Chapter 149: Going Out to Fight the Enemy
Many years ago, Qiu Jinyu escaped from the Shinfeng Pavilion and wandered around for a long time.
In order to find Qiu Jinyu, Ni Tianji issued a bounty order throughout the martial arts world.
Qiu Jinyu left the Central Plains and went to the northwest for some time.
Only when she arrived in the northwest did she realize that although there were few martial arts sects here, there were also many martial arts people who temporarily lived here for various reasons.
In addition to the Divine Doctor Valley and the Five Poison Valley, there is actually a remote and secluded valley where some retired seniors live.
Qiu Jinyu temporarily settled down in that small valley.
It was at that time that Qiu Jinyu met Old Man Qin, Old Xu and others.
She didn't expect to meet the senior Shunfenger who had disappeared from the world of martial arts here. He lived in a small house not far from her.
But at that time, Old Man Qin only had one ear.
Life in the northwest is very hard. There is nothing here and there. You have to travel a long way to buy soy sauce, salt and vinegar.
Fortunately, that period was relatively peaceful.
But the peaceful days did not last long, as the Hu people invaded from the south.
They all knew that it was the Xue family army that was guarding the northwest.
The Xue family army was very powerful, but it could not withstand the numerical advantage of the Hu people.
They are people in the underworld who are always wandering around. When they see that things are in chaos here, the worst that can happen is that they run away.
But just when they were planning to leave, Xue Yuzhuo came to their door.
He was a very young general, but his armor was already scarred by swords.
Xue Yuzhuo asked them to come out and fight the enemy together with the Xue family army.
He said, "My fellow elders, whether you are in the government or in the underworld, all of us are citizens of Dayu. Only by defending the northwest can other places be stable. If the barbarians march straight into Dayu's heartland, how can the eggs in the nest remain intact?"
At that time, everyone was very considerate and waited until Xue Yuzhuo finished speaking before kicking him out.
The officials in the court are just good at sweet talk and what they say sounds nice. How many of them are truly working for the country and the people?
Qiu Jinyu felt that the general was angry and might lead his troops to encircle the valley one day.
Two days later, Xue Yuzhuo really brought his troops.
But instead of encircling and suppressing them, they fought against the Hu people.
The Hu soldiers were divided into several groups and entered the country from different directions. The largest group came here to attack.
Xue Yuzhuo led his troops to resist the attack of the Hu people and forced the enemy army to retreat thirty miles.
Afterwards, Xue Yuzhuo said to Qiu Jinyu and the others, "You don't have to help, you can leave, but we will defend this place."
Old Xu said angrily:
"How is that possible? He must be acting. He's acting so well. I'm going to expose him."
After saying this, Old Xu picked up his bag and went to join the military camp.
Qiu Jinyu, Old Man Qin and others all went there.
After going there, I found out that Xue Yuzhuo had used some method to invite the Yu family of the Divine Doctor Valley and the Hua family of the Five Poisons Valley to come out of seclusion.
Old Xu used his inner strength to heal the soldiers every day, Old Man Qin listened to the sounds to gather military intelligence, Qiu Jinyu infiltrated the enemy camp, the Divine Doctor Valley provided medicine, and the Five Poison Valley kept digging out poisons...
At that time, Old Xu would shout every day: "I was just a gangster, but I was forced to become a chivalrous hero here."
Qiu Jinyu sneaked into the enemy camp and escaped with a narrow escape.
But she stole the military order, causing internal strife among the Hu people and buying some time for Xue's army.
During the time when she was injured and recuperating, Xue Yucheng would bring her food and hot water.
Once, Xue Yucheng secretly brought back a gray-tailed rabbit.
Qiu Jinyu got up with injuries, instructed Xue Yucheng on how to deal with the rabbit, and then cooked the rabbit in a pot.
Xue Yucheng ate so much that he even licked the bowl clean.
Qiu Jinyu said, "Xiao Xue, this is nothing. I'll cook a table of food to celebrate after the battle."
Xue Yucheng nodded repeatedly.
Although they also don't know when the war will end.
No matter how powerful you are, you cannot stop thousands of troops.
All they had to do was hold out until reinforcements arrived.
But the timing of the reinforcements' arrival was perfect, too perfect.
It was such a coincidence that Canghan Pass was almost breached by the Hu people.
They are all people of the world who have traveled all over the country and know how far it is from the capital to the northwest.
The people sent to the court for help had already gone, but the reinforcements have only arrived now.
There can't be no problems.
Old Xu kept cursing:
"The troops sent by the imperial court are hiding behind the pass and have been slow to arrive. They are either putting on a show or watching a show."
The group of chivalrous men who came out of the valley were killed or wounded on the battlefield, and only half of them were left.
The rest left the Northwest disappointed.
The winter in the northwest is so cold, so cold that it seems like we will never get out of that winter.
Qiu Jinyu, Old Man Qin and Old Xu planned to go south together to find a warm place.
On the eve of leaving the northwest, they picked up a very young child on the road.
The child looked only two years old and was abandoned on the roadside with dirty and torn clothes.
The child could not speak, nor would he ever speak, because he had no tongue.
Old Man Qin adopted the child and named him Kong Wu.
Later, by chance, they went to Black Bandit Mountain, and what happened next happened.
Qiu Jinyu often doesn't want to think about the tragic scenes in the northwest and never mentions what happened back then.
But this time, when she heard that the villagers were going to the northwest, she hesitated for a long time but still followed them.
Firstly, I can take care of Zhizhi, and secondly, I can see what the Northwest looks like now.
More than ten years had passed since the incident, and Qiu Jinyu didn't want to mention it in front of Xue Yucheng. She guessed that Xue Yucheng had forgotten about it long ago.
The young man who licked the bowl in front of her has now become a famous general.
She didn't expect that Xue Yucheng actually recognized her.
Qiu Jinyu: "Do you still remember?"
"Sister Qiu, you are a great cook. I will always remember you." There was a hint of nostalgia for the past in Xue Yucheng's smile.
Qiu Jinyu also smiled: "Of course, my craftsmanship is impeccable."
After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Xue Yucheng returned to his tent to deal with military affairs.
Qiu Jinyu pointed at the noodles and said to Ni Tianji:
"Here, you can eat noodles now."
Ni Tianji did not respond, but looked at Qiu Jinyu steadily:
"You sneaked into the Hu army camp alone to steal the military token?"
Qiu Jinyu stirred the soup in the pot:
"How could it be fake? Don't you know my skills, aunt? I disguised myself as a barbarian and sneaked in, and attacked at night."
"Why would you risk your life? If you fall into the hands of the enemy, you, a woman..."
Ni Tianji couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if something had happened to Qiu Jinyu at that time.
"I feel a little scared when I think about it now, but at that time I was willing to do it. I wanted to do that thing."
Qiu Jinyu grabbed another handful of noodles and threw them into the pot.
"When I was young, I wandered the world, and no one looked down on me. Regardless of whether I stole your things or not, you didn't take someone like me seriously. In your eyes, I didn't come from a noble family, and my martial arts skills were just low-level."
"But when Xue Yuzhuo came to see me, it was the first time someone acknowledged my kung fu in front of me. He said that kung fu has no distinction between noble and humble, right and wrong, it only matters whether it is used where it is needed."
Qiu Jinyu stirred the noodles with a calm expression:
"Ni Tianji, you said you planned to marry me, but you never asked me in person what I wanted."
Ni Tianji hurriedly explained: "Because I misunderstood that you were attracted to me..."
Qiu Jinyu: "Even if I liked you at the beginning, you wouldn't have to ask me? Who would get married without informing the woman?
You did this simply because you were certain I wouldn't refuse. You were the head of the Kamikaze Pavilion, enjoying both fame and fortune, while in your eyes I was just a maid, a little-known thief. You felt that marrying me was a blessing for me, so you assumed I would only happily accept and burst into tears of gratitude.
Ni Tianji was speechless.
He couldn't refute it. He did think so back then. It was not until Qiu Jinyu left that he realized he was wrong.
Qiu Jinyu's voice was as moist as melted snow.
"Ni Tianji, you said you liked me back then and wanted to treat me well, but you were no different from everyone else. You never truly respected me or acknowledged me. You didn't treat me as your equal.
What I wanted was very simple, but you just couldn’t give it to me at that time.”
"But the Xue brothers gave it to me, and the people from Black Bandit Mountain also gave it to me. I am willing to fight side by side with them, live and die together."
The sun rises from the east.
The sun shone on the cooking pot on the fire.
Half bright, half dark.
"Aqiu, I was wrong." Ni Tianji's face was full of pain, like a stiff stone statue.
Qiu Jinyu smiled easily:
"The day has finally come."
"It's time to wake Zhizhi up for some noodle soup."
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