Chapter 84: The Villagers Who Repaid Kindness with Evil
The other bandits looked at the leader's body in shock.
Those who are more knowledgeable finally realized that he died of poisoning!
"Everyone be careful, this woman is carrying poison!"
The man yelled, alerting his companions.
"Poisonous? Grandpa, I just like poisonous flowers!"
"I also want to see how poisonous she is."
The bandits rushed forward and started fighting with Xiu Ming and Deng Youning.
When the people saw this, they all felt worried for them.
"My dear, don't worry about us. Go and save your wife. These bandits are not something a little girl like her can afford to mess with." The old man at the cake stall who had been bullied just now kindly advised.
Hearing that someone called Ningning "wife" again, Li Tianzhuo's heart was filled with joy.
"Don't worry, old man. My wife grew up in the martial arts world. She is very good at martial arts and has even learned the skill of poisoning."
"These few ugly things are not enough for her to stretch her muscles."
Li Tianzhuo really enjoyed watching Deng Youning's dashing figure when fighting, and when he was talking to the old man, he looked like a proud husband.
Ying Shi coughed lightly and reminded, "Master Li, please stop looking. I just asked and there is a village next door. Send everyone back quickly."
Naturally, the villagers heard the rioting in the small market.
Without waiting for them to pass by, the people came over to check the situation.
When the girls saw their families, they threw themselves into their arms and told them about the horrific experiences they had just had.
Upon learning that it was the commander-in-chief from the capital and Princess Youning who saved them, the villagers cast grateful looks at Li Tianzhuo and Ying Shi.
"Not only that, my Lord and the County Lord said that the Duke of Zhenguo has led his army to suppress the bandits, and they are already at the foot of Crazy Lion Mountain!"
"Mom and Dad, we don't have to be afraid of those bandits anymore!"
This matter was made public, but when the people heard it, they did not show the excitement they should have on their faces.
But I am skeptical about it.
"How is that possible?"
"The officials in the county government are all in league with those bandits. How could anyone care whether we live or die?"
After the voices of doubt were heard, voices of blame also followed.
"So what if you are an officer or a county lady? You are not the emperor, so do you have the final say?"
"If you kill the people from the Crazy Lion Village, all of us will suffer along with you."
"We could have survived, but now, thanks to you, we are all dead!"
Not only did the villagers not appreciate it, but they blamed Li Tianzhuo and the others.
The conversation became more and more heated.
At the same time, it also resonated with other people around.
Everyone is talking at once, but they are all saying one thing: everyone is dead!
Ying Shi stood in front of Li Tianzhuo to protect him from the spit.
Li Tianzhuo glanced at Deng Youning and Xiu Ming who were still fighting with the bandits, and immediately felt that these fools should not be saved!
They started arguing, and Deng Youning naturally heard it clearly.
She clenched her hands tightly, not wanting to get entangled with these bandits anymore.
"Xiu Ming, eat."
She threw a Hundred Poison Removal Pill to Xiu Ming, and as her sleeves flew up, countless powders of various colors were released.
Anyone who inhales it will fall to the ground and become unable to get up.
Seeing all the bandits fall, the villagers realized that these four people were not easy to deal with.
Deng Youning ran over quickly using Qinggong and shouted:
"The mountain bandits who killed the people deserve their death. I am the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, and the emperor personally conferred upon me the title of Princess of Youning County. Today, I have come here with my father to suppress the bandits!"
"My father brought two thousand Deng's soldiers, which is enough to deal with the five hundred bandits in the village. You can rest assured that Bianyang will be restored to peace."
"As for the county magistrate who facilitated the bandits and did nothing, Lord Li and I will report it after we return to the capital, and send someone to remove their official hats and petition Your Majesty to replace the officials who care for the people of Bianyang."
Afraid that the people still didn't believe him, Li Tianzhuo took out his badge and said, "This is the Silver Dragon Guard badge, which is enough to prove our identities!"
The only few educated villagers who had been to Beijing came forward and after careful identification, they were still a little uncertain.
"We have seen the waist badge of the Silver Dragon Guard. It only has one dragon, but yours has five."
Xiu Ming almost laughed out loud at these fools when he heard this.
He took off his badge and showed it to the others, "Look carefully, our master is the commander of the Silver Dragon Guard, and there are five dragons on his badge. I am a captain, so I have three dragons. An ordinary soldier naturally only has one."
The villagers were stunned, showing a sense of fear as if they had not recognized a great man, and they all knelt down to salute them.
"I'm sorry, everyone!"
"My Lord, the County Lady, if you two want to blame me, please punish me alone. We are all ignorant farmers, please forgive us for our lack of vision."
The old village chief came out and apologized on behalf of the entire village.
"Everyone, get up. It's not your fault. Our identities are not easy to show off!"
Deng Youning naturally couldn't bother with them.
"Don't blame us for being ungrateful, it's just that the bandits in the Crazy Lion Village are really not easy to deal with!"
"Before, there were chivalrous men passing by who helped the Fan family who run a cloth shop in the west of the city."
"That hero was very skilled in martial arts and injured the people from the Crazy Lion Village. But on the day that the hero left the city, a fire broke out in the Fan family for unknown reasons and the whole family was burned to death."
"As for the hero, he was in the mountains outside the county. I heard that he was beaten half to death and all his property was looted. That's why they let him go."
Similar things have happened before, both big and small.
Anyone passing by who offered a helping hand to the people in the city, or even just made a few complaints about the Crazy Lion Village, would be punished in various ways.
Even if they left Bianyang County, they would still be afraid of the Crazy Lion Village.
This is also the reason why there is rarely any news about this place in Beijing.
No one dares to say it!
"So far, there are more than 500 bandits in the Crazy Lion Village, but the county government only has 60 to 70 soldiers."
"Originally, those officials still stood up for the people, but after the county government was attacked several times by bandits, they no longer dared to speak out, and they retreated into hiding, ignoring the affairs of Bianyang."
When talking about these things, the old village chief's voice became more choked up.
The people present all lowered their heads, each of them suffering terribly.
"What's even more hateful is that every road into the city is strictly guarded by their people."
"Not only did they not pass on the message, they even shot down the carrier pigeons and roasted them for food."
The old man selling cakes added angrily.
After they finished speaking, several families whose daughters had been abducted came forward and expressed more words of gratitude to the four men.
"My lords, I have a request. My niece is from the next village and was also captured last month. If you see her, please save her!"
A woman came forward and kowtowed.
"There is also the daughter of this woman and her ex-husband. She has been abducted for more than half a year. I don't expect her to be alive. I just want to know if she suffered any hardship before she died."
"She is most afraid of pain!"
Another middle-aged woman with gray hair but who looked less than 40 years old also requested.
"That damned Crazy Lion Village, my niece, my nephew, and my cousin were all kidnapped by them."
"I am not a gentleman if I don't take revenge. I want to join the Deng family army and attack the Crazy Lion Village with them!"
A man who looked quite strong could no longer suppress his anger and wanted to rush to the village and kill as much as he could.
When he said this, the anger of many men present was ignited.
Everyone wanted to go up the mountain to suppress the bandits.
Li Tianzhuo's expression was serious and he said nervously:
"Your father and his men could not possibly know that the woman had been abducted."
"It seems we really need to go up the mountain as soon as possible and pass on the message."
Deng Youning nodded in agreement.
"My fellow villagers, rest assured, while we attack the mountain stronghold, we will do our best to rescue your families."
"We will not give up on those girls who have been sent away. We will keep tracking their whereabouts and try to rescue them all."
Deng Youning's expression was determined to find the whereabouts of these women.
She always felt that the Crazy Lion Village could be so rampant, there must be a powerful force behind it.
If that force is not eliminated quickly, it will sooner or later become a serious threat to them.
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