Chapter 135 Another Hundred or Two Hundred
The two were very alert and did not slow down, and were about to get away.
There were loud shouts coming from behind.
"Stop using fancy words and get to the point!"
"Oh yes! We want to surrender! We want to farm!"
"My dear aunt, please give me a chance to live!"
Chen Chunxing hesitantly pulled the reins and looked back hesitantly.
A dozen men in khaki clothes were running after her. When they saw her look back, they were so excited that they were almost in tears.
"Girl! Miss Shen! Aunt Shen! Give us a chance! We really want to be good people!"
Seeing that the other party was sincere and not deceitful, she stopped her horse in surprise and looked around with a strange look. When the man came to her panting, she hesitantly asked, "What do you mean?"
As soon as Yang saw her stop, he turned his horse around and slowly blocked the way in front.
"Girl, I heard that you subdued a group of horse bandits before? These mountain bandits and horse bandits are all bandits. Why don't you take us away with you!" The men actually knelt down, almost wiping away a few tears.
Chen Chunxing commanded the horses to evade them, "You must have made a mistake. The one who subdued the horse bandits was Captain Wei Qian. How could a little girl like me have such great abilities?"
The man standing in front smiled bitterly: "Young lady, please don't hide it... To tell you the truth, that group of horse bandits has been secretly in contact with our people from Jiufeng. As soon as their people followed you and ran away, a letter came immediately."
"It's true what's written above. It's because of your previous act of poisoning that the newly arrived refugees wavered, causing Third Master Huang to make up his mind and accept the reward for ambush the exile group... Later, the plan was ruined, and not long after, another wanted warrant appeared on the black market..."
The words became vague at the end.
Chen Chunxing understood immediately and smiled meaningfully: "I was wondering why someone would be so mean to a little girl. It turns out they were angry that I ruined their good thing."
Although they were discussing life and death, their tone was so calm, as if they were discussing how much vegetables cost.
He is exactly like that murderous devil, cut from the same mold...
Cold sweat broke out on the man's forehead, and he immediately confessed without waiting for Chen Chunxing to ask any more questions.
"To be honest, Miss, the Nine Peaks are in turmoil right now, with everyone vying for that iron ore. We are just small fry, and we know that if we wade into this muddy water, there will only be one outcome... Fortunately, Magistrate Xue passed by here and showed us a way out... I beg Miss to show some mercy!"
Chen Chunxing was pondering when he was stunned by some nonsensical words. He lowered his eyes and saw that the people below had already started to kowtow.
Bang bang bang——
That's so solid.
She was surprised: "If you have been influenced by County Magistrate Xue, then just go to him directly, why are you begging me?"
The man mumbled, "Who the hell is Magistrate Xue? Ordinary people don't dare approach him... We rats are terrified just by looking at him... We really don't dare to bother him! We have no choice but to shamelessly come and beg the girl!"
Chen Chunxing touched his nose.
She didn't know whether to lament his self-awareness or praise Ah Huai for his ferocious actions! She was really curious about what he had done...
"How did you know I was here?"
"To be honest, young lady..." The man who had been answering laughed awkwardly, "In fact, each village has spies planted in each other. If there is any slight movement, the entire Nine Peaks will know about it."
He stole a glance at Yang Yi, his tone heavily suggestive. "When I heard there was a trap set up at Huwei Village, I couldn't sit still. Then, after asking around, I found out there was a man as brave as a god of war... and a young girl. So, is that right? We should all come and see. What if we're lucky enough to run into them?"
Chen Chunxing chuckled and suddenly changed the subject: "I don't think you're an ordinary minion. What did you do before?"
The man shrank his neck. "To answer your question, young lady, I used to be in the Cang Ying Village, responsible for delivering news... What kind of gossip are you asking about? But I also used to farm before I came to the mountains, so I'm sure I'm a good farmer. If you don't believe me, you can take me back and try it out!"
It turns out he's an intelligence chief.
Chen Chunxing smiled faintly: "Alright, stop trying to provoke me here. If you really want to surrender, I'll agree on behalf of County Magistrate Xue. There are about a dozen of you...are all here, right?"
The man shook his head nervously.
"Oh, how many others are there?"
The man cautiously raised a finger. "Only... one or two hundred?"
Chen Chunxing coughed a few times and glanced at their heads, confirming a gray haze. Neither fortune nor sin—this is the most common fate. One shouldn't set a trap to deceive oneself.
But that was why she was even more surprised.
One or two hundred. A small village would only have one or two hundred people in total, right?
Is this because Ah Huai frightened him to death?
Thinking of this, Chen Chunxing changed his mind and there was also a doctor accompanying him in the military camp.
"Do you know where Magistrate Xue is now?"
The man slapped his thigh hard.
He is so knowledgeable!
This is exactly the main purpose of our group coming here!
"Young lady, please follow me! County Magistrate Xue is currently camping in the north!"
Four of them rode horses, and the rest walked. As it was late at night, they couldn't go very fast.
Chen Chunxing started chatting with the man: "This brother looks less than 30 years old?"
The man smiled shyly, "Miss, you really know how to flatter me. I'm already thirty-two! I have a sixty-year-old mother at home and a crying baby to feed. The whole family depends on me for their livelihood! You don't know, if I hadn't been forced to work by taxes, I wouldn't have run away to the mountains..."
Chen Chunxing interrupted, "From your accent, you don't sound like a local?"
The man's smile turned bitter. "Sure enough, I can't hide it from the girl's sharp eyes! I was making a living on the edge of the capital, but that rich man seized my ancestral home. I had no way to appeal, so I had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit. Then there was a drought one year, and I couldn't grow crops in the fields. I couldn't survive, so..."
Bu Wan was curious and couldn't help asking, "So what?"
"He chopped off the rich man's head with a single blow, took his wife and children and sneaked into the home of an exiled official. He took the opportunity to reach the northern border, then escaped without anyone noticing. Then he went up the mountain and entered the Cang Ying Stronghold!"
What he said was all true, but that's what makes it even more sad.
When Bu Yao thought about herself, her face turned cold and she stopped talking.
Chen Chunxing, on the other hand, kept smiling.
The man seemed flattering on the surface, but in fact his words were clear and logical, and he took the initiative at every step. He was extraordinary.
Got down the mountain.
After crossing a piece of wasteland, you can see a low dead forest.
A stream gurgles nearby.
From a geographical point of view, this is not a good place to camp.
But the man led the four people out of the dead forest and refused to go any further.
"County Magistrate Xue is inside. We won't go in. Let's go back and wait for good news from the young lady!"
He was still relatively okay. The other bandits were standing far away, their legs still trembling, as if they were ready to escape back to the mountains at any time.
“…”
This situation made Chen Chunxing wonder whether the person in the forest was Ah Huai or a murderer!
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