It was on the official road leading to Kaifeng Fucheng. A horse-drawn sedan came from south to north. The driver was a young man, who looked to be in his mid-twenties, with an upper-middle-class build, slender and thin, and an average appearance.
, dressed simply, with a somewhat bookish look on his face, like a frail scholar.
Sitting on his right side is a young girl, as gentle as water, with a spirit that is so powerful that any man in the world will never forget her once she sees her.
The young man and the girl were talking and laughing along the way. The girl's silvery laughter made the young man intoxicated, and he also giggled unconsciously. The young man rarely smiled on weekdays. A few years ago, he seemed bitter and resentful. As time went by,
As time went by, and more and more blood flowed under his sword, he became more and more peaceful. Now there is no trace of bitterness or hatred on his face.
But the young man is still unsmiling. His laughter can only be heard when he is seriously injured, bleeding, in extreme pain, or when he is with this girl. He doesn't like to laugh, and he doesn't cry either. His father was once there.
Before he died, he told him that a man who bleeds would not shed tears. He remembered it, and he has never shed a tear since then.
This carriage is about to rush to the capital, where the girl's brother is. The girl has reached the age of marriage. Both her parents are dead, and the eldest brother is the father. The marriage must be decided by the brother. The young man and the girl are in love, but the brother will
He will not bless their marriage, and the young man is unsure. Although he is famous in the world, he is short of money and has countless enemies who want to kill him. How could his brother leave his fairy-like sister in his hands? He has no idea.
No confidence at all.
Every time he got closer to the capital, the anxiety in his heart increased. There was only good wine to relieve his worries. He liked what was in the cup very much. Strong wine would make him forget his sorrow, but the girl didn't like him drinking, so he rarely went there.
The girl is greedy for the contents of the cup.
The carriage turned a corner and turned into another avenue. Perhaps because it was hungry and wanted to go into the city early to eat grass, it took this turn a little impatiently. The carriage suddenly spun around and the girl tilted her body involuntarily, almost
He was thrown off, but fortunately the young man caught him with lightning speed and said nervously: "It's so dangerous! It's very windy outside, you'd better sit in the car."
The girl smiled and said: "Wherever the wind blows, I want to be here with you."
The young man said: "This horse is too wild. I'm afraid it will throw you off."
The girl said: "With you by my side, this horse will not be afraid no matter how wild it is."
These words warmed the young man's heart, and he said to Ma: "Old Ma, if you act wild again, I won't be polite."
The girl said: "Why are you so rude?"
The young man said: "Kill it and eat its meat."
The girl said: "I don't like to eat horse meat." When she mentioned eating, the girl subconsciously grasped her stomach, feeling really hungry.
The young man's concern for the girl is so meticulous that the young man can already see it without the girl having to say it out loud.
"Are you hungry?" the young man asked.
"A little bit," the girl said.
"Oops, I've finished eating all the dry food, and I don't know how long it will take to meet the market." The young man said, "Sit tight, I'll ask the old horse to tighten up." He whipped the horse to speed up.
The girl said: "I'm a little hungry, but I can still hold on, so don't worry."
The young man said: "It's okay if you don't hurry. How can I bear to let you starve with me?"
The girl joked: "Who wants to follow you?"
Unexpectedly, the young man didn't know the joke. He took it seriously and said frustratedly: "Yeah, why would you follow a poor boy like me?"
The girl knew that he had low self-esteem and felt that he shouldn't make such a joke, so she said, "Am I kidding you? Why do you still take it seriously?"
The young man sighed and said, "I don't know what your brother is thinking?"
The girl said: "My brother loves me the most, he will definitely agree."
The young man said: "I hope so."
The horse moved forward rapidly under the whip of the young man, running, and three people appeared in front of him and caught the young man's eyes. They were two strong men and an old man. The strong men were carrying weapons in their hands, and one was carrying a simple knife.
The other was carrying a pair of steel plate axes. The old man knelt in front of the strong man, kowtowing repeatedly. Next to them, there was a Shanxi barking donkey, its head lowered, gnawing on the green grass on the roadside.
No need to ask, the young man also knew that these two strong men must be bad guys. His guess was right. Speaking of these two strong men, they were famous figures in the underworld in the Taihang Mountains. These two people were Pu Dao Tai Sui Wu Tian
and Zhang Meng, a mountain bear, their eldest brother is Ding Wenfa, who is known as Purple Faced Yama in the world. These three are sworn brothers, and are collectively known as the Three Taihang Owls in the world.
The young man said to the girl: "Something happened up front."
The girl also saw it and said: "It's probably a robbery, we have to take care of it."
The old man knelt on the ground and begged again and again: "Two gentlemen, please show mercy and spare this little old man's life."
Zhang Mengsheng, the mountain bear, was thick and dark, with a ferocious appearance. He said to the old man with a cold face: "I can't kill you if I don't die. We brothers can't break the rules for you. Don't ask for anything. Just die obediently."
Let's go." He said, raising an axe, ready to commit murder.
"Stop!" the young man shouted in the carriage.
Wu Tian and Zhang Meng followed the sound, and then they discovered that a carriage was driving towards them quickly. They only glanced at the young man, and then they all focused on the girl. Their eyes were like awls piercing the girl's flesh.
Once it was stuck in, it couldn't be pulled out. When the carriage stopped not far from them, they were still looking at the girl dreamingly.
The young man was furious when he saw this, and said to the girl: "Just wait, I'll go over and take a look." He got out of the car, looked at the two strong men, and walked over slowly. He originally wanted the girl to stay
In the car, the girl followed him and got out of the car.
Zhang Meng smiled and said to Wu Tianda: "Second brother, this big girl looks so damn delicious, I'm so hungry. You want to take the first bite first or I come first."
Wu Tiandao: "No need to ask, of course the second brother will eat first."
Zhang Meng said unhappily: "You come first every time."
Wu Tiandao: "How else could I be your brother?"
Zhang Meng said: "Okay, okay, hurry up."
Wu Tiandao: "It won't be fast. It won't take half an hour. Am I still your second brother?" As he said this, he walked towards the girl. When he saw a young man blocking the way, he waved the sword in his palm habitually without thinking.
, he slashed at the young man's neck. Seeing that the young man looked like a frail scholar, he didn't take it seriously, thinking that he could chop off his head with this knife.
Little did he know that he was wrong. When the young man raised his hand, he didn't even understand what was going on. He was slapped on the chest. This slap hurt him so much that he flew sideways three to four feet away.
He fell so hard to the ground that it was difficult to get up.
"Second brother!" Zhang Meng shouted and ran over to take a look. He saw that Wu Tian had been beaten until he vomited blood and was dying.
Zhang Meng said: "Second brother, how are you?"
Wu Tian said with a weak breath: "We have encountered a tough situation today. The second brother may not be able to survive. Third brother, please leave quickly and ask the eldest brother to avenge me!"
Zhang Meng said angrily: "If I don't leave, I will fight with him." He stood up and went to fight with the young man.
Wu Tian used his last bit of strength to pull on Zhang Meng's trouser leg and said, "You are no match for him. Leave quickly. If even you die, who will inform the elder brother."
Zhang Meng shouted: "Second brother, how could I leave you and escape alone?" He clutched the ax handle tightly, feeling very embarrassed.
Wu Tian finally yelled at the top of his lungs, "Let's go!" Then his head tilted and he died.
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