"Fuck you..." The soldier kicked the civilian in the groin.
The man screamed and fell to his knees.
However, the people still stood with their arms outstretched, blocking the vehicle.
"Sir, you can hit me or scold me if you want, just give me back this cart of grain."
The soldiers stepped forward and began punching and kicking the civilians.
The local people who witnessed this dared not speak out, only to be filled with anger.
This kind of thing happens every day.
"With refugees rising up everywhere and rebels already reaching Longcheng, your cartload of grain has been requisitioned by the imperial court."
If you keep whining here, I'll arrest you and charge you with treason.
"I'll have your whole family executed by slow slicing."
Upon hearing this, the common people turned ashen-faced.
Without this cartload of grain, their family would surely perish.
However, if their entire family were executed by slow slicing, the outcome would be even more tragic.
The people walked to the side, covered their heads, and wailed loudly.
"Stop crying, or I'll chop off your head."
The officers and soldiers roared at the people again.
The commoner quickly wiped away his tears, feeling he didn't even have the right to cry.
Soon, several soldiers stopped another passing girl.
"This young lady is really pretty. She has such delicate skin."
"Look at this little face, look at this bottom."
"This young lady is so fair-skinned."
The soldiers joked and laughed as they started fighting.
The girl screamed in fright.
The girl's family members quickly stepped forward, and the girl's husband took out two taels of silver.
"Gentlemen, this is my wife. She just returned from visiting her parents and came to the city with me. This little bit of silver is for you gentlemen to give as a token of my respect."
We hope the soldiers will be lenient and let us into the city.
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