Zhang Ting watched Lao Zhangtou and his entourage walk into the old village chief's wooden house one after another, before retracting her thoughts and then walking towards her home. However, as soon as she approached the door of her house and saw the broken bench stumps all over the ground, her face couldn't help but tighten, and a very uneasy premonition arose in her heart.

Zhang Ting walked quickly back to her home, and then saw that in the room, a familiar figure was curled up together at the moment, and the latter also buried his head deep into his knees.

When Zhang Ting saw this scene, she couldn't help but feel a little tingling in her heart, and gently and slowly put the medicine box in her hand first, and then came to his side and snuggled down.

She stretched out her calloused and slightly trembling right hand, hesitated for a long time before placing it on the other's head, gently comforting him like caressing a young child.

Zhang Ting, who had roughly guessed the reason, said softly: "Xiaochun, it doesn't matter, although my sister may not live in the village in the future, I will try to find a chance to come back to see you, if you want, you can also come to see my sister, okay?"

After a long silence.

The young man, who had a sloppy appearance and had already cried red eyes, slowly raised his head, and he turned to look at his sister, who had always been strong and indifferent, and asked, "Why? Why didn't you tell me?" ”

After Zhang Ting heard this, she smiled far-fetched on her face and replied: " I know that something very important must have happened to Xiaochun, so it will make you so sad as you are now, so I think, compared to your things, these things that happened to my sister should be nothing, besides, it is a matter of course for a man to marry a woman to marry, my sister is now twenty-one, and she is a daughter of an ordinary family, presumably at this age, she has already been married and taught children for many years, therefore, it is rare that there are still people who can look down on her sister, which is a blessing for her sister. ”

Zhang Ting noticed the doubts in the other party's eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, in fact, this statement, not to say whether she could convince the other party, even she was really unconvinced, she paused for a moment, and then continued with a smile: "And it is said that the eldest son of the Luo family was born with a dignified appearance and good conduct, and he is a ...... worthy of lifelong trust."

"No!"

When the young man heard this, he directly interrupted her and roared.

He quickly broke free from Zhang Ting's arms, and then shouted to her in pain: "No, don't lie to me anymore, I have already figured out the whole thing, what bullshit prince of the Luo family clearly wants to forcibly take you back to be his concubine, what will he find a chance to come back to see me in the future, what his good conduct, these are all lies!"

After saying these words, the young man ran away from his house as if he had gone mad, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Ting watched him rush away in pain, and finally couldn't help but leave two lines of tears from his eyes that were as clear as mountain springs under the reflection of mountains and rivers.

......

After Lao Zhang Tou and the others came to the old village chief's house, it was Zhang Chengming, the son of the old village chief, who was the first to enter the house, and Xu Yan and Gu Xueqing followed at the back of the line.

The old village chief was lying on the recliner at the moment, resting for a while according to Zhang Ting's suggestion to him, but since tomorrow was the last day, he naturally had no intention of really resting.

Seeing Zhang Chengming put down Zhang Hu, who had already died on his back, the old village chief turned around from the recliner, and then asked his son, "What's wrong with Zhang Hu?"

Zhang Chengming's face was heavy, but he didn't answer, and the old Zhang Tou behind him saw this, so he wanted to take the initiative to explain, but he obviously couldn't tell the old village chief bluntly that Zhang Hu died in the hands of Xu Yan, so just as he was thinking about how to find a decent excuse to prevaricate the past, Xu Yan, who had already entered the house immediately after, said bluntly: "He died, and he was killed by me." ”

When the old village chief heard this, he was shocked, and then he looked at the person who was talking at the door, and after seeing that it was a young man with clear eyebrows and a very refreshing and sunny face and dressed as a scholar, he asked Zhang Chengming and others in a deep voice: "Who is this scholar, and why did he kill Zhang Hu." ”

Lao Zhangtou did not expect Xu Yan to be so direct and honest, and smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still didn't wait for him to answer, Xu Yan, who was standing straight at the door, said in a calm tone: "Because he wants to rob me of the money, I don't want to give it, so he wants to take my life with the axe in his hand." ”

The old village chief didn't know that Zhang Hu would go to participate in this mission together, so he couldn't help but look at Lao Zhangtou with a gloomy face, and said: "Old Zhangtou, didn't I warn you, doing this kind of thing is a hurtful thing, don't do that hurtful thing, why did you take Zhang Hu's second son?"

After hearing this, Lao Zhang Tou replied helplessly: "This matter is my mistake in the decision, which killed Zhang Hu, originally I thought that Zhang Hu was relatively familiar with this kind of thing, so I took him with him Maybe it will have a miraculous effect, after all, our silver is five hundred taels, but there is still a difference of sixty or seventy taels, and we only have one day, we are not allowed to delay any longer, but the end ...... As a result, I never thought that this son would dare to commit murder to this passing son. ”

After Lao Zhangtou finished speaking, he paused with a little weakness before he went on to explain: "This time it is true that we are not the first to take the lead, Zhang Hu's death, all the blame is only on the old man who is too greedy, and it has nothing to do with this son." ”

When the old village chief heard this explanation, his face still did not improve in the slightest, but he pointed at Lao Zhangtou angrily, and said hatefully: "You, I obviously told you, don't go too far, we are just farmers from the countryside......

However, before he could finish the words in his mouth, the old village chief was already angry and coughed again and again, looking very miserable.

Seeing this, Zhang Chengming, who was on the side, looked shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "Father, father, your body is sick, don't be angry at will!"

As he spoke, he had already helped the old village chief to hold his chest, trying to quickly smooth out his disordered aura.

After a while.

The old village chief finally recovered from his anger, but there was no doubt that with his current physical condition, he couldn't bear much change at all, and even after he stopped coughing, the corners of his mouth were already overflowing with wisps of blood.

When everyone saw this scene, they were undoubtedly a little panicked, after all, the significance of the old village chief to Zhangjia Village is very important, he not only led all the people to survive in this mountain col, and even to a certain extent, he is like a spiritual pillar in the hearts of all Zhangjia Village people, not to mention, tomorrow is such an important day, he must not fall now.

The old village chief panted weakly, but finally eased up, but his reaction before undoubtedly made the people present break out in a cold sweat.

In the end, the old village chief lay flat on the recliner and waved his hand weakly, indicating that he was fine, and then Zhang Chengming stopped what he was doing.

Xu Yan and Gu Xueqing were expressionless when they saw him like this.

The old village chief asked Xu Yan: "Since Your Excellency has been out of danger from Zhang Hu's hands and killed him, then I don't know, why did you two follow Lao Zhangtou and them to my Zhangjia Village?"

After Xu Yan heard this, a sneer couldn't help but appear on his face, and he replied indifferently: "It's nothing else, I just want to see what kind of poor mountains and bad waters this place is, and the people who live here need to make a living by blocking roads and robbing people." ”

The old village chief heard the sarcasm in his words, and didn't think about it, but said in a deep voice: "Since Your Excellency can follow all the way here, I think the old Zhang Tou who should know should have told you again, so there is no need to deliberately ridicule in front of the old man." ”

When Xu Yan heard him say this, he looked at him a little differently, it seems that the other party can be the head of this village, and he is supported by the people in the village, it is not unreasonable, compared to other people, there is no doubt that the old man in front of him is looking at the problem, and he is much more direct and keen.

When Xu Yan heard this, there was a hint of coolness in his words, and he replied: "You should be glad that he didn't lie to me before, otherwise your Zhangjia Village would cease to exist from now on." ”

When the old village chief heard this, his face was expressionless, but he nodded without the slightest surprise, and replied, "I don't doubt at all that Your Excellency really has this ability. He then sighed and said: "But now you must have seen everything, Lao Zhangtou didn't lie to you at all, it is true that we have reached the point of desperation to move that kind of crooked thoughts, it is not a secret, Lao Yu at the beginning, was strongly opposed to this idea, and even Xiao Ting herself had persuaded Lao Zhangtou and them, but Lao Zhangtou They all felt that Xiao Ting had a huge kindness to everyone, and now she is in trouble, so she can't sit idly by, Lao Yu dares to ask Your Excellency to let Lao Zhangtou and them live." ”

Seeing that Xu Yan was silent, the old village chief said slowly: "If Your Excellency really insists on someone paying for this, the old man is willing to pay for it with his own life, after all, this matter, in the final analysis, is caused by old decay, not only Xiaoting, but also everyone in the village." ”

Xu Yan didn't say anything about his words, but said coldly: "In this world, if everyone hurts one person, even if it is their own relatives and friends, to hurt those innocent people who have nothing to do with this matter, doesn't it seem a little too selfish? ”

The old village chief was speechless for Xu Yan's rivalry.

Xu Yan continued: "Originally, I did plan to leave their lives behind, because I was afraid that if I let them go like this, they would come out to commit evil again, and after I heard the specific reason, I felt that it was ridiculous to use this reason as a rhetoric, maybe you are right, you have your sufferings, but those who have been plundered by you, who should they go to to avenge their grievances?" In any case, it is against the principles of heaven for you to do so, and it is not tolerated by morality, since you say that the matter is caused by you, then it is okay, I will exchange your life for theirs, I just hope that your life, and finally let them understand what it means not to do to others what they do not want to do to themselves, and what it means to be self-reliant and not to involve others. ”

The old village chief replied in a deep voice: "Then it is a word, but before the old man pays for this, he will repay a reluctant request, and I hope that Your Excellency can agree." ”

Xu Yan guessed his intentions without even asking, and replied indifferently: "I can let you live until tomorrow night, but if you want me to interfere with it, don't daydream about it." ”

When the old village chief heard this, his heart was like ashes, but he didn't dare to bargain anymore.

......

After Xu Yan and Gu Xueqing left the house, the old Zhang Tou who was present said to the old village chief in pain: "How can the village chief exchange his life for our safety, this matter is my old Zhang Tou's dereliction of duty, and he took Zhang Hu out privately to anger this mountain man, even if he wants to die, he should take my old Zhang Tou's life!"

Seeing him like this, the old village chief not only did not feel the slightest relief in his heart, but was even more disappointed, obviously, the scholar's concern about Lao Zhangtou and them was not unreasonable, otherwise they would not have been able to understand why the other party came to Zhangjia Village.

The old village chief had no intention of explaining the reason, because it didn't make sense to them at all, and it was definitely something they couldn't accept, so he just sighed helplessly, and replied a little tiredly: "Okay, this matter is as you said before, the fault is not that scholar, he did this out of the most basic morality, your life is not enough to exchange for everyone's life, this matter has been decided, you don't need to persuade too much." ”

Lao Zhangtou's expression was gloomy, and he wanted to argue a few words, but the old village chief waved his hand at him and replied: "Don't say it again, the old man is also a little tired, let's go back to their respective homes, if they don't return for a day, your mother-in-law in the family should be in a hurry, as the men in the family, they shouldn't be so worried." ”

Seeing that the old village chief's face at this moment was obviously much paler than in the past, they didn't dare to say anything more, so they could only reluctantly say goodbye and leave.

After everyone retreated, Zhang Chengming carried his old father to the wooden bed to rest, but in the end he couldn't cry and asked, "Why did my father do this?"

When the old village chief saw that his son, who was also a big man but had never married a wife or had children, he opened his mouth to ask, and finally stopped hiding anything, and explained with exhaustion: " This scholar is not an ordinary person at all, and seeing that the breath on his body is so long, he should be a very strong cultivator, the reason why he came to the village is nothing more than to solve this matter fundamentally, and completely cut off our thoughts of moving those crooked thoughts in the future, if my father does not hand over this old life this time, he will not give up, in fact, he can agree to use his father's life, in exchange for your life, it is already an open net, in the end, I earned it. ”

After Zhang Chengming heard this, he was grief-stricken.

When the old village chief saw him like this, he then said weakly: "Son, you are not too young, and it is time for you to face your life alone, and in the future, when your father is gone, you must remember not to shed tears as easily as now, otherwise others will see it, and they will laugh at you." ”

After Zhang Chengming heard this, he just kept trying to wipe away the tears that kept flowing from his eyes, but he couldn't suppress it.

......

"Why did the little junior brother agree to his conditions. On the downhill road, following Xu Yan, Gu Xueqing, who was still a little indignant, asked.

After Xu Yan heard this, he smiled and replied: "Actually, the reason is very simple, these people in Zhangjia Village, except for the Zhang Hu who has killed me, most of them are indeed just some simple people with the surname of the city, you should have felt this after coming here, since this is the case, there is no need to kill innocents indiscriminately, it is better to take advantage of the situation to give them a step down, and only take the life of this old man." ”

Xu Yan paused for a moment before he continued: "Besides, if we really want to kill all the men left in this village, then few of the old and weak women and children who survive in this mountain col will probably not be able to survive smoothly, and Senior Sister Gu, have you thought about it, although we felt that we wanted to leave their lives for the sake of morality at the beginning, but in fact, calm down and think about it, isn't it more to vent the dissatisfaction in our hearts that we want to kill them?" Since we have been able to stop them from going out and continuing to commit evil, then our goal has actually been achieved. ”

"But if you kill this old man, will they be able to obediently obey you and refrain from evil deeds?"

When Xu Yan heard this, he couldn't help but glance at her, and then joked with a smile: "Senior Sister Gu, if you think so, then you are underestimating the identity of this old man." ”

Gu Xueqing asked suspiciously, "How do you say this?"

Xu Yan didn't hide it at all, squinted his eyes and replied: "When the old man coughed before, the blood stains that overflowed from the corners of his mouth were almost black, obviously because of the highly poisonous blood, where does it seem to have some stubborn disease? And this old man seems to be weak and about to die, but in fact, the poison on his body is not relieved by the woman's herbs at all, but by his own residual internal force. ”

Gu Xueqing was surprised: "How can this be, then why don't I feel any spiritual power fluctuations on his body?"

Xu Yan replied bluntly: "Because he is a martial artist in the world, and at least a martial artist who has reached the realm of the fifth grade, but it is estimated that he has been poisoned for many years, and he will soon be unable to suppress it, the reason why he is willing to risk his life to the lives of those people in the village is nothing more than that he feels that his limit is approaching, so why not do it?"

"This cunning old ......"

Without waiting for Gu Xueqing to finish the words in her mouth, Xu Yan suddenly turned his head and made a silent gesture to her, and said instead: "Don't make a sound yet, there seems to be someone in front!"

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