Chapter 160 Killing Bandits
Throughout the journey, Madam Wan leaned against Mingqiu without saying a word.
He only spoke when he got off the bus at Wanjia's door.
"Wan Yuting, no matter how many wives you marry in the future, you must find kind-hearted ones. This is my last piece of advice to you as your mother."
"In addition, I will take over those six shops. They were left to me by your maternal grandfather."
The rest, which is what you two have earned over the years, I don't want either.
Tomorrow, I will move to the house on the west side; I will never return to this house.
Wan Yuting asked in a panic, "Mother, don't you want me anymore?"
"What do you mean by 'want' or 'don't want'? You've grown up now. Growing up means separation. Separation might preserve some of the bond between mother and child."
"If they stay together, I fear they will eventually become enemies."
After Madam Wan finished speaking, she ignored him and went into her own courtyard.
Wan Yuting stood alone at the door like an abandoned child.
I remember what my mother said a while ago: He is an only son, so what kind of family did he divide up?
But now, his mother wants to separate from him.
From now on, he will be all alone in this huge courtyard.
He walked outside the courtyard and stood there, but never had the courage to step inside.
It wasn't until Mingqiu came out from inside to find someone to move things that she was able to get back.
He asked, "Mingqiu, what brings Madam to Ning'an Temple today?"
"Go to the marriage tree and tear off the red ribbon that I had tied with the master."
They went to the wishing well and erased their wish that their son would marry a virtuous wife and live a loving life together.
Wan Yuting experienced severe heart pain.
Mother really didn't want him anymore.
I don't want my father, and I don't want him either.
"Young Master, please don't upset Madam. After learning that Master was having an affair, Madam vomited blood several times at night. If it weren't for Doctor Qingqing, Madam's illness would have become chronic."
This brush with death has once again wounded my heart and lungs.
"Don't you see how much weight Madam has lost? She's unrecognizable from her former self!"
Wan Yuting certainly saw it.
But he felt heartbroken and yet also thought that his mother deserved it, that she deserved to suffer some torment for his father's death.
His father, who was alive and well just a moment ago, died right in front of him. He really couldn't accept it.
He was envied and pampered from a young age, loved and pampered by his parents, and he resented his mother for disrupting this situation.
Originally, it could have been handled much better; all that was needed was to send the mother and child away...
Wan Yuting looked bewildered: Was he wrong?
"Young master, please go along with Madam."
Okay, he went along with it.
He dared not.
I don't want to lose my mother after losing my father.
He is his mother's only son, and she will come back one day.
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Fuying Mountain, thirty miles outside Ming'an County.
They waved flags and shouted slogans, and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air.
A person, bound hand and foot, was brought before the chief.
"Everyone says the magistrate's son is as ugly as a demon, scaring children to tears. I, the head of the household, will see just how ugly he is and rip his hat off!"
The henchman next to him suddenly ripped off the man's veil.
Immediately, the sound and the drumming stopped.
The chaotic scene that had just been unfolding in the village seemed to have been paused; apart from the sound of the wind, there was no other movement.
"Bald Eagle, over the years you have committed numerous evils, including murder for money, bribing and coercing officials. Today, I, the young master, have come to take you down!"
Who should we recruit?
Who takes over whom?
Even her voice is so pleasant to hear.
The burly leader swallowed hard.
After regaining his senses, Black Tiger exclaimed, "Brother, she's even prettier than your newlywed wife!"
How can there be a man more handsome than a woman in this world!
The key point is that he doesn't look effeminate at all; he's clearly a man. In this chaotic mountain village, he stands out like a crane among chickens, as if he possesses some ethereal quality.
"Second brother, I think I've found true love this time." Bald Eagle stared at that face with infatuation.
I almost drooled.
"Collect it, collect it!" Black Tiger shouted.
"Xu Rui! You're in luck! As long as you stay in the stronghold, my elder brother will protect your father's official position..."
"Pfft—"
A sound like a sharp blade piercing flesh.
The wicked smile on Black Tiger's face froze. He stared wide-eyed at the arrow in his chest and fell straight down.
At some point, several bandits appeared around Xu Rui and had already cut the ropes binding him.
The leader jumped up: "He's got a death wish! Brothers! Let's show this kid what the might of Eagle Mountain is all about!"
Xu Rui raised his hand slightly, his narrow eyes flashing coldly: "Kill."
Suddenly, countless arrows appeared all around.
Under the sun, silver light shimmered, carrying a chill that swept through the air.
A scream erupted.
"Impossible, impossible... Xu Hengzhi is just a minor county magistrate with no backing or family background. Where would he get his men? My Fuying Mountain has more than a thousand men."
"Big brother, run!" the henchmen shouted as they fled in panic.
The vulture roared, "Don't panic! Follow me and charge out!"
But when he and his men finally fought their way out, all they saw was:
Amidst the lush green mountains and forests, rows of soldiers clad in black with black shoulder armor stood like an iron forest, resembling the Yama, the King of Hell, exuding a chilling aura and murderous intent.
The vulture died without ever understanding what kind of person he had offended!
"Greetings, young master!"
The guards in black shoulder armor knelt down.
"Yes, check the entire village. These people have been entrenched here for many years, killing countless merchants who have passed through. Wipe them out completely, so as not to leave any future troubles."
"Yes, young master!"
One of the men in front waved his hand, ordering his men to search for any remaining survivors, and then stepped forward: "After receiving the young master's secret letter, the general learned that you were alive and wept bitterly. He immediately dispatched his men to guard you."
The general asks you, "Are you going to Liangbei?"
"It's not the right time yet."
"Yes, young master. The general also said that the medicine you sent was excellent, and the military funds from above will arrive soon, so we will purchase a second batch immediately."
"Okay. Leave one hundred men behind, the rest go back."
"yes."
The bandits in the mountain stronghold were all wiped out, and more than forty men and women who had been enslaved and imprisoned were rescued.
They found ten chests of gold and silver jewelry, 1,000 shi of grain, and hundreds of cattle, sheep, and horses.
Xu Rui had some money and food distributed to the forty-odd people so they could go home.
Among them were several merchants from Ming'an County who kowtowed to him in gratitude to the "Upright Magistrate."
"We can finally go back! I thought we were going to die here!"
"If I had known, I should have taken a longer route home."
"Waaaaah... I finally risked my life to go to the North and made some money, but I never expected to be robbed here."
Fortunately, he survived.
"Brother Tian, let's hurry back. We haven't been home for so long, we don't know how things are at home!"
"Yes, yes, what's a little bit of silver lost? Let's hurry home. The north is desperately short of medicine. Let's brothers take out all the money we have at home and order a large batch of wound medicine. We're sure to make a fortune!"
It seemed as if money was already beckoning to them.
"Let's go, let's go down the mountain!"
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