When Li Kui saw Li Da coming back, he stood up quickly and said, "Brother, I haven't seen you for many years."
Although Li Da hadn't seen his younger brother for many years, he still got angry and cursed: "What's wrong with you when you come back? Are you going to burden others again?"
The old lady hurriedly said: "Tieniu has become an official now and is coming to pick me up to enjoy my life."
Li Da jumped after hearing this and said impatiently: "Mother! You can believe his farts! Back then he killed people and made me wear shackles and chains and suffered a lot. Now he is in the river with the thieves from Liangshan. There was a big commotion in Xuzhou, and he went to Xuzhou to kill the magistrate and many officers and soldiers. A few days ago, the official document arrived, and I was hunted down in my hometown. However, they wanted to arrest me and bring me to the official for interrogation. Fortunately, the rich man of my employer interceded on my behalf, saying, "His brother has been dead for more than ten years." I don't know where I'm going, and I've never returned home. Could it be that someone with the same name pretended to be a village official?" He also sent money to me, so that I wouldn't have to go to court to pursue him. Now there is a list hanging at the gate of the county town, offering a reward of 10,000 yuan for his capture. He's not dead, but he comes here talking nonsense."
When Li Kui heard that his reward had increased from 50 guan to 10,000 guan, he felt proud and was not angry. He smiled and said, "Brother, don't be anxious. I will take you to a place. Wouldn't it be nice to live a happy life?"
When Li Da heard this, he was furious. He drew up his fist and wanted to hit him, but he knew he couldn't beat him. He saw Cao Cao and Luan Tingyu watching with cold eyes, not daring to say anything more. He left the rice can on the ground angrily and walked away quickly.
Li Kui said: "No, my brother will definitely be reported to the officials for arrest if he leaves. Although we are not afraid, we are afraid of shocking my mother. Brother, my eldest brother has never seen a big silver coin. Why don't you give me a big silver coin?" I will leave it to him to live a happy life."
Cao Cao took out two fifty taels of silver from his arms. Li Kui took them and put them on the bed. He picked up his mother and left. His mother said: "Tieniu, have you really gone to Liangshan to become a strongman?"
Cao Cao took out his waist card, stuffed it into my mother's hand and said: "Liangshan really wants me to go up the mountain, but if you leave the official alone, wouldn't you be stupid to become a robber? My mother, please touch my waist card."
The old lady didn't recognize the badge, but when she touched the hard one in her hand, she felt reassured and said with a smile: "Tieniu is honest and won't lie to me. It's a pity that his elder brother has suffered a lot of grievances on his behalf, so he refuses to believe him. Don’t blame your elder brother.”
Li Kui said with a smile: "If I blamed him, I wouldn't leave these one hundred taels of silver for him to use as capital." My mother became more relieved and happy when she heard that she had left one hundred taels for the boss.
At that moment, Li Kui carried his mother on his back, with Cao Cao and Luan Tingyu guarding him on both sides, and walked out looking at the path.
He also said that Li Da rushed to his boss's wealthy owner to report, leading dozens of bankers, and hurried back home. As soon as he entered the door, he could not see his mother, but there were two big silver coins shining brightly on the bed. Covered by the quilt, his heart was pounding: "This Tieniu left money and still has a brotherhood in his heart. Why should I force him? If he carries my mother on his back, he must be happy in the village."
Immediately, he went out to talk to all the villagers, saying that Li Kui had carried his mother away, and he didn't know which path he had taken. Seeing that it was getting dark, how could he find her? After hearing this, everyone was too lazy to do anything else, so they dispersed and went home.
On the other side, Li Kui was afraid that Li Da would lead people to chase him. After all, could his life be ruined by his own brother? Therefore, he carried his mother on his back and ran to a quiet place. Cao Cao and Luan Tingyu didn't know the way, so they just knew that Li Kui was confident and followed him quickly without saying a word until they reached the foot of a ridge until nightfall.
Luan Tingyu shouted: "I didn't pass through this ridge when I came here."
Cao Cao looked up and frowned: What an evil mountain!
But I saw this ridge: dusk clouds, thick fog, few people, and grass growing everywhere; pieces of jagged rocks, all with the appearance of monsters, ancient trees towering to the sky, all like snakes and pythons, night crows The low roar is like ghost whispering in the ears, and the roar of strange beasts is like a ghost that is taking possession of the soul.
Li Kui checked it out and shouted: "Ah, we have arrived at Yiling! We have to go over the ridge, and there will be people on the other side."
Cao Cao said: "How can we prohibit sleeping in the open if we leave the old man here? While the stars are bright and the moon is bright, I will quickly cross the ridge and find someone to stay overnight."
After the three of them talked, Cao Cao took the lead, Li Kui carried his mother on his back, and stood in the middle. Luan Tingyu was behind the palace and walked up the ridge step by step. The old woman said on Li Kui's back: "My son, I probably ate too much salty food today. I am not worthy of being thirsty now." .”
Li Kui smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, my throat is also filled with smoke and fire. Wait until you cross the ridge and find someone else's house. I'll look for water for you to drink."
The old lady said: "You are so thirsty that I will kill my mother."
Li Kui said hurriedly: "Then please be patient for a while, and I will go find water now." Looking at the pine tree, there was a piece of bluestone. Li Kui sat his mother on the stone, leaned his whistle stick against the stone, and said: "You two Brother, look after my mother until Tieniu comes looking for water."
Cao Cao said: "Don't worry, I heard the sound of water over there."
When Li Kui heard it, it turned out to be the sound of running water in a stream. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. He even ran and jumped for a moment before disappearing.
Here, Cao Cao and his wife were looking after Li Kui's wife. Seeing her sitting alone in the shadow of a tree, looking increasingly thin and withered, they said some kind words to make her happy. As they were talking, a strange wind suddenly blew up, shaking people's souls.
I screamed and said in surprise: "This wind invades the bone marrow, but it's not a ghost!"
Luan Tingyu and Cao Cao looked at each other, and both clenched the whistle sticks in their hands, one on the left and the other on the right to protect the old woman in the middle. Cao Cao comforted me: "Don't be alarmed, I'll leave heroes like us with strong yang energy. Even ghosts won't dare to invade." .”
Luan Tingyu whispered: "Brother, be careful, this wind is coming unexpectedly."
The two of them were on guard when suddenly the mountain collapsed and the ground cracked with a wild roar. Their souls were shaken. They looked in horror, but on a rock not far away, a giant tiger with a white forehead and eye-catching eyes stood proudly!
The tiger was huge. Cao Cao had hunted many tigers in his previous life, but he had never seen one so big.
At this moment, looking down at the three people from a high position, the tiger's eyes were shining with gleaming green light, and a waning moon was reflected behind him. The moonlight was not as white as usual, but faintly red, making the giant tiger look more and more strange and inexplicable.
How heroic is Luan Tingyu? At this moment, I couldn't help feeling sore in my calves, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother, how can there be such a big tiger? Could it be that the tiger has become a spirit?"
Mrs. Li Kui was surprised: "What is it? Is it a big insect?"
Cao Cao was also secretly frightened, thinking that without a strong bow and a steel fork, how could these two whistle sticks fight against the tiger? Even my Erlang has a reputation for killing tigers with his bare hands, and he privately told me that it was a fluke.
He also forced himself to comfort Li Kui and said, "Don't be afraid, I am a half-grown tiger cub. When Brother Luan and I skin him and make a mattress for you, the winter will not be cold anymore."
I don’t know if the tiger has really become a spirit and can understand human speech. Just when Lao Cao was about to use it as a mattress, the tiger roared, lowered slightly, and with a cry, it flew straight from the rock against a strange wind. He jumped down, only two or three feet away from the three of them, and opened his huge mouth slightly, revealing fangs that were more than two inches long.
As we get closer, we can see more and more that this tiger has a strong body and strong bones. The tiger's claws are as big as a human face, its four legs are thick and powerful, its tail is like a steel whip, its whiskers are like a halberd, and its eyes are sparkling. Shoot out endless ferocity.
Cao Cao took a breath and said: "Brother, this must be a ferocious tiger that has eaten human flesh, so it is not afraid of people. But we brothers, are we not tigers walking in the world? There is no need to be afraid of him."
When Cao Cao spoke, he stared at the tiger intently, thinking that if it pounced and I didn't get out of the way, I would die. If I got out of the way, Li Kui would suffer immediately, so I had to divert its attention.
As he gritted his teeth, he suddenly danced like a stick and jumped forward. The tiger was slightly startled and took two steps back. Cao Cao took the opportunity to look at the diagonal thorn and jumped, and the tiger also turned around.
Seeing that the tiger no longer paid attention to Li Kui, Cao Cao felt relieved and thought to himself: "Rather than wait for it to pounce, why don't I fight it first!"
At this moment, he was open-minded and without any fear. He whistled and kicked a stone as big as an egg into the tiger's face. The tiger instinctively turned its head to push it away. Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and charged, using all his strength, he let out a violent sound. Drink, he held the whistle stick tightly with both hands and smashed it down. The whistle stick had a hole drilled in one end and made a sharp and strange whistle.
There are different teachings: the tigers in Yizhou are as big as demons, and the heroes in Yanggu are not tall. When we meet on a narrow road, we make the first move, and the strong wind sweeps the earth and the air rises to the sky.
