Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 255 Lord Buddha, please help me...

Just when the old sword master Yu Yi decided to let the middle-aged swordsman Deng Xia follow him to Beijing holding the sword, on the distant Qingjiang River, the Xiong family's fleet ran into a group of bandits.

as well as……

A group of officers and soldiers.

However, the two are not directed at the fleet.

When someone found them, the two were fighting fiercely, and the sound of killing and screams drowned out the sound of the surging tide.

Many people heard the movement and came out of the room and came to the deck.

But because it was late at night and the river was pitch black, it was difficult to see the situation clearly for a while. Only a few people with small cultivation and outstanding eyesight could see what happened.

"What happened?"

"Enemy attack?"

"Which blind person dares to attack my Xiong family's fleet? Court death!"

Among the senior members of the Xiong family, Xiong Xing was the first to show up on the deck. Since he almost died today, he was full of anger and had nowhere to vent his worries.

So after hearing the shout of killing, he immediately rushed out with a knife in his hands.

Immediately behind was the Great Elder Xiong Hui, who acted very calmly. As soon as he appeared, he did not ask anyone to find out what happened, so he spoke to appease the guests who came to the deck:

"You don't have to worry, it's just a few little thieves."

"Qingzhou has been plagued by banditry in recent years. Every time the old man transports goods, he will inevitably encounter a few gangs of bandits. Every time he spends a little money, he can get rid of it, and it won't get in the way."

Liang Buyi, Jin Wanliang and the others looked at each other, and the worry on their faces did not dissipate.

After all, the events of the day are vivid, and they have learned too many secrets that they shouldn't know. The Jing family has sent people to kill people!

One person hastily reminded:

"Great Elder, besides the bandits, there are also a group of officers and soldiers!"

"..."

Xiong Hui cast his eyes forward and frowned slightly:

"The old man saw it."

A hundred feet away, more than a dozen small boats were blocked on the only way of the fleet, divided into left and right groups.

The group on the left has a total of ten boats and more than [-] people.

They are all wearing standard light armor, equipped with a short crossbow and a big knife as standard, and they are the regular army of the Qingzhou government.

The leader is a cold-faced general in the Star Realm, who looks to be in his forties. Standing on the bow of the boat, he holds a torch. a target!
It's crazy!

The group on the right has seven boats and more than [-] people. Except for the two men in gray robes who are protected by everyone in the middle, the rest are thin men with bare upper body, with menacing expressions on their faces, There are also various weapons, short knives, long swords, daggers, wooden shields and...

More than a dozen bows and crossbows with considerable lethality!
This is a group of thieves from Qingzhou.

but……

It is said that they are bandits, but they are actually just a group of poor people who have been oppressed by Qingzhou dignitaries and have nowhere to go. They are far inferior to the regular army in terms of martial arts and formation.

If it weren't for the support of more than a dozen bows and crossbows, and all the torches were extinguished, making it difficult to find the targets and shoot them one by one, I'm afraid there would have been heavy casualties!
But even so, it can only last for a while.

When the arrows are exhausted and the officers and soldiers have no scruples, it will be their death!

But what is surprising is that among this group of thieves, the leader is a young man with a green appearance. He looks less than 25 years old, but he is a real star of life.

It's just that the breath on his body is a bit vain, and I don't know if it's because he has just been promoted to Xiantian and hasn't stabilized his realm, or because his foundation is not solid enough because of taking pills to improve his cultivation.

Beside this person, there are two gray-robed men.

One was a middle-aged man with a sad face, holding a wooden shield in front of himself and another gray-robed man with a pair of calloused hands.

The other person's face was painted with charcoal ashes, and he was wearing an ill-fitting robe, as if deliberately disguising himself so that no one could see his true identity.

But from that pair of clear and bright eyes and that pair of white jade hands tightly holding a small wooden carving, it is not difficult to see that this is clearly a pretty girl!
These two people are exactly the carpenter Li who carved the wooden statue of the living Buddha in the village along the river, and his daughter, Xiao Que'er.

"Master Xu Zhan, this time it is our father and daughter who have troubled you."

Carpenter Li smiled wryly, his face full of apology.

His daughter, Xiao Que'er, is about to turn sixteen. In order to prevent being targeted and taken away by the county magistrate, he decided to secretly row a boat to Qingjiang at night, stop a merchant ship, and send her daughter out of Qingzhou.

But he didn't want to be targeted by a group of officers and soldiers not long after he took his daughter on board the ship!

Fortunately, I had some kind of friendship with a group of thieves nearby, and the thieves happened to be fishing on the river. After finding myself and the officers and soldiers, they immediately surrounded me to protect my father and daughter.

However, the strength of the thieves is not as good as that of the officers and soldiers, and their equipment is also much worse. I am afraid that it will not be long before my father, daughter and this group of thieves will all die!
"Uncle Li, don't blame yourself."

The Fate Star Realm thief leader named Xu Zhan smiled heartily:
"Without the batches of bows and crossbows made by Uncle Li in recent years, more than a dozen groups of brothers within a radius of [-] miles would have been slaughtered by the officers and soldiers one by one!"

"Although we are called thieves, we are far more loyal than those dogs in official clothes. Uncle Li has kindness to us, and we will definitely repay it!"

"not to mention……"

He glanced at Xiao Que'er, and a complicated look flashed across his eyes:
"Ten years ago, I had an older sister who was also targeted by County Magistrate Yang early on, and was taken away by officers and soldiers when she turned 16 years old, and sent to the mansion of that bastard Jingxuan, where she suffered all kinds of humiliation! "

"At that time, I was only the sixth grade of Houtian, and I couldn't stop anything. I could only rush forward like a mad dog and tear the skin of the officers and soldiers. In the end, I was severely beaten, and my father was broken, and he committed suicide by jumping into the well that night! My sister is threatening to kill me, I'm afraid I will also have my legs broken!"

"And today, I'm already innate! I will never allow such a thing to happen before my eyes again!"

He clenched his long knife tightly, with a ferocious expression, and grinned at the officers and generals who were holding torches on the opposite side.

It seems to be expressing his position, he will not give up!

"Ugh……"

Carpenter Li sighed:
"When will this hard life end!"

"Jingxuan likes to play with women. In order to get promoted and make a fortune, the dignitaries under him rush to do what they like. They arrest the young women with good looks and send them to the palace. If the palace doesn't want them, they stay and enjoy them for themselves. This has caused a lot of trouble in Qingzhou. Panic! Once the people give birth to a daughter, they will cry in pain, and even drown the newborn baby girl with their own hands, or throw it in a wooden barrel on the Qingjiang River, hoping that they can leave Qingzhou along the river and find a good family!"

"Continuing on like this, I'm afraid that in the next few decades, there will be no more women in Qingzhou!"

Xu Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, murderous intent surged:
"Decades?"

"It won't take that long. Give me another ten years. After I enter Haoyue, I will sneak into the palace and slaughter Jingxuan's beast, and give the people of Qingzhou a bright future!"

Carpenter Li sighed softly, not optimistic about Xu Zhan's ten-year plan:
"How can it be that simple?"

"Not to mention that Jing Xuan has six divine soldiers and guards, all of whom are at the peak of the Bright Moon Realm, even his own martial arts cultivation is only one step away from the Bright Sun Realm!"

"And, taking a step back, what if Jing Xuan is killed?"

"There are so many people in the royal family. If he dies, and another Qingjiang king will be replaced, will he not be able to fish for the common people?"

"Oh, no!"

He sneered again:
"Anyway, I don't have any expectations for the Jing family!"

"..."

Xu Zhan remained silent.

He is just an ordinary commoner, although his talent in martial arts is not bad, but the skills he practiced are only innate second rank, and he will be promoted to the Bright Moon Realm if he dies for the rest of his life.

But a Bright Moon Realm can't make any waves in Qingzhou!
Three years ago, the leaders of three groups of bandits in Qingzhou entered the Haoyue Realm. They wanted to unite with the rest of the bandits to fight against the officers and soldiers, but within half a month, they were all killed by Jing Xuan's guards one by one. So far, the head is still hung on the head of Qingzhou City!
and so……

Unless there can be a Sunshine Realm among the thieves, I'm afraid Jingxuan won't be able to be defeated!
But what happened after Yaorijing killed Jing Xuan?How to fight against the entire Chu royal family?

I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will only be one life for another!
"Sigh, such a state of Qingzhou, such a state of Chu, is simply hopeless!"

Xu Zhan sighed inwardly.

But now is not the time to be merciful.

So he held the long knife and glanced at the surrounding battle situation.

……

Swish-

On the Qingjiang River, the arrows of bandits and officers and soldiers came and went, the sound of piercing the air was very dense, but did not cause much damage, as if they were just trying to test each other.

Only a few unlucky ghosts were hit by arrows and screamed.

Those who hit the arrows included bandits and bandits, as well as officers and soldiers.

Regarding this, the two leading Fate Star Realms turned a blind eye to it, but each stared at each other tightly, with murderous intent emerging from their bodies, and their auras rising steadily.

For them, as long as they kill each other, the battle will be more than half over!

But both of them are in the early stage of Fate Star Realm, and neither of them is sure that they will win in the end, so they just confront each other and dare not act rashly.

Suddenly, the officer and general holding the torch spoke loudly:
"Xu Zhan, are you going to fight Magistrate Yang?"

Xu Zhan smiled ferociously:
"Yes, so what?"

The officers and generals smiled:
"Antagonizing County Magistrate Yang is opposing the prince! Opposing the prince is opposing the entire Great Chu! Opposing Da Chu is treason!"

"You, do you want to rebel?"

Xu Zhan sneered and said:
"Treason, so what?"

The voices of the officers and generals were high-pitched:

"According to the laws of Great Chu, those who conspire against the Nine Clans will be punished!"

But Xu Zhan didn't take it seriously:

"If you want to kill, then kill!"

"My Xu Zhan's nine clans are only left with the brothers around me. Ask them, are they afraid of death?"

As soon as this remark came out, the thieves burst into laughter:
"Dog officials! Come on, your grandfather, I am not afraid of death!"

"When I lost my head, I frowned and called you grandson ten times!"

"Grandchildren, if you want to punish grandpa's nine clans, don't you all have to lose your heads together?"

"Ha ha!"

……

"presumptuous!"

The officers, soldiers and generals looked indifferent, and shouted:
"Xu Zhan, this general will give you one last chance!"

"Throw away all the bows and crossbows and Li Que'er, this general can make the decision and let the rest of you leave!"

"Otherwise, don't blame this general for being cruel!"

Xu Zhan naturally would not agree to this condition.

It is precisely because of the bow and crossbow and Li Que'er that the opponent will be wary of throwing rats, and will not dare to rush to kill, and will not dare to set fire to the ship. If they give up the two, then the opponent will no longer have any scruples, I am afraid that everyone will die here !

As for Li Gui's promise...

Heh, the promise of the Qingzhou officers and soldiers, isn't that the same as farting, is it all a joke?
So Xu Zhan held the long knife and said sarcastically:

"Li Gui, I remember that your ancestors were also from Liliu Village. Your father named you the character 'Gui', which means that fallen leaves return to their roots. It is to remind you not to forget your roots!"

"But now, you are not only helping County Magistrate Yang to oppress the people, but also capturing the girls from Liliu Village and offering them to Jingxuan Mansion in exchange for promotion!"

"Why, are you so obsessed with your roots?"

"If I were your father, I would be so angry that I would open the coffin and beat you to death!"

When the officer and general named Li Gui heard this, he could no longer keep calm, and immediately flew into a rage:
"Xu Zhan, you are courting death!"

Who in a radius of a hundred miles doesn't know that Li Gui is a dutiful son?
You can scold him.

But scolding his father, no!
Why was he so angry that he lifted the coffin board and beat himself to death?
His father is clearly alive and well, not dead yet!

"Pass down the general's order!"

Li Gui stepped forward and came to another boat. He personally ignited a batch of arrows with the torch in his hand, and at the same time ordered:

"Fire the rockets and burn their ships!"

"Be careful, don't hurt Li Que'er!"

"That's the woman that County Magistrate Yang decided to dedicate to the prince!"

"More than ten years ago, County Magistrate Yang offered hundreds of women, and the prince loved one of them very much. He promised that if County Magistrate Yang presented another woman who satisfied him, he would promote County Magistrate Yang to the second rank!"

"Magistrate Yang has promised that once he is promoted, all the subordinate officials and soldiers in the county will follow suit and make a fortune, and no one will be left behind!"

When all the officers and soldiers heard this, greedy eyes immediately appeared, and they sailed up against the opponent's rain of arrows to surround them.

They gave up their bows and crossbows, and even disregarded Li Gui's order, and deliberately shot the lit arrows away, just to illuminate the river, find the location of the bandits, and prevent Li Que'er from being hurt.

"Brothers, slow down! We have more than twice the number of them, and we must win this battle!"

"Be careful, don't hurt that little girl!"

"understood!"

"Tsk, old Li, hand over your daughter obediently! The prince dotes on your daughter, it is the blessing your daughter has cultivated in her lifetime! If it weren't for the uselessness of my mother-in-law, who gave birth to three sons in a row, I would have given myself a long time ago." The daughter has been sent to the palace!"

"Haha, that's the reason!"

……

at the same time.

The thieves also gradually stopped shooting arrows.

It's not that they have scruples, it's just because the arrows are about to run out.

However, even without the deterrence of bows and crossbows, even if the enemy is outnumbered, the cultivation base is still inferior to the officers and soldiers, but the bandits did not show a trace of timidity. Instead, they held their weapons tightly and stared at each other as if death Officers and soldiers ahead.

"Come on, grandchildren!"

"Grandpa will take you unworthy descendants to hell today!"

"You bastards who only know how to oppress the common people, I will do justice for the heavens today and kill you!"

……

At this time, Xu Zhan took a long knife and took a step forward. At the same time, he glanced at the brightly lit Xiong's fleet behind him, and told Carpenter Li and his daughter:
"Uncle Li, there is a fleet of ships a hundred feet away, but I suggest you..."

"If you don't want Xiao Que'er to fall into the hands of County Magistrate Yang, you should take her and escape from another direction!"

"If there were no Li Gui and others, maybe the people on board would have taken Xiao Que'er away, but with so many officers and soldiers staring at him right now, I'm afraid..."

"Hey, this is Qingzhou. No one dares to fight against Jingxuan because the strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake!"

"You will only throw yourself into a trap if you take Xiao Que'er on board!"

After hearing this, Carpenter Li couldn't help but change slightly:

"Then, what should I do?"

Right now, he has no way out. After being recognized by the officers and soldiers, his mother-in-law and even the whole Liliu Village are already in danger!

If you can't send Xiao Que'er out of Qingzhou in the end...

Then he and his own mother-in-law will not die with peace!

at this time.

On the side, a pretty girl with charcoal dust on her face tightly held the small wood carving in her hand, and a flash of determination flashed in her eyes:
"Father, Brother Xu Zhan, I'm not leaving!"

"I'll go with them!"

"no!"

Carpenter Li flatly refused.

It is impossible for him to send his daughter into the mouth of tigers and wolves!

"Father, just listen to me!"

The girl sobbed, and the tears continued:

"If I don't go with them, you, mother, Brother Xu Zhan, and the entire Liliu Village will all die!"

"I don't want you to die!"

"You are dead, what's the point of me being alive?"

Carpenter Li trembled all over, pounding the wooden shield with his fists, and kept saying:

"No, no!"

"I can't say anything!"

"I'd rather die than be tortured by that bastard Jing Xuan!"

The girl stretched out her hand and patted his back, forcing out a smile:
"Father, let me go."

"Maybe I can be favored by King Qingjiang and become Princess Qingjiang?"

As soon as this remark came out, Carpenter Li immediately trembled with anger:
"you……"

"How can you say such a thing!"

After all, he stretched out his hand and slapped the girl.

Snapped!
The slap was so heavy that the girl fell down on the boat.

When Carpenter Li saw this scene, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by ruthlessness:

"I don't allow you to enter the palace!"

"If you leave with Li Gui, I will commit suicide in front of you now!"

On the side, Xu Zhan sighed bitterly, not knowing how to persuade him.

But there was a trace of strangeness and alienation in his gaze towards Xiao Que'er.

Obviously, he also thought the woman's words were inappropriate.

On the boat board, Xiao Que'er stared at Carpenter Li stubbornly, her left cheek was red and swollen, but she didn't reach out to rub it.

She just quietly put away the small wooden carving and hid it in her sleeve.

It was a Buddha statue that hadn't been carved yet, with a small round of Buddha's light in her hand. It was carved behind her back by her family after she met the Sixth Patriarch Living Buddha and subdued the demon today.

Little Que'er gently touched the back of the wood carving's head.

next moment.

Then a string of sharp blades pierced out from the edge of the Buddha's light, cutting through her palm.

Xiao Que'er didn't cry out in pain, but prayed silently in her heart:

"Master Buddha, please help me, let me kill Jingxuan's beast with my own hands after I enter the mansion, and avenge the thousands of people in Qingzhou!"

　Next chapter, around one o'clock
　　
　
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