A knife in love

Chapter 1207

The boatman said while handing the calico bundle to Li Qiufeng.Li Qiufeng took the bag and thanked him, but he didn't open it right away, saying: "Brother, you've worked hard, go and rest."

The boatman agreed, then took out a small wine jar and two oil paper bags from his arms, and said to Li Qiufeng with a smile: "I also bought a jar of wine, roast chicken, and pig's head meat on the way, my son. Come have a drink with us."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother, let's go to drink and eat meat with a few boatmen, don't worry about me."

The boatman was originally polite, but seeing Li Qiufeng declined, he thanked him, happily walked to the back cabin with the boatman standing beside him, called the other three boatmen over, and went to drink and eat meat on his own .

After the figures of the boatmen disappeared, Li Qiufeng opened the bag and took out a steel knife with a gray sheath.He grabbed the scabbard with his right hand and weighed it lightly. Compared with the Xiuchun knife he was used to, it was slightly heavier.Li Qiufeng held the scabbard with his left hand, and slowly pulled out the knife with his right hand.I saw that this steel knife is quite different from the ring head knife that is common in the Jianghu.The blade is much narrower and the back is much thinner.Li Qiufeng was taken aback for a moment, thinking to himself that this steel knife was not a waist knife used by ordinary people in the world, but a ring knife used by monks.The customer who asked the blacksmith to make this steel knife must be a good knife user.Later, he did not go to the blacksmith shop to pick up the knife, he must have been poisoned by the enemy, and in all likelihood, he is no longer alive, what a pity, what a pity.

Li Qiufeng held the steel knife in his hand, looked it over carefully, then turned his wrist, and the long knife spun like flying, making a "chi chi" sound as it pierced through the air.Li Qiufeng thought to himself, although this knife is not a magic weapon, it is still sharp, and it is very useful to carry around.So I was overjoyed, and fiddled with it again, and then put the knife back into the sheath.

According to Li Qiufeng's original plan, he didn't want to travel with a steel knife.It's just that he suddenly encountered the killer of the Yagyu clan, but he had to be extremely vigilant.These killers have strange martial arts and are elusive. If they don't have steel knives in their hands, they can easily be taken advantage of by the enemy.Only then did Li Qiufeng start looking for a knife.Fortunately, in such a remote place as Dongliao County, it was beyond his expectation that such a good knife could be found.

At this time, with the long knife in hand, Li Qiufeng's chest was full of pride.He recalled the previous fights with Zhang Yong and Murong Qiushui, and thought about how he would fight against these two great masters of martial arts if he had a knife in his hand.When he thought of rising, he pulled out the long knife again, and slowly danced the long knife with his eyes closed.

I don't know how long it took, and suddenly someone shouted: "Young Master Zhu, what are you doing at the bow?"

Li Qiufeng was startled, and hurriedly opened his eyes, only to see Qin Laowu standing on the bank with his hands on his hips, looking at him.Li Qiufeng was a little embarrassed, put the knife back into its sheath, put the knife on the deck, and was about to lift the plank of the boat to the shore, when several boatmen heard Qin Laowu's cry, they already ran over from the back cabin, rushing to put the knife on the deck. The planks of the boat landed on the shore.

Qin Laowu walked up to the bow of the boat, patted his clothes, then bowed his hands to Li Qiufeng, and said: "Young Master Zhu is so excited that he actually practiced martial arts on the boat."

Li Qiufeng said: "Fifth Brother Qin was joking. I am going to go to Motianling with Mr. Xiao to do business tonight, so I entrusted a boatman brother to buy a steel knife for self-defense. I was just trying this steel knife, but I screamed Fifth Brother Qin laughed."

Qin Laowu originally had a smile on his face, but when Li Qiufeng mentioned the word "Motianling", his face suddenly became gloomy.At this moment, several boatmen had retracted the planks of the boat to the deck, and walked back to the back cabin.Seeing no one around, Qin Laowu leaned closer to Li Qiufeng, lowered his voice and said, "Young Master Zhu, this Motianling is really weird! Let's go fetch wood tonight, I'm afraid it will not be an easy task."

Li Qiufeng heard Qin Laowu's words solemnly, and hurriedly said: "I would like to hear the details."

Qin Laowu's face was a little gloomy, he turned his head and glanced at the shore, and then said to Li Qiufeng: "Motianling is the most evil place in Dongliao County, it is said that it is haunted..."

Li Qiufeng originally thought that Motianling had hidden murderous intentions like Wangjiazhuang, but he didn't expect Qin Laowu to say the word "haunted". He was startled for a while, then heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Qin fifth brother, I heard Zhang Yuanwai It is said that you once accompanied the late emperor to fight against the Tartars outside the Great Wall, how could you believe these nonsense? In broad daylight, the sky is clear, how can there be any ghosts?"

Seeing that Li Qiufeng didn't believe it, Qin Lao Wu was a little anxious, and his voice suddenly became louder: "Mr. Zhu, when I went out with the late emperor, I had to respect the heaven, earth, ghosts and gods before setting out. Otherwise, the army will not be defeated No. After I went ashore today, I asked more than a dozen people in Dongliao County, and then I realized that Motianling is an extremely terrifying place..."

Before Qin Lao Wu could finish his sentence, only the sound of boots could be heard, but it was Xiao Dong and Zhang Shi who came out from the cabin one after the other.Seeing the two people appearing, Qin Laowu kept silent, cupped his fists at Xiao Dong and Zhang Shi and said: "Master Xiao, Yuanwai Zhang, I'm back."

Xiao Dong nodded, and said in his mouth: "Brother Qin, where is this Motian Ridge? Are the wood, bricks and tiles that Wang Yuanwai bought placed on the Ridge?"

Qin Lao Wu said in a deep voice: "Motian Ridge is seven miles north of Dongliao County, and the wood and bricks and tiles that Wang Yuan sent people to buy for the temple were indeed placed on the top of the Ridge."

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "However, this Motian Ridge is extremely weird, and it is notoriously an evil place. The people in Dongliao County have rumors that there are ghosts on the Ridge..."

When Xiao Dong and Zhang Shi heard Qin Laowu say the word "haunted", their hearts were terrified.Xiao Dong couldn't help but said: "There are no ghosts and gods in the world, it's just nonsense of the foolish people in the world. Brother Qin, tell us what news you found out."

Seeing that Xiao Dong didn't believe it, Qin Lao Wu was a little anxious, and said in his mouth: "Master Xiao, Zhang Yuanwai, Mr. Zhu, I asked many people in Dongliao County this afternoon, and they all said the same thing, so I will make a long story short. Motianling Located seven miles north of Dongliao County, it is more than a hundred feet high and stretches for more than a hundred miles to the east. This Motian Ridge is like a screen, just across the north of Dongliao County. The only official road from the south of Liaoyang Mansion to Dongliao County The road is through Motianling. In the past when Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty marched eastward, Xue Rengui, a pioneer general, led his army to fight fiercely at Motianling and won a complete victory. According to folklore, when Xue Rengui confronted the enemy general, he shot and killed the opponent's top general with the first arrow. The second arrow immediately killed the enemy army division. The third arrow shot through a huge rock on the top of Motianling, which made the enemy fearful and collapsed without a fight. Therefore, the generals of the Tang army sang "The three arrows of the general will set the strong man of Tianshan into the Han Dynasty". Pass', crossed the natural barrier of Motianling, and took back Dongliao County, which had been occupied by the enemy for hundreds of years. There is still a huge stone on Motianling. There is a huge stone hole on the boulder, which is the remains left by Xue Rengui's archery .”

Qin Lao Wu was so angry that Xiao Dong, Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng didn't think so.Qin Lao Wu continued: "Since Xue Rengui fought against Motianling, every time it rains, lightning flashes and thunders, there are often sounds of drums and drums, and the sound of soldiers and horses fighting on the mountain. It is said that these people died in the battle of Motianling. The ghosts of the officers and soldiers in the army are full of resentment and refuse to dissipate, and they will come out to cause trouble every time there is a thunderstorm. When these ghosts come out to fight, even the people living in Dongliao County can hear clearly. At that time, all the people hid in their homes, and some people even lit incense to pray for the blessing of the gods.

"After the Great Tang recaptured Liaodong, it set up the Protectorate of Andong. Motianling is the main throat of Liaodong. The government built a stone city on the mountain and sent troops to guard it. But in the last years of Xuanzong, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the world was in chaos. Datang was unable to pay attention to Liaodong. In the following hundreds of years, Liaodong was first occupied by Khitan, and then fell into the hands of Jurchen. After the rise of Mongol and Yuan, they fought fiercely with the Kingdom of Jin in Liaodong, and finally captured the entire territory of Liaodong. In the great battle, the entire Jin army was wiped out. The Yuan army cut off the heads of the Jin army soldiers and piled them up on Motianling like a hill. Since then, the grievances on the mountain have become more and more fierce. When it is cloudy and rainy, if someone climbs over the Motian Ridges often disappear and can never be found again.

"After the Yuan army captured Motian Ridge, they thought that this mountain was a natural danger. If someone occupied the stone city on the top of the mountain, they would really be in charge of the gate, and no one would be able to open it. Therefore, the Yuan army drove the people away. It took nine days and nine nights, and they were exhausted. More than a thousand people demolished the stone city at the top of the mountain. Only in this way, there are more than a thousand innocent souls on Motianling. Whenever there is lightning and thunder, the howling of ghosts and wolves becomes more terrifying!"

(End of this chapter)