From the southwest of the ruins of Huangzhou across the desert, and then along the Huangchuan River all the way to the south, is the beautiful Hetao Plain.

As the old saying goes: the Yellow River has nine songs, only one set of wealth, which shows the abundance of this place. However, along the way, Lu Heng and Lili saw only barren countryside and hungry homeless people.

Exorbitant taxes and robbing by bandits were like two mountains pressing on their shoulders. And the people will not be happy.

On this day, the two of them and a dog came to a small town called Zhangjiawaner.

The town is full of unsettling stares.

People whispered after seeing Lu Heng, and people kept following them.

Lili felt furious in his heart, and asked timidly: "Big brother, why do these people keep following us?"

Lu Heng said indifferently: "It doesn't matter. If I'm in a bad mood for a while, I'll kill them all. ”

Lili was so frightened that he shrank his neck and didn't dare to speak again.

They came to a food stall and sat down, and Lili shouted, "Boss, come three baked cakes and two bowls of broth." Well...... A few more scrambled eggs!"

The shopkeeper sneered: "Little guest officer, our small shop doesn't have such good food. There are only baked cakes and herbal tea, so you might as well use some of them. ”

Lili nodded and said, "Okay, let's have three baked cakes." ”

At this time, the surrounding people gathered more and more, and there were more than 100 numbers. Lili vigilantly picked up the puppy and asked, "What do you see, do you want to rob money or sex?"

An old man stood out from the crowd and said tremblingly: "Little girl, we are all good people, how dare we fight these crooked ideas? I just saw that this old man was carrying a long sword, like a practicing family, so I wanted to ask him for something." ”

Lili suddenly realized, clapped his hands and smiled: "Oh, it turns out that the business has come to the door!"

She leaned into Lu Heng's ear and whispered: "Big brother, let me negotiate the conditions with them, I am the best at bargaining!"

Lu Heng said: "You are free." ”

Lili cleared his throat and pretended to say: "Let me tell you, my eldest brother is the fastest sword in western Sichuan, and anyone in the rivers and lakes will be afraid of three points when he sees it." You invite him to come out, the price is not low!"

The old man said: "This is a natural ......" He waved his hand, and four or five young men pushed over two carts, which were filled with pickles, pickled fish, bacon and other things.

The old man said: "Two, these local products were desperately kept from the thieves by the townsfolks. If you two can do something for us, we're willing to give all our savings plus this little bit of stuff together!"

When he said this, it was difficult to leave. The little girl has seen a lot of bargaining things, but she has never done this in exchange for things.

She scratched her head and said, "Or...... You talk about something first, and my eldest brother and I will decide whether to help you or not. ”

The old man slammed his crutches and said loudly: "The whole town of Zhangjiawan wants to invite heroes...... Kill...... Kill two people!"

Lili was so shocked that he shouted "ah". She thought it was just a bodyguard or something, but she didn't expect that as soon as she opened her mouth, she would kill someone. How dare she agree, she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No, no...... We're not killers!"

Lu Heng said: "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to them first." ”

The old man sighed: "Don't hide it from the two of you, it's not that we have bad thoughts, it's really too hard to be bullied!"

Lili asked, "Old man, are you going to kill a bandit?"

The old man said, "Not only is he not a thief, but he is also a disciple of a famous and decent family!

Lu Heng naturally didn't know, and Lili told him in a low voice: "Jinfeng Hall is a great faction in the northwest, and it is very powerful. We little ones have heard his name. ”

Lu Heng nodded: "Go on." ”

The old man said: "Half a month ago, those two thieves and men came to our town, and the people who claimed to be from Jinfeng Hall came to collect the silver of the Treasure Realm......

Lili suddenly interjected: "What is the treasure silver?"

The old man sighed: "It's the protection fee." In fact, our town is often targeted by bandits, and the government does not act, if Jin Fengtang can really protect the territory and the people, the big guys will be happy even if they pay some money.

But they are a hundred miles away from us, so how can they afford to come? Therefore we prepared food and drinks, and accompanied the two men to tell them that they did not want to pay for it.

But who knew that they turned their faces at that time and kicked the table down - those drinks and dishes were bought with everyone's hard-earned money, and I felt distressed when I looked at them. The woman cried out, 'We will come back in three days, and if we can't pay the money, be careful that we can't eat and go around!'

The man seemed to be full of peace, but he spoke more fiercely. He said, 'Fellow villagers, my senior sister has a bad temper. As soon as she comes up, she may kill a chicken and dog in the town. So please think of a way anyway!'"

Lili asked, "Then what do you say? You won't promise them, will you?"

"What if you don't agree? You didn't see that situation at that time, and if you refuse, you're afraid you'll die immediately.

However, this was a delaying tactic, and as soon as the dog man and woman were gone, we arranged for a young man named Ah Lang to go to Jinfeng Hall with a letter signed by the whole town, and ask them to judge the affairs of the house. ”

Lili said: "Well, Jin Fengtang is considered a decent family in the end, and it is indeed the safest to do so." ”

The old man suddenly stomped his foot fiercely: "We thought the same at the time. But Ah Lang went for six whole days. He...... He's got his leg broken and crawled back!"

Lili was shocked: "What's going on?"

The old man said, "Listen to me. ”