At dusk, Liu Ziqiu finally saw land and rowed his oars even harder.
It was a small fishing village. A few wisps of smoke rose in the dusk. There were more than ten small fishing boats moored on the pier. The fishermen returning from the sea were like busy worker ants, carrying the day's harvest to the shore.
Liu Ziqiu's boat was getting closer and closer, and some fishermen were already looking in his direction. Suddenly, a team of horses appeared on the beach. The horses' hooves stepped on the beach, and the waves splashed, heading straight for the pier. Horses are rare on the Jiangnan seaside.
Seeing the rare things, the fishermen stopped to watch.
There were about forty or fifty people in the cavalry, and they were very fast. They rushed forward without slowing down. At this time, even Liu Ziqiu, who was still on the sea, could clearly see that these knights were all masked and wielding long swords, like fierce gods.
generally.
It was too late, but at that moment, the cavalry had already rushed into the middle of the fishermen, a scene of swords and blood. The fishermen who were unwilling to be killed raised their harpoons and fought hard, but they were unable to defeat these well-trained knights. In the blink of an eye, several of them fell
In the pool of blood, the elderly, women and children were helpless to fight back, and they cried and screamed one after another.
Liu Ziqiu still doesn't know what era or where he is. He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but he couldn't bear to see these people slaughtering defenseless women and children.
Not far away, a thin girl was struggling to drag a heavy fish basket to the village. The fish basket probably contained her today's harvest. The girl was tall and had a slender waist. Looking from behind, she looked very slim.
A knight seemed to be the leader of this group of people. He gave a light scold and rode his horse in pursuit. The horse stepped on the beach very fast, and when he was about to catch up, the man suddenly stood up, stretched out his arms, and grabbed the girl's waist!
The girl heard the sound of wind behind her and turned around suddenly.
I saw the man hurriedly retracted his hand, tightened the reins, and the horse spun around in circles. Looking at his face again, it was full of terror, as if he had seen a ghost.
The man seemed to have experienced something big, and a look of shock flashed across his face. He suddenly screamed angrily, raised his long knife high, and struck the girl. With the power of his horse, if this knife was a solid blow, he would definitely cut her into two pieces.
However, the girl completely ignored the danger behind her and dragged the fish basket and continued to move forward.
Liu Ziqiu's boat was still three or four feet away from the shore. Seeing that the long knife was only an inch away from the girl, he reached into his arms in desperation, took out something and threw it hard.
That man was not an easy person. Hearing the sound in the air, he hurriedly ducked down and put away the knife. Hearing a "dang" sound, several sparks burst out. The object Liu Ziqiu had thrown had been knocked away by him, but it was
A feathered arrow. The feathered arrow did not lose its force, and inserted into the back of another knight's heart with a "pop" sound. The knight grunted and fell from his horse.
Liu Ziqiu shot out an arrow, and the man jumped ashore. He held another feather arrow in his hand and rushed towards the man.
The man turned his horse's head, handed the sword to his left hand, and shook his right arm vigorously. Blocking the arrow just now made his arm numb. When he saw clearly that Liu Ziqiu did not have a crossbow, the arrow was thrown out casually.
At this time, he couldn't help but be shocked and shouted: "Block him!"
Hearing the sound, more than a dozen knights rode towards Liu Ziqiu.
Liu Ziqiu roared, squatted down suddenly, and swept his right leg on the beach. Countless gravels rose up and hit the group of knights directly.
The knights were caught off guard and were struck one after another, sometimes three to five times, sometimes more than a dozen times. Even the leader was hit by a piece of gravel on the left wrist, and almost lost control of the long knife. Although the gravel was not fatal, it still left their skin and flesh torn.
, screaming in pain.
The man was indeed the leader of the cavalry. He waved his sword, pointed at Liu Ziqiu and shouted angrily: "Who are you? How dare you go against our Yang family!"
Liu Ziqiu shook the feather arrow in his hand and sneered: "The road is uneven and there are people trampling on it! What's wrong with women and children, you want to kill like this?"
The leader wanted to go forward and fight, but he was afraid of Liu Ziqiu's magical power. Just now, he almost couldn't stop the arrow from a long distance away. Now that the distance was closer, he really wasn't even 10% sure.
"Hmph! You will regret what happened today!" The leader of the cavalry dropped a harsh word, reined in his horses and led the others away, just as quickly as they came.
On the beach, some people were busy rescuing their injured companions, some were crying loudly while holding their relatives who died tragically, and some were busy cleaning up the fish basket that had been kicked over. The girl who luckily escaped from the knife was still dragging the fish basket stubbornly. Liu Ziqiu
Seeing that she was struggling, she was about to step forward to help, but she heard someone behind her whispering: "Da Niu."
Whether in school or in the army, because he was over 1.9 meters tall, his classmates and comrades-in-arms all liked to call him "Da Liu". When someone called him, Liu Ziqiu turned around subconsciously, but it was a strange woman.
When the woman saw Liu Ziqiu turning around, she suddenly became pleasantly surprised and said loudly: "Ah! A great guy! He really is a great guy!"
Liu Ziqiu was confused when the surrounding fishermen gathered around him and said in all directions: "Daniu, you are back!" "Daniu, we thought you were dead, but we didn't expect you were still alive."
Well, it’ll be good to come back, it’ll be good to come back.”
He didn't know any of these people, but they all seemed to be very familiar with him. Liu Ziqiu scratched his head and asked uncertainly: "Sister-in-law, do you know me?"
"What sister-in-law! I am your third aunt! You don't even know me anymore!" The woman pointed to an old man next to her and said, "You should know my second uncle!"
Liu Ziqiu knew that the villagers must have recognized the wrong person, but he couldn't explain it for a while, so he had to change the topic and said: "Second uncle, who are those people?"
The second uncle sneered: "Humph! Who else could it be? Sent by Yang Jishan!"
This place is called Changshan Village, and it is under the jurisdiction of Yanguan County, Yuhang County. Yanguan County has been a famous salt production area since ancient times. About half a year ago, several people came from Luoyang, headed by Yang Jishan. They stayed at the beach for a few days,
Finally, the small fishing village was selected and wanted to open a salt farm. However, the villagers of the small fishing village had been fishing here for generations, so they naturally refused to give in.
A few days later, a group of people came to the village and beat the villagers hard. The villagers had been wallowing in the storm all year round. Although they were lean, they were brave and not afraid of them. After a fight, the thugs did not ask for anything.
It was cheap, and both sides suffered casualties. But that time, Daniel was hit by an arrow and fell into the sea, and his life and death were unknown.
Later, Yang Jishan sent people to cause trouble several times, but all failed. The villagers suffered a lot of losses. Daniu's father and the third aunt's husband both died in fighting. Half a month ago, Daniu's mother also died.
Because of excessive sadness, he became seriously ill and could not be cured.
After several attempts, Yang Jishan finally lost his patience, and today he actually sent out a horse team to kill all the villagers. If Liu Ziqiu hadn't arrived in time, the small fishing village would have been completely destroyed.
Seeing Liu Ziqiu's solemn expression, his second uncle advised him: "Big Niu, we have a narrow escape in trying to make a living on the sea. We are not allowed to leave a few people in any year, so be patient."
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and asked in a deep voice: "Why don't you report it to the official?"
The third aunt shouted: "Who said he didn't report it to the official? Yang Jishan has a strong background and the government dare not take care of him!"
Liu Ziqiu frowned: "What is his background?"
The second uncle sighed: "His father is Yang Su, the Duke of Yue. The Yang family is powerful. Who dares to offend him? When we went to report to the officials, we almost had them detained by the officials!"
Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. He didn't expect that he would come to the Sui Dynasty, and he would also offend the wrong people. This time, the muddy waters were a bit big.
At this time, a young man squeezed forward, pulled Liu Ziqiu's clothes and said: "Brother Daniu, when did you become so powerful! Can you teach me?"
Liu Ziqiu was born into a family of Xingyi Quan. He learned boxing at the age of five and practiced internal martial arts at the age of seven. He won the annual championship in the martial arts competition at the age of seventeen. He also trained in the special forces for four years. His kung fu is truly remarkable.
But Liu Ziqiu didn't want others to know his true identity, so he casually said, "I don't know what happened. At that time, I felt as if my whole body was full of strength."
"Shuanzi, don't be ridiculous!" The second uncle shouted at the young man, pointed behind Liu Ziqiu, and said, "Daniu, that is your wife."
"My wife?" Liu Ziqiu was shocked. Maybe he was so similar to Daniel that even the villagers couldn't recognize him, but the skin-to-skin contact between husband and wife meant that there were some subtle differences that couldn't be hidden no matter what.
The third aunt spoke quickly and said first: "Your mother picked it up, you don't know."
The second uncle then continued: "These days when you are away, your mother will be taken care of by her. Listen to the words of the second uncle, you must not dislike her! You can save her today, which is God's opening of your eyes. It is fate!"
Liu Ziqiu cursed endlessly. If God really opened his eyes, he would send him back quickly. However, Daniel and the girl had never met, so Liu Ziqiu breathed a sigh of relief. The girl dropped the fish basket on the ground and stood there without moving.
, it wasn’t until Liu Ziqiu came behind her that he suddenly turned his face, shocking Liu Ziqiu!
No wonder the leader of the cavalry looked like he saw a ghost just now, and no wonder his second uncle told him not to dislike her. It turned out that this girl was extremely ugly, with her right face covered with scars.
Seeing Liu Ziqiu's astonished expression, the girl showed an imperceptible smile and opened her mouth, but she still couldn't pronounce the word "Langjun".
Liu Ziqiu also recovered from the surprise, and looked at the girl again, with her childlike face and big eyes. If it hadn't been ruined by that half of her face, she would definitely be a little beauty. He couldn't help but secretly shook his head and said: "If you are in trouble, you will be in trouble in the future.
Call me big brother."
"Brother! My name is Gao Xiuer." Liu Ziqiu was surprised by how quickly the girl changed her words.
At this time, the crowd suddenly became commotion, and someone shouted: "The county magistrate is here, the county magistrate is here."
Liu Ziqiu turned around and saw a man walking towards him surrounded by government officials. He didn't care to talk to Gao Xiuer and turned around and walked over. Liu Ziqiu had a hateful temper, so he wanted to ask this parent official why.
Indulge the Yang family!
The county magistrate looked up and was startled when he saw Liu Ziqiu. He immediately raised his hands and said, "My lord, Yuan Tiangang, may I ask the brave man Gao's name!"