Chapter 7: The blessings and misfortunes of the human heart

The onlookers in the woods straightened up subconsciously, and after realizing something was wrong, they quickly climbed down. In the blink of an eye, the two first-class masters were killed. The one named Monkey died under Qian Fei's knife, and the Qian family members were also killed by the trapped beast Monkey.

Death, even Qian Fei is still angry and hanging on by a thread.

After almost two cups of tea, there was still no movement on the road. Shangguan Yuan was a little eager to try: "Brother Lu, let's go and see what treasures the Qian family's carriage has. It's worth so many people dying for it."

"Hey, Brother Lu, please wait for me." Shangguan Yuan just had time to turn around, but Shangguan Lu had already rushed out.

What I saw was far more tragic than what I had seen in the woods before. The smelly and dazzling blood no longer flowed, and the sand, gravel and dust on the ground condensed into brown clumps. Whether it was the Qian family or Wu and Ge, they were in weird postures.

Lying on the ground, his clothes were soaked in blood and their original appearance was no longer visible.

Shangguan and Lu's thoughts were completely focused on the wooden box on the carriage. They quickly came to the carriage, took out the dagger inserted in the horse's neck and cocked it.

When Shangguan Lu pried open all the wooden boxes, his excitement and joy could not be described. His eyes were unwilling to blink, and even his voice seemed trembling when he spoke.

"Yuanzi, this is Xitu, this is Xitu. There are so many of them, including ten bottles. It's really exciting."

"And Jiaozi is a thousand taels of votes!"

"This box should contain medicinal materials that are over a hundred years old."

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After Shangguan Lu and Shangguan Yuan gathered everything, they sat directly on the carriage. The more they took stock, the happier they became. They did not notice that Qian Fei, who was lying on the ground and should have been dead, had stood up with a knife.

"Plop! Plop!"

A branch was broken out from the woods where Shangguan Lu had been hiding, and it hit Qian Fei directly on the back of the head, causing him to fall to the ground.

Shangguan Lu was startled by the sound of Qian Fei falling to the ground. The moment he turned around, he saw Qian Fei falling to the ground. He clutched the dagger he had just used to pry the wooden box as a warning.

"Yuanzi, be careful, the man named Qian Fei from the Qian family is not dead yet."

"He's not dead yet. At least he was stabbed three or four times by that guy called Monkey. He's really lucky!" Shangguan Yuan joked, but his movements were a little stiff. The hand that stepped forward to hold the knife betrayed him completely.

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"Help, help!"

Qian Fei lay motionless on the ground, seemingly out of survival instinct. When he felt someone approaching, he subconsciously called for help.

Shangguan Lu was worried about Shangguan Yuan's accident, so he jumped off the carriage and walked a few steps in front of Shangguan Yuan. He looked at Qian Fei and couldn't make a move. Shangguan Lu was like this, and Shangguan Yuan was still like this. Although the two of them followed Liu Yan to practice, they didn't do it.

He has never experienced the trials and tribulations of a warrior, nor has he been exposed to the blood of killing.

Shangguan Lu and Shangguan Yuan looked at each other, smiling bitterly, unable to do anything.

"Two young heroes, please spare your life. Just send me to Qianjiazhuang. The treasures in the car will all be yours." Just when the Shangguan brothers were hesitating, Qian Fei suddenly opened his eyes and held on for a while.

Make a strong promise in your tone.

Shangguan Lu pulled Shangguan Yuan aside. The two discussed for a long time and finally decided to sort out the treasures and hide them in the woods. As for Qian Fei and the friends, they would be sent back to Qian's house.

Although they had no experience in rivers and lakes, they had to be wary of others. After Shangguan Lu and Shangguan Yuan pushed the carriage out of the area, they entrusted Qian Fei to the caravan and sent them to Qianjiazhuang. They also bought money from the caravan.

Bring two horses to help you travel.

Due to their poor equestrian skills, they were delayed for some time on the road and returned to the woods again. The smile froze on their faces. The place was still the same, but the empty pit told them: "The treasure is missing!"

Shangguan Lu was stunned, and so was Shangguan Yuan!

In less than half an hour, the treasure they had hidden in the pit was intercepted. The unwilling Shangguan Lu and Shangguan Yuan searched like a carpet around the pit for more than an hour. Naturally, they found nothing.

Gained.

"Brother Lu, what the hell, why are they gone? There are so many treasures." Shangguan Yuan sat down on the ground tiredly, beating the wooden stick in his hand to vent his frustration.

"Yuanzi, forget it, the ill-gotten wealth probably doesn't belong to me in the first place. There's still a lot of money left." Seeing that Shangguan Lu couldn't find the property, he was worried that Qian Fei would cause trouble when he returned to Qian's house.

After consoling themselves, Laiqian's family took Shangguanyuan out of the woods to the pier, got on the ferry and went up the river, leaving this land of right and wrong as quickly as possible.

Qian Fei was sent to Qianjiazhuang by a caravan entrusted by the Shangguan brothers. After being rescued by the Qian family, he finally saved his life.

Three days later, Qian Fei finally woke up and heard the clan leader's voice: "Qian Fei, what happened that day? Why are you the only one back? Where are the Pu clan elders, Qian Yong, and the other clan members?"

"Clan leader, we were blocked by Wu Jun brothers at the Dihe Ferry. Qian Yong was killed by Wu Jun. The elder of the three clans was killed by Ge Xiaoshu in a sneak attack. The elders of the three clans killed Wu Jun before he died. My clan members and I fought with Ge Xiaoshu

We died together, but I don’t know what happened next.”

"No, no, there are two little cubs. The treasure was taken away by those two little cubs. It was taken by those two little cubs."

Although Qian Fei was unconscious again, he still revealed enough information. Qian Puwei signaled the clansmen to take good care of Qian Fei and then turned and left. The Qian clan leader returned to the hall with a gloomy face, and his deep eyes looked back and forth on the faces of the clan elders on both sides.

The big clan elder sitting first on the left side of Qian Puwei looked at the other clan elders. His cloudy eyes exuded an indescribable wisdom. He looked at the clan leader and said slowly: "Clan Leader, the most important thing at the moment is

It’s better to recover those properties, we must give an explanation to the city lord.”

"Just do what the rich clan boss said, rich clan boss, you make the arrangements." Qian Puwei had no objection to the rich clan elder's suggestion, and after saying that, he stood up and left the hall.

"Old man from a wealthy family, other property is fine, but it's just land..."

"Please arrange for the clan members to enter the Nongshan crypt again. Please ask the elder of the Tai clan. The clan members narrowly escaped death in the past."

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The clan leader turned and left, and several other clan elders looked at the elders and made suggestions in different tones.

The elders of the big clan ignored what was going on in the hall and gave instructions in a slow voice: "The elders of the third clan and several other clan elders will arrange for manpower to search for the two boys mentioned by Qian Fei and recover their property. The elders of the second clan will take stock of the clan treasury and prepare further preparations."

A piece of property in case of emergencies."

"Yes, follow the old orders of the rich clan."

The elders of the Qian family followed the instructions of the elders of the wealthy clan and began to act independently. It must be said that the power of the family is really strong. After peeling off the cocoon, he first found the caravan and learned from the caravan that the appearance of the Shangguan brothers was made into portraits.

The traces of the convoy were traced to the place where the fight began, and they also found the hiding place of Shangguan and Lu in the woods and the hole where the treasure was hidden. Through the portraits, they found the Dihe Ferry, and even found out the specific ship and its direction.

Why.

As the search progressed, messages were passed to the elders of the big clan with the return of the Qian clan members. After confirming Shangguan Lu’s last movements, the elders of the clan immediately found Qian Puwei: “Clan leader, those two intercepted me

People who have stolen clan property have gone up the river, should we send my clan members to chase them?"

"Big clan elders, let clan clan elders lead the team and pursue them along the river. They must capture them alive and recover the property." After learning the detailed information, Qian Puwei still frowned. He was not worried about whether he could capture it, but the treasure was still there.

I don't have much hope whether it can be recovered.

"Clan leader, the city lord's offer?" the elder of the wealthy clan asked tentatively.

"The elders of the second clan have personally escorted him, so the elders of the big clan don't have to worry." Qian Puwei replied in a deep voice without raising his head.

The elder of the wealthy family hesitated and finally expressed his thoughts: "Clan leader, my Qian family lives far away in Nongshan. Wouldn't it be better to stay out of the court disputes? Why bother to wade into this muddy water?"

"Old man of a rich family, my Qian family has been here for thousands of years. During the previous dynasty, the Qian family could still live and work in peace and contentment relying on the support of our ancestors. After the Shenque Dynasty, our family's fiefdoms were repeatedly reduced. If it weren't for the Xian Ting Order, I

The size of the Qian family's fiefdom may be gone. As the head of the clan, I must plan for the Qian family. As for the struggle for power, well, dogs bite dogs, as long as it is beneficial to my Qian family." Qian Puwei said with a look of disdain.

It seems a little bitter again.

"Clan Leader, I understand your difficulties, and I don't know what you are saying. It's just that Qichang is only eleven years old. Even if he has a lot of help, he may not be able to achieve anything big." The clan leader spoke, and the elder of the clan took advantage of the situation and persuaded him again.

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"Elder of the clan, there are some things, and now is not the time to tell you." Qian Puwei waved his hand, not wanting to say anything more.

The elders of the wealthy clan also understood the clan leader's painstaking efforts, and began to make arrangements to hunt down the Shangguan brothers and recover their belongings. The six elders of the Qian family went out together and went to various ferries in the upper reaches of the Dihe River. Finally, they found people who looked exactly like the Shangguan brothers at the Guiyang Mountain Ferry in the Sun Mountains.

whereabouts.

According to Shangguan Lu's guess, the person who intercepted their treasures was most likely to go to Guiyang Village, where the largest trading market with a radius of nearly a hundred miles is located. Therefore, he took the ferry to Guiyang Ferry and disembarked. Because it was already getting late, he casually walked in the village.

Find an inn to stay.

Guiyang Village is located at the foot of Guiyang Mountain. Guiyang Mountain is an extension of the Sun Mountain Range. The mountain is not steep, but it is longer and wider than other peaks. Not only are mountains and rivers converging into rivers at the foot of the mountain, but also because of the terrain, the products are

It is extremely rich and backed by the Sun Mountains. No clans have had fiefdoms here in the past dynasties. Therefore, a large number of wandering souls, medicine farmers and soldiers settled here to live. The rich products also attracted major business alliances from north to south.

, traveling merchants gathered together and slowly formed a Zhuangzi.

When the Zhu family established the Shenque Dynasty, they also needed rare treasures from the Taiyang Mountains and Guiyang Mountains. The Dudu Division, the Imperial Palace Division, the Imperial Hospital, etc. all once again set up special procurement points. After the scale was established, Nei Ma City invited the imperial court.

It was named Guiyang Zhuang Yi Market and became the place where business travelers and travelers settled. Together with Fenglingdu at the northern end of the Sun Mountain Range, it became the most prosperous Yi Market in the central part of the Shenque Dynasty.

In the land of the Dongxia people in Kaiyuan Continent, they can only build a village in a feudal land for the propagation of the clan. If the number of houses exceeds ten, it will be regarded as trespassing. At the most severe cases, it will be driven away, but at the most severe case, it will be beheaded. No one can enter the village without invitation, otherwise it will be a bandit.

Clan members can be killed directly without violating dynasty laws. The fiefdoms are called differently according to their merit and status. After the fiefdom, the title lasts for nine generations but the fiefdom will exist forever. Even if the dynasty changes, it will not be affected.

"Brother Lu, the Guiyang Village that Master mentioned should be the largest Yishi within a hundred miles. If the one who intercepted our way wanted to deal with it, he would probably come here." Shangguan Yuan also said that he was not very sure.

"This is Guiyang Village." Shangguan Lu was gnashing his teeth with hatred as he spoke about the robbery. The cooked duck flew away. How could he, who is obsessed with money, just let it go so easily?

With the money in his pocket, he would not treat himself badly. Guiyang Tavern directly booked a room, and took turns entering Yi Market to find out the news. After three consecutive days, the Qian family members, dressed as traveling merchants, entered under the leadership of the elders of the four clans.

Guiyang Village also wandered around Yi City searching for traces of Shangguan and Lu.

"The elders of the four clans have found out that the two boys are living in Guiyang Tavern. Our clan's property has not been found yet."

"After night falls, people will be brought back to Qianjiazhuang without anyone noticing. If they are there, they will not worry about not being able to find their belongings."

It has been two days since entering Guiyang Village. Even though the traces of the thief were successfully found, the batch of stolen treasures were still not found. The patience of the four elders was finally exhausted and they decided to take action.

At noon, Shangguan Lu and Shangguan Yuan were having lunch when they heard the people at the next table talking about Guiyang Zhuang Yi Market and many medicinal herbs of old years. The two Shangguan brothers' hearts suddenly became tense. They just ordered

I didn't even bother to eat, so I finally waited for the next table to finish and leave. I followed him without hesitation. However, I didn't even turn a few corners before I was dumped by him.

"Yuanzi, go back first. Don't waste the food you bought. Why eat such expensive food?"

"Brother Lu, why don't we look for it first?"

"Yuanzi, since you have already appeared, so many things cannot be dealt with in a short while. I have lunch first and look for it slowly."

"Brother Lu, if the one we find is a warrior, we won't be able to deal with him."

"It's okay. If we find it, we'll spread the news. We'll fish in troubled waters and get back as much as we can."

"okay."

The two people who had returned without success were about to return to the tavern when they were almost knocked down by a horse galloping behind them.

"Ta da, da da."

Three men on fast horses passed by in a flash.

"Brother Lu, these are the people just now." Due to the angle, Shangguan Yuan happened to see the faces of the people on the horse clearly, and shouted excitedly to Shangguan Lu.

"Genko, chase."

Shangguan Lu and Shangguan Yuan brothers quickly returned to the tavern, took out their mounts, and chased after them with the same speed.

Because it took some time to get the horse, and the two people bought only ordinary foot horses, the horse power was far less than the horses of the three people in front, not to mention that the two were not good at riding. Although they kept pushing the horses desperately, the distance between the three was still far away.

It was getting farther and farther, and as time passed, even the foot horse began to lose strength and gasp for breath.

"Yuanzi, this is not the way to go. The horse's power is limited, and it will fall to the ground from exhaustion in less than an hour and a half. Stop and slow down the horse power before talking." The two horses were running, and the wind was howling in their ears. Shangguan Yuan faced Shangguan Lu.

The shouts could not be heard clearly, so he tightened the reins tightly. When the horse sat down, it raised its head and screamed, foaming from the head. Shangguan Yuan saw that the situation was not good, stepped on the stirrups with both feet, and jumped off the horse with all his strength.

While Shangguan Lu was shouting, he was already slowing down his horse power. Regardless of his own safety, he jumped off the horse and ran to Shangguan Yuan.

"Brother Lu, I'm fine." Shangguan Yuan stood up and moved his body, laughing non-stop.

Shangguan Lu saw that there was indeed nothing wrong with Shangguan Yuan, but his horse had fallen to the ground, shaking all over and foaming at the mouth. It seemed that he could no longer ride. The two of them could only ride together. They could not run anymore and could only let them go.

The horse is walking slowly on its legs.

"Boss, the two boys who are here now are in Guiyang Village every day to inquire about the trading news of century-old medicinal materials and rare treasures. They pay the bill at the tavern with thousands of taels of hand." Not far in front of the Shangguan brothers, a man

There are scattered men among the piles of bushes holding sharp knives.

"Kitten, is what you said true?" The boss squinted his eyes and saw that the two boys below did not look like rich owners. His eyes were stern and he asked in a deep voice.

"Boss, how dare I lie to you? It's absolutely true. The three of us have been staring at Guiyang Village for three days. They are probably from some family who came out for training." Due to the boss's doubts, Mao Mao looked very aggrieved.

He kept winking at the other two people who went out with him.

"Boss, what Brother Cat said is true. We have been watching for three days and just caught these two silly boys today." One of them looked at his boss and said with certainty.

The eldest among the three people is a group of wandering spirits who have just arrived in Guiyang Mountain to seek a living. These wandering spirits have bad conduct and bad intentions, and are the most disliked by others. After being expelled from the family, they have no scruples, robbing, extorting, killing, and buying goods.

Let's talk to get by.

The Shangguan brothers had just left the villa and were not familiar with the world. Although they had been very careful in seeking information in Guiyang villa, they still couldn't resist the interested people. Being targeted by these wandering spirits was a disaster rather than a blessing.

There was a "whirring" sound, and the Shangguan brothers were blocked by tree trunks in front and back. Dozens of wandering souls stood on the hillsides on both sides, looking at the two fat sheep with playful eyes.

"Boy, hand over your belongings and I will let you live." The leader of this group of wandering ghosts is called Xu Zheng. He had followed his boss in his home county to kill and steal goods from the Chief Secretary's caravan. The state commander sent troops to arrest him, and the boss was killed.

A group of people also dispersed and fled. Xu Zheng gathered this group of people in Guiyang Mountain for a while. It was just because he had not committed any crime and was not known to the government. However, there were many things like intercepting fat sheep like Shangguan Lu. The process was extremely complicated.

Familiarity.

"If you want to rob us, don't weigh your own weight." The treasure that was originally intended to subsidize the family was cut off inexplicably. Shangguan Luben was holding back his anger. He finally had a clue, but it turned out to be a group of wandering ghosts.

The trap set, especially among these wandering souls, only the leader is a third-rate warrior, and the other minions are just tricks. Not only are they not afraid, but they are even more eager to try.

"Brothers, cut them down for me and divide the treasure among them."

Shangguan Lu's ignorance and Shangguan Yuan's disdain and disregard made Xu Zheng extremely disgusted, and he called a group of people to roar down the hillside.

"A bunch of tricks, but they still dare to show off in front of our brothers and seek death." Shangguan Yuan dismounted first, drew out the wind chanting gun from the horse, and fired the gun, directly knocking down the nearest guy. Shangguan Lu followed suit.

Walk, hold the gun with both hands in a horizontal position, move forward with the gun, and hit the upper body of four minions one after another.

"The idea is prickly, and the enemy will be surrounded and killed."

How is his kung fu? He has a real mark on his hand. However, with just two shots, five people fell down on his side. Xu Zheng almost instantly understood that the two boys in front of him were not the traveling businessmen in the past. He no longer had any contempt for it and was worried that the boat would capsize in the ditch.

He began to call for everyone to surround him, hoping to take the opportunity to consume the opponent's strength.

"Yuanzi, there are many of them, get on the tip of the spear, don't hold back, kill." This is the first time for Shangguan Lu brothers to fight with people for real. They don't want to hurt people's lives and focus on knocking them down, but they look at the people coming around.

There are more and more people on the other side, so I have to be cruel. After all, there are dozens of people on the other side, and they are all fierce and ruthless people. If this continues, I am afraid that I will have to answer here.

He took out the tip of the spear from his waist and mounted it on the barrel. He held the pole with both hands and charged forward. The two of them were already the strength of three dragons. However, due to lack of experience in fighting, in the past duels in the villa, they did not save any energy and were exhausted.

Later, after several fights, I gradually learned that the use of strength is no longer a big deal.

"I thought it was a tough thing, but it turned out that I was really a young chick who had just left home, haha, haha." After Xu Zheng aimed at the opportunity several times to fight against Shangguan Lu and Shangguan Yuan brothers, he found that these two men were extremely powerful in addition to their martial arts skills.

Besides, he was just a novice martial artist, not to mention not a martial artist yet. He was just doing the moves, and then he felt relieved. He even laughed heartily when he thought that the property was about to be obtained, and all the previous worries and worries were swept away.

After Shangguan Lu fought with Xu Zheng, he also discovered his own problem. He gradually realized that it was not just about going out, but also the conversion and use of force. He gradually became more skillful. The momentum pierced the chest of the former enemy, and he used the force of the gun barrel to change hands.

With the force of the move, he sliced ​​open the enemy's thigh on the right side, and with the force of the gun, he crossed the shoulder and twisted the body with the force of the cut. In this way, a group of wandering souls became Shangguan Lu's sparring partners, not hurting them, but constantly trying out their own guesses and ideas.

"The idea pricks the hand, and the wind pulls tightly." Shangguan Lu became more and more skillful in fighting, and he no longer had the slightest worry. However, Xu Zheng panicked. A warrior should be able to handle the tricks with ease, but Shangguan Lu's energy savings are far beyond ordinary people. Xu Zheng's

A third-rate warrior was forced to do so. He fought against the Shangguan brothers several times. The tiger's mouth was numb and he almost lost his weapon. Now seeing Shangguan Lu's appearance, he no longer wanted to snatch him. He was timid and wanted to escape. Xu Zheng was
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