"Then hire some skilled warriors to teach the villagers martial arts."

Xu Qiu changed his approach and spoke again.

As long as you are willing to adapt, there are many ways.

Li Leyao nodded and said softly, "At the beginning, County Magistrate Qin also thought so, but the county didn't have that much money. A warrior would need at least fifty taels."

Qin Yumo handed the money to her directly and said, "Take it for them first. So many people have died in each household, and they also need money to survive. As for the warriors, I will hire someone else!"

She almost took on everything.

Of course, Qin Yumo didn’t feel bad about the money at all, after all, it all belonged to the Black Tiger Gang.

It just happened that she had robbed it all. The Black Tiger Gang made this money, and Qin Yumo used this dirty money to protect the village. It was a good use of the money and it also earned some merit for the Black Tiger Gang.

"What a kind sister-in-law." Xu Qiu couldn't help but sigh sarcastically.

"Yes, kind sister-in-law." Li Leyao nodded and followed suit subconsciously.

She didn't notice that she had suddenly slipped up.

Hearing this, Qin Yumo looked at her with a smile. Li Leyao, who had come to her senses, blushed instantly, realizing that she had said the wrong thing.

He waved his hands hurriedly and stammered, "Sorry... I... I... didn't mean it."

"Don't worry, I'll allow you to call me that." Qin Yumo smiled sweetly, looking like a little cotton-padded jacket with air leaking out, especially her bright white teeth.

Li Leyao's face turned even redder, but she accepted the existence of her sister-in-law in her heart.

While they were chatting.

The surrounding villagers and the surviving village women.

When they heard that it was the young man in front of them who saved the entire Lijiazhuang by himself.

Everyone was filled with gratitude. They came forward one after another, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, benefactor, for saving our Lijiazhuang."

"If it weren't for you, our Lijiazhuang might not be able to survive today's crisis."

"Yes, if you had come a step later, my daughter would be in the village now, being ravaged by them."

Some people knelt down to thank Xu Qiu, but they themselves burst into tears.

Tears are like a trickle.

And it was somewhat contagious, and then the crowd burst into tears.

Especially for women whose husbands or sons had died, the crying would be truly tragic. They would hold the corpse and cry with tears in their eyes.

Apparently turning the thank you into a memorial service.

There are more than 80 households living in Lijiazhuang. Now, at least 60 households have lost male members, and more than 30 households have had their women abducted.

In many families, the father had died and the mother had been captured, leaving only one or two orphans.

The bandits' sudden attack caught Lijiazhuang off guard. Many farmers were unprepared and were working in the fields. Only when the bandits appeared did they realize that something was wrong.

As a result, a large number of men were hacked to death in the fields without any resistance.

Only a few people died together with the bandits. After all, the bandits were used to licking blood from the blade, and the farmers who had been working hard in the fields were no match for them.

Look at the messy environment.

Xu Qiu was forced to stop and listen to the crying.

At this moment, a girl of five or six years old suddenly rushed forward and kowtowed to him several times, even if it meant breaking her head and bleeding.

It's so heartbreaking to see.

She cried, wiped her tears with her little hands, and mustered up the courage to speak in a baby voice: "Big brother, please save my mom! Wuuuuuu... Save my mom, I will give you everything..."

Her voice instantly attracted other children to follow suit, and they all knelt down and begged, "Big brother, please be kind and save my sister and mother."

They should have been protected, but at this moment, the people who could protect them were either dead or captured.

Qin Yumo and Li Leyao watched this scene with reluctance, turned their eyes away, shook their heads, and clenched the corners of their clothes tightly with their hands, feeling heartbroken.

The warm tears couldn't stop flowing.

These children are innocent, yet now they have to face all this.

Suddenly, Xu Qiu raised his palms upwards, and a powerful force prevented the children from kneeling.

The children stared blankly as they could not kneel down, and a force supported their knees.

She opened her eyes wide as if they were copper bells, blinked and looked at Xu Qiu in surprise, and her crying gradually stopped.

Completely in shock.

He didn't intend to waste time on copycats.

There are no great opportunities in the Evil Wolf Village. Apart from having a lot of money, materials, and women, there are no other advantages.

He also promised Qin Yumo and Li Leyao to help them rescue the second son of the Qin family, Qin Qingwen, his nominal brother-in-law whom he had never met.

Hearing this.

At this moment, not only the children kowtowed to him, but all the survivors of Lijiazhuang, the old, the weak, women and children, all kowtowed to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, benefactor. Thank you, benefactor. Your kindness is so great that we, the humble ones, cannot repay you."

"I wish to pray for you every day, may you live a long life!"

"I am the same as you. If you can save my daughter-in-law, I will give you whatever you want!"

Whether it was a young woman or an old lady, their eyes were full of gratitude, and they wished they could work like a slave for him to repay his kindness.

Xu Qiu brought them hope in despair.

And their hope of finding their families.

Xu Qiu didn't pay attention to the people's kowtows, but turned to Li Leyao, who was already crying, and said, "You stay here and take care of the villagers."

Then he shouted to Qin Yumo, "Let's go."

Li Leyao kept wiping her tears.

Just when she was about to ask him if he didn't need to gather information first, or recruit some people from the underworld to wipe out the Wolf Gang together, she found that Xu Qiu had disappeared, leaving only the exasperated Qin Yumo, who was kicking her jade feet and yelling coquettishly, "Asshole brother-in-law, wait for me!"

Then she followed happily and soon disappeared into the woods. She didn't look like a lady from a wealthy family at all, but rather a rebellious and lively girl.

Li Leyao, who was being moved by the villagers, was stunned and speechless.

"What a strange combination...?"

She muttered to herself.

…

Wolf Mountain.

A huge village stands between two mountains.

Looking from a distance, it looks like a pass, firmly occupying the surrounding mountain roads. At the same time, the terrain is dangerous and the steep downhill slope makes it impossible to deploy a military formation, especially in the dense forests, where there is no flat open space at all.

It means that this place is difficult to break through and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Of course, this place is not a major transportation route of Daqian, nor is it even a country road. It is a deserted place and the safest place for bandits.

At this time, a group of panicked bandits appeared.

Running all the way from the foot of the mountain.

They panted but didn't dare to stop. They walked with their legs numb and shouted, "Open the door quickly! Something terrible has happened!"

The bandits who were originally guarding the village poked their heads out from the wooden wall, puzzled, "What's the big deal? Why are you so panicked?"

"The Sixth Master was killed!"

A bandit who had just escaped and returned shouted towards the wooden wall of the village as soon as he swallowed his saliva.

For a moment, the whole village seemed to freeze.

Then these fleeing bandits were brought in by their other companions.

When passing by the houses in the village, you can see that a huge fence has been built inside the village. The women were driven into the fence like goats, with their hands and feet tied with thick hemp ropes. At this moment, they were like animals, being kept in a sheepfold.

His body was dirty, and even his clothes were torn in large patches, exposing small patches of white flesh that were peeling off under the scorching sun.

Everyone had empty eyes and not much crying, like an old man who was about to die.

From time to time, flies would ride on their heads or buzz around them.

These bandits who had escaped back were used to it and went straight to the lobby of the village.

When they entered the lobby, they saw five bosses with gloomy eyes.

"What on earth happened to cause the death of Sixth Brother?" their leader, Gou Shunrong, said in a deep voice.

The terrifying momentum made the bandits' legs go weak and they knelt on the ground. "Boss, it was all caused by Lijiazhuang down the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)