The mountain in Qinghe County is called Baizhang Mountain. Baizhang Mountain is not a famous mountain, nor is it a high mountain. The entire mountain stretches for more than 30 kilometers, and the highest point is only a hundred feet above the ground, hence the name Baizhang Mountain. Most of the mountain is located in Qinghe County, and a small part is in the nearby Qulan County, not too far from Liuhe Town.
Baizhang Mountain is not famous, but it is lush and green with dense vegetation. After entering the mountain, after a while, there are no more people on the mountain paths. Apart from the birdsong and the intermittent mountain songs coming faintly from the other side of the mountain, everything seems quite quiet.
On weekdays, apart from a few woodcutters and herbalists, not many people go into the mountains.
In the past few years, there were still people who would often go up the mountain to pick mushrooms, but since two years ago, a woman who was picking mushrooms was raped and murdered on the mountain, fewer people have come here. That case caused a sensation in Qinghe County at the time and was widely reported, but to this day, the murderer has not been found, so it has become an unsolved case and has slowly been forgotten.
This world is the same as Yan Liqiang's previous life. Although the two are not the same world, because human nature has not changed, all the good and evil, beauty and ugliness in the world have not changed. The only thing that has changed is perhaps the power rules of this world have changed. Ordinary people have a chance to change their own destiny through hard practice.
But the ugly and evil remain the same.
Yan Liqiang entered the mountain and walked along the mountain road without any intention of hiding his whereabouts. After walking for a full hour, he came to a deserted pine forest where even mountain songs could not be heard. He found a bush in the pine forest, and under the bush, he found the rabbit hole. Then he took out the horn python bow and quiver that he had hidden in the rabbit hole, and then put the backpack and hoe he was carrying into the rabbit hole.
Just as Yan Liqiang guessed, because the pine nuts in this pine forest have not yet matured, basically no one has been here from last night to now half a day. Even if someone has been here, they would not be able to find what he has hidden in the rabbit hole behind the bushes.
Yan Dechang brought Yan Liqiang to this place when he was nine years old, to pick up pine cones and hunt rabbits. The murder case on Baizhang Mountain had not happened yet when Yan Liqiang came here. Yan Dechang brought Yan Liqiang deep into Baizhang Mountain. This pine forest was also one of the few happy experiences in Yan Liqiang's youth, so he still remembers it vividly, and even remembers the location of the rabbit nest he dug.
After putting these things away, Yan Liqiang took the bow and arrow and went to a nearby old pine tree that was so twisted and strong that two people could hug it. He easily climbed up the several-meter-high pine tree, calmly opened the bow bag, took out the horn python bow, and then hid the bow bag and quiver in the sunken tree hole of the old pine tree behind him. Then he pulled out an arrow from the quiver with his backhand, gently placed it on the bowstring, lowered the bow, leaned against the old pine tree behind him, and then waited here quietly.
Sometimes, whether it is a spur-of-the-moment act or a long-planned one, killing someone is not difficult. It is even easier for those who practice martial arts. What is really difficult is making the decision.
Yan Liqiang's feeling told him that the mountain wind would definitely come.
After his identity was exposed, Guo Shanfeng had been hiding in the dark and spying on him. What Guo Shanfeng was waiting for was an opportunity like this, just to make him let down his guard. If Guo Shanfeng did not take action this time and waited for the national martial arts exam in two days, the variables would increase dramatically, and it would be even more difficult for him to take action. Going out to the mountain alone would give him a chance.
Yan Liqiang was hiding on the old pine tree. His entire body was completely covered by the pine branches and leaves. Unless you got close, you couldn't see him at all.
The mountain wind blows through the pine forest, bringing waves of pine waves, and the pine forest is quiet...
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An hour later, a man finally walked into the pine forest.
The man was wearing a bamboo hat with its brim pulled down low, dressed like a woodcutter, but he was not carrying any firewood. After entering the pine forest, he seemed very alert and cautious, looking around from time to time, occasionally squatting down to check for any traces left by Yan Liqiang, and then moving step by step towards the bushes where Yan Liqiang had hidden the bow and arrow before.
Yan Liqiang was looking down from a high place, blocked by his bamboo hat. He couldn't see the man's face clearly and was not sure whether this man was Guo Shanfeng. He hesitated a little. The arrow was on the string, but it was not shot.
Just then, a woodpecker chirped and flew up from a tree not far away in the pine forest. The man was startled and looked up, heading towards the place where the bird flew.
With a quick glance, Yan Liqiang finally saw the pair of triangular eyes under the man's bamboo hat and the black mole on his left cheek - who else could this person be but Guo Shanfeng
Guoshanfeng just breathed a sigh of relief when he found out it was just a bird...
It's now…
Yan Liqiang loosened his hand and shot an arrow. It was less than a hundred meters away and hit the target instantly like lightning. Amidst a scream from Guo Shanfeng, the huge kinetic energy in the arrow caused the entire arrow to pierce through Guo Shanfeng's lower abdomen and then nailed it to the ground. The entire arrow suddenly turned red.
Guoshanfeng also fell heavily backwards to the ground.
Yan Liqiang took out the quiver from the tree hole behind him, put it on his back, then took the horn python bow, jumped lightly down from the old pine tree where he was hiding, and trotted towards the place where Guo Shanfeng fell. When he was more than 20 meters away from where Guo Shanfeng fell, Yan Liqiang stopped and did not get closer. Instead, he drew out another arrow, put it on the horn python bow, and squinted his eyes at Guo Shanfeng who fell in the pine forest.
The mountain wind was lying on the ground, motionless, face down, as if it were dead.
Gradually, a sneer appeared on Yan Liqiang's face.
"You are facing downwards, so people cannot see your face, but at the same time, your ears are pressed against the ground, which allows you to clearly hear the footsteps around you and judge how many people are coming. In addition, one of your hands is on your waist, where there may be weapons. This arrow may take your life, but it will not kill you instantly. You are not dead yet, and you can still wait for a comeback..." Yan Liqiang talked to himself in Guoshanfeng.
Guoshanfeng remained in the posture of falling, motionless.
Yan Liqiang didn't waste any more words and shot an arrow from more than 20 meters away. The arrow's tip instantly penetrated into Guo Shanfeng's left leg, and blood splattered everywhere.
Guoshanfeng's body trembled convulsively, but he still did not move.
Yan Liqiang still did not step forward, but put another arrow on it, still talking to himself, "Very good, I'll see how long you can pretend. The next arrow is for your right leg!"
After he finished speaking, Yan Liqiang shot the third arrow, and an arrow instantly pierced Guo Shanfeng's right leg.
The body that had suffered from a cold just trembled a little but did not move.
The fourth arrow was on the bowstring. Yan Liqiang's voice was still calm and cold. "You are indeed an old hand. You can endure being hit by two arrows at this time. But you forgot that no matter how patient you are, your body's reaction can't deceive others. There is sweat on your neck. This arrow, I will shoot your throat on the count of three. Let's see if you really want to pretend to die, one..."
"two… "
When Yan Liqiang counted to two, Guo Shanfeng, who was like a dead fish, finally turned over and turned his head. His face was distorted, and his pair of triangular eyes stared at Yan Liqiang, who was more than 20 meters away. There was fear, resentment and murderous intent in his eyes.
"Your hands have not left your waist yet. Open your palms, face upwards, and slowly place them flat on the ground. Don't test my patience..."
“I… admit defeat…” Guo Shanfeng’s face trembled. He took his hands off his waist and, as Yan Liqiang requested, placed his hands flat on the ground like a big character. He opened his mouth wide, gasping violently like a dead fish, his chest heaving. With a complicated and incomprehensible look, he looked at Yan Liqiang, who was walking slowly towards him with a bow and arrow and full of vigilance. Slowly, he laughed hysterically. As he laughed, he coughed up blood, “Cough… cough… I didn’t expect that our Fang Ji would end up capsizing in such an inconspicuous little place like Qinghe County, Pingxi County… and he actually died at the hands of a teenager… Retribution… Retribution… Hahahaha…”
Fang Ji? Yan Liqiang frowned slightly and looked at the face on the ground again. Wasn't Guo Shanfeng called Deng Long? How did he become Fang Ji? Could it be that Deng Long was also Guo Shanfeng's alias? Well, that was probably the case. Yan Liqiang didn't think much about it...
Yan Liqiang walked over with a bow and arrow, and finally stopped ten meters away from Guo Shanfeng, but still did not get closer.
"You will definitely die today. At this point, you should just answer my questions and I will give you a quick death and a whole body. I will also dig a pit for you to rest in peace. If you still play tricks on me, I will make you live a life worse than death. I have a bag of powdered sugar on me. If you don't behave, I will let you taste the feeling of being eaten by thousands of ants before you die!" Yan Liqiang said coldly, "How much money did the Hong family give you to kill me?"
"At first it was fifty taels of gold, but then... because you ran to Huanglong County and wasted too much time, I asked the Hong family to double the amount. At first, the Hong family wanted me to cripple you and make you a useless person for life. Later, when the Hong family found out that your family had a connection with the Huanglong County Artisan and Machinery Camp, they changed their minds and wanted me to kill you and your father to eliminate the trouble forever..." Guo Shanfeng, who was lying on the ground, panted, his tone suddenly filled with resentment and unwillingness, "The Hong family said before that you had never learned the way of the archery... If I can survive... I will definitely wipe out the entire Hong family..."
"Did the Hong family also inform you that I was on the mountain today?"
“Well, ever since you came back, the Hong family has had people monitoring your family’s every move, and I’ve been hiding in the dark, waiting for the opportunity to take action again. The one who notified me today was Hong An, who is still at the foot of the mountain... in the peach forest... waiting for me to go back with your head to meet him... and then pay me the rest of the money..." Big mouthfuls of blood plasma gushed out of Guo Shan Feng’s mouth.
Yan Liqiang was silent for a few seconds. "Finally, do you have anything else to say..."
A hint of crazy smile appeared on Guo Shan Feng's face. He rolled his eyes and looked at Yan Liqiang, grinning ferociously, "The Hong family cheated me, so let... let the people of the Hong family be buried with me..."
"You don't have to worry about this..." After saying this, the horn python bow in Yan Liqiang's hand shook, and the fourth arrow flew out, piercing Guo Shanfeng's throat directly. The sharp arrowhead directly broke the spine in Guo Shanfeng's neck, making Guo Shanfeng dead...
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(End of this chapter)