Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 448 A Bunch of Copper Coins

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Located a hundred miles away in the west of Cangzhou, there is a small town surrounded by mountains and rivers. The town is usually idle, and only a little fireworks can be seen when catching up with the morning market.It is cold in winter, and no one wants to go out at night, so there will be no late episodes.

The guard swaggered across the market holding his saber, because today was so peaceful, he couldn't bear the loneliness, so he left his post again and came to the restaurant to pass the time.

It was still the same drinkers, the same appetizers, and the same topic. Half a day had passed without incident, and the guard suddenly noticed a bloody smell in the air. When he looked outside, he saw a group of four people passing by the wine shop.

They had strange faces and came from the east. It stands to reason that during this period of time, due to the rumors of the cannibal "giant bear" in the mountains east of the city, almost no strangers would come from this direction.

Those who are timid will take a detour, and most of the people who don't know the severity have no bones left.

Only they entered the city through the east gate as if nothing had happened.

"Hey! You guys, what's the smell on you?" The fellow stopped in front of the four of them, holding the handle of the knife all the time.

A young swordsman took out three cloth bags and threw them on the ground, and replied, "Brother, we killed the man-eating 'Giant Bear', and we are here to receive a reward."

"What?" The guard stepped forward to open the bag, and was startled: "This, this, this is! Come on, catch the murderer quickly!"

He drew out his sword to confront the man, but the young swordsman said: "I'm going with you, I'm worried that I can't find a place to receive the reward..."

After a while, all four of them were captured and brought to the government. The town official heard the news and shouted, "It's you who killed all three Orion brothers?"

The young man said: "My lord, they are not hunters. They block roads and cut paths, trap and kill people passing by, and then pretend to be the actions of giant bears in the mountains. I will eliminate harm for the people without complaint or regret."

"What's your name?" the town official said, "What evidence do you have to prove that you are not killing innocent people indiscriminately?"

"My lord, Baifeng, although there is no evidence, I would like to guarantee with my life that I did not kill innocent people indiscriminately." After Baifeng said, he presented his sword and continued: "If your lord doesn't believe me, we can wait in the city for a while. Time, if there are no more rumors of the 'big bear' eating people, I will take the reward. I will mortgage this sword here for the time being. If people are still killed during the period, my lord will take this sword and cut off my sword. head."

The town official was full of surprise, and murmured: "Baifeng? I seem to have heard this name somewhere..."

A servant at the side echoed and said, "My lord, it seems to be a leader of the rebel army from Beizhen. Not long ago, he led the troops to kill the rebels and the Rouran people..."

"So that's the case, no wonder you're upright!" The town official nodded repeatedly to express his approval, and then said to Bai Feng: "Young Xia Bai, although you have done many good things for the court and the people, it is really wrong to kill people without evidence. You stay here for half a month, and see that there are still rumors of the giant bear harming people, and when the time comes, the sword and silver rewards will be returned together."

Bai Feng cupped his hands in respect and said, "Thank you, Sir, for your fulfillment."

After the incident, the four of Bai Feng and his party found a nearby inn to live in, and the town official assigned two servants to follow behind him. He praised Bai Feng as a hero, but in fact he was still afraid that Bai Feng would run away with his guilt .

At night, Bai Feng suddenly called Yu Ke out of the house and ordered: "We don't have enough food and money to last for half a month, so we discussed with the shopkeeper that we have to do chores for them to offset part of the meal expenses. Tonight, you Just be responsible for carrying water, and fill that water tank.”

After finishing speaking, Bai Feng brought Yu Ke to the water tank and said, "You have done this kind of thing before, so you don't need me to teach you?"

Yu Ke looked at the big water tank in front of him, which was big enough to hold four or five of himself, and stared: "This... this water tank is too big! Brother Yi, it's so late, the road is not easy to walk, besides, I don't Know where to fetch water."

"The store said the water source is in the woods in the southwest of the town, Ake, do you know where the southwest is?" Bai Feng asked.

Yu Ke looked left and right, shook his head, very embarrassed.

"Come on, look up at the sky." Bai Feng pointed to the sky, "Do you see the seven stars that look like dipper handles? That's the Big Dipper! Try to face it, and then walk straight to the left..."

"Yes, this way?" She raised her finger tremblingly, "I don't know, I'm afraid I've gone astray."

"If you don't go, how do you know you've taken a fork in the road?" Bai Feng said, "Go out by yourself tonight and take this." Bai Feng borrowed an oil lamp from the store and asked Yu Ke to hold it: "The road is not far, it's life It might be a bit heavy. But it's not the same as when you were in Cangzhou - you used to do things to make others eat and drink well. Now, you have to find your mother for yourself and to be able to continue traveling And do things, understand?"

"Hmm..." Yu Ke picked up the oil lamp with a very unconfident tone.

"You promised me, there are still five copper plates left in the string of copper coins!" Bai Feng joked: "In other words, your road to practice is still very long. Go, A Ke, if you can't fill the money before tomorrow Water tank, we will suffer! Don’t you always want to do something for everyone? Why don’t you start with the simplest thing first.”

"You're right, Brother Yi." Yu Ke picked up the bucket and the oil lamp, and left.

There was a gust of cold wind blowing from the wilderness, and the pitch-black forest was covered with shadows. It was extremely quiet, except for the sound of the wind and my own breathing, there was no sound at all.

Yu Ke walked a few steps and then stopped to look at the sky to confirm that he was heading in the right direction. Over time, it became a habit to look up at the starry sky.She began to discover the beauty of the sky, this kind of pure and clean beauty, which is far beyond the reach of a cramped and dense black room.

After the trip started, her body became better and better, and her mood became more and more full day by day, but she still couldn't help sighing when she thought of the former self who was not full, not warm, ragged, and skinny.

"Silly girl, you think you can get the result you want by staying there." She walked through the woods, and gradually heard the sound of gurgling water. A bucket of water followed by a short rest.

"Mother, I have really become what you guessed in the letter now!" Yu Ke held the half jade pendant left by her mother, just as her mother imagined, "I am very happy now, I have new clothes to wear, I’m full, and I have friends and brothers who really care about me.”

"It's time to go on the road." She said to herself again: "It's just carrying water. Once you know the way, you can explore the way without using oil lamps. You can carry two buckets at the same time and walk together...the water will be filled soon. Alright, big tank!"

Sure enough, after only going back and forth twice, Yu Ke could walk through the night without using an oil lamp, and the water tank was filled to the brim within three o'clock.

(End of this chapter)