There was a small clear river bay, surrounded by green trees and a water birds market.
A small village of more than ten homes was located beside the river bay, with smoke curling up from the chimneys.
The sound of roosters and dogs could be heard.
The water of the canal to the south and north to cross the vast land of Qilu, quietly passing by the river and land.
The occasional sailing boat added some interest to the peaceful countryside scenery.
It was late autumn and it was the busiest season to transport goods.
There were merchant ships and passenger ships shuttling in and out of the city.
The vast number of ships carrying grain and rice to the south of the Yangtze River reached the capital.
The merchants who came and went had to eat and wear, so the village sold some firewood and snacks for livelihood.
The canal flowed quietly for hundreds of years and witnessed a lot of ups and downs.
There were also several changes in the village, but the villagers had never stopped their lives.
Under the sunset, the ships on the river gradually became sparse, and several passenger boats sailed into the small river bay.
Two middle-aged scholars stood on the bow of a large passenger boat.
One looked handsome and relaxed, while the other had kind eyes and kind eyes.
All the guests were busy shopping to the villagers.
The two scholars had quite a high status, so they didn't have to get off the boat personally.
They had servants to deal with various trivial things.
The sound of hawks selling rose and fell.
They admired the lively scene of bargaining under the ship, and the two scholars were full of pleasure.
The handsome man smiled and said, "Brother Li, look at these rural people.
It's easy to find crops and fill the fields.
The goods make things easier.
How free and unfettered they are.
You and I have been officials in the capital for more than ten years, and we have done more than five things.
Now we have two grey hairs in the sky and nothing is done, which makes us feel ashamed.
After returning home this time, I, stupid brother, decided to shut down the guests, to farm and entertainment myself, and live this life.
I don't want to step into the field of fame and wealth anymore.
I don't want to waste my life in vain." The kind man sighed, "Brother Chen, you think nothing of wealth and value, but I have no such good fortune." The handsome man was shocked and said, "Are you still fond of this black silk cap?
Your official career is very dangerous.
We are all scholars who don't have the right to deal with the business, and we are pedantic and short-sighted.
In my opinion, only the villain is suitable for an official.
There are a few gentle gentlemen in the court, and some of them are really scholars." The handsome man was full of thoughts and said gloomily, "The king's salary and the loyalty.
I am also tired of the king's misfortunes, and I even dream of Linquan life.
But the king's life is in my hands, and I cannot do the same thing.
The thoughts of returning home were all abandoned.
The ancient people said, "Ten years to sharpen the sword.
I have been sharpen the sword in the capital for ten years, and now it's time to try the frost blade." These two scholars were both scholars of the imperial examinations who had served as scholars of Hanlin academy for more than a decade.
For reasons unknown, they had never been promoted and sent abroad.
Chen Hanlin was tired of the traps in the officialdom, so he left his office and returned home to Bianzhou, his hometown.
He was from a well-off family, so he didn't mind the meager salaries of the Hanlin academy.
Li was the best assistant of the scholars, and he had a good relationship with Chen Hanlin.
He was clear and poor after being in the imperial court for more than ten years.
He wanted to go back home, but he was suddenly appointed by the Ministry of Appointments, and the Emperor appointed him to be the prefecture magistrate of Bianzhou.
Other people weren't able to make a living with their empty mind, so he was almost there.
Besides being surprised, they were jealous of him.
All his friends and relatives were happy for him, but he felt as if he was a big disaster, and was unhappy all day long.
Only Chen Hanlin could guess what he was thinking.
Two of his friends hired a guest boat and took their families to Bianzhou with them.
And that was why they stayed overnight in Bianzhou.
They took pity on each other for more than 10,years, but now one resigned and the other released his force, so their moods were naturally different.
While chatting, they went up the mountain unconsciously.
Seeing the melting moonlight and glittering light, they were filled with endless feelings as they thought of the eternal poem that Fan Wengong recited in Yueyang Restaurant.
Chen Hanlin sighed, "I don't like or feel sad for anything.
I hope that you are in an official career, and whether it is comply or disobey, you can have such a state of mind." The scholar couldn't help but feel sour and tired.
When he mentioned the poem and the song, he didn't get tired.
It was not until the servants called him that the two of them realized it was late and they returned to the cabin together.
Dinner had already been arranged in the cabin.
Since the two families had a good family, the ladies didn't have to avoid each other.
Chen Li's wives were holding their children in each other's arms and waiting in the cabin.
Mrs.
Li was holding a baby boy in her arms.
He was just the age of two, and he was talking in a language.
When he saw his father, he shouted that he wanted to hold him.
Mrs.
Chen was holding a baby girl, still in her arms.
Her smart big eyes looked around and were very cute.
When she saw her son and daughter, she felt depressed.
The two families sat around each other and had dinner.
The two scholars had lived in the capital for a long time, and they did not know how difficult it was to travel.
The path of Taoism was peaceful, and the thieves were not popular.
They spent the night at the Great Port of the famous city along the way and were always safe and sound.
Today, they were anxious to travel, and they missed the opportunity to camp in the countryside.
So they were not on guard.
The two families returned to their cabins, and coaxed their children to sleep before they went to bed.
At midnight, the northwest wind was blowing more and more fiercely, and dark clouds covered the moonlight.
Twenty or thirty masked strong men in black sneaked to the riverside.
Each of them was well-trained and each had a bright steel knife.
They hid in the forest.
The leader of the robbers passed through the terrain.
With a call, all the robbers rushed to the passenger ships by the river.
They broke the cabin door and rushed into the cabin.
The passengers on the boat woke up from their dreams and were terrified to see such a group of fierce and powerful people.
The bandits shouted, "These are heroes on Mount Bohe Liang.
Don't move.
Those who dare to resist, beware and don't dare to move their heads." In fact, these words were useless.
With a steel knife on their necks, they couldn't move at all.
The tourists had been traveling in Jianghu for a long time and knew that bandits would not kill people when they saw this scene.
At this time, they could only admit that they were unlucky and die of money.
The leader of the thieves jumped onto the big ship where the Chen and Li families lived with several accomplices.
As soon as they rushed into the cabin, they knew that they had caught a big fish.
The thieves gathered a dozen people to one place and surrounded them.
The rest plundered the property everywhere.
The Chen and Li brothers were both scholars with no strength to truss up the chicken.
They were at a loss at the sudden change.
Only Li Mingfu still had some courage and shouted to the thief, "How audacious, thief!
In broad daylight, you dare to commit violence and robbery.
Do you know the law is merciless?
Go away now." The thieves all laughed and one of them said, "Falling Sun?
You idiot!
Can this be counted as turning day?" Another thief said, "How much is it worth?
Your way of doing things can only scare stupid people.
If you meet a brave man like us who tried to make a breakthrough, it's useless." The two villains rushed forward and put a steel knife on Li Mingfu's neck.
They were so scared that they were as silent as cicadas.
Second Madame Chen screamed in terror when she saw that Li Mingfu was in danger.
The thieves looked over and their eyes lit up.
They shouted, "There are still two women.
Are they not bad people?" "Elder Brother, let's take them back and have fun." Although Second Madame Chen was middle-aged, she still had a good appearance.
Her state of fear at this time attracted the other bandits even more.
The leader scolded, "Bullsh*t!
These two wimps even have a son.
They are not your mother.
Why do you take them back?
Are they your mother?
If you are happy here, we can walk after we finish our work." The few thieves were overjoyed and pulled second wife Chen Li out.
One of them reached out to touch her face and said with a smile, "Little lady, please accompany me to have some fun.
I promise you'll live." Another thief added, "Our ninth brother's bed skills are many times better than your foolish husband's.
Let your husband see and learn from us.
You'll have a lot of fun in the future." With a sudden clap, the ninth brother lost his head in lust and was given a tight slap in the face by Mrs.
Chen.
Although this slap was not heavy, but in front of all his companions, it really damaged his face.
Old Nine became angry from embarrassment and shouted, "You bastard!

How dare you hit your father!" He grabbed the baby girl from Mrs.
Chen's arms, raised it over his head, and said with a sneer, "Take off your clothes and serve your father well.
Otherwise, I'll throw this little bastard into hell." Mrs.
Chen was shocked and cried, "No!
No!" The baby woke up from his sleep and cried loudly.
The baby in Mrs.
Li's arms was infected and cried with her voice.
The thieves were laughing wildly.
At this critical moment, a woman's voice interrupted, "Bastard, you deserve to die!" A white shadow broke through the window, jumped over the head of the ninth brother, snatched the baby, and landed steadily in the cabin.
The ninth brother screamed as he was hit by the head of the woman in white from the outer space.
His skull was shattered, his face was bleeding and his brain spilled out, and his body fell down with a splash.
The woman was in her thirties and had a beautiful face.
Her eyes, however, were filled with killing intent.
There was a faint red mark between her eyebrows that jumped non-stop, extremely eye-catching.
A chill rose from the ground of the bandits' feet, and they were about to disappear.
The leader exclaimed, "Yuluo Cha!
You are Yuluo Cha!" It was rumored that Yuluo Cha was a bloodthirsty man, and there were many Jianghu thieves who had died at her hands.
At one time, she fought against dozens of bandits alone and killed them all, but only left a scar between her eyebrows.
This scar became her unique mark, which made the bandits scared.
Yu Luosha smiled coldly and said, "Since you know my name, you should know my rules.
Hurry up and cut off one of your arms.
I'll spare your lives." The thief hesitated for a while and was reluctant to part with one of his arms, but he did not dare to come forward to fight.
Yu Luosha raised his eyebrows and shouted, "What are you waiting for?
Do you want me to do it myself?" If Yu Luosha had to do it himself, he would have more than one arm.
The bandit leader knew the pros and cons of it.
He gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
With a flash of his sword, blood splashed, and an arm fell on the cabin.
Yu Luosha was very satisfied.
He pointed at the bandit group behind him and said, "You all cut off your own arms." Second Madam Chen had never seen such a tragic scene before.
She was so frightened that her eyes were tightly shut and her body was trembling wildly.
Grandfather Li couldn't bear to see this happen and went forward to persuade her, "Noble heroine, since they've broken the law, they should be handed over to the government for punishment.
It seems a bit inappropriate to execute them in such a private manner.
Besides, since the founding father of the Tang Empire, flesh is no longer torture.
It's unreasonable to force them to cut off their own arms." Inwardly, Yu Luosha scolded him for being pedantic.
However, listening to his words, meticulous and somewhat reasonable, it was hard for him to refute.
He shouted at the thief, "Hurry up and scram!
The next time I see you guys doing evil, I will never let you off easily." Those bandits rolled and crawled out of the cabin as if they had been granted amnesty.
The thief's head had lost too much blood and his face was as pale as paper, but he still endured the pain and strode out of the cabin.
He had just taken a few steps, but he couldn't support himself.
His feet were soft and he threw himself to the ground.
The bandits were running for their lives and no one cared.
They didn't look back, only caring about running.
Enraged, Yu Luosha yelled, "Stop!
All of you!" The bandits stopped in their tracks hurriedly, not daring to make a single move.
"You don't even care about your comrades' lives!
D*mn it!" he said.
The bandits were as quiet as cicadas in a winter cicada.
Since Yu Luo Sha had not spoken, none of them dared to move.
Two of them were quick-witted, and they stepped forward to lift the traitor's head.
They were clustered by the bandits and disappeared into thin air after a short while.
Yu Luo Sha lowered his head to look at the baby in his arms.
He saw the baby smiling sweetly, unaware of the calamity just now.
The baby stared at Yu Luo Sha with a pair of big eyes, not afraid of being born.
The baby's hands were grasping wildly, and he kept crying out.
Yu Luo Sha couldn't help but call out the motherly love in his heart.
He touched her red little face and praised, "Little baby, you are so good!" His smile was like a blooming flower, and there was no trace of evil in his face.
Putting the baby in Mrs.
Chen's arms, she asked, "This child is so cute.
Is it a boy or a girl?
How old is he?" Mrs.
Chen hugged her child tightly and replied, "It's a girl.
It's just been six months." Yu Luosha was even happier and asked again, "Wife, what's your surname?
Where are you on this trip?" "My husband's surname is Chen," Mrs.
Chen replied.
"This time, he retired from his post and returned to his hometown in Bianzhou." Yu Luosha stared at the baby in the cradle.
Her features were delicate and pretty, and her bones were exquisite.
He couldn't help but fall in love with her and made up his mind.
Suddenly, Yu Luosha's expression changed and he said, "I'm leaving.
Mrs.
Chen, you owe me a huge favor today.
Remember, I'll come and ask you ten years later.
You can't make excuses at that time." Then he jumped out of the window lightly, but suddenly disappeared.
When the crowd saw the woman come and go without a trace, they couldn't help but smack their lips.
Chen Hanlin said, "This woman is actually an immortal or a ghost, yet she has such a divine ability.
What's the meaning of her ten year promise?" Li Mingfu was the only one who had guessed most of the situation.
He sighed and said, "This woman is neither a fairy nor a ghost.
She's probably reclusive in the red line.
She's in the Jianghu fighting swords, helping the evil and killing people in the light of chatting.
I'm so blessed that I've deceived this extraordinary woman with her beautiful eyes.
Her future achievements will be limitless." Just as everyone was lamenting, they heard a clear voice coming from outside the ship.
"Is there anyone onboard?
What happened just now?" Chen and Li went out side by side.
They saw a man riding a donkey on the river bank.
His face couldn't be seen clearly in the dark.
Li Ming said, "There was a group of thieves committing robbery just now.
Fortunately, a white-robed heroine arrived in time to save all the old and young on the boat and drive away the thieves." The man hastily asked, "Did the white-clothed swordswoman easily let the thieves go?" Li Mingfu said, "No.
She forced the thief to cut off his own arm.
If not for me, I'm afraid none of the thieves would have been spared." The man paused and said, "It's her.
It's really her!
In order to find her, I've traveled all over the north and south of the country, but I always missed a step.
Alas!
It's the will of heaven, the will of heaven." After that, he let out a long sigh, which made the listeners feel bleak.
Li Mingfu asked, "Brother, your esteemed name is Gao?
Are you acquainted with that white-clothed heroine?" The man said, "My surname is Sun, and we are not just acquaintances.
May I ask if she left any message before she left?" Not knowing where this man came from and was afraid that he had the intention of seeking revenge, Li Mingfu hesitated and hesitated.
The man observed his speech and expression and knew what Li Mingfu was thinking.
He said, "Please don't be worried, sir.
She was the wife of my wife and left in a fit of anger.
I've been searching for her for three years, and now I'm only a step away from this step.
If sir knows where she is, please don't hesitate to tell me.
I'm extremely grateful." Li Mingyi said, "I don't know where she is.
She only said that she would come back in ten years to ask me for a favor." The man said, "A favor?
Killing a few Jianghu hooligans is just a lift of the hand, so it doesn't count as a favor.
She has been in the Jianghu for more than ten years, and has never cared about these trivial matters." Chen Hanlin said, "She seems to admire my daughter and intends to accept me as her disciple.
I admire the chivalrous men in Jianghu.
If my daughter is lucky to be a master, I can't ask for anything." The man replied, "Sir's guess is correct.
Ten years!
From the looks of it, I've been waiting for ten years." His expression was extremely melancholic.
He glanced at the large ship and sighed, "You've been roaming the world for more than ten years, yet you're still so careless.
I don't know how to save someone to the end.
I need to help you deal with the aftermath." He then raised his right hand and swung his index finger towards the cabin.
The wood chips on the cabin fell down one after another, and the man actually carved a gourd-shaped pattern in the air.
Li Mingfu was shocked and surprised.
He didn't know what he was doing.
He asked, "What do you mean?" The man's eyes burst out divine light, and his sorrow swept through the air.
He laughed loudly and said, "With this thing, even if you go to the end of the world, there will be no more robbers." The little donkey sitting nearby turned around and walked away.
It kicked and kicked and gradually disappeared into the night.
There were only faint sighs.
It seemed that it was still reciting the words '10,years'.