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"Alas, you are unaware of this,"

The old man explained,

“Those two men who just passed by are also capable men from our Dengzhou area,”

"Those two brothers both possess astonishing martial arts skills,"

"The elder brother is called Jie Zhen, the Two-Headed Snake, and the younger brother is called Jie Bao, the Two-Tailed Scorpion."

"So it was them?"

The man laughed.

"If that's the case, why are you sighing, sir?"

"You men don't understand,"

The old man said,

"Although these two brothers are quite skilled in martial arts, they are always the best hunters in Dengzhou every year,"

"However, the two brothers' parents died young,"

"Their personalities are too honest and kind,"

"Plus, she's not good at managing a household, but she's very generous with her money,"

"This allowed them to hunt a great many prey,"

"But the family was extremely poor."

"She's over thirty, and no one is willing to marry their daughter off to her."

"The two brothers could only rely on each other and depend on each other for survival."

"Didn't I just hear those two brothers talking about visiting relatives?"

The man asked,

"Those two brothers, there's a sister who runs a shop at this intersection ahead,"

The old man said,

"It's also thanks to their cousin who often takes care of and helps them,"

"That's how the two of them managed to barely make ends meet."

“Isn’t that great?”

The man asked in surprise,

"There are many people in this world who possess exceptional martial arts skills but are unable to rise to prominence."

"Why do you sigh for them, old man?"

"Sigh, if these two brothers really have no one to rely on, then of course it doesn't matter,"

The old man continued,

"But the two of them have an older brother, a cousin,"

"He's serving as a military commander right here in Dengzhou Prefecture."

"Because her face was pale yellow, she looked as if she were sick,"

"Therefore, he was called Sick Yuchi."

"Although Sun Li himself is a high-ranking official, he also has considerable influence in front of the prefect."

"But he only cared about himself and didn't take care of his two cousins ​​at all."

"Truly heartless!"

"Otherwise, he would need his elder brother's protection as a military officer,"

"With the martial arts skills of these two brothers, they would probably have risen to prominence in the army long ago."

"I see....."

The man watched the backs of the two brothers not far away.

If you think deeply,

This person,

This was Shi Xiu, known as the "Desperate Saburo" on Liangshan Mountain.

As Zhao Yuan requested,

He was one step ahead.

First, take his spies with him.

Arriving in Dengzhou,

Investigate the specific circumstances surrounding the fall of Liangshan Salt Village.

But did not expect,

I just had a cup of tea outside Dengzhou city.

And then there was an unexpected gain.

After memorizing the names of the two brothers,

Shi Xiu then temporarily put them out of his mind.

after all,

His main purpose for this trip was...

It was to investigate the Liangshan Salt Village.

As for the two brothers

Once Liangshan has resolved the matter of the salt village...

By then,

It is up to Zhao Yuan to decide.

Should we invite the two brothers to join us at Liangshan?

.....

Shi Xiu continued on to Dengzhou Prefecture.

The two brothers, Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, are here.

But they also sighed,

Winter is just around the corner.

Jie Zhen sighed.

"Our hunt wasn't good enough..."

Chapter 921 Sister-in-law Gu

"We need to work even harder these next few days and hunt more game,"

Jie Zhen looked at her younger brother and said,

"That way, this winter will be a little easier."

"Sigh, it's the same every year."

Jie Bao sighed helplessly.

"If only I had known that two months ago, when Liangshan's salt fortress was recruiting people..."

"My brother and I went too."

"In that case, at least we can have a more prosperous New Year this year."

"The saltworks at Liangshan have been in trouble lately, as you know,"

Jie Zhen shook her head and said,

"I heard that the entire salt village was looted."

"The Liangshan soldiers in the village also suffered heavy casualties."

"If it weren't for my sister stopping us brothers back then,"

"Perhaps this time, it's just the two of us brothers,"

"I will die in that salt village."

"Brother, tell me, who exactly has the nerve to do that?"

Jie Bao asked curiously,

"They're actually attacking Liangshan's salt fortress?"

"Who knows?"

Jie Zhen shook her head and said,

"Dengzhou isn't particularly big, but it's not small either,"

"Who knows who had the audacity to do it!"

"I heard it from someone before,"

Jie Bao said with a face full of anticipation,

"The salt depot at Liangshan collects hundreds of bushels of salt every day,"

“Just from selling salt, the salt village can earn tens of thousands of strings of cash a month.”

"Alright, what's the point of saying all this now?"

Jie Zhen smiled wryly.

"The salt fortress at Liangshan has already been captured,"

"We want to seek refuge with them now,"

"There's nowhere else to go."

"We should send the game to my sister as soon as possible,"

"Let's get up early tomorrow, brothers."

"Let's hunt more wild game to sell for money."

"I just feel a little resentful,"

Jie Zhen retorted,

"When it comes to martial arts skills, the two of us brothers are among the best in Dengzhou,"

"But the way we live these days, sigh..."

Jie Zhen looked at her younger brother, whose face was full of resentment.

He could only shake his head silently.

.....

Following the official road,

The two brothers walked for another hour or so.

Then they saw a crossroads not far away.

There are several thatched huts.

In front of the door,

Holding up a wine banner!

These are Jie Zhen and Jie Bao's older sister.

The hotel owned by Sister Gu, the "Big Tiger".