Chapter 17: Ingratitude
Today's Yang Laohan really makes Zhou Qing feel strange, on weekdays, Yang Laohan asks Zhou Qing how his martial arts are counted in the rivers and lakes, or asks Xue Baisheng how to spend silver taels every day.
Especially when Xue Baisheng talked about his past on the rivers and lakes, as well as all kinds of enjoyment, Yang Laohan seemed quite interested.
But these words, Yang Laohan didn't mention a word in his chat.
But about his two dead sons, Yang Laohan complained a lot, saying that if those two sons didn't die early, he wouldn't have to expect his daughter to die in old age.
What's the use of having a little daughter, if you get married, I'm afraid you will have to become someone else's daughter-in-law, where can you take care of this father.
Zhou Qing listened to it for a long time, and finally understood that this Yang Laohan still wanted him to be a door-to-door son-in-law.
Although this Yang Laohan looks kind, in his heart, he was planning for himself at the beginning. Zhou is young and young, but he is not pure, and he knows that he can't interject now. Now he is a disciple of Xue Baisheng's mouth, and everything has to be arranged by Xue Baisheng.
"Brother Yang, you think too much, if you want Zhou Qing to be your son-in-law, I think he will definitely be willing.
His parents had many children, and now they have entrusted him to me. As a master, I am actually no different from his father.
If you want Zhou Qing to come to the door, I think he dares to disobey half a sentence, and he will definitely make him look good!"
Xue Baisheng glared at Zhou Qing fiercely, and Zhou Qing immediately lowered his head and went to eat.
"Oops...... Snow hero can't help it, Zhou Qing is still young, don't scare him.
After this meal is finished, I'll boil medicine for Snow Daxia first, old man. ”
Yang Laohan pointed to the dishes that had been eaten most of the dishes on the table, squeezed out a smile and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xue Baisheng.
"Brother Yang, I don't know why Miss Yang Hui didn't come today, maybe something happened on the road. Do you need it, I'll let Zhou Qing go and have a look on the road?"
Xue Baisheng's face looked a little gloomy, and his eyes had a faint evil spirit, and the body of Yang Laohan couldn't help but tremble.
"No, no, that girl's family, it's normal to talk a little more. Rest assured, the little girl will be back soon. ”
Yang Laohan immediately responded with a smile, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a little nervousness. But if you don't look closely, it's hard to see.
"Brother Yang, I'll go with you to decoction medicine. ”
Xue Baisheng stood up and followed Yang Laohan towards the stove room.
"These two people are also strange today. ”
Zhou Qingzhi didn't find that Yang Laohan was too different from the past, but he felt that Xue Baisheng was too different from yesterday.
"Daddy, my daughter is back!"
Yang Hui was still outside the courtyard and began to shout.
Old Man Yang's body trembled violently, and he hurriedly walked out of the stove room.
"You girl, you have been chatting with people outside for so long, you know how worried your father is. ”
Yang Hui didn't respond for a long time, and she didn't know if she was murdered by Yang Laohan or what.
I saw that after a while, Yang Hui walked in in small steps, she cautiously glanced into the hall, and did not find any trace of Xue Baisheng, but saw Zhou Qing still squatting at the door.
"Look at your girl's family, why don't you know how to think about your father, and you know how to play outside all day long.
Daddy wants to serve Snow Hero, but he has to worry about you in his heart, and he can't squeeze out the time to pick up the water in the tank. ”
Yang Laohan was fierce at Yang Hui for a while, and Yang Hui, who was scolding, couldn't help but have slightly red eyes, looking like pear blossoms with rain.
"Hey, Brother Yang, this little daughter's family is naturally like this, if you are older, it is naturally not easy to know how to be considerate of you.
Zhou Qing, you go and pick up a load of water, and you are anxious to decoct the medicine for the teacher. ”
Xue Baisheng called to Zhou Qing, and Zhou Qing answered, skillfully picking up the bucket from the stove room, and then under the guidance of Yang Hui, he walked towards the old well outside the courtyard.
Yang Hui secretly glanced at Xue Baisheng, and when she saw Xue Baisheng's rather handsome face, her expression looked a little struggling. She clutched the corners of her clothes, as if she was struggling with something.
"Miss Yang, can you light a lantern for me, this road is too dark, although I have some martial arts foundation, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to walk. ”
Zhou Qing asked Yang Hui.
"Ah, yes, it's a little dark. Why don't you go to the house and find a lantern? I walked back from town today, my legs and feet were very sore, and I really wanted to rest for a while. ”
Yang Huijiao said drippingly, Zhou Qing thought about it, and estimated that Yang Hui really couldn't walk, so he immediately ran towards the house.
By the time Zhou Qing came back with the lantern, Yang Hui had already filled the two buckets with water.
"Miss Yang, you ......"
Yang Hui hurriedly wrapped the body on the bucket around the burden, and then lowered her head and made a thin sound.
"My legs and feet are very sore, but I still have some strength in my hands. Zhou Gongzi hurry up and send these two buckets of water to you Xue Daxia, don't scold your master. ”
"I'll do this heavy work in the future, come!"
Zhou Qing pulled Yang Hui up and handed her the lantern.
Although the two buckets of water also weighed dozens of catties, Zhou Qing picked them up at once, and walked forward steadily.
After adding water and boiling medicine, Xue Baisheng is no longer as fierce as before.
After the medicine was boiled, Xue Baisheng poured the bitter decoction into the porcelain bowl, and when the heat dissipated, he drank it all in one gulp, and there was no residue left in the bowl.
Seeing that the hour was not early, Xue Baisheng glanced at Zhou Qing twice, Zhou Qing was very interested in boiling hot water, and then the two of them washed up for a while, and then they were ready to go back to the room to sleep.
Xue Baisheng had just stepped into the door, and suddenly he stumbled and almost tripped over the threshold.
"Not good!"
Xue Baisheng turned around and saw that the old man Yang was holding a hoe in his hand and retreated to the gate with Yang Hui.
"Master Guan, come quickly, the thieves here have already drunk the drug, and this is the moment of weakness, come over and take down the two of them!"
Yang Laohan had a hideous smile on his face, and he said loudly at Xue Baisheng and Zhou Qing.
"Don't blame the old man, I'm ruthless, if you want to blame, blame the two of you for being fugitives, and you want to bring this disaster to the old man and me.
Helping the official take down the two of you today is also something that I should do!"
Xue Baisheng stretched out his trembling hand and showed his sword, although it was difficult for him to even take a step, but Yang Laohan was still a little scared when he saw Xue Baisheng's fierce look.
After Zhou Qing saw this scene, he was also struggling in his heart. If you take this opportunity to escape from the wall in the courtyard, you may have a chance to get rid of Xue Baisheng.
But it is also possible that the outside is already full of officers and soldiers, and without Xue Baisheng by his side, he will inevitably be caught by the people of the government.
Both ends are dead, but there is still a better chance of surviving by Xue Baisheng's side.
"You vicious old man, it is clear that you persuaded us to come to your Yang family as a guest, but now you are talking about my rights and wrongs.
Thanks to me and Zhou Qing, this kid also saved your father and daughter, even if I can't escape from the palm of the government today, I will definitely kill you to vent my anger!"
Xue Baisheng said, and immediately raised his sword and slashed towards Yang Laohan, that Yang Laohan was not stupid, seeing Xue Baisheng so vicious, he quickly threw the hoe in his hand and hid outside the courtyard.
I saw that there were already many fires flickering in the forest path, and it was estimated that the officers and soldiers hiding outside had already arrived.
Zhou Qing picked up Xue Baisheng, and then hurriedly took Xue Baisheng and retreated towards the back of the courtyard.
After a while, more than a dozen officers and soldiers broke into the lobby.
"Aren't you, father and daughter, deceiving me?"
The officers and soldiers flashed their big knives and asked Yang Laohan. Yang Hui, who was hiding behind the old man Yang, immediately stood up and pointed at the back of the courtyard.
"Just behind that courtyard, those two thieves must not have escaped yet!"
When the officers and soldiers heard about it, they left behind two guards, Yang Laohan's father and daughter, and the rest all chased after the courtyard with torches and knives.
Zhou Qing was lifting a broken chair at this time and put it under the wall, and after hearing a series of hurried footsteps behind him, he immediately turned his head.
Xue Baisheng leaned against the wall, revealing a smile with hidden murderous intent.
"Good fellow, are there still a lot of people coming?"
He shook his right hand and raised the sword in his hand with difficulty.
"Zhou Qing, you take this sword, and I'll show you how to kill. Although you are only now a shadowless master, these officers and soldiers are definitely not your opponents!"
Zhou Qing blinked, with a complicated look on his face. He knew that if he wanted to escape today, he would definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of these officers and soldiers with his strength.
His whereabouts have been exposed, and it is estimated that by tomorrow, the arrest of these ten miles and eight towns will be dispatched. Only by following Xue Baisheng's instructions can it be possible to fight a way out.
Zhou Qing took Xue Baisheng's accessories, his hands clenched, and his palms were covered with sweat.
"If you don't kill them today, then we both have to die. Aren't you still going to see your father? Aren't you going to kill Zhou Yi to avenge the hypocritical Zhou Ye?
Kill! must be killed!"
Xue Baisheng stood behind Zhou Qing, looking at the officers and soldiers who were constantly approaching and setting up a siege posture, without the slightest appearance of panic.
"The breath without a trace, the power without a shadow, the shadowless formless, the gathering of qi and the dispersion of power, the vastness of the universe. This is the essence of the Shadowless Formula, and if it is against the enemy, there are hundreds of ways to change.
Different weapons have different mastery methods.
If you use a sword, your heart should move with the shadow, and the sword should move with your heart. Whose shadow is this?
Xue Baisheng roared loudly, and the green tendons on his neck also throbbed.
Zhou Qing took a deep breath, a bamboo leaf floated over his sword, the hands holding the sword let go of one, and the tip of the sword was dragged to the ground by him.
The killing intent hidden in his heart gradually released him.
"The shadow of others, the shadow of my life!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The three killing words in a row were all issued from the mouths of Xue Baisheng, Zhou Qing, and the officers and soldiers who took the lead.
At this moment, Xue Baisheng's blood-colored eyes shrank suddenly, and Zhou Qing instantly rioted, dragging a sharp sword across the ground with one hand.
A silver light flickered, and the bamboo forest outside the courtyard of the Yang family under the moon trembled wildly, and the bamboo leaves fell like a torrential rain.