Li Tongye had already gotten up from the ground and saw Liu Xiu weaving back and forth among the crowd. Screams of pain and curses could be heard from time to time. He was dumbfounded for a moment.
When he was at home, he thought that his martial arts skills were already very good, and it was common for him to defeat the family's retainers and guardians.
But after coming out and actually fighting with others, he discovered that his disciples and nursing home were all fooling him. When they competed with him, they didn't show their true skills at all and were just trying to coax their children.
Liu Xiu applied the skills taught to him by Long Yuan into actual combat, and became more and more skillful in fighting. He saw the opportunity, swayed, and stepped between the two big men. He slashed out with two hand swords and hit the two big men in the back of the head.
The two of them didn't say a word. They jumped on each other first, fell to the ground, and fainted on the spot.
Liu Xiu's sudden attack shocked the remaining four big men at the same time. At the moment when they were stunned, Liu Xiu knocked down another big man with one punch.
The remaining three people secretly grinned. Unexpectedly, they encountered a tough situation today. One of the big men walked around behind Liu Xiu and rushed over, wanting to hug Liu Xiu.
He rushed forward quickly and retreated even faster, only to be kicked back by Liu Xiu.
The big man rolled more than two meters away on the ground and lay on his back. His eyes were distracted and his face was dull, as if he had no idea what happened just now.
The remaining two big men were no longer interested in fighting. They backed away, pointed at Liu Xiu, and shouted loudly: "Boy, if you have the guts, don't fucking run away. Wait here for us to come back!"
Liu Xiu snorted coldly and stepped forward. The two big men shrank their necks in fear. They didn't dare to say harsh words anymore and turned around and ran away. They were like lost dogs.
Of the seven big men, five fell down and two ran away. Liu Xiu looked around, clapped his hands, and turned to look at Long Yuan.
Long Yuan smiled and nodded deeply to Liu Xiu, his eyes full of admiration.
The lord I recognized was truly extraordinary. In just two months, he had become so skilled in the skills he taught me. This was not just about talent, but also required perseverance and hard work.
Liu Xiu was in a better mood after being affirmed by Long Yuan. He walked up to Li Tong and asked, "Brother Li, are you okay?"
Li Tong swallowed his saliva and looked at Liu Xiu again. The two of them were obviously similar in age, but Liu Xiu was able to fight seven people by himself, and finally won, while he couldn't even defeat one of them.
While sighing in his heart, he bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Thank you, Brother Liu, for your rescue. Otherwise, I would have fallen here and died!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said: "Brother Li's moves are very subtle, but his strength is a bit weak. Otherwise, one move is enough to make the opponent fall to the ground, so why would I need to take action?!"
After hearing this, Li Tong's favorable impression of Liu Xiu greatly increased. He raised his hand and took out the dragon coin from his waistband, handed it to Liu Xiu, and said, "There is no way I can repay you for saving my life. Thank you for this."
I hope Brother Liu will accept it."
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand to Li Tong with a smile and said, "Brother Li is too polite. It's just a small gesture. Even if you need a thank you, Brother Li, please take it back!"
"Brother Liu, are you too young?"
"Brother Li, don't you think of me as a friend?"
Li Tong blinked, paused for a moment, suddenly burst into laughter, raised his hands and said, "Brother Liu, I, Li Tong, have decided to be my friend! I am Li Tong, Li Ciyuan!"
"Uncle Liu Xiu and Liu Wen!"
After this little episode passed, the relationship between Liu Xiu and Li Tong invisibly drew a big step closer. The three of them continued to walk to the registration office while talking.
On the way, Li Tong asked about Liu Xiu's family background. After learning that Liu Xiu and Liu Yan were from the Han Dynasty, Li Tong's mind suddenly moved, and his eyes looked at Liu Xiu a little strange.
When I returned to the registration office, Liu Yan and others were no longer there. I asked the clerk at the yamen and found out that my eldest brother and others had gone to the rebel camp.
The three of them were about to go to the military camp when someone suddenly shouted: "Dimension!" Following the words, a young man ran over quickly.
Li Tong looked up, smiled and said, "Cousin!"
When the young man came to them, Li Tong introduced: "Uncle Wen, this is my cousin, Li Yi and Li Jiwen!"
Then, he introduced to the young man: "This is Liu Xiu, Uncle Liu Wen, and this is Uncle Long Zhong. They are all friends I just met."
The young man named Li Yi glanced at Liu Xiu and Long Yuan. After seeing clearly what they were wearing, a look of contempt flashed in his eyes unconsciously.
He waved his hand casually as a courtesy to Liu Xiu and Long Yuan, then looked at Li Tong and asked dissatisfiedly: "Chiyuan, where have you gone? I've been looking for you for a long time!"
"I just went to the casino to try my luck. I was lucky. Not only did I win a dragon coin, but I also made two new friends."
Li Tong is a very optimistic person, and the danger just now has been completely forgotten. He said: "Cousin, do you know who Uncle Wen's eldest brother is?"
"Who?" Li Yi asked subconsciously.
"Liu Yan Liu Boxheng!"
"Ah?" Li Yi was surprised when he heard this. He looked at Liu Xiu subconsciously and looked at him again.
In this short time, no one in the rebel army had heard of Liu Yan and Liu Boxheng.
After Li Yi was stunned for a moment, he raised his hands, bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Liu Xiu. I was really disrespectful just now."
Liu Xiu returned the courtesy and said with a smile: "Brother Li, you're welcome."
"Uncle Wen, I'm going to relieve myself first. Wait for me here for a while." Seeing Liu Xiu nodding, Li Tong said to Li Yi: "Cousin, take me to the toilet!"
Don't you know where the toilet nearby is? Li Yi muttered in confusion, but he was not stupid, and he quickly realized that his cousin must have something to say to him.
He nodded, pointed casually, and said, "The toilet is over there. Come on, I'll take you there."
Watching the two of them walking towards the toilet, Long Yuan came to Liu Xiu and reminded him in a low voice: "My lord, this Li Yi is not as good as Li Tong."
When Li Yi didn't know that Liu Xiu was Liu Yan's younger brother, he just glanced at their clothes and casually bowed his hands, which was regarded as a courtesy.
After learning that Liu Xiu was Liu Yan's younger brother, his attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, and he bowed to the ground solemnly. In Long Yuan's view, Li Yi was hypocritical and flattering. If you step down, it is not worthy of deep friendship.
Liu Xiu also felt that Li Yi's temperament was not as down-to-earth as Li Tong's, but after all, they were just meeting by chance. If they really didn't share the same temperament, they could just be acquaintances.
He smiled lightly and said, "It doesn't matter."
Let's talk about Li Tong and Li Yi. They walked quickly to the toilet. Seeing no one around them, Li Tong pulled Li Yi's sleeve, asked him to come closer to him, and asked in a low voice: "Cousin, are you still here?" Do you remember why my father resigned?"
Li Yi's expression changed, he subconsciously looked left and right, and then said word by word: "The Liu family is reviving, and the Li family is assisting!"
Li Tong answered: "Liu Xiu and Liu Yan are the queens of the Han Dynasty."
Li Yi took a breath.
Li Tong's father, Li Shou, was a master of metaphysics. He got this sentence from the prophecy: The Liu family is reviving, and the Li family is assisting.
Prophecy was very popular in the Western Han Dynasty and during Wang Mang's period. The so-called prophecy means prophecy.
Wang Mang was very superstitious about prophecies. During Wang Mang's reign, the study of prophecies became the most popular academic literature in the country, and there was even a special subject, prophecy studies.
Li Shou was a fan of prophecies. After seeing the prophecy that "the Liu family will revive, Li family will assist", he immediately resigned and returned to his hometown to save money, stock up on food, and recruit talents. , fully prepared to assist the Liu family in their rebellion against Wang Mang.
However, during the two hundred years of the Western Han Dynasty, there were countless descendants of the Liu family who were members of the royal family, and they were found in various places. Li Shou didn't know which branch of the Liu family the Li family should assist, so he could only wait and see what happened.
The unexpected emergence of Liu Yan made Li Tong keenly aware that the Liu family that the Li family wanted to assist was probably of the same lineage as Liu Yan and Liu Xiu.
Li Yi asked: "Ciyuan, do you think the Liu family that revived the Liu family refers to Liu..."
"Cousin!" Li Tong interrupted Li Yi, and there happened to be two people walking out of the toilet in front of him. After the two people passed by, Li Tong nodded to Li Yi and said tacitly: "I think 10% of the time Eighty-nine.”
Li Yi didn't ask any more questions. Although he also believed in the prophecy that "the Liu family will be revived, and the Li family will be the assistant", he was not sure yet whether the Liu family in the prophecy refers to Liu Yan or Liu Xiu's lineage. To make a judgment, you need to observe carefully.
After relieving themselves, Li Tong and Li Yi came back to meet Liu Xiu, and then the four of them went to the rebel camp together.
The rebel camp is located outside the city. It is a large camp. There are more than 10,000 rebels recruited here in Xiangyang, which is considered a relatively large rebel team.
As soon as Liu Xiu and his party arrived at the gate of the camp, they saw Zhu Yun striding out of the military camp. As Liu Xiu approached, Zhu Yun asked: "Axiu, where have you been? Your elder brother is looking for you!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yun turned his eyes to Li Tong and Li Yi and asked, "Who are these two?"
"This is Li Tong!"
"I'm Li Yi!"
Li Tong and Li Yi saluted Zhu Yun. Zhu Yun returned the salute and said, "My name is Zhu Yun!" As he spoke, he looked at Liu Xiu in confusion.
Liu Xiu explained: "These two brothers Li are both from Nanyang County and are fellow villagers with us."
Nanyang County, this is a key word. In the future, there will be two major factions under Liu Xiu's command, and the Nanyang faction is one of them.
Zhu Yun smiled. Among the Xiangyang rebels, there were many fellow villagers from Nanyang County.
He shook his head and said, "Come with me quickly!" Zhu Yun led Liu Xiu and others into the military camp. Since the camp had just been built not long ago, everything was in a mess.
After all, the rebel army is not a regular army and cannot set up camps. Basically, they are busy doing their own thing and are disorganized.
Zhu Yun led Liu Xiu and others to a big tent. It was called a big tent, which meant it was slightly larger than an ordinary tent. There were many people gathered inside, and the one sitting in the middle was Liu Yan.
Seeing that his little brother was finally back, Liu Yan was relieved. Of course, he also noticed that there were two strangers who he had never seen coming in with Liu Xiu.
He did not ask questions immediately. He cleared his throat and said seriously: "Everyone is here. I have two things to announce. First, I have asked Mr. Peng, the county captain, for some equipment and food."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Zhang Ping and said, "Respectfully, you will be responsible for managing the weapons and food and distributing them to everyone."
