After Li Huaiyu jumped out of the back wall of Wujiazhuang, because it was too dark, he forgot to identify the direction and ran all the way south. When he walked to noon, he felt wrong, and hurriedly said to the old man on the side of the road: "Daddy is up, please accept Xiaosheng's salute." ”

The old man brushed his beard and said, "The minister doesn't have to give a courtesy. Are you asking people who have forgotten their surnames? Or are you lost in asking for directions? ”

Li Huaiyu asked humbly: "Dare to ask which way Li Jiazhai is going?" ”

"Hehe, are you asking about Lijiazhai in the south of the city, or Lijiazhai in the north of the city?"

"What? There is also a Li family village in the south of the city? ”

"Well, that's it."

"Oh, I asked about Lijiazhai in the north of the city."

The old man stretched out his hand and pointed to the north, and said, "Keep walking to the official road behind you, and you will reach it for another forty miles." ”

Li Huaiyu was stunned and asked in surprise: "Old man, this is not right, Wujiazhuang in the south of the city is a total of fifteen miles away from Lijiazhai in the north of the city, why has it become forty miles now?" Is this the state gone, or is the road long? ”

The old man sighed: "Xianggong, Lijiazhai in the north of the city is heading north, and now you have run down from the south." Fortunately, you still met my old man, otherwise another forty miles would not have stopped you! ”

"So, I'm lost?" Li Huaiyu suddenly realized.

"Yes, this time and again, you will have to walk fifty miles more than that." The old man's face was sarcastic.

Li Huaiyu arched his hand and said: "Thank you dad for your guidance and farewell!" ”

Li Huaiyu turned around and walked north, with a lot of worries and mixed feelings along the way, and said in his heart: "My life is so bitter, the distance of fifteen miles has become forty miles." He touched his pocket, and found that the twenty taels of silver had long since disappeared, and he burst into tears and said, "God, why did I lose all the silver?" Isn't this a waste of the hard work of the two young ladies? This...... How can this be? He wept northward, looking for his money, not wanting to find nothing after searching for more than thirty miles in a row.

The sun slowly sank in the west, and the setting sun dragged Li Huaiyu's shadow for a long time.

Li Huaiyu worked all the way, hungry and thirsty, tired, and lost his way again. But when he saw an old man standing under the dead tree on the side of the road, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Daddy is on top, Xiaosheng is polite." ”

The old man looked at Li Huaiyu and asked happily: "Isn't the son the hero who saved the old father and daughter in Luoyang City yesterday?" ”

Li Huaiyu fixed his eyes and saw that this person was Zhang Haoyi, who was rescued by his brother in Luoyang City yesterday, and said with a smile: "Definitely." It is my eldest brother Li Huaizhu who saved you, and I am his second brother Li Huaiyu. ”

When Zhang Lao heard Li Huaizhu and Li Huaiyu, he was startled, and hurriedly grabbed the Confucian student in front of him and said, "Engong, the old man has something to say to you." He glanced around and said in a panic: "Come on, this is not a place to talk, you can go home with me?" ”

Li Huaiyu was confused, and returned to the grass hut with Zhang Haoyi to sit down.

A handsome girl walked out of the inner hall, it was Zhang Laoyi's daughter Shangguan Yu. She was hospitable and served Li Huaiyu hot water baked cakes.

Li Huaiyu thanked him again and again, and after a while, he was full of food and drink.

Zhang Haoyi arched his hand and said: "Son, early this morning, your brother-in-law Li Huaizhu entered Wujiazhuang and killed your brother-in-law, killed your mother-in-law, and killed more than 80 generals of the Wu family. When the prefect of Duan sent troops to Lijiazhai to arrest your two brothers, they were defeated by the Wu sisters and killed the prefect's son; When the prefect led the troops for the second time, he did not find the whereabouts of your mother and the Wu sisters, and burned your house to the ground. If you go back at this time and are discovered by the government, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Li Huaiyu couldn't help but shudder, tears poured down, and all thoughts were disillusioned in an instant, and said, "Oh my God, it's really my Li family!" What should I do now? ”

Zhang Lao said: "Childe doesn't have to cry, but for now, you will escape south with the five taels of silver accumulated by the old decay!" ”

Li Huaiyu said: "Dad, how can this be done?" These silver are the support of your pension, how dare Xiaosheng accept it? ”

Zhang Haoyi resolutely said: "Childe, please give Lao Yu a chance to repay your brother, right?" But if you do not receive it, you are doomed to old decay in unrighteousness. ”

Li Huaiyu couldn't push Zhang Meiyi, so he repeatedly shirked and accepted his five taels of silver, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, and said: "As long as I, Li Huaiyu, have a chance to come out one day, I will never forget my father's great kindness." ”

Zhang Lao picked up Li Huaiyu and said, "Li Xianggong doesn't need to be polite, you should hurry up and escape south!" ”

Li Huaiyu said goodbye to Zhang Haoyi's father and daughter with tears, turned around and fled south. In the blink of an eye, the sky was dark, the night was hazy, Li Huaiyu walked out of the ten miles away, burst into tears, and muttered: "Alas! I have never been far away since I was a child, and I can't tell the north and the south, the west and the east at all, where is my confidant? Where do I go from here? He cried for a while, then continued, "Why should I be so negative when God wants to test me? I can't be afraid, I can't be discouraged, I'm going to live hard and try to live. Thinking about how many princes and generals have risen from poverty, I, Li Huaiyu, must be a good man with ambition, perseverance, not afraid of hardships, and not afraid of difficulties. Let my brilliant life set sail from this moment! Li Huaiyu, you must hold on and don't give up. With that, wipe away your tears and continue on your way.

Li Huaizhu traveled in the mountains and rivers during the day, walked slowly, and settled in the hotel at night, all the way to the half-moon scene. On this day, he was hurrying forward, when suddenly four big men jumped out in front of him. One of them was armed with a pair of three-foot steel forks, one carried a scimitar on his shoulder, one carried a plate axe, and the other held a life-size iron rod. All four of them are dressed in green and soap, and their sleeves and arrows are short, and they are extremely ugly, hideous and ugly, and they live like evil ghosts in the underworld.

Li Huaizhu sat on the horse, clasped his fists and asked, "Heroes, dare to ask who you and the others are?" ”

The four of them were talking very strangely.

I saw the man with the double fork stand up and shouted: "I am Yao Xing, a life-seeking ghost." ”

The scimitar shook his head and said, "I'm urging the ghost to break his intestines." ”

Holding his stomach with a plate axe, he said in a shrill voice: "I am the short-lived ghost Wu Qing." ”

Holding the iron rod, he said: "I am a desperate ghost Xiaohong." ”

Li Huaizhu smiled slightly and said, "It turns out that you are the four ghosts of the Yellow River." The four brothers, in a hurry, bothered everyone to get out of the way and let me go. ”

Lu Duan shook his head and shouted, "Bah! Passers-by, seeing that you are full of baggage, you must have a lot of property, why don't you stay and pay for the road? ”

Li Huaizhu said with a heavy face: "I have heard for a long time that the four ghosts of the Yellow River make a living by breaking the road to accumulate wealth and robbing houses and houses. However, when I met Li, I was unlucky. ”

Yao Xing and Xiao Hong shouted: "Brothers, Hugh is verbose with this kid, kill him and take the silver!" ”

The four of them flew to Li Huaizhu to kill. Li Huaizhu was not in a hurry, took off the spear from the victory hook of the black wing ring, flew and jumped, came to a big spin, and threw the gun to knock the four people to the ground. These people are also very sensitive, and as soon as they landed, they immediately jumped up and performed magic spells. Li Huaizhu landed gently, the flying spear pierced Lu Broken Intestines, and with a fortune of immortal power, two balls of white gas were generated from his palms, and he shook his arms in a row forward, and saw two balls of white gas flying out with a "swoop", hitting the chests of Yao Xing, Wu Qing, and Xiaohong. The three of them were caught off guard, and they were shocked several feet away, fell to the ground, and vomited blood. The three ghosts found out that Li Huaizhu was a martial arts master, and he knew how to spell, so he hurriedly turned into smoke and fled. Li Huaizhu pulled out the spear from Lu Xuan's body, flew in front of Yao Xing, Wu Qing, and Xiaohong at the speed of a white horse, turned around and swept the three of them to the ground, and muttered: "With this bit of magic of yours, you dare to show it?" ”