I want to embrace the moon for nine days

Chapter 33 The Beginning of the Autumn Hunt

The Fulong Mountains are one of the most famous mountain ranges in the northern part of the Chu Dynasty.

Qianxia Ridge is the outer area of ​​the Fulong Mountains, including more than a dozen peaks and woodlands, and is located in the southwest of Cangshui County.

Every year in late autumn, the local government organizes martial arts practitioners to go on a big hunt in Qianxia Ridge, which lasts for three days and three nights.

Each martial arts school can send up to 50 people to participate.

People in the Heaven Ladder realm are not allowed to directly participate in the hunt. They can only accompany the county magistrate and stay temporarily in Qianxia Villa to wait for the result of the hunt.

The magistrate of Cangshui County, Gao Wenzhong, had already led the Yamen police officers to Qianxia Villa on September [-]th.

Under the Chu Dynasty, the number of police officers in each county was not fixed.

Cangshui County is the most prosperous and prosperous place in the nearby counties, and has the largest number of arrests.

There are two hundred catchers who are responsible for dealing with large groups of bandits and collecting taxes, and two hundred quick hands who are responsible for patrolling various places, transporting documents to and from, and escorting prisoners, etc.

These 400 people are collectively called police officers, but their powers are often overlapping. As long as the superior officer orders, one of them can take over the power of the other at any time, so the common people are not clear about their division.

However, Magistrate Gao has always brought the two hundred captives to Qianxia Ridge.

They are generally more capable and have better skills, so they can easily maintain the rules of autumn hunting and prevent variables.

On the afternoon of September [-]th, everyone participating in the hunting from each martial arts school should gather and submit the list of those participating in this year's autumn hunt.

Everyone stays here for one night and waits until the morning of September [-]th for the autumn hunting to officially begin.

Songhe Martial Arts School followed the crowd in previous years, but this year they came earlier on purpose, trying to avoid meeting people from other schools.

Unexpectedly, they came just after lunch and met people from another martial arts school at the entrance of Qianxia Villa.

The group of people all wore long robes with wide sleeves and high crowns and belts. They were riding on horses, and even the horses' manes were woven with colorful ribbons, fluttering in the wind.

For those who didn't know, they thought it was some famous scholar who was taking the students out for an outing. There was absolutely no trace of him being a disciple of a martial arts school.

But in Cangshui County, when everyone sees such attire, they will understand that these are people from the Liu Family Martial Arts School.

The old man riding on the white horse at the front is none other than Mr. Liu Si, the owner of the Liu Family Martial Arts School.

"Why did Su Er come so early this year? What a coincidence."

Mr. Liu Si is over 70 years old. He has white hair and chicken skin, but his back is very straight and he is in good spirits.

Su Tieyi glanced at him: "Mr. Liu came here very early. He is still very involved in everything despite his age. It's really admirable."

Mr. Liu Si was smiling, but his grandnephew Liu Qifeng beside him said: "The horses raised by our Liu family can travel thousands of miles a day and eight hundred miles at night. It's not surprising that they arrived early. You all came so fast with only two legs." It’s a real skill.”

Songhe Martial Arts School used to raise a lot of Shenjun's mounts, but they have all been sold one after another in recent years.

They were martial arts practitioners who relied on their own strength, so they didn't rent horses today. They didn't expect that even this trivial matter would be caught and ridiculed by them.

It is difficult to say whether the people in the Liu Family Martial Arts School really have the knowledge of great Confucian scholars, but they have learned some of the essence of the vitriol and meanness of celebrities.

When everyone in the Liu family looked at each other and chuckled, there was a voice among them saying: "Not to mention two legs, there is one who doesn't even have legs."

From a high position, they could clearly see Su Hanshan in a wheelchair among the people in Songhe Martial Arts Hall.

The people at Songhe Martial Arts School originally wanted to endure it, but when they heard this, everyone showed anger.

Luo Ping was even more impatient. He slammed the iron rod into the ground and shouted, "What did you say?"

Su Tieyi took a step forward with a cold face.

There were about twelve steps between him and Mr. Liu Si.

Just at the midpoint of this distance, the soil suddenly exploded, and moist soil mixed with a large number of grass blades erupted upward like a fountain.

"It's just a joke for the younger generation, Su Er, you won't be angry about this kind of thing." Mr. Liu Si's sleeves and robes automatically floated forward for a moment before he spoke again, "I am also very sorry about Hanshan, but it's a done deal. If you can’t catch up, maybe this is your fate.”

He scolded the person behind him, "Why are you laughing? Why don't you turn in the roster?"

The tone of the scolding was very light, obviously not sincere, but Liu Qifeng and others also suppressed their laughter and urged their horses forward to enter the Qianxia Villa.

Su Tieyi watched these people enter the other courtyard with cold eyes, then looked back at Su Hanshan.

Su Hanshan lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes with a calm expression. After a moment, he raised his head and smiled at the people around him who cared about him.

"I'm fine, let's go in too."

His classmates didn't know that Su Hanshan could stand yet, but Su Hanshan himself knew it.

He thought that after he recovered, he would no longer easily get angry when others mocked him for being disabled.

But when he actually met them, he discovered that some people's faces could really arouse his anger.

Su Hanshan stared deeply at Liu Qifeng's group for a while.

After the people from Songhe Martial Arts School handed in their rosters, they went to the accommodation assigned to them.

Everyone was holding back their energy, and they did not relax for the last half day. They practiced silently in preparation for the battle. After eating the food they brought with them in the evening, they fell asleep individually.

Tomorrow morning, they will see more people from other martial arts schools, and everyone is somewhat prepared.

Unexpectedly, when everyone gathered in front of Qianxia Villa the next morning, no one openly laughed at him.

The people at Fenglei Martial Arts Hall were a little surprised when they saw Su Hanshan, but they just whispered a few words and didn't say much.

The people in Fei Wang Martial Arts School basically focused on the people in Huang Family Martial Arts School.

The Huang family members also glared back, making the atmosphere between the two families the most tense, leaving little room for caring about others.

People from the Liu Family Martial Arts School looked a little gloomy when they saw these three martial arts schools today.

Among all the people, only Huang Qianli turned around and deliberately found an angle to look at Su Hanshan for a moment longer.

"Second brother."

He whispered to Huang Liuhe, "Why is that one here too?"

Huang Liuhe frowned and said: "The man is useless, why do you care about him? We should mainly be wary of the people from Fei Wang Martial Arts School."

Having said that, Huang Liuhe also looked over there and noticed that there were two crutches next to Su Hanshan's wheelchair.

"It seems that he has practiced how to use the crutch, and it is enough to bully some wild wolves. There are only so many people left in Songhe Martial Arts School. This kid has been holding back for five years. It is normal to want to fight for his own martial arts school. "

"He has been a coward for five years, so I'm used to it. When I suddenly saw him today, it seemed a little strange."

Huang Qianli laughed, leaned close to him, and made a concealed cutting gesture on his waist, "Second brother, isn't there a saying that says to cut the grass and root out the roots?"

Huang Liuhe said quickly: "Don't mess around. Although Su Chaodong is missing, Su Tieyi is still in trouble. We can't really push him to death at this time."

Huang Qianli said: "Don't worry, I'm measured."

While they were whispering, Magistrate Gao had finished speaking.

"...Then, we still adhere to the principle of peace as the most important thing."

Magistrate Gao waved his hand and said, "Each of the five major martial arts schools, choose a hilltop and enter Qianxia Ridge. After entering, you can freely choose the path."

"Autumn hunting, start!"

(End of this chapter)