Chapter 106 The Villagers' New Weapons

More than ten years ago, the Styx and its waters followed the exiled Pei family all the way to Lingnan.

At that time, Lingnan was in chaos and desolation.

They did witness the death of Pei Dingli and his wife, as well as their eldest son and daughter-in-law, but were later separated by disaster victims and bandits.

When the Minghe Mingshui found the Pei family's trace again, they ran into a group of bandits coming to rob them.

Minghe and Mingshui thought they were hiding well in the back, but they were discovered by the bandits and were forced into the melee.

The leading female bandit held a long spear in her hand and waved it in the air with great force.

A chop, a pick, and a stab.

Every move is quick, accurate and ruthless.

It turned out to be the rare Seven-Unique Spear Technique in the martial arts world.

The other bandits were also quite skilled in martial arts, and each of their moves was vicious and cruel.

The Double Dragon Fist that the Minghe brothers were good at was powerless in front of the bandits, and then a long spear pierced their chest.

The two brothers hurriedly retreated and escaped, barely saving their lives.

Later, they went back along the original route to search for traces, and found a corpse wearing Pei Lingyun's clothes among the corpses piled on the roadside. The face and body were so rotten that they could not see clearly, but the body shape was very consistent with Pei Lingyun.

Minghe and Mingshui were afraid of being blamed by He Tingfang after they returned, so they did not dare to tell the whole story. They only said that all the members of the Pei family were killed on the way.

After all, the bandits were so brutal that even if the corpse was not Pei Lingyun, Pei Lingyun, who was hanging on by a thread, could not have survived.

This time they are exploring Lingnan again, and it is said that they are going to a mountain village in Xunzhou.

He is just a villager. No matter how unruly he is, he is just a country bumpkin.

Minghe and Mingshui looked solemn.

On this journey south, there are wild people in the mountains, snakes, insects and miasma.

They are not afraid of these things, they just hope that they will never encounter those vicious bandits again.

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The spring scenery in Heifei Mountain seems to be particularly brilliant this year.

The peach tree seedlings transplanted two years ago are in bloom this year, and the small flowers in front of the villagers' houses are also blooming in clusters.

The spring breeze brings the fragrance of flowers.

The weather is so good that it makes people feel they can live for a long, long time.

After the beginning of spring, it is time to go to the fields and sow seeds. There are many people in the village, and more and more wasteland is being reclaimed.

The cattle substitutes are almost used up.

The village bought a few real cows to plow the fields, and these cows were well taken care of by the villagers.

The cotton workshop and ink workshop are now not short of manpower at all.

Many people who worked here as temporary workers many years ago have returned to the workshop, bringing with them many new people and now work here as permanent workers.

They either have no land to farm themselves, or they are extra laborers from farming at home.

During the Chinese New Year, these workers returned to the village with their wages and heavy bags of cured fish and meat, making everyone else in the village jealous.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone visited relatives in various villages. After talking about doing odd jobs in Liangmin Village, the relatives also wanted to let the idle people in their families do the work.

So when the spring came after the New Year, Liangmin Village recruited a large number of long-term workers and had a stable workforce.

Where there are many people, there are opportunities to make money.

The grocery store at the foot of the mountain was so busy that it had to expand into a small room to get more goods.

They are all small houses built by ourselves at the foot of the mountain. We don’t have to pay rent, don’t have to worry about safety, and no one is competing for our business.

Suddenly, several more shops appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing that the grocery store was doing well, someone built a small house opposite and opened a small tavern.

Some people also opened a small laundry shop, specializing in laundry business, helping farmhands and villagers wash clothes to earn money.

The Heishan Restaurant built in Liangmin Village was just completed in the past two days. The three-story restaurant is very grand.

A flag with the words "Black Mountain" fluttered in the wind at the entrance of the restaurant.

Those who come from other places to work or do business do not feel nervous when they see the word "Black Mountain". Instead, they feel at ease.

These changes are obvious to everyone.

Some changes, which are inconvenient for outsiders to see, are hidden on the top of the mountain where outsiders are prohibited from entering.

For example, making weapons.

The iron workshop encountered some difficulties when it first forged weapons.

But with Wu Ya and Wei Dashuan around, many confusions were easily solved.

Wei Dashuan himself doesn't know how to forge iron, but he can tell where the problem lies with a weapon that hasn't even been formed yet after just a few glances.

He can point out where the size is wrong, where it is not round enough, or where it is not pointed enough.

The blacksmiths discovered that although Wu Ya said that he was only good at forging swords, with the blueprints, he could also make other weapons well and quickly.

The iron blank in his hands was like clay that could be bent and shaped at will; he could mold it into any shape he wanted.

Even when making an iron slingshot, the corners are made smooth and round.

Some villagers have already received the newly forged weapons. They are not heavy, but they feel very imposing in their hands.

Kong Wu got a big hammer weighing more than 100 pounds. He could lift it with one hand and smash it to the ground, and the ground beneath his feet would shake three times.

Kong Wu took a hammer to dig in the mountain and achieved twice the result with half the effort.

Old man Qin got the new plum blossom dart and smiled so hard that his mouth was wide open.

He had used the plum blossom dart for who knows how many years, and the tip was worn out, so he had to use it sparingly.

Many times the darts flew out and he had to run to pick them up, wipe them and continue using them.

Now he had a shiny new plum blossom dart and was very satisfied with it. He even taught villagers in the village school to write the word "dart".

Everyone said that Master Qin was really too arrogant.

You even dare to teach such a difficult character.

But many people learned it after practicing it several times.

Only then did they realize that they had learned a lot of words from last summer to this spring.

Su Zhizhi got the shiny silver iron slingshot.

The handle of the slingshot is polished very smoothly and does not rub your hands at all.

Old Man Qin installed tiger tendons on Su Zhizhi's slingshot.

This iron slingshot can not only shoot a small stone, but even a stone as big as a fist.

Su Zhizhi took a slingshot and went hunting with Xue Che.

Based on her experience of observing the villagers practicing martial arts, Su Zhizhi concluded that practicing martial arts requires actual combat, and it is not enough to just practice the moves and mental methods.

But the foot of the mountain has been very peaceful recently, and there are no bandits to practice with.

So the objects of practice became the various small animals on the Black Bandit Mountain.

Snap——

A stone penetrated the leaves and struck a thin snake that was lazily coiled around a branch.

The snake fell from the green tree and landed on the ground in a patch of mottled shadows.

Su Zhizhi put down the slingshot and called out, "A Che!"

Xue Che held a wooden sword from behind and chopped the snake's vital point with quick and accurate movements.

Su Zhizhi looked up and called out again, "Abao!"

Gu——gu——

The giant eagle circled down and grabbed the snake on the ground with its long, sharp beak for a delicious meal.

Su Zhizhi went over and touched Abao:

"Abao, take your time and eat. There will be more later. Che and I are going to make a lot of food today."

After that, she praised Xue Che again: "A Che, your swordsmanship has improved."

Xue Che's face was rosy, with beads of sweat on his forehead:

"Master has already taught me the first level of Zixiao Sword Technique. I will start learning the second level in two days."

The sword he held in his hand was made of peach wood, which was carved for him by Wei Dashuan.

It is much lighter than the iron sword forged by Wu Ya, but its style is the same as the real one.

Xue Che found it very handy, and his understanding of swordsmanship seemed to have deepened.

Xue Che: "Zhizhi, how's your whip training going?"

Su Zhizhi didn't know what level she had reached, but she just followed the little man in the cheat book and practiced the movements every day:

"I'm almost a third of the way through. Let me show you what I've learned."

Su Zhizhi took a few steps back, pulled out a whip from her waist, turned her body half a circle in the air, and the whip in her hand shot out like a dragon.

The moment the tip of the whip touched the branch, it broke.

Gu——gu——

After Po finished eating the little snake, he flapped his wings and cheered for Su Zhizhi.

Xue Che was surprised: "Zhizhi, you've trained so well on your own?"

The whip seemed to slowly become a part of Su Zhizhi's body, and its strength could be controlled like an extended hand.

Su Zhizhi: "Of course, I just learned it from the secret manual."

Su Zhizhi suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from behind, and subconsciously turned around and swung the whip.

Xue Che also turned around and drew his sword.

But when the two turned around, they saw Ni Tianji who was coming using light skills.

"Uncle Ni." Su Zhizhi and Xue Che withdrew their hands and stepped back in time.

Ni Tianji raised his eyebrows in surprise. These two children had not been practicing martial arts for a long time, but they had sharp reactions, quick moves, and crisp and neat movements.

"Zhizhi, Ache, the time is almost up. I'll come and take you down the mountain."

Today is the opening day of the Black Mountain Restaurant at the foot of the mountain, and everyone went to join in the fun.

Su Zhizhi knew what Ni Tianji meant by "take over".

She deftly wrapped the whip around her waist and stood beside Ni Tianji.

Xue Che also put away his peach wood sword and walked over.

"Are you ready? Let's go—"

Ni Tianji picked up the two children, one in each hand, stood on tiptoe, gathered his energy, performed light skills, and flew into the air from the ground.

From the air at the top of the mountain, stepping on the treetops all the way, he flew down the mountain.

The cool breeze blows on my face.

The loose hair on Su Zhizhi and Xue Che's foreheads was blown up, and they laughed and shouted happily in the air.

"Flying up——"

They flew so fast that the grass and trees whizzed past before their eyes.

Xue Che glanced at the other side of the mountain from the corner of his eye and saw two figures stumbling and running, followed by a group of shadows.

When Xue Che turned his head curiously, his view was blocked by a forest.

He wanted to look again, but in the blink of an eye, his feet had touched the ground.

Ni Tianji brought them down the mountain.

When he looked up, he saw red satin and congratulatory banners hanging all over the restaurant.

Amidst the green mountains and clear waters, it looks like a bunch of warm rhododendrons.

Wu Yingniang stood at the door with a smile on her face, opening her arms to embrace the two children.

"Come to mother."