Chapter 38: The Stranger by the River
Ever since the thieves broke out, the villagers have not dared to let their children run too far.
Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun can't be managed by the family and no one cares, plus they are familiar with the riverside, so there is not much to worry about.
The reason why I was so surprised to hear the voice of the people was because there were always few people by the river, and the women in the village washed their clothes on the other side of the canal, after all, the river was a little far away from Baibao Village, because some children drowned in the river, so the adults were very strict with the children near the water's edge, except for Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun, that is, the Li brothers came, and they still focused on Zhu Da catching fish.
The two turned around and saw a young man standing ten paces away, because this man had a sloppy appearance, a messy beard, and could not tell the age clearly, but could only see the approximate range of twenty or thirty years old, with clothes on his body haphazardly, two pieces of leather tied to his calves, and a large basket behind his back covered with a cloth, which was the common dress of a peddler.
"Don't be afraid, I'm a collector of chicken feathers and groceries, come to the river to rest, and see you ......" The young man squeezed out a kind smile, and spoke a little anxiously, but halfway through speaking, he found that the two teenagers did not look afraid, and he couldn't continue.
Most of the villages that are not on the edge of the official road are closed and conservative, and the children in the village are wild and naughty, but you can see that the living people subconsciously have the mind of fear and avoidance.
On the one hand, it is instinctive, and on the other hand, parents and elders always say "kidnappers" and "eating children" to scare children, so that they and outsiders dare not approach, of course, this is also a means to ensure safety.
This young man, as a foot merchant, has walked more than 100 villages, and the fear and cowering of such children and teenagers must have been seen a lot, and most of the children will run away as soon as he speaks, but the two people in front of him are not very old, but they have another reaction, and many prepared clichΓ©s cannot be said.
Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun looked at each other, did not move or make a sound, and continued to look at the young man, who rolled his eyes, took two steps forward, and said kindly: "Two little brothers, do you know how to get to Xiama Village?" β
"Xiama Village, you have been walking north, can you see our village? Follow the road outside our village all the way north. Zhou Qingyun hurriedly said.
The young man's face showed a dark color of confusion, tilted his head to the ear, waved his hand and said: "Two little brothers, my ears are not very bright, I will get closer and listen to you, I still have maltose to thank you." β
As he spoke, he took two steps forward, and Zhu Da threw the fishing rod on the ground, put his hand behind his back, and said in a slightly lowered voice: "The cavalry of Huairen Qianhu is behind you." β
When these words were spoken, Zhou Qingyun looked over in surprise, and the young man with poor ears changed color on his face and hurriedly turned around, but the field behind him was empty.
"Little bastard!" The young man's kind expression immediately vanished, he gritted his teeth and cursed, and turned around again, his face was already full of hideousness at this time.
But after turning around, he was stunned again, he thought that the two teenagers who tricked him into revealing his whereabouts would run, but he never thought that he was still standing there, this man had a cruel smile on his face, in the end, he was a stupid child in a small place, and he was clever and pranked, but he didn't think long-term, looking at the stupid appearance of the young man who shouted, and the taller one was full of surprise, wait!
The young man moved quickly, turned around and pounced, less than five steps away from each other, and the man had already arrived in front of him.
The young man who bluffed him didn't move behind his back, looking at him already scared stupid, the taller one was not slow to react, he flashed sideways, and the wooden stick in his hand was about to be whipped, the young man didn't care, what damage could the wooden stick used by the young man be, he didn't have to block it, he caught the stupid one, and the other one was also caught.
But the taller boy stepped back and waved his stick, but he didn't subconsciously whip it, he actually put on a posture, used his arms to exert force, and directly stabbed him with the wooden stick.
If you swing a volley and resist waving your arms, you can block it outside, but if you stab, it's not so easy, but your body has already rushed up, and you can only endure it.
This stick stabbed very fiercely, right in the ribs, and that side was the vulnerable part of the person, and the pain of being hit was extremely painful, and the whole person's movements slowed down.
I only saw the young man who was stunned and didn't move a step back, and then slammed forward, took out the hand behind his back, and waved it down violently, not empty-handed, I could see the cold light flickering, this was a slash.
A few fingers fell, the young man screamed in pain, the right arm of the severed finger subconsciously retracted, only to see the young man with a short knife and dagger rushing into his arms, he hurriedly raised his left arm and waved forward, trying to force the other party away, the young man slashed directly at his left arm with a dagger, this hurt young man was ready to suffer, fighting the knife to kick the other party, with his strength, he was sure to kick to death.
He kicked out, but he didn't think that the boy actually dodged, and hit his lower abdomen hard, and the dagger in his hand did not cut into his arm, but stabbed into his thigh.
I heard the young man yell, "What are you doing stupidly! β
The sound of the wooden stick breaking through the air roared, and a stick smashed heavily on his face, this time it was not covered, it was smashed on his mouth, blood spurted out, a few teeth fell out, he couldn't stand the force, and the whole person fell backwards, but fortunately, there was a big basket on his back on the ground, and his upper body was raised by a certain amount.
After falling to the ground, before the young man could react, the second stick smashed down again, this time hitting the bridge of his nose, and he let out a vague cry of pain, the bridge of his nose had been broken, and his face was covered with blood.
"If you move again, the knife will be inserted!" His eyes were covered with blood and tears, and his legs and hands were in sharp pain, and before he could react to the next step, he heard the young man's voice, and felt a chill in his throat, and the young man immediately didn't dare to move, but before he froze, he heard the sound of the wind waving the wooden stick, and immediately struggled.
"Qingyun, stop fighting!" Zhu Da shouted angrily, and Zhou Qingyun, who was about to swing a stick and smash it, immediately stopped, gasped and stared at his eyes, looked at Zhu Da, and then looked at the injured man, turned around suddenly, and spit out "wow".
Zhu Da's state was not stronger than Zhou Qingyun's, he also felt his chest and abdomen churning, he wanted to vomit, and he felt sore all over his body, just now he dodged the slashing and stabbing blows, his whole body was tense, and he was extremely nervous, but now he was slightly relaxed, and all kinds of reactions immediately appeared.
The young man froze and didn't move, the wound was bleeding, Zhou Qingyun stood aside in a daze with a stick, Zhu Da forced the other party with a knife, and shouted: "Don't be stupid, untie this bastard's belt, tie his legs together, and beat him to death!" β
Zhou Qingyun nodded stunnedly, and began to be busy with stiff movements, but at this time, he saw the big basket behind the man open, revealing his head.
This sudden incident frightened Zhu Da's hands trembling, and a bloody wound was cut on the young man's throat, but fortunately, it was very shallow, and the man twitched all over, and he didn't dare to move.
Zhou Qingyun also stopped, and Zhu Da roared again before he went to untie his belt, and the two ankles of this man were tied together.
"Go see the basket!" Zhu Da said in a muffled voice.
By this time, Zhou Qingyun had relieved a lot from the tension, looked over, glared and hissed and said: "Zhu Da, it's a girl, and there is a knife in it!" β
"The man pulls it out, and the knife comes out!" Zhu Da was full of orders, and he didn't speak very politely, the basket just now popped out of his head, he subconsciously thought it was a human head, and he was frightened, and now he has eased up a lot.
It was a little girl in a floral skirt, not thin, with a ruddy complexion, and she didn't look like a child from a poor family, but there were a few patches on her clothes, her mouth was gagged, her arms were tied behind her back, her feet were simply tied together, her face was scratched, her eyes were full of horror.
Zhu Da glanced at the knife, which was very similar to the knife used by Xiang Bo, the scabbard was tattered, and the handle was wrapped with strips of cloth, so that there was no blood, only dirty oil.
"Pull out that knife and put it on the other side of your neck, and poke it into this mess!"
Watching Zhou Qingyun draw the knife, and then the tip of the knife was pressed against the neck below the root of the person's ear, this person's body trembled, and he didn't dare to move.
Zhu Da was really relieved at this time, he didn't dare to think about it, in the hasty battle just now, he was a little careless, and now he is either dead, or it will be worse than death.
"You are so capable of fighting, would you have been able to fight?" Zhou Qingyun looked relieved, and he was actually curious.
"It's a fart, it's all about fighting, what does it have to do with martial arts!" Zhu Da replied angrily.
He has fought too much in the past 20 years, Zhu Da has nothing to rely on as an orphan, and not being bullied is completely supported by your ruthless and my more ruthless temperament, and there are many times to use knives and sticks, as for avoiding this young man's kick, it is because he judged the other party's supporting feet, and people will not lift their supporting legs in most cases in a hurry, so they will run here, how can they dodge.
As for the knife, there were many times when it was used to intimidate people, but I also knew that it was best to use the sharp blade, and it was more troublesome if it was not used.
Zhu Da is both glad and afraid, glad that the other party underestimated the enemy, glad that he woke up early, and was not indulged in family warmth, if it weren't for the physical activity these days, I'm afraid I would really suffer a big loss, and the fear is that I am afraid of this, but the martial arts I learned are useless.
On the contrary, Zhou Qingyun's first dodge stabbing attack was the action of "Luohan Six Knives", of course, it was the result of Zhu Da telling him to dodge and hit, and the action of stabbing was also a knee-jerk reaction developed after several years of training, and after the stabbing, the whole person froze and did not move, completely at a loss, this reaction was normal.
After being shouted by Zhu Da next, he continued to wave his hand, don't look at him always wanting to be lazy on weekdays, but after all, after practicing for a few years, the movement is standard, the strength is not small, and the effect of hurting the enemy is not bad, which also makes Zhu Da see the effect of martial arts, and it will definitely be useful to practice.
"Let me go, let me go! Otherwise, kill your whole family and wash your whole village with blood! The young man who was tied up also breathed a sigh of relief and said in a rough voice.