Chapter Thirteen: The Guest at Zhang Juren's Home

  Gao Quan led a team of over thirty people, who, despite their tattered clothes and mediocre firearms, exuded an aura that made Zhang Juping's guards feel uneasy. It wasn't just the intense killing intent and bloodlust emanating from them, but also their icy gazes, which seemed to pierce through one's very soul! However, Zhang Juping was overjoyed. With these thirty-odd elite soldiers, he would be able to lead his own guards out of the mountain stronghold with ease. From then on, he wouldn't have to worry about the government army or the bandit Fan Zhongxiu anymore!

  To celebrate this joyful moment, Zhang Juren's village was bustling with excitement! Everywhere was filled with the lively scene of slaughtering chickens and sheep! The villagers, young and old, men and women, all gathered at the entrance of the ancestral hall to see who Zhang Juren's family was receiving. Zhang Juren's servants continuously carried out jar after jar of aged baijiu from their own cellar, while Gao Daquan and his soldiers were arranged to take a bath, then changed into brand new clothes, and even the broken guns they brought were generously replaced by Zhang Juren with brand new Zhongzheng 88 rifles! The yellow bullets, the Czech-made rifle with a faint blue glow, and a brand new machine gun!

  Facing such a good rifle, Gao Quan was also unbearable. In front of Zhang Juren, Gao Quan "click" loaded the bullet and then shot at the geese flying south for the winter in the sky with a few "bangs". The bodyguards next to Zhang Juren were unhappy and took out their Mauser guns from their waists, aiming at Gao Quan from a distance. Gao Quan had made a scene at Zhang's village last night and lost face for them! Gao Quan unexpectedly caught Zhang Juren without them noticing! If it weren't for Gao Quan being very rational later, they would have been in trouble! Not to mention that Zhang Juren's three sons, who were trying to show their loyalty to their father, were beaten until their skin was torn and their flesh was exposed. Even now, their faces are still swollen, and the wounds on their buttocks are still painful to the touch. In the eyes of Gao Quan, they are filled with deep resentment!

  "Oh! Old Master Zhang, we brothers have come to rely on you, and this is how you welcome us!" Gao Quan looked at Zhang Juren with a slightly unnatural expression, then his figure flashed, and the several guys who had just taken out their guns were not only knocked to the ground by Gao Quan, but also had their guns confiscated! Not only did the people below look stunned, but even the soldiers who came with Gao Quan were extremely surprised. Fortunately, everyone was equally shocked at this moment, otherwise they would have been exposed immediately! At that time, it would be really difficult to escape! At least it would arouse the suspicion of these cunning guys!

  It's a lie to say that Zhang Juren didn't have any resentment towards last night's events. This small conflict was just Zhang Juren, the old sly fox, trying to save face and test his high-level martial arts skills. After all, he didn't see how Gao Quan entered last night! However, even if he lost, it's not a big deal. With a smile on his face and a calm expression, he watched as Gao Quan heavily placed the gun on the table in front of him, then loudly declared that he wanted to leave. He knew that Gao Quan was giving himself an excuse, finding a way to save face, since there were thousands of Red Bandits outside chasing them! At the same time, he was telling others that he was left behind by Zhang Juren.

  A sinister smile on his face, Zhang Juren's expression changed, and he immediately laughed brightly and said: "Gao Yingxiong, please stay! This time I'm keeping Gao Yingxiong here to protect the village and pacify the people! These few scoundrels under my hand have offended you, it's really old man Zhang's fault for not educating them properly! Please forgive me!" As he spoke, he lightly waved his hand, and Zhang Juren's second son came out with the steward, carrying a box wrapped in red cloth. "I'm not worthy, I'm Zhang Lao Ye's second son! This is my father's gift to you brothers, a settlement fee of 3,000 taels of silver!" Then he lightly lifted the red cloth, revealing shiny silver coins! The surrounding area erupted in a chorus of gasps! 3,000 taels of silver! At that time, even in relatively wealthy Zhangjiacun, it was difficult to save one or two taels of silver per year, even in good harvest years!

  Looking at the brothers' eager prayers and longing eyes, Gao Quan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "Master Zhang, for the sake of the brothers' future, let's not make them wander with me anymore! We'll stay here!" However, Master Zhang was still very happy, stroking his white beard, then walked over personally, grabbed Gao Quan's hands which were already full of calluses, and said excitedly: "Hero Gao! From now on, the security of Zhangjia Village will rely on you!" Then he turned around to face everyone in the village, old and young, saying: "From now on, the safety of the entire village will rely on Hero Gao! I hereby appoint him as the captain of the Zhangjia Village Guard Team! Does anyone have any objections?"

  Facing the Zhang family's servants who only had a small number of hecklers, while the rest were numb and apathetic farmers, Gao Quan felt that Zhang Juren's play was really not well-performed. At least there should be a large crowd of extras cheering! It's so cold!

  Although the food has been greatly improved recently, and they have been having a good time, the soldiers of the guard squad still think that this meal is the most delicious! A lot of seasonings, enough salt and chili peppers, made them feel extremely satisfied! And there was enough wine too! Everyone was making merry and releasing their pent-up pressure, but only Gao Daquan and others knew they were still holding back a bit. Because it's better to be safe than sorry.

  However, Gaoquan was staring at those, floral jacket, cyan-colored trousers, slender figure, drooling! All of this was deeply reflected in the smiling, lukewarm, and drinking Zhang Juping's eyes. "I'm not afraid you're fierce, I'm just afraid you don't have a weakness! This is not on the hook!" Zhang Juping's face was filled with a lewd smile, he deeply understood that tonight was the time to settle this Gaoquan! "At that time! I'll say this is my daughter! You'll be my half-son at that time! At that time, you won't die for my family! If there's a little boy! It will be a servant for generations!"

  However, Gaoquan is not as despicable as Zhang Juren thought. He was just comparing the figures of modern women and those from the 1930s, although he did drool a bit. After all, even if he had a small headwind in his previous life, he was still a romantic man. It has nothing to do with Gaoquan's affairs; his image is still tall and majestic, his thoughts are still pure, and his actions are still obedient. He is not very dissolute... "It's just that the landlord's life is indeed very corrupt! It's really necessary to overthrow them! I'll try to be less tempted in the future" (Everyone should supervise Gaoquan from now on! If he has any improper behavior, please report it!)

  That night, for the first time, sleeping on such a comfortable kang, Gao Quan felt that all 36,000 pores on his body were extremely comfortable! However, soon the door was knocked with a "dang dang" sound, and Gao Quan jumped up like he had been pricked by a needle. He took out the small mirror box he carried with him, walked quietly to the back of the wall, and asked in a low voice: "Who is it?"

  "I was brought here by the old master to serve you!" The timid and shy words made Gao Quan feel a little surprised, could it be that the old man had sent a woman over for him! However, when he thought about being only fourteen years old and soon going to eliminate Zhang Juren, his face was filled with infinite regret. But in order not to let this little girl get into trouble, he decided to let her in.

  She pushed open the door, and outside stood a little girl, timidly lowering her head, with delicate eyebrows that seemed a bit dazed in the dim light. Her long black braids almost reached the ground, and her pale face was so tender it seemed you could squeeze out water from it. However, Gao Daquan couldn't bear to do so! With a loud shout, Gao Daquan pulled this little girl who was still standing at the door, blushing with shyness, inside. Originally, the little girl wanted to hide, but Gao Daquan's movements were too quick for her to dodge.

  However, Zhang Juren's third son, who was standing far away, had a gloomy smile on his face, and in the depths of that smile, there was more than just a hint of desire. As the third son of the family, he had always been favored by his father and had consistently shown himself to be very capable. But he was the son of a concubine, whereas his older brothers were born to the first wife and the third wife respectively. They were the legitimate son and the eldest son, and they had also performed well in their daily lives. If he didn't have some special tricks up his sleeve, he wouldn't be able to surpass them. But this time was different! The daughter of Zhang Dahe's family, who owed him 30 silver dollars, was quite a catch! If he could tie Gao Quan down to his own chariot this time, it would be very convenient for him to do things in the future. After all, when the time came, it was likely that the old man would only have one son left. Who else would he leave the family property to?

  Looking at the girl who was crying a little, Xiaofeng couldn't bear to see girls cry in front of him, even after possessing Gao Daquan. He didn't care what the girl was crying about, he just pushed her onto the bed and covered himself with the quilt, amidst the girl's frightened gaze. But then he got up again, cut his finger with a small knife, stained the sheet and quilt with some blood, and fell into a deep sleep...

  Haha, everyone look at me so late, it's almost three o'clock