Chapter 503: The Remnants of the Xia King Surrender?

at the same time.

On the other side.

Qin Shandao and the others were brought to the center of the village under their custody.

An elderly man with a full head of white hair was feeding millet to chicks with a winnowing basket.

The millet was scattered, and the chicks scrambled to grab it.

"Old Fan, we've been exposed."

"Nanxiu has been captured, and General Du is covering the rear."

Several subordinates brought Qin Shandao and others over, and immediately reported to the old man upon seeing him.

Upon hearing this...

The old man paused in his scattering of millet and slowly turned around.

Upon seeing Qin Shandao and the others, he frowned and asked, "Who are they?"

"The son of a nobleman."

"Foolish!"

Fan Yuan rebuked, "If they dare to touch us, even if we haven't been exposed, we'll be wiped out!"

The group of people were stunned.

They only thought of ways to control the nobles.

However, they did not consider the consequences of capturing the Imperial Academy's army.

"Old Fan..."

The subordinate replied, "Wei Shuyu is leading two thousand soldiers to search the temple; it's only a matter of time before he finds us."

"Ducun Zheng was also trying to buy us a chance to live."

well.

Fan Yuan sighed deeply.

The signs of impending doom are already clear; there is no way to reverse the situation.

He scattered all the millet in his hand onto the chickens, then took the walking stick.

He walked step by step toward his wooden house.

"Mr. Fan, what do we do now?" a subordinate asked from behind.

what to do?

What can we do?

"Let's lower it..." Fan Yuan's voice came.

What?

Several villagers almost thought they had misheard.

"Old Fan!"

The subordinate exclaimed in shock, "We can fight our way out!"

"What happens after we break through?"

Fan Yuan turned around, his body hunched over: "Under Li Shimin's leadership, the entire Tang Dynasty is thriving."

"Under Wei Shuyu's leadership, the merchants united as one."

"The people have become accustomed to this peaceful life!"

"What else can we do?"

"It's gone down now..."

"Or perhaps we can spare the lives of your family members."

Their thoughts were wavering.

My faith began to waver...

"Old man, you are very knowledgeable."

Snap snap snap...

Just then, I heard a round of applause.

"who?"

Everyone was startled.

Bang bang bang.

Before they could even react, the group of people guarding their companions were sent flying.

Looking around...

A boy with chiseled features stood before his friends.

"Big brother, you're here."

"Big brother..."

The children excitedly gathered around.

"Who are you……"

Fan Yuan looked at the newcomer with a solemn expression.

Even Liu Heita back then didn't have this skill!

"Wei Shuyu".

A soft voice came from the boy's mouth.

boom!

Everyone was shocked.

The subordinates then drew their blades in a more wary manner.

"I never expected this..."

Fan Yuan sighed: "You still have this kind of martial arts skill."

"If you're going to surrender, you should do it properly."

Wei Shuyu smiled and said, "I don't think I need to teach you how to do it, do I?"

A surge of anger welled up in Fan Yuan's heart.

Regardless of the circumstances, he was once the Left Minister in Liu Heita's service, how could he allow a junior to reprimand him like that?

"You bastard."

Fan Yuan's subordinates, however, could not tolerate it.

One by one, they pointed at Wei Shuyu and shouted, "Who told you we surrendered?"

"Load the bows and arrows!"

Swish, swish, swish...

Everyone nocked their arrows and aimed them at Wei Shuyu and the others.

snort.

Wei Shuyu gave a disdainful snort.

"A bunch of ignorant bastards!"

"Do you all still consider yourselves generals and ministers?"

"You're nothing but a bunch of rats hiding in a stinking ditch!"

Wei Shuyu showed no fear whatsoever.

Instead, they took a step forward, as if to say, "Go ahead and try shooting if you dare."

"court death……"

The subordinate finally lost his temper and waved his hand: "Fire the arrows!"

"stop!"

Fan Yuan stomped his cane and stopped him with a cold face.

"Old Fan, this Wei Shuyu is so arrogant."

The subordinate replied unwillingly, "Even if we die, we can't let him get away with it!"

"I told you to stop, didn't you hear me?"

Fan Yuan stared intently at the other person, a cold glint in his eyes.

The subordinate shuddered.

In the end, they chose to give up.

"Wei Shuyu, we've really messed up this time."

Fan Yuan looked at Wei Shuyu: "We can surrender, we only hope that you will spare the ordinary people of Dujia Village."

"I can't make that decision."

Whether they live or die depends mainly on His Majesty's decision!

Wei Shuyu distanced himself from the matter.

He was at a disadvantage before, but for the safety of his friends, he could make decisions on his own.

But now that everyone has been saved, what's there to be afraid of?

"I only need your answer."

Fan Yuan stared intently at Wei Shuyu: "Otherwise, we swear we will never surrender."

Old man.

Even on his deathbed, he still wanted to cause me some trouble.

But it's better to bring them back alive than to have them die.

“I can plead with His Majesty,” Wei Shuyu replied after a moment’s thought.

As for whether Li Shimin would agree, we don't know.

"good."

Fan Yuan looked at his men and said, "Put down your weapons and bows and arrows!"

"Old Fan..."

The subordinates were unwilling to accept this.

Surrendering without even fighting is too cowardly.

"Do you think you can kill Wei Shuyu on your own?"

"His presence here means that Du Mingfang is dead!"

"It also means..."

"The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will soon surround this place!"

Wow.

Everyone was startled.

He looked at Wei Shuyu in disbelief.

“Old men see further than young people. Du Mingfang is far inferior to you.” Wei Shuyu nodded with a smile.

"Put down your weapons...surrender!" Fan Yuan shouted again.

Bang.

As one person discards his weapon and bow and arrow.

The others seemed to be affected by a chain reaction, and they all dropped their weapons.

"Brother, could they be feigning surrender?" Qin Shandao muttered to himself.

"It's alright."

Wei Shuyu waved his hand: "Uncle Chang will be here with his men soon..."

Knock knock knock.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Chang He arrived with the main force.

"Surround them!"

Chang He waved his hand dismissively.

"Uncle Chang..."

Wei Shuyu rose to greet him.

Are you alright?

Chang He stared at his friends for a moment.

When he saw that everyone was unharmed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"fine."

Wei Shuyu smiled.

"them……"

When Chang He saw a large group of people who had already laid down their weapons and surrendered, he was stunned.

Did Wei Shuyu alone manage to make them surrender?

"It's probably not that simple..."

Wei Shuyu narrowed his eyes.

The old man was clearly a shrewd and resourceful man; how could he possibly surrender so easily?

Even Qin Shandao noticed something strange.

There must be some unknown conspiracy behind this.

"Uncle Chang, have someone search Dujia Village thoroughly, leaving no corner unsearched," Wei Shuyu said.

"good!"

After Chang He agreed, he began a thorough search of Dujia Village.

All the villagers were also captured.

"Wei Shuyu, you don't believe I really surrendered?"

Seeing Wei Shuyu digging three feet into the ground in Dujia Village, Fan Yuan laughed and said.

"What exactly is your conspiracy?" Wei Shuyu asked solemnly.

"I am truly convinced."

Fan Yuan smiled and said, "As long as you can get His Majesty to issue an edict to pardon the women and children of Dujia Village."

"I can provide a list of officials who colluded with the imperial court!"

“Even we, the remnants of the Xia Dynasty, can commit suicide as a whole!”

Um?

Wei Shuyu looked at the villagers of Dujia Village.

Most of the remnants of the Xia king were already in their middle age, and at this moment they all revealed a look of fearlessness in their eyes.

"You don't need to worry about that."

Wei Shuyu said with a smile, "Those people in the Ministry of Justice are just looking for something to do."

"It's alright."

Fan Yuan smiled and nodded: "You can try it first..."

"Let's see if the Ministry of Justice can get them to talk!"