"Yo ho! It's a little interesting, you kid don't inquire, in this Heqing Town, whoever sets up a stall in the market to sell goods is not allowed to pay me some silver, and he dares to ask me for money, I see that you are a foreigner, you don't understand the rules, I don't blame you today, the knife stays, people can go, I promise to embarrass you. ”

Hu Xiaotian is depressed in his heart, Lao Tzu sold knives for a long time, the business was not done, you can't come early, you can't come late, just wait for me to leave and come over, you just deliberately want to blackmail me, I really think that the tiger fell Pingyang and was bullied by dogs! He looked at the other party, and there were four of them, including Mao San, although Hu Xiaotian's martial arts were not good, but he had more or less thanks to Murong Feiyan's guidance on some moves, and there should be some chance of winning against these scoundrels. What's more, his short knife sharpens iron like clay, and he is not afraid of a real fight. Hu Xiaotian said: "This eldest brother, everyone has times when they are in trouble, they are all brothers in the four seas, and I hope that a few noble hands will let the brothers go one way, if they really force their brothers to a dead end, everyone will not look good." ”

Mao San laughed, and he said to a few people around him: "Brother, do you hear that?" He threatened me, threatened me! ”

Hu Xiaotian also laughed: "This big brother, there are many of you, how dare I threaten you, I have always dared to do and dare to speak......" Before the words fell, he had raised his left fist and slammed it on Mao San's jaw, Hu Xiaotian imagined in his mind the scene of knocking down the other party with a punch, but it backfired, Mao Santou had a big neck and a thick neck, and Hu Xiaotian's full force hit him so that he just threw his head back and didn't fall.

Hu Xiaotian reacted very quickly, the second blow had already followed, and his knee hit Mao San's lower yin, which finally worked, Mao San screamed miserably and let go of Hu Xiaotian's arm. He squatted down with his hands over his crotch. Seeing this, three of his companions hurriedly surrounded him.

Hu Xiaotian had already taken the road out, holding a short knife and running all the way out of the market. In the past, Hu Xiaotian would never cause such a big trouble because of a short knife, of course he understood the truth that a hero would not suffer the loss in front of him, but this short knife was already the most valuable item on his body, and he hoped to sell the short knife in exchange for silver taels. In this way, there will be enough coils for the return journey, and horses will be added, and only in this way can we return to the capital in the shortest possible time. It can be said that now this short knife has become the key to saving the Hu family.

When he ran wildly, the blood blisters on the soles of his feet rubbed painfully, but when people reached a desperate situation, their endurance would be stronger than ever, Hu Xiaotian's potential had been completely stimulated, and he threw away the four scoundrels at an astonishing speed, and Mao San bullied the market in this area. There were far more than these three in the same party, and it didn't take long for his companions to outflank him from the front, and Hu Xiaotian saw that the road ahead was blocking, so he could only turn around and flee to the right. Soon to the right, there was the horse market, which was very small, with only two or three stables, and there was no hiding place in front of the horse market. I heard the shouting of Mao San's gang in my ears. Hu Xiaotian saw only a child kneeling in front of him, and a broken mat was placed on the ground. I don't know what was covered under the mat, Hu Xiaotian panicked, came to the child's side, and said in a low voice: "Little brother, the rivers and lakes are in emergency!" He just opened the broken mat and lay in.

Lying down, he found that there was still one lying under the mat, Hu Xiaotian said in a low voice: "Borrow light, borrow light......" and gently patted the other party's body. Only then did he find out that the man had been dead for a long time, Hu Xiaotian was shocked, and at this time he remembered that the child had a straw mark on his head, which should have been sold to bury his father, Hu Xiaotian was so shocked that he almost didn't sit up.

At this time, Mao San's gang had already caught up. But he heard the little child cry miserably: "Father! Mother, you died so miserably......"

Mao San rushed here with his crotch and found that Hu Xiaotian was gone, he looked at the child and said, "Boy, did you see a black-faced man escaping from here?" ”

The child said with a crying voice: "Uncle, you have mercy on me, help me bury my father and mother, and I will serve you as a cow and a horse for the rest of my life." ”

Mao San snorted: "Get out of the way, damn, put two dead people here, I think it's so bad luck today, hurry up and get away, let Lao Tzu see you, and I'll kill you too." The rest of the splashes didn't find Hu Xiaotian, and they returned disappointed one by one, Mao San scolded and turned back, came to the child, raised his foot and kicked the corpse.

Unexpectedly, his actions angered the child, and he rushed forward regardless of Qiqi: "You insult my father, I will fight with you!" He hugged Mao San's thigh and took a bite of it, biting Mao San! With a scream, he raised his palm the size of a fan and slapped the child's face, causing half of the boy's face to swell.

The surrounding passers-by saw such a scene, although they sympathized in their hearts, but they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and they avoided one after another, and everyone in the locals knew how powerful Mao San was, and they did not dare to provoke them.

When Hu Xiaotian heard this, he couldn't hold back his anger in his heart, and when he saw Mao San's big feet move in front of him, he raised the short knife in his hand and plunged it hard.

How could Mao San have expected that the dead corpse on the ground would suddenly get up, and thought it was a fraudulent corpse, so he was so frightened that his soul scattered, and his group of companions were also frightened and fled, and only after seeing that it was Hu Xiaotian did they gather again.

Hu Xiaotian had already pulled out the short knife, the tip of the knife was against Mao San's neck, and sneered: "You brute, you actually attacked a child, is there any humanity?" ”

Mao San screamed: "Brothers, cut him ...... for me" Before the words fell, Hu Xiaotian hugged his neck and stabbed him in the shoulder, Mao San screamed in pain like killing a pig, and at this time he was completely frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "This big brother ...... I...... Mao San has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, so please be merciful. ”

Hu Xiaotian sneered: "Now you know that you are afraid? It's a pity it's too late. He said to the little boy, "Little brother, come to me." "I'm afraid that Mao San's accomplices will take this child and use it to blackmail themselves.

Mao San said: "What do you want...... What do you really want? ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "Let your brother go and find me a carriage, go now." ”

Mao San hurriedly waved his hand, the horse market was on the side, and it didn't take long for the gang of splashes to bring a carriage, and Hu Xiaotian asked them to carry the corpses on the ground onto the carriage, and then said: "All of you are standing facing the wall and take off your pants!" ”

The gang hesitated slightly, and Hu Xiaotian stabbed Mao San in the shoulder again, and Mao San was so frightened that he scolded: "Hurry up...... Do what the eldest brother says, do you really want to kill me......"

A bunch of splashes took off their pants, Hu Xiaotian asked them to throw them one by one, the little boy ran over and picked up all the pants, Hu Xiaotian asked him to get into the car first, and then escorted Mao San to get into the carriage with them.

The little boy grabbed the reins of the horse, and with a shout, the carriage galloped out of town. ran out of the town for ten miles, and came to a deserted field, Hu Xiaotian let Mao San get out of the car, and before leaving, he did not forget to loot all the belongings on this guy's body, and actually found more than ten taels of silver, and a pendant with gold and jade.

Looking at Mao San's figure becoming a small black dot in his field of vision, Hu Xiaotian just came to the carriage, the little boy raised his head and looked at him, and the faces of the two showed a knowing smile at the same time.

Hu Xiaotian said: "What's your name?" How old is it? ”

The little boy said, "My name is Gao Yuan, and I am twelve years old. ”

Hu Xiaotian nodded, turned around and looked at the corpse in the car: "Is he your father?" A sentence touched Gao Yuan's sadness, and the child couldn't help but shed tears again: "Well, my father was beaten to death." ”

Hu Xiaotian sighed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't cry, we have the silver now, wait until we get to the town in front, buy a coffin, and bury your father well." ”

Hu Xiaotian did what he said, bought a thin coffin in the market town he passed by to help Gao Yuan bury his father, and the stolen pendant was actually sold at a good price in the pawnshop, exchanged for a full seventy taels of silver, which was also a big surprise. Hu Xiaotian gave half of the silver in hand to Gao Yuan, and asked him to take the silver to his relatives, but he didn't think that Gao Yuan had no relatives at home, otherwise he would not have fallen into the street to bury his father.

Gao Yuan because Hu Xiaotian buried his father for him, and decided that he would follow Hu Xiaotian's side for the rest of his life to repay his great kindness, although Hu Xiaotian didn't think that this child owed him anything, but he saw that he was smart and clever, and he felt sorry for this child who was lonely, so he agreed, after all, it was a long way to go to Kangdu, and it was good to have a companion by his side to talk.

Facts have proved that Hu Xiaotian's decision is extremely wise and correct, although Gao Yuan is only twelve years old, but he has been independent since he was a child, followed his father to the north and south, and his experience in the rivers and lakes is even much richer than Hu Xiaotian, this child is not only smart and diligent, no matter what he does, he rushes to do it, and arranges Hu Xiaotian's food, clothing, housing and transportation properly along the way, saving Hu Xiaotian a lot of trouble.

Strange to say, since Gao Yuan came to his side, Hu Xiaotian's journey has been a lot smoother, and he kept hearing news about the Xichuan rebellion along the way, and from the rumors he heard, he can preliminarily conclude that the eldest prince Long Yelin has officially succeeded to the throne, and the old emperor Long Xuanen abdicated and became the emperor to enjoy his old age, as for the unlucky prince Long Yeqing was deducted a hat that plotted to usurp the throne and intended to kill the king, and died in the Cheng'en Mansion. Li Tianheng's secession and self-reliance are equivalent to adding conclusive evidence to Long Yeqing's crime of rebellion.

Although the new emperor is in charge, but still has not officially ascended the throne, it is rumored that after the new emperor ascends the throne, there will be a general amnesty, and before the amnesty, the Dakang Dynasty is facing a bloody storm of reshuffling. Xichuan Li's rebellion is not only a dissatisfaction with the change of imperial power, but also a kind of self-preservation behavior forced by helplessness, if Li Tianheng does not rebel, as a staunch supporter of the former crown prince Long Yeqing, he will definitely become the first target of the new monarch's purge. (To be continued......)