Chapter 174 Hell has no door
The white horse was slowly moving on the road, and Lin Qiao leaned in his arms. Although she was separated by the armor, she seemed to be able to feel the warmth of her body.
The two of them didn't say anything, but they were completely different from the previous silence. Li Bochen felt that his heart was warm and quiet, which felt both friendly and strange.
After a while, Lin Qiao said softly: "Brother Li, where are we going?"
Li Bochen was stunned at this time - he pulled Lin Qiao on the horse, turned his head and walked slowly away, and then realized that he was heading east.
He couldn't help but smile and said, "Lin..."
I want to talk about Miss Lin, but at this time I feel that I shouldn’t call it that way. But I have to call it “Qiao’er”, but I can’t call it.
Lin Qiao seemed to smile: "My mother used to call me Xiaoman."
"...Xiaoman." Li Bochen paused and said, "We are going to Fengzhou to find the Chang family. As for me..."
He thought about it again and whispered: "You heard Ye Lu say something in Jinghuilou. My Li is the surname Wang. I can tell you about anything else... but I hope you know less about this, as good as possible?"
"Um."
Li Bochen smiled and said, "Then we should go west."
He pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, and the white horse trotted briskly.
A slight orange-red light appeared in the sky to the east, and the dim stars disappeared. The surrounding mountains and fields were awakening, and the birds and monkeys echoed in the mist that gradually faded in the forest. Li Bochen was bathed in the morning breeze and thought that after solving the matter of the Chang family, I should go to Linxi to see how Linxi Jun's rule was different from here... If he was really a wise ruler and could make people live and work in peace, then maybe as I thought in the yard before, it would be great to live a safe life for a few years or even more than ten years.
But he immediately sighed in his heart, knowing that this might be his wishful thinking. He might be able to do it if he is an ordinary monk or even an ordinary spiritual master. But now he still has that world... I will definitely come to him.
Besides, the Demon Army is still heading south. These days, I don’t know what the war in the Northern Sui Dynasty was like. Sui Wujiu and Sui rushed to the Siheng Mountains to become independent, and I don’t know if they are still alive. He naturally was worried about their desire to kill him to silence him, but if the father and son could really fight the Demon Army to death in the Northern Sui Dynasty, he would still have some admiration from his heart.
He also knew that there was a natural barrier between Sui and Li. Even if the Demon Army broke through the entire Sui Kingdom, he would not dare to continue to attack Jiang Kingdom. Because if their front line was stretched long, the flanks would be exposed to Li's army - if Li Kingdom could organize an army.
If you are the commander of the Demon Kingdom, you will think of conquering Li Kingdom after seizing the Sui Kingdom. In this way, the entire north of the six kingdoms became their offensive position. You can attack Jiang Kingdom, threaten Emperor Gao, retreat, and slowly manage these two places, breaking the balance that has been maintained for thousands of years.
At that time, I am afraid that although Li Jing is big, I can’t tolerate a thatched hut and a few vegetable fields.
Thinking of this, he smiled. If he really wanted to live a stable life, he should have run south long ago. But now he is continuing to move north and never thought of leaving this land. He has always been restless... If the person who was originally persistent because of the feeling of "loyalty to the emperor and serving the country", then he should have been unwilling to go there mediocrely in this world.
He had already made a decision in his heart, so he let out a sigh of relief. In the face of trouble, don’t think about bullshit things like fighting for power and power like Ye Lu. Linxi Jun must be really trustworthy. Even if he doesn’t do things for him, what if he helps him in the dark?
Lin Qiao seemed to listen to his smile and said, "Brother Li, what are you laughing at?"
"I figured out some things and felt relieved."
"Tell me to guess... do you want to go to Chongxiaozhai?"
Li Bochen was stunned for a moment before remembering what she said was "to get some money from the bandit village." Although Lin Qiao was understanding, she shouldn't have thought of her beauty, but she was thinking about the Demon Army, the world.
But this is good, Li Bochen didn't want to use these things to disturb the subtle atmosphere at this time. He smiled and said, "Since you don't need to buy a farm, I won't go."
Lin Qiao seemed a little surprised and turned to look at him: "Why?"
Judging from her tone, she shouldn’t have really wanted to ask herself to do this, but just curious. Li Bochen shook his head: "It’s not good. But I used to want to buy you a farm, so I thought it was nothing to get some ill-gotten wealth. But now we don’t need that money... If I just want money and kill people and grab treasures, I always feel that something is wrong."
Lin Qiao thought for a while and said, "Brother Li thinks that those who were robbed by bandits are not the family's wealth. If we take them for ourselves, it is not the right way, right?"
Li Bochen smiled and said, "Yes, or you can explain it clearly. If you really get the money, you should keep some of it yourself and spread the rest out, but we don't have the time to do it now."
Lin Qiao was silent for a while and said softly: "There are people like Brother Li in the world, I wonder how good the world will become."
After hearing this, Li Bochen was really happy. But he only smiled: "Maybe many people want to do this, but there is nothing they can do. It's not their fault."
Lin Qiao was silent for a while, wondering what she thought, and said, "What do you mean?"
He was just a humble sentence, but he didn't expect Lin Qiao to ask this question, so he was stunned. But then he realized that she was trying to understand herself better. He felt a little happy, so he thought about it seriously and said, "I think that most people in this world are ordinary people. Ordinary people are very fragile and have to live, dress and eat first. Perhaps many ordinary people also want to be good people and want to have a clear conscience, but reality forces... many times they can't do the right thing. If they really want to leave with their hearts, they will have their lives to worry about their lives if they don't make a good deal."
"But I am lucky, I am a practitioner. Even if I go to the forest, I can't starve to death and can't freeze. It's much easier to do things as I want. When I encounter thieves on the road, I can draw my sword, but if ordinary people want to draw their swords, they have to think about their wives, children, and children at home. If I ask them with my own standards, I will not be a good person."
He thought about it and laughed: "But naturally I don't think I am that kind of good person... For example, when I was in the city yesterday, should I stay and help clear out the bandits? In terms of theory, I should do that, but I also have selfish thoughts..."
When he said this, he felt Lin Qiao leaning back and pressing him tightly. Li Bochen was stunned for the first time, and his heart became warmer again, and then he fell silent.
The horse's hooves knocked lightly, and the two of them walked slowly for a while.
After a while, I turned around and saw the village for the third time today. Some people in the shed had already risen and gathered in groups of three or three, as if waiting for dinner. But from afar, two swordsmen with swordsman who looked like guards walked out of the door and shouted, and the helpers slowly gathered over.
After hearing what the two of them said, the helpers sighed softly, and slowly dispersed and walked onto the road, as if they were dismissed.
Li Bochen slowed down his horse to avoid hitting the person. But he saw the two sword-wearing men standing on the side of the road at the door of the manor and watching him.
He thought to himself that maybe he and Lin Qiao were noticed when they were staying here not long ago. Since there were bandits nearby, they should think that they were not good people.
He smiled slightly and nodded to the two of them.
At this time, the white horse was about to reach the door of the manor. He was about to turn his face when one of the sword-wearing men suddenly walked out three steps and blocked the road. He shouted loudly from afar: "Who is it?"
He winked at another swordsman, and the man hurried back to the farm.
He frowned and looked bad on his face. But Li Bochen was in a good mood at this time and didn't want to bother with him, so he said, "Passes."
As he spoke, he was almost walking to the man. But the swordsman did not let go, frowned tighter and said, "Passing? Where can I pass?"
At this time, Li Bochen also noticed that this person might not be a guardian. He was wearing a black suit and a cloth suit. It was quite fitting and the stitches were very fine, which was obviously worth the price. The sword on his waist was a shark-skin sheath, and it was not something that a guardian could afford.
Could it be that the owner of the manor is a martial arts master, and this person is the owner's friend or something?
No... the swordsman who ran in was dressed the same way.
Li Bochen couldn't help frowning and said patiently: "Friend, I still have a female family with me, and I don't want to cause trouble. I'll give in. I'm going to Yingzhou."
Unexpectedly, the man looked him again, suddenly pulled his sword out of the sheath and stabbed the horse's head, shouting: "Tell me!"
This man is so arrogant!
When Li Bochen saw that he was stabbing the horse's head, he immediately became angry. This white horse was with him for more than a month and was very human. He had already loved it quite a lot. How could he allow this person to hurt it?
He shook his right hand, and a copper coin slipped out of his sleeve armor. He flicked his fingers and said coldly: "Remove the sword!"
He originally wanted to break this man's wrist to teach him a lesson. But now he is in a good mood and doesn't want to make him ruin his interest. He also thinks that if this man is really a man in the martial arts world, his wrist will be ruined in this life. The lesson is too much, so he just shot his sword.
Even so, the sword calyx was smashed to pieces with a crisp sound.
The swordsman rushed forward two steps and found that he had only one sword hilt left in his hand, and was stunned for a moment.
Li Bochen said coldly: "Give up the way."
The swordsman took two steps back, but still refused to let go. He stared at him and shouted, "I am Ye Zhongshan, what is your name?"
Judging from his tone, it seemed that his size was a figure, but in Li Bochen's eyes, he could only be considered a gangster. Since he was not tactful, Li Bochen was about to squeeze the horse's belly and rushed over.
But at this moment, I heard footsteps coming from the manor gate again. The swordsman who had run back had led someone out and said, "The Fourth Head, is that person, do you think he is?"
Li Bochen turned his face and was meeting the visitor - a majestic man walking beside the swordsman was wearing half a pair of chain mail and wrapped in a red turban. When he saw Li Bochen, he was stunned and stunned. The next moment, he turned his head and rushed back to the village.
His reaction made both swordsmen stunned—and they were stunned for a moment, and they both flew away and retreated to the village.
Li Bochen and Lin Qiao were silent for a moment. Lin Qiao whispered: "Brother Li... it seems that they are the people in the city, right?"
Li Bochen couldn't help but smile and said, "It should be that the enemy's road is narrow."
Later, the man with armor came out and was called the "Fourth Head". When he saw himself, he seemed to have seen a ghost again. It was indeed the bandit in Sanguan City yesterday.
Li Bochen realized that this manor might have been built by those bandits, at least for some of them. Maybe he was killed by himself in the city yesterday, so he became scared and retreated back here. It was also possible that this was originally a gathering point for them and the base camp.
Whose guards were those two swordsmen? I heard them mention the number one person they were but didn't know the details... I just saw my outfit clearly and felt that the opportunity to make contributions has come, so do I want to block the way?
If this is true, the reaction to escape will be very fast.
Lin Qiao said again: "Then...what should we do?"
Li Bochen said: "What do you want to do?"
Lin Qiao turned to look at him and smiled: "Is this the world of martial arts?"
Li Bochen also smiled: "Then you have to eliminate evil and promote good, and be a good person."
He jumped off the horse with his legs and pulled out the magic knife behind him. The helpers who had been dismissed were originally on the road, but when they saw him clashing with the swordsman, they were still watching the fun. They saw two swordsmen suddenly fleeing, and they didn't wake up for a moment.
When they saw him getting off the horse and drawing his sword, they all showed fear. Li Bochen said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this is a bandit's nest, and it's about to see blood. It's all gone."
Only then did those people wake up like a dream and hurriedly ran away.
He looked up at the manor, sighed in his heart, and said, "It's really a coincidence." But he also knew that it shouldn't be a coincidence. He was a man with the luck of Beichen, and it was reasonable to be killed. Besides, he was just talking about the bandits in the city, but I don't know if it's a prophecy."
Moreover, in that realm, Jiusan said that one of the ten people with the most powerful killing fortunes in the nearby realm was Ye Lu. At that time, he said that he had scattered money for the surrounding bandit camps. Li Bochen didn't know why this triggered luck, but then he realized that Ye Lu gave them money, perhaps just asking them to attack Sanguan City - it should be a part of his strategy to deal with him.
Maybe he didn't expect to die at his own hands, so the subsequent plot could not be carried out. But these bandits plundered the city, which indeed killed many lives.
Luck... pushed them in front of themselves again.
When he was in the city, he was in a hurry to leave and didn't care much. He had planned to pass by, but was stopped. Since that's the case, let's follow the will of heaven.
He thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Lin...Xiaoman, you will be behind me in a while."
Lin Qiao said she wanted to walk with her, and she also had the cultivation level. She seemed to have learned the art of sword dancing. But she heard that things in the world and personal experience were two different concepts, but she didn't know if she saw her killing when she was sober.
The thief ran into himself and was looking for death. You can try it.
Lin Qiao grabbed her knife and got off the horse, saying, "Brother Li, I'll look behind you."
Chapter completed!