Chapter 186 Heroic and righteous

In autumn, frost falls.

When Yang falls to the ground, Yin Qi begins to condense.

For the rich, this is not a special time, but for the poor, this may be the time when their pockets are the deepest of the year.

At this time, farmers are busy finishing the last wave of autumn harvest, selling all the crops that should be sold, converting them into cash to keep for the New Year, and hoarding the remaining grain for the winter. ; As for those who work, they have to take advantage of the last half month before the beginning of winter to "work overtime". At least they have to earn a set of winter clothes that can survive the winter, otherwise they will not be able to go out when winter comes.

Of course, there are some lazy people who work as much as they eat, spend as much as they earn, and cannot save a penny; there are also some who are unlucky and catch up with natural disasters and have no harvest in the fields, or I just got sick at the end of autumn and didn't save any wages... Then they will be in trouble this winter.

If you have any relatives or friends who are willing to help, at least lend them a little to help you get through it, that’s it; if not, go to a pawn shop to pawn your belongings, or even sell your son or daughter. ; If you don’t even have that... there is really only one way to die.

In those days, it was common for people to die of cold and hunger in winter.

Of course, even in such an environment, there are many thieves who take advantage of the situation and steal the marrow.

After all... thieves also have to survive the winter.

It is so difficult for the rich. They live in deep houses and courtyards, are hired by housekeepers, and have many connections with the government. But it is different for the poor. Not to mention deceiving you... Even if they take things by force, or even kill people and silence them, the government may not bother to investigate.

So, this is the time of year when the pockets of the poor are the most bulging, and it is also the time when thieves are most active.

In recent days, a new group of bandits has appeared in Xingxing Mountain on the east bank of Weishui River.

I don’t know where they came from, but looking at the locations where they robbed homes, I knew they were experienced experts - they specifically picked the areas where several counties were connected and had no control over them, and only harassed them. There are several small counties and villages around.

As for business, they mainly engaged in rape and robbery, and they tried their best not to kill anyone. This shows that they knew how to get as much advantage as possible in one place without alerting the government.

It is this group of people who are causing trouble today...

Two heroes who were passing by here heard about this group of bandits from the local people, and they immediately expressed their intention to go up the mountain to pick out the village.

Of these two people, one is named Liu Wusheng, nicknamed "The Tiger-Armed King"; the other is named Zou Baiqiu, nicknamed "One Knife in Guanzhong".

Although these two people can only be regarded as second-rate characters in the martial arts world, they are both long-established knights. They are both under forty years old and are in their prime. "For things like "dealing with bandits", if they take the initiative, it will be easy to catch them.

The day Liu and Zou came to town, he announced that he would stand up for the local people, and the people were very happy. He also collected some money and went out to treat the two of them to good food and accommodation, and they entertained them for a whole night.

The next morning, after they had had enough sleep, ate something and drank some water, they both went into the mountain.

The two of them have been traveling in the world for almost 20 years, and they have quite a lot of experience. They both know that they must get enough rest before fighting, and they must eat, but they should not eat too much.

Ordinarily, if they had been more cautious, they should have chosen to rob the village at night. However, according to the people, this group of bandits did not have much ability and they were all just farmers. It was just a mob; Liu and Zou thought that with their martial arts and the two of them joining forces, there was no need to be so complicated in dealing with this kind of minions, so they came during the day.

As for Liu Wusheng, when he came to the gate of the village, he jumped off the wall and climbed onto the village wall without saying a word.

Although the wall of the village is only over two meters high, and someone who knows Qinggong can climb it after learning it for a year and a half, Liu Wusheng still directly defeated the group of bandits with his single move. They were so frightened that many people just froze there and did not dare to move.

The few people who stepped forward to resist were knocked to the ground by Liu Wusheng with three punches and two kicks. Liu Wusheng even had the feeling that "they fell before I even exerted any force."

As a result, when the remaining bandits saw such a "strong martial arts" hero, they all dropped their weapons, kowtowed and confessed, begging Liu Wusheng to spare their lives.

When Liu Wusheng saw this, he burst out laughing. He even ordered them to open the gate of the village, and the bandits did as they were told, and soon let Zou Baiqiu in too.

Immediately afterwards, Liu and Zou drove all the bandits in the village into the cells they used to detain people, and bolted the door from the outside.

After taking care of this bunch of miscellaneous fish, Liu Wusheng and Zou Baiqiu swaggered all the way into the inner hall of the village, preparing to meet the village owner here.

With a "pop" sound, the two of them kicked open the door of the village owner's house and stepped inside.

"Who is it? Be brave!" The village leader seemed to have some skills. When he saw Liu Zou, he reacted quickly and immediately picked up the weapon at hand to kill him.

However, his sword skills were really poor, and he was defeated in less than five moves with Zou Baiqiu.

"My hero, have mercy! My hero, have mercy!" The leader of the village was no more intimidated than his subordinates. He put the knife to his neck and knelt down without any psychological burden. "I am also helpless. , I just fell into the trap!"

"Humph!" Zou Baiqiu glared at him fiercely and glanced at the bed in the room, "That girl also did it out of necessity. Tied up?"

The "girl" he was talking about was currently tied up with several thick hemp ropes, hanging from a beam like a hairy crab, with her mouth shut. It was blocked, and there was a bed underneath her body.

“Hero,I was wrong! I...I was temporarily obsessed with lust...I haven't touched that girl yet! If you don’t believe me, you can ask her! "The leader of the village was already kowtowing and begging for mercy as he spoke.

While he was saying these words, on the other side, Liu Wusheng had walked to the bedside, cut the rope with the knife he carried, and cut off the rope. The girl put her down.

Since the girl's body was still some distance away from the bed, Liu Wusheng picked her up and put her on the bed.

But this catch made Liu Wusheng secretly shocked, because at first glance, he knew that the girl was an adult, but when he caught her, he felt that her body was extremely light, as if she had no bones.

Being surprised, Liu Wusheng couldn't help but stare at the other person carefully: he saw that this woman was in her youth, with fair skin and beautiful appearance, Xiaojiabiyu, but her figure had not yet completely spread out. The outline of the rope looked even more exquisite.

As he watched, Liu Wusheng met the other person's eyes. As soon as their eyes touched, the girl immediately lowered her head, and she was already blushing. His cheeks were buried deeper.

Liu Wusheng finally realized that this girl was only wearing belly pants. It was really inappropriate for him to look at her like this, so he quickly looked away. < /p>

Don’t think Liu Wusheng is just a second-rate figure in the world, he is a gentleman and a true knight. When he picked up the girl with his hand just now, he carefully held her belly with one hand, but He didn't dare to move up or down.

At this time, Liu Wusheng felt a little ashamed when he thought about his behavior of staring at others, so he simply turned his back to the other person and cleared his throat. Firstly, it resolves the embarrassment, and secondly, it’s easier to say: “Girl, please put on a quilt first. "

When the girl heard this, she slowly broke away the broken rope on her body, took off the cloth stuffed in her mouth, and responded with a voice like a mosquito: " Thanks for the help, hero. "Then I put on the quilt.

"Girl. "Zou Baiqiu, who was a few meters away, saw that the other party seemed to be in a stable mood, so he asked, "Is this bastard telling the truth? He didn't do anything to you, right? ”

While scolding the bastard, Zou Daxia kicked the village leader again.

The village master screamed in pain after being kicked like this, and he covered his heart. Rolling on the ground

"What kind of garlic are you pretending to be?" "Zou Baiqiu hated these adulterers the most in his life, because his wife and children died at the hands of adulterers. Even though he had killed his enemies long ago, he still couldn't get over it for many years.

"He...hasn't. "The girl seemed to hesitate for a while, then blushed and replied in a very soft voice.

"Hero! I'm telling the truth! Just raise your noble hand and let me go..." The village leader took advantage of the situation and began to beg for mercy again.

But Zou Baiqiu kicked him on the chin again, and kicked him into a backflip. And interrupted: “Shut up! There is no such thing. Those who were taken captive by you beforeWhat about the women in the village? Today, you, Mr. Zou, will settle the accounts with you! ”

For a knight-errant like Liu Zou, when he is begging for a thief, whether to kill or not is usually a matter of thought.

The gang outside can be regarded as accomplices for the time being. Liu and Zou did not have the energy to verify which of their hands had a human life on their hands and which one did not. Anyway, as long as the other party surrendered, it would be left to the government to deal with it; the government may not be willing to suppress the bandits themselves, but for this I am still willing to ask for the "merit" brought to my door, and a reward is not a problem.

But the leader of this group of bandits is the main culprit. Even if he is killed on the spot, there is no injustice. If you want to hand over the false or wrong case to the government, no one will pursue it.

Originally, Zou Baiqiu didn't have to kill anyone today, but when he entered the house, he saw a girl. Being hung up made him feel angry, so now he became murderous.

Liu Wusheng would not stop him - there was nothing to stop him from killing someone who deserved to die. .

However, just when Zou Baiqiu raised his knife and struck at the "vulnerable" village leader who was lying on the ground...

The man who had been killed just now... The "village leader", who was unable to fight back, suddenly seemed to have been given a shot of blood, and his movements became more flexible.

Not only did he avoid Zou Baiqiu's head. With his sword, he quickly dodged aside and picked up the weapon that he had just thrown away.

At the same time, a few "Puff" sounds suddenly came from behind Liu Wusheng. .

At this moment, Liu Wusheng, who was completely unprepared for his rear, was hit hard with finger force on the two points of his spine and Du Meridian, and then he was kicked to the blood on both sides of his knees and hips. He immediately felt weak and knelt down.

The moment he knelt down, a hemp rope was wrapped around his neck.

" You..." Liu Wusheng was shocked and angry, but he only had time to say this one word before his throat was sealed.

Obviously, the girl who was tied up and hung just now was not what they imagined. Like in...

Her body feels lighter than it looks, not because of her special physique, but because she knows martial arts.

Although her martial arts skills are also limited. It's not that high, so he may not be able to defeat Liu Wusheng in a fair fight, but it's more than enough to attack an unsuspecting person from behind.

At this moment, two large acupoints on Liu Wusheng's spine were hit hard, not to mention. What a "tiger arm", he couldn't even lift his arms, and his two legs had lost strength due to the impact on his knees and hips, so he could only kneel down.

The woman used it. The rope strangled Liu Wusheng's neck, he raised his knees and pressed hard on the back of his neck, and then said: "Master Zou, don't move! "

Zou Baiqiu was shocked and anxious when he saw his friend being captured. While he was wary of the "village leader" who picked up the knife again, he gritted his teeth at the woman and said: "So you are the same person. Dude..."

"Hmph...If you want to blame, blame yourselves for being stupid. When you saw that I was a woman and I was tied up, you didn't have any doubts about my identity. The woman sneered, "Stop nagging and put the knife down, or I'll kill him!" " At this point, the rope on her hand tightened a little more.

Zou Baiqiu didn't want to watch Liu Wusheng die like this, but if he really put down the knife, it would be difficult to deal with it next .

Just when he was hesitating...

"Don't... mind... me..." Liu Wusheng, whose face turned purple, actually said with all his strength. Liu Wusheng squeezed out these three words from between his teeth.

Liu Wusheng knew very well that if Zou Baiqiu ignored him and continued to fight against these two people, then at least Zou Baiqiu would still have a chance. But if Zou Baiqiu puts down the knife, both of them will definitely die today.

"You are looking for death..." Seeing that Liu Wusheng was still talking like this, the woman continued to put more force on her hands.

"Ah——" The next second, Zou Baiqiu shouted wildly and rushed towards the woman.

"Humph..." The woman was ruthless and had already seen the threat. It was useless, so he strangled Liu Wusheng's neck without hesitation, and used the latter's body as a shield to kick Zou Baiqiu, who was coming to kill him.

Zou Baiqiu saw his friend dead in front of him. , was very sad and angry, and he definitely couldn't bear to destroy his body anymore, so he immediately deflected the blade and caught Liu Wusheng's body with his hand.

But at this moment, the "village leader" had already. He came from behind with a knife.

Zou Baiqiu heard the sound of the blade breaking through the wind, and hurriedly pushed Liu Wusheng's body aside and turned around to kill him. The sword technique was powerful and heavy, as fast as thunder, and the power was really impressive. Suddenly, three swords were struck.

Although the "village leader" had already used all his strength to strike, he could no longer "do it". "acted", but could only barely parry and did not gain the upper hand.

But... now it is not a one-on-one fight, nor is it a fight in an open place, but a two-pair fight in a small space. One.

Zou Baiqiu finished his three strikes and was about to pursue him when the woman attacked him from the side.

This woman’s body was elegant, her fists were strong and her skills were strong. She is better than the "village leader"; although she is still not as good as Zou Baiqiu, she can still force him to retreat with a few moves.

And the gap between these few moves is enough - enough for the "village leader". "The lime powder was used.

There is no doubt that these bandits have no martial ethics. Let alone lime powder, they also used more poisonous methods.

Yesterday when Liu and Zou made a high-profile announcement in the city that they would go to the mountains to pick a village, the bandits had their eyes and ears in the city. The news was passed on. If they had come overnight, perhaps this group of people would not have been fully prepared, but after they waited all night, everything had been arranged outside.

Those bandits are indeed just as the people said, they are just a mob. Even if they all come together, they will not be able to do anything to Liu and Zou.Threatened, so the two men in the room simply ordered their minions to surrender after a little resistance, further relaxing the vigilance of the two heroes.

Then, the two bandit leaders used the inertial thinking of Liu and Zou to stage this drama here.

Although there are many bandits in the world, there are not many female bandit leaders. Beautiful and extremely cunning female bandit leaders are even rarer.

This woman has taken care of everything. Even if Liu Wusheng hadn’t untied her right away, she would have been able to break free herself; what she and her accomplices have to wait for is just a final It's just the right time.

Today Liu Wusheng and Zou Baiqiu were killed here. They can’t say they were unjust, they could only say it was their fate...

This is how the world is, it doesn’t mean you have the strength to do something. It can definitely be done. As long as there are one or two unexpected factors, the strong will most likely die in the hands of the weak.

Zou Baiqiu, who was blinded by lime powder, soon followed in Liu Wusheng's footsteps.

Let us assume afterwards that if Zou Baiqiu could decisively exit the room when he saw Liu Wusheng being captured, abandon his companions and run away immediately, then maybe he and Liu Wusheng would still have a chance to survive. Because the bandits might worry that he would ask the master to come back and leave Liu Wusheng's life as a hostage.

Unfortunately, he is not that kind of character, and he does not have the quick wit to settle this account in a hurry.

Looking at the two fallen corpses at his feet, the "village leader" was silent for two seconds, put away his knife, and said to the woman: "Second sister, what should I do next?"

The woman, the second in charge here, didn’t even look at the dead body on the ground, so she said to the third child: "Just bury it, will it stink in the house?"

"Uh..." The third master paused and then said, "I mean...get rid of these two people, there won't be any trouble, right?"

"It's okay, neither are these two. If you are someone you can't afford to offend, you won't die at the hands of you and me." The woman replied, "Besides, my eldest brother will be back in a few days, and even if there is someone more powerful than them. What can I do if someone comes to my door?"

"Yeah...that makes sense." The third master nodded, "Then I'll release those guys first and let them carry them."< /p>

"Wait a minute."

"Second sister, do you have any other orders?"

"Tsk... drag them out first and cut off their heads." Ah, what if you're still angry... Also, you haven't searched for anything valuable on them yet."

"Oh! Yes, the second sister is right, huh... ...Look at my brain."

The third child said, dragging the bodies of Liu and Zou out with a smile.

While he was skillfully cutting off his head outside, the "second sister" lazily walked to the bedside, picked up a few clothes and put them on, and muttered: "Huh... big... "Xia, is it so easy to be a hero?"