The dream of a lonely hero

Yan Feng, who was in high spirits, was dejected and speechless when Mr. If you fail to win the election, you will never lose to him in terms of glory and wealth! Yanyun, Yanyun! Let's see who is stronger than the other in the future! Jealousy burned. Yan Feng secretly became more energetic.

Yanyun and Shang Feiyan finally got engaged with the efforts of Ma and Liu Qiniang. As for the future of marriage, they would wait until Yanyun became famous and took revenge before discussing the matter.

As winter turns to spring, dark clouds cover the place, snow blows, the wind blows, and the wind bites the bones. A group of ten people and a black horse walk slowly in the wind and snow, which blows so hard that people's eyes are closed. That day was the day when Yan Yun went to Beijing to take the exam and left home. Xie, Ma, Yan Feng, Shang Feiyan, the"Eight Immortals", Shang Zhu, and Shang Quan saw him off. One after another, the elders gave him endless instructions. I walked more than ten miles without realizing it. Yan Yun tried to dissuade him again and again and walked for two or three miles before everyone stopped. Yan Yun said goodbye, mounted his horse and walked straight forward. Mrs. Xie wiped her tears and kept telling her in a trembling voice,"Yun'er! Yun'er! If you don't think twice, you will regret it. A person can be patient and worry-free. When you go out, you must be patient and considerate in everything. Be careful out there, be careful". Yan Yun didn't even bother to answer,"I know, mother! I know! It's freezing and snowy, go back early, go back." He knew that if he turned back, he would have to travel several miles. Mrs. Xie stood there as she watched Yan Yun's back gradually melting into the snowy curtain in the distance. After being persuaded by Mrs. Ma and Liu Qiniang, she turned around and went back. What a worried mother when her son travels thousands of miles away!

Yan Yun bid farewell to his relatives and took the road to Bianliang, Tokyo, where he stayed overnight at Xiaoxing. One day, he came to Xingzhou City. The six streets and three cities were bustling with people, so he dismounted for fear of knocking down pedestrians. Not long after walking, I saw dozens of soldiers in front of me driving the pedestrians on the street like wolves and tigers, shouting,"Get away! Get away! The young master was frightened and his horse missed the official mission of the young master. The whole family will be killed." Then a man behind him The young man is richly dressed, has a pointed head, short eyebrows, rosaceous nose, windy ears, pale skin, tall body, about eight feet tall, and is running at full speed on a horse. Yan Yun led the horse to get out of the way. The streets were tormented by dozens of soldiers. It took a long time before calmness returned. Roadside vendors packed up and rolled all over the ground to make a living. After a while, five or six soldiers turned back, and a dark-faced man took the reins of Yan Yun's horse and led him away for a long time. Yan Yun hurriedly stepped forward to reason,"As officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty, you just rob people of their horses. Do you still have the law?"

The dark-faced soldier scolded:"You blind poor man! My young master is Wang Fa, and this horse has been requisitioned by the Anguo army." He led the horse away. Just as Yan Yun was about to step forward to stop him, a kind-hearted old man behind him stopped him and whispered,"Sir! You can't do it, you absolutely can't do it!"

Yan Yun was unconvinced and said:"In broad daylight, it is simply a bandit act. Is this still the world of the Song Dynasty?"

The old man timidly said:"Keep your voice down! Keep your voice down!" He looked at the soldiers and walked away."Young Master must be a foreigner! We - our people - can't afford to offend this master. We can't afford to offend him.""!

Yan Yun asked:"What kind of ghosts are these?""？

"Ghost! Pooh! Not even as good as a ghost. The young master riding the horse was Yuan Chao, the fake son of Li Weidong, the commander-in-chief of Anguo Army in Xingzhou. He was nicknamed"Pointy-headed Tai Sui" and the people called him"Pointy-headed King of Hell". You say they are robbers, even worse than robbers. Robbers don't dare to plunder in broad daylight. They rob whenever they see someone attractive. If they don't get beaten to death with sticks on the spot, they even steal the dead when the 'Pointy-Headed King of Hell' is in a bad mood. They demolished the deceased's house and robbed the deceased's young and old to serve as slaves. well! Xingzhou, Xingzhou! It’s true that the people of Xingzhou have gone to a state of severe punishment!" The old man was crying as he spoke.

Seeing the old man’s ragged clothes, Yan Yun took some broken silver and gave it to the old man. The old man was moved to tears,"Good man! What a good man! Yesterday, the 'Pointy-Headed King of Hell' snatched away a common girl from a family, so he may be in a happy mood today, otherwise, otherwise, given the young master's personality, I will forgive the old man for being disrespectful, and the young master will have to die as a guest in a foreign country."

When Yan Yun heard this, he was filled with righteous indignation. He really wanted to Kill Yuan Chao and his gang and return a piece of blue sky to Xingzhou. Then I thought, no, no, Li Weidong, an important member of the imperial court and a high-ranking official of the Anguo Army, his adopted son violated the rules of dancing and did not go through the government. The yamen kill at will and violate the laws of the imperial court. If you want to get fame and revenge for your father, it is a fish in the woods. You can only bear shame and shame. A small impatience will mess up the big plan. It will jump up the dragon and tiger list every day, and it will definitely be called a traitor. Hidden. Thinking of saying goodbye to my father-in-law, I strode towards Tokyo. Along the way, I witnessed corrupt officials and scoundrels doing harm to society. The burden on my shoulders became heavier. The people will never have peace if the evildoers are not eliminated. Their hatred of evil is increasing day by day. At the same time, they are more determined to seek fame and punish evil. Determination of kindness.

Yan Yun entered the territory of Chanzhou and was getting closer and closer to Tokyo. It seemed as if fame was waving in front of him, and his heavy heart became lighter. One day, it was getting late, the spring was cold, the wind was biting, and the wild paths were covered with clouds. It was dark, and crows were flying beside the clouds. There was a dirt hill in front of me, and a willow forest could not be seen at a glance. The dry branches danced wildly in the wind. Yan Yun climbed up the hill and walked quickly, hoping to pass through the willow forest before dark. Looking for an inn to stay, in the middle of the row, there was a woman with disheveled hair curled up in the grass holding a two-year-old child. The woman was crying bitterly, the child was wailing, and there was a gourd filled with liquid beside her. Yan Yun stepped forward and asked:" Sister-in-law, why are you like this?"

The woman was in shock for a long time before she sobbed and replied:"I and my husband went back to their parents' home. They encountered strong men and their property was robbed. My husband fought with them and was beaten half to death. When he woke up, he was nowhere to be found. Oh my God! Open your eyes, how can my mother and son live?"! Weeping and robbing,

Yan Yun was born with a kind and chivalrous heart. When he saw the lonely woman being robbed, he had no mercy. He took out some silver and handed it to the woman,"Sister-in-law!"Take it, please wait while I find your husband." Without waiting for a reply, his toes sank into the depths of the willow forest, and after a while he came back,"Sister-in-law!""Xiao Ke has been looking for your husband for a long time. It's getting dark. Why don't you find an inn to settle down first and then worry about it tomorrow."

The woman kowtowed to Yan Yun and couldn't help but kowtow,"Good man!" benefactor! A lifesaver! Bodhisattva is reincarnated, Bodhisattva is reincarnated!"

Yan Yun hurriedly helped the woman up:"Sister-in-law! No need for a big gift."

The woman got up after a long time and said:"Sir, I have been looking for a husband for a long time, and I am tired and thirsty. Take a sip of wine." She picked up the gourd and handed it to Yan Yun. However, Yan Yun was a little hungry and thirsty and did not care about the many etiquettes to open it. The lid clicked and I drank. While I was drinking, I suddenly felt that my eyes were dark, my head was heavy, my limbs were limp, and I couldn't control myself for a moment.

The stars were sparse and the moon was waning, the wind was blowing, and the cold air was invading. The willow branches flying in the sky slapped Yan Yun's cheeks, red. Back. Yan Yun regained consciousness and found himself hanging on a big willow tree with his bare back and bare feet. He struggled to break free, but the person who tied him up was indeed an expert. Even though Yan Yun had martial arts, it didn't help.

Night and fog Slowly torn apart by the rising sun in the east, two men, both in their twenties, walked into the willow forest. One was seven feet tall, with a tiger-backed waist, a red face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a wide nose and a wide mouth. Wearing a khaki turban, an old parrot green cloth shirt with a collar, a bright red coarse cloth waistcoat around the neck, bright red sleeves on both sides, a green cloth belt around the waist, green cloth boots on the feet; a handle hanging from the waist Blazing green-edged sword. The other one is thin and tall, with a long face and thick lips, broad eyebrows, and serious eyes. He wears an earth-colored rag turban, an orange jute cloth shirt, a black waistcoat, and a black His sleeves were tied up, his waist was tied with a coarse cloth belt, and he wore a pair of coarse cloth boots. He boasted an Qiu Shui Yan Fei Dao on his waist.

Yan Yun wanted to shout"help" but was afraid of losing face, but was hesitating. The man there found someone hanging from the tree in front of him. , stepped forward quickly, shouting"Stop, save people." The long-faced man heard the call and hurriedly followed. After a lot of work, the two men rescued Yan Yun. Yan Yun's lips were purple from the cold, and his face was Bloodless, trembling all over, with bare back and a pair of trousers, after a night of wind and frost in the late spring cold season, he would have frozen to death if it hadn't been for the support of five or six years of internal strength. The man on the other hand took off the baggage on his back and took out the cotton robe. , cloth boots were put on Yan Yun. Yan Yun was trembling all over and kowtowed to the two men who came to the rescue. The man on the other hand stepped forward to help him up and asked what happened, saying:"Brother Yan, you are so kind, and you are saving people." If you suffer from it, that unjust temptress will be punished by God!" Yan Yun asked the two men for their surnames. The one who looked similar to Yan Yun had a surname of Fang Xun and a courtesy name of Sirang. He was a member of the Xiangzhou Martial Arts Examination. The man with a long face had a surname of The name of the horse is silent, and the word is"Cangzhou Martial Arts Examination". They all go to Beijing to take the exam.

Ma silent stutters a little:"Brother Yan, Chi-tiao-tiao, how do you go to Beijing to take the exam?"

Fang Xun thought about it. :"Brother Ma, Brother Yan doesn't have any money. If he goes back to Zhenzhou to get money, he will definitely miss the date of taking the exam in Beijing. How about we squeeze out some of our own money and lend it to Brother Yan?"

Ma Xi thought to himself:"We, we, can save food and money on the way. Squeeze out - one person's plate - plate."

Fang Xun:"Brother Yan, that's it, the three of us will go to Beijing to take the exam together."

Although Yan Yun didn't want to do this, he really had no other way out, and he was moved to tears:"Two benevolent brothers, you have helped me through this difficult time with great kindness and righteousness. I will never forget it. I will thank you deeply every day"!

Fang Xun looked displeased when he heard this:"Qiu Long, who do you think we are! What's the point of helping people in distress?"

Yan Yun admired them even more, thinking that Fang Xun and Ma Xi were really chivalrous and courageous people who showed kindness to others without asking for repayment, so he hurriedly apologized:"My words are conflicting, I hope you can forgive me."

Fang Xun said:"Brother Yan is a good man in both civil and military affairs. He is a humble gentleman and has good manners. Unlike us, we only know how to use a spear and a stick."

Seeing that Fang Xun said this, Yan Yun couldn't be more formal, so he tried his best to imitate Fang Xun in his speech and behavior. This is the accumulation of Yan Yun's more than ten years of study, life, and experience. It has not been changed overnight. Fang Xunsui is fluent in writing, but extremely smart. Of course he is aware of the subtle changes in Yan Yun's behavior and speech. Although he doesn't like people who are"irrelevant", he can tolerate Yan Yun who is almost sour. Fang Xun, Yan Yun, and Ma Xi walked together. Fang Xun and Yan Yun were walking while talking, and Ma was silent and like a log following behind. After walking for half a day, the three of them arrived at Meiyuan Town.

Meiyuan Town is located in Jiming County, Chanzhou, with a radius of fifty or sixty miles. It is the only road from Shandong and Hebei to Bianliang. A large number of merchants coming and going from Bianliang stop here to rest. Guesthouses, restaurants, Jianfang, Dui There are hundreds of businesses such as squares, goulan, and herbal medicine shops, which are very prosperous. The county government is also located in this town.

Meiyuan Town is crowded with people and the market is noisy. Fang Xun, Yan Yun, and Ma walked silently through the streets and chose a cheap and simple"Cao Ma Inn" to stay. They had a hasty lunch and were about to take a rest. A leader, less than seven feet tall, strong and dressed in green, rushed in with seven or eight men in black armed with water and fire sticks, menacingly. The man in green yelled:"Where did the three birdmen come from? They came to Grandpa's three-point land and dared not to cross the bridge. You guys, call me.""！

""Crossing the bridge", the Chen family, one of the tyrants of Meiyuan Town and the"Three Tigers of Meiyuan", will forcibly collect a capitation fee from merchants, travelers, vendors and other foreigners who pass through Meiyuan Town. One-third of the business is run by the Chen family, and each person is levied according to their wealth. The poor pay less and the rich pay more. The"Three Tigers of Plum Garden" are three brothers of the Chen family, Chen Congyi, Chen Conghu, and Chen Congbao. Fang Xun, Ma He and Yan Yun stayed at the Cao Ma Inn, which also belonged to the Chen family. They had paid the hotel fee before staying in the hotel, and the owner asked them to pay 100 yuan each for"crossing the bridge." Fang Xun refused to pay, thus attracting the"Meiyuan Three""Tiger" Chen Conghu and a group of thugs. The man in green is Chen Conghu.

When a black-clothed thug heard Chen Conghu's order, he raised a big stick and ran towards Fang Xun to hit him. Fang Xun sidestepped to avoid the big stick and flew up with a kick to hit the man. Kicking out, Chen Conghu quickly avoided it, and the man who was kicked out knocked four or five men behind him. Chen Conghu said angrily:"Okay! good! If you have the guts, go to the open space on the street, and I will play with you." He said and walked out, and the thugs followed closely. Fang Xun and Ma Xi followed him out without showing any signs of weakness. Yan Yun was afraid that things would get worse and affect his progress. Beijing Examination stopped"Brother Fang, Brother Ma, you can't fight!" Can't fight! Let’s go to the government, let’s go to the government." Fang Xun put Yan Yun aside:"The government! If the government were useful, how could these scoundrels be so reckless today?" Ma Wei also said:"To deal with scoundrels, you have to use your fists to speak."

"In front of the"Cao Ma Inn", Chen Conghu stood waiting in the center of"Cao Ma Street", with seven or eight thugs standing behind him. Fang Xun, Ma Xi, and Yan Yun walked out of the inn, and Ma Xi rushed to Chen Conghu first, punching and kicking the two. After fighting for seven or eight rounds, Chen Conghu was knocked to the ground by Ma Xi, and several thugs helped him up. Chen Conghu greeted the thugs and swarmed forward. Fang Xun and Ma Xi each grabbed two big sticks and beat the thugs until they ran away with their heads in their hands. Chen Conghu also He ran away and shouted,"Wait, wait for the second master."

Fang Xun and Ma Si sat at the door of the inn. Yan Yun panicked and persuaded:"Brother Fang, brother Ma, pack your bags and leave this wrong place quickly. I'll wait." We are all foreigners, what should we do if we cause trouble?"

Fang Xun said:"Brother Yan, we are all martial arts practitioners. The purpose of training is to report to the imperial court and to eradicate injustices in the world. You If you are afraid of trouble, go ahead on your own."

Although Yan Yun was afraid of trouble, he would never leave Fang Xun and Ma He alone. He risked his life to accompany the gentleman and stood on the side of Fang Xun and Ma He.

After a while, pedestrians and vendors on"Cao Ma Street" Fleeing east to west, a yellow bull ran wildly, followed closely by a green bull. The yellow bull rushed to the door of the"Cao Ma Inn" and suddenly turned around to fight with the green bull. How could anyone passing by dare to look forward from a distance? The fight lasted for a while. A tall man, eight feet tall, fair-skinned, with phoenix eyes and silkworm eyebrows, shabby clothes and martial arts attire, rushed out from the crowd, as powerful as a galloping horse, grabbing the horns of the yellow ox and the green ox with both hands. Separating the two cows, he pushed back with his right hand and then punched the green cow to death. He stepped on the yellow cow's head with one foot. The yellow cow struggled to escape. After a while, the yellow cow had no strength and lay on the ground unable to move. The onlookers couldn't help but Yan Yun, Fang Xun, and Ma Xi were all surprised.

After a moment, a man in red and a man in white led a dozen black-clothed thugs holding sticks and rushed through the crowd and arrived in front of the"Cao Ma Inn". Red The man in white clothes looked similar to Chen Conghu and was slightly thinner. The man in white clothes was less than seven feet long, with a monkey face and nose turned to the sky, a white face and squinting eyes, and he was dressed in luxurious clothes.

The man in red clothes shouted at the man with Danfeng's eyesight:"The third master's best is you." He was beaten to death"?

The man with red and phoenix eyes was very proud:"That beast bumped into Sajia's fist, do you want to bump into it too?" The man in red was so angry that he knew that the master he met was not an easy person. The others were patient and said:"Third Master, I won't give you any excuses, take out a hundred guan and get out of Meiyuan Town"!

The monkey-faced man said,"Sanlang, seeing that he can't get a hundred guan for this killing, why not beat him?" He's half dead, and he's showing off his evil spirit."

The man with pink and phoenix eyes shouted:"The master who can kill a family half to death is still in his mother's womb!"