Xiao Li is the emperor of Longsheng. There are bandits who kill people and rob people in her own land. There is no reason for her to see it and let it go.

Xiao Li was not very interested in the bandit's nest, and there was no need to pick up a knife and kill everyone she saw, but she still went to take a look, just to stretch her muscles.

The higher up the mountain road went, the harder it became to walk on, and Zi Yue strongly requested to carry Xiao Li on his back.

I have to say that Zi Yue's lightness skills are very good, he is more flexible than a monkey.

The only disadvantage is that it is too agile and moves so fast that you can't be prepared for it, and it hurts when a branch hits your face.

Fortunately, it was just two hits and Zi Yue didn't notice it. She could bear the pain... She gritted her teeth and there would definitely not be a next time.

When Xiao Li arrived, Yang Jun had already led his men to take down the bandit's lair.

This is a real bandit's den. Because there are not many people, there are only two decent houses in total, and the rest are all stone houses and caves.

The bandits resisted fiercely, and more than a dozen of them died, while the rest were all tied up.

Xiao Li counted and found that there were twenty-four people tied up.

There are not only bandits in this mountain, but also women and children.

Those women hid in the cave and didn't dare to come out. Xiao Li guessed that these women must have been kidnapped, so he didn't say anything to make things difficult for them.

Xiao Li originally thought it was just a simple bandit suppression operation, but he didn't expect that when Yang Jun took his men around, they actually found a familiar set of silver armor.

Zi Yue thoughtfully found a stool. Xiao Li, who was about to sit down, stood up instantly and cast a sharp gaze on the group of bandits: "Did you kill the Silver Armor Guards?"

The guard held a knife to threaten: "Tell me! Where did this armor come from?"

The bandits pushed each other and finally squeezed out the third in command who was hiding at the back.

The eldest boss died fighting stubbornly, the second in command died at the foot of the mountain, and now he is the boss here.

Although the Third Master felt guilty, he still held his neck high and said, "We got that armor from a robbery ten days ago. The First Master liked it very much, but he couldn't wear it, so he hung it in his room."

Yang Jun shouted, "Where is that person?"

The Third Master said: "He's dead. He was thrown into the ravine behind."

Xiao Li: "Go find it."

Yang Jun immediately took people to search.

Xiao Li asked someone to bring the silver armor. There was a special scale behind the elbow of the silver armor, which was detachable and engraved with the name of each silver armor guard - Yu Song, one hundred and three.

He was the one hundred and third soldier to join the Silver Armor Guard, which meant that he had followed the princess since her residence.

Xiao Li took off his belt, and found a secret pocket inside, with an important letter wrapped in oil paper.

"Assassins raided, the King of Wei was kidnapped, and the King of Xian colluded with the enemy. Report this to Your Majesty immediately."

This was the news that should have been sent to the palace ten days ago, but it was robbed by the bandits here.

Soon, the horse with the Silver Guard's mark was found, as well as some special items of the Silver Guard, such as a water bottle, a knife, and a dagger.

Finally, there was the body of the Silver Armor Guard.

Now that the weather was warm, the body had begun to rot. Yang Jun examined it and said, "There were five wounds on his body, two on his back and lower back from blunt force injuries. His hands were bloody and mangled. The most fatal wound was his neck, where the rope had ripped his skin and flesh apart. He must have been strangled to death."

No matter how stupid the third in command was, he could see that they had killed someone else and were being hunted down.

I didn't dare to say it, but I was forced to say: "Yes...we used a horse rein..."

"The weather was bad that day. We had just reached the foot of the mountain when it started thundering. We were just about to call it a day when we saw a man and a horse appear. We were all so happy."

"We used the horse's reins and pulled him up, and he fell off his horse. He was a martial arts expert, and his armor was invulnerable to swords and spears. Several of us went up and were no match for him. Finally, the leader took the reins and put them around his neck. We picked up stones and hit him. His hands must have been strangled by the reins."

Needless to say, after killing people, they looted the property and abandoned the bodies.

Xiao Li was surrounded by Silver-Armored Guards, and many of them knew and were familiar with Yu Song. When they heard these words, they were so angry that they gritted their teeth and their eyes were blazing with fire.

Their brothers died at the hands of these bandits.

If they hadn't met by chance, they wouldn't have known that Yu Song was buried here.

"master!"

They looked up at Xiao Li, their eyes filled with pleading and strong murderous intent, and their desire to avenge their brothers was extremely strong.

Xiao Li naturally wouldn't let them down, and it was even more impossible for him to show mercy to a group of bandits: "Kill them!"

“No!”

Suddenly, a woman who had been hiding in the cave rushed out and bravely stood in front of the steel knife.

Her clothes were tattered and her hair was withered. She begged, "Please, spare our lives."

Seeing this, the other women also came out and pleaded in a low voice: "Please spare my life, sir."

Xiao Li frowned: "You must have been robbed. I won't kill you, I will only kill this evil bandit."

The leading woman cried and shook her head: "But if you kill them, how can we, mother and son, survive?"

Others started crying too.

A group of children huddled together, the oldest was fourteen or fifteen years old, and the youngest was still in swaddling clothes.

A two-year-old child walked up to his tied father, grabbed his sleeves and cried.

No one could remain unmoved by this scene.

But Xiao Li's eyes were filled with indifference: "So, you are planning to die with the bandits, right?"

The woman kowtowed repeatedly: "Please spare their lives, my lady. They will definitely turn over a new leaf and become new people. Please, my lady."

Xiao Li didn't know whether this group of bandits could turn over a new leaf and become good people, but it was impossible for anyone who killed her Silver Armor Guard to be alive.

Xiao Li knew that she was innocent and might not have killed anyone. Even at this moment, he wanted to give her a chance: "Do you still remember your original identity? Don't you want to go down the mountain and live a good life?"

As an emperor, it was too easy for Xiao Li to arrange a stable life for a woman.

As long as this woman can wake up, she can send her to several large factories, away from this mountain valley, to change her appearance. A job that people in Beijing are vying for will be enough for her to live a good life.

The woman seemed to have thought of her past, but when she turned her gaze to the side, saw her son and her man, she finally shook her head.

"It doesn't matter. I just want my son. Please have mercy on them, young lady, and spare their lives."

Looking around, there were thirteen women in total. Some were numb, frightened, and shivering, while some, like the woman in front of me, were completely assimilated. She believed that the bandit was her husband and was willing to put aside her past grudges for the sake of her child.

Xiao Li understood.

Even gods cannot help those who don’t want to save themselves.

This was the fate she chose herself, but unfortunately, her pleading did not meet the heart of a kind-hearted person.

Xiao Li stood up and shouted coldly, "Everyone, listen up! Kill all the bandits. If any women are stubborn and dare to resist, they will be killed as well. As for the children."

She slashed her sword against the pillar, her voice calm yet filled with murderous intent, "Anyone taller than this...Kill!"

Ignoring the wailing behind him, Xiao Li had someone carry Yu Song's body down the mountain.

Her Silver Armored Guards could not be buried in this remote mountain valley.