Chapter 219 Melee
Think further, from the most utilitarian perspective.
Gu Xixi hopes that Daye's world will be reorganized and stabilized as soon as possible.
He Jinglan is the eldest daughter of the He family, and is also He Jinghui's biological sister and only close relative.
Although Gu Xixi didn't know the specific plans of Mu Nanzhao, He Jinghui and others.
But the He family's stirring up trouble in the capital must be part of an overall plan.
In order to ensure that He Jinghui has no worries, He Jinglan must be protected.
When I arrived near the village entrance, before I saw the big locust tree, the first thing I saw was a dense crowd of people.
Those standing at the back are all elderly people, women and children.
Everyone was holding weapons, staring ahead with eager eyes.
Seeing that the fight had not yet started, Gu Xixi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she had finally arrived in time and the two sides should still be in a standoff.
She and Mrs. Qin stepped forward and stood with the crowd.
Because there were too many people in front, I couldn't see the bandits on the opposite side.
I don't know what is happening and I haven't heard any movement for the time being.
Mrs. Zhou accidentally saw the two people who had just arrived and waved quietly, "Here! There's room here!"
Gu Xixi and Mrs. Qin also wanted to hear what was happening at the moment, so they carefully squeezed through the crowd and came to Mrs. Zhou's side.
The three of them huddled together and communicated in very low voices.
Mrs. Zhou: "Village chief, there are also my Lao Zhou and your Lao Qin, who are leading all the young and strong laborers in our village at the forefront."
Gu Xixi: "How many people are coming over here?"
Mrs. Zhou: "We who are standing in the back just counted a few times. Twenty-one, there is no mistake."
Gu Xixi: "Do they have a leader?"
Mrs. Zhou: "Yes! A man without a beard, with a wide round face, sallow complexion, wrinkles all over his face, and triangular eyes."
It sounds very recognizable.
Gu Xixi: "What did they do and say just now?"
Mrs. Zhou: "When these people entered the village, they were pulling several empty carts. They were stopped by patrolling Lao Qin. They wanted to force their way in after a disagreement, so Lao Qin rang the bell."
Mrs. Qin: "Then my old Qin..."
Mrs. Zhou: "Don't worry, Lao Qin didn't suffer any loss. Our people are not pushovers. Several young men rushed forward and fought with the gang."
"Then the village chief arrived, and everyone else arrived one after another. The bastards on the other side didn't dare to rush in, so they retreated all the way to the other side of the big locust tree."
As he was speaking, he heard Lao Qian's loud shout from the front, "A bunch of thieves!"
"Since you have been stopped by us, why don't you know what's good for you? Get out of here immediately!!"
After a moment, the man laughed a few times in a duck voice and said arrogantly, "You are the ones who should know better and leave!"
"Do you know who the grandfathers are? You'd be scared to death if I told you."
"We are the lone wolves of the northwest, bandits from the north of Black Mountain!"
"As long as you give way, my brothers will go into the village to load a few carts of food, and then we will spare your lives!"
Old Qian sneered, "I have heard of the bandits in Montenegro."
"Ten years ago, the Northwest Army swept through the country to suppress bandits. The Black Mountain bandit leader was beheaded on the spot, and his head was hung in the city for three days for public display. The rest of the gang members were either killed or dispersed."
"From then on, even three-year-old children would not be afraid of the mention of bandits in the northwest."
Lao Qian's tone suddenly became heavier, with a momentum that showed he was not inferior to the opponent.
"Today, I am facing you guys who came from nowhere and are just bullying others. What do I have to fear?"
Several young men behind him laughed.
Someone shouted, "That's right, he's just riding a skinny old horse, why is he pretending to be a mountain king?"
The bandit leader's face was twisted with anger. "We are the bandits and you are the people. We are the wolves and you are the sheep!"
"You guys can just take advantage of me not getting angry now so you can still talk."
"If you really make me angry, I will massacre your entire village!"
As the village chief, Lao Qian has always taken it as his responsibility to protect the entire Huachidu Village.
What he hated the most was words like "massacre of the whole village".
"You are indeed a beast who won't listen to anyone. If you are not afraid of getting your blood spilled here, come and try it!"
In his hand, he held an iron bar as thick as a clothesline and swung it through the air, pointing directly at the bandits opposite him.
The atmosphere relaxed briefly, but in an instant it became tense again.
Gu Xixi, Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Zhou also stopped talking.
Mrs. Qin chopped the long knife in the air a few times to get a feel for it. "Well, no problem. I'm used to cutting herbs every day. This knife is quite handy."
Only then did Mrs. Zhou notice that Mrs. Qin was holding a terrifying knife.
"Where did you get this rare item? It looks like something a government official would wear."
The long sword made of fine iron is not cheap and such a thing will never be found in the homes of ordinary people in the countryside.
Mrs. Qin continued to swing the knife to get a feel for it, and answered casually, "I picked it up."
The shouts of the men in the front merged into one, mixed with the sound of iron clashing.
This is the official fight. Gu Xixi's eyes became stern, and he held the axe tightly in front of him with both hands.
Mrs. Zhou was shocked again.
Imagine a pretty and gentle girl suddenly picking up an axe. The impact force needs no elaboration.
Mrs. Qin was already ready to charge. "Just follow me later. We must not get separated."
"Xixi is not very strong, so just close your eyes and swing the axe in a round way. I will make sure those people don't dare to get close to you."
The melee gradually spread from the front line.
More and more villagers brandished their weapons.
Gu Xixi was observing the situation, considering where to choose to poison so as not to hurt his own people by mistake.
Suddenly, a shifty-looking man ran over and stabbed a young woman's back with a shovel.
Gu Xixi caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye, and without even bothering to think, she closed her eyes and swung the axe with all her might.
“Ah~Ahhhhhhhhhhh~~~~”
A series of screams rose into the sky.
Gu Xixi's heart trembled and she didn't dare to open her eyes, for fear of seeing a too bloody scene.
After all, it was the first time I hacked someone.
Could it be that he was really struck to death?
Until Zhou Dasao gently pulled her sleeve and said, "Hey, Xixi, look, open your eyes and see."
Gu Xixi's eyes opened slightly, then slowly widened.
I saw the man holding the shovel slumped on the ground, with a large patch of hair missing from the top of his head, revealing his scalp.
He had thrown his shovel aside long ago, and was shaking like a sieve. He shook his head and muttered like a madman, "Don't kill me, don't chop me to death, I don't want my head chopped off!"
Mrs. Zhou looked down, pinched her nose, and raised her hand to fan the air in disgust.
"This is so scary, and you're trying to rob people!"
Almost at the same time, Mrs. Qin swung her long knife and hit a bandit in the legs while he was running, and blood splattered everywhere.
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou walked slowly towards the big locust tree.
The village had made preparations in advance and had hung a lot of thick hemp ropes on the branches of the big locust tree. Won't they come in handy?
Mrs. Zhou called two elderly women to help, and together they tied up the fallen thief like a dumpling.
Otherwise they will jump around again after they recover.
One, two, three...
There were fewer and fewer thieves and bandits still standing on the field.
The bandit leader became anxious, and with a quick glance, he spotted the most beautiful and slim girl in the crowd.
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