Chapter 2 Standing in the white sword, killing in the red dust
There was a big yellow dog lying on the ground beside the courtyard gate. Hearing the footsteps, he opened his eyes and looked over, barking lowly.
It looked extremely old, its fur was messy and dull, and it was bald in some places. Although it was awake at the moment, it had no intention of getting up, and its eyelids couldn't stop drooping downwards.
Qi Jingzhi stepped over the old yellow dog, opened the door and said, "I won't go into the mountains today. You should take good care of the house and don't let irrelevant people and wild beasts disturb my recuperation."
Regardless of whether it could understand or not, the young man went out on his own, closed the courtyard door with his backhand, walked down the hill as if the wind was blowing under his feet, and walked quickly towards the mountain pass to the east of the village.
On the way, he met several villagers who had gotten up early to work. He greeted them all with a smile and exchanged a few casual greetings without stopping at all.
The mountain pass to the east of the village is sandwiched between two mountain walls, like a portal, and is the only way from Shanqian Village to the county town. However, the village has a small population and the mountain road is difficult to navigate, so few people come in and out from here on weekdays.
There is an old tree at the mountain pass that has been around for an unknown number of years. Its huge crown is bathed in the glow, casting a large shadow.
Qi Jingzhi walked into the shade of the tree, leaned against the rough tree trunk, and squinted his eyes toward the county seat.
The sunlight leaking from above his head was a bit dazzling, and he could only vaguely see the continuous black outline on the horizon.
After waiting patiently for more than an hour, a figure riding a donkey finally appeared in his field of vision.
The young man's breathing suddenly became heavy, his eyes were fixed on the other person, and his right hand subconsciously touched the sleeve of the left child.
As the figure gradually approached, Qi Jingzhi finally saw the appearance of the person coming.
This man was less than thirty years old, with a pair of thick eyebrows, protruding brow bones, deep-set eye sockets, and a sinister and ferocious look in his eyes.
"It's him! The county government official, Chen Er!"
When Qi Jingzhi mentioned the tiger problem in Nangang to the old man Qi, he only said lightly that he heard it from someone when he entered the city. In fact, it was Chen Er who said it.
Yesterday, the other party stopped him in the street, and there were many threatening words in his words, which meant that he would assign the task of hunting tigers to the Qi family's descendants without any benefit.
In the county government office, the one above a government official like Chen Er is the patrol officer, and the one above him is the official history official.
Although Qi Jingzhi did not fully believe Chen Er's threat, he definitely did not dare to take it lightly.
After confirming the identity of the visitor, the young man's heart suddenly calmed down.
He looked around and saw that there was no third person nearby, so he raised a smile and took the initiative to greet him, saying hello from a distance: "Mr. Chen, you are here!"
Chen Er, who was riding on the donkey's back, naturally saw Qi Jingzhi. His thick eyebrows immediately furrowed and he asked impatiently: "What kind of good thing does it have to be visited by Mr. Chen and me myself so early in the morning?"
Qi Jingzhi smiled brightly, trotted up to Chen Er, held the skinny donkey's neck and whispered: "What people in the mountains can get are naturally the things buried in the soil, which come out when there are heavy rains and flash floods."
Yeah, it’s so valuable!”
Hearing this, Chen Er became more energetic, raised his leg and kicked Qi Jingzhi in the chest, kicking the boy until he fell to the ground.
There was a greedy and ferocious light in his eyes, and he cursed in his mouth: "You talk nonsense, you kid, why don't you lead the way!"
Qi Jingzhi climbed up in a hurry, without bothering to brush off the dust on his body. He stretched out his hand to grab the thin donkey's bit and walked towards the hillside beside the road.
When Chen Er saw this, he couldn't help being stunned. He immediately kicked the young man on the waist and said harshly: "Are you trying to amuse me, little brat? Why didn't you go into the village and instead ran to the mountain?"
Qi Jingzhi staggered forward a few steps before regaining his balance. The smile on his face became even brighter. He turned around and explained: "Mr. Chen, they all say that wealth should not be revealed. If you have some good things, let alone send them to the county, just take them."
Even when I go back to the village, it’s too irritating. I built a wooden house in the mountains, and no one else knows about it except my grandpa.”
Chen Er was then satisfied and said leisurely: "That old guy in your family managed to win over Master Dian Shi with just a few words, and even begged for the reward of a twenty-ridged staff, yet he pretended to be half-dead and had people carry him out of the county government office.
I just escaped from the tiger hunting mission. I didn’t expect that you, a little bastard, is just as cunning as you are. It’s true that like a father, like a grandson!”
After saying that, he smiled complacently, shook his head and said: "What a pity, even if your grandson is as cunning as a ghost, you still have to drink the footwashing water of our master Chen! The ugly words are ahead, if you can't satisfy me today, huh
, but it’s more than just peeling off the skin!”
Hearing these words, the young man leading the way paused, his smile became bitter, and his tone became more cautious: "Master Chen has a sharp gaze, how can we be so good at seeing this? It's just my little door.
There are only so many good things for a small household, and it is enough for me to honor you, but here are the masters of Dianshi..."
"Hey! You are also thinking too blindly!"
When Chen Er heard this, he couldn't help but sneer and said: "Why should I worry about something as big as arranging Orion's errands? As long as Mr. Chen and I don't say anything, who will remember that old thing in your family? If Mr. Dianshi always
If you think about competing with a hunter in the mountains, that would be too low of a position."
"I see! Then our grandson and grandson will have to rely more on Master Chen!"
While they were talking, the two people and the donkey had already left the dirt road in front of the mountain pass, climbed up and then crossed a low slope. At this time, even if someone was passing by on the road, they would not be able to see the scene on this side of the low slope.
Qi Jingzhi suddenly stopped, looked around first, then turned back to Chen Er, with a bright smile, and asked in a respectful tone: "Mr. Chen, what do you think of the scenery here?"
When Chen Er heard this, he subconsciously looked around and saw that there was nothing but weeds on the short slopes, and anger immediately rose in his heart.
Just when he was about to ask, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. When he looked down, he saw a sharp blade stabbing diagonally from bottom to top, straight into his heart!
Chen Er stared at the handle of the knife in disbelief and made a whooshing sound in his mouth. Unfortunately, blood had already poured out of his throat, blocking all his words and he could not spit out a single word.
"Listen to Mr. Chen, asking for benefits from our grandfather and grandson is not the instruction of the gentlemen in the county government, but your own decision?"
Qi Jingzhi's tone was still respectful, but there was no longer any emotion.
His right hand was always firmly holding the handle of the knife without any trembling, and his left hand was still tightly holding the thin donkey's bit to prevent the animal, which was stimulated by the smell of its owner's blood, from moving.
Hearing the boy's question, Chen Er raised his eyes with difficulty, and happened to meet a pair of calm and deep eyes.
A bone-chilling chill surged up from the bottom of his heart, and he no longer had any chance of survival.
The greedy and sinister look in this yamen servant's eyes had long since disappeared, leaving only extreme regret, and his lips were pouting, as if he still wanted to say something.
While looking at each other silently, the young man suddenly drew his knife, causing a flash of bright red blood.
Stab again! Stab again!
The gushing blood flowed over the blade, soaked into the handle, covered the young man's palm, and then spread along the wrist to the forearm.
The light in Chen Er's eyes immediately dissipated, his head drooped, and he fell off the donkey's back and fell heavily to the ground face down.
The bright red blood quickly wetted a large area of green grass.
Holding the body in the white blade, killing people in the world of mortals!
Chapter completed!