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Volume 1 Small Events in the Big City Chapter 27 The Roadblock

"Dongfang Nuannuan?" Xiao Jinyan smiled.

Dongfang Nuannuan asked, "Do you think my name is not good?"

Xiao Jinyan smiled, "No, but interesting."

Dongfang Nuannuan sighed, "When I was born, I had a strange disease. My body was very weak and my whole body was as cold as ice. My father gave me this name. At that time, the doctor said that I was in the body of Jiuhan and I lived to be five years old. He advised my father to throw me away, but my father refused and tried every means to treat me. In order to save me, he gave up his martial arts and did not even care about the affairs of the sect. Later, Yuwen Tianlu took the opportunity to take away the power of the sect. Brothers in the sect either surrendered to Yuwen Tianlu or were killed by him. Over the years, we have been hiding in Fengyun Island and living a life without caring about the world."

Xiao Jinyan was shocked. Back then, the Divine Sect of Light was as famous as Shaolin and Wudang in the world. If you talk about martial arts masters, there were guardians, four elders, eight evil kings, and eighteen venerables, and even more than two sects. However, they fell apart overnight twenty years ago. Yuwen Tianlu was the leader of the eight evil kings and cleaned up the Divine Sect of Light, but the leader Dongfang Buliang disappeared after that. After hearing what Dongfang Nuannuan said, he learned that there was such a reason. He learned that Dongfang Buliang cured his daughter's strange disease and did not even take the position of the leader, and he couldn't help but admire him.

Dongfang Nuannuan said again: "Over the years, my father has taken me to visit famous doctors all over the world, and everyone is helpless about this disease. Later, he found Dr. Xue. Dr. Xue said that the cold poison in my body was devouring the meridians throughout my body. If this continues, I will not live to be twenty years old."

"My father was very anxious after hearing this. Later, Doctor Xue said that there might be a way..." Dongfang Nuannuan pointed to the mountain that stood in the distance in the south.

Xiao Jinyan said: "Shujianshan?"

Dongfang Nuannuan nodded, "Three years ago, my father went to Shujian Mountain to ask for medicine for me, but he never came back after he went there. Later, Yuwen Tianlu became the chief governor of the court and never stopped chasing our brothers. Half a year ago, one of our brothers went outside to do business and exposed his whereabouts. Since then, it has attracted the pursuit of Yixiaotang. At this time, only Elder Liu in the sect was in charge of the overall situation. Seeing that the situation in Fengyun Island was critical, and I was afraid that my body would not be able to hold on, he decided to go to Yangzhou to find Dr. Xue."

Xiao Jinyan felt a little strange, "Since your father is no longer the leader, why did Yuwen Tianlu kill you all?"

"Although Yuwen Tianlu unified the Divine Cult, he could never regard himself as the leader. That's because he had never received the token of our Divine Cult: Xuanhuo Order." Dongfang Nuannuan said, "My father can do without the power in the sect, but Xuanhuo Order refused to give it up."

“Why?”

"Because I am an extremely cold body, and I can live until now, it's up to this Xuanhuo Order."

Xiao Jinyan used to read the files of the God of Light when he was in the Wenyuan.

Dongfang Buliang was extremely skilled at the time. He fought with Zhang Benchu, who was the first in the third list for three days without any victory or defeat, but lost to Yuwen Tianlu in the internal struggle. The file records are not very detailed. Now Yuwen Tianlu is almost inferior to one person, above ten thousand people. Even the auxiliary minister of the cabinet had to give in to him three points when he saw him. He was awarded the title of Grand Commander and Duke Anguo. How could he have a special liking for the position of Master Guangming?

Xiao Jinyan couldn't figure it out, and Dongfang Nuannuan didn't explain it.

During the chat, the carriage came to a fork. According to the old man, Shuanglong Mountain was not far ahead. He was a little troubled. He was not afraid of the green forest of Shuanglong Mountain, but in this case, he just wanted to escort Dongfang Nuannuan to Yangzhou quickly, and did not want to cause trouble along the way.

Xiao Jinyan asked: "There are two paths in front of us. Which one should we take next?"

Dongfang Nuannuan said, "Everything is OK, whatever you say, I am willing to go." He whispered, "Brother Xiao, I will give my life to you." Unconsciously, Dongfang Nuannuan changed Xia Xiao to Brother Xiao, and there was more kindness and shyness in his words.

When Xiao Jinyan heard this, his heart softened and a desire to protect her. So he took a deep breath and said loudly, "When I arrive in Yangzhou, if Old Man Xue refuses to save you, I will put the knife around his neck and let him take action."

Xiao Jinyan chose a road to the left and walked forward. The road was rugged. It had just rained not long ago, and the carriage was bumpy. Xiao Jinyan was afraid that Dongfang Nuannuan would not be able to bear it, so he slowed down. At noon, he went to the river to catch a few crucian carp, coated with seasonings he bought from farmers' homes in the morning, baked until they were 70 to 80 years old, wrapped it with lotus leaves, coated it with yellow mud, and placed it in the fire to simmer.

When the mud is removed, a scent of fragrance is suffocating.

Xiao Jinyan handed one to Dongfang Nuannuan and said, "Try my skills and eat it while it's hot."

Maybe it's because of a good appetite, or maybe it's because of a good mood. This time, Dongfang Nuannuan actually ate all the fish and praised: "Brother Xiao, you have such a good craft."

Xiao Jinyan laughed, "If you like it, you will have the chance to cook it for you every day in the future!"

"Okay, then..." Dongfang Nuannuan suddenly kept silent. She and Xiao Jinyan were just hiring. When they arrived in Yangzhou, they naturally parted ways. After saying such words just now, wouldn't they follow her every day? Thinking of this, she felt her face hot and her face was blushing with shame.

Xiao Jinyan also realized this, and heheed twice, without answering.

The two of them had their own thoughts and fell into silence.

Awkward silence.

However, this silence did not last long, because there was a tree in front of him, blocking the way.

This tree is as thick as a hug, with lush crowns and sharp blades at its roots. There are no other trees nearby. It is obvious that someone deliberately placed the tree here. This tree has a title in the world, called "The Roadblock".

In the world, there are robbers who occupy the mountains as kings. They use stones and big trees to block the road. What's more, they only sprinkle white lime on the ground, which means "I open this mountain, and I plant this tree. If you want to fight this, you can leave it to buy wealth."

Of course, it is not absolute. For example, the master of the ward, or the well-known figures in the world, these robbers may consider the feelings of the world, be afraid of the other party's martial arts, and some may also be open-minded. If an ordinary person or a business traveler meets him, he has to admit that he is unlucky and pay the money and leave.

Generally speaking, there are rules for industry and thieves. Those who block the road have "seven or eight" not to rob": they do not rob in the village, postman does not rob, pick up brides, pick up brides, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don't rob, don

In addition, even if it is a robbery, you can take up two of the property at most, leaving enough food and food for the other party.

But when encountering a vicious robber, that's another matter.

There is a rule that the person who is blocked must not move away without authorization, otherwise it will be a provocation to the other party. The original strategy and things that can be solved by friendship have to be solved by force.

Xiao Jinyan stopped the carriage. Dongfang Nuannuan asked, "What's wrong, Brother Xiao?"

"Maybe I've had some trouble."

Xiao Jinyan looked around and saw no one, so he jumped from the carriage, came to the tree, and said aloud: "A friend with the word "common" is passing by a precious land. He wants to take the way to Yangzhou. I wonder if he can raise his hand and put it down and make friends?"

The sound was not loud, but it was a hundred feet away.

In a moment, I could hear footsteps around the corner in the distance, and in a blink of an eye, I saw more than twenty people, holding weapons and sticks, rushing all the way. The two leaders, one scar-faced man holding a bark, the other was black, with a beard and a rope, gathered here. Everyone behind him was all bruised and swollen, and full of resentment.

Xiao Jinyan secretly calmed down. He was a hero in the world and was self-reliant. He was not worthy of carrying shoes for him in this kind of green forest. If he had met such a person in the past, he would turn around and leave as far as he could. But now Dongfang Nuannuan is in the car. Xiao Jinyan thought in his mind that if he wanted to take action, he would inevitably hurt several people.

Everyone came to the tree, and the scar-faced man shouted first: "Boss, there is a tree here. Do you need someone to help carry it away? Our brothers in Shuanglong Mountain have many people and strong strength, good work and low fees. This is your best choice for traveling."

Xiao Jinyan thought to himself, is this the robber in Shuanglong Mountain? Nowadays, robbers are becoming more and more polite, so he stepped forward and bowed, "I wonder how much it will cost to move this tree away?"

The scarred man stretched out a finger.

Xiao Jinyan said in surprise: "One hundred taels? So much?"

The bearded and black-faced man said, "Not many, not many, not many, not many!"

The scarred man said unhappy, "Okay, second brother, you won't take the top scorer, don't be arrogant here." He said to Xiao Jinyan again, "Boss, if you are in the usual situation, it is definitely not high for you to collect one hundred taels. Our 100 taels is a pass to Yangzhou. If you want to be cheap, go back ten miles and take another road. It only takes thirty taels, but you can't stand it and take ten miles to collect one ten miles? We are a hero in Shuanglongshan, and we are fair in doing things, and we are not deceived. You pay money and we will work hard to ensure that you can go all the way to Yangzhou without any obstacles."

Xiao Jinyan shook his head, "It's still too high."

The scarred man laughed, "The price is, of course you can discuss it. If it really doesn't work, then ten taels are OK."

Xiao Jinyan remained silent and turned back to the carriage, ready to turn around.

Seeing this, the scarred man became anxious and shouted loudly: "Stop!"

Xiao Jinyan turned around and smiled and said, "What?"

The scar-faced man smiled, "Don't hurry to leave. If you have something to do, you can discuss it. To be honest, it's Mid-Autumn Festival soon. We will be rewarded with guests in Shuanglong Mountain for a large amount of money, just one or two silver! How about it, consider it, this is the lowest discount."

Xiao Jinyan thought it would take one or two taels of silver to find out. Besides, if he really went back, he would have to go a lot of wrong ways. He asked: "No extra charge?"

Black-faced bearded, "There are also good reviews to cash back."

Seeing that he looked at him nervously, Xiao Jinyan was afraid that he would run away. He thought that the robber had taken this position and had no other part-time family. He took out a piece of silver from his arms and threw it over. Seeing this, the scarred man was overjoyed and shouted to the person behind: "Why are you still standing there? Don't you work?"

The robbers threw down their weapons and moved the big tree to the side of the road together. After the carriage passed, they returned to their original state.

The scarred man came up and said carefully: "How about you, are you still satisfied with this service?"

Xiao Jinyan said satisfied and said strangely, "I have been in the world for so many years. I have been serving the people like you, and can bargain prices. I am both reasonable and polite. It is really hard to find a lantern. If a robber is like you, the world will be peaceful. When did you start?"

Before the scarred man could speak, someone said coldly: "Yesterday."

A pretty woman in black walked out from behind the stone. It was Yu Wenshuang.
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