In Tianlong Village, the night bonfire has been lit.
The whole hillside was filled with smoke, but if it weren't for the guards standing ready in the distance, the place would be as peaceful as before.
In the entire Tianlong Village, in addition to more than 8,000 bandits, there are almost 20,000 family members.
Most of the bandits in Tianlong Village are poor people in the surrounding areas. They live here for the sake of safety.[
Qian Zhen was kneeling on a hilltop not far from Tianlong Village. Here, there was a tomb made of stone. On the tombstone, the tomb of Qian Zhen's wife Wang was clearly engraved.
Qian Zhen and his wife Wang Rui had a deep love for each other. After all, they were childhood sweethearts. Therefore, after Wang Rui's death, he never got close to women.
Not to mention taking concubines.
In the past, on the first and fifteenth day of every month, Qian Zhen would come to worship Wang Rui at dusk. However, today was not the first day of the Lunar New Year or the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. Qian Zhen came.
On Wang Rui's grave, there were several weeds growing, swaying slightly in the howling autumn wind.
Qian Zhen stood up slowly and reached out to pull out the weeds on the grave. Tears filled his eyes.
In a flash, it has been six years. If Wang Rui Xianza was still alive, their children would be all over the place.
"Do you remember her?"
Qian Zhen looked up at the sky, trying not to let tears fall. The setting sun on the distant mountains was like blood, and two crows occasionally drifted over, making it even more desolate.
"Brother Qian Qian, Wang Rui's death has nothing to do with me. You know this."
Zhang Zixuan, who was kneeling on one side, was shaking all over.
His cultivation level is pretty good, but he doesn't know what Liu Xia gave him, and now he doesn't have any strength in his body.
"That day in court, I initially doubted whether it was you who did it. After all, I didn't have enough evidence in my hands. However, when I was cleaning the room later, I discovered this."
Having said this, Qian Zhen took out a jade pendant from his arms and threw it to the ground.
Zhang Zixuan turned pale when he saw this jade pendant.
This was a jade pendant heirloomed in his family, and he always wore it on his body. Later, when he raped and killed Wang Rui, he couldn't find it.
He had always suspected that it might have been left at Qian Zhen's house, but when Qian Zhen went to court with him, he did not take out the jade pendant, so he was sure that the jade pendant might have been left somewhere else.
Therefore, I have always been so fearful.
But today, when he saw this jade pendant, he no longer had to quibble.[
"This is your jade pendant!"
Qian Zhen suppressed the anger in his heart and asked calmly.
"Here, Brother Qian, there must be a misunderstanding here."
Zhang Zixuan hurriedly argued.
"Haha, misunderstanding? I found this jade pendant under the bed when I was packing up Wang Rui's belongings. If I guessed correctly, you should have thrown it away in a panic that day."
Having said this, Qian Zhen slowly turned around and said with a ferocious anger: "Now, you are still so quibbling! Today, I will use your blood to pay homage to the spirit of my dead wife!"
Immediately, Qian Zhen rushed forward, picked up Zhang Zixuan, and threw him under the tombstone.
"Qian Zhen, Qian Zhen, listen to my explanation. I raped her while she was unconscious, but I really didn't kill her! Besides, she seduced me first!"
Zhang Zixuan said in a panic.
When Qian Zhen heard this, two tears appeared on his cheeks.
At the same time, he slowly pulled out the long knife at the waist in his hand, and said sternly: "Seduce you! I will seduce you later! At that time, you were depressed, and my husband and I treated you like brothers! Say! How could you?
Say such crazy things?"
Qian Zhen rushed forward and stabbed his stomach with a knife, causing Zhang Zixuan to scream in agony.
At this time, Qian Zhen pulled out a second knife and said angrily: "My happiness in this life has been ruined in the hands of a despicable person like you. Even if I cut you into pieces, it can't make up for my resentment towards you."
. Rui'er has a pure mind and fights against the world. It's me! It's me who introduced you, a white-eyed wolf, into our family. Every time I think of the suffering Rui'er went through at your hands, I wish I could kill myself."
After saying that, Qian Zhen inserted the second knife into Zhang Zixuan's stomach.
With a push of his hands, Zhang Zixuan's stomach was suddenly cut open, and his intestines and blood immediately flowed out.
Zhang Zixuan was in so much pain that most people would have died at this time, but the food Liu Xia gave him seemed to have healing properties, preventing him from dying so easily.
"I'm going to cut your intestines open today, and I want to see if your heart is red or black!"
At this point, Qian Zhen stabbed upward, directly breaking open Zhang Zixuan's chest.
Zhang Zixuan, who was about to faint from the pain, watched helplessly as Qian Zhen grabbed his heart with his hand. At this moment, Zhang Zixuan gradually lost consciousness.
Qian Zhen chopped off his head with a knife, knelt on his knees in front of Wang Rui's grave, and cried loudly.
The past events are still vivid in my mind, making Qian shocked and reluctant to live.
I have been holding this bad breath in my heart for many years, and today I finally let it out.[
After a long time, the sky gradually darkened, and many crows and eagles landed on Zhang Zixuan's body and feasted on it.
Qian Zhen cried so hard that he felt sad for Wang Rui and himself.
I wanted to create a better future for myself with my hands.
However, fate plays tricks on people like this.
Although the great revenge was avenged at this moment, Wang Rui could not survive.
He could no longer touch Wang Rui's delicate jade hands, nor could he feel the familiar fragrance of her body.
He almost forgot Wang Rui's voice calling him.
After venting these things happily, Qian Zhen knelt in front of the tombstone like a deflated balloon and remained silent.
At this time, he saw several torches coming from a distance. After a while, Qian Zhen saw clearly that the people coming were two of his subordinates.
Of these two people, one is Wu Cheng, who is his confidant.
The other one is Sun Peifou, the second in charge of Tianlong Village.
There are three second masters in Tianlong Village, who usually work with Qian Zhen to deal with matters in the village.
Sun Peipei and Qian Zhen were close friends. They had similar interests and were very speculative.
Wu Cheng and Sun Peiqi couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the bloody scene here. However, Wu Cheng knew this person and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Congratulations to the leader of the village. Congratulations to the leader of the village for his great revenge."
Only then did Sun Peibu come to his senses and said, "Is this person Zhang Zixuan?"
Qian Zhen has calmed down now and has finished venting. However, the road in life is still long, and the words must continue.
"Yes, this person is Zhang Zixuan. I led people to assassinate him several times, but all failed. Liu Xia kidnapped me yesterday, and before leaving, he handed this person over to me."
Qian Zhen said.
"Master of the Village, I'm too talkative. Liu Xia gave Zhang Zixuan to you just to do what he wanted. Master of the Village, please don't be fooled."
Sun Pei said with admiration.
"I know this. Liu Xia is a very cunning person. I won't believe him easily just because he sent my enemy to me. By the way, what's the matter with you coming to me?"
Qian Zhen changed the topic and said.
Qian Zhen had not yet made up his mind about matters like Zhao'an, but Liu Xia did shake him a little.
"Back to the village master, Huanglong of Black Wind Village sent his subordinate Zhang Lei to deliver 30,000 kilograms of grain and some armor. He is now waiting in the hall."
Wu Cheng said.
"Huang Long is quite good at taking advantage of loopholes. However, the road down the mountain is blocked, and we are really strapped now, so that's okay. I'll go see him and see what Huang Long wants to do."
Having said this, Qian Zhen stood up slowly, looked back at his wife's grave, sighed softly, and headed down the mountain.
After returning to Tianlong Village and entering the hall, I saw a bearded and burly middle-aged man sitting there.
This person is Zhang Lei, Huang Long's confidant.
"Master Qian, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you still look so refreshed."
Zhang Lei said with a pleasant smile.
"You're welcome, Leader Zhang, please take a seat."
Qian Zhen smiled lightly.
"Although our two cottages have been in constant conflict, that is all in the past. Now that the imperial army is encircling and suppressing us, we should put aside our disputes and jointly deal with foreign enemies. Therefore, the owner of my cottage asked me to send 30,000 kilograms of grain and some protective equipment.
A. This is a sign of letting go of the past grudges. Please don’t be too late, Master Qian."
"Hey, Brother Huang is very polite. However, these things really come in handy. Thank you very much."
Qian Zhen smiled politely.
"In addition, our village leader asked me to bring you a message."
At this time, Zhang Lei looked around and whispered.
"You guys stand down."
At this time, Qian Zhen waved his hand and said.
"Zhai Master Qian, this letter is what our village master told me to give to you."
After everyone left, Zhang Lei took out a letter and put it on the table.
Qian Zhen was stunned, took out the letter, took a cursory glance at it, and couldn't help being surprised.
The letter said that Heifeng Village already had a strategy to retreat from the enemy, but it could not bear to see Tianlong Village destroyed under the iron heel of the imperial court and make the same mistake as the Juyi Gang, and wanted them all to evacuate to Heifeng Village. From then on,
Accepting the management of Heifeng Village can keep them safe and sound.
Qian Zhen knew that Huanglong obviously wanted to annex their Tianlong Village.
However, Huang Long was very confident in what he said in the letter. Qian Zhen knew Huang Long well and he was not a big talker. He must have really had a strategy to defeat the enemy.
If Huanglong can really resist the Celestial Army, this is also a way out for Tianlong Village.
However, Qian Zhen silently thought to himself, is he really going to be a bandit for the rest of his life?
"What's Qian Zhai's idea?"
At this time, Zhang Lei interrupted Qian Zhen's train of thought and asked anxiously.
"Well, like this, I, Qian Zhen, cannot decide on such a big matter alone. Leader Zhang might as well stay here for a few days. I will discuss it with all the leaders before I give you an answer."
Qian Zhen smiled lightly.
Zhang Lei knew that this kind of thing couldn't be rushed, so he smiled and said: "That's fine, I'll stay here for a few days and wait for your news. As long as Master Qian agrees, our leader will come in person to discuss this with you."
details."
Zhang Lei laughed and said.
"Thank you, thank you. Come, take Chief Zhang to the guest room."
Qian Zhen shouted.
Immediately, someone came in and took Zhang Lei out.
Qian Zhen held the letter in his hand and remained silent.
There were three paths before him at the moment.
The first one is to resist the imperial court to the end and be destroyed by a hundred thousand troops.
The second article is to accept the imperial edict.
The third option is to accept Huang Long's proposal. Although I don't know how sure Huang Long is, if what Huang Long said is true, this is also a way.
However, Qian Zhen was still a little hesitant about where to go with these three roads. Seeing that it was time to see what everyone thought.
"Wu Cheng, let me know, we will gather in Yiyi Hall for discussion within an hour!"