Legend of the Heroes of the Southern Kingdom

Chapter 2
In the evening, the sun has become much milder, but the heat from the cracked yellow earth has not diminished at all.The donkey cart was still moving slowly amidst the creaking sound and the cicadas' chirping from somewhere. Lu Peng and Wang Wan'er were a little tired after staying up for most of the afternoon, but their precious daughter just fell asleep. Wake up, refreshed.

Lu Kexin poked her head out from the curtain of the car, and said to Lu Peng, "Daddy, it's been a day of walking, are you tired? Why don't you take a rest in the car first, and I will accompany mother down Walk around, move your legs, so as not to suffocate my mother in this car."

Lu Peng tilted his head and looked at Lu Kexin with a smile, then at Wang Wan'er, and said, "Wan'er, do you think our Xin'er loves you more, or does she love me more?"

Wang Wan'er smiled faintly, and said: "Our family's Xin'er hasn't learned much in sword use, but her mouth is getting better and better at talking."

Just as Lu Peng was about to answer the conversation, Lu Kexin rushed over and shook his arm and said, "Father's swordsmanship is so powerful, and my daughter can't practice well, so she always makes dad angry. After much deliberation, I can only say more nice things to let dad Happy, Daddy is happy, Mother is so kind to Daddy, Mother is naturally happy too, Daddy, don’t you think so?” After speaking, Lu Kexin hugged Lu Peng’s arm and shook it a few more times.

Lu Peng laughed loudly and said, "Look, look, our daughter is better than those ten brats, haha..."

At this time, Wang Wan'er's face was flushed a little, she paused and said: "Among our disciples, only Ying'er is the smartest, no matter it's swordsmanship or internal martial arts, you can take him in as an inmate. Disciple, it's fine in the future... Otherwise, I owe you too much."

Speaking of this, in an instant, Wang Wan'er's face clearly showed a lot of worries.

Lu Peng and Wang Wan'er have lived with Wang Wan'er for many years, and they are the clearest about their wife's thoughts. However, Wang Wan'er has not been able to give birth to a son for Lu Peng in these years. Lu Peng pushed again and again and never agreed.Afterwards, although Wang Wan'er didn't mention this matter, she still held it in her heart.

Seeing that his wife brought the words here again, Lu Peng didn't want to add to the sadness, so he took Lu Kexin to the front with his big arms and said, "You, you just said that dad was tired and asked him to rest, but you still need your mother to accompany you." You go to play, why don't you feel sorry for your mother?" After that, Lu Peng stretched out his hand to scratch Lu Kexin's nose, Lu Kexin turned her head and dodged it, of course, if Lu Peng really wanted to shave, she would Absolutely can't avoid it.

Lu Kexin had already hid beside Wang Wan'er at this time, and said, "Daddy, I was wrong, my daughter will let mother stay with you here, and I will go under that tree to see if I can catch a cicada, so I can get rid of it on the way." Relieve the boredom." After speaking, Lu Kexin pointed to a big tree not far from the road, the cicadas were singing from this direction, and Lu Kexin was really bored, so she moved her mind and wanted to catch it. Got it.

Lu Peng looked in the direction of his daughter's finger, and there was a big willow tree seven or eight feet away. There were not many leaves on the tree, and they were all new leaves. Obviously, the leaves of the tree had been peeled off by the fleeing people.There were a few shallow ditches under the tree, and the places farther away were flat, nothing unusual, so she turned around and said to Lu Kexin, "Go, remember to catch a few more."

"It's right there, don't go too far..." Before Wang Wan'er finished speaking, Lu Kexin jumped out of the carriage.

"Got it, mother, let me catch you a bunch." Lu Kexin said as she ran towards the willow tree.

Wang Wan'er seemed to want to tell her something, Lu Peng patted her hand and said, "Let Xin'er go, she's really bored these days, you've worked hard on this journey, drink some water. "

Lu Peng turned around to get a water bag from the carriage, but suddenly heard a panicked cry from behind, "Father—come—quick—"

Lu Peng has encountered many kinds of troubles along the way, and when he heard his daughter shouting like this, he felt tense, fearing that he might encounter this kind of trouble again.Before Lu Peng could turn around and look back, he just held the door of the carriage with his right hand and put his left foot on the carriage, and it flew towards the side of the carriage like a feathered arrow leaving the string.At a distance of seven or eight zhang, Lu Peng rushed towards him like a ghost when he jumped.

This is exactly the movement method of the third form of the Wanhua Sword Art "Chasing the Stars with One Sword". Like a ghost, like a ghost, he arrived in an instant, and sealed his throat with a sword.

When Lu Peng reached Lu Kexin with more than ten feet left, his hanging heart and body floated down together. Behind him, Wang Wan'er also hurried over. But her agility is absolutely unmatched by her.

Lu Kexin stood there blankly. In front of her lay a young man with very ragged clothes. Judging by his figure, he looked about twelve or thirteen years old. His face was covered by scattered hair, and there was a lot of dirt on his body. Seen from a distance , is not much different from a dead body.It's just that his slightly undulating chest can tell others that he is still alive, but if he lies down here, it's only a moment sooner or a moment later that Lord Hades comes to fetch him.

Lu Kexin turned her head to look at Lu Peng, stepped back a few steps, and reached Wang Wan'er's side, her terrified eyes had faded a lot.Along the way, it is not uncommon for people to die of hunger or illness on the side of the road, but Lu Kexin always sits in the car, and Lu Peng and Wang Wan'er naturally don't want their daughter to see those who are too cruel. scene.So when Lu Kexin saw the young man, he thought it was a "dead man", so she screamed in fright.

Lu Kexin said nonchalantly: "Father, this... so... scary."

"He's not dead, maybe he can still be saved." Lu Peng replied, then looked at Wang Wan'er beside him, meaning, let's save this child.

Wang Wan'er also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, walked to the side of the boy, brushed away the disheveled hair on his face, looked at his complexion, took his pulse again, and said, "There is nothing wrong with this boy, he is just hungry, and his pulse is weak. Very, I don’t know how many days I haven’t touched water rice, alas!”

Lu Peng stepped forward and said, "Look, can this child survive?"

Wang Wan'er replied: "I'm not sure, this child is too weak, if we go further today, we don't think there will be any inn here, why don't we rest here tonight, I will cook some porridge for this child, If he can swallow it, he will be saved."

Lu Peng said: "Well, I'll go get some firewood so we can start a fire. Xin'er, just stay with your mother and don't run around."

After Lu Kexin was so frightened just now, her playful thoughts had already been put away, she didn't want to, and she didn't dare to run around anymore, so she nodded to Lu Peng, replied "Yes", and didn't say any more.

Wang Wan'er said: "Go and come back quickly, be careful." After that, she took Lu Kexin's hand and went to lead the donkey cart.

Lu Peng looked at the young man on the ground again, then jumped several times in a row and went to the other side of the road. After a while, he disappeared.

Wang Wan'er tied up the donkey cart, helped the boy to lean against the tree trunk, and fed him a few mouthfuls of water.The young man's lips moved slightly, and he swallowed half of it tremblingly. Wang Wan'er thought that the young man was probably alive, so she asked Lu Kexin to watch him, and she took out the cooking utensils from the back of the car and picked up a few pieces. The square stones were piled up into a simple stove. Seeing that Lu Peng hadn't come back, he went to see the boy again.

At this time, Lu Kexin was looking at the young man in a daze, so Wang Wan'er sat beside her and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking, so absorbed?"

"Mother, okay, why is he lying here? It's the poor man's fault, he has no home, no parents?" Lu Kexin asked Wang Wan'er with her chin in one hand, blinking her eyes.

When Wang Wan'er heard her daughter's question, she stroked Lu Kexin's hair with a bit of love and sadness, and said, "In this world, there are many, many people. Everyone has different appearances and lives in different places. Some people live by the lake when they are born, some people live in the mountains, and some live in small towns like Shaoxing. Some of them are carefree and have food and clothing since they were young. There is no need to worry about it, just like you." At this point, Wang Wan'er tapped Lu Kexin's forehead lightly with her fingers.

Lu Kexin asked again: "Then... are there any other people?"

"Alas." Wang Wan'er sighed and said, "There are still many people. They live very hard. They have to learn to work at home when they are young. When they are older, they have to grow food in the fields to support themselves. Even so, if you encounter some bad times, sometimes you don’t even have food. Do you remember the words hanging in our big house?”

Lu Kexin said: "Remember, remember, it's 'cultivating fate and universal goodness'. Dad said, it means to do more good deeds, do more good deeds, and don't always embarrass others."

Wang Wan'er patted Lu Kexin's head again and said with a smile: "Kexin is so good, look, that little brother got sick from starvation because of nothing to eat, so we have to help him, you did a good deed, heaven Fairies can see it, and they will bless us in the future, you look very beautiful."

Lu Kexin said: "But that little brother seems to be very ill. No matter how I called him just now, I couldn't wake him up."

Wang Wan'er smiled and said: "He, he is too hungry and has no strength. After your father comes back, he will light a fire and cook. He will drink the porridge made by his mother, and he will be able to play with you tomorrow, but You can't bully him."

Lu Kexin clapped her hands and said, "Okay, okay, finally someone can play with me, I'm almost bored to death."

Wang Wan'er pinched Lu Kexin's face lightly, and said: "You are still talking about boredom, your father has been worried about you all this way, if you complain again, be careful that your father is not happy, and you will be fined for two hours step."

Lu Kexin immediately stretched out her hands, hugged Wang Wan'er's waist, swayed, and said coquettishly, "Mother, I know, I know that my father loves me, and my mother loves me even more. With my mother, I am not afraid of how my father will punish me. whee……"

Wang Wan'er and Lu Kexin were chatting, the sun had already hidden most of the western horizon, facing the golden light of the sun at dusk, a muscular silhouette came from the west, it was Lu Peng.Lu Peng carried a large bundle of firewood on his left shoulder, enough for the night, and a large bulging cloth bag in his right hand.

"Why have you been here for so long, so you're so anxious?" Wang Wan'er asked with concern.

"Hey, what do I have to worry about? Who else can restrain me in this world, except you mother and daughter? I think we need to carry more people on this car, and the donkey is also hard, so I will go far Buy some, get more fodder, and if the donkey is hungry and thin when you return it to the monk, it’s always bad.” After that, Lu Peng opened the cloth bag, which was full of grass leaves.

Lu Peng asked again: "What's wrong with that kid? Is there any movement?"

Lu Kexin rushed to say: "No, I've been lying down and haven't moved."

Wang Wan'er said: "I haven't woken up yet, but I drank some water, I guess it can save my life."

Lu Peng said: "That's good. Our Xin'er saw that child too. It's fate to meet her in this place. If she is saved, she can save more merit for Xin'er." After finishing speaking, he looked at Lu Kexin , the eyes are very pity.

Wang Wan'er took the wood, took some, and went to make a fire to cook.Lu Peng didn't take a break, and he didn't need to take a break. The round trip was really nothing to him.A few years ago, Master Zhiqing of Putian Temple preached scriptures in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. None of the disciples in the temple took him with him, but he was accompanied by this donkey, who carried some scriptures and utensils.Lu Peng knew that Master Zhiqing liked the donkey very much, and he couldn't bear to let the donkey go hungry on the way, so Wang Waner went to take care of the donkey himself while cooking.

The husband and wife are busy with their own affairs, but it seems that Lu Kexin is becoming more and more bored.Then he went to sit next to the boy again, only thinking that he was not much older than himself, if he woke up earlier, he could be a playmate with him.

Children's sense of satisfaction is nothing more than these. Parents love them, have enough food and clothing, and have a partner who is about the same age to play and play, and there is nothing else they can ask for.

After a while, the porridge was almost done, so Wang Wan'er cleared a relatively flat place and asked them to eat.Rice porridge, noodle cakes, and jerky are not particularly eye-catching things, but in this place and at this time, food is more expensive than silver.Lu Peng took a jug of wine from the carriage, and some dried meat and sat on the donkey cart to drink it by himself. This should be the best enjoyment here.Wang Wan'er filled some rice porridge, and went to feed the boy first, and then came back to eat with Lu Kexin.

After the meal, Lu Peng and Wang Wan'er chatted about the affairs of Putian Temple, and Lu Kexin interrupted from time to time.Slowly, as the night darkened, Wang Wan'er looked at the boy again, but she still didn't wake up, but her pulse was much stronger than before, so she covered him with another blanket, called Lu Kexin, and went back to the car to sleep.At first, the donkey made a little noise from time to time, but later, it also became quiet.

Under the night, the moonlight is hiding somewhere. In the endless darkness, a cluster of beating bonfires makes people look lonely and desolate, but after all, they also see a glimmer of hope for life.

Wang Wan'er and Lu Kexin were already sound asleep in the carriage, while Lu Peng was leaning on the carriage in the same posture as in the daytime.From the side, you can't tell whether the man is asleep or awake, but one thing is for sure, don't try to think of anything bad this night, or you will be very bad.

The faint night wind brought some coolness, and also some faint groans.

Lu Peng's internal strength is profound, and this voice cannot escape his ears.Lu Peng gently turned over and got out of the car, like a leaf being blown by the night wind, it rose and fell lightly, without the slightest sound.

The young man had already opened his eyes at this time, but his eyes were too blurred and lacked brilliance. However, when Lu Peng appeared in front of him, his dull eyes suddenly opened like copper bells. Gougou stared at Lu Peng.His lips moved slightly, but he couldn't speak, either because of lack of strength, or because of fear that his mouth couldn't obey.

"Son, don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person." Seeing the terrified look in the boy's eyes, Lu Peng thought that the boy must have encountered something terrible before he passed out, otherwise it was the first time he met him. He definitely wouldn't be so terrified, so he tried his best to speak softly, so as not to scare him again.

Lu Peng has been walking in the rivers and lakes for so many years, whether it is his enemies or those who have been favored by him, there is probably only one impression of him-stern, Lu Peng is like an iron rod made of fine iron, Never bent.But at this moment, his tone to the young man was extremely gentle. Apart from his family, this young man was the first person he saw this side of Lu Peng.Of course, the young man didn't know that the man who spoke softly in front of him turned out to be a very important figure in Jiangnan martial arts.

"Don't...don't...don't eat me, don't...don't...eat me!" The boy stammered out a few words, still looking frightened and flustered.

Lu Peng's face darkened. He knew that when hunger threatened people's survival, people would often do some crazy things.They eat weeds, bark, and soil like animals, and even worse, they eat people... Lu Peng lowered his body and asked the young man, "Are you hungry? I have bread and dried meat here. I want some." Right? By the way, there is still wine. But I can’t give you more, I can only give you two sips.” After speaking, he took out his wine gourd from behind and handed it to the young man.

Seeing that Lu Peng didn't seem to have any malice, and he was willing to feed himself, the young man seemed to be a little clear-headed.Then he slowly stretched out his hand, took the gourd and brought it to his mouth to drink, but he didn't swallow it very much, and even choked out a lot.Lu Peng smiled slightly, and said: "It's your fate to meet me, boy, don't worry, since you've been saved, with me here, no one will come to harm you and eat this bag of meat. Get some sleep and go on the road with me tomorrow morning." After saying that, he put the remaining jerky beside the boy.

Lu Peng said again: "Drink those few sips of wine, man, you must drink when you eat meat!"

The boy still looked straight at Lu Peng, but his eyes were no longer as panicked as before.There was an imperceptible smile on the corner of Lu Peng's mouth, and he looked at his wine gourd again, as if he was a little bit reluctant, and then flew back to the carriage.Wine, meat, nothing is more important to a person who has just returned from the death line of starvation.

In the early morning, the donkey cart continued to move forward amidst the creaking sound.But at this time there was another person beside Lu Peng, it was the young man. Although the young man's strength had recovered a little, he was still very weak.Wang Wan'er and Lu Kexin are women's relatives, so they were naturally in the car, so the boy sat in the "driver" seat with Lu Peng.

On the way, Lu Peng asked the young man about his past experiences, and learned that the young man's name was changed to Li Yuankun, and he was separated from his family on the way to escape from famine. Together with a few fellow villagers, he heard that the young man was hungry and anxious a few nights ago. After discussing to kill and eat him, he was terrified and turned around and ran back overnight.Arriving at the place where Lu Peng rested his feet yesterday, he really didn't have any strength left, so he wanted to wait there to die, not wanting to be seen by Lu Kexin, so he saved his life.

Although Li Yuankun is not very old, he also knows that he has received great favor from the Lu family, so he thanked him repeatedly on the way.Lu Peng and Wang Wan'er were very happy to see that Li Yuankun was very courteous.Lu Kexin got along very well because Li Yuankun was about the same age as her, and Li Yuankun gave way to her everywhere.

Lu Peng thought that Li Yuankun had nowhere to go, and he was able to talk to Lu Kexin along the way, so the good guy did it to the end and brought Li Yuankun back to Pinjian Villa. He originally wanted to teach him some ordinary boxing skills and be a Even the gatekeepers.I don't think Li Yuankun is very hardworking. The introductory kung fu taught by Lu Peng is extremely fast, and Lu Peng also values ​​Li Yuankun more and more.

Lu Peng has no children under his knees, and he also knows that his family's sword villa will never be supported by his daughter in the future. A few years ago, he took Situ Ying as his apprentice.Now that I have been with Li Yuankun for a long time, I also want to take this child in. If both children can achieve success in their studies, one of them will be selected in the future, and Lu Kexin will be betrothed to him. This will not only protect the foundation of Pinjian Villa, You can also find a good home for your daughter.

So, Lu Peng discussed with Wang Wan'er, and the two hit it off.Lu Peng chose an auspicious day, held a banquet, and invited several figures from the Jianghu in Shaoxing Mansion to let everyone be a witness, so he also accepted Li Yuankun as a disciple.Li Yuankun's life was saved by Lu Peng, and later he knew that Lu Peng was a well-known figure in Jiangnan martial arts, so he happily agreed.

In this way, Lu Peng had three direct disciples: Situ Ying, Li Yuankun, and of course his own daughter Lu Kexin.Situ Ying was older, so he was naturally the senior brother of the three of them. Although Li Yuankun started late, he was two years older than Lu Kexin, and was also accepted by Lu Peng as a disciple. Lu Kexin also called Li Yuankun the second senior brother at this time.

(End of this chapter)