The ace special forces who dominated the Sui dynasty's late period

  At dusk, Liu Ziqiu finally saw land and rowed with renewed strength.

  It was a small fishing village, with several strands of smoke rising from the dusk, and more than a dozen small fishing boats moored at the dock. The fishermen who had returned from the sea were busy like ants, carrying their daily harvest to the shore.

  Liu Ziqiu's small boat was getting closer and closer, and some fishermen were already looking in his direction. Suddenly, a cavalry appeared on the beach, their horses' hooves pounding on the sand, splashing waves, and rushing towards the dock. In the Jiangnan coastal area, horses were a rare sight, and the fishermen stopped to watch.

  The cavalry team had about forty or fifty people, and the speed was extremely fast. Even when they rushed to the front, they didn't slow down. At this time, even Liu Ziqiu, who was still at sea, could see clearly that these knights were all masked, dancing with long knives, like evil spirits.

  It was too late, the cavalry had already charged into the midst of the fishermen, a flash of knives and blood. The fishermen who refused to be slaughtered raised their fish forks to fight back with all their might, but they were no match for these well-trained knights. In an instant, several people fell into the pool of blood. The old men and women had no power to resist, and cries and screams rose and fell.

  Liu Ziqiu still doesn't know what era or place he is in, and he didn't want to get involved in other people's business, but he can't bear to see these people slaughter defenseless women and children.

  Not far away, a frail girl was laboriously dragging a heavy fish basket towards the village, which probably contained her harvest for the day. The girl had a tall and slender figure, with a delicate waist, and from behind, she looked quite elegant.

  One of the knights, seemingly the leader, gave a slight shout and chased after them on horseback. The horse's hooves pounded against the sandy beach as they quickly closed in. Just as they were about to catch up, the man suddenly stood up straight, stretched out his arms, and reached for the girl's waist!

  The girl heard the wind behind her and suddenly turned around.

  All he saw was that the man hastily withdrew his hand, pulled the reins, and the war horse "hui hui" turned around in place. Looking at his face again, it was full of horror, as if seeing a ghost.

  That man seemed to have gone through a big deal, his face flashed with astonishment, and suddenly he shouted angrily, raising his long knife high and chopping towards the girl. Borrowing the horse's strength, this knife would surely cut her into two segments if it hit. However, the girl didn't care about the danger behind her at all, and continued to drag the fish basket forward by herself.

  Liu Ziqiu's boat was still three or four feet away from the shore, and the long knife was only an inch away from the girl. In desperation, he reached into his pocket, took out something and threw it over with all his might.

  That man was not easy to deal with, and upon hearing the sound of the sword being unsheathed, he hastily ducked down and withdrew his blade. Just then, a "clang" was heard, and sparks flew everywhere as Liu Ziqiu's projectile had been knocked away - it was a feathered arrow. The arrow continued on its trajectory without losing any speed, and with a "thud", it lodged itself in the back of another knight. That knight let out a muffled groan before falling off his horse.

  Liu Ziqiu shot an arrow with one hand, and the person had already taken advantage of the momentum to climb ashore, holding another feathered arrow in his hand, rushing towards that person.

  That man turned his horse's head, switched the knife to his left hand, and swung his right arm with force. The arrow he had just blocked made his arm numb. When he saw that Liu Ziqiu didn't have a bow or crossbow, and that the arrow was thrown out casually, he couldn't help but be shocked. He shouted loudly, "Block him!"

  More than ten knights heard the sound and rode their horses towards Liu Ziqiu.

  Liu Ziqiu let out a loud roar and suddenly crouched down, his right leg sweeping across the sandy beach, sending countless grains of sand flying up, shooting straight at that group of knights.

  The knights were caught off guard, and one after another fell to the ground. Some of them were hit three or five times, while others were hit more than a dozen times. Even their leader was struck by a pebble on his left wrist, and his long sword almost slipped from his grasp. Although the pebbles weren't fatal, they still caused the knights' skin to split open, and they cried out in pain.

  That man was indeed the leader of the horse team. With a wave of his long knife, he pointed at Liu Ziqiu and shouted angrily: "Who are you? How dare you oppose our Yang family!"

  Liu Ziqiu waved the feathered arrow in his hand and sneered, "The road is not flat, someone has trampled it! What fault do women and children have? You want to slaughter so recklessly?"

  The leader wanted to wait for the upper hand in the first battle, but he was also afraid of Liu Ziqiu's divine power. Just now, an arrow from a distance almost couldn't stop him, and now that the distance is closer, there really isn't even a 10% chance of winning.

  "Hmph! You'll regret today's events!" The leader of the horse troops threw down a ruthless remark, and led his men away as swiftly as they had arrived.

  On the beach, some people were busy rescuing their injured companions, while others held their dead loved ones and wept silently. Some were collecting the overturned fish baskets. The girl who had narrowly escaped from the knife was still stubbornly dragging a fish basket. Liu Ziqiu saw that she was struggling and was about to go forward to help when he heard someone behind him call out in a low voice, "Big Bull."

  Whether in school or in the army, because of his height exceeding 1.9 meters, his classmates and comrades all liked to call him "Big Liu". When he heard someone calling him, Liu Ziqiu subconsciously turned around, but it was a strange woman.

  The woman saw Liu Ziqiu turn his head and suddenly became excited, exclaiming loudly: "Ah! Great cow! It's really a great cow!"

  Liu Ziqiu was still bewildered when the surrounding fishermen had already gathered around, chattering away: "Big Cow, you're back!" "Big Cow, we thought you were dead, didn't expect you to be alive." "Well, it's good that you're back, good that you're back."

  These people didn't know each other at all, but they seemed to be very familiar with themselves. Liu Ziqiu scratched his head and asked uncertainly: "Sister-in-law, do you recognize me?"

  "What a big sister! I am your third aunt! You don't even recognize me!" The woman pointed to an old man beside her and said, "You should know Second Uncle, shouldn't you?"

  Liu Ziqiu knew that the villagers must have mistaken him for someone else, but it was hard to explain at the moment, so he changed the subject and asked: "Second Uncle, who are those people?"

  "Ha! Who else could it be? Someone sent by Yang Jishan!"

  This is called Changshan Village, under the jurisdiction of Yanguan County, Yuhang Prefecture. Yanguan County has been a famous salt-producing area since ancient times. About half a year ago, several people came from Luoyang, led by Yang Jishan. They wandered around the seaside for a few days and finally chose this place in Xiaoyu Village to set up a salt farm. However, the villagers of Xiaoyu Village have been making a living by fishing here for generations, so they naturally refused to give way.

  A few days later, a group of people came to the village and started beating up the villagers. The villagers were used to turmoil and although they were thin and weak, they were brave and not afraid of them. After a fierce fight, the thugs did not gain any advantage, and both sides suffered casualties. But it was during that time that Big Cow was shot by an arrow and fell into the sea, his life or death unknown.

  Later, Yang Jishan sent people to make trouble several times, but they all ended in defeat. The villagers also suffered losses, and the father of Big Cow and the husband of Third Aunt died one after another in the armed fighting. Half a month ago, Big Cow's mother also died of illness due to excessive grief.

  After several times, Yang Jishan finally lost his patience and today he actually dispatched a cavalry to wipe out the villagers. If it wasn't for Liu Ziqiu arriving in time, Xiaoyu Village would have been destroyed.

  Seeing Liu Ziqiu's serious face, Second Uncle advised: "Big Cow, we also risk our lives at sea to make a living, and every year some people don't come back. Let it go."

  Liu Ziqiu shook his head and asked in a low voice: "Why didn't you report it to the authorities?"

  "Who says we didn't report it to the authorities? Yang Jishan has a big background, the government doesn't dare to intervene!"

  Liu Ziqiu furrowed his brow: "What's his background?"

  "His father is Yang Su, the Duke of Yueguo," Second Uncle sighed. "The Yang family's influence is huge, who dares to provoke him? When we went to report to the authorities, we almost got detained by the government!"

  Liu Ziqiu involuntarily took a deep breath, never expecting that he would end up in the Sui Dynasty and provoke someone he shouldn't have, this time stirring up quite a bit of trouble.

  At this time, a young man squeezed forward and pulled Liu Ziqiu's hem, saying: "Big Bull Brother, when did you become so powerful? Can you teach me?"

  Liu Ziqiu was born into a family of Xingyiquan, started learning martial arts at the age of 5, practiced internal skills at the age of 7, and won the annual championship of the Wulin Grand Assembly at the age of 17. He also trained in special forces for four years, and his kung fu skills are naturally excellent.

  But Liu Ziqiu didn't want others to know his true nature, so he casually brushed it off and said: "I don't know what happened either, at the time it was as if my whole body had strength."

  "Stop it, don't make a scene!" Second Uncle shouted at the young man to back off. He pointed behind Liu Ziqiu and said, "Dà Niú, that's your wife."

  "Is that my wife?" Liu Ziqiu was shocked. Perhaps he and the Great Ox were indeed very similar, to the point where the villagers couldn't tell them apart, but between husband and wife, there were some subtle differences that could not be hidden no matter what.

  Third Aunt quickly said: "It was your mother who picked it up, you don't know."

  "Your mother relied on her to take care of her during the days you were away. Listen to me, you are not allowed to look down on her! Today, you managed to save her, it's as if heaven has opened its eyes and brought about a destined reunion!"

  Liu Ziqiu's belly was still grumbling, if the old man in heaven really opened his eyes, then hurry up and send him back. However, the big cow and the girl had never met before, which made Liu Ziqiu feel relieved. The girl threw the fish basket on the ground, standing there motionless until Liu Ziqiu came behind her, then suddenly turned around, scaring Liu Ziqiu!

  No wonder the leader of the horse team was like seeing a ghost earlier, and no wonder Second Uncle let him not be disdainful. It turned out that this girl was born extremely ugly, with festering red scars all over her right cheek.

  Seeing Liu Ziqiu's astonished expression, the girl showed a barely perceptible smile and opened her mouth, but the words "Lang Jun" could not be uttered.

  Liu Ziqiu also came back to his senses from the shock, looked at the girl again, and saw that she had a childish face and big eyes. If it weren't for the fact that half of her face was disfigured, she would have been a little beauty. He couldn't help but shake his head secretly and said: "If you're in trouble, just call me Big Brother from now on."

  "Big brother! My name is Gao Xiuer." The girl's quick change of words left Liu Ziqiu somewhat surprised.

  At this time, the crowd suddenly got up, and someone shouted: "The county magistrate has arrived, the county magistrate has arrived."

  Liu Ziqiu turned his head back, only to see a group of yamen runners surrounding someone walking towards him. He didn't have time to talk to Gao Xiuer and walked over. Liu Ziqiu was a person who hated evil like an enemy, he wanted to ask this parent official a good question, why did they indulge the Yang family!

  The county magistrate looked up and saw Liu Ziqiu stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "I am Yuan Tianpeng, may I ask the strong man's surname and name?"