Monkey automatically filtered out the girl's big belly, "Yes, I did. But I was seriously injured at that time, and it took me half a year to recover. Thanks to the care of the villagers. Later, when the grain was ripe, I witnessed the bandits looting. It was really outrageous. The soldiers here were no different from bandits. Every time the grain was ripe, they would rob it. "
Niu Youdao could understand his feelings. He knew that Monkey used to be a special soldier and had some kind of complex. If he hadn't unintentionally helped Monkey's widowed mother, he wouldn't have sought refuge with a person like him. After all, he was a person of another path. Monkey only sought refuge with him to repay what his unfilial son owed his mother. After that, they gradually formed a brotherly bond.
"Later, I thought that I might not be able to find you outside. I guessed that you would come back to the village sooner or later to return the favor, so I decided to wait for you here. And I also wanted to return the favor to the villagers. To prevent them from being robbed again and again, I stayed and trained the villagers. Also, my body is not very good, so I took advantage of these years to train my body. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I died in such a chaotic world without any ability to protect myself. "
Niu Youdao nodded. They both understood each other. It seemed that they would meet again.
"What about you?" Monkey gestured to Shang Chaozong and others with his chin, "What's going on? They came with you, but they don't seem to be very friendly to you. "
"Ha!" Niu Youdao looked back and realized that he had left those people alone. He patted Monkey's back, "Come, let me introduce you."
After bringing Monkey over, Niu Youdao introduced Shang Chaozong and the others to him, and then introduced Monkey. "This is my good brother, he's called …" Scratching his head, he turned back and asked Monkey, "What's your name again?" Just now, he forgot to ask what his current name was.
Lan Ruoting and others' jaws almost dropped. Good brother, what's your name? Your friendship is obviously not ordinary. How can you lie through your teeth like this? This person sent by the Shangqing Sect is a bit dishonest!
Monkey glanced at them calmly, "Yuan Gang!"
"Oh! Yes, Yuan Gang. I've been away from the village for so long that I've forgotten your name. "Niu Youdao turned around and smiled awkwardly at the crowd." I don't have a good memory. "
Whether or not they believed him was another matter, but they were all carefully sizing up Yuan Gang. Their gazes subconsciously noticed the daggers tied to Yuan Gang's forearm and thigh. He was dressed like a villager, but his temperament was clearly different. It was obvious that he did not take them seriously.
It would be strange if ordinary villagers in the mountains didn't tremble in fear when they saw their lineup. How could they be so calm? The Prince! Don't you know who the Prince is? Shang Chaozong and the others looked at each other and couldn't help but feel suspicious. Could it be that everyone from this village was like this?
Thinking of this, they became curious and wanted to see just what kind of village this was.
"Tell your men not to move. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!" Yuan Gang stared at Shang Chaozong and warned coldly.
The guard beside Shang Chaozong was about to explode in anger, but Shang Chaozong stretched out his hand to stop him.
Yuan Gang gave the guard a contemptuous look, turned around, stuck two fingers into his mouth, and blew a loud whistle.
There was movement in the forest at the side. Five or six young men ran out one after another. They approached with vigilant expressions, obviously afraid of the soldiers.
Lan Ruoting and the others looked at each other again and felt that this reaction was more like what a villager should be like.
"Brother Gang, this is?" The young man in the lead tried to ask.
Yuan Gang pointed at Niu Youdao and said, "Big Stick, go back and tell the village that Niu Youdao is back. I'm not going back and will be leaving with him. You guys just follow my instructions and there shouldn't be any problems." Without asking for Niu Youdao's opinion, Yuan Gang made the decision for Niu Youdao and decided not to return to the village!
Niu Youdao nodded slightly and smiled at them. He understood Yuan Gang's intention. Yuan Gang didn't want outsiders to enter the village to find out what was going on. As for leaving with him, that was something he should do.
"Niu Youdao?" Big Stick was stunned. He stared at Niu Youdao and sized him up. Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on his face and said, "Ah! Brother Dao, it's really you. You've become rich. If Brother Gang didn't mention it, I wouldn't have recognized you. Brother Dao, I'm Big Stick, the Big Stick that used to play with your butt! "
"And me, I'm Mengzi!"
"Brother Dao, I'm Little Gou …"
"I'm Big Bowl. Brother Dao, where have you been all these years? You disappeared back then, and the village was looking for you everywhere. Later on, there were people who came to the village to ask about you. There were even people who saw you in the city … "
A few young men surrounded him and fought to be the first to shout. They seemed to be overjoyed.
There were people who came to the village to ask about me? There were people in the village who saw me in the city? Niu Youdao was stunned for a moment. Then, he seemed to have guessed something. He laughed out loud and pointed at the young men who came over. "Big Stick, Mengzi, Little Gou …" In any case, he called out the names that they had introduced themselves by. "I remember all of them. Big Bowl went fishing with me in the river and almost drowned …" Since he didn't know any of them, he just randomly said the things that all the mountain village kids would do.
The corner of Yuan Gang's mouth twitched. He realized that Daoye was still the same Daoye!
Big Bowl nodded happily and said, "Yes, yes!" However, he was wondering in his heart. He seemed to have touched the fish before. Did he almost drown?
"Brother Dao, since you're back, aren't you going to the village to take a look? Brother Gangzi said that you are leaving. Where are you going? " Big Stick asked curiously. He didn't seem to understand what Yuan Gang meant by leaving. In their impression, the villagers couldn't go far.
Yuan Gang said, "We're going to the outside world to take a look. Don't ask so much."
It could be seen that Yuan Gang had quite a bit of prestige among the young men. When he said that, everyone stopped asking.
Big Stick scratched his head and said, "Brother Gangzi, bring us out to take a look."
"It's chaotic outside. Staying in the village and living well is better than anything else. As for the rest, we'll see how it goes." Yuan Gang threw out this sentence and turned to ask Niu Youdao, "Do you have money?"
Niu Youdao raised his chin at his horse. "It's in the bag. I'm about to send it to the village."
Yuan Gang walked over, reached into the bag, and pulled out a money bag. He shook it in his hand, and there was a clattering sound. He walked back and opened the money bag. There was a pile of gold, silver, and copper coins. The gold and silver were all cast in the shape of copper coins. Most of them were gold and dazzling.
"Wow!" The few boys had never seen so much money. They surrounded it and wanted to touch it. It was as if they were excited by the sight of money.
Yuan Gang tightened the rope at the mouth of the money bag and threw it to Big Stick. He reminded them, "Give this money to a few elders in the village for safekeeping. Tell them that although there's a lot of money, don't use it to buy things. It's chaotic outside. Revealing your money will bring trouble to the village. Only use it for urgent or necessary things. Remember?"
Hearing this, Lan Ruoting and the other two looked at each other again. They looked at Yuan Gang with more interest.
Niu Youdao nodded and said, "Well, if you spend it recklessly, don't blame me for asking the village to pay you back. My money is hard earned. It's to solve problems, not to be spent recklessly."
The few boys nodded. Big Stick patted his chest and said, "Don't worry. We know it's not easy to earn money. You're willing to give so much money to the village out of kindness. How can you spend it recklessly? We'll make it clear when we get back."
Niu Youdao laughed and said, "That's good."
Yuan Gang waved his hand and said, "Alright, go back."
His words were quite effective. The few boys followed his words and left. They looked back every three steps and waved their hands. "Brother Gangzi, Brother Dao, we'll go back first. You guys go early and come back early!"
Niu Youdao smiled and waved his hand. Yuan Gang stood straight and did not move. He watched them leave.
When they were gone, Yuan Gang turned to Niu Youdao and said, "Let's go!"
Lan Ruoting who was sitting on horseback smiled and said, "Brother Yuan, do you know how to ride a horse?"
Niu Youdao turned his head and said cheerfully, "Don't talk about riding a horse. He can even drive a plane or a tank."
"Plane? Tank? "
Lan Ruoting, Shang Chaozong and Shang Shuqing said in unison. They were dumbfounded and looked extremely confused. The three of them looked at each other. They thought they had heard wrongly. Only when they saw the others' confused expressions did they know they did not hear wrongly.
"What are planes and tanks?" Shang Shuqing asked.
Yuan Gang's expression was cold and he did not respond.
Niu Youdao also realized that he had let the cat out of the bag. He laughed and said, "Country bumpkins. You guys don't like them anyway. Let's not talk about it."
"It seems like we are ignorant." Shang Shuqing sighed. Seeing that they did not want to talk about it, he did not ask further.
Lan Ruoting, on the other hand, raised his chin towards the end of the mountain road. "Since Master has returned to his hometown, why don't you go back and take a look?"
Yuan Gang, who was unwilling to talk to them, said coldly, "Every time the soldiers come, they will ransack the village. Country bumpkins cannot bear to see such a big scene."
The few of them understood the meaning behind his words. Lan Ruoting and Shang Chaozong's expressions turned solemn. It was not because they were angry, but because they could fully understand what Yuan Gang said. Not to mention the past, just on this journey, they had seen many similar tragic situations as Yuan Gang described.
But Shang Chaozong's bodyguard was angry. He raised his whip and pointed at Yuan Gang and scolded, "How dare you! How could the Prince be … "
Yuan Gang glanced at him coldly. Shang Chaozong grunted and gestured for the bodyguard to shut up.
Seeing that the situation was getting awkward, Niu Youdao quickly tried to smooth things over. "It's mainly because we don't want to delay the Prince's journey because of some personal matters. Let's not go, let's not go."
Shang Chaozong turned around and said, "Give Brother Yuan a horse!" It was obvious that his first impression of Yuan Gang was more favorable than Niu Youdao. The reason was simple. From Yuan Gang, he could see the aura of the Young Yang Graud and Wu Lie Graud. They looked very close to each other. On the other hand, this Niu Youdao did not speak a word of truth and did not seem like a good person.
Someone behind quickly untied a horse. Yuan Gang took the reins and flipped onto the horse. His movements were clean and efficient.
Lan Ruoting and the rest paid attention to him. They could tell that Yuan Gang did not look like an ordinary villager. He was quite experienced in riding a horse.
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