Chapter 002: Willow Bridge Gathering
Song Fu was deflated in Lingshan Temple and returned to his home to report on his work.
"The main family, the Huizhou merchant named Wang Lie, he funded 300 stone of rice grain to Lingshan Temple...... Nowadays, all the villagers from ten miles and eight towns go to the temple to eat fast, and there are crowds of people inside and outside the temple!"
Song Fu cried with a sad face, and told He Yuanwai everything he had seen and heard today.
He Yuanwai: "You melon peel! This little thing is ......" tremblingly pointed at Song Fu, Song Fu was submissive, and admitted his mistake.
He Yuanwai: "You step back first!"
He Yuanwai looked to the side helplessly. That's enough food for the hungry to feed all winter.
Seeing that the great plan of taking advantage of the disaster year to merge with the land is about to fail, He Yuanwai is also at a loss.
Song Fu: "Yes, master, then I will ...... Busy first. After Song Fu finished speaking, he turned around and went out.
"Shibo, Shibo!"
Song Fu had just stepped out with his front foot, and saw a person striding in at the door.
"Little nephew Jiang Nian, say hello to Shibo! Is Shibo okay?"
The person who came was a young man, dressed in white and with a blue and white collar, and his name was Jiang Nian.
He Yuanwai took a sip of hot tea: "Okay, if it weren't for Jiang Xian's nephew who expected it and sent a bottle of crispy bone medicinal wine, He would have almost died at the hands of that woman!
Jiang Nian: "It is the little nephew's duty to be able to share the worries of Shibo, hmph, this cheap maid is so ignorant, the little nephew has beaten her with a hundred whips, and she is tortured to death." โ
He Yuanwai waved his hand: "Don't mention it, sit down." โ
It is implied in the book that Jiang Nian once studied under the Xuanmen Sect outside Kongtong Mountain, but was expelled from the mountain because he coveted the female apprentices of the master, so he became a helper in Liulin Hefu.
Jiang Nian admires the daughter of He Fu, and wants to be a fast son-in-law of Chenglong, in order to win the blue eyes and favor of the master's family, Jiang Nian always takes the opportunity to perform in various ways, which is not a problem.
Speaking of the Lingshan Festival, Hui merchant Wang Lie touched the interests of He Fu, and Jiang Nian came to ask for help.
Jiang Nian: "Uncle Shi, the little nephew heard about the Lingshan Festival fasting, and wanted to come to Nahui to agree to be a gold master, hum-"
He Yuanwai: "Virtuous nephew, why are you laughing?"
Jiang Nian: "The little nephew is thinking, if you are against the staff on the territory of Liulin, isn't that self-defeating?"
He Yuanwai: "Oh? It seems that the virtuous nephew has already made a plan?"
Jiang Nian approached He Yuanwai and whispered softly: "It's better for the little nephew to take the guards and pretend to be a bandit......"
He Yuanwai was at a loss, and when he heard that Jiang Nian took the initiative to ask Ying to come out, he also came to the spirit: "Okay, good! Jiang Xian's nephew, this is a good idea, you have to be careful when you go!"
Jiang Nian: "Little nephew understands, please rest assured!"
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It is said that ten miles in the northern suburbs of Liulin Town, there is a small stone bridge, and the stream under the bridge has dried up.
On the opposite bank, there is a withered willow forest, covered by heavy snow, and the forest is dyed white.
Wang Lie led his horse onto the stone bridge, and the cold wind of Lala blew the hem of his robe.
At the other side of the stone bridge, there was a sound of footsteps in the forest.
Wang Lie followed the sound and saw a crowd of people, but a team of people came out of the forest, and after a closer look, it was more than a dozen masked people - to put it bluntly, it was the He Mansion family Ding and his gang led by Jiang Nian.
Jiang Nian: "Wang Lie, I'm glad to be happy!"
Wang Lie asked, "Who are you and how do you know Wang?"
Jiang Nian: "Hehe, the name of your Wang Dashan has long spread in our Liulin Town!"
Wang Lie: "Then please give way, I want to cross the bridge." โ
Jiang Nian: "Hehe, don't think about it!"
Instead, the masked men stood tighter at the opposite bridgehead.
Wang Lie: "How are you doing?"
Jiang Nian: "I heard that you have a lot of silver, you bought all the winter grain of the people of Liulin in one go, what a big deal!" As soon as he said this, all the masked people drew their knives out of their sheaths. "Hmph, Wang Dashan, since you have the heart to purify sentient beings, then please also pay some money to buy the road, and purify us!"
The masked men: "Hahaha!"
Wang Lie looked at the posture and knew that it was a group of bandits blocking the road and robbing the road, and said, "My money has been scattered, I am afraid that I will disappoint this king." โ
Jiang Nian smiled: "Hmph, if you don't take out the silver today, there is only a dead end!" After speaking, the masked people made a gesture to go up.
Wang Lie: "Wait, I don't know where this king opened the mountain and set up the cabinet?"
Jiang Nian: "Just let you die and be a ghost, listen up, we are gathering in the Tiger and Leopard Villa in Jiulipo!"
When Wang Lie heard this, he smiled and said, "Hehe, who is my Dao, it turns out to be the brother of Haw Par Villa......
A group of masked people were quite surprised to see that Wang Lie was not crying but laughing. Jiang Nian said coldly: "Since you can't get the silver, we'll send you on the road!"
Wang Lie: "In the past, I was kind to the Qin master of your villa, and after a long time, I don't know how good others are now?"
At this question, the masked people on the other side were completely stunned and looked at each other for a while.
Wang Lie: "Fengxiang Meng Qiugong, that is, your Qin Zhuang master, how are you now?" please take me to meet him." โ
Jiang Nian: "Who is our big boss, how can you see it if you want to see it?"
Wang Lie: "What's there to see? It's not a yellow flower girl who hasn't left the cabinet." โ
Jiang Nian shouted angrily: "Oh, you...... You are so bold that you dare to be so rude!"
A masked He Fu family member beside Jiang Nian stood up: "I said the surname Wang, what do you want?
Wang Lie: "What do you have to say?"
Jia Ding: "The surname Wang, you want to do something with our boss, don't blame no one to remind you!" "Boss Jiang back then, but he practiced with the immortal old Taoist on Kongtong Mountain!
When Jiang Nian heard this, the man actually reported his surname, and slapped him: "Melon cowardice, mouthy!"
Wang Lie said: "Oh, it turns out that Brother Jiang is a senior disciple of Kongtong, fortunately!"
Jiang Nian sneered: "Hehe, since you know, I advise you not to be overwhelmed, if you want to save your life, leave your belongings!
Wang Lie: "Kongtong is the authentic martial arts in the world, I heard that the noble sect divides martial arts cultivation into nine heavens, one is to hold Pu, the second is to build the foundation, the third is to fight the strength, the fourth is to view the micro, the fifth is to practice qi, the sixth is to pass through the secluded, the seventh is to wash the marrow, the eighth is to sit down, this ninth heaven is to enter the gods, and each of these heavy heavens is subdivided into nine layers of realms, and the Kongtong faction is to divide the cultivation of the world's martial artists into the nine hundred and eighty-one realms. I take the liberty of asking Brother Jiang how many times to step into the first realm?"
When Jiang Nian heard this, he said angrily: "Thief, are you asking the east and the west, aren't you delaying time?"
Wang Lie: "No, what I mean below is that if Brother Jiang hasn't practiced to the seventh heaven of your sect, don't do it today." โ
Jiang Nianqi said: "Listen to what you mean, can it be that your cultivation has reached the marrow cleansing? Why can't I see it at all?"
Wang Lie: "Of course not, that was my cultivation ten years ago. โ
Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, and was obviously annoyed: "You are a melon coward, you have such a big mouth, I think your braggadocio is the best in the world!"
The little brother who was slapped in the face just now gestured and said: "Boss, this melon skin is rampant, you should clean him up!"
"That's it, if you don't give him some color, he doesn't know what we are...... Tiger...... Haw Par Lodge is amazing!"
All the minions shouted and cheered.
Jiang Nian suddenly jumped up and pointed at the air: "Pick up my Ning Bing Finger!"
A piece of falling snow in the air condensed in front of his fingers, and immediately turned into sharp ice and shot towards Wang Lie.
Wang Lie flicked his fingers.
The flying ice turned and fell into the riverbed under the stone bridge.
With a crisp sound, it shattered, and the ice chips were blown away.
Zhongjiading: "Ah......" all wondered if they were dazzled.
Jiang Nian looked at his index finger, quite unwilling, re-exercised between his fingers, and at the same time, ran forward with both feet and stepped on the stone bridge.
His fingers kept spinning and spinning in the air!
Snowflakes swirl and whirl!
Jiang Nian's index finger suddenly gave birth to a sword qi, which seemed to be tangible and invisible, aiming at Wang Lie's rapid stab.
Wang Lie also took out his index finger and aimed at the sword qi that Jiang Nian stabbed out of thin air.
At the slightest touch, the sword qi suddenly dispersed and turned into nothingnessโuntil it was over, the two fingers were facing each other.
Jiang Nian only felt that his palms were numb, his index fingers and palms were completely unconscious, and even his arms and shoulders were sore, and he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.
Wang Lie: "If I use a little more force, I will not cut off your finger!"
Jiang Nian was finally convinced of this sentence.
Wang Lie: "Brother Jiang, I'll count one, two, three, you and I will withdraw the internal force at the same time, so you won't be injured." In front of so many of your subordinates, Wang Lie gave you a step, and you don't have to be embarrassed anymore, how about it?"
Jiang Nian broke out in a cold sweat on the top of his head, and said secretly in his heart: "My cultivation is only just a three-layer realm, if this person's cultivation really breaks through the marrow washing and sitting, then I can't beat him with ten of them." โ
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead, and when he heard Wang Lie's question at this moment, how dare he disobey, and nodded his head again and again.
Wang Lie: "One. โ
Wang Lie: "Two. โ
Jiang Nian's heart was finally in danger, and he was about to withdraw the internal force of his index finger, when he suddenly felt that someone was pushing himself with his hand behind him, and he hurriedly looked back......
It turned out that the more than ten He Fu family members behind him saw that Jiang Nian seemed to be in decline, and hurriedly rushed to the stone bridge to help, pushing Jiang Nian with his hands and feet, Jiang Nian suddenly felt that there was a big mountain on his back, and this was a dilemma.
Wang Lie's fingertips exerted force.
Everyone: "Wow-"
Jiang Nian and the rest of the family shouted in pain almost at the same time, leaned back, and rolled off the stone bridge, and even the face towel on Jiang Nian's face was lifted into the sky.
Zhongjiading: "Oh...... Oops...... "Rolling on the snow and struggling to get up."
"Oops, my leg is broken!"
"Oops, my waist is broken!"
"Boss Jiang, this thief is so powerful, we can't fight, what should we do?"
"Heroes don't suffer immediate losses, boss, I don't think it's as good as the wind and ......"
Poof-
Jiang Nian suddenly spat out blood.
Zhongjiading: "Boss, boss! Oh no, the boss is injured!"
Several family members helped up Jiang Nian, who was injured internally, Jiang Nian kept spitting white gas in his mouth, and finally stood firm and wiped the remaining blood stains from the corners of his mouth.
Jiang Nian: "Okay! Wang Dashanren, you are very good today, but, cough, cough...... However, you and our Haw Par Villa's Liangzi can be regarded as a conclusion, let's go back and see!" After speaking, he waved his hand, "Let's go." โ
and when he led the people, he departed.
That's when ......
Dada-
In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves was heard.
Dada-
A masked man looked back, his eyes widening.
Jiading: "Boss Jiang...... Boss Jiang, look at it!"
Jiang Nian: "Huh?" also looked back, and was also stunned.
I saw that in the woodland, the sound of horses' hooves was like electricity, and the sound of horses' noses was like thunder.
Just listened, a loud voice resounded through the forest: "Is Haicheng Gong ahead?"
Da Da Da - Da
The horse's hooves galloped, getting closer and closer.
On the branches of the bridge, snow fell one after another.
Seeing this, Jiang Nian and his gang were already stunned.
I saw that in the snow forest, a large group of people and horses galloped towards the side of the bridge, and under careful counting, there were no less than 100 horses.
The horse team galloped and neighed, and beckoned to the stone bridge: "On the bridge in front, but Haicheng Gong?"
Wang Lie looked up: "It's here, dare to ask your Excellency which way of your friend?"
The horses got closer and closer, and they saw that they were approaching, and they still had no intention of stopping......
Da Da Da - Da -
Jiang Nian and his gang were so frightened that their legs became weak, and they hurriedly gave way left and right.
The horsemen gathered into a column, galloped onto the stone bridge, and reined in their horses.
The horse's nose exhaled white air, and calm returned to the surroundings.
The rider at the head was carrying a saber on his back, and he was a sturdy Kansai man.
I saw that the man had many stab wounds on his face and the back of his hands, and some of them were obvious scars burned by the fire. As soon as he saw Wang Lie, he turned over and dismounted, and bowed to Wang Lie.
Qin Hu: "Haw Par Villa Qin Hu, meet Engong!"
Qin Zhang: "Qin Zhang pays a visit to Engong!"
Qin Ye: "Qin Ye greets Engong!"
A group of riders behind Qin Hu also dismounted and bowed to Wang Lie in unison.
For a while, under the willow bridge, it was silent.
The family sighed bitterly: "Forehead drop God! I can't leave today......
Jiang Nian wanted to say a cruel word to Wang Lie, and then slipped away, but unexpectedly, the main master happened to come and cut off the retreat......
The book implied that the Tiger and Leopard Villa is a strong party in Fengxiang Mansion, the Zhuang people go south and north on weekdays, and they do some business trafficking to make a living, and the owner of the village, Qin Hu, is open-minded and bold, and has a wide range of contacts, known as "Guanxiao Mengwei", regardless of the green forest official mansion, they all give three points, which is not something that Jiang Nian's generation can afford to provoke.
Wang Lie: "Brother Meng Qiu, I can't afford to use such a gift!" As he spoke, he stepped forward to help Qin Hu who was kneeling on the ground up, and the people behind him stood up one by one.
Qin Hu's body is a little more burly than Wang Lie, and his speech is also very arrogant: "Wang Haicheng, Wang Engong! Wahahaha, Ningbo is goodbye, I haven't seen you for many years, Engong is still so high-spirited! Hahaha......"
Wang Lie also laughed at him: "Qin Mengqiu, the owner of Qin Village, wahahaha, but why did you start a business of robbing houses now?"
Qin Hu's smile froze, and he didn't know what Wang Lie said: "Qin has always done his duty, and this Engong knows it!"
Wang Lie pointed at Jiang Nian and his gang: "Aren't these people from your Tiger Par Villa?"
Qin Hu: "What?" Turning his head to see these masked people, he said, "I see!"
It is not the first time that some Jianghu Xiaoxiao has dared to pretend to be his name to rob houses and houses, and Qin Hu is also used to this.
Jiang Nian and a group of masked people on the side saw this posture, and they were almost frightened and begged for mercy.
Jiang Nian: "The king, the king, misunderstanding...... Misunderstanding, this ...... It's all a misunderstanding!" he said, his voice trembling.
Qin Hu ordered: "A group of cowards, how can there be a misunderstanding?
"Yes, owner!" the crowd stepped forward.
Qin Hu's family generals Qin Zhang, Qin Ye and others went up and tore off the black scarves of the He Mansion family one by one, and scolded angrily: "Brave bandits, they dare to ruin the great prestige of my Tiger and Leopard Villa!" said and tied them up one by one.
Jiang Nian: "The king spares his life...... The king spares his life...... The villain is also a last resort...... The villain was also instructed by others...... "He was telling forgiveness repeatedly, not wanting to be tied to the ground and sealing his mouth.
Qin Zhang: "Be honest with me!"
Qin Hu: "Take them all back to Zhuang!"
Everyone: "Yes, owner!"