Lu Hongda led a group of officers and soldiers and ran away without looking back.
Lin Xiaodong was still angry, gritting his teeth and thinking fiercely: "Bah! Heaven is a place where heaven and man enjoy blessings, but there are still people who do evil. It is really hateful!"
Everyone cut the rope, and Yu Huiying came up and said gratefully: "Thank you for saving us all!"
Jiang Yongning followed and nodded: "If it weren't for you today, we would all be captured!"
"Yes, yes, how can they arrest people at will? Thanks to you!"
The villagers also came up to express their thanks.
But the old man in the village worriedly said: "If you beat the county magistrate's son, things will not end well. Let's run away quickly!"
The young and energetic boys disagreed and glared: "Why are you running?
Have we committed any crime? Do we need to run away?
This is my home. Where can I run to?
Don’t be afraid, just go with them!”
The older generation said: "That is the son of the magistrate's family. Look at how many officers and soldiers he brought here. How can we ordinary people afford to offend him? If he is captured and taken away to work as a coolie, it is better to hide somewhere else."
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Yu Huiying looked up at Lin Xiaodong and said worriedly: "Brother Lin, I think everyone is right. You have offended the county magistrate's son, and he will not let it go. Otherwise, you should just go out and hide!"
Lin Xiaodong refused: "I'm leaving, what will you do? What will you do if he sends someone again?"
The young men in the village became even more angry after hearing this, and said proudly: "That's right! Brother Lin is not afraid of any outsiders. What are we afraid of? We won't leave!"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Everyone should leave if they can, but I have to stay and deal with the county magistrate's son."
The villagers admired Lin Xiaodong very much. After discussing for a while, they went back to their homes. The timid ones started to pack their things and prepare to flee. The young guys who were not afraid of trouble stayed behind and packed some swords, guns and sticks.
Lin Xiaodong stepped up his practice. With the operation of the Wordless Heavenly Book and his own meditation and breath adjustment, his cultivation level increased twice as fast as that of ordinary people. After one month here, he already had two months of magic power.
But Lu Hongda didn't give him time to become stronger. The next night, an uninvited guest came to the village.
This person's name is Shi Hongliang, a third-generation disciple of Chang Yangzi of the Ziyan Sect of Fulong Mountain. He studied Taoism in Fulong Mountain for three years. Unable to withstand the temptation of glory and wealth, he went down the mountain privately and came to Baodi County to give a letter to the county magistrate Lu Deshou.
Be a thug.
After Lu Hongda was driven away by Lin Xiaodong, the first thing he did when he returned was to find Shi Hongliang. Shi Hongliang heard from Lu Hongda that Lin Xiaodong had no other ability to use the same beads except to withstand the cold. He knew that Lin Xiaodong was a short-sighted person and was very disdainful, so he was alone.
Come alone.
Arriving at the entrance of the village, Lu Hongda looked around. There were less than a hundred households in the village, there were thatched houses everywhere, smoke was curling up from the kitchens, and it was quiet and peaceful.
He couldn't help but smile contemptuously, despising the dilapidation and poverty of this place, and shouted loudly: "Which one is Lin Xiaodong?"
Lin Xiaodong was also cooking. When he heard someone calling his name, his heart skipped a beat. Apparently it was Lu Hongda who sent someone here.
When he walked into the courtyard, Lin Xiaodong looked up and saw Shi Hongliang. His heart sank. He saw that this man was wearing a Taoist robe and he was a serious Taoist.
Seeing Lin Xiaodong come out, Shi Hongliang asked: "Did you beat the county magistrate's son that day?"
"That's right! It's lawless for the son of a county magistrate to force civilians to build his garden!"
Lin Xiaodong held his chest high and his head high.
Yu Huiying and Jiang Yongning heard the noise and rushed over. Jiang Yongning pointed at Shi Hongliang and glared: "Who are you?
What are you coming for?
Did the county magistrate’s son send you here?”
Shi Hongliang smiled contemptuously, flapped the feather fan in his hand, and raised his head and said: "Yes, it was Mr. Lu who sent me here. I am Shi Hongliang, a third-generation disciple of the Ziyan Sect of Rishengguan in Fulong Mountain. I studied Taoism under Chang Yangzi for the third time."
Year."
After saying that, he turned to look at Lin Xiaodong and asked: "Who are you? Where do you practice Taoism? How dare you interfere in the affairs of the county magistrate's family?"
"I have no sect, I just can't bear to see people bullying people at will!"
Lin Xiaodong's chest shook.
Hearing that the opposite party had no skills and was a little rubbish with no background, Shi Hongliang suddenly became crazy, raised his chest and shouted loudly: "You are so brave! You blocked Mr. Lu from recruiting people. I thought you had a lot of background. It turns out that
He is a nobody!"
Of course, Lin Xiaodong also heard the implication of Shi Hongliang's words, and cursed in his heart: "This is the way of heaven. It is supposed for heaven and humans to enjoy themselves without suffering. But I never expected that there are also thieves like you who bully the weak and fear the strong!"
"You have a name, but you follow Mr. Lu to bully the common people?"
Lin Xiaodong asked rhetorically.
Shi Hongliang argued: "It is their honor to work for Mr. Lu!"
At this time, the young people in the village heard the noise, rushed over, pointed at Shi Hongliang and scolded: "Fart! Why don't you think you are honored?"
Shi Hongliang looked at Lin Xiaodong and said coldly: "I don't bully civilians. I will come to you for this matter. If you don't want to die, get out of here. You are no match for me!"
Lin Xiaodong gritted his teeth and looked back at the villagers, secretly hating in his heart: "Is this the way of heaven?
If there are still people who are being oppressed in the way of heaven, then it’s okay if the way of heaven doesn’t wait for them!”
Looking back, Lin Xiaodong's eyes were ashen and he said straightly: "Stop talking nonsense and take action!"
Shi Hongliang nodded: "Okay, he is a man, but don't blame me for not reminding you, you have no family and no sect, even if I kill you, no one will care about you!"
Lin Xiaodong tilted his head and his neck creaked: "Everyone has to die!"
"Okay! Let me show you the skills of my Purple Flame Sect!"
Shi Hongliang took out an oil lamp from his arms. Strangely, there were two flames burning on it, separated from each other, like a two-headed snake.
"This is a double-flame lamp made from the tongue of a thousand-year-old salamander that my mentor found from the crater of Mount Heli. It is designed to defeat your water-based technique. I will give you one last chance, don't lose your life because of it!"
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Lin Xiaodong made a desperate move and took out the Han Yan Bead.
When Shi Hongliang saw it, he couldn't help laughing: "What's the difference between your pearl and a hailstone?"
Looking back at the villagers behind him, Lin Xiaodong gasped and gritted his teeth, hitting the cold smoke beads at the double-flame lantern.
"court death!"
Shi Hongliang flicked his sleeves, and the double-flame lamp spurted out two tongues of fire with a roar. The cold smoke droplets were like water droplets falling on the red-hot iron plate, turning into a line of white smoke.
Unexpectedly, Shi Hongliang had practiced cultivation for three years, which was far beyond what Lin Xiaodong could match. However, Lin Xiaodong did not regret it and said firmly in his heart: "A person who practices Taoism must do things that ordinary people cannot do!"
"Kill!——" Lin Xiaodong gritted his teeth with red eyes and ran towards Shi Hongliang with his bare hands.
Shi Hongliang waved his hand arrogantly, and the two wicks on the double-flame lamp actually left the oil lamp and flew towards Lin Xiaodong.
Lin Xiaodong was going to fight to the death, but was hit in the chest by the wick. With a crash, he couldn't maintain his body shape and turned into a puddle of water.