Three Kingdoms

Black Tiger Mountain.

It's just one of the ten miles of mountains.

The long mountain of ten miles is called Shili. However, in the Chinese system, the numerals are mostly imaginary numbers. There may not be zero or a whole ten miles, but it is still long enough. There are mountains and rivers, lakes and lakes. The mountains are Wuzhou Mountain and Lion Head Mountain. , Black Tiger Mountain, Jilong Mountain, Ma'an Mountain, Dantu Mountain, Dustpan Mountain, etc., and the waters include Guyang Lake, Changshanze, Baolian Lake, Jinpen Bay, etc. Although the mountains are not high and the water is not deep, they are It is an excellent habitat for birds and animals, and naturally it is also an excellent place for nobles to relax, play and hunt.

The night wind blew, and the whine of some wild beasts could be heard faintly in the mountains, which echoed among the rocks and forests, which seemed quite thrilling. The stars in the sky were dim, and it seemed as if there was a thin veil covering the sky and the earth, which made people feel very dull.

In a cave in a mountain col sheltered from the wind, some firelight shone faintly.

Five or six strong men were sitting in the cave guarding a bonfire.

Bonfires can keep out the cold and ward off wild animals.

However, after staying in the mountains for many days, these strong men gradually became no different from wild beasts.

With a "click", a strong man sitting next to the campfire broke a branch. The three-finger-thick branch was easily divided into two sections like a thin chopstick. The strong man poked it into the bonfire and stuffed it into the bonfire so that the bonfire could burn longer.

The firelight flickered, reflecting the bright and dark faces of the strong man next to the bonfire, and the shadow behind the man leaning against the inner wall of the cave with his eyes closed also swayed, like a swaying poisonous snake.

"How many more days...will it take?"

Someone seemed to whisper, like a cold wind blowing from the cracks in the rocks.

"It's almost...it will be almost done tomorrow..."

Another person responded in a low voice.

The person who spoke earlier closed his eyes, and then opened them quickly, showing a bit of anger and even more impatience, "That's what you fucking said the day before yesterday!"

"I also want to be early. What can I do if I don't come?"

"Could it be..."

"Shut up!"

"Just shut the fuck up!"

Several people in the cave were actually a little anxious. They all started making noises after being seduced, waving their arms, and even the shadows behind them swayed, like several poisonous snakes preparing to bite each other.

"Snapped!"

A branch was smashed against the inner wall of the cave, making a huge noise. The few people who were arguing subconsciously closed their mouths, turned their heads and looked inward, only to see a strong man who had been lying on the inside slowly sitting up, his eyes flashing in the shadows like lightning, sweeping across. However, everyone's hearts couldn't help but jump.

"Are you all so anxious to die?" Under the mountain wall, although the strong man was sitting, his body was as tall as a rock, and his muscles were stretched out, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

"No...no, with the leader...this..."

"How can that be possible...the leader loves to joke..."

The muscles on Leader He's face twitched: "I never joke!" Leader He, whose surname is He, no one knows his specific name. He was originally a subordinate of Yan Baihu, and he was also a fierce bandit. Because he was extremely dark and ferocious, he was called He Black Tiger, but on the surface, everyone still called him He Leader.

When everyone heard this, they immediately closed their mouths and shrank their heads like quails.

"It was also so cold that year..." Leader He raised his head slightly, narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't like the Xu family, nor do I hate the Sun family... It's just that that year, the young and old in the mountains had all their food and grass. ...Only Mr. Xu sent three carts of food and survived the whole winter without anyone dying... Huzi, do you still remember?"

Another person on the side said angrily: "I remember."

He nodded with the leader and said with a cracked mouth, "Just remember! I am a gangster, but I am also moral! This time, I want to repay the Xu family's favor! I hate owing favors the most!"

The scar-faced man on the side smiled and said: "Yes, yes, He Yi Bo Yuntian, the leader, what is this..."

"Shut up!" Leader He said unceremoniously, "Don't fucking treat me like a fool! You Scar Erlang, do you think I don't know that you are clinging to Xiapi Chen? Ah? You think you are clinging to Xiapi Chen Chen, do you have the damn shame to tremble in front of me?"

The scar-faced man's expression changed. He glanced around with his little eyes, secretly pinched the handle of his sword, and said coldly: "He and the leader, I also acted under orders... I definitely didn't mean to target you..."

Another man sneered, "I don't know if what you said with your scar on your face is true or false..."

The scar on the scarred man's face seemed to be congested with blood, beating in the firelight, like a red centipede, ready to jump out at any time. He pointed angrily and said: "Black-horned man! Stop being so damn provocative! I I didn’t say anything bad about you, but you fucking dare to tease me! Do you think I didn’t see the people sent to Yanzhou? You still have the damn shame to tease me!"

The black-horned man's expression changed, he picked up the knife beside him and stared at the scar-faced man. "What, you just need to find a backer, but I'm not allowed to go?"

The atmosphere in the cave suddenly became tense.

"I don't care who you want to find!" Leader He turned to Black Horn and shouted, "Put the knife away! What's going on, you want to show your teeth on my territory?"

Heijiao's cheek muscles twitched twice, and he put on a smiling face, "How can I, haha, everyone has to eat in time..."

"One last time! I don't care about what happened to you two!" He and the leader interrupted Heijiao, "But this time it's about hunting tigers! If you guys still do this, you should break up as soon as possible!" "

Scarface rolled his eyes a few times, and said repeatedly: "Of course, this is under the arrangement of the leader. Anyone who dares to disobey the order, let alone the leader, will be in trouble with me!" After speaking, he glared at Heijiao.

Black Horn also glared at Scarface, turned to Leader He and said, "I naturally listen to Leader He on everything here."

He and the leader were not polite, nodded, and then said to the man sitting next to the campfire: "Xiaosi, when will the things be delivered?"

"The appointment is for tomorrow..." Xiao Si replied.

"Then it's almost a matter of the day after tomorrow..." Leader He nodded, looked around, and then said, "Actually, it's very simple to kill the tiger... Tomorrow someone will send five six-stone crossbows, you just need to let the tiger Falling off the horse, or just needing to stay for a moment becomes..."

Scarface and Heijiao looked at each other, some subtle thoughts could not help but arise in their minds, and then turned away almost at the same time, not looking at each other. Generally speaking, civilians only have bows and no crossbows, especially the six-stone crossbows, which only appear in the military. But in this Jiangdong area, six strong crossbows can be sent, and they can be sent in advance before the tigers arrive, and they will who is it?

"Understood?" He looked around with the leader, "If you understand, rest early! Do whatever you have to do after killing the tiger, and don't hang around in front of me!"

After saying that, he and the leader ignored the other people, turned over and lay down again, leaving a few people staring at each other in the cave, but no one continued to say anything...

Outside the cave, the cold wind howled like a sad lament.

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Winter is deep, and even Jiangdong has received a heavy snowfall, painting Jianye City in pure white.

In normal times, in a snow scene like this, some nobles would naturally come out to hang out in their free time, chant poems and enjoy the snow, but today, there was no one.

The soldiers who came and went with orders and the servants who communicated with the nobles trampled the snow on the streets of Jianye City to a pulp, as if a dirty ditch had been overturned on the streets.

Except for some heartless children who were happily playing in the snow in the alley, the reason why almost no one was interested in the snowy scene was because Sun Ce was assassinated...

In Jianye City, whether it was a large restaurant or a small courtyard, some nobles were sitting together, exchanging glances and talking in low voices...

"I heard that people from the Xu family did it... It wasn't like that before... Then there were loyal people..."

"Oh? This is the way of heaven..."

"But why did I hear that it was made by Zheng Xixia... There is a six-stone crossbow... It is made by Jingxiang..."

"Zheng Xi and that guy, they had no grudges in the past and have no grudges in recent times. How could they come all the way here to attack? It's probably a lie... They should still be from the Xu family..."

"How long has this happened to the Xu family? If you want to take revenge, you have already taken revenge. How could you wait until this time..."

"Then who are you talking about?"

"No matter who he is... this tiger has fallen, it's time to calm down..."

"Ha, that's true... When the tiger comes, the price of cattle and sheep will double! The same goes for drinks! Oh, it's really a hardship for the people..."

"Who says it isn't?"

"Don't you think we, ordinary people like you, just want a peaceful life? Who can bear this torment and all that trouble?"

"Yes, yes, the world is simply in decline..."

Regardless of what these Jiangdong nobles said, the situation in the Sun family's mansion was filled with gloom and gloom.

"How is the eldest brother injured?!" Sun Quan eagerly grabbed the steward who came out of the inner courtyard, "What happened?"

The steward looked mournful and said nothing.

"Hi!" Sun Quan shook off the steward and stood on tiptoes to look into the inner courtyard, but the courtyard wall was blocked and he couldn't see anything except the soldiers stationed outside the courtyard gate.

"The master of the family has his own destiny, so it's okay..." Sun Lang looked at the side with a bad expression. He didn't know whether it was because he was worried about Sun Ce or because of Sun Quan's eager "brother" before...

Sun Lang was older than Sun Ce, just because Sun Ce was the eldest son, while Sun Lang was just a concubine.

Sun Quan didn't say anything and didn't even move his head. He didn't know whether he was too concerned about Sun Ce and didn't hear him, or he didn't want to pay attention to Sun Lang at all.

A fierce light flashed in Sun Lang's eyes, and then disappeared immediately, still looking sad. "Well, at the critical moment, outsiders are not trustworthy, so it is better to be a brother... The head of the family is in love with that Zhou Gongjin every day, and they are very favored. But at this critical moment, where is this Zhou Gongjin? ? This is really..."

"Shut up!" Sun Quan said angrily, "Just mind yourself!"

Sun Lang was stunned for a moment and did not continue to say anything. He lowered his head and hid his face in the shadows.

In the inner courtyard, Mrs. Wu sat in front of Sun Ce's couch, her heart feeling like a knife.

Although the relationship between Mrs. Wu and Sun Ce is not very harmonious, after all, it is the flesh that fell off her body. Seeing Sun Ce's appearance, all the old unhappiness has long been thrown away, and only Sun Ce's kindness remains.

"My son, do you know who did it?!" Mrs. Wu held back her grief, the flesh on her cheeks jumped and looked a bit ferocious, "I will definitely destroy the nine tribes and crush their bones into ashes!"

"They look like people from the Xu...Xu family..." Sun Ce's face turned pale, and he was lying on the couch, with bandages wrapped around his chest and one leg. The smell of blood was mixed with the smell of golden sore medicine, and the smell was very strong. Although protected by armor, the power of the six-stone crossbow should not be underestimated. Not to mention the arrow in the leg, the arrow in the chest, although it was deflected from the heart, did not penetrate under the barrier of the armor. But the blood hole that was opened is still a very serious injury, and the bleeding has barely stopped until now...

"Xu?" Mrs. Wu frowned. The Xu family had their homes confiscated and their clan exterminated before. Is it possible that they would be dug up from the grave again and their bones shattered into ashes?

Sun Ce's chest was injured and he lost a lot of blood. It was difficult to breathe. "...Listen...they are shouting, they are shouting..."

"Did the assassin shout it himself?" Mrs. Wu still frowned, "Son, my mother knows... Okay, you can rest in peace and recuperate. My mother is here for the things outside, so don't worry..."

Sun Ce nodded with difficulty.

Mrs. Wu stood up and prepared to walk out.

Seeing this, Da Qiao quickly got up from the ground and was about to send Mrs. Wu off. But for some reason, he suddenly felt like the world was spinning. Then he couldn't help feeling sick. He immediately lay on the ground and retched, with snot and tears flowing out randomly on his little face. …

Mrs. Wu suddenly looked angry and glared at Da Qiao fiercely. Just as she was about to get angry, she suddenly thought of something and quickly asked someone to help Da Qiao to the ear room, and then called the doctor on the side to diagnose.

Just like most mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have conflicts, Mrs. Wu doesn't like Da Qiao either.

The reason is very simple. Da Qiao is worthless. He has no husband's family and nothing that can give Sun Ce any bonus. Although Sun Ce said that he just likes Da Qiao, others just won't marry him. What's the matter with his heart? Unfortunately, Mrs. Wu thinks Da Qiao The value of Qiao is just a plaything and does not require Sun Ce to invest too much emotion.

Mrs. Wu hopes that the wife Sun Ce can marry should be the kind of wife whose husband's family is strong and can complement each other. It is best to choose a beautiful woman from the Wu family...

Although Sun Ce made up his mind in the end, it also caused Mrs. Wu to have a bad attitude toward Da Qiao.

"Mrs. Qizhen... this..." The doctor looked at Mrs. Wu and then at Sun Ce's door. His face looked like he had been holding it in for more than ten days. He didn't know whether to show sadness or sadness. With a joyful expression, "Well... Young Madam, we are happy... But Young Madam is weak... Well, we still have to be careful not to have fetal contractions..."

Mrs. Wu frowned, with a complicated and unclear look in her eyes, "I don't bother you about that, Master... Could you please prescribe some anti-fetal medicine..."

"It should, it should..." The doctor retreated.

Mrs. Wu looked up at the sky and was silent for a long time. Finally, she sighed softly, and Ding Ling's words drifted in the cold wind, "Husband, Ce'er has a daughter..."

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