Chapter Twenty-Three: Calamity
"The moon is dark and the wind is high, killing people and setting fire to the sky", Liu Xilie lay in the grass, muttering to himself, while staring at the gate of Li Yuming's house: "Even if you set fire, it's hard to bury it if you burn it to death, and only one person will be killed."
He is a straight man, and since he learned about Ba Niu's intention to bully his sister on the beach, he has always been in his heart and wants to find his bad luck. But he also knew that the two of them had similar kung fu, and Ba Niu was smarter than him, so he would definitely not be able to catch him, so he thought of this way to sneak in while he was sleeping. But for two nights in a row, he didn't succeed, it's not that Ba Niu was alert, it was not easy to capture, it was too comfortable in the grass nest, so he didn't last until the time, and he fell asleep first. This time, however, he woke up just in time, just before dawn, when people were asleep.
He got up from the grass, bent his waist, and came to the door. With a gentle push, I saw that the door was not linked, so I crept in.
Li Yuming's house has only three rooms, the two of them live in the east house, Yao Xueying lives in the west house, and Ba Niu has a grass shop under the outhouse, so he saw him as soon as he came in. At this time, Ba Niu was asleep, and he tied a knot sturdy, looked at it in a sack, and carried it away.
Li Yuming got up, he didn't see Ba Niu, and he only said that he went out, and he didn't care, and at lunch, he only asked, and when he saw that no one knew, he didn't forget it, and he didn't panic until he didn't come back in the evening. The family searched all over the village, and even Liu Chuanzhi's family was alarmed, and there was no trace of it.
"It must have been a pirate kidnapping", when it comes to pirates, everyone's face is like dirt.
"No one but pirates has that kind of ability!" Li Yuming also agrees with Liu Chuanzhi: "But what now"?
Everyone looked at each other, helpless, and sighed one by one.
"If it's really pirates kidnapped, then Xilie has to be careful", Li Yuming said to Liu Chuanzhi: "It was Xilie who killed them that day, and they will never give up."
When a few people said this, they suddenly remembered that when they just went out to find someone, Liu Xilie left by himself, and until now, no one has seen him again.
"Where did Xilie go"? Liu Chuanzhi's wife couldn't see her son, so she was in a hurry, and without waiting for everyone to answer, she went out to find it. The rest of the people didn't have a reason to sit down, so they all followed. Fortunately, he returned on his own shortly after.
"Kid, where have you been"? Liu Mu wept as she stroked his forehead.
"I went to the masonry cave", although he also had a scheming, he would not lie, and his mother asked him, so he told the truth.
"What are you going to do there"?
This time he stopped talking, but the others didn't pay attention, thinking he was looking for Ba Niu. There was only one person who saw the problem, but at this time he did not say anything about it.
"Brother, where did Ba Niu go"? Liu Yiyi didn't know what was going on between them, so naturally he wouldn't suspect that he would kidnap him. But from his dodging eyes just now, he still saw a flaw.
Yoo Hee-yeol is a person who can't lie, and when his sister asked him, it's hard to say, and it's not good not to say. I had to keep my mouth shut and not say a word.
"Brother"! Seeing that he didn't say anything, she was even more sure of her judgment, so she lowered her face and said in a deep voice: "Where did he go"!
Liu Xilie was asked, but he refused to say, just blushed, buried his head in his arms, and lay on the table to pretend to sleep.
Liu Yiyi saw him playing a child's temper, so he had to turn around and coax him with kind words: "You only tell me, I don't tell others, do you say it's good"?
"Don't anyone tell"?
"No one tells"!
Liu Xilie thought about it, looked around again, and saw that there was no other person, so he leaned on Liu Yiyi's shoulder and whispered: "I buried him in the masonry cave"! After saying that, he looked at her proudly.
"Buried in a masonry cave"? Liu Yiyi saw that he was strange, and couldn't help but continue to ask: "Why did you bury it in the masonry cave?"
"What if he has no clothes, he doesn't bury it, and he freezes to death"?
"Take me now"! She said in a serious tone: "While he is still alive"!
"But ......",
"No, I'll leave right away!"
After the two of them came to the masonry cave, Liu Yiyi rushed in first.
"Ba Niu"? She couldn't believe her eyes, only one of the head of the bull was exposed, the rest of the body was buried in the earth, and the person fainted.
"What's going on"? She turned around and wanted to ask Liu Xiyeol, but she didn't see him, so she had to do it herself and dig him out herself. Fortunately, the soil was newly buried, very loose, and it was done with little effort. But when he was in front of her, she screamed loudly and her face flushed.
"Why don't you get dressed"? After Ba Niu woke up, Liu Yiyi had already brought his clothes and asked him to put them on.
"Who knew your brother would sneak attack"? He didn't exclaim angrily.
"But why did my brother arrest you?" She asked curiously.
"Then who knows"! In order to avoid this question, he hurriedly stood up and pulled her out.
"Let's go to the river first", grabbed her hand and left.
When the two of them came back, it was already evening. When the two families saw him coming back, they had to ask this and that, but he just lied, saying that he was lost in the mountains, and now he came out, so he covered up the past, but Liu Xilie, like he was fine, didn't ask him, didn't speak, just kept glancing at him with his eyes, which seemed to say: Count you lucky, next time it won't be so simple.
Ba Niu was seen by him straight, and he had no choice but to beg Li Yuming to let him go to Liu Chuanzhi's house to propose marriage, and after determining the relationship between the two people, he was relieved. But where will there be a quiet time, as the so-called wave is not settled, wave after wave, this day he had just returned from logging in the mountains, and saw a young man in coarse cloth clothes waiting for him.
"The villain is Qiu Jirong, a subordinate of Captain Qiu Zhenhai of Sanxian Island, and at the behest of the captain of my family, I asked Gongzi Li to cross the island." As he spoke, he respectfully handed him an invitation.
Ba Niu took the letter, opened it and read it, only to see that it was written: Qiu Zhenhai of Sanxian Island worships His Excellency Li Jiuyuan, the first warrior of Dongduo: I have heard of the name for a long time, and I have no chance to look up. Now it is close to each other, so it can be close. Prepare a special table of water and wine, and apply for a good relationship with my brother, hoping to refuse.
After reading it, he put the letter aside, poured a bowl of the brewed coarse tea for Qiu Jirong, and poured a bowl himself, and then said: "How can Li, a rural villager, a man of grass and trees, be so kind to Master Qiu?" Brother Qiu paid more respects to his old man and said that he knew what he meant."
"Why should Brother Li be polite"? Qiu Jirong smiled heartily: "The first warrior of Dongduo, how can he be in vain?" Uncle and I have been admiring each other for a long time, and today's chance encounter is also a forerunner, why do you have to say goodbye?"
"It's just a false name, where can you dare to call it a warrior"? Ba Niu smiled and shook his head: "It's your uncle who has heard of it, Li is nothing more than an ordinary person, and you also saw it today, what else is there to praise?"
"Brother Li is a talent, an extraordinary bearing, a god of war-like character, how can he not be the first name? If the Li brothers are not worthy, how many people are there in the world? Uncle only because he has not been involved in the inland for a long time, and his movement is inconvenient, so he sent his foolish brother to invite him, if the ground is too peaceful, I should come to visit, is it just an invitation"?
Seeing that he understood and knew that he couldn't quit, Ba Niu had to agree, saying: "In this case, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and the little brother will wait for the good news"!
Qiu Jirong saw that he agreed, so he got up and said goodbye: "On the fifteenth day of this month, the foolish brother should come to greet him!"
After sending Qiu Jirong away, the people from the east and west courtyards all came over, everyone sat together, discussed countermeasures, some said they should go, some said they shouldn't go, and there were many discussions, endlessly. As the protagonist, Ba Niu had no right to speak, so he had to hold his arms and listen there. It wasn't until after the crowd had dispersed, leaving only their family, that he expressed his opinion:
"Since you have agreed, you must go." He said: "I don't think he will do anything to me, it's just that he suffered a loss last time and wants to get back on the field."
"Do you want to let Heelt go with you?"
"It's not good for him to go, he is rude in his words, he is reckless, and he is their enemy, once something is wrong, it is not beautiful, it is better for me to go myself."
When the family saw that he couldn't stay, they had no choice but to give up, but they had to worry about him.