I saw Shui biting his finger for a long time, and after a long while he said to Lao Xu: "Old Xu, I haven't been outside for two years. Now, is Li Mi the leader of the Tianmen?"
Lao Xu replied helplessly: "When I went out to play half a year ago, Li Mi was indeed in charge."
"Li Mi──" Shui Bantian roared hatefully, his eyes full of anger. Aunt Zhang looked at Wei Jing and asked, "Xiao Wei, why do you go to Fugui Residence?"
Wei Jing was silent for a long time. He was bullied by the Field Mouse Gang on Branch No. 4, and was rescued by Aunt Zhang and others. He already regarded them as benefactors and friends, and judging from the reactions of Shui Bantian and others, he probably had some trouble with breaking into the Tianmen. Wei Jing also made it clear about the purpose of his trip and the incident where he was attacked by someone who broke into the Tianmen to seize the sword on the way.
"What a descendant of Lord Chuangtian, Li Mi! I, Shui Bantian, don't have much time left, but I still have to carry your head to see Lord Chuangtian under the Nine Springs. Listen to what he has to say!" Shui Bantian heard what he said! He yelled and cursed some foul language from time to time.
Lao Xu smiled bitterly, patted Wei Jing's shoulder and said: "Haha, it seems that we are both fallen people from the end of the world. Shui Bantian and I also had a falling out with Chuang Tianmen three years ago and had to escape here. Going underground to the lake, living a life without seeing the light of day, Sister Zhang is in a similar situation. Oh, it’s really sad to say that we used to be the people who had a ringing bell in Chuangtianmen. Back then, Chuangtianmen was not as virtuous as it is now... ⋯”
Aunt Zhang went to the kitchen, brought out a pot of beef soup, and rushed everyone to the table. Shui Bantian was still mumbling to himself, Lao Xu looked into Wei Jing's eyes and told him about the past...
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Nearly forty years ago, bandits were rampant in Haitang. Laihu City was a rich and fertile city near the sea, and it had long been a fat lamb in the eyes of the bandits.
The bandits gathered in tandem with each other, and the Eighteenth Route of Bandits gathered in Heifenggang, defeated the Haitang Government Army, captured Laihu City, raped, plundered, and committed all kinds of evil.
Most of the local gangs in Laihu City, big and small, had too much to look out for themselves, hiding and escaping. Some even surrendered directly to the bandits and became bandits.
Chuang Tianmen was still a weak force at that time, but its leader was a powerful hero who led a group of gang members to fight against the bandits everywhere.
One night, he alone touched the heads of the bandit leader Fan Zong and more than 210 of his subordinates.
Several similar feats made Li Chuangtian's name spread all over the world, and the anti-bandit momentum grew. The people believed that Li Chuangtian was a god and a hero who came to the world. Heroes from all over the Haitang Kingdom came to the lake one after another to admire his reputation. City, together to help suppress bandits.
The more Lao Xu talked, the more excited he became, as if he had gone back to the past. Only then did Wei Jing know that Mr. Wang, Shui Bantian, Lao Xu, etc. were all heroes who fought against the bandits together in the past.
In the year of the bandit rebellion, Aunt Zhang was just born. Her parents died in the anti-bandit battle. Aunt Zhang followed everyone around. As she grew up, she practiced martial arts well. In the following twenty years, she participated in several battles against bandits. In the middle, with a big ax, he also chopped off the heads of many bandits.
But today, the heroic hero of that year has become a drunken old man, the "heavy axe" Zhang Yu has become the butcher Aunt Zhang, and the heavy ax has become a meat cleaver.
Wei Jingyao thought about Li Chuangtian's majestic feats and his unrivaled heroic skills, and suddenly remembered the old woman from Feixue Villa and Bei Xiaolu's grandmother whom he met in the night alley not long ago. When the tragedy happened, he also showed a look of grief and anger. I thought that Feixue Villa might have been a member of the anti-bandit team back then.
"This Mr. Wang seems to be quite popular..." Wei Jing asked as he drank the hot broth.
"Of course, he was foolish when he was young, but he was a good and loyal man!" Shui was stunned for a while, and suddenly spoke: "If Bao Sheng is not popular, there will be no "popular" guy in the world! "
Lao Xu continued: "I only remember one time when a group of brothers gathered in a small village to discuss an attack. Bao Sheng was incompetent, so he took orders and went back and forth to various strongholds to deliver the message. However, he was caught by the bandits. As soon as the news came out, Everyone was frightened, thinking that our traces had been exposed. You know, at that time, our strongholds were not only for offensive, but also had many logistics strongholds. If the bandits learned about our distribution and defeated them one by one, the consequences would be disastrous.
But the bandits never launched an offensive. It was not until ten days later that Chuang Tianye led a group of masters to break into the bandit's lair and rescued Bao Sheng. Only then did everyone realize that despite the torture the bandits inflicted, Bao Sheng would cry, yell, urinate and defecate every time. But not a single brother was confessed, and everyone loved him to death.
After fighting against the bandits, Bao Sheng was still a good old man. He had a good family background and could be said to be extremely wealthy, but he did not enter Chuangtianmen to occupy a high position and be a hero. He did not have the domineering behavior of a rich man at ordinary times. Instead, he concentrated on managing his ancestral property. , and also opened a wealthy residence to trade antiques and famous items, and the money he earned went around to help the poor. Some of the anti-bandit brothers had no way out in the future, and he would try his best to take care of the arrangements. Such a good person really has nothing to say. "
Wei Jing listened to Lao Xu's eloquent talk and couldn't help but admire the rich and powerful Mr. Wang. He thought that his father respected Mr. Wang so much, so naturally he also admired Mr. Wang's kindness and righteous deeds.
Thinking back to what Bei Xiaolu had said that night, some of Fuguiju's survivors had been captured by Chuang Tianmen, and Chuang Tianmen's torture chamber was cruel and terrifying. I couldn't help but shudder. I thought how unbearable it would be if Chuang Tianmen inflicted torture on the elderly Mr. Wang. .
Wei Jing then remembered that Gongsun Yao had mentioned more than once that Mr. Wang was his family's great benefactor. At that time, he thought Gongsun Yao was exaggeratedly pedantic and reckless. But if Mr. Wang was so kind to his own family, he heard that Mr. Wang had suffered a lot. This misfortune must have caused him to be furious.
"Xiao Wei, you go back to Xiaoyuan Village...I want you...Daddy to make a good sword for me..." Shui Bantian was so drunk that he squinted and grabbed Wei Jing's hand and said, "This way I can... Kill Li Mi...to avenge Baosheng..."
After Shui Bantian finished speaking, he collapsed on the table and fell asleep. Lao Xu smiled bitterly and spent a lot of effort to lift Shui Bantian out of the butcher shop.
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A few days later, both Wei Jing and Ah Xi had recovered. However, although Ah Xi's broken bone had healed, he still walked with a limp.
Wei Jing sometimes went to Xu's iron shop to help, sometimes he ran errands to buy wine for a long time, and other times he sharpened the knife and boiled water for Aunt Zhang.
It was a cold and cold day, and the inside and outside of Laoyuan Inn were empty. In the dusty kitchen, the wooden board on a stove suddenly moved, and then fell to the ground. The one who poked his head out was Wei Jing.
At this time, it had been more than ten days since Wei Jing left Xiaoyuan Village.
He was ready to return to Xiaoyuan Village. After saying goodbye to Aunt Zhang and others, he also asked for general directions. Among the entrances and exits from the underground lake to the ground, he picked the nearest place, which was the abandoned Laoyuan Inn. .
Wei Jing stepped out of the inn, walked for a while, came to the street, and asked passers-by where the Minduo Carriage Station was.
As I was walking, I suddenly saw a large newspaper posted outside an iron shop on the left, and there were three or two people around who stopped to watch.
Wei Jing was curious and went up to take a look. He saw eight headlines written on the big newspaper - "Triennial Divine Weapons Conference", and some subtitles below: "In early spring, Dayang Mansion by the Tongtian River, there is a banquet in all directions. Heroes, swordsmen and martial artists, the winner will be rewarded heavily."
Wei Jingke noticed his interest, and after reading the text carefully, he realized that this "Magic Weapon Conference" was actually held by Chuangtianmen, with the purpose of selecting the best magical weapons and powerful warriors of the year.
"Brother, how do we compare weapons? Using two swords to cut each other?" Wei Jing patted the shoulder of the man who was concentrating on the side. The man looked like a blacksmith, and he was carrying a bundle of steel on his shoulders.
"Kid, what do you know? Don't interrupt!" The man didn't want to pay attention to Wei Jing at all. He was chatting with his friends around him, guessing which swords would win in this magic weapon conference.
Wei Jing was also shameless and stood aside to listen. After hearing about several famous houses, he didn't recognize most of them, but when he heard about the "Wei family", his eyes lit up. He only heard the man say: "Look at the magic this time." The "number one magic weapon" in the military conference was probably won by the Wei family again. The Wei family has won this top magic weapon three times in the past ten years! Even if the two brothers worked hard to build it, I'm afraid they won't be able to pass the first level. , a few old men invited by the Chuangtians had a sharp eye and eliminated a bunch of good swords and knives that looked eye-catching."
