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There is no moon tonight, only goose feathers and heavy snow are blowing, and in the howling north wind, it quickly spreads a layer of silver on Hengling.

Cold, biting cold, this is probably the coldest day since the beginning of winter.

Everyone had a thick layer of snow on their heads and shoulders, and even ice slag on their eyebrows. The blood that flowed from the wounded also congealed into ice, hanging on the body piece by piece, like pieces of amber of blood.

Qin Shuhuai tightened his coat, this coat was cut with more than a dozen holes, and the north wind poured in, it was really like a knife cut.

The bitter cold is a nightmare for the wounded who have lost a lot of blood. Along the way, dozens of seriously injured people have frozen to death!

"Whew!Whew!"

More than 1,000 people stepped on the thick snow and walked silently in the boundless darkness and heavy snow.

Qin Shuhuai led a horse, and immediately lay on Meng Hu and the Fujisan. Qin Shuhuai had just bought two Soul Resurrection Pills from the system for these two to take, but it seemed that the situation was still not optimistic. Almost all of the more than 1,000 people were wounded, and if the march continued in such freezing conditions, many more would freeze to death.

But he couldn't give the order to rest the whole army. Because of the hasty retreat, many supplies were too late to be taken away, and now the whole army does not even have a tent. And in order to prevent the location from being exposed, they can't ignite it, so once everyone stops, I'm afraid they will freeze to death faster.

To add insult to injury, they got lost. No one here is familiar with the Hengling area, although the Five Elements Banner has a map, but because it is in the night when the snow is falling, and it is still in a vast primeval forest, it is normal to get lost.

"Boom!"

A figure ran over quickly, panting and said to Qin Shuhuai, "Helper, I found a mountain col ahead, the north wind can't irrigate it, it should be warmer!"

It was Lai San'er who spoke. Lai San'er and Pi Dog defended the C section together, and the task was relatively light, so the two were not seriously injured, so they took on the work of the outpost.

Qin Shuhuai immediately said, "Pass my order, everyone immediately go to the mountain col to hide from the snow! Let's set off again after dawn!"

The order was spread, and the whole army immediately turned around and advanced towards the col. About half an hour later, more than 1,000 people all went into the col to hide from the snow.

This col is a natural formation, surrounded by mountains and effective against the north winds, but also has a low terrain, like a valley, so the temperature is higher than outside. In the middle of the valley, there is a small stream. The stream did not freeze, and the water murmured.

This place is nothing short of a paradise for all. After many people sat down, they said that they would not leave after being killed.

There were no tents, so many people found a big tree to lean on, and then fell asleep tired and hungry. It's extremely dangerous, and although the temperature here is warmer than outside, it's still extremely cold, and if you fall asleep in the open like this, you're sure to freeze to death.

Qin Shuhuai ordered, light a bonfire! There is no limit, you can order as much as you want!

Lighting a bonfire makes it easy to expose your whereabouts and attracts Houjin's pursuers. But Qin Shuhuai believes that instead of being frozen to death, it is better to die in battle with Houjin.

Everyone immediately happily lit piles of bonfires, and in the small col, it was as bright as day and as warm as spring.

Perhaps it was the light that alarmed the beasts, and the sounds of the beasts around the col came and went. This is a primeval forest, and there is no shortage of wildlife.

Qin Shuhuai called Zhang Xiao, Pigou and Lai San'er and whispered a few words to them. The three of them immediately nodded, and immediately went back to find a dozen of the more sturdy brothers.

Qin Shuhuai led them to the dense forest. After walking for less than a quarter of an hour, he found that there was a sound of ropes in front of him, Qin Shuhuai picked up a stone from the ground, and hit it with a "whoosh" without saying a word.

"Whew!"

It appears to be a wild boar. Because the night was too dark, Qin Shuhuai couldn't tell where its head was, so he couldn't kill it at once, so this time he picked up a few more stones and hit it with a "poof". Based on his current internal cultivation, it is not an exaggeration to say that these stones are like bullets.

The boar screamed a few more times, and then rolled all over the ground, but it didn't take long for it to stop.

Lighting the torch, everyone took a closer look, and sure enough, it was a huge wild boar, more than two meters long!

Lai San'er smiled happily and said, "Such a big wild boar, now everyone can open the meat!"

Zhang Xiao said, "We have more than a thousand brothers, so we can get five or six." Let's take a look inside. ”

Everyone walked in for a while, and suddenly there was an abnormal noise under their feet, and before they could come back to their senses, many people were caught in something and hung upside down in the air.

Qin Shuhuai was also lassoed, but he immediately drew his sword to cut the rope, and then returned to the ground steadily. Five or six of the dozen people were hanged, but Qin Shuhuai, Lai San'er, Pi Dog, Zhang Xiao and others were not low in cultivation, and this kind of indiscriminate means were naturally useless to them.

Several torches soon appeared around them, and more than thirty people appeared at once, surrounding them. These people were all dressed in thick leather coats made of animal skins, and they looked like hunters in the mountains.

The leader was a sturdy man with a big waist and a round waist, looking at Qin Shuhuai and the others and sneering, "Hehe, the courage is not small, dare to come to Chang Sanye's territory to fight wild boars?"

Qin Shuhuai smiled faintly and said, "Third Master Chang, which Third Master Chang?"

The sturdy man said, "You haven't heard of my majestic Chang Sanye?"

When Qin Shuhuai heard this, he thought to himself, could it be that there is a bandit's den here? This is good, the brothers will have a place to sleep in a while. Moreover, when you go back, you can ask these bandits about the direction.

Then he said, "Is this the Majestic Ridge? Great, so you are bandits?"

The sturdy man laughed, "Boy, you're right, we're bandits, we're robbers." ”

As soon as the words fell, Lai San'er laughed, "Haha, it's funny, so many stinky bird bags can also gather into bandits? ”

Qin Shuhuai and the others laughed when they said this, and even the few Jianghe Gang people hanging on top of them laughed enough. For these bandits, they naturally did not have the slightest worry. Ever since they fought the Tartars, looking at these bandits, they feel like they're just a bunch of kids.

The sturdy man's face suddenly became gloomy, and he said coldly, "It seems that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin, and you don't let you see some blood, and you still think that your Niu Hu Ye is a vegetarian, right?"

At this time, a bandit pointed at Zhang Xiao and said, "Master Tiger, he is wearing armor, like an officer and soldier!"

Rubbing the waves, more than 30 bandits all changed their faces, and they drew their knives one after another, as if they were going to fight desperately.

Seeing this, Lai San'er and the others all smiled disdainfully, and drew their swords one after another, preparing to kill again.

However, it was stopped by Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai walked up to Niu Hu and said, "Master Tiger, we are not officers and soldiers. We bought these armors just for safety, and you see that the armor of the officers and soldiers is not like ours!"

The armor that Qin Shuhuai gave to the Jianghe Gang is still very different from the armor of the Ming army.

Niu Hu took a closer look and found that these armors were indeed not the armor often worn by officials and soldiers. Seeing that these people are all wearing swords, and this is not the standard equipment of the official army, I believe it a little more.

Qin Shuhuai said to everyone, "Everyone calm down. This tiger master just wants to make money, let's cooperate, why bother with knives and guns, what if someone dies?"

Everyone looked at Qin Shuhuai in confusion, but they all quickly figured it out. The helper is doing this, probably to have a good time with these bandits, let's just accompany him.

Niu Hu couldn't help but glance at Qin Shuhuai with disdain, thinking that several other people looked like men, and this kid was the most cowardly. But it's okay, as long as they are willing to cooperate, they don't have to make a move.

So he stepped forward and patted Qin Shuhuai's shoulder with a smile, and said, "Boy, you are still the most sensible." In this way, take out all the money on your body, and the tiger master will let you go. ”

Qin Shuhuai said, "Is this okay? Tiger Master is really righteous, I thought you were going to kidnap us back to the cottage and ask my family for money!"

When Niu Hu heard this, he immediately asked, "What do you do at home?"

Qin Shuhuai shook his head and said, "I didn't do anything, I just did a small deal." ”

Niu Hu's eyes widened, and he said viciously, "You'd better be honest, if I find out that you are lying, no one here will survive." ”

Lai San'er has been following Qin Shuhuai for so long, and he immediately knew what Qin Shuhuai wanted to do, and immediately said, "Qin Gongzi, why don't you tell the truth after all this time? Tiger Master, this Qin Gongzi's family is in the cloth business, his family is in Yutian County, and his family's assets are also ranked number one in Yutian!"

Qin Shuhuai said angrily, "Lai San'er, how can you tell them this? Now they can't kidnap us as hostages?"

Lai San'er said, "That's better than being slashed by the tiger master! Anyway, what your family has is money, and it's nothing to give tens of thousands of taels!"

Niu Hu's eyes sparkled when he heard this, and he immediately burst out laughing, "Okay, good brothers, tie them up!"

As soon as the words fell, several strong men with torches came over and tied them up neatly. Seeing that Qin Shuhuai chose to be arrested, the others did not resist.

The bandits happily escorted Qin Shuhuai and his party and walked in a certain direction. It didn't take long for me to come to a cottage.

This cottage is located in a valley, the scale is not small, covering an area of dozens of acres. There are many sentry posts along the way, and with the steep terrain, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Qin Shuhuai and others were escorted into a cave. The cave is huge, deep, and can accommodate thousands of people in all directions. The cave was divided into rooms, and people were flooded in.

"Master Wang, Master Wang, I tied up a good ticket, now we will make a fortune!" Niu Hu said excitedly to a thin middle-aged man.

Master Wang glanced at Qin Shuhuai and the others with great interest, and suddenly his face changed, and he said, "Why are these people wearing armor, and why are there blood stains on the armor?"

Niu Hu said, "Master, don't worry, these armors are not from the official army, I can't see it! As for the bloodstains, I didn't see it clearly when it was too dark before." But whatever, it's tied up anyway, I'm afraid he will do something!"

Qin Shuhuai smiled and said, "I didn't expect that there is a master in this small majestic mountain, but the configuration is quite complete." ”

Niu Hu's eyes glared, pointed at Qin Shuhuai and said, "Little bastard, did you let you speak? ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled again, "If I don't speak, how can I negotiate with you? ”

Niu Hu was furious, and he casually picked up a whip on the table and was about to whip it at Qin Shuhuai!

But I heard Zhang Xiao roar angrily, "Niu Er, a dog thing that doesn't have long eyes, if you don't want to die, put down the whip!"

Niu Hu's hand was raised in the air, and he was stunned.

Niu Er was his nickname, and he didn't understand how the bloodstained man in front of him knew his nickname.

After looking at this person carefully, he suddenly felt a little familiar.

Zhang Xiao yelled at "Master Wang" again, "Wang Zaiyu, you old Wang Ba! Fucking Lao Tzu thought you were dead, but I didn't expect you to be a bandit here, and I helped you build a clothed mound for you!"

Master Wang's eyes suddenly bulged, and he slowly opened his mouth, wanting to shout but couldn't!