The dilapidated houses are full of air, and the winter nights are especially cold.

From time to time there are bursts of crying and wailing sounds in the county, which is that the thieves are raging, and the relatives of a certain family are being bullied.

But under the general trend, who dares to take action?

All I hope is that the imperial army's army will arrive soon, drive away the thieves, and restore the old order.

Jin Dayong curled up in the grass, wrapped in a wet and cold quilt, and gradually fell asleep.

Outside, the cold wind blew against the doors and windows, and he was vaguely awakened, but he vaguely heard someone calling his name.

"Jin Dayong, Jin Dayong~!" The voice was far and near, with a bit of majesty.

"Is Kim Daeyong here?

The voice seemed to come outside the door, and the wind was beating against the door, as if someone was about to come in.

"Who's calling me outside the door?" Kim Dae-yong stood up in a daze, trying to open the door.

"Bang~!"

But a gust of wind struck, and the gate was blown suddenly, and a cloud of smoke rolled up in front of him, and the person who blew it could hardly open his eyes.

There seemed to be a ball of golden light at the gate, and among the golden light there were officials of the imperial court, where was the armor in armor standing, and a young official led by him suddenly took a document and said: "Jin Dayong, Li Liangjin, the king of the Nine Mountains, was killed by you?"

"I killed it. Jin Dayong was not afraid, and replied directly.

The official said: "Do you know that the one who killed Li Liangjin, the king of the Nine Mountains, will be rewarded with a thousand gold? You ran to the house before you received the reward, and now I have sent you the reward, come on, move in." ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Behind him, several armor soldiers responded with fists, but then saw two people in black armor walk out of the golden light, and one of them carried a box to the house, and then put it down.

"This is a thousand taels of gold, which is the reward for you to kill Li Liangjin, and there are two futons and three brocade cloths, which are the chai knife money that the official returned to you. The official spoke: "The reward money and goods have been delivered to you, I hope you will do it yourself, the thieves and soldiers in the county town here are raging, you need to pay attention to it."

It can be exposed, otherwise it is easy to cause trouble, remember, remember. ”

Jin Dayong subconsciously nodded to show that he understood, he looked at the two boxes, but saw a smaller box containing gold and silver, exuding gold and silver light, and the larger box was a soft brocade quilt and satin.

That's something that only rich and noble families can afford, and ordinary people like him have worn burlap clothes all their lives, and they have never touched such brocade quilts and satin.

"The officer's mission has been completed, let's go. ”

At this time, Jin Dayong saw the official wave his hand again, and then took the armor soldier, got on the carriage and horse outside the door, and gradually left.

The golden light outside the door quickly disappeared, disappearing as the official left.

"Huhu~!"

The wind howled, and the tattered door slammed shut again, plunging the room into darkness.

"Ah~!"

Jin Dayong, who was sleeping in the grass, suddenly shuddered and sat up suddenly, with cold sweat on his forehead and gasping for breath.

"I was scared to death, it turned out to be a dream, and I thought that an official really came here at night and knocked on the door. Jin Dayong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, he looked at the gate, but found that the gate was still bolted well, and there was no trace of being opened.

I glanced at the window outside, but found that there was no one outside the house, and there was no movement at all.

Sure enough, it was just a strange dream that was extremely real.

Jin Dayong calmed down and was about to continue sleeping, at the moment when he lay down, he suddenly saw two more big boxes in the room, I don't know when there were two more big boxes, and at this moment the box was opened, and he vaguely saw a box containing a thousand taels of gold and silver, and a box containing a brocade quilt and silk

Satin.

It's exactly the same as the official in the dream who said he was going to give him a reward.

"No, it won't. Jin Dayong panicked for a while, and a cold sweat broke out behind his back.

The dream I had before was not fake, but real.

He swallowed his saliva, got up curiously and frightened and touched it, and when he came to the two boxes, he reached out and touched them, the heavy gold and silver, the soft and smooth silk and brocade quilt, all told him that this was not an illusory dream, but a real thing that happened in front of his eyes.

"There really are 1,000 taels of gold, two brocade quilts, and three pieces of silk. Kim Dayong counted the treasures in it, but found that it was exactly the same as in his dream.

After the color of fear and fear faded, it was indeed the color of excitement and joy.

He didn't exchange Li Liangjin's head for a reward not because he didn't like money, but because he didn't want to be a traitor and seek glory.

Now that the money has been delivered to his home, how could he not want it?

"Ahem, great, brave, why don't you sleep so late, did someone come just now, why did I hear someone calling your name?" Suddenly, the old man in the house woke up at night and said a word.

Jin Dayong hurriedly said: "No, no one has come, it's me dreaming, talking in a dream." ”

"Oh, then hurry up and go to sleep, it's cold this weather, and I don't know if my old bones can survive this winter, cough cough. The old man said again.

Seeing this, Jin Dayong hurriedly took a piece of brocade and sent it into the room inside: "Old man, don't say such unlucky words, I still have to give you a pension and send you to the end, this winter will definitely be able to survive." ”

"After this year, what should I do next year? The county's livelihood is broken, and some of the food at home has been looted by the thieves, hey, Dayong, where did you get this quilt, why is it so warm, this material is not what ordinary people have, what are you doing at night?" the old man raised his head in surprise.

Jin Dayong didn't know how to lie to the past, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "I killed Li Liangjin, and the officials of the court rewarded me, and there are 1,000 taels of gold, which are kept in the house." ”

The old man was not puzzled, but said happily: "There is a chance, there is a promise, there is a promise, you have won so many rewards, and it is gold and silk, why don't you give you an official position." ”

"I'm just a thief, how can I be an official, I'm very content if I have a reward. ”

"Yes, yes, since you become a thief, you won't be able to be an official in the future, so you have to be a decent person, but if you live well, who is willing to be a thief. The old man sighed: "Anyway, how much is a thousand taels of gold?"

"It can last a lifetime. ”

"That's terrible, it's terrible, you have to think about the flowers, you have to retreat to buy a decent yard, ask for a daughter-in-law, buy dozens of acres of fertile land, the future days are more generous than the landlord, Dayong, you have been poor for half a lifetime, this time you are finally developed, no, no, now the thieves have not retreated

Oh, Dayong, don't sleep, go and hide your money, don't be discovered by the thieves, or you will be robbed. ”

The old man said with emotion and relief, and suddenly remembered something and reminded him urgently.

"My father-in-law reminded me that I would go and hide the money. ”

Jin Dayong didn't sleep anymore, and hurriedly went to dig a pit in the house to bury the gold and silver, and buried a few more grounds, so as not to be taken away by a nest.

When he was done, it was almost dawn, and he returned to the house and said, "My father-in-law, it's already hidden, it's tight." ”

The old man was curled up in the warm brocade quilt at the moment, and he fell asleep, very sweet.

It had been a long time since he had slept so soundly.

Jin Dayong did not disturb his father-in-law's rest, he went out of the house, ready to write and eat, but when he just walked to the street, he heard the golden bell ringing in the city, and some thieves rushed from all directions in a panic, and went in the direction of the city gate.

"Which leader's subordinate are you? Where are you still stunned, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are besieging the city, why don't you come to support quickly, don't you want to defect?" A small leader shouted angrily when he saw Jin Dayong, drew his sword and strode over.

"I'm ......" Before Kim Dae-yong could answer, he heard a loud bang at the city gate.

"The city gate is broken, the city gate is broken, and the people of the court have come to kill it. The thieves, who had not yet rushed to help, heard this shout and immediately turned around in fright and ran.

When the leader saw the thieves on the street, he turned around and ran, so frightened that he lost his knife and ran with him, as for Kim Dayong, who would pay attention to him.

Jin Dayong didn't run, he was no longer a thief, this is also his home, why did he run now that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are coming?

After about a moment, there was the crisp sound of iron hooves stomping on the ground from the direction of the street, and at the same time, there was the screams of the thieves, and there were cavalrymen in gold armor and spears in all directions of the city, constantly surrendering, killing the thieves wandering in the city.

"Stomp~!"

A group of horsemen walked along the avenue, led by a young man with black scales and a sword at his waist, who rode a slender horse like a dragon and a horse, and he looked ahead without saying a word or squinting.

An air of majesty that is difficult to be strict exudes and makes people dare not look at it directly.

"General, beware, there is also a thief. A soldier next to him suddenly saw Jin Dayong, thinking that he was here to assassinate the general, and the spear in his hand was immediately thrown out, and with a whistling sound, the spear went straight to Jin Dayong.

Jin Dayong suddenly came back to his senses and just wanted to dodge, but it was too late, and the spear had already flown in front of him.

Airplanes~!

However, as soon as his eyes closed, he did not feel pain, but heard a buzzing sound.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the young general had already been flying at some point, holding the flying spear firmly in his hand.

"You are Jin Dayong?" Li Xiuyuan glanced at him and recognized this person.

"Yes, yes. Kim Dayong was a little shocked.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Li Liangjin, the king of the Nine Mountains, died in your hands? It's very good, you killed him but didn't take his head to receive a reward, which shows that you didn't kill him because of money, it's not money that's hatred, you dare to take revenge, it can be seen that the courage is extraordinary, it's really a person as his name suggests, no."

You should not walk around the streets in the clothes of a thief, or my men will kill you as a thief. ”

After saying that, he threw it away, and threw the spear in his hand back.

After the armor soldier took it, he said ashamedly: "General, it was a small mistake. ”

"I don't blame you, you're worried about my safety, how can you be considered at fault. Li Xiuyuan turned over and continued: "Jin Dayong, I still have a lot of things to do, so I won't chat with you, but your courage makes me admire, and it is worthy of my roll call for you." ”

After speaking, he turned around and drank, "The word has been passed three times in the city, and the one who punishes Li Liangjin, the king of the Nine Mountains, is Jin Dayong of this county. ”

"The general has an order, and the word is passed three times, and the person who punishes Li Liangjin, the king of Jiushan, is Jin Dayong of this county. "Immediately there was a message from the armor soldier Pegasus.

Later, such words also sounded in other directions in the county, and it was the armor soldiers under his command shouting on Pegasus: The general passed the word, and the one who punished Li Liangjin, the king of Jiushan, was Jin Dayong of this county.

"The general passed the word, and the one who punished Li Liangjin, the king of the Nine Mountains, was Jin Dayong of this county. ”

The sound sounded over and over again, echoing in the county, and it was sung three times before it gradually subsided.

Li Xiuyuan glanced at Jin Dayong, and then rode a dragon horse and took the armor soldier down the street.

Jin Dayong listened to his name being sung from all over the county, and felt his blood boiling, and he seemed to have become a celebrity in the county all of a sudden.

At this moment, he felt that many people in the neighborhood were looking at him wrongly, with admiration, respect, and envy.

For the common people, the general of the imperial court ordered the army to sing the name, what a special thing, although it is not enough to glorify the ancestors, but in this county it can be regarded as a figure with a head and a face, and he will be respected wherever he goes.

A despised chaifu, his fate will change completely after today.

"Little one, thank you, General. Jin Dayong knelt down and kowtowed in the direction where Li Xiu was far away.

But Li Xiuyuan walked too far and didn't know if he heard it.

"The reward is a thousand gold, the innocence is forgiven, the county is name-calling, and the general treats this Jin Dayong too well. All of them said a little sourly.

Li Xiuyuan didn't reply: "If you can kill Li Liangjin, I will also give you the same treatment, not only that, but also give you a promotion and lead an army." ”

As soon as these words came out, all the people under his command widened their eyes and became excited all of a sudden.

"General, is this serious?"

"There is no joke in the army, so naturally take it seriously, but if you want to earn this credit, I'm afraid you won't have a chance, and there is no second King of Nine Mountains in the world. ”

"Aren't there still four major leaders under Li Liangjin's command who haven't died? Does the general take their heads?"

"The four major leaders, the water thief Chen Gongzi, the great thief Shi Hu, the White Lotus Sect Hua Gu, and the Maitreya Sect King, put away your naïve thoughts, they are more difficult to deal with than Li Liangjin, the king of the Nine Mountains, and it is not for you to contend with, and the Maitreya Sect King has already been ambushed, and there are only three major thieves left, these people and I

personally went out to deal with it, and any of you dared to attack without authorization, and immediately cut it off. After saying that, his expression turned cold.

He didn't want the people under his command to be greedy for merit and be taken away by these thousand-year-old demons.

To deal with these things, you can't win by relying on a large number of soldiers, you have to fight.

"Yes, General. The commanders under his command were in their hearts, and they didn't know why the general attached so much importance to the four thieves.

Li Xiuyuan said in a calm tone: "Don't talk about it, leave the second battalion of people, one staff member will go to the county to deal with the aftermath, and the others will take down a city." ”

With that, he quickly led the army out of the county and attacked the next city occupied by thieves.