Chapter 5: Zhang Cheng

Early the next morning, on the bright and sunny road,

Feng Suzhen's horse had already been mortgaged to Zhang Cheng.

Because the money she brought when she went out wasn't much, only less than a thousand taels of silver!

And it was all silver notes, so she could only use the least "valuable" horse as collateral.

Thanks to this horse, Situ Yaozu and Zhang Cheng finally didn't have to walk.

Arriving at a nearby small town, Zhang Cheng exchanged two buckets of instant noodles for money and bought a carriage!

Driving the carriage forward, Zhang Cheng seemed to have forgotten one thing: he couldn't ride a horse at all.

Watching his cousin mess around in front for a long time, with the carriage even moving backward a few steps, Situ Yaozu finally couldn't take it anymore.

An hour later, the carriage was driving on the road.

Situ Yaozu looked at Zhang Cheng curiously and said, "Cousin, do you think Miss Feng can really reach Bianjing alone?"

"When you said that, she had already encountered trouble!"

Looking at Situ Yaozu speechlessly, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but grumble.

"Really? Cousin, how do you know!"

Leaning forward curiously, Situ Yaozu hurriedly asked.

"Because I saw it!"

Pointing not far ahead, Zhang Cheng rolled his eyes and said.

"Hey, it really is Miss Feng!"

Looking at Feng Suzhen, who was wearing a set of men's clothing, Situ Yaozu was surprised.

They had parted ways in the small town, but he didn't expect fate to be so wonderful!

Zhang Cheng: Cousin, the road to Bianjing is only this one!

Situ Yaozu:...

"This young master, I advise you to hand over the money and the horse, otherwise don't blame us for being impolite!"

Holding a sharp blade, a somewhat burly man looked at Feng Suzhen and said.

"You actually dare to block the road and rob, are you not afraid of the law!"

Pointing at the man in front, Feng Suzhen was encountering this kind of thing for the first time.

Because she was born in a high-ranking family since childhood, she never thought that the "green forest robbers" recorded in books really existed!

"The law? I tell you, on this road, I am the law!"

Roaring at Feng Suzhen, the man immediately led people forward.

Feeling the pressure, cold sweat couldn't help but break out on Feng Suzhen's pretty face.

But just then, a bandit looked at the carriage not far away and said: "Boss, another fat sheep!"

"Oh, is that so? Then it seems our luck is not bad today!"

Laughing loudly, the man hadn't finished speaking when Zhang Cheng, who had gotten off the carriage, took a knife from his waist and stepped forward.

"Cousin, I'll help you!"

Getting off the carriage with his sword, Situ Yaozu was also very serious.

And just as the two walked forward, Feng Suzhen showed an excited expression: "You two, you've come too!"

"Nonsense, we are going to Bianjing, can we not pass here?"

Looking at Feng Suzhen in annoyance, Zhang Cheng immediately said: "Remember, you owe our brothers fifty taels, plus one life!"

"What?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng in disbelief, Feng Suzhen was stunned.

"Because from now on, our brothers will escort you to Bianjing, and since you've hired us, whether you do it or not, you have to pay. If we're short even one coin, our brothers won't let you off!"

Looking at Feng Suzhen, Zhang Cheng said domineeringly: "Did you hear that?"

"He... heard it!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng timidly, Feng Suzhen felt that the young man before her was actually more terrifying than the green forest robbers blocking the road!

"Are these two not giving me, 'Down-the-Mountain Tiger', any face?"

Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, the man walked forward with an angry face.

"Cousin, do him!"

Hearing the man's words, Zhang Cheng didn't have any nonsense.

After all, they had already blocked the road; if you want to fight, just fight. Why so many human relationships!

"Swish!"

Wielding the Beiqing Sword Technique, Situ Yaozu rushed forward with a cigarette in his mouth.

Looking at Situ Yaozu before him, the man still intended to say a few scene-setting words, but he didn't expect these two to not talk about martial virtue at all!

When you're out mixing, even if you're not a Jianghu person, you should at least report your name!

Watching Situ Yaozu make a move, Zhang Cheng also rushed forward with a knife.

"Watch my Five-Tiger Gate-Breaking Knife..."

Roaring, the man swung the big knife in his hand down.

However, before he could get close, Zhang Cheng took a beautiful step back, then reached into his bosom,

"Watch my hidden weapon, Scattering Flowers in the Rain!"

Throwing out the things in his hand, Zhang Cheng also roared very cooperatively.

"Puff!"

Watching his cousin's actions, Situ Yaozu almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Because what "Scattering Flowers in the Rain," isn't this the lime powder his cousin bought this morning?

"Oh no, my eyes!"

Having his eyes covered by lime, the man immediately screamed.

But just then, Zhang Cheng took the opportunity to slash the other's neck with a knife: "Fight me, you can't even catch my hidden weapon, what do you have to rely on! This knife, twenty years of skill, can you block it?"

Looking at this scene in disbelief, both the bandits and Situ Yaozu fell silent.

Because they had also been in the Jianghu for a long time, but they had never seen such a shameless person!

"What a powerful hidden weapon!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng with surprise, Feng Suzhen looked at the other party slashing the bandit leader with one move, her eyes full of surprised expressions.

"The leader has been killed, everyone, let's go together!"

Raising the big knife in his hand, a mountain bandit roared.

But just as he rushed forward, he was kicked to the ground by Situ Yaozu.

A few minutes later, when the fleeing mountain bandits threw away their weapons and left, Zhang Cheng hurriedly stepped forward and began to fumble.

"Wow, so poor, how do you guys work as bandits!"

"Hey, this is not bad, he even hid three taels of broken silver, not bad!"

"Pah, poor ghost!"

Just as Zhang Cheng finished fumbling through them one by one, Situ Yaozu on the side bit his cigarette and said: "Cousin, can you stop throwing lime powder next time, it's very embarrassing!"

"Cousin, you don't understand, the Jianghu is dangerous. If you don't throw it, and I don't throw it, how can we become grandmasters!"

Looking at Situ Yaozu quite seriously, Zhang Cheng explained.

But looking at Zhang Cheng, Situ Yaozu still intended to say something, but Zhang Cheng took out a pack of cigarettes and said: "Here, cousin, go play on the side!"

"Hey, thank you, cousin!"

Looking at the cigarettes in his hand, Situ Yaozu immediately became happy.

Before long, just as Zhang Cheng gathered all the weapons, he threw them into the "exchange mall."

Because he discovered that apart from silver, these weapons could also be exchanged for money. Although it wasn't much, at least there was profit to be made!

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng had a fanatical idea about going to the battlefield.

He didn't necessarily have to be able to fight, but as long as he was fast at looting, he could still get rich!

"Suzhen is here, thank you both for saving my life!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng and Situ Yaozu with gratitude, Feng Suzhen cupped her hands and bowed.

"Fifty taels!"

Stretching out his hand, Zhang Cheng looked at Feng Suzhen with a smile.

"Can't you talk about Jianghu righteousness?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, who asked for money the moment he opened his mouth, Feng Suzhen grumbled.

"What righteousness is there to talk about? Others' life-saving grace is 'the young woman has nothing to repay, willing to offer her body,' but here, I only charge you fifty taels, which is not bad. And I don't need you to be a cow or a horse in your next life, how cost-effective is that!"

Looking at Feng Suzhen with a face full of smiles, Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes.

"I curse you to never find a woman in your whole life!"

Taking out the money angrily, Feng Suzhen handed a fifty-tael silver ingot to Zhang Cheng.

Catching the silver, Zhang Cheng laughed indifferently: "Isn't listening to music in the brothel good? Love and romance only affect a great man's ability to build a career!"

(End of chapter)