Chai Qi, this name he has been using for twenty-four years. He didn't know why the master had chosen this name for him, and he didn't care about it, the name seemed to him just a title.

Whenever he woke up from a nightmare in the middle of the night, he would always pick up the food placed at the head of the bed and stuff it into his stomach desperately, even if his stomach was already swollen, as if this was the only way to alleviate the fear in his heart.

It is said that it is the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, in the vast countryside, the farmers are only able to eat enough, and the year-round work, excluding the rent and the next year's grain, is only left with the family's rations.

That year, I don't remember what year it was, there was a big drought in the county, patches of crops died, and my parents had too few tears to save the crops in the field.

The family's food stock is getting smaller and smaller, his parents have fallen one after another, his brothers and sisters have also given the only remaining food to themselves, the legendary relief has not waited, in order to survive can only leave his hometown, he does not remember how far he has walked, and now that he thinks about it, a six-year-old doll can't go far......

When he woke up, there was only his master by his side, and although the master was a little stricter, he fed himself and taught himself kung fu so that he would never go hungry. In his mind, the master is the best master.

Tonight, the master gave himself another task, to go to an ancestral hall in a small town to the west to pick up something.

He had been in the old locust tree for almost two hours, and the town had gradually fallen silent from the noise of the evening, and the big yellow dogs in the street had gone back to their dens.

"It's time to get started!"

Chai Qi jumped and fell into the shadow of the opposite corner, landing silently.

Walking in the shadows of courtyards, fences, and trees, the night clothes on his body are specially made and coated with a medicinal powder that can eliminate odors, so as to avoid the dog's sense of smell.

Years of hard work in light skills did not make the slightest sound except for a breeze, and the layout of the town had been figured out as early as a few days ago during a disguised visit.

Chai Qi has done this kind of task more than once, when stepping on the spot, he only uses the gap when he walks in the corner to change clothes, and can only take a day to remember all the layout, as well as to investigate the hidden stakes that may be stored in zài. After stepping on the point, it took a few days before he started to act, and his cautious style has kept him alive until now.

The courtyard in front of him was the target, Chai Qi slowed down, and he was relieved that he didn't find the hidden pile along the way, it seems that this mission should be easier.

Chai Qi did not let his guard down because of this, and the experience of many failures told him that it was often a lax guide at the last moment. After secretly observing outside the courtyard for another quarter of an hour, there was only one young man in the main hall, looking at his figure and steps, Chai Qi concluded that he did not know martial arts, and it should be easy to solve.

After repeatedly confirming that there was no threat in the hospital, Chai Qi chose to act.

Climbing over the courtyard wall and slowly approaching the main hall, the back of the young man's head was enlarged in Chai Qi's pupils......

"Cub Cub, are you doing drama in the shelf?" a rich old man's voice sounded in Chai Qi's ears in a local dialect of Yuzhang.

"Oh no, it's been discovered!" Chai Qi kicked his legs back sharply, and pounced on the young man with his strength.

This old man was not noticed by himself until he spoke up, which showed that the old man's kung fu was far more advanced than himself, and only by restraining this young man could he have a chance to live.

"Boy, you dare!" The old man found Chai Qi's intention in a moment, his right hand slowly stretched out from behind him, and pressed towards Chai Qi's side waist, Chai Qi only felt a strong wind coming, the muscles in his waist couldn't help but tremble, the contraction of the muscles was only half completed, and the body involuntarily flew to the side, and when he was about to land, Chai Qi struggled to the ground with his hand, and his body jumped on the wall with his strength, and disappeared into the night with a few ups and downs.

Only after walking away did a mouthful of blood spurt out.

"Uncle Wu, why are you putting down such a heavy hand?" the young man's flat voice sounded.

"Hehe, I didn't want to hit him, just drive him away, who would have thought that this kid wanted to do something to the young master, so he had to make a move in a hurry. But this kid's kung fu is quite good, and he didn't die after a slap. The old man said slowly, as if he had just slapped away a fly.

"Young Master, those people are getting more and more restless. ”

"It's okay, my father and grandfather are here!"

Seeing the young man's attitude, the old man could only sigh deeply.

"Uncle Wu, why do you say?" the young man still didn't hold back.

"Young master, the old slave doesn't know much about the affairs of the family, but the old man and the old man are both first-class smart people, and their choice will not be wrong. The old man said thoughtfully.

"But I've been bullied to the doorstep of others, don't you fight back?"

"This, the old slave doesn't know. ”

……

On Nanpu Street, the temple fair is close to its climax, and after a while, there will be a grand parade of lights. The monks of Fugen Temple will dress up and parade around the main roads in the vicinity before returning to the square in front of the temple to preach the Dharma.

During the whole process, flowers are spread on the ground, chariots are accompanied, and various Bodhisattva-like lanterns will shock the eyes of the public, which is extremely luxurious.

I just don't know how many sentient beings these Buddhas can do.

On the second floor of an inn near Nanpu Street, several middle-aged men dressed in fast clothes gathered in a room facing the street, the window was closed, and through the shutters on the window, the sharp eyes of the leading man stared at a small courtyard across the street.

The small courtyard is ordinary, and there is not the slightest light in such a sleepless night today, and the owner's house seems to have already fallen asleep.

"Hao Zhutou, the brothers have laid an ambush, when will we start moving?" asked a man who had just entered the house.

The man at the head retracted his gaze looking out of the window, turned around and said sternly to the brothers: "The brothers are all here, and I won't hide it from everyone, the guy opposite is not an ordinary thief, but a water bandit on Changshan Island in Poyang Lake." ”

"What??, the water bandits on Changshan Island?" After listening to Hao Zhutou's words, the crowd was shocked and speechless.

You must know that the water bandits on Changshan Island are not ordinary fierce, not to mention robbing past merchant ships, whenever the off-season of business travel will rush ashore to rob the surrounding prefectures and counties, which is a heart disease of the government. The successive Yuzhang Taishou all wanted to solve this heart disease once and for all.

However, it sent troops to suppress it several times, and each time it was defeated, and gradually the government acquiesced in its existence.

However, this group of water bandits was also rampant on Poyang Lake, and I really didn't expect them to dare to go deep into the shore to come to this Yuzhang City.

This is also where Hao Zhutou has always wondered, this group of bandits are unprofitable and can't afford to be early, what kind of huge profits can make these bandits willing to take such a big risk to go deep into Yuzhang City?

A month ago, there were frequent cases of theft of large households in the city, and Hao Zhutou was ordered by the county to investigate the matter. I thought that it was a big thief who was passing by to pay for the road expenses, but I thought that even if I couldn't beat it at that time, I would be able to "send them out" with a little bit of fame added to the rivers and lakes.

But as the investigation deepened, they actually found this gang of bandits. The intuition of handling the case for many years may not be simple.

"Big brother, isn't the army here to do the matter of suppressing bandits?" asked a man beside Hao Zhutou.

"I went to ask General Zhou Ying, and he said that it is the army's business to protect the territory and the people, and it is the Yamen's business to arrest thieves. ”

"Fuck it! Is this an ordinary thief? Their army has exterminated people who have been exterminated so many times, let us catch them quickly, even if we catch them, we may still score half of them in the end, they have a good calculation!"

"That's enough! It's over, and it's useless to talk about it. Everyone understands now, those on the other side are outlaws, let's rush over today, and it depends on God how many are left in the end. Let's talk about the ugly things ahead, if there are people who don't want to go, stand up now, I don't blame him, it's okay to leave a few people, and finally there is a person who collects the corpses of everyone. ”

After speaking, he looked at the group of brothers in front of him, although the tense atmosphere filled the whole room, but no one bowed his head.

"Boss, what are you talking about! Our old brothers have been with you for so many years, and we have never done less things from birth to death, aren't there just a few bandits, what are you afraid of!"

"That is, those bandits also have some skills in the water, and they don't all become soft-footed shrimp when they come ashore. ”

The crowd spoke out as if doing so would alleviate some of their fears.

"Okay, everyone, go and get ready, and follow my orders before acting. ”

While the crowd was about to discuss, no one noticed that a black shadow floated into the small courtyard and went straight to the cellar in the backyard.

"Who is it?"

The cellar was brightly lit, and several men were drinking wine and eating meat in large bowls, and a sudden soft sound alarmed a big man near the exit, who hurriedly touched the blade beside him and got up on alert.

"It's me!" a deep voice sounded.

"It turned out to be Brother Chai, why didn't I make a sound when I said walking!"

Chai Qi pretended not to hear the ridicule in the words of the big man, and calmly walked in front of the man at the head, there was not much time left, the old man's palm just now had already smashed his internal organs, it was the master's medicine that made him survive until now, and these troubles must be cleared, and the master must not be left in trouble.

"Second master, how are you harvesting these days?" Chai Qi tried his best to calm his voice, and every step forward was accompanied by severe pain.

"What's the gain! These days I stay in this cellar every day, like a mouse, suffocating to death!" Although the second master said this, the smile on his face could not be erased.

He is the second boss on Changshan Island, he has known this Chai Qi for some years, and he has done several big deals together, and he is still a good person. A few days ago, he came to the island and said that there was a big deal, so he took his henchmen to accompany him to this Yuzhang City, and after entering the city, Chai Qi took out some drawings, all of which were places where the big families in the city hid treasures, and it was with these drawings that they could easily steal a lot of property from these big families. Today is the agreed handover day, and the second master didn't think much about it, he knew Chai Qi's skills, and he just thought about the means of unloading the mill and killing the donkey.

The second master took out a bag from behind him and handed it to Chai Qi.

Chai Qi's left hand grabbed the wrist of the second master, his right hand shook rapidly, a flash of light flashed in the eyes of the second master, and a sharp soft sword pierced the throat of the second master.

This qiē happened in an instant, Chai Qi's figure just blocked the sight of everyone behind, and when Chai Qi pulled out the long sword from the throat of the second master, everyone behind could hold the blade tightly.

Turning around with a sword, only a bright light flashed on the wall, like a bolt of lightning. The men behind him collapsed, spurting only a trace of blood from their throats.

After using this trick, Chai Qi spit out another mouthful of blood, sat down on the ground, got up with difficulty, quickly cleaned up his bloodstains, and came to the entrance to retrieve the incense that was placed just now, this incense is colorless and odorless, will not make people faint, and is a rare neurotoxin, after smelling, it will make people react a little sluggish between the fierce, which is most suitable for masters to compete, and it is also a secret medicine unique to the master. There must not be the slightest clue to be left behind.

After doing a qiē, Chai Qi walked his legs, which had already begun to tremble, and disappeared into the night......