Chapter 54: The Beggar

On a street in Wangcai County, there were two beggars, one old and one young, dressed in dirty clothes and in tatters.

The old beggar lay on the ground, with a broken arm, his face pale, and a low moan, his expression bitter and helpless, his eyes blank, and his whole person looked like a seriously ill and pitiful puppy.

Another handsome young beggar knelt beside the old beggar, and in front of the old and young beggars lay clay pockets containing money.

The young beggar's eyes were red, and his face was full of painful looks, and tears continued to flow from the young beggar's eyes like pearls with broken threads

Not far from these two beggars, there was an inn where the boss was prosperous, and the people were noisy.

The young beggar cried, "Ladies and gentlemen, handsome guys, ladies and beauties. Little brother, I have been with my grandfather since I was a child...... Not only did he break an arm, but he also fell ill...... Dizzy, walking...... No, I don't have any strength all over my body. ”

"I ...... No...... Yes, I'm young...... I can't do it, I can't make money...... Heal Grandpa...... We haven't eaten in almost two days...... Water rice up...... Lang Zhong said...... If Grandpa can't get the money to treat his condition after three days...... The disease will worsen. ”

"Ill...... Evil...... After deterioration...... Grandpa, he's going to die. If Grandpa is dead...... What am I going to do...... I can't...... I also...... I don't want to live anymore...... I...... I'll die with my grandfather!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters...... Saving a life is better than ...... Seventh-level floating slaughter...... Kind...... Good intentions are rewarded...... Have pity on our grandfather and grandson, and give us some money. ”

"Your great kindness...... Our grandfather and grandson will be ...... Definitely will be remembered...... In the future, try to find ways and do things to repay you...... My little brother will pray for you every day from now on. Little brother, I wish you all the best of luck, a long life, happiness and good health. ”

The young beggar is also really good, obviously it is his own business, but he insists on saying it to the tears of others, and the feeling of sadness and pity is great.

Most of the people passing by would stop by this pair of beggars, stretch out their hands, reach into their pockets, and when they took them out, they had some bits and pieces of money in their hands, and as soon as their hands were loosened, the money immediately fell into their pockets, and they gave alms to the old and young beggars.

One of the men with a beautiful face and fair skin passed by, and when he saw that the young and old beggars were so pitiful, he felt pity in his heart, and he touched his waist, and even got ten taels of silver out, and gave alms to the pair of beggars.

When the young beggar saw this, he smiled with joy, and thanked the man incessantly, and said all kinds of good things in his mouth.

At this time, three people came from not far away.

These three people are all men, the one on the left hand side is relatively tall, and the facial features, face and figure are almost very ordinary, but only a hooked nose makes people look particularly impressive.

The one standing in the middle was of medium stature, with a square face, and a pair of eyes that were thin and long, and shiny, like silver needles in the sun.

The man on the right side is rather ugly, with a sky-facing nose, broom eyebrows, thick lips, a rectangular face, mouse eyes, and yellow flower skin.

Although the three men had different appearances and expressions, each of them had a matching sword hanging from his waist, which swayed and shook as they moved.

The three of them came over one by one, tightly surrounding the old and young beggars, staring at the old and young beggars without blinking, with an angry and smug look on their faces.

The "hooked nose" walked a few steps, came to the two beggars, old and young, and said coldly: "Are you two new here? Who gave you permission to beg here?"

The young beggar said, "We have just come here from elsewhere. Big brother, do you have any problems, is there anything wrong? You ...... Is it a bunch? ...... you guys Why are you surrounding our grandparents and grandchildren like this?"

"No wonder they are so ignorant of the rules, and they are still tight, but they are a pair of new beggars. Hooknose nodded, and continued, "Do you know who takes care of this Warland Street?"

The young beggar pursed his lips and shook his head a few times to show that he didn't know.

"Since you don't know, I'll tell you now. This street is taken care of by our Huaxi Sword Sect. If you don't report to our Huaxi Sword Sect, you don't give us some protection money every month, just beg here. This kind of practice is a violation of the rules. ”

"Whoever breaks the rules will be punished. Or they were beaten violently, or their limbs cut off, or they were maimed or killed. ”

"For the sake of you newcomers who don't know the rules, I won't have much to do with your grandfather and grandson, as long as you obediently return the money you got today to us, and then go to the headquarters of the Huaxi Sword Sect to explain. ”

"After all the formalities have been completed, as long as everyone has paid enough protection money and obeyed the rules, you can come here to beg. ”

"What? you...... You guys...... Not only do we have to pay you a protection fee every month to the Huaxi Sword Sect, but we also have to pay ...... The money you got today is completely handed over to you, isn't this just robbery?"

"Eagle Hook Nose" sneered, and said lightly: "Where is this robbery?

"You...... You Huaxi Sword Sect...... You're also deceiving people too much, aren't you? Aren't you afraid that I will report to the authorities? Why are we giving you the money we have worked so hard to get? Why?"

"If it would be useful, we wouldn't be collecting protection money here. Your grandfather and grandson are not familiar with each other, and there are many things that you don't know. It was the government that authorized us to do it here. ”

Hearing this, the two beggars, old and young, were shocked, and opened their eyes in surprise, and the beads were almost bursting out.

The two beggars, old and young, had a clear heart, and said in unison: "What?

"What? I said the government authorized us to collect protection money here. What's so surprising about you? This kind of thing is not uncommon. ”

"Do you think that the protection money collected by our Huaxi Sword Sect is all for our own use? You are wrong! We still have to hand over 30% of the protection money we get to the government, otherwise how would these humble gentlemen be willing to let us run rampant and domineering here?"

"They are all decent and Sven people who wear official uniforms, they value face, and their momentum is not good, and they are afraid of being talked about by others, so they don't dare to collect protection money openly. ”

"The leaders of our Huaxi Sword Sect have already agreed with the government that we will come forward to collect protection money, and they will be bystanders. Of course, it is not without benefit for their government to do this. As for the benefits? I said that earlier. Yes, it's exactly 30% of the protection fee. ”

"What? ...... Is there such a thing? I ...... Where is the reason? Where is the justice? The officials and thieves collude with each other, run rampant, hurt the heavens and reason, oppress the good people, and fish and meat in the village...... Like me...... How can such a person live?"

Eagle Hook Nose had an impatient look on his face, and sneered: "Old man, don't you stop chanting poetry here and complaining about the heavens and people, so there is no way to do it at all." If you know what to do, you should hurry up and hand over all the money you have, or we will be ruthless." ”

Hearing the words of the hooked nose, the old and young beggars were all nervous, and the eyes of the three people who looked at the hooked nose were full of hesitation and fear.

Seeing this situation, the hooked nose knew that although his words worked, the force was far from enough.

Hook Nose turned his head, glanced at his other two companions, and then turned around, and said with a smile: "You must not ...... You two must not be deceived by the gentle and elegant appearance of the three of us. Although we don't look good, we can fight and beat people, but we don't want to die. It looks like we've killed somebody. ”

"Alas...... The sky is unkind, and all things are used as dogs...... Our grandfather and grandson were unlucky, and they actually encountered such a thing...... Deserted ...... Let's give them all the money we have...... While...... Don't be afraid of running out of firewood...... No matter what...... How to say...... It's all about the name!"

After listening to his grandfather's words, the young beggar nodded his head slightly, but after all, he refused to hand over the so-called money.

"Deserted...... Do you hear me? We are too weak to fight their ...... Those who know the times are Junjie...... To blame...... We can only blame our bad luck!"

"Little ghost, your grandfather has a point! Hand over the money, or we're welcome." ”

Leng Qingping glanced at his seriously ill grandfather several times, biting his lower lip with his white teeth, and then turned his head to look directly at the three uninvited guests.

"At most, give you half of the money. My grandfather was sick and needed money for medicine and a doctor. In addition, our grandfather and grandson have not eaten for a long time, so we can't just be hungry all the time. The young beggar looked at him firmly and said confidently.

"Yo, yo, you kid, you can't see that you know how to bargain like this. But it seems that what you said is also very reasonable! However, we will ask you to hand over all your money, and not a single child will be missing. ”

"Stinky boy, hurry up and hand over all the money on you. Otherwise, we're going to have to do it. In that case, not only will you both lose all your money, but you will most likely be covered in heavy colors. The two of you grandchildren are weak, and you can't beat the three of us. Stinky boy, do you want to kill your grandfather?"

Leng Qingping frowned and thought for a while, and finally gave in, took out all the money he had in his body, and put it in the pocket he used for begging.

Leng Qingping stretched out his hand and grabbed his pocket tightly.

Leng Qingping's eyes were red, his eyes were firmly fixed on the pocket full of money, and with trembling arms, he sent it to the three of them.

Hooked Nose stretched out his right hand and was about to take the bag.

Suddenly, in mid-air, the sound of breaking wind sounded rapidly, and a white light flew like lightning, heading straight for the right hand of the eagle's hooked nose.

The hooked nose listened to the sound and knew that this lightning-like white light was not simple. If you are struck by this lightning-like white light, your right hand will most likely be broken or broken.

The hooked nose of the eagle retracted his right hand, and the strength of his feet was violently exerted, and the whole person took several steps back.

The lightning-like white light struck the air, and quickly continued to fly forward.

After flying a long distance, the lightning-like white light disappeared.

A small chunk of silver fell to the ground, smashing into a mud puddle.

The hooked nose looked over to the place where the silver had come from, and saw a man standing in front of him.

I saw that this person had a beautiful face and fair skin, and it was the one who had just made a big deal and gave money to two beggars, old and young.

This man must be the nosyman.

The hooked nose condensed his gaze, looked at this person over and over for a while, and found that the other party was nothing special, but the figure was relatively small, the skin was relatively fair, the appearance was more elegant, and the figure was relatively plump.

The hooked nose had a cold face, and asked lightly: "Who is Brother Tai? What is Brother Tai's surname? What is Brother Tai's name? What is Brother Tai's name from?"

"Brother Tai...... If you come here to meddle in your affairs, aren't you afraid of our Huaxi Sword Sect? Could it be that Your Excellency's eyes can't accommodate the Huaxi Sword Sect? If you know each other, just go away! We adults have a lot of them, and we don't come to worry much about you. Otherwise, we will have to see the truth with our hands and feet, and we will be separated from life and death by the sword. ”

"I ...... The surname is Wu, and the name is moral. I studied under the Nameless Sword Sect. The nosy man frowned, thought for a moment, and then smiled.

The eagle hook nose raised his eyebrows upside down, and he shouted angrily: "Brother Tai, what do you mean by this, are you reprimanding our Huaxi Sword Sect?"

The hook nose was talking, and he took two or three steps with the force under his feet, but he finally stopped.

Originally, Hooknose already wanted to go forward alone and kill this nosy man who didn't know what was going on.

However, the eagle hook nose turned around, but he thought that the silver that the other party had just hit him seemed to have a lot of internal force attached to it.

Furthermore, if the other party is not capable at all, where will he have the courage to meddle in this idle matter?

Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case.

It's better not to take unnecessary risks.

Eagle Hook Nose took a step back and said, "Brother Tai, I'll give you one more chance." As long as you stop meddling in your affairs and leave, our Huaxi Sword Sect will not come to worry about you. ”

"I'm not going to go! What is it? No, what? It's not that you're trying to do something, it's that you're going too far. Under the blue sky and white sun, you are actually robbing two lonely beggars here!"

"Are you still human? Do you still take morality and justice to heart? Is this what your Huaxi Sword Sect has been doing all along? No matter what happens today, I will protect these two beggars! As long as I am alive, you will not be able to rob them of all their money!" Wu Xuande raised his head and said categorically.

"Look at Brother Tai, you are so sure, is there really nothing to say, is it true that Brother Tai will not change his mind?" said Eagle Hook Nose.

"Yes, I must have made a decision, and I will never regret and change. Wu Jiaode nodded and said.

"Okay! In that case, it seems that the three guys of our Huaxi Sword Sect are going to kill one person again today. ”

The hooked nose turned his head to look at the two who had come with him, and the three of them looked at each other, and their eyes met together, and all three of them had the same mind, and they all nodded their heads at the same time.

The hooked nose looked directly at Wu Yande, and in the midst of the choking sound, he pulled out the saber at his waist, and the snow-white blade shone in the light.

Wu Jiaode is not a good fruit, he does not want to show weakness at all, and almost at the same time, he also pulled out the matching sword at his waist.

The situation suddenly became tense, the two sides looked at each other, and a fight was about to break out.

At this moment, a loud voice sounded from the side: "Shameless fellow, not only robbing the money of the old and young beggars on the street, but also planning to bully the less with more, is there still justice? Do you still have a conscience?"

Hooked nose turned his head and looked at where the voice came from, only to find it empty, no one, and I didn't know who had just said it.

The hooked nose turned around, but found that a person came out of nowhere, walked to Wu Yande's side, drew his sword, and the two sides stood side by side.

The hooked nose looked at Cheng Yanjin, who came out of the halfway, but found that this person was seven feet and a few inches tall, with a square face, a full chin, bright and big eyes, black and thick eyebrows, a high and good-looking nose bridge, almost all muscles all over his body, and the whole person looked quite secure.

But this man was covered with mud and rags, and he was carrying a burden, which swelled up, and he knew that it was loaded with many things without looking.

This person is not anyone, it is Lu Shaoyun after makeup.

It turned out that after Lu Shaoyun came out of the woods, he quickly ran to the east, wanting to buy time and buy things as soon as possible, and then return to the woods to practice light skills and improve his ability.

Lu Shaoyun inadvertently came to the nearby Wangcai County, he went to the market to buy things, then put them in his baggage, and then spread his footsteps and hurried towards the forest mentioned above.

When he walked halfway, Lu Shaoyun suddenly felt hungry, after all, he hadn't swallowed anything into his stomach since he had dinner yesterday, and he had been on the road for so long today. (To be continued.) )