Smuggling Daming

Chapter 41 Zhou Zhong of "Fleeing"

"Yes, yes, Uncle Wang is very considerate, and my nephew is really not thinking about it. But when it comes to learned people, no one in Songjiang Mansion can match my uncle. I just don't know if my uncle is free, and can I help my nephew?" Is this busy?" Zhou Zhong pretended to be ashamed and said, at the same time, he felt a little slander in his heart, in the past, others begged to borrow books from him, but now the retribution came, and he actually asked others to read his manuscript.

Wang Lun was also overjoyed to see Zhou Zhong being so up-to-date. He had finished reading the first ten chapters of Journey to the West some time ago, and his mind was full of how the characters and plots in the book should develop.Because of this, he couldn't even eat well, couldn't sleep well, and felt lethargic in everything he did. Now that he was finally able to get the next manuscript from Zhou Zhong, his anger disappeared immediately, and he felt pleasing to the eye when he saw Zhou Zhong, the prospective son-in-law. many.

As the two walked and chatted, they became farther and farther away from the monument of merit.Among them, when Wang Lun got the manuscript, his attitude towards Zhou Zhong became much more amiable, and he took the initiative to care about Zhou Zhong's recent situation. Wang Lun suddenly asked, "Wenda, although the family business of the Zhou family has been defeated, the It's not your fault, and you have now paid off your debts and can support your family with your own ability. This uncle is very pleased, but you are a scholar after all, so you must not waste your studies. Wait until the exam in four years. If you want to be admitted to Juren, then you will find that everything that your Zhou family has lost is nothing compared to your fame!"

Hearing that Wang Lun asked him to take the exam in four years, Zhou Zhong couldn't help feeling dizzy. Given his current situation, let alone the exam, he might not even pass the usual exams in government schools.In addition, through direct or indirect contact during this period of time, Zhou Zhong also had some understanding of Daming's officialdom. He felt that with his own personality, even if he was admitted to the officialdom, he might not end well in the end.

Although there was every kind of reluctance in his heart, Zhou Zhong didn't dare to show it in front of Wang Lun, so he had to say yes repeatedly, but Zhou Zhong was secretly planning in his heart that he might have married Wang Lun's daughter four years later It's over, when the time comes, it's a done deal, so let Wang Lunai do whatever he wants!

Although this kind of rogue, it made Zhou Zhong finally relax. At the same time, he also thought that four years is not long, but it is not short. God knows what will happen during this period?The so-called car must have a way to the front of the mountain, everything depends on how the situation will develop in the future?

Wang Lun and Zhou Zhong strolled along, the road under their feet turned a corner, and the merit monument behind them was no longer visible. Now there are dry trees on both sides of the road, and there are no pedestrians or vehicles on the road.

Looking at the desolate scene in front of him, Wang Lun felt that he and Zhou Zhong had almost talked, and just wanted to talk to Zhou Zhong to go back, but at this moment, suddenly a carriage came galloping in the distance.If it was just a carriage, it would not be able to attract the attention of Wang Lun and Zhou Zhong. The key point was that there were four big men with weapons chasing behind the carriage.

Originally, at the speed of the carriage, it was difficult for ordinary people to catch up, but because the road was full of snow, the speed of the carriage could not be run at all, and the driver was also a novice, so he could not control the carriage at all. On the contrary, the few big men behind were walking like flying , so that the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and they are about to catch up with the carriage in front.

"Help! The robbers are going to rob us! Help~" The thin figure driving the car also saw Zhou Zhong and Wang Lun in front of him, and immediately shouted. Although the voice was full of fear, it was very clear and clear. It turned out to be a woman.

"You bastard, you actually blocked the road and robbed in broad daylight. You are so daring!" Wang Lun's righteousness was such that even Liu Jin, the leader of the Eight Tigers, was not afraid. You have to scare off a few robbers with your own identity.

Seeing the old man in front of him approaching, the thin figure driving the car immediately showed joy, and tried his best to control the car so as not to hit Wang Lun, but unfortunately she was small and weak, and she was a woman, so she couldn't control the horse at all. In the end, when he was still three or four feet away from Wang Lun, the horse stumbled and plunged into the snow with the carriage.

The few people who were chasing after saw someone daring to meddle in their own business. They were surprised at first, but when they found that there were only two people on the other side, and they were an old man and a young man, and they were still two scholars in their clothes. This made them more confident. , When he saw the carriage in front of him plunging into the snow, he laughed even more happily. One of the men chased after him and cut off the reins with a knife to prevent the carriage from escaping again.

"Bastard, didn't you hear the old man's words, do you still have the king's law in your eyes to rob in broad daylight?" Wang Lun rushed to stop in front of the carriage, pointed at the four robbers in front of him and scolded angrily.

The four men in front of them were dressed in rags, and they looked similar to those of the victims, but they were all strong and rosy, without any of the gray faces of the victims.Seeing these people, Wang Lun already guessed in his mind that these people should be the legendary disaster victims.

Wang Lun had heard about the ferocious deeds of these thugs a long time ago. Seeing the four men holding weapons and staring at each other, he felt a little uneasy, but as a scholar, he also had a mighty and unyielding righteousness in his heart. Therefore, he naturally didn't want to show any flinching, and he glared at the four murderers with his dry chest.

"Hehe~, the old guy is quite fat, and he even wanted to spoil our brother's good deeds, is he tired of living?" The leader of the murderer was not tall, but he was extremely strong. When he spoke, his face was full of oil. There was also a cruel smile on his face.In order to survive, these people have long left all etiquette behind. He didn't even know how many people he had killed all the way from Shandong to Songjiang, and now he didn't mind killing one more.

Seeing the cruel smile on the face of the leader of the opponent, Wang Lun couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart. At the same time, he also regretted, why didn't he bring a few more servants with him when he and Zhou Zhong came out just now?It's good now, there are only them, the old and the young, who are the opponents of these four murderers?

Zhou Zhong!Huh?What about Zhou Zhong?At this moment, Wang Lun suddenly discovered that Zhou Zhong, who had been following behind him just now, had disappeared.He didn't believe it at first, but he turned his head to confirm again, only to find that Zhou Zhong had really disappeared.

Seeing Wang Lun looking around, the four thugs laughed out loud. Among them, the short and stout leader pointed at Wang Lun's chest with the tip of his knife and said out of breath, "Old...old man, don't you Look again, the kid who was with you just now has fled to the forest next to him, he probably ran home and shivered on the bed with the quilt in his arms, hahaha~"

"A ruthless and ungrateful person, the old man was really blind before, and actually entrusted his daughter to this kind of person!" Wang Lun felt a sharp pain in his heart. He had always been very optimistic about Zhou Zhong's character and talent, especially when the Zhou family was defeated. Afterwards, Zhou Zhong's performance made him even more surprised, and later he wrote such works as Journey to the West, which surprised Wang Lun for Zhou Zhong's son-in-law, but he did not expect that at such a critical moment, he would abandon himself. , and fled for his life alone, which made Wang Lun feel extremely distressed.

"Old man, you guys are in a good mood today, and because you are a scholar, as long as you get out of the way, your old life will be spared today, otherwise don't blame our brothers for their evil intentions!" The murderer leader said again at this time.In fact, he is not stupid. From Wang Lun's clothes and imposing manner, he has already guessed that the other party's identity is extraordinary. If he kills this kind of person, he may make the government angry and cause unnecessary troubles, so he said this .

Although Wang Lun was afraid, the integrity of a scholar did not allow him to back down, so he raised his chest again and said, "Hmph, I have been an official for many years, and I was a third-rank imperial censor before. , if you don’t want to provoke the government to encircle and suppress you, you should retreat quickly, otherwise you will be more attractive!”

At this time, Wang Lun had already revealed his last hole card, hoping to use his status as a high-ranking official to scare off these thugs. What's more, the killing of officials by the people is tantamount to rebellion, and ordinary people really don't have the guts to touch him.

However, Wang Lun obviously underestimated the courage of these murderers. They killed countless people along the way, and sometimes they were so hungry that they even ate human flesh. Moreover, they also held a kind of resentment towards the government. Being an official, he immediately seduced their hatred of officials.

After hearing that, the short and sturdy leader stared at his eyes, and said with a strange smile from his wide mouth: "Hehehe~, I have killed a lot of people along the way, but none of them were officials. If you have a knife, you can be regarded as an open meat!"

Hearing what the boss said, the other three thugs also laughed heartily. They had already lost their fear of the government. When they heard that the boss wanted to kill the old man who had been an official, not only did they not have any fear, but they also had a kind of eagerness to try. excited.

Seeing the behavior of the four thugs, Wang Lun was completely desperate. It seemed that he was doomed today, but if he died to save others, he deserved it. At least he upheld the righteousness in his heart.Thinking of this, Wang Lun also showed a firm expression on his face, closing his eyes and still standing in front of the carriage.

Seeing that Wang Lun still refused to budge, the leader of the murderers was furious. He never talked nonsense with Wang Lun again, and swung his knife to cut Wang Lun's neck.

"Stop!" But at this moment, someone in the woods on the right side of the road suddenly shouted.Immediately afterwards, a figure rushed out of the woods. Before the short and stout leader could react, he only felt his face being hit by a hard and icy object, and then a sharp pain came, and his whole body was smashed all at once. He retreated four or five steps in a row, and finally sat down in the snow nest and couldn't stand up.

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