From the time when the morning glow had just risen, until the red sun rose high into the sky, the villagers waited outside the small courtyard for a long time, but still no one came out of Xiaoyuan.
"How about? Go knock on the door alone?" Someone finally couldn't bear it anymore and put forward his own suggestion, which was quickly accepted by everyone.
After some discussion, the villagers finally elected a representative, a young man who usually got along well with Ye Ying, and walked towards the door of the small courtyard.
After hesitating for a long time, the young man finally walked to the door of the small courtyard and knocked gently on the wooden door in front, but there was no movement in the courtyard. He knocked several more times, but still no movement.
The young man turned his head and looked at everyone. With everyone's silent encouragement, he shouted several times into the courtyard, but still no one responded to him.
The door was unlocked. The young man finally opened the door, walked into the small courtyard under the expectant eyes of everyone, and then walked inside.
None of the villagers spoke, or even dared to speak out. They quietly waited for the young man to bring them news.
"Let's go! Everyone is gone." Soon after everyone waited, the young man ran out quickly and said loudly.
"What's gone?" someone asked.
"Everyone in the house has left, and it looks like they won't come back." The young man said loudly, his face full of frustration.
After listening to the young man's words, the villagers could no longer control themselves, and the crowds rushed into the yard quickly. I searched all over the courtyard and found no one there.
"Shan Laoshi, Tiejiang Zhao, your son and Shiliu are the closest, you should know where they have gone, right?" Someone suddenly said something in the crowd, which immediately caused the villagers to look around, only to find that Shan Laoshi and Tiejiang Zhao were following them. Ben wasn't in the crowd.
After seeing this scene clearly, everyone's faces showed disappointment. They all had a premonition that Shiliu and several mysterious experts from his family would never come back again.
While everyone was looking around in the small courtyard, Ye Ying was already sitting alone on the mountain road a few miles away from the small courtyard.
The masters had already left. Before leaving, they talked to Ye Ying a lot, but there was only one theme. We went to travel around the mountains and rivers to find old friends. You can walk the rest of the way by yourself. See you again when we are destined.
Ye Ying had been sitting on the roadside for a stick of incense. He seemed to be waiting for something. Suddenly, familiar footsteps came from behind, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
"We're finally here! It's all Huzi's fault for being too slow." A voice came from behind. Ye Ying turned around and saw Shan Fu's round face.
"Door bolt, Huzi, if you don't come here again, I will leave." Looking at his two best friends, Ye Ying felt very happy, but he deliberately said with a stern face.
"In order to avoid being discovered by my dad, I waited for a long time and finally waited until he came out." Zhao Hu, who was stout and tall, said with some embarrassment.
"My dad is the same. He goes out early on weekdays, but today he is grinding away." Shan Fu also said at the side.
"Have you left any letters for your parents?" Ye Ying asked.
"Of course, I packed my things yesterday and wrote the letter, and put it under their pillow before leaving today." Shan Fu said with a smile, but there was reluctance in the corner of his eyes, and Zhao Hu lowered his head.
"This is my first time traveling far away. I even prepared dry food for everyone." Shan Fu opened the baggage with a smile, but the expression on his face suddenly froze.
Shan Fu wordlessly took out a lot of things from the baggage, including clothes, money, and many daily necessities.
"I didn't prepare any of this. It seems that my parents already knew that I was leaving." Shan Fu said, his face already filled with tears.
Zhao Hu on the side quickly opened his own baggage, but was stunned. Needless to say, there were also many things that his parents secretly stuffed inside. It seemed that they already knew that their son was leaving, and although they were reluctant to leave, they did not say anything to stop him. , just prepare everything silently.
"Father, mother, the child is gone. When the child is promising, he will come to pick you up on a big horse." Shan Fu wiped away his tears, turned towards the direction of the village, and kowtowed fiercely. Zhao Hu on the side said nothing, but did the same action as Shan Fu.
Ye Ying also knelt down and kowtowed three times in the direction of the village. He left the place where he had lived for more than ten years and did not know when he would come back.
After the three kowtowed, they turned their heads and walked into the distance along the official road. The three young people, who had never left the mountain village, did not know what the outside world was like, and their hearts were full of expectations for the future.
What the three of them didn't know was that on the hillside behind them, two couples were standing there quietly, watching their backs with tears in their eyes. If Shan Fu and Zhao Hu saw it, I wonder if they would be able to be cruel and continue to move forward, because these two couples were Shan Laoshi, Zhao Tiejiang and their wives.
On the quiet mountain road, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came, and then, a motorcade turned around from the corner of the mountain. On a carriage, there were several young people and a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman.
These young people were Ye Ying and his good brothers Shan Fu and Zhao Hu. Shortly after leaving Kaoshan Village three years ago, they turned their sadness into high spirits.
"Three little brothers, we have to walk more than 20 miles to Caizhou City. Fortunately, there are three companions along the way. No one dares to take advantage of our convoy." At this time, the middle-aged man walking with us said with a smile.
This middle-aged man's surname was Ma Zhengyuan, and he was a tea merchant. Ye Ying and the others met him on the road. Although Ma Zhengyuan's caravan hired guards, there were many bandits along the way. When he was worried, he saw a three-year-old young man with weapons and immediately invited him to accompany him.
Ye Ying and the three of them happened to be heading to Caizhou, so they were very satisfied with the carriage. In this way, the two parties happened to be traveling together. Coincidentally, after Ye Ying and the others joined, they didn't encounter any bandits along the way.
After arriving near Caizhou City, there were no traces of bandits anymore, because an army that was famous in Daning was stationed here. The "Crazy Lion" army, one of the three major iron armies in Daning, was stationed here.
Since the title of the Fierce Eagle Army was cancelled, the remaining four armies of the Iron Army were the Zhanhu, Mad Lion and Feilong.
The reason why Ye Ying and the others chose to come to Caizhou Mansion is because among the three iron armies they currently belong to, the Mad Lion Army is the closest to the Fierce Eagle Army. After something happened to Marshal Ye Fei of the Fierce Eagle Army, Lion Commander Nie Zida was one of the few people who stood up for him and called out his injustice.
After deciding to leave Kaoshan Village, Ye Ying's first thought was to join the army and kill the enemy like a hero of the Fierce Eagle Army. This was Ye Ying's wish since he was a child. When he expressed this idea, he immediately got it. My friends Shan Fu and Zhao Hu agreed, so we made this trip to Caizhou.
"You will live in this military tent and choose a place for yourself. Remember, every morning, when you hear the gong, you will start to gather and practice." A veteran brought the three people into a tent and turned around and left, leaving only The three people recovered from the excitement.
Looking at the yellow uniform of the Mad Lion Army in front of him, Ye Ying was extremely excited. Looking at Shan Fu and Zhao Hu on the side, they also looked excited.
"Hello brothers, this is Ye Ying, we will be Paoze from now on!" There were already several people in the camp, and Ye Ying introduced himself very importantly.
"I'm in Pu'an, brothers, take care of me in the future!"
"My name is Gan De, and everyone calls me Dezi!"
"I am Qi Yunshan..."
Several people in the camp introduced themselves like Ye Ying, and the whole camp became lively.
At this time, the curtain of the tent suddenly darkened, which suddenly attracted the attention of everyone in the tent, and a figure appeared at the entrance of the tent.
Rather than saying this is a person, it is better to say it is a hill, because the person who appeared at the entrance of the camp is very tall and very burly. It seems that he weighs two to three hundred kilograms.
This burly man had his arms bare, and veins as big as his fingers appeared on his arms. Just by looking at this, you knew he was a powerful guy.
"How can we sleep with so many people in such a small camp?" The burly man who came in was obviously dissatisfied with the environment and complained loudly. He didn't look like a new recruit who had just joined the army.
"I've taken a fancy to this location. Whose thing does this belong to? Move it quickly!" The burly man entered the camp and pointed to a bed and said.
Not to mention, this burly man looked a little reckless and a little discerning. This position was next to the only window in the tent, so the air quality was definitely much better. But it is a pity that this position has been occupied by someone who came first. The original owner of this position must not be willing to give up such a good place.
Sure enough, the owner of this position, a short and stocky young man named Gander, stood up and looked at the burly man with a sideways look.
"I'm sorry, brother, you're late. This position is already mine..." Before Gander could finish his words, there was no sound because he had been lifted up by the burly man.
For a moment, the entire camp became quiet, and many people looked at the Huaiwu man with wide eyes, their eyes filled with horror.
Although this young man named Gan De is not tall, he is very strong and weighs at least 140 to 50 pounds by visual inspection. Now he was actually lifted up by the burly man with one hand.
"Brother...brother, brother, I will make room for you immediately." This Gander seemed to be a person who knew current affairs well. Knowing that he was no match, he said with a smile.
"That's right. From now on, brothers, please follow me. With me taking care of you, you won't suffer any loss." This burly man also knew how to give up when things were good. He put Gan De on the ground and said loudly.
"It's okay now. Let's hang out with big brother. Life will be very easy in the future." After landing, Gand quickly said with a smile.
"Brother, you are so powerful. Little brother, I will follow you from now on."
"Great! Our new recruits finally have a leader."
"Follow big brother, our brothers won't get stabbed!"
Everyone in the tent was obviously conquered by the might of this burly man. They flattered him and confirmed his leadership position.
Ye Ying calmly stopped Zhao Hu and Shan Fu who were eager to try, and even joined in with the others.
