Chapter 39: Receiving the Reward
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Xu Yang looked at the corpses of the six dead Holy Lotus Sect members, and thought that the government was now offering a reward for capturing the remnants of the Holy Lotus Sect, but the living Holy Lotus Sect personnel asked for a hundred taels of silver, and the dead were only fifty taels. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Xu Yang looked at the corpses of the six people and said: "We are not rich now, it is better to hand over the corpses of these six people to the government, and we can get rewards from there, wouldn't it be beautiful." ”
What Xu Yang said is very true, it can be said that a gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. Then shall we hand over the bodies of these six people to the prefect, or to the county yamen?" Dahu asked.
Xu Yang looked at himself and the big tiger and the little tiger all hanging up one after another, with scars on their bodies, and asked, "Are we close to the prefect's yamen, or are we close to the county yamen?" After speaking, he stretched out his hand and searched for any healing medicine in the arms of the two dead Holy Lotus Sect personnel. When Xu Yang touched a small bottle in the arms of the two, he took it out and saw that it was the gold sore medicine.
Xu Yang gave a bottle of gold sore medicine in his hand to Dahu Xiaohu, while he pulled out the cap of the bottle and poured the medicine powder into several knife marks on his body.
Dahu took the golden sore medicine, gave it to Xiaohu, and said, "If we go to the county office, we only need to walk for two hours, and if we want to return to the prefect, we need to walk for three hours, and we need to wait for the city gate to open before we can enter the city." After speaking, I saw that Xiaohu had already sprinkled the powder on his wound with gold sore medicine and gave the medicine bottle to himself. Dahu took the medicine bottle, sat down on the ground, and poured the medicine powder towards the wound on his thigh.
Xu Yang also had several knife wounds on his body, and he didn't want to be poured by the powder of the gold sore medicine, and the wound immediately stopped bleeding, and the wound was restrained, and he sighed in his heart that the effect of this medicine was really good. Ma Zichen was the only one of the four who was not injured because he was hiding and hiding. Ma Zichen looked at the three of them pouring medicinal powder into the wounds and asked, "Why does the government reward the living Holy Lotus Sect personnel with a reward of one hundred taels of silver, while the reward for the dead Holy Lotus Sect personnel is only a mere fifty taels of silver?"
"If the dead are dead, they will not be able to extract more information from their mouths, and they will not be of greater use, so they will only be rewarded with a mere fifty taels of silver, but the remnants of the Holy Lotus Sect who are alive will be able to get a lot of useful information from their mouths, so they will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. These officials are also unprofitable, and they also think things clearly, otherwise wouldn't they have lost all their money?" Xu Yang said.
Ma Zichen nodded and said, "Now that six Holy Lotus Sect personnel have died, then we can get three hundred taels of silver." It's just that the price of these three hundred taels of silver is too great, and it almost caused all three of you to die under the knife. It seems that this Holy Lotus Sect is really in league with Jinxin Qianzhuang! If it weren't for us showing our wealth, how would we have provoked so much trouble. In the future, we should stop showing off our money, otherwise it will bring about death!"
Big Tiger and Little Tiger thought that when they fought with the Holy Lotus Sect personnel just now, these people only used a few tricks to subdue themselves, if it weren't for Xu Yang by their side, it would be difficult for the two of them to imagine whether they would be able to live until tomorrow. When Xu Yang rescued his relatives with various schemes, the two of them had already admired the five-body throw, and now they saw that the other party had killed six people one after another, and they were even more admired by the five-body thrown.
"In the meantime, thanks to Brother Xu's extraordinary skills, otherwise, we would all be buried under the knife of these six people. I didn't expect these six people to knock my two brothers to the ground with just one move, and their skills are really good!"
Ma Zichen saw that Xu Yang had killed someone again, and there were no less than ten people killed by the other party just by himself, not to mention some that he hadn't seen. Ma Zichen thought that although the people Xu Yang killed were all people who should be killed, and these people were all heinous people who should be killed, if the other party continued like this, would he become addicted to killing and killing? Will he suffer from greater natural disasters?
Ma Zichen wanted to persuade Xu Yang not to kill anymore, but he thought that if he didn't let Xu Yang kill these people, then these people would definitely kill themselves, and they would also leave all kinds of hidden dangers for themselves. Ma Zichen thought that Xu was by no means the kind of person who killed innocents indiscriminately, and the other party must know the stakes in his heart, and this contradictory relationship can only be solved by the other party.
After Xu Yang poured the gold sore medicine on the wound, he looked at the place where he was injured except for the obvious scars, which was no different from no injury. Xu Yang didn't expect to meet robbers here, and after such a delay, five or six hours had passed. Xu Yang looked at the sky and said that in three hours, the sky would be bright, and said, "Then we will send these six people to the county government, and then after getting the silver, we will return to Anning Village." What's the name of this county?"
"This county is called 'Changming County'. It's just that the county official is very mediocre, and I was wronged by him before I was imprisoned. If we hand over these six men to the county government, it is not known whether we will still be able to get the money. Why don't we hand over the six of them to the prefect, and maybe we can get the silver. Ma Zichen said.
Xu Yang heard Ma Zichen's explanation, and was about to nod and say to go to the prefect's mansion, but after thinking about it, he said: "The world is as black as a crow." If the county government doesn't give us the reward money, the prefect will not be any better. It's better for us to go to the county office, maybe we can wash away your grievances. ”
Ma Zichen thought that his mother had been dead for two months, and he had never been wronged, if he had been avoiding his interests, when and when would he be able to clear his grievances? Ma Zichen was ruthless and said: "Anyway, I have already been in prison once, so what's the harm in going in again? As long as I can clear my grievances for me and my wife, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, I will have to break through." Brother Xu, then let's go to the county office. ”
"Ma Xiucai, don't worry, we won't let you go to prison again. Even if this corrupt official wants to take you to prison, our two brothers will accompany you. The big tiger and the little tiger said in unison.
Xu Yang saw that there were five horses tied to the tree, and one of them had fallen in a pool of blood, so he ordered the big tiger and the little tiger to resist the dead people on the horseback, and then set off towards Changming County. Ma Zichen sat on the horse's back and forth, firmly grasped the reins, and clamped the horse's back with his legs, for fear that he would fall off the horse. The big tiger and the little tiger are as stable as Mount Tai each riding a horse, and the big tiger is also leading a horse, and the horse is carrying three dead Holy Lotus Sect personnel on its back, and the horse it is riding is also carrying one person each. Xu Yang'er also carried one on his back.
Xu Yang searched these dead people, and got three or three taels of silver and a medicine bottle for treating external injuries, and tied five simple knives to his horse. Xu Yang let the big tiger and the little tiger lead the way in front, Ma Zichen was in the center, and he followed him towards Changming County.
And just when Xu Yang saw that the place where he had fought had been cleaned up by himself and was about to walk towards Changming County in the south, he suddenly saw a bow lying on the ground, and this bow belonged to the person who made the whip. Xu Yang jumped off the horse, picked up the bow, suddenly felt that the bow was so heavy, and pulled the bowstring hard, and found that he could only pull the bow into a semicircle, so as to judge that the bow was a Baili bow. Xu Yang saw that he could only pull it into a semicircle, and the person who made the whip could actually pull it into a full moon, so he judged the gap between himself and the other party.
Xu Yang looked at the end of the bow engraved with small characters, and if he looked closely, it was engraved with "Lotus He Fangxue", and that "lotus" was in a twelve-grade lotus. Xu Yang saw that this "He Fangxue" was a woman's name, and secretly wondered if the person who made the whip was really a woman? Xu Yang pulled the bowstring again, and found that he could still only pull it into a semicircle, and he couldn't understand that a woman's arm strength was even greater than his own, and from then on, the other party was in the dark, and he would be in the light, and he could take the opportunity to start anytime and anywhere.
Xu Yang thought that he was really destined for the people of the Holy Lotus Sect, one was Zhang Feng, and now there was another He Fangxue; from He Fangxue's methods, he could see how strong the Holy Lotus Sect was, and he had to improve his strength quickly, otherwise when the masters of the Holy Lotus Sect came, it would be unknown whether he would be able to survive or not.
"Brother Xu, is the bow you are holding in your hand really so difficult to pull?" Dahu asked when he saw Xu Yang pull the bow he picked up from the ground.
Xu Yang turned over and got on his horse, urged the horse to come to the side of the big tiger, handed the bow to the other party, and said, "You can see it." ”
The big tiger reached out and took the bow, and suddenly his hand sank, and the bow almost didn't pull himself off the horse. Seeing that this bow was so heavy, the big tiger judged that the bow should weigh 100 catties, right? The big tiger struggled to hold the bow, stabilized the horse's back, held the bow and pulled the string, but the bowstring did not move at all. Dahu thought that he hadn't seen any bow, couldn't he pull this bow yet? Suddenly, he took a deep breath, held his breath, and pulled it again, but the string moved a little, and still couldn't pull it away successfully.
Xiaohu saw that his brother couldn't pull the bow, and said with a sneer: "Brother, you must have been injured too badly, so you didn't have the strength to pull the bow." Pull the bow for me, and I won't believe it, and I won't be able to pull it. As he speaks, he stretches out his hand to the other person and asks for a bow.
"I was injured during the fight, but I still have the strength. I can't pull it open, how can you pull it away?" said the big tiger. After that, give the bow in your hand to the other person to try.
Xiaohu heard the other party laughing at him, snorted coldly, snatched the bow from the other party's hand, and suddenly his hand sank, and he almost didn't get off the horse by the bow. When Xiaohu saw that this bow was so heavy, he immediately knew why Dahu didn't pull this bow away. The bow is so heavy, how can the bowstring be easily pulled apart? Seeing that the bow is so heavy, Xiaohu can't help but wonder if he can pull it away.
Xiaohu saw that Dahu looked at him with mocking eyes, he was ruthless, holding the bow and pulling the string, and suddenly his face was covered with beads of sweat, and he couldn't pull the bow away at all. Xiaohu saw that he couldn't pull the bow with all his strength, so he was immediately deflated and had to admit defeat. Xiaohu gave the bow in his hand to Xu Yang and said, "This bow is so heavy, presumably the arrow shot out must be able to shoot thousands of meters away." It's terrible to think about! I didn't expect that there was such a divine bow in the world, it was simply unbelievable. ”
The four of them urged the horses to walk slowly while chatting about their own affairs. Xu Yang took this bow and tried it many times, but he only pulled the bow into a semicircle. And just as the four of them were slowly walking towards the southern road, they gradually saw passers-by on the road.
When these passers-by passed by the four men, they saw six dead men on horseback, and they were startled and fled far away. These passers-by saw that the four people were heading in the direction of Changming County, and immediately recounted all kinds of speculations.
Xu Yang and the four of them walked on the trail for two hours, and there were more and more passers-by, and gradually they saw a city in front of them in their field of vision. Xu Yang saw that this county seat was nothing compared to Xiangcheng, only equivalent to one-ten-thousandth the size of Xiangcheng, presumably this is Changming County. Ma Zichen saw that Changming County was in front of him, and his heart also raised his throat, and he immediately lowered his head to find a piece of cloth to wrap his face, for fear that he would be intercepted by the guards before he reached the county office.
When the four of them came to the gate of Changming County one after another, they saw a stone plaque hanging on the city gate, with the title "Changming County". Xu Yang saw that passers-by were throwing frightened eyes at him, and immediately motioned to the three people around him to go to the county government office as soon as possible to receive the reward. Xu Yang thought that there would be guards at the gate of the county seat to check on him, so that he could lead himself to the county office quickly, but he didn't expect that there was no one who looked like a soldier at the door.
Dahu Xiaohu and Ma Zichen also saw that there were no guards at the city gate, and saw the pedestrians pointing at their side, so they immediately urged the horses to walk towards the county seat. Xu Yang urged the horse to step into the county seat, only to see that the architectural pattern in the city was not as orderly as Xiangcheng, and the bustling degree of trading could not be compared with Xiangcheng, but there were all kinds of shops in it. The big tiger and the little tiger led the way in front, and Xu Yang looked at the surrounding shops that were still mostly smoke houses, but among these smoke houses, "Fushou Smoke House" was the most.
Xu Yang saw that there were five smoke houses on a street, and two of them turned out to be "Fushou Smoke House", not to mention other streets. Xu Yang didn't care about these smoke houses at first, but he always felt that this "Fushou Smoke House" seemed to be seen there.
Ma Zichen naturally saw these smoke houses, and naturally thought of something, and was about to go to tell Xu Yang when he suddenly heard the conversation of the two people on the side of the road, and one of them said: "I heard that a new county order came two days ago, and a notice was issued to let us small merchants and hawkers pay rent and pay taxes. We just handed it in last month, and we have to pay it again. ”
"These corrupt officials are really damned. The last county decree said that we only need to pay two taels of silver, which will be worth a year's tax, so I was greedy for cheap and paid. Who would have thought that I paid taxes and silver to the last county order, and he stepped down and left. Unexpectedly, this county magistrate has just taken office, not to mention changing people's livelihood, but thinking about how to make money. The notice said that as long as you pay three taels of tax silver, in addition to deducting a year's tax, you can also enjoy a lot of preferential policies. These corrupt officials are really changing their tricks, trying their best to snatch the people's fat and anointment from the common people!" said another.