Chapter 28: Killing Bandits
After all, they were going there to kill people and set fire, so Wei Qingyan and his group kept a very low profile.
After nightfall, we found a nearby inn to stay in and set off again before dawn.
In this way, we arrived near Hubaoling on the afternoon of the third day.
"I'll go check it out first. You guys get some food here and wait for me to come back." Wei Qingyan instructed Yan Lan and the guards.
Yan Lan was worried, "I'll go with you."
Wei Qingyan looked at Yan Lan's worried eyes and said gently, "Be obedient, eat and drink enough, and rest well. Those people can't do anything to me."
Although Yan Lan is two years older than her, Wei Qingyan has always regarded himself as a man, and she believes that it is natural for a man to protect a woman.
In front of Yan Lan, he has long been accustomed to acting as a protector.
Yan Lan was about to say something, but Wei Qingyan jumped a long distance away with a tap of his toes, and Prince Rong followed closely behind.
She swallowed the words she hadn't said yet, worry still in her eyes.
Seeing this, Jingzhe whispered to comfort her, "Miss Chang's kung fu is better than Yan Qing's, and my master is with her, so don't worry."
During these days at Anyuan Marquis' Mansion, Xiaoxiao praised Miss Chang's skills in front of Yan Lan more than once. Yan Lan didn't know that the "skillful" Xiaoxiao mentioned meant that Miss Chang's skills were better than her brother's.
After hearing what Jingzhe said, the worry in his heart faded a little, "Miss Chang is a good person, and you are also good people."
Jingzhe nodded in agreement.
Wei Qingyan easily reached the stronghold of Hubaoling.
Shi Yu concealed the surprise in his eyes, landed beside her, and whispered, "This village doesn't look very big."
Wei Qingyan no longer thought about why he had followed and said softly, "There are about fifty people, most of whom are those who have committed crimes and escaped here.
He often robs houses, robs people on the road, and bullies decent women."
"Are they colluding with the government?"
Shi Yu suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask her why she knew so much.
Wei Qingyan nodded.
If it weren't for the government's connivance, how could such a bandit group of only a few dozen people dare to be so rampant?
If there were no middleman, how could Luo Chengzhou from Linzhou find them and stage such a robbery?
That day, she saw a harmonious scene between officials and bandits in the bandits' obsession.
These bandits are tools for local officials to make money, and they are also their killers.
"Miss, do you still want to kill the people who are colluding with the bandits?"
yes!
To punish evil is to promote good.
The fat monk always said that her logic was twisted, but he never really stopped her, and even condoned her in secret.
Only when the evil ones die can more innocent people be prevented from suffering.
She used silence instead of answering, and did not ask Shi Yu whether he, as the King of Rong of Wei, would stop her or whether he would persuade her to act according to the laws of Wei.
Even though Shi Yu tried to stop her and persuade her like this, she still understood.
Wei Qingyan, the former national defense general, was also loyal to the court and trusted the court.
But after traveling around with the fat monk, she realized that sometimes the law does not protect the people, and many truly innocent people will never get justice until they die.
And those who do evil can still go unpunished.
"Miss, would you like to take me with you?" Shi Yu's dark pupils were filled with coldness. "If the local officials really colluded with the bandits to commit evil, they should be executed."
Wei Qingyan turned his head to look at him, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I will do my best for the affairs of Dajue Temple, but it will take time."
This person was too cooperative, so much so that she began to suspect he had other motives.
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, then chuckled.
In that smile, the beautiful and charming temperament poured out from under the picturesque appearance.
Wei Qingyan was stunned.
She always knew that Shi Yu was good-looking, but when he was a man, she never thought of him as good-looking.
Wei Qingyan withdrew his gaze.
I despise myself for being useless. Why should I be so surprised by such a familiar face that I have seen since childhood?
Immediately, he slipped into one of the rooms.
Shi Yu took her expression in clearly, and stayed outside with a smile on his face, keeping watch for her.
The cottage is not big and not complicated.
But it has always been her habit to scout the enemy situation before fighting.
Wei Qingyan took a look around and found that there were only a dozen people in the village.
The others probably received a mission and went down the mountain to rob people.
After finding out the situation inside, she returned to the resting place of Yan Lan and others.
When Yan Lan saw someone coming, she hurriedly handed over a roasted rabbit leg.
Wei Qingyan took it, took a bite, swallowed it, and then told everyone what he had discovered.
It was mainly said for Yan Lan to hear.
In this revenge killing, she is the host...
Under the cover of night, many torches were lit in the bandit's lair. Dozens of bandits were telling dirty jokes, drinking, playing drinking games, and having a great time.
Two screams in succession brought the noise to an abrupt end.
After a moment of silence, the one-eyed man at the main seat stood up and threw the bowl in his hand to the ground. "Brothers, someone is breaking into the mountains. Grab your weapons."
The other bandits followed suit with ferocious looks and smashed their bowls. Before they could pick up their weapons, a figure was kicked in and slammed heavily on the table in the hall where the roasted whole lamb was placed, breaking the table into pieces.
Then a dozen people came in with swords.
The leader was a woman with her hair in a bun. She was the only one among the dozen people who did not cover her face with a veil.
He half-closed his one eye to see the woman's appearance, then glanced at the dead Third Master lying on the ground. His eyelids twitched and he said angrily, "You bitch, you are so lucky. You dare to bring people into the mountains. I will kill you."
The other bandits also reacted, picked up their weapons and rushed towards Wei Qingyan and others.
There were people with good skills among them, but Du Xueyi carefully selected the ten best people in his mansion and gave them to Wei Qingyan.
The mountain bandits were vicious, and the guards who had fought with Du Xueyi on the battlefield were no match for them.
Wei Qingyan always protected Yan Lan behind him. Shi Yu walked leisurely behind Wei Qingyan, blocking the bandits' attacks with his hands, his eyes focused on Wei Qingyan.
The one-eyed man was more skilled than Yan Lan, but after fighting with Yan Lan for dozens of moves, he failed to hurt her at all and was kicked away several times by Wei Qingyan.
All my internal organs seemed to be displaced.
How could the man who was used to being a tyrant in the mountains stand this humiliation? He started to talk dirty, "You bitch, now that you have helpers, you are so arrogant.
When I pinned you down before and the brothers in the village took turns to torture you, you looked so pitiful. I think you haven’t been tortured enough. After I kill these people, I will torture you to death...”
"Beast, I'll take your life first..." The one-eyed man's words completely enraged Yan Lan, and also brought back those nightmarish memories that she dared not recall.
Anger, shame, disgust, terror, pain and other emotions surged into his heart and turned into ferocity.
She launched a series of attacks, and with Wei Qingyan protecting her from behind, the one-eyed man was soon stabbed in the heart by her.
The sword was drawn, and it stabbed again. It was drawn, and it stabbed again. Once, twice, three times...
The lone wolf's chest was as solid as mud, and he was completely dead.
Yan Lan grasped the sword with both hands and swung it hard, directly cutting off his head, along with the hatred and embarrassment that gnawed at her bones.
He immediately turned around and rushed towards another...
In less than half an hour, all the villains were killed except the second in command under Jingzhe.
“Mercy…Mercy…Hero, please spare me…” A strange smell hit his nose, and the captured second in command wet his pants.
Jingzhe Lingguang carried the person out of the house, and two guards from Anyuan Marquis' Mansion followed him out.
Jingzhe and the other two quickly turned back and said, "We confessed that half of these people were originally sentenced to death, but were secretly released by the county magistrate and became bandits, obeying the county magistrate's orders..."
As expected, Shi Yu looked at Wei Qingyan.
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