With a cracking sound, the bandit leader screamed in agony.
They even went so far as to hug their legs and roll around on the ground.
The first escort was an opportunity for the bandit leader, after all, everyone who can become a bandit probably has a story behind them.
The most lacking thing in the Divine Dragon Kingdom is people.
No matter who you are, as long as you have all four limbs, you can work.
The bandits are all quite strong; it would be better to send them to work in the mines.
As a result, the bandit was shameless and didn't cherish the hard-won opportunity.
They dare to launch a sneak attack? Can we tolerate that? Of course not. If we can't tame them, then we'll just wipe them out.
Clearly, the bandit leader's painful cries had alerted the bandits who were fighting with their other guards.
Seeing that their leader had fallen, and knowing their mediocre skills meant they had no choice but to flee if they wanted to live.
So the bandits, who usually called each other brothers, seized the opportunity and ran up the mountain.
Would the guards give them a chance to escape? Of course not.
Drawing the bow and nocking the arrow. "If you don't want holes in your body, run!"
I've never seen such a slow-moving guard.
Before you hurt someone, you have to tell them, "I'm going to make a move, so get ready!"
The bandits are running faster than rabbits now, and nobody cares about the guards' shouts.
And so, a chorus of wails quickly rose up.
The guards' arrows accurately struck the bandit's thigh and calf.
Some were even shot in the buttocks, instantly rendering the bandits incapacitated.
The guards stepped forward and tied everyone up.
They then interrogated each of them individually, eventually determining the origin of this group of bandits.
Most of the bandits on this mountain are street thugs.
They usually make a living by showing off their bravery and fighting, or by collecting protection money.
As the saying goes, "He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet." Inevitably, he got into trouble and fled to seek refuge, only to end up as a bandit in the mountains by some twist of fate.
The bandit leader whose leg was broken had committed murder in his hometown.
The bandit leader's real name was Tong Xiaonian. His mother always hoped that his life would be like celebrating the New Year, which was her expectation for her son's future happiness.
Not every child can grow up as their parents hope.
Because he was the youngest child in the family, and a boy, he naturally received more favoritism.
It was this favoritism that made Tong Xiaonian so fearless.
The first time Tong Xiaonian pushed the neighbor's chubby son down, the boy's mother came to demand an explanation, but Tong Xiaonian's mother scolded her and drove her away.
"It's just kids playing around, why make such a fuss?"
"Or, have your son push my little one down too, and we'll be even."
Even the shrewish mother of the chubby boy wouldn't do something so tasteless. She took the chubby boy away, and afterwards, the chubby boy's family moved.
When Tong Xiaonian broke someone else's child's head for the first time, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to eat when he got home, and Leng Shi hid in his room trembling with fear.
When the people came to the house demanding an explanation, Xiao Nian's mother once again stood up for her youngest son.
"Oh dear, sister-in-law, when children are together, they don't know their own strength, so it's inevitable that they'll bump into each other."
You said that my son broke your son's head during the New Year, so it was my son who hit him?
Do you have any evidence? Who saw it?
Besides, my son Xiaonian is only a little kid, what bad intentions could he possibly have?
I think you're just trying to scam money from our family.
Let me tell you, our Tong family has no money to extort from you, and even if we did, we wouldn't give it to you.
"Who are you? Coming to our house to cause trouble and act like a bully for no reason? Do you think we're all pushovers?"
The third time, the fourth time, and every time it was the same.
In the end, Tong Xiaonian completely let himself go, and he didn't care about human life at all.
In the end, they beat the village head's son to death.
This time, Xiao Nian's mother was unable to save her son, so Tong Xiao Nian escaped from the town where he used to live.
He also became a wanted criminal.
He was still a wanted criminal with a reward of 300 taels of silver.
All the surrounding towns, counties and villages have posted portraits of Tong Xiaonian.
Without money or travel permits, he could only move around in the suburbs or mountains; he didn't even dare to take the official roads.
When he was about to starve to death, he was dragged up the mountain by bandits.
Tong Xiaonian had been wandering around alone for several months at that time.
When they get hungry, they just grab whatever food they can find in the mountains. If they're really starving, they'll even tear off a handful of grass to eat.
He was skin and bones; the bandit who found him had just come to town to buy daily necessities.
Of course, he had seen Tong Xiaonian's portrait.
Logically speaking, if a person who used to be fat were to become a skeleton, their appearance should be very different.
Tong Xiaonian has a distinctive feature: a mole on his left cheek with hair growing on it.
Especially since that mole is triangular. That makes it so distinctive.
How many bandits are kind-hearted? They take him in as soon as they see he's a wanted criminal, a ruthless character.
Once they reached the mountain, Tong Xiaonian initially did all sorts of hard and tiring work.
That's a truly convincing way to be a grandson.
Especially when the bandits discussed how to go down the mountain to rob, Tong Xiaonian listened intently.
He often offered suggestions, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and gradually came into the sights of several leaders.
Gradually, Tong Xiaonian gained a foothold among the bandits with his ruthlessness and also had many supporters.
One time, when the brothers in the mountain stronghold were drinking, Tong Xiaonian drugged them.
Apart from a few of his henchmen, he had everyone else killed.
They dug a hole and buried all of the hundred or so brothers together.
He named that place the Hero's Tomb.
The place of gentle pleasures and the graveyard of heroes—that's how those hundred-odd bandits got their name.
The current team is the result of Tong Xiaonian and his subordinates gradually growing stronger.
Therefore, although the number of people was not that many, their ruthlessness was no less.
These people on the mountain, besides eating and drinking,
It's about researching how to kill, how to rob, how to effectively clean up the mess, and how to capture all the passersby without leaving any survivors.
When you do too many bad things, you become arrogant.
The reason for kidnapping Prince Rui and his entourage is quite simple.
It was inevitable that the Prince would be a target, and in order to keep a low profile during his trip, all the guards were dressed in clothes that looked no different from ordinary servants.
He wasn't carrying any weapons and walked slowly.
Tong Xiaonian doesn't rob just anyone; he does his homework beforehand.
An ambush should be set up 10 miles away from one's own territory to observe whether there are any sheep to slaughter.
When there are sheep, they will quickly return to report the news.
As for how to determine whether a sheep is ready for slaughter, there are principles involved.
Don't rob the poor, don't rob groups with more than 30 people, don't rob those carrying weapons, don't rob those riding fast horses, and don't rob those wearing uniforms.
By a twist of fate, Prince Rui and his entourage ended up in the sights of the scouts.
Under strict control, Tong Xiaonian and his gang pulled off this big heist.
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