Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 84: You’re a beast, worse than a beast!

There were more than a dozen horses and eight people on the official road.

The people on horseback were all dressed in tight short clothes, with long spears at their sides, long swords at their waists, and rain hats on their heads.

If you look closely, you can see someone carrying a large leather bag, which is bulging with stuff but you can't tell what it is. It's actually a crossbow with arrows.

The group was heading north, and the leader said, "Qingzhou is 600 miles away. It's easier to go north first, and then it's flat east. A fast horse can take more than four days."

A man beside him had a veil under his bamboo hat, hiding the scabs on his face. He answered, "Captain, it's about right. If we take some shortcuts through the mountains and fields, we will arrive in four days."

A shortcut to the mountains?

The leader in front was Su Wu. He thought about it and nodded: "We need to take a shortcut!"

They rode at full speed, but it was almost noon when they saw a big slope in front of them. Everyone dismounted and led the horses to rest. The wild grass on the roadside was green, so the horses could eat a little. There was a stream flowing down the slope, so the horses also needed to drink some water.

Just go up the slope and you will find a hotel at the top.

Traveling long distances in this era is really difficult. It is slightly better if you take the official road. If you don’t take the official road, food and supplies will be a hassle.

Since there is a hotel, there is no reason not to go.

Even Su Wu had his own guesses in his mind, and he even did it on purpose. This road went slightly north and actually went out of Dongping Prefecture and arrived in Bozhou.

This slope and this hotel are not difficult to guess, but Su Wu is not sure, so he just goes in and sees what's going on.

The hotel is not big, with only seven or eight tables in the hall.

The eight people sat down, and a servant came forward to serve them, and asked, "What would you like to order, sir?"

"Don't drink too much wine. Two bowls per person is enough. You can order meat and vegetables as you like, and pack some biscuits and food to take away." Su Wu said casually, and then looked around.

Is it here?
The servant said with a smile: "You all look like people from the underworld, so you should bring more meat. The meat in my house is the best, with both beef and mutton, and it is braised better than other places."

meat!
"Well, add more meat." Su Wu wanted to see the meat.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment, I'll be there soon!" The waiter ran to the kitchen and said.

Su Wu was still looking around and asked, "Brother Yang, have you ever walked this road?"

Lin Chong shook his head: "No, I only know that if you go this way, you will enter Qizhou after entering the main road. Going east is Zibozhou. After passing Zibozhou, you will enter Qingzhou."

Then I heard someone shouting, "The meat is here, it's well-marinated and goes great with wine. The dishes will be here soon too. A brave man is not in a hurry."

It's going up so fast...

Su Wu just looked at the big bowls of meat and stared at them.

Li Cheng tried to split it, but Su Wu raised his hand slightly to block it.

Upon closer inspection, it is definitely not beef texture. Beef has too many textures and is woody.

The lamb is delicate...

In fact, I can't tell...

Lin Chong saw Su Wu's movements and asked, "Brother, what are you doing..."

Su Wu just said: "No hurry, wait until the wine and food are served, then we can eat together."

Lin Chong nodded, but his eyes became sharper, knowing that there was a deeper meaning behind Su Dujian's action.

He waited for the waiter to bring another dish, and seeing that no one had started eating, he smiled and asked, "Why aren't you eating?"

Su Wu waved his hand: "No hurry..."

The waiter put the dishes down with a smile and turned away.

Lin Chong leaned over to ask, "Are you suspicious?"

Su Wu nodded and whispered, "I heard there are thieves who kill people and sell their flesh, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Obviously, Su Wu had never heard of this, but he had foreseen it and was acting on purpose today.

Lin Chong frowned when he heard this and said in shock, "Is there such a thing?"

"Just go to the kitchen and take a look..." Su Wu was too lazy to wait any longer, and even more lazy to do those troublesome things.

Lin Chong had already stood up and was heading for the kitchen, but just as he reached the door, a servant came out and blocked his way, asking, "Sir, what do you want to do?"

Lin Chong said directly: "Let's go to your kitchen and see if your house is clean. Will I get sick from eating there?"

The boy had been laughing before, but now his face turned black. He just asked, "Are you guys here to cause trouble?"

Lin Chong was not disappointed, so he asked, "Can't you even look in the kitchen? What about the knockout drug?"

The boy's expression changed for no apparent reason, and then returned to a dark face: "This shop has been open for a long time. You are talking nonsense like this and ruining our business. Are you asking for a fight?"

Lin Chong started pushing, and the boy could not withstand his push and was pushed aside. Lin Chong took the opportunity to go in, but came out again immediately.

Then he saw a woman, with broad shoulders and a round waist, her chest half exposed, her face full of makeup, she held two short knives and chopped out. It was this knife that forced Lin Chong to retreat.

Looking at the woman again, her eyebrows were murderous, her eyes were fierce, and she asked, "Which hero is here to cause trouble?"

It was also because Su Wu didn't want to play any tricks, so how could others not see that he had bad intentions?
Su Wu asked directly: "Sun Erniang?"

"It's me!" Sun Erniang held her two short knives horizontally. She was not afraid of trouble and shouted towards the front door: "Boss, what a coincidence! A strong man has come to our store!"

At the door outside, a big man ran in. He was not tall, but he was strong and muscular. He had a knife in his hand. He cursed as soon as he entered the door: "I saw you coming from a distance, you don't look like good people."

In this way, the two of them, one in front and one behind, really blocked the front hall. Then five or six people came out from the back kitchen, all holding sharp knives.

On Su Wu's side, everyone drew their swords and stood up.

Su Wu also spoke up: "Are you Zhang Qing?"

"Okay, now you even know our names. We won't let you go today." Zhang Qing, who was blocking the main entrance, said sternly.

Sun Erniang reacted even faster. She was used to seeing the underworld, so she said, "Boss, it seems that these people are not from the underworld, but government lackeys."

Zhang Qing also answered: "Yes, I think so! I don't know where the news leaked out!"

Obviously, no matter whether it is Su Wu, Lin Chong, or even Li Cheng, none of them really has the style of a gangster.

Zhang Qing, the gardener, and Sun Erniang, the female demon, are a couple who are real bad guys. What they do here is murder and robbery. Whenever a customer looks like he has some money, they will be drugged and knocked unconscious.

Not only did they rob people of their money, they also chopped up the meat and sold it to the customers.

This is an outrageous existence no matter what era it is.

Countless good people have lost their money and lives here, and their bodies have been eaten. Countless people have even eaten meat here without knowing why.

This couple, with a group of servants, killed mostly good people. If there was a vicious person with a big name in the world, they would not kill him but let him go.

What else could Su Wu say?
There is only one word: "Do it!"

Lin Chong had already drawn his sword and jumped away. He knew in his heart that what Su Dujian said was true. Today he really ran into a big thief who killed people and sold meat. There would be no mercy in the attack, and he would kill Sun Erniang.

Su Wu was also in front, but he protected Li Chengxian behind him and raised his sword to chop at Zhang Qing, the gatekeeper.

Li Cheng saw that Su Wu was still protecting him behind him, and it was too late for him to use his bow and crossbow, so he raised his sword and rushed forward, as if to rush forward.

Su Wu chopped with his sword, and Zhang Qing tried to block with his long sword.

Zhang Qing was originally a thief who had escaped after being convicted of murder for a minor matter, and now he had killed countless people. He was also very brave, and after blocking for a while, he immediately rushed towards Su Wu, ready to fight for his life. If the government came to arrest him, how could he not fight for his life?

Now Su Wu was no longer the same as before. He was not panicked at all. He swung his sword above and kicked below.

And Li Cheng had already swung his sword and slashed away.

Zhang Qing was alone and obviously arrogant. He thought he had some abilities and could easily defeat five or seven ordinary people and block the way to the door.

Zhang Qing has seen many police officers, but how many of them are willing to risk their lives?
How would he know who he met today?

Today's police officers are not only very skilled, but they also come in droves.

Zhang Qing, who was originally flying forward, was forced to block the flying kick with his left hand, and use his right hand to hold the knife to block Li Cheng's horizontal knife.

The knife was easy to block, but the kick was so powerful that it made Zhang Qing fall back. When he looked up, Su Wu's knife came at him in a very continuous attack.

Zhang Qing stepped back, leaping and retreating, barely dodging a knife attack. His body was unsteady, and he retreated even further, finally going out the door.

Su Wu chased her out the door, and Zhang Qing shouted, "You thief, come and get me!"

In fact, he was also urging her. After all, the martial arts of that female demon Sun Erniang was a bit stronger than Zhang Qing's.

Sun Erniang, with five or six servants around her, rushed to attack Lin Chong alone, but they couldn't succeed despite their sword-fighting. Instead, the servants on both sides were repeatedly knocked down by Lin Chong's legs and feet.

The small space and the large number of opponents made it difficult for Lin Chong to perform well.

Su Wu was already giving orders: "Go and help Yang Tixia. The rest of you don't have to worry about this guy. Bring us bows and crossbows. We can't let anyone escape today."

After Su Wu's words, the division of labor became clear. Li Cheng knew that he was best at bows and crossbows, so he went out directly to get a crossbow.

Lin Chong had several helpers behind him, and he became different in an instant. He immediately showed his might and knocked down one of them with one blow, and then went towards Sun Erniang...

Even without a gun, Sun Erniang was no match for her opponent. With just three or five strikes, Sun Erniang was forced into the counter.

Looking outside the door again, Su Wu had already chased after him. Zhang Qing was already afraid of fighting. If Sun Erniang had not been still in the store, he would have turned around and fled.

Zhang Qing just watched Su Wu's long sword coming back and forth. He kept blocking it. The more he blocked, the more frightened he became. He felt that Su Wu was extremely strong and his palm was numb. If this continued for a long time, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold the sword.

Seeing Li Cheng taking the crossbow back, Zhang Qing shouted, "Go away, you thief, or you'll be in trouble today."

Li Cheng not only took out a bow and crossbow, but also went to Su Wu with a spear under his arm and said, "Brother, give it to me!"

Su Wu immediately took up his spear, and Zhang Qing turned and ran away, shouting, "Hurry up!"

Su Wu chased after him quickly, running so fast that he was close to Zhang Qing in just a dozen steps, and stabbed him with his spear.

Zhang Qing looked back as he ran, and seeing the spear coming, he had to turn around and swing his sword to block it.

The long spear came out like a dragon, moving forward with one move, then changing to another, and with a "pop" sound, the spear tip had already stabbed into the chest of the panicked Zhang Qing.

This was the first time Su Wu killed someone in this way, and he was actually very happy in his heart. It was because what Luan Tingyu and Lin Chong taught him was really useful and worked as soon as it was said.

Pulling the spear out of Zhang Qing's chest, Su Wu turned around and ran into the hotel again. Inside the hotel, several people were lying in a pool of blood. Sun Erniang was anxious and dodged left and right, as if trying to escape from Lin Chong's sword.

Su Wu came up behind and thrust his spear at Lin Chong's side. Sun Erniang was unable to defend herself against Lin Chong in the first place, and with two clangs, the spear pierced her chest and abdomen, piercing her through immediately.

Easy to use!

Lin Chong immediately praised: "The commander uses the spear very well!"

"Yang Tixia taught me well!" Su Wu said sincerely. Many skills really need to be learned. Once you learn them, you will feel different.

Looking around, there were two more people. Su Wu poked them one by one, and the more he poked, the more comfortable he became.

It's true that he can be killed in two or three attempts.

There was still movement in the kitchen, so Su Wu just said, "Go shoot, shoot, no one can escape."

Li Cheng had already started chasing after him, and several others quickly followed.

The whole place was filled with blood and a foul smell, but Su Wu was used to it, so he just walked towards the back kitchen. There were a few stoves, but it wasn't much. There was a door in the back kitchen, so he went inside...

Even though Su Wu had killed many people, he still felt sick after seeing this scene...

Naked, only half of it was left on the chopping board, thighs and calves were piled up, and the hands and feet were chopped off and piled in the corner...

Intestines, hanging in the air...

head……

darling……

Su Wu turned around and couldn't bear to watch it any longer. He felt like something was about to burst out of his throat.

Lin Chong also came at this time, but after just a quick glance, he turned away and said, "There really are such things in the world! They deserve to be killed!"

Outside, one could hear the sound of bowstrings constantly ringing, and the voice of Li Cheng giving orders.

Soon, the sound stopped, and Li Cheng shouted again: "Drag him back."

Su Wu sat in the front hall, waiting for everyone to come back, and said only one word: "Everyone go in and take a look..."

Li Cheng led everyone to look inside.

After a while, they came out one by one with pale faces. Li Chengyou cursed: "You beasts! You are worse than beasts!"

"Alas...light a fire and burn it all. Don't talk too much to others from now on." Su Wu stood up and walked towards the door.

Lin Chong did not look at it any more, but went out with Su Wu and sighed: "What kind of world is this..."

Just look at the raging fire, burning away the unspeakable sins of the world.

"Let's go...there's nothing to eat here." Su Wu turned around and got on his horse.

The eight men set off again, riding their horses at full speed, heading straight for Qingzhou.

Along the way, Su Wu even lost his appetite. That scene really affected people's appetite. Lin Chong, Li Cheng and others felt the same way.

On the way, just eat more dry food and bread and just walk fast.

After three days, it was almost noon and they came across another remote hotel. Su Wu had recovered a lot and felt a little hungry again.

He came forward and reined in his horse, saying, "Let's go, rest here and have a good meal."

Lin Chong immediately asked: "Is this another place where people kill people and sell their flesh?"

Su Wu smiled and said, "Of course not. Although the world has changed, there are not so many such cruel people."

Lin Chong also smiled: "That's right..."

But Su Wu suddenly said, "But I do know that there are such cruel people elsewhere."

"Where?" Lin Chong asked immediately.

"Don't worry... we'll always meet each other."

Su Wu was not in a hurry at all. He just took it step by step, and they would all be achievements.

Everyone just followed Su Wu into the hotel.

As soon as he entered, Lin Chong suddenly stopped, paused, and was slightly stunned.

(Brothers, as a middle-aged person like me, I originally wanted to earn between 8,000 and 10,000 yuan, but it has exceeded this number! I am working hard and persisting! Today is another day that has drained my body.)
(End of this chapter)