Kaiyuan City is just a little-known small city, if it is not located in the rich land of the south of the Yangtze River, the city is very prosperous and rich, but I am afraid that it is really not famous.

The north of the whole Kaiyuan city is the city lord's mansion, and the west is the yamen. A Chang'an street extends from the front of the city lord's mansion to the south gate of Kaiyuan City, and most of the streets along the street are occupied by officials and magnates, or mansions and chambers of commerce, or restaurants and brothels, and so on, and gradually converge into the most prosperous center of Kaiyuan City.

Of course, no matter how prosperous a city is, there is also a corner of decay. The southeast of the capital is where the poor people live.

Dirty bazaars, simple houses, sheep houses, pigsties, chicken coops, vegetable fields, cheap prostitutes, hidden death row prisoners, it seems that even the sky is dim and you can't see it clearly.

All the aspects of Kaiyuan City that are difficult to get into the elegant hall are all gathered here, bustling, groggy, and not seeing the light of day.

In this area, there is a butcher surnamed Wang, whose pork has been spread out for many years, because the price is really kind, and the business has always been good. When he was a little older, he got a baby son, named Wang Meng, who he always took with him, just hoping that he could compete for his luck in the future and inherit his shop.

Wang Xiaozi is also a good one, and he can help his father take care of his business when he is a teenager. But the time didn't last long, and Old Man Wang went without saying a word. There is nothing wrong with him usually, except for one of his favorite drinks, that is, he drank too much wine and fell into the river on the way home, and when he fished it up at dawn the next day, his corpse was soaked white.

After losing his pillar and his family's conditions deteriorating, Wang Meng had no choice but to start the butcher shop business alone.

His mother is not in good health, and the family is supported by him, but with a shop to earn money, he is not so hard. In the early years, his father had ordered him a family affair, and the other party was a lonely girl, but she was virtuous and kind-hearted, even after the old man Wang left, he did not put forward the statement of regretting marriage, but helped everywhere, and Wang Meng gradually developed some good feelings towards the girl.

However, nine times out of ten, things in the world will not be satisfactory.

One day when Wang Meng was satisfied with the status quo, when he came back from going out, he was greeted by a messy shop and an old mother who was lying on the spot.

"It's all done by the people of the Nangong family, alas, it's a pity......"

The people around gathered together and muttered to watch the excitement, but no one dared to come forward to comfort them.

Wang Meng learned from their discussion in a few words that it was originally someone from the Nangong family who passed by here, and somehow fell in love with his fiancée's beauty, and wanted to take her away forcibly, but he didn't expect that this old woman with bad eyes would stop her again and again, and finally kill her.

But it's not surprising that one person died. There are countless people dying all the time in the world, the southeast corner is mixed, there are all kinds of people from three religions and nine streams, and there are also things like murder and overselling goods from time to time, so it is really normal to die an elderly woman here.

The onlookers slowly dispersed, leaving Wang Meng alone to his knees in the ruins.

He found a cart and loaded his mother's body into the cart and carried it out of the city for burial.

As he left the city, a cold drizzle fell from the sky, whipping him like a needle. The rain was cool, cold to the bone. When night fell, he knelt in front of the pile of graves and wept bitterly.

He is just an ordinary butcher, he doesn't even know the simplest moves, how can he take revenge on the Nangong family who dominates the rivers and lakes. What's more, the person who killed his mother was just an ordinary member of the Nangong family.

The government is unwilling to ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and they are unwilling to face the Nangong family, they will only turn a blind eye to this kind of trivial matter as if it never happened, and Wang Meng has no way to take them. And if he only relies on his own ability to take revenge, he who doesn't know martial arts, I'm afraid he won't even be able to beat the servants in the Nangong Mansion.

Revenge is easier said than done.

"I can help you." A voice came from behind the side.

Wang Meng turned around and saw a figure hidden in the cloak, and it seemed that he was not young when he heard the voice.

"I can help you, I also have a grudge against the Nangong family." The man said again.

Wang Meng believed him and followed him and began to practice martial arts.

What kind of enmity that person had with the Nangong family, he didn't ask, and the man didn't say. only knew that his talent was limited, and his age had gone up, but his martial arts had not improved, and he did not have the ability to take revenge on the Nangong family, so he paid attention to Wang Meng.

The missing fiancée was found two days later in a mass grave.

When she was found, she was naked/naked, and her death was miserable, and it can be seen that she was □□ and died before she was born. Wang Meng buried her beside her mother's grave without saying a word, and began to study martial arts more diligently.

He is already more than ten years old, and in terms of common sense, this age is a bit old, and he is not so suitable for martial arts. But he has excellent roots, good understanding, and is a real martial arts wizard, and within two years, he has been able to draw with the mysterious person who taught him martial arts at the beginning.

After a few more years, by the time he reached the age of twenty, his martial arts could already be regarded as superb.

As soon as the long knife came out, even the mysterious person who taught him kung fu did not dare to plunder its edge.

It's time for revenge.

He gently wiped the long knife made by the famous craftsman with a cloth, and his eyes were full of hatred.

It was another rainy night, and he stood in front of the gate of Nangong's house.

In the village, the sheng flute is in full swing, and the people who are happy do not know that death is near. The clansmen of the Nangong family found such a strange person standing in front of the villa, and were about to step forward to scold, but at this moment, the king moved violently.

His figure was as fast as lightning, and he had already taken off the enemy's head with a swing of his hand.

Blood splattered everywhere, and he stepped into the village step by step with the blood of the enemy. I thought, killing people is such a simple thing, what is the difference between killing people and killing pigs?

He was red-eyed, his long knife flipped over, and he kept reaping human lives like a straw.

By the time they stopped, all fifty-eight members of the Nangong family had been killed, and their bodies were separated, without exception.

He looked at the white belly of the fish in the sky, took a light breath, and left with a knife.

The news of the slaughter of the Nangong family soon spread all over the rivers and lakes, and everyone was shocked for a while, and some people began to order to pursue Wang Meng, suspecting that he had entered the Demon Dao and was the remnant of the Demon Sect that was destroyed many years ago.

Wang Meng's martial arts are extremely high, and ordinary people can't hurt him, but if he encounters a siege, it will be difficult for him to please. It was during such a siege that he was wounded, and then met the Situ and Li couples, who were out.

"Young man, you are not on the right path, if you continue like this, you will go mad." Mr. Li said to him gently.

After the couple rescued him, they took him to a nearby mountain temple.

Wang Meng was a little uncomfortable with him, so he asked, "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

"There is a problem with the sword technique you practice, the more you practice, the more ferocious you become, and those who are not firm in their minds will lose themselves in endless killing, and eventually go mad." Mr. Li shook his head and said with emotion, "The person who taught you this knife technique is afraid that he also has bad intentions. ”

Wang Meng didn't know whether to believe him or not, but he also knew that something was wrong with him now, and in the long run, even if he didn't encounter an enemy, he himself would collapse and disintegrate.

Mr. and Mrs. Li left him in the mountain temple, and asked a respected master to teach him Buddha and Zen for him, helping him get rid of his demons as soon as possible, and came forward to settle the chase on the rivers and lakes for him, giving him a new identity.

Wang Meng was puzzled, they had never met, why did the other party help him so far.

"If you want to help, you can help, how can there be so many reasons." Mr. Li smiled, "Perhaps, you reminded me of a friend many years ago, but unfortunately no one helped him at that time." ”

When he said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Young man, you don't have to worry, we don't want anything from you. ”

Wang Meng shook his head and said: "I have never liked to owe others, if you help me today, even if I owe you a favor, he will definitely repay you one day." ”

Mr. and Mrs. Li only smiled and did not speak.

When parting, Mrs. Li said: "My husband and wife have opened a small inn, if you are free, you can come at any time." ”

Wang Meng answered, but he didn't take it to heart.

After many years of absence, he was once full of anger, and he has retreated from the edge of his whole body and has become low-key and gentle again. Although he and Mr. and Mrs. Li never met again, they exchanged letters from time to time, and they became friends unconsciously. When I got the news of Mr. and Mrs. Li again, the two of them had passed away, and only one adopted daughter was left to inherit the inn, and it was difficult to run it alone.

Wang Meng remembered the favor that had not yet been paid off, and heard that someone had hit the shopkeeper of this inn, frowned, and finally decided to make a trip himself.

In the city, he took down the letter of appointment posted by Su Muxian and followed Hu Xiaodie to the Jianghu Inn.

Facing the girl's puzzled eyes, he scratched his head and smiled harmlessly: "Shopkeeper Xiaosu, I'm here to apply." ”