Book 36 - Chapter 10 – The Fish on the E (1/2)
‘Ding!’
After clinking their cups, the two boys drained the wine in one gulp, and ietable and -down-froer belly
This place was a restaurant in the city of Taolin, on the southern bank of the Great River, outside the Pass Only after reaching this place did they find out that tonight was unexpectedly the tenth of the first month, so that after quick calculation, the two boys realized that they had spent at least three days and three nights training in the snow Although the fact was like a mountain, the two still found it a little hard to believe
Anyway, the three-day delay had enabled them to evade the enemy’s hunt-and-arrest operation Anybody would
Thereupon the two boys relied on their consu their qi under water and attached the out of the Pass; without any surprise, without any risk, they escaped to the sky, and went ashore after Tongguan, and headed straight toward Taolin
Officially, Taolin belonged to the House of Tang, but it was still under control of local gangs and societies; there was no defense, as long as they illing to pay the illegal toll, no travelingin and out of the city
Kou Zhong poured a cup for Xu Ziling, and said with a laugh, “After we part tonight, I don’t knohether o brothers, still have a day where we can see each other again”
Hearing that, Xu Ziling’s heart tightened Knitting his brows, he said, “Why are you so lack in confidence this tireatly from the past”
Apart from them, there were only two other tables with diners in the restaurant; it was quite cold and cheerless
S said, “The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear You ought to understand it better than I do I a the treasure, in running away for my life, those kind of s] chip and tent curtain, deploying his entire co the world’s prosperity and decline Compared to him, I am like a small brook to the vast body of water”
“You are rarely this ht in Kou Zhong’ pair of eyes flaring greatly, he put down the wine pot, and stared fixedly at the rippling liquor in the cup “This is called knowing oneself,” he spoke heavily, “Starting today, I aainst Li kid Ihis gaze toward Xu Ziling, he said, “Can you guess how many days will Li kid need to start the invasion to the east?”
Xu Ziling replied, “For now, let’s not otten about the Tujue? Zhao Deyan is definitely not interested in Yang WenGan’s restoring the past regi to participate, naturally it was for the Tujue people’s benefit”
Stunned, Kou Zhong said, “Are you saying that Xieli e scale invasion to the south?”
Xu Ziling shook his head and said, “Unless there is no other way, Xieli would not toil his ar distance military expedition to penetrate the Central Plains He has so many claws and teeth [ie henchmen], the best ould be to kill with borrowed knife, by provoking us, Han people, to massacre each other first, and then when everybody are defeated and wounded, he would reap the fisher nodded and said, “You are right Smart ones use words, stupid ones use hands The stupid ones should be Liu Wuzhou and Song JinGang If Li Yuan and Li kid were killed, Xieli would fish in troubled water, and would reap great benefit at the others’ expense”
Xu Ziling said, “Li shi+h this situation; hence the reason he ordered Li shi+ji to immediately deploy his troops outside the Pass”
Frowning, Kou Zhong said, “Could it be that contrary to expectation, Li shi+?”
Xu Ziling laughed and said, “This is called you are so anxious that you are confused Li shi+, but presently the Li Clan potentially will becoet of athe ht provoke the concern of, as well as the attack fro, three powers Also, only these three powers have enough strength to fight them east of the Pass In the south, because our Old Die has surrendered to the House of Tang, Xiao Xian, Li Zitong, and the others are under pressure that they cannot le step Under this kind of favorable situation, if Li shi+oing to do that?”
S said, “It looks like you are more fitted and more competent to be the Shao Shuai thanbrushed hi, it is difficult for wang shi+chong to be a very capable person You still want to help hihed and said, “If I had a choice, ould I want to speak half a word more to that old fox?”
The only other choice was to give up his fight over the world
Xu Ziling raised his wine cup and said with a s This time Li shi+di! Later on I’ll look for you in Luoyang to drink so up, he laughed heartily and raised his cup and clinked it against Xu Ziling’s Seeing hi it until not a drop re cheerfully said, “Suddenly I aain Realas I can pursue h I die, there will be no regret!”
Raising his cup, he drank it dry
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Xu Ziling parted ith Kou Zhong outside the city of Taolin He rushed toward Hongnong that very sa was the place he and Gao Zhandao agreed to meet Because of his relationshi+p with Lei Jiuzhi, the Gang Leader of Hongnong Bang Chen shi+ could be considered on his side as well With such a big gang supporting him east of the Pass, naturally there would be a lot of conveniences
They already made meticulous plan The treasure was hidden outside the city; nothing would be brought inside Gao Zhandao would contact Chen shi+ first, to see whether he would be willing to help, before they proceed to the next step
He barely entered Taolin, when Xu Ziling i followed Based on his foot’s strength and speed, unless it was fe Xuyan, or martial art masters of their level, he would be able to throw them off easily
However, thishih elevation at the top of the hill, and no one was following behind hi the way to Taolin that the enemy discovered their track Thereupon they setup inescapable net so that as soon as they got a grasp of the route he was going to take, they would besiege him en route and put him to death
Immediately he determined that the opposite side ic was very siht part ways [orig to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)] outside the city of Taolin Currently their coh to deal with Li Clan’s people However, if one is divided into two, it would be another ether If it were Li Yuanji’sinstead of Xu Ziling
Only the Heavenly Policy Mansion would pick hi Daoqi would personally wait upon Kou Zhong
He nearly wanted to turn around and run after Kou Zhong, but i’s legs, plus he was hurrying on at full speed, catching up with hi he could do was suppressing the burning anxiety in his heart, hoping that since Kou Zhong’s reatly, he would be able to avoid this cala suddenly avoided the official road and rushed into a dense forest by the road This move would definitely mess up the enemy’s troop disposition and would reveal their trail
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Kou Zhong was rushi+ng at full speed along the river Ten-thousand-fathom heroic eainst Li shi+ure of the Li Clan, which inspired awe throughout the e to atte’s Deer and Cauldron)] – was indeed the delight in life
Since leaving Yangzhou, he and Xu Ziling have always been on the run, they grew tothemselves Yet laid out in front of their eyes was the most severe situation since their debut Would the never-been-defeated Li shi+ic town – suffer big loss?
The crescent , extre in fro on hi the wind
With his current speed, he could forget about reaching Luoyang in less than three, four days The fastest anda boat It’s just too bad that on the boundless Great River, unexpectedly there was not any boat co his main forces outside the Pass that all water traffic toward Luoyang was cutoff
After rounding a bend, Kou Zhong caht of theon fro toward the distant east The at in a his steps On both sides of the river the forest es, extending forever to all directions; the earth was boundless Throughout the ages, howbloody battle on this beautiful land, to decide ould be the e, would join their ranks It was the only way to aze around, his heart was surging
Suddenly he discovered that far away downstrea boat by the shore Greatly delighted, he hastily rushed toward his target
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Xu Ziling was hiding on a high place in the forest He closed up his pores, and quietly waited with rapt attention for the enemy to show themselves
If he were on the other side’s shoes, he would also be confused by this strange and sudden move; he would be at a loss to knohat to do
The eneher elevations Who would have thought that Xu Ziling possessed acute senses, which was different fro-distance surveillance?
And now the sentry would use special method to notify his leader, and then this leader would decide the next step of their operation