The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 458

Jinzhou City is adjacent to Shaohai in the east and Youjing in the west.

It is called a city, but it is actually a seaport, also known as Jinzhou Port, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Youjing City.

The three sides of Shaohai and Zhongzhou land are connected by the inland sea, and the cities, capitals, and counties around Shaohai are connected by water, and their advantages are complementary, industries are interconnected, and trade is interconnected. The economy is quite prosperous and stable. Looking at Zhongzhou, it is only inferior to Youjing and Gusu under.

Among them, Jinzhou City is more important and superior due to its geographical location, so the people's lives are more prosperous. It is extremely difficult to feel the subtle changes in the entire Zhongzhou due to the shock of martial arts like the capital Youjing.

It was less than three days before the Ching Ming Festival, and the spring in Jinzhou City was long overdue.

As the Nuanyang shop sprinkled on Qingshiban Street, all the shops in the streets and alleys opened to welcome customers, and all kinds of food, clothing, play, and play stalls were set up in front of the houses of each household. It was crowded and lively.

When it comes to which shops and stalls have the greatest influence, it is naturally the most famous bun shop in the area. The so-called "beasts in the mountains, geese in the clouds, cattle and sheep in the hinterland, and seafood from the sea are not as delicious as dogs."

The fragrance of steamed stuffed bun rises without wind, moves with the flow of people, and easily walks through the streets and alleys, and the fragrance is everywhere.

A burly middle-aged man squeezed awkwardly out of the overcrowded steamed stuffed bun shop, holding a bag of unfinished steamed stuffed buns in his left hand, looking around as if looking for someone.

When he finally saw the small pink figure, he showed a loving smile and stepped forward to catch up.

The middle-aged man's complexion is dark, and the years have been ruthless, but he has not carved much wind and frost on his face. The round eyes under the thick eyebrows are not dirty in the slightest and can see the world, but the disheveled hair, disordered beard, and tall and thick The tall figure is particularly eye-catching when walking in the crowd.

Wearing a brown cloth shirt, his arms were bare casually. Seen from the back, his back was long and wide, like a city wall that had lasted hundreds of years. With a crushed back, I think most of them have been in the army.

It's just that no matter from the front or the back, the overall image of the middle-aged man is still a bit weird.

His left arm is thick enough to be as thick as an elephant's leg, and his entire right hand, from arm to palm, is thinner than the calf of a girl who has not left the cabinet. It must be that he was seriously injured in the battlefield and was not treated in time, which delayed the timing. Complete atrophy and necrosis, no possibility of recovery.

Even so, every step the middle-aged man took was particularly stable, his shoulders were always at the same height, and his back would hardly bend even if the sky fell.

Just like 20 years ago.

At that time, foreign barbarians invaded and Zhongzhou was raging. The 50 elite soldiers of Lingnan City, which guarded the southern border of Zhongzhou, were urgently dispatched. 49 troops were dispatched to help the southeastern part of Zhongzhou and the central part of Zhongzhou. Only [-] elite soldiers were left to watch.

Duzhu and Luoyue, who were supposed to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, saw that they had an opportunity to take advantage of, and quickly mobilized [-] strong troops to attack Lingnan City.

In the south of Zhongzhou, three parts are adjacent to the sea, and seven parts are connected to Duzhu and Luoyue. Although there are continuous mountains as a natural barrier, there are gaps to invade the Central Plains.

Lingnan City started from the only gate in the Lingnan Mountains, guarding the entire South Gate of Zhongzhou.

If Lingnan City is destroyed at that time, Poison Zhu Luoyue will definitely dispatch troops to the hinterland of Zhongzhou. It is very likely that he will join the Oirat Army who penetrated from the north of Zhongzhou, and cut off the battlefield, so that the East and West of Zhongzhou will not be able to see each other. After that, the war in Zhongzhou will continue to spread. It is unknown how old it will be, but at least the western part of Zhongzhou will probably be divided up by three wolf-like neighbors, and it is difficult to survive as a big country.

However, the [-] Lingnan City guards seem to use their own backs to build higher and more upright walls on Lingnan City. The [-] enemy soldiers stormed the city for two months without success and lost [-] of them. Counting, and finally retreated in disgrace.

The victory of the Lingnan Defense War prevented Zhongzhou from falling into the dangerous situation of falling from three sides and being attacked by enemies from the front and back. It is of great and far-reaching significance to fight against foreign barbarians in the entire Zhongzhou.

As the commander-in-chief of the defenders of Lingnan City at that time, he was fearless in the face of danger, commanded well, responded quickly, and took the lead bravely. It is said that [-]% of his right arm was chopped off when he fought the enemy, and he still fought selflessly. The most insurmountable city wall, the most difficult to bend the spine, the most contributed.

That commander-in-chief is as famous as Shi Xin, the general of the southwestern town, and also known as the five tiger generals who protect the country. He is the former general of Zhennan——Niu Kelian.

It is also the middle-aged man who is hard to ignore who is walking on the streets of Jinzhou City.

Time has passed, and the majestic, tall and stalwart general in the past has become a porter who is exposed to wind, sun, and rain all day long. In this long-term prosperous and peaceful harbor city, not many people even think of the period in Zhongzhou 20 years ago. The war-torn past made it impossible to pay homage to a former general in awe, even though it was this general who did not hesitate to use his own flesh and blood to protect their possibly fragmented homeland.

Ever since I came to this city, it was difficult for a hundred thousand soldiers to shake the city, and it was difficult to crush the bent spine when the sky fell. I don’t know how many times I have bent down, sometimes for life, more often because that girl.

That girl also has big, round eyes, sparkling in water, but other than that, she doesn't have thick eyebrows, wide nose and mouth, and thick ears, but is as small and delicate as a porcelain doll. , only [-]% similar to Niu Kelian.

The little girl was wearing a peach pink floral dress, with two ponytails on her head, and a small pink flower on her temples, like a little peach blossom elf, extremely cute.

She had been standing in front of a stone pond by the road for quite a while, not waiting for Niu Kelian who hadn't followed.

Instead, he was looking at dozens of small goldfish swimming peacefully in the stone pond.

The little girl's hand was rubbing against the hem of the skirt, but she didn't take a closer look because she didn't bring any silver.

She is not short of silver taels, but wearing a floral dress with silver taels in her pocket is not only unattractive but also annoying, and she will feel heavy with silver taels in her pocket, and she doesn't like that feeling, let alone going out with that person, she doesn't need it Bring silver taels.

So she had to wait for Niu Kelian to follow.

However, she didn't wait long, or basically didn't wait.

Because when she thought of waiting for someone, Niu Kelian had already appeared beside her, handed over enough copper plates to the young vendor who set up a game of fishing for goldfish by the stone pond, and took a thin wooden bag tied with a thin net bag the size of a teacup. With a stick, he bent down, squatted down, and picked up the fish.

Seeing this scene, the little girl showed joy in her brows and moved closer.

Niu Kelian is fishing for goldfish with his right hand.

He felt that although his left hand was strong, he had done too much rough work and was really not flexible enough. His right hand should be enough for such trivial things.

Niu Kelian's big eyes have already seen through the movement of several goldfish in the stone pond, if he was asked to catch with his left hand, he would definitely have more fish in one hand, but this obviously broke the rules, he could only honestly fish with a small net bag.

However, his right hand struggled even to lift a steamed stuffed bun. Even if fishing for goldfish requires skillful handwriting, quick eyesight and quick hands are a must. Obviously, his right hand couldn't keep up with his intentions.

The stone pond was no longer peaceful, the water splashed slightly, and the goldfish easily avoided the net bag that seemed to be crawling and swaying slowly in the middle and east of the pond, and swayed their tail like waves to show their mockery.

Niu Kelian knew that the little girl's cheeks were slowly puffing up without looking from the side, so he hurriedly put the bag of buns in his left hand behind his feet, and took over the important task of the little stick.

His left hand, which is as thick as an elephant's leg, can easily lift heavy objects that others can lift with two hands. It is all the source of income and life support for him and the little girl.

But this alone still can't catch fish.

In Niu Kelian's left hand, the small wooden stick is just a thin toothpick, and the elephant's legs are only responsible for strength and strength, not for picking teeth with the toothpick.

The stone pool not only splashed water, but also sprayed everywhere!

Dozens of goldfish ran in panic, as if this was the most terrifying roar of the sea god they had ever seen in their lives!

Seeing this, the other players stopped participating and stood aside, smiling with their hands behind their backs.

The young trader didn't get angry because Niu Kelian disturbed his business, but instead smiled foolishly at the silver that Niu Kelian had just thrown in his hand.

The little girl stomped away angrily.

Niu Kelian didn't chase after him immediately, but was still very focused on catching fish.

Beads of sweat were already covered on his forehead, and there were also many drops of water hanging between his hair and Huqiu. It was unknown whether it was sweat or the splashing water from the stone pool.

The height of the water in the pool was turned down by a finger, but Niu Kelian didn't notice it. He has fished in the stone pool with his left hand about fifty times, and gradually mastered the water flow in the stone pool and the swimming habits of the fish.

So, in the next instant, three small goldfishes, one black, one red and one white, were successively covered by the small net bag and fished out.

The young peddler didn't care that Niu Kelian continued fishing, because the silver Niu Kelian gave was enough to buy the pool of goldfish, but Niu Kelian was not greedy, so he just asked the young peddler for a small transparent goldfish tank and filled it with three fish. After asking for some special bait made by young traders, he got up and chased after the little girl.

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Jinzhou City is mainly divided into East and West.

The east city is adjacent to the harbor, and it is relatively noisy. The houses are small and dense, and people living in relatively poor lives live there.

The farther west you go, the quieter it becomes. The streets in the entire west city are wide and the gates are open and bright. It is a safe place for wealthy families to live.

Although Niu Kelian and the little girl live in the east city, they are only two streets away from the west city. The living conditions in the east city are considered to be very good. At least for two people, the house is not only well-equipped, but also big enough.

The little girl was already overtaken by Niu Kelian, and then she hugged the small goldfish bowl and teased the three little goldfish without saying a word, and followed Niu Kelian back home without raising her eyes.

Niu Kelian didn't disturb the little girl's interest, he could feel the little girl's heartfelt joy.

Today, he asked Manager You for a whole day off, just to celebrate the little girl's birthday. The little girl is happy, so he is also very happy, with a happy smile on his face all the time, as if this life is to guard this Live with little happiness.

But when he pushed open the door, the smile on his face froze involuntarily.

Because there are guests!

If the door of the house is not open and the guests are already inside, it is uninvited.

There were three uninvited guests.

　Animals in the mountains walk in the clouds, geese in the clouds, cattle and sheep on the land, and seafood in the sea are not as fragrant as dogs, and they eat for a long time. —— Empress Dowager Cixi

　　

　

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