Qianmen Zhimen
Chapter 4
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"Uncle!" Luo Wenjia stammered said, "I still thibk we should notify the local government! If we secretly organized armed forces, it"s a serious thing that violation the "Law of the Ming Dynasty"."
Luo Zonghan first in a daze, then angrily said: "You really is a scholar, so why the "law of Ming Dynasty" don"t restrain these kungfu masters like the Nangong family? The law of the world is the law of the jungle, anyone without a sword to self-defense, they only can be bullied and trampled upon. Notify the local government? Now which officers don"t like money but care about the truth? I think you are too bookish, even don"t know the basic of the world. OK, you just need study hard abd prepare to go to the capital sitting the imperial examinations, I hope have one day you can get an official post, then our Luo family will never bullied by others. "
Luo Wenjia still want to argue, but Luo Zonghan has been arrange the patrolling members, he has no time to talk with this useless scholar. Luo Wenjia had to leave the ancestral hall alone, but he just walk to the big banyan tree which is in front of the ancestral hall, the hands of lantern suddenly put out in a windless environment, Luo Wenjia lost his sight, then feel his body suddenly fly up, fall on the high branches, several feet off the ground. Luo Wenjia feel frightened, he hurriedly hold the trunk, when he just wants to open mouth to shout, but his back suddenly numb, mouth can"t make any sounds.
"f.u.c.k, did not expect both hard and soft tactics are useless to Luo Zonghan, If I preknow about this, I"d be the first one to kill him!" He heared a husky voice complaints at his side, Luo Wenjia turned to look, found he"s a long hair black cloth man, he attached to the trunk like a snake, with legs wrapped around a diagonal branch, just overlooking the ancestral hall from the top of the banyan tree.
"Third childe said don"t kill Luo Zonghan. He is the head of the clan, as long as he admit his mistake, we can get the whole Luojiazhuang. Third childe don"t want to deal with them one after another one, that"s too trouble." Behind him he heared a sweet voice, make his ear feel itch. Luo Wenjia turned to look, only to find a woman dressed in white is lazy leaning on the branches, her slender legs softly wrapped on the trunk, like a white snake rest on the tree. And his back collar is hold in her hands with orchid shaped fingers.
Black cloth man quietly jumped on the branches, with a cold eyes look at Luo Wenjia, complained to the white cloth woman: "Why you catch him?" The white cloth woman soft smiled: "I want to ask him, what"s the plan of Luo Zonghan?" "Is this also need to ask?" The black man cold snorted, "He is just a countryman, what kind of plan can pose a threat to our black and white unruly snakes?"
"Be careful always good!" White cloth woman said and turn Luo Wenjia"s head, with a smile looked at him. "Originally this is a handsome scholar, look at your dress, are you a Xiucai? Tell me, what"s the plan of Luo Zonghan?" She said and flapped on his chest, Luo Wenjia felt his chest tightness has reduced, and his throat also no longer hoa.r.s.e.
By the dim moonlight, Luo Wenjia barely see the white woman"s face. She seems not very old, but in the eyes she seems have experienced many vicissitudes of life. Beautiful eyes and eyebrow, small mouth and dainty nose, when she smiled slightly, her cheeks will give birth to two dimples. If not because her face is too pale so somewhat frightening, she is really a beautiful woman. Although Luo Wenjia do not know her name, but from their talk, he guess that she is must the white snake of black and white unruly snakes. The moment Luo Wenjia find she is looking at him with a faint smile, he immediately held up his head and said: "I won"t tell you! There is no way you are gonna make me!"
"Don"t waste your time!" The man in black jump to the side of Luo Wenjia like a snake, waved his hands, "Let"s simply kill him, anyway, tomorrow we have to kill."
"Wait!" White cloth woman block the black cloth man"s hand, "Third childe said, one day can only kill one person. Murder is not the purpose, it mainly for drive away the villagers of Luojiazhuang."
The black man with a cold sounds: "Well, I think it just because you have l.u.s.t again? Careful, don"t mess it up, or how do you explain it to third childe?"
"Shut up!" The white cloth woman shouted, use her hand slap on the black cloth man. Take advantage of this opportunity, Luo Wenjia suddenly cried aloud: "Help! Help!"
All the people poured out from ancestral hall, they immediately surrounded the banyan tree. Although the big banyan tree standing isolated in the front of the ancestral hall, but it"s very thick, its canopy like a huge umbrella, completely obscured the people in the tree, and on the night, people can not immediately find where is black and white unruly snakes.
"OK, let"s go. Don"t talk to them." White snake said and frivolous pinch Luo Wenjia"s face, "Luo childe keep you legs, be careful not to fall down, sister will come to see you someday." she said and waved hand, a long whip appeared in her hands, she gently waved around in a branch in the distance, the body light swing, like a snake swing in the branches, leisurely swing out several meters, then take back whip and curved body in the air, through inertia flew over ten feet distance, light falls on the roof of the ancestral hall. Just like her, black snake also swing to the ancestral hall.
Luo Wenjia dumbfounded looked at the scene, after a moment he come back to earth, pointing to their place and shouted: "They are there, they are on the roof!"
The others heard Luo Wenjia"s words , they busy to look above the hall, but can see nothing. People hurry and bustle rescue Luo Wenjia from the tree, and listen to him to say what just happened. Thay are all somewhat skeptical, because in their world, they never heard of some strange people like black and white unruly snakes. Only Luo Zonghan were grim expressions on his face, said to others: "The world is big, the talented people also not less. If it really like Wenjia said, the man and the woman are called by Nangong family, I"m afraid our Luojiazhuang really get in trouble. Unfortunately, there is no evidence to prove Wenjia"s words, it"s difficult to make the government believe us, we have to strengthen the alert. Tonight, we should patrolling together, don"t act alone."
All the people promised annd back home. When the day just dawning, Luo Wenjia heard the gongs again. He rushed to the ancestral hall, but see Luo Zonghan looked dejected, seems suddenly become old overnight. There is a corpse in the center of ancestral hall, that is his eldest son, Luo Shaolong.
See the people all had come, Luo Zonghan looked at all the people: "Last night to hear the description of Wenjia, I know by our strength, we can never against with black and white unruly snakes. So early in the morning, I let Shaolong to go to Yangzhou martial arts, please the famous Jiangnan Iron Palm, Ding Jianfeng to help us. Master Ding known as helpfulness, in the past he suffered grievous injuries, it"s I carry him climbed three ridge to find doctors, finally restored his life, so he still owes me a favor. If we can get him to help, he must can deal with the black and white unruly snake. But I never expected Shaolong just out of the village, he was back on the horse. His whole body has no scars, but he had died. It seems the black and white unruly snake has locked us, no one is allowed to leave Luojiazhuang."
"Fight! Let"s fight with them!" The people were furious, they shouted in unison. Luo Zonghan sighed: "Black and white unruly snakes hidden in the dark, even if we want fight with them, we even can"t find them. It seems I have go to Yangzhou in person, as long as Master Ding can help us, Luojiazhuang can be kept safe."
See the eyes of clan members filled with fear, Luo Zonghan pretending to be easy to laugh: "You don"t have to worry about. I was also travel and roam the world in the past, my nine ring machete also had drink a lot of blood of ganef. If the black and white unruly snakes block my way, even I can"t fight with them, but escape is not a big problem."
When he finished he was about to go out, but Luo Wenjia stand out: "Uncle, if I from another road secretly rush to Yangzhou, wouldn"t it be better?"
Luo Zonghan know if black and white unruly snakes block his way, his kungfu isn"t good, it"s not enough to protect himself, if Luo Wenjia can from another road secretly rushed to Yangzhou, it also can be regarded as a good way. Thought about this, he took out a piece of jade from his bosom, pa.s.s it to Luo Wenjia: "this is the keepsake that Master Ding leave for me, he once said to me, if I"m in dangerous, as long as sent this keepsake to him, he would go through fire and water to help me. Once you see Master Ding, show him the jade, he naturally would know how to do."
"Uncle you can rest a.s.sured! I will not let you disappointed!" Luo Wenjia hidden the jade in his bosom. Luo Zonghan patted the shoulder of Luo Wenjia: "You have highly cultured, and skilled in debate, only you go to send the message can make me rea.s.suring. Uncle I help you move the attention of black and white unruly snakes, you from river go to Yangzhou by night. The hundreds of people"s lives of Luojiazhuang, they are all rely on us!"