Chapter 305 The City Defense Battalion Leaves No Waste
Meng Dahu and more than a dozen others surrounded Xiao Xuance, forcing him into a nearby grove of trees.
He parried with his sword, but was surrounded by men on his front and left and right like an iron barrel.
He held the sword with one hand, handling the situation with ease, while the others struggled to keep up.
The two men lying in ambush in the tree simultaneously cut the rope.
A sudden whooshing sound rose from the forest as a raft covered in spikes hurtled toward him from both sides.
The men fighting him retreated quickly, their knives flying from their hands toward him.
He was caught between sharp blades and wooden spikes.
Xiao Xuance's pupils shrank sharply. He pushed off the ground, using the flying blades as leverage, and leaped into the air, kicking the spiked wooden sign at Meng Dahu and his men. "Bang!"
The group retreated hastily, stumbling and scrambling to a tree before managing to block the attack.
"Bang!"
All the splinters broke off, and sawdust flew everywhere.
The flying splinters of wood drew blood from their cheeks, embedded themselves in the ground, and another splinter came within an inch of Meng Dahu's neck.
The chilling sensation of death left Meng Dahu and the others with lingering fear; their chests heaved violently, and they even had to breathe carefully.
As soon as Xiao Xuance landed, a sharp blade attacked from behind, aiming straight for his heart!
In the blink of an eye.
He spun sideways and kicked, his heel slamming into the attacker's chest.
Wang Laowu was sent flying backward, landing right in the trap they had set up beforehand, "Bang!"
The wooden splinter pierced his body, blood gushing out. The sharp splinter pierced his thigh, causing him to contort in pain. He wanted to scream but couldn't, his whole body trembling as if struggling and convulsing before death.
Meng Dahu and the others scrambled to their feet and rushed to the edge of the pit, where they saw blood everywhere.
"Fifth brother, fifth brother, how are you?"
At this moment, Xiao Xuanwu arrived with a group of people, carrying wooden sticks or hoes, and surrounded Meng Dahu and the others.
"Third Brother, Third Brother... are you alright?"
Xiao Xuance: "It's nothing."
Upon seeing the trap and bloodstains on the ground, Xiao Xuanwu was instantly enraged. He kicked the person closest to him, shouting, "You insidious and despicable villains! Not only did you gang up on me, but you also set a trap to kill my third brother! I'll beat you to death!"
The convicts then proceeded to beat Meng Dahu and his men mercilessly, "Bang bang bang!!!"
"You cowardly bullies! How have we gotten in your way? Why are you targeting us from the start? Wouldn't it be better to just keep to your own business? Why do you have to come looking for trouble? Do you think we're easy to bully? Today, we'll beat you to death!"
When Doctor Chen's wooden stick broke, he took off his shoe and used the sole to beat them, specifically hitting their faces, "Slap slap slap!!!"
They were cornered at the edge of the pit, raising their hands to protect their faces and begging for mercy, "Stop hitting us, stop hitting us, stop! If you keep hitting us, we'll fall in and someone will die."
"Was it you who stole our silver that night? Return our things! Return them!"
"You made my whole family starve, you deserve to die, I'll beat you to death."
"Give me my money back!"
"Give me my money back!"
"If you don't pay back the money, I'll beat you to death."
Guo Ba and Xiao Liuzi covered their heads and begged for mercy, "Stop! It hurts! Please stop hitting us! The money isn't in our hands! You bunch of lunatics, you're ganging up on us! We won't stand for this!"
"So what if you outnumber us? We're going to beat you damned thieves to death." Madam Li searched them and found a total of five copper coins on each of them.
She threw it at their faces in disgust.
"Where are my banknotes? Give me back my banknotes, you damned bastard, give them back to me!"
Xiao Xuance stood aside without stopping her, and saw Yun Zhaoxue walking over, supporting her pregnant belly.
"Xue'er, what brings you here?"
"I heard someone was trying to get you, so I came to check it out. I wanted to see you fight ten people single-handedly, but I'm too late."
They were terrified on their way here, fearing they wouldn't be able to defeat Prince Xiao.
They even comforted Princess Zhaoxue.
But they weren't afraid at all.
They were confident in Xiao Shizi's skills.
Xiao Xuanwu chased after Meng Dahu and the two fought hand-to-hand.
He grabbed Meng Dahu's waist and pounded his back with his elbows, yelling, "Ah! You dare touch my third brother? I'll kill you!"
He was scared.
His father and two older brothers were gone; he couldn't afford to lose his third brother as well.
He is still too young to shoulder the burden of taking care of the whole family.
Meng Dahu also grabbed his waist, trying to throw him to the ground.
Xiao Xuance pointed at him, "Xiao Wu, watch your step."
Xiao Xuanwu moved his feet, reached between his legs, hooked one of his legs, and pulled him back sharply.
At the same time, grab his waist and lift him diagonally upwards, using all your strength to fling him sideways.
The place where it landed happened to be that big crater with splinters.
Meng Dahu held onto Xiao Xuanwu tightly, trying to drag him down with him.
Xiao Xuanwu quickly released his grip and struck him in the chest with a palm, knocking him into the pit.
"ah!"
Xiao Xuance kicked up a long bamboo pole from the ground.
A bamboo pole was placed across the cave entrance. Meng Dahu's back was jolted by the pole, and he used it to his advantage to stand up.
Looking in the direction from which the bamboo pole had been thrown, he was puzzled. Why was he doing this to him? They wanted to kill him. Shouldn't they want him dead?
Xiao Xuanwu was also puzzled. "Third brother, he's a bad guy who wanted to kill you. Why did you save him? You should have let him fall and die!"
Yun Zhaoxue said, "He can die, but you can't kill people."
The city defense battalion was just looking for an opportunity to deal with them, and killing Meng Dahu now would be disadvantageous for them.
“Your third sister-in-law is right.”
"Stop hitting us! We didn't steal your silver. You've got the wrong people. Even if you beat us to death, we still won't get it back."
"Who else is there besides you? You keep clamoring to avenge Zhang San, but he's in cahoots with you. Give me back my money!"
Meng Dahu and his men resisted, but Meng Dahu snatched all their weapons or picked up swords from the ground and beat them to the ground with a few swings.
They almost rolled into the pit and were pierced by splinters. Luckily, someone grabbed them and they scrambled back, hiding behind Xiao Xuance. "Ahhh!!! Murder! Murder!"
"You dare to lay a finger on us?"
"Why wouldn't we dare? We're just injured, not dead. We can't beat that pretty boy, but dealing with you is easier than drinking water. Come on, come and fight us again if you dare."
"You petty thieves, stop your arrogance! Young Master Xiao, quickly deal with them and help us get the silver back."
Meng Dahu and the others huddled together, clutching their wounds, watching Xiao Xuance warily. They were all bruised and swollen from being beaten, their legs too weak to stand, but they still stubbornly refused to admit defeat.
Xiao Xuance said, "The silver isn't on them, so killing them won't help."
When Madam Li heard that he didn't want to help, she became anxious. "How do you know? You believe whatever they say? What if they're lying to us? Hurry up and get in!"
Yun Zhaoxue said, "Madam Li, my husband is not a servant in your household, and you have no right to order him around!"
"you……"
"Your man hasn't said anything, so when did it become your place as a woman to speak?"
"Young Master Xiao, that money is the life-saving money of my Li family. If the money is gone, I will not live either. Please, I beg you, if the money is brought back, can you have 20% of it?"
"Not at all!"
"You... are you sure you're okay with 30%?"
"Ten percent is nothing special!"
He will not cooperate with anyone who disrespects his wife.
Ignoring Madam Li's unreasonable accusations, Xiao Xuance turned his gaze to Meng Dahu and asked, "Meng Dahu, Zhang Shan stole our property, so it is only right for us to arrest him. The murderers were the city defense battalion. Why have you repeatedly caused me trouble?"
"You'd rather be beaten to death than hand over the money. Is someone instigating you to steal the money and target us?"
"No one ordered us to do this! We're the ones who want to kill you to avenge Zhang Shan!"
Xiao Xuance didn't believe it. "I didn't kill Zhang Shan."
Meng Dahu pondered for a moment and said, "Since you saved my life, I'll tell you the truth. Because the city defense battalion doesn't tolerate useless people, it's either you or us who die, so..."
Wang Youcai and the others were unaware of this rule. "What kind of bullshit rule is this?" they exclaimed.
The others thought they should have pushed them into the pit and buried them alive.
Xiao Xuance: "You're not telling the truth."
"Meng Dahu, my third brother just saved your life, and you're so ungrateful. I shouldn't have saved you; you'd have fallen and been riddled with holes." Xiao Xuance gripped the stick in his hand tightly.
Meng Dahu's eyes flashed, and he stiffened his neck, looking fearless. "No comment. The victor is king, the loser is villain. Do with me as you please."
"Jump down yourselves. We don't want to get our hands dirty. We'll fill in the grave and bury you, and we'll erect a monument for you!"
Guo Ba, the most spirited of them all, stood up and rushed to the edge of the pit, shouting, "I'm not a piece of trash. So what if I die? What's so scary about dying?"
Two pebbles struck his knees, one on the left and one on the right. He lurched forward, slipped, and stopped at the very edge of the pit. He looked down at the blood-stained, sharp wooden splinters at the bottom of the pit and broke out in a cold sweat.
Xiao Xuance said in a deep voice, "This land was finally cleared out with great difficulty. It's bad luck to die here. If you want to die, go somewhere else!"
"Xue'er, the smell of blood is too strong here, let's go back."
"good."
After the Xiao family left, the others didn't dare to stay and quickly followed. Half of them made up their minds that they must be on good terms with the Xiao family in the future, otherwise, if they were killed by these madmen, where would they go to seek justice?
"Boss, he's too powerful. What should we do if we can't kill him? How about we capture his family, threaten him to commit suicide, and then kill his whole family? That way we can get out of this hellhole."
Someone promised them that if they killed Xiao Xuance, they would be released, their status restored, and they could return home to reunite with their families and live normal lives.
"I've been thinking this way for a while now. It was the boss who said that one shouldn't bring trouble upon one's family. To hell with that! If we don't resort to some underhanded methods, how are we supposed to leave this godforsaken place?"
Meng Dahu said, "Zhou Lao Er, this is the rule."
The hot-tempered Zhou Lao Er retorted, "Who made these rules? What's the use of following those bullshit rules? Can they help us defy fate? No!"
"I think it's because they saved your life that you don't want to kill them anymore. They're trying to stop your brothers from getting ahead, so you want to sacrifice us to repay your kindness!"
“Zhou Lao Er, stop making baseless accusations. I have always firmly believed that one should not harm one’s family, and I have never wavered in my determination to kill him.”
The team had a disagreement.
Half of them supported Zhou Lao Er, controlled the Xiao family members, and killed Xiao Xuance.
Half of them support Meng Dahu and want to fight Xiao Xuance head-on. If they can't kill him the first time, they'll kill him a second time.
Guo Ba and Xiao Liuzi are from the same hometown as Meng Dahu and are as close as brothers, so they will definitely support him.
The group watched Zhou Lao Er's departing figure, then looked at Meng Da Hu.
"Boss, what do we do?"
Meng Dahu shook his head helplessly, "Let them be. The second son is stubborn. Once he's made up his mind, no one can stop him."
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