"Doctor Zhang, you know the boss here very well. Chen Yichen picked up the teapot and filled the teacups of the three people.

"Sort of, I've known each other for more than 20 years, since he took over this inn, I will live here every time I come to Liuhua Town. Now, they're all old. Dr. Zhang took a sip of the teacup, couldn't help sighing, and said, "With the years, people are not forgiving." ”

"Come on, I've been on the road for a day, and I'm hungry. The shopkeeper put the food brought from the back kitchen on the table, turned to the counter and took out two pots of old wine, sat down at the same table with the three of them, and said to Dr. Zhang: "These are two pots of old wine that are treasured by the old man, and I specially keep them for you." ”

The shopkeeper had already taken the cover and closed the door panel. The four people in the house chatted while eating, saying that it was four people, Chen Yichen and Li Wanwan couldn't interject at all, but despite this, the two still listened to it with relish, and they couldn't imagine that the outside world was so exciting.

There was a knocking sound outside the door, and someone outside the door said, "Is the store there?"

Everyone was stunned, and the shopkeeper turned his head to look at the shopkeeper who was dozing off on the counter, and said, "Second son, go and open the door." ”

A middle-aged man standing outside the door, dressed in a robe, saw the door of the store open, clenched his fists with both hands, clenched a sword in his fist, and said apologetically: "Shopkeeper, there is a lot of trouble, just because I first came to the treasure land, the road is unfamiliar and I missed the hour, and I hope that the store will be convenient." ”

"The guest officer is polite, it is our honor for the guest officer to come to the shop, and a few guest officers are invited. The shopkeeper got out of the way and welcomed the people outside the door.

A group of five people entered the hall in an orderly manner, each wearing a sword with him, except for the middle-aged man, the other four were all in their twenties, and it was not difficult to see that the person who spoke was the head of the five.

While waiting for Xiao Er's arrangement, the middle-aged man had no intention of turning his head and looked at Chen Yichen with four eyes. The man was slightly stunned, the shock on his face flashed, and he looked at Chen Yichen carefully, and a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes. He clasped his fists with his hands to Chen Yichen and nodded with a smile. Chen Yichen was stunned for a while, and subconsciously learned from the other party's appearance, clasped his hands into fists, and nodded, but the nodding looked a bit like a chicken pecking rice.

The five of them followed the shopkeeper upstairs, and Chen Yichen felt that his face was hot. Fortunately, the other three didn't pay attention to his demeanor, but for Chen Yichen, this should be a martial arts master. He had heard General Li say that when some martial artists walked the rivers and lakes, they had weapons that they carried with them.

"Shopkeeper, these are all Jianghu people, it seems that the business of your inn is not bad. Dr. Zhang took the wine glass and drank it all, looked at the backs of several people who disappeared at the staircase, and said slowly: "You have made a fortune all these years." ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper shook his head again and again, looked around, and after making sure that there were no outsiders, he leaned forward, lowered his voice and said: "These few people are very polite just now, it is rare to meet such people in the past, but there are many recently, and there will be some arrogant people." In addition, in the past two months, the number of outsiders in Liuhua Town has increased dramatically, and the army of the imperial court is stationed hundreds of miles away, so I am afraid that there will be a war between the two countries. ”

"No, it won't. Hearing this, Dr. Zhang frowned, sighed helplessly, and said: "Hasn't it been decades since the two countries stopped fighting, how can the flames of war be ignited again?

"Alas, how can the common people control the major affairs of the military state, let it be left to fate. However, it is rumored that some people are secretly sowing discord between the two countries in order to obtain ulterior motives. The shopkeeper drank all the wine in the cup and said, "I have lived most of my life, and I only hope that the old man can spend his last years in peace." ”

Although the room prepared by the owner of the store is not large, it is enough for Chen Yichen, and the sleeping place does not need to be too big, and a smaller space will give him a sense of security. Although I had been in the carriage for a day, when I was lying in bed, I became more excited when I looked at the moonlight outside. The middle-aged man I had seen in the hall kept coming to my head, walking the world with a sword, perhaps this is the martial arts dream that every teenager has.

Think about it, I have been practicing martial arts with General Li for more than three years, and now I am also a martial arts master? When will I be able to have a competent weapon? Where has Chen Yichen seen real martial arts, and mistakenly thinks that his daily exercise is kung fu. It can be said very bluntly that General Li's kung fu was only learned during the army's drills, and under the hands of these Jianghu people, it is estimated that one move is enough to choke.

Cranky thoughts made Chen Yichen even more excited, sitting on the bed leaning against the wall, fantasizing about his dream of martial arts. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed in front of him, and before he could react, a second black shadow flashed. I'm not dazzled. After a brief hesitation, the third figure flashed by.

Chen Yichen jumped out of bed with a carp, although he learned one and a half moves for three years, but his physique has been greatly improved by running in the mountains all year round, and his movements are naturally much faster than ordinary people.

The room where Chen Yichen lives is in the backyard, several bungalows side by side, next door is Li Wanwan's room, and next door to Li Wanwan is Dr. Zhang. At this time, the night was late, the moon was hanging high, and Dr. Zhang and Li Wanwan had already fallen asleep. The sound of the insects coming out of the whole yard was silent.

Chen Yichen leaned against the crack in the door and looked out, and three black shadows stood in the corner, not knowing what they were gesturing. I saw that the three of them nodded at the same time, and suddenly jumped up, and the whole person flew up in the air and landed silently on the roof of the second floor.

Flying eaves walk on the wall, this is the snitch of the rivers and lakes. This was Chen Yichen's first reaction, just because General Li once said that there would be snitches in the rivers and lakes who would sneak into the room in the middle of the night to make money and kill them. Thinking of this, Chen Yichen's heart beat faster, and he unconsciously became nervous, looked around the room, and couldn't find a suitable weapon, so he subconsciously clenched his fists.

For Chen Yichen, it would be better if they weren't snitches, and if they were, it would be to risk their lives to protect their fiancées. What's more, before coming to Liuhua Town, he personally promised everyone that he would definitely bring Wanwan back safely. This is the reason why Chen Yichen was favored by General Li. The promises made will be carried out with great effort.

A bright light flashed, and Chen Yichen realized that the three of them had drawn their blades at some point, and they looked cold in the moonlight. At this moment, Chen Yichen's heart was struggling.

General Li once said that the chivalrous warriors of the rivers and lakes would draw their swords to help each other when they saw injustice, and such an injustice was encountered by himself today, but how did he draw his sword to help? At this time, where did he have time to think, and the three people on the roof did not hesitate for a moment, one leaned over the eaves with his feet barbed, and his body hung upside down from the window.

Chen Yichen, who was in a hurry, rushed out of the door and shouted: "Bold thief, dare to be presumptuous here." ”

If it's really an ordinary little thief, this sentence may have some effect. For the three people hanging upside down under the eaves, just the broken throat already knew that the people in the courtyard were not to be afraid. But this sudden remark is likely to alarm the people in the room, and only one person lowered his voice and said, "Up." Without the slightest hesitation, the three of them flipped in the air and broke through the window.

The windows shattered in response, and the broken windows had not yet fallen to the ground, and when it was too late, they saw three black shadows flying out of the house, falling to the ground fiercely, motionless. The person who was attacked in the house jumped from the window and fell to the ground lightly. This person was the middle-aged man who came to the inn later.

The middle-aged man looked at the three dead corpses on the ground with cold eyes, snorted coldly, and said, "Hmph, what a big boldness, a group of young people dare to make such a mistake." ”

Chen Yichen froze in place, all this happened so fast that he wondered if he was dreaming. It wasn't until someone brought an oil lamp that Chen Yichen saw clearly that each of the three dead bodies had a flying knife stuck in their throats.

"It's the people of Donghaimen, and this is their waist card. The four young men who followed the middle-aged man examined the dead bodies on the ground, and handed the sect waist card they were carrying to the middle-aged man.

"Hmph. The middle-aged man sneered, took the waist card and glanced at it, and threw it on the dead body. "The dignified Donghaimen would actually do such a dirty thing, claiming to be famous and decent in vain, and throwing it outside to feed the dogs. ”

At this moment, the shopkeeper has already woken up, where has he seen this kind of formation, the scene in front of him has already frightened him to sit on the ground, and his mouth keeps muttering: "What to do, what to do, what to do!"

"Don't worry, today's events have nothing to do with you. The middle-aged man took out an ingot of gold, bent over and handed it to the shopkeeper, and continued: "If the shopkeeper's house is damaged, the money will be regarded as my compensation, and I hope the shopkeeper will not refuse." ”

After dealing with all this, the middle-aged man slowly walked in front of Chen Yichen, clasped his hands into fists, and said, "In the next Zhong season, thank you Shaoxia for your help, I haven't asked Shaoxia for his name." ”

"Chen. One.. Chen..."Chen Yichen woke up like a dream, subconsciously raised his hand and hugged his fists like the other party, and was too nervous and raised his hands directly to the top of his head.

"Chen Yi?"

"No, my name is Chen Yichen. ”

"Chen Yichen, good name. Seeing Chen Yichen's embarrassment, the middle-aged man smiled slightly and continued: "Today's young man's kindness for helping each other, Zhong Mou must remember it, and he will be rewarded when he meets in the future." ”

"No.. You are welcome.. I was just.. Just stumbled upon it.. Not.. Didn't help. ”

"Chen Shaoxia is really happy, even so, Zhong Mou wants to thank Shaoxia even more. If you are someone else, I am afraid that this kind of thing will not be avoided, which shows that the chivalrous heart of the young man is admirable. ”

Just when Chen Yichen didn't know how to deal with it, he found that his eyes were gradually getting brighter, and when he was surprised, he felt a huge pull pulling him to the side, and at the same time heard the middle-aged man say, "Be careful." ”

After looking at it again, I found that tens of thousands of rockets were falling from the sky and flying everywhere, all of this came too fast, Chen Yichen was a little at a loss, and he was stupid in an instant, stunned in place and still wondering, what the hell was going on. The shopkeeper standing in the courtyard had been hit by several arrows at this time, and his dead body fell to the ground.

Chen Yichen's eyes widened, and he looked at everything in front of him in disbelief. Suddenly, like crazy, he shouted in his mouth: "Wanwan, Doctor Zhang, wake up." ”

Rushed to Li Wanwan's room, didn't take a few steps, turned around, raised his foot and was about to kick the door, that is, at this time, the door suddenly opened, Li Wanwan's figure just appeared, and Chen Yichen's feet also arrived. I saw Li Wanwan, who was originally standing in front of the door, lying on the ground all of a sudden.

"This, I ......." Chen Yichen stumbled and didn't know what to say, so he hurriedly helped the Wanwan on the ground up and said, "It's on fire outside." ”

"There was also a fire in the house. Li Wanwan got up from the ground angrily, choking on the smoke and coughing repeatedly.

The roof of the inn is made of straw, only the surrounding walls are made of loess, but the straw on the roof has been exposed to the sun all year round, and it has long dried up, and with the watering of the rain on weekdays, it has been somewhat decayed, and the rocket is fired on it, and it will soon burn.

The entire town of Liuhua was reflected by the fire as if it were daylight, and wailing all over the field. Under Zhong Ji's guidance, several people gathered under the wall, and found cover, at least the rockets fired from the air would not hurt everyone for the time being.

"What's this, what is this?" Dr. Zhang trembled and pointed to several dead bodies in the courtyard and the burning house, his face full of sadness.

"Look at the direction of the feather arrow is Yan Guo, it should be Yan Guo who attacked Liuhua Town at night and wanted to invade Da Chen. Zhong Ji frowned and continued: "I didn't expect them to move so fast. ”

Zhong Ji paused for a moment, turned his head and said to the people behind him: "Long Hu, you immediately go and inform the Dachen garrison a hundred miles away, tell them that Liuhua Town has been attacked, and send troops to reinforce it." Dragon Lion, you immediately return to the helm and inform them that the war is rekindled, so that they can prepare for the best situation. ”

"Yes. The dragon, tiger, dragon and lion responded in unison, jumped up in the air and disappeared into the flames.

The rocket lasted for a stick of incense and came to an abrupt end. At this moment, Liuhua Town has fallen into a sea of fire, corpses are everywhere, and wailing, crying and crying for help are heard all around.

"Save people, hurry up and save people. As a person in the apricot forest, Dr. Zhang's arms trembled, and he wanted to save people in danger when he took a step under his feet.

Zhong Ji grabbed Dr. Zhang's arm and said, "Senior, don't leave at this time." ”

"You, what do you mean by that. Listening to the wails around him, Dr. Zhang was so anxious that he was stopped at this time, and said excitedly: "Why are you so ruthless, watching many innocent people die. ”

"Old-timer, listen to me. After all, Zhong Ji is a person who practices martial arts, and it is easy to keep Dr. Zhang, so he continued: "Senior, believe me, the second round of attacks will be coming soon. ”

Sure enough, when it was less than half a pillar of incense, under the reflection of the firelight, you could clearly see dense feather arrows falling from the sky and falling everywhere.

Li Wanwan was already pale from fright, biting her red lips lightly, and her arms tightly wrapped around Chen Yichen's arm. Chen Yichen continued to comfort his fiancée, but he began to admire the man in front of him in his heart, and said secretly: It's really a god, he can know this.

The feathered arrows that flew out lasted for half a pillar of incense, and the sky finally returned to calm.

"Save people. ”

Zhong Ji's deep and powerful voice came into Chen Yichen's ears, recalling the two rounds of attacks just now, and subconsciously asked, "Will there be any more feather arrows?" ”

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. Even the cavalry of the Yan Kingdom would immediately enter Liuhua Town. Speaking of this, Zhong Ji frowned, pondered for a moment, and continued: "Everyone, the land of right and wrong is not suitable for a long time, Zhong Mou advises you to leave this place immediately, so as not to die innocently here." ”

"Well, that's good, that's fine. Although the old man is not a chivalrous man, he can be regarded as a person in the apricot forest, and today he can't bear to see many innocent people die in vain, and he is willing to follow his father's will and save people in danger. Doctor Zhang shook his head again and again, stomped his feet for the last time, and suddenly bowed to Zhong Ji, and said: "The old man has something to worry about, and I hope that Zhong Yishi will be successful." ”

"If you advance, you will save the world, and if you retreat, you will save the people. Zhong Ji clasped his hands into fists and said: "The benevolent heart of the old-timers is a model for my generation, and Zhong Mou will live up to his mission." ”

"It's okay for the old man to die here, but the two children from the same village around me have nothing to do with the world, and I really can't bear to see what happens to them, and the old man can't explain it to their parents. Speaking of this, Dr. Zhang knelt on his knees and continued: "I hope Zhong Yishi can send someone to escort them back to Lingshou Village safely." ”

"Old-timers, this can't be helped. Zhong Ji grabbed Dr. Zhang's hand and said, "It's not worth mentioning trivial matters." Dragon Leopard, this matter is left to you, and you must protect the two of you. ”

"Yes, the subordinates will not disgrace their lives. ”

"Doctor Zhang, how can we leave you here alone, if you want to stay with us, if you want to leave, we will go together. Chen Yichen listened to Dr. Zhang's words, and his heart burned with enthusiasm.

"Nonsense. Doctor Zhang snorted coldly and said, "I am a doctor, I can save people if I stay, what can you do if you stay, will you see a doctor?" Son, you are still young, listen to me, now leave and rush back to the village immediately, as soon as five days, or as late as seven days, I will go back." ”

"Chen Shaoxia, what the old-timers said is reasonable, you go back for the time being. Rest assured, I'm here to keep the old-timers safe. ”

Hearing Zhong Ji say this, Chen Yichen couldn't say anything, not to mention that Wanwan around him was frightened, at least he had to ensure Wanwan's safety first, and he would give up when he thought of this. looked at the pale Wanwan beside him, and said to Zhong Ji: "Then thank you Zhong Daxia." ”