Chapter 37: A handsome young man in fine clothes and a furious horse (I beg you to help top the list)
Xie Yanyan: No, you are not, you don’t have to go.
Su Moqing walked out without any fear.
The masked man released Xie Anfeng and said to the dozens of bandits who were surrounding them, "Keep an eye on them and don't let them get away."
Surrounded by several bandits, the masked man rode in front and led the way. Seeing Xie Yanyan unarmed, he felt extremely amused and wanted to see what this young woman was up to.
The mountain stronghold was easy to defend but difficult to attack. We walked along the path to the meeting point, and then walked along the path for a long way. After many twists and turns, we arrived outside the gate of the mountain stronghold.
Xie Yanyan scanned the entire village very quickly.
The grain and silver were hidden in a stone storehouse behind the stronghold. There were probably several tons of grain, four or five boxes of silver, and a pile of miscellaneous coins.
Such a tactful bandit only has so few supplies?
She expanded her search, and wow!
There are two connected caves on the cliff opposite the village, with several rows of grain stored there, roughly estimated to be at least hundreds of thousands of tons.
The silver boxes were packed densely together, and large coins were even piled everywhere, forming several small hills.
Are there any weapons?
Ban swords, Han swords, spears, and halberds were all hidden in a cave opposite the stronghold.
The entire cave was filled with the sharpest and most elite iron weapons currently equipped by the troops, and even some iron weapons introduced from Persia.
Capable of arming 200,000 people.
Xie Yanyan looked around for a long time and got a clear picture of the supplies in the entire village.
The food and silver in the mountain stronghold are just a cover-up; the main point is in the cave halfway up the cliff.
Are these bandits going to rebel?
This explains why they don't look like bandits but more like soldiers.
She stood at the door silently counting the bandits' supplies. The masked man couldn't help but tease her, "Miss Xie, where's the silver?"
"What would you do without money?"
"Then I'm sorry, you stay and warm the bed, and they--" he pointed at Xie Ning, Tang Zhan, and Su Moqing and said, "Kill them!"
"Can I ask who you are?" Xie Yanyan asked, "With such a big business, you should have a name, right?"
As they were talking, a servant came running over and handed a letter to the masked man.
The masked man read the letter, tilted his head to look at Xie Yanyan, and said, "I've changed my mind. You've seen my village, whether you stay or not, I'm going to kill you. I'll kill those down the mountain too."
Xie Yanyan's eyebrows were indifferent. She watched him put the letter into his sleeve. She immediately moved to her own space, looked inward, and read the contents of the letter.
Seeing the small signature stamp at the end, she turned around and asked Xie Ning in a low voice: "Brother, who is Zaizhi?"
Xie Ning was stunned for a moment, then said, "Prince Xi, his name is Fu Rui, and his courtesy name is Zai Zhi."
"Brother, I understand." Her face remained expressionless. "Did King Xi come here many times to suppress bandits?"
"It should be. I'm not sure, but it is a fact that King Xi has suppressed bandits many times. Every time he suppressed bandits, he was able to seize some supplies, but the bandit leaders were treacherous and escaped every time."
"hehe."
The two men lowered their heads and chatted, while Tang Zhan remained silent, his eyes fixed on the masked man's every move.
The masked man became impatient and said, "Stop discussing it. I'm telling you, none of you can get away."
He waved his hand and shouted, "Brothers, don't refuse the women who come to your door. I'll give them to you as a reward. Take care of these few."
They were unarmed and the bandits didn't take them seriously at all.
Seeing the bandits coming over with a grim smile, Xie Ning quickly protected Xie Yanyan behind her, and Tang Zhan also stood in front of her.
Su Moqing also protected her fearlessly and whispered, "Miss San, run down the mountain quickly!"
In fact, Xie Yanyan didn't take the bandits seriously.
There are many big rocks inside and outside the mountain stronghold, and it is estimated that they weigh more than one ton. She can put the prepared "defense" above Old Shen's head, and then it will rain big rocks from the sky and crush the bandits to death!
"Boom~"
Several huge rocks fell from the sky, and the bandits' grain warehouse was collapsed by the rocks.
A huge stone weighing three tons fell on the masked man's head out of nowhere.
Xie Yanyan: This is 100,000 taels of silver! The amount is just right.
"Kill...ah..." With a short scream, the masked man was crushed to the ground by a huge rock falling from the sky.
In an instant, the mask on his face fell off and cracked, revealing a somewhat feminine face.
Xie Ning’s eyes widened.
Fu Xing! One of King Xi's trusted aides!
He was also a vanguard officer who followed King Xi in his campaigns to the east and west and to suppress bandits.
"Kill, kill them!"
Since they have seen his face, he must not be released. Fu Xing's throat was filled with a sweet and fishy smell due to the pressure of the stone, and his face was filled with murderous intent. He struggled several times but could not get away from the stone. "Kill them all, including the fugitives down the mountain."
Several bandits struggled to move the huge stone on his back.
Several more large rocks came down, and the bandits were unable to dodge and were all crushed underneath.
More bandits, more big rocks came down.
There is no shortage of big rocks in the mountains.
Bandit: I hate big rocks!!
Xie Ning, Tang Zhan and Su Moqing were all stunned.
“Swoosh~”
There was a sound of breaking through the air, and a feather arrow pierced through the throat of a bandit, and the tail of the arrow was still vibrating slightly.
Dozens of martial arts masters descended from the sky, and at the same time, uniform shouts of killing were heard from the bottom of the mountain.
Someone from the government?
"Quick, save me..." Fu Xing was in so much pain that his internal organs seemed to be dislocated. How did he alarm the government?
Those masters came straight at him, and anyone who blocked his way would die!
Fu Xing closed his eyes in despair and muttered, "My life is over!"
Originally there were only forty or fifty people in the mountain stronghold. When the fighting started, someone immediately ran out from the back door to report the news. Then another fifty or sixty strong men rushed up from the middle of the mountain, armed with sophisticated weapons and well-trained, and attacked the masters directly.
For a moment, there was shouting and killing.
Xie Ning moved very quickly, snatched the big knife from the wailing bandit, and chopped at the bandits fiercely.
He is a Yulin Guard and has great martial arts skills.
Tang Zhan also quickly picked up the weapon from the dead bandit.
He was fourteen years old, but his martial arts skills were better than Xie Ning's. His body almost became a shadow, and with a wave of his hand and a slash of his sword, a watermelon fell to the ground.
Very cruel.
Xie Yanyan looked at him, thoughtfully.
A group of people came up from the foot of the mountain with a roar.
Xie Yanyan was shocked and thought it was the bandits' reinforcements. In an instant, he moved all the large rocks within 1,000 meters into the space.
"Tatttatt"
"Whisper, wheezper"
There were sounds of horse hooves, neighing, and billowing dust on the mountain road.
In the smoke and dust, the man in front was wearing golden armor and a red cloak. On both sides of the white horse's belly, he had a pair of slender legs that looked exceptionally agile.
Looking closely, the man had eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes as bright as stars, a high nose bridge, and slightly raised corners of his lips, with a touch of confidence and pride.
His jet-black hair was tied in a white jade crown, making him look both unrestrained and heroic.
Zhou Shaoyu?
Didn't you go to Jin? Why are you back so soon?
Zhou Shaoyu rode his horse and whipped it, rushing into the mountain stronghold.
He killed his way through, and the battle ended in a crushing defeat.
Fu Xing was captured alive, and the other bandits were either killed or injured, and the survivors were all captured.
Zhou Shaoyu then stopped and looked at Xie Ning and Tang Zhan who were covered in blood, and then at Xie Yanyan who was as tall and straight as a young poplar. His originally stern face relaxed a little.
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