Chapter 309 Snow Maiden
A few days later, Shen Mu went to the land of the Huns, and the surrounding area was covered by snow.

Not long after, they saw a middle-aged strong man riding a fast horse roaring past them, followed by Huns chasing soldiers, each holding a scimitar in his hand, wrapped in animal clothes, with a tall mount and a fierce face.

The middle-aged strong man grabbed the reins in front of a mountain wall, turned his horse's head, and drew out a heavy iron sword. Facing the menacing enemy, he took a stance, and saw five Huns coming on their horses, and immediately killed the Surrounded by middle-aged strong men.

Seeing those Huns beating the few with their numbers, Shen Mu pulled out the Xi He sword from his back and flew out without saying much.

The six people in front had already started fighting on horseback. For a while, the Huns were all skilled in riding, but the middle-aged man was no less impressive. Since it is common for him to fight with people on horseback like this.

Shen Mu pierced his chest with a sword, and the Huns opened their eyes wide and round, staring at Shen Mu and trembling for a while.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining two Huns turned their horses and abandoned the battle. The middle-aged strong man put away his iron sword and watched the two Huns ride further and further away. Unexpectedly, this middle-aged strong man is not only extraordinary in martial arts, but also in archery. There are only two swishing sounds, and two figures fall from the horse's back to the ground in the distance.

The middle-aged burly man put away his bow and arrow and got off his horse. He was a hulking, tall man, and he was full of air when he spoke. As he walked towards Shen Mu, he said in a loud voice, "Thank you brother for drawing his sword for help."

"No, everyone is responsible for exterminating the Huns." Shen Mu waved his hand.

"Haha, that's exactly the case." The middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled heartily.

At this time, a mighty group of people appeared in the distance, and it seemed that there were at least 30 to [-] people.Shen Mu's heart trembled, and he clenched the Xihe sword, but the middle-aged man beside him showed joy, and said, "Don't be nervous, this brother, the ones here are our own!"

A large group of people approached without haste. Although all of them were dressed as civilians, they were lined up and disciplined. After a while, the group stopped ten steps away, and everyone got off their horses in unison. , knelt down on one foot, and shouted respectfully in unison: "See General Meng!"

This shout not only surprised Shen Mu, but he did not expect this person to be Meng Tian.

In recent years, General Meng Tian's name has been well-known far and wide. Shen Mu suddenly raised his voice and said loudly: "So you are the famous General Meng Tian. I'm sorry!"

Meng Tian saw that Shen Mu was like a boy of eighteen or nineteen years old, but he was already extraordinary in martial arts, and what was even rarer was his courage and chivalry. Meng Tian had long since loved talent, and he patted Shen Mu's face with a smile. Shoulder said: "You are not my subordinate. You don't need to call me general. We fought side by side just now. It is also a special fate. From now on, you and I will be equal in the same generation. I will treat you to a drink, warm your body, and thank you for saving your life." Grace. May I ask what your brother’s name is?”

"Shen Mu, today's trivial matter is nothing to worry about, Brother Meng, don't worry about it." Shen Mu waved his hand,
Meng Tian blushed anxiously, and hurriedly said: "Why are you in a hurry? How much time can a meal delay you? If you don't agree, you will lose face to me."

"If that's the case, then I'm bothering you." Seeing that she couldn't evade, Shen Mu nodded.

Meng Tian thought to himself: "This kid has martial arts and virtue, and a good-looking talent. If he can be recruited into my account, he is a rare talent." Immediately, he recruited someone to bring a horse to Shen Mu, and led the army. left.

Shen Mu followed Meng Tian's army to the place where the military camp was stationed. At this time, the ground was covered by night, and the white snow passed through the darkness, falling silently. Shen Mu followed Meng Tian into the camp.

Meng Tian ordered someone to bring warm water for Shen Mu to wash his hands, and ordered his subordinates to prepare food and drinks. After everything was ready, he sent everyone away, leaving only him and Shen Mu in the tent.

I saw Meng Tian took a sip of wine in his spare time, looked at Shen Mu thoughtfully, and said, "Recently there are rumors in the world that Leng Yueshuang Dao has been exiled in the Central Plains. I wonder if Brother Shen has heard of this news?"

"Well, I heard something." Shen Mu took a sip of his wine, nodded and said.

Meng Tian smiled slightly, and continued: "Many outsiders like you have appeared in the Northland these days, and they all came here for this knife. It is an unchangeable fact that my King Qin will eventually rule the world. The reason why the so-called heroes of the world resisted the Qin Dynasty was only because they did not want to see a strong leader appear. They held the banner of fighting against tyranny for their own ambitions for the world. Brother, just wait and see, very Quickly, they're all going to fight for a knife."

Shen Mu was speechless, thinking silently: "Probably so."

Meng Tian continued: "On the contrary, what the king has done has been criticized by the six countries. In fact, to bring about a new situation, one should have the determination to sacrifice. Those who clearly do the right thing are not in the world." Before trying to understand them, they are often reviled, this is just because they pay attention to efficiency and have no time to slowly let people in the world understand their intentions."

Hearing this, Shen Mu said to Meng Tian: "Qin's iron cavalry attacked cities and plundered land. Although the discipline was strict and they did not take anything, it is an indisputable fact that the families of innocent people were destroyed and displaced. Qin's army marched eastward like a prairie fire. Xidou, in such a hegemony, there are too many unnecessary sacrifices!"

These words were actually quite contradictory to Meng Tian, ​​but Shen Mu just said what he wanted to say, and looked at Meng Tian without fear after speaking, who knew that instead of being angry, Meng Tian showed a joyful expression, and burst out laughing.

"Okay! In addition to being good at martial arts, he also has courage, insights, and a heart of compassion, which I admire!"

The fire in the tent was warm, and the white snow outside seemed to be still falling, so he cupped his fists at Meng Tian and said: "Brother Meng is getting late, I should go too." After saying that, he got up and wanted to get up and leave.

Meng Tian saw that the snowstorm outside was getting worse, so he sighed and said: "Okay, if you don't leave, the snowstorm outside will be even bigger. I'll send someone to help you prepare the horse."

Seeing Meng Tian's generosity and righteousness, Shen Mu showed gratitude in his eyes, raised his glass and said, "Brother Meng, I am honored to be able to make a friend like you today. Brothers will remember the kindness of drinking."

Meng Tian also raised his glass and said: "Brother Shen, since you regard me as a friend, there is a sentence you must listen to. The person who stole the Leng Yueshuang Knife is no small matter. If Brother Shen also wants this knife, I advise you to take it as soon as possible." Give up the idea."

Shen Mu was noncommittal, and only said: "Thank you, brother, brother has his own measure."

Meng Tian nodded and said: "I'm leaving today, I don't know when I'll see you again in the future, let's have another drink!"

After finishing speaking, Meng Tian reluctantly drank his glass of wine with Shen Mu, Shen Mu bid farewell, opened the tent and got on his horse, then disappeared into the white snowy night.

Since Meng Tian, ​​general of the Qin State, will appear in this northern region, it is not surprising that the State Teacher of the Qin State will be here.

At this moment, the night is dark, and the moonlight flickers between the trees, and the surrounding trees reflect the shadows of the trees, which is very gloomy.

Suddenly, a long sigh came from the darkness, and I saw a woman slowly walking out of the ruined temple since she was a child. He was a bit haggard on the outside, wearing a light blue skirt with snowflakes on the waist, and a silver inlaid blue crystal headdress, standing under the moonlight, looking towards Shen Mu with eyes like asking for help, "My lord..."

Shen Mu wanted to leave the horse here, Yu Jian left, heard the woman calling, glanced at the woman, saw the woman was wearing thin clothes, standing in the snowy night, then reined in the horse, turned the horse's head, and asked the woman: "This girl, why are you here alone?"

The woman looked up at Shen Mu with some hesitation, "...Young Master, the little girl was born in Zhao State, and she was originally a dancer from Yandi. Her country was ruined and her family was destroyed, so she ended up living here. She hasn't eaten for two days. The little girl must be very grateful for the rescue."

"So, you get on the horse. It's very windy and snowy here, so I'll take you out of here for now." Shen Mu said, pulling the woman onto the horse.

In front of Shen Mu, the woman suddenly felt the warmth hit him instantly, and she didn't feel the slightest bit of cold in this cold wind and snow, she was secretly surprised, turned her head and gave Shen Mu a grateful look, and thanked: "Thank you, my lord... ..."

"Drive!" Shen Mu didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and led the woman to urge the horse to leave.

The next day, in the early morning, Shen Mu took the woman to a lake. The lake was as beautiful as a mirror. The sunlight shone through the tops of the forest leaves, reflecting the freshness of every inch of grass, making one feel refreshed physically and mentally. , along the way to enjoy the uncanny beauty of Jingbo Lake, people do not feel relaxed and happy.

When he arrived at the lake, Shen Mu took a deep breath. The mist in the morning was like a touch of white powder on his cheeks, with a faint fragrance of flowers and plants.

Along the way, Shen Mu gave the woman some dry food, and asked the name of the woman in front of her, but the woman said that she was a dancer and did not have a name. Seeing the woman appearing in the snowy night, Shen Mu took the name of the woman. Named Snow Maiden.

Xue Nu liked the name Shen Mu gave her very much. Shen Mu asked the girl to wait by the lake, and he went to hunt some hares in the forest by the lake.

And when Shen Mu came back from hunting a few hares, he saw that beside the clear water that was as clear as tears, and in the mist that was as soft as flying sand, Xue Nu was sitting on her knees among the flowers, with her cheeks slightly tilted so that the lake water could reflect her face. appearance.But seeing the snow girl in the water with satin-like hair, lightly gliding her pale fingers, as her hair fluttered, even the lake water that was originally as smooth as a mirror created ripples on her face.

But Xue Nu didn't notice that Shen Mu had already finished the rabbit so quickly, she combed her long hair contentedly, stretched her left foot, took off her shoes and socks, and tapped the water with her toes naughty, every time her toes touched the lake water , are accompanied by silver bell-like laughter.

At this time, I saw Xue Nu stretching out her hand to unbutton the front buckle with a spring complexion, the skin between the collarbone and the perennial ice and snow reflected on the lake reflected each other.

Shen Mu only felt dizzy for a while, shook slightly, and quickly supported the big tree beside him. Seeing Xue Nu reaching out to unbutton another button, he coughed quickly, "Ahem..."

"Ah..." Xue Nu turned around and saw that Shen Mu had already hunted the hare and came back, her cheeks were flushed with shame, and she quickly unfastened the buckle on her waist again, then turned around slowly, her face was ashamed Hong said: "Young master, Xue'er just thinks that the lake is very beautiful, so she wants to..."

"Needless to say, you skin these rabbits first, I'll go find some firewood..." Shen Mu said, throwing the tied rabbits and a knife on the grass, and turned around to gather firewood.

"...but...my lord..." Xue Nu hurriedly stopped Shen Mu, how could she skin a rabbit, let alone skinning a rabbit, she wouldn't even dare to kill a rabbit.

Shen Mu forgot that at this time Xue Nu was just a weak little girl with no martial arts at all, how could she kill a rabbit, so she shook her head and smiled.

……

Not long after, a bonfire was set up and two wild rabbits were roasted. Snow Girl ate delicious rabbit meat while telling Shen Mu about her childhood.

"She's also a poor girl." Shen Mu sighed secretly, ready to give Xue Nu some money, and then left.

However, Xue Nu seemed to recognize Shen Mu, and said to Shen Mu: "Xue'er has no home... If the young master refuses to take him in, Xue'er..." As she spoke, she actually shed tears...

Shen Mu hated seeing women cry the most. Seeing this, he said, "Okay, you can follow me, but I'm afraid you will have to suffer a lot. Are you willing?"

"Xue'er is willing, as long as she can be by Young Master's side and serve as a slave, Xue'er is willing!" Xueer said firmly.

Seeing that Xue'er was so determined, Shen Mu nodded in agreement, and gave Xue'er some martial arts for self-defense. Xue'er also obeyed Shen Mu's orders, but was taciturn, indifferent, and full of hostility to outsiders.

"Ding Dong, congratulations to the host, Xue Nu has become your servant and got 5000 points."

……

Shen Mu took Xue'er back to HD City of Zhao State, and stayed at Gai Nie's residence until evening, but Gai Lan didn't seem happy.

At this time, the night was just falling, and there were only a lot of stars in the night sky, and the moon was half gone, so Shen Mu and Xue Nu sat under a jujube tree, letting the moonlight shine.

The next day, in the small forest in the east of the city, Xue Nu was trying to learn the key points of swordsmanship from Shen Mu.Xuenv's temperament was originally cheerful, but she was overwhelmed by too much pain and memories.Shen Mu occasionally uttered a word, all referring to the mistakes in Xuenv's sword.

In the afternoon, Gailan went back to her residence to take a rest. For some reason recently, she always felt that her pulse was slow, her breathing was not smooth, and she was getting more and more dizzy and tired every day. door noise.Gailan got up and went to open the door, and saw Shen Mu outside, so he invited Shen Mu in, but did not make tea for Shen Mu.

Shen Mu calmly sat down opposite Gai Lan, and said, "Xiao Lan, I see that your complexion is not very good."

Seeing Shen Mu drinking tea with his sleeves covered, Gai Lan hurriedly said: "I'm fine, the tea tastes bad after sitting for a long time, since everyone is here, how about having a drink with me?"

As he was about to get up, he suddenly felt dizzy and surprised, so he waved his hands and continued as if nothing had happened: "I've been busy for the past few days, so my complexion is naturally worse."

This change in her expression could not have escaped Shen Mu's eyes, she put down the teacup in her hand, and said, "Your complexion is not good, so it's because you're not feeling well. It's better to rest more."

Gailan stretched out her hand and pulled out the sword at her waist. Unexpectedly, as soon as the sword was unsheathed, she felt weak all over. The sword she had used for many years was extremely heavy in her hand.She held the long sword tremblingly, no matter what, she couldn't move the tip of the sword towards Shen Mu any more.

"Xiaolan, why is this?" Shen Mu was puzzled, but seeing that Gailan didn't even have the strength to hold a sword, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

(End of this chapter)

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