The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 11: A Ku Mo Ku
Fang Xiu heard the beggars' conversation verbatim, and he felt relieved.

At least A Ku is being hidden now, probably in some secret corner of Gushan County. He has not been killed, nor has he been sent to Qingyu Temple.

Qingyu Temple got ten boys and girls through the Beggar Gang. They should all be homeless children. Otherwise, if Gushan County lost so many children at once, it would have caused an uproar in the city and the government would have been forced to intervene.

But in this world, it is not difficult to get a few orphans. You just need to find a human trafficker and pay money to buy them. However, Qingyu Temple would rather pay a high price and do it secretly through the scum of the Beggar Gang, and dare not do it in the open. This shows that the use of these children may be very cruel.

Fang Xiu didn't understand what the Taoist temple was planning to do, but he thought it was a group of evil demons. If A Ku fell into the hands of Qingyu Temple, the consequences would be disastrous.

Now Ah Ku hasn't gotten into trouble yet, and on the surface everything seems to be fine, but Fang Xiu is becoming more and more worried, and has no idea how to break the deadlock next.

At this time, the beggars in the City God Temple finished talking about the child and started drinking and eating meat again, but one of the beggars was quite worried.

"Captain, since Gang Leader Hong is here, it wouldn't be nice if he saw us feasting like this."

The captain laughed heartily and said nonchalantly, "You've only been in the Beggars' Sect for a few years and haven't met Gang Leader Hong yet. He's the most greedy and gluttonous person in the world. He eats wherever he goes and doesn't mind his subordinates having some good food. Don't worry."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other beggars started laughing and ate and drank even more enthusiastically.

Fang Xiu remained silent. He never thought that Hong Qigong was a competent gang leader. He had a desire for food and didn't mind seeing his gang members eating meat and drinking wine. He was a bit like a chivalrous hero who didn't care about trivial matters.

There is nothing wrong with Hong Qigong being a knight, fighting for justice everywhere and eating and drinking, but it would be a big mistake to be the leader of the largest gang in the world.

When Fang Xiu traveled through time, he initially ate the food begged by Mo Laodao and A Ku, and later he went out to beg on his own. He gained a deep understanding of the life of beggars. In ancient times when productivity was underdeveloped, even in the relatively prosperous Song Dynasty, the food beggars could get was only enough to make a living.

Apart from what he earned from singing and storytelling, all he had eaten for more than a month was slop, without a single bit of meat. This was the reality of a beggar.

For the Beggars' Gang here, eating and drinking lavishly has become a habit, and it is impossible to achieve this by begging alone. Even considering their status as martial artists, since they are a famous and upright sect, they cannot do many things written in the criminal law. Beggars do not produce, so where do all these delicious fish and meat come from?

According to modern terms, this is a typical case of disproportionate income and property. It is obvious how many dirty things are involved, but because of his own habits, Hong Qigong's thinking is too simple, and he simply turns a blind eye to the situation of his subordinates.

The beggar just now said that Hong Qigong had been here more than once, but he didn't notice the problem here at all and was completely deceived. He is completely unqualified as a manager.

As a gang with a large population, without strict discipline and tight organizational structure, it will eventually harbor filth and become a mob.

However, Fang Xiu was no longer able to complain about Hong Qigong. He heard these beggars start to talk nonsense and could no longer get any useful information. He slowly slid down from the old locust tree and disappeared into the night quietly.

The floating clouds in the sky had already passed by, and the half-moon brought some light to Gushan County, but Fang Xiu was unaware of it. He didn't know where to go. All he could think of was A Ku, but he couldn't think of any way to save him. He walked along unconsciously, even forgetting his painful left leg.

When he came to his senses, he found that he had actually walked to the east of the city, to the wealthy families where he begged every morning. He subconsciously walked to the back door of the Zhao family compound. The kindness of the round-faced young lady gave him a little warmth. Perhaps this was the reason why he came here.

Fang Xiu huddled in the doorway at the back door of the Zhao family, leaning against the gray wall. It was already the middle of the night, and there were no broken walls and tiles from the abandoned house, nor was there a pile of firewood. He was shivering all over, unconsciously using his internal energy to keep warm, but his internal energy could not dispel the coldness in his heart.

"God damn it, why did you let me travel through time? The world I traveled through isn't good at all.

Ah Ku, is it really true that I am completely unable to save you and can only watch you die?
Huang Yaoshi, damn you.

Fang Xiu muttered and started cursing, becoming angrier and angrier. He began to vent his anger on Huang Yaoshi and fell asleep unconsciously.

The more he feared that something might happen to A Ku, the more his dreams were filled with A Ku.

He saw that Ah Ku's voice had been poisoned and hoarse, and his bloody body was covered with a monkey skin. Every day he was taken to the street to be played as a monkey, and he would be whipped if he made the slightest mistake.

He saw Ah Ku working hard like a slave every day, but eating worse than begging, and being beaten and kicked, lying on the ground dying.

He saw that A Ku was grabbed by the evil Taoist priest, who poured all kinds of unknown things into her mouth, and after her body rotted, she was thrown away like garbage.

But the difference is that no matter what kind of suffering Ah Ku endures, she seems to know that Fang Xiu is watching her, and she will smile sweetly in Fang Xiu's direction, as if telling Fang Xiu that it is all nothing. The more suffering she endures, the sweeter her smile will be.

Fang Xiu couldn't bear to see A Ku's smile at this moment, but he felt like he was trapped in a nightmare. He knew it was a dream, but he couldn't wake up no matter what.

Don’t be sad, don’t be sad, why is life so painful?

At five o'clock in the morning, just as the sky was getting light, the gate to the Zhao family's backyard opened, and the round-faced girl came out carrying a chamber pot. She was startled by Fang Xiu who was hiding in the doorway.

She put down the toilet bucket in her hand, gently nudged Fang Xiu and said, "Little Fang Xiu, little Fang Xiu, why are you sleeping here? Did something happen? Or are you hungry and can't find anything to eat? Wait, I still have half a cake here, I'll give it to you right away."

Fang Xiu finally woke up from the endless nightmare. This dream made him feel like he was in hell. After waking up, he didn't think this world was that good.

He struggled to get up, bowed lightly to the round face and said, "Miss, can I borrow your place to take a shower?"

Yuanyuanlian was a little surprised after hearing this. Fang Xiu was the cleanest beggar she had ever met, much cleaner than Old Man Mo who had come with A Ku.

She looked around. No one else in the house was awake at this hour, and she was the only one responsible for carrying the toilet to the back door early in the morning.

"Come with me, and walk lightly so as not to disturb others."

Yuanyuanlian took Fang Xiu to the side yard, where there was a well and a ceramic basin next to it, which contained something black.

"This is where we usually bathe. There's wood ash in the pottery basin. You can use this to wash more cleanly. Wash quickly, or I'll scold you if someone finds you."

Yuanyuanlian left after he finished speaking. Fang Xiu took off his clothes, drew water from the well to wash his body, and rubbed every inch of his skin with wood ash bit by bit. Then he rinsed it with water and dried his body.

Afterwards, he found two straight wooden sticks from the side yard and tied them tightly to the broken bone of his left leg with a cloth strip. Finally, he put on the clothes that belonged to Wu Mianfeng.

Thanks to Miaosheng, book friend 5546, Hulujie, Liyue Shuangxue, Sea Beast, book friend 9827, book friend 0470, and book friend 0111 for their recommendation votes.

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