In the five years of the Tang Dynasty, the Huangchao Rebellion, which was poisoning the world, finally ended a year ago. But the curtain of the troubled times has only begun to open slowly.

The warlords took a temporary truce and turned their energies to the economy and people's livelihood, busily restoring the population under their rule, repairing the wounds of the war, and setting out to clear the after-effects of the war, that is, the displaced people, routs and robbers who fled the war and followed the mountains and forests.

Unfortunately, Zhuang Yi has now become a thief. Although he considered himself a good man, he was neither a thief nor a coward.

But God knows what happened to this world, there was a body destroyed, and the soul was immortal and descended to the other world to attach to the dying body, and then the two merged into one and came back to life, and this person is actually called Zhuang Yi, this kind of terrifying and strange thing just let him experience it......

In the north of March, the weather is hot and cold, and people don't feel much of the breath of spring. The morning sun was warm and warm, and the morning breeze still carried a hint of chill.

The branch veins of Madu Mountain, under the stacked peaks, in the valleys facing east from west to east, a patchwork of cottages is built along the mountain. This is Diexiu Village, with mud and rough stone walls, thatched roof houses in tatters, leaking wind everywhere, and the cold is pressing.

Of course, there is a nest of robbers living here, and there are nearly 500 people including miscellaneous servants.

"There are three days to go and a month to go! Is this a blessing or a pity...... What should I do in the future? Making money in business? In this troubled world, Qian Duo will die! made a cameo appearance under one person, above ten thousand people, and there was no consciousness of hugging his thighs; Just mess around? It is not safe to be a thief, you will become a pawn, or cannon fodder; Be a big thief? It's a dangerous point of no return......"

Zhuang Yi wore a fur hat, a cyan kudzu robe with a round neck and narrow sleeves, a leather belt around his waist, cowhide boots on his feet, and his hands folded on the back of his head, lazily lying on the haystack in the corner basking in the sun, silently thinking about his thoughts, and looking aimlessly at the school field in front of him.

It is said to be a school field, but it is a little larger than three basketball courts, and this is also the only school field in the cottage.

Today is the day of the competition, and the winner will be rewarded and will be able to participate in the Fight for Grain after five days, and the boss will get the chance to lead the team.

Before the hour came, the minions came first, playing with the stone locks of various sizes on the school grounds, and two sturdy men with their shirts, spinning around like two bulls, playing sumo wrestling.

Speaking of sumo, it was called "Su Wu" in ancient times, "Jiaoyu" in the Qin and Han dynasties, and "sumo" in the Tang and Song dynasties.

Zhuang Yicai has no interest in these small games, he was also fascinated by martial arts when he was a teenager and studied with his grandfather. Later, he received devilish training that ordinary people could not imagine. That is the real martial arts, and the real martial arts is the ability to defend oneself and kill the enemy. The reason why I came to this world is because I was betrayed, and I was betrayed as a dark line, and sacrifice was inevitable.

His current body is very young, only twenty-one years old, although his figure is also tall and burly, his strength is not as good as before, fortunately, after a month of his horse step training, he has recovered a little, after all, he was a tooth soldier in Lu Long's army, and he has this foundation.

Knock knock knock...... The drums are beating! The competition is about to begin.

"Cut...... It's really like that......" Zhuang Yi smiled disdainfully.

A group of small minions gathered around a man with a short figure walked into the school field, this is the owner of the village, his name is Zhao Quanyi, there are many nicknames, known as "Tie Lei Gong", and some people secretly call it "Zhao Chopping Head", with a black and slightly yellow curly hair, a yellow curly beard, at a glance you know that it is a Hu man.

"Haven't you all arrived? These pickled goods gamble until midnight every day...... Duan Xiaolang! Go and beat up those lazy splatters for me! Zhao Quanyi glanced around, and was immediately very unhappy, and opened his mouth to yell.

A young man in his twenties on the side agreed, turned and ran quickly.

A moment later, groups of rough men poured into the school field one after another, followed by a group of bear children, the eldest was ten years old, and the younger one was only twelve years old. Suddenly, the small school field was overcrowded and noisy.

"Mr. Zhuang! Early! Good manners to the students! Two teenagers, one older and one younger, ran over and saluted respectfully.

The youngest is named Bian Wu, fifteen years old, tall and thin, with a sweet mouth and a smart person; The eldest is called An Huaixin, seventeen years old, his figure is almost as tall as Zhuang Yi, but he is introverted and shy, he doesn't like to talk, both of them are orphans, in order to avoid taxes and grain, and in order to avoid the burden of neighbors supporting themselves, they ran to the cottage together, and it has been two years.

The two of them also happily sat down on the grass, not afraid of Zhuang Yi at all. The reason why Zhuang Yi is called Mr. is because Zhuang Yi suggested to Zhao Quanyi that he set up a school, accepted twenty-three and a half children as students, and served as Mr. Arithmetic. And the teaching of literacy was taken away by Duan Duan, the tent and military advisor in the village, who was faithfully and voluntarily taken away.

Duan Zhongzhong, the word is Zhenghe, was originally a small official, because he offended Shangguan, he was afraid of reprisals, and his family came to the cottage to take refuge temporarily.

There was a drum sound, which made the eardrums roar, and the school finally fell silent.

"Ahem...... Ladies and gentlemen...... The three-month big competition period has arrived, and anyone who thinks they are good at martial arts can participate, only better than winning or losing, not better than life and death! It has been announced before, today's competition is divided into fists and feet, knives and guns, and riding and shooting. The winner can get a pot of turbid wine and participate in the five days after going out to collect food, and the loser will honestly go to open up the wasteland and cut firewood! If you dare to disobey, you will be whipped for thirty ......" Duan Zhongzhong walked to the open space in the middle of the school field, coughed dryly, and made an opening remark in a low voice.

"It's time to go!" Zhao Quanyi sat cross-legged on the low couch in the middle of the school yard, surrounded by a circle of big and small leaders.

Immediately, a strong man in his thirties and forties, naked and naked, jumped into the entrance, waving his hands and shouting, "Who will come first...... Someone can't wait! ”

"I'll see you again! You lost last time, count your luck and watch the boxing! A young man in his twenties stood up and said unconvinced.

The two of them immediately fisted and kicked each other, crackling and hitting each other, and after a while, the young man was thrown out by the strong man by the collar and belt, winning the applause of the onlookers.

Time flies, and the afternoon continues, seeing that the day is almost over, and there have been countless victories and defeats, and they have been faithfully recorded one by one. Zhuang Yi was still lying on the haystack, watching carelessly, with no intention of ending up. In his eyes, this kind of fight scene is simply unbearable to look at.

"Hey...... That new deserter! You've been eating and drinking in my village for a long time, shouldn't you come and taste Naigong's iron fist! At this moment, there was a guy who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he challenged Zhuang Yi.

"You're talking about me?" Zhuang Yi sat up lazily and pointed to himself and asked.

This man Zhuang Yi has known for a long time, and he is also a leader in the village, named Shi Dazhong, in his thirties, with a dark complexion, a big beard, a tall and strong body, as powerful as an ox, and usually good at using a three-pointed and two-edged horse cutting knife.

"Hahaha...... It's you! Dare to come? Shi Dazhong's face was contemptuous, showing a mouthful of big yellow teeth, and he smiled maliciously.

Hundreds of eyes in the school yard looked at each other, some were shouting loudly, some were gloating, and some were sympathetic.

"Okay...... I'll let you know that I eat the food in your village, and that is really worthy of you! Zhuang Yi stood up with a sneer, and was about to go down. He was really angry, as a thief, he was now being ridiculed by the robbers.

"Mr. Zhuang! Don't go! Except for Zhao Zhaizhu, Shi Dazhong is the best in the village, and no one can beat him......" Bian Wu grabbed Zhuang Yi's sleeve and stopped him loudly.

"Rest assured...... Since I'm your husband, how can I not have some skills, boy! You guys learn a little bit, and look at it! Zhuang Yi patted Bian Wu's head, patted An Huaixin's shoulder, and comforted the two henchmen with a smile.

"Hey...... Arrogant! Come on! Shi Dazhong tightened his belt and put on a weird posture.

"It seems to be the boxing technique of this era, and it is a little troublesome to be entangled, so you have to strike first...... Zhuang Yi thought, shook his shoulders suddenly, and his body slanted sideways like an afterimage, flying straight away.

In fact, it's not flying, that's a myth, he's just running with a unique footwork. If there is a careful person, look at his footprints and understand. The footprints left by Zhuang Yi when he ran were just the right distance, diagonally parallel, and only the crescent-shaped toes landed, which was the position of the little finger of the left foot and the thumb of the right foot.

"Smack...... Bang! Just caught a false punch with his left hand, Shi Dazhong was hit in the chest by Zhuang Yi's right fist, and he fell backwards when he couldn't bear the force, his back fell heavily to the ground, and he turned over on his back in an ugly fight.

"Sizzle......" The school yard was so quiet that it was audible for a long time before someone began to gasp, and then the buzzing began to come.

"Anyone else want to try?" Zhuang Yi clasped his hands in front of him, and watched Shi Dazhong lying on the ground gasping with a smile, a little proud in his heart, it was in vain for a month of hard training.

No one answered, and everyone looked at each other and asked the people next to them.

"How daring! Good skills! Zhao Quanyi slapped his thigh hard, shouted excitedly, stood up and walked towards the field. He secretly thought in his heart that if such a good hand could be subdued, it would be a big help in the village, otherwise there would be trouble.

"Who did you study with? Is it really the tooth soldier of Li Keju, the former envoy of Youzhou Jiedu? Zhao Quanyi clenched his hands into fists, his face was slightly puzzled, and he looked domineering.

"Teacher? Forgive me for not being able to say clearly, whether it is Youzhou Li Envoyjun's tooth soldiers, the owner of the village can find someone to inquire......" Zhuang Yi said slowly with a nonchalant look.

Zhuang Yi's identity is a bit of a story, just because two months ago, Li Keju, the former envoy of Youzhou Jiedu, sent Li Quanzhong to attack Yizhou, but Li Quanzhong was defeated, and he was afraid of being punished, so he counterattacked Fanyang City in Youzhou. And Li Keju was originally a Uighur, quite rejected by the Youzhou town generals, and when he was in danger, he couldn't move the Youzhou town generals to send troops to resist, so he had to take his family to die in Denglou**.

For Li Keju's cronies, the new Jiedu made Li Quanzhong clean it with all his might, which made the original owner of Zhuang Yi's body go into exile, but he fell ill on the way and was rescued by Bian Wu and An Huaixin who went out to patrol the outposts.

"So you can be regarded as a homeless person, but a newcomer who has just come doesn't know how to restrain himself, and he is so fierce, don't you think it's too arrogant?" Zhao Quanyi's words changed, but his face was covered with frost, and he asked sharply.

"Hey...... Since it's a competition, is it? Of course, you have to win, how can you talk about being fierce and arrogant? Why should the owner of the village be aggressive? Zhuang Yi laughed, clasped his hands in front of him, tilted his head and cross-examined.

Fierce and rampant? This is really wronged! Zhuang Yi yelled in his heart. But with his arrogance, he would not say this sentence even if he was killed.

In Zhuang Yi's mind, this kind of thing is a martial arts competition, and it is normal to provoke the other party with words in advance, and then how to win quickly and how to come, I didn't think about it at all, to save face or anything. I didn't even think about whether my murderous style of play, the way of defeating the enemy with one move, would scare people.

"Bold! Aggressive? Are you worthy? A well-intentioned person took you in, but dared to speak disrespectfully, and committed the following crimes! Then let someone come and learn your skills, and if you win, if you have nowhere to stay, let you stay for a little longer, if you lose...... Get out of here! A certain village does not accept rebellious people! Zhao Quanyi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and he was immediately furious.

He cherished his talents in his heart, wanted to kill Zhuang Yi's majesty, and at the same time gave Shi Dazhong a comfort, so he put on a face. But Zhuang Yi unceremoniously replied, made him half angry, and immediately issued a decent order to expel the guest.

I also know that the distance between people in the green forest has always been respected by the strong and will never be disobedient. The appearance of such an unruly thorn is also related to the Youzhou army, if he can't surrender, he won't be able to obey the public in the future, which is absolutely intolerable for Zhao Quanyi.