Regaining the silver, the Li couple was pleasantly surprised. Madam Li didn't even care about the pain on her face as she hurriedly put the bag of silver into her clothes.
The three scoundrels were speechless and showed expressions of admiration. That wasn't a small amount of silver, enough to spend for a long time, but it was thrown on the ground so easily. Looking at Li Qingshan's back, if they had only been afraid before, they now had a lot of respect.
Such a good man who could distinguish kindness and grudges was just a story made up by storytellers. They didn't expect to see it with their own eyes. He was already so young, so he would definitely be someone in the future. The contempt they had for Li Qingshan's young age completely disappeared now.
Li Qingshan walked in front with large strides. The sun was setting in the west, and the mountains were silent. He felt extremely relaxed and calm, as if he had unloaded an invisible burden. His body was filled with strength, and even his fatigue disappeared. He faintly felt that if he were to practice Ox Demon's Fist of Great Strength now, it would be much smoother than during the day.
This wasn't an illusion. Whether it was Daoist supernatural powers or ordinary martial arts, they all had to be in harmony with the mind of the practitioner. Ox Demon's Fist of Great Strength was originally a martial art that was open and closed. It required one's mind to be clear and to advance bravely.
Li Qingshan was happy to settle this grudge, and there were no more obstacles in his heart. Naturally, it was in harmony with the essence of the martial art.
Back in the hut, Li Qingshan looked at the three scoundrels with bright eyes. "Just now, I have to thank you all." If it weren't for these three scoundrels, his brother and sister-in-law wouldn't have given in so easily. If they were to wield a wooden pole and a cleaver, he really wouldn't have been able to do anything. He might even have suffered.
He was moved by this, but he didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He also understood the benefits of numbers. Ox Demon King still needed six sworn brothers, let alone him! Of course, these three scoundrels weren't fit to be his brothers.
The three scoundrels hurriedly said, "Big brother, what are you saying? You are a magnanimous person and didn't bother with us. We can't even thank you enough. Patch-haired Liu didn't know what was good for him and deserved to die. We followed him and offended him in the past …"
Li Qingshan waved his hand and interrupted, "Let bygones be bygones."
Receiving this promise from him, the three ruffians felt their hearts relax, their thoughts became active, one after another they began to flatter him. When they were talking about their love, they almost wanted to plant grass as incense and become sworn brothers with him.
In his previous life, Li Qingshan had never been flattered and praised like this. Even though it came from the mouth of three scoundrels that he looked down on, he couldn't help but feel happy and proud in his heart. However, it was impossible for them to become sworn brothers. After a perfunctory reply, he sent the three of them away.
Oxen, who was lying on the side, said, "Why didn't you agree? If they are willing to accept you as their leader, you will be safer in this village. If there is any news, there will be people who will inform you."
In a small village, manpower was what mattered most. Most of the time, if a family had more brothers and more sons, other people wouldn't dare to bully them, and they could even bully others.
Li Qingshan said boldly, "Even if the people I, Li Qingshan, want to befriend aren't heroes who can roam the world, they are still men of steel who value friendship and righteousness. How can I associate with such people?" His voice was so loud that a few crows were startled and flew up, hovering around the treetops.
Oxen was silent. Looking at Li Qingshan's high-spirited appearance, he fell into deep thought.
Li Qingshan felt embarrassed and rubbed the back of his head, "Brother Ox, you must laugh at me for boasting, but this is what I think in my heart, and I'm only saying it for you to hear."
Out of nowhere, Oxen took out a gourd of wine and tossed it to Li Qingshan, "If you don't even dare to say a few big words, then you might as well go back to farming. What other big words do you have? Tell me."
Li Qingshan skillfully removed the cork and raised his head to gulp down a few mouthfuls of wine. He casually wiped his mouth and grinned, "I want to travel all over the world, taste all the delicacies in the world, drink all the good wine in the world, cultivate the most powerful divine arts, fight the strongest enemies, and sleep with the most beautiful women. Only then will my life not be in vain! Brother Ox, do you think this dream of mine can come true? "
"Definitely!"
"Alright, I'll take your auspicious words!"
The young man's great dream echoed through the tiny courtyard. Perhaps even he did not take it seriously right now, but a spark had already landed in his heart, about to ignite a prairie fire.
Taking advantage of the alcohol, Li Qingshan practised the three forms of the Ox Demon's Fist of Great Strength again. In his half-drunk state, he had no idea whether his movements were right or wrong. He only swung his fists and kicked as he liked. Meanwhile, Oxen only drank on one side and said nothing.
Li Qingshan collapsed on the ground, drunk.
The next day, the news of Li Qingshan returning the land money to his brother and sister-in-law spread through the village very quickly through the mouths of the three ruffians. Some people were filled with admiration towards his choice, praising him for his extraordinary spirit. There were also people who mocked him. Without land, what would he eat? Wouldn't he still have to work for caretaker Liu? I'd like to see if he still had any spirit by then.
However, they were not too bold to say it out loud. Li Erlang's name had already begun to establish itself in the Crouching Ox village.
Caretaker Liu was both happy and worried about this. He was obviously happy that Li Erlang would no longer bother with him over this piece of land, but he was worried that Li Erlang was someone who could clearly distinguish between kindness and grudges. Perhaps he was just holding back his hatred right now, only looking for an opportunity to take revenge. After all, patch-haired Liu had been ordered around by him in the past.
If Li Erlang came looking for him right now, it would be for the best. He had thousands of ways to deal with him, but he could not be on guard day and night. Sure enough, it was better to bully an old man than to bully a poor young man.
Caretaker Liu pondered in the hall. A hunchbacked old man arrived before the gatehouse under the support of a young man, but he was stopped by the guards at the gate.
Caretaker Liu immediately went up to receive him. He smiled with his chubby face, "Great village head Li, what brings you here?"
Village head Li said sternly, "I don't know when you set up guards here. May I ask what you're guarding against?"
Caretaker Liu smiled awkwardly. His clan was a landlord, but it was still a small village in the mountains after all. It obviously could not be as well-connected as the large clans in the city. There was only an old gatekeeper, so why would there be anyone guarding the gate normally?
Although he had done everything he could to annex the land in the village, it was still mostly through legitimate transactions. Even if he bullied people, he would bully those who could not fight back. He did not have that many enemies. The person he had to guard against right now was obviously Li Qingshan. In his eyes, this kid was originally someone who could not fight back, but his reaction in the end had taken him by surprise.
The two of them went into the house to talk. Village head Li did not beat around the bush, saying, "Caretaker Liu, you're someone who has seen the world. Tell me, how should we deal with this Li Erlang?"
His eyes were bloodshot. The villagers were afraid of Li Qingshan, and he was afraid too. The older people got, the more afraid they were of death. Last night, he lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Whenever there was any movement, he would immediately sit up. He was afraid that Li Qingshan would sneak in and take his old life, so he almost did not sleep the whole night.
He got up early in the morning and made up his mind that if he did not get rid of this worry in his heart, he would not be able to live, so he came to Caretaker Liu.
Caretaker Liu spread his hands and said, "How should we deal with him? The villagers all respect him as a good man. Besides, there's no proof that patch-haired Liu was killed by him."
"How could it not be killed by him? It's almost written on his face," said the young man beside Village head Li. He was Village head Li's son, Li Hu. He was also a tyrant in the village, but now his prestige was weakened by Li Qingshan, so he was very dissatisfied.
"Even if it's written on his face, you won't recognize it." Caretaker Liu glared at him. You're just a kid, and you dare to be rude in front of me. He looked at Village head Li and softened his tone, "Do you know what he did last night?"
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