C31 (1/2)
It was already late in the night, and Yang Lin's camp was completely silent. Everyone had already fallen asleep. Today was indeed an unusual day. During the day, they fought with the bandits, and at night, they went to look for Yang Lin and Kang Ying. Everyone was tired, and not long after entering the tent, they all fell asleep.
The sky was as thick as ink, and there wasn't even a crescent moon or a speck of starlight. Occasionally, a shooting star would streak across the night sky with a hint of coldness. The wind began blowing around midnight. At first, it was gentle, but soon after, it began to move about in the branches and leaves of the willow trees, and then it became more and more violent. The wind was strong, and there were wild bulls like fierce barbarians that rolled and rushed through the mountains …
Yang Lin, who had been startled awake by the sound of the wind, could not fall asleep. His mind was filled with Kang Ying's figure. Unconsciously, Yang Juan's silhouette also jumped out. Two smiling faces flew back and forth in his mind, looking back, only to see the Madam calmly smiling from behind.
”Madam?”
For a moment, his mind was filled with images of his wife, and before he left, she seemed to freeze right in front of his eyes. That smile was both encouraging and appreciative. Why should there be a sweet feeling?
After tossing and turning so much that it was hard to sleep, Yang Lin just lay there and thought about how to deal with the bandits tomorrow. Pan Feng, Yu She, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu had not been able to defeat Lin Feng, but if he and Zhao Yun were to fight tomorrow, would he be able to defeat them? There was no way to consider all of this together. Such a powerful general had to put his heart into it. He had to make them convinced of their defeat.
But was he confident? Although in the past few days, he had been improving quickly by following his brothers, but compared to himself in the past, he did not have any confidence in being able to fight against Lin Feng and Luo Yong at all.
How about Cang Ba go up? That brat was around the same age as Zhao Yun, and they wanted him to go up and fight with Lin Feng, and see how his martial arts were. Although he was very famous, he didn't have a big background after all, so he needed to use this opportunity to test himself.
In the original history, Cang Ba had always fought for Cao Cao. Although his achievements were great, it did not attract anyone's attention. He was a star that was not very eye-catching. Once he was given the stage, he would definitely be able to shine.
”Pu!”
Just as Yang Lin was thinking, he suddenly heard a light sound, as if a person had landed on the ground. The sound of the wind was loud, making it hard to hear outside, but to Yang Lin, who had sharp hearing, he could hear everything clearly. He reached out his hand to the pillow subconsciously, and grabbed the knife handle with his blade.
”Sha …” Sand... ”Rustle …”
Sure enough, soft, almost inaudible footsteps slowly walked towards the sleeping bed. Yang Lin slowly opened his eyes, although the tent was very dark, he still felt the shadow move around. There was only one person who walked towards the sleeping bed quietly.
Yang Lin was like a normal person, breathing lightly, in the eyes of an outsider, it was as though he had fallen asleep. But his eyes were slightly open, staring intently at the figure, ready to leap up and deliver a fatal blow.
However, the figure did not move, but stood quietly in front of Yang Lin's sleeping bed. Yang Lin's hand tightly gripped the blade hilt, his hand was already sweating. However, the black shadow still didn't move, as if he had only come to listen to Yang Lin's sleeping breathing.
”Don't move!”
Yang Lin could no longer wait, he jumped up like lightning, fast to the point that even he could no longer believe his own words, the big blade quickly placed itself on the black figure's neck, the sharp blade had already pressed against the front of his neck, only then did he let out a cold snort, and the moment he moved, Yang Lin would chop off his head.
”Milord, no need to panic. I'm not here to kill you. I want to make a deal with you.”
”Don't play tricks on me, just stand there and wait for me to light the lamp.”
Yang Lin pressed the blade against his neck, and used his other hand to light the lamp, only then did he see clearly that standing in front of him was a skinny young man, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and a pair of crafty little eyes moving around in his eye frame. However, he really didn't have any weapon in his hands. It seemed that he really wasn't going to kill anyone.
”Now, who are you? What kind of deal? ”
”I am Liang Tian from eagle peak, the Second Leader has sent me here to make a deal with Master. Let's hand He Xiong and the Four Chips of Eagle Peak over to Master, and Master will retreat, what about it? ”
”Oh, He Xiong and Four Chips of Eagle Peak's martial arts are so high, what method do you have to capture them?”
”As long as you agree, we have our ways.”
Yang Lin was even thinking of taking in all of them, how could he let you do as you please? Since the heavens had given him a chance, he must seize this chance and not let them remain in obscurity.
”No, you have to tell me what you're going to do.”
”We are prepared to use a chronic poison tomorrow morning. This poison will not kill anyone and will only weaken them. Tomorrow, they will fight you and let you capture them.”
”Then how will they be?”
”No, they won't have any strength left in their lifetime. They won't even be able to compare to ordinary people.”
It was no wonder that they had disappeared from history, and no names were left behind. It turned out that the four of them were ambushed by their comrades just like that, who was the Master Kang in history to ask for help? No one would remember, but Zhao Yun would definitely not do such a thing, there must be other people.
”That won't do. I want them to be the same as now. I don't want a few pieces of trash.”
”Then... Then let's land in their horses and let their horses be weak, defeated and taken away by you guys, but it's a bit long, how about it? ”
”That's more like it.”
Saying that, Yang Lin looked at the fellow called Liang Tian. Although he was small and skinny, he was very capable, wearing the tight clothes for the night trip, he was brimming with energy, looking like an expert capable of running away, Yang Lin could not help but be moved.
”I can agree, but I also have a condition.”
”What are your conditions, master?”
”After this is done, you must follow me.”
The petite man seemed to tremble for a moment. His thin shoulders, along with his entire body, shook slightly. But he quickly calmed himself down, and raised his head to look at Yang Lin, only to see that Yang Lin's eyes were filled with sincerity, he really wanted to leave this expert behind, who could not help but laugh.
”May I know what is the purpose of your excellency's request?”
”I admire all capable people.”
”Thank you, my lord, for your love. However, the Second Boss has done me a favor, I cannot betray him. ”
”I don't need you to betray him. Once this matter is completed, he will become the Great Master, and you can be considered to have repaid for saving his life. ”From now on, you should follow me and don't have any conflicts with him. How about it?”
”This …”
”What is there to think about? Do you want to spend your life in this mountain like a mouse? If you follow me to see the outside world, aren't you ten thousand times better than this mountain? ”
”Alright, it's settled then.”
On the second day, after finishing breakfast, Yang Lin brought the officials and the village men to the eagle peak. Just as they finished setting up the array, a group of bandits rushed down from the mountain. It was almost the same as yesterday. The Great Master and the Second Leader followed closely behind them, with Lin Feng and Luo Yong leading the way. The only difference was that Huang An and the stone pillar were caught by Pan Feng.
”Bandit, it's too late to surrender now. If you die under my spear later, don't regret it.”
Seeing that the bandits had completed their formation, Zhao Yun and Cang Ba urged their horses to the front of the formation. Lin Feng was not to be outdone, he galloped on his horse, and did not forget to give Zhao Yun a reply while he was running.