Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 37 0037 The Rookie Blocking the Road

They had a simple chat about family matters and laughed constantly.

After chatting, Li Ming saw that the atmosphere and relationship had become closer, so he sighed and got down to business:

“Brother, I’m still a little scared about what happened today.

When I heard about this after I came down the mountain, I didn't even have time to divide the meat. Fortunately, when I got home, I found that nothing was wrong.

I heard that you drove away some refugees in the south of the village today. If it weren’t for you, not only my family would have suffered, but other families would have been in trouble as well.

So, tonight I am mainly here to thank you for your help."

Cheng Guanghai shook his head when he heard this: "Brother Ming, you are too polite. The village is also ours, and if there is any danger, we must stop it."

Li Ming smiled and said, “That being said, I will remember this favor.

By the way, the village chief has gathered a lot of people over there tonight, haven't you been notified?"

Cheng Guanghai was stunned and asked, "What notice?"

Li Ming frowned: "It seems that you don't have it either. I just came from Chen Shanhe's place, and the Chen family hasn't received any notice either. It seems that the people called by the village chief are all members of the Jin clan."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Guanghai fell into deep thought.

Li Ming said solemnly:
"At this time, the village chief did not discuss today's matter with everyone, but instead only called his Jin clan members. I'm afraid he has selfish motives. Brother Cheng, we have to pay attention to this."

Cheng Guanghai looked at Li Ming with a twinkling gaze, as if he understood something. He did not follow Li Ming's instructions, but nodded calmly:

"Brother Ming, I will pay attention. The village chief came to my house this morning and asked me to go into the mountains to hunt, but I politely declined. I just don't want to follow in Chen Jiang's footsteps."

Li Ming frowned upon hearing this...

Village North Township Road…

Cheng Zongyang didn't know the situation of each family in the village, nor did he know what was going on at home.

While paying attention to his surroundings, he kept walking in the dark towards Shuikou Village.

Between Jinqiao Village and Shuikou Village, there is a village called Hechi, which is one of the villages that are trying to seize Jinqiao Village today.

In order to reduce trouble, Cheng Zongyang did not light a torch. Fortunately, there was a little moonlight, and the road conditions could be vaguely discerned.

At the southeast entrance of Hechi Village, four young men with ragged clothes, pale faces and thin bodies were lying in a dry ditch on the side of the road.

At this time, the four of them were lying there in a daze, each holding their stomachs, enduring the hunger coming from their stomachs.

"Brother Ergou, I'm so hungry." A short and thin young man on the far left whispered weakly.

"Don't talk. Save your energy." The young man on the far right also whispered weakly.

"Brother Ergou, it would be more reliable to go into the mountains and look for rabbit holes instead of squatting like this."

"Yeah, who's going to travel at this time? I wasted my time yesterday."

"Okay. Someone will definitely come over tonight!" the leading boy said with certainty.

"Why?" I was puzzled.

"Aren't you hungry? You still have the energy to ask so many questions!" The boy cursed softly without explaining.

"There seem to be footsteps!"

Suddenly, the boy on the far left immediately gave a reminder.

Now, the others quieted down and listened attentively.

"Brother Ergou, you are so... woo?"

Before he could even express his surprise, his companion covered his mouth.

Now, the four men lay down beside the ditch, motionless, but they all held the notched hatchets tightly in their hands.

Cheng Zongyang looked at an intersection leading to Hechi Village not far away and became slightly alert, but did not slow down his pace.

Today, people from Hechi, Shuikou and Dongtou villages invaded Jinqiao Village. He didn't believe that they didn't collude with him.

Although he didn't think there would be anyone hiding at the intersection blocking the road at this time, who knows?

Soon, he turned a corner and entered a country road with a wide view. The next moment, four people rushed out from the ditch on the left.

"stop!!"

"do not move!!"

The four men shouted at Cheng Zongyang with knives in hand almost at the same time.

Cheng Zongyang suddenly became alert and stared at them with a knife in his hand, while looking around to see if there was anyone else.

Although it was dark and I couldn't see the faces of these people clearly, judging from their voices, they should be young. "Put your things down and I'll let you pass!"

The leader, Er Gouzi, shouted to Cheng Zongyang nervously, waving the hatchet in his hand to intimidate him:

"We only seek wealth, not killing or murder!"

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang stared at their backs and left and right, and shouted calmly: "Everyone else, come out too. What's the point of hiding there?"

Hearing this, Ergouzi and the other three were stunned. They subconsciously looked around and behind them, as if they were looking for someone.

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang immediately laughed.

It can't withstand the explosion.

I feel relieved if there is no one here. They are just a few rookies.

As long as the person holding the knife was not an adult, he was not worried about what these inexperienced rookies could do to him.

You're trembling even when you say a word, and you're still thinking about killing someone?

He operated it and lit the torch.

As the firelight appeared, the appearance of Ergou and his companions became vaguely visible.

Cheng Zongyang walked over slowly, lowered his voice and said in a deep voice:
"I know this is not your intention. You are starving, and so are we. I don't want to cause any trouble now. If you push me into a corner, I will chop you to pieces!"

As he spoke, the firelight also reflected Cheng Zongyang's appearance.

However, when Cheng Zongyang's appearance appeared in front of them, the leading Er Gouzi was stunned for a moment.

Then he seemed to have thought of something, and he shuddered, stammering, "Cheng, Brother Cheng! Why is it you?!"

When Cheng Zongyang heard this, he frowned.

There's no one you know in Hechi Village, right?
The three people beside Ergouzi were also startled when they heard the word "Brother Cheng" and subconsciously took a few steps back.

"Do you know me?" Cheng Zongyang asked with a frown.

Ergou's face turned ugly: "Hey, I, I've seen you before. But you don't know me! Brother Cheng, please go over. I won't rob you."

Cheng Zongyang stared at them, and it seemed that they were afraid of him. He asked in confusion, "Do you know about me?"

Now, the four of them fell silent and took a few steps back.

Cheng Zongyang was now certain.

These people had either been beaten by him before or had seen him beat others, especially adults, one against several.

Seeing that everything was fine, Cheng Zongyang was too lazy to argue with them. He steadied the backpack on his back, adjusted the position of the linen strip on his shoulders, and left with the torch.

But the next moment, he stopped, turned his head to look at the leader, and asked:
"Why don't you go outside the mountain to look for something instead of just squatting here and trying your luck to block someone? There are more chances than squatting here, right?"

Er Gouzi was relieved when he saw that Cheng Zongyang had no intention of hitting anyone, and replied:
"I know someone will come over tonight, so I'm squatting here."

"Sure?" Cheng Zongyang was surprised.

Er Gouzi nodded nervously:

"Didn't people from several villages go to Jinqiao Village today? I guess some people might be worried about the relatives in these villages and might go to visit them overnight. So they are squatting here, hoping to steal some things."

At this point, Cheng Zongyang looked at Ergou in surprise: "What's your name?"

This kid is quite smart. He can actually think in this direction.

"My name is Xu Ergou."

Xu Ergou? Cheng Zongyang murmured, as if he had thought of something, and asked again:

"Who is Xu Dahu to you?"

Ergou was startled, took a few steps back, and said hesitantly:

"Me, my eldest brother."

Now, Cheng Zongyang understood.

He had beaten a man black and blue in the mountains, all for a little wild boar.

Even the few companions brought by Xu Dahu did not miss out on the benefits.

I guess this guy was among them too, but I just didn’t recognize him.

Cheng Zongyang did not stay any longer, and had no intention of being kind enough to leave some food for them.

But Xu Ergou does have some brains.

(End of this chapter)