The procession to welcome the bride stopped as ordered.

The young groom turned towards Dong Lie and shouted loudly: "You country folk, all come here to me."

The groom Guan Yi's bossy tone made Dong Lie very unhappy, and he doubted his motives, so he stayed on guard.

At this time, a soldier from the opposite side came on horseback and said loudly: "Are you villagers deaf? The one who asked you to come over is our Lord Hedong Wei. Come over quickly."

Sure enough, it was the Hedong Wei family.

After Dong Lie entered Hedong, he once heard Fa Zheng say that the Wei family was a powerful family in Hedong and was quite powerful. He didn't want to be here today and bump into the young master of the Wei family who was welcoming his bride.

"I don't know what this guy named Wei wants to do. You might as well go over and have a look."

Dong Lie's thoughts were turning, and he winked at Fazheng and the others, and about twenty people slowly stepped forward.

Mr. Wei looked Dong Lie and others up and down and asked, "Where are you people coming from and where are you going?"

"We are all villagers in Guanzhong. Because the village was harmed by Xiliang soldiers, we really couldn't stay here, so we had to come to Hedong to join our distant relatives." Dong Lie told the reasons he had made up, trying to appear submissive.

In order to avoid being seen and heard along the way, they had already put on old clothes of coarse cloth, and they all dressed up in disgrace, pretending to be like country villagers.

Mr. Wei looked at him again, and Fang waved his hands and said, "We lost a few horses on the road and are in short supply of labor. Since you have come to the east of the river to make a living, I will hire you as porters now and wait until you get to the front." Anyi City, I will reward each of you with twenty coins."

Dong Lie glanced at the team, and sure enough there were dozens of boxes of dowry items among them. It seemed that the bride married by Mr. Wei must also come from a wealthy family.

"Why, aren't you willing?" Mr. Wei showed displeasure, "What a status our Wei family has. It's your honor to be able to work for me, Wei Ping. Besides, I will also give you money. You guys from outside the country will , Do you still want to make a living in Hedong from now on?"

This Weiping, relying on his status as a wealthy family, looked domineering, which made Dong Lie very unhappy.

"Take the opportunity to enter the city." Fazheng beside him reminded Dong Lie in a low voice.

Dong Lie suddenly realized, and thought that Anyi ahead was the Hedong government office, and the interrogation must be strict. If he got mixed up with the Wei family's wedding team, he would be able to enter the city.

After weighing it for a moment, Dong Lie suppressed his displeasure, pretended to be happy, and accepted the offer.

"This is interesting." Wei Fang was satisfied, raised his whip and pointed back, "Go ahead, every two people carry a box, be honest and don't think evil thoughts, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless. .”

Dong Lie and his men infiltrated into the team and became porters. Wei Ping was still a bit cautious, fearing that they would be greedy, so he ordered his own soldiers to guard both sides of the team with swords. Be alert at all times.

The team welcoming the bride set off again, moving slowly along the official road towards Anyi City in the northeast.

It was noon, and the weather was getting hotter. Dong Lie and the others were carrying heavy boxes, and they were all panting and sweating from exhaustion.

Wei Ping was riding a tall horse, but he was relaxed and moved forward with his head held high, with no intention of stopping to rest.

"parking."

In the wedding car, a woman's voice was suddenly heard. It was the bride who spoke.

When the team stopped, Wei Ping hurriedly rode over, leaned over and asked, "Yan'er, what's the matter?"

"The sun is so bright, these porters are so tired and covered in sweat, why not stop and let them take a breath." The bride, who was called "Yan'er", said softly.

"This bride is kind-hearted," Dong Lie muttered to himself and glanced at Wei Ping.

But Wei Ping curled his lips and said disapprovingly: "They are just a bunch of villagers. What's the point of doing some physical work? Besides, I pay them wages and let them sweat a little. Let's go as soon as possible without delay. It’s a good time to worship.”

"Country villagers are human beings too. Anyi is ahead of us. I'm not in a hurry now. I'd better rest for a while. I'm a little tired too." The bride insisted.

The bride said she was tired, and Wei Ping had no choice but to order to stop and rest on the roadside.

Wei Ping got off his horse and hid under the shade of a tree beside the road to enjoy the shade. The servants on his left and right were waiting on him with water and dry food.

Dong Lie and the others were so exhausted that they didn't even have a drink of water. They could only squat by the box and catch their breath.

"You're so damn stingy. If it wasn't for sneaking into Anyi City, I wouldn't be so angry." Looking at Wei Ping who was taking a big gulp of water, Dong Lie licked his chapped lips.

Just as they were complaining secretly, on the other side of the wedding carriage, the bride's maids came over with water bags and distributed them to them, saying that it was the bride who quenched their thirst.

Dong Lie took a sip of water and looked up in the direction of the wedding car. Under the red gauze, the figure of a young girl was vaguely visible, but her true face could not be seen.

"This bride has a good heart. I don't know whose daughter she is. It's really an advantage for Wei Ping to get such a wife."

A few hundred steps away to the south, a murderous group of men and horses were stationed on the hillside, staring at the wedding team who were taking a rest.

It's like staring at fat prey.

"What's the origin of that team in front?" Dong Huang asked on the war horse while drinking wine.

Meng Da next to him looked up into the distance, observed for a moment, and then said: "It's a group of people welcoming the bride, under the banner of Wei. I heard that not long ago, the Wei family in Hedong planned to marry the great scholar Cai Yong. I counted the days and thought it was the wedding date. This should be the wedding procession for Young Master Wei to marry Miss Cai."

"It turns out to be Cai Yong." Dong Huang's face immediately darkened, "I remember that my uncle has always admired this Cai Yong. He proposed marriage to the Cai family for me. Who would have thought that this Cai Yong didn't know how to propose and dared to refuse? I agreed to the marriage proposal from the Hedong Wei family. I feel angry when I think about it. I didn’t expect that I would run into them today, hehe."

A sneer appeared at the corner of Dong Huang's lips, he threw away the wine bag, drew the knife in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't Cai Yong look down on my Dong family? Today I ruined his good deeds and killed the boy from the Wei family. His daughter had enough fun, haha."

"Master, calm down." Meng Da was startled and hurriedly advised: "We entered Hedong this time to hunt down Dong Lie. Hedong is not our territory, so we should restrain ourselves. What's more, the Wei family is also a famous family, and Cai Yong is He is a great scholar of our time, and offending these two families will not be good for my lord's reputation."

"What are you afraid of? I'm covering my face. If you don't dare to recognize us, just wait here."

Dong Huangchao mocked Meng Da, turned to the fat warrior next to him, and asked: "Meng Da has no courage. Hu Che'er, do you have the courage to go with me to rob Miss Cai's family?"

"Che'er is hungry. If we go to rob Miss Cai's family, will there be any meat to eat?" Hu Che'er asked innocently, swallowing his saliva.

"I only know how to eat meat." Dong Huang laughed and scolded, pointing the knife in front of him and said: "Did you see that Miss Cai's dowry has dozens of boxes? I took them all away from you and took you to Anyi City to eat enough."

"If there's meat to eat, do it." Hu Che'er shouted excitedly.

Dong Huang laughed three times, covered his face with a mask, and shouted: "Brothers, cover your faces and follow me to grab a good deal."

After drinking, Dong Huang rode down the hillside, followed by Hu Che'er and a hundred Xiliang soldiers, all of whom were masked.

Meng Da had no choice but to shake his head and sigh, and had no choice but to cover his face and follow him.

"There is a situation"

On the road, Dong Lie was the first to notice something strange, and he jumped up and swept towards the south. As expected, he saw the dust and mist rising, and a group of cavalry rushing towards them with great momentum.

"The thieves are coming, the thieves are coming," the soldiers on guard screamed.

Wei Ping, who was pouring water, was so frightened that he choked and all the water in his mouth spurted out.

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