Chapter 013: Bone Blood
Chuzhou, known as "the first state in the southeast of Huaishui", was once praised as "the first state in the southeast of Huaishui" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, and the transportation of water and salt was developed, and it was a rich place in the southeast of Huaishui.
The breeze was blowing, the canal was sparkling, and a three-story passenger boat sailed down the river and headed south. The passengers on the boat stood at the bow of the boat, admiring the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river.
Suddenly, a long trumpet sounded on the river. Just when the passengers and the ship's crew were in shock, countless ships of all sizes shook out of the various forks, and the ships were full of bandits brandishing knives and guns shouting loudly, and they became a force of encirclement and interception, and swarmed straight for the passenger ship.
"It's a thief!"
Someone on the boat screamed in horror. The passengers were in a mess and rushed back to their respective cabins, falling and tripping endlessly, with blue noses and swollen faces, and very embarrassed shapes.
"Ladies and gentlemen, don't panic, don't resist, otherwise you will lose your life in vain!"
The captain shouted loudly, and the thief's ship soon arrived, and under their command and shouting, the boatman had no choice but to lean the ship on the west bank.
A tall man in armor and helmet, about thirty years old, stepped onto the deck of a passenger ship, surrounded by a group of menacing bandits armed with knives and guns.
The man had a thin face, a dark complexion, a frosty face, a large bow in his hand, and a quiver feather full of arrows behind his back. A large group of minions followed the man proudly, and it was clear that the man was the leader of the bandits.
A white-faced bandit stepped forward, brandished the steel knife in his hand, and shouted:
"You birds, listen up, our brothers only need wealth, not life. Good life takes out the money, and everything is auspicious. If you want to cheat, try the steel knife in my hand and see if it is good or bad!"
After the white-faced bandit finished speaking, he looked at his black-faced eldest brother. The black-faced man nodded, and the white-faced bandit waved his hand and led a group of bandits into the various cabins.
Everywhere there were chickens flying and dogs jumping, crying and shouting. The black-faced man looked at all this, his face was extremely cold and unmoving.
Suddenly, a man ran out of the cabin with a bag in his hand. He quickly came to the side of the cabin, plopped up, jumped into the water, and swam off into the distance.
The bandits cursed and cursed, and they were about to chase after them by boat, but they were stopped by the black-faced man.
The black-faced man took out a feathered arrow from his back, put it on the string, and slowly aimed the bow at the man who was desperately swimming towards the west bank.
The west bank was full of hills and trees, a hundred paces from the ships, and once they had escaped, it would be difficult to recover. The man who swims in the water looks good in the water, and there are few waves that flutter, but he swims very fast.
The man finally swam to the shore, and when he saw that there was no boat behind him, he lifted his spirits and strode into the woods.
With a "whoosh", the feather arrow in the black-faced man's hand finally shot out. The fleeing man fell to the ground suddenly, and the feather arrow roared in, piercing directly through his chest.
"Big brother is very capable!"
"The eldest brother wears Yang in a hundred steps, even if he is reincarnated, he is not the opponent of the eldest brother!"
The bandits next to him were elated and unconsciously cheered.
"What are you doing in a daze, go over and grab the burden!"
The eldest brother smiled, and he was not very proud, for him, there was really nothing to show off.
The passengers on the ship were all pale. The leader of the bandits is so strong that no one dares to have the idea of escaping, so he can only let him plunder.
Silk and silk, gold and silver treasures, antiques and jades, and women's jewelry were all found and piled up on the bow of the ship.
The eldest brother nodded slightly, it seems that today's trip has been very fruitful, and it has not been in vain.
Several good-looking women were also brought out, and the family members who stepped forward to stop them were cut down to the ground one by one, and the bodies were piled up on the deck, stained with blood.
"Stay good for Lao Tzu! If anyone doesn't want to live, Lao Tzu will send him to see Lord Yama immediately!"
The eldest brother's black face was hideous, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, and several timid merchants were so frightened that they knelt on the ground in fright.
"Big brother, there is a little lady in it, young and beautiful, and she looks like a flower and jade, but ......"
A minion ran out and stumbled in front of the eldest brother, as if there was something unspeakable.
"You guy, what do you have to say, just come through the pipe, don't want your mother-in-law!"
Seeing the impatient appearance of the eldest brother, the minion hurriedly said: "That little lady is alone, and she is ashamed of the moon, but she has a body."
The eldest brother laughed, pointed to the few women who were being kidnapped in front of him, and asked, "She is really a beauty, alone, better looking than these little ladies?"
The minion nodded again and again: "Heaven and earth, that little lady is the same as the fairy in the painting, the eldest brother will know it when he sees it."
"Lead the way in front of the head. I'd like to see what kind of woman she is, like a fairy?"
In a cabin, a woman in her 20s, with a delicate face and a robe, was sitting on the edge of the bed. The woman's expression was calm, completely ignoring the fierce bandits next to her, and one hand gently caressed her already protruding abdomen, as if to comfort the fetus in her womb.
Seeing the eldest brother come in, the woman just glanced up, then turned her head away and never looked again.
As soon as the eldest brother entered the cabin, he saw the face of the woman in front of him, and his body was half crisp.
Although the woman is dressed in a Taoist robe and has no silk and satin, gold and silver jewelry, her skin is fair, her eyes are bright, she is graceful and luxurious, and she has her own style.
The eldest brother wandered the rivers and lakes, or an official or a bandit, among thousands of flowers, and read countless women, but he had never seen such a woman, and his whole heart was crisp.
"Little ...... Lady, in Xia Li Cheng, lives in the rivers and lakes. ”
Li Cheng unconsciously looked at his brothers on the side, cleared his throat, and continued:
"Little lady, look at your body, I'm afraid it's been six or seven months. Let's go ashore now. Little lady, you can rest assured, with me Li Cheng, no one will do anything to you. In the future, you will be my wife. ”
The woman looked at the bandit leader and shook her head slightly.
"A good man, the concubine already has a body, and the body is not worthy of a hero. also asked the good man to raise his noble hand and let the concubine leave. The concubine thanked the hero. ”
The woman's voice was soft, like a spring breeze blowing willows, which made Li Cheng's heart flutter inexplicably.
"Little lady, this is beyond your control. Prepare planks, lay out futon, and carry the little lady ashore, be careful. ”
Li Cheng commanded his minions, and when he saw that everyone was moving, he turned around and prepared to go out.
"Little lady, my eldest brother doesn't dislike you, so you can obey him."
Another bandit also shouted.
"My eldest brother is extremely brave, can hold a bow of 300 catties, and is a famous hero in the rivers and lakes. In the second year of Jingkang, my eldest brother was still a recruiter in Huainan. If it weren't for the mediocrity of the court, we wouldn't be in the rivers and lakes, my eldest brother is worthy of you, and I won't wronged you at all! ”
The woman smiled lightly, and inexplicably proud in her heart.
Bandits are bandits, and their horizons are so low. Speaking of bravery, Wang Song is known as the "King of Race", but what he does is earth-shattering and great things for the country and the people. The comparison between the two is simply the difference between cloud and mud, and it is not the same.
This woman is naturally Wang Song's guest Li Shishi.
When Wang Song was in Hebei, the two lingered for several days, and she was pregnant with Wang Song's child, which made Master Li, who thought that she could not have children, suddenly panicked.
was about to tell Wang Song about this, but the news of Wang Song's death in battle came, Master Li was like five thunderbolts, and after some consideration, he quietly left, wanting to live in seclusion in Jiangnan and never ask about the world.
"Heroic and slow, the concubine has something to say."
Seeing that Li Chengcheng was leaving, Master Li said softly, and the person also stood up.
"Please also ask the heroes to retreat, this matter is top secret, it is a matter of concubines' private affairs, and I hope the heroes will not blame."
Li Cheng turned around, glanced at Master Li in surprise, waved his hand slightly, and the bandits next to him all retreated.
"Little lady, there is no one left and right now, if you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it directly."
Master Li nodded and said, "A good man, the father of the child in the lower abdomen, is a hero who died in battle with a thief a few months ago. I also hope that the good man will see that for the sake of the same Han people, he will let the concubine live a way. The concubine thanked the hero. ”
Master Li gave a light salute, and there were already tears in the corners of his eyes.
Since the news of Wang Song's death came, her tears have not stopped. If it weren't for the baby in her womb, she would have died a long time ago.
All hope in my heart has been dashed. The only thing that supports her to live now is the blood and bones in her abdomen.
Li Cheng shook his head, the woman in front of him made him ashamed, but he was fascinated and couldn't stop.
He said in a deep voice: "Little lady, in this dog's world, human life is like mustard, and I don't know how many people die every day. Don't pretend to be a ghost here, to tell you the truth, after you give birth, the two of us will worship and get married, and I won't treat you badly. ”
He was bloodbathing and killing on the rivers and lakes, and his heart was already extremely cold. What kind of folk suffering, life and death, it's all bullshit here.
"A good man, I'm in my thirties, I'm old, and I'm a wife, so I'm not worthy of a good man."
"I'm just interested in you, little lady, and other things have nothing to do with me."
"Good man, if you knew who this child's biological father was, maybe you would change your mind."
Master Li's eyes were firm, and his voice was even clearer. So far, she has no choice, I just hope that this person will still talk about morality and morality, and he can let her go.
"Oh, that's interesting!"
Li Cheng turned his head, sat down on the chair in the cabin, and looked at Master Li with a smile in his eyes.
"Little lady, tell me, who is the father of this child, and see if I will change my mind?"
"The child's father's surname is Wang, he is the Lianghe and Shaanxi Xuanfu envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, and he is nicknamed Saibawang and Wang Tiegun, and he died in a battle with a thief in Fuzhou a few months ago......"
Li Cheng slowly stood up, his pupils contracted, and the expression on his face became solemn.
"Are you saying that the child in your womb is the bloodline of Wang Song and Wang Xianggong?"
Master Li nodded slightly, and tears fell from his eyes.
"If there is a lie, the sky will thunder, and you will not be able to die!"
A few minions came in, holding wooden boards and other things in their hands, and saw the eldest brother standing there, looking at the paper on the table.
"This is his relic, you can send someone to Tokyo City to check it out, and you will find out by asking."
Li Cheng raised his head, his face was cloudy, and he looked at the calm and calm Master Li, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Big brother, do you want to ......?"
Sensing that the situation in the room was a little weird, the minion holding the plank futon said hesitantly.
Li Cheng didn't say a word, grabbed the paper on the table, turned around and walked out of the cabin, and the rest of the minions woke up like a dream, hurriedly followed him, and left in a swarm.
Master Li's tears flowed out again, she stroked her abdomen, and muttered to herself:
"Poor child, you have not yet been born, and you have not been able to see your father."
The minions followed behind Li Cheng and trotted all the way to keep up with the fast pace of the eldest brother.
"Big brother, such a beautiful little lady, isn't it a pity to give it up like this!"
Li Cheng stopped suddenly, and the minions couldn't react and crashed into him all of a sudden.
"Xiao Wu, you take someone to dress up in disguise, follow this woman, see where she goes, don't reveal her whereabouts!"
Xiao Wu stopped, his heart was shocked, and then he laughed.
"Big brother, you still can't let her go!"