"stop!"
Seeing this ferocious man, he took action and beat the poor Boss Bu half to death. Tian Quan, who happened to be passing by, couldn't help it. He jumped out from behind the crowd and shouted to stop him.
"Huh?! Where does this brat dare to meddle in someone's business in front of someone?"
The man stared at his eyes as big as copper bells and cursed at Tianquan: "Little brat! Don't think you can pretend to be a hero just by carrying a broken sword on your back! I advise you to mind your own business and get out of here!"
"How can you be allowed to do such evil in broad daylight?"
Tianquan snorted coldly, stretched out his hand, pointed at the man from a distance and said: "Pindao is a disciple of the Qingcheng sect, and it is his duty to be a chivalrous and righteous man. I saw a vicious dog like you barking here today, so I had to take care of it. "
"Seeking death!" Being called a dog, the man was furious. He immediately pulled out his long knife and slashed hard, shocking the onlookers to retreat.
Tianquan was young and energetic, facing the man's slash, he did not dodge or evade. When the long knife hit his face, he suddenly turned sideways, stretched out his right leg and stumbled, and the man immediately became unstable. , his body jumped forward like a rolling ball, and he fell hard.
The man let out an ouch, and he fell so hard that one of his teeth fell out. Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw this.
"It hurts so much! You brat! I want you to look good!"
The man felt ashamed, so he quickly got up from the ground, turned around and slashed with the knife again. Tianquan shook his head, repeated his old trick, and put the man to the ground.
This time he was faster, and before the opponent got up, he kicked the man's knife far away: "How about it, do you want to compete again?"
There was a look of fear in the man's eyes. After he stood up, he distanced himself from the other party and scolded him sternly: "Boy! You'd better go to the street and find out who he is! Today, he is unlucky! If you have any idea, don't leave." Let’s go! Let’s compete again tomorrow!”
After saying the harsh words, the man hurriedly pushed through the crowd and ran away, even forgetting to take back the knife that fell on the ground. The people around him cheered loudly.
Tian Quan watched him running for his life, and gave a disdainful sound, then turned around and helped the cloth shop owner on the ground: "Is the shop owner in serious trouble?"
"No problem, no problem, thank you young hero for helping me." The shopkeeper thanked him repeatedly, but the sad look on his face could not be dissipated.
He saw the young hero from Tianquan, who was full of high spirits, and couldn't help but persuade him: "This young hero, that Zhang Wu is the brother of the leader of Xiaofei Gorge, Iron Palm Chuan Yun. It is certainly very satisfying that you taught him a lesson today, but those People won’t let you go easily.”
"The leader of Xiaofei Gorge?" Tian Quan frowned: "Could it be the bandits who dominate the mountain? This is too lawless. They are robbing you so blatantly, and no one will come out to take care of it? "
"Alas, young hero, you don't know something. The Green Forest brothers in Xiaofeixia actually have no choice... Alas, in short, young hero, you'd better leave as soon as possible. If they come to take revenge tomorrow, you How can we be an opponent alone?"
The shopkeeper's words were vague, as if he had something to hide, but no matter how Tian Quan pressed him, he remained silent and refused to say anything more.
By now, the crowd of onlookers on the street had almost dispersed. Lu Hanjiang watched a good show, but he also found it strange that the cloth shop owner had to speak for the bandits when he was clearly being bullied.
So he stopped the waiter and asked: "Brother, where did the green forest in Xiaofei Gorge come from? Why do you seem to be not unable to resist, but not willing to resist them?"
The waiter looked troubled: "Sir, it's better not to ask. Now that you know it, it won't be of much use to you."
Lu Hanjiang thought for a while, then took out a bag of small money and handed it to the waiter: "Please ask the waiter to help me solve my doubts. This situation is really strange. Don't worry, I will just listen to it as a story."
Although the waiter said he refused, he still couldn't help but accept the money. He said with a sneer: "In that case, I will just talk too much. Don't say it was me who said it."
"Don't worry." Lu Hanjiang assured him.
The waiter looked around to make sure no outsiders were paying attention, and then told the story: "Sir, you are from outside, so you don't know anything. The Green Forest Brothers of Xiaofei Gorge are actually good people."
"Oh? How do you say it?" Lu Hanjiang asked.
The waiter sighed and explained: "There used to be a wealthy Qian family in our town. Back then, he relied on his relationship with the county boss to forcefully buy a lot of land in the town. Those who were unwilling to sell the land, They were all given a severe lesson by him.”
Lu Hanjiang nodded: "Well, there is collusion between officials and gentry, and ordinary people are really helpless."
The waiter continued: "That is to say, the Qian family, relying on the support of the county master, not only forced the purchase, but also bought it cheaply, which made many people homeless. At that time, there was a farmer in our town. I was willing to sell my land, but the evil servants of the Qian family came to my door... Oh, it was so tragic, the whole family was beaten to death."
Lu Hanjiang had a guess in his mind and asked, "Could it be that the green forest in Xiaofei Gorge was formed by the people in the town who were forced to sell their land and became homeless?"
"My guest is smart, that's exactly what it is."
The waiter said with some emotion: "They are also ordinary people. Unfortunately, they were bullied by the Qian family and had nowhere to redress their grievances. Finally, one person stood up. His name was Ba Buping. He hated the Qian family for doing evil, but the Yamen He always favored others, so he took advantage of the darkness to gather other people who had been wronged and stormed into Qian's house with a knife, eliminating a lot of harm for our town."
"So that's it." Lu Hanjiang thought thoughtfully.
"Ba Buping killed someone, and the Yamen sent people to arrest them. They simply turned into bandits in Xiaofei Gorge. There were few people in the Yamen, and several encirclement and suppression campaigns failed, so the matter was settled. Ba Buping later continued to make troubles in the world. He gained some fame and was nicknamed 'Iron Palm Pierces the Clouds'."
The waiter said, and kept sighing: "Everyone knows that they are all heroes who eliminate harm for the people, so they often give them some wine and meat. But I don't know when, things changed. One day during the festival, We didn’t send wine, so Babu Ping’s brothers came down the mountain and asked for wine, meat, and property. If the townspeople didn’t give it, they robbed it... Sigh.”
"Well, it is indeed a bad debt." Lu Hanjiang knew the cause and effect, but he did not comment on whether it was right or wrong.
At this time, Tian Quan, who had been searching around outside to no avail, also came to the inn. He saw Lu Hanjiang and Huangfu Xiaoyuan at a glance. The reason was also very simple. The two of them mingled among ordinary townspeople. , it really seems a bit out of place.
Tian Quan saw that they had outstanding looks and extraordinary temperament, and they wore long swords and dressed like knights, so he started to think about making friends. He came up and cupped his fists and said, "I am from the Qingcheng sect Tian Quan. I wonder how you should call these two friends?"
Lu Hanjiang suddenly realized: "It turns out to be Taoist Priest Qing Yi Xiaojian Tianquan. No wonder he defeated that man so easily. It's a pleasure to meet you, Xiayue Lifeng. This is my sister."
"It's Mr. Yue, and Miss Yue... Hey, why do these names seem familiar?" Tian Quan was slightly startled, frowned and tried to remember for a moment, and then tried to ask: "Mr. Yue, could it be that Are they from the Xiaoyao sect...?"
Lu Hanjiang nodded lightly: "That's right."
After confirming the identity of the other party, Tian Quan seemed a little hesitant. The news that the eldest disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect colluded with the Jinyiwei had spread in Southern Shaolin two years ago. However, the other party never walked around in the world again, so this matter spread around. , and no one mentioned it.
But now, in Tianquan's view, the other party was upright and dignified, and he really didn't look like the villain who was rumored to be colluding with Jin Yiwei. Moreover, he was born in a Taoist sect and didn't think highly of Buddhism, so he became suspicious of this news.
So, after thinking for a while, Tian Quan smiled: "It turns out that Mr. Yue is indeed lucky to meet you. I don't know how lucky I am to have a drink with Mr. Yue."
"This is natural." Lu Hanjiang smiled and asked the other party to sit down.
