Volume 1: The young dragon arrives, and the young phoenix flies. Chapter 20: Zhang Shicheng
When the moon was in the sky, in a hidden cave in the back mountain, Wan'er was healing the wounded man, and Shen Feng blocked the entrance to the cave with a tree branch, so as not to be discovered by the light emitted by Wan'er when she used spiritual power to heal.
At this time, Wan'er was already sweating profusely, and the man's injuries were too serious, with several injuries visible to the bones, and a fatal wound in the abdomen, which had already injured internal organs.
It was this wound that consumed most of Wan'er's spiritual power to save his life.
In fact, the two children had already discussed, and a person who didn't want to involve other people when his life was threatened should not be a bad person, so they decided to save him.
Two children who are less than the waist height of adults brought a seriously injured adult man from the bottom of the mountain to this cave, which really wasted a lot of strength, and this cave is a secret base for the two of them to practice during the day, of course, the word "secret base" was thought up by Shen Feng, although Wan'er didn't know what it meant, but since it was said by Brother Feng, it would be done according to his meaning.
Wan'er withdrew her spiritual power, sat on the ground, gasped for breath, and said weakly:
"Brother Feng, my spiritual power has been exhausted, and his injuries have been basically controlled. There will be no danger to life. ”
Shen Feng hurriedly came over, pressed Wan'er with his body, and hugged her soft body. Said:
"Well, after a hard work, Wan'er, you can take a break. I'll take care of the rest. ”
Shen Feng gently put Wan'er down, picked up the herbs he found on the mountain, and carefully applied them to the man's wound.
After everything was done, seeing that the man was still unconscious, Shen Feng brought some hay and covered the man. Then a bonfire was built inside the cave. picked up the soft Wan'er and walked out of the hole.
Shen Feng held Wan'er in both hands and walked cautiously down the mountain, fortunately the road was safe and sound, there was no more shouting and killing, and the woods were as quiet as ever.
When he arrived at Wei's house, there was no light in the house, and Shen Feng shouted twice at the gate of the courtyard, but there was no response. So he hugged Wan'er, jumped on the courtyard wall with both feet, and then turned over and fell into the courtyard.
After putting Wan'er flat on the kang and comforting her, Shen Feng looked around the courtyard and outside the courtyard again, and the Drunken Immortal Residence was also closed.
After making sure that Wei Lao was not at home, Shen Feng returned to Wan'er and asked in wonder:
"It's so late, why hasn't Master come back yet? Nothing will happen, right? ”
"No, grandpa told me when he went out in the morning that he would come back later." Wan'er comforted.
"Oh, got it. Master is a master at the level of a grandmaster, and there are not many people who can beat him in this world. Shen Feng said.
Wan'er looked at Shen Feng and nodded effortlessly, but did not make a sound.
"Wan'er, how are you feeling now?" Shen Feng put his hand on Wan'er's forehead and asked with concern.
"It's nothing, I just feel a little out of strength, and I'm soft. Brother Feng, you don't have to worry. Wan'er tried to squeeze out a smile at Shen Feng.
"Hmmm! Well, you have a good rest, and I'm here with you tonight. Shen Feng gently stroked Wan'er's hair and said.
Wan'er smiled and nodded, and said weakly:
"Brother Feng, you are so powerful today. actually beat a third-grade master to a serious injury. ”
Shen Feng shook his head and said, "If it weren't for weakening his energy shield, I'm afraid my attack wouldn't have worked." ”
"Actually, it's not, I tried my best to blow him, but I couldn't break through his defenses, but Brother Feng's spiritual power could penetrate his shield and cause damage to him, and it was also seriously injured, the calf bone was pierced by you, and it is estimated that he will be disabled in this life." Wan'er analyzed.
"Hmmm! Indeed, I also felt your spiritual power, and the strength was definitely much stronger than mine, but although my spiritual power was not strong, when I passed through his shield, I only felt the slightest obstacle, and I passed through," Shen Feng echoed and said.
"Maybe it's like Grandpa said, is it because of the spiritual power attribute?" Wan'er said.
"Forget it, I don't want to, Wan'er, you have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow the teacher will come back and ask. Shen Feng stroked Wan'er's hair and said.
Wan'er nodded, closed her eyes obediently, and smiled happily on her face.
Shen Feng sat beside Wan'er and looked at her gently. When Wan'er heard a soft snoring sound, she crossed her legs and calmed down and entered the cultivation state.
Early the next morning, Wan'er slowly opened her eyes and saw Shen Feng staring at him with two beautiful big eyes.
Wan'er was startled at first, and then immediately buried her head in the quilt, Shen Feng was also stunned, he didn't expect Wan'er to react like this.
Shen Feng said softly: "Wan'er, get up, I've already bought breakfast, eat something." ”
Wan'er's muffled voice came from the quilt: "Brother Feng, you go out first, I'll call you later, and you come in again." ”
Shen Feng had no choice but to walk out of the door stupidly, originally wanting to give Wan'er a warm breakfast, but it was all in vain.
After a long while, Wan'er whispered in the house:
"Brother Feng, come in."
Shen Feng walked in again, but the moment he saw Wan'er, his eyes suddenly lit up.
I saw that Wan'er had finished grooming and changed into a new white dress.
Somehow, Shen Feng always felt that there was something wrong with Wan'er, but he couldn't say it, in short, he just felt fairy.
"Wan'er, you seem to have become better-looking, but I can't say what's different." Shen Feng scratched his head and said.
"Brother Feng is saying that Wan'er didn't look good before?" Wan'er lowered her head and said.
"No, no, no! Of course, Wan'er has always been good-looking. I just feel like you've changed a little, but I can't put it into words. Shen Feng hurriedly explained.
Wan'er grimaced at Shen Feng and said with a smile: "Hehe, I'll tease you." It's just that every time I overdeplete my spiritual power, when I wake up the next day, my skin will get better, even if there are some injuries on my skin, they will be healed together. ”
"It has something to do with your spiritual power, no wonder." Shen Feng said suddenly.
"Well, maybe. Brother Laifeng, let's eat. Wan'er greeted Shen Feng.
Shen Feng walked to the table, picked up a bowl of porridge and drank it.
"Gollum. Why hasn't Master come back yet? Shen Feng said while drinking porridge.
"I don't know, it shouldn't be fine, grandpa can take care of himself, don't worry." Wan'er said with a pickle.
"That's right, but I still want to ask Master about my spiritual powers. Forget it, I'll talk about it when he comes back, I'm not in a hurry anyway. Shen Feng took a bite of the bun and said.
"Well, Brother Feng, let's go to the mountain to see the injured man in a while." Wan'er said.
Shen Feng nodded, pointed to an oiled paper bag at the door, swallowed the bun in his mouth and said:
"Well, I'm all ready, let's go after dinner."
In the grove by the Gulou River, two little heads sneaked out, observed for a while, and found that there was no movement, before slowly coming out from behind the tree.
According to last night's voice, Shen Feng and Wan'er both judged that the place where the fight took place was here, and traces of the fight were still faintly visible on the river beach, and a little blood stain was seen on a pebble. This proves that there must have been casualties.
But who are the two sides of the fight, it seems that the only way to ask the man who was saved by them last night is to ask.
The two came to the entrance of the cave where the man was hidden last night, and the branches that covered the hole were still intact, and it seemed that no one had discovered this place during the night. The two finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Brushing aside the branches and walking into the cave, the bonfire that had been made last night had long since been extinguished, and there was no sound in silence.
"Hey, are you in there?" Shen Feng shouted tentatively.
There was no response, and at this time, a faint green light had lit up in Wan'er's hand, ready to strike at any time.
Shen Feng took two more steps forward, and suddenly a figure rushed out from their side and grabbed Shen Feng's neck.
Wan'er instantly won the green light in her hand, and she was about to make a move.
"Hero, stop, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" In a hurry, Shen Feng shouted.
The figure seemed to hesitate for a moment, and the green light in Wan'er's hand illuminated the cave a lot, and each other could see their faces clearly.
The man sat down slowly holding his stomach, endured the pain and said:
"It's you two little guys. How? Brought officers and soldiers to arrest me? ”
Shen Feng rubbed his neck with his hand and said aggrievedly:
"If we bring someone to arrest you, will we have to wait until today? You passed out last night like a dead dog, how easy was it to do it at that time? After speaking, he threw the oiled paper bag in his hand to the man.
"Take it and eat it, the buns of Drunken Immortal Residence. It's too heavy, you, it hurts me. ”
The man caught the oil paper bag and said embarrassedly:
"Thank you to the two young heroes for coming to the rescue, you are reckless. But I am also out of self-preservation, there is something offended, please bear with me. ”
Hearing the word "Shaoxia", the two little guys glanced at each other and laughed, and the green light in Wan'er's hand dimmed.
Shen Feng lit the bonfire on the side again, and the entire cave was illuminated.
The man was gobbling up the buns, and said vaguely:
"Sure enough, it's the steamed buns of Drunken Immortal Residence, and the steamed buns from other places are not the same taste."
"Oh? Have you eaten this bun? Shen Feng asked.
"Eaten!" The man replied.
"So you're a local?" Shen Feng asked.
"I'm not a local, but I've been to Zuixianju, and I know Boss Li, he's quite good at trading, and he's a good person." The man said.
"Oh? Is it? Not a local? So how did you meet Boss Li? Shen Feng asked.
"You are my savior, I won't tell you, my name is Zhang Shicheng, I am a salt seller, and I often sell some illegal salt to Boss Li, and I will be familiar with it after coming and going." The man said.
"Selling smuggled salt is a capital offense." Shen Feng rubbed his forehead and said.
"There's no way, the salt tax is too high, and the income of us salt farmers is too small, and we have to always honor the salt officials. If there is less filial piety, you will be beaten or scolded, so you will take risks and sell some illicit salt to support your family. Zhang Shicheng shook his head helplessly and said.
"Then I think you have good martial arts, why don't you join the army? At the very least, I can support my family. It is also tax-exempt. Shen Feng asked.
"Benefactor, you are still too young, and there are some things you don't understand." Zhang Shicheng shook his head and continued:
"Being a soldier does reduce your taxes and you can get some money back for your family. However, we, the Han soldiers, not only had to rush to the front to serve as cannon fodder in battle, but also the officials often owed their salaries, and some of our fellow villagers died on the battlefield, even if they died in vain, they could not get back a single copper coin. ”
"The most important thing is that what is being fought now is a civil war, all of which are rebels of our Han people, and I don't want to be used by the imperial court to kill each other with our Han people."