Chapter 177 Encountering Robbers on the Road

The road, which was already narrow, was blocked by the two of them, so Fang Zheng had no choice but to stop the carriage.

"Get out of the way!" Fang Zheng's tone turned cold when he saw that they were two stinky beggars.

"Young man, the two of us want to go to Shunde City ahead, but the journey is too far. Could you please give us a ride?" A tall and thin man said without any timidity.

"Sorry! We can't give you a ride. There are people in our car. Please stop another one! Please move aside."

"You little bastard, we're giving you a chance so we'll ride in your car. If you keep talking, it's useless. I'll kill you." Another beggar said viciously.

When Fang Zheng saw that he had encountered these rogues, he immediately jumped off the carriage, drew his sword from his waist and pointed it at them: "If you don't want to die, get out of here!"

"Hey! He looks like a martial artist. Brothers, come out!"

The evil beggar shouted, and there was a noise in the deep bushes. Then, more than a dozen beggars appeared in the middle of the road one after another, blocking the road tightly.

Fang Zheng saw this and showed no fear. "It seems you're faking the ride and really robbing them?"

"What's the matter? Be smart and give me all the money you have, otherwise we will let you die here."

"Little thief, do you know who we are? How dare you intercept us?"

"I don't care who you are. Even if the king of heaven comes today, you have to leave me some money to buy your way through."

"You really don't know what you're talking about. We're from the General of Chariots and Cavalry's residence, and his family is inside. I advise you to make way." Fang Zheng revealed his identity in the hope of getting through smoothly.

"Haha... Another guy pretending to be an official's family member. Your excuse has been used too many times. I still advise you to be smart and hand over all your money, otherwise none of you will be able to leave."

Fang Zheng didn't expect these robbers to be so arrogant: "Since you are looking for death, then come and get it with your ability! Anyway, you don't have to pay with your life for killing robbers." If he didn't have some skills, how could he dare to come thousands of miles alone to pick up people.

"You little bastard, you are so arrogant. Come on, brothers!" The evil beggar shouted fearlessly.

Upon hearing this, the beggars behind him immediately rushed forward, and Fang Zheng was also ready to kill everyone.

Unexpectedly, before the beggars got close to him, the two people in front of him suddenly fell to the ground with a scream. This alone frightened the arrogant beggars.

"Whoever dares to come forward, I will kill him first. If you don't believe me, just try it." Yun Wansheng stood upright in the car, staring at the leader with murderous intent, with the muzzle of the gun pointing at his eyebrows.

The beggars finally reacted and looked at the woman in the car. When they saw that she was a beautiful woman with a heroic look, some of them unconsciously looked obscene, especially the evil beggar in the lead.

"Oh! Young lady, I advise you not to resist. There are so many of us and we are not pushovers. As long as you accompany me..." Before he could finish his teasing words, he fell backwards in front of everyone, with a bloody hole between his eyebrows.

"Is there anyone else looking for death?" Yun Wansheng said coldly.

The beggars didn't expect that this woman could kill people without blinking an eye. She killed people without any panic.

Fang Zheng looked at the general's sister with admiration. He had not expected that this woman had such a powerful hidden weapon, leaving him no chance to claim credit.

"Get out of here!" Fang Zheng shouted sternly.

Seeing that they had met a tough opponent, the beggars hurriedly lifted the three dead and injured people and made way.

Yun Wansheng returned to the carriage, and Fang Zheng got back on. He whipped the horse whip and the carriage continued to move forward.

The beggars watched the carriage leave, cursing indignantly. Then a short beggar said to the taller beggar, "Second boss, the first boss is gone now. From now on, you will be our first boss."

"Isn't this a bad idea? Let's finish the boss' funeral first and then we can discuss it." The second in command said in a seemingly righteous manner.

As they were talking, they suddenly saw another carriage coming, but this time they didn't dare to block it because it was obvious that the newcomers were not someone to be trifled with.

There were attendants following the carriage in front and behind. The carriage was much more luxurious than the one that just passed by. It was obvious that these people were all officials.

When the carriage passed by them, the person in the carriage lifted the curtain on one side. When he saw a few beggars standing by the roadside, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

Just as he was about to lower the curtain, he suddenly saw a body lying on the ground. It was obvious that the person had died not long ago, which made him frown.

"Stop the car!" Something must have happened here just now, and he wanted to know.

"Your Highness, what do you want?" An Bing, the personal bodyguard outside the car, asked respectfully.

"Go and find out what happened here just now?" Xiahou Qing said calmly.

An Bing agreed and went to the other side of the carriage. After examining the body, he asked a beggar, "How did this man die?"

When the beggar saw that these people in front of him were from the royal family, a trace of evil flashed in his eyes. He suddenly knelt on his knees and cried to the people in the carriage, "Your Majesty, why didn't you come earlier? If you had come earlier, my brother would not have died, and the other two would not have been injured."

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Qing lifted the car curtain and said coldly, "What exactly is going on? Tell me the truth."

"Your Highness, we are all disaster victims from Bo County. Because of the flood a while ago, we were forced to flee our homes. We were already begging for food, but just when we were about to go to Shunde City ahead to make a living, a carriage arrived from behind.

When the woman in the car saw that we beggars were blocking her way, she started to curse us as dogs blocking the road. My brother stepped forward to argue with her, and she killed my brother with a hidden weapon.

The other two brothers were furious and wanted to seek revenge on her, but they didn't expect that the woman was very powerful with her hidden weapons and injured them as soon as she approached.

Your Highness, we are disaster victims. We are begging for a living because we have no other way to survive. We did not expect that our lives would be trampled upon at will. Please, Your Highness, help us!"

The second-in-command spoke of the woman's evil deeds in a vivid and moving manner, as if things were really as he said.

After hearing what he said, Xiahou Qing's handsome face turned cold: "But is it a beautiful woman in blue?"

"It's her, Your Highness. Do you know her?" The Second In Command panicked when he heard this, fearing that his lie would be exposed.

"I don't know him! Follow me and catch up with that man. I will make the decision for you."

Xiahou Qing didn't expect that such a beautiful young lady, who looked cold and harmless, was actually a cruel and ruthless person.

The second in command's face lit up when he heard this: "Yes!"

As long as he avenges the boss, he will have a say in front of these people when he becomes the boss in the future.

They were indeed disaster victims, but they were robbers in the disaster area. Before the disaster, they relied on their numbers to rob and rape people in important economic areas. When the government came, they scattered and fled and then became good citizens of nearby villages, making it difficult for the government to tell who was the robber.

The flood flooded several villages where they lived and washed away all their property, so they had to go back to their old jobs while fleeing the famine.