On this day, a group of people with very strange behaviors and makeup came to Caozhou. There were about a few hundred of them, except for a few people, all of them were unkempt, dirty and torn, and all of them were holding wooden sticks, sacks on their shoulders, singing "Lotus Falling", and they were actually a group of beggars. Unlike ordinary beggars, these people have rules to follow, and they don't mix in like a rabble.

The man in the lead, though poorly dressed, was very clean and tidy. This person is about twenty-five or sixteen years old, with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, a wide eagle nose, a Chinese face, and very resolute. Striding a meteor, quite heroic.

"Helmsman, this time in Caozhou, I don't know what kind of character that Huang Chao is, it is unpredictable, and we must be careful to act. An old man in rough clothes beside the man frowned and said, his accent was not like that of the Central Plains, but a bit of the southeast coastal area. If you look closely, there are nine sacks on the old man's shoulder.

"Elder Hu doesn't have to worry, Huang Gong and his ancestor are from the same family, and his ancestor often thought about it when he was alive, and now that he has raised troops, I will only take this opportunity to make a comeback. ”

It turned out that this man was Qiu Ji, the son of Qiu Fu and had just become the chief helmsman of the Tang Society. The Tang Society was founded by Qiu Fu more than 20 years ago, and it operated secretly for several years, and finally led the public to oppose the Tang Dynasty in the thirteenth year of Dazhong, that is, sixteen years ago. The Zhutang Society once plundered the prefectures and counties, shocked the government and the opposition, and helped tens of thousands of people. But in only half a year, it was defeated by the Zhedong Observation Envoy Wang Shi, and then the Zhutang Hui gang was slaughtered by the imperial court, and Qiu Fu, the chief helmsman, was also captured and died. The imperial court blocked the news again, so that for more than ten years, the world forgot that there was such a gang. The remnants of the Zhutang will help the people, and the soldiers are divided into two roads, all the way to live in the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, mixed among the husbands and pawns, and make a living by begging, in order to hide people's eyes and ears and find out the news, among which the young Qiu Ji is in this way. The other way is west to Guanzhong, lurking at the feet of the Son of Heaven to wait for the opportunity.

However, more than ten years have passed, and the position of the chief helmsman of the Zhutang Society has been vacant, and the Zhutang Society has gradually become a two-way trend, and it is difficult for anyone to convince the public. It wasn't until Qiu Fu's son Qiu Ji grew up that he had a very high talent in martial arts, and later created his own martial arts to subdue everyone in the east, so he took over his father's position and became the second chief helmsman of the Zhutang Society. When Huang Chao raised troops, Huang Chao and Qiu Fu had an old relationship in their early years, and they were both members of the Salt Gang, Qiu Ji decided to lead the crowd to defect to Huang Chao to complete his father's unfinished business.

Elder Hu said again: "Helmsman, now that you have achieved great martial arts, it is time to gather and rein in those people in the west, they have been at the feet of the Son of Heaven all these years, and they have not thought of making progress, but they have learned to be absurd and extravagant, which is really hateful!"

When Elder Hu said this, his face was full of hatred and contempt, and he was obviously very disdainful of the Zhutang Society in the west.

Qiu Ji said: "I have passed the book to Elder Leng, asking him to lead the crowd to meet with us in Jiyin City. ”

Elder Hu wanted to say something, but saw Qiu Ji suddenly say softly, "There is someone in front." As he spoke, he waved his hand to stop the crowd.

Sure enough, within a while, a group of people came in front, only a dozen of them, but they all held swords. The first person is a short and fat man, with pointed eyebrows and peay eyes, a lion's nose and a pig's mouth, which is none other than Hechong.

He Chong beat Zhu Wen away, bored, Kong Zhi ignored him, so he took people out to hang out, and at this time he saw hundreds of people parked in front of him, and suddenly came to his senses. Crane Chong pulled his throat and shouted, "Who are you waiting for, and where are you going?"

Elder Hu saw that there was a group of cranes embroidered on the clothes of this group of people, and guessed that this was the Thousand Cranes faction in the martial arts. He didn't want to have a gap with Wulin, and was about to lie, but Qiu Ji on the side opened his mouth first: "We are the people of the Tang Society, and I am Qiu Ji, the chief helmsman." ”

Elder Hu was surprised in his heart, and he didn't know what Qiu Ji's idea was.

After hearing this, Hechong laughed: "What kind of soup and porridge will a group of people who ask for rice pretend to be?" When the disciples behind him heard this, they all laughed along.

Qiu Ji only said lightly: "The punishment of annihilation, the Tang of Li Tang." It's just that this faint tone, with such words, has an inexplicable domineering.

He Chong looked at Shang Qiu Ji, and unconsciously shuddered, but still hummed: "What kind of bullshit will punish the Tang Society, Lao Tzu has never heard of it, even you who want food will rebel?"

When the people of the Zhutang Society saw that this fat man had insulted the Zhutang Society one after another, they were already furious, and even Elder Hu's face turned cold.

Qiu Ji suddenly smiled and said, "It just so happened that I didn't bring any big gifts to Jiyin City, so it's better to ......."

Elder Hu asked, "What's the better of it?"

Qiu Ji whispered to Elder Hu again: "It's better to cut off this guy's left ear and give it to Huang Gong as a greeting gift." ”

Although the voice was soft, it could be faintly heard for ten miles. When Tsuru Chong heard it, as if it was in his ears, he was terrified in his heart, and he couldn't help but touch his left ear...... However, he did not touch his left ear. When he found out, it happened to be the sound of one ear falling to the ground!

As Qiu Ji spoke, he took out his fingers like knives and cut off Tsuru Chong's ears. This finger blade is not only sharper than a sword, but even its speed is not comparable to that of an ordinary flying knife dark sword. This finger was so fast that not only did the two groups of people not see it clearly, but even Tsuru Chong himself didn't feel it!

He Chong covered the scar at the base of his ear, endured the pain of breaking his ear, although it was bleeding like an injection and sweating like rain, he didn't dare to say much, and the rest of the disciples were also trembling, and they retreated in a hurry.

Elder Hu was puzzled: "Helmsman, we have been holding back for many years, why are we suddenly so ......?"

Qiu Ji said with a smile: "Now that I have decided to vote for Huang Gong, and I have arrived at the boundary of Caozhou, if I don't make a noise again, won't I be looked down upon?"

Elder Hu stopped talking, and the group continued on their way.

He Chong and the dozen or so people fled to the station in a row, and told Kong Zhi about the matter, hoping that he could help him for the sake of the same line of martial arts and avenge him. Kong Zhi shirked and said that they were just ordered to intercept the support of the Salt Gang, and they didn't care about the rest. He even took the disciples of Confucius directly to avoid from the station, so that Zhu Tang would pass, and he was so angry that he smoked and cursed.

Wei Qimu, Huang Zhen, and Wen Junping were separated for a long time, so they hurriedly went to Jiyin City. He was worried about Qinglong and Suzaku in his heart, but fortunately, he had a good conversation with Zhu Wen along the way, and he didn't feel difficult.

While the two were riding, a horse suddenly galloped from the opposite side. Immediately sat a man in black, staggering, seemingly seriously injured. Immediately, when they arrived in front of Wei Qimu and the others, they couldn't support it anymore, so they planted it.

Seeing this, Wei Qimu hurriedly dismounted and helped him up, and Zhu Wen also jumped down and held the horse. Wei Qimu saw that the person's sternum and shoulder bones were shattered, and his organs were destroyed, so he only had one breath. He also saw that this man was good-looking, with thin eyebrows and slight beards, although he didn't know where he came from and his purpose, it was difficult to see death without help, and he couldn't send him internal force to heal his wounds. Because this person was extremely seriously injured, Wei Qimu was also quite laborious. Fortunately, Wei Qimu's profound skills saved this person's life, but the injury was still severe.

Wei Qimu was suspicious in his heart, "Why are you meeting someone who can be saved in the past two days, does God want me to repay my kindness?" He thought at this time, it would be good if Wang Jing or Sun Peilan were here, with the means of the two of them, it must be easy to cure this injury.

After a few more hours, the man woke up leisurely, and Wei Qimu and Zhu Wen on the side had already set up a fire and burned game. This person felt that the smell of flesh was tangy, tickling his stomach and intestines, and causing pain, so he didn't feel moaning.

When Wei Qimu heard the movement, he looked at the man, and when he saw that he had woken up, he helped him up. Zhu Wen had already pulled a piece of meat and handed it over, and said, "Oh, let's eat something, why are you injured so badly, it's because of my brother Wei that I saved you." ”

The man looked at Wei Qimu and said softly: "Thank you for the hero's life-saving grace, dare to ask the honorable name, there will be a great reward in the future." ”

Wei Qimu smiled: "Under Wei Qimu, I don't know what Brother Tai is called?"

The man was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then closed his eyes and said, "Wei Qimu, kill Fang Lianhe and Zhan Chu Jiangkai, are you going to Wang Xianzhi of Jiyin City this time?"

Wei Qimu didn't know that this person knew his name, and he didn't know the clue of this, so he replied: "Exactly." ”

The man sighed again, and said weakly: "I am Ma Dongping, the guard of Wang Duo of Bianzhou Assassin History, and I was ordered to go to Jiyin City to inquire about the news. I know that you have an old relationship with Chu Jiangkai, I was originally a dying person, but now I am rescued by you, I don't seek to be greedy for life, and I don't deceive, but I will deal with it. ”

Wang Duo, the assassin of Bianzhou, was an important minister of the imperial court, and he was also the envoy of the Xuanwu Festival, and he also served as the prime minister, and he was inseparable from the grass army. This Ma Dongping is the first-class guard by his side, and he is naturally the opponent of the grass army.

After Zhu Wen heard this, his complexion changed several times, and he didn't say anything after all, just looking at how Wei Qimu acted. Wei Qimu thought for a moment, and said calmly: "Brother Ma and Chu Jiangkai are their own masters, since I saved you, there is no reason to harm you again, Your Excellency is at your own convenience." ”

Wei Qimu was also up and down when he heard it, but he was young and rude, the rivers and lakes were heavy, and he didn't want to care about the grievances between the court and the grass army.

Ma Dongping saw that Wei Qimu's face was calm, his eyes were clear, he sighed in his heart, and secretly appreciated it, so he firmly remembered this life-saving grace. After some time, Ma Dongping's strength recovered slightly, and he said goodbye to the two: "Brother Wei, Brother Zhu, we are destined to meet again!" Wei Qimu and Zhu Wen also gave each other away, "take care", and dispersed with the wind.

Only then did Zhu Wen ask: "Since Brother Wei is going to Jiyin City, why don't you take him as a meeting gift?"

Wei Qimu shook his head and said nothing, thinking of Xiao Xia's words "Do not do to others what you do not want to be done to yourself". It wasn't until he heard hurried footsteps that he came back to his senses. In a short time, there were hundreds of people who looked like beggars, and it was Qiu Ji and others who approached them.

Wei Qimu and Zhu Wen felt strange when they saw this group of people, but Qiu Ji asked first, "The two brothers are also going to Jiyin City?"

Wei Qimu nodded yes, after all, this road only leads to Jiyin City.

Qiu Ji said with a smile: "Qiu Ji, the chief helmsman of the Tang Society, is going to Jiyin to join Huang Gong's nest, why don't we go on the same road?"

Since Qiu Ji entered the territory of Caozhou, he has not seen any other people in the rivers and lakes except for the Thousand Crane Sect, and his plan to expand his power along the road has become empty talk. Now that he saw that these two people were good-looking, he had the heart to recruit them.

Wei Qimu and Zhu Wen looked at each other, not knowing when there was a Tang Dynasty meeting in the rivers and lakes, and they were all beggars. However, walking in company with people is not lonely, and Zhu Wen originally went to Huangchao.

So, Wei Qimu and Zhu Wen also stepped forward to report their names, Qiu Ji had never heard of the two, and only casually said "Luckily". After all, Wei Qimu only has some fame in a few states in the Central Plains, and the Zhutang Society, who is far away in eastern Zhejiang, naturally does not know about him.

Along the way, Qiu Ji talked eloquently and talked about the ins and outs of the Zhutang Society, which also opened the eyes of Wei Qimu and Zhu Wen. The two of them admired the bravery of the Tang Society and Qiu Fu's personality, but they were vague about Qiu Ji's intention to solicit intentionally or unintentionally. Seeing this, Qiu Ji knew in his heart, and he was no longer reluctant.