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Chapter 45 Killing Ma Liu

　　Xiantao Village is located on the banks of the Mian River.

　　The Mian River is an old river and a tributary of the Yangtze River. It was also called the Han River during the Qin and Han dynasties.

　　The Mianshui River stretches down and connects several nearby prefectures and counties, including Mianshui County.

　　When it flows to Xiantao Town, it is three peaches and one river.

　　Where Shangtao, Zhongtao, Xiantao and Santao meet, there is a river bend, which is an important water source for spring plowing, summer sowing and irrigation in the entire Xiantao Town.

　　In the past, several villages often fought over the irrigation water.

　　And because of this river channel, it takes a long detour to get from Zhongtao to Shangtao. Later, the villagers raised funds to build a small stone bridge. It is not big, but it really saves people a long walk.

　　The people also named this small stone bridge: Kangle Bridge.

　　Ma Liu's family originally lived in Xiantao Village, but later he got addicted to gambling and lost his house, so he fled. He thought he would die outside, but unexpectedly, within a few months, he became the broker of Yu Jiabao and Yu Sanliu, harming many people.

　　Later, Ma Liu became rich, and Yu Sanliu even won a house in Zhongtao Village and gave it to him as a reward for his good work.

　　And he has become rich in the past two years. He made a lot of money with Yu Sanliu, but he also committed a lot of sins. He hooked up with the widow Wang from Shangtao Village and lived a comfortable life.

　　Ever since he got the new assignment from Yu Sanliu, Ma Liu felt that his chance to get rich was right in front of him. The last time he helped the young master with something small, he was given a house. This time, he might get an even bigger reward.

　　Thinking of this, Ma Liu, in a good mood, bought some food and drinks and went to Shangtao Village to find Widow Wang.

　　After some drinking and unblocking of the acupuncture points, Ma Liu, feeling refreshed, left the Wang family without caring about his relatives.

　　"Hiccup~ I'm leaving."

　　Ma Liu staggered out of Widow Wang's house. Widow Wang brought her eight-year-old son and sorted out his clothes while sending him out. Ma Liu reached out and touched Widow Wang's face and said, "You are still so slippery, hiccup~"

　　Widow Wang smiled and said, "I am old and ugly, and cannot compare with other women. If Sixth Master feels that I am serving you well, please come more often. Xiaobao and I still rely on Sixth Master."

　　"Haha, no problem, no problem. Xiaobao, come here and call me daddy."

　　Ma Liu said something to Widow Wang and reached out to pinch the child's face, but the child turned his head away, unwilling to acknowledge his father.

　　Bang!

　　Unexpectedly, Ma Liu raised his hand and slapped him: "You little bastard, you don't know how to appreciate my kindness."

　　"Sixth Master, Sixth Master, don't be angry. Xiaobao is still a child and doesn't understand things. Please be magnanimous, please be magnanimous."

　　Widow Wang hurriedly persuaded.

　　Ma Liu glanced at Widow Wang, then pointed at Xiao Bao and said, "You little bastard, even your mother has to serve me obediently, you have a lot of balls, I'll let you go this time, but next time, I'll skin you alive."

　　"This little beast, burp~ is gone."

　　Ma Liu walked forward unsteadily, and at this time, Widow Wang shouted from behind: "Master Liu, slow down."

　　He turned around and looked at Xiao Bao whose face was swollen and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

　　Xiaobao covered his face without saying a word and ran into the house crying.

　　"This child."

　　Widow Wang chased in.

　　Xiaobao curled up in the corner, hugging his legs and crying...

　　Widow Wang sighed, looked at the half-eaten roast chicken on the table, and handed it to Xiaobao. Just now when they were eating, she was reluctant to eat even a single bite of meat.

　　"Eat it."

　　The roast chicken was placed in front of Xiaobao.

　　"No."

　　With tears in his eyes, Xiao Bao tilted his head to the side. Widow Wang looked at Xiao Bao and sighed, "Stay away from him when he drinks in the future. If he doesn't want to call me dad, then don't call me dad."

　　"Okay, stop crying and eat some roast chicken. It's delicious."

　　"No, I don't eat his food."

　　"Hey, why are you so stubborn, kid? Stop crying. Does it hurt?"

　　"I'm not crying because it hurts."

　　"Then why are you crying?"

　　"He, he bullies my mother!"

　　Widow Wang's expression darkened when she heard this. Xiao Bao continued, "Everyone in the village says that mother is a slut and shameless. Wuwuwu..."

　　After hearing this, Widow Wang's face fell and she patted Xiaobao, but she couldn't help but shed tears.

　　Just turn your head away so Xiaobao won't see it.

　　Xiao Bao looked up at Widow Wang and said, "Mom, are you crying?"

　　"No."

　　"But you were clearly crying, I saw it all."

　　"It's okay, you eat meat."

　　Widow Wang wiped the tears from her eyes. Xiao Bao said, "Mom, can you please stop associating with Ma Liu? He, he is not a good person."

　　Widow Wang's expression froze when she heard this.

　　She looked at Xiaobao and said, "Xiaobao, you are a big boy now. There are some things that I need to tell you."

　　"Your father got addicted to gambling and lost all our belongings. I don't know if he really drowned or was beaten to death by them, leaving us, an orphan and a widow, starving."

　　"To this day, our family still owes money to Ma Liu, and mother can't pay it back."

　　"If I were alone, I would have died to preserve my chastity, but I can't die with you, Xiaobao."

　　"For you, I have to endure it..."

　　Widow Wang burst into tears. Xiaobao went to wipe his mother's tears. The mother and son hugged each other and cried bitterly. Xiaobao wiped the tears from his eyes, his eyes were full of hatred. He secretly made up his mind that when he grew up, he would kill Ma Liu!

　　…

　　"In the first watch, the moon shines on the flower terrace. Sister Qiuxiang has made a plan. She said she will come in the evening..."

　　As the moon set, Ma Liu, who had drunk a little too much, staggered towards Zhongtao Village, humming a little tune with a wandering look in his eyes.

　　Soon we arrived at Kangle Bridge.

　　After crossing Kangle Bridge, you will reach Zhongtao Village. The moonlight is really bright tonight. Ma Liu looked around.

　　"Um?"

　　Then he saw a small piece of silver dropped not far away.

　　Hey, today is a very lucky day.

　　I walked over and picked it up, it was a silver coin.

　　"this?"

　　Ma Liu's eyes lit up, a smile appeared on his face, and he quickly put it into his pocket.

　　Then he looked around to see if there was anyone there, but when he looked up, he saw a silver box not far ahead.

　　ah...

　　Good things come in pairs!

　　Ma Liu immediately went over to pick it up, and when he looked up, he saw another silver coin not far away.

　　In this way, Ma Liu picked up silver coins along the way and unknowingly reached the river. At this time, he was half sober. How could the silver coins be so strange that they fell all the way to the river, and they were all one-cent coins. What?

　　I always feel like something is wrong?

　　As he thought about it he looked towards the river, the moonlight shining in the water his reflection was clearly visible.

　　I saw him in the water, half drunk, staring at his reflection in the river. Suddenly his eyes blurred and he saw a figure behind him.

　　I rubbed my eyes, thinking that I was dazzled, but when I looked again, I was horrified to find that there really was a head behind me, staring straight at me...

　　"Chen, Chen Jiusi!"

　　"How! How could it be you!!"

　　Ma Liu shouted in disbelief, but the next moment he suddenly felt a big hand clamping his neck, and then pushed him directly into the water...

Chapter 46: Water Ghost

　　Woohoo…

　　Woohoo…

　　When a person suddenly chokes on water, the first reaction is to panic, especially in this situation.

　　He was even more panicked and scratched his limbs around.

　　Chen Jie discovered that Ma Liu was very strong, definitely not at the level of an ordinary thug. Even when he had just started learning Taizu Changquan, he might not have had such great strength.

　　However, Chen Jie's attack this time was a sneak attack, and because he was drunk and had drunk the nourishing chicken soup, his Taizu Changquan had reached the proficient level and his strength had made great progress.

　　Therefore, at this time he had already completely seized the initiative.

　　He held Ma Liu's head with one hand and pressed it into the water. Ma Liu slapped the water and struggled, as if he wanted to say something.

　　But Chen Jie didn't want to listen.

　　Whether you are begging for mercy or threatening, Chen Jie doesn't want to listen.

　　Today I just want your life, just give it to me.

　　I don't have time to listen to you talking nonsense to me.