thud below, sneered, clapped his hands, and returned to the horse.

looked around, then looked at himself, and couldn't help frowning.

He grabbed the horse and fled, but the original owner of the horse had been dragging his feet in the stirrups after being shot, so the horse was stained with a lot of blood, and he rode all the way, and there was a lot of blood on his crotch and inner thighs. At this moment, it is quite eye-catching.

He tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and wiped the blood stains off his clothes vigorously, of course, some of the blood stains had dried up, but he couldn't wipe them off, so he had to give up.

After finishing this, Hou Jing got on the horse that he had just killed the man, and as for the other horse that was stained with blood, he pulled the reins and let him follow.

Now Hou Jing has a rather bold plan, and to ensure the successful completion of this plan, it will take a lot of good horses.

All the way back to the huge valley where the Hutou Cottage is located, it is the early spring, the earth is green, and at a glance, a sparse and amazing green. The hillside is still green with a large area of evergreen forest, and through the forest is a rather wide road that leads to the entrance to the cottage.

Now there is no patrol in the valley, Hou Jiawei and others believe that the patrol people are placed so far away, although there are not many people, but there are all directions, it is a very careful net, no matter who comes, they can't escape the eyes of the patrolling horse thieves, so there is no need to put a lookout in the valley.

Of course, there is another important reason that everyone else is patrolling outside and robbing caravans to make money, but there are so many people who can only nest in the valley and watch others drool, and no one wants to do it!

Hou Jing went into the forest first, tied the bloodstained war horse to a tree, and then led the horse to the direction of the cottage.

There was no one along the way, and even the dark sentry was withdrawn.

I have to say that although Hou Jiawei did a good job, that is, he attracted many horse thieves and brought considerable benefits to the cottage, but it also reduced the defense of Hutou Cottage, especially in the valley where Hutou Cottage is located, to a very low level. If someone really sneaks into the valley, it is easy to touch the cottage directly.

The road to the cottage is not difficult to walk, only under the platform is a pass that can be called a natural danger.

It was also there that a few guards remained.

The platform rises abruptly, and the edge is a cliff that is more than two feet high, and there is only a path, carved out of the stone wall, and bypasses the edge of a boulder, and circles around to the platform. This place is extremely dangerous, only a dozen people are needed to defend it, and I am afraid that hundreds of people on the attacking side will not be able to take it.

At the exit and on both sides of the road, there were guards. Hou Jing is also a celebrity in the cottage, everyone knows that he is not only favored by the three masters, but also ruthless and strong in martial arts, and no one wants to provoke him. However, most of the people guarding here are white pockmarks, so they won't be very enthusiastic. Seeing him coming, the horse thieves on guard smiled and nodded, even if they had said hello.

Hou Jing also nodded slightly, led the horse to the platform, and walked all the way to the cottage.

Everyone was a little surprised, after all, Hou Jing went out with four people, and now he was the only one who came back. But no one thought much about it, and Hou Jing obviously wouldn't tell them.

However, the horse thief in the lead was a thoughtful person, he swept his eyes, and suddenly paused on Hou Jing's pants, and then turned his head casually. When Hou Jing's back disappeared into the cave, the horse thief hesitated for a moment, turned around and gave two orders, and then followed in.

Hou Jing entered the cottage, the road was as usual, he said hello when he saw a good relationship, nodded, and saw the person on Bai Mazi's side with a cold face, which was the usual style.

It wasn't until he entered the courtyard where Hou Jiawei lived that his face became solemn.

As the third master, Hou Jiawei is qualified to have a separate courtyard. The yard is not big, about two zhang long and wide, the fence made of stones, the inside is empty, there are no partial houses or trees, it is a bare yard. The two main houses, built of wood and stone, are very simple.

Compared with Hou Jiawei's luxurious mansion at the beginning, the gap is really tens of millions of miles.

Except for the time of deliberations, Hou Jiawei spends almost all of his time here.

Hearing footsteps outside, Hou Jiawei's voice came from inside the house: "Hou Jing? ”

"It's a subordinate."

Hou Jing responded, threw the reins of the horse, and strode in.

The inside of the house was even more rudimentary, the ground was not paved with anything, the hall had a table and two chairs, and the inner room was an earthen kang.

Hou Jiawei was leaning on the kang at this moment, pillowing a quilt and leaning his body. There is a window in the back room, which is ajar at this time, and Hou Jiawei is holding a book in his hand, looking at it himself. Anyway, it's early spring, it's daylight, it's not so cold, and with the windows open, I can stand it.

Hearing Hou Jing coming in, he didn't raise his eyes.

For this scene, Hou Jing was no longer surprised.

It is also strange to say that when Hou Jiawei was an official before, he almost never read books. His family background is quite good, he is a nine-sided general, and since he was a child, his family has also invited Mr. to ask him to read and write, so it is not a problem to read and write, but his knowledge is very limited. In his opinion, he is a military general after all, and when he is old, he can make silver an official position, and he does not need to be an official in the imperial examination like those scholars, whether he himself or others, he does not think that there is a need to study books. It's that after the teenage years, the books are thrown aside.

But now after going to Hutou Cottage, he has become obsessed with reading, and he secretly bought a lot of books and came back, reading them if he had nothing to do.

This matter, the people in the cottage basically know, at first glance it is just a joke, but when you think about it, it adds a little awe to Hou Jiawei. Most of the horse thieves in the cottage have never read a book and do not know how to read, and they have a considerable degree of reverence for the people who read. Often in a cottage, the person who plays the role of a military advisor is always quite prestigious.

And Hou Jiawei is not only an official, but also reads a lot, which adds a little reason to be in awe of him.

But Hou Jing knew that Hou Jiawei's move was not for others to see, but for the sake of studying.

In his words, read the book and learn some power and strategy, so that when doing things, you can take advantage of the situation, and every time you do things, you will occupy the general trend and adapt to the situation, so that you will naturally get twice the result with half the effort, and you will be invincible! If it is like this in the officialdom, it is rising step by step!

In the past, I suffered losses because I only knew that there were small conspiracies and small calculations in my heart, but I made a lot of money and gained a lot of benefits, but I didn't help my officialdom career, so that when things came to an end, I was rubbed and pinched flat, and I could rectify it as I wanted.

Hou Jing listened to it, and he also felt that it made sense, but it was a pity that he was illiterate, otherwise he would have liked to borrow a few books to read. It's just that today, but I'm not in the mood anymore. Hou Jing said in a low voice: "Master, something big has happened." ”

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