Chapter 38 Together
In Huoyin's heart, Chen Feng naturally didn't know about these thoughts.
When Chen Feng went out, it was almost noon, and everyone was already about to have lunch. Although the number of people on this hill is not large, it is still very lively at lunch, which is a key part of the day.
Before Chen Feng entered the ruined temple, he had already seen from a distance, the white smoke from the kitchen wafted out with the fragrance of pasta, and it turned around the mountain three times before slowly dissipating.
When I got closer, I saw that Zhang Sansheng and his two daughters, as well as the three masters, were all listed.
After last night's life and death, it seems that the relationship with these rough people on the mountain has eased a lot, at least we can sit and eat together without feeling guilty.
Chen Feng was quite happy to see this, maybe he was an optimist in his bones? It's just that the things he has experienced over the years have made him look older than his peers who have not experienced much in the world.
"Brother Chen, eat noodles?" Xiaohu greeted warmly, Chen Feng saw that even Wu Wenjie, the eldest lady born in brocade clothes and jade food, had already picked up the bowl and ate it, and he was secretly happy in his heart. This journey is difficult and difficult, if you still have a temper of a big lady, it will definitely add a lot of trouble to the journey, and it is not a good thing to eat a little deflated early.
Moreover, although this eldest lady is dedicated to the army, she has never tasted the taste of wandering in a life-and-death situation, even if she didn't really put a knife on her neck last night, but Chen Feng believes that a murderous big devil can let her see what the ghost gate looks like just by standing in front of her.
It's good to sharpen your sharpness, Chen Feng thought like this. Feeling hungry in his belly, he said to the laughing tiger who greeted him.
"Then trouble the brother who cooks to bring me a big bowl. ”
He was born in the countryside since he was a child, and although he was the best child in their village, he was still quite fond of the "inferior food" in the eyes of such dignitaries and nobles due to the influence of the surrounding atmosphere.
Even if the elaborate white radish on your table is more expensive than the average family's meal for a week, how dare you say that the steaming bowl of noodles is worse when you are hungry?
Chen Feng had such thoughts in his heart, and he naturally did not refuse to come. Looking at the hot noodles brought by the brother who was engaged in the back kitchen with a large bowl, his index finger moved, and he picked up the chopsticks and ate them.
The noodles are not too distinctive, but the wheat in Beizhou is quite good due to the abundant sunlight and good quality, so the pasta made is also more delicious than other places in Dachu, although it is said that "it is not too distinctive", but it is a person who grew up in Beizhou since childhood, if it is placed in other places, it can also be regarded as a big selling point.
The soup is a large bone broth made of bones, and after the noodles are cooked, they are put in a bowl and poured with a full scoop, which is full of salt and umami, and the brothers from all over the world can eat it when they come here.
The most distinctive thing is the spoonful of cheeks. On the noodles, the taste is layered on top of each other, and it seems to be fried with dried tofu grains and minced meat, and there seems to be some other secret recipe, which makes people want to stop.
Three times five divided by two, a bowl of noodles will see the bottom, and then drink a sip of soup, the original soup will turn into the original food, and the taste is wonderful.
When asked carefully, the chef on this mountain is from the distant southern region, which makes people sigh that they have been away from home for too many years, and even their tastes are in line with the guest country, and that touch of nostalgia probably only exists in occasional dreams.
Thinking like this, after a while, the bustling crowd had almost finished eating, and these sturdy men were doing physically demanding work, and they naturally ate very quickly. One after another, those who squatted, stood, and sat on the branches of the trees put the dishes and chopsticks back in the kitchen, waiting for special people to wash them.
Zhang Sansheng put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked at the black panther who was just sitting quietly on the side, and quipped:
"If the big boss doesn't eat lunch, he won't be able to do business today..."
The black panther turned his head to look at him, but Zhang Sansheng found that the bandit leader sitting on the top of the mountain had bloodshot eyes, as if he hadn't slept all night.
"No appetite, these two days... Probably not doing business anymore. ”
Zhang Sansheng was surprised: "Don't do it, then how can you feed your brother in this mountain?"
Chen Feng, who was not far away, heard the conversation here and also walked over.
The black panther saw Chen Feng coming over, closed his eyes, and exhaled a breath of turbidity, and when he opened his eyes, there was already a trace of ...... in them Resolution.
"Brother Chen. ”
He spoke, his voice a little hoarse. Chen Feng looked at him.
"My mountain brothers, a third of them died last night, and I feel sorry for them. ”
"It's that Sun Yinxian is too insidious and cunning, it's not the fault of the big boss..."Chen Feng looked at the big boss with great righteousness and comforted him.
"No," he paused, "not to mention that the brothers on this mountain don't forgive me, even if they all forgive me, the brothers on the Huangquan Road now can't forgive me." He leaned down and reached out to cover his face.
"Even if all those dead brothers forgive me, I can't forgive myself...... I don't deserve to be in this position......"
"Big brother... You ......"
The lone wolf also came over, and when he heard the panther's words, he wanted to say something, but he choked on his chest.
"So, I'm going to go down the mountain. ”
"What?" said the lone wolf, incredulous.
"Go down the mountain, so many brothers died in vain, I don't have the face to call myself the lord of the Three Kings Mountain, I have been a bandit for so many years, and the knife is stained with so much blood, after all, I have to pay it back." ”
"So, I want to go down the mountain to do some good deeds, atone for some sins, and then go back to my hometown to have a look, it's worth it to die. ”
The lone wolf's eyes grew red.
"Big brother, I'll follow you!" he said with a sonorous and firm voice, and his eyes were blazing.
Xiaohu has been listening to the side, and most of the time he can't interject when discussing major matters like this, but at this moment, he has a rare serious expression, and said solemnly:
"Big brother, I'll follow you too!"
The panther looked at the two brothers, and had mixed feelings in his heart, because there were many people around, otherwise he who had experienced the storm last night, and he just wanted to cry with his two buddies who had grown up together since childhood.
At this moment, a thousand words turned into a sentence and spit out of his mouth:
"Good brother. ”
He pursed his lips and continued:
"But what I think is that this mountain gang still needs someone to take care of, you should stay, we have only lost one-third of our brothers, and the remaining two-thirds still need to be carried, in this desperate border of Beizhou......"
"Live. ”
The lone wolf thought about this problem solemnly in his heart, among the three brothers, the eldest brother is righteous and thin, and the third brother is honest and honest, he is often the one who gives advice.
"Big brother...... Isn't it true that the three of us brothers still have some private property, so we might as well distribute these properties to the brothers, which is equivalent to giving them some money to go home, and then we will go down the mountain and give some explanations to ourselves and our brothers. ”
When the gang heard these words from the three masters, they were all silent, and some of their eyes were red, these men who had experienced a hundred battles with the big bosses, admired this dark but loyal man in their hearts, and now they suddenly said that the Three Kings Gang was going to be gone, which was really a big blow to them.
"What?!"
At this time, a rough male voice came, but it was Zhou Tie, who was the first to stand up and fight with that Sun Yinxian last night.
"The Three Kings Gang is going to disperse, I, Zhou Tie, absolutely disagree!"
He held the panther's shoulder with his big mane and shook it for a while, "Everyone is very heartbroken when the !! brothers of the big boss die, but it doesn't mean that my Three Kings Gang is over, we can earn it again when the money is gone, and we can grab it again when the land is gone, but if you leave, the Three Kings Gang will really be gone! We are still gritting our teeth, waiting for you to take us to make a comeback, and one day kill the Tiger King Gang to avenge the brothers!"
Speaking of the Tiger King Gang, a dark look flashed in the panther's eyes.
Zhou Tieren was careless and not careless, and saw a momentary flicker of emotion.
"Are the big bosses really afraid that the Tiger King Gang will come to us for trouble? We can't fight with them! Are there people on this mountain who are greedy for life and afraid of death?" I ...... it."
The panther pressed his hand to his chest, stopping him from continuing.
"I know that my brothers have a deep friendship with me and the Three Kings Gang, but the idea I just said is one thing, and the other is that the Tiger King Gang is indeed an opponent that we can't look up to now. ”
His eyebrows lowered.
"I know that my actions will cause the displeasure of my brothers, but how can I send my brothers who have been bloodied together to a dead end? It's good to hate me, no one can shake my determination when this decision is made today...... Although we only have seventy-eight brothers, over the years, I have seen your vigorous skills, righteousness, and those who have carried knives and fought with my black panther, and I respect you for the rest of my life!"
He stood up and looked at the stunned Three Kings Gang.
A bow......
Two bows......
Three bows......
"Remember the teachings of the great master!" On the top of the mountain, the deafening roar of the crowd startled the birds.
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In a blink of an eye, it was already three days later, and Chen Feng and his party had three more people, naturally the three brothers Black Panther, Lone Wolf, and Laughing Tiger.
Xiaohu is the same self-acquaintance as Zhang Sansheng, and the two really chatted very well, and they added one of the few joys to the team along the way.
The panther was just silent, silent for a long time, and for a long time after thinking about it, his mood would be much darker than his face.
Chen Feng was not a master who was good at small talk, and the appearance of the black panther naturally brought him a trace of tranquility.
The lone wolf is the most normal of the three, with a mediocre appearance and a mediocre physique, mixed in the crowd, making it hard to imagine that he was the second leader of a gang before. Although he didn't talk much along the way, he was at least much better than the Black Panther, and when others looked at him, he would smile politely, as if he were a reader.
"Did you use to be a scholar?" asked him.
"No, but before learning martial arts, I wanted to study, but my family was poor and couldn't afford to read, so I found a master to teach some martial arts to practice martial arts, and my parents were thinking about letting me be a soldier or something in the future, but I didn't expect to end up being a bandit. ”
Zhang Sansheng nodded and smiled: "It's not that creation makes people." ”
The lone wolf was noncommittal.
The group had departed two days earlier. It took a day to divide the remaining property of Sanwang Mountain, and a group of people fought back and forth, and when it was really time to part, many people showed their human greed.
The three brothers didn't take a penny, so they only took some dry food and went out. When going down the mountain, the two brothers followed behind the black panther, and saw that the eldest brother, who had always been known for his righteousness, never looked back, maybe if he looked back at the mountain where he had spent countless eventful years, tears would flow out, but men, it is not easy to shed tears, at least not in front of people.
Chen Feng and his entourage naturally wanted to go down the mountain, so they asked the black panther: "Where is the big boss going?"
"I'm not a big boss anymore, Brother Chen, don't laugh at me. We're going to go home. The panther replied with a bitter look on his face.
"That'...... Who is Brother Leopard?" Chen Feng asked again, smiling pleasantly at his words just now.
The black panther also signaled with a smile that he had no relationship, and immediately replied: "In a small town at the junction of the Northern Prefecture of Great Chu and the Central Plains, the three of us brothers met by practicing martial arts together, and it was also because of practicing martial arts together that we went to the end of the world...... It's just that the world has changed, and before you know it, it's been decades, and it's time to go home and take a look. ”
As soon as these words came out, he felt a little sad about leaving his hometown.
"When we left home, the parents of the second and third brothers were still alive, only I was a lonely person since I was a child, so my personality was more precocious, and I was already older than the two of them, so I became their eldest brother...... I just don't know how many old people are in good health when they go back from this trip, but they are still alive. ”
"That'...... Whether Brother Leopard wants to go with his younger brother or not, there is also a response along the way. Chen Feng couldn't help but speak, first, he was quite moved by the thought of the black panther's righteousness, and second, his party was not deeply involved in the world, and the black panther was nearly forty years old, and the other two were also in their thirties.
Unexpectedly, the panther agreed without hesitation, which surprised Chen Feng. You must know that although the Tiger King Gang is hating the Three Kings Gang at the moment, he is the murderer who killed Sun Yinxian, and the anger in the gang must have come to him first, followed by a group of gangs, he dared to follow him all the way, not afraid of being burned?
But the black panther was shocked by the terrifying strength shown by "Chen Feng" that day, thinking that his three brothers were also in trouble, if he became a grasshopper tied to a rope with this "master" in his eyes, he might be able to pick up several small lives, although he said that he would die if he died, and he had done a lot of evil over the years, but if he could take these two brothers home to see his father and mother, and then die, it would be great.
So the group went on the road with their own thoughts. Wu Wenjie and Qingluan hid in the carriage, Zhang Sansheng and Chen Feng rode under the horse, and the three brothers followed on foot, but the mountain road was not easy to walk, so the horse speed was not fast, and the three brothers had been crawling and rolling in these mountains for so many years, and their foot strength was naturally very good, so it was not a big problem to travel dozens of miles a day.
And with the guides of these three people, at least this section of the wild mountain road full of bandits is a lot smoother, and he has never met bandits in the past two days, which makes Chen Feng quite comfortable.
When asked if he would be intercepted and killed by the Tiger King Gang halfway, the lone wolf said that from Sanwang Mountain to Tiger King Mountain, the journey alone would take two days and two nights, and those black-clothed people rushed back overnight to ventilate and report the news, even if they didn't eat or drink on the road, and then returned to Tiger King Mountain immediately after a master came, and now they are still halfway, so naturally they will not meet it.
One day, when the masters of the Tiger King Gang arrive at Sanwang Mountain, they will find that we have disbanded on the spot......
"Hehe, those old immortals will definitely vomit blood in anger. Xiaohu teased.
"But your small gang fights with the big gang, Brother Leopard's hand is indeed the best way, otherwise in this area, even if you are lucky enough to survive hiding in Tibet with the gang, but the 'business' will definitely be difficult to continue, a group of people live in fear, and there is no income to feed so many mouths, and the Three Kings Gang will be a self-defeating shell at that time." ”
Chen Feng said this, and turned his eyes to look at the black panther, the latter's expression did not change, he still only cared about moving forward, thinking about it, he single-handedly ran a strong gang, but in the end he had to disband on the spot, the old years have become empty, it must be an extremely uncomfortable taste.
So Chen Feng stopped talking and walked silently.
They walked for three days in a row, and on the sixth day when the three brothers left Sanwang Mountain, they heard from the lone wolf that they were about to leave this wild place and go to a place where there was a town.
During this period, they also encountered some bandits, most of whom were in groups of three or five, and they did not pose a threat, but they looted some food, but they did not grab horses, so they could not give the three brothers no means of transportation.
At noon on this day, they crossed a mountain and saw a valley in front of them, and the middle of a continuous mountain range seemed to be split by a great sword, which looked majestic and magnificent, and made people sigh at the magic of nature.
At the entrance of the valley, some small black dots caught Chen Feng's attention.
The lone wolf said in a deep voice: "In front of you is the main road out of this wild land, except for the official road and another waterway, this one is the best to take, but you have also seen it, there are guards." ”
Chen Feng looked closely, it was some people who were camped there, and it was like an official style.
"Official?"
Chen Feng asked.
"No, Tiger Kings. The lone wolf's eyes sparkled.
Xiaohu said on the side: "Why don't we take the waterway, there should be some passing ships these days, if you are lucky, you can get off the boat for ten miles out of the wilderness, and you can go directly to the town in the south." ”
"No," Chen Feng stared at the group of people.
"Here comes your horses. ”