It turns out that this man's name is Ji Ertian, and he is a villager in Qianhai Village, Xihai County, Huzhou. This Qianhai Village is a large village with a population of more than 3,000. It is close to the sea and is rich in aquatic products.

Because of this, several sects were established in this fishing village to attack each other and seize fishing resources.

Ji Ertian has three sons, and they all joined the sect in the village called "Golden Shell Crab". When they joined, the Golden Shell Crab Sect had a Lanxia Realm expert, which was considered the largest sect in the village and was very popular for a while. Others

The sect has been oppressed by this sect many times, but it still dares to get angry but dare not speak out.

The three sons of the Ji family were fierce and aggressive, and very brave. The head of the Golden Shell Crab Sect admired them very much. However, they all became deacons within a year. As they were promoted, their arrogance became even more arrogant. They fought for territory and fought fiercely, and they worked harder and harder every time.

, the Ji family has become a big family in the village, and everyone respects them.

The Golden Shell Crab Sect is also becoming more and more powerful in each battle.

But as the saying goes, things will turn against each other at the extremes, and there will be disaster in the middle. The various atrocities of the Golden Shell Crab made the other sects in the village very dissatisfied. They secretly united and suddenly attacked the Golden Shell Crab Sect. The Golden Shell Crab was negligent and was beaten back.

, that Lanxia realm expert even died in a fierce battle.

After that, other sects became more energetic and fought more bravely, while the Golden Shell Crab lost its mainstay, everyone was in danger, and the army was defeated like a mountain.

The three brothers of the Ji family went through a fight, one died and the other was injured. Ji Ertian saw that the Ji family was going to be extinct, so he hurriedly asked his sons to jump out of the door wall. Seeing that the sect's golden shell was about to be crushed, the leader of the Golden Shell Crab sect also hurriedly sued for peace.

, but seeking peace requires finding a prestigious sect to mediate.

At that time, the Huzhou Sect had already been established. Elder Ma was traveling around and was somewhat famous. Moreover, the main city of Huzhou was not far from Xihai County. Therefore, the leader of the Golden Shell Crab Sect fell in love with the Huzhou Sect and earned a lot of money.

Invited Elder Ma to come over.

On the day of the negotiation between the sects in Qianhai Village, Ji Ertian was also there. Seeing Elder Ma chatting and laughing so happily that other sects shook hands with the Golden Shell Crab Sect, he was so impressed that he hurriedly asked the people around him who this person was.

The person next to him said it was the first elder of the Huzhou Sect, whose surname was Ma. Ji Ertian was shocked and thought to himself that if an elder had such grace, how could the sect leader be better? The man laughed and said that the biggest person in the Huzhou sect is not the sect leader, but this

Elder Ma, Elder Ma is extremely resourceful and majestic, and has managed to make the sect leader obedient.

After hearing this, Ji Ertian went in and admired Elder Ma even more, which he would not forget for a long time.

A few days ago, a group of strong men who claimed to be the king of the mountain kidnapped Ji Ertian's second son and demanded a high reward from him.

During the battle between the Golden Shell Crab Sect and other sects, Ji Ertian's eldest son died and his younger son was seriously injured. Although his life was saved, his legs were disabled and he was disabled for the rest of his life. Only the second son was alive and healthy.

The strongman took away his second son not because the Ji family was rich, but because they had a grudge against the three sons of the Ji family. The three sons of the Ji family were rude and rude when they were in the Golden Shell Crab Clan and bullied their neighbors.

, dominion and blessing.

When they saw that no one from their neighbor Zhang San's family was a member of the sect, they had a wrong idea. After some planning and sophistry, they claimed that the fishing boat belonging to their neighbor Zhang San's family belonged to their own family, and they took it as their own and refused to return it.

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Zhang San immediately went to the Yamen to file a complaint, but because the villagers were afraid of the Zhang family, no one dared to testify, and the boat would not speak out to defend himself. Zhang and Ji's families each insisted on their own opinions, and for a while they could not tell the truth from the lies. And the government also

I didn't want to be the master of Qingtian, so I made some casual inquiries and dismissed the Zhang family's story.

Zhang San saw that the accusation was fruitless, but instead made the evildoer even more aggressive. He became so angry that his old illness broke out. He lay in bed for a few days and died.

Zhang San also had three sons. When they saw that their father was dead, they filed another complaint against the three sons of the Ji family. However, Zhang San died in bed. The yamen believed that the cause of death had nothing to do with the Ji family and dismissed Zhang San.

Family status.

Seeing that the yamen was unreliable, the three sons of the Zhang family came up with the idea of ​​​​revenge. They wanted to go and decided to join the sect, practice martial arts, and practice their skills before seeking revenge. However, the Golden Shell Crab Sect was at its peak at that time, and no one was there.

Dare to provoke. Although there are many sects in the village, no one dares to offend the three deacons of the Golden Shell Crab Sect for accepting them.

The third son of the Zhang family was so angry that they turned into bandits and joined a group of strong men entrenched in Huyang Mountain in Xihai County. They started robbing houses and stealing business. When the second son of the Ji family left the Golden Shell Crab Sect, they thought they had an opportunity and went to find him.

My eldest brother helped to stop Ji Laoer while he was rushing in the mountains one day.

According to the idea of ​​the third son of the Zhang family, he was to be killed on the spot, but Ji Laoer was also smart. After being captured, he yelled that his family was very rich and he could use his money to sell his life, and his eldest brother had no grudge against him.

He was so rich that he thought about it.

He no longer ignored the requests of the three Zhang brothers to kill him, but took Ji Lao'er captive back to the mountain and sent a letter to Ji Ertian, telling him that if he wanted his son to live, he must bring 20,000 taels of silver to redeem him within five days.

The third son of the Ji family served as a deacon during the heyday of the Golden Shell Crab Sect, but he robbed and collected a lot of property, but it was only seven or eight thousand taels, but how could he get twenty thousand taels? But the strong men in the mountains would not tolerate him at all.

After haggling and talking hard, within five days, they couldn't raise 20,000 taels, so they killed Ji Laoer.

Ji Ertian asked the leader of the Golden Shell Crab Sect for help, but at this time the Golden Shell Crab Sect was already in decline. The leader was too busy to take care of himself and was not willing to help Ji Ertian. He said coldly: "Your three sons have left the sect, and now they are

What's the point of coming to beg me?"

Ji Ertian was dissatisfied and said: "My three sons have not made great contributions to the sect. Now one is dead and one is injured, and only the second one is left. You can't ignore it!"

The sect leader sneered and glanced sideways at Ji Ertian: "Your three sons have made great contributions to the sect? I think that's the opposite? It should be the Golden Shell Crab Sect that has made great contributions to your Ji family? Your three sons are just

Deacon, how many monthly meals are there per month? But look at your house and your clothes, I’m not as good as me! Where did the money come from? Isn’t it from greed in the sect?”

Ji Ertian knew that his three sons had indeed repeatedly misappropriated the clan's public bank when they were in office, so he could no longer talk about it and had no choice but to leave. In order to save his sons' lives, he ran in every possible way and raised money everywhere, but when his family was good, he bullied his neighbors.

At this time, in trouble, most of the relatives and friends would not pay attention to him.

After a busy day, I asked everyone I could, but only a few were willing to lend a helping hand. I could only collect a dozen taels of silver, which was a drop in the bucket.

In desperation, Ji Ertian went to report to the officials again. The county government did not want to provoke the bandits on Huyang Mountain, so they just found a reason and said that the reason why Ji Ertian was kidnapped was because he was originally a member of the sect. At that time,

It was the cause of enmity with others, so the Yamen had nothing to do with it.

In desperation, Ji Ertian thought of Elder Ma, so he took all his family resources and asked Elder Ma to rescue his son. Little did he know that Elder Ma had died long ago and Guo Yufei was now in charge of the sect.

Huzhou Sect, in the reception hall.

Ji Ertian hugged the small bag full of banknotes tightly and said nothing, thinking: "Is it possible that Elder Ma has gone out to do something? What should I do? This sect leader is useless. Even if I give him money, I won't pay him back."

Use it."

While he was thinking about it, Guo Yufei said, "I don't know what to call you, father-in-law?"

"Ji Ertian" he answered truthfully.

"Well, it turns out it's Uncle Ji." Guo Yufei said with a smile, "Who are you, Elder Ma? And why are you looking for him?"

Ji Ertian lowered his head again and wanted to turn around and leave, but was momentarily intimidated by the aura of the grand hall and did not dare to leave easily. He also did not want to answer Guo Yufei's words, so he hesitated for a moment.

"Hey, tell me quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!" The disciples in the hall threatened him.

Guo Yufei leaned back, leaned in the armchair, took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "Uncle Ji, Ma Wuqiu is dead, you can't see him anymore."

"What? Ma... Ma... Elder is dead?" Ji Ertian's eyes widened, "Impossible... Elder Ma has great powers, how could he be dead? Did he suffer from some disease?"

The disciples in the hall laughed and said: "How does the man named Ma have such great powers? He was rampant for a while, and that was exactly the trap set up by my sect leader. My sect master used a little trick to capture and kill him."

"Ah..." Ji Ertian looked at the young Guo Yufei sitting on the seat. He couldn't believe it for a moment and shook his head repeatedly: "I don't believe it, I don't believe it..."

Guo Yufei felt very bored, and he would be bored if he continued to chat. He shook his head and said to the left and right: "Please ask him out." He stood up.

"Yes." After getting the order, he immediately went to chase the people away.

Ji Ertian's mind was racing, and he felt that if he couldn't invite the Huzhou Sect, there seemed to be no way to save his son. It would be better to recruit Guo Yufei for a while. If the other party can really kill Elder Ma, his ability must be with Elder Ma.

Above, he must give birth to his own son. He quickly shouted: "Sect Master Guo, Sect Master Guo! The old man was just rude, please don't blame me. I have something to ask of you."

"Wait a minute." Guo Yufei had nothing to do. Seeing Ji Ertian speak, he stopped again. Ji Ertian's disciples also stopped their movements. Ji Ertian ran back to the hall and knelt down on the ground.

He kowtowed to Guo Yufei and said: "Sect Master Guo, old man, I am a villager in Qianhai Village, Huzhou.

My family was hit by the plague. One of my three sons was dead and one was injured. Now only the second son is still a healthy man. I didn’t expect God to be so cruel. When my second son was walking on the mountain road two days ago, he was killed by Huyang Mountain again.

The bandits stopped me and asked me for a reward of 20,000 taels, but how can I have so much money, old man!"

At the end of the story, I burst into tears, with tears and runny nose streaming down my face. This sadness was 70% real and 30% fake.

Guo Yufei looked at the moved expression and asked hurriedly: "Uncle Ji, don't panic. The young master has been kidnapped. You should go to the Yamen to report the crime. You came to me, but you came to the wrong place."

Ji Ertian wiped away his tears and said angrily: "The county government is full of people who eat people without spitting out their bones and eat for free! I have been there a long time ago. When they heard that they were strongmen from Huyang Mountain, they were frightened.

I'm so shitty, where can I go? Just find any reason to send me away."

Guo Yufei did not get over the reputation of Huyang Mountain and asked the disciples around him: "What is the origin of Huyang Mountain?"

The disciple happened to be from Xihai County, Huzhou, so he naturally knew about Huyang Mountain, so he hurriedly replied: "As for the master, Huyang Mountain is to the west of Xihai County, and further west is Qianhai Village.

The group of strongmen in front of Huyang Mountain have been entrenched for a long time, not even a hundred years, but probably eighty years. Originally, it was also a sect, called the 'Shenhu Sect'. It relied on selling the spiritual grass and spiritual plants on Huyang Mountain.

They made a fortune, but this group of people were not too greedy, picked too much, and did not know how to cultivate and sustain it. In more than ten years, they picked all the grass in the mountains, and they had no income since then.

But there were nearly a hundred people in the sect, and they couldn't change the extravagant food and clothing they had spent in the past ten years. The sect leader and a few elders combined to become the king of the mountain and started a business without capital. In this way,

Therefore, he was not tolerated by the imperial court, his name was removed from the sect's roster, and he was classified as a bandit.

The county sent troops to encircle and suppress them, but among this group of strong men there were quite a few monks with fists and kicks, and with their large numbers, they relied on the towering walls of the village to repel several waves of attacks.

But they are also smart. Although they repelled the attacks of the officers and soldiers, they were very restrained and did not harm the lives of the officers. In fact, the county's suppression of bandits was also to cope with the errands sent by their superiors. After several encirclement and suppression failed, they said that the thieves were too powerful.

Unable to destroy it, we asked the higher authorities to send troops for assistance, but what kind of good job is this?

Anyway, the gang of strongmen did not offend the important officials of the government, so no one was in a hurry. They delayed and pushed back, so that instead of being wiped out, the bandits on Huyang Mountain were not wiped out. On the contrary, they grew stronger. Nowadays, the mountain road of Huyang Mountain is no longer visible.

If someone dared to leave, they would start kidnapping business.

But as far as I know, they don’t kidnap poor people, nor do they touch the government or sects. Those they kidnap are wealthy squires, and the ransom they ask for is not too outrageous. Since they asked the old man for 20,000 taels,

Presumably he should have it. Besides, although the people from Huyang Mountain cannot be compared with our Huzhou Sect, they are of the right kind after all, so if we can avoid provoking them, then we won’t."

After hearing what the disciple said, Guo Yufei looked at the old man and said in confusion: "But I don't think this old man Ji can afford twenty thousand taels of silver."

The disciple said: "He looks rustic and doesn't look like a pampered and wealthy family, but...sect leader, look at the robes and materials he wears. He is of unusual quality. He may be a nouveau riche."
To be continued...