After a long time, there was still no movement outside the village. Shuanzi couldn't help but said: "Brother Daniu, they must have all run away."
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer."
The sky gradually grew brighter, and there was no one outside the village. Only blood stains and a few steel knives were scattered on the ground. The night's waiting was not in vain, and the villagers burst into cheers again. Shuanzi could not wait to rush out of the village, picking up
The spoils are gone.
The second uncle's face was full of worry: "I'm afraid the Yang family won't let it go."
Liu Ziqiu looked at the white fish belly that had just appeared in the east, and said confidently: "Don't be afraid! If they dare to come again, our bamboo arrays and fishing arrays are not vegetarian. Leave a few secret sentries, and everyone else can go back and rest."
The Yang family owns crossbows and arranges these villagers who have not received special training to serve as sentry posts. Liu Ziqiu is really not at ease.
The cheers attracted the women, children and elderly people who stayed in the village, and the small village suddenly became lively. In fact, many people did not dare to sleep a wink that night. However, the small courtyard of Daniu's house was still quiet. Maybe Gao Xiuer was because of
I had to take care of my sick sister, so I was so tired that I fell asleep.
Liu Ziqiu couldn't bear to wake them up, so he stood in the yard and took a look without opening the door. For special forces, staying up for several days and nights was commonplace, and staying up all night was nothing. Liu Ziqiu stepped on his horse and was angry.
Shen Dantian started morning exercises.
In fact, Gao Xiuer, like most people, did not sleep a wink. She was worried that Vanilla's condition would relapse, and she was also worried about whether the villagers could stop the murderers. More importantly, she had a new worry.
Gao Xiuer wandered to Changshan Village and was taken in by Da Niu Niu. At that time, everyone thought that Da Niu was dead, but Da Niu Niu didn't believe it. In order to comfort Da Niu Niu, Gao Xiuer agreed to become Da Niu's wife. Unexpectedly, Da Niu
She couldn't face the fact that he was really back.
Suddenly, a cough came from outside, like a "big cow" sound.
Gao Xiu'er sat up and listened carefully, but there was no movement. After a while, there was another cough in the yard, which was undoubtedly "Big Bull". Gao Xiu'er was a little worried and quietly walked to the window, only to see another scene.
In the morning light, Liu Ziqiu was seen standing on a horse stance with his hands hanging down. Suddenly, he blocked his whole body, coughed hard, and then pressed down with the palms of his hands. When he was still an inch away from the ground, his hands suddenly drew a circle outward.
, clenched into a fist, and lifted it up like a heavy object, straight over the head. Then the head was tilted slightly, and he took a deep breath toward the sky, and then slowly lowered his hands.
This happened more than ten times, and Liu Ziqiu changed his position again. Still standing on the horse stance, his body squatted down, his hands were like grasping balls, and he raised them to his navel...
Gao Xiu'er saw his strange movements and couldn't help but said "Hey". Although the voice was soft, Liu Ziqiu had already heard it. Liu Ziqiu knew that he had woken up the sisters Gao Xiu'er and wanted to check on Vanilla's condition, but Gao Xiu'er took the initiative to greet her and asked
: "Brother, are you practicing Wu Qin Xi?"
Yesterday at the dock, Liu Ziqiu tried to prevaricate. He wanted to follow Gao Xiuer's words and admit that this was a five-animal show. But seeing the terrifying left side of his face, Liu Ziqiu couldn't bear to deceive this poor girl, so he smiled and said: "
Big brother has heard of Wu Qin Xi, but he doesn’t know how to do it. Big brother practices Xingyiquan.”
"Punch?" Gao Xiuer smiled, "This punch is so strange, I'm afraid it can't hit anyone."
Liu Ziqiu patiently explained: "Xingyi Quan is a very powerful boxing method that focuses on actual combat. There is a saying that 'Xingyi kills people in one year, and Tai Chi takes ten years to achieve success'. How come you can't hit people? But what you see is
I’m just cultivating my inner strength.”
Gao Xiuer had never heard of Xingyi or Tai Chi, but martial arts had been kept secret since ancient times, so it did not arouse her suspicion.
Gao Xiuer was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "Brother, you said that Xingyiquan can kill people after one year of practice, but I don't believe it. Can you demonstrate it to me?"
Liu Ziqiu was stunned that this seemingly elegant and weak girl was actually interested in martial arts, but he felt very pitiful for her, so he said: "The five punches of Xingyi, split, hen, collapse, cannon, and horizontal, correspond to gold and wood.
, the five elements of water, fire, and earth imply the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint, so I will show you the art of boxing all the way."
Pao Fist is like a cannon, it is fire, not a cannon. It has the force of rivers rushing to the bank. Its nature is the most violent and its shape is the most fierce. It is the most difficult to learn among the five fists, but it is also the most powerful. Liu Ziqiu has practiced hard for more than ten years.
As expected, the boxing technique unfolded along the way, like flowing clouds and flowing water. The body was restrained and arranged in a straight line, and there was no gap in the movement of the body and hands.
Gao Xiuer watched intently and cheered repeatedly. When Liu Ziqiu had finished, she stepped forward and said, "Brother, can you teach me?"
Liu Ziqiu has been paying attention to Gao Xiuer's actions and sees that every time she cheers, she is just right. At least she has been exposed to martial arts. There is a secret behind this girl!
After hesitating for a moment, he thought that in the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty, it would be good for a girl to have self-defense skills. Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but nodded and said, "I can teach you, but practicing martial arts is a hard job. Can you bear the hardship?"
Gao Xiuer said without hesitation: "Of course I can eat it!"
"Okay, you can see clearly!" Liu Ziqiu put up a posture and said, "I will first teach you how to start the posture and internal strength."
Gao Xiuer watched Liu Ziqiu's demonstration carefully, and then realized that the first movement Liu Ziqiu practiced in the yard was called "Sealing the Moon from the Sea," and that cough was also part of it.
At this time, Liu Ziqiu had finished demonstrating the movements and said, "You do it again and I'll see."
Gao Xiuer hesitated and said: "Brother, won't you teach me gun boxing?"
Liu Ziqiu said sternly: "Practicing martial arts without practicing kung fu will be in vain in the end. If you really want to learn it, I will teach you when you have mastered the twelve internal kung fu moves."
Gao Xiuer is very smart. She has secretly watched it several times just now. Now she has Liu Ziqiu to give her face-to-face guidance. She is able to master Haidilaoyue perfectly for the first time.
But Liu Ziqiu shook his head, stepped forward and pressed her shoulders, then patted her lower back, correcting her every move hand by hand, and inadvertently touched the soft mass on Gao Xiuer's chest.
Gao Xiuer screamed and suddenly ran out. The contact between Liu Ziqiu's body and her body just now had already made her cheeks heat up. This time, she was even blushing with embarrassment and at a loss.
"I didn't mean this." Liu Ziqiu didn't expect her to react so fiercely. He was a little embarrassed, but he still said, "When you practice this skill, a slight difference can make a difference a thousand miles. Now that I'm teaching it to you, naturally I don't dare to ignore it.
, please forgive me for the abruptness. Just practice it slowly, and I'll go see how the vanilla is doing."
Ten miles west of Yanguan County, there is a farm.
A winding stream passes through the village, with green willows beside it, a rainbow-like bridge on the stream, and green bricks and black tiles on both sides, giving it a Jiangnan scenery.
This was originally a villa of Chen Shushen, the king of Yueyang in the Southern Chen Dynasty. After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen Dynasty, Yang Jian rewarded this place to Yang Su, the Duke of Yue. Yang Su was from the north, and his father and son both served in the court, so this manor was also
It was empty until half a year ago.
In the manor, Yang Jishan was furious.
Although the Yang family is powerful, they cannot go too far. For several months, he tried various methods to force the villagers of Changshan Village away, but failed. Yang Jishan could not hold back and came up with the idea of massacring the village.
Unexpectedly, the attack failed twice in a row. Especially in the second night attack, although no one was killed, all of the more than 100 people sent out were injured, and no less than 30 people were seriously injured.
When leaving Luoyang, the eastern capital, Yang Jishan boasted about building a salt farm in Haikou within three months. Now half a year has passed and there has been no progress. How can he not be angry?
"Seventh Young Master, calm down, Black Tiger is willing to take people on another trip!"
The person who spoke was the leader of the cavalry yesterday, named Yang Heihu, a general of the Yang family. He had been taught by famous masters since he was a child, and his sword skills were superb. He was favored by Yang Su, took him into the palace, and gave him the surname Yang.
Yang Jishan was hesitating when he suddenly heard a report from someone outside the door: "To report to the Seventh Young Master, the eldest Young Master has sent a message from the capital."
This is the third time Yang Xuangan has sent people to urge him. It was Yang Xuangan's idea to open a salt farm in Yanguan County. The Yang family has a big business and a lot of expenses. Yang Xuangan also likes to make friends with the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China, and he gradually feels that he cannot make ends meet. The salt farm is a huge profit.
Yang Xuangan wanted to get involved in the business. Among the seven brothers, only Yang Jishan was white, so the burden naturally fell on his shoulders.
Yang Jishan was also pushed into a hurry by his elder brother, so he came up with the plan to massacre the village. When he saw that he sent people to urge him again, he suddenly became impatient, threw the letter to Yang Heihu, and said: "Look, what are they saying?"
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Yang Heihu read it respectfully and said: "Seventh Young Master, the eldest Young Master said in the letter that the imperial censor is keeping a close eye on the Yang family and asks us to act more restrained."
Yang Jishan was furious: "Those unruly people, if you don't give them some trouble, how can this happen? No, you go to the county immediately and tell the county magistrate that if you don't move the villagers away within three days,
He should just take off his gauze hat himself!"
The sneak attack failed last night, and there were not many people left for Yang Jishan to use. The main responsibility of the cavalry was to protect his own safety. Using the power of the local government was Yang Jishan's last resort. He didn't want to expose the truth unless it was a last resort.
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At this time, the disciples came to report again, and Yuan Tiangang, the magistrate of Yanguan County, asked to see him.
"No!" Yang Jishan said, rolling his sleeves, "Tell him to come back after driving away the villagers!"
Yang Heihu frowned and said: "Seventh Young Master, why don't you let me go see him."
After a short while, Yang Heihu came in from the outside, raised his hands and said: "Seventh Young Master, Yuan Tiangang is here to bring a message for the villagers. The villagers want to cooperate with the Young Master."
After listening to Yang Heihu's narration, Yang Jishan sneered: "Who are these unscrupulous people? Why should they discuss cooperation with me?"
Yang Heihu advised: "Wait a minute. Master, why don't you make peace with him and wait until the salt farm is opened, and then you can start to plan for it!"
Yang Jishan pondered for a moment, his expression softened, and he said, "Call the man named Yuan to come in."