Ximen Shan was eager to get away, and naturally he was not willing to wait for such a long time. If they delay for one more day, Wu Zetian may be in more danger!
Ximen Shan said categorically: "No. The only time I can give you to think about it is today, and you will give us a reply early tomorrow morning. We will go back immediately and wait for the good news." After saying that, Ximen Shan stood up immediately and prepared to leave.
Li Zhen said no more and stood up to see them off. Ximen Shan handed over his hand, turned around and left, followed closely by Luo Chuan and Feixiang. Everyone in the boat gang stared at each other angrily, trying to get angry, but Li Zhen waved his hand to stop him.
Seeing the three people from Ximenshan leaving the hall and coming outside. Luo Chuan let out a scream, and the flying eagle galloped over, followed by three unrided horses.
In the blink of an eye, the flying eagle and three horses arrived in front of the three people from Ximen Mountain. The three of them flew up, and together with Fei Ying, raised their whips and urged their horses, they left the ship gang's main hall.
The four of them galloped for a while, and when they saw no one was chasing them, they slowed down and walked slowly. Feiying asked Luo Chuan how the discussion turned out. Luo Chuan smiled slightly and spoke briefly.
Feiying glanced at Feixiang and said, "Third sister, I didn't expect you to ask them to compensate you so much! Didn't we agree at the beginning that we would only need five hundred taels of gold?"
Feixiang smiled slightly and said: "I just made this up on the spur of the moment. Just now I felt that Li Zhen didn't seem to have the confidence to speak, so I wanted to take the opportunity to deceive him. Originally, I thought that if we asked for a high price, they would definitely have to pay back the money on the spot. But. But Later, Li Zhen didn't dare to take action, and it was obvious that he felt guilty, so I just took advantage of the situation and persisted."
Luo Chuan asked again: "Do you think they will agree to compensate for such a large amount of gold?"
Feixiang said firmly: "I think they will agree!"
Ximenshan asked in surprise: "Third girl, how can you be so sure?"
Feixiang said: "Grandpa, you don't know something. I have been carefully observing Li Zhen's expression just now. I have already seen that from his personal thoughts, he will not agree. But he never dared to talk to us. Falling out means that he must have been ordered by someone else. He didn't dare to disobey, so he could only swallow his anger."
Luo Chuan thought for a while and said: "Feixiang's analysis makes sense, but I think we should be more careful after we go back. Although Li Zhen showed weakness today, there is no guarantee that he did not do so intentionally. These people are insidious and vicious, and they can do anything. It can be done.”
Feixiang was stunned, thought for a moment, and said: "My uncle is right, we really can't take it lightly. They may also be deliberately paralyzing us in order to find our flaws. We'd better go back quickly to avoid everyone worrying."
Ximenshan looked up at the sun above his head. It was almost noon. He remembered that Hongxing had said that if he didn't see them back in the afternoon, he would go to the martial arts school to ask for someone from the boat gang.
Ximen Shan didn't want to cause trouble, so he quickly said: "That's right, let's go back quickly!" After saying that, he whipped up his whip and galloped his horse. Immediately, the four of them galloped away like arrows.
Soon, the four returned to Peach Blossom Village. As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw Hongxing and others waiting eagerly. It turned out that Hongxing was very worried after the four people from Ximenshan left.
Seeing that noon was approaching, the four people from Ximen Mountain had not returned yet. Hongxing was restless, so she led everyone to the entrance of the village to wait. They saw the four people from Ximen Mountain appearing from a distance, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.
The four people from Ximenshan came to the crowd and got off their horses. Hongxing hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Senior Liu Ximen, Miss Feixiang, and the two young heroes, are you okay?"
Ximen Shan smiled slightly and said, "Mrs. He, nothing happened. I just had a verbal battle with them."
Everyone was overjoyed and gathered the four people from Ximenshan back to He's house. After entering the hall and waiting for everyone to sit down, Luo Chuan recounted his experience in the boat gang in detail.
After hearing this, Hongxing felt grateful and complained a little: "Four of you, as long as they promise not to come and harass us, that's enough. Why do you need their compensation to put you in such danger? In case of an accident. , we are in danger of death."
Ximen Shan was extremely moved and said: "Thank you madam for your concern. For the future of each village, we have to do this."
Hongxing asked in astonishment: "Senior Ximen, what do you mean?"
Luo Chuan smiled and told Hongxing. The reason why they do this is naturally profound. If you agree to make peace with them easily, there is no guarantee that they will not repeat their old tricks. This time, the Ximenshan family wants to make them understand that if they do evil things, they must be punished.
The Ximen family didn't want to go to war, but they had to feel distressed. In this way, if they want to act rashly in the future, they will have to consider the consequences. These people are vicious and brutal, and they only care about beating but not eating.
Besides, so many people were killed in the village, leaving many old, weak, women and children behind, so life in the future will naturally be very difficult. Moreover, many people's houses were destroyed and need to be rebuilt. These all cost money. This is why my family, Ximen, has made this decision, and I hope I can do my little bit for the fellow villagers.
After Hongxing heard this, she was naturally very grateful. She then asked: "Luo Shaoxia, what should we do next?"
Luo Chuan didn't reply and glanced at Feixiang. Feixiang understood and said immediately: "Mrs. He, we discussed it on the way back. I think there are a few things that should be done immediately."
Hongxing quickly asked Feixiang to come one by one and told her not to have any worries. Feixiang immediately told Hongxing that first of all, as mentioned before, each village should hire people with strong martial arts skills as instructors to enhance the strength of each village.
Secondly, we must build a beacon tower so that we can watch and help each other. Furthermore, watchtowers should be set up along the riverside and at some critical places, and people should be stationed there. That way, you can get the news of an attack as early as possible so as not to be caught off guard. The last point is to increase contact with the famous and decent sects in Nanyang.
Zheng Lang asked doubtfully: "Miss Feixiang, since the boat gang wants to make peace, they should not harass us again in the future. Is it still necessary for us to do this? After all, it costs money and effort for each village to do these things well." "
Feixiang sighed and said: "Although the Boat Gang took the initiative to propose peace talks, it is difficult to guarantee that they are not paralyzing us. If you want to avoid being bullied in the future and ensure safety, it is best to stay vigilant at all times. Be kind to your heart.”
Luo Chuan also said: "At present, they are just proposing peace talks and there is no clear answer yet. Therefore, we should still be prepared and be prepared."
Hongxing immediately said: "What Luo Shaoxia said is absolutely true. After we bury the murdered villagers tomorrow, we will start construction. However, we have not found a suitable instructor yet, so improving our skills can only be postponed temporarily."
As soon as Hongxing finished speaking, Luo Chuan quickly said, isn't there a martial artist from a martial arts school? Based on the relationship between Hongxing and Zheng Lang, Zhao Zheng will definitely give priority to assigning the best martial artist to be in charge of Taohua Village.
It turns out that yesterday's battle on the barren mountain had already alarmed every household ten miles away. Each village has discussed and invited two or three martial arts masters to teach martial arts. After a while, the martial arts hall did not have enough martial arts masters.
Hongxing had no choice but to leave Zhao Zheng with the martial arts master in her village and sent other survivors. Zhao Zheng and Zheng Lang admired Hongxing's character very much, and they promised that Hongxing would find someone to come to Taohua Village as soon as possible. Until there is no suitable person, Lu Mei and Zheng Bai will temporarily teach martial arts. Lu Mei and Zheng Bai were good at martial arts, and everyone had no objections.
Luo Chuan nodded and asked: "Mrs. He, are the prisoners making trouble?"
Hongxing smiled slightly and said: "They are all quite honest, no one is making trouble!"
Luo Chuan then said: "Madam, everyone should go about their own business!"
Hongxing nodded and signaled Chunyu and others to retreat. Chun Yu was honest and obedient, and left as ordered. Qiu Shuang ran over and asked Feiying and Meifeixiang to teach her martial arts.
Feixiang immediately said: "Sister Qiu Shuang, I want to take care of my grandpa. Just let the second brother practice with you. He is much better than me."
Fei Ying glanced at Luo Chuan and saw Luo Chuan nodding in agreement, so he followed Qiu Shuang to the martial arts training ground in the front yard.
After Hongxing talked to Ximen Shan and Luo Chuan for a while, she was afraid that it would affect Ximen Shan's rest, so she asked everyone to disperse and not to disturb Ximen's family.
After a while, Luo Chuan came to the front yard and saw Qiu Shuang practicing boxing with Fei Ying on the martial arts training ground.
Luo Chuan walked over and said, "If you have nothing to do now, why don't we practice together!"
Qiu Shuang said happily: "Brother Luo, how about you teach me!"
Luo Chuan nodded and asked, "How is the Luo family's introductory swordsmanship that I taught you last time?"
Qiu Shuang said proudly: "I have already mastered it!"
Luo Chuan asked her to practice it for him. Qiu Shuang agreed, and immediately raised his sword and waved it in the martial arts field. Suddenly the sword flashed with light, and Qiu Shuang swung it freely. She had indeed mastered it, but due to lack of internal strength, the power of the sword move could not be exerted.
After Qiu Shuang finished practicing, Luo Chuan praised her a few words, and then asked Feiying and Qiu Shuang to practice together while he gave guidance. At this time, Hongxing and Dongxue came over and were overjoyed to see Luo Chuan teaching Qiu Shuang how to practice swordsmanship.
Dong Xue came to Luo Chuan and said, "Brother Luo, you can't favor one and only teach sister Qiu Shuang martial arts."
Luo Chuan smiled and said: "Sister Dongxue said something. It was just a whim and I didn't call you here. So I will let Qiu Shuang teach you this sword technique. Sister Qiu Shuang, you can also teach me this sword technique." To your sisters!”
Qiu Shuang agreed, immediately took Dong Xue aside, and passed on the Luo family's basic swordsmanship to Dong Xue one by one.
Upon seeing this, Hongxing hurriedly saluted Luo Chuan and said, "Young Master Luo not only helped us deal with powerful enemies, but also taught us such exquisite swordsmanship. I really don't know how to thank you!"
Luo Chuan cupped his hands and returned the greeting: "Mrs. He, please don't be so polite. That would be too disrespectful."
Hongxing smiled slightly and said: "In this case, if Liu Shaoxia is willing, please give these girls some pointers. Of course, I would also like to ask you to give pointers when you have free time."
Luo Chuan replied: "Of course there is no problem with this. They all have good qualifications and are good materials for martial arts training. It's just that their internal strength is currently insufficient and the power of their swordsmanship cannot be fully unleashed."
