heavy weapon is king

Chapter 2 The Copycat Crisis
The base camp of Heifengzhai was built on a relatively flat slope on Heifeng Ridge.

The buildings in the cottage are mostly simple houses built of mud and grass. Except for the large-scale Juyi Hall in the center of the cottage, the places where other bandits live are simply dilapidated and old cows. The pigsty.

As the head of Heifeng Village, Nie Zheng lived in a slightly better environment than those bandits.The place where he lives is an independent small courtyard built with blue bricks and blue stones, with a simple living room and a decent bedroom.

At this moment, Nie Zheng was sitting in the living room with a gloomy expression. On the wooden table next to him was a pair of bowls and chopsticks, as well as a small pot of dark porridge with wild vegetables and a few rough and green buns.

Looking at the food on the table, Nie Zheng suddenly lost his appetite.

It has been a month, almost a whole month, and he has been eating these unpalatable things every day. He used to think that eating should be a kind of enjoyment in life, but now he feels that eating is simply suffering. Especially letting him eat these tasteless and inferior foods every day is more uncomfortable than killing him.

Thinking back to when I was on Earth in my previous life, I used to eat rice with a few small stir-fries every day. Although it was not so rich and luxurious, compared with the food in Heifengzhai, the days with white rice were simply heaven.

Sighing deeply, Nie Zheng reluctantly picked up the bowl and chopsticks, filled a small bowl of porridge with wild vegetables, and picked up a rough steamed corn bun with the unpalatable porridge, closed his eyes and swallowed hard.

Nie Zheng knew very well that no matter how unpalatable the food in the cottage was, he would swallow it, otherwise, he would suffer from hunger sooner or later.

Besides, with regard to these two kinds of food in front of us, the whole Heifengzhai is like some ordinary bandit minions, except that he can have enough portion for each meal. .

Because winter is coming soon, the grain stock in the cottage is getting less and less. In addition to the severe drought this summer, most farmers have no crops. Several surrounding counties are suffering from famine. Recently, Heifengzhai has also They sent people down the mountain to look for food, but most of the time, they returned empty-handed.

The common people are suffering from famine, so what can such bandits like them gain much by robbing the common people for a living?

Thinking of these headaches, Nie Zheng was extremely upset. He only ate half of the meal, and then slowly put down the bowl and chopsticks.

Suddenly, at this moment, the two bandit guards guarding the gate of the village master's courtyard sent a notification.

"Report to the village master, hall master Fang, please see me!"

Hearing the notification, Nie Zheng was taken aback for a moment, then frowned secretly and said, "This Fatty Fang came to see me at such a late hour, is there something urgent?"

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng hurriedly said, "Let him in."

A moment later, a short, fat middle-aged man appeared outside the door of the living room with a worried expression on his face. When he saw Nie Zheng sitting in the living room, he hurriedly bowed and said, "See you, subordinate." Past the village master."

It has been nearly a month since he was reborn in Heifeng Village, and Nie Zheng clearly knows that these grasslands in the mixed green forest like to pay attention to rules and etiquette, especially when they see the head of the village, they will bow down and salute seriously. At the time, Nie Zheng was not used to it, but after a long time, Nie Zheng got used to it.

Seeing Fatty Fang appear at the door, Nie Zheng waved his hand, motioning for him to excuse himself, then pointed to the chair opposite the table and said, "Sit."

"Thank you village master!"

Seeing Fatty Fang's sad face, Nie Zheng felt bad in his heart, because Fatty Fang is one of the most core four branch masters in Heifengzhai, and the logistics support work such as food, grass and food in Heifengzhai usually , that is, it is specially handed over to Fatty Fang.

He looked so anxious tonight, he must have encountered some difficulties in the cottage.

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng took a deep look at him and asked, "Master Fang, what is the reason you came to see me tonight?"

Fatty Fang took a deep breath, and said dryly, "Village Master, our village is running out of food."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng couldn't help but frowned, and said with some displeasure: "Out of food? Are you kidding me! Didn't you tell me a few days ago that you had arranged for Yang Hu and the others to go down the mountain in disguise to buy food at Gaojiazhuang in Dahe Town?" Have you gone? As soon as they come back, won’t our cottage be short of food? Well, yes, have Yang Hu and the others returned to the mountain? Counting the time, they should be almost back.”

Facing the village master's repeated questioning, Fatty Fang lowered his head in shame and remained silent for a while before he said in a weak voice: "Yang...Yang Hu has just returned to the mountain, but the food..."

Seeing that Fatty Fang was hesitating, and his expression was different, Nie Zheng's expression darkened immediately, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Fatty Fang nodded, gritted his teeth and said, "The more than 40 brothers who went down the mountain to buy food this time were all folded in Gaojiazhuang. Only Yang Hu came back injured. The 300 taels of money they brought to buy food and supplies , all of them are gone. Sigh...that 300 taels of silver is the last property of our cottage. Without this money, our cottage will be in a very bad situation. It’s going to be winter now, and we’re afraid we won’t be able to survive this winter gone."

"How long can our cottage's food last?"

"If you save a little, you can support it for half a month at most!"

As soon as this remark came out, Nie Zheng's expression changed on the spot, and he took a few deep breaths, trying to relieve the impatience in his heart.

Fatty Fang saw that the village master's expression was terribly cold, and he felt extremely nervous. Thinking of the cold and violent personality of the head of the village in the past, this time he made such a big mistake in his jurisdiction, although the head of the village has died since the last time he died. After being resurrected, his temperament changed drastically, and he no longer lost his temper like before, but he still lowered his head in fright, not even daring to breathe.

Wei Wei pondered for a moment, and when his emotions calmed down a bit, Nie Zheng slowly said: "What's going on, explain it to me in detail."

Fatty Fang saw that the chief's tone was calm and did not get angry, he was secretly relieved in his heart, he slightly brewed his words, and said cautiously: "Because the food in the village is getting less and less, seven days ago, my subordinates arranged for Yang Hu and others to lead the convoy Going to Zhoujiazhuang to buy food, this matter has been reported to the village owner before, you know it."

After finishing speaking, Fatty Fang glanced at Nie Zheng, who also nodded.

Seeing that the head of the family looked as usual, Fatty Fang continued: "Who would have thought that after Yang Hu and others arrived at Gaojiazhuang, they somehow leaked the news, allowing Gao Batian, the owner of Gaojiazhuang, to see through his identity, so that Gao Batian secretly notified the government, set a trap secretly, and captured all our brothers. Now, the brothers we sent not only have gone but never returned, even the 300 taels of silver used to buy food have been confiscated by the government. It wasn't that Yang Hu was very skilled in martial arts and fled back while taking advantage of the chaos, we still don't know what happened."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng frowned, and said: "As far as I know, we have gone to Gaojiazhuang to buy grain more than once in Heifengzhai. Why did nothing happen so many times before, but this time it happened? According to Common sense, people don't fight with bandits, Gao Batian is just a small rich man with some influence in Dahe Town, where does he have the confidence to dare to fight against us mountain kings? Could it be that he is not afraid of our revenge?"

Fatty Fang smiled wryly and said: "It's not what it used to be. The village owner may not know it. Since the last time you... you took a team to the mountain to rob those two witches and missed, the reputation of our Heifeng village has plummeted. Now it is entrenched." Together on the top of Longhu Mountain, they all... all looked down on us a little bit, and in the past month, you have not gone down the mountain to lead your brothers to do a few big deals to revive the prestige of our Heifeng Village, so, Everyone doesn't take our Heifengzhai seriously. What's even more annoying is that, like those caravans and escort vehicles that passed by our land in the past, they would more or less throw in mountain money, but now, They simply think that our mountain does not exist.

Recently, according to the news from our brothers outside, the imperial court has ordered Xipinghou to lead the army to go outside Xiguan to fight against rebellion, and our Longhu Mountain is the only way for Xipinghou's army to go outside the pass. Road, according to some news circulating on the road, Xipinghou will not only attack the rebels in the five counties outside Xiguan this time, but will also hand over us bandit forces entrenched in the Longhu Mountains, so , according to the analysis of his subordinates, the reason why Gao Batian, the owner of Gaojiazhuang, dared to join forces with the government to fight against our Heifeng Village at this moment must be because of the imminent arrival of the bandit suppression army in Xipinghou. Fengzhai's time is numbered.Otherwise, if we put it in the past, they would not dare to fight against us even if they borrowed Gao Batian's courage a hundred times. "

After hearing what he said, Nie Zheng secretly sighed, feeling a little sad in his heart.

You goddamn thief, do you want to play me like this?I have only been reborn as the King of the Mountain in Heifengzhai for a month, so you just want to play me to death.

Now the cottage needs food and money, and what makes Nie Zheng even more horrified and desperate is that Xipinghou's bandit suppression army is coming. Waiting for the army to wipe out everything, and as the king of the mountain in Heifengzhai, he is bound to die.

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng looked downcast and depressed to the extreme.

Seeing that Nie Zheng remained silent for a long time without opening his mouth, Fatty Fang plucked up his courage and asked in a low voice, "Village Master, what should we do now?"

At this moment, Nie Zheng's mind was already in a mess. He rubbed his painful forehead, let out a deep breath, and casually said: "The situation we are facing in the village is indeed a bit difficult. How about it? In the evening, you should go back earlier to rest, and tomorrow morning, notify all the bosses and chiefs in the village, let them gather in the Juyi Hall, no matter what difficulties you encounter, everyone will discuss the long-term together."

Hearing this, Fatty Fang nodded, bowed his hands and saluted, "This subordinate will leave."

"Walk slowly!"

Sitting on a chair in the living room, Nie Zheng looked at Fatty Fang's receding back, couldn't help but sighed deeply, and muttered to himself, "What should I do now? You ask me, who should I ask?"

Thinking of being reborn in this deceitful Heifengzhai, and falling into such a difficult situation without having a good day, Nie Zheng felt that he had a terrible headache.

At this moment, as the leader of Heifengzhai, he really has no clue, and he has nothing to do.

Suddenly, Nie Zheng felt that his chest was getting hotter and hotter, and his mood was extremely irritable.

At that moment, he left the seat, closed the doors and windows, ripped off his clothes, and suddenly pulled out the mysterious jade pendant hidden on his chest.

The moment Nie Zheng pulled out the jade pendant, he was shocked on the spot!
I saw this green round jade pendant, which was shining with green light at this moment, extremely hot and scalding, especially in the middle of the jade pendant, a transparent bubble the size of a soybean bulged out.

Seeing this scene, Nie Zheng was stunned!

It has been a month since he was reborn in Heifengzhai. Every time night falls, this mysterious jade pendant will appear abnormal, hot and hot, but it is as hot as tonight, shining light, and bulging out transparent. Such a strange phenomenon of bubbles has never appeared before.

"Oh, what the hell is going on with it tonight?"

With a scream, Nie Zheng couldn't bear the scorching heat of his hands, and couldn't help throwing the jade pendant on the table.

boom! ! !
At the moment when the jade pendant hit the table, something miraculous happened!

I saw that the shining and hot mysterious jade pendant suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and then, the light continued to spread and enlarge, and finally formed a shape like a door.

Suddenly, this magical "door" opened from the inside. In an instant, Nie Zheng only felt an extremely dazzling white light shooting out of the "door", which made it impossible to stare at.

Immediately, Nie Zheng was terrified, and hurriedly closed his eyes. At the moment he closed his eyes, suddenly, a huge suction force suddenly appeared inside the magical "door", sucking his whole body in. ...

(End of this chapter)