C18 (1/2)
Hu Erniu was essentially a good person. He had only learned a few punches and kicks when he was young, and fought with others under his brother's protection dozens of times. In his heart, he wished to take the Imperial Military Academy examination and become the mighty Fire Phoenix Army of a person who wore a red armor and a red cloak. Forget about Imperial Military Academy, he didn't even manage to pass the Border Army Assessment. He could only hang up the title of people's militia obediently, growing land at home and taking part in some so-called training which could only be done three days and two days like fishing in the sun.
Once the war of Phoenix City Pass at the north started, Hu Erniu's Hero's heart, which was about to go still, ignited once again. He took the initiative to look for the Guardian, requesting it to support him at the front lines. He angrily slapped the back of Hu Lao's head and scolded, ”Second Brother Hu, are you stupid? If there was a war in the Phoenix City Pass, it was also priority for the northern province to deploy troops. We're not even five hundred li away from the imperial capital. ”You better be quiet and wait patiently!”
Hu Erniu naturally did not dare to talk back to Earth Protector, and after getting slapped in vain, he returned home resentfully. Under the premise that he did not have a Token for Transfer of Troops, he naturally did not dare to run to the Phoenix City Pass without permission. If he didn't respond well, the chances of him being treated as a demon spy was not small, not to mention leaving the camp without permission during wartime was a taboo in the army.
After Hu Erniu was bored for more than ten days, the Earth Protector took the initiative to look for him. He said that he managed to get him a placing in the Phoenix City Pass, and asked if he still wanted to go. Hearing that, Hu Erniu jumped three feet into the air, and brought the Earthen Protector to his house. He poured wine and cut meat, and properly gave the Earthen Protector a drink to enjoy, and then smoothly took the dispatch certificate from the old man's hands.
Although the results of the grain transportation team leader made Hu Erniu a little disappointed, when he saw the grain transportation team formed by twenty grain carts and thirty subordinates, Hu Erniu, who had been wearing the same leather armor at home for more than five years, still felt like a general. As he shouted for everyone to move on, he fantasized about how he should nod his head when people called him Commander Hu in the future, and how he should return a salute like a loyal soldier.
This batch of grain transportation teams were temporarily assigned by Commander Shi Keren using their personal relationships while he was on his way to the imperial capital. The pressure from the provinces to the counties, was the same as splitting up each county with such a small team. Each county organizes food convoys to set out on their own, directly to Wangli County after summing up before being assigned by the local governor.
There was nothing amiss within the empire so Hu Erniu was bored to death while he walked along. Seeing that he had entered the boundaries of northern province, something interesting happened: he had picked up a girl.
That day, Hu Erniu brought the food delivery team to the inn, and after showing the lanes and making the arrangements, seeing that it was still early, Hu Erniu took off his leather armor and changed into his casual clothes, then walked on foot to the street. After finding a seat near a teahouse on the street, Hu Erniu assumed the posture of someone trying to conduct a private interview with someone. He slightly nodded his head and looked at the people on the street with a gaze of pity.
He sat like this for a while, when suddenly there was a commotion at the street corner. Hu Erniu looked towards the direction of the noise and saw a few lackey's, who were wearing crooked hats and wearing slanted clothes, surrounding a girl wearing a red cloak and teasing her. The young lady's hands were tightly hugging her small bag, she lowered her head and walked quickly. However, under the continuous obstructions of the delinquents, the lady's pace became slower and slower. Her face was like frost, and her little face was green with anger, but she seemed to be avoiding something. She could only dodge repeatedly, hoping to get rid of these delinquents as soon as possible.
This situation of the evil tyrant teasing a commoner on the street had ignited Hu Erniu's anger. As the future Lord Commander, how could he not care about this injustice? Thinking about this, he jumped out of the teahouse window, walked to the group of people, pulled the lady in red behind him, and scolded them while pointing at them, ”You dare to tease a commoner in broad daylight!? Do you really think that there is no law anymore? ”
The hoodlums were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter. One of them laughed and said, ”I say, big brother, have you read too many martial arts novels? How can you come up with such a set of words? ” After saying that, his face changed and he fiercely said, ”Seeing that you're an outsider, I won't lower myself to the same level as you.” Now scram, this young master will let you live! ”
Hu Erniu sneered, his left hand grabbing onto the handle of the blade on his waist, his right hand suddenly flashed with the badge on his waist: ”Open your dog eyes and take a look!” He had practiced this set of movements countless times in private. It was done with incomparable fluidity and extraordinary momentum. He was confident that he could scare these street thugs until they pissed their pants.
But the next development was a bit out of Hu Erniu's expectations. The delinquents looked at his identity card and were stunned for a moment before laughing. One of the hoodlums laughed while pointing at his badge and asked, ”I say, chivalrous hero. After all this trouble, you are just a grain carrier, hahahahaha!”
Hu Erniu became angry, and without caring about the consequences, he unsheathed his blade with a whoosh, and aimed it at the lackey's neck, and said word by word, ”What happened to laozi when I was carrying the food? Do you believe that I can still kill you? ”
Fire Phoenix Empire were heavy and gentle, there was no need to mention half army and half people, Border Army and Red Camp were usually nowhere to be seen, and now that someone suddenly appeared on the street and wanted to pull out a blade to cut him down, it immediately subdued the entire audience.
That hoodlum's face was filled with shock. After a long while, he pointed at the steel knife on his neck and asked, ”You really dare to pull out the knife?”
Hu Erniu also realised that the empire had strict rules. If it was not a military matter, drawing blades on the streets was a huge matter, and he might have to suffer the backlash. But now, not only did he draw his blade, he was even pointing it at the commoners. However, he was a stun character who would rather die than die in front of an array. He clenched his teeth and forced himself to get lost! ”Otherwise, I will chop you into pieces!”
Seeing him act so arrogantly, the lackeys didn't dare to pester him anymore, and pulled each other away. Hu Erniu put his blade back into its scabbard majestically, and turned to the red-clothed lady behind him and said: ”Don't be afraid Miss, you can follow me to the relay station, it's the safest place there.”
The awe-inspiring words actually made his hands tremble, and his back break out in a cold sweat. It would be a great deal of fun if someone from the street sneaked in and reported the matter to him.
Fortunately, the lady in red seemed to have some difficulties, and did not decline. He followed him back to the inn, and only after entering the inn, did Hu Erniu finally heave a sigh of relief.
On the morning of the second day, Hu Erniu did not care about the complaints of the others, and rushed everyone on their way without waiting for the sun to rise. Although he said that the military situation was urgent, he was actually really afraid that the other party would come knocking. As for the lady in red, he used the phrase ”distant cousin will follow me for a while” to fool her. However, the girl only smiled and didn't explain too much. Everything was left to him. Hu Erniu was naturally happy, but he thought in his heart: ”Cousin sister, although she is on the surface, after getting along with me for a while, maybe this girl will fall for my heroic spirit.”
And it was also on the road that Hu Erniu finally sized up this young lady who called herself ”Xiu'er” with great seriousness. Lady Xiu’er was not short, at least not much shorter than Hu Erniu. The young lady's legs were long and waist thin, her small face was not too big, and her features were exquisite. Her small nose was matched with pitch black eyes, and no matter how one looked at it, it was comfortable. The most common red cloak, when paired with her, gave off an additional immortal aura.
Although she was following the convoy, her heart had already churned a hundred thousand times over. Unfortunately, this lady did not like to talk much, so no matter how Hu Erniu teased her, she could only smile and nod, or give her thanks. Basically, she could not speak more than twenty words a day. Fortunately, Hu Erniu's potential had already been aroused by the Lady Xiu’er's beauty, so he used these few replies to piece together a part of the girl's life.
Lady Xiu’er was a citizen of Fengwu Province and had been adopted since he was young. Later on, when her adoptive parents died, she heard that there seemed to be news of her biological parents in Peacock Ridge, so she went alone to inquire about them. Just as he was feeling depressed and returning to the province of Fengwu, he met with the teasing of a hoodlum on the road. Fortunately, Hu Erniu had pulled out his blade in time to help his.
Hu Erniu was naturally an outstanding hero. He patted his chest and guaranteed that the Lady Xiu’er would follow them and head north. However, the military situation was urgent. He had to first deliver the military rations to the Phoenix City Pass, and then personally escort Lady Xiu’er back to Phoenix Wu Province.
The Lady Xiu’er seemed to have something on his mind, and he agreed without much hesitation. This made Hu Erniu so happy that he was almost unable to find the north.