Daming Prefecture, Wei County, Bailongtan Ferry, Bo Village.
The summer night is quiet, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. The bright moonlight shines on the ancient battlefield where Li Keyong and Liang Jun fought. The sparkling blue lake in Bailongtan dances with white light, adding a unique sense of beauty. .
Qiao Daoqing, Ma Ling, and Sun An were not interested in watching the moonlit lake scenery. They looked cautiously and stared straight ahead. Ma Hui and Su Jinniang were more than ten steps away from them. Looking at the two women getting along, they seemed to have passed through these few days. The two of them got a lot closer that day.
Ma Ling, who was pacing back and forth, suddenly stopped because he saw Xiao Tang's figure gradually appearing not far away, and saw four people following Xiao Tang.
Xiao Tang only brought four people, Yan Qing, Shi Xiu, Xiao Yi, and Shi Qian. Yan Qing and Shi Xiu were alert, Xiao Yi and Ma Hui had an old relationship, and Shi Qian was good at tracking. If something happened again, then He is needed to track Qiao Daoqing and others.
"Brother Qiao Daoqing, brother Sun An, that guy is here, be careful of what tricks he is playing!" Ma Ling said to Qiao Daoqing and Sun An, but when he turned around, he saw Sun An squinting at him coldly, He said: "How you argue with that Xiao Tang is your business. I only care about protecting your sister and everything else has nothing to do with me."
Seeing that Qiao Daoqing was also in low spirits, Ma Ling felt suffocated. Even his sister Ma Hui seemed to be drifting away from him these days. Especially after he and Qiao Daoqing kidnapped Su Jinniang, Ma Hui was even more distant from him all day long. He said nothing, but often visited Xiao Tang's unmarried wife. Thinking of this, Ma Ling couldn't help but feel bitter.
Where did I go wrong in this matter?
The more Ma Ling thought about it, the angrier he became. He raised his divination iron halberd, pointed at Xiao Tang and gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao, you really dare to come!"
"Why don't I dare to come?" Xiao Tang looked at Su Jinniang again. He saw that Su Jinniang's expression was as normal and safe, and he felt relieved. Su Jinniang and Xiao Tang looked at each other, and he saw her gently shaking her head and pointing at Ma Hui, her expression But there was no blame at all. It seemed to be just a signal to Xiao Tang: I want to hear your explanation on this matter, and you have to give this girl an explanation.
Xiao Tang nodded to Su Jinniang. He turned his head and said to Ma Ling: "Your Excellency stood up for my sister and settled a score with me. This is a matter of course. But to kidnap my wife, isn't this a very despicable method?"
Ma Ling said angrily: "You are eating ashes and farting! You are at odds with the famous Liang Zhongshu. You deceive the world but endanger my sister's innocence. If I don't use this method, how can I force you to come out and confront me?" !”
Xiao Tang shook his head and sighed: "Ma Ling, Ma Ling, you say you regret your sister's humiliation, but you keep hiding your head and tail. Brother Sun, Brother Qiao helped you sneak attack on me, but if Xiao Yi hadn't told me, From the beginning to the end, I don’t know what happened to offend others. If you were really a man, how could you not dare to come to my house to confront me openly? How could you know that I, Xiao Tang, would not admit my guilt?"
Sun An and Qiao Daoqing looked at each other. They took action on Ma Ling's behalf, but due to their status as key criminals captured by the government's sea arrest documents, they were afraid that they would be rounded up by the government and the army if they were exposed in Daming Mansion. Hearing what Xiao Tang said, this is not the case. It seemed that they were not magnanimous enough. Even Qiao Daoqing couldn't help but cursed secretly: "Only that guy took advantage of me and made a move. This is so cowardly!"
Ma Ling's face turned green and white as he heard this, and he yelled: "Okay! Then I'll ask you here: Did you do that dirty thing back then!?"
"That's right!" Xiao Tang replied decisively: "I was frivolous and dissolute back then. Although I didn't make a big mistake, no matter what, I almost caused my sister to commit suicide!"
A trace of disappointment flashed in Su Jinniang's eyes, but she then thought: If he really hurt this girl back then, and if he denied it, wouldn't I be unable to get along with him anymore?
But when Ma Hui heard Xiao Tang happily admit the incident, she still felt empty in her heart. Over the past two years, the pain in her heart had gradually calmed down, but the appearance of her brother brought something she didn't want to remember again.
The nightmare was brought back. Even if Xiao Tang was severely punished, how could her originally comfortable life be the same as before?
At this time, Ma Hui discovered that her hatred for Xiao Tang had long since disappeared. She just wanted to live a good life and no longer wanted to let the pain of the past affect her life. Suddenly, Ma Hui discovered that Xiao Yi beside Xiao Tang was staring directly at her.
She showed a look of regret and said to Ma Hui: "Hui'er, even if the young master made countless mistakes back then, did he really have to end up like this?"
"Shut up, you bitch slave!" Ma Ling scolded fiercely, and then said to Xiao Tang: "Since you admitted that, what crime do you deserve!?"
Xiao Tang smiled calmly and said loudly: "If we follow the laws of the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, those who commit adultery and defile other people's wives, miscellaneous households, and official households will be given a hundred sticks. Those who are strong will be given an additional grade.
, those who are injured by fighting will be punished by the same level as those who were injured by fighting. Do you want to condemn me like this?"
Ma Ling sneered and said: "We men in the martial arts world can't tolerate your public behavior! You surnamed Xiao, don't show off to me! First kowtow to me and my sister and plead guilty, and then we can argue!"
After hearing this, Shi Xiu's eyebrows stood up immediately. He gripped the handle of the knife tightly and said with murderous intent: "Young man named Ma, don't catch up with people, don't show off your spirit! If my brother kneels down on you, you are worthy."
!?"
Ma Ling pouted, and said with a sinister laugh: "I'm going to say that you are hypocritical and despicable, and you are deceiving the world and stealing your reputation! Why, you are so angry that you refuse to admit it?"
"etc."
At this moment, Ma Hui, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke. She stared at Xiao Tang and said word by word: "You are not him."
Ma Ling looked surprised and asked Ma Hui: "Sister, what do you mean by this!?"
Ma Hui seemed to be completely relieved. She said leisurely: "For more than two years, Xiao Yi has been telling me that you feel guilty and secretly help me settle down in the county. Although I have been reluctant to admit it, you can't.
I accepted your kindness. During that time, I often saw that when people in the county mentioned you, they all respected you and praised you, and only regarded you as a hero.
Spending these days with Sister Su, I know that all the rumors about you are true. I know that the evil man back then would never go out of his way to prey on the weak and help the weak, and he would never let the world praise him. So, you
, not him. I already thought that the evil man who owed me something was dead, so what do you owe me?"
Ma Ling was stunned for a long time, and suddenly he said angrily: "No! How can this matter be left alone..."
"That's enough!" Ma Hui interrupted Ma Ling loudly. With tears in her eyes, she said angrily: "Brother, it was because you killed someone in anger back then, causing your parents to avoid being arrested by the government. You suffered so much along the way that you died of illness.
That Xiaojiaji. You feel guilty and regretful, but you keep saying it’s for me, but in fact now you’re just doing it for yourself! I live a happy life now and have no worries about food and clothing. If I’m still entangled in those old things, tell me to keep fighting.
, what can we gain? Since this is my business, I don’t want you to interfere anymore and ruin my life!"
Ma Ling was accused repeatedly by his sister. He took a few steps back, and his heart suddenly hurt, as if countless heavy copper hammers were hitting his heart. Sun An saw him on the side. He sighed and said to Qiao Daoqing: "Dao Brother Qing, the rightful master no longer cares about this matter, so why should you and I get involved?"
Qiao Daoqing spat and cursed: "Master Dao is always quick and straightforward in his actions, but this time he is so procrastinating, that's all! Brother Ma Ling, Brother Sun An and I have done our best in this matter, so we're leaving!"
"Hold on!" Shi Xiu stopped Sun An and Qiao Daoqing and said, "Now that the account has been settled, but you hurt someone in my Xiao family, and then kidnapped my sister-in-law and made her frightened, we still have to settle the account clearly. Bar?"
Qiao Daoqing looked at Shi Xiu and couldn't help but sneer. He glanced at Xiao Tang and said, "What, Xiao Renxia, how do you want to settle the score with us two brothers?"
Xiao Tang waved his hand to Shi Xiu to calm down. He said to Qiao Daoqing and Sun An: "Dragon Slayer and Huan Demon Lord are also famous figures in the world. They are enemies who cannot be understood and should not be knotted. Even if we don't fight this time, Isn't it a good thing if we don't know each other and turn enemies into friends?"
Sun An cupped his fists towards Xiao Tang and said: "Let's not talk about the past, but when it comes to your magnanimity and magnanimity, my brothers have indeed underestimated you. It's just that it's not convenient for us to talk to you today. If we get a chance, we can make good friends with you someday. Fan."
Qiao Daoqing laughed sarcastically and said: "Let's go! Xiao Renxia wants to make friends with me or settle accounts. Brother Sun An and I will meet each other at Weishengjun Tongtian County on Hedong Road. But today we two brothers can't I don't have the dignity to waste time here any longer!" After saying that, he and Sun An walked away in style.
Xiao Yi looked straight at Ma Hui and asked, "Hui'er, where are you? Are you going to leave?"
Ma Hui lowered her head, and after a while, she said softly: "...If I stay in Zongcheng County, will you still come to see me as usual?"
Xiao Yi was so excited that he kept nodding his head and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes! Why not? As long as I have some free time, I will go over and see you!"
Ma Hui's pretty face turned red, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle when she saw Xiao Yi's naive expression. When Ma Ling saw the appearance of Xiao Yi and Ma Hui, her face was gloomy, and she said nothing.
"Brother Ma, I wonder what your plans are in the future?" Xiao Tang suddenly said to Ma Ling.
"Xiao, my sister has forgiven you, but don't think that I will look upon you favorably!" Ma Ling's voice rose a few degrees, and he shouted angrily: "If you let me know that you have any feelings for my sister again, If you do anything wrong, I, Ma Ling, will come to look for you!"
Facing Ma Ling's angrily and yelling curses at the top of his lungs, Xiao Tang looked calm and smiled faintly at him. Ma Ling felt that he no longer had any confidence in his heart. He stamped his feet and sighed, turned around and left.
"Brother..." Ma Hui couldn't bear it when she saw Ma Ling was disheartened and said.
"Sister, you are right... I hurt the whole family, and I can't hurt you anymore... You can live a good life in Zongcheng County, and I will visit you again." Ma Ling looked at you again. Xiang Xiao Yi said coldly: "Treat my sister well, otherwise I will only ask you!"
After saying that, Ma Ling's body swayed, and he had already run dozens of steps in an instant, unwilling to stay here for a moment longer. When Xiao Tang sighed to himself, he suddenly felt his waist being pinched hard, and it was sore and painful. I almost screamed.
The dignified and gentle Su Jinniang, who was usually careful about her words and actions, pinched Xiao Tang, and said with complaint in her tone: "How come I didn't know you were actually that kind of person?"
When Yan Qing saw it, he couldn't help but wink at Xiao Yi and Ma Hui, indicating that Xiao Tang and Su Jinniang should be alone for a while. Shi Xiu, who was always decisive in killing, also thought to himself: Big brother, all the other brothers can help you, but
The matter between you and your sister-in-law... it's better for you to ask for your own blessings. After thinking about it, he was about to ask Shi Qian to leave, and then he realized that the flea on the drum had long since disappeared, and he didn't know where he had fled.
Xiao Tang covered his waist and said with a bitter smile: "The ridiculous things back then... I thought they were all over. But it was really my debt to Miss Ma Hui that happened. I know you blame me and annoy me, but I have nothing to say.
But since that incident, I seem to have gained a new understanding of my mind and have already changed my gender. Jin Niang, do you believe me?"
"Of course I blame you for annoying you." Su Jinniang said softly: "But I also believe you. Back then, you and Brother Wu risked your lives to protect me. How could I not know what kind of person you are? It's just like what Ma Hui said.
...I just consider that evil man in the past to be dead."
Xiao Tang took Su Jinniang's hand and said, "Then will you marry me or not?"
Su Jinniang opened Xiao Tang's hand angrily and said angrily: "Don't open a dyeing shop just because I gave you three cents of color! I didn't say I had forgiven you!"
"Just complain." Xiao Tang chuckled and said, "Now that the matter has been settled, now I just want to marry you. Even if you blame me for the rest of your life, I will still rely on you."
