“There are about a hundred brothers in Luotian Village, all of them fierce and ruthless. Even if you are a prince from the government, if you push them too far, they will stop at nothing and start a massacre! Let’s go find some people first!”
Tong Youlin glanced at the dozen or so yamen runners and guards, and firmly blocked Huo Chengche's path with strong disapproval.
Huo Chengche could tell what Tong Youlin was thinking just by looking at his expression. He curled his thin lips slightly and glanced coolly at the constables of the Jingzhao Prefecture beside him. "The Jingzhao Prefecture is the official in charge of the people of the capital. Are you afraid of a few bandits?"
The constables trembled under Huo Chengche's gaze, and felt a chill run down their spines as they listened to the young master's nonchalant and lazy words.
Ever since Liang Sheng offended this young master, his constables have been cursing him hundreds of times a day in their hearts.
After Huo Chengche finished speaking, he carried his little baby and walked into the village.
No matter how unwilling the constables were, they could only grit their teeth and follow along, looking rather dejected.
Tong Youlin wanted to say something more, but seeing Huo Chengche's self-assured demeanor, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Especially when he slowed down in the blink of an eye and caught a glimpse of a large, "fair and tender" python, his legs went weak with fright, and he quickly scrambled a couple of steps. After that, he stopped worrying about his little darlings and instead silently mourned for those bastard bandits.
Upon entering the village, all was quiet, but from a distance, one could see two groups of people locked in a tense standoff in the open space at the front of the village.
Although Huo Chengche didn't know many people in this village, he could easily tell which side was from Deshan Village and which side was from Luotian Village.
These legitimate mountain bandits are different from the villagers who were forced to become bandits. They are all covered in animal skins and carry machetes and axes. Even from a distance, you can feel the brutal and murderous aura emanating from this group.
Compared to them, the villagers on the other side, though also burly, were overflowing with simple-mindedness that was impossible to resist, and they lost completely in terms of momentum from the start.
As they got closer, the little boy finally saw him. "Oh, Uncle Liang is here too! He's so small and weak, and he's all squeezed in the middle by the other uncles, we can't even see him!"
As the little baby's soft, sweet voice rang out, the tense crowd immediately turned to look at them.
Cheng Dadao, the leader of Luotian Village, glanced at them with disdain. Because the little baby was afraid that the bad snakes would frighten the villagers, he told the snakes to wait obediently outside, not to run around, not to make a sound, and not to show themselves.
Also staying outside were Fatty Tuan Tuan and Mr. Hei Hei. As for the little tiger Bai Dan Dan, he stubbornly clung to Huo Cheng Che, but in the end, he was hugged by the little baby and came in with him.
So Cheng Dadao looked them up and down one by one. Except when he looked at Tong Youlin, his eyes lingered a little longer. When he glanced at the other babies, "little kids" and "skinny monkeys", his contempt was even more pronounced.
"Hey Tong, you brought all these good-for-nothings from your village up the mountain to become bandits, just so it would be easier to dig for wild vegetables? You went out and couldn't even bring back a rabbit! Hahaha..."
Cheng Dadao shouted a sarcastic remark, and his brothers behind him immediately burst into laughter.
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