Chapter 26: A Visitor from the Liang Family in Beijing
According to Ma Rulong's perception, the other two younger boys were already warriors of rank 7 strength, and their foundation was very solid.
"My dear friend, you are in a good mood. Are you going out for a picnic? But it's getting late and the situation outside is not peaceful." Ma Rulong said to Liang Zifeng while riding on a horse.
"It doesn't matter. I came out here to gain experience. I also want to thank Master Ma for his concern." Liang Zifeng bowed to Ma Rulong.
"Hey, young man, do you know me?" Ma Rulong didn't expect Liang Zifeng to know his identity, and asked curiously.
"Haha, how could we not know the name of Master Ma? The people living near Majiaji should thank Master Ma. With Master Ma in charge, the surrounding people are not disturbed by bandits and wars. Master Ma has done immeasurable good deeds." Liang Zifeng smiled slightly, then spoke solemnly.
"Hahaha." Ma Rulong didn't expect Liang Zifeng to praise him like this, and he could tell that Liang Zifeng's praise was sincere and not flattering, so he laughed happily, and then said with a smile, "My young friend has come over, may I know your name?"
"I'm Liang Zifeng, from Yuanshan Village, a remote mountain village. Today I'm out traveling with my younger brother and sister." Liang Zifeng stated his identity calmly.
"Yuanshan Village? It seems familiar." Ma Rulong frowned and thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out where it was.
"Master, it's the mountain village where all the villagers are warriors, deep in the Great Wilderness Mountain." One of Ma Rulong's men reminded in a low voice.
"Oh~"
Ma Rulong was suddenly enlightened when he heard this, and then looked at Liang Zifeng with surprise, obviously knowing who Liang Zifeng was. He then dismounted and led the horse towards Liang Zifeng.
"So you are Mr. Liang from Yuanshan Village, Liang family? I wonder what your relationship is with the Liang family, a prominent family in Beijing?" Ma Rulong asked with some confusion.
"There shouldn't be any connection. My father seems to have been from Yuanshan Village since he was a child." Liang Zifeng shook his head and said.
Ma Rulong didn't have any thoughts when he heard this. He also felt that it wouldn't be such a coincidence. It was just that Liang Zifeng's temperament didn't seem like something that could be brought up in a small place, so he had the question just now.
"what?"
It was then that Ma Rulong noticed the barbecue on the campfire. The aroma surprised him. It was not that he had not eaten roasted rabbit before, but he had never smelled such a special aroma that made him very hungry.
Seeing this, Liang Zifeng showed a smug smile on his face. He took the rabbit meat roasted on the campfire and handed it to Ma Rulong.
"Master Ma, please try my cooking skills."
"Okay, I won't be polite. It does smell nice."
Ma Rulong took the rabbit meat, took a bite, and the spicy and numb taste stimulated his taste buds. His eyes widened a lot, and he nodded and praised it while eating.
Liang Zifeng smiled and saw that Ma Rulong's two men were drooling, so he also gave them two rabbits. These rabbits were hunted by him personally and they could not be eaten all at once, so it didn't matter if he gave a few to others.
"Thank you." After taking the rabbit meat, the two men actually thanked Liang Zifeng, which made Liang Zifeng look at them with higher regard.
Liang Zifeng asked Leng Yuzhao to bring a few quartz cups, poured homemade wine into them, and started drinking with everyone.
Ma Rulong, who drank Liang family wine for the first time, praised it again, especially when he looked at the crystal clear wine in the glass. This was the best wine he had ever tasted.
"Mr. Liang from Yuanshan Village is indeed worthy of his reputation. This has really opened my eyes." Ma Rulong said with some emotion after finishing his meal.
"No, they are just some trivial paths that are not worth mentioning." Liang Zifeng replied modestly.
"what?"
Just when Liang Zifeng was about to say something, he discovered that someone had broken into the mental sensing circle, and was exuding full of malice.
Not long after Liang Zifeng looked to the east, Ma Rulong also noticed someone flying quickly towards him from a distance. He was somewhat surprised that Liang Zifeng had noticed someone coming earlier than him.
"Someone from the Liang family?" Ma Rulong seemed to recognize the leader and muttered softly.
"Liang family? Which Liang family is Master Ma talking about?"
Liang Zifeng glanced at the five people in the distance calmly, without paying any attention. He continued to do his own thing and asked Ma Rulong.
"Why would the Liang family, one of the six major families in Beijing, come to this remote place?" Ma Rulong answered solemnly. He thought that the five aggressive men were coming for him.
"The Liang family in Beijing? What a coincidence?" Liang Zifeng frowned upon hearing this, then looked at Ma Rulong, "Master Ma has any dealings with the Liang family in Beijing? Judging from the attitudes of these people, they seem to have bad intentions."
"Strange, this old man has no connection with the Liang family in Beijing. Could it be that one of my subordinates provoked them?"
When the five people came to the campfire, Liang Zifeng was holding a three or four-inch knife, cutting rabbit meat and feeding it to the little sister beside him. He didn't care about the arrival of the five people at all. He thought they were coming for Master Ma and was just planning to watch the fun.
"Boy, is your last name Liang?"
The five people came to the campfire, first looked at everyone, then focused their attention on Liang Zifeng. Seeing that Liang Zifeng was concentrating on feeding the little girl with barbecue, they asked in a bad tone.
The leader was a man in his thirties or forties, with eagle eyebrows and a square face. He exuded a cold aura and gave people a very dangerous feeling. He looked like a typical villain.
"Uh?" Liang Zifeng stopped what he was doing and looked at the leader in astonishment, "Are you here to see me?"
“……”Ma Rulong was also stunned. After working for a long time, he almost made a mistake.
"Sir, it should be him. They look so similar, there's no doubt about it." A man with half white hair, probably in his fifties, spoke up next to the leader.
"It's indeed Liang Tianye's bastard!" The leader nodded and said to Liang Zifeng with a deadly look in his eyes.
"..." Liang Zifeng was speechless at this moment. He was troubled by someone for no reason, but he still asked with some doubt, "Um, can I ask who Liang Tianye is?"
"Huh? You don't know who Liang Tianye is?"
The leader was also a little surprised after hearing Liang Zifeng's question. He looked at Liang Zifeng in doubt, then looked at the faces of the third and fourth brothers. When he saw the veiled Leng Yuzhao, his eyes suddenly lit up. Then he looked Leng Yuzhao up and down carefully several times, with an expression of surprise on his face.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise. I'm sure the Third Young Master will definitely be satisfied." The leader said with surprise in his eyes.