The woman giggled and squinted at the white-clothed scholar opposite, her eyes full of pity.

"I think you are a good hero, you don't even give the face of the son of the Liu family, do you want your sister to live in this Yunlong in the future. ”

After the white-clothed scholar snickered, he looked at the woman innocently, and said word by word,

"Wasn't I scared, as soon as those big men came, I couldn't stand up on my legs, so I had to continue pretending. But I didn't do a good job, but those people didn't even notice it. ”

"You kid, you're twenty-seven or eighteen, why are you still so unreassuring, my mother said that you would have a family affair, why did you run my sister here again. The woman pushed his sideburns behind her ears, and her eyes were full of pampering.

"It's not to hide from this, I told my father and mother a long time ago that I have to do this by myself. You think, my brother has three sons and one daughter, and our Shen family can be regarded as a successor, and it doesn't matter if I get married or not. Sister, didn't you let our father and mother hug your grandson? The scholar in white knew that he was speechless, and quickly covered his mouth.

"Hmph, you kid, pull me up again! Hey, our sister and brother have been close since childhood, and I didn't expect that it would be the same in this matter. The proprietress looked blank and thoughtful.

"Sister, I heard that this Yunlongzhen has opened a new brothel, it seems to be called 'Yushuiyuan'", the scholar snickered and continued,

"It's a very explicit name. I think it's good to come to the girl, give me some money and I'll visit, maybe it would be great to bring back a beautiful brother and daughter-in-law for you!"

"I came out again and forgot to bring the money, no wonder I drank this pot of wine in the middle of the night. Don't mess around, don't think that I hurt you and don't want to help you!" After saying that, the woman took out a lilac money bag from her bosom, and without looking at it, she threw it all to the scholar.

"Save some flowers, you kid!"

The scholar got the money bag, and he was very happy, and said with a smile,

"Don't you know me, hey, hey, hey!"

The woman stretched out her jade hand and flicked it on his forehead.

"Isn't it just for those elegant prostitutes who don't sell their bodies, last time for that Yuzhu, I was made up by the Sima family boy with a blue nose and swollen face, and I don't have a good memory!"

"Sister, I said that I won't mention this matter again!" The scholar was a little annoyed, he was afraid that he could only be so coquettish in front of this sister.

"Alright, alright, let's go and rest. ”

The woman handed the scholar a key. The scholar took it, played with his hands for a while, and then said,

"Sister, do you really want to wait for that old man? He can really kill that big head?! Those people are so fierce, I don't believe that he can be a bad old man!"

The woman shook her head and smiled,

"You don't care about it, it's none of your business, go and rest. ”

The scholar took the key and shrugged his shoulders and walked to the backyard, everything was extremely casual, and he thought about it more than once. The woman beckoned to the men and motioned for them to step aside. She looked at her half bowl of wine and was stunned. After a long time, he came back to his senses, looked at An Xiaoyi, who was carrying a black stick a few steps away, and wondered,

"Are you new here? Why don't you go back to rest!

An Xiaoyi knew that the proprietress was talking to him, so he took a few steps forward, followed by a guy from the twisting shop, who was Su Baiqing. In fact, this woman didn't know that not only Xiao Yi Baiqing, but also many people in this hall were staring at this side.

"I don't know what kind of person that old man is, and what kind of character he wants to kill. I don't know if I should manage it, and I don't know if I can manage it. I still couldn't stop him. An Xiaoyi looked a little helpless.

The woman saw that there was another man behind him, and smiled.

"It turns out that there is another one in the back! Why do you care about him, he is a good murderer, and death is retribution. ”

An Xiaoyi shook his head,

"I think the old man must have a hard time killing people, and he doesn't look bad. ”

The woman burst out laughing,

"Oh, you kid, how can you see the good and bad of people. Those people who kill people like hemp, all of them are more decent than the other, can you also see that? Killing people for money, can you kill people for money, ridiculous, haha, ridiculous. ”

"So I want to see more of it. ”

"But this river and lake are going to die. ”

"In order to die less. ”

“......”

The woman's eyes were burning, looking at this black boy, showing a little joy, she looked at Su Baiqing on the side again, and smiled slightly,

"What's the name and when did you come. ”

"An Xiaoyi, she is Bai Qing, my younger brother. We have been here for less than half a month, and Uncle Gu, Aunt Gu, and my brothers have taken good care of us. Hostess, this is the first time we've met!"

"An Xiaoyi, An Xiaoyi, well, good name, few strokes, easy to remember. The proprietress looked at Bai Qing, took her hands, and patted her lightly twice,

"Your sister is so handsome, look at this little dimple, she will definitely be fascinated when she grows up. ”

Su Baiqing blushed for a while, it seems that in front of these experienced women, her job of disguising herself as a man can only deceive herself, the proprietress is like this, so is Aunt Gu, I am afraid that the mother-in-law who sent the needle and thread can also see it at a glance. The proprietress continued,

"An Xiaoyi, you can't bully her, or I won't be able to spare you!" she motioned for the two to sit down, walked to the counter and picked up an empty bowl. An Xiaoyi was wondering, just thinking about why these women liked Bai Qing so much, when he heard the proprietress call him,

"An Xiaoyi, can you drink, you must know that most of these people who go to the rivers and lakes are bold, and they are all very good at drinking. ”

"I can drink it, I secretly drank grandpa's wine when I was six years old. An Xiaoyi smiled all over his face.

The proprietress smiled heartily,

"Then I'll give you a bowl first. ”

An Xiaoyi took the bowl and drank it all. The proprietress poured another half bowl into his bowl,

"Let's wait for the old man to come and drink this half bowl. ”

"Well, good. ”

The proprietress looked at him again, her face full of doubts,

"Your black stick is so strange, why do you keep carrying it on your back?"

An Xiaoyi touched the black stick with his back hand and said,

"Yes, this is the only thing Grandpa left me, and I always carry it with me, and I don't leave an inch. Boss, did you know Mr. Gang Na Fan before?"

"Yes, at that time, there was another person...... Hey, let's not talk about it. The proprietress had a melancholy look in her eyes.

An Xiaoyi looked at her expression, and had already guessed that eight or nine would not be far from ten, so she stopped talking. The proprietress stopped talking to him, and instead chatted with Bai Qing about some chicken feathers, and Xiao Yi was left aside and couldn't interject.

The night was deep, An Xiaoyi continued a red candle in the lantern to illuminate this small place in the lobby, the moon shadow by the window had already changed direction, but it was always so quiet and clear, and there were occasionally a few dog barks in the distance, but it made the night more and more quiet. The door is hidden, leaving a gap that is two fingers wide, and the breeze blows lightly, opening and closing slightly.

It's been a long time since he thought about it, but An Xiaoyi didn't feel sleepy at all, his heart fluctuated, a little worried, and a little excited. Su Baiqing didn't want to go back to rest by herself, so she was held in her arms by the proprietress, at this time she was sleeping soundly, how many men have such a beautiful blessing, I am afraid that they will be willing to live three years less.

The candle flame flickered slightly, and a figure flashed to the table, only to see that he was covered in blood, and the blood on his face was extremely white, and the person who came was Fan Renliang. He placed his sword on the table, picked up his half bowl of wine, took a sip, and exhaled a long breath.

"Can't die?" the proprietress whispered to the old man. looked at Bai Qing in his arms again, thinking that he had disturbed this little girl.

"I'm afraid I won't survive. The old man replied with a wry smile. Gently stroke the saber on the table with your hand. I saw blood all over the scabbard, and there was a slight red light under the candlelight, and the red light flickered gently with the candle flame.

"You've been waiting for me, boy. ”

"Yes, Senior Fan. An Xiaoyi stood up, and there were waves in his eyes.

Fan Renliang squinted at the black stick behind Xiao Yi, his face full of relief,

"Call Grandpa. ”

"Uh, grandpa?!"

"Well, good boy. You help me keep this sword, it has been walking the rivers and lakes with the old man for more than 40 years, killing a total of 30 people and killing 9 out of 30, most of them are great evildoers, and it is also a good sword. Fan Renliang pushed his sword towards Xiao Yi for a while, and then said,

"This sword is my favorite in my life, I never leave my hand, the old man is no longer useful, so I gave you a future life, which can be regarded as letting it have a good relationship with you again. ”

An Xiaoyi took the sword and gently pulled out the sword, only to see that it faintly emitted a red light, and the light and shadow were breathtaking.

"What's it called. ”

"Candle shadows. ”

"Well, I'll take good care of it. ”

Fan Renliang shook his body slightly, and moved his gaze to the sleeping Bai Qing.

"It was a joy to see this girl, and the old man gave her something. After saying that, he took out a bone flute from his bosom, this bone flute was about a foot long, dark gray color, like the leg bones of ordinary birds, only slightly longer, and the body of the flute was hung with a black rope tassel at one end, although the color was not pleasant, but it was extremely delicately braided.

The proprietress took the bone flute and gently placed it in Bai Qing's hand. Bai Qing pursed her lips, exposed a small dimple on her cheek, and drilled her head into the arms of the proprietress again, and continued to sleep.

Fan Renliang looked at her with a look of pity in his eyes. He nodded slightly, and gently pulled the sparse mustache on his chin with his hand. An Xiaoyi looked at the old man seriously, only to feel that he was no different from ordinary old people, with white hair, white eyebrows and white beard, his face was full of wrinkles, and the corners of his eyes were gathered together when he laughed, his hands were thin, and there were a little dark spots on them. He smiled kindly, as his name suggests, but who would have thought that this old man was the fearsome cold-blooded killer. An Xiaoyi suddenly felt a little sad, and couldn't bear to look at him anymore.

There was no word for a while, only the sound of dripping water was heard, which was caused by the blood dripping from Fan Renliang's abdomen. Although he was tightly tied, the blood was still soaked and slowly oozing out, and there must have been more than one wound on the old man's body.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door, and the light of the fire lit up the entire street. The first person is holding two swords, and the blood stains the red and white shirts, it is the son of the Liu family. Liu Gongzi kicked open the main door, and everyone behind him rushed in with torches, surrounding the four people on the table. The entire lobby is lit up as if it were daylight. The son of the Liu family was already angry when he thought about it, his eyes were full of anger, and he picked up his double sword and was about to cut at Fan Renliang. I saw the proprietress pick up Bai Qing and hand it over to Xiao Yi, blocking the son of the Liu family, and said softly,

"Let the dying man drink the last half of the bowl. ”

I saw that Fan Renliang coughed lightly and spit out a large mouthful of blood, he picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, as if he had to vomit out the blood to hold this half bowl of sake. Beside the wine bowl sat a small piece of broken silver, which was the wine money. He sat upright, exhaled slowly, and muttered,

"The grass is green, the grass is yellow, and no one can see the good ......"

An Xiaoyi sat opposite the old man, looking at him with some sadness in his eyes, joy, regret, and deep apology. In the end, there was no reluctance in his eyes, and there was no trace of pain. Everyone stood on the spot, and the old man lowered his head, his eyes gradually dimmed, and he was no longer angry. Tears fell from An Xiaoyi's eyes, falling on Su Baiqing's cheeks, she woke up from her dream and was frightened by this scene. She clung to the placket of Xiao Yi's clothes, stared at the blood-stained white-haired old man opposite, and cried, which was accompanied by the crackling sound of the torch burning, and it lasted for a long time. It was only then that she realized that she was holding something in her hand, which was the bone flute.

"The son of the Liu family, the person is dead, just hand over the body to me for disposal, he is just a killer, not an enemy, you should also know the rules of the rivers and lakes, please raise your noble hand, don't make the slave family embarrassed." ”

I saw that the son of the Liu family raised his double sword and stabbed straight at the old man's body. The proprietress raised her left hand, and two wine bowls flew out, hitting each other to usher in the double sword. The son of the Liu family was shaken by the strength of this flying bowl, and he could stab outward.

"Liu Gongzi, the person is dead, why bother. ”

"Hahaha, hahaha......" The son of the Liu family seemed to be crazy, laughing nonstop, he threw away the double swords, and walked out of the door step by step, one person picked up the double sword, and the rest of the people followed him, and they all slowly retreated.

"I'm afraid that my Liu family will never be able to live in peace from today on......" The son of the Liu family roared, all desolate. The crowd drifted away, leaving only a trace of moonlight in the street, which was unusually cold.

In the distance, a big man staggered over, apparently seriously injured. He walked to the front of the Smoke and Rain Building, looked up at the full moon in the sky, tilted his head, and walked in.

The proprietress was not at all surprised to see him, invited him to the table, and poured a bowl of sake. The big man took the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and the proprietress poured another bowl.

"You're the only one of the four of your brothers?"

The big man dripping wine on his beard, hatefully said,

"Skills are not as good as people, and there is no complaint in death. ”

"It's a man, the old lady respects you a bowl. The proprietress drank the wine in the bowl with the big man, and said,

"Forgive me for not knowing you are ......"

"Heavenly wolf, my three elder brothers died unjustly, at least let this old boy break his own rules. Dahan poured himself a bowl of wine, drank it again, and continued,

"This man has never killed only those who want to be killed, but today there are three more, and it is indeed a violation of the rules. Your three brothers are all good men, and they deserve a toast. ”

The big man looked at Fan Renliang's corpse and said softly,

"I beg that the body be handed over to the Heavenly Wolf for disposal. ”

The proprietress looked at the old man, then at the wolf, and nodded.

Resisted the corpse of Fan Lao to the wolf, and asked the proprietress for a large jar of sake, and walked towards the door. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he paused, looked back at the candle shadow in Xiao Yi's hand, and suddenly understood,

"If you want, you can come along. ”

With that, he strode forward, as if the bowls of wine had healed his wounds. The proprietress nodded to An Xiaoyi, Su Baiqing followed behind Xiaoyi, and the three of them walked out of the door back and forth, following behind Dahan from a distance.

From the northeast of the county government to the mountain trail, all the way only the moonlight as a companion. After walking for a short time, I saw a faint figure flickering in front of me, and Xiang Tianwolf walked up to him and talked with a few people for a while, and gently put down the people and wine. An Xiaoyi carefully identified and determined that those people were the members of the Liu family, one of whom had seen when he received alms, while the rest were all dressed in the same costume. Xiang Wolf waved his hand at them, and several of them clasped their fists, leaving behind a shovel, and left.

At this time, the moonlight was thick, and there were four people lying on the grass on the side of the mountain, it was the three brothers who had died to the sky wolf and the murderer who killed them. He looked at the moon at the wolf, looked around, and then found a random place to start digging. An Xiaoyi wanted to step forward to help but was grabbed by the proprietress as soon as he was pulled by the proprietress, he turned his head to look at the proprietress and retracted the step he had taken. After all, this Xiang Tian Wolf was born in the military, he was a superb martial artist, and his body was also extremely strong, and in such a seriously injured situation, there was no stagnation in the excavation. In a short time he had dug a place, and then he lay down in the pit and tried it, and seeing that he was satisfied, he dug a foot beside the pit again. In this way, he dug four big pits in a row, and each of them lay down and competed by himself.

"Brothers, just rest here, the scenery is good, I didn't say anything. And you, an old boy, often talk to your brothers, and stop fighting and killing when you get down. ”

After saying that, he put the three brothers into the pit, only to see that the bodies of the three were pierced by the sword many times, and the battle at night was extremely fierce. Three sabers were neatly placed next to the trio, presumably their usual blades. An Xiaoyi's eyes were also hazy when she saw this scene, Su Baiqing on the side was trembling and didn't dare to look at it more, but the proprietress seemed very calm, she had long been accustomed to this meeting. Xiang Tianwolf settled his brothers, picked up the old man's body, and put it in the fourth pit, the old man had nothing to bury with him, but he died safely. An Xiaoyi clenched the "candle shadow" in his hand and silently looked at the white-haired corpse in the pit.

Xiang Tianwolf looked extremely tired, the sword wound on his body had not healed, and he was slowly bleeding again. He didn't care, he flew the shovel, and suddenly the dirt flew, slowly burying the bodies of the four people. In the end, they saw four slightly higher mounds of earth, all facing northwest, where the grassland should belong to them. He clapped the grave with a shovel,

"Brothers, and Old Man Fan, that's it, if my brother dies one day, I will also come here to accompany you. ”

Xiang Tianwolf slowly walked to the distant forest, and when he returned, he had an extra log in his hand. He returned to the grave, cut the log in four, and flattened each side, and then sat down and carved it lightly with his knife. Speaking slowly,

"You're sure to be curious about what happened tonight, and you can probably guess it. He exhaled slowly, and continued,

"This old boy is very yin, I am afraid that he has been lurking in the Liu Mansion for more than half a month, and he has a clear understanding of the environment in the mansion, including this big head entering the mansion must also be under his monitoring. A day ago, the housekeeper received a letter to Liu's head, 'As soon as the sixteenth son of August passes to take your dog's life, if you leave Liu's mansion, you will die.' 'The payment is Fan Renliang. ”

"Actually, our four brothers admire this old man Fan, every time he kills someone, he even tells him the time in advance, but you still can't run. Never missed, not even killed an unrelated person. However, he missed the calculation for the last time, and he had three more lives. It's also strange that this old boy has always left only his real name when he kills people, and he has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes all his life, leaving only his name to pass on to the world. ”

"The Liu family is thriving here, and it has a lot to do with the Xu family in Dali City. Xu Datou came to celebrate his birthday, but died in the Liu family, and the Liu family will have a hard time after that. So the boy of the Liu family found us, and a few of us were also conceited, thinking that the four of us together could be stopped by the two old men Fan, and we were all a little careless. No one expected that just after the time of childhood, this old boy would come immediately. We are all making knives, opening and closing, and it is not easy to cooperate in that small courtyard, so we let this old boy break each one. The fat man had his head knocked off without any way back, but then again, the head was big enough. After speaking, Xiang Tianwolf gestured with his hand to the size of the person's head, smiled bitterly, and then nodded.

"This old man Fan was stabbed five times, and he could still run to the restaurant and drink the remaining half bowl of sake, which is also a fate. The brothers have said before that if they die, they can just find a place to bury them, but there is one point, the grave must be facing the direction from which it came. ”

He pointed to the northwest direction of the wolf, and only after a long time did he put his hand down. After that, he continued to engrave the words, then pressed his fingers to his waist, took out the blood from the wound and smeared it on the body of the words in turn, of course, including Fan Renliang's piece. He stepped forward, dug a foot-deep hole in front of each of the graves, put the corresponding pieces of wood into them, and slapped them tightly. Then he took three steps back, fell to his knees in front of the grave, and knocked his head down.

"Brothers, let's go. Old man Fan...... Good walk......"

He kowtowed to the wolf three times, stood up, picked up the jar, took a big sip, and then poured the rest of the wine in front of the grave. He turned around, walked to the proprietress and nodded slightly, then moved his gaze to An Xiaoyi, looked at the sword in his hand again, and smiled lightly,

"What is your name, little brother?"

"An Xiaoyi. ”

"An Xiaoyi, An Xiaoyi. Well, I remembered. ”

After saying that, he took a step and left, and everyone could see that he was just holding on.

The proprietress bowed vigorously,

"Several of them are heroes, I admire them very much, and I don't want to be alone on this Huangquan Road. In this life, he lived a beautiful life, and he died and was buried here, although it was a little shabby, it could be regarded as a place to stay. The little sister will come to see her brothers when she has time, nothing else, enough drinks. ”

An Xiaoyi suddenly knelt down, Su Baiqing was already crying, and she also knelt down with her, she also felt that the white-haired old man was very kind, in fact, she understood a thing or two when she saw the bone flute. The two of them snorted three times in a row before slowly getting up.

"It's like you're getting married. The proprietress quipped.

Su Bai lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, An Xiaoyi smiled very ugly.

"Boss, is this the Jianghu?"

The proprietress looked at the sky and sighed,

"These are all heroes in the rivers and lakes, and they are also the rivers and lakes of heroes. ”

"But these people are not all heroes. ”

"Well, do you remember what you said, I hope this Jianghu can die less. ”

"Yes. ”

"Hmm. Let's go back. ”

The three of them descended the mountain together, leaving four new graves, and they were not alone at all. Under the moon, these four people seemed to be raising their glasses and drinking, drunk and sipping enmity. Their names have blood on them, left on the blocks, from left to right:

"Celestial Dragon"

"Heavenly Tiger"

"Leopard to the Sky"

"Fan Renliang"