Chapter 1: The Long Street of Loneliness

The wind is howling.

The long night was lonely, and Meng Dongtang, the head of the "Dafeng Hall", who was full of beard and beard, wore a washed white green cloth robe, carried his hands, faced the hunting north wind, and leisurely walked through the long street where the snow was slaughtered.

The long, bald man with a hideous scar next to him is of course the second leader of the "Great Wind Hall" and the "murderer" Xiong Dongjiao.

Over the years, this pair of brothers and sisters have lived and died together, shared hardships and hardships, and have experienced many hardships and risks, but now they are famous, and they still walk together together, walking through the lonely long street when the snow has not fallen.

"Laba today, it looks like it's going to snow, right? Second child, we have been working hard to run the 'Dafeng Hall' all these years, and we have been fighting and killing all the time, and it seems that we haven't come out and walked together like tonight for a long time...... "Meng Dongtang's interest today is good, after the death of the great dragon head immortal, with the unremitting efforts of him and his brothers over the years, the brothers and sisters from all walks of life in the hall have work to do, hungry and fed, cold and warm, born in troubled times, with these, what else do you want?

"Follow the boss, yes!" Xiong Dongzhen laughed with him, his hands were cold, the knife was cold, and even the light like a cold star in his lion-like eyes was cold, and only when he was talking and laughing, he felt the heat exhaled from his nostrils: "This 'Gale Street' was originally rugged and difficult to walk, but the brothers walked more with the eldest brother, and the road was smoothed." ”

"But ah, when our senior brothers followed their teacher to open a mountain here, horse thieves were rampant and plundered, officials were rampant, homeless people fell into ditches, their faces were desolate, and they were mournful, but they were not as prosperous as they are now......" Meng Dongtang remembered the eventful years when the two brothers worked hard with their teacher, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Yes, now the brothers and sisters in the halls of the 'Great Wind Banner' all have jobs and livelihoods, although they are not rich in food and clothing, but they are not hungry or frozen in this troubled world, how can they live so peacefully and vividly back then...... Xiong Dongwei also continued with feeling.

"What's so lively today?" Meng Dongtang laughed, he looked at the lonely long street, and said with a smile: "It's freezing this day, everyone is hiding and celebrating the festival with their families." ”

"Isn't Xiaodong's niece coming back for the holiday this year?" Xiong Dongwei smiled bitterly and said: "You two fathers and daughters are really, a little thing, they quarrel, after all, they are two fathers and daughters, is it difficult to hide from each other and never see each other for the rest of their lives?"

Meng Dongtang blamed himself and said: "Since your sister-in-law passed away, Xiaodong, this child, has been spoiled by me, last time she ran away from home without permission and almost had an accident in the 'Netherworld Valley' (see the "Other Shore Flower" volume), I haven't said anything, this time I openly collided with her Aunt Wang Wei, it's not big or small, I just slapped her, she ran to her aunt Yun, hid for half a year and refused to see me, it's really a big girl, her wings are hard, and she is becoming more and more uneasy......"

"Okay, big brother, don't be angry, Xiaodong is still a child after all!" Xiong Dong said with a smile: "Catch up with Ming'er, the second brother will personally go to the 'Tomb of the Living Dead', say peace to Senior Sister Yun, and bring my niece back, they are all a family, there is no need to make such a stiff scene, is it?"

"Second brother, don't always talk about the eldest brother," Meng Dongtang said earnestly: "I remember that you belong to the tiger, isn't it? There are thirty and four this year, right? The eldest is not small, don't know how to practice martial arts and practice swords all day long, it's time to find a sister-in-law for the brothers and start a family......

"Yes......" Meng Dongtang was followed by his cronies, "the bird is hidden, the rabbit is dead, and the dog is cooked". Among them, Liang Shaotu echoed and smiled: "It's not that the subordinates are too talkative and tongue-in-cheek, the second master and the eldest lady are ......."

Xiong Dongwei glanced back at the petite young woman like a white rabbit, and Liang Shaotu immediately couldn't speak, she said hesitantly: "...... Miss...... With the eldest lady...... This one...... That ......"

"The bird hides the bow, the rabbit dies and the dog cooks", he is also an outstanding figure among the third-generation disciples in the "Dafeng Hall". However, in the "Dafeng Hall", they can only be regarded as "middle-level cadres", and there is still a long way to go from the "elders" of the decision-making center, and they have not experienced the hardships of the thirteen hall masters of the "Dafeng Hall" and the period of creating a gang.

Therefore, as long as Liang Shaotu glared at Second Master Xiong, her words were like ice cubes in her throat, and she didn't even know what she wanted to express; instead, her companion, He Laogou, the eldest of the four siblings, took her words: "The rabbit means that the eldest lady is a good girl...... The third master was assigned to the frontier by the official family again, and there is no date for return, even if the second master doesn't think about himself, he should think about the lifelong happiness of the eldest lady......"

Among the two major decision-makers of "Dafengtang", Meng Dongtang, the big boss, has a heroic temperament, is amiable, treats the brothers and sisters in the gang, generally has no arrogance, and his popularity is also quite good;

People inside and outside the gang describe Second Master Xiong as an "angry lion", so as a subordinate in the gang, He Laogou has been rolling in the rivers and lakes for most of his life, and he dares to say such things to Second Master Xiong, after all, it takes a lot of courage to do it.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Dongshu did not get angry this time.

He smiled.

He actually laughed unprecedentedly.

- Although the smile on his scar-criss-crossed face was stiff and hard, it was a rare smile in front of his subordinates.

He smiled, He Laogou breathed a sigh of relief, Liang Shaotu exhaled, and Lei Dagong and Tang Xiaoniao also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Xiong Dongwei thought of the woman named "Cloud" in the "Tomb of the Living Dead", just like thinking of the stove in the cold winter of the lunar month, thinking of white rice fragrant tea when he was hungry, thinking of warm mattress when he was sleepy and tired, and thinking of nectar from heaven when the earth was dry for a long time......

It's really hard to imagine that such a woman as Yun Yun, even cold, tired, glamorous and arrogant has turned into a little dusty, silent indifference, and she doesn't seem to exist in this noisy and crowded world, but she is actually so warm, so sweet, so soft, and so beautiful.

"Second-" Meng Dongtang interrupted Xiong Dong's thoughts as if he remembered something.

"The second is here. Xiong Dongwei respectfully waited for the senior brother's inquiry: "If the boss has something, please command." ”

Meng Dongtang pondered for a long time before he said: "After the festival, take the time to go to the 'Tomb of the Living Dead' for the eldest brother to take a trip to see Xiaodong's dead girl." In the last few quarrels, it was always my father's short temper, so let her go home for the sake of her long-dead mother, and go home for the New Year......"

Xiong Dong replied: "That's it, eldest brother, two father and daughter, what's not to say, this matter is on the second child, boss, you can do it!"

Meng Dongtang's tone became old and said: "I'm also this age, and after a few years, I don't know how many reunion years I can live with my daughter's family......"

Xiong Dong smiled angrily: "What did the boss say? Big brother, you are now in the prime of life, the sword is not old, and the glory is in sight, big brother, you think too much......

"If you have time, send someone to the 'Black Water' prison to see the third child, in the past, the three of our brothers under the master's disciple belonged to Dongye with the highest understanding, and the fate was the most bumpy, our three brothers, quarreling and quarreling for half a lifetime, so many years of ups and downs have passed, we should also be relieved...... You can just transfer a few words on behalf of the eldest brother: My senior brother has always admired him An Laosan, to be honest, whether in the officialdom or in the rivers and lakes, there are only a few righteous chivalrous men like him who are jealous and hateful and are not afraid of power......" Meng Dongtang said to Second Master Xiong with some regret:

"You pass down the 'dragon head stick', find a big man and a senior in the court and talk to Gao Taiwei, kill people not too much, you have to spare people and spare people, leave a line in everything, and see each other in the future, the matter of the 'Shanhe Society' Keju Field (see the volume of "Shanhe Society"), it is the third child of our family who is reckless, and now the Taiwei has beaten and punished, and it is time to dissipate his anger and calm his hatred, the prime minister can support the boat in his belly, and the adults do not care about the villain, so please trouble him Taiwei to hand over a few good words in front of the official, and put the third child back...... It's too hard in the military prison, and the eldest brother is afraid that the third brother won't be able to hold on, and the eldest brother can't bear to look at our third child, so he wastes his good youth on the heavy labor of clearing wasteland and cultivating fields, building cities and digging rivers......"

"Yes, Boss. Xiong Dong groaned slightly, and then said: "My brother has had several encounters with Lord Cai Jun, the governor of 'Liaodong', and he has some friendship, and he may be able to talk to the third child in front of Gao Yu." ”

"Over the years, each hall has added a lot of young children sent from four villages and eight townships, and it is too late this winter, so when the spring of next year comes, I want to invite Li Yuanwai back to the main hall to teach these children to become talents and instruments. The children of the 'Great Wind Hall' have to study hard, the third generation of disciples of the 'Great Wind Hall', don't be the same as our generation, they only know how to fight and kill all day long, read more books, and have a long insight, and in the future, they will marry a wife and have children, start a family, and set up a family, and the rivers and lakes will not be a place to settle down!" Meng Dongtang's words were inspired by feelings, but then he realized that he should not convey this view to his subordinates, for fear that this depressed thought would affect their will and combat strength, so he hurriedly changed the topic, and continued:

"This time, let the second brother rush back from the 'Shanhaiguan' in such a hurry, there is nothing else, that is, our two brothers have not been together for a long time. ”

Xiong Dongzhen smiled and said, "Big brother, you seem to have a lot of feelings tonight!"

"Hahaha...... Meng Dongtang said with a smile: "People! As soon as you get older, nagging, you will naturally have more ......"

Xiong Dongzhen also smiled accordingly, he looked up at the gloomy sky, and said to himself: "It's snowing, right......?" We're going to finish this street before it snows......"

"After walking this street for a while, the second brother will go home with the eldest brother, and your sister-in-law Wang Wei (see the Wolf Skin Scroll and Liuliyue Volume) has prepared 'Laba porridge', and Xiaobei and the children are also there, so the big guys will have a good time. Meng Dongtang patted his brother's shoulder and said happily.

"The eldest brother's family is reunited, it's not appropriate for the brothers to disturb it......" Xiong Dong's face was embarrassed, and he said hesitantly: "The second brother should go back to the 'Crazy Lion Hall' and celebrate the festival with the 'Four Divine Beasts' and the 'Eight Great Calves' and their brothers......

"Hey-" Meng Dongtang immediately waved his hand: "Brother, how can the family talk about the two families?" The 'Four Great Divine Beasts' and the 'Eight Great Calves' (see the second chapter of the "East Wind Break" volume) can those big bosses come up with something delicious? Go to the eldest brother's house for the festival!

Xiong Dongwei was about to excuse himself, when at this moment, in the snowdrifts, street corners, fences, and alleys, at the same time, quickly and silently, more than a dozen red-shirted men with weapons in their hands appeared.

At the same time as they appeared, they also struck at the same time!

As soon as they made a move, there were dozens of hidden weapons, all of which shot at Meng Dongtang.

Some of these hidden weapons are quenched, some are not quenched, some are seven in a row, some are only half cut, some are as thin as an eyebrow, some are thicker than an arm, they are round, square, fusiform, and three-pointed octagonal, some of which are impossible to grasp at all in the rapid firing, some are as heavy as a grinding disc, some are as light as a feather, some are screaming and hissing rapidly, some are silent, some are bursting with a dazzling blue light, and some are simply transparent.

These red-clothed killers have been in ambush for a long time, and they have laid a heavy siege, and they are going to assassinate Meng Dongtang, the leader of the "Dafeng Tang", the first big gang in the "Kanto" on the night of Laba, on this lonely long street!