Chapter 49 Robbery
"Ma'am, what's wrong?"
After the exile team arrived at the trade route, Wen Chengyun no longer needed to lead the way. The officials could simply follow the map and he naturally returned to the team.
He noticed Cheng Weiyao's uneasy expression. The road was quiet on both sides, and no matter how one looked at it, there didn't seem to be any danger. It seemed the lady's perception was beyond ordinary...
"I feel like I'm being watched. My husband is very skilled in martial arts. Have you noticed anything unusual?" Cheng Weiyao withdrew her gaze from around.
"I haven't noticed anything unusual. Madam, you've been working hard these days. Relax a little."
After hearing Wen Chengyun's words, Cheng Weiyao felt a little more relaxed.
Strangely enough, as soon as Wen Chengyun came to his side, the feeling of being monitored disappeared completely. Could it be that he was too suspicious and saw enemies everywhere?
At this moment, the hills behind the trade route were densely packed with bandits wearing coarse cloth. The only leader wearing animal skins was sitting behind a hill in the middle of the trade route, waiting for their chance. He had a full beard and looked fierce and brave.
"Boss, why don't you take action? These officials have been in the business for a while..."
A small follower was drooling at the sight of a group of beautiful women. They had been occupying this mountain for more than a year or two, and they had indeed been robbing houses in the past. There was no shortage of women in the village.
But things have changed since the head of the family came into being. They started some kind of cooperation with the passing caravans, making the village like a security agency, and the women in the village were either released or ran away, and very few were willing to stay voluntarily.
This time, when they heard that they were going to resume their old business, all the bandits were overjoyed. It was common for female members of the exiled team to get lost or die. Instead of working hard on the road, it would be better to go up the mountain and become the bandit's wife!
"Why are you in such a hurry? You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Take care of that thing in your crotch..."
Zhang Weiguo raised his hand and slapped the talking henchman. He had spent a lot of effort to bring these misguided brothers from the mountain stronghold back on the right track, and he couldn't let all his efforts go to waste because of a moment of confusion.
As the group walked all the way to a deep mountain valley, Wang Gang frowned and felt something was wrong. It was quiet, too quiet, not even a small animal passed by. Although he had never been on the trade route, he also knew the principle that everything will turn into its opposite when it reaches its extreme.
"Everyone stay alert, I see something is amiss around me..."
Wang Gang's words obviously did not attract the attention of the officers. They were joking but still looked lazy. Nothing had happened along the way. They just needed to walk a little further before they would reach the commercial road. What could go wrong?
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Weiguo rushed out from the hillside with a group of burly bandits, carrying their swords on their backs, looking like a real robber.
"I built this road, I planted this tree! If you want to pass through here, you have to pay me money! If you dare to say no, I'll grab your head! You will die in the wilderness, I won't bury you, I won't kill you! Send you to the Wangxiang Tower, never to return! Boss, am I talking smoothly?"
A small thug stepped forward, shook his head and recited the classic lines of robbery, and after finishing the deed, he did not forget to look back with an expression asking for credit.
Cheng Weiyao's face was filled with black lines. Was this a common saying among bandits? She had thought it was a joke when she heard it in TV dramas before, but she had never expected to encounter a real-life version. Bandits aren't scary, what's scary is bandits with culture...
"How dare you! You seem to be tired of living. Do you know we are officials? If you rob the exile group, you will be fed in prison for many years!"
Li Kui took a look at the bandit leader. He looked like a big guy, but the empty cuffs made him look down on him. It turned out that he was just a paper tiger. How could a one-armed leader have any deterrent power? Only these bandit minions would listen to such a useless person.
If I hadn't been an official, I could have been the king of the mountain, and my power would have been no less than that of this useless person.
"Oh~ There are such good things in this world. Do prison meals include food? I think they also provide accommodation, right? Then, officer, please arrest me quickly! I couldn't ask for more!"
"My ears are okay, right? Look at how he's overestimating himself, challenging our boss? Hahahaha..."
Seeing Li Kui's expression, the other bandits burst out laughing. When they first met the boss, they thought he was a soft persimmon that was easy to bully, but they didn't expect that he would be pushed to the ground and rubbed...
Li Kui was insulted and his face turned red. He drew his sword from its sheath and took two steps forward, intending to teach these bandits a lesson. However, as soon as he stepped forward, he was hit on the head by Zhang Weiguo and fell to the ground.
Wang Gang's face suddenly turned ugly. This was a tough opponent. Li Kui was considered a good fighter in the team, but now, he couldn't withstand even half a move from the opponent. It showed his strength...
But after all, as officials, they were provoked and neither their pride nor their duty allowed them to retreat. Wang Gang stepped forward and led a group of officials to confront the bandits head-on.
"Mother……"
Wen Chengming hid behind the Imperial Concubine the moment the bandits appeared, and the Imperial Concubine stood behind Wen Chengming to protect him. She knew Cheng Yun's martial arts very well, so at least she had no problem protecting Chengming.
"Cheng Weiyao, think of a solution. Look at those bandits. They're so numerous and powerful. The officers won't be able to defeat them if they just force their way in. Although exile is hard, it's better than being held captive in the mountains..."
Wen Liyu also grabbed Cheng Weiyao's clothes with a frightened look on her face. She was too embarrassed to compete with her mother and younger brother for it. Cheng Weiyao looked weak, but she would kill people without mercy. It would probably be safe to follow her.
"Shh, just watch quietly, don't get involved."
Cheng Weiyao's eyebrows moved slightly, and she patted Wen Liyu's hand to comfort her. When the bandits appeared, she wanted to find Wen Chengyun to discuss the matter, but Wen Chengyun looked normal, and it was obvious that he didn't take the bandits seriously.
Wen Liyu was speechless. The situation was so urgent, why was Cheng Weiyao still sitting there doing nothing? Could it be that she had run out of ideas?
"Husband...will we be okay?"
The rest of the female family members were also trembling with fear and hid behind their men. The men also had cold faces, trying to remain calm and comforting their families in soft voices.
The officers looked very confident, but they knew in their hearts that they couldn't count on these rich kids to help them kill the enemy. They could do some hard labor, but if they had to fight the bandits with real guns and swords, it would be like throwing meat buns at dogs, and there would be no return...
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