Chapter 69: Terrifying Pingnan
Chapter 69: Terrifying Pingnan (Seeking first monthly ticket)
The tenth day of the second month in the tenth year of Yousheng.
The ice and snow begin to melt and spring comes back to the earth.
In the Battle of Yunwu Mountain, the news of the disastrous defeat of the three branches of the Longlin Society spread throughout Pingyang Prefecture.
Afterwards, Qingfeng Village stormed Jingu Lake, Sikong Huan was seriously injured and fled, the three-generation foundation of Shennong Gang was completely swallowed up, the Wan family of Bailuo County sent envoys to ask for peace, and Qingfeng Village has since dominated Pingnan.
Even the entire Shanxi martial arts world has heard of a Qingfeng Village that flies the banner of "acting on behalf of heaven."
"What a big breath!"
Many stories in the martial arts world take place in dilapidated temples.
This is not surprising.
Most of the knife-edge men who tied their heads to their belts had no money to stay in an inn, and could only borrow shelter from the wind and rain in dilapidated temples.
Fifty miles northwest of Yunwu Mountain, there is a land temple with a small space.
It was raining heavily outside. A swordsman in a bamboo hat stood at the temple gate, looking at the two brothers sitting by the fire in front of the altar with a gloomy face. It seemed that the two sides were about to draw their swords.
Jie Xiong held the steel fork, stood up slowly, and said with a smile: "It's not that my brother is making things difficult for me, but the land temple is small and can't accommodate a third person. First come first served is the rule of the underworld. You can come and warm yourself by the fire, but pay five taels of silver first!"
The swordsman in the bamboo hat sneered, "Damn it! You haven't taken advantage of me enough? Are you going to hit me with the bamboo stick?"
Xie Biao was roasting his boots over the fire, stuttering a little: "Speak...speak without hesitation, act...walk in the underworld, and you must also be polite."
A cold light flashed, and the man in the bamboo hat drew his sword quickly and slashed forward.
Although Xie Xiong looks rough, his martial arts skills are quite strong. He uses the steel fork to accurately block the long knife.
when!
Both sides took a step back. Jie Xiong felt the strength coming from his hand and realized that the other party had considerable internal strength.
"It's a tough idea, brother, let's do it together."
Xie Biao rushed over barefoot, holding an iron rod. The two brothers were hunters. They had some martial arts inherited from their family and practiced a set of combined attack techniques. Together, they dared to fight even the tigers and leopards in the mountains head-on.
Two long weapons against a knife.
Neither side showed any intention of backing down.
"Fight, fight! Tear down this land temple so we can get wet in the rain together."
When the three heard the sound, they were all shocked.
Is there a fourth person in the temple?
Xie Xiong confronted the man in the bamboo hat and shouted, "Who are you? You have the guts to show your face. You are sneaky and sneaky, so you are not a hero."
Brush, dust falls from the sky.
The man flipped down from the beam and landed lightly on the ground.
She held a long-bladed narrow knife in her arms, wore a black net scarf on her head, had two strands of black hair hanging on her shoulders, wore a red gown with a black belt tied around her waist, looked capable and neat.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that there were nine scimitars inserted in the black belt embroidered with two flying swallows.
She was wearing a mask and was only in her early twenties. She seemed to be not only an expert in martial arts, but also a master of hidden weapons.
The swordsman in the bamboo hat saw the woman's attire and asked: "Is it you?"
The woman laughed as clear as a silver bell and asked, "Do you know me?"
The swordsman in the bamboo hat said, "Shuang Feiyan, Liuyedao, aren't you doing business in Taiyuan Prefecture?" The woman laughed and said, "You can come to Pingyang Prefecture, but I can't?"
Xie Xiong saw that the two men knew each other and asked, "What? Are you two old acquaintances? Are you setting a trap for us brothers to fall into?"
He thought to himself that this was not good. One of these two men had excellent swordsmanship, and the other had extraordinary martial arts skills. His brother was born a hunter and was also considered to have sharp ears and eyes, but he had been in the temple for half an hour and did not find anyone lying on the beam.
The swordsman in the bamboo hat sneered and said, "I dare not make friends with the Swallow Thief?"
She smiled and said, "Are you afraid that the Jinyiwei will come to have tea?"
The swordsman in the bamboo hat sneered: "You stole the treasure of Wan Guozhang's family. The Jinyiwei went crazy chasing you. Many fellow martial artists in Taiyuan Prefecture suffered because of you."
The woman laughed and said, "What does that have to do with me? I can only blame them for their own incompetence. They travel the world, take revenge, and have to give in to those lackeys of the imperial court, right?"
The swordsman in the bamboo hat snorted coldly and said no more.
Seeing that the two men were not getting along, Xie Xiong felt a little relieved. He assessed the situation and realized that a Swallow Thief appeared out of nowhere. He could not knock them with the bamboo pole, so he put away the steel fork and smiled: "You two are both heroes in the martial arts world. As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. Meeting is fate. Why don't you sit down and warm yourself by the fire, drink and chat together."
The four of them sat down in front of the fire and, in accordance with underworld rules, introduced themselves to each other.
"My name is Jie... Jie Biao, from Tai'an Prefecture, Shandong Province. People in the martial arts world call me the Bear-beating General."
"My name is Jie Xiong. We are brothers. He is the elder brother and I am the younger brother. Our friends in the martial arts world think highly of us and gave us the titles of Tiger Fighting General and Bear Fighting General. It seems like we are going to kill each other."
Jie Xiong told a joke, but no one responded.
The swordsman in the bamboo hat said coldly: "Xie Jia, a nobody from Taiyuan Prefecture."
The redwood woman glanced at the man in the bamboo hat and said with a smile, "Yan Sanniang, the world is my home. As for the name, he has already told me just now."
Xie Xiong was a chatterbox. Seeing that the few people didn't talk much, didn't eat each other's food and wine, and were just sitting there bored, he took the initiative to ask, "You two must have come here for Qingfeng Village?"
Xie Jia asked: "How do you know I came for Qingfeng Village?"
Xie Xiong laughed and said, "Qingfeng Village defeated the Longlin Society and destroyed the Shennong Gang. It is the only village that stands out in the Pingyang martial arts world and has even raised the banner of 'doing justice for the heavens'. It is really bold and courageous."
"I heard that Village Chief Zhang has issued a call for talents, inviting like-minded martial arts masters to come up the mountain and take a seat. Hehe, we brothers have been wandering for half our lives and have never met a wise leader. This time we want to try our luck in Qingfeng Village."
Xie Hu smiled and said, "Thank you... Thank you, brother. If you are interested, can we go together?"
Xie Jia was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "We share the same ideals? Interesting. It would be fine to go and see how worthy the banner of 'Doing Justice for Heaven' is. I'm just afraid it's just a fraud."
Xie Xiong asked, "What about Lady Yan? Is she also here to seek refuge at Qingfeng Village?"
Yan Sanniang drank the wine she brought with her and chuckled, "I am used to being free, so I won't throw myself into a cage. It's just that there haven't been such interesting people in Shanxi for a long time. Let's see which god has descended to earth."
Xie Jia sneered, "I'm afraid the Jinyiwei are chasing him hard, so he has come to Qingfeng Village for refuge."
"If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have had that intention. But this reminds me. They all say that the village chief Zhang is so amazing. I will use the treasures from the father-in-law's family as a gift to see if he dares to accept it. If he doesn't, then it's just a show."
Xie Jia sneered, "What a good trick to divert trouble!"
Yan Sanniang chuckled and said, "Even if I try to divert the trouble to someone else, why would I have anything to do with you? You are not even a member of Qingfeng Village."
The four of them each had their own thoughts and drank their own wine, waiting for the rain outside to stop.
Qingfeng Village annexed the Shennong Gang and extorted a large sum of money and supplies from the Wan family. It tried its best to recruit soldiers and horses, and issued recruitment orders in the martial arts world, attracting many down-and-out men to join it.
Amid the mist and rain, the official road to Pingnan was constantly filled with heroes from all walks of life, some traveling in groups, some alone, heading towards Yunwu Mountain.
(End of this chapter)