Chapter 34

  After noon, the weather was still scorching hot, and the sun beating down on me felt like a fire burning.

  The mountain path was overgrown with weeds, leaving only a narrow trail. The air was humid and sweltering, making it a torture to walk on such a road. Sweat poured out like wringing a towel, layer by layer.

  There were two people walking on this road, both dressed as scholars, with white robes and hair tied up. The one in front had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, with a slender build. His long robe was tucked into his waist, his hair stuck to his face, and his skin was somewhat tanned and dry.

  "Brother, wait for me, don't go so fast." The person following behind him was much thinner, like a child wearing clothes that didn't belong to him: "Why not stay in Youzhou City, but instead come here, causing us both to suffer together."

  "It's impossible to travel a thousand miles, how can you know the affairs of the world? Just staying in Youzhou City, where can you see this beautiful river and mountain?" My brother turned his head around, smiled with a mischievous grin, his smile was clean and pretty.

  "What's good about this poor mountain and evil water? I've heard there are bandits here, don't invite the bandits over." His younger brother said with a complaint while running ahead.

  "What's there to fear about mountain bandits? If they dare come, with just my sword, I can cut a path through them." Brother patted the sword at his waist, which rang out with a clang.

  "Hey!" A loud shout, Cheng Dairen jumped out of the woods, shouting: "Robbery! Robbery! Men stand on the left, women stand on the right, and you... what about you? Stand in the middle."

  His younger brother's face turned red and he quickly stood behind his older brother. His older brother gave Cheng Da Lei a glance, then drew out the sword at his waist with a clang.

  "With me here, you have nothing to fear."

  With sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, he looked spirited and handsome. He glanced at the axe in Cheng Dairen's hand, then at his own sword, and suddenly raised his hand in a gesture of surrender.

  "We surrender!"

  "Huh?"

  "Huh?"

  Cheng Dali and the man's brother opened their eyes wide at the same time. The older brother suddenly pulled off the younger brother's hat and said, "This is my sister, born with a beautiful face, really can't do without her, you keep her, let me go."

  Long hair falls down, setting off a delicate face that is almost translucent, and the man dressed as a woman shows a few more special charms.

  "Brother!" His sister looked displeased and kicked him: "How could you betray me?"

  "Sister, I still have a long way to go, you just sacrifice for me this once, I will miss you."

  "Who made you miss him, you're just a bastard."

  "Halt!"

  Cheng Dali immediately stopped the siblings and asked: "What's your name?"

  "My name is Li Yuanyu, his name is Li Xingze." This time it's the sister selling out her brother.

  "What's going on?" Cheng Dairen asked.

  "Poet!" Li Xing Zhe exclaimed, raising his head.

  "A poet?" Cheng Dalai asked in surprise.

  "It's true, my dream is to travel all over China and write poems that will be remembered for thousands of years." Li Xingzhai said seriously.

  "So you must have been to many places?" Cheng Daire thought for a moment and said, "Great, congratulations, you've all been kidnapped."

  The two were driven up the mountain by Cheng Dairen. Li Yuanni whispered: "Brother, do we really have to go up the mountain with him?"

  "Hurry up, what's all the fuss about!" Cheng Dalai urged.

  Finally, Da Lei brought the two to Hamao Village. As they passed by the school grounds, when Li Yuanni saw the large flag of Hamao Village, she was stunned for a moment.

  "Could this be the legendary Toad Village?"

  "Huh? Where did this rumor come from?" Cheng Dairen was somewhat perplexed.

  Li Xingzhe looked at Cheng Dairen and said, "Are you the infamous Toad King who single-handedly resisted a thousand elite soldiers with just five men, causing them to lose their helmets and armor in the Black Stone City?"

  "Huh? Am I really this famous now?" Cheng Daire rubbed his head.

  "It's said that you eat human flesh and drink human blood at every meal... You've caught us and taken us up the mountain, you wouldn't want to eat us, would you?" Li Wan'er asked in terror.

  "Do I look like someone who eats human flesh?" Cheng Dairen said helplessly.

  "Exactly." Li Yuanni nodded vigorously.

  Cheng Dairen rushed into the street.

  "Alright, I'll tell you the rules of Heiwa Village." Cheng Dairen composed his injured emotions and said: "You can stay here, I won't hit you or lock you up. If you want to leave, feel free to do so, but within a fifty-mile radius are all mountain bandits. If you're confident you can safely leave Qingniu Mountain, then go ahead."

  "What are you leaving us here for? Do you really want..." Li Yuanni subconsciously hugged her chest tightly.

  "Cough." Cheng Dairen cleared his throat and reluctantly withdrew his gaze from Li Yu'er's chest, looking at Li Xiangzhe and saying: "You're a poet, aren't you? Write down all your experiences. When you've finished, I'll send someone to escort you out of Qingniu Mountain."

  "General Xu!" Cheng Daire shouted: "Prepare pens and ink for them, arrange a room."

  Li Xingzhe and Li Yu'er were sent into a room. When the room was left with only two people, Li Yu'er said discontentedly: "Brother, why did you deliberately stay here? Your swordsmanship is even praised by our teacher..."

  "Huh." Li Xingzai fell onto the earthen bed, and he was quite adapted to this simple environment: "Don't you think this mountain stronghold is interesting?"

  "What's so interesting about it? I didn't notice anything."

  "It's my first time seeing a mountain bandit who's seen the world, and this stronghold feels like there's something else to it." Li Xingzhai spread out the rice paper in front of him: "Come, grind the ink, since you're a poet, let me compose a poem first."

  ……

  Name: Cheng Dairen (a somewhat famous ordinary mountain bandit)

  Age: 18

  Skills: Triple Axe

  Hidden attribute: A good person

  Li Xingzai's siblings had just left when Cheng Dairei began to check his own information. He had been busy with other things and hadn't looked at his own information in a long time, but it turned out that his reputation had unknowingly leveled up. This should be the result of defending against the Blackstone Castle attack, as news gradually spread and he reaped the rewards of fame.

  Used to be a rookie, now has some reputation, don't know what other uses there will be if the prestige continues to rise, at least for now, it's useless.

  "Big boss." Huang San Yuan greeted Cheng Da Lei with a nod.

  Cheng Darui remembered something and asked: "You sent chili peppers to Luoye City, what was the response?"

  "I've handed over all the chili peppers to Miss Su's family, and as for how they'll be received, I'm afraid we'll have to wait a few days to find out." - Huang San Yuan.

  "So what do you think of the dishes stir-fried with chili peppers recently?"

  "At first I didn't think it was suitable, but after a few days of not eating it, I quite miss it." - Huang San Yuan.

  Seeing Huang San Yuan's expression, Cheng Da Lei felt more confident. It seems that chili peppers still need to be cultivated well, and the future development of Shan Zhai can rely on them.

  "What are the other bandits up to?" Cheng Dairen asked as he walked towards the bandit's farmland, "Are they all thinking of ways to steal that batch of birthday gifts?"

  "Now the whole Qingniu Mountain is staring at this matter, as long as that batch of longevity gifts passes through Qingniu Mountain, someone will definitely take action." Huang San Yuan asked: "Master, are we really not taking action?"