Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 144 The Empty Village (4)
"That's true," Lu Ban nodded, "Lao Huang and the others are lucky."

As he spoke, Lu Ban took out a handful of broken silver from his pocket, weighed it in his hand, and frowned. "That's a bit too damn short... Tsk, brother Feng, are you rich in money? Lend me some first."

"Don't mention the word 'borrow'!" Feng Shen thought, and hurriedly took out some silver taels.

Lu Ban picked it up and sent it to the old woman in one go. "Ma'am, take this!"

"No way," the old woman waved her hands again and again, "Right now the crops are no different from weeds, they are not worth a lot of money..."

"The old man misunderstood," Feng Shen said with a smile, "this money is not money, but a little bit of our heart. The villagers are not here, so you can use this money to stay with you."

"That's not necessary," said the old woman, "the village is empty, and there is no land to spend if you have money. I have bothered the two masters, but the old woman is still not hungry for the time being. Before the villagers went up the mountain, they sent several bags of Cheng Cheng. The noodles are enough to last for a long time.”

Feng and Lu persisted for a while, but the old lady insisted on not accepting her, so she had to let it go.

"That's fine," Lu Ban said, "Saving money is not a long-term solution. It is serious to find those villagers earlier!"

"What Brother Lu said is true," Feng Shen also said, "Then let's feed the horses right away, and then go straight to Yaji Mountain."

"Okay!" Lu Ban said to the old woman, "Ma'am, let's go first!"

The old woman said, "I'll see you off..."

"No, no, no!" Lu Ban stopped him, "You can't see well, so just be honest!"

"Take care, old man!" Feng Shen bowed, turned and walked out with Lu Bantou.

Looking at the backs of the two, the old lady suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly shouted: "You two, the old lady forgot to say something!"

When the old woman called out, Feng Shen and Lu Bantou both stopped in their tracks. "Ma'am, what else do you want?"

"That's it," said the old woman, "There are two things...the old woman has to remind the masters."

Feng Shen nodded and said, "Speak, old man."

The old woman said: "It turns out that there are dumb arhats raised in the Cliff Temple. After you go up the mountain, you must be more careful."

"Dumb arhat?" Lu Ban wondered, "What is that?"

The old woman said: "It's a warrior monk from No. [-] protecting the temple."

"Hey?" Lu Ban said happily, "This is interesting, isn't it Eighteen Bronze Man?"

"Not so many," the old woman said again, "but those monks are cruel and ruthless, and they are good at fisting... Oh, they don't seem to be able to speak, so the villagers call them dumb arhats. Before the village went to the Cliff Temple When I was looking for someone, I was beaten by them and fled."

"Hmph," Lu Ban clenched his fists, "you can rest assured, ma'am, they can't take advantage of our two brothers. If you dare to play tricks, I even smashed their ruined temple!"

Feng Shen tugged at the corner of Lu Ban's head and said, "Thank you for reminding me, old man, what about the second one?"

"The second point is not very good for me," said the old woman. "Ever since the villagers left, I always feel that there are still people hanging around in the village..."

Feng Shen asked: "Perhaps they are passers-by like us?"

Lu Bantou also said: "Maybe they are thieves who want to climb over the wall and enter the house while there is no one in the village!"

"I'm not sure," the old woman shook her head and said, "Yesterday, it seemed to be hanging around in front of my door, and it disappeared in a blink of an eye. The old woman is almost blind, and she can't see clearly...Anyway, you two, be careful Bar!"

"Okay, we've all written it down!"

After bidding farewell to the old woman, the two led their horses to the field.Looking at the lush crops, Huang Piao and Yueyun couldn't hold back any longer. As soon as they let go of the reins, they rushed into the field to chew to their heart's content.

"Look at it," Lu Ban said with a smile, "it's a good deal for them!"

"Yeah," Feng Shen felt sour, like mixed feelings.

Seeing this, Lu Bantou knew that Feng Shen was thinking about the villagers up the mountain, and was about to say something, when there was a sound of galloping horseshoes not far away.

The hearts of the two froze, and they hurriedly turned their heads to look.I saw dust and smoke flying from the head of the village, and Sanqi came rushing forward.

Among the three, one is dressed in a long gown and mandarin jacket, and the other two are dressed as government servants.The visitor galloped more than Zhang Zhang, suddenly reined in and surrounded Feng Lu from left to right.The two yamen servants put their hands on the handle of the knife and asked loudly: "You two are sneaky, what are you doing here?"

Lu Ban's face changed, and he was about to have an attack.Feng Shen had quick eyes and quick hands, and stopped him behind him. "We are travelers passing by, and we are tired from driving, so we rest here."

"Stop the horse?" The man in the long gown stared at Feng Shen without blinking. "Hmph, it's clearly destroying food! Get it for me!"

"Still take it?" Lu Ban couldn't help cursing, "Which rock did you three jump out of?"

A servant jumped off his horse and said viciously: "I think you are tired of working!"

"Wait a minute," Feng Shen asked hastily, "I wonder who the three are?"

"Are you blind?" Another yamen officer yelled, "Can't you see this livery, man? Let you two understand to death, we are the arresting officers of Pinggu County yamen!"

"I'm sorry," Feng Shen pointed at the man in the long gown again, "Then who is this?"

"That's our master!" Yacha pulled out a shackle, "Don't talk nonsense here, if you don't want to suffer, just put it on yourself!"

Lu Bantou was furious, "Are you still being reasonable?"

"On this ground, we are justified!" Yacha drew out his knife and swung it left and right twice. "Resisting arrest, right? Hehe..."

"What's the matter?" Lu Ban's head was bloodshot with anger, "Do you still want to do it?"

Yacha sneered and said: "Don't say it's a fight, it doesn't matter if you kill you!"

"Who dares to be presumptuous!?" Feng Shen didn't want to make a scene, so he quickly pointed to Lu Ban's head and said, "Do you know who he is?"

"I don't care who he is? Let's talk after you take it!" Following the master's order, two yamen servants swung their knives at the same time.

"Good time! My hands are itching!" Lu Ban roared, and rushed towards the light of the knife.

Afraid that Lu Ban might make a mistake, Feng Shen didn't say anything more, he lunged forward and took a yamen servant.

"It's reversed!" The master yelled immediately, "Those who dare to fight against the government, don't show mercy, they will be killed!"

Hearing this, the two yamen's servants showed even more murderous look on their faces, their clothes were ripped apart, and they danced wildly with knives at their waists, wishing to tear Feng and Lu into pieces.

After only a few face-to-face encounters, Feng Shen realized that the two yamen servants were nothing more than pustules who were stern and soft-hearted, and made three more correct moves, and easily snatched the knife from one of the yamen servants.

At the same time, another yacha's knife also arrived at Lu Ban's door.Lu Ban stepped forward and bowed his head, stepping past the blade without haste.When the saber was gone, he grabbed Ya Chai's right arm with his left hand, grabbed his ankle with his right hand and slammed it, using the trick of "drawing from the bottom of the pot".

With a scream, the Yacha turned over straight away, fell to the ground with a knife, and fell on his back.

"Bah!" Lu Ban stepped forward and kicked the yamen's ass, "It's really fucking useless!"

Feng Shen was about to speak, but he caught a glimpse of the master taking out a short gun from his pocket, in shock, he hastily turned around and snatched the blade, and threw it at the master.

The master was hit by the handle of the knife, and the short gun was released immediately.Lu Ban rushed forward and pulled him off the horse.

(End of this chapter)