"Rest assured, my lord, I, Dian Wei, do not take a bunch of bandits seriously."

"That's not how you fight a battle. Sometimes brute force won't work." Jiang Tian didn't want the Dian Wei he had exchanged for with 150,000 rage points to suffer the same tragedy as the Battle of Wancheng.

...

Erlong Mountain.

As soon as Gao Jun's little donkey reached the mountain pass, dozens of bandits rushed out from both sides of the mountain.

"This road is mine, these trees are mine, if you want to pass, leave your toll!" a bandit roared at Gao Jun.

"I'll leave you your mother's toll!" Gao Jun cursed at the bandit, clearly in a bad mood.

"Old man, you're pretty cocky." The bandit drew his sword with a whoosh. "Believe it or not, I'll cut you in two with one stroke."

"No, no, no, this is our second-in-command's father-in-law." Another bandit recognized Gao Jun at a glance and quickly walked up to him. "Old village chief, what brings you here?"

"Quickly take me up the mountain to find my daughter and son-in-law. Something terrible has happened at home; someone is trying to frame us."

These bandits who were robbing people at the foot of the mountain were just a bunch of small fry. They quickly led Gao Jun straight up the mountain.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Black Dragon Village, Gao Jun began shouting at the top of his lungs, "Daughter, my life is terrible! I'm being bullied to death!"

Upon hearing Gao Jun's voice, the second-in-command, Flying Centipede, and his woman rushed out of the room.

"Father...who dares to bully you?" Gao Jun's daughter, Gao Shi, quickly asked.

“Jiang Tian from our village beat up your younger brother Gao Changcheng, and he’s still unconscious at home.”

Upon hearing this, Gao was immediately enraged: "Is there no law anymore? In Taohua Village, Lailong Township, it's always been our Gao family that bullies others. When have we ever been bullied?"

Flying Centipede nodded: "Grandpa, don't worry, I'll send someone to wipe out Jiang Tian's brat right now."

"Just who is Jiang Tian? I didn't know your Peach Blossom Village had such a formidable character."

Gao said, "Jiang Tian is nothing special. His family has been farming for generations. His sister, Jiang Ting, was raped and killed by my brother a few years ago."

"Is that so? Is his sister Jiang Ting pretty?"

Before Flying Centipede could finish speaking, Gao glared at him fiercely: "What's so pretty about a skinny little girl?"

Jiang Ting was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl when she was violated.

"A twelve or thirteen-year-old girl is just the right age." The Flying Centipede licked its lips.

"Honey, your brother-in-law is being bullied, and instead of doing something to support him, you're still thinking about his sister."

His sister went insane and ran away long ago.

"Don't worry, I'll have Mad Dog lead a few dozen brothers down the mountain. We'll definitely wipe them out." Flying Centipede reached out and pinched Gao's cheek.

Although Gao Jun was a scoundrel, his daughters were all beautiful.

This woman, surnamed Gao, was the second oldest in her family. After being chosen by Flying Centipede, the second-in-command of Black Cloud Village in Erlong Mountain, she married into Black Cloud Village.

The flying centipede obeyed Gao's every word.

"Good son-in-law, don't underestimate the other side." Gao Jun came this time to bring in a lot of troops. "You know I have more than a dozen thugs under my command. Wang Dazhuang is from your Black Dragon Mountain."

"Father-in-law, judging from your tone, even Wang Dazhuang isn't a match for them?" Flying Centipede found it somewhat unbelievable.

"That's right, otherwise why would I have come to Erlong Mountain to ask you for help?"

"Looks like I'll have to take matters into my own hands." After saying that, the Flying Centipede turned around, put two fingers in its mouth, and whistled.

Soon, more than 100 bandits rushed out.

"Father-in-law, you've come all this way to Erlong Mountain, so please stay here for a few more days."

"I'll go down the mountain right now and chop Jiang Tian's head off. I'll rip out his heart and make you a hangover soup."

Flying Centipede mounted his horse: "Wife, prepare some good wine and food. I'm coming back to have a good, drunken feast with my father-in-law."

Madam Gao nodded: "Don't worry, my husband. My own father is here. Do you think I don't know how to entertain him?"

We must teach that bastard Jiang Tian a good lesson.

Flying Centipede flicked his whip forward and charged down the mountain with his spear in hand.

More than 100 bandits followed closely behind.

Looking at the more than 100 bandits following the flying centipede down the mountain, Gao said, "Father, don't worry. You know my abilities as a man."

Wang Dazhuang couldn't even last two moves against him.

My man's men are all incredibly fierce. Dealing with a nobody like Jiang Tian is a piece of cake for them.

Gao Jun nodded and followed Gao Shi into the bandit's hall.

…………

The sky was high and the clouds were light.

In the afternoon, the weather finally cooled down a bit.

The fifty people that Dian Wei had chosen finished their meal with great gusto.

In front of Dian Wei were more than a dozen wooden buckets, each filled with sweet well water.

"Listen up, all of you," Dian Wei said in a booming voice. "Since you are all people I have carefully selected, don't embarrass me."

You all need to practice properly.

If you don't train well, don't blame me, Dian Wei, for turning my back on you.

"yes……"

Dian Wei was an incredibly fierce man, and the soldiers he led were all shouting and yelling.

All fifty people cherish this opportunity very much.

Being able to serve under Dian Wei meant that you could at least have two full meals a day.

In this year of great famine, this is truly remarkable.

As shouts and chants rang out.

Everyone practiced with incredible effort.

Jiang Tian held a bunch of grapes in his hand, picking them off as he walked and popping them into his mouth.

These Shine Muscat grapes are really delicious.

Outside Jiang Tian's courtyard, the people who were not selected sighed and groaned.

They watched as Jiang Tian walked out.

They quickly surrounded them.

"Jiang Tian, ​​we're all from the same village. You can't just stand by and watch us starve to death."

"Please, have some kindness and buy me some food."

“We have never done anything to wrong you before. We will do whatever you ask us to do.”

Looking at these starving people, Jiang Tian knew he was no saint.

Although he knew that only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world, he also knew that simply lending these grains to the people unconditionally would not bring them any benefit.

"Fellow villagers," Jiang Tian said, jumping onto a horse-drawn carriage.

The people all gathered around.

“I, Jiang Tian, ​​am a compassionate person, and I cannot bear to see you starving.” Jiang Tian pointed to the corpses of those who had starved to death by the roadside in the distance.

Upon hearing Jiang Tian's words, everyone immediately felt that there was hope.

"How did you work for the Gao family before? You're doing this kind of work for me now."

"The grain I'm giving you is twice the grain the Gao family is giving you."