Autumn is dying and frost is falling.
When Yang falls to the ground, Yin Qi begins to condense.
For the rich, this is not a special time, but for the poor, it may be the time of year when their pockets are deepest.
At this time of the year, farmers are busy finishing the last wave of autumn harvest, selling all the crops that should be sold, converting them into cash to keep for the New Year, and hoarding the remaining grain for the winter; as for those who work,
They have to take advantage of the last half month before the beginning of winter to "work overtime", and at least earn a set of winter clothes that can survive the winter, otherwise they won't even be able to go out when winter comes.
Of course, there are some lazy people who eat as much as they work and spend as much as they earn, but they cannot save a penny. There are also some who are unlucky and are caught up in natural or man-made disasters and have no harvest in the fields, or they happen to get sick at the end of autumn and have no savings.
They are paid for their work... Then they will be in trouble this winter.
If there are relatives and friends who are willing to help, at least lend them a little to help you get through it, that's it; if not, go to a pawn shop to pawn your belongings, or even sell your children; if you don't even have that...
...There is really only one way to die.
In those days, it was common for people to die of cold and hunger in winter.
Of course, even in such an environment, there are many thieves who take advantage of the situation and steal the marrow.
After all... thieves also have to survive the winter.
It's so difficult for the rich. They live in deep houses and courtyards, have housekeepers and caretakers, and have many connections with the government. But it's different for the poor. Not to mention deceiving you...it's just robbing you.
Even if someone kills someone and silences them, the government may not bother to investigate.
Therefore, this is the time of year when the pockets of the poor are the most bulging, and it is also the time when thieves are most active.
In recent days, a new group of bandits has appeared in Xingxing Mountain on the east bank of Weishui River.
I don’t know where they came from, but looking at the locations where they robbed homes, I knew they were veterans - they specifically picked out the areas with several counties and counties to settle in, and only harassed a few surrounding small counties and towns.
village.
In terms of business, they mainly engaged in rape and robbery, and they tried their best not to kill people. This shows that they knew how to get as much advantage as possible in one place without alerting the government.
It's this group of people who are causing trouble today...
Two heroes who were passing by here heard about this group of bandits from the local people, and they immediately expressed their intention to go up the mountain and pick out the village.
These two people were named Liu Wusheng, nicknamed the "Tiger-Armed King"; the other was Zou Baiqiu, nicknamed "One Sword to Suppress Guanzhong".
Although these two people can only be regarded as second-rate characters in the martial arts world, they are both long-established knights. They are both under forty years old and in their prime. Like "dealing with bandits"
This kind of thing can be easily solved if they take action.
On the day Liu and Zou came to the town, they announced that they would stand up for the local people. The people were very happy. They scraped together some money by selling iron and treated them well and entertained them well.
Night.
The next morning, after they had had enough sleep, had something to eat and drank some water, they both went into the mountain.
The two of them have been traveling in the world for almost twenty years, and they have quite a lot of experience. They both know that they must get enough rest before fighting, and they must eat, but they should not eat too much.
Ordinarily, if they were more cautious, they should have chosen to rob the stronghold at night, but according to what the people said, this group of bandits did not have much ability, they were just a ragtag group of people who only knew how to do crops; Liu and Zou
After thinking about it, with their martial arts skills and the two of them joining forces, there is no need to be so complicated in dealing with this kind of minions, so they came during the day.
Let's talk about Liu Wusheng, who came to the gate of the village. Without saying a word, he jumped on the wall and climbed up the village wall.
Although the wall of the village was only over two meters high, and those who knew Qinggong could climb it after learning it for a year and a half, Liu Wusheng's move still frightened the group of bandits. Many people directly
He just froze there and didn't dare to move.
The few people who came forward to resist were knocked to the ground by Liu Wusheng with three punches and two kicks. Liu Wusheng even had the feeling that "they fell before I even exerted any force."
As a result, when the remaining bandits saw such a "strong martial arts" hero, they all dropped their weapons, kowtowed and confessed, begging Liu Wusheng to spare their lives.
Liu Wusheng laughed heartily when he saw this, and even ordered them to open the village gate. The bandits did as they were told, and soon let Zou Baiqiu in too.
Immediately afterwards, Liu and Zou drove all the bandits in the village into the cells they used to detain people, and bolted the door from the outside.
After taking care of this bunch of miscellaneous fish, Liu Wusheng and Zou Baiqiu swaggered into the inner hall of the village, preparing to meet the owner of the village.
With a "pop" sound, the two kicked open the door of the village owner's house and stepped inside.
"Who is he? How brave!" The leader of the village seemed to have some skills. When he saw Liu Zou, he reacted quickly and immediately picked up the weapons at hand to kill him.
However, his sword skills were really poor, and he was defeated within five moves of Zou Baiqiu.
"My hero, have mercy! My hero, have mercy!" The leader of the village was no more intimidated than his subordinates. He put the knife on his neck and knelt down without any psychological burden. "I was forced to fall into the trap of a bandit.
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"Huh! You had no choice?" Zou Baiqiu glared at him fiercely, and then glanced at the bed in the room, "The girl was also tied up because of no choice?"
The "girl" he was talking about was currently tied up with several thick hemp ropes and hung from a beam like a hairy crab. Her mouth was also blocked, and there was a bed underneath her body.
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"My hero, I was wrong! I...I was obsessed with lust for a moment...I haven't touched that girl yet! If you don't believe me, you can ask her!" The leader of the village was already kowtowing to beg for mercy as he spoke.
While he was saying these words, on the other side, Liu Wusheng had walked to the bed, cut the rope with the knife he brought with him, and put the girl down.
Since the girl's body was still some distance away from the bed, Liu Wusheng picked her up and put her on the bed.
But this catch made Liu Wusheng secretly surprised, because at first glance, he knew that the girl was an adult, but when he caught her, he felt that her body was extremely light, as if she had no bones.
Surprised, Liu Wusheng couldn't help but stare at the other person carefully: he saw that this woman was in her youth, with fair skin and beautiful appearance, Xiaojiabiyu, and her figure was even more prominent under the outline of the rope that had not been completely spread out.
Exquisite and elegant.
As they looked at each other, Liu Wusheng met each other's eyes. As soon as their eyes touched, the girl immediately lowered her head, and her cheeks that were already flushed with shame deepened.
Only then did Liu Wusheng realize that the girl was only wearing belly pants and it was inappropriate for him to look at her like this, so he quickly looked away.
Don't think Liu Wusheng is just a second-rate figure in the world, but he is a gentleman and a true knight. When he picked up the girl, he carefully held her belly with one hand, but did not dare to move up or up.
Second half.
At this time, Liu Wusheng felt a little ashamed when he thought about his behavior of staring at others, so he simply turned his back to the other person and cleared his throat, firstly, to resolve the embarrassment, and secondly, so that he could speak smoothly:
"Girl, please put on a quilt first."
When the girl heard this, she slowly broke away from the broken rope on her body, took off the cloth stuffed in her mouth, and responded in a voice like a mosquito: "Thank you, hero, for saving my life."
Then he put on the quilt.
"Girl." Zou Baiqiu, who was a few meters away, saw that the other party seemed to be in a stable mood, so he asked, "Is this bastard true? He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
Zou Daxia scolded the bastard and kicked the village leader again.
The village leader was kicked like this and screamed in pain, covering his heart and rolling on the ground.
"Why are you pretending?" Zou Baiqiu hated these adulterers the most in his life, because his wife and children died at the hands of adulterers. Even though he had killed his enemies long ago, he still couldn't get over it for many years.
"He...not yet." The girl seemed to hesitate for a while, then blushed and replied in a very soft voice.
"Hero! I'm telling the truth! Just be noble and let me go..." The village leader took advantage of the situation and began to beg for mercy again.
But Zou Baiqiu kicked him on the chin again, kicked him into a backflip, and interrupted: "Shut up! That's not true. What about the women you kidnapped into the village before?
?Today you, Mr. Zou, will settle the accounts with you!"
For a knight-errant like Liu Zou, when he is chasing thieves, he can usually decide whether to kill or not to kill in a matter of seconds.
The gang of gangsters outside can be regarded as accomplices. Which one of them has a human life on their hands and which one has not? Liu and Zou don't have the energy to verify it. Anyway, as long as the other party surrenders, it will be left to the government to deal with it; what about the government?
, you may not be willing to suppress the bandits yourself, but you are still willing to accept this kind of "merit" brought to your doorstep, and it is not a problem to offer a reward.
But the leader of this group of bandits was the main culprit. Even if he was killed on the spot, there would be no unjust, false or wrongful conviction. If you want to hand it over to the government, you can hand it over. If you don't hand it over, no one will pursue it.
Originally, Zou Baiqiu didn't necessarily want to kill someone today, but when he entered the house and saw a girl hanging, he felt angry, so now he became murderous.
Liu Wusheng would not stop him - there was nothing to stop him from killing someone who deserved his death.
However, just when Zou Baiqiu raised his knife and struck at the "vulnerable" village leader who was lying on the ground...
The "village leader" who had been beaten so hard just now that he was unable to fight back suddenly seemed to have been given a shot of blood, and his movements became more flexible.
Not only did he avoid Zou Baiqiu's direct sword, he also quickly dodged aside and picked up the weapon he had just thrown away.
At the same time, a few "Puff" sounds suddenly came from behind Liu Wusheng.
At this moment, Liu Wusheng, who was completely unprepared for his rear, was hit hard with finger force on his spine and Du Meridian points, and then he was kicked into the Xueqie points on both sides of his knees and popliteus.
Soft, he knelt down.
To be continued...