Chapter 80: Troubled Times Strike and Turmoil Rises

September 13, 1928, 17th year of the Republic of China

The turbulent situation, the alternation of the old and the new, can be said to coincide with the troubled times, and on this day, in the west of Henan Province, in a small county called 'Dengfeng', there have been many unfamiliar faces in the past half month. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Most of these people are of unknown origin, their identities are mysterious, and they carry controlled knives and even firearms.

It stands to reason that the emergence of this situation should have alarmed the police station in the county town a long time ago, but now, there is no uniformed policeman in the entire Dengfeng County, and even in the police station, except for an old janitor, there is not even a single mouse.

Could it be that all those black dog cops are on vacation?

In order to overthrow the reactionary rule led by the Beiyang warlords, the National Revolutionary Army and the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army cooperated for the first time to jointly march the Northern Expedition.

After several years of hard work, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, step by step, successively attacked Hunan, Wuhan, Jiangxi, Shanghai, Nanjing, and so on in more than three years, and fought hundreds of battles, large and small.

Until now, the Northern Expedition has achieved an unprecedented victory, but just last year, when the fire of revolution was burning, the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke down, which led to the Northern Expedition being blocked for a time.

Although soon after, the National Revolutionary Army launched the Second Northern Expedition and expanded the results in time, but it added more variables to this troubled era.

And these variables, such as a small place like Dengfeng County, and even dozens of surrounding counties and towns, the original public security system has collapsed one after another in the past few years, and it is almost in a state of three ignorance.

Of course, not all of them are like this, for example, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Shangqiu, and other strategically important cities still have a large number of National Revolutionary Army guards.

The reason why the original law and order system collapsed was because Wu Peifu, the leader of the Henan Yu Army and a direct warlord, was defeated and fled under the large-scale attack of the National Revolutionary Army.

It can be seen from this that the forces of the revolution are now overwhelming, and they are no longer able to resist the reactionary warlords.

Now, some people may think that the collapse of the law and order system will inevitably breed a large number of crimes, such as violence, theft, robbery, and so on.

But the fact is not what people imagine, you must know that now, the victory of the revolution is no longer in any suspense, and the reunification of the motherland is only in the day.

Although the social order is still chaotic, there are quite a few landlords, wealthy families, and spontaneous escort groups, after all, the issue of public order is related to their own vital interests.

This interest, however, is just... The interests of the rich and the lives of the poor are still very difficult as before.

But at least, in Dengfeng County, there are patrols of landlords, so that public security has been slightly guaranteed.

At noon on this day, outside Dengfeng County, a young man wearing a black hat jumped off his horse, and then looked up at the word 'Dengfeng' on the city gate.

At this time, the breeze blew, and the black veil under the hood suddenly parted a gap, revealing a face like a knife, and this person's cold gaze, after glancing at the word Dengfeng on the city wall, reached out and patted the horse's back, and said:

"Black Wind, we've arrived. ”

When the black horse heard this, he immediately shaved his hooves excitedly, snorted, and then the young man pulled the reins, led the horse, and slowly walked towards Dengfeng County.

After entering the city, the pedestrians on the road saw the peculiar costume of the young man, and they couldn't help but look at it a few more times, and when they saw that there was a long stick wrapped in linen on the horse's back, they showed a curious look, why did this person carry a burning stick?

Although curious, no one stepped forward to ask, after all, these days, there are a lot of strangers in the city, what is the strange dress?

At this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves in the direction of the city gate, and I saw a big man in black, whipping his horsewhip vigorously, and shouting with a fierce face:

"Drive, drive, dodge!

After entering the county seat, the black-clothed man did not choose to dismount and walk, but directly stepped up on the street.

Riding a horse on the street, the behavior of the man in black immediately angered many passers-by, so that everyone scolded one after another, and at this moment, there happened to be a girl playing on the side of the road, which happened to be in the way of the man in black.

When everyone saw this scene, they exclaimed one after another, as if a tragedy was about to happen in the next second, and even some people covered their eyes and couldn't bear to see it.

But I saw that after the man in black found the girl, he didn't stop, but continued to gallop on the horse without looking, and he was about to collide with it.

The girl who was playing was immediately frightened when she found the high-headed horse coming at her, until this moment, a figure flashed, and instantly picked up the frightened girl, and at the same time flew backwards, and its speed was far faster than that of a four-legged horse.

After a few breaths, someone hugged the girl and safely withdrew to the side, and the people around saw this and cheered.

I saw that the person who rescued the girl turned out to be an old man who was about fifty or sixty years old, and the man in black, who almost caused casualties, turned his horse's head, looked at the old man, and cursed viciously:

"Old fellow, I want you to be nosy!"

"Who are you scolding, old fellow?"

At this time, several young people appeared next to the old man in a row, and after hearing the curse of the man in black, they opened their mouths to fight back, and the appearance of this situation made the face of the man in black change, and then snorted coldly and rode away.

"Thank you, grandpa. ”

After the girl was rescued, with tears in her eyes, she looked up at the kind-looking old man and thanked her, but the old man touched the girl's head very lovingly, and said with a smile:

"Don't cry, go home quickly, don't play on the road next time. ”

At this moment, after hearing the news, the girl's family rushed to the scene, and after learning that it was the old man who saved his child, he couldn't help but cry with gratitude.

The old man laughed, and said that he would not thank him for his great kindness, but let the girl go home and rest first, so as not to be scared of any illness.

When the girl was taken away by her family, the old man turned his head to look at the apprentices behind him and said in a deep voice:

"Remember, as a person who practices martial arts, you must not stand idly by, see righteousness, and act bravely, this is the great husband. ”

In the crowd, Chen Wanzhuo, who was wearing a hood, couldn't help but nod when he saw this scene, and agreed with the old man's words very much in his heart.

Before the black-clothed man rode his horse and crashed into the girl, he was already planning to make a move, but before he made a move, he found that someone was also going to save the girl, so he didn't take the lead in action, but stood aside to observe, in case something unexpected happened.

It wasn't until after the old man made a move that Chen Wanzai knew that there would be no accidents, because the other party was a... Energetic master.

At this moment, amid the praise of passers-by, the patrol team formed by the county landlords was late, and after seeing that there were no casualties, they let everyone disperse.

Chen Wanzai pulled the reins and led the black wind to leave silently, although he didn't expect to find a martial artist as soon as he entered Dengfeng County, but this little episode only made him feel a little surprised.

Not long after, in front of a restaurant called 'Yuelai Inn', Chen Wanzai stopped, and a clever shopkeeper immediately stepped forward and asked with a smile:

"Yo, guest officer, are you sharp, or are you staying in the hotel?"

"Eat first, then stay at the hotel. ”

After speaking, Chen Wanzai handed the reins in his hand to the other party, and at the same time gave a piece of ocean, which was counted as forage money.

"Don't worry, the horses will definitely take care of you!"

Chen Wanzai nodded, untied a long stick on horseback, and walked into the inn with his feet raised under the leadership of the shopkeeper.

After the shopkeeper saw the long stick wrapped in sackcloth in Chen Wanzai's hand, although he was very curious, he didn't ask, after all, there are some things, it's better not to know.

After entering the inn, Chen Wanzai found an empty table in the hall and sat down, and at the same time put the long stick in his hand aside, and then the shopkeeper asked with a smile again:

"Guest, what are you eating?"

"A roast chicken, a pot of good wine. ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately shouted:

"Okay! A roast chicken, a pot of good wine, guest officer, wait a minute, it will be there soon!"

After speaking, the shopkeeper went to the kitchen arrangement, Chen Wanzai, who was sitting alone on the bench, looked around, it was noon at this time, and there were many people eating, but the most people were still at the southernmost table.

But around that table, there was a group of half-grown children of seven or eight years old, or even teenagers, who were watching intently at a middle-aged man in white in front of the table telling a story.

The middle-aged man has bright eyes, a ruddy complexion, a small beard, and a white dress, which looks quite elegant, and the story he tells is the novel that has become popular in recent years... The Legend of Jianghu.

Those characters with distinctive personalities, full of stories about the morality of the rivers and lakes and the private feelings of children, make these children love it tightly.

When he talked about the highlights, he attracted the other diners around him to listen, but it didn't take long for the middle-aged man in white to stop talking and didn't continue.

Those children just heard the wonderful place, and when they saw that the middle-aged man stopped talking, they were in a hurry, but the middle-aged man picked up the wine jug in front of the table, shook two rumors, and then said with a smile:

"The wine is gone. ”

Hearing this, the children all showed disappointed expressions, but one of them, a teenager, suddenly spoke with a reluctant expression:

"Why don't we scrape together some money and buy a jug of wine for Mr. so that he can continue talking?"

Hearing this, the eyes of many children lit up, so they all began to reach out and take out money, one copper plate, two copper plates, combined, still enough to buy a pot of wine.

And the child who proposed quietly came behind the middle-aged man in white, pouted and asked in a low voice:

"Master, is it really okay for us to cheat and eat and drink like this?"

Hearing his apprentice's words, the middle-aged man immediately glared and echoed:

"Nonsense! We are white-clothed, we never pay for food, and you don't understand the rules!"

At this time, perhaps seeing the children pooling money to buy wine for the middle-aged people, the diners around were still a little hesitant, but now someone spoke:

"Go on, it's a big deal, I've got you for this meal!"

After speaking, the man took out five pieces of ocean and threw them at the middle-aged man, only to see the ocean flying in the air, just flew to the dining table, the middle-aged man immediately reached out and grabbed it, and in the blink of an eye, he tightly held the ocean in his hand.

Chen Wanzai, who was wearing a hat, his eyes lit up, and he instantly found that the middle-aged man in white took over the ocean very peculiarly, five scattered oceans, all of them were caught at one time, speed, timing, and all of them were indispensable, obviously with kung fu.

At this time, the shopkeeper came over with a plate of roast chicken and a pot of good wine, and said with a smile:

"Guest, the dish you ordered is ready. ”

Chen Wanzai picked up the wine jug, turned his wrist, and saw that the wine jug made of ceramics moved horizontally, and instantly flew towards the middle-aged man in white, without spilling a drop of wine on the way.

The middle-aged man in white, when he saw the flying wine jug, immediately reached out to catch it, and the whole process was like flowing clouds and water, clean and neat.

Good!

The diners who saw this scene cheered one after another, obviously not expecting the middle-aged man in white to be so vigorous.

"Wine, I please. ”

After Chen Wanzai finished speaking, he asked the shopkeeper to fetch another pot of wine, and when the middle-aged man in white heard this, he first arched his hand to the diners who were cheering around, and then looked at Chen Wanzai, who was wearing a hat and couldn't see his face clearly, and said with a smile:

"Then thank you, brother. ”

Although the middle-aged man said with a smile, there was a trace of surprise in his heart, the wine pot moved horizontally, and the wine was not spilled, this kind of superb means is not something that ordinary people can do.

Obviously, the mysterious man who was eating roast chicken not far away was definitely a master, and after speaking, the middle-aged man drank a little wine and began to talk about books again.

Chen Wanzai was eating roast chicken alone, taking a sip of the good wine sent by the shopkeeper again, and sadness and depression came to his heart again.

It has been more than three months since he killed Lei Wanqing, during this time, Chen Wanzai first spent a month to recover from his injuries and stabilize his martial arts cultivation, and in the following two months, he has been looking for mountains and temples, but he can't find anything related to recasting reincarnation.

Legends such as the resurrection of the dead, the dreams of ancestors, and so on are known from the mouths of some old people, but most of these are feudal superstitions and cannot withstand scrutiny.

On the contrary, according to hearsay, it seems that there is a thing called a time machine in foreign countries, which can take people back to a certain time period in the past, but that kind of machine still only exists in fiction and fantasy.

After knowing this news, Chen Wanzai seemed to see hope, although he knew that the time machine did not exist, but if there was really that thing, even if he tried everything he had, he would definitely get it.

And now, Chen Longting has planned to make a last effort, came to Henan alone, ready to enter the Shaolin Temple, enter the temple to inquire carefully, after all, in many Buddhist scriptures, the word 'reincarnation' is often mentioned, so he has to give it a try anyway.

At this moment, outside the Yuelai Inn, under the leadership of the shopkeeper, six guests wearing hats and black cloaks walked in together, these people looked gloomy, and as soon as they entered the inn, the atmosphere was instantly suffocated.

The appearance of the six people only added a cold atmosphere to the inn with many diners, as if the temperature had begun to drop.

"Who are these people? It's strange, why do they still have braids?"

A certain diner found that although the six people were wearing hats, they all had big braids around their necks, and in a trance, it seemed that they had returned to decades ago.

At that time, it was still the reign of the Qing Dynasty, and everyone still had a big braid, however, as soon as the diner's words were spoken, they were discovered by the six people with the hats, and their gloomy eyes were immediately swept over.

The diners who were immediately frightened did not dare to speak again, and the other people were even more so, and then, the shopkeeper was busy playing the round and said:

"Six guest officers, stay upstairs, please here. ”

After the six weirdos went directly to the second floor, the atmosphere in the hall was lively again, and the diners listened to the middle-aged man tell the story, and from time to time let out a few words of praise, and the children listened to it with great vigor and endless aftertaste.

No one noticed that when the six strange people appeared, the middle-aged man in white frowned, but this change in expression could not escape Chen Wanzai's eyes.

At this time, two foreigners in suits and with a revolver at their waists walked into the inn together, and then glanced at the people who were eating in the hall with a proud gaze, and then also walked up to the second floor.

"Damn foreign devils, dogs look down on people!"

The diners who saw this scene began to curse in a low voice, obviously very disgusted with the two foreign devils just now, and listening to the tone, it seemed that they were no strangers.

"So I should have waited a few more days, maybe something would have been rewarded. ”

Chen Wanzhuo, who was watching all this, said this sentence in his heart, and his eyes, which were hidden in the black veil of concealment, shot out two fine lights, and the corners of his mouth between his eyebrows revealed a hint of smile.

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