Myths Begin From Boys' Gong

Mentioning Wen San pulled Meng Zhao out of his confusion. After thinking for a moment, he said,

“I suspect that Wen San wants to escape, and Han Dali giving him three days may also be a hint for him to leave Xiaohan Village.

So, you should pay more attention to Wen San's whereabouts these days. It would be best if you could bribe two errand boys to keep a close eye on him.

If Wen San shows any signs of leaving Xiaohan Village, notify me immediately."

As the saying goes, if you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from its chaos. Meng Zhao originally wanted to deal with Wen San, but this time he framed Wen San because he was too careless and underestimated the villagers, so he went wrong and failed.

In this case, Meng Zhao still plans to keep trying. Wen San must be killed. God knows what kind of storm he will stir up if he leaves Xiaohan Village. What if he really turns over a new leaf and becomes a dragon?

Wen San himself is an extraordinary person who can be called a capable person, and he must not be taken lightly or carelessly.

San Gouzi thought about it and thought of two candidates. After saying the names, he said,
“Both of them have had dirty dealings with Wen San and have been bullied before. If we give them a little sweetness, they can help us do something.

As for the silver, Li Quezi has quite a bit of wealth, so just a little bit of it would be enough for the two of them to live comfortably!"

Meng Zhao nodded. San Gouzi could do these things smoothly.

He didn't know when Wen San left, nor did he know whether Wen San left alone or with others.

With his current martial arts skills, he could still be defeated with bare hands, but when the other side formed a formation and rushed forward in a rush, wearing soft armor and holding swords, it would be difficult for him to resist.

Therefore, the most urgent thing is to get himself a weapon first, preferably a sword. In this way, even if he has not taken secret medicine, practiced martial arts secrets, and stimulated the potential of his body, he can still roam around freely and kill the enemy as easily as taking something from a bag.

As for the fatal stab or the Thirty-Six Moves of Grappling, the former is better at stabbing rather than confronting the enemy head-on, while the latter has limited lethality and is mainly used to subdue the enemy.

"By the way, is there any way to get me a better sword? I'll be able to use it!"

San Gouzi's heart skipped a beat. Although swords and knives are weapons, many people do wield such dangerous weapons and use them to do whatever they want. But in fact, the vast majority of people only have such a weapon but do not have the skills to use it.

Meng Zhao is different. He is well versed in martial arts and is so devoted to swords. Could it be that he has learned some related fighting techniques?
"Here, I'll go look around, I should be able to find it!"

After the two men agreed, San Gouzi left in a hurry, intending to sort out the things Meng Zhao had assigned him and try to make them perfect.

Meng Zhao moved to Li Guizi's house and began to clean his new home carefully.

Meng Zhao didn't want any of Li Cuzi's clothes and bedding, so he threw them to an old man in the village. Then he spent copper coins to buy new clothes, bedding, some food, and various daily necessities from his neighbors.

With Li Guizi's money as a foundation, Meng Zhao deliberately acted stingy, so although there was some expense, it was not that much.

After changing into new clothes, although they were still coarse linen and dressed like a farmer's boy, Meng Zhao still had an air of excellence under his spirit.

Before dinner, Han Dali sent someone to deliver his bow and arrow.

Meng Zhao stretched out his hand to try it out. This bow was second-hand, but it was well maintained. The arrows were new. Compared with real weapons, it was definitely inferior, but it was more than enough for hunting in the mountains.

With a bow and arrow, Meng Zhao took some dry food, poured clean water into a gourd, and climbed up Xiaohan Mountain before it got dark.

Of course, it was getting dark, so he didn't go deeper into the mountain. He just walked around the outermost part of the mountain at the foot of the mountain to check the area out.

You know what, in just a short period of time, Meng Zhao drew his bow and shot two rabbits and a pheasant. This was a pretty good trophy.

When it was completely dark, Meng Zhao had already returned to his home. He held a sharp knife with a bamboo handle in his hand. Like a spirit dancing on his fingertips, he plucked the hare skin in minutes. Except for the scars from the arrow, there was almost no wear and tear on it. It could be said that he was as skilled as a butcher cutting up an ox...

At this time, seven men had gathered at Wen San's house, sitting around an open round table. On the table were more than a dozen delicious dishes, both meat and vegetables. In addition, although the wine was homemade rice wine, it was a good feast with both wine and meat.

Yang Xiaoshu and Ma Feng were among them. The other five men were also people who usually got along well with Wen San and had the closest relationship with him.

It was dark outside, gloomy and it looked like it was going to rain.

The house was warm and cozy, with a kang.

When the seven men had eaten and drunk their fill, Wen San put down his bowl and chopsticks and said,
"Brothers, I'm sure you all know what happened today!"

Yang Xiaoshu was the person involved, so he knew everything. The other six were either at Li Quezi's house at the time or heard about it later. They all nodded, but no one spoke.

They knew very well that Wen San's crotch was now covered in yellow mud, which was definitely shit.

Moreover, Han Dali has given an ultimatum: three days to find evidence that the murderer is not the one, or in other words, to find the murderer and give an explanation to the people in the village.

To be honest, all of them knew that Wen San was definitely not the murderer. It wasn't because of anything else, but because Wen San once told them that he wanted Li Guizi to return the money he had cheated from him with interest, but he never thought of killing anyone.

Therefore, they cannot get involved in the affairs here, let alone interfere.

"I definitely didn't kill him. I suspect that it was that kid Li Zheng who did it. However, he was too cunning and treacherous. He didn't leave any clues or evidence. I'm afraid that even thirty days, let alone three days, won't be enough to clear my name.

In addition, Li Zheng now seems to have a backer and has learned martial arts. He seems to have changed completely and is no longer the coward he used to be.

So, I want to ask you if there is any good solution!"

One of the burly, muscular young men took a sip of rice wine, his cheeks flushed, and said,

“San’er, I heard from my grandfather about this matter. Han Dali is actually forcing you to leave Xiaohan Village.

As long as you leave, the death of Li Cuzi will definitely be blamed on you. Of course, the villagers will definitely not chase you and demand your life.

You are a smart person, you must have thought of this, what is your plan?"

The man who was speaking was the sixth son of Sun Datou's family, nicknamed Sun Laoliu. He was a bit scheming and liked to spend money, drink, and flatter women.

Anyway, it's not very interesting, so he and Wen San are like-minded and have a good relationship with each other.

The relationship between him and Wen San is definitely not that of an elder brother and a younger brother, nor are they brothers. They can barely be considered good friends.

The main reason is that Sun Laoliu has someone behind him. His family is powerful and wealthy, unlike those who usually come to take advantage.

Wen San is also well aware of this, so he has always been relatively lenient towards Sun Laoliu.

Now, I heard Sun Laoliu say this, but I was not surprised. I just said bitterly,

"Are you really going to take this last step? Xiaohan Village is my home. If you drive me out of the village now, won't that cut off my escape route?"

Sun Laoliu shook his head, his eyes half drunk, but he seemed to be very clear-headed and not disturbed by the alcohol.
"Then you are wrong. You are leaving now just to avoid the limelight temporarily. After a period of time, when the limelight over Li Guizi's death has passed, you can come back and no one will dare to point fingers at you.

Otherwise, just wait for you to make a name for yourself outside, and when you return home in glory, no one will dare to say a single bad word to you. "This is a roundabout tactic, and it is actually a good idea.

While doing this, Yang Xiaoshu and Ma Feng had some ideas about Wen San's thoughts.

Back then, Wen San was planning to attack Cui Ying. After killing Li Zheng, he would leave Xiaohan Village with a group of brothers and go out to fight for his life.

Now he must be trying to go with the flow.

As for why he acted like this when he clearly wanted to leave Xiaohan Village, the two of them had some guesses.

Most likely, he still wants to trick two more young men into accompanying him to leave Xiaohan Village.

Nowadays, there is strength in numbers. If you fight alone, unless you know martial arts, your strength will be limited and you will never be able to achieve anything.

For example, the starting points of Wen San who arrived in the county alone and Wen San who arrived with a group of brothers were very different.

However, both Yang Xiaoshu and Ma Feng were extremely reluctant to leave Xiaohan Village.

It is a consensus that the world is not doing well now. It is no exaggeration to say that many people are freezing to death on the roads.

Although their Xiaohan Village is just a village, it is the richest, most powerful and most united village within dozens of miles.

You can't live a good life, but who would be willing to go outside with you and experience wind, frost, rain and snow?

If someone is ambitious, they would certainly be willing to do so, but Yang Xiaoshu and Ma Feng are not such people at all.

Therefore, facing Wen San, the two said nothing and just ate quietly. Moreover, it was estimated that they would rarely be able to eat such delicious food in the future.

Wen San smiled,

"Any other reasons?"

Sun Laoliu narrowed his eyes, looked at the words, and nodded.

"Li Zheng is not a good person. He may have pretended to be weak and incompetent in the past. After all, he is young and has no income. If he has a thorny personality, I guess our Xiaohan Village will not tolerate him.

However, now that he has learned martial arts, has a backer, and may even have a distinguished family background, he has begun to show his abilities.

In fact, I also tend to believe that Li Guizi was killed by Li Zheng. There is no such coincidence in the world.

Li Zheng had just learned martial arts and became capable, but a murder case suddenly occurred over there. It was really too much of a coincidence.

Don't think that Li Zheng and Li Guizi don't have many grudges and don't have the motive to kill.

For those high-ranking warriors, once they have learned martial arts and gained strength, they can kill anyone they want. Do they need any motivation?"

Others also agreed with Sun Laoliu's opinion.

Just like in the past, Li Zheng didn't offend Wen San, but Wen San just bullied him. Isn't this the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak?
Tigers kill prey simply to fill their stomachs. Perhaps, Li Zheng kills people out of his own instinct, just like filling his stomach.

After a pause, Sun Laoliu continued,
“In the village, many people have helped Li Zheng, but not many have hatred or grudges against him. San’er, you are the first one, and perhaps the most important one.

If you stay, you will have to confront Li Zheng. I can't say what his methods are, but he has learned martial arts after all. If he comes up with some conspiracy or evil ways, you may not be able to withstand it.

Don't think I'm exaggerating. He is no longer the orphan you bullied. He is cruel, resolute, and vicious. Take the death of Li Cunzi for example. If he really did it, wouldn't you be afraid?

This time it was Li Cunzi who died, next time, will it be you?"

It turns out that Sun Laoliu is quite knowledgeable and his analysis is very logical, so everyone is quite convinced.

Even Wen San felt a chill in his heart. Yes, yes, the last time, it was Li Cunzi.

This might be Li Zheng’s first time killing someone, so he tried his hand at it, taking it as experience and honing himself. So what about next time?

In the past, Li Zheng was cowardly and incompetent, but now he is ruthless and decisive. What's more, Li Zheng has now learned martial arts, which is a power he has been drooling over, but he has never been able to get it.

Martial arts is the only way to defeat the strong with the weak and the many with the few.

In addition, the assassination technique was unexpected and extremely treacherous.

Wen San didn't think that he could escape Li Zheng's assassination.

I even felt that it was not safe tonight and wanted to escape from here immediately and go far away to the county town.

But soon, they relaxed. At least, in Xiaohan Village, as long as Li Zheng did not want to isolate himself from the village, they would most likely not kill him.

Firstly, Li Guizi had just died, and then Wen San also died, so Li Zheng must be the first suspect. Especially what happened today, which put the conflict between the two in front of the whole village, and everyone knew about it.

Secondly, the village chief Han Dali gave him three days, which defined a range. During these three days, he would be protected by the village. After three days, it would be time for him to fend for himself.

If Li Zheng killed him, he would be provoking Han Dali and breaking the rules of the village, and he would definitely be punished.

Without rules, there will be no order. Rules are more important than anything else. Although Han Dali controls and even makes the rules, he is also subject to them.

"You are right. I know that I bullied Li Zheng too harshly in the past, but I never thought that a salted fish would have a chance to turn things around.

Things are very different now. Let alone Li Zheng's background, haven't you noticed that Han Dali's attitude towards him is also different from before?"

Who among you could have failed to notice this?

Li Lame's house was given to Li Zheng for free to live in. It was nominally a loan, but in reality, it was a gift.

Not only did they agree to his hunting rights, but they also gave him a bow and arrow indefinitely. This kind of treatment is really not something that ordinary villagers can get.

It is obvious that Han Dali also took a fancy to Li Zheng's future and started investing.

This is also human nature.

In the past, Wen Sanneng was arrogant and domineering, and there was also a lot of indulgence in the village.

After all, Wen San has shown some potential. If he can leave Xiaohan Village in the future, maybe he can make a good living in the county town?
By then, Xiaohan Village will also be able to benefit a lot from it.

For example, Gu Xiaoqing's brother was also deliberately supported by some old guys in the village. Later, he really grew up. Although he doted on Gu Xiaoqing, he also gave a lot back to Xiaohan Village. (End of this chapter)