Chapter 428: Take Food at Will
"What should we do?" The people were at a loss and looked at the young man in the lead anxiously.
That’s right, this riot was organized by this young man.
Instigated by Shen Wan and Xie Mubai, he led everyone to Chen Jiu's grain shop in anger.
Seeing someone taking the lead in grabbing food, other people also joined in, wanting to take this opportunity to get a piece of the pie.
There’s nothing we can do. The elderly and children at home are still hungry.
Looking at the dozen or so thugs holding long knives, a strong murderous intent suddenly rose in the young man's scarlet eyes: "Set fire!"
Upon hearing this, the people were shocked: "If we set fire, won't all the food be gone too?"
A dozen thugs were also panicked.
Although they have good skills, they are not sure they can escape if the other party sets fire.
"We've lost our lives, what's the point of having food!" the young man bared his pale teeth and said viciously, "If it weren't for profiteers like Chen Jiu who raised the price, how could we have ended up like this!"
When the people thought of their families who were almost fainting from hunger, their eyes turned red.
They stole tung oil from somewhere and poured it directly into the grain shop.
Some people even brought stones to try to seal the gate completely.
In this way, even if those thugs have three heads and six arms, they can't escape.
When the thugs saw this, they couldn't help but get anxious.
Just as they were about to rush out, they saw the young man had already raised the torch.
It seems that they will die here today.
"stop!"
In the midst of extreme despair, a sharp female voice suddenly rang out.
Following the sound, I saw Shen Wan and others walking over with a group of people.
She was wearing a white cloak and a Zhaojun hat.
The winter sun shines softly on her body, as if it has been coated with a layer of light gold.
At this moment, she was so holy that people dared not look directly at her.
"Princess, help me!" As soon as they saw her, the thugs shouted loudly as if a drowning man was grabbing at the last straw.
Although Chu Wei was the head of a county, no one in Lanyang City had a higher status than Chen Wan, not even Xie Mubai who had inherited the title.
After all, this is her fiefdom.
She is the only master of Lan Yang!
The young man's eyes had already turned red, and at this moment he didn't care whether she was a princess or not.
As long as we can grab the food, even the emperor will be of no use.
He gritted his teeth and raised the torch high.
At this moment, Xie Mubai raised his hand.
A flash of silver light flashed by.
The young man screamed in pain and the torch in his hand immediately fell to his feet.
Looking down, I saw a shocking blood mark on my wrist!
"Princess, what do you mean?" He gritted his teeth and looked at Shen Wan fiercely, "Do you want to see the people starve to death?"
Shen Wan's face was gloomy, and her voice was cold without a trace of warmth: "I don't care if you steal food, but you are not allowed to hurt people's lives!"
Before she finished speaking, she looked at the dozen or so thugs in the grain store and said, "If you want to live, put down your weapons. I can ensure your safety."
The thugs looked at each other.
They thought about it and said anxiously, "But...but if anything happens to the grain store, Master Jiu won't let us go."
"Don't worry, I'm here for you!" Shen Wan said coldly, "If anything really happens, I'll take it all on myself!"
It’s just some food, it’s nothing to her.
In fact, she could have moved the grain away without anyone noticing from the beginning, but the situation was special now and she urgently needed to establish her prestige in the eyes of the people by doing this.
The thugs hesitated for a moment, but finally dropped the long knives in their hands.
If I don’t throw it away, I’ll die anyway, so I might as well take a gamble.
Seeing this, Shen Wan looked at the young man coldly: “Move all the stones away.”
"I won't!" The young man covered his wrist and refused.
Shen Wan didn't waste time talking to him and just winked at Black Hawk.
Black Hawk understood and took it down immediately.
"Move or not?" Shen Wan frowned, her cold eyes passing over the faces of the people like a dragonfly skimming the water.
As expected, the people of Lanyang City are all bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong.
As soon as they saw the young man being captured, they hurriedly moved the stones away.
Then, a dozen thugs rushed out quickly.
"Thank you, Princess, for saving our lives!" They knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
Shen Wan didn't even glance at them. She raised her eyes to look at the people and said, "Everyone is out. Why don't you hurry up and move the food?"
The people were stunned for a moment, then came to their senses.
With red eyes, they rushed into the grain store like crazy.
No matter whether it was rice or flour, as long as it was edible, it was all taken away.
"Princess, this..." The thugs looked at it and turned pale with fear, "If Master Jiu knew about this..."
The reason why Chen Jiu was able to run rampant in Lanyang City for many years was because of his cruelty.
If the grain store was robbed, it would be strange if the villains didn't skin them alive.
Shen Wan sneered, her eyes full of disdain: “It doesn’t matter if you know.”
"Who said it doesn't matter?"
Suddenly, an angry male voice came from behind.
Looking back, I saw Chen Jiu holding a sharp sword and leading a group of servants to charge towards us.
He finally managed to deal with the rioters in his home, and immediately led his men to the grain store.
Chen Jiu owns many properties.
There are restaurants, pawnshops, and drugstores, but the most profitable one is this grain shop.
Everyone has to eat some grains throughout their life.
If the grain shop is gone, it would be like losing his life!
"What's wrong with what I said?" Shen Wan raised her head proudly and looked at Chen Jiu with disdain, "These grains have been confiscated."
"This princess orders that anyone present today can take as much as they can!"
Chen Jiu's eyes turned red.
He glared at her with his triangular eyes and shouted, "Whoever dares to move, just try!"
The people were so frightened that their bodies froze and the food in their hands fell to the ground.
Looking at their useless appearance, Shen Wan couldn't help but frown slightly.
She didn't know whether it was the atmosphere in Lanyang City or whether the people here had lost their pride under Chen Jiu's tyranny.
"Chen Wan, I call you Princess, and you really think you're a phoenix!" Chen Jiu's face darkened, and he grinned sinisterly, "Don't think I don't know that you were just a fugitive before you came to Lanyang!"
"If the emperor really likes you, would he grant you this place where rabbits don't shit as a fiefdom?"
"If you know what's good for you, just behave yourself and I'll spare your life."
"If not, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Seeing the thugs from his own grain shop kneeling on the ground, he became even more furious.
"Get up, all of you, and catch this bitch for me!" Chen Jiu shouted sternly with red eyes.
The thugs hesitated.
Just as they were about to move, they were met with Xie Mubai's gloomy gaze.
The look was too cold and disdainful, as if he was just looking at a lifeless corpse.
The thugs were startled and quickly lowered their heads.
Seeing that they didn't move, Chen Jiu got annoyed.
He gritted his teeth and swung the long sword in his hand.
The sharp long knife flashed a cold light in the sunlight, looking chilling.
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