Chapter 32: Benefactor

After the man dodged Yuan Chen and Yuan Moqing's six or seven knives, he was ready to make a move.

In fact, Yuan Moqing didn't look down on this man at all, she didn't believe that there could really be masters in the world who lived in a small town with peace of mind to do some ordinary small business, in her concept, masters were all hermits in the deep mountains and old forests, and they couldn't be seen easily.

But Yuan Chen was vigilant, she always felt that this man was a master. There are three reasons for this: first, men can hear their intentions from the sound of footsteps; The second is that the man seems to have dealt with Yuan Shangguang, and Yuan Shangguang has fought with him, if it wasn't for the other party's mercy at that time, I am afraid that he would have been broken in ancient times; The third is that Yuan Moqing and himself slashed several times just now, but the man dodged effortlessly.

Just thinking about it, I heard the man shouting: "It's coming!" And he rushed forward like a fly.

"Be careful!" Yuan Chen saw that the other party, with a sturdy figure of about two meters, could have such a fast pace, and he was very uncomfortable and shouted.

However, it was still too late, Yuan Moqing was not careful, and was caught by the man on the back of the knife. I saw that the man used a slight force, and the knife was broken with a "click". Yuan Moqing panicked, and hurriedly raised half a knife to slash her head and face, the man flashed slightly, raised his hand again, and hit her wrist. Yuan Moqing only felt that his wrist was sore, as if he had been hit by an acupuncture point, and threw the knife.

Seeing this, Yuan Chen was afraid that the man would cause him any more damage, so he hurriedly stepped forward and waved his knife to stop him, Yuan Moqing took the opportunity to get out and took a few steps back.

The man had the upper hand with one move, but he did not continue to pursue, but took over Yuan Chen's move. However, Yuan Chen's routine was not as good as Yuan Moqing's, and his body had always been relatively weak, so as soon as he fought, the knife was taken away.

Yuan Chen hurriedly took a step back and reached out to pull out the gun at his waist, but before the muzzle of the gun could be raised, the man grabbed her wrist and used a slight force. Yuan Chen felt his wrist numb, and as soon as he let go, the gun fell to the ground. The man nudged her and pushed her back a few steps.

The man bent down and picked up the gun, fiddling with it. Yuan Chen closed his eyes and shouted angrily, "Aren't you just going to arrest us to receive the reward?" Let's have a good time! ”

Yuan Moqing shouted: "Sister Yuanyuan! Although there is reluctance in the tone, what can it do? Men are good at martial arts, and they are indeed not opponents.

"I don't want to embarrass you. I just want to know, how did Yuan Shangguang get killed by you? The man pointed the tip of the knife down, handed it back to Yuan Chen along with the gun, and said.

Yuan Chen opened his eyes and looked into the man's eyes. The man's expression was serious, but he had a smile on his face, and his gaze was so hot that it gave people a warm feeling. That's it, this kind of warm smile and burning gaze, which Ah Kin doesn't have. That's why I don't hate this man as much as I hate Ah Jian.

Yuan Chen took the knife, lowered his head, and shed tears.

Yes, Yuan Chen cried, but even she didn't know why she was crying, did she miss Wu Ruojie? Or can't you remember this difficult experience? Or is it frustration with an unpredictable future? She didn't know.

Seeing Yuan Chen crying, the man was a little at a loss, and hurriedly said, "I, I didn't hurt you?" You, what's wrong with you? Could it be that I used too much force just now? I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”

Yuan Chen saw that the other party was so nervous, and he burst into tears with a "poof". This man actually has an honest side.

Seeing that she had eased up, the man also breathed a sigh of relief, showed his white teeth and smiled: "If you don't dislike the shop, come in and sit." ”

Yuan Chen and Yuan Moqing glanced at each other, smiled, and followed the man into the living room, the man found a piece of clothing and put it on, poured water for them, and then sat opposite the two.

"So, you can tell me how he killed Yuan Shangguang now, right?" Men are still dwelling on this issue.

"Why do you keep asking this question?" Yuan Moqing asked rhetorically.

"Of course, I don't think you can kill him with your skills, I fought with him." The man said.

"Who are you? How can you fight him? Yuan Moqing was slightly surprised and asked again.

"I was the ...... who asked the question first," the man laughed, "and you should have said it first." ”

"Okay." Yuan Chen said, "Anyway, the matter has come to this, even if you want to arrest us to receive the reward, we can't escape from your palm, so I'll tell you everything." So she told the man about how she met Yuan Shangguang as a female swordsman in Xiangyang City, and how she killed him and Yu Yueting with Yuan Moqing, and was chased and killed by Li Zicheng's men because of this.

The man was stunned when he heard this, and only after a while did he say, "In other words, you killed Yuan Shangguang with the weapon you pulled out from your back just now?" ”

Yuan Chen knew that the other party was referring to the pistol, so he nodded.

The man smiled and wiped his sweat and said, "Fortunately, my hand was faster just now, otherwise wouldn't I have been killed by you?" ”

After Yuan Chen and Yuan Moqing heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

After laughing, Yuan Moqing asked, "What about you?" It's time to talk about yourself, why do you always care so much about Yuan Shangguang's life and death? ”

The man was silent, his expression became serious again, and even a little depressed, and after a long time, he said, "He is my enemy." ”

"What?" Yuan Chen and Yuan Moqing were taken aback.

The man let out a long sigh and said, "My family was originally a big family in this Chenghe Town, specializing in post station business. My father, mother and my wife take care of the business inside the station, and I am in charge of transportation outside the station. We had a good business, but we encountered such a chaotic time. Not long ago, in order to defend Xiangyang, the Ming army put all the grain and grass in Chenghe Town, but as soon as the battle was fought, the town was broken by the righteous army, and the general who led the troops at that time was Yuan Shangguang, after breaking through the town, he used the excuse that most of the residents of the town were members of the Ming army, and began to kill. However, the actual situation is that he picks out the families of women, especially beautiful women, and after killing the woman's family, he occupies the woman, and after playing, the woman will not escape the fate of being insulted by his soldiers until she is killed. My home has unfortunately been ......," the man said, his eyes reddening.

"What about you...... How did you escape? Yuan Moqing asked.

"I ......" the man sighed again, "I was running a business outside, and when I rushed back, my parents had both been killed, and my wife had also been taken captive, so I went straight to Xiangyang City in anger to find Yuan Shangguang, and I also saw Yuan Shangguang...... Later, Yuan Shangguang said that I had good martial arts and wanted to keep me as his subordinate, but I didn't agree, and scolded him. I was outnumbered, almost lost my life, and finally escaped from Xiangyang City. Later, I heard that my wife had committed suicide because of the unbearable humiliation. Alas, as a son, I'm sorry for my parents, as a husband, I'm sorry for my wife, and as a man, I'm sorry for myself! As he spoke, the man bowed his head and wept.

When Yuan Chen and Yuan Moqing heard this, they were also sad. There are too many women who have been harmed by Yuan Shangguang, aren't the two of them among them? And behind this, there are broken families.

The man cried for a while, looked up and said, "That's why I always ask you if you really killed Yuan Shangguang." Because I knew I didn't have a chance to kill him, but I didn't expect you to kill him for me, and I really want to thank you! You have avenged my whole family! ”

"Don't be so polite." Yuan Chen said, "We're not just for you. ”

"I know," said the man, "but I still have to thank you. ”

"What's your name?" Yuan Moqing asked suddenly.

The man breathed a sigh of relief, his mood was slightly better, and said, "My name is Liu Ming, the willow of the willow tree, bright Ming." Dare to ask the names of the two girls? ”

"How old are you?" Yuan Moqing didn't answer the question, and asked again.

"Five out of twenty this year." Liu Ming said.

Yuan Moqing smiled and said, "This is my sister Chen Yuanyuan, twenty this year." My name is Yuan Moqing, and I am nineteen this year. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Miss Chen and Miss Yuan, fortunately." Liu Ming hugged his fists.

"Don't be so polite, I've been dealing with each other for a long time." Yuan Moqing said with a smile.

"Yes," Liu Ming also smiled, "If you don't fight, you don't know each other." ”

"You're not going to catch us again, are you?" Yuan Moqing asked again.

"How come," Liu Ming scratched his head, revealing his sincerity again, "How can I take revenge on my benefactor?" ”

"Don't mention the word benefactor. You know that we are wanted criminals, but you don't take us to ask for a reward, and you are also our benefactor. So we flattened out. Yuan Chen said.

"yes, yes." Yuan Moqing hurriedly agreed.

Liu Ming nodded, and then asked, "Just now you said that you wanted to buy a carriage, did you want to flee because you were wanted?" ”

"Hmm." Yuan Chen thought for a while and said, "Indeed, because of this, if you escape the territory controlled by Li Zicheng on foot, it will take too long and it will be very dangerous. If you have a horse, it's a lot easier. ”

Liu Ming nodded again, pondered for a while, and said, "That's it, there are a few horses in the back stable, give you two, I won't take a penny." ”

"What?" Yuan Moqing was pleasantly surprised when she heard this, "Thank you so much." ”

"Don't," Yuan Chen hurriedly said, "that's too precious." ”

"Nothing." Liu Ming said, "I stayed here not to do business, but to find an opportunity to take revenge." Now that I have avenged you for me, it is useless for me to ask for these belongings, it is better to give them to my benefactors. ”

"Okay." Yuan Chen thought for a moment and clenched his fists, "Then we might as well be respectful." ”

"What about you?" Yuan Moqing asked again, "Listening to what you mean, I don't want to stay here anymore, so what are your plans?" ”

"I ......" Liu Ming pondered for a while and said, "I used to deliver goods to Suzhou Mansion in Jiangsu, where the largest post house is called Shunxiang Post House, and the shopkeeper Zhao in the hall has long wanted me to help him, but I still have my own small post house here before, and there is a family to support, so I haven't agreed." Now that I think about it, I would have been a better way out if I went to him. Moreover, it is said that Li Zicheng's team went all the way north and did not fight to Jiangnan, presumably Jiangnan has not suffered from the war and should be relatively stable. ”

"Wow! Great! After hearing this, Yuan Moqing shouted happily.

"What's wrong?" Liu Ming was startled.

Yuan Moqing said happily: "Brother Liu! Do you know where we're going? We're going to Changzhou Mansion in Jiangsu, so we're on our way. That's great! In this way, we can still take care of each other on the road. ”

"Really? That's great. After Liu Ming heard this, he was also very happy.

Yuan Chen didn't speak, but fell into deep thought, she didn't like to have strangers with her.

Liu Ming seemed to sense Yuan Chen's worries, muttered for a while, and said, "However, I still have some things to do before I go, I'm afraid that the time can't correspond to the two of you, so ......"

Yuan Moqing was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "We can wait for you for a few days." ”

Liu Ming looked at Yuan Chen again and said with a smile: "Oh, no need, I'm a big man, and I'm walking with the two young ladies all the way, so there will definitely be a lot of inconvenience." I think it's still ......"

"I think we'd better go together," Yuan Chen's heart suddenly softened, and he said, "As Mo Qing said, it's good to have a care along the way." ”

"Oh?" After Liu Ming heard this, he was overjoyed again.

"Great!" Yuan Moqing said happily, "Then let's hurry up and leave, don't delay time." Let's talk on the way. ”

"Okay, then I'll go prepare the horses." Liu Ming said, walking towards the stable in the backyard.

"Sister Yuanyuan, don't you want him to go on the road with us?" Yuan Moqing saw Liu Ming's back go away and asked Yuan Chen.

"Aren't you afraid of trouble when you go on the road with him? I'm afraid it will take ten days and half a month at the earliest. ”

"No, I think he is very good, and his martial arts are high, so he should be able to take care of us. What's more, we still ride the horses that people gave us. Yuan Moqing said mischievously.

After hearing this, Yuan Chen felt that it was not unreasonable, but he still advised: "If there is any emergency, you have to listen to me, don't run away with others." ”

"Alright, Sister Yuanyuan." Yuan Moqing smiled, "Don't count me down with a sense of jealousy, okay?" ”

Yuan Chen's face turned red all of a sudden: "Little Nizi, what nonsense are you talking about?" ”

"Nonsense?" Yuan Moqing stroked her face and smiled, "Isn't what I said wrong?" Sister Yuanyuan, you and Liu Ming have been blushing several times during their conversation. Look, now blushing again. ”

"Okay," Yuan Chen blushed, brushed her hand away and said, "Don't be kidding, let's see how he is prepared, let's help him too, so we can get on the road as soon as possible and get out of this dangerous place as soon as possible." ”

"Okay." Yuan Moqing answered, and the two walked towards the stable together.

There were a few horses in the stable, and at this time, Liu Ming had already pulled out three tall horses, one black, one red and one white, and also installed the saddle and other utensils.

"What a beautiful horse." Yuan Moqing sighed.

"yes, they're all good friends of mine, which one do you like? Take your pick. Liu Ming said with a smile.

"I like the white one, it's clean, how good." Yuan Moqing said, stepped forward, and stroked the shining mane of the horse in the sun.

"What about you?" Liu Ming asked Yuan Chen again.

"I ...... I'm casual. Yuan Chen said.

"Oh, that's right," Yuan Moqing turned around and said to Liu Ming, "Sister Yuanyuan is not very good at riding horses, so you have to help her choose a horse with a docile personality and a smooth runner." ”

After listening to Yuan Moqing's request, Liu Ming put his hand on his chin, his eyebrows twisted together, and he thought about it.

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