After a long time, Shen Heng slowly opened his eyes. Shen Chaixing suddenly burst into tears and laughed, "Dad, you're awake! Dad, you're awake, you're scared to death!"

Shen Heng smiled slightly and said softly, "Help me up." Shen Chaixing slowly helped Daddy up, only then did he see that his father still had a strangely shaped hidden weapon inserted in his chest, and he was about to reach out to pull it out, but was stopped by Shen Heng. Shen Heng knew that he had run out of oil and the lamp had dried up, and if he pulled it out, he would be killed on the spot, and he didn't say anything, but just let the star chase help him to the locust tree and sit against the tree.

Shen Heng took a deep breath, only then did he have the opportunity to look at the assassin who was nailed by a harpoon on the ground, this person was able to hide for a long time without being discovered by everyone, you must know that Jiang Yulin and his party were discovered by themselves as soon as they approached a hundred zhang, but they didn't feel this person at all, it can be seen that he must be a top master who is sneaking in the shadows. At the beginning of the battle, seeing that he got rid of his opponents one by one and couldn't bear it, it shows that this person is scheming and has been waiting for the best time, and it also shows that this person is not from the government, and he doesn't want others to know about his existence, and at the last critical moment, he makes a move to show that this person has a great relationship with Jiang Yulin, but Jiang Yulin doesn't know.

I was guessing in my heart, but I saw that the robe covering this person turned from brown gray to earthy yellow, and I couldn't really find that there was another person on the ground if I didn't look closely.

Shen Chaixing also discovered this change at this moment, and was about to reach out to uncover his robe to see the true face of this person, but was hurriedly stopped by Shen Heng. Shen Heng instructed Xing'er to pout a branch and pick open the assassin's robe from a distance.

The man was nailed by a harpoon and lying on the ground, and although only half of his face could be seen, it gave people an indescribable evil feeling. He was about thirty years old, surprisingly short, only a little taller than a child. Xing'er was about to step forward and pull out the harpoon to see what was going on, when suddenly, the dead assassin's limbs slowly curled, and at the same time, the ugly face was also distorted and deformed, and he squeezed out an extremely strange smile, white smoke came out of his mouth and nose, and his stomach bulged a little, and a big ball bulged.

When had Xing'er seen such a strange and terrifying scene, she was frightened and stayed on the spot.

Seeing this, Shen Heng didn't care that he had lost all his internal strength, so he rushed forward, hugged Xing'er with his right hand, and pressed the life-killing ring mechanism with his left hand, "whoosh", a steel claw flew out of the ring to buckle the big locust branch, and then pressed the mechanism, and the thin steel chain linking the flying claw threw the two of them into the air behind them, and rolled to the ground after flying more than ten zhang, at the same time, "bang", the assassin's body exploded.

The white mist filled the air, and a thick sour smell filled the surroundings. The white mist dissipated, Xing'er helped Shen Heng to take a closer look, and immediately gasped, secretly screaming that it was dangerous. It turned out that a lot of yellow-white liquid burst out of the assassin's corpse, not to mention the pungent and sour smell, all the flowers and trees that were stained had rotted into pus, even the harpoon inserted in the ground was melted, and the entire corpse was almost melted, even the silver taels carried by the assassin were also turned into silver cakes, and it was difficult to distinguish between a suspected short sword and a few hidden weapons, except for a swarthy and small brand, which was not damaged at all.

Xing'er used a branch hook far away to let Shen Heng take a look, only to see that the texture of this card is not gold or iron, the color is black and translucent, I don't know what material, the shape is not square or round, it is the size of a square inch, and then take a closer look, it is vaguely a seal word on it, Shen Heng was a talent when he was young, and recognized that it was a "charm" word, turned over the back, there was no word, but there was a pattern like a watery wave.

Shen Heng, who had traveled extensively and well-informed, could not see what this was, and could only conclude that the assassin belonged to a secret organization or sect, and its purpose was unspeakable. But Shen Heng couldn't think of any clues when he searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, so he smiled bitterly, thinking that his time was short, what did he want him to do?

Shen Chaixing's heart was full of questions and confusion, but he was more worried about Daddy's injury, as if he had grown up all of a sudden, he didn't ask, but walked closer, gently helped Daddy, and slowly walked back to the thatched house where the two lived. The last rays of the setting sun vanished on the distant hills, and it was completely dark.

Xing'er expertly lit a brass oil lamp, and the dim light illuminated the hut. The thatched house is not large, there are two rooms in total, the inner room is the bedroom of the father and son, and the kitchen and living room are at the door. The iron pot on the stove was still steaming, and the aroma of the food wafted into Xing'er's nose, apparently, Daddy found out about the enemy when he was cooking.

Shen Heng knew at this moment that his injury had no power to return to heaven, and he couldn't take care of it anymore, so after reaching out and touching the acupoint on his chest to stop the bleeding, he gently pulled out the hidden weapon in it. Xing'er hurriedly found a clean towel to cover it. There was still blood oozing out of his chest, Shen Heng's face turned dead, his breath was short, and he forced a breath of true qi, who knew that he coughed violently, and with a "wow", a large mouthful of blood spurted out of Shen Heng's mouth.

Shen Chaixing cried out in fright. "It's not in the way," Shen Heng hurriedly comforted, "Xing'er, go and bring my wine." Dad took a sip of wine and pressed it, and it was fine. ”

Xing'er hurriedly brought a jar of wine from the windowsill and poured it for Daddy, the wine was amber and fragrant, Shen Heng drank three bowls in a row, and then stopped. The face is really ruddy, and the person is much more energetic. Shen Chaixing didn't know why, but was secretly happy, hoping that Daddy's body would really get better.

Shen Heng asked Xing'er to move a stool to sit beside him, and got up to serve his son a meal. The dim light shone on Xing'er's red fluttering face, watching his son gobble up, recalling the days and nights that the father and son got along day and night for more than ten years, bit by bit came to my heart, today's farewell is imminent, but I don't know where to start, and I was stupid for a while!

After a long time, Shen Heng held the wine jar with both hands, and drank more than ten sips in one go, and then put down the wine jar and praised: "Good wine! It's still that taste!" and turned to Shen Chaixing: "Xing'er, Daddy is going to tell you a story tonight, you have to listen to it." Xing'er wanted to persuade Daddy to rest and recuperate, but when she saw Daddy's solemn expression and knew that this matter was unusual, she took Daddy's hand, sat next to her obediently, and listened to Daddy silently.

"Let's start with this wine!" Shen Heng glanced at the jar of wine he had just put down, and suddenly returned to the passing years.

The name of this wine is Huiquan Rice Wine, which is produced in Wuxi. There is a spring water in Wuxi Huishan, the name is Huiquan, sweet and clear, the local people use this water to make wine, the flavor is excellent, and the name is in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

"A few decades ago, during the period from the Great Yuan to Zheng, when the Mongols ruled the world, there were seven or eight brewing families at the foot of Huishan, one of which was surnamed Chen, and the old couple had been running it for many years with their sons and daughters-in-law, and they had a good reputation. The old couple had a daughter in middle age, and they were infinitely happy, like jewels, and named Baozhu. ”

When Baozhu was eight years old, a merchant moved next door to her family, from Huzhou, Zhejiang, to do pen, ink, paper and inkstone business, surnamed Shen, and the Shen family also had a boy, who was nine years old at the time. ”

"Although the Shen family is in business, they have a family history and are knowledgeable. The Chen family is kind, warm-hearted, and neighbors, so the two families get along very well. The two children are also childhood sweethearts, getting along very happily, by the Huiquan, next to the stone bridge, leaving countless laughter and laughter of the two children. ”

"Happy times are always fast, six years have passed in a blink of an eye, the two children have grown up, the jewel out of the water hibiscus is as beautiful as the water, the Shen family boy is also a talent, that year is the thirteenth year, the boy participated in the college examination to show talent, the whole family is happy, the Shen family then proposed to the Chen family, the Chen family was full of joy, a mouthful of promise, and set the sixth auspicious day of the zodiac in June next year to welcome the family. At this moment, Shen Heng was smiling, his eyes showed a joyful light, and he was completely immersed in the happy and joyful atmosphere of the story, "For the next year, the boy has been living in a misty dream, and every day is looking forward to that day. ”

"Hope, hope, that day has finally come. Somehow, Shen Heng actually gritted his teeth and said this, and Shen Chaxing felt a chill in his heart when he heard it.

It was an auspicious day for the zodiac, the weather was very good, and the boy of the Shen family was excited all night and didn't sleep all night, so he went to welcome the bride into the house early. ”

After worshipping heaven and earth, the banquet dispersed, the guests left one after another, when the little couple was about to enter the cave room, a group of uninvited guests broke in, the leader was called Wang Ying, who was a local bully, relying on his sister to marry the Mongolian Dazhi Timur as a concubine, rampant in the township, especially this Dazhi Timur was recently promoted to the right prime minister of Zhejiang Province, a high and powerful position, Wang Ying is doing whatever he wants, doing all evil. ”

On that day, Wang Ying's dog thief was drinking and having fun outside, and when he was drunk, he led his fox friends and a group of family thugs to pick quarrels and provoke trouble on the streets, and molested women from good families. was passing by the door of Shen's house, and when he saw this family getting married for a happy event, he broke in. ”

The brutes first drove away the few guests, and then forcibly took the bride with them, saying that they would exercise the right of the first night for three days. In the early years, when the Mongols had just occupied the Southern Song Dynasty, they were willing to retaliate because of the sworn resistance of the southern army and civilians, not only divided the people into four classes, namely the Mongols, the Semu people, the northern Han people, the southern people, the southern Han people, and the southern people were the lowest rank, and on the day of marriage, the bride must spend the first three days in the local Mongolian house, called the first night right. The people of the south are desperate to obey, and many women from good families die tragically because of this, and some women who are unfortunately taken captive will fall to death the first child they gave birth to when they return home, which is called the first child, so as to maintain the purity of our Han race, which is unbearable. Later, Yelu Chucai, who was the secretary of the Zhongshu Order at that time, strongly opposed it and abolished it. ”

"The boy of the Shen family stepped forward to stop it, but these brutes didn't say a word, they went up and pierced the boy's chest with a sword!"

"Ahh••••••h Shen Heng smiled bitterly and touched Xing'er's head, "Yes, that boy is your father, me, Shen Heng." ”

"The sword didn't hit the heart, I just fainted. When I woke up, my father, mother, and Aunt Fu Bofu were all killed on the spot. Baozhu! Baozhu she ••••••" After so many years, Shen Heng still couldn't bear to mention it, gritted his teeth: "Baozhu, she was naked and her head was bleeding to death!

"My parents-in-law's family, who rushed to hear the news, came to help me go back to recuperate from my injuries and take care of the aftermath. I only wanted revenge, but before the injury was healed, I sneaked out with a sharp knife and looked for an opportunity to sneak into Wang Ying's house to assassinate Wang Ying, but his family had many thugs and was heavily guarded, where could I get in. In desperation, I wanted to set fire to his house, so that I could take advantage of the chaos to break in, but I was weak and unlucky, and I was caught by the patrol and put in prison just after setting fire. My parents-in-law sold their property, and they did everything to save my life, but they were sentenced to exile in the bitter cold of the northwest. ”

"On the way to exile, I was intercepted by bandits, and the officials were killed, and the bandits saw that I could read and write, and that I was smart and clever, so they left me behind. After going up the mountain, I asked the leaders to teach martial arts, although they endured all the hardships, they still gritted their teeth and insisted, the thieves were surprised at first, and then listened to my experience for me, and they all taught their stunts, some taught me practical experience, and some taught me the way of the rivers and lakes. From the high-quality light power points to the ninth-rate incense and sweat medicine, I took them all and learned them one by one. ”

"In this way, I fell into the grass, practicing martial arts hard, and robbing houses on the other. A few years later, the cottage was surrounded and suppressed by tens of thousands of officials and soldiers because of the interception of the military salary of the Yuan Dynasty, and the people in the cottage took advantage of the terrain to hold on to seven days and seven nights, and finally because they were outnumbered, the cottage was breached, and the brothers were killed and wounded. ”

"After escaping, the four of us felt that God was not too good for me, so we made a blood alliance in front of a mountain temple and became brothers of the opposite sex, and I was the youngest, the fourth. ”

"I asked the three brothers to help me avenge the blood feud, and the three brothers naturally agreed, so the four of us quietly sneaked into Wuxi City. ”

"When I returned to my hometown, I first visited Baozhu's brother and sister-in-law from a dark place, and saw that although the two of them were haggard, their bodies seemed to be fine, and they were still running a liquor shop, so I put my mind at ease and secretly left a bag of gold and silver, and then left. ”

"After that, the four of us climbed over the wall and entered Wang Ying's house, first killed more than ten night guards and three fierce dogs with lightning speed, and then left two people to watch the front and rear gates, I and the eldest brother went all the way, regardless of men, women and children, the master and the servant, killed when they saw people, half an hour down, actually killed seventy-three people, only Wang Ying was captured, sealed the top of the head with a silver needle, rate the valley, and at the same time sealed the acupoints of his spine, so that he could not move or shout, but the nerves were extremely excited and sensitive, and the wind would blow through the pain. I hung this dog thief upside down on the main beam of the hall, and slowly cut it one by one with a knife, this beast couldn't move, only his eyes could turn, I looked at his extremely frightened eyes, and cut him a thousand times, haha, this one who killed a thousand knives!"

When Shen Heng said this, he was extremely excited, picked up the wine jar and poured a few sips, thinking that although the revenge was avenged, the resentment in his heart was always buried deep in his heart and could not be resolved. Although Xing'er hated what Wang Ying had done, she couldn't bear to hear this, and at the same time, she vaguely felt that something was wrong in her heart, and she didn't know what was wrong.

Shen Heng was completely immersed in the memories of the past at this moment, and continued: "After the incident, I left eight big characters on the wall with blood - blood sea of deep hatred, blood debt and blood repayment. Since then, the people of the rivers and lakes have called us blood thieves. ”

"In the next few years, the four of us brothers singled out those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and abused the bullies in the township to attack them, killing them all over the house, and the money obtained was distributed to the poor people in the name of blood thieves. The local government and the black and white martial arts have organized encirclement and suppression many times, but every time the four of us are active, two people are in the light, two people are in the dark, and the plan is thorough, and the people who participate in the encirclement and suppression are suffering heavy casualties, and some of them who are not injured will be retaliated by us afterwards, and often lose their lives inexplicably. Jiangnan Wulin was terrified when he heard the name of the blood thief!"

"In this way, the four of us brothers have done the right thing for heaven on the one hand, and on the other hand, we have cultivated war with war, honed our martial arts, and crisscrossed the Jiangnan martial arts for several years, never missing. Until one night••••••"