Half a month later, a village

More than half a month has passed, the grassland war, due to the participation of the grassland bandits, the battlefield situation changed instantly, and finally with the help of the horse bandits, Yang Wenzhao was arrested, nine hundred barbarians, only dozens were able to escape in embarrassment, and the rest were all killed.

Afterwards, more than half of Zhangjiacun was slaughtered, leaving less than 600 people, and most of them were old and weak women and children. And all of them were taken to the bandits' dens.

More than ten days later, the serious injuries on Zhang Cheng's back have basically healed. But he was like a different person.

On the grassland, a grave. Zhang Cheng sat slumped in front of the grave, staring blankly into the distance, and kept putting paper money into the fire in his hand. The iron pillar on one side is burning paper.

After a long time, a person walked behind Zhang Cheng, who was eight feet long, with a war knife at his waist and striding towards him. Seeing Zhang Cheng's blank eyes and sluggish expression, he sighed and said, "Zhang Cheng, people can't be resurrected after death, you have to mourn!" "The person who came was Ye Feng.

But Zhang Cheng didn't say a word, and he was still silent. Seeing this, Ye Feng was helpless, he looked at Zhang Cheng's back, he was more or less unhappy in his heart, he always thought in his heart that this stupid and stupid second boy who only knew how to study to death, but this time he moved south, Zhang Cheng seemed to have changed as a person, becoming brave and strategic, advancing and retreating. If it weren't for him, Zhangjiacun would not be able to run alone. But since the grassland war, Zhang Cheng, who was seriously injured and lost his second uncle Zhang Yan, has become so depressed again. Ye Feng was already starting to lose sight of him now.

Ye Feng thought for a while, and he said: "I said Zhang Cheng, right now, our villagers in Zhangjia Village have been all captured and plundered here by this Black Tiger Mountain horse bandit, and everyone has no bottom in their hearts. You're a kid with a good brain, and you can spin fast. Everybody wants you to come forward and give us an idea. Where do we go from here? ”

After half a ring, Ye Feng still didn't see any response from Zhang Cheng, he shook his head and turned around to leave. "Young Master Ye, the second uncle is dead, my mind is in chaos, where else can I think of any good ideas. Young Master Ye, you have seen more of the world than me, so you should give everyone an idea! ”

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he said again: "Since that's the case, then okay." We don't have any good way now, we want to leave, but the horse bandit leader won't let us. I don't think it's better to stay here and wait for the right time. What do you think? ”

"Okay, Young Master Ye's idea is exactly what I think." Zhang Cheng didn't even think about it, so he agreed.

After Ye Feng left, Boss Zhang, Qi Tian, Gouzi and Er Stunned also came. He walked to Zhang Cheng's side, burned some paper for Zhang Yan, and said in a rough manner: "Hey, Brother Cheng, the second uncle was killed by a dog. The mother's barbarian was killed, don't be sad. But now, our whole village has been taken captive, Brother Cheng, what should we do? Several people stared at Zhang Cheng.

"No idea. You go and tell everyone that everything is up to Young Master Ye alone. Zhang Cheng said lightly. Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what Zhang Cheng means. But he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only obey orders.

However, just after settling down in this village, more than 600 people from Zhangjia Village were moved to a mountain range. I went into the mountains at night.

Zhang Cheng walked at the end with the team, and Tie Zhu just followed sullenly, without saying a word. Boss Zhang has been staring at the boss in the front row, wary of something. The dog and the second stunned just looked left and right from time to time, Qi Tian stared at Ye Feng, and then looked at the horse thief leader at the head of the row. He said to Zhang Cheng: "Brother Cheng, how can I feel that everyone along the way, everyone seems to be holding back their thoughts." ”

"Oh? What mind? Zhang Cheng was quite surprised by Qi Tian's words, he had always known that Qi Tian was good at figuring out people's hearts, of course he knew what these people were thinking, but when he heard Qi Tian say this, he also wanted to hear what he thought.

"Of course we won't talk about it ourselves. Look at that Ye Feng, he always looks at us all the way, I don't think he seems to be holding back any good farts to Brother Cheng. Surely they are calculating us. If you look at the head of the horse thief, with a scarred face and a gloomy face, you probably were stumped by something. I guess eight times out of ten. Nine is to think about how to deal with our gang. You know, there are more or less six or seven hundred of us. Qi Tian supported Zhang Cheng, who was still recovering, and said in a low voice.

"Even if you kid has a brain, you don't know how to die. Just know it in your heart, don't go around shouting. Let's see what the hell they're trying to do. Zhang Cheng patted Qi Tian's head and said with a smile.

"Hey, listen to Brother Cheng." Qi Tian nodded and stopped talking. Qi Tian is only twenty-three or four, no more than two years older than Zhang Cheng, but he has a calmness beyond this age. Although he behaved very ghostly in front of Zhang Cheng, he was always hidden in front of others.

Among Zhang Cheng's brothers, Qi Tian has the best brain and the most far-sighted. The dog and the second stunned are also clever, but they are short-sighted and can't see the big picture. Although Boss Zhang is honest, he is not stupid, unlike his second brother Tiezhu, who is an elm head, and works all day long in addition to eating.

After thinking about it, Zhang Cheng lowered his head and pretended to be heartbroken and followed.

Zhang Cheng was paying attention to their passage all the way, and at the same time observing the leader of the horse thieves and his minions, I have to say that this group of horse bandits really looks like they, all of them are fat and strong, five big and three thick. Like a horse thief. Especially the dozens of scar-faced horse thief leaders, they can be called strong and elite. The movements are neat and solemn, and the bloody aura revealed on his body far exceeds that of others. Zhang Cheng couldn't help but be curious about the origin of this group of people.

When he came to the cottage, the high walled wall and arrow tower shocked Zhang Cheng again. The road to the cottage is very winding, and there are trees and thorns everywhere, and if you don't know the way, you won't find it. It's really a good place to hide.

After entering the cottage, two people came out of it. The leader is a young man, more than seven feet tall, dressed in a green shirt, like a Confucian student, and the most prominent thing on his body is that pair of eyes, revealing wisdom and sharp light. Behind him was an eight-foot-tall man with a figure as strong as the scarface, holding a large knife, and walking out with a tiger.

"Big brother. You're back! Looking at your happy look, you know that you must have gained a lot! The man in green shirt greeted him with a smile, and the man behind him also said happily: "Yo, big brother, what are you doing when you catch so many people back?" We can't feed it! Scarface first smiled at the man in green shirt, and then said to the sturdy man: "This matter has to be considered in the long run, second brother, go, go into the house and talk." A few of you, take them to the side to rest first, so that they can take care of them. Light a fire for them and don't freeze. After the order, he dragged the man in the green shirt into the room with the words "Juyi Hall" written on it.

The two stunned glanced at the horse bandits who were guarding them, and asked Zhang Cheng: "Brother Cheng, what do you mean by saying that these horse bandits left us here?" Isn't it going to kill us? ”

"As long as you're afraid of death, just like you, Lao Tzu shouldn't keep you!" Boss Zhang heard what he said, and said angrily.

"Who is afraid of death. For Brother Cheng's death, I am not afraid! Just looking at these people and not killing us, it seems quite polite. Curious! I feel uncomfortable in my heart, our eldest brother is smart, let me ask what's wrong? The second stunned man was a little scared in his heart, and he was poked in his mind and pretended to say.

Boss Zhang knew what kind of character he had, and what else to say, Zhang Cheng said: "Boss Zhang! Boss Zhang saw Zhang Cheng glaring at him, so he honestly didn't say anything more. Zhang Cheng looked at the second stunned man again, and said to him: "With your guts, you also said that you want to follow me to do great things." Look at you two days ago, I shivered when I saw the dog's legs. It's almost no peeing of pants, it's not a shame! After reprimanding him for a moment, Zhang Cheng looked around again. Qi Tian patted the stunned man on the head and scolded him a few words.

The second stunned man was holding back his grievances, Zhang Cheng turned around and said, "Okay." Listen to me. We've been escorted here, and we're so entertained, and we're definitely not going to kill us. It's just that these horse thieves are not good, so be careful. Don't be reckless, especially Tie Zhu, and Boss Zhang! To be a little more convergent, you know? ”

The two nodded hurriedly in understanding.

"Water, water ......" Yang Wenzhao, who was captured in the Battle of the Grassland, was seriously injured because he was stabbed in the back, and at this moment his face was bloodless, his face was as pale as paper, his lips were chapped, and he muttered that he wanted to drink water.

The dog who was closer to him heard him talking to himself and cursed, "Dog. Mother, helped the brute dog kill so many of our people, and when he died, he shouted for water to drink, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will kill you now! "The dog is different from the second stunned, the second stunned is as timid as a mouse, but the dog is much bolder, and he also killed two wild dogs on the grassland.

Hearing the dog's curse, Zhang Cheng turned his head to look at Yang Wenzhao, feeling unbearable, no matter how he said it, he was also a compatriot. He pulled the dog, carried the water bag over, and fed him a few mouthfuls of water. Seeing him wake up leisurely, he said thank you to himself. Zhang Cheng waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me, I just saw that you were pitiful, so I gave you saliva to drink." You said you were too, why did you help the brute dog? I see that you have a good strategy and a deep military attainment, why do you do such a thing? Don't you feel sorry for your ancestors? Zhang Cheng hated traitors the most, and he said with some anger.

"I was originally from Feng County, Cangyu County, and a few years ago, the barbarians invaded. At the beginning, I led the village to resist, but I was outnumbered and captured by Baku. When he saw that I knew a lot about military affairs, he threatened the lives of my family and fellow villagers, and I was forced to do it. Yang Wenzhao said the reason intermittently, and then said with a seeming relief: "Now, okay." I'm finally going to die, and I don't have to live with inner torment and guilt. ”

"Do you want to live? Do you want to save your relatives and fellow villagers? Zhang Cheng frowned for a long time, and then looked at Yang Wenzhao, the so-called dying man is also good at his words, Zhang Cheng believed his words. I thought about it for a long time before I asked.

"No, I don't want to live anymore!" Yang Wenzhao raised his head with difficulty, glanced at Zhang Cheng, and then lowered his head again, and then said.

"Don't want to atone for your sins? Don't want revenge? Zhang Cheng asked.

"Naturally, I want to ......" Yang Wenzhao didn't think about it, and replied. But......" He seemed to think of something, and shook his head again.

"As long as you want to avenge the dead people and save your wife and children. That's it! Zhang Cheng said softly. With that, he sat back.

As soon as Zhang Cheng sat down, a minion came over, pointed at Ye Feng and Zhang Cheng and said, "You two, follow me to meet the big boss!" Saying that, two people came out from behind him, stood beside Ye Feng and Zhang Cheng, and motioned for them to get up.

Ye Feng glanced at Zhang Cheng and took the lead in getting up, Ye Hexuan said a few words, and called two elite ones to follow Ye Feng. Zhang Cheng stood up, and Boss Zhang and Tie Zhu hurriedly stood up and followed Zhang Cheng. Qi Tian and the three of them also hurried up.

Entering the Gathering Hall, Ye Feng and Zhang Cheng glanced at each other, bowed their hands to the scarface sitting on the top, and shouted together: "I've seen adults!" ”

"Sit!" Scarface raised his hand and replied simply.

The two sat down, and Ye Feng sat at the head of the right row as a matter of course. Behind them stood their own men.

"Introduce yourself, in Xialin Leopard, nicknamed Black Leopard, is the big boss of this cottage. The second master, Han Wenyuan. Three masters, Wang Hu. Scarface introduced the two men one by one, and the two of them also stood up one by one or bowed down or clasped their fists in salute.

"I won't say much nonsense, I invited you into the mountain this time, just to invite the two of you to join the gang. Of course, if you don't, you can go now. But I'm afraid the road is not easy to walk. Scarface said.

Ye Feng stood up with a bang, and the sturdy man also suddenly got up and competed with him. He looked at Scarface, then at the two people sitting opposite, and swallowed back what he wanted to say, he gritted his teeth and said, "That is, there is no choice?" Zhang Cheng also pouted in the back and said, "Big boss, your sincerity seems to be a little too much!" ”

"Hahaha, two, let's order people not to say dark words in their eyes. I will invite you into the mountain, and you know where we are hiding, and I will not let you down under any circumstances. Of course, when you join the gang, you are your own family. It's a different story. Scarface laughed.

At this time, Han Wenyuan stood up and reassured: "The two of you don't need to be so excited, there are many benefits to joining the gang and entering this cottage." The first is to avoid being chased and killed by wild dogs; Second, you also have a safe habitat, and we can provide you with some food and grass; Three, you can use the power of the cottage to kill the barbarian dog! Settle an old score! ”

"Good! As long as I can avenge my second uncle's revenge, I Zhang Cheng has no opinion! I agree to join in! When Zhang Cheng heard the word revenge, he immediately clapped his hands and stood up to express his opinion.

"Good! Joyfully! I like people like Brother Zhang, who are affectionate and righteous! Wang Hu heard that Zhang Cheng was so happy and agreed to join the gang, and he said happily that although Zhang Cheng only had five or six people, he had several of them who could fight.

The black panther also stood up and said, "Welcome Brother Zhang to join the gang!" What is Brother Ye's opinion? ”

"I agree!" Ye Feng didn't expect Zhang Cheng to agree without even thinking about it, which caught him off guard and was quite surprised. But after thinking about it, he understood that now the situation is stronger than people, and there is no room for choice, and if he doesn't agree, he is afraid that there will be only a dead end.

"Good! With two brothers in the gang, my Black Panther Cottage will be even stronger! Since this is the case, Ye Feng will be the fourth master of my Black Panther Cottage from now on, Brother Zhang, he will be the fifth master. The two of you will go down to rest first, and the grain, grass and weapons will be delivered to you in a while. The panther said with a smile.

"Wait, big boss. There's one more thing I'd like to discuss with you. What are you going to do with the Confucian student who was tied up? Zhang Cheng asked.

"Oh, this person colluded with brutes and harmed my people, this kind of scum must be killed as an example. The fifth boss has a grudge against him, do you want to deal with this person personally? The black panther asked, thinking that Zhang Cheng wanted to deal with this person out of hatred.

"Hey, the big boss doesn't know, this person was originally from Feng County, Cangyu County, and was abducted by a barbarian dog five years ago. Just now I saw him muttering to himself that he wanted to drink water, and I saw that he was seriously injured and his face was bloodless, and I couldn't bear it in my heart, and I only learned about these things after I woke him up. Hey, the big boss, he is also forced to do so. I really look at him pitiful, please let him go and make him my slave. Even if it's to let him live! Zhang Cheng replied half-truthfully.

Han Wenyuan on the side saw Zhang Chengsheng in tears, he was really pitiful, and besides, this person had nothing to use, so Han Wenyuan nodded at the black leopard. The black panther nodded in agreement.