Chiwuxing

Chapter [-] - The former residence is threatened by bandits and threats, and the grass in the border town is temporarily expedient

In the deserted border towns surrounded by mountains and rivers, the wild grass is luxuriant, complaining about passing away and leaving people.

A shadow wanders the gray dirt road.

He was not a homeless person in the past. Although the small thatched hut he fostered when he was a child was not as spacious as the bamboo huts in the mountains, he had his mother as his companion, and he enjoyed the peaceful view of watching the sun rise and set with the goats and horses every day.Fu Chen considers himself a person with no ambitions, and perhaps all kinds of changes happened early when he should have ambitions. He didn't have the habit of saving his past, and even less so later.

Crushed gravel underfoot, crunching through the street.

The unhealed fractures in the several bones on the body are also likely to repeat the crime due to the continuous walking day and night for the past two days.

There has been no one in Tan County since the accident when he was young.Coupled with the remote location and the smell of blood and mildew, no one dared to live here anymore.

When he wandered down the mountain from Wuming to the Imperial Capital three years ago, he even made a special trip around Tan County from the outer suburbs.But now when I really step here, I can't feel anything, but just like the ordinary road, there are neither stumbling blocks involved nor accidental adventures.

As time passed, he walked out along the road, but suddenly he heard the sound of horseshoes, and his steps stopped abruptly.

He was naturally very familiar with this voice, according to this pace, there seemed to be a crowd of dozens of people, but the sound of the horse's pedaling was neither hurried nor neat like a specially trained army horse.While thinking about it, a group of people came to us on the road ahead. They were dressed in brown clothes of ordinary people, but they all had swords and other things in their hands, which seemed a bit abrupt compared to the local people.

Fu Chen was naturally too lazy to dodge, so he continued to move forward along the road.

Sure enough, the group of people fixed their eyes on the abrupt figure on the street, and led the crowd towards him.

From a closer look, the young man is plainly dressed, slender, with long hair hanging behind——

It is curved.

"Brother, that person looks like a barbarian..." the few people in front whispered.

The leader sneered: "What do you look like? Everyone's eyes are gone? Erlang, chase after him and chop him off!"

After finishing speaking, the person next to him moved forward alone and swung his saber straight away, but he saw the young man swaying and flashing, and in the blink of an eye, he went from the original place to behind the horse, which was still a few minutes faster than the speed of the saber falling .

The man was surprised, he had never seen such moves before.Turning around to take a closer look, he felt that the young man's face was gray and pale, and his sickly aura didn't look like someone with high military strength. He thought so, thinking that he had no weapon in his hand, so he slashed at him again, still Frustrated.

The group of people behind them also sensed that something was wrong, the leader took a few steps forward and said, "Erlang, stop first."

The man who hadn't wiped the corner of the young man's clothes with the knife was stunned and kept silent.The leader said to the young man, "Boy! Where are you from?"

"Me?" The leading man on horseback saw the young man suddenly smile, but the corner of his mouth was smiling, but his eyes had a completely opposite expression, which was so weird that he was startled, "I don't know."

If a normal person said this, it would be a blatant provocation, and the leader raised a wave of anger, and asked again: "Are you a barbarian?"

"I don't know." The young man replied with a smile.

This time he didn't restrain himself any more, he stepped forward directly to beat up the provocative barbarian, and the group of people behind him were no longer polite and gathered forward.

Fu Chen lifted his eyelids, knowing what these people were up to, he quietly put his fingers into his sleeves.He knew that his injury had not fully healed, even if there was any elixir, it would not be able to restore the pain in his muscles and bones all over his body.Outnumbered and outnumbered, if you fight head-on, you will definitely be invincible.So he made a decisive decision, took half a step forward with his toes, turned over with his strength, flew out from the encirclement surrounded by the crowd, and straddled directly behind the horse that the leader rode, with a flash of light, a silver dart lay across That is above the neck of the leader.

The movements were smooth and smooth, this group of common people in the mountains had never seen such moves before, they stared dumbfounded one after another, and then said: "Boy! What do you want to do! Let go!"

The leader who was restrained calmed down after a short period of shock, with a look of admiration in his eyes, he said: "Little brother, do you know who we are?"

"It's just bandits." Fu Chen didn't move his arm.

Hearing it from close by, he realized that the young man's voice was extremely hoarse, like a dying old man, and the leader wondered if he was deliberately covering up his voice.

"What?" Someone in the group of men in front immediately blew their beards and stared, dissatisfied, "You look down on us?"

They saw that the clothes this young man was wearing were not of luxurious material, they were constantly cracked, and their initial thoughts of robbing him were lost, as soon as he let go of his hand, they stepped forward to kill him.

The leader was in a dangerous situation, and seeing the young man answering his questions without making a move for a long time, he stopped panicking and asked, "Where are you from?"

"I'm from here."

"Here?" The leader raised his eyebrows, "...where?"

"Tan County." Fu Chen said.

"Fart!" spit the bandit called "Erlang" in front of the surrounding team, "The locals here have all died more than ten years ago, who are you lying here?"

Fu Chen acted as if he had never heard of it, and said, "Get out of the way."

The bandit leader winked at the group of people, so the group of people separated a narrow side road.

The kidnapped leader took the opportunity to relax his muscles while walking out of the road, and said to the people behind: "Little brother, I think you haven't figured out a way to get out yet?"

Fu Chen locked his neck tightly with his right hand, and said, "I don't want to die, get off the horse now."

"Got it."

The two turned over together, but saw the bandit leader stretched his left arm backwards, twisted Fu Chen's left arm sideways, grabbed Fu Chen's left arm fiercely, and stopped. He looked at the sweaty young man on his forehead and said, "Little brother, next time When you come out to threaten someone before your injury is healed, first cover up the smell of blood on your body."

"Really?" Fu Chen looked at him coldly, ignoring the injury on his left arm, and said with a sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, "Then you can cripple my arm and see who bleeds more. "

The bandit leader raised his eyebrows, and found that although the young man was intimidated by the twisting of his arm just now, the strength in his hand was not weakened at all. If he hadn't seen his pale and confused expression, he would really have thought that he was a master of martial arts.

However, this desperate attitude made him very curious, so he let go of his hand and said: "Little brother, I see that you are poorly dressed, thin and starving, and you still have some ability to wander here alone. How about following me, Chao Da, and your food and clothing will be indispensable in the future?"

"I believe you?" Fu Chen said coldly.

You can only trust me at this time, the bandit leader slandered in his heart.He knew that if the young man really killed him at this time, the group of people behind him would not let him go just now. When he got closer, he had already noticed that the young man had little internal energy left, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured. It was a desperado who escaped from the tiger's mouth, but anyone who wanted to go back with his life would naturally not kill him at this time.

But on the surface, I still want to give this little wolf cub a little face, lazily raised his hand towards the sunset, and said: "The sun is always hanging, so I swear to the sun...I swear what I said is true, you put it down!" The hidden weapon in your hand, I won't kill you, I will pull you into the gang..."

The bandit leader thought this was just a trick to coax children, and was still thinking about what benefits to give, but found that the hidden weapon lying across his neck was gradually retracted, and he was surprised. Looking back, the young man's gray eyes were darkened, and he also looked I don't know the look.

He thought to himself that the young man might be seriously injured and couldn't hold on any longer, so he followed his words.

But he didn't want to break his promise, the bandit leader said loudly to a group of people: "It's getting late, everyone should separate and have a rest."

Seeing that the crowd was also very obedient, they scattered in all directions upon hearing the words, spread sparsely on the street, and went back in the direction of Tan County.

"Brother, did you really ask him to come in? I haven't figured out his identity yet..." One person got off his horse and stepped forward.

"Little brother, it's time for you to tell me your background." The bandit leader said to his side as he walked.

Fu Chen glanced at him sideways, but didn't answer.

The bandit leader was not in a hurry, he knew that he was also at the end of his strength, so he was not very defensive, seeing that he didn't answer, he thought it was because of his background, and said: "My name is Chao Da, this is my younger brother, Erlang."

He pointed to one side of the people, and said: "We are indeed the bandits here, as you said, but it is different from what you imagined."

After Chao Da saw several questions, this young man seemed to be indifferent, if it was because of his physical condition at the beginning, but it has been like this since he didn't know what is good, so he said: "Little brother, I am now But by default, you are ours, if you don't intend to speak well, then you can't get along with me, and I won't say anything polite to you."

"Jia Sheng," Fu Chen replied, "my name."

Chao Da grinned and stopped in his tracks.

Fu Chen frowned, and followed suit.

Chao Dao: "Little brother, you are on the verge of a knife attack. I won't lie to you. In the past, my father often came to Tan County to do business. At that time, I followed him to visit more than 100 households in Tan County. Oh, but I've never seen a family named 'Jia' in the county... Brother, you are not honest."

As soon as the words fell, Chao Er who was on the side stepped over with a knife, and Chao Da stretched out his hand to stop him.

"I follow my father's surname, and neither of my parents are natives of Tan County," Fu Chen said bluntly, "When I was young, I worked with my mother in the Zhao family in the west of the county."

"Zhao..." Chao Daza touched the place, as if thinking of something, "Are you paying for my wife's family?"

"You know him?" Fu Chen raised his eyebrows.

Chao Da looked down at the young man's hair, which was curly and mixed with white silk, which was a bit weird: "At that time, there were many barbarian girls who mixed up with helpers in the border town, but Fu Niangzi was low-key and docile, with a high-spirited temperament, even if she knew it If he has a husband and son, many people in the county and outside the city have inquired privately and expressed their intention to ask for marriage."

"If it was said that my father still wanted to inquire about it at that time, if it really happened, maybe... I still have some relationship with you at this time." Chao Daheng said with a smile.

"Really, brother?" Chao Er asked suspiciously, "Why didn't I hear my father say this at that time?"

"You're a brat, why would Dad take the initiative to tell you?" Chao Dazui grinned, "I followed Dad to go out to work, and I met Fu Niangzi several times... If you talk about women, it feels good. It must have been opened—"

"Keep your mouth clean." Fu Chen's face turned cold, and the dart in his sleeve turned to stand in front of Chao Da again.

Chao Da looked down at the distance, and was not in a hurry, he was sure that what Fang Qian said in front of him was true, so he said again: "Brother, I brought you into the group with good intentions, I just talk too much... It's my fault, my fault..."

Here, Chao Er has put the knife that he had just prepared on Fu Chen's neck, and put it directly on the skin. A bright red knife edge has already leaked from his pale neck. If he moves forward a few inches, he can kill Fu Chen directly. this.

"Erlang, put down the knife, what are you doing?" Chao Dao said.

When Chao Er saw his brother being restrained again, he was very angry, but he couldn't do anything rashly, so he obeyed the order and withdrew the saber.But seeing him step back for a moment, the young man in front of him suddenly punched his heart and lungs with an elbow from behind. At the same time, he kicked Li Suo, making his center of gravity fall forward, and the scimitar here was just at the same position as he had just stopped the young man's neck, but it was only an inch away, and it hadn't seen red yet.

The whole set of movements was smooth and flowing, from beginning to end, the young man's left hand did not move at all, as stable as a rock.

The two brothers were placed in front of the young man, one on the left and the other on the right, which was really funny.

Chao Er was amazed by the series of actions he just made. From the moment he made the move, he seemed to have eyes behind his back. Could it be that the person in front of him who was about his age was some kind of mountain hermit master fairy?He glanced at the graying hair on the back of the young man, and became more and more convinced of this idea. His thoughts were complicated, and his eyes were full of curiosity and exploration when he stared at the young man.

Fu Chen was playing tricks unintentionally. He hadn't eaten or slept for three nights, and he was on the road without rest. He knew that he was in a very bad state and had to find a place to rest for a while before he could recover. That's why he made a fool of himself with the bandit leader, and heard that he knew What happened before his mother's death made him feel a little bit sad, but he did not allow anyone to block his way, and he did not allow anyone to hurt his dearest relatives with foul language.

"If I want to kill, there is nothing I can't kill," Fu Chen lowered his voice, making it difficult to detect the trembling from the pain involved in his body, "If I want to die, I will only do it myself, and I will pay you back." Not to you."

"Understood, Brother Jia," Chao Da didn't seem to see his situation at this time, raised his hand and patted Fu Chen's shoulder, and said clearly, "Follow us into the house first, and take care of your injuries..."

He raised his hand to pick it up, and it really didn't take much effort to get rid of the frenzied dart blade of the young man.

Fu Chen withdrew his two-handed weapon, took a step ahead of the two of them, and followed the crowd of dozens of people.

After a while, he realized something was wrong.

Fu Chen slowed down his pace, without turning his head, he said humanely behind him: "Are you going to live in Tan County?"

The group of bandits who followed the road ahead had clearly retreated into the row of uninhabited neighborhoods in Tan County.

"Huh?" Chao Da followed and said, "Didn't you see our people when you came along the road?"

After Fu Chen went through the door and entered a courtyard, he realized that there was a cave in the depths of the street, where all kinds of bandits gathered to rest, share food and drink, and he didn't know that there was a group of bandits hiding in this barren border city.Thinking that the imperial court gave up and didn't want to take care of it, it gave the bandits a convenience.

But he didn't notice it when he was walking along the way. Since he knew that he was poisoned, he already knew that his five senses were not as sensitive as normal warriors after his internal strength was lost.After thinking, his eyes became more and more cold.

"Brothers, this little brother just now has good skills. If everyone has no objections, let him come in. From now on, we will all be our own people, and we will all kill and plunder wealth together!" Chao Da patted Fu Chen on the shoulder and said.

Most of the younger brothers below also listened to the people around him, and only saw that although this group of people was larger than the ones he had seen before, they were still short of manpower, otherwise they wouldn't just randomly find someone with money and skills on the street Just be able to join the gang, Fu Chen snorted in his heart.

"Brother, this is against the rules," one person said abruptly, "If he wants to join the gang, he can't just come here without bringing anything..."

Before Chao Da could answer, Fu Chen took the lead and said, "Why, the money of 'my own' is also robbed? The rules here are really unique."

Chao Dao said: "Brother Jia is seriously injured today, since he said he wants to join the group, let's not let him use the sword at this time..."

"It doesn't matter," Fu Chen continued, "If you want to make a move, that's fine with me."

After finishing speaking, he turned and looked to the side, and said, "You can use Lao saber."

"Brother Jia, don't worry," Chao Da laughed, "The certificate of honor here is neither money nor a martial arts competition, but the head of a Yan soldier."

The words in Fu Chen's eyes were turbulent because of this, so he began to face up to the crowd, and said to Chao Dao, "So you are not doing it for money."

"Yes, and no," Chao Da said, as if trying to make a fool of himself, "We are all peasants in the border towns. The taxation and service laws issued by the imperial court are changing and changing all day long, but they are still different. They are trying to squeeze out the money and food in our hands. In the past few years, the heavy rains came suddenly, and the Jin River flooded the dikes. They dispatched soldiers to repair the dikes and dams, and also asked us to send millet in accordance with the army ration standard."

"But here we also rely on Yishui, a tributary of the Jinhe River, to spend our days farming. Although the disaster is not as serious as the Jinhe River, the grain production is indeed lower than usual. How can we afford such a large-scale supply of grain? Not to mention In corvée..."

"The state officials are all hard-nosed. They don't work efficiently when there are grievances on weekdays. When it comes to implementing the food tax policy, they all send officers and soldiers to force the collection. We fall into bandits, but we just follow everyone's aspirations."

In the end, Chao Da's voice turned into gritted teeth, and he didn't know why he suddenly said so much to the young man. His eyes turned to the curly hair behind Fu Chen, and he raised his voice again, saying, "Since you You are a barbarian, and he must have had a grudge with the Yan people, so he is willing to invite you here, and it is estimated that a head will not be difficult for you."

"That's why Hu Jun's invasion made you flee here." Fu Chen raised the corner of his lower lip, his eyes mocking, "You are so willing to pull me into the gang... But after all, in my eyes, you are just a bunch of Yan people How do you know I'll be safe?"

"It's up to you," Chao Da looked at him and said frankly, "Little brother, you don't look like a good stubble at first glance. I don't think you are wearing expensive clothes. In the future, you will be famous with my brother and me. Wealth and honor are all in your pocket, what reason do you have for not coming?"

"The injury on your body... isn't it minor?" Chao Da approached Fu Chen and said in a low voice.

He could feel the young man's lack of internal strength, the warrior needed to recuperate after being injured, and this man without internal strength could only recover like an ordinary person, so he had plenty of time to observe the young man's behavior.

"It's not light." Fu Chen grabbed the blade in his hand with his backhand, raised his eyes and said, "It's enough to kill a few people before dying."

"I'm just saying that to you brother," Chao Da laughed, "If you don't come to our place, we will be at a loss."

"Did the officials of the prefectures and counties ignore the news of human life on your side?" Fu Chen asked.

"Those gangsters, not to mention that they are the ones who suffer when they report this kind of unrest, once the barbarians here distract their attention, they dare not report such things," Chao Da sneered, "Said Maybe you're still glad that the foreign enemy came, so you don't have to pursue these past civil strife anymore."

If food, money and taxes have been leaked for a long time, the imperial capital has never heard of the situation. It can be seen that this is no longer due to the remoteness of the mountains and the high mountains. , It turns out that it has long become a glitz on the surface, and the pool is filthy.

"But now that you've all committed murder, what do you want in the future?" Fu Chen asked immediately.

Perhaps Chao Da knew that Fu Chen wanted to inquire about the routine, so he fell silent for a while, and then said: "There are some wound medicines in the cabinet next to the East Wing. Let's see if it's right. It's getting late, you can find it at will. Just a place to rest."

"Don't worry, I will do what I say," Fu Chen said with his cold eyes on Chao Da's back, "This head...I will bring it to you."