Straight ahead from the pavilion, a few hundred meters away, there is a house made of bluestones.
The courtyard gate is wide open. There are two rows of red apricots and several green cypresses in the courtyard. There are bamboos in front of the courtyard and green willows under the corridor. They are full of flowers and plants. It reveals a certain kind of exquisiteness and elegance, which is completely different from the smoky atmosphere outside.
different.
When he came to the door of the house, Liu Shuzhu breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a while, he reached out and knocked on the door. But there was a voice in the house that said calmly: "Come in."
…
The display inside the house is exquisite, with bamboo slips and books stacked high on the bookshelves, and the side walls are covered with landscape paintings. The desk is also equipped with pens, inks, paper and inkstones. In short, it does not look like the residence of a bandit leader, but like a scholar's study room by mistake.
Sitting on the Taishi chair behind the desk is a bookish middle-aged man, holding a bamboo slip in one hand and looking at it, while the other hand gently strokes the goatee under his chin from time to time. Don't tell me, it doesn't match the style of the whole room.
A perfect match!
But no matter how well-matched he is, he is also a robber. Being able to be the leader shows that his 'craft' is at least better than those of the big guys outside.
This man is the famous three-leader in the town of Thieves. His real name is Xiao Fuyi, and his bandit name is Xiao Sanye.
Putting his martial arts skills aside for now, he is definitely the most knowledgeable person in Xiangma Town. The verses on the mountain guarding stone at the entrance of the town were written by him.
Back then, when Liu Shuzhu was brought to Xiangma Town, he was still wrapped in swaddling clothes. His identity and surname were lost, and he had no name to call him. Today, Xiao Fuyi gave him this name after walking around in the courtyard for most of the night.
Liu Shuzhu's name also has some elegance of a scholar.
Liu Shuzhu himself prefers others to call him "Liu Si". He will stick to his last name and won't change it. Si, ranked fourth in Thieves Town, is the oldest among the three leaders. He is simple and straightforward, which shows his status.
From childhood to adulthood, Liu Shuzhu was most afraid of Mr. Xiao. He had received countless beatings just for reading and writing.
After entering the door, Liu Shuzhu gently closed the door, saluted politely, and whispered: "Third Uncle."
Xiao Fuyi didn't react at all, as if he didn't know there was someone else in the room. He shook his head slightly and continued to look at the bamboo slips in his hand. From time to time, he picked up the tea cup from the table and took a sip of tea.
After standing for a while, Liu Shuzhu couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore, so he stepped forward carelessly, took out seven or eight purple ginseng plants from his arms, and placed them one by one on the table.
Seeing that Xiao Fuyi still didn't respond, he took out a few more small porcelain bottles, and finally took out the iron ingot at the bottom of the box that he had snatched from his trouser pocket, and put them on the desk together.
There were two pieces of iron ingots, only the size of walnuts, and each piece weighed no less than ten kilograms. This thing could not be eaten or drunk, so he almost threw it away. Liu Shuzhu didn't know the goods, so he took one of the pieces to prevaricate Xiao Fuyi.
"Third uncle, if you want to kill me or chop me into pieces, just say something. I've been standing here all day long, and you still get angry and vent your anger. It's so tortured that you keep showing me off like this!"
Liu Shuzhu put on a tragic face.
"But let's agree first, don't slap me in the face! After all, you personally trained me, and now I can stand alone. If you hit your nephew, uncle, don't let the bastards outside see it as a joke!"
After catching a glimpse of the iron ingot, Xiao Fuyi's face moved slightly, but then he returned to normal and said calmly: "What is this?"
Liu Shuzhu smiled brightly: "Uncle, you are really good at joking. This is Ziyang Ginseng! A specialty of Luyang Mountain. Such a big thing should not be able to survive for a thousand years. It is said that eating it can strengthen the body and strengthen the body. It is a wonderful tonic medicine."
, if you eat a few of them, your cultivation level will be at least..."
Snap~!
His opening was like lighting a gunpowder keg. The bamboo slips slammed onto the desk. Xiao Fuyi almost jumped up from his chair:
"Asshole——!"
Liu Shuzhu shut up obediently.
Xiao Fuyi tapped his face with his hand, trembling with anger: "What have I taught you all these years?"
"If you don't do one thing, you won't stop!"
"You!" Xiao Fuyi became even more angry and couldn't speak for a long time.
Liu Shu hurriedly picked up the folding fan on the desk to fan him, not missing any chance to flatter him. The next step was related to whether the several kilograms of meat on his butt were going to bloom, so naturally he did not dare to neglect it.
He understood the character of his third uncle quite well. The word "brush clothes" originally meant "to brush off the clothes when something happened, and not let any dust touch the body", and there was a bit of freedom and unrulyness in the word.
But Xiao Fuyi has nothing to do with this sentence. He is usually strict and has to do everything by himself. Although his anger is strong, it has insufficient stamina. As long as he removes the first fierce fire, he will have the remaining anger.
Way to calm down.
As expected, after a while, Xiao Fuyi's anger subsided slightly, but there were signs of resurgence at any time.
"So you only remember the first two, why don't you remember the other three: don't do anything, and the fourth don't steal?"
The rules of the thieves' town: Don't do one thing, don't do two things, don't do three things, and don't rob!
The so-called "Three Don'ts" means that you can't do things that will make you lose money, you can't do business that makes you lose money, and you can't do things that harm others and don't benefit yourself. The robbers are all shrewd and calculating, so there is no need to say more about these three things.
The key to knowledge still lies in the "four no-grabs".
First, don’t rob ordinary people’s yellow and white things.
It's not all because of rhetoric like "there is a way among thieves", but also because ordinary people don't have treasures they value.
The people who can be turned into bandits in Thieves Town are all warriors with great strength. Those who avoid revenge, those who live in hiding, and those who are desperate. They all have one thing in common, that is, they all have abilities. Worldly gold, silver and other wealth
, has long been out of the sight of bandits.
And truly good things may not be obtained even with a lot of money.
Spiritual medicine, fairy grass, beast elixirs, magical weapons, and even the furs of strange beasts and other items are the favorites of bandits, and most of them are related to improving one's cultivation. Strength represents everything, and in this era of prosperous martial arts, the strong are the most important.
respect.
Second, don’t grab anything at night.
Although Xiao Fuyi looks like a scholar, he is not vague at all when grabbing things. Regarding this rule, he explained in his original words:
"There is a difference between robbers and snitches. They are stealing, and it is a shady business. Naturally, they choose to do it at night when the moon is dark and the wind is high. We are robbing, and we have specialties in the art. Since it is robbing, we just do it openly.
Grab it!"
This second rule is so arrogant that it is unheard of. Within a radius of thousands of miles, only the bandits from Xiangma Town dare to pat their chests and say: We only steal the daytime!
Xiao Fuyi looked down upon those who joined thieves.
Third, monks don’t rob.
The robbers robbed homes and houses. Although they did not eat fast and believe in Buddhism, the things they did were always harmful to heaven and earth. They were somewhat taboo about the monks and tutu who passed by, and all Buddhist disciples were allowed to pass.
Liu Shuzhu secretly estimated that this was directly related to the monk being too poor.
Monks pay great attention to ascetic practice and good deeds. They have to wear their sandals all day long, eat in the open air, and rely on alms to fill their stomachs. Even if they grab some Buddhist artifacts such as wooden fish cassocks, they are of no use.
It’s really not worth it to lose Yangshou.
Fourth, don’t steal the inheritance of the great master of martial arts.
Although Luyang Mountain has been weak for many years, it still has the orthodox master's inheritance, and the sect's origins, even if it is not a thousand years, are still eight hundred. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and its heritage cannot be underestimated, and it is not easy to offend.
The great master of martial arts is a respectful title given by the world to warriors who have transcended the ‘bigu stage’!
That is a completely different realm and is admired by the world.
Grandmasters are all amazingly talented and famous all over the world, and their martial arts skills are even more extraordinary, almost reaching the level of flying through the air. Those who can deserve this title are usually martial arts masters.
The warriors in the Bigu stage are already so extraordinary that they can survive without eating or drinking for half a month, relying only on their induction to absorb the free energy between heaven and earth.
And the master's understanding of martial arts is many times deeper than that of the warriors in the Bigu stage. Thirty or fifty masters in the Bigu stage may not be able to take advantage of the martial arts master!
Speaking of which, the founder of Xiangma Town was also a great master, but it was a pity that he failed to leave a legacy.
Thirteen years ago, the great master of Xiangma Town was riding a mediocre black tiger on his way back to the mountains. When passing by a deserted village, he accidentally heard the cry of a baby in the grass. When he stepped forward, he saw that it was a wrapped baby.
The abandoned baby in infancy. I don’t know what kind of nerve he had at that time, but he felt compassion and took him back to the town of Thieves.
The baby is Liu Shuzhu.
Liu Shuzhu had never seen this ancestor whose life as a bandit was full of legends.
Not long after he brought Liu Shuzhu back, he entrusted Xiangma Town to his three most trusted men and traveled far away alone. He only left a mountain guard stone and his black tiger at the entrance of the town to guard the entrance.
For more than thirteen years, I have never been back.
Based on martial arts, the first priority is inheritance.
Fortunately, most of those grandmaster inheritances have declined, and there has not been a grandmaster-level figure for many years. Otherwise, even if the old bandit leader's residual power is still there, Thief Town has been wiped out countless times in more than ten years.
From this point of view, Liu Shuzhu caused quite a lot of trouble. If it had been anyone else, he might have been pulled out and chopped up long ago!
"Third Uncle, don't I see that our town is in a recession recently, and want to help you share some of it! I didn't keep much of what I robbed, most of it was used to honor you. There are so many mouths in the town waiting for you.
When I eat, the guys outside are hiding it when they hand over the harvest. Even if I don't get any credit, I still have hard work..."
"Stop it!" Xiao Fuyi quickly told him to shut up.
His words started to change after a few words, and his attitude didn't sound like he was admitting his mistake. It sounded like he was asking for credit. If you let him continue talking, he might even dare to open his mouth and ask you for a reward.
Seeing Liu Shuzhu's yawning look, Xiao Fuyi said with a stern face: "Don't try to get away with it this time. We have a private agreement with the old men in Luyang Mountain. They will treat them as their rightful deeds, and we will be our robbers."
Don’t interfere. If you rob them, you are openly provoking Luyang Mountain, and you still don’t know what big trouble you have caused!"
Liu Shuzhu shouted: "Their masters are all dead. Although our ancestors are traveling abroad, they are still alive. If you lend them ten courages, will they dare? We are robbers, and we are not sure who will beat whom!"
Xiao Fuyi looked at Liu Shuzhu with a hint of love in his eyes, and his tone suddenly became much softer.
"Shu Zhu, you are a good young man who can cultivate martial arts. The outside world is very big. Your future achievements may not be in this small thieves town. However, your temper is too wild. If this continues
Sooner or later you will suffer!"
Liu Shuzhu looked indifferent: "I was originally raised by robbers. What's wrong with being a robber? It's carefree and happy. If you don't like whoever you like, just rob it!"
Xiao Fuyi sneered: "If you don't like God, are you going to turn the sky upside down?"
"So what if it turns over! Which of the ancient sages doesn't have the means to overturn the sky? But if the sky turns over, the sun will rise in the west..."
Liu Shuzhu suddenly stopped while he was talking. Only then did he realize that Xiao Fuyi's tone was too kind. Then his face turned pale, he yelled "no", and Sayazi was about to run out!
Xiao Fuyi's palms were already covered with a layer of faint green energy. There was no way for him to get away. He reached out and grabbed his collar. No matter what, he couldn't get away: "Third uncle, this is for your own good. If I don't give in this time,
Teach you a lesson, no one will be able to control you in the future!"
Liu Shuzhu let out a howl like a killing pig: "Third uncle, we have something to discuss, why are you so willing to really beat me!"
At this moment, the door of the house was pushed open, and a coquettish middle-aged woman and a frighteningly tall man walked in from the outside.
The beautiful woman is gorgeously dressed, has a graceful figure, and is extremely charming in her grace, but she always carries a vague evil aura about her.
"Second mother!"
Liu Shuzhu was so excited that he almost shed tears - even if the King of Heaven comes now, if you want to touch him even a hair, you have to get through Er Niang first!
Sure enough, the beautiful middle-aged woman looked unkind. She glanced at Xiao Fuyi's green palm and said sarcastically:
"Oh~! Poor Ding, if you close the door and hit your child in broad daylight, you really are not your biological father."