Qin Shijie, who returned home, ate the food cooked by his mother after a long absence, and looked at the happy picture of the family, and his heart was warm.

After eating a warm dinner, Qin Shijie couldn't wait to take out the various gifts he brought back this time from the mustard seed bag.

The younger siblings were amazed to see him conjure up a lot of things out of thin air, and even the parents were shocked, they knew the value of a mustard seed bag.

Then Qin Shijie explained the function of the mustard seed bag to his younger brothers and sisters, which attracted their envy.

The next day, after knowing that Qin Shijie had returned from the imperial capital, many people from the Qin family came to visit the door. Especially when Qin Shijie saw those partners he hadn't seen for a long time, he was even more happy.

Since Qin Shijie returned to Qinjia Village, and now it is the end of the year, everyone is preparing for the upcoming Holy Spirit Festival, and the whole village is lively.

Qin Shijie also told Qin Shiye and his partners about the prosperity of the imperial capital and the various deeds of Mingqing Academy, and suddenly aroused bursts of envy.

Five days after Qin Shijie returned to Qinjia Village, it was the Holy Spirit Festival on the mainland. After a lively reunion meal, the next day, he and his friends in the village went to Wushan County.

Holy Spirit Day is a very big festival in Kyushu, and at the time of this festival, grand celebrations are held in every place.

In the past, when they were young, Qin Shijie and the others would occasionally follow the adults to Wushan County to hang out. But now that they are all sixteen years old, they are already adults, so this time more than a dozen of them went to Wushan County together.

Wushan County was the southernmost southeastern county of the Pingtang Empire, next to the adjacent Pingyang County, which was the most important county of the empire in the south.

If Pingyang County is compared to a giant tiger guarding the south, then Wushan County is the flying wings of a giant tiger, so Wushan County has the reputation of Tiger Wing County.

Although Gosan County is not as beautiful as Red River City, it is also a very large city, and various grand celebrations are being held in the city. Qin Shijie and his party were dazzled and happy.

Toad Peak cottage.

At this time, in the cottage hall, a mighty man with leopard eyes and eyebrows and a beard full of stubble opened his eyes angrily after listening to Huang San's report, and smashed a table next to him with one palm. He shouted, "Who is it? Who killed my son!"

Huang San said again and again: "The owner of the village is a handsome young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a set of exquisite warrior costumes. Presumably a student of a martial arts academy. ”

Ma Yuankun shouted angrily: "A yellow-haired boy, no matter who it is, I will let him die without a place to be buried! Check! You guys get out of here and check with me! Get out!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."Huang Sanyi roared out of the hall. Then he gathered all the mountain bandits and scattered out of the cottage.

Two days later, Huang San came back to report all the news he had heard. He said to Ma Yuankun: "Village master, the most reliable news is that there is a warrior in Qinjia Village, more than two hundred miles away. According to the news that the brothers heard, there was a genius martial artist in Qinjia Village who was studying at the martial arts academy in the imperial capital, and he had just returned from the imperial capital a few days ago. And when you go back to Qinjia Village from the imperial capital, you must pass through the Toad Peak Pass. I suspect that it was this person who killed the young master. ”

When Ma Yuankun heard Huang San's report, he gritted his teeth for a while. shouted: "Whether it is or not, you will know if you catch it first and ask." I don't care if he is the martial arts academy in the imperial capital, and he will be killed as such. Also, put their whole village in the fence, and I want the whole village to bury my son!"

Huang San was about to turn his head and go out, when Ma Yuankun smiled again: "No! it's too cheap to kill them." I'm going to sell them all to the Binyang Empire and be slaves for generations!"

At this time, it was the morning of one day in Qinjia Village, and the villagers did not realize that the great danger was approaching.

Suddenly, shouts and killings rang out from all sides of the village. The bandits deliberately shouted loudly to drive the villagers to concentrate in case someone escaped, and deliberately slowed down.

In such a killing world, the villagers of Qinjia Village reacted very quickly, no matter where they were, or what housework they were doing, they quickly put down what they were doing, and quickly gathered in the clan ancestral hall in the village, while the young and middle-aged people rushed to the various defensive positions around the ancestral hall with various weapons in hand. The ancestral hall wall of Qinjia Village is high and thick, and it is the best place for the villagers to defend against external damage.

Not long after the villagers gathered at the ancestral hall, the mountain bandits had gathered at the ancestral hall from all directions and besieged the ancestral hall. This time, more than 400 people from Toad Peak Cottage poured out of the nest, more than 100 young and middle-aged people in Qinjia Village, plus more than 200 women who have cultivated and fought since childhood, and there is a big gap in strength.

In front of the main gate of the ancestral hall, Ma Yuankun led a group of people and shouted: "Who is in charge of Qinjia Village?"

On the upper floor of the ancestral hall, the village chief Qin Shouxian led a group of young men to wait and replied: "I am Qin Shouxian, the village chief of this village." I don't know what you're doing in our village. ”

Ma Yuankun shook out a portrait and asked, "Is this person from your village?"

The villagers raised their eyes to look at the unfolded portrait, but found that it was Qin Shijie's portrait. Qin Shou asked first: "This is indeed from our village." What the hell do you want to do?"

"What for. This person killed my son, killed people to pay for his life, and paid back the blood debt!" Ma Yuankun shouted angrily.

"This—" The villagers were stunned, skeptical. Qin Shou said first: "Impossible. Shijie has just come back, how can he kill your son. And he is not in the village now. ”

Ma Yuankun snorted coldly, and was about to make a move, when Huang San behind him whispered: "Village master, two days ago, there was indeed a group of young people in Qin Shicun who went to Wushan County, and it is estimated that that kid is really not there." You see...?"

Ma Yuankun rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and then turned to Qin Shouxian and shouted: "Since you are not here, you will send two people to find that kid back immediately." Otherwise, my Toad Peak will definitely wash your village in blood!" he said, pointing to Qin Shixin and a young man standing next to Qin Chuangmin. said: "Just those two boys." If you don't get that kid back. You know the consequences!"

The villagers discussed for a while, but in the end they couldn't, so they had to send Qin Shixin and the young man Qin Shixu to Wushan County.

At this time, in Wushan County, Qin Shijie and the others didn't know what happened in Qinjia Village, and they were still wandering around with great interest.

When they watched this year's spring enlightenment in the place where the county town was opened, Qin Shixin finally found them.

After looking at Qin Shixin, they told everything that happened. Qin Shijie and the others were also shocked. Qi Shixin said: "Brother, father, they told me to tell you, you must not take risks, if you can't move the rescuers, tell me to leave with you." ”

They're just a bunch of powerless teenagers, and where are they going to move to the rescuers? The army of Wushan County would not care about such a thing at all.

After that, they had to hurry back to Qinjia Village. When I returned to the vicinity of Qinjia Village, it was already completely dark.

Qinjia Village was quiet at night, and it was only in the ancestral hall in the center of the village that there were bursts of shouting. The mountain bandits sat around the campfires, roasting meat and drinking wine.

Qin Shijie and the others hid in a house not far from the ancestral hall, looking at the ancestral hall. After seeing that the mountain bandits had not yet attacked, and the villagers were not harmed, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking around a few times, Qin Shijie saw Huang San sitting by a bonfire. His brow furrowed, and he reacted. Before, he was still wondering why there were mountain bandits who came to besiege the village at this time, but after seeing Huang San's face, he reacted, it should be the mountain bandit he encountered before.

Unexpectedly, he had a wrong thought and let those people go, which caused the dangerous situation that Qinjia Village is encountering now. Thinking of this, Qin Shijie couldn't help gritting his teeth and clenching his fists.

Qin Shijie turned his head to the teenagers next to him and said, "The current situation is very unfavorable for us. The enemy is outnumbered, and we alone will not be of much use. Only by uniting the villagers in the ancestral hall can we defeat them. ”

The teenagers nodded, Qin Shijie was the strongest person among them, and everyone naturally took him as the leader.

Qin Shijie continued: "It's just that the people in the ancestral hall probably didn't have time to get their weapons, and there shouldn't be a lot of weapons. So, we had to have someone bring the weapons into the ancestral hall and tell the villagers about the plan. ”

"In this way, now everyone scatters and collects all the weapons and hunting bows in each house. Later, we will take the opportunity to attack the ancestral hall. Be very careful when collecting weapons so that they don't get discovered. ”

Hearing Qin Shijie's suggestion, everyone unanimously agreed, and soon dispersed. They went to collect their own weapons.

After more than half an hour, everyone returned to their original hiding place. I saw that the people were either carrying a few bows and carrying a few bundles of arrows, or holding a few swords, and the weapons were all collected.

Qin Shijie said: "The current ancestral hall is surrounded by mountain bandits, and we don't have much chance. A few people need to go outside the village to light a fire and beat gongs and drums loudly, etc., so we will make a sound to attract some of the enemy out. Shixin, you four little ones go out and do this, be careful. ”

Qin Shixin nodded a few times and said, "Brother, don't worry, we are very familiar with the terrain in the village, and we won't be caught." ”

After Qin Shixin and the others left, Qin Shijie pointed to a few people and said, "After the gongs and drums outside sounded and the enemy dispersed some, the eight of you who were not martial artists entered the ancestral hall with weapons." ”

Qin Shijie turned his head to the other people and said, "Shiye, you six martial artists will attack the mountain bandits with me, it would be better if you could kill the bandit leader." ”

Everyone nodded, ready for their own work.