Chapter 22 Knights
The military soldiers led Mr. Xinling to a temporary curtain set up with tree branches. He stopped and opened a corner of the curtain. He saw Zheng An lying flat on the ground with the woman and child kneeling beside him. The woman saw the curtain lifted.
She opened the door, seemingly surprised, and quickly looked back. Lord Xinling waved his hand at her, and said to the soldier, "Wait outside." Then he lowered his head and got into the tent.
The woman had been waiting outside the camp gate together before, but had never seen Lord Xinling before. When she saw a man who looked like a noble gentleman coming in, she quickly bowed her head to the ground, not daring to raise her head. Lord Xinling said, "Sit up and answer." The woman said.
Just then he folded his crotch and sat upright.
Lord Xinling asked: "Have you ever woken up?"
The woman replied: "No."
"Have you ever had sex or talked in your sleep?"
"Just a few 'um's."
"Please untie the lapel of the young master's clothes and let me take a look at the wound."
The woman followed the instructions and opened Zheng Anping's clothes, revealing his strong chest muscles. Two pieces of linen cloth, which were obviously torn from underwear, were folded into several folds and fell from the chest to the side. The linen cloth was stained with blood and had become dark red and caked.
, no new blood flowed out.
Lord Xinling opened Zheng Anping's eyelids again and looked at him. He stretched out his hand to feel his pulse. He pondered for a long time, then turned to the woman and asked, "When will you accept the young master as your concubine?"
The woman suddenly became nervous and said: "No... not long, only a few months."
"Then this child..."
"Yes, it was before..." The woman's voice was too low to be heard.
Lord Xinling said: "Don't be afraid, Haosheng will reply. Where is the young master's home? Who is at home?"
"No...I don't know."
"I don't know?"
"I haven't heard the young master talk about it."
“…….After the young master left in the early morning, would anyone come to your house?”
A flash of panic flashed in the woman's eyes, which did not escape Lord Xinling's eyes, but Lord Xinling seemed to have seen nothing and his expression remained unchanged.
"Yes, there are five people." The woman replied.
"Where did they go?"
"Let the little slave open the city gate and enter the city."
"Do you know who they are?"
"They are knights!" The woman's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Knights? Do you know them?"
"I don't know them...but I will know them when they enter the military camp later in the afternoon."
"What country do you think they are from?"
The woman seemed to be deep in thought. The child next to her said: "The chivalrous man has the world in his mind and is at home all over the world. Where justice lies, he will not hesitate even to the death!"
The woman turned around and slapped the child hard on the head: "Did Young Master ask you? You're too talkative!" Then she turned back to Lord Xinling and said, "These five people are from other places, but they all speak local accents, otherwise they can't talk about anything small.
I can’t even understand it.”
"Do they sound the same as me?"
"Young Master is the official pronunciation. They are hard-edged. Of course they are different from Young Master."
"You don't know them, and you say they are knights. Why?"
"They must have heard that the army was coming and came to report the news in advance. Later, the city sent them out to make peace, but... they died."
Lord Xinling said: "My guess was half right. Seeing that they could not make peace, they planned to assassinate Mr. Zheng, but they hurt Mr. Zheng!"
When the woman heard this, she looked lonely and sighed: "He is indeed... a knight."
"You already knew they were knights?"
"Who knows that the army is approaching? If it were an ordinary person, he would have gone far away. Only a knight would put himself in danger and save others from danger."
"Have you seen them before?"
The woman shook her head.
"I mean you've met other vigilantes before?"
"Hi!" The woman laughed suddenly, "The little slave lives outside the city. There is only a curtain at the door. All kinds of cats and dogs come in, but he has never seen anything! But no one asks questions like the young master."
Lord Xinling also smiled: "I have been tired for a day, but I am still tired. I see you and have a chat."
The woman showed a charming smile: "Young master is tired. I will give him a good rest. I guarantee that you will be satisfied! You only need to give me one or two buckets at will!"
Lord Xinling stopped her with his eyes and said, "You just tell me about the knights. I'll just close my eyes and listen. That's all."
There was warmth in the woman's eyes and she said, "I will tell you a story about the great knight Nie Zheng!"
Lord Xinling's heart was shocked and he couldn't help but say "Ah". Nie Zheng assassinated the Han puppet and Bai Hong passed through the sun. He had heard this story from his disciples many years ago. But after escaping an assassination, now
Then he suddenly heard the word "Nie Zheng" from a woman, which made him quickly open his eyes and his right hand involuntarily reached for the hilt of the sword.
The woman sat in front, her expression unchanged, and said: "Master, have you heard of it?"
Lord Xinling's heart sank, he gently pulled out his copper sword, placed it across his knees, and said: "I have heard it before, but I don't think you can tell it. This story is too wonderful to be listened to in vain. I will fence for peace."
The fingertips of his left hand flicked the blade of the sword, making a "zheng" sound with a lingering sound.
The woman bowed her head and said, "Master, please sit down safely!"
Lord Xinling closed his eyes again, but let go of his alertness and looked at the woman. The woman seemed unconscious, as if she was immersed in a misty story.
"Nie Zheng was originally a Korean. Because of killing people, he went to Qi State and made a living by slaughtering dogs and sheep in the market, supporting his mother and sister."
When Lord Xinling heard this, he patted the bronze sword, and the child responded: "I'm so wronged!" The three of them responded as if they were one.
"One day, Yan Zhongzi from Puyang came to visit, but Nie Zheng avoided seeing him. Zhongzi visited for many days in a row before he finally got to see him."
Lord Xinling struck the knot again, and the child responded: "How exciting!"
"Yan Zhongzi invited Nie Zheng's mother to bow down in front of the hall. Wine and meat were served in the hall, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves!"
With a golden sound, the child said: "What a generous person!"
"While drunk, Yan Zhongzi offered a hundred gold to wish Nie Zheng's mother a happy birthday. Nie Zheng was shocked and refused to accept the offer."
The child asked: "But why?"
"Nie Zhengdao: I don't know what you want me to do. But my mother is in the hall, and she relies on the government to support her. I dare not use her body to others!"
There was another golden sound. The child said: "What a filial piety!"
"Many years later, Nie Zheng's mother passed away. Nie Zheng had been observing filial piety for many years. So he took off his filial piety and sneaked to Puyang to pay homage to Yan Zhongzi."
The child said: "So loyal!"
"Yan Zhongzi said: The prime minister of Han, Han Lei, wanted to harm his ministers a lot. He was a sect of the King of Han, and there were many soldiers on his left and right. I wanted to get rid of him but couldn't, so I had no choice but to go to Puyang."
The child said: "So sad!"
"Nie Zhengdao: This matter must not be made public. Only one minister and one sword can it succeed!"
The child said: "What courage!" followed by a golden sound.
"Nie Zheng entered Han's capital with a single sword and went straight into the prime minister's palace. He stabbed Han Lei on the steps. Everyone was shocked and gathered around him. Nie Zheng killed dozens of people with one sword and one sword!"
The golden sound kept coming. The child said: "What a martial arts!"
"The Korean soldiers gathered around, holding iron crossbows, but they didn't fire!"
The child said: "How good?"
"Nie Zheng knew it was hard to get out, so he slashed his own face with a sword, gouged out his eyes, cut off his nose and ears, then stabbed it into his stomach and pulled hard, and his intestines flowed out!"
The child said: "How scary!"
"Nie Zheng did this, firstly, so that he would not be captured by the soldiers, and secondly, so that he would not be recognized and harm others..."
The child said: "What a good idea!"
"The King of Han offered a reward for anyone who could identify him. Nie Zheng's sister Nie Rong rushed to Handu, recognized Nie Zheng, and shouted: Nie Zheng is in the deep well here! He shouted three times and died!"
The child made no sound. There was silence for a long time, and then a low golden sound came from the tent, lingering!
Seeing that Lord Xinling still had his eyes slightly closed, the woman bowed her head and said, "What do you think, Master?"
Lord Xinling opened his eyes, clapped his hands on his knees and said, "Good, very good! But I don't know who I am studying under!"
The woman said: "I don't have any teachers to follow, but I've heard people talk about it since I was a child, and I know it in my heart!"
"Oh——, who did you listen to when you were a child?"
"Hee hee..." the woman laughed again, "There are not many people in the city who talk about the ancient ways and the present! I am afraid that the young master is bored here and is looking for a slave to have fun!"
"Is there one in this city?"
"We were here a few days ago. After the army arrived, they left more. I don't know if they are still there now."
"Only in this city? What about Daliang City?"
"Of course there is! Don't you know, Master?"
"No...no. You said Gu is so popular with me that you dare to invite me to my house!"
The woman was obviously taken aback: "No... I don't dare to serve a noble man, but I have to fight for millet to suffice!"
Lord Xinling stretched out his hand to stop her: "The army is approaching and I am going to the big tent. Please continue to look after Mr. Zheng. I will never let you down!" After saying this, he bowed deeply.
The woman quickly ducked aside without even saying she dared.
Chapter completed!