Something like that happened in the town. People who entered the town told the village about it. The news spread quickly. Every household closed their doors even in broad daylight and dared not go out, fearing that the thieves would come to the village to rob and kill people.

The gate at the entrance of Caojia Village was also closed. The men guarding the gate stared at the door nervously.

Today is the fourteenth day of the eighth month, and tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15.

This year, the north wind seemed to come earlier than in previous years. The wind blew and the dust flew. As soon as it got

dark, there was no fire in the village.

This night seemed to be quieter than usual nights. There was a full moon hanging in the east. The moon on the fourteenth day was also full. The wind in the sky blew the white clouds, covering the full moon in the sky, and in an instant, the light and shadow on the ground disappeared.

"Boss, it's just ahead."

"Let's go."

The firelight was moving in the night, the sound of horse hooves was shaking, the gatekeeper dozed off at night, and was startled by the cold night wind and woke up. Looking around, he saw the lights moving not far away, like moving will-o'-the-wisp in the night, coming towards them.

Not good! Thinking of what just happened in the town, the man who saw the firelight hurriedly pushed his partner and said anxiously, "Hurry up, there are thieves coming, go and inform everyone."

"Hurry up!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The man who lay on top and took a look ran away as fast as he could.

"Pah, pah, pah..."

At night, the doors of every household in the village were knocked. Knowing that the thieves were coming, the timid ones were so scared that their legs went weak. The young and old men in the village hid, and the men with swords and sticks in their hands went to the village entrance.

A group of masked thieves on horseback had arrived at the entrance of their village. The leader shouted, "If you know what's good for you, open the door for me and hand over all your money and property, and I will spare your lives!"

They heard that this was the best village in the surrounding area, and there must be a lot of money and food in it.

The row of torches on the upper floor lit up at once, illuminating half the sky, revealing the thieves below. The men above aimed their bows and arrows at the thieves below. Cao Xiangnan was pulled out of his bed in the middle of the night and exposed to the cold wind. He was in a very gloomy mood. All the archers here were brought by him. They were all trained by the hammer, not the cowards who would become weak when they saw the robbers.

Standing on the left and right of Cao Xiangnan were the village chief Cao Gui and Sun Yanmiao, who were worried.

After hearing the bandits' shouts, Cao Xiangnan snorted and laughed, standing on top and looking at the bandits below, "If you dare to take a step forward, I have the ability to make you come without return!" Do you think they are soft persimmons that are easy to pinch! If I don't show my power, I will think he is a sick cat.

Cao Xiangnan looked at these greedy bandits, knowing that if he didn't give them a little shock this time, they would come again next time.

"Don't refuse a toast and then drink a punishment wine!" The fierce bandit leader took a look and made a gesture, meaning to let his men get ready to force their way into the village. They are fighting in the sword and fire, how can they be afraid of these villagers who are powerless.

Little did they know that those holding bows and arrows above were soldiers who retreated from the battlefield, and the bows and arrows they held were not for display. Cao Xiangnan made a gesture with his hand, and an arrow pierced through the night sky and went to the bandit leader below.

"Boss, be careful!"

"Be careful!"

The bandit leader was also quite capable, and dodged by rolling over. He looked up at the weak-looking boy above, with a fierce look in his eyes. He cursed, drew the knife on his waist, and shouted, "Brothers, come on!"

A group of people shouted below, holding weapons in their hands and riding horses to rush forward.

Li Zheng, who came with the others, stood calmly at the front. Cao Wenwu thought that his father should go back and hide inside, in case those people really attacked, his father would not even have a place to hide at his age.

"Don't persuade me, third kid. Caojia Village is in my hands. If Caojia Village is destroyed, there is no point for me to live." Li Zheng slapped the boy's hand and refused to leave. Li Zheng was the oldest person present. If the robbers from outside came in, Li Zheng would be the first one to run away.

"We are in Caojia Village. If Caojia Village is destroyed, we will be destroyed!"

"That's right, Caojia Village is in our hands. If Caojia Village is destroyed, we will be destroyed!"

The men behind him all shouted, holding their weapons tightly to defend their homes. Once these bandits entered the village, the most feared thing was that the lives of the elderly and children in his family would be in danger, the food in the house would be robbed, and there would be a whole long winter. What would his family eat? There is only death waiting for him, so he might as well give it a try now, and there is still a chance of survival.

"Yuan, bring the thing over here!" Cao Xiangnan shouted, and the boy beside him handed him a black round ball. He couldn't light the fuse with a torch, and looked at the light, "Since you don't listen to my advice, then let you taste the taste of this thing!" Then he threw it down.

"Bang..."

There was a loud noise, and a pit appeared on the ground. The horse below raised its front hooves and neighed, and the man on the horse fell down.

"What is that?" someone asked.

But no one answered him.

"Release!" With a wave of his hand, the men above released the arrows in their hands. Under the light of the fire, the arrows cut through the night sky. "Swish!"

"Swish——" The arrows pierced the flesh, and the robbers who were shot fell off their horses.

"Back off, back off!" The masked robbers below pulled their horses back, knowing that they could not enter the village today. Originally, they thought it would be easy for them to enter such a small place, but they did not expect that they could not even enter the door tonight, and several of their brothers were injured.

Waves of arrows rained down from above, and the robbers who wanted to go back to save their brothers were blocked by the arrows, so they had to give up their brothers.

"Go!" The leader shouted, and a group of robbers rode away on horseback.

"They're gone, gone. The robbers have been chased away." Cao Gui said to Sun Yanmiao with a big smile on his dark face. Sun Yanmiao had just noticed the black thing Cao Xiangnan threw down, and he didn't know what it was. He was a little confused.

"Open the door, tie up those robbers and send them to the government tomorrow." Cao Xiangnan shouted.

"Catch them and send them to the government!"

The village gate opened, and the shouting men rushed out, caught all the robbers who were lying on the ground, and captured a few horses. The men in Caojia Village couldn't believe that they had chased the robbers away and captured a few people.

"Liu Yuan, find someone to carry the box back with you carefully." Cao Xiangnan gave an order, and then went down with everyone. Knowing how powerful this thing was, Cao Xiangnan did not throw it into the center of the crowd, but just threw it to the side to scare these people. These things were made when he used saltpeter to make ice when it was hot. He remembered that saltpeter could also be used to make earth bombs, so he tried to make them as a test product. He didn't expect that it would come in handy at this time. If

these people are not scared once, they will come to Caojia Village again and again, making people restless. If they

dare to come again next time, he will not scare them so easily!

Liu Yuan, who was at the back, realized the power of this thing, and called a big brother to carry the box back with him. The box was full of round balls, which were the things just thrown down.

The men upstairs were also curious about what was in there, and they looked at it but didn't dare to touch it. They all knew how powerful this thing was, so they carried the boxes carefully down. The previous one had such a great power, and this box was enough to blow them all to pieces.

A group of thieves came to Caojia Village at night, and they were beaten and fled before they even got in the door.

When the grandmas and boys in the village saw their husbands coming back at night, they cried with joy.

Qi Wanfeng saw her husband coming back from outside with a cold body, and hurried to greet him. Cao Xiangnan reached out and held Wanfeng's hand, telling him that nothing was wrong, and that the children at home were still asleep and didn't know what happened that night.

Xiangzi woke up at night after hearing the sound, and stayed beside his grandmother, waiting for his father to come back.

"Go to sleep, it's okay." Cao Xiangnan touched the child's head and let him go to sleep. The child looked at his father with admiration in his eyes. Xiangzi knew that his father was a powerful man. He was determined to be as capable as his father when he grew up and take good care of his brothers.

The next morning, the robbers caught in Caojia Village were sent to the authorities. The villagers caught rotten vegetable leaves and threw them on the robbers. These robbers robbed people and killed people, doing all kinds of evil.

Unexpectedly, two of the people caught were registered refugees in the government office. Needless to say, these refugees colluded with the robbers there to come to the town to rob things and kill people. After this happened, Zhao County Magistrate asked people to check all the refugees. They caught a few who had done bad things and locked them up. The men who killed people

on the way and thought they would be fine did not expect that they would have this day. Someone stood up and pointed at them and said that they killed people and killed people.

"Master, I am innocent..."

Ha! You dare to say it's innocent!

At one time, several nearby villages knew that Caojia Village was powerful. People from other villages who had relatives in Caojia Village took the opportunity to visit Caojia Village. If they could live in Caojia Village, would they still be afraid of robbers coming at night? Caojia Village had a protective wall to prevent robbers from entering, but their village had no protective wall.

These things were enough to give Li Zheng and the village chief a headache. In the end, they issued an order that people who came to the village to visit relatives every day could, but those who stayed in the village overnight had to apply for permission. If anything happened, the family that left the person behind would be held responsible, and if it was serious, they would all be driven out of the village.