Chapter 66 Encountering Robbers on the Road
Xue Banxian grabbed the cake and started to eat it, mumbling incoherently, "Who got robbed again? You little girl, you're talking nonsense."
"Really?" Jiang Tangtang asked, "What's wrong with your clothes?"
The last time she went to the city, she had clearly bought him new clothes and replaced his clothes that were torn into strips of cloth.
But this time, the new clothes she bought for him were once again in tatters.
Moreover, his clothes were torn in several places, obviously caused by being cut by a sword.
A trace of guilt flashed across Xue Banxian's eyes. After a moment, he added, "What could have happened? I just ran into a wild boar in the mountains and got scratched while running."
He jumped onto the donkey path impatiently and said, "You little girl, you're controlling me. Let's go! It'll be dark if we don't leave now."
He obviously didn't want to say more, so Jiang Tangtang didn't ask any more questions.
She wasn't afraid even if he was being hunted. Hadn't they encountered several assassination attempts along the way? They were already in trouble, so she wasn't afraid of another one.
However, before Xue Banxian's troubles could come to her, she ran into trouble first.
When she was driving almost to Zhounanzhuang, a group of people suddenly appeared and blocked her way.
Several big men, their faces covered with rags and swords in their hands, said in a rough voice: "Leave the things in the car."
"What if I don't put it down?" Jiang Tangtang's face remained motionless, but her hand reached for the bag, which contained the small crossbow that Lu Shiyan had given her this morning.
The man opposite laughed and said, "If you don't want to, then you can stay and let me have fun!"
Jiang Tangtang sneered: "I'm afraid you don't have the ability!"
"Brother, don't waste time talking to this woman. Just rob her first." said one of the men.
The leading big man waved his hand, and the big men behind him rushed forward.
Jiang Tangtang suddenly pressed the crossbow in his hand. At the same time, Xue Banxian suddenly took out a bag of powder and threw it at the men.
The men didn't take Jiang Tangtang, a woman, and Xue Banxian, a thin old man, seriously at all, and they didn't expect that they would fight back.
Therefore, even though Jiang Tangtang's crossbow was not very accurate, he still hit one person.
Xue Banxian's technique of sprinkling powder was very accurate, and several men were basically covered with the white powder he sprinkled.
No one knew what kind of medicine the powder was, but the man who got it on him instantly fell to the ground in pain, curled up on the ground like a maggot, and wailed.
Jiang Tangtang's eyes widened and she gave Xue Banxian a thumbs-up. "I didn't expect you to have this skill. Amazing!"
But what she didn't expect was that Xue Banxian also widened his eyes, with a look of surprise, surprise, and even a little timidity in his eyes.
Jiang Tangtang was confused by his reaction.
"It's us brothers who didn't recognize the real man. Please, Master, spare us and give us the antidote!"
The leading man's arm was shot by Jiang Tangtang's crossbow, and blood was gushing out continuously, but he didn't care at all. His face was distorted and he was scratching at his body, as if he was enduring great pain.
Although the cloth covering their faces had been wiped off long ago, Jiang Tangtang had no recollection of them. With a cold expression, she said, "Then tell me first, where are you from? Who sent you here?"
The man said, "Master, we are just villagers from a nearby village. No one sent us here. We are just very hungry and want to get something to eat. We really don't mean any harm."
Jiang Tangtang said with amusement, "You all want to steal my food, and you still say I have no ill intentions? What do you think evil intentions are? Is killing people considered evil intentions?"
As she spoke, her eyes fell on the swords on the ground. She jumped off the donkey cart, picked up a sword, examined it, and placed it on the big man's neck, gesturing twice. "How could an ordinary villager possess such a fine sword? You're kidding! Tell the truth, who sent you here?"
"It's really just the villagers nearby. We picked up these swords."
The leading man was almost in tears, wailing as he explained, "This year there was a disaster, and the authorities increased taxes. We had no other options, so we came up with this idea. This is the first time we've come up with such a bad idea. Please, Master, please forgive us."
Several other men also agreed, saying that what he said was true.
Jiang Tangtang still didn't believe it, "Are swords so easy to pick up?"
She suspected that several people were connected to the murderer who assassinated them on the road.
"Really? We stumbled upon them yesterday in a cave. There are many more in there. If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see them."
Veins popped out on the man's forehead as he said in agony, "I only ask the Master to remove the poison from our bodies. We will never dare to do evil again next time."
Jiang Tangtang asked, "Is it just a coincidence? You found the sword yesterday, and today you just happened to meet me coming back from shopping? Are you trying to rob me?"
"I heard from a few men in Kenjing Village that the criminal who came back to Zhounan Village this time is a wealthy man."
The man twitched and said, "They said we not only had cows and donkeys, but also servants to help us clear the wasteland. You also didn't like the food produced by the farm, so you went to the city to buy delicious food. They said the woman from that family went to the county town early in the morning. I don't know what delicious food she bought. We accidentally heard about it and were tempted, so we decided to take this risk."
Jiang Tangtang said, "Where is the cave? Show me where it is."
"It's on the hill behind our village. Go past here and turn left when you see a crooked tree..."
The man told Jiang Tangtang the hill where he found the sword. Jiang Tangtang estimated that it was not far away and planned to go there to take a look in person.
"Doctor Xue, please wait here for me. I'll go over and take a look and be back soon." Jiang Tangtang handed the donkey cart to Xue Banxian and said.
"You little girl..." Xue Banxian hesitated to speak, and finally said, "Go and come back quickly, you only know how to trouble me."
"I bought a lot of delicious food today. I'll make it for you tonight." Jiang Tangtang said, grabbing a few oranges from the carriage and saying to him, "Eat some oranges to pass the time."
Of course, these are the tangerines in the space. She plans to take them out and give them to her family to eat during her trip to the county town today.
So after I bought the things and took out rice and other things from the space, I also put a basket of tangerines in the carriage. Now it was just the right time to take them out to coax the little old man.
Xue Banxian ate a tangerine in one bite, and instantly all his complaints disappeared.
Jiang Tangtang followed the path the man pointed out and found several boxes of swords in a hidden cave.
Jiang Tangtang couldn't figure out who hid the swords in the cave and what they were planning to do...
She couldn't figure it out, so she didn't think too much about it and simply put all the boxes of swords into the space.
In any case, whoever secretly hid the sword in the cave definitely had no good intentions.
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