In the forest, when Li Xiuyuan was discussing with the guards, little did they know that someone was already watching them in the dark not far away.
They were seven or eight desperadoes.
These desperadoes hid in the vegetation and remained motionless without revealing their bodies. Even the surrounding animals were not alerted. It was obvious that their hiding skills were extremely good.
But just at this moment, a rustling voice sounded: "Look, that person has appeared. He is the person we want to kill today. Although this young master is protected by guards, Xing Shan, you can fire a four-stone bow and use one hand."
A good shot of arrows. Although the distance is a bit far, it is not difficult for you to shoot this person. If you don't do it now, how long will you wait?"
Behind a nearby tree, a tall and burly but somewhat thin man was holding a large bow as tall as half a man in his hand, and hanging from his waist was a pot of finger-thick arrows.
Such strong bows and powerful arrows cannot be used by those who are not good at shooting.
This man named Xing Shan had an extraordinary look. At this moment, his eyes suddenly became fierce. He grabbed the big bow and took steps. A big bow opened in the dense forest. The bow power of the strong bow was amazing. It was just opened.
There was a creaking sound when it was opened, as if the four-stone bow was about to be broken by this man with amazing arm strength. Such strength was beyond the reach of ordinary martial artists.
This finger-thick arrow was aimed at Li Xiuyuan in the distance through the vegetation in the mountains.
As long as he puts his finger, the young man in the distance will be shot dead by him and die on the spot. There is absolutely no possibility of survival. Xing Shan is a good shooter and is very confident about this.
But at this moment, the man named Xing Shan hesitated, and then put down the big bow in his hand.
"Xing Shan, what's wrong? Why didn't you cum? Don't miss this opportunity." Someone next to him asked in a low voice.
Xing Shan didn't speak, remained silent, and suddenly he took up his bow and shot an arrow again. This arrow shot directly at the accomplice next to him without any hesitation.
The accomplice didn't even have time to react before he was shot through the head with a bullet and nailed to the ground with his eyes wide open.
He never imagined that Xing Shan would suddenly be cruel to him.
"Wha~!"
After this man named Xing Shan killed his companion, he remained silent. He opened the big bow in his hand again and shot at several places in the forest.
He drew the bow with one hand and took the arrow with the other. He shot the arrow very fast. One arrow had just flown out, and the next arrow was shot out from his hand. The two arrows were flying in the air, and then they were almost inseparable.
Targets hit simultaneously before and after.
There were several muffled sounds in the forest, and two men hiding in the trees fell down with powerful crossbows, with two arrows stuck in their bodies.
"Xing Shan, you are crazy, you actually attacked us." A roar came from another hiding place, and a man stood up with a whoosh, opened his mouth and shouted angrily at Xing Shan.
"Wha~!"
An arrow flew from the forest and penetrated the layers of leaves. It penetrated the man's mouth and penetrated the back of his neck. The powerful force of the arrow nailed the man's body to the ground.
It was on a big tree and couldn't fall down.
"Young Master, be careful, there is something going on over there." When the guards heard this, they immediately became vigilant and stopped beside Li Xiuyuan to protect him.
Two more sounds of arrows flying through the forest were heard, several miserable screams echoed, and calm returned to the forest again.
"Huh?" Li Xiuyuan frowned immediately.
I have nothing to do at the moment, so why are there sounds of fighting in the forest? What exactly happened?
After a while, a slightly thin, tall man with slender arms strode out holding a big bow and pushing aside the vegetation.
"Mr. Li, the Chu family bribed seven or eight heroes to ambush you here to take your life. I just killed them all. Mr. Li, please leave here quickly. The Chu family should have other arrangements.
, it’s not safe for you to stay here.”
After Xing Shan came out, he bowed when he saw Li Xiuyuan, and then said.
"Are you also the murderer arranged by the Chu family?" The guard stared at him, immediately took off his bow and arrow, and started shooting.
An arrow flew directly towards him.
Xing Shan's expression remained unchanged, as if he was performing a magic trick. The big bow in his hand trembled, and an arrow flew out. He actually broke the guard's arrow with one arrow, neutralizing the attack.
"I don't want to take action against you. If I had, you would have been shot dead by me in the forest just now, and you wouldn't be alive now."
The guards were surprised to see that this man's archery skills were so terrible that he could shoot down other people's arrows.
"Good eyesight and good archery skills." Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but praise him at this moment.
"This good man, since you had the chance to kill me just now, why didn't you kill me? Instead, you killed those who ambushed me on my behalf, and you also took the initiative to remind me of the things that the Chu family did to me, saving my name."
Xing Shan said: "I have received favors from your Li family. When my wife and I were living in Guobei County, you supported us, Mr. Li. Now my wife and children are living under the protection of your Li family.
You are considered rich, but you have no worries about food and clothing and a stable life. I remember this kindness in my heart. Now the Chu family is offering five thousand taels of silver to buy your life. How can I shoot my benefactor for a mere amount of money? I don't want to do such ungrateful things.
Will do it.”
"It turned out to be you, I remembered." Li Xiuyuan suddenly remembered.
That day when he was eating steamed buns and drinking soy milk in Guobei County, he met a man who had fled famine and was living on the roadside with his wife and children, asking for alms.
Out of good intentions, he gave their family a good meal and helped them a lot.
Unexpectedly, the good deeds of that day actually produced good results, allowing me to resolve a crisis.
"Now that Mr. Li has remembered it, I don't need to explain any more. I'll take my leave." After Xing Shan finished speaking, he cupped his hands and turned to leave.
Li Xiuyuan hurriedly shouted: "Hero, please stay."
"Does Mr. Li have anything else to do?" Xing Shan asked.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Since a good man is a loyal and righteous person, why would he kill someone for just a few thousand pieces of silver?"
"To be honest, thanks to the care of the Li Mansion, my family has no worries about food and clothing, but my wife is pregnant and there is no place to stay in Guobei County. I have no other talents except for my archery skills.
He took a desperate risk to earn a sum of money to settle his wife and children, and buy land to plan for his future life." Xing Shan said.
"If a hero has such martial arts skills, why do he need to kill people to make money? I just need a guard captain by my side. If you are interested, why not join my Li family? I am willing to hire a hero for a hundred taels of silver a month, although this monthly salary is not as good as that of the Chu family.
I got these five thousand taels of silver, but I took it properly, I wonder what the hero wants?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"Young Master, the origin of this person is unknown. I'm afraid..." the guard next to him warned in a low voice.
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I don't even dare to accept Wu Fei, a robber and bandit who dominates the mountain, let alone this hero who has loyalty in his heart."
"Hero, what do you think? Are you willing to accept the employment of my Li family?"
Xing Shan's eyes moved slightly and he thought for a while, thinking that his whole family was saved by the Li family. This debt cannot be repaid with just a few arrows today, and the Li family is also a good family who has done good deeds and accumulated such a large amount of money.
Hire yourself, it's really not easy to put off.
And there is no need to refuse.
Killing people to make money is indeed not a long-term solution. If the news is leaked and the court finds out, or if you meet someone from the Six Doors, I am afraid that your big head will take advantage of others, and your wife and children will not know what to do when the time comes.
good.
"Little Xing Shan pays homage to the eldest young master." After thinking clearly, Xing Shan didn't leave and immediately knelt down to bow to Li Xiuyuan.
"Get up quickly. Our Li family doesn't have so many complicated etiquettes. There is no need to kneel down in the future." Li Xiuyuan was immediately delighted and strode over to help him up.
Although this man named Xing Shan is thin, he is strong and strong. If he eats meat for a while and recuperates, he will become a fierce general on the battlefield.
I really don’t know why such a good man could be so poor that he couldn’t even afford food and his whole family was starving.
"Thank you, young master." Xing Shan nodded and stood up.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "I was mistaken at first. I didn't expect you, Xing Shan, to have such martial arts. It's ridiculous that guards like me brag every day that my martial arts is the best in Guobei County, and even in Guobeicheng.
Now I know what it means to be a reckless hero, and I am no match for you just with your four-stone bow."
"The eldest young master is ridiculous. In fact, the other brothers are right. The eldest young master's martial arts is indeed the best. It's just that the eldest young master is still young and his body bones are not strong. Even so, the eldest young master can shoot a three-stone bow and lift seventy-two kilograms."
Big gun, if ten years pass, the young master’s martial arts skills will be enough to dominate the world." Xing Shan said seriously.
He is not flattering, but telling the truth.
Because he had never seen someone with such martial arts skills at such a young age in his life, and he was also a scholar. If he practiced martial arts for another ten years, his martial arts skills would be unimaginable.
Li Xiuyuan smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's leave here as soon as possible. When the people of the Chu family see that things have changed, they will probably think of other things to pay attention to. By the way, the corpses of those evil thieves need to be
Take care of it, don't let anyone discover it, lest it trigger investigation by the court."
The guard responded and was about to dispose of the body.
Xing Shan said: "Young master, don't pay attention. They are all wanted criminals. Even if they kill the court, they will only give rewards and will not pursue them. The Chu family is very careful in employing people. These people are the elites of the Chu family."
We selected carefully, some of them were released from the prison, if the younger ones were not good at archery, the Chu family would not invite me, a person of unknown origin."
"So that's it. If that's the case, then forget about those corpses and let's go." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Eldest Young Master, if you go this way, you can avoid the people of the Chu family. I guess Wang Tong, the Chu family's manager, is blocking the Eldest Young Master's escape route from behind. If you go this way, you can avoid them." Xing
Shan said.
Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Xing Shan knew so much.
With such powerful archery skills and the courage to kill people without blinking an eye, there was only one place in the entire Song Dynasty where such a person could appear.
In the army~!
Yes, such a person can only be found in the military.
"This Xing Shan is most likely a figure in the military." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
In this way, he could understand why Xing Shan wanted to flee to the remote Guobei County.
This is hiding,
But even so, it doesn't matter. I don't know how many desperadoes the Li family's escort agency has accepted. Now that the court is corrupt, the court doesn't care about many things. Even one more man in the army will not bring any problems.