Chapter 21: The Valley of Wild Wolves

Ma Rufeng drove forward in a hurry, Lingyu lifted the curtain of the car and chatted with him, Lingyu said: "Uncle, what did you say was going on in that Wild Wolf Valley. Ma Rufeng said: "The incident happened one day two years ago, several merchants passed through the Wild Wolf Valley, and were robbed by a group of masked men, not only the money and goods were looted, but the people were also beaten with blue noses and swollen faces, and since then people have often been robbed here, but no one has ever died." After a while, the town organized the establishment of an Antong Dart Bureau, which only took over the business through the Wolf Valley, and did not accept anything else. There is also a rule in this dart game, which is that it is only escorted once a day, that is, in the morning, and those who go to the town after that must wait until the next morning to leave, and everyone has to pay some premium. Since then, there have been more inns and restaurants in the town, so it has formed a scene like today, and I heard that inns and hotels also have to pay protection fees. Lingyu said: "Then has it been like this every day for the past two years? ’

Ma Rufeng said: "How can you not be robbed, that's the same, there is a Li Jiazhuang over there, Zhuangzi is very large with 200 households, and there is also a Baotong Bodyguard Bureau, if you don't pay the escort fee, you are not allowed to go with everyone." When you pass by alone, you will inevitably be robbed, that is, the money and property are lost and injured, and at first a few people are not convinced, and they all suffer a big loss, and then it becomes like this, as if it is taken for granted. Lingyu said, "Then why didn't the government go and exterminate them." Ma Rufeng said: "I don't know where those strongmen live, and I can't find the shadow of the strongmen, how do you say to suppress them." Lingyu said, "I understand what's going on, but I'll have to check it out tomorrow." Ma Rufeng said: "I know that Shaoxia's kung fu is very good, it is too dangerous, and there were some people in the rivers and lakes who wanted to find out, but they were all defeated, and some even gave their lives." ’

Ma Rufeng drove slowly and arrived at Liulin Town, it was already more than eight o'clock, and they entered the town and stopped in front of a good inn. Ma Rufeng said: "Zhang Shaoxia, stay at this inn tonight, and then rush with others tomorrow morning." Lingyu replied, "Haode." After saying that, he got out of the carriage with his baggage, stood on the street and looked around, and saw that there were still many people coming and going at such a late hour, and several houses with lanterns hanging on their doors were inns. "The town is not big, but it is quite lively, especially the inns, and there are several inns on this street. ’

At this time, the shopkeeper came out and greeted: "Boss Ma, you are back again, congratulations on making a fortune, you have earned a lot of money by bringing customers back and forth this time." Ma Rufeng smiled and said, "Where is it, you quickly lead the young man in and prepare wine and food for us first." Xiao Er smiled and said, "Okay, Zhang Shaoxia's house, please." As he spoke, he let Lingyu into the lobby of the inn, and there were only forty percent of the guests in the lobby, and some of them had gone to sleep after eating. Xiao Er let Lingyu sit down at an empty table, then looked at Lingyu carefully, and said: "This young man is handsome and chic, graceful, like a noble son, and he looks very ordinary, and he really can't tell what way it is." So he smiled and said, "Zhang Shaoxia, what kind of dishes do you want?" Lingyu said: "You can have four vegetarian dishes and bring two pots of wine." Xiao Er said: "Okay, four side dishes and two pots of wine." Turning around and about to leave, Lingyu said, "Little second brother slow." When Xiao Er heard this, he turned around and said, "What else does the young man have to say?" Lingyu said: "Is there a guest room?" Xiao Er said: "Yes, there are two first-class rooms." Lingyu said, "I only need two ordinary rooms." Xiao Erdao: "There is only one ordinary room." Lingyu said: "Just keep one for me." The child said, "There is one ordinary room left." As he spoke, he turned around and left, and secretly said, "This son is so stingy, it seems that he is a poor man who is rich and rich." ’

After a while, Ma Rufeng settled the carriage and came to the lobby of the inn, walked to the Lingyu table and sat down and said with a smile: "Shaoxia, have you ordered the food?" Lingyu said: "I have already ordered it, and I have asked for wine." As he was talking, Xiao Er brought the wine and food and said, "Here, four side dishes and two pots of wine." Xiao Er walked to the table with a plate and put the wine and food on the table, Ma Rufeng saw that it was all vegetarian dishes, and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, drink wine and eat meat, how can it be all vegetarian." Lingyu smiled: "I am a hunter in the mountains, I eat game every day, I just want to change the taste, if the uncle wants to eat it, there is still it here." As he spoke, he untied his burden, took out a piece of venison from it and handed it to Ma Rufeng, who smiled and said, "How embarrassing is this, then I'll taste it." ’

Lingyu and Ma Rufeng were full of wine and food, washed up and went to the guest room to rest.

Early the next morning, the people who were in a hurry gathered in the north of the town, Lingyu and Ma Rufeng had breakfast and rushed over, and after a while, dozens of people gathered, and people were scrambling to pay the escort fee. At this time, there was a young man with a sword on his back, tall and handsome, and said loudly: "I haven't heard of paying any escort fee when I go down to the south and north, and I have valuables to ask for bodyguards, we are just passers-by, and we don't have much money, and the most valuable thing is the sword behind us, and if you want it, you have to see their ability." Listening to his loud voice, he looks like he must be a master. A middle-aged dart master came over and said: "If you don't need to be escorted, you can go first, don't talk nonsense here, don't feel that the back sword is a martial arts master, don't say that you are a single sword, even those who come from the south to the north have to pay the escort fee." The young man said, 'All right, let's go first.' Then he looked at the crowd and said, "Whoever does not want to give it will come with me, and I want to see what kind of strong man is in the Valley of the Wild Wolves." When the young man finished speaking, there was silence on the field, and they all looked at each other silently, and no one wanted to go with him, and no one else could be blamed for it, who would want to take such a big risk because of this little money.

Seeing that no one agreed, the young man smiled and said, 'Since everyone is unwilling to go, I'll go first.' With that, he strode north. At this time, Zhang Lingyu shouted: "This brother waits, and I wish to go with you." Ma Rufeng said: "Zhang Shaoxia, you have to be more careful and take care." Zhang Lingyu said: "Uncle, don't worry, I know it in my heart, and you should take care of it." Zhang Lingyu said goodbye to Ma Rufeng and walked towards the young man, the young man looked back when he heard the voice, and saw that a handsome young man was willing to follow, and he was very happy to see that although the young man was wearing coarse cloth clothes, he couldn't hide his handsome and extraordinary spirit.

When the young man saw Zhang Lingyu approaching, he smiled and said, "Brother can go on an adventure with me, I am very happy, please." With that, the two of them headed north, and soon left the crowd. After walking for a while, the young man smiled and said, "Liu Qingyang, a disciple of the Xiahuashan faction, doesn't know the name of my brother Taigui. Zhang Lingyu said: "Little brother Zhang Lingyu, a prodigal son of the rivers and lakes. The two said as they walked, and Liu Qingyang said: "Brother Zhang, I'm afraid he didn't come here to save dozens of dollars." Zhang Lingyu said: "As soon as I heard about this situation, I felt that there was something strange here, so I wanted to explore the truth." Liu Qingyang said: "Which sect is Brother Tai from?" Zhang Lingyu said: "Brother Liu, I have no sect, I have learned two sets of boxing techniques from my neighbor's grandfather, and no one in the village is usually my opponent." ’

Liu Qingyang heard this and secretly said: "It turned out to be a stunned young man, looking at his sword eyebrows, his eyes are blazing, and he does not look like a reckless person, if what he says is not the truth, no matter what, if he really encounters a strong enemy, it will definitely be no problem to escape with my light skills, and he may not be able to take care of you at that time, and you can't blame me." Liu Qingyang thought of this and said: "I think Brother Zhang, you should go back, I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of you when you are really in danger." Zhang Lingyu said with a smile: "Brother Liu doesn't have to worry about me, I run very fast, no one in the village can catch up with me, it can be said that I can run faster than a rabbit." Liu Qingyang had nothing to say, so he had to say: "Just let it be, when the time comes, you see that I can't beat the thief, so you can run quickly, the faster you run, the better." Zhang Lingyu said with a smile: "How can it be done, then it will be spread to the rivers and lakes to say that I, Zhang Lingyu, do not preach morality, leave my friends in danger, and run for my own life, will it not make the people in the rivers and lakes laugh, if we want to run, we will run together." Liu Qingyang secretly said: "I have always regarded myself as a hero, and I can't imagine that I am not as good as a teenager today, I am really ashamed." Then he said, 'When you see me running, you will run immediately.' Zhang Lingyu said: "Okay, just decide." ’

Zhang Lingyu and Liu Qingyang soon came to the Wild Wolf Valley, only to see that the valley was deep grass and dense forests, and there was a north-south avenue in the middle. As the two of them were walking, two middle-aged men suddenly jumped out of the grass on the side of the road, both holding swords, and then jumped from the tree, one old and one young, the youngest was a young man, medium height, he held a single knife in his hand, hostile to Zhang Lingyu and Liu Qingyang, and a thin old man in his sixties, holding two knives, all with cold eyebrows. The thin old man said in a deep voice: "Two little friends, it's still too late to turn back from the precipice. Liu Qingyang said disdainfully: "Old Zhan, how can you say this." The thin old man sneered, "If you are smart enough to go back and pay the escort fee now, everything will be easy to say." Liu Qingyang said: "Aren't you doing this because there are no three hundred taels of silver here, and it is clear that the security dart bureau and the bandit are one family?" Liu Qingyang said: "No need, this road is enough for us to walk." ’

The thin old man ignored Liu Qingyang's stubble, and said to himself: "One is to go back and pay the escort fee and come back to join our organization, and the second is to die, and this Wolf Valley is the place where you are buried." Liu Qingyang hahadaxiao said: "If you have the ability, you can do it." After speaking, his right hand was raised, and his sword was revealed. The thin old man said: "Huashan Xiao'er, you dare to show your sword in front of the old man, even if your master comes, the old man will not take it seriously." Liu Qingyang said: "That's because your eyes are too small to let go." ’

Seeing that the intimidation was useless, the thin old man ordered: 'Zhang Song, Lei Peng, you two go and slaughter these two boys. The two middle-aged men took a few steps forward in response, and the slightly taller one called Lei Peng and said, "Boy, get on the name." Liu Qingyang said: "My person is Liu Qingyang of Huashan." Lei Peng said: "It turned out to be a meteor swordsman, no wonder he was so arrogant." Zhang Lingyu said: "I have no sect and no faction, my name is Zhang Lingyu, and I am a prodigal son of the rivers and lakes." Zhang Song said: "Boy, you also show your guys, Zhang does not kill unarmed people." Liu Qingyang said: "He doesn't know martial arts, and he doesn't have weapons at all, just let the two of you come over, and Liu will follow alone." ’

After Liu Qingyang finished speaking, his body flickered, and his sword stabbed left and right lightly, attacking Zhang Song and Lei Peng. Zhang Song and Lei Peng were not mediocre hands, and two beams of sword light flashed and greeted them, and the sound of gold and iron resonating was endless. Although Liu Qingyang's swordsmanship is exquisite, but it is no match for the attack of the two good hands, the three of them quickly fought more than a dozen moves with swords, and they were about to die, Zhang Lingyu's fingers flicked, Zhang Song and Lei Peng suddenly felt dizzy and sobered up again, seeing that Liu Qingyang's sword was about to stab everyone's vital point, the two were busy dodging, and their movements were very agile. Liu Qingyang was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue, when he suddenly felt a cold wind coming from behind, Liu Qingyang knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly strode forward and turned around with a sword in his hand, only to hear a scream and the sound of the steel knife falling to the ground.

Liu Qingyang saw that one of the thin old man's hands had been cut off by him, and he felt a little strange, and wondered: "Could it be that my trick is very clever, or is this old man so vulnerable." How did he know that the martial arts of the thin old man were better than him, he saw that Liu Qingyang was about to be injured under his knife, but unexpectedly, at the critical moment, his arm was like a cramp, and the knife could not be cut down or withdrawn, and he saw that a hand was cut off. The thin old man screamed in pain, and hurriedly poured his head down, he was afraid that Liu Qingyang would kill him if he came with another sword. The young man was about to kill him with a sword, but the thin old man stopped him and said, 'Ah Hu, don't fight him, let's withdraw.' After speaking, he ran towards the depths of the forest, and Zhang Song and Lei Peng also disappeared.

At this time, Zhang Lingyu walked up to Liu Qingyang and said, "Brother Liu, there are already many dangers lurking here, and there are many killers hidden here. Liu Qingyang said: "Then we will quickly withdraw." Before the words fell, he only heard an arrow shooting towards Liu Qingyang, and Liu Qingyang swung his sword and flew the arrow. Suddenly, there was a continuous swishing sound, and dozens of arrows were shooting like a rain of arrows in all directions, and it was impossible to block at all, Zhang Lingyu reached out and grabbed Liu Qingyang's left hand, and a few dodges not only avoided the random arrows, but also walked out of the ambush circle, and the two hid in the bushes and peeked at the original place.

After a long pause, a tall and thin middle-aged man jumped from the tree, with a long face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eyes emitted a cruel light. Liu Qingyang whispered in astonishment: "Isn't this Li Tong, the owner of Lijiazhuang, how could he come here." Zhang Lingyu used the voice to enter the secret road: "Of course, he is in the same group as the dart game and the bandits, don't make a noise, there are dozens of archers hidden in this forest and grass, see what he wants to do." Li Tong suddenly shouted with Yan Yuese: "Two young heroes, let's talk about it if you have something to say, you can put forward any request." ’

Zhang Lingyu said to Liu Qingyang: "He wants to lead us out so that we can shoot." Zhang Lingyu grabbed an arrow casually when he dodged, and at this time, he took it in his hand and flew towards Li Tong with an arrow in his hand. Li Tong was persuading Zhang Lingyu and them, when a flying arrow pierced his thigh, he screamed in pain, and then scolded: "Which of you is blind and dares to shoot an arrow at the old man." As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of archers appeared from the trees and the grass, and every word you and I said said that they had not shot the arrow. Li Tong secretly said: "This arrow shot on his thigh is not shot by ordinary people, it should not be this group of waste, this arrow is very fast, when he heard the sound before he reacted, he was hit by the arrow, such an arrow should be very accurate, why didn't he hit the vital point, maybe the archer didn't want my Li Tong's life, these two people don't seem to have such kung fu, there must be another master in the secret to help." ’

Liu Qingyang was very surprised to see Zhang Lingyu casually throw an arrow and hit a character like Li Tong. Secretly said: "Li Tong is also a well-known figure in the rivers and lakes for a long time, the people on the rivers and lakes are called the little whirlwind, and he is also a must in light skills, plus he just pulled himself to dodge the arrows, it is simply as fast as lightning, I didn't think that this Brother Zhang is still a hidden master, at first he thought he could protect others, but now it is thanks to others who rescued him to pick up a life."

Li Tong saw that the archers had not been shot in the dark, and it was useless to stay here, so he ordered: 'All useless things go back to me.' The archers ran away and soon disappeared into the forest. Li Tong endured the pain and said: "Two young heroes, you can come out now, do you have anything to say, and this archery hero can also appear, so that Li can thank your subordinates for their mercy in person." Zhang Lingyu said softly: "Brother Liu, let's go out and have a look to see what tricks he wants to play." Liu Qingyang said: "Brother Zhang, everything is up to you." After saying that, the two walked out of the bushes and walked towards the place where Li Tong stood. Liu Qingyang looked around to see if there was an ambush, and Zhang Lingyu whispered: "Don't worry, there is no ambush here." ’

The two walked in front of Li Tong in a chic manner and stopped. Liu Qingyang said: "It turned out to be the owner of the little whirlwind Li Zhuang, hidden deep enough. Li Tong laughed dryly and said, "It turns out that you are the eldest disciple of the Huashan Sect, Senior Brother Liu, the meteor swordsman, I can't see that you have such profound kung fu at such a young age, it seems that your master Zixia Sword Tong Wanfeng is not as good as you, it is really better than the blue." Liu Qingyang said with a smile: "You think too highly of Liu, if it weren't for this Brother Zhang to help today, I'm afraid I would have killed you in a rain of arrows." Li Tong was even more stunned: "Oh, it turns out that this young man is the real master, it's really disrespectful." Zhang Lingyu said with a smile: "I dare not be disrespectful, why would Master Li Zhuang do such a perverted thing." Li Tong blushed and said: "Li is just doing some small business and eating with food, why is it provoking you." Liu Qingyang said: "We are also curious to find out, in the past two years, it is rumored that there is a strong man here, but I don't know who it is, and no one knows where it is, so I feel very strange, so let's take a look." ’

Li Channel: 'What do you want? Liu Qingyang said: "Brother Zhang, you can do whatever you say." Zhang Lingyu said: "It's very simple, as long as you change your evil ways from now on, we don't have to pursue it." Li Tong was silent for a while.

Zhang Lingyu saw that the arrow on Li Tong's leg had not been taken out, and the heart of the healer showed again. Zhang Lingyu said: "Master Li, you think about this matter slowly, or pull out the arrow to treat the injury first." Li Tong looked at Zhang Lingyu carefully, and saw that he was handsome and handsome, and he admired him unconsciously. He asked, 'What sect is Zhang Shaoxia?' Zhang Lingyu said: "I have already said that there is no way and no faction, just a prodigal son of the rivers and lakes, drifting all over the world." Li Channel: "So that's the case, I see that you are extraordinary, and I suspect that you are from a famous faction." Zhang Lingyu said: "What, I disappointed you." Li Tong smiled and said, "No, it's really a hero out of a young man, just now you said that you wanted to take out my arrow, do you know medical skills?" Zhang Lingyu said: "I know a little bit about it." Li Channel: "Then thank you so much Shaoxia." Zhang Lingyu said: "No thanks, I originally plunged into it." ’

Li Tong was stunned for a while, and continued: "It turns out that you are the master who hides but does not reveal it, Li Mou thanks Shaoxia's subordinates for their mercy." Zhang Lingyu said: "This is also your self-help, if we come here, you will kill the killer, you may not be so lucky, let's not talk about these first, let's take down the arrow first." After speaking, he went to find a few herbs to stop bleeding and reduce inflammation, and returned to Li Tong. Seeing that the arrow has passed through the thigh, one side is the arrow and the other is the tail of the arrow, which end is pulled out to bring out the meat, Zhang Lingyu pinched the tail handle of the arrow close to the meat, he gently moved the handle of the arrow and broke a section, Li Tong sighed in pain, Zhang Lingyu took a herb and kneaded the juice, wiped it on the handle of the broken arrow as a disinfection, Li Tong sweated in pain.

After Zhang Lingyu finished wiping it with herbs, he flicked it lightly on the head of the broken handle of the arrow, and the broken arrow flew out of Li Tong's thigh in front of him, and then kneaded the herbs and applied them to the holes on both sides of his thigh. Zhang Lingyu said: "Brother Liu, just tear a long strip from his clothes and bandage him." Liu Qingyang responded by tearing off a long strip of Li Tong's clothes and handing it to Zhang Lingyu, and quickly bandaged it. Li Daodao: 'Shaoxia, have you taken out the arrow?' Zhang Lingyu pointed to the broken arrow on the pole of a tree in the distance, and said with a smile: "You see that the arrow is there, and it is long gone on the leg." Li Daodao: "Thank you Shaoxia for treating my injuries." Zhang Lingyu said: "Master Li, what did we think about asking you to change your evil ways and return to the right before. 'Li Channel: 'Does Shaoxia consider whether it is also a bonus to sit and eat. Zhang Lingyu said: "What I hate the most is the bandits, robbers and ruffians, as well as corrupt officials and corrupt officials, you are a robber, I haven't heard of the notoriety of killing people, I don't want to embarrass you too much, as long as I stop here, I will treat it as if it never happened." ’

Li Tong secretly said: "This Zhang Lingyu's kung fu is unfathomable, Lei Peng and they all fell for Zhang Lingyu's secret moves, he just borrowed Liu Qingyang's hand to do it, if he is an enemy, I am afraid it will be more than lucky." So he said: "Then according to what the young man said, from today onwards, he will not wash his hands, and it is rumored that the robber was beaten away by the two young heroes." Zhang Lingyu said: "We don't need to mention our names, as long as you wash your hands and don't dry them." Li channel: "You must wash your hands, I think the two young heroes will go to our village for a few days, so that Li can do his best as a landlord." Zhang Lingyu said: "Master Li doesn't have to be so polite, as long as you can do what you say, I hate people who are untrustworthy the most, I believe that Master Li is not such a person." Li channel: "Zhang Shaoxia rest assured, Li must respect his promise." Zhang Lingyu said: "Then we will leave." After speaking, he and Liu Qingyang walked north along the official road, and when they arrived at the entrance of Lijiazhuang, they saw many people waiting in a hurry, Zhang Lingyu and Liu Qingyang came closer, and a few people came over curiously and asked: "How did you come here, didn't you encounter a strong road?" Zhang Lingyu said: "The robbers have returned to their hometowns, and you can pass freely." After saying that, he left without stopping, and someone said, "He is joking." Another said, "You're kidding, how did that man come safely." The man said, "You don't see people carrying swords, and they look like they are breaking into the rivers and lakes, and the robbers are not trying to rob them." ’

After Li Tong saw Zhang Lingyu and Liu Qingyang walking away, he made a secret signal, and seven or eight more people came out from the depths of the dense forest, and they came to Li Tong, and several people carried Li Tong around the trail hand in hand and returned home. Li Tong lay in bed and held their organizational meeting, and the main leaders came. Li Daodao: "Our organization has been smooth for the past two years, I didn't expect to meet these two evil stars today, let us suffer a heavy blow, the Huashan faction that Liu Qingyang is not enough, but that young man Zhang Lingyu is not small, although he has no way to send it, but his kung fu is unfathomable, Zhang Song, Lei Peng, what do you think." Zhang Song said: "If it is the young Zhang Lingyu who is secretly making a move, it is too terrible, when we were about to seriously injure Liu Qingyang, we suddenly felt dizzy, our original killing move became a situation of being killed, hurriedly dodged or was injured, I suspect that it is a person who uses the acupoint to solve the acupoint in the air in an instant, this person grasps it very accurately and quickly, this person wants to cure us to death that is a flick of the fingers." ’

The thin old man said: "Zhang Song is right, my hand is iron evidence, I could have killed Liu Qingyang with one knife, I never thought that I didn't hurt others, but I lost a hand." Li Daodao: "That means that whoever poses the greatest threat to Liu Qingyang will be seriously injured." Now this young man Zhang Lingyu relies on his profound martial arts, and he must show his strength on the rivers and lakes, and he must be a hero, I don't want our brothers to be his stepping stones, and use us to kill him to boost his prestige, so I promised him not to wash his hands, and he also promised not to pursue or publicize it, what do you all think. Everyone said to listen to Brother Li, Li Daodao: "Okay, now everyone go back to rest for a while, and then find a way to do something when I am injured." Lei Peng said: "In my opinion, it is better to open a dart game, and it is still possible to protect ordinary darts with the kung fu of our people." Li Daodao: "Brother Lei's proposal is good, so I will call it Baotong Bodyguard Bureau, and when my leg is better, I will prepare for the new opening." ’

Everyone agreed to this proposal, and then they all went back, and the dart game was temporarily closed, and since then, it has been rumored that the strongman of Wild Wolf Valley was beaten away by the young man Zhang Lingyu and the meteor swordsman Liu Qingyang, and from then on, Wild Wolf Valley is no longer in danger.

Zhang Lingyu and Liu Qingyang walked through Lijiazhuang and continued to travel north, and the two chatted while walking, and they fell in love.