Xiao Jiuchen's trip to Tongzhou went smoothly.
Zhao Zhongliang should have a full understanding of the historical origins of Jiuyou Mountain Stronghold.
After meeting Xiao Jiuchen, he began by praising Xiao Jiuchen for his chivalrous heart and for taking in so many poor people.
The two had a long chat, and Zhao Zhongliang's words showed that he wanted to incorporate Jiuyou Mountain Stronghold.
Xiao Jiuchen was always vague and did not agree directly several times.
The dinner lasted until the moon rose to the zenith.
At night, Zhao Zhongliang sincerely invited Xiao Jiuchen and others to stay overnight at the prefectural government office, but Xiao Jiuchen refused.
Although Zhao Zhongliang was an honest official and a kind person, he was an official appointed by the court.
Zhao Zhongliang suggested that the court should incorporate the stronghold, but Xiao Jiuchen refused. Even if Zhao Zhongliang was unwilling, he would probably be forced to kill them.
Staying overnight at the prefectural yamen is like putting meat on the chopping board, waiting for others to eat it.
Xiao Jiuchen's guess turned out to be correct.
He did not accept Zhao Zhongliang's proposal to recruit him. When they walked not far outside the city, they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them.
From a distance, you can see that there are at least several hundred people coming.
Xiao Jiuchen only brought a dozen trusted men with him this time.
These people are completely no match for an army of several hundred people.
Everyone was terrified and drew their swords and knives, surrounding Xiao Jiuchen and protecting him in the middle, watching the cavalry approaching with caution.
A cavalry of several hundred people surrounded the people of Jiuyou Village, with three layers inside and three layers outside, making it impossible for the people of Jiuyou Village to escape.
In the light of the torches, Tongzhou Commander Yan Hongliang, perched high on his horse, said arrogantly, "You bandits are causing harm to the people. Why don't you surrender quickly?"
When Luo Qingqing saw Yan Hongliang, she was shocked.
She had heard of Yan Hongliang. It was said that it was difficult to tell whether he was loyal or treacherous. He was a typical fence-sitter who would go wherever there was profit.
No wonder the people of Xirong were so arrogant after the death of Zhao Lian, the former commander of Tongzhou. It turns out that the person in charge of Tongzhou now is such a person.
Luo Qingqing knew that it was useless to reason with someone like Yan Hongliang.
In the eyes of those who don't know the inside story, Jiuyou Mountain Stronghold is indeed a den of bandits.
Even if Zhao Zhongliang and his ilk praised Jiuyou Mountain Stronghold endlessly, it would not change Yan Hongliang's decision to kill them.
Luo Qingqing instinctively stood in front of Xiao Jiuchen and said, "Brother Xiao, you take the others and leave first."
Luo Qingqing does not have the awareness of self-sacrifice.
She wanted to get rid of Xiao Jiuchen and the others, and then let the system take them down, just like the time she was reborn in the suburbs of Beijing.
She believes in the power of the system.
She was a person who was about to die from snake venom, but was saved by the system.
It shouldn't be a problem for it to knock down just a few hundred people now.
Hundreds of people falling down at the same time was a strange thing. Luo Qingqing was afraid of worldly prejudice, so the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
Xiao Jiuchen looked at Luo Qingqing with complicated eyes.
He spoke softly: "Little Luo Qing..."
Luo Qingqing's heart moved.
Xiao Jiuchen changed the way he addressed her.
Does this mean that Xiao Jiuchen’s alienation from her has disappeared?
She turned around and smiled at Xiao Jiuchen, then said in a righteous tone, "Brother Xiao, you are the leader of the village. The village cannot survive without you. You go first, and I will hold them back."
Xiao Jiuchen's gaze softened a little as he looked at Luo Qingqing.
He touched Luo Qingqing's head, held her shoulders and pulled her behind him.
Xiao Jiuchen pushed aside the few confidants guarding him, stood in front of Yan Hongliang, and said sternly, "I didn't know Lord Zhao was such a person who would easily turn against him? What? If he can't recruit me, will he kill me?"
Yan Hongliang was stunned. "Recruit?"
He didn't know that Zhao Zhongliang had the idea of taking over Jiuyou Mountain Stronghold.
He only heard that Zhao Zhongliang hosted a banquet for the people of Jiuyou Mountain Stronghold to encourage them to launch a surprise attack on the Tuomin tribe of Xirong Kingdom.
What these mere bandits did alarmed the entire northwest, and even people in the capital heard about it.
This made Yan Hongliang, who had just taken office, very embarrassed.
After he took office as the commander of Tongzhou, the Western Rong Kingdom frequently invaded the border. He was unable to repel them, which was a great humiliation.
Now a small copycat is doing something more sensational than him, how can he not hate him?
He admitted that he just wanted to take the opportunity to kill Xiao Jiuchen, the bandit leader.
Yan Hongliang looked at Xiao Jiuchen as if he were an idiot.
He laughed arrogantly and said, "You are a heinous bandit. The imperial court would accept people like you. Are you stupid?"
He waved his hand to his men around him and gave an order: "Kill them all, leave no one alive."
Luo Qingqing was extremely anxious.
At this moment, she couldn't care less.
She called out to the system: "Take these people down quickly, or it will be too late."
Luo Qingqing didn't hear the system's voice.
However, the hundreds of people surrounding them suddenly covered their stomachs and screamed in pain.
"Ah! My stomach hurts!"
"Damn it, I didn't eat anything good today, why does my stomach hurt so much?"
.......
They soon rolled on the ground in pain.
Even Yan Hongliang was in so much pain that he held on to the reins tightly and tried to endure it.
The people in Jiuyou Village looked at each other, not understanding what was going on.
When the people in Jiuyou Village saw that Yan Hongliang was in so much pain, they subconsciously felt whether their stomachs were hurting.
Seeing this, Luo Qingqing immediately shouted, "Go!"
She wasn't sure how long the system could hold these people down?
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