Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 141 Xing Shan
In the forest, when Li Xiuyuan was discussing with the guards, he didn't know that someone was watching them not far away.

It was seven or eight desperadoes.

These desperadoes hid in the vegetation and remained motionless, without revealing the slightest figure, and even the surrounding animals were not disturbed. Obviously, their hiding skills were excellent.

But at this moment, a rustling voice sounded: "Look, that man has appeared, he is the one we are going to kill today, although this young master is protected by guards, but Xing Shan, you can open a four-stone bow, and you can use one hand It’s a good shot, although the distance is a bit far, but it’s not difficult for you to shoot this person, if you don’t do it now, how long are you waiting for?”

Behind a nearby tree, a tall, burly but somewhat thin man was holding a large bow half as tall as a man in his hand, and a pot of finger-thin arrows hung on his waist.

Such strong bows and arrows cannot be used by anyone who is not good at archery.

This man named Xing Shan has extraordinary eyesight, and his eyes suddenly became sharp at this moment. He grabbed the big bow and took a step forward. A big bow opened in the dense forest. Kai then made a creaking sound, as if the four-stone bow was about to be broken by this man with astonishing arms, such an ordinary warrior with such strength was beyond reach.

This finger-thick arrow was aimed at Li Xiuyuan in the distance through the vegetation in the mountains.

As long as he releases his finger, the young man in the distance will be shot to death by him, and he will die on the spot. There is absolutely no possibility of survival. Xing Shan is a good shooter, so he is very sure of this.

But at this moment, the man named Xing Shan hesitated, and then put down the big bow in his hand.

"Xing Shan, what's the matter, why didn't you shoot? Don't miss this opportunity." Someone beside him asked in a low voice.

Xing Shan didn't speak, remained silent, suddenly took another bow and shot the arrow, and the arrow shot directly at the accomplice next to him without the slightest hesitation.

The accomplice didn't even have time to react before he was shot through the head and nailed to the ground, his eyes widened, and he died with regret.

He never thought that Xing Shan would suddenly attack him harshly.

"Hey~!"

This man named Xing Shan didn't say a word after killing his companion, and opened the big bow in his hand again, shooting at several places in the forest one after another.

He drew the bow with one hand and took the arrow with the other. The arrows shot extremely fast. One arrow just flew out, and the next arrow shot out from his hand again. The two arrows were flying in the air, and they were almost indistinguishable Hit the target at the same time before and after.

A few muffled groans came from the forest, and two men hidden in the trees held crossbows and fell down, with two arrows stuck in their bodies.

"Xing Shan, you are crazy, you actually attacked us." A roar came from another hiding place, and a man stood up with a whoosh, and opened his mouth to Xing Shan and shouted angrily.

"Hey~!"

An arrow flew from the forest, pierced through layers of leaves, and pierced the man's mouth, and pierced the back of his neck. The powerful force on the arrow nailed the man's body to death. It is impossible to fall from a big tree.

"Young master, be careful, there is movement over there." The guards immediately became vigilant when they heard this, and immediately stopped Li Xiuyuan to protect him.

Two more sounds of arrows flying through the forest were heard, and several miserable cries echoed, and the forest once again returned to calm.

"Huh?" Li Xiuyuan frowned immediately.

I have nothing to do right now, why is there a sound of fighting in the forest, what happened?
After a while, a slightly thin, tall man with slender arms came out with a big bow and strode through the vegetation.

"Mr. Li, people from the Chu family bought seven or eight good men to ambush you here to take your life. I killed them all just now. Mr. Li, you should leave here quickly. The Chu family should have other arrangements. , it’s not safe for you to stay here.”

After Xing Shan came out, he saluted Li Xiuyuan and said.

"Are you also the murderer arranged by the Chu family?" The guard stared at him, immediately took off the bow and arrow, put on the bow and shot.

An arrow flew directly towards it.

Xing Shan's face remained unchanged, as if he was juggling, the big bow in his hand trembled, and an arrow flew out, and he shot the guard's arrow off with one arrow, defusing the attack.

"I don't want to shoot at you. If I did, you would have been shot by me in the forest just now, and you wouldn't be alive now."

The guards were amazed that this man's arrow skills were so terrifying that he could shoot down other people's arrows.

"Good eyesight, good arrow skills." Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but praise at this moment.

"This hero, since you had the opportunity to kill me just now, why didn't you kill me? Instead, you killed those who ambush me for me, and you also took the initiative to remind me of the things that the Chu family did not benefit me, and saved my name."

Xing Shan said: "I have been favored by your Li family. When my wife and I were living in Guobei County, you were the one who helped us. Now my wife and children live under the protection of your Li family. You are rich, but you have no worries about food and clothing, and your life is stable. I keep this kindness in my heart. Now the Chu family is offering 5000 taels of silver to buy your life. How can I shoot and kill my benefactor for mere money? I will not do such ungrateful things made."

"So it was you, I remembered." Li Xiuyuan suddenly remembered.

When he was eating steamed stuffed buns and drinking soy milk in Guobei County that day, he once met a man fleeing from famine and living on the side of the road with his wife and children, begging for alms.

Out of good intentions, I let their family have a full meal and helped them a lot.

Unexpectedly, the good cause of that day would bear good fruit, allowing me to resolve a crisis.

"Since Mr. Li remembered it, I don't need to explain any more. Let me go." Xing Shan cupped his hands and turned to leave.

Li Xiuyuan hurriedly shouted: "Hero, please stay."

"Is there anything else Mr. Li needs to do?" Xing Shan said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Since a hero is a loyal person, how could he murder someone's life just for a few thousand silver?"

"To be honest, my family has been taken care of by Li's family. Although I have no worries about food and clothing, my wife is pregnant and has no place to stay in Guobei County. I have nothing else to do except archery skills. I took the risk to earn a sum of money to settle down my wife and children, and to buy land, so that I can plan for my future life." Xing Shan said.

"A hero has such martial arts skills, so why kill people to make money? I happen to be short of a captain of guards. If you are interested, you might as well join my Li family. I would like to hire a hero with a monthly payment of one hundred taels of silver, although this month's money is not as good as that of the Chu family. I got the 5000 taels of silver, but it was justified, I don’t know what the hero thinks?” Li Xiuyuan said.

"Young master, the origin of this person is unknown, I'm afraid." The guard next to him reminded with a suppressed voice.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hands and smiled, "It's okay, I dare to accept even Wu Fei, a bandit who occupies a mountain as king, let alone a hero with loyalty in his heart."

"Hero, what do you think? Are you willing to accept the employment of my Li family?"

Xing Shan's eyes moved slightly, and he thought for a while, thinking that his family was saved by the Li family. This kindness cannot be paid off with a few arrows today, and the Li family is also a good family who do good deeds and accumulate virtue, and they are so rich It's really not good to put off hiring yourself.

And there is no need to excuse.

Killing people to make money is indeed not a long-term solution. If you leak the news and be discovered by the court, or you meet someone from the Six Doors, I am afraid that Dou Da’s head will be cheaper for others, and then the wife and children will not know what to do. good.

"Young Xing Shan pays homage to Eldest Young Master." After thinking clearly, Xing Shan did not leave, and immediately knelt down and bowed to Li Xiuyuan.

"Get up quickly, my Li family doesn't have so many complicated etiquettes, so I don't need to bow down in the future." Li Xiuyuan was overjoyed immediately, strode over to help him up.

Although this man named Xing Shan is thin, he is strong and strong. If he eats meat for a while and recuperates it, he will be a fierce general on the battlefield.

I really don't know why such a good man is so poor that he can't even eat, and his family is starving.

"Thank you, young master." Xing Shan nodded and stood up.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "I was mistaken at the beginning. I didn't expect Xing Shan to have such martial arts. It's ridiculous that the guards like me boast every day that my martial arts is the first in Guobei County, even in Guobei City. Now I know what a reckless hero is, and with your four-stone bow, I am no match."

"The young master is absurd. In fact, the other brothers are right. The martial arts of the young master is indeed the first. It's just that the young master is still young and his body is not strong. Even so, the young master can open a three-stone bow and carry a 72-jin gun. , if another ten years pass, the young master's martial arts will be enough to rule the world." Xing Shan said seriously.

He is not flattering, but telling the truth.

Because he has never seen such a young person with such martial arts in his life, and he is still a scholar. If he practiced martial arts for another ten years, the strength of martial arts would be unimaginable.

Li Xiuyuan smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about this, let's get out of here as soon as possible, the people of the Chu family may think of other things when they see something wrong. Deal with it, don't be discovered by others, so as not to cause the court to trace it."

The guard responded and was about to dispose of the corpse.

Xing Shan said: "Don't worry about it, young master. They are all wanted criminals. Even if they kill the imperial court, they will only give rewards and will not pursue them. The Chu family members are very careful. These people are the elites of the Chu family." They were carefully selected, some of them were released from the prison, and if the young ones were not good at archery, the Chu family would not invite me, a person of unknown origin."

"So that's the case. If that's the case, then forget about those corpses. Let's go." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Young master, if you go this way, you can avoid the people from the Chu family. I think that the head of the Chu family, Wang Tong, is leading the retreat to block the young master. If you go this way, you can avoid them." Xing Xing Shan said.

Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this Xing Shan to know so much.

With such powerful arrow skills and the courage to kill people without blinking an eye, there is only one place in the Song Dynasty where such a character can appear.

In the army~!

Yes, only the military can produce such characters.

"This Xing Shan is probably a figure in the army." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.

In this way, he can also understand why Xing Shan fled to the remote Guobei County.

This is hiding

But even so, it doesn't matter, the bodyguards under Li's command do not know how many desperadoes they have received. Now that the court is corrupt, many things are ignored by the court. Even if there is one more man in the army, it will not bring what harm.

(End of this chapter)