Chapter 90: Two Paths
Kou Li pushed open the door, but saw Zheng Xiaobao sitting on the bed, looking at himself calmly, and after a while, a trace of closeness appeared in his eyes, and he said softly: "Brother Kou, you are here." ”
"Not only does the little senior brother not practice boxing, but he doesn't even eat much these days," Shrimp Head reported in a low voice.
Sure enough, Zheng Xiaobao's face was originally round like a small bun, thin and a little sickly sallow, and his mental state was obviously abnormal.
"Brother Kou, my master is coming to pick me up. ”
"Your master, did Master Lin tell you something?" Kou Li frowned, somehow, Zheng Xiaobao in this state made Kou Li vaguely familiar.
"It's not him, it's another one, Master's Dharma name is called Xinkong, and I've seen him several times in my dreams. ”
"Senior Brother Kou, I can guarantee that the little junior brother hasn't gone out these days, let alone seen any monks and Taoists, will he get crazy?"
Kou Li shook his head, suddenly understanding where this familiarity came from, the breath of the string of amber prayer beads was exactly the same as the breath of the other party.
"I told the master if I could take Brother Kou with me, and the master said that Brother Kou is not a person in my Tao, and I can't force this matter," Zheng Bao'er said as a young man, "But Master also said that the string of amber prayer beads has been given to Bao'er, and it is Bao'er's, and now Bao'er will give it to Brother Kou." ”
Kou Lichang exhaled, it seems that in the past two months, Zheng Xiaobao has successfully passed the immortal assessment, which is a good thing, and he is happy for the other party.
"Anyway, come with me first, the martial arts hall will be unsafe immediately. ”
"It doesn't matter anymore, Brother Kou, I still have a fate, and sooner or later I will have to do this. ”
"Let's go first!"
Zheng Xiaobao didn't insist this time, and obediently followed, but his expression was clear and transparent, and his temperament was like an old monk in the temple.
As soon as Kou Li returned to the martial arts field, the two martial arts apprentices rushed over in a panic and said, "Oh no, no, Senior Brother Kou, they-"
Before the words fell, a ruthless flash flashed in his eyes, and two short knives were pulled out of the other party's hands and stabbed at Kou Li and Zheng Xiaobao respectively.
Kou Li snorted coldly, but without making a move, the two of them bounced back at a faster speed, slamming heavily on the ground, screaming 'babbling oops'.
As soon as this situation came out, the originally noisy martial arts field was suddenly silent.
"What do you want to do, who do you want to assassinate?" Jiang Yanzi stretched out his head curiously, and his dark eyes turned round and round.
"Let them explain it themselves, and save me a waste of words. Kou Li said lightly.
"It's over, the burning martial arts hall is over, Master Lin hasn't come back yet, the senior brother was assassinated and killed, the second senior brother is also gone, and now all the boxers in Guangdong are going to kill us, ahhh
"It's all his fault, it's good, as soon as he came, the situation in the martial arts hall immediately changed, the two of them are disaster stars, and they are all responsible for the destruction of our family!" said another apprentice resentfully.
"What the hell is going on, Senior Brother Kou, what happened to Senior Brother They?" Zhao Jiaoxi hurriedly asked.
Kou Li's ears moved, his eyes flashed a hint of color, and he said slowly: "What he said is already very clear, something happened in the martial arts hall, Master Lin can't come back, and the three senior brothers are nowhere to be found now, the current situation is that there will be more and more enemies, and there is only one way to die if you stay here." ”
"Impossible, the tide watching is our burning hall, and we won't let anyone dare to come!"
"That's right, it's a tide watching here, we mobilize the villagers, as many as they come, just block it-"
"The government sent people, and you are also blocking it?" Kou Li shouted, and swept around with cold eyes, "Don't you understand, the current situation is that the boxers and boxing gyms in the entire Guangdong region are targeting us, and the financial masters and forces behind them are united, is this an ordinary martial arts hall that can resist, why hasn't Master Lin come back until now, and the three senior brothers are too, use your brains to know that someone has already started to deal with them, can you have them?"
After a long silence, Zhao Jiaoxi said astringently: "Senior Brother Kou, then what do you say we should do now?"
"Now you have two choices, the first is to take off your short clothes, change into fishermen's clothes, and quietly rush back to your own home, and if someone asks in the future, don't say that you have practiced martial arts in the martial arts hall, the tide is very large, they can't check house by house, it's really not good, go to sea and hide for a while, maybe you can survive." ”
"There is another choice, follow me to kill out, I will take you out of a way to live, but you must be clear, I, Zheng Xiaobao, and Jiang Yanzi are all disciples recognized by Master Lin to the outside world, and the enemy will definitely chase and kill us, this road will inevitably die for a lifetime, and this way, either die in a foreign land, or return to the hometown rich and rich, but no matter what, this go, there will be no turning back, and there will never be a return!"
Kou Li looked at it, the people were warm and cold, the world was hot and cold, frightened, worried, angry, hesitant, ashamed, and his expressions were different.
Finally, a person hesitated, "I, I want to go home, and I still need me to help with the work at home." ”
The man didn't even dare to look at the others, so he turned around and ran.
"I still have my father and mother at home, and I can't die here. ”
"I don't want to die, I'm just here to practice boxing, and that old guy from Lin Xianshi also ate two bags of rice from my house. ”
"Yes, I also sent a bag of dried fish, and I don't owe you anything. ”
"Look at it, Lao Tzu doesn't want to stay here for a long time-"
As more and more people left, the tone became more and more weird, some were guilty, some were pretending to be calm, and some were angry and scolded and despised all kinds of martial arts halls, what Yue Wuhuo was too cruel, don't look down on them.
In the end, in the entire martial arts hall, there were only a dozen people left, some of whom were homeless and had no worries, and some were worried about Lin Xianshi's kindness for more than ten years.
Among the young apprentices that Kou Li knew, the most talented Tan Yu left, and Ma Yuan, a descendant of General Fubo, also left, and Jiang Shuiyuan stayed after grinding for a long time.
This was out of Kou Li's expectations, he thought that this young man with a smooth wind and a flamboyant tongue would be the first to run away, but he didn't expect to stay.
Seeing Kou Li's strange eyes, Jiang Shuiyuan wanted to straighten his chest and be righteous and awe-inspiring, but in the end he shrank his head and cried: "Senior Brother Kou, tell me the truth, how many of those people who left can survive?"
Kou Li took a deep look at the other party, this guy was a little clever, "I heard a lot of footsteps, as well as the friction of the nail pieces, the movement of people eating and chewing, do you understand what this means?"
"It's actually an officer and soldier!" Jiang Shuiyuan's face was like ashes.
"No matter how strong the enemy's background is, if he doesn't have a real name, it is impossible to use public weapons for private purposes, and mobilize officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress a martial arts hall, and what name can mobilize so many officers and soldiers?"
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"Lin Xianshi, the owner of the Burning Body Pavilion, the remnants of the Luohan Temple, privately planted wings in the area of Guanchao, plotted against him, and was ordered by the emperor to suppress it, if there is resistance, he will be killed!" With the order of the military attache on the horse, the arrows were suddenly like locusts, and the martial arts apprentice who had just left was hit head-on, and he didn't go far before he was shot into a hedgehog.
Even if there are a few good fists and feet, under the siege of this ironclad sword and gun, they will not be able to last a few rounds.
The screams and shouts of injustice sounded almost at the same time, but the killing continued, and the young military attache turned his head and said jokingly: "Zhai Dutou, I don't know how it feels to see my former classmates being killed, or the way I led myself?"
"Returning to General Cao's words, the anti-thief is rebellious, and everyone will be punished," Zhai Guan twitched the corner of his mouth, and said with a gloomy face.
"Then trouble Zhai Dutou to ask us to lead the way, Ben Jiang didn't expect to meet his former colleagues in the army in this remote place, and General Zhai's heroic appearance in the army is still vivid. ”
Zhai Guan didn't say a word, lifted the Guan knife behind his back, and ran towards several martial arts apprentices who fled not far away, one of them looked frightened, and just turned around, he saw an iron-armored man rushing over, his eyes were surprised and delighted, and he lost his voice and said: "Senior Brother Zhai!"
"Great, it's the fifth senior brother. ”
"Fifth Senior Brother, please save us-"
It's a pity that people are merciful, knives are merciless, and everywhere he passes, his limbs and arms are broken, and Zhai Guan has become a silent killer.
"Mud legs, you still wanted to compete with me for military merit back then, and sooner or later you will be killed," Vice General Cao sneered in a low voice.
And at this moment, a pawn came to report, "My lord, the martial arts hall is empty, and there is no half of it now." ”
"Escaped?" Vice General Cao muttered to himself, hehe smiled, "No, you can't escape!"