Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

"Qingjun, I found a lot of prey in the forest behind the mountain." Yang Zhounan said as he put on the quiver.

"We haven't seen meat for a long time. Everyone is listless. I plan to take people to get some to improve the food."

"Let's go, I'll go too."

At the first light of dawn, the mountains were shrouded in mist, the branches and leaves were lush and intertwined, and the clear chirping of birds could be heard from time to time.

There are many kinds of animals in the forest. In the grass not far away, a goat foraging for food appeared in Xiao Yan's sight.

He drew out a feather arrow, took aim and shot an arrow. The goat cried out, fell to the ground, and the arrow was stuck in its abdomen.

A successful hit, a good start.

The forest path was winding, and Xiao Yan continued to walk up the slope.

The sunlight shone through the treetops, casting dappled shadows on him, and soon he arrived deep in the dense forest.

The trees here are taller and denser than those outside, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate. It is surprisingly quiet in broad daylight.

Apart from the first goat, I found nothing along the way. Could I have gone in the wrong direction?

Xiao Yan was thinking about it when he turned his horse around and prepared to return.

Suddenly, he heard a noise about a hundred meters behind him. He turned his head and saw a brightly colored chicken flying out from the bushes.

This chicken is not that chicken. It is a very rare bird, the long-tailed red-necked chicken.

It is about the size of an ordinary chicken, with a bright red body and yellow and white tail and wings, which are extremely gorgeous. It can fly at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing the prey running away, Xiao Yan rode his horse to chase after it.

The warhorse raced through the dense forest with its prey, scaring other small animals into fleeing in all directions.

He stared at the Red Spirit Chicken a hundred meters away, suddenly stood up from the bumpy horse's back, and quickly shot an arrow.

Just when it was about to hit.

Sudden.

An arrow flew out from the side, the two arrowheads rubbed against each other at high speed for a moment, and a few sparks flashed, and it shot directly through the prey's belly.

"it is good!"

Su Chengfeng patted Lu Ziqing on the shoulder, very excited.

"Great, Ziqing. Your archery skills have improved tremendously over the years, surpassing even mine."

Lu Ziqing chuckled and returned the bow to him, "That's because Master taught me well."

"That's right." Su Chengfeng smiled proudly, "Let's go and take a look. We've found something good."

The long-tailed red-spirited chicken was still hanging on the tree branch. Su Chengfeng dismounted and took it down with a puzzled look on his face. He turned to look at Lu Ziqing.

"Two arrows?"

Lu Ziqing dismounted and checked. "It's the same arrow hole. Who shot it?"

Just as I was wondering, a man came out from the side forest path.

The man was tall, riding his horse slowly, holding a heavy bow made of tendon, horn and wood, and greeted a young and familiar face.

It's Xiao Yan.

The horse under him was even more eye-catching.

Lu Ziqing had seen many rare and exotic plants, but this was the first time he had seen such a fine horse, and he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"How many good things does this little general have?"

At this moment, Su Chengfeng only cared about getting off the horse. He was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out. He looked up and down and raised his hand to touch it.

Lu Ziqing quickly nudged him with his arm and bowed to Xiao Yan.

"General Xiao."

Xiao Yan looked at the two of them and asked, "The military doctor is not in the camp, what is he doing here?"

"Uh, this..." Su Chengfeng was speechless for a moment.

Lu Ziqing quickly took over the conversation, "We also want to hunt some game to take back. I hope the general will forgive us. We will return to the camp now."

Lu Ziqing grabbed Su Chengfeng's arm and was about to turn around.

"and many more."

Xiao Yan turned over and jumped off the horse, walked in front of Su Chengfeng, and his eyes fell on the prey.

"Did you shoot this?"

Su Chengfeng said without thinking: "This is my friend..."

The tone of the word "peng" fell halfway when a cut-off voice came from behind him.

"He shot this!" Lu Ziqing said, pointing at the person in front.

Su Chengfeng: "..."

He and Xiao Yan looked back almost at the same time, but the man gave an awkward smile.

No matter what Lu Ziqing is up to, we have to deal with it now.

"Uh-huh..." Su Chengfeng smiled awkwardly but politely, "Yes! I shot it."

He took down another arrow and asked Xiao Yan, "Was this shot by... the general?"

Xiao Yan glanced silently, not knowing whether he was looking at the prey, the arrow, or the arrow hole.

There was silence for a while.

He turned around and mounted his horse, met Lu Ziqing's gaze, and said lightly.

"Good archery skills!"

Then, he rode his horse and disappeared around the corner of the forest, leaving Lu Ziqing still savoring the last words.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that sentence…

"Eh--"

Lu Ziqing was distracted when Su Chengfeng suddenly spoke and held the bloody arrow in front of him, forcing him to tilt his head back subconsciously.

I cursed inwardly, "Rude."

"He was the one who shot this arrow?" Su Chengfeng turned the arrow head and looked at it carefully, frowned and said "tsk", and after a while he said lightly.

"It's just so-so, still a little worse than mine."

As soon as he finished speaking, two dry coughs were heard from the side. Lu Ziqing glanced over with a forced smile.

"Can you be a little more modest?"

Su Chengfeng pretended not to hear and pondered to himself: "I must compete with him if I get the chance."

Speaking of martial arts competitions, this is one of his hobbies.

Su Chengfeng was born in the countryside. He was a homeless child without parents, but he had a heart of chivalry and a dream of becoming a martial arts hero.

In this life, I only wish to be a free man who fights for justice.

He was often bullied when he was a child, but when he saw other children being bullied, he would go to help fight. He is a kind-hearted person.

As time went by, many homeless children recognized him as their big brother, for the sake of their big brother status and to avoid being bullied.

He even made a special trip to a mountain fifty miles away and, after much persuasion, became a disciple of a master.

As long as you have kung fu skills, no one dares to bully you.

In just ten years, he had become somewhat famous in the martial arts world, had a group of younger brothers following him, and had hundreds of friends from all over the martial arts world.

He robbed the rich to help the poor and did a lot of chivalrous things, but he accidentally became a wanted person by the government.

People in the martial arts world like to make friends through martial arts, and it is common for them to get to know heroes from all walks of life. There are many people who come to challenge him to a duel, so naturally there are also many enemies.

But the world is so vast, with so many talented people. It is a credit to him that he can live safely to this day.

"Don't think about the competition yet." Lu Ziqing said, "Don't forget why we're here. Let's go without causing any trouble."

Su Chengfeng tugged at the reins and suddenly remembered, "Oh, by the way, why did you say I was the one who shot the prey?"

Lu Ziqing said, "I've heard that among the military doctors we recruited from the public, those who remain after the war will be incorporated into the local welfare bureau."

"Daning has been engaged in repeated wars, and there is a serious shortage of medical officers and medical personnel, especially in the important border areas. It is not easy to enter the imperial palace, so everything here must be done with caution."

He pointed at himself.

"How can I, a frail doctor, look like someone with exceptional archery skills?"

Su Chengfeng's eyebrows immediately raised, "You mean, we are likely to be included in the border defense?"

"That won't do. If you drive us to the border, we'll be so far away from home. How will we find your master? Is there any other way?"

Lu Ziqing shook his drooping hand and said, "Unless a court minister recommends us, we can't get in."

The two country folk had no power or influence and had no relatives in the capital.

Although doctors are not the lowest class, those who have no reputation, no master, and are not from regular schools are another matter.

The other is still a wanted criminal.

Such lowly status meant they were no more than slaves in the eyes of the upper class. How could any high-ranking officials be willing to acknowledge them, let alone recommend them?

"Just us?" Su Chengfeng hung the prey on the saddle hook and looked at Lu Ziqing sideways. "Who would give the mountain..."

He realized something was wrong halfway through his words.

"Well, I mean, who among those officials' sons would be willing to help us? Take those military masters in the camp, for example. The brother who came in with us was the one who came in with us on the day you ran away. He was just a little late to the Ningdong Army's lieutenant general's tent, and he was whipped a few times. I was the one who applied the medicine to him."

A few words made Lu Ziqing feel a little guilty.

Over the years, Su Chengfeng accompanied him through wind and rain, running around and suffering a lot. Even when his life was in danger, he never complained.

If it weren't for his own business, he could just go back to being the free man he used to be. Why would he come here and suffer so much?

"Old Su." Lu Ziqing took a few steps closer, "I..."

"Stop it." Su Chengfeng saw his expression and knew what he was going to say. "Don't nag me about being a burden again. I don't like to hear it."

Lu Ziqing turned his face away, chuckled, and changed the subject.

"The most powerful person in this army is the young general we just mentioned. I heard he's the son of a duke and a favorite of the emperor. Let's see if we can find a way to deal with him."

"Him?" Su Chengfeng curled his lips and snorted, "This guy looks harder to deal with than the others. It's like I owe him money."

Lu Ziqing said, "The journey back to the capital is still more than a month away. Let me think about it. I must get this done before I return to the capital."

Xiao Yan turned into another forest and found some scattered horse manure and a mess of footprints.

The footprints were of varying depths, like those of several different animals. He dismounted and bent over to take a look.

The horse manure looked a little dry, as if it had been left there the day before.

Between the horseshoes, there are some vaguely visible petal shapes, and there are quite a few of them.

Someone has been here!