incomprehensible

Chapter 80 Arrogance

Compared with the fierce battle on the edge of the desert, Jilei Pass can be described as peaceful.

Lan Qi really did as he promised, waiting obediently for Ye Xuehuan's return, never leaving the gate, staying in the commander's mansion all day long, and training with Xuan Feng on the martial arts field.

Since the beginning of winter, he has never done this kind of agility training with Xuan Feng.Danlu's winter is very cold, he is really too lazy to move; after the end of the year, the situation is chaotic, and he has no such thoughts.He hadn't exercised well for several months, and he only felt like a small animal that had just woken up from hibernation. His whole body was rusty and stiff, so much so that he was spotted when he was spying in the palace.Now that I finally got the time, and there is such a large martial arts arena, it is natural to make full use of it.

Xuanfeng is Ye Xuehuan's guard army, not a combat army in the true sense, so he will only bring a small part of the most experienced people with him when he goes out, and those who stay in the customs are some passionate young people, most of whom are like Lan Qi. About the same age, after the southern tour, they all respected him and were willing to accept his advice.Especially when the commander and the master are not around, they are even more unscrupulous. They all fight with Lan Qi with real swords and guns, and play pursuit throughout the entire commander's mansion; Roasting pigs and lambs, drinking and talking and laughing, telling Lan Qi about Ye Xuehuan's glorious achievements with embellishments, occasionally secretly telling some interesting stories between Commander Tong and Mrs. Commander, and then laughing and laughing.

Although Lan Qi didn't drink, he listened to these anecdotes with great interest.He was weak since he was a child, and even if he hadn't practiced this special skill of concealment, he couldn't gallop on the battlefield like Ye Xuehuan; but deep down in his heart, there was always some heroic ambition that a man should have, and sometimes he would long for it. This kind of friendship in the camp.

It is true that no one dared to tease him, but it was quite interesting to see these young guards hooking up and telling each other dirty jokes.

One of the guards was drunk, and saw him smiling with his chin raised, his eyebrows and eyes slightly raised, and two dimples on his lips, he couldn't help blushing, and said inarticulately, "Master Lan, why don't you laugh?" Get up...it's really pretty."

After a moment of silence, Cheng Shujuan was the first to react and covered his mouth; other guards also rushed up to punch and kick him, shouting "quickly shut up" and "it's over if the prince hears you" and so on.

Lan Qi smiled, in the eyes of Xuan Feng, he was always Ye Xuehuan's property alone, no matter how good the relationship was, it was impossible to truly integrate into it.What is gained is bound to be lost, and he won Ye Xuehuan's true love, so he can no longer have this kind of ordinary people's laughter and joy.

Although it cannot be said that there is no regret at all, he has never regretted it.

He was living a chic life, but others were itchy.When Ye Xuehuan was around, no one dared to reveal it. Now that he was out of the customs, everyone wanted to test him, but they couldn't muster up the courage.

Lin Xize ran to the commander's mansion every three days, but Cheng Shujun was probably ordered by Ye Xuehuan to always find a reason to keep him out.When I went in the morning, I said that Lan Qi was taking a bath, in the afternoon, I was taking a nap, and in the evening, I had already rested. In short, it was very lame, and it seemed very hypocritical. When I heard it, I just talked nonsense. I deliberately put on airs and didn’t want to see each other. Completely defiant face.

Lin Xize held his breath so hard that he was about to vomit blood.

He had previously bullied Lan Qi for not knowing the rules of the army, so he rushed to hand Ye Xuehuan wine; and this wine delivery is particular, whoever handed it up before going into battle will be handed back by the same person when he returns The wine is meant to have a beginning and an end, going and returning.

He is still a green-headed recruit in the army now, Lin Yuan dare not let him go on patrol, so he can only let him drink to pass his addiction before going out into battle.In the past, when Ye Xuehuan went on tour, Lin Xize came to deliver the wine; this time, Ye Xuehuan took it as usual, and did not specifically ask Lan Qi to deliver the wine. Lan Qi, after all, is just a little lover, not as good as their years of military friendship.

After watching Ye Xuehuan leave the customs, he turned his head and wanted to sneer, but saw that Lan Qi had turned around and entered the commander's mansion, leaving him with an extremely reserved and arrogant back; that feeling was very subtle, and he seemed to know Lin Xize was playing tricks, but he completely dismissed it. A sense of superiority was natural, as if Lin Xize was not worthy to compete with him at all.

Before this contest even started, Lin Xize felt that he had already lost the first round.

But he is by no means a person who throws in the towel easily.

Lan Qi can avoid seeing him, but there are always people who have to see him, such as the old marshal Yao Lie and Yao who specially rushed over from the neighboring Cangzhu County.

Naturally, Yao Lie didn't come to see Lan Qi, but came to Ye Xuehuan for Yao Qian's matter, but he was a step late and couldn't catch up.

He first received Ye Xuehuan's letter boasting about Yao Qian, and then he heard that Yao Qian had been promoted to a noble, and he had given up Jin Ling. He only received Yao Qian's reply letter in May, knowing that he followed Ye Xuehuan and Mo Ran into the palace without even knowing the situation, so he almost didn't bring it up.

He understood Yao Qian's temperament, knew that this kid couldn't find out why, so he could only rush to Jileiguan to ask Ye Xuehuan for details; Guan Xunbian, we can only talk about it when he comes back.

During the waiting period, I inevitably heard all kinds of rumors about Lan Qi. I remembered that Yao Qian also mentioned in his letter that he was "both civil and military" and "unfathomable". ;Since we have come to Jilei Pass, I can't help but want to see you.

Seeing the rare opportunity, Lin Xize quickly asked for his company.

When the two came to the commander's mansion, Lan Qi was leading a group of mysterious bee guards to train their senses.Cheng Shujuan led the two of them to the martial arts arena, and saw three little guards, blindfolded and carrying long swords, separated from each other by a certain distance, seeming to be vigilantly listening to the movement around them, but Yao Lie has been leading soldiers for decades. , one can tell that these three people are actually nervous and at a loss.

Lan Qi wore light attire with narrow sleeves and short boots, a long ruler in his hand, and a copper bell tied to his ankle. It jingled as he walked, which was really nice; Turning his head and pointing forward with the long sword, he looked like he was facing a formidable enemy.

There were also a few older guards in black standing on the edge of the martial arts arena, watching the play with teasing expressions on their faces.

Seeing the person coming, the guards immediately wanted to come over to salute; Yao Lie looked interesting, so he raised his hand to signal that he should not make a sound.Naturally, Lan Qi also saw it, Yaoyao bowed his head to the old marshal, then turned his head and slammed a foot towards the chest of the little guard in the middle.

The two people next to him heard the slight sound of piercing through the air, and immediately dodged to the left and right; the one in the middle also felt it, shielding his sword in front of his chest, and dodged backwards at the same time, but he was still half a beat behind, and was shot by Lan Qi. His chest was pumped, and he let out a scream of "ah".

A few guards watching beside him laughed unkindly.

Lan Qi asked, "What's your name? Did I hit you hard?"

The little guard said with a mournful face: "No, it's because I didn't react..."

Lan Qi flicked the ruler lightly with his fingers, and said flatly, "If the sword in my hand is a sword, you won't even have a chance to scream."

The little guard sniffed aggrievedly, but did not dare to refute, and said humbly: "Yes, I will practice again."

The two survivors next to him were also snickering. Lan Qi glanced at them, then turned around, but the bells on his ankles did not make any sound at all, and each of them slapped on his side waist.Although the strike is not heavy, but this position is obviously more painful than the chest, the two hissed, and jumped up clutching their sides; one of them took off the eye strap directly, and said angrily: "Master Lan, you Did you cheat and pick off the bell! Why didn't you..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw the bells tied around Lan Qi's ankles, and resentfully kept silent.

"If there's no sound, you can't detect it?" Lan Qi raised his eyebrows slightly, pointing to the incense ball on his waist, "The incense ball just lit, you can't smell such a strong fragrance?"

The guard almost cried: "This is too difficult!"

"It's difficult, but it's not impossible." Lan Qi put away the ruler and asked the other two to take off their eye straps, "Practice hard, it will save lives in the future."

The guards all claimed it was.

Lan Qi nodded, and was about to bend down to untie the bell, when Lin Xize, who had been watching for a long time, suddenly scoffed, "What's the use of this practice? The battlefield is full of noisy people and bloody, how can we save lives by hiding?"

He thought he was justified, and his attitude was very arrogant; the faces of the Xuanfeng guards around him were not very good-looking, only Lan Qi explained to him calmly: "Xuanfeng is Rongcai's guard, and there is no need to go to the battlefield, but to avoid it." Most of them are hidden arrows rather than open spears. Although Young Master Lin is good at fighting, if everything in the world can be solved by fighting and killing, it will be much easier."

Lin Xize himself was stunned when he sent him up, not only failed to mock Lan Qi, but also mocked his innocence and ignorance in a disguised form, he immediately became angry from embarrassment, and coldly snorted: "You talk in a different way, what can I do? "

Lan Qi curled his lips secretly, his temper is getting more and more violent now, and sometimes he doesn't even buy Ye Xuehuan's account, but it's because of Lin Yuan's face that he resists not giving Lin Xize a cleanup; If you come to provocation, you naturally have to accept it happily, so you didn't understand the bell, and reached out to the little guard at the side to ask for eye straps, while saying to Lin Xize: "Young Master Lin, you can try it yourself."

Lin Xize shouted: "Try it!"

Immediately go to get weapons.

Yao Lie wanted to see Lan Qi's tricks, so he didn't stop him.Cheng Shujuan is not a big deal, seeing Lin Xize targeting Lan Qi in every possible way before, he has long been dissatisfied, and wanted to find an opportunity to kill this kid's arrogance; the most important thing is that he has been with Lu Yao for a long time, and his stomach is full of grunts Soaked in bad water, he is especially keen to play with this kind of arrogant young man with eyes above the top, so he pretended to be embarrassed: "Master Lan, it's better to say goodbye, the prince ordered you not to cause trouble everywhere..."

The guards of Xuanfeng in the field all echoed, Lin Xize said disdainfully: "I'm to blame for this, okay?"

Cheng Shujun was obsequious, pretending not to dare to speak.

Lin Xize snorted, and picked a spear from the weapon rack.

When he saw the real swords used by the guards before, he was not polite to Lan Qi; Cheng Shujuan hurriedly advised after seeing this: "Young Master Lin, don't use the real ones, if you hurt Master Lan, I won't be able to wait." Tell the prince."

The guards agreed one after another, and Lan Qi glanced at them meaningfully, and accepted the aggressive method smoothly: "It's okay, he can't hurt me."

Lin Xize really sneered.

Cheng Shujuan sighed and stepped back to watch the play.

Lan Qi covered his eyes, stood in the center of the martial arts arena with his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "I will make it clear to Young Master Lin first, even if Rong Cai wants to hurt me, it will take at least two hundred moves to find a chance. Young master Lin weighs his weight clearly first, so as not to run out of energy for a while."

Lin Xize was so angry that the veins on his forehead were throbbing. Taking advantage of Lan Qi's speech, he reversed the tip of the gun and stabbed slowly.

He didn't intend to really hurt Lan Qi, and he didn't know the power of light and concealed skills, so he thought that he was only sensitive to five senses, as long as he attacked silently like this, touched him all the time, and could laugh at him for putting on airs; Knowing that the tip of the gun had only moved forward by more than two inches, Lan Qi took a light step back, and the bell on his ankle rang.

The bell was previously used to allow the guards to hear and identify their positions, but now it was hindering Lan Qi's own hearing, but he seemed to be unaffected at all.Lin Xize tiptoed around behind him, stabbing more steadily and slowly this time, but Lan Qi still avoided it easily.

Lin Xize was angry, impatient to play tricks, the spear danced vigorously, but Lan Qi was always able to handle it with ease, with his hands behind his back, and even his back to the point of the spear, as if he had eyes all over his body; The brass bells rang even more joyously, almost covering the wind of dancing guns, which sounded like some kind of silent sarcasm.

After two hundred moves, Lin Xize was already sweating profusely, and was so irritable that he almost exploded, he threw the gun away, and said angrily, "What's the point of dodging blindly?!"

Lan Qi heard that he gave up, so he stepped back a few steps and stood still, took off his eye straps, and replied flatly: "It's really not a skill, but Young Master Lin can't do anything to me."

"you……!"

Lin Xize was so angry that Cheng Shujun wanted to add fuel to the fire: "Young Master Lin, don't look at how easy it is for Young Master Lan to hide, but it's actually really difficult."

Lin Xize rushed forward, snatched the eye strap from Lan Qi's hand, covered his eyes, and said coldly, "I want to see how difficult it is!"

Before he finished speaking, he was directly drawn on the buttocks by the ruler, and the slap was very clear and loud.

Lin Xize: "..."

The scene that followed was horrific, no matter how fast and watertight he pulled the spear, he couldn’t escape Lan Qi’s ghost-like ruler drawn from various tricky angles; his ears and hands seemed to belong to two people, and he could clearly hear it. The bell rang, but the movement couldn't keep up, it just slowed down a beat.

Vision is the most trusted sense of human beings, and other senses are unconsciously ignored on weekdays; once vision is lost, other senses are suddenly magnified, and if it is not deliberately trained, many misjudgments will occur and coordination will be impossible.

Lin Xize didn't know, he didn't know how much Lan Qi had paid for this ability, he suffered from the bitter fruit, and his whole body was burned with pain; a group of guards laughed and endured so much that they were almost hurt internally, Lan Qi summed it up coolly: " Young master Lin, you are full of flaws, why don't you come over and practice with Xuan Feng from now on."

Lin Xize didn't even remember how he got back that day. He had never been exposed to so many rulers when he was in the school. He was so ashamed and angry. He had a nightmare all night, and the dream was full of the sound of rulers snapping , tinkling bells and the rich ambergris, no matter how you run, you can't get rid of it, it's terrible.

After that day, Lin Xize settled down for a while. On the contrary, Marshal Yao admired Lan Qi quite a lot. He visited the Marshal's mansion for several days and had long talks with him every day. Finally, he gave a very high evaluation: "This The child can be expected."

He even felt that the appearance of Lan Qi holding the ruler in his hand was a bit of the demeanor of the old matriarch Yin, and he thought that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would definitely talk to the old matriarch.

Yao Lie left before Ye Xuehuan returned triumphantly, presumably getting the answer he wanted from Lan Qi.He had been seriously injured in his early years, and he had severe rheumatism when he was old. He was very miserable in the rainy days that followed, and he didn't want to stay for a long time, let alone let others see his distressed state of illness and dying years.Knowing his situation, the army didn't try to keep him.

Lan Qi was sent to the pass in person, the old marshal patted him on the shoulder, laughed and teased Ye Xuehuan for his "good eyesight", and asked him to visit Cangzhu County in the future.

All the soldiers were in mixed moods, and Lin Xize was even more depressed. He was already a little afraid of Lan Qi subconsciously, but he was stubbornly unwilling to give in; he wanted to make trouble for him, but he was afraid that he would hit him in the foot again, so he was full of resentment There is nowhere to say it, just hearing the word "Lan Qi" makes me scratch my heart and lungs, and I don't know what I think, but I actually ran to train with Xuanfeng.

In addition to the senses, Xuanfeng can also practice balance; others run around the wall in the morning, but they have to run on high and narrow walls, and eat a ruler when they fall.Lin Xize was screamed and screamed every day, but after holding his breath, he made rapid progress, and quickly became flexible and coordinated.

Seeing Lan Qi's unexpected expression but having to nod his head to praise him, he felt a burst of joy and pride, and ran to the commander-in-chief's mansion every day, unaware of the joy of being drawn.

Lan Qi has also changed his view of him. After all, he is a general. No matter how young and frivolous he is, he can't conceal the talent in his bones. With time, he will surely become a talent. It's just that he is too well protected and lacks some frustration experience.He doesn't mind being a villain, if he can relieve Ye Xuehuan of the burden of border crossing, he will be happy to help this young master Lin grow up.

A few days later, the news of Ye Xuehuan's defeat against the Bianman came back, and the whole army was excited, so naturally they wanted to celebrate well, and held a banquet that night and drank a lot of wine.It has almost become a tradition in the army that after the wine game is over, there will be a game of gambling. The people in the army are full of energy, and they are still noisy until dawn.

The most popular game in the Northwest Army is the Yang Pai handed down from the Western Regions. It is named after the bark of Populus euphratica. Cards are drawn sequentially, taking turns to sit on the banker. In each round, the banker plays cards, and the players follow suit.

This game was originally a game played by foreign merchants from the Western Regions to chat with each other during the long and boring business journey. The rules are simple, the game time is very short, and the suits and numbers on the cards are not many, but the combinations are ever-changing, especially among them. Two special big Yang cards can be used as any cards, and they can often play a role of surprise, making the whole game turn around, and it is impossible to know who will be the winner until the end.

Compared with the traditional gambling methods in Zhongyang, Yang Pai relies more on brains than luck, and has more tricks and is more playable. They also play a lot, and even noble wives also use this as a pastime in their boudoirs. It can be said that it is one of the most widely circulated imported products so far.

Northwesterners are generally forthright and forthright. They don't play Yang cards so much, and they don't consider other people's cards. In other words, their level is generally bad.But Lin Xize is still young and smart, and stands out among the dwarfs. After winning consecutive battles overnight, he floated up. The scars healed and he forgot the pain. He felt that he had found a reason and confidence to provoke Lan Qi again, so he shouted Several soldiers went to the commander's mansion excitedly.

It was broad daylight at that time, and Lan Qi had just woken up, and when he came out sleepily, he saw Lin Xize smiling maliciously, and asked slowly, "Master Xiaolan, can you play Yang cards?"

Lan Qi was silent for a while, and replied, "I understand."

Lin Xize became excited as soon as he heard it, and invited him to play a few rounds in the camp. The euphemistic name was to celebrate Ye Xuehuan's great victory. The brothers in the Xuanfeng Camp should have participated, but in order to protect Lan Qi , can only stay at the commander-in-chief's mansion, if Lan Qi does not go, it would be too unkind.

Cheng Shujuan also got excited, and hypocritically said: "Let's say goodbye, let the prince know that we took Master Lan to play in the camp, and we should blame him later."

Lin Xize was really hooked again: "They're all men, so what's the matter with going to the camp? If Brother Rong is to blame, you can let him come to me."

After Cheng Shujuan had found the scapegoat, he cautiously asked Lan Qi for his opinion.

How could Lan Qi not know his little thoughts, covered his mouth and yawned, as if he had no interest but reluctantly agreed to let Xuan Feng enjoy himself, and said lazily: "In this case, you go to the camp All the brothers here gather together, and I will change my clothes and go.”

Cheng Shujuan and Lin Xize were secretly proud of each other, and Lan Qi didn't point it out. He ate breakfast slowly, changed into a long robe with wide sleeves, and led a group of Xuanfeng guards, Shi Shiran entered the barracks.

The barracks was full of alcohol, at least forty or fifty small tables were set up on the ground, and soldiers, large and small, were sitting on the ground, all of them had bloodshot eyes, obviously they hadn't slept all night, but they were all in high spirits.Not all of them were playing Yang cards, but some were punching and pushing cards. Rolling dice and tossing silver, cheering, wailing and cursing, all kinds of voices merged into one, so happy.

As soon as Lan Qi entered the door, the elegant aroma of ambergris immediately diluted the unpleasant smell of wine that had been fermented all night.He didn't like such a messy environment, but he didn't show it on his face, and let the mysterious bees go to have fun, only Cheng Shujuan followed him with two small guards.

Lin Xize received him in person, called two other friends in the army, fetched the deck of cards, and opened a new table.Seeing this, some resting soldiers gathered around in twos and threes to observe the situation.

A person at the table was shuffling the cards. Seeing Lan Qi's indifferent face, he asked with a smile, "How much does Master Xiaolan want to play?"

Lan Qi took out the money bag, grabbed a handful of golden beans from it, and sprinkled them on the table.

For a moment, everyone on and off the table was dumbfounded.

Cheng Shujuan hurried forward, frantically repacking the golden beans for him, while smoothing things over in embarrassment: "Master Lan, this is not how you play in the army..."

He paid out of his own pocket and placed ten copper coins in front of Lan Qi, "That's about it."

Of course, the military pay of ordinary soldiers is not so generous, and there is not much opportunity to spend money in the army. Most of them send back to their hometowns to give to their families, and they only keep some wine money for themselves. Ten copper coins are considered big for playing games. When the beans were sprinkled, it was an eye-opener, and it felt like the whole world had become a piece of gold.

Lan Qi really has no idea how big the game is in the army. Xuanfeng taught him to play this Yang card during the southern tour. Ye Xuehuan gave him a lot of gambling money at that time, but of course no one dared to have any money with him. , usually he would give everyone a handful of golden beans, and after the game ended, regardless of whether they won or lost, they would all be returned to him, which was not considered gambling at all in essence.

This is the inside story that only Xuan Feng knows, but in the eyes of the soldiers at this time, Lan Qi has become a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered with a lot of money; If Di wants to win a good game at the poker table, it is best to win all his bag of golden beans, so that he can no longer be arrogant in front of him.

However, he soon discovered that he was really stupid and naive.

Lan Qi's "slight understanding" is just because he has played less, so he is a little rusty, and the combination of cards is not very flexible, but it does not mean that he plays poorly.

In fact, he played less because the mysterious bees who taught him how to play soon became unwilling to play with him-others would play whatever they had in hand, pick the big one first, but he would remember and count , often in less than half of a game, he can see through all the cards in everyone's hands, and even the banker's next card can be counted by him. In fact, if he draws a bad hand, he can also mess up other people's cards. Even if he can't win in the end, he will never be the one who loses.

If it was his turn to sit on the banker, it would be almost like taking cards all the way until he won, and there was no room for resistance.When Xuanfeng played with him, a bag of golden beans would be returned to him within a few rounds, and all the guards would cry for their fathers and mothers after losing. Lan Qi himself felt that it was boring, and the freshness was lost before it was over. interest.

At this time, a group of veteran players tried their best to play with him. At the beginning, there were losses and wins, but soon he got out of the way. squinted.When he was in the dealership, he killed all directions, playing cards like flowing clouds and flowing water, in one go, as if he had already calculated all the moves just after drawing the cards, no matter how bad the cards were, he could be played out.

The most frightening thing is that his face is always flat, and he even keeps yawning. He looks so boring that he won too easily.

There are more and more soldiers onlookers, and there are people who are constantly betting on their sexuality. If they don't believe in evil, they want to try it out on their own. They all leave the field with red eyes and green faces after losing. Only Lin Xize is still persevering, but he is already in a cold sweat .Lan Qi's winnings could not even be piled on the low table, so Cheng Shujuan and two small guards held them for him, their faces were full of trickery and gloat, and the corners of their mouths almost reached their ears.

At noon, Lan Qi took the initiative to stop.Being hungry is one aspect, and he didn't want to win all of Lin Xize's underpants.

He didn't intend to win the money, he wanted to pay it back, but the gamblers in the army didn't agree, they insisted on conceding the bet, if he didn't accept it, he looked down on them, and some of the hot-tempered ones were almost impatient.Lan Qi had no choice but to let Cheng Shujun take it in exchange for food and drink, and invited another meal in the evening, making a favor.

On the second day, without Lin Xize mentioning it again, someone invited Lan Qi to continue playing in the camp.Winning or losing comes second. Many people gathered around him to study humbly, constantly asking him why he made such a set of cards, played such cards, and how to calculate other people's cards, completely leaving Lin Xize, a former master of Yang cards, on the sidelines.Lan Qi also had no choice but to answer one by one, and then took the money he won to buy wine, and played the Yang card with him for three full days. He almost threw up, but he also won countless favors in the army. "Master Xiaolan" was originally called by Lin Xize, and it was full of jokes, but now it's being used by the army officers and soldiers, and it has a little more affection and love.

Lin Xize once again dug his own grave and lost several months of pocket money. He was so angry that he beat his chest and feet, regretting it too late.

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