I'm just a soldier, why should I fight you in a duel?

The night was dark, and the wind was howling.

It was night,

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the wind was sobbing.

Twenty miles away from Lin'an County, there was a desolate old house.

There was a large locust tree several meters high planted in the yard.

Suddenly, the wind became louder, and a few crows fluttered into the yard and disappeared in an instant.

A gloomy and turbid fog suddenly appeared.

The fog spread rapidly, visible to the naked eye, until it enveloped the entire house.

After a while,

the fog shrank and disappeared at a very fast speed.

Looking again, a mansion appeared out of thin air, as if it had been renovated.

The door lintel is tall and beautifully carved, and looks magnificent. Several big red lanterns hanging on it flicker and go out, like a short circuit in the wires, and also like the stars in the sky.

There are two majestic black stone lions on the side of the door, as if they are ready to eat people at any time.

The most terrifying thing is that the house is brightly lit and full of people.

But if you look inside by leaning on the wall, you can't see any human figures.

Only the branches on the big locust tree are shaking constantly, making a "rustling" sound.

This house...

It seems to have restored its former luxury,

but it is weird and abnormal.

Didi Dada...

Dangdangdang...

The door of the house was suddenly opened, and bursts of suona and gongs and drums sounded from inside, which sounded quite festive.

Then there were the heavy footsteps of many people and the neighing of horses.

Hiss...

Hiss...

The strange mist gushed out again, and two tall horses with red flowers on their foreheads appeared out of thin air.

Beside them stood a very bloated, heavily made-up, and red-robed bride-in-law.

Behind the horse followed a fiery red sedan chair, carried by eight white-clothed servants with their eyes closed, who looked like paper men.

Their faces were pale, but their cheeks were painted red, and each of them had a wicked but festive smile at the corner of their mouth.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

The curtain of the sedan chair rose without wind, and a looming graceful figure suddenly appeared inside.

She was wearing a blood-red shawl, and her head was covered by a red veil, so her face could not be seen clearly.

Her hands were folded on her abdomen, and she was wearing a pair of three-inch blood-red embroidered shoes.

Just looking at her made people feel flustered.

"On the 18th day of the first lunar month, an auspicious day, Gaoliangtai..."

"Put on the red makeup, one foot of hatred, cut in a hurry..."

"Cut off my beloved, why won't he come back..."

Suddenly, a female voice singing opera came from under the blood-red veil, and waited for the song to end.

The eight sedan bearers opened their eyes instantly, and their smiling mouths kept making suona and drum sounds, and they walked forward slowly.

Their steps were very standard, as if every step was measured with a ruler.

In the night, a strange team of brides left the mansion.

No one knew where their destination was.

...

"Damn, the chef of Yihongyuan is really good!"

Zhang Bao's face was slightly red, and he rode his horse drunkenly, saying to Zhang Biao who was standing next to him with a serious face.

Zhang Biao resisted the urge to kick his brother, turned his head and looked carefully at Wei Yuan who was lying on his back on another horse, and then cursed in a low voice.

"You fool, your brain was kicked by a donkey, right? It's okay for the adults to drink a little wine! Why did you drink so much!"

"That...wasn't it...the adults insisted that I drink!"

Zhang Bao stuttered, but he didn't dare to have any temper in front of his brother, so he could only blame his own adults.

Anyway, Wei Yuan was sleeping soundly now, and he couldn't hear what he said.

"Besides, this little bit of wine is nothing, it will be gone with the evil spirit!"

"I just got drunk on purpose, just like the adults."

"Remember, remember ... "Remembering the madam of Yihong Courtyard? Or remembering your pockets that get empty every time you go there."

"Not the madam..."

Zhang Bao's face flushed, and he argued.

"I just like to listen to some songs, isn't that enough? Besides, it's always good to have many skills! Let's learn, just like learning to read!"

This made Zhang Biao so angry that he laughed.

"Are you going there to listen to the songs? I don't even want to expose you!"

"You are just coveting the madam's body, you are so cheap!"

"Besides, your hoarse voice sounds like ghosts howling, and you still want to learn?"

"Every time you kill a chicken, you don't need a knife. You go to the chicken coop and shout, and the chickens that fainted are enough for the three of us adults to eat for four or five meals!"

After saying this, Zhang Biao hated her.

He slapped his second brother on the back of his head.

"With the little salary I earn, I either go to the brothel or go to Huichunfang to buy kidney medicine!"

"Brother...you..." Zhang Bao's confidence became weaker and weaker, and he could only utter a few words slowly.

"It's so heartbreaking!"

Zhang Biao saw his brother bowed his head and didn't say anything, and felt that he had preached too much, so he could only shut up and quietly continue to lead the two horses forward.

Zhang Bao followed behind with his head drooping, like an eggplant hit by frost.

The two of them led two horses each and slowly moved towards Lin'an County.

Although the eldest brother is like a father, the two are about the same age, and Zhang Biao knows that his second brother will get annoyed if he preaches too much.

After a while, Zhang Biao, who was facing away, coughed twice, and then spoke slowly.

"I will only leave you some of my salary for food and drink, and I won't give you the rest!"

"When you save enough money next year, I will find you a marriage! Find a good girl, and leave a descendant for our Zhang family!"

Zhang Biao sighed deeply, with a helpless tone.

When he broke through to the Five Internal Organs Evil Wheel Realm, he was still full of confidence, thinking that he had a way to make a living in this chaotic world.

But when he saw the gray wolf monster today...

He knew that he was just a frog in the well and an ant in the cave!

Besides, as a member of the Taiping Army, he had to fight against demons every time he went out to fight. Who knows, he might be buried in the mouth of the demon one day.

"This damn world!"

"Brother!"

Zhang Bao interrupted his brother's contemplation with a bitter smile, and then said in a firm tone.

"I... don't want to get married."

"What?" Zhang Biao came back to his senses, frowned, and his eyes were full of confusion!

Zhang Bao swept away the decadence just now, and looked at his elder brother with burning eyes.

"I want to build achievements with adults! After I have achieved success, I will think about the issue of getting married and having children!"

"The two are not contradictory, second brother!"

"No! Big brother! This conflict! This is very contradictory! You also know that this is a chaotic world!"

"You have also seen the fate of those farmers who were played by the demons!"

Zhang Bao's voice became louder and louder, and his chest rose and fell more and more violently, and there seemed to be injustice in his tone.

"Life and death are at your will, and food is not enough to fill your stomach!"

"I don't want my wife and children to live worse than pigs and dogs in the future!"

After hearing this, Zhang Biao was silent. He was not an old stubborn.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that his brother was right.

After a moment, he nodded.

Seeing this, Zhang Bao immediately changed his expression and asked Zhang Biao with a smile.

"Brother, what about next month's salary..."

"Shut up! If you ask again, I won't give you a penny!"

Dongdongclang,

Dingdidi, Dada

Dongdongclang...

Suddenly, the sound of gongs, drums and suonas rang out in the forest, breaking the silence of the mountain road.

The sound was mechanical and unpleasant, but also very strange.

"What is the noise! ​​It's so fucking unpleasant!"

Zhang Bao looked in the direction of the sound, suddenly swallowed hard, and then froze in place.