The dream of a lonely hero

The monkey-faced man said to the thugs behind him:"Third Master, I have raised you all in vain. What are you waiting for? Give me a beating." He pulled a stick from one of the thugs and hit"Danfengyan" on the head."Danfengyan" quickly dodged and caught him."Monkey Face" grabbed the stick with all his strength. The stick stayed motionless in"Danfengyan"'s hand and flew up, kicking"Monkey Face" far away. More than a dozen thugs came towards"Danfengyan" with sticks each. Suddenly a man walked out of the crowd and shouted"Stop!" I saw that the man was less than seven feet tall, had a bronze face, small eyes, a fat belly, and was wearing khaki clothes. The man in red, the"monkey-faced" man, and the thugs were very respectful to him.

The man in yellow with a bright face gave"Danfengyan" a fist:"Strong man! I'm sorry for my lax discipline, I offended you. Chen Xin apologizes! Chen loves to make friends with all the heroes in the world, how about we make friends?""？

""Danfengyan" was unreasonable:"The 'Three Tigers of the Plum Garden' with a radius of a hundred miles turned out to be nothing more than wine and rice bags, and their usual majesty was gone." When

Chen Xin heard this, he was furious:"No one can hurt the heart of a tiger, but a tiger can harm others. I am kind to apologize, but you are hurtful with harsh words. Come and see what kind of loser Chen is!"

Chen Xin and"Dan Fengyan" fought each other with fists and kicks. After twenty rounds, they were evenly matched, but Chen Xin was in"Dan Fengyan" He could not gain the upper hand with his divine power.

Fang Xun originally saw that"Dan Fengyan" punished"Monkey Face" and was very happy, but he was very unsatisfied with Chen Xin, who was quite benevolent and righteous, so he rushed to intercept"Dan Fengyan" to fight. When he said,"Chen Xin, get out of my way, I Look at how capable this guy is and how arrogant he is." Chen Xin retreated, and Fang Xun and"Dan Fengyan" fought inextricably. There was no winner or loser for thirty rounds."Dan Fengyan" was so powerful that his punches were heavy, and Fang Xun couldn't get any advantage. During the fierce fight, the crowd shouted"Jien!" Jien stop"""Danfengyan" Hearing this, he jumped out of the circle and held back his fists.

Fang Xun stopped and looked at the person who spoke: He was eight feet tall with a black face, black clothes and eyes, dressed as a Confucian scholar, and holding a paper folding fan. He was naturally shocked, this The big man with white face and red phoenix eyes is difficult to deal with. Another big man with black face comes and takes action. What should we do? This is what Yan Yun, Ma Xi, Chen Xin, the man in red, the"monkey face" man, and all the thugs are worried about..

The black-faced man saluted Fang Xun:"Strong man! My friend is reckless, please forgive me, forgive me!"

Fang Xun, Yan Yun, Ma Wei, and Chen Xin breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that he was polite. Fang Xun hurriedly returned the courtesy:"Fang is very energetic, and I still hope Haihan! Please tell me your surname."

The black-faced man said:"My surname is Fengming Zan, with the courtesy name Wenhou and the title of Dengzhou Wenju. This friend of mine, whose surname is Zhang Mingjing, whose given name is Jien, is from Bazhou Wuju." Before Fang Xun could answer, the"monkey-faced" man hurriedly saluted Feng Mingzhan:"Disrespect, disrespect! It turned out to be Dengzhou Civil Examination and Bazhou Martial Arts Examination. My surname is Wang Jian and my courtesy name is Yanxiang. I am the fourth and third Duke of the previous dynasty. My ancestral home is Yuezhou. I am also a Martial Arts Examination." Pointing to Chen Xin,"This is the owner of Meiyuan Town. His surname is Chen Mingxin, his given name is Congyi, and he is also a martial artist. He has devoted his life to righteousness and wealth, and loves to get to know the world's heroes. He is famous as the head of the 'Three Tigers of Plum Garden'." Pointing to the man in red,"This is the younger brother of Congyi brother, the third child, Chen Congbao.". Chen Xin and Chen Congbao exchanged greetings with Feng Zan and Zhang Jing, and Fang Xun also introduced himself, Ma Wei, and Yan Yun to Feng Zan and Chen Xin. Chen Xin smiled happily:"Today is really an auspicious day, and I have met many heroes. Go to my 'Juxian Tower' and drink three hundred bowls." Yan Yun said:"We will not dare to disturb you until we meet by chance." Fang Xun, Ma Wei, Feng Zan and Zhang Jing all said in unison"No" with the intention of declining. I dare to disturb you, but I dare not to disturb you!"

Chen Xin was displeased:"Brother Yan has met someone else, what a chance encounter. It was our fate to get together today. If we don't appreciate it, we are looking down on Chen." He held Yan Yun's arm and greeted Fang Xun and others to walk towards the"Juxian Tower". Wang Jian also greeted,"Fate! fate! Master Chen is absolutely right about the fate of the past life. We all came to Beijing to take the exam. If it's not fate to be together in Meiyuan Town today, then what is it! Zhuangzhu Chen is so kind, An has no reason not to leave."

Chen Xin said to Chen Congbao:"Sanlang, carry the killed green bull to the 'Juxian Tower' and tell the cooks to cook it carefully. The Sa family wants to drink it with all the heroes. Three days and three nights." Chen Congbao responded and carried the green cattle with more than a dozen thugs.

""Juxian Restaurant" is the best restaurant opened by Chen Xin. It is located on Xinglong Street. It is much more prosperous than"Cao Ma Street" and is not a popular place for people like Qinghan. It is about one mile away from"Cao Ma Street". Chen Xin led everyone While talking and walking, he found that the clothes Yan Yun was wearing did not fit and asked why. Yan Yun told the story of the willow forest. Chen Xin said:"The willow forest is called 'Jian Yungang', which means 'male and female rats' The territory must have been created by that bad couple." Just as he was talking, Chen Conghu came running over with seven or eight thugs and said to Chen Xin,"Brother! Brother!"Avenge me" pointed at Fang Xun and Ma Xi,"It was these two birdmen who injured us."

Chen Xin shouted:"Well done!" You must be the ones causing trouble. These days, I have been concentrating on practicing my martial arts and preparing to go to Beijing to take the exam. I have neglected to control you and have become more and more unruly."

Chen Conghu said unjustly:"Brother! no. It happened because they didn't pay the money to cross the bridge."

Chen Xin shouted angrily:"The pedestrians on Cao Ma Street are all poor people. How dare you accept the money to cross the bridge?" He would be beaten if he raised his hand. He was stopped by Yan Yun. Chen Xin said to Chen Conghu:"These are all my friends. If you dare to be unreasonable, you will not be spared."

Chen Conghu:"Brother, since I am your friend, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Say it earlier! Will you still have a long memory?"

Chen Conghu laughed along with him,"Hey! Help the elder brother teach the younger brother a lesson, and the younger brother is willing to be beaten."

Chen Xin:"Don't be silly, I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. Go to 'Jianyungang', it's called 'Male and Female Rats' Liu Jinyu and Xie Peizhong deceived me last evening My friends brought me their clothes and money, but if I miss something, don’t come to see me." Chen Conghu left in response.

""Juxianlou" has a large table of dishes, mainly beef, including fried beef, soy sauce beef, boiled beef, tangerine peel beef, beef soup, beef bone soup, beef tongue soup - cups and plates are listed, and five or six bottles of wine are placed on the table.. Chen Xin, Wang Jian, Chen Congbao, Fang Xun, Ma Wei, Yan Yun, Feng Zan, and Zhang Jing were sitting around the table, fighting with each other for wine, changing cups, drinking wine and talking happily. During the dinner

, Yan Yun said last night After being hung up all night, he suffered from the cold wind for several hours and sneezed several times. Chen Xin stood up and apologized:"Brother Yan! Brother Yan! It was Chen who was careless. He was so happy that he forgot that Brother Yan was suffering from cold." Then he ordered his servants,"Come on! Paper and pen to serve." The servant hurriedly got the four treasures of the study. Chen Xin took up a pen to write a prescription and handed it to the servant, saying,"Quick! Take the medicine and cook it according to this recipe and bring it over quickly."

Ma Si looked at Chen Xin with wide eyes:"Chen - Brother Chen, this - this - you can do this——"?

Chen Xin smiled confidently and said:"Haha! Brother Ma, don't worry. Chen's ancestors have been practicing medicine for generations. It's just because Chen liked to stab and use sticks since he was a child. He is not very proficient in medical skills, but minor diseases can still be cured."

Wang Jian flattered him and said:"Master Chen, you are really an all-rounder. Not only are you highly skilled in martial arts, but you are also very skilled in medicine! Ma-ma-brother (imitating Ma Si), what do you, a toad in the well, know? Just don't Don’t worry about it, save your energy and eat your bar"! Ma He was also obedient, drank wine and ate meat.

After a while, the servant brought the cooked medicine to Yan Yun. Wang Jian said:"Yan Yun! Drink it quickly. You are seriously ill. If it weren't for Master Chen! Don't mention that you went to Beijing to take the exam, I'm afraid you would have died! Do you know that you must repay kindness and repay kindness?" Yan Yun repeatedly promised:"That is, that is"!

Zhang Qing defended Yan Yun and glared at Wang Jian:"Yanxiang! (Wang Jian's nickname is Yanxiang) If your mouth is not damaged, it will also damage the Sa family."

Wang Jian was so frightened that he laughed all over:"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, calm down, calm down! We are all friends and brothers, it was just a joke from the younger brother, don't blame me, don't blame me"! Changing the subject, he said to Chen Xin:"Brother Congyi, you can't find a few such rich people in Jiming County, not to mention Meiyuan Town."

Chen Xin was very sad when he heard this:"Ashamed! Ashamed! The family fortune left by our ancestors is less than 30% now."

Fang Xun said:"It's just because my sworn brother is generous and spends money like nothing."

Chen Xin shook his head:"Brother, you don't know. Meiyuan Town is full of ancestral businesses within a radius of fifty or sixty miles. There are hundreds of businesses such as inns, restaurants, Jianfang, Duifang, brothels, herbal medicine shops, etc., and there are people going to and from the capital every day. The merchants rest here and earn seven to eight hundred thousand yuan a month."

Wang Jian was very envious:"Ah! Even the official salary of twenty county magistrates can't keep up with it!"

Chen Xin sighed:"Alas! The good times did not last long. A new magistrate came to Xinzhi County two years ago to encroach on the Spring and Autumn Whales and take advantage of them. The ancestral business ended up in this situation."

Chen Congbao interjected:"We brothers were angry, so we collected 'bridge' money from rich people passing by to make up for some losses."

Wang Jian:"As the saying goes, if the Taoist people do not fight with the officials, they should have given the money to the magistrate earlier. Why is it like this? Why is it like this?"

Chen Congbao gritted his teeth:"Of course I will give it, but, but, that dog official's appetite is as big as the sky. It is a bottomless pit that can't be filled. No matter how much money I give, it will not help. That day, the third master was driven into panic and Xiang Chunqiu was cut into pieces."!

Wang Jian:"Sanlang, don't act on your own initiative! The only way to get rid of being bullied is to become a high-ranking official. Do you think that if Brother Congxin is a magistrate or an important member of the court, then the little eighth-grade magistrate will just eat the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard." Don’t dare to act so arrogantly."

Zhang Qing stood up angrily, picked up a bowl of wine, drank it and threw it on the ground:"If the corrupt officials in the world don't come out for a day, heroes like us will have no chance to succeed! The Sa family came to Beijing to take the exam just to win fame and no longer be bullied. Official birdiness"!

Wang Jian:"I heard what Feng Zan said, Brother Zhang is from the army, and with his skills, it is easy to kill and make contributions."

Zhang Qing was full of anger:"Bullshit! Bullshit! The Sa family has a Qinglong Yanyue Santing knife at the border gate, and when he pushes it forward, a bunch of slaves will fall down. Hundreds of slaves will fall under my knife in one day."

Yan Yun was puzzled:"Brother Zhang is so brave, at least he is also a commander and chief."

Zhang Qingfei was about to explode with anger:"Ah, bah! The Sa family has killed countless enemies in the army for three years, and they didn't even make it to the fucking corps leader (a junior officer in charge of five people)."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

Zhang Qing picked up the wine vat and said,"Gudong! Gudong!" After drinking for a while, he put down the wine vat."No matter how much merit you have done, it all belongs to his mother's superior. The corps commander who was the superior of the Sa family when he was in the army is now the commander of more than 2,000 soldiers." Lord (Commander of the Military Capital), who the hell is the superior of the Sa family, who the hell is promoted! The Sa family doesn’t accept it, doesn’t accept it! Borrow some silver coins and go to the capital to get a good name, and no longer be affected by the cowardice of those officials in Bazhou!"

Yan Yun expressed his deep sympathy,"With Brother Zhang's superb martial arts, going to Beijing to gain fame this time is like searching for something."

Wang Jian said flatteringly:"Of course, of course! You don't have to say it! Brother Zhang has courage that no one can match. Even the King of Chu was only like this in his lifetime. This year's martial arts champion is none other than Brother Zhang."

Ma He knew he was a stupid person and didn't say much. He just ate wine and meat.

Everyone was drinking heavily, when Chen Conghu came in with a baggage and saluted everyone. The baggage and the Qinglong Sword were handed to Yan Yun,"Brother Yan, check and check to see if there is anything missing. If there is one missing, I will go up to the 'Jian Yungang' and fix the 'male and female' pair." Rats Liu Jinyu and Xie Peizhong made feces and urine." The waiter had already brought chairs, bowls and chopsticks, and Chen Conghu devoured them, eating and drinking.

Yan Yun opened the baggage and took a careful inventory, not a single thing was missing. He thought to himself: Who are these"Three Tigers of Plum Garden"? The underworld is so afraid of them. They are neither evil nor good. No matter what, it is a great joy to find the lost clothes. You no longer have to worry about food and clothing while rushing for exams in Kyoto. Then he stood up and bowed to Chen Xin and Chen Conghu and saluted,"Thank you so much, Brother Chen! Without Brother Chen's help, it would be very difficult for the capital to rush for the exam."

Chen Xin said:"Brother Yan, why do you need to do this? If you see injustice on the road, you will draw your sword to help. What's more, we are friends. If we talk about the word 'thank you' again, Chen will not be happy."

Seeing Chen Xin being so generous, Yan Yun stopped being polite,"Okay! It's my little brother. I've been drinking from afternoon to night, it's getting late, and I have to go on a journey tomorrow, so I'll go first." He stood up.

Chen Xin grabbed Yan Yun and said,"Yan! How can we let the brothers get together without drinking for three days and three nights? Besides, the exam day is still early, so it's not a good idea to wait in Kyoto early. The food and accommodation costs there are not cheap.". So what if I stay at Chen’s place for three days? Chen will bear all brothers’ food and accommodation expenses."

Yan Yun said:"I can't sleep and eat well if I receive salary without merit."

Chen Xin's face sank:"Brother Yan is here again"!

Zhang Qing was anxious:"Brother Yan! I'm so unhappy. Brother Chen is so kind, but you don't accept it."

Wang Jian helped:"That's right! Brother Yan is more like a woman than a husband. Qiulong, Qiulong, is not like Qiulong but like a coccidia."

Fang Xun advised:"Since Brother Chen is so sincere, it's hard to refuse such kindness!"

Yan Yun couldn't help but replied:"Okay! I'm suffering from cold and can't bear the alcohol, so I'll go back to the inn to rest first."

Chen Xindao:"Oh! I forgot about the trouble caused by drinking. The 'Cao Ma Inn' is so shabby and how to accommodate the distinguished guests, so I asked the waiters to move all your luggage to the 'Juxian Inn' on Xinglong Street.’"

Chen Xin was so hospitable that Yan Yun could not refuse,"Okay! Brother Chen's guy and I went back to Cao Ma Inn to get Brother Fang, Brother Ma, and my little brother's luggage back together."

Yan Yun left the"Juxian Building" and walked towards the Cao Ma Inn, followed by Chen Xin's four guys. As the lights dimmed, Yan Yun tripped over something on the side of the road. He leaned down and took a closer look. It turned out to be a half-frozen man, huddled on the ground, with a bundle and a pair of four-sided maces beside him. Yan Yun picked up the man, told the men to pick up their baggage and weapons, and hurried to the Cao Ma Inn. Entering the guest room, Yan Yun put the man on his bed, covered him with three quilts, asked the four waiters to move Fang Xun and Ma Wei's luggage to Juxian Inn, and meditated quietly on his empty bed to practice Taihe Internal Skills.

The fish belly in the East is white, and the golden rooster crows. Yan Yun took advantage. Seeing that the man was in good health, he slowly woke up after a warm night, and when he saw Yan Yun, he was surprised,"This! Where is this, where is this, could it be the underworld?" Yan Yun then told the whole story of how he rescued the man in Xinglong Street last night. After hearing this, the man lifted up the quilt and got up, turned down and bowed,"My benefactor's kindness in saving my life is unforgettable, please accept it and bow down next time"! Yan Yun hurriedly helped the man up,"It's natural to save lives and help people in danger, no need for big gifts." I saw the man, nearly seven feet long, with a round head, thin eyes, thick eyebrows, a yellow face and thin muscles, and his coarse cloth had a few patches. The man introduced him to Jizhou Martial Arts Examination. His surname was Yuan, his given name was Da, and he was Ji Tong. He came to Beijing to take the exam, but he didn’t have enough money and was sleeping on the street. Yan Yun was very sympathetic after hearing this, and gave Yuanda his cotton-padded clothes and silver coins, but Yuanda refused. Yan Yun insisted on giving them to Yuanda, but Yuanda reluctantly refused. Yan Yun and Yuanda had finished breakfast and talked about going to Beijing to take the exam. Chen Xin sent two servants, one to move Yan Yun's luggage to Juxian Inn, and the other to treat Yan Yun to a drink. Yan Yun said:"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your kindness. I have friends here. I can just change the inn or have a drink." Yuanda said hurriedly:"Brother Yan, go ahead and don't miss the invitation from Master Chen because of me." Yan Yun:"You might as well" say to the servants,"You will be the master of Chen Village." Not long after, two servants trotted over with sad faces. A servant said:"Mr. Yan, please don't go. Master Chen will give me a scolding. The master said, 'Brother Yan's friends are Chen's friends. Please come together and bring Brother Yan and his friend's friends." The luggage was moved to the Juxian Inn together. There is one thing you can't do, so don't come to see me. Master Yan, please don't let me make things difficult for you." Yan Yun could no longer say goodbye and led Yuanda to the Juxian Inn. Two servants led the way carrying Yan Yun and Yuanda's luggage. When we walked to the door of Juxian Inn, the waiter was waiting for us with a smile on his face. The waiter said:"Mr. Yan, my master and his friends went to Meiyuan yesterday. We will wait for you there." He took the luggage from the servant's shoulders."You lead Mr. Yan and Mr. Yan's friends to Meiyuan quickly. If you are late, you will have to go to Meiyuan." Get scolded."