City gates.

Lu Yuan, like other pedestrians, lined up and went out.

Perhaps because of the bandits in the county, the city gate was much stricter than usual.

Eight tax collectors stood at the door, checking on the people who came in and out.

However, this kind of inspection is mainly for those who enter the city and come out of the city, and after only taking a general look twice, they let them go out.

It's just that Lu Yuan can clearly feel that this kind of strictness is only on the surface.

Otherwise, why don't those warriors who carry swords and swords and enter and exit in a dignified manner, these little officials don't stop and check, and directly let them pass.

And those honest farmers and foot merchants who look easy to bully at first glance, but they stopped all of them without pulling them, strictly investigated, and extorted bribes.

Therefore, these corrupt and evil officials are all people who deceive the good and fear the evil. This kind of person is counted as one, and there is no injustice in killing him. ”

Lu Yuan thought like this in his heart, it was already his turn to go out of the city, and when he was about to go out, he heard a shout next to him.

"Stop."

The two officials guarding the gate remembered him and knew that this person had entered the city to sell the skins of tigers and leopards, and he had definitely made a lot of money this time.

However, before these two greedy demons got closer, Lu Yuan's eyes glared at the two of them.

He has traveled for more than a year, running between mountains all day long, and the beasts that have died under the sword and arrow, thousands of them, have long practiced a ferocious aura.

In addition, he has practiced martial arts for more than a year, and he has also cultivated his internal strength, and today, his temperament has long been different.

So now, although he is dressed as a hunter, his muscles are knotted, and his fierce aura is exuding, which is not easy to provoke at first glance.

Especially those eyes, after killing thousands of lives, vaguely, they seem to give birth to the kind of murderous aura often described in novels.

The two little officials were looked at with such fierce eyes, just like a basin of ice water was poured on their hot bodies, and most of the greed that was originally born was suddenly gone, and it was replaced by a chill.

The raised footsteps froze instantly.

Just as the prey at the bottom touched the predator at the top, a huge sense of fear arose in their hearts at this moment.

"This is a strong man who dares to kill." Years of experience as a city gate official instantly made the two officials realize this.

And out of the instinct of greed for life and fear of death, after the two of them noticed that something was wrong, the courage that had originally risen because of greed and the other party's Orion dress dissipated in an instant.

"There's a stone on the ground that will get in the way of your feet."

A little official was in a hurry, and saw a small stone on the ground at the city gate, so he quickly picked it up and threw it aside, and then retreated to the side, not daring to stop it at all, let go of the way out of the city, licked his face and smiled: "Master, you go slowly." ”

"Rubbish!"

Lu Yuan walked with his head held high, and when he passed by the two little officials, he scolded sarcastically.

He really planned to kill people if these two people wanted to take advantage of their money.

Now the main forces of the government and local gangs in the city have all gone to encircle and suppress the black wind thief at this time, and there is not much left in the city at all.

There are only these greedy officials at the city gate, all of them are ordinary people who don't know martial arts, with their own strength, with just a pair of fleshy palms, they can smash their heads one by one.

It's a pity that these two guys coaxed. Lu Yuan was slightly disappointed.

To be honest, I have been exploited by the government and gangs so many times since I crossed over, and it is false to say that there is no resentment and resentment in my heart.

Now he has killed a lot of those gang members. It's these court eagle dogs, and they haven't killed a single one yet.

It's a pity.

The thought of wanting to kill flowed through his heart, and the two little officials trembled as if they felt it, and subconsciously took two steps back, approaching the city wall, trembling.

When a few small officials around saw this scene, they also seemed to pretend not to see it and avoided it.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan sneered, and didn't bother to pay attention to these little ghosts, and walked towards the mountain in the distance.

After walking for more than ten steps, before leaving the area at the city gate, there was a clicking sound in the distance, and then the smoke and dust approached, but I saw a small official in soap clothes rushing so quickly.

"Xianguling victory! Xiangu Ridge victory! ”

"Wang Zhutou teamed up with the Plum Blossom Liu Gang Leader to break the Black Wind Bandits, beheaded more than 100 people, and won a great victory in suppressing the bandits!"

The little official opened his mouth and shouted as he galloped quickly, announcing the good news to the passers-by.

Some passers-by at the city gate saw the messenger coming, and hurriedly avoided the way.

After a period of scramble, when they reacted, they all looked happy.

The government and the Plum Blossom Gang have succeeded in suppressing bandits!

This news is a great joy for all Meixian people.

The discussion and cheers have already begun to sound at this time.

"Did the bandit succeed?"

After hearing the news, Lu Yuan didn't know why, but he thought of the secret story of the rivers and lakes revealed by the strong man in black in the tavern just now.

Although that guy also looks very unreliable, the news channel is suspicious, and it is difficult to say whether it is true or false.

But the same.

As a laborer who was exploited and oppressed by the government and gangs, Lu Yuan also knew the virtue of these two goods.

Those scum scum are also unbelievable in their mouths. Now that it is a big victory, who knows what the specific truth is?

Maybe it's just reporting good news and not bad news, and directly deceiving the people!

"But even if it's a deception, it has nothing to do with me."

Lu Yuan shook his head, and the person left quickly in the direction of the mountain.

Just said that a great victory has been achieved, whether it is true or not, the matter of wanting to come to the Black Wind Thief is more or less solved.

The people of the Plum Blossom Gang and the government should return to the city soon, and they can't stay here for long.

……

After leaving the city, it took an hour for Lu Yuan to turn into the mountains.

After entering the mountain, he found the place where he had buried his things, and took out an iron bow and a large bag of silver.

The weight of silver was very heavy, and it was enough to weigh dozens of catties. During this trip to the South China Sea, he sold a total of four trips of goods, sold more than ten rare skins and three jars of tiger whip wine, and made a profit of thousands of taels of silver.

The deposits, which were already about to be depleted, recovered in an instant, and even swelled several times.

The family background was rich all of a sudden.

"A thousand taels of silver, according to the current price, is enough for me to buy hundreds of acres of paddy fields in the countryside, build a big house, and become a small landlord. In other words, my current net worth can also be called a master. Lu Yuan counted his harvest, one thousand one hundred and twenty-three taels of silver, and his face suddenly bloomed with joy.

Of course.

Although this money is enough for him to buy a large piece of land, he can comfortably become a landlord.

But as an aspiring immortal, he didn't intend to do that.

The landlord or something, it sounds very good, but he doesn't have enough power, and no matter how rich he is, he has no roots.

After all, if you store grain, I will store guns, and your house is my granary.

Although the above sentence is ugly, it is undeniable that it is a truth.

Like the black wind thieves in Meixian County this time, when they were just in the county teahouse, they heard that thirteen large landlords outside the city were directly wiped out by this bandit, and the whole family was ransacked.

The bloody examples were placed in front of him, which made Lu Yuan extremely soberly realize that this was a cruel society where the weak eat the strong.

You have force to get by.

Without force, you can only be a sheep to the slaughter.

Just like Fang Cai, when he went out of the city gate, if Lu Yuan was just an ordinary hunter. Will those greedy officials just let him out of the city?

I have long been charged with colluding with the black wind thieves, and I have taken the hundreds of taels of silver I earned this time as my own.

"Therefore, force is the guarantee of everything. This is a martial arts feudal society after all! ”

Lu Yuan sighed with emotion for a lifetime, put the silver in the back basket and put it away, and his steps were like flying, like a ghost, quickly shuttling through the dense forest.

There are still two hours to go, and it will be dark.

Before that, you have to find a safe place to stay in the mountains.

The mountains are not safe at night.

Even if you have practiced martial arts, you can't guarantee that everything is foolproof, and you have to be cautious.

……

More than ten days later.

Lu Yuan, who had been out for more than a month, finally returned to his home.

Then, not long after returning to Yangmei Town, he heard a piece of news.

"Brother Sun has been admitted to show talent?"

Listening to the nagging of his neighbor Aunt Niu, Lu Yuan was surprised.

My scrap friend has opened his mind, and this time he actually passed the Xiucai test!

Like many people in the town who heard about it for the first time, he was a little shocked.

No wonder.

is mainly Sun Siwen's criminal record, which is really impressive.

I took the Xiucai exam twelve times, for a total of twelve years, and I didn't win, so I won at this time?

This kind of news gives a shock.

Just like in modern society, there is a high school student who has been admitted to college for 12 years in a row, and then all of them are not on the list. Then one day, he told you how surprised he was when he got into college.

But after the shock, there was calm.

"Brother Sun was able to pass the exam, and he finally tasted what he wanted. After more than ten years of hard work, there is finally a result, which is a great joy. I have to come to my door to celebrate. ”

Thinking like this, Lu Yuan began to think in his heart about what he wanted to give the other party.

He instinctively wanted to send some bacon that he had made, but thinking about it, these were just the food he usually had at dinners together, and it was not solemn enough to send this.

Therefore, it was immediately vetoed.

"Well, Brother Sun is a scholar, and now he has been admitted to Xiucai, for his identity, he has to give something that can be used by scholars. For example, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, rare ancient books, etc., ......"

Lu Yuan thought like this in his heart, and gradually had a clear idea.

For his only friend, he still values it very much in his heart.

Especially now that the other party has been admitted to Xiucai, it seems that he has reversed his fortune and turned over and risen.

This is all the more important.

After all, this is a feudal dynasty after all.

The rulers here, except for those martial arts knights who come and go.

That is, those who have a reputation for reading.

And Sun Siwen won the examination to show his fame and put it in modern times, that is, he passed the provincial civil service examination.

You can go directly to the yamen to find a job as a sword and pen officer, or to be a staff member for those county prefects, or you can be a teacher in the county school.

Although they are all low-level jobs, they are half a foot in the ruling class.

Not to mention, if the other party can make persistent efforts and take the exam, the level will be instantly promoted to the deputy department level, and he can become an official.

In the face of such a potentially promising reserve official, Lu Yuan felt that it was still necessary to make some investments in advance.