Ever since the Jin army attacked, Cai Tou felt that life had suddenly become more comfortable.

In the past, he worked as a laborer in the city and lived like a dog. When the people in the north were under strict martial law and either retreated to the provincial capital or fled to the south, Cai Tou suddenly felt relieved when he saw these people who used to be high and mighty becoming uneasy.

He ran out of the city and accidentally robbed several villagers' bags on the road. The villagers did not dare to resist and the government ignored him. He realized that his good days were coming.

He gathered a group of companions and began to rob along the way. The fleeing people were panic-stricken and easier to bully than before, and the government was busy guarding against the Jin people and was too lazy to pay attention to these robbers.

You wouldn't know until you try it out, that these people in the north are so rich. For the past half month, they have been eating meat every day and being bridegrooms every night.

Of course, there were people who resisted, but they had selected their targets before they came to rob. They would not harass the wealthy people who had guards, but would only deal with those who were alone or unarmed and who were obviously country people.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to find such fat sheep nowadays. All those who can escape have already escaped. They have not opened for business for two days.

I didn't expect to meet this group of people when dusk fell.

There were four or five men, dressed in ordinary clothes and with rustic looks. They looked like mountain people who had stayed in secluded places all year round and never came out.

There were not many people, and there were bags on the horses' backs, and there was also a young girl accompanying them.

It was a great harvest.

Cai Tou jumped out and was about to say, "I built this road and planted these trees," but before he could open his mouth, he heard a woman's soft voice saying these words.

Killed them?

Who was killed? What does it mean?

Cai Tou was a little stunned, and saw those stupid men with dusty faces dismounted from their horses, pulled the horses' bellies with their hands, and at the same time took a step forward and jumped. In almost the blink of an eye, they rushed in front of him.

Along with the people came the knives.

A shiny...knife.

knife!

Cai Tou’s eyes widened.

Are these people also robbers? …

When he opened his mouth to shout, he felt the world spinning and the people in his sight became blurry and short.

What's going on?

How did he fly?

This was Cai Tou’s last thought.

Cai Tou's head fell to the ground and rolled. The men who followed him finally reacted. They screamed and raised their knives to fight back.

But those men had already rushed in front of them side by side, slashing down with their knives in unison. It looked ordinary, but they were unable to defend themselves.

Did I meet someone in the same field? And a very powerful one at that!

"Misunderstanding...Good man...forgiveness..."

The shouts stopped abruptly as they came out. Several knives stabbed accurately into the chests of several men. Then, blood splattered as the knives were pulled out. The men fell to the ground, twitching for a moment and then became motionless.

It only took the blink of an eye for these seven men to jump out and die on the ground.

Lei Zhonglian even had time to dismount from his horse, and hadn't even drawn the knife in his hand.

So fierce.

Looking at Yang Jing and the other four who put away their swords and stood up straight, this was the only thought in Lei Zhonglian's mind.

This was the first time he had seen them kill someone.

In the past, I didn’t think much of them swinging farm tools in the fields, but it turns out that it’s so scary when they put down the tools and use knives instead.

What is even more amazing is how quickly they react to the command.

Miss Jun was not surprised, as if this was natural.

"In the face of national crisis, these people don't kill gold thieves, but only bully their own people." She swept the corpses on the ground and said with a bit of coldness, "What beasts and scums they are."

After saying that, he glanced at the trees on the side of the road.

"Hang them on the road as a warning."

This time, Lei Zhonglian did not lag behind. He followed Yang Jing and others and quickly hung these men on the trees by the roadside. Their heads that had rolled down were also picked up and thrown on the trees.

Miss Jun didn't even look at the corpses and rode forward. The group soon disappeared into the twilight.

The road was shrouded in darkness and no one was walking on it until dawn the next day, when pedestrians appeared on the road.

They were a group of seventeen or eighteen men, women, old and weak, carrying large and small bags, and it was obvious that they were heading to the provincial capital.

They looked fearful and looked around cautiously.

"I heard that the robbers are active on this road." A woman whispered, holding the child beside her tightly.

"It's okay, we have a lot of people." An elderly man said, and although he spoke cheerfully, there was some uneasiness in his eyes.

No matter how many people there are, they are only the elderly, the weak, women and children. They are no match for the young and strong men.

"We can't delay any longer." Another man whispered, "Everyone around us has left. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave when the situation becomes more tense. We can only rely on our luck now."

"Yes, I heard that Cai Tou and his group went to the east of the city yesterday and are not here today. Let's walk faster and we will be safe once we reach the main road." Someone nodded and said.

We are just comforting each other, but we still have to go on.

Fortunately, I didn't see anyone jumping out along the way.

Please don’t let anyone here, please don’t let anyone here. As they got closer and closer to the place where the robbers were said to be, the silent prayer in everyone’s hearts became more and more urgent.

Suddenly a child called out.

"Someone."

The shout scared everyone out of their wits. Two women even sat down on the ground with their legs going limp. The men walking on both sides managed to keep themselves steady and looked around in panic.

The road was completely empty, with no one on it.

"What are you shouting about? What the hell are you seeing? There's no one here." The men breathed a sigh of relief and angrily scolded the child in the middle.

The child's face was full of fear, and he pointed at the big tree beside the road.

"In the tree," he shuddered.

On the tree?

Everyone was only looking at the front and back, but not paying attention to the top.

Are these robbers starting to hide in trees?

Everyone looked up in fear, their eyes widened, and the women even screamed.

There were seven corpses hanging from the tree, one of which had its head separated.

So scary!

Has it gotten to this point?

"That's Cai Tou and the others." a man suddenly shouted.

Those robbers?

These words prompted everyone to come forward and look. They confirmed again and again that these were the vicious robbers, and they were immediately delighted.

"Thank God." Several old men even knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank God for taking away the harm caused by these beasts."

"This has nothing to do with God. It must be the government." Some men immediately retorted, looking relieved and happy. "With such a government, we have nothing to worry about. The North will definitely be stable."

"Yes, yes, that's right."

"Everyone, hurry to the capital city."

A group of people happily supported each other and walked quickly.

However, the people of Kaide Prefecture, which is further south than Qingyuan Prefecture, were not so happy at this time. There were few people around, and as far as the eye could see, the villages were dilapidated and black smoke was rising from unburned fires, creating a dreary scene.

From the direction where the black smoke was rising, countless clouds of dust were rising again, accompanied by strange cries, and a dozen riders in neat armor came galloping over. Their dress was obviously different from that of the Great Zhou soldiers, and their horses were carrying full bags and four or five young women.

They sped along the road as if no one was around, and quickly moved forward.

The smoke and dust gradually subsided, and the dry grass in the gullies beside the road suddenly shook, and a head emerged.

His face and body were covered in dust, as if he had rolled in the dirt. He lay in the grass without being noticed.

"Pah." He spat out the dry grass in his mouth, and his handsome eyes flashed with coldness as he looked at the cavalrymen going away, "What a good firewood."