In two days, it will be market day.
Although Li Chang'an could enter the city at any time, he was unwilling to walk.
I wake up around noon, have a meal, take a nap, and before I know it, it's almost evening.
I complain every day that life lacks passion, but I don't want to do anything, so I just let the days drag on like this.
He will only suddenly become diligent at a certain point in time.
This is the time for market days.
Li Chang'an comforted himself by saying that it would be pointless to go, and it wouldn't be lively.
It will be lively on market day, then you can go.
He doesn't like to schedule time; he prefers to be scheduled by time.
For example, right now, he's taking Su Xiao to slack off in the pine forest.
I found a clean rock and lay down on it to sunbathe.
Why not dry it in the village?
He would occasionally feel ashamed when he saw how hardworking the villagers were.
To avoid feeling ashamed.
He would run a little further away and then go back around mealtime, looking like he was working very hard.
Whenever Youchu saw him like this, she would feel sorry for him and wipe his sweat.
Su Xiao was very considerate. Whenever she saw her master slacking off, she would fetch water for him, pick some wild fruits, wash them, and place them next to him.
Then he hunted by himself on the side.
The mountain was too big, and it wasn't overdeveloped like in later generations.
The two of them, master and apprentice, hunted for almost half a month, but they still couldn't kill all the protected animals in the mountains to extinction.
You can find traces of wild animals after just a couple of walks around.
While the master and apprentice were hunting, a group of people arrived at the village entrance.
A small squad of auxiliary soldiers were lazily patrolling the mountains.
The leading officer, along with ten men armed with knives and spears, was cursing under his breath.
"That damned commander, he's making a big deal out of nothing. We've barely left the city and he's already ordering us to patrol the surrounding area."
This is near Lingnan City. There's some Liao guy here who's just making a fool of us.
His lackey chimed in, "That's right, we're never full. Last time we killed a few refugees and they even beat us."
The junior officer's buttocks throbbed with pain at the memory of that beating.
The lackey continued, "It's a pity that little girl couldn't handle it. The brothers only got one turn before she was done for. What a shame."
Upon hearing this, the auxiliary soldiers behind him also revealed lewd smiles, constantly replaying the little girl's screams in their minds.
The junior officer chuckled and said, "Search carefully later. If you see any refugees, don't go berserk like last time and kill them all. Keep them alive for later."
Last time, those beasts only saw money and got carried away with killing, leaving only a little girl behind.
I didn't have enough fun this time. If I run into them again, hehe.
The junior officer's henchmen, with their sharp eyes, immediately spotted a small path that looked like it had been made by people walking on it.
"Sir, look, there's a path here."
Everyone went over, their eyes lighting up as they looked at Xiao Lu.
This was clearly cleared out intentionally, and it looks like someone lived in the area.
The junior officer chuckled, a lewd smile spreading across his face. With a wave of his hand, he ordered his men to search for the person along the path.
Behind them, two figures stood in the tree.
Looking at the small squad of flag bearers, A's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "I never thought that there would be such damned scoundrels in Lingnan."
Meng He said with a smile, "They are Guo Erhe's men. It was not easy for me to find a team of auxiliary soldiers with such a bad character. Sending them to their deaths is a fitting end."
As a woman, Jia naturally wished she could kill them all with a single sword strike, but considering the princess's plan, she held back.
"Remember, you must protect the people of Mr. Village. If there is any crisis, act immediately. It is better to ask Mr. than to offend any of them."
"yes!"
The auxiliary soldiers followed the trail and arrived at Chengxi Village.
Seeing the wooden sign at the village entrance and the wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys, he couldn't help but laugh and say, "Brothers, it looks like we're in for some fun today."
The lackey laughed along with them.
"Be alert, everyone. Don't pull out your knives all the time. Let the adults play first."
"good."
The crowd chuckled lewdly, grabbed their weapons, and entered the village.
As the officer passed the village entrance, he saw the three large characters "Chengxi Village" on the wooden sign and kicked it over.
"What rubbish is this? I can't read."
Li Chang'an, who was sleeping on a large rock, suddenly heard a beep from the system.
"The settlement has been detected to be under attack. Please return immediately to protect the safety of the villagers."
Li Chang'an suddenly stood up and walked towards Su Xiao.
"Let's go back to the village, someone's here to cause trouble."
Seeing her master's stern face, Su Xiao followed behind.
Looking at Li Chang'an's expression, Su Xiao felt that although her master had a stern face, she could sense that her master was somewhat excited.
In the village, a few little kids saw the auxiliary soldiers enter the village and ran to their son-in-law's house crying loudly.
Their voices drew the attention of the villagers who were working, who gathered around to ask what was wrong.
Unfortunately, the children were too scared to explain things clearly.
Only when they saw the group of auxiliary soldiers did they become alert.
There's a saying in the Ming Dynasty: "Thieves pass by like combs, soldiers pass by like fine brushes."
It means that when bandits come, they might only rob things and not kill people.
But when the soldiers and thugs arrived, the entire village was wiped out, not even a chicken or a dog was spared.
Because they were afraid the villagers would report them, the soldiers basically left no survivors.
Lai Fu straightened his clothes and stepped forward to ask the junior officer, "Sir, what brings you to our village?"
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