The person who holds the living Zhang is Shang Cheng.

The moment the innkeeper struggled and collapsed in a pool of blood, he felt as if the blood had been drained from his body, and his whole body was as cold as lying naked on the ice, and the boundless cold was like a knife from the top of his head, from his chest, from his limbs and torso into the flesh and into the bones. He couldn't control his hands and feet, or even his brain. He seemed to have shouted something. He didn't seem to have shouted anything, for there seemed to be something in his throat that he couldn't say and couldn't understand, and all his cries and cries were blocked, and these emotions of sorrow, pain, fear, and fear were condensed in his heart, rushing and colliding, entanglement, and tearing, so that his chest seemed to explode...... He seemed to have the idea of escaping, but his legs were as heavy as lead, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not break free. Vaguely, he also heard Zhao Shishi rushing towards the bandits with a knife and shouting something at him, and then he seemed to see Zhao Shishi being knocked to the ground by the bandits. When Zhao Shi fell, a blood-red curtain was raised in an instant, and everything in front of him was dyed red by this curtain, the sky was red, the sun was also red, the packmen and merchants who ran and shouted were red, and the fierce bandits were also red. He saw blood, he saw corpses, he saw blood-red blades cut through people's bodies, and the fragile flesh was like balloons, and when lightly touched by knives and guns, large expanses of red paint were sprayed, and these paints stained the curtain that was hidden between heaven and earth even deeper, so deep that it was like a shackle, tightly bound to his body, so that he could not move, breathe, or even think......

I'm dreaming.

Yes, I must be dreaming!

He emphasized this in his heart over and over again. I'm just dreaming. Liu Laozhu, Liu Yue'er, Huo Shiqi, they are all just people living in their dreams, and they are their own fictional characters. The caravan, Zhao Shishi, and Shan Wazi, they are also the people they met in their dreams; There are also bandits, and bloody murders, these are all things that I have made up in my dreams. It's all fake, it's all illusory, it's all a dream......

He was convinced that everything he saw was a dream illusion, and that as long as the annoying athletes' march sounded on the school loudspeaker, and as long as the hallways were filled with noise and footsteps again after a night of silence, he would surely wake up from this strange and strange dream, and continue with his cookie-cutter life as a graduate student. He would get a master's degree at this university, and if the job was not ideal, he might go on to get a doctorate, and then find an office job, a fixed salary, and a good woman to marry. There is no doubt that he will have a child, and he will also encounter many troublesome things in his life, and he will grow old day by day in these troubles, until he leaves this world with deep satisfaction and deep regret......

He didn't know how much time he had been lost in this mess, or what had happened around him during that time, and he didn't even know where he was, until someone kicked him and woke him up from his stupor.

Met the bandits! He immediately became aware of what was really going on.

In an instant, blood poured into his face. Even without a mirror, he knew his cheeks were flushed now. The hatred and anger at the atrocities of the bandits, the shame and scolding for his own weakness, and the guilt and sorrow for his companions made his blood burn. The boiling blood surged in his chest, like an enraged lion rampage through a closed cage, fangs and claws searching for an outlet for his anger. It made it difficult for him to breathe, causing his hands and feet to spasm and twitch uncontrollably, making him desperate to find something to destroy...... He couldn't care less about the consequences of such a reckless move!

"Fuck you! Hurry up and pack up! The man who kicked him didn't even glance at him, but just shouted at the man, "Whoever puts something in his arms again, I'll cut him to drink!" ”

The moment he pounced, Shang Cheng didn't think too much about it. Whatever! It doesn't matter! Even if he is hacked to death by the bandits at the next moment, he will drag this bandit on his back! He didn't even notice what others were doing, he pounced and locked the guy's throat, and then punched a bandit who rushed up to rescue his companion in a vain attempt to save his companion, and dragged the guy by the wrist and shook the iron knife in his hand, and then kicked the guy in the chest - he could feel the kick breaking at least a few of the guy's ribs, and the guy didn't get up again after falling out, and blood was dripping from his nose and mouth......

He grabbed the knife, which he had dropped, and put it against the neck of the bandit he had caught. Although there is still rust on the body of the knife, and the edge of the knife is not necessarily sharp, but it is better this way - it hurts to cut the flesh with a blunt knife! It was when he was about to send the bandit to Hades that he heard a guy shouting:

"Let go of our boss!"

The big boss? What is a big boss? Shang Chengleng reacted after a while, and he actually caught a big guy. I can catch the big leader of the bandits, but what to do next? Of course, it's impossible to release people, but what if you don't let them go? The bandit leader more than ten paces away opened his bow to the brim, and the diamond-shaped arrow was pointed at him, and he could clearly see the violent and ferocious light flashing in the bandit's eye hidden behind the shaft of the arrow—what way could he dodge it at such a close distance? …… In an instant, several thoughts swirled through his mind, but none of them could come in handy. He suddenly became ruthless in his heart! If you can't dodge, you can't dodge, and it's a big deal to scatter and end up together!

At this moment, he felt that a few people came up next to him, and the corner of his eyes swept away, but it was the mountain boy and a few packers, holding bloody knives, guns and weapons in their hands, silently clustering around him.

Seeing that the people around Shang Cheng were gathering more and more, and even a few injured people were supporting each other and being wrapped in the pile, the bandits couldn't help but hesitate, and their feet slowed down, and the ones in front of them had already stopped, and they all looked at their three masters.

The three masters also saw that this "business" had been a lose-lose situation so far, rolled their eyes twice, and shouted loudly: "Let go of our big boss!" His tone was no longer as tough as just now, and he paused and shouted, "As long as you let us go, today's incident will never happen, and from now on, we will go our separate ways!" ”

Shang Cheng's arm was forced, and he immediately dragged the living person's feet off the ground; The blade tightened slightly on the bandit leader's neck, and suddenly pulled out a bloody cut that was neither long nor short, and the dark red blood meandered like an earthworm against the blade, and sneered: "That's a nice word!" Tell your people to put down their swords, guns, and weapons and take twenty steps back! ”

The third master held his bow and arrow, his face turned red and he didn't speak, his eyes were as red as if they were filled with blood, and he stared at Shang Cheng deadly. There were also two bandits who listened to Shang Cheng's shout and took two steps back, but they saw that everyone else was standing still and did not move, and they also stopped their steps.

"I repeat: put down your weapons and take twenty steps back."

The third master took a breath and said, "If you let people go, we'll leave!" …… I am the third master of the old eagle cottage, the iron-headed monkey Lin Lao Liu, speaking has always been a mouthful of spit and a pit, I said let you go, I will let you go, talk about today's ......"

Shang Cheng didn't wait for him to finish, he held a knife in his right hand and waved it against the neck of the living man Zhang, and one of the ears of the bandit leader immediately separated from his body, and rolled twice on the shoulder of the living man Zhang before he fell to the ground with a small click, raising a thin circle of dust. A few strands of broken hair also fluttered down with it. The second half of the iron-headed monkey Lin Laosi's words were immediately blocked in his throat. It was only then that the bandits realized that today's matter was in trouble. Although it is said that they are all doing the work of licking blood on the head of the knife, and they don't blink when they kill people, but the merchants who usually rob are frightened when they report their names, even if they occasionally meet two people who dare to fight hard, they are also slashed to death by them, but they have never encountered such a situation today, their big boss was cut off on the spot and cut off his face, this feud is deeper than killing him on the spot; Looking at the people on the other side, they all looked like they were gritting their teeth and eager to try, and they couldn't help but feel bitter in everyone's mouths - it was impossible to be good depending on the situation......

The living person was also stiff, he didn't say a word when he lost his ear, Zi swelled his face and climbed Shang Cheng's arm hard, his two toes were messy on the ground, and he shouted intermittently: "Good cut!" Well chopped! Capable ...... If you have the ability, you can cut another one...... Chop one and try ......"

Shang Cheng didn't say a word, he cut off his other ear with his backhand, and said in a deep voice: "Put down the swords, guns and weapons, and take twenty steps back." ”

The living man Zhang is now covered with bloodstains all over his body, both other people's blood and his own blood, he has long become a bloody man, and the wound is so painful that his hands and feet are fluttering, but his mouth refuses to admit defeat, and shouts vigorously: "The third child, kill him!" Kill him! Kill him and avenge me! Break him into thousands of pieces, and cut out his heart and liver to sacrifice me! …… Kill him! ”

The iron-headed monkey Lin Laosi's face was cloudy, he hesitated for a long time, and suddenly gritted his teeth, and the bow that was originally slightly drooping suddenly raised-

Shang Cheng has been watching Lin Laosi's movements intently, seeing that his shoulder moved, he knew that it was going to be bad, and his head was wrapped around the arm of the living man Zhang and dragged the person hard, trying to block him from the arrow, but after all, he was a step slower, and he felt like a sledgehammer hit his shoulder, and suddenly the whole arm could not exert his strength, and he could no longer restrain the living man Zhang ...... He only had time to wipe the knife on the neck of the living Zhang, and he didn't care about the life or death of the living Zhang, and shouted: "Do it!" The mountain baby had already jumped out, grabbed two steps, raised his arm and waved it vigorously, and the wooden pole and iron-headed gun in his hand flew towards Lin Laosi.

Lin Lao shot the arrow and shouted: "Brother! Kill these people, all the property will be divided equally, and I and the second boss will not take a penny! Who saved ......" shouted at this point, and a spear entered through his left chest, the bloody tip of the spear exposed a long thumb under the shoulder blade behind his back, and he fell to the ground with his hands spread out without a snort.

The big boss Zhang fell into the hands of the caravan, the third boss Lin Lao Si died on the spot, and the second boss did not know whether he was alive or dead. The bandits watched the packmen and merchants all rushing up with red eyes and dancing with knives and guns, everyone looked like dirt and trembled with their legs, barely resisted twice, and in an instant they were slashed down by five or six people with guns and knives, and suddenly someone shouted "run", and one by one they lost their knives and guns and turned around and ran. At this time, the mountain baby had already snatched Lin Laosi's bow, and found Lin Laosi's quiver, standing on the local bow and arrows, which bandit dared to turn around and resist is an arrow, and in a blink of an eye, three or four people have been shot over. At this time, the bandits were even more frightened and fled for their lives, where did anyone remember that their number was actually more than twice as large as the caravan? Everyone only hates their father and mother for having two legs. Two bandits jumped over the wall in a panic and plunged into the river, only to be swept away by the turbulent river in a blink of an eye.

Although he had never encountered such a battle, watching his companions drive the bandits into chaos, Shang Cheng also knew that this time he had won. At this time, he found that the cold sweat had soaked his gown, his legs were so weak that he couldn't support his body at all, his heart was beating like thunder, his mind was dizzy, and he wanted to fall to the ground. He skimmed the knife in his hand, sat down on the ground, rested his head between his curled legs, closed his eyes tightly and gasped for breath, and it took a long time before he finally calmed down the trembling that swept through his body. When he looked up timidly, the companions who were chasing the bandits had almost all turned back, and a few of the guys in the warehouse were bandaging a few wounds with red wound medicine and white steps; The ten or twenty bandits who did not run away were all tied with their hands tied, and they squatted on the side of the road with a sluggish expression of resignation.

Seeing him look up and around, the mountain baby limped over with the bow in his hand, and asked with a smile, "Is the injury on the shoulder okay?" ”

Only then did Shang Cheng remember that he had been shot by the bandits. When I turned my face to look, I didn't know when the wound had been wrapped. A young man not far away turned his head and said, "His injuries are fine." There is no medicine on the arrow, and the meat is not deep, so it will be raised for a few days. He spoke, but his hands did not stop, and with a thud he tore open the bloody trouser leg of the packman lying on the ground, revealing a slap-long wound where the flesh was as red as a baby's mouth......

Shang Cheng was silent for a long time and asked, "How is the stone?" ”

Shan Wazi didn't know where to take out a gourd filled with wine, raised his head and poured several sips before wiping his mouth and saying, "I took six or seven ......."

Shang Cheng's heart sank suddenly.

"But it's not a big deal. That guy is a thief, and he looks like he is covered in blood, but he is actually not injured in any important place. The knife on the buttocks was poked deeply, and I was afraid that it would take ten days and half a month. As he spoke, he took two more sips of wine and stuffed the gourd to Shang Cheng. Shang didn't want to drink, but his throat was so thirsty that he smoked, so he reached out and took it. Only then did he realize that his hands were full of slimy blood, and his arms were covered with black and red blood, so he dragged a handful of grass on the ground and wiped his hands indiscriminately, and poured a few sips of wine on his face. The home-brewed fruit wine barely has a hint of wine, but the sweet and sour taste quenches your thirst.

After drinking half a gourd wine, Yuan Lan, who chased out the farthest away, also came back with his entourage and the young merchant, not only bringing back three heads, but also catching two bandits. They also brought back the news that the two young men who were initially sent by the chief steward to explore the way were calculated by the bandits, and the corpses were still in front.

The deputy steward and the chief steward who was hit by an arrow in the chest but saved his life made a plan, and immediately sent two men to Quzhou City on a captured fast horse, all the way to the Quzhou branch of Liu Ji Warehouse, and all the way to the Yamen to report to the official, so that the government could send someone to clean up the scene, and the rest of the people would rest on the spot.

As soon as it was dark, the people from the government arrived. When they learned that the people who came to the scene to direct the inspection and survey were the prefect of Quzhou and the magistrate of Hengzhang, several merchants and two stewards were shocked. In the blink of an eye, countless torches and lanterns were lit in this small and unknown place. The local garrison even dispatched a battalion of soldiers to light torches and search along both sides of the river.

The results of the inventory came out quickly. In this narrow encounter with the bandits, the caravan killed Zhang and the other two big leaders of the old eagle village who had been rampant in Yanshan, Quzhou for several years, and the bandits were killed and captured alive, while the caravan only killed six people, which can be described as a complete victory. It's a pity that the female bandit Zhao Jiuniang escaped again. However, she is now a frightened bird, one has no backer, and the other is not all the way with the living Zhang Zhang, and everyone is not afraid of her to retaliate.

Late that night, a flowing water feast was set up in the courtyard of the Hengzhang County Ya, and almost all the officials at the prefecture and county levels and the officers of the local garrison attended, and the gentry of Quzhou City were all absent. The prefect also said on the spot that he would take the matter to the court, and he would ask for credit for Liu Ji's warehouse, and for the packmen and merchants who unfortunately died in battle among the bandits, and all the bereavement rewards would be favorable.

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