One day in October of the thirty-seventh year of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's reign, as soon as it got light, hurried and scattered figures appeared on the streets of Pei County, and those who opened shops opened their doors and windows one after another. After a while, the sun rose and the streets gradually became lively. Today is the day for the heroes of Peixian County to compete. There were hundreds of athletes with special skills in the county, and they all came to participate in this grand competition. All the men, women and children under the city gate came with their hands. Some of them rode horses, some sat in sedans, some rode in cars. Some came to compete, some came to join in the fun, some came to set up stalls and spend their time. Coupled with some visiting relatives and friends from other provinces, the streets were really busy and lively.
Those children from wealthy families also rode tall horses and wore colorful clothes, looking very proud; while those children from poor families also tried their best to dress themselves differently than usual. The crowd rushed towards the center of the square in Peixian County. Everyone was very excited and happy at this time. They all wanted to witness today's martial arts event. It was not long before thousands of people gathered in the city. The square in Peixian County was a gathering place for people, and it was also the place where books were burned in the past. At this time, people surrounded the place.
To the west of the square is the main stage. In the middle of the main stage sits the county magistrate Zhao Feng. On the left are Xiao He, Cao Shen, Wei Cai, Ren Ao, Cao Shang, Cao Wushang, Leng Er and other officials; on the right is Wan Qi. Tu, Feng Wu, Peng Zu, Liu Ji, Wei Wuze, Xu Li, Ji Xin, Wei Hao and others, all of them are brightly dressed and full of energy. The heralds, halberd bearers, flag bearers and starters in the audience were also in high spirits and extremely happy. The officers on duty stood on both sides majestically with their hands on their hips. The banners on both sides fluttered in the wind, and in the shadow of the banners, drummers, gong players, and trumpeters stood at attention. About tens of meters directly in front of the main stage is a competition ring made of wooden boards. The arena and the main stage are connected to each other, and they are covered with a red carpet, like the morning glow. The stage is three meters high and is surrounded by a red carpet. On the carpet are a circle of officers holding halberds. It is surrounded by a 20-meter-wide ring. On the periphery of the ring is the audience. In short, there are people in every corner of the square. It's a big crowd.
Time is running out and the game begins. First, the herald walked up to the main stage and announced the rules of the competition loudly. He said: "Today's competition is a knockout system. Two people fight, and one party wins by knocking the other off the stage. The winner stays on the stage and continues with the next one. A strong man challenges, and so on, until the last person is today's Wu Kui. The county magistrate will appoint him as the warden!" As soon as the herald finished reading, drums were beaten on both sides of the main stage, and horns were blown together. .
A young man in red clothes and a young man in white appeared on the stage one after another, and the two jumped onto the ring. The starter walked up to the main stage and issued the order: "The game begins." The two people on the stage bowed to each other and then started fighting. The two fought for more than ten rounds, and the boy in red knocked the boy in white off the ring. The starter ran onto the stage, raised the red flag and announced: "The boy in red wins!" Then he shouted to the audience: "Which strong man will challenge again?" At this time, another black-faced man jumped out from the middle of the field and jumped onto the stage. Come and fight with the boy in red. After three or five rounds, the black-faced man knocked the young man in red over. The black man was so ruthless that he grabbed the young man and threw him off the stage. The starter hurriedly shouted: "Don't hurt his life!" This move angered another fat man waiting in the audience. He didn't wait for the starter to finish speaking, and jumped on the stage with a loud voice and showed his power. Knock the black man down with a heavy punch. He used his own methods to control his own body, and kicked the man off the stage without any mercy. The starter hurriedly raised the red flag and said: "The strong man's moves are extraordinary. Which hero in the audience dares to fight against him?" No one came out for a while, and the big fat man was proud of himself.
Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted: "Hey! Fat pig, don't be complacent, Grandpa Gao is here!" Everyone followed the voice and saw a burly man wearing a red brocade robe jumping from the stage in a mighty manner. Come up. It turned out that this man's name was Gao Guan, and he was a bad boy from Chenzhuang, Shangyangli, Pei County. Because his uncle Gao Ping was the supervisor of Sishui County, he went around the countryside. This man usually raised a group of friends, idlers and miscellaneous people, and gathered together in his free time. They danced with spears and sticks together, learned some grappling skills, and thought they were invincible. They wanted to show off their skills in this competition and win the championship in one fell swoop. They were determined to win. He jumped onto the stage, like a crow landing, and stood firmly in the middle of the stage. It looked like he had good dexterity skills. Then he used a move like a tiger emerging from the forest, and rushed towards the big fat man, hoping to end the battle with one move. The big fat man hurriedly dodged, pulled out the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, and then used Gao Guan in the opposite direction. Gao Guan hurriedly jumped up, one foot high, and jumped over the fat man's head, avoiding the heavy blow. The two fought with all their strength for thirty rounds, and the fat man gradually became exhausted. Gao Guan saw his target and kicked him off the stage. The onlookers burst into loud cheers. Gao Guan's face was full of violence, like a ferocious god. He defeated several heroes in succession, and no one in the audience dared to compete. When Gao Guan saw that no one dared to come up, he became even more arrogant and shouted: "Who dares to duel!" The starter raised the red flag high and said smugly: "If no one comes up, this hero will be the winner today." Wu Kui!" Xiao He stood up and looked around, but couldn't see Zhou Bo and was very worried.
At this time, the starter was about to read out Wu Kui. Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted: "Wait a minute, let me try!" Xiao He was very happy when he saw Zhou Bo coming. Most of the children in Peixian County didn't recognize him. When they saw his blue clothes, they looked at him with contempt and made mocking criticisms from time to time. Zhou Bo didn't care what others said, he jumped onto the stage and bowed to Gao Guan. When Gao Guan saw Zhou Bo's appearance, it was as if he had seen a big bear, and he laughed wildly: "Country bumpkin, are you coming to compete too?" Zhou Bo replied: "I want to give it a try too, so please let the heroes take the lead." Gao Guan Wanting to show off his power, he raised his iron fist and hit Zhou Bo on the head with a five-thunder move. Zhou Bo just tilted his body to the right to avoid it. As a result, Gao Guan used too much force and jumped into the air. His body lost its center of gravity and fell straight forward. Zhou Bo took advantage of the situation and hurriedly thrust out his left elbow and pushed hard. Gao Guan followed the inertia and rushed off the ring. He fell to the ground like a dog. There was cheering all around.
Gao Guan fell unconscious and couldn't get up. At this time, several people ran over from the crowd and helped him up. Gao Guan was dizzy, twisting his mouth like a fool and sweating. He felt half of his face was numb, his brain was buzzing like a honeycomb, nosebleeds were pouring out like a waterfall, and stars were popping up in front of his eyes. , as if there was a fireworks show. The onlookers cheered in unison. It took a long time for Gao Guan to wake up, and his embarrassed appearance made him angry. Suddenly, with a shout, about dozens of gangsters rushed out of the crowd, each holding a sharp knife, and Gao Guan led them towards the stage. The officer holding the halberd could not stop him, and the audience was in chaos. Gao Guan came to the stage and pointed at Zhou Bo and cursed: "Where did you come from, you wild bastard? You're a ungrateful thing. Get it for me!" After saying that, the gangsters rushed forward and tied up Zhou Bo. . Zhou Bo was a foreigner. When he saw that he was a local snake, he didn't dare to resist, so he had to swallow his head and let them do whatever they wanted.
People all around rushed to the ring, and the county magistrate hurriedly asked the county captain: "Who is this boy? How dare he be so presumptuous?" The county captain replied: "His name is Gao Guan, and he is from Chenzhuang, Shangyangli, this county. A bad young man who usually raises a bunch of idlers at home and goes around the countryside doing all kinds of evil." When the county magistrate heard this, he was furious and said to the county lieutenant: "Why didn't you arrest him earlier for such a thing?" The county lieutenant said: "Sir Calm down, you don't know something. He is so arrogant because he relies on his uncle." Zhao Feng asked him who his uncle was. The county captain replied: "It's the county supervisor Gao Ping." Zhao Feng stopped talking. Xiao He said: "No matter who his uncle is, it is a big crime to cause trouble in the school. Let's take the opportunity to capture him and uphold the country's laws to eliminate harm for the people." Cao Shen said: "Master Xiao is right! This kid is too arrogant. I Go and get it without any effort!" The county magistrate Zhao Feng said hesitantly: "That's not possible. What will the county supervisor do if he finds out?" Cao Shen said: "The prince broke the law and the common people are equally guilty, let alone him!"
While they were talking, a thunderous roar suddenly came from the audience: "Hey! You are a thief who harms the people, you are bullying others too much!" Everyone followed the sound and saw that the crowd was split apart like waves in front of a speeding boat. Two halves, a strong man jumped out from the middle, rushed to the bottom of the ring, jumped onto the stage with a single step, pointed at Gao Guan and shouted: "Bah! You are a thief who harms the people, you are going too far! I won't beat you to a pulp today!" , Grandpa’s surname is not Fan!” After scolding, he threw all those gangsters off the stage one by one, and then went to untie Zhou Bo. Gao Guan was furious, pointed at the strong man and asked: "What kind of god are you, who dares to interfere in grandpa's affairs?" The strong man gritted his teeth and said, "You are the one who is called the 'Evil Man'!" When Gao Guan heard that it was Fan Kuai, he was heartbroken. He was secretly surprised and thought that this man could slaughter a cow by himself. Could he be here for a competition? He was afraid that he would not be his opponent, so he laughed and said: "It turns out to be Fan Kuai, the virtuous brother, whom I have admired for a long time!" Fan Kuai spat on the ground and cursed: " Even if you are inferior to a dog, you still deserve to be called your grandpa as a good brother. Why do you still want to take someone else when you are clearly defeated at the hands of others? Come here and take me if you have the ability?" After hearing this, Gao Guan's face turned red and purple. , standing in a dilemma on the stage. At this time, the audience in the audience shouted in unison: "Fight, fight, fight if you have the ability, why don't you dare to do it?" Gao Guan was really riding a tiger and couldn't get off, holding back his anger and said: "I know you are a man, today we If the water of the well does not interfere with the water of the river, I will leave Wu Kui to you, and we can each go our own way!" Fan Kuai sneered: "Today is a competition for Wu Kui, and only dogs can run away with their tails between their legs!" Gao Guan became furious. He said: "Fan, don't think I'm afraid of you. You're a butcher, but you dare to run wild here? I'll let you taste grandpa's fist today!" He then launched a move. Fan Kuai stepped forward and raised his fists to meet each other, and the two of them exchanged two moves. Fan Kuai used several sweeping kicks one after another, and Gao Guan jumped up and turned around to avoid it. At this time, he thought that Fan Kuai was nothing more than that, so he laughed and said: "Those named Fan, don't toast or eat without drinking. Today I want to show you how powerful grandpa is!" He said, preparing for a ruthless move. Fan Kuai sneered, and suddenly he swept over with another flying kick. Gao Guan still jumped in the air. Unexpectedly, Fan Kuai's kick was a false move. He did not sweep over, but stopped his foot on Gao Guan's body. Down, and then kicked twice, starting with his left foot, then flying up with his right foot to hit the falling Gao Guan, and kicked him two feet away. At this time, due to the chaos, the crowd had gathered around the ring, and Gao Guan was lost in the crowd. Seeing that the momentum was not right, the other gangsters also dispersed.
Fan Kuai then stepped forward to untie Zhou Bo. Zhou Bo said gratefully, "Thank you so much for saving me." Fan Kuai helped Zhou Bo up and said, "I am a butcher. I kill pigs and dogs and beat evil people. What is your name? Where are you from?" Zhou Bo replied: "My name is Zhou Bo. I am an outgoing person. I came to Guixian to visit my relatives. Since I was a child, I liked to play with guns and sticks and learned some martial arts. I came here to try my luck today. I just want to make a living. Just now Seeing that a hero has made extraordinary moves, Wu Kui must be you, so I took my leave and we will meet again later." After Zhou Bo said this, he turned around and left. Fan Kuai grabbed Zhou Bo and said, "Hey! I didn't come here to fight. I only acted because of that thing to bully people. How can you enjoy killing pigs as a county official? I don't go to the government to run errands. Don't get me wrong." While the two were talking, Zhao Feng, Xiao He, Wan Qitu, Cao Shen and others gathered around the stage.
