And said you're not a fairy

Chapter 136 Meeting an old friend, a fast swordsman on the road

After Chen Yuan left Chongguang Temple, he went all the way to Jianghuai City.

During this period, he encountered three waves of robbers on the road. The last wave was unruly and wanted to rob Chen Yuan, a Taoist priest, of his belongings.

They took a fancy to the sword box on Chen Yuan's back.

The main reason is the sword box on Chen Yuan's back, which looks like a rare item of fine workmanship and is of great value.

If you can grab it and sell it, you can also make a lot of money.

"Everyone, the poor Taoist is a monk, and the things on his body are worthless. I advise you to think twice."

Chen Yuan looked at the group of robbers in front of him, and said calmly to the leader of them.

There were not many robbers in this group, probably only a dozen or so.

Looking at the sackcloth walking shoes they were wearing, their farmer attire, and the rusty sickles, axes and other weapons in their hands, it showed that the other party was not a professional robber.

There is a high probability that the villagers in the surrounding countryside, after finishing their busy farming work, occupy the passing roads, just want to rob a way and earn some extra money besides farming.

"Taoist priest, to tell you the truth, we've taken a fancy to the box on your back today. If you don't hand it over, you won't be able to leave today."

Among the robbers, a burly, dark-skinned leader with calluses on his hands said.

They didn't even recognize that the box on Chen Yuan's back was a sword box. They just thought that the box on Chen Yuan's back was delicate and must be of great value, and they became greedy.

"Since you want the box of Pindao, come and get it."

Chen Yuan looked at the more than ten robbers in front of him, he didn't see any panic, and smiled at the corner of his mouth.

Since crossing, he has not shot at ordinary people.

Just to see if the swordsmanship he learned from the "Hunyuan Sword Classic" is sharp against ordinary people.

Although the group of robbers in front of them looked more like farmers than robbers, since the other party took up weapons and robbed the passing road, it meant that they were not innocent.

"Blind your dog eyes, how dare you attack the Taoist priest!"

The moment Chen Yuan was about to draw his sword, a familiar man's voice shouted angrily from behind.

Then I saw a figure as nimble as an ape, landed on the ground with his heels lightly from a distance, leaped seven or eight feet away, flew over from a distance, and stood between Chen Yuan and the group of robbers .

After Chen Yuan took a closer look, he realized that this figure was actually Fang Jinxin, a knight-errant who saved his life by reminding him a few times in Linjiang County.

I haven't seen him for a while, but the other party has changed his attire. He is wearing a black dress, and his hair is tied into a bun with a cloth belt. behind him, so that Chen Yuan didn't recognize him at the first moment.

"Where did you come from as a knight, how dare you meddle in our business?"

Seeing Fang Jinxin, who was as flexible as an ape, leaping from a distance, the group of robbers felt a little uneasy, and the leader of the robbers, the strong man, scolded.

They also heard that in Dayong, there was a group of martial arts knights.

It's just that they didn't expect such a coincidence to be met by them.

"I am Fang Jinxin."

After Fang Jinxin finished speaking, he rushed into a group of robbers, without even pulling out the long knife behind his back, and beat the dozen or so robbers to the point of crying with his fists.

Not long after, these robbers were all bruised and swollen, lying on the ground with broken hands and feet.

"Fang Jinxin, could it be that "Fast Swordsman" from Shouzhou Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River?"

At this time, when these people heard Fang Jinxin's name, they were already a little scared. The leader of the robbers remembered who Fang Jinxin was.

"Is that the "fast swordsman" Fang Jinxin who practiced martial arts at the age of six, killed more than ten bandits with one knife at the age of ten, and became famous in the south of the Yangtze River at the age of 16?"

"It should be him, otherwise why would he be able to defeat so many of us by himself without even drawing his sword!"

The other robbers who were howling on the ground, after hearing what their leader said, some of them talked.

"Fang Daxia, we have no grievances with you in recent days, and we have had no grievances in the past, so why should you have trouble with us?"

Then the burly robber leader said.

"Ignorant, do you know that I was saving you just now?"

Fang Jinxin replied unceremoniously.

After finishing speaking, he ignored the group of robbers and turned around to look at Chen Yuan behind him.

"Daoist, we meet again. We haven't seen each other for a long time, but the Daoist's demeanor is still the same."

Fang Jinxin looked at Chen Yuan and said.

"The last time I left Linjiang County, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."

Chen Yuan smiled and nodded.

Seeing Fang Jinxin talking with Chen Yuan, the bandits felt ashamed for a moment, and only then did they know that the two actually knew each other.

In this way, Fang Jinxin showed up to help Chen Yuan, which was considered past.

"Master Daoist, I often take this road. I know that these robbers are all villagers from the surrounding villages. Except for looting the property of passers-by during the slack season, they have no other murders. I have punished them just now. So I ask the Taoist priest to spare their lives."

Fang Jinxin pleaded with Chen Yuan for the robbers.

"Of course, if the Taoist leader insists on attacking them, I can't stop it. It all depends on the Taoist leader's intention."

Fang Jinxin then said again.

Hearing this, Chen Yuan looked at Fang Jinxin in front of him with a smile in his eyes: "Are you retreating to advance?"

"However, Pindao is not a person who hates evil and is black and white. Since you showed up in time and prevented them from attacking Pindao, Pindao will spare them once, and forget about it."

Then Chen Yuan said again.

And hearing the conversation between Chen Yuan and Fang Jinxin, the group of robbers lying on the ground felt startled and uncertain for a moment.

Because from the conversation between the two, it can be seen that Fang Jinxin, the well-known "fast swordsman" in the world, respects this young Taoist priest very much.

In other words, this young Taoist priest is even more formidable than "Fast Swordsman" Fang Jinxin.

In the hearts of these robbers, they were terrified for a while.

Hearing what Chen Yuan said, Fang Jinxin also heaved a sigh of relief.

As a well-known chivalrous man in the world, he should be jealous of evil, and should kill all the robbers who stand in the way.

But in fact, that is the imagination of the knights in the storybook drama.

The real knights of the rivers and lakes are not a group of rangers who hack and kill wantonly according to the morality in their hearts.

They are a group of warriors with superb martial arts, who live in the rivers and lakes, and take care of injustices by the way.

In addition, there are so many robbers, bandits, and bandits in various places in Dayong. If you don't judge the degree of guilt of the other party, you just blindly kill them all, and you will never be able to kill them all.

Because many robbers, bandits, and mountain bandits are basically ordinary people who can't survive and become bandits. Of course, there are also robbers like this group of robbers in front of them. The property of passers-by subsidizes the villagers at home.

Unless they were very cruel and killed people in addition to robbing money, Fang Jinxin and his knight-errants would take action to eliminate all evil.

Otherwise, if once encountering injustice, regardless of the size of the crime, they will be killed blindly.

Not to mention that they themselves will be wanted by the government, and their reputation will also be affected.

"Daoist, may I ask whether this trip is going to Jianghuai City?"

Fang Jinxin asked Chen Yuan again.

"good."

Chen Yuan nodded.

"That's great, I happen to be going to Jianghuai City too, or the Taoist priest will go with me?"

Fang Jinxin invited Chen Yuan.

"can."

Chen Yuan nodded in agreement.

"Has your injury healed?"

Chen Yuan asked Fang Jinxin.

"It's almost done. Thanks to the Taoist priest who showed up to remind me to help me that day, so that I can get rid of that monster and save my life."

Thanks Fang Jinxin.

"You're welcome, it's just a little effort."

Chen Yuan shook his head.

Hearing the conversation between Chen Yuan and Fang Jinxin, these robbers who were beaten up by Fang Jinxin just now, look at me and you.

Judging from the meaning of the conversation between the two, Fang Jinxin also received the favor of this young Taoist priest.

Being able to help Fang Jinxin shows that this Daoist priest is either a stronger person than Fang Jinxin, or a Taoist master who knows spells and has profound Taoism!

After all, all sorts of weird things happen in Dayong, and many rural people believe in gods.

Thinking that they almost offended a Taoist expert with profound morals just now, these robbers were terrified.

"Listen to my advice, don't come out to rob Dao again in the future, otherwise if you meet someone as tall as the Daoist again, no one will come forward to save you."

Fang Jinxin then persuaded the robbers.

He didn't mean to be kind, it's just because these robbers only robbed money and didn't kill people, they didn't hurt people's lives.

Afterwards, Fang Jinxin and Chen Yuan walked together, and the two continued on their way to Jianghuai City.

Only a group of robbers who had been beaten by Fang Jinxin with bare hands remained, looking at each other and watching the two leave.

Chen Yuan and Fang Jinxin were walking together, and they were traveling very fast.

I never met the robber who blocked the road again.

Because the two robbers who appeared later were all dismissed by Fang Jinxin.

Even if Fang Jinxin encounters a robber who is difficult to deal with, as soon as Fang Jinxin shows his name and speaks a few slang words with the other party, he will be called "Hero Fang" by the other party, and then the two will be allowed to leave.

Soon it took less than three days, and they came to a market not far from Jianghuai City around Jianghuai City.

"This place is called "Shuangliu Town", and it is less than thirty miles away from Jianghuai City."

When they arrived, it was the time when the surrounding villages were going to market, and the town was crowded with people, Fang Jinxin said to Chen Yuan in the crowd.

"Is there any animal for sale in this place?"

Chen Yuan asked Fang Jinxin.

"I have been to "Shuangliu Town" a few times, of course there are. We happened to catch up with the opening day of the market in Shuangliu Town every seven days, and the people in the surrounding villages would bring their livestock and poultry to the market to sell."

Fang Jinxin said to Chen Yuan.

"Then trouble you to take Pindao with you."

Chen Yuan and the other party entered the new way.

"No problem, Daoist, please follow me."

Fang Jinxin said to Chen Yuan.

"On the day when Shuangliu Town opens the market, there is a cattle and horse market that specializes in buying and selling cattle and horses. It is in the northwest corner of Shuangliu Town."

Fang Jinxin led Chen Yuan through the bazaar and walked to the northwest corner of the bazaar. Sure enough, after walking for a long time, he saw a bazaar specially designated for buying and selling cattle, horses, mules and donkeys.

At a glance, there are hundreds of cattle, horses, mules and donkeys trading in this market.

Chen Yuan asked Fang Jinxin next to him: "What is the procedure for buying and selling livestock in this market?"

Fang Jinxin replied: "The owner of the animal is standing by. The head of the Taoist department takes a fancy to the animal. If he wants to buy it, he can directly negotiate the price with the owner, and then ask the small official stationed at the cattle and horse fair to be a witness and hand over a sum of two dollars." A big man's tax, write the paperwork, and the transaction is considered complete."

After listening to Fang Jinxin's narration, Chen Yuan finally realized that this cattle and horse collection had an official background of the imperial court.

But if you think about it carefully, if you don't have the official background of the imperial court, ordinary people can't afford to build such a large cattle and horse collection.

Chen Yuan nodded, and responded to Fang Jinxin: "The poor Taoist knows."

Afterwards, Chen Yuan wandered around the cattle and horse market, wanting to see what animals he liked.

After looking at it for a while, Chen Yuan discovered that at this cattle and horse market, cattle are the most sold, because cattle can plow the fields.

Compared with other livestock, there is more market.

And horses are very valuable, let alone buying them, even after buying them, only the wealthy nobles can afford them.

But Chen Yuan bought it for his journey, so he definitely can't buy a cow.

Although the ox can plow the field, it cannot travel.

However, after Chen Yuan saw the prices of horses sold in the market, he immediately stopped thinking about buying horses.

Because there are not many horses sold at this cattle and horse fair. Even the cheapest horse costs more than 20 taels of silver. Generally, the price is 60 taels, and the highest price is even more than 300 taels of horses.

Chen Yuan also asked Fang Jinxin to know that there is no horse below 20 taels of silver in this market.

Generally, a horse whose price is less than 20 taels of silver is either a sick horse or a dead horse, and it will die soon.

It is not allowed to appear for sale in this market.

Fang Jinxin seemed to see Chen Yuan's predicament, so he suggested to Chen Yuan:
"Master Dao, you have saved my life. If you really want a horse, why don't I buy it for you?"

Chen Yuan shook his head and refused:

"Pindao just wants to buy an animal for transportation. How can I bother you to buy it as a gift for me? Don't mention it again."

The price of a horse in this world is equivalent to a car in the previous life, how could Chen Yuan be so ignorant of the importance and agree with Fang Jinxin to give him a horse?

Seeing Chen Yuan's stern refusal, Fang Jinxin couldn't bring it up again.

In fact, he didn't have a lot of money, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled on his legs like Chen Yuan.

In this way, Chen Yuan and Fang Jinxin walked around the cattle and horses for a while, and Chen Yuan finally stood in front of a donkey that was much smaller than the horse, with gray hair, and white-gray hair around the ears, eyes, and mouth. .

"Businessman, how much is this donkey?"

Chen Yuan asked the merchant who sold donkeys.

If you can't afford a horse, it's not bad to buy a donkey to ride.

Chen Yuan didn't pay attention just now, but now he took a closer look and found that the donkey's eyes were very energetic. When Chen Yuan stopped by and stared at the donkey, the donkey was also quietly looking at Chen Yuan.

"Eighteen pennies!"

The merchant who sold the donkey was a middle-aged man wearing a cloth coat and cap. He seemed to be a servant of a rich family, and he was helping the owner to sell it. Hearing Chen Yuan's asking price, he glanced up at Chen Yuan and replied.

Chen Yuan: ...

He thought that the price of donkeys was much lower than that of horses, but after asking, he found out that the price was not much lower than that of horses.

"Forget it, let's go."

Even the thought of buying a donkey was lost in Chen Yuan's mind, he turned around and entered the new road.

"Didn't the Taoist priest buy it?"

Fang Jin News Chen Yuan.

"The doctor is shy, let's talk about it later."

Chen Yuan shook his head.

He didn't have a lot of money in his possession. When he burned the cave of the fox demon before, he found a sum of money, but when he left, he left it all to his brother's house.

"Wait, Daoist, if you really like this donkey, can I sell it to you at a lower price?"

Seeing that Chen Yuan was about to leave, the man stopped Chen Yuan and talked to each other.

(End of this chapter)