Except for Mangzhou, which is extremely bitter and cold in the north, the general trend of the empire's richness and population density is decreasing from north to south, the closer north it is, the richer it is, and the population density is naturally self-evident, and the more south, the poorer it is, the sparsely populated land is barren.

Sizhou is in such an embarrassing situation, bordering the rich and prosperous Bingzhou in the north, the poor Yanzhou in the south, and Xinye County, the southernmost part of Sizhou, has almost become the most difficult place in Sizhou.

After the New Year, the merchants are going to start working and preparing to go out to do business, and the ordinary people are beginning to plan how to sow seeds and collect grain this year. The post road, which had been deserted for a few days, gradually became lively, and the pedestrians on the road began to wander around in twos and threes.

Unlike the rich Tay Ha County or Hanoi County in the north, the post road leading to Xinye County in the southernmost part of Sizhou is still inaccessible. Because of its proximity to the south, the surrounding vegetation does not wither all year round, even in the cold and warm spring season, it is still lush and lush, and the sounds of birds and beasts are faintly heard in the trees on both sides of the post road. If it weren't for this, I'm afraid this post road would be even more desolate.

A young man in a black robe walked slowly down the empty and uninhabited post road, carrying a long sword that had been tightly covered with linen cloth and a black package, which did not look light.

Perhaps tired of walking, the young man looked around, then sat down under the big tree by the roadside, spread out the package, took out a slightly worn sheepskin map from it, and stared carefully at it for a long time.

"It's about half a day's journey before we reach Shinno-gun. The young man carefully put away the worn-out map, picked up the food in the package, and after a few bites, leaned against the tree and snoozed.

On a small hill not far from the post road, four or five men suddenly appeared, most of them extremely thin, dressed in extremely ragged clothes, and dirty, and it seemed that they had not been cleaned for two or three months.

At the head was an old man of about fifty years of age, extremely thin, holding a sickle in his hand that he had picked up from nowhere, and his hair was almost clumped, so loose that it was on the bare door of his head, which looked ridiculous.

The thin old man stared at the young man sitting under the tree napping in the distance with wide eyes, grinned, and muttered, "Why is there such a person in the place where this bird doesn't, it doesn't look like a poor person, why is it here?"

|“ Old Mengtou, we can't open the pot anymore and still talk about what are we doing, rob or not, if we rob him, we will rush down and tie him up now!"

Behind him, a child with an equally thin body but extremely dark body clutched a wooden stick and shouted with a frown.

"Grab a fart, don't you see that young man with a sword behind his back? If it's a master, we'll all have to finish the game!" Old Meng scolded angrily, his eyes still staring at the dozing young man, as if he was a little hesitant.

"What, that's the sword?" As Lao Meng first said, the rest of the people were all surprised, and their eyes were staring directly at the young man not far away, as well as the big guy wrapped in sackcloth behind him.

"My mother, there is a sword, old Mengtou, we have never seen what a sword looks like when we are so old, I don't care, I am bound to this person, so I will rush at that sword! Declare in advance, after I get my hands on it, the sword will belong to me, and no one is allowed to rob me!" The thin child looked like he was about thirteen or fourteen years old, holding a wooden stick, staring directly at the long sword behind the young man, swallowing his saliva, which seemed to be more tempting than eating white steamed buns.

"Little sparrow, you want to die, since you are a person who travels with a sword, you must be a master of the rivers and lakes, just a few of us guys with yellow faces and thin muscles, can we tie up people? Lao Mengtou turned around and kicked the little kid behind him who was called a little sparrow, but the person didn't kick it, and almost stumbled and fell directly, causing a burst of laughter.

"I don't think I can rob it. After standing firmly, the old Meng Tou exhaled fiercely and muttered.

At this point, the little sparrow was completely anxious, and said angrily: "A few of us are not complaining about your big boss, a good thief can't rob this, and he can't rob that, a few days ago, I finally ran into a scholar, you said that it is not easy to read, and I admire the reader the most in this life, so I let it go." I'm a fucking scholar, with a bad stomach, and I actually attracted a soldier, if it weren't for a few of us running fast, Du Teniang's death would have been warped. Lao Mengtou, you give the right words, whether you rob or not, if you don't rob Lao Tzu to be the master, prepare the brothers to eat and drink enough money to spend!"

Bang!

The thin middle-aged man standing behind Lao Mengtou slapped the little sparrow directly to the ground, and scolded and scolded: "There are so many, how old do you want to be a big boss, Lao Tzu is not on the wheel yet, you go cool." ”

"Li Mazi, Lao Tzu is not finished with you. The little sparrow, who had been slapped down, suddenly turned red-eyed, and trotted down the hill with a puff of smoke, screaming and cursing, and ran directly to the young man on the edge of the woods over there.

Lao Mengtou and Li Mazi were startled and looked at each other.

This little bastard actually went by himself?

After a slight pause, Lao Meng and the first few people glanced at each other, and ran down the mountain together, during which Li Mazi did not stand firm and fell into a dog eating, and after standing up, he spit out the weeds in his mouth and still rushed forward with a wooden stick.

It doesn't make sense for the little sparrow to take the risk alone, does it?

On the other side of the woods, the young man who was napping against the big tree had his eyes closed, but the corners of his mouth were gently raised.

The little sparrow was not very old, and his legs and feet were nimble, and he soon ran to the young man sitting under the big tree out of breath, and looked at the young man who seemed to be asleep, and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Rob, rob, or stand up?

It doesn't seem to be appropriate, why don't you say wake up?

After hesitating for a moment, the little sparrow stretched out the wooden stick in his hand and gently stabbed the sleeping young man, but there was no movement. I poked it again, but it still didn't move.

Seeing such a situation, the little sparrow was suddenly a little overwhelmed, in the past, the robbery was all the old Mengtou shouted, and he followed the fun, where did he shout?

As soon as the stick in his hand was stretched out, the sleeping young man turned over, startled the little sparrow, took two steps back and tripped over over the branch at his feet, sat on the ground, and grinned.

Not awake yet?

The little sparrow was dumbfounded, and saw that the young man just rolled over, and continued to sleep deeply, as if he had no idea that someone was beside him.

Just when the little sparrow was at a loss, Lao Mengtou and Li Mazi and others trotted down, and they were all relieved after seeing this scene, fortunately, there was no accident yet, and there was still a chance. Of course, Li Mazi didn't forget to reward the little sparrow with a chestnut as revenge.

Seeing that the young man was sleeping lifelessly, Lao Mengtou hesitated, gritted his teeth, and whispered: "Before he wakes up, tie him up first!"

After all, Lao Mengtou was the big boss, and after making a decision, several people hurriedly stepped forward to untie the hemp rope that served as a belt around their waists, and tied up the sleeping young man with all hands and feet.

After doing this, Lao Mengtou breathed a sigh of relief, clapped his hands and squinted at the young man who seemed to have no idea, and then waved his hand.

After receiving the instructions, several thin fellows who were eyeing each other rushed forward and began to rummage through the heavy black package, while the little sparrow reached directly for the long sword that was behind the young man's back.

Just as the little sparrow stretched out his trembling hand and was about to grasp the long sword that had come from the sackcloth, one palm actually grasped the long sword one step ahead of him.

The little sparrow was suddenly furious, thinking that whoever was going to snatch this treasure from him, so he was ready to scold.

Just before he could speak, a voice came, which instantly frightened the little sparrow and sat on the ground.

"Other things can be moved, this sword can't work, you won't be able to stand it. ”

The voice was not heavy, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

Old Meng Tou and the others were suddenly shocked, only to see that the young man leaning against the tree actually opened his eyes at this moment, and the hands and feet that were originally tied were actually released at this moment.

Li Mazi, who had just taken out a piece of white cake from the package and chewed it in his mouth, opened his mouth wide, and the white cake in his mouth fell down like snowflakes. Looking at the others, they all had the same shocked expressions, looking at this young man in amazement.

Silence, deathly silence.

Just when the two sides were at a loss, the young man leaning against the tree spoke again, but without the slightest nervousness or surprise, he just smiled mildly: "You are robbers?"

There was another moment of astonishment, not only Lao Mengtou, but even the little sparrow sitting on the ground felt that the question asked by the person in front of him was too idiotic.

Just without waiting for everyone to answer, the young man leaning against the tree said to himself: "It's the first time I've even encountered a robbery, it's quite fresh." ”

After all, Lao Mengtou is a big boss, his eyesight is good, and his reaction speed is fast, after coming back to his senses, he did not speak, but directly stepped forward and pulled up the little sparrow that was still sitting on the ground, and ran away, and did not forget to shout while running, and said: ", hurry up!"

After Lao Mengtou shouted, the thin thieves who were still triumphant just now hurriedly didn't care about what they had in their hands, threw them on the ground, and ran wildly towards the mountains and forests.

The young man leaning against the tree was none other than Chen Tianze, who had come all the way south from Xihe County, and his face couldn't cry or laugh after seeing this scene

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