After leaving Caotang Village. Chu Chou took Zhao Zhishui to a nearby city that was not big or small. Because the castle is on the east side of the river, the castle is called "Koto Castle".

Jiangdong City is not big or small, but it is relative to the cities of those big countries. Just compared to this country, it can be regarded as a big city, and the geographical location is relatively important, so it is a battleground for soldiers.

At this time, the imperial court's forces were all reduced to the vicinity of the capital to protect the last line of defense. Jiangdong City had long been occupied by the peasant rebel army, which was called "Daliang" and was one of the four largest peasant armies.

Although it is a peasant army, the leader who takes the lead is the head of a Jianghu sect, and the core force is the thousands of people in the Jianghu sect.

In these lower countries, there are very few Jianghu sects, and there are even fewer powerful Jianghu sects. The middle and third-grade cultivators who can achieve the fourth-grade cultivation are regarded as top-notch existences. The battlefield soldiers of the lower country generally do not cultivate, not because they don't want to, but because they don't cherish the incomparable battlefield soldiers' martial arts. Therefore, those four-rank Jianghu monks, on the battlefield, one person is a hundred enemies, if they know how to advance and retreat, and have a master of the same level or a third-grade peak master to protect the Dharma, then a four-grade Jianghu master may become a thousand enemies on the battlefield!

When Kitaki Province first struggled to suppress the peasant rebels, its forces were still relatively strong. In a battle in which 10,000 people participated, the perfect formation of the infantry phalanx, shield soldiers, and crossbowmen was actually chiseled alive by two fourth-grade Jianghu monks and more than a dozen third-grade Jianghu cultivators! At that time, the army was directly defeated.

The soldiers on the battlefield were even more helpless! In the previous peacetime period of Beimu Kingdom, he did not pay attention to buying the martial artists of the rivers and lakes. In the words of the Emperor of Beimu Kingdom, "It's okay for people in the rivers and lakes to mix in the rivers and lakes, and it is not in accordance with the rules to come to the battlefield." ”

If it is replaced by the East Pole Empire, Mo said that there are a few fourth-grade masters who come to the battlefield, that is, there are thousands of middle-third-grade Jianghu martial artists, plus more than a dozen seventh-grade and eighth-grade upper third-grade grandmasters? This is also the heritage and confidence of an empire!

The East Pole Empire has a million Dragon Armor Divine Army, the Northern Wilderness Empire has a million white-clothed Holy Army, the West Pole Empire has a million Heavenly Tiger Heavy Sword Army, and the Southern Barbarian Empire has a million Sword Armor Army. This is precisely the root cause of the four empires' engulfment of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains! However, the Nanban Empire has always been suppressed by the barbarians of the Nanban. But even so, the Nanban Empire should not be underestimated.

These imperial soldiers can be described as "gathering like hills and mountains, scattered like wind and rain, swift as thunder and lightning, and swift as eagles and leopards." ”

The gate of Jiangdong City is heavily guarded.

Ordinary people entering and leaving the city must have a customs clearance document or a road guide to prove that they are not enemies. The peasant army, known as the "Great Beam," had already begun to guard against the other three peasant armies.

And Chu Chou and Zhao Zhishui's road guide is from the capital of the Eastern Empire "Chang'an City".

And it is also an errand for two officials in Chang'an City. This was given to Chu Chou by a friend from the rivers and lakes of Chang'an City when Chu Chou was walking the rivers and lakes before.

After the soldiers at the gate of the city who checked the road guide saw Chu Chou and Zhao Zhishui's road guide, they respectfully let Chu Chou and Zhao Zhishui pass.

When he arrived in the city, Chu Chou saw many collapsed and burned houses, which had not yet been repaired. The roadside was full of beggars, and from time to time a group of red-clothed soldiers patrolling dozens of people would walk by with large knives, just in case someone took advantage of the fact that order had not yet been restored and made trouble.

Chu Chou took Zhao Zhishui into a special noodle restaurant where there were basically no people, and after entering, he called the noodle shop guy and asked for two bowls of noodles, one large and one small. Chu Chou's seat happened to be next to the window, and when he turned his head, he could see the road on the side.

Glancing outside, I saw a girl in rags, begging there, but it was already afternoon, and there was not a copper plate in the broken bowl in front of the girl.

The autumn wind struck, and the girl shivered with cold.

"Go and call that sister. Chu Chou asked Zhao Zhishui to call the woman in.

The woman shook her head at first, but finally lost in front of Zhao Zhishui's innocent eyes and nodded in agreement to enter the noodle restaurant.

"Sit, girl. Man, another big bowl of noodles! Chu Chou stretched out his hand and motioned for the woman to sit down, and then added a large bowl of noodles to the man.

"Okay!" The guy is not very old, he looks like he is just a young man, and when he saw Chu Chou let the woman named Hanako enter the store, he was a little unhappy, but after hearing Chu Chou's words, his mood suddenly improved, and he responded with a smile.

"Childe, there is no need to do this. The woman shook her head, and was about to go out, when she was called back by Chu Chou's words.

"I am a charlatan, maybe I can treat Ling Zun. And only one copper plate is accepted at a time. ”

"Really...... Really?" the woman was a little excited.

"It's true!" Chu Chou nodded heavily, and then pointed at Zhao Zhishui, "I don't believe you asked me about this apprentice." ”

Zhao Zhishui nodded cooperatively, "Sister, it's true! My master can be described as a wonderful hand to rejuvenate, hang the pot to help the world, get rid of the disease, and bring the dead back to life......

"Okay, okay, if you keep boasting, this sister of yours will not believe it. Chu Chou smiled and signaled that Zhao Zhishui was okay.

The woman also smiled, thinking that Zhao Zhishui was really cute.

"Girl, I don't know what to call it?" Chu Chou asked after taking a sip of the tasteless boiled water.

"The surname is Li, and the name is Liumei. The name may not be very good, Childe Mo smiled. The woman replied with a blush.

"That's a nice name. ”

Li Liumei glanced at Chu Chou's face, and when she saw that Chu Chou had no joking expression, she blushed even more.

This son looks extraordinary, and he looks so handsome and suave. I don't know which woman will be blessed...... Phew! Li Liumei, how can you think like that! Are you ashamed of people! After all, you are also a well-known woman from a good family in the neighborhood! You should not have such a dirty idea.

Li Liumei was secretly thinking in her heart, and before she knew it, the noodles were ready, and the three bowls of noodles were served together, steaming hot and fragrant.

Chu Chou looked at the woman's haggard but strong face, and couldn't help but secretly feel good about this woman.

Chu Chou has seen too many people who are "cold for clothing, not for light warmth, hungry for food, not for willingness, hungry for cold, regardless of shame". Of course, this is not that those people are doing something completely wrong, the environment forces those people to do that, it is really a helpless move, a move to live.

Huang Zi Gongqing and the princes and generals are a very small number of people after all, although there are many people who are forced by various problems. But the vast majority of those people at the bottom are forced to survive. Of all the peaks of all meanings, only the peaks of survival are the highest.

After a while, the three of them finished eating the three bowls of noodles, and after Chu Chou paid the money, he followed the woman to the woman's house.

When he was about to arrive at the woman's house, Chu Chou saw seven or eight red-clothed foot soldiers at the door of a house, standing with knives and whispering to each other. Chu Chou, who has excellent ear power, can hear it clearly, but his face does not change, but there is more injustice in his heart.

"Hey, I heard that a woman in this house is good-looking. Very smart, still unmarried. ”

"Hehe, there are actually three brothers on this woman, all of whom were forcibly requisitioned by the mediocre emperor, I heard that the three of them are dead, hum!

"If it weren't for our centurion taking a fancy to this woman, I'd have taken a shot......"

The seven or eight people spoke loudly and loudly, and they talked non-stop, just so that the three people who had already approached could hear it.

"Huh, isn't this the woman named Li Liumei? Hey! That's good. Seven or eight soldiers saw Li Liumei in Chu Chou's group approaching.

"What are you going to do?" Li Liumei's eyes were a little flustered, but her face was flat.

"Haha. We, the centurion, have taken a fancy to you, so let's go with our brothers? We will take the old man in the house with us, and when the time comes, you and your father will not say that you will be able to enjoy the glory and wealth, but at least you will be able to eat and drink spicy food!" said a red-clothed soldier in an unequivocal tone.

"I'm not leaving! You centurion, I don't like it. Li Liumei shook her head, her tone firm.

"Hmph! If it weren't for our centurion's crush on you, your father would have been hacked to death by our knives by now!...... your fate," the red-clothed soldier smiled evilly.

"Why? I picked up my weapon and put on my red clothes, and I forgot my previous identity, why did I tie my head to the waistband of my trousers like this?" Chu Chou stood in front of Zhao Zhishui and Li Liumei, facing the eight red-clothed soldiers.

"Yo, a hero saves beauty, do you really think you have a sword on your waist, how capable you are? Do you know how many heads of court soldiers have I and my brothers cut off? You are a boy with no hair, and your tone is so crazy?" A short-tempered red-clothed soldier was about to raise a knife and hack Chu Chou to death. was stopped by the red-clothed soldier who spoke.

"Kneel down and shout grandpa, I will spare you from dying today. The red-clothed soldier at the head said in a cold tone to Chu Chou.

"Kneel quickly!" Several red-clothed soldiers behind him coaxed one after another, with happy expressions on their faces.

"People, as expected, are more and more likely to forget their roots. Over the years, the rivers and lakes have changed, the temples have changed, and the hearts of the people have changed a lot. But fortunately, there are not many people who have a bright heart. Chu Chou regretted and looked forward to it, "I hope that in the future, the rivers and lakes can become better, the temples can know that 'the people are precious', and the hearts of the people will grow towards the sun." ”

"What are you talking about? Kneel down quickly! I'll count three times, if you don't kneel, you'll die!" The red-clothed soldier led by him smiled and drew his knife, ready to slash Chu Chou to death with a single slash. As for counting three, it was to tease Chu Chou, anyway, in his opinion, since Chu Chou appeared today, since he was in an uncomfortable mood, he had to die.

Poof!

It's just that the knife hasn't been lifted yet, and the red-clothed soldier led by him directly knelt down inexplicably, and the big knife pierced the ground.

Click!

The big knife broke directly, which surprised the red-clothed soldiers behind them.

"It must be that young man who is doing the trick!Brother, go up together, hack him to death!" Seeing this, the remaining seven red-clothed soldiers were at a loss, one of them reacted and shouted, and then the rest of the people came to their senses, and they all raised their knives with hideous faces and slashed towards Chu Chou. was so frightened that Li Liumei closed her eyes.

Bang!

Li Liumei only heard a dull voice, opened her eyes curiously, and did not see the scene of Cai Chuchou being slashed covered in blood as she imagined in her heart, but saw the scene where the red-clothed soldiers had fallen in front of them and vomited blood.

"Don't pay attention to these people, go and treat Ling Zun first. Chu Chou didn't even glance at those red-clothed soldiers, and directly asked Li Liumei to take him and Zhao Zhishui into the house.

The house is very simple, there is an inner room, and Li Liumei's father is lying on the bed in the inner room.

Chu Chou asked Zhao Zhishui to watch at the door of the house, and did not let anyone enter the house. Then he and Li Liumei entered the inner room and began to treat the old man on the bed.

Chu Chou poked out his right hand and put it on the meridians of the arm of the old man who was over the age of sixteen on the bed, held his breath and concentrated, closed his eyes, and used his internal force to probe the old man's physical condition.

Li Liumei quietly looked at Chu Chou's serious appearance from the side, and her heart was touched. I thought that such a man is already the best in the world!

"Ling Zun's body actually doesn't have much disease, but it has been incured for a long time and has become like this. But now it's fine. After exerting a trace of internal strength, Chu Chou withdrew his right hand and turned his head slightly to Li Liumei.

"Mmmmmmmm The woman bowed to Chu Chou with a grateful face and thanked her, crying with joy.

"Ahem...... cough ......" Li Liumei's father slowly opened his eyes after coughing up the turbidity in his body.

"Dad!" Li Liumei pounced, tears streaming down her cheeks, "Dad." You're finally awake. ”

"I ...... What's wrong with me...... I feel like I've slept for a long time......" Li Liumei's father was still a little weak because he had just woken up.

"I'll go out for a while. Chu Chou left the room, leaving some face for the poor father and daughter.

"You watch here, I'll go buy some meat. Miss Li's father needs to make up for his blood. ”

"Master, don't worry, with me here, those bastards won't be able to get in. Zhao Zhishui waved her small fist, showing her little tiger teeth, and said confidently.

Soon, Chu Chou came back with a fish, a chicken, and some vegetables and rice, cooked it himself, made fish soup and chicken soup and two vegetarian dishes for the father and daughter, and then cooked the rice.

Li Liumei didn't want Chu Chou to spend any more effort and money, their family already owed Chu Chou a lot. But seeing that his weak father had to insist on cooking, Chu Chou had no choice but to give up. Thinking that he must save money well in the future, and then return it to Chu Chou.

The meal was ready quickly. Chu Chou's craftsmanship can be described as very good, and the fragrance makes Li Liumei's family swallow very much. Even Zhao Zhishui, who often eats Chu Chou's cooking, can't wait, in her opinion, Master's craftsmanship is the best in the world!

After the meal was served, everyone was about to move their chopsticks, and suddenly heard the earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves from outside the house, Li Liumei's face changed, Li Liumei's father didn't know why, thinking that it was just a cavalry stationed in the city passing by the door.

"It's okay, let's start eating. Chu Chou smiled, and the four of them sat around the wooden table and began to eat. Li Liumei saw that Chu Chou was calm and light, and she didn't say anything anymore. This is an instinctive trust in Chu Chou.

Outside the house, a centurion in armor, after the soldiers who had been beaten up after being sent back to report it, were angry in his heart, and personally came with hundreds of cavalry to trample to death the man in the rivers and lakes who did not know the height of the sky.

Just as he was about to give the order, he only felt a whirlwind of the sky, and when he looked down, he saw that he and his men and horses were flying, as if they had been thrown away, and in an instant they flew out of a dozen streets. Everyone walked heavily and smashed to the ground, and many people fainted on the spot. The centurion was terrified, thinking that he had provoked some worldly master, so he hurriedly got off the war horse that had broken his leg, and ran away with his own legs.

In Li Liumei's house, there is a harmonious picture of dinner, which makes people feel at ease.

A small wooden table, three or two family cooking. Four people from the end of the world, eight or nine points of hunger.

Such a picture is very good.