Humans are the smartest of all animals, because they know how to take advantage and avoid harm, so that a large part of the casualties can be avoided. Because of this, they have plenty of time to study what is behind them.

And those customs have long been established, such as death in the prime of life, death in twilight, birth, old age, sickness and death, sudden murder, etc., the folk have different rituals, and the items required for these rituals are generally purchased. After all, where do ordinary people often prepare these hoodoos?

And there are only two or three shops in the city that specialize in selling these items. Under the custom of mourning on the third day of Suyang, if someone dies, someone must go to purchase it as soon as possible.

The assassins that night, Xiao Jixue studied carefully, and after peeling off their torn night clothes, they were all ordinary peasant clothes, and the lines in their palms could be seen that they must have been holding hoes for a long time.

And because of the friendship of those assassins, this funeral will inevitably be held, and it will be held on a certain scale.

Therefore, it is not unimaginable for Xiao Jixue to appear in this brook bathing ditch.

The square in the center of the creek ditch, although there were not as many utensils and white flags as the funeral of Ji Cai, was full of people standing at this time. Looking at this scale, it should be that one of the more famous people in this village died.

However, judging from the widows who wore linen and filial piety, as well as those children, these dead people should still be very young. And at the same time, there are so many pairs of mother and son combinations, these people should have died at the same time.

The farmer's most emotional atmosphere is very heavy.

After a while, there was a cry here.

Several men of some age stood up, each holding a spiritual seat, and slowly walked to the ancestral hall in the center, and said aloud to the first old man:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wang Er, Li Xiaochuan, Zhang Niu, and Wu Dagou have suffered accidents, and we feel very sad. They are all sacrificed for King Luo, sacrificed for the young master, and they are all iron-clad heroes! ”

"After that, their wives will be our daughters, brothers and sisters; Their sons are our children, and we must treat them as our own, and do our best to provide for and support them, and no one should be despised by them! If there is a violator, expel the brook bath ditch! ”

"After all, the Koss are gone, and we still have a great business to complete. Today, we put the spiritual seats of these young people in the ancestral hall and stay with King Luo, and they will look at us and avenge King Luo! ”

King Luo? These two words, which appeared several times, surprised Xiao Jixue, who was hiding on the sidelines and watching coldly. It turns out that these chaotic parties are hiding here, and they are dressed as peasants, so naturally they are the best way to hide.

"Zhao Junshi, the four brothers are so dedicated that they lost their lives, why didn't they see the young master coming?" As soon as Zhao Wufu's words fell, some people questioned loudly.

"At the very least, I want to come and see my sisters-in-law for symbolic comfort, right?"

"How can the young master be so hard-hearted? Aren't we human? ”

As soon as these words came out, Qu Ping on the side, as well as several principals, turned red and lowered their heads one after another.

Actually, why don't they think so? Thinking about it, King Luo was so sympathetic to his subordinates, not to mention casualties, even if there was a little matter in a subordinate's family, he was extremely concerned about it, for fear that he would not be able to solve it in place.

But what about this young master today? On that night three days ago, I went to the laundry and didn't say a word. What made several people even more unspeakable was that in this operation, Li Xiaochuan, who lost his life, still died at the hands of the young master.

This is really chilling, and even infuriating. But who's to say? Who would dare to say?

Zhao Wuyong's face twitched slightly, lowered his voice, and said with some bitterness: "Young master...... He...... He has important things to attend to, and he can't come for the time being, but he has enough money for me to pay for the widows of several heroes. He...... When you're done, you'll ...... Will personally ...... Come and offer condolences! ”

Speaking of the last few sentences, Zhao Wufu's voice was full of bitterness, so much so that his voice was lowered a lot. But on such an occasion, these words did have some effect, and no one questioned it, so a simple but solemn funeral went smoothly.

It wasn't until dusk that the crowd faded away.

In the ancestral hall, Zhao Wufu and Qu Ping, who had an ugly face, were left alone, and the two looked at the newly erected tablets next to Luo Wang's tablet, and they were speechless for a long time.

After a long time, Qu Ping was the first to lose his breath and took the lead in speaking: "Strategist, is the young master too unkind?" Even his own brother...... Oh no, he didn't treat us like brothers at all! ”

"He wasn't our brother in the first place!" Zhao Wuyong interrupted sharply, but he was categorical: "He is the son of King Luo, and he is our young master!" ”

Afraid that he would not be clear enough, he turned his head to look at Qu Ping's eyes and said word by word: "Don't forget your identity!" ”

It's okay not to say this, but as soon as he said this, Qu Ping became even more angry, he stomped his foot and said fiercely: "Can the young master ignore our lives?" His Royal Highness King Luo ......"

"Now, the young master is our heaven, what he says and does, naturally he has his reason, we just do it!" Zhao Wuwu cut off Qu Ping's words.

"Also, let me tell you, don't say these words again in the future!"

"I think you're an old fool!"

Qu Ping loudly scolded Zhao for being useless, and as if angry, he left in a huff.

This conversation was naturally heard clearly by Xiao Jixue on the roof. He was full of curiosity about the "young master" in the mouths of the two, could it be that King Luo still has a son in this world? In that case, isn't this man his cousin?

Just thinking like this, I suddenly heard a sobbing voice, from the small whimpering at the beginning, to the howling cry in the back, like crying, in this night, adding a little sadness and terror, it was the so-called useless voice of the military advisor Zhao.

He is really a little old, and even his voice has a sense of old age, especially the words with a crying tone, which made Xiao Jixue moved.

"Your Highness, I have failed your expectations, and I really deserve death!"

"In the past twenty years, I have only cared about keeping the part of people you left behind, and I have not been able to find the young master, so that he has not received a good education and failed to inherit your will.

"Old minister...... Assist the young master's heart with his heart and not change, just look at the current situation, and educate the young master well, so that he can understand how to behave in the world, so that after the success of the later moves, he will not be a tyrant. ”

"Your Highness, the old minister is really forced to do so, if it goes on like this for a long time, I am afraid that the young master will not be able to control this group of people who have worked hard to manage it!"

"Your Highness, the old minister is bold and outspoken, and he also has selfish intentions. Just like the young master said, over the years, he has indeed been a little content with the status quo. It's just that so many people are your siblings who were desperately saved at the beginning, and I ...... I can't bear to let them suffer again! ”

"Your Highness, you are in the Heavenly Spirit, you shouldn't blame me...... After the old minister goes down to the Yellow Spring, he must tie up the rattan, so that you can punish me for making mistakes like I did at the beginning! ”

A sobbing ensued.

After a long time, hearing the sound of footsteps from behind, the old man came to his senses, he knew that the big thing to be done tonight was coming, and he was a little excited for a while.

It's already night, but the moonlight that seems to be practiced shines on this place white.

In the distance, a monk stepped on the moon, and the breeze in the valley blew his wide robes. His face was quiet and indifferent, and there was even a little smile, looking gentle and warm.

"Young master, you're finally here."

Zhu Xie did not refute this abrupt sentence, but confirmed the name of the "young master", which surprised Xiao Jixue. He never thought that the so-called son of King Luo, the so-called young master, was the bamboo solution who had fought with him many times.

It's really hidden!

All this was beyond expectations, and Xiao Xueji had to continue to observe at the moment.

"Call me in the middle of the night, what's the matter?" Zhu Xie stood outside the ancestral hall and did not go in, about five meters away, Yun asked lightly.

"The young master has such a big heart." Zhao Wuru let out a low snort, then turned around and walked out step by step, dragging a rattan from nowhere in his hand.

He stared at Zhu Xie and said almost word by word: "In this incident, we have broken four brothers, their fathers are all people who have followed King Luo for many years, and even lost their lives this time, isn't the young master distressed?" ”

Zhu Xie smiled, looked very understanding, reached out and touched his arms, and said in his mouth: "I know, money, huh-" He threw the bulging money bag at Zhao Wuyun, "Isn't it money, here, take it!" ”

Zhao Wufu didn't answer, and let the money bag fall to the ground, while he was silent.

Seeing this, Zhu Xie thought that Zhao was useless and too little, and a look of disdain rose on his face, and he teased: "Don't think it's less, this money, even if they live, they won't be able to earn so much in their lifetime." The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant, be content! ”

After that, he seemed to be unsatisfied, his expression was full of longing, and he raised his hand: "If I succeed and really become the emperor, everyone will naturally be crowned kings and worship the prime minister, and those women and their children will naturally be prosperous and rich for a lifetime." Isn't that enough, you say? ”

Zhao Wufu couldn't bear it, holding the rattan in his hand, he slammed it on Zhu Xie with a "snap", and scolded: "You are really hard-hearted, we are following you, thinking of King Luo's old feelings, and thinking that we believe that Queen Luo's descendants are also as polite and virtuous corporal as King Luo." ”

Zhu Xie was drawn, and immediately suffered pain, screaming, as if he couldn't believe it, and was a little surprised for a while.

There was another "snap", and Zhu Xie received a second whip. Before he was angry, Zhao scolded him uselessly-

"I just asked King Luo, I must teach you a good lesson tonight, just as if I was disciplining you for your father!"

"We followed King Luo, and now we follow you, which one is for money? Which one is for the sake of the marquis? We are waiting for fairness, for the sake of the world, a few stinky money, a few names, can buy our loyalty? ”

With that, he whipped again.

Zhu Xie was finally furious, and stretched out his finger to point at Zhao Wufu: "Zhao Wufu, it's against you?" Remembering that you are old, and that you followed your father in your early years, I will give you three lashes, and you will not be allowed to make an inch, and if you do this again, I will not spare you! ”

When Zhao Wufu heard this, his heart felt even more sad, he looked up to the sky and sighed, tears flowed out, and he hated the attitude that iron is not steel, and said hatefully: "I see that you have never been a superior, it is estimated that no one treats you so respectfully, and no one is for you to send, but now that you have gained power, I can't wait to enjoy the posture of a superior!" ”

He took two steps forward and scolded again: "Let me tell you, King Luo has always treated us with reason before, and there has never been a thing of oppression with power. ”

"When I see what you do, I am really ashamed to say it, you are restless when you are a monk, you tarnish the innocence of women from good families, you don't care about others, you are a man; Being a brother and not keeping his loyalty, causing the young man named Li Yunshui to die young, have you ever been a little ashamed? I see you...... Ahem, you can't even be an ordinary person, you think about adding an official and becoming a knight all day long, just for that little bit of power, have you ever had a little bit of King Luo's demeanor! ”

The three words "Li Yunshui" have become the forbidden body of Zhujie.

"Shut up!" Zhu Xie was poked in the sore spot and immediately shouted.

This move did not make Zhao Wufu stop, but scolded sharply: "I regret it very much now, how could I persuade my brothers to follow you before and after the saddle, and do those things that are flies and dogs, I am really ashamed to say it, how can I meet King Luo after I get off Jiuquan?" ”

With that, a whip struck again.

Unexpectedly, he was tightly held in his hand by Zhu Jie, at this time he was unmoved, his expression was mocking, he lowered his head, as if to warn: "Zhao Wuxian, I will tell you one last time, stop!" ”

The rattan in Zhao Wuwu's hand was tightly held by Zhu Jie, and he couldn't pull it back for a while, and when he was anxious, he saw Zhu Xie staring at him, and suddenly laughed wildly-

"Zhao Wuwu, you really think highly of yourself, and you rabble."

"You planted a seed of revenge in my heart, you said that I would uphold justice and sit on the great treasure that should belong to me. But you really think it's up to you, or...... It's up to you? ”

"Hahaha, what are you? What are you? ”

"You are just a bunch of flesh and blood tools, those who have great causes, and the backbone is me! You guys...... It will definitely be a stepping stone for me to reach the top! ”

"Stepping stones...... It is necessary to have the consciousness of a stepping stone! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a majestic body let out a loud shout and crashed into it from a distance, but was knocked to the ground by Zhu Jie's palm.

It turned out that Qu Ping had already been far away, but he didn't cause it, seeing that Zhao Wufu was humiliated, and hearing Zhu Jie's insulting words, he immediately rushed forward in blood and tried to overturn Zhu Jie, and Zhao Wufu taught him a good lesson.

At this time, he was knocked to the ground, and he didn't have time to think about the consequences, so he turned over and got up, and pulled out a palm to the bamboo. But seeing that Zhu Xie easily dissolved this palm, he threw it away casually, and threw Zhao Wufu aside with the rattan.

"The light of the glow, also dare to compete for the glory of the moon?"

He looked coldly at the two people lying on the ground, and said coldly: "You are right, I have never had my own strength, but you were sent by myself, and it is only right for me to use you, not to mention...... You are still the old members of my father. ”

"To be a slave, you have to recognize your own identity, otherwise...... Who do you think you are? ”

He slowly stepped forward and lifted Qu Ping up like a chicken, ignoring Qu Ping's already flushed face, and said to Zhao Wufu lightly: "Zhao Junshi, I will call you a military advisor at the end, if you dare to commit a crime in the future, I will not be polite." ”

After that, he made a fist with his left hand, and there were a few fists at Qu Ping's stomach, so that Qu Ping vomited again and again when he hit him, and he couldn't say a word.

"You, you'd better recognize your identity, if the minions are like you, what else am I going to be the master?"

"Listen to me, or else...... Maybe if I'm not happy one day, I'll kill you, my confidant. ”

He looked at Qu Ping again, his face was extremely hideous: "The two of you really have a deep friendship, so you ...... Just come with me! ”

After that, he carried Qu Ping and walked away with a big grin.

At this time, Xiao Jixue, who was lying on the roof, was very puzzled, thinking that this bamboo solution was a famous monk, how could he do such a thing? He witnessed the whole process of the matter, and was very sympathetic to Zhao Wufu and Qu Ping, who was already young and chivalrous, where could he see this scene?

So at the moment when Zhu Xie left, he pulled out his sword without a trace, and was about to fly up and solve the Zhu Xie who disregarded etiquette, righteousness and shame, and returned justice to those loyal and filial people under this Lang Lang Qiankun.

Just as he was about to act, a flying knife suddenly came, nailed into the eaves between an inch from Xiao Jixue, and entered the wood for three points. Xiao Jixue was shocked, this method, I thought that this person had endured it for a long time, but he didn't send it, but he didn't find it at all, and the flying knife didn't seem to have the slightest sound of breaking through the air.

The world is big, the martial arts are big, except for the bamboo solution that is said to have cultivated the dragon masterpiece, who else has this skill?

Obviously, this person can't be Takejie.

Shocked, he saw that on top of the flying knife, there was a small piece of silk.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, there was a small word on it: "There is no name outside the square, there is a monk and bamboo solution." His body is admired, and the two tigers have a great origin. Don't be impulsive, wait and see, cause and effect will emerge by itself. ”

Xiao Jixue looked left and right, where are there still people?

Only the mountain breeze, and the desperate old man on the ground.