Yunguo, Huichuan Prefecture.

This place is located on the northeastern border of the Yun Kingdom, across the river from the Xia Kingdom border. It is one of the most important military towns in the northern border. When the Xia Kingdom's army swept across the northern border, only Huichuan Prefecture relied on its strong city walls, and

Despite the danger of the river, we persisted until the end.

Standing on the city wall of Huichuan Mansion, you can see the surging river not far ahead.

At this time, on this dangerous river, a small boat was crossing the river.

A man dressed as a boatman, with a face that looked quite old due to the weather and the sun, with a slightly hunched figure, led the young people around him to bravely cross the river with only two sticks of wood in his hands.

The river is turbulent, and a small boat is like a small broken board floating on the water under the raging and rapid river waves. When people see it, they can't help but feel scared.

But this boatman, relying on his years of experience, calmly directed the young people and maneuvered the boat together. The boat rose and fell in the river waves, but it still bumped forward without any intention of capsizing.

In the small boat, there were seven or eight people in ragged clothes and in a sorry state. As the boat bumped, they could not help but show fear. They clung to the things around them and were so scared that they almost cried.

In the middle of the ship, there was an open space.

A man in his thirties was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the ship, holding on to the rather gorgeous long sword in his hand.

The man's hair is somewhat gray, and the clothes he wears are made of fine brocade.

But at this time, the noble clothes were extremely dilapidated and stained with a lot of blood. The faint murderous intent flashing across his body made the ordinary people on the side dare not get close to him.

In fact, all the people here are not too curious about this person's identity.

In the southwest counties of the Xia Kingdom, where the generals in the southwest rebelled and plundered the people, it was not uncommon for people like this to be rich and powerful in the past, but whose families were ruined overnight.

After all, he was an old boatman who had been living on the riverside for decades, and his boating skills were really excellent. The boat, which was rising and falling with the waves of the river, gradually calmed down and slowly stopped at the riverside of Dajiang Yunguo.

The old boatman's son opened the cabin door curtain and shouted:

"Arrived!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the seven or eight people in the boat let out a long sigh of relief.

"Very good!"

"Thank you, Daozu, for your blessing. Thank you, Daozu, for your blessing!"

"Hey, when we get to Yun Kingdom, we will have to thank Buddha for his blessing in the future!" Someone said quickly.

The commoner of the Xia Kingdom who had just recited the words of Taozu's blessing changed his words without any hesitation:

"Yes, yes, thank you Buddha for blessing!"

The people in the boat were all Xia people who had escaped from the southwest counties of Xia because they could not bear the war disasters and chaos.

Everyone stood up one after another, and just as they were about to walk out of the cabin, the man who had been silent and cold-faced suddenly shouted loudly and said:

"Wait a minute!"

Everyone was stunned and looked at the man in astonishment.

The man stood up slowly and glanced at the people in the boat. The murderous look in his eyes made these people feel tense.

The old boatman who heard the movement in the cabin opened the door curtain and frowned slightly when he saw the man who was stopping everyone from getting off the boat. After a moment, the old boatman grinned and said:

"This guest officer was in a hurry when he boarded the ship before and didn't pay the ship fare. Now he wants to pay the ship fare?"

The man looked at the old boatman, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he clutched the long sword tightly in his hand. The aura of a high-level warrior on his body was revealed, making the aura in the cabin seem heavier and heavier. It seemed that the next moment, he would draw his sword and kill someone.

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The people in the cabin were all ordinary people. Under the pressure of this man's aura, his whole body trembled and he froze in place, not daring to move at all.

The old boatman forced a smile and said with a slightly trembling voice:

"The boat fee is five cents per person..."

When the man heard this, he paused in his hands, nodded slowly and said:

"The business of fighting the Dragon King of Dajiang for one's life is not worth five cents!"

The man hesitated for a moment, and finally let out a breath. The murderous intention in his heart dissipated. He looked at the people in the cabin, waved his hand and said:

"You all go!"

As soon as the people heard about the amnesty, they hurriedly picked up the packages they carried with them and hurriedly squeezed out of the cabin to leave.

After a while, only the old boatman and the young man who was trembling but not forgetting to protect his father were left in the whole boat.

The man took out the long sword in his hand, revealing the blade of the sword that shone with cold light.

With a sad look in his eyes, he stroked the sword with nostalgia.

In the horrified eyes of the two men, the man put the gorgeous sword back into its scabbard, and then threw it towards the old boatman.

The two old boatmen took a few steps back in fear, letting the gorgeous sword inlaid with pearls and jade fall to the ground.

The man took a deep breath and said:

"This is my family's heirloom sword, worth a thousand taels of gold. I will give it to you, the boatman, to use as ship's wages!"

When the old boatman heard this, he was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he waved his hands and said:

"No, no, no, I can't take it! The ship's fee is five cents, and I haven't taken more in decades. If the guest officer doesn't have it, don't take it. Nowadays, there are poor people everywhere, and I just help out. I'd rather not have it.

You can’t charge more…”

The man's throat moved, he was silent for a while, and then he spoke:

"In order to avenge my family, I killed countless county officials who did nothing and helped the rebellion. Now my head is worth five thousand taels of silver! If you don't accept this sword, I dare not let you go!

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Having said this, the man paused and then said:

"And now over there in the Xia Kingdom, we see that all the people are fleeing and going to the Yun Kingdom to seek a living. They have already taken action. From now on, you should not send people across the river to avoid getting into trouble. You can sell this sword for it.

Do other things to make a living.”

When the boatman heard this, he knew that if he refused to accept it with good intentions, he would be in real trouble.

He smiled bitterly, picked up the sword on the ground, and said to the man:

"It doesn't matter if you change your career or don't do this business with the Dragon King of Dajiang to make a living. It's just such a precious sword. I'm just a boatman, so I really can't afford it. So, even if the guest deposits the sword with me today,

When the guest officer becomes successful in the future, you can come and ask for it from me!"

Hearing the words, the man remained silent and bowed solemnly to the boatman. Then he turned around and walked out of the cabin. With a step of his foot, his body was like an arrow leaving the string, and he flew towards the city quickly.

Seeing the man leaving, the old boatman and the young man beside him let out a long sigh of relief.

The young man calmed down, looked at the old boatman subconsciously, and whispered:

"Dad, it would be nice to change my career. It's really hard to make boats and paddle boats. However, this man is a wanted criminal by the Xia Kingdom. If someone discovers that he has kept this sword, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself?

We might as well sell it early and use the money to live a good life!"

The old boatman glanced at his son with a frown and said:

"We are just ordinary people. We are selling such precious swords, so we are causing trouble for nothing! Besides, if we really talk about it, we are the people of the Yun Kingdom, and the Xia Kingdom can lead an army to attack us again. ?Afraid of what he will do!"

Having said this, the old boatman paused and then continued:

"This guest officer seems to know that his background is not simple. He may be able to achieve something in our country of Yun in the future. By then, this good fate will naturally fall on you..."

Hearing this, the boatman's son nodded suddenly.

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Xiao Cheng was standing on the palace grounds, watching over a hundred knights wearing light armor, holding long spears, and with long bows and arrows on their horses, galloping past.

In the sight that ordinary people cannot see, the killing aura exuding from the knights is vaguely connected to the aura between heaven and earth, turning into black aura and wrapping around these cavalrymen.

Under the blessing of this black killing energy, the speed of more than a hundred knights suddenly increased and became a few minutes faster.

"Shoot!" A loud shout came, and the knights all took off their long bows, bent their bows and set arrows.

There was only a "clang" sound, and arrows were shot, falling like rain.

Under the blessing of this black aura, each feather arrow was powerful. After a burst of shooting, the strength of the feather arrows was instilled. Facing the row of fine steel shields piled in front, the arrow head directly broke through the shield, and the arrow body penetrated several times. inch.

Xiao Cheng was on the high platform and his eyelids jumped when he saw it.

You call this thing a light cavalry?

Or should I say, this Youzhou Cavalry is indeed a top-notch unit...

"Raid!" Another loud shout rang out.

The black killing energy surrounding the knights gradually condensed above their heads. The vision manifested into a looming, blurry figure that could be vaguely seen as a strange shadow of a black eagle. .

More than a hundred knights put away their bows and arrows, raised their spears, and raised their horses' speed again. With the help of visions, the knights' horses were so fast that sometimes they left phantoms in people's eyes.

The knights harnessed the remaining horses and charged forward fiercely.

There was only a "bang" sound, and the shield array covered with feather arrows, which had been pierced into the shape of a hedgehog, was instantly broken through.

Di Qing on the side looked at the hundreds of cavalry in front of him and couldn't help but admired:

"If this cavalry can hold five thousand people and break the enemy's formation, they will definitely be invincible!"
To be continued...