However, precisely because of this, these bandits had already made a desperate gamble, since falling into the hands of the government meant certain death anyway, and their fate couldn't be any worse.
Huo Chengche frowned and glanced at the constables chasing the bandits. Compared to these burly bandits, he looked rather thin.
"You, follow me." The boy's deep gaze swept over the rows of snakes.
Xuan Di tilted his head, watching Huo Chengche command the snake so naturally, and raised an eyebrow.
The next moment, the snakes, who should have only listened to the little bun, actually slunk off and hurriedly followed.
Hundreds of large pythons slithered along both sides of the bandits, completely extinguishing their hopes. A few bandits who had just been looking around restlessly were now utterly dejected.
Liang Sheng stared at the large snakes, trembling and shrinking his neck. He cowered and stiffened, sweating profusely, trying to move back, hoping to escape the sight of his ancestor.
Huo Chengche glanced at him coldly, then kicked Liang Sheng, who had just taken two steps back, sending him flying. "What are you standing there for? Follow me! Doesn't the Jingzhao Prefecture need someone to manage things?!"
"No, no, Your Highness, you're still here! How could I possibly leave? I must stay by your side, otherwise I won't feel at ease!"
Liang Sheng stammered, his tongue tied in knots. Since Huo Chengche had discovered him, he simply decided to cling on shamelessly.
"Heh." The young man looked at Liang Sheng, who was so frightened but still trying to fool him, and gave a cold laugh.
When Liang Sheng met Huo Chengche's teasing and deep gaze, he trembled so badly that he could no longer stand. His face contorted in pain, and he was almost in tears. "Your Highness, please have mercy! I can't do it! I won't be able to handle things even if I go back!"
Unfortunately, Liang Sheng was not like the sweet and soft little wife in the young man's arms, and Huo Chengche was not accustomed to his quirks.
Huo Chengche snorted coldly, not even giving him a glance, and started walking down the mountain with the little baby in his arms.
Seeing that Huo Chengche was about to go down the mountain, Tongyou Lin quickly tried to persuade him to stay.
“Niannian was stolen from the palace by villains yesterday. My grandmother and father are very worried. I must take Niannian back to the palace to let them know that I am safe. I will not stay here today. If there is a chance in the future, I will bring Niannian to play again.”
Upon hearing this, Tong Youlin felt it was inappropriate to keep him any longer. He chuckled sheepishly and said repeatedly, "Alright, alright! After we eat, we'll pack our things and move back to the village! We'll never do anything like banditry again! Don't worry!"
At this point, Tong Youlin pursed his lips, which were covered by his thick beard, and his eyes were already red. He had a thousand words to say, but he didn't know how to say them.
Finally, he managed to utter only one sentence: "Your Highness, we will remember the kindness of you, the little princess, and this magistrate of the Jingzhao Prefecture for the rest of our lives!"
Tong Youlin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "That's right! Once we've moved the village, we'll definitely build a shrine for you and worship you every day! Let the descendants of the village know which living gods saved them and brought them peace!"
Huo Chengche looked at Tong Youlin's excited appearance, smiled faintly, glanced at a certain "upright and honest official" with a cold smile on his thin lips.
He raised his hand and patted Tong Youlin, "Then Mr. Tong, you'd better hurry up and move the village and start construction, otherwise what you build may not be a shrine."
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