Yang Er and Yang San nodded, and when the person approached, they immediately flashed out and grabbed the person, twisted his head, and with a click, the person fell down softly.
Seeing that no one came out, the black-faced man shouted impatiently: "Monkey, Fatty, what are you doing? I asked you to search for some silver, but you are looking for ghosts."
He was about to go in dragging a long knife. Seeing this, the village chief became anxious and was about to chase him, but he saw several people coming out of the house.
Their eyes met, and the dark-faced man was stunned: "Who are you and why are you at this old man's house? I tell you that Niutou Village is a place for idleness, otherwise you will lose your life..."
Before he could finish his words, a figure flashed by. He felt a pain in his wrist and his long sword fell to the ground with a slight clatter. He fell to his knees with a thud and wanted to get up but couldn't move.
Yang Er raised his hand to remove his arm and pressed it on his shoulder.
Jiang Sheng stood in front of him and said condescendingly, "What are your names, what do you do in the village, and the situation of the village? Tell me everything clearly."
"Haha, you think I'm stupid? If I tell you, you'll spare my life, but I just won't tell you."
The black-faced man said with a sinister look: "I'm telling you, today the four of us brothers are going down the mountain. If we don't return by tomorrow, the leader will definitely send someone down the mountain."
Yang San and Yang Si dragged the body out and threw it directly in front of him. Looking at the pale man, they said coldly, "Sir, since he is unwilling to talk, then cut him into pieces."
"Anyway, we have a whole night to ask, so we should be able to find out something. I don't believe this guy is that stubborn."
The black-faced man looked at the corpse lying on the ground with its eyes open. His body was shaking uncontrollably, and a strong smell of urine was coming out of him. His face turned black and red, and he wished he could crawl into the crack of the ground.
Jiang Sheng silently took two steps back, with a hint of disgust in his eyes: "I'll leave Yang Er to you. Ask him clearly and tell me. If he doesn't tell me, I'll kill him and throw his body into the mountains."
"If wild animals eat it, no one will notice anything."
"Yes, sir."
The black-faced man was completely frightened when he saw this and hurriedly said, "No, no, I'll tell you everything you want to know. My name is Niu Da, and the other three are my brothers."
He chattered non-stop, "They're called Niu Er, Niu San, and Niu Si. We're just errand boys on weekdays. We go down the mountain to buy some wine and medicine."
"I went to the town and went to the gambling house because I felt itchy. I spent the money given by the boss. I was afraid of being punished when I returned, so I thought of coming to Wangjiatun to ask for some money."
"There are four or five hundred people in the mountain stronghold, four hundred of whom are truly strong laborers, and the rest are either women or children..."
After a cup of tea, Niu Da finished speaking, his eyes filled with anticipation: "I've finished speaking, uncle, can you please let me go? I will definitely keep my mouth shut when I get back."
"I see you're not from here, so just leave as soon as possible. Why do you have to meddle in this village's affairs? It won't do you any good to mess with Niutou Village."
Jiang Sheng said coldly: "Is that all?"
Niu Da nodded repeatedly. He was still thinking about leaving and going back to the mountain to find the boss to come down the mountain and kill these people. Just by looking at their clothes, they looked like fat sheep, and the boss liked this kind of people the most.
Seeing his eyes rolling around, a cruel look flashed in his eyes from time to time.
"Very good, Yang Er will deal with it. Since he is just an errand boy, it means nothing. Just face to face, who would suspect it?"
Before Niu Da understood what was meant, he felt his neck twisted and broken. He fell to the ground with his eyes wide open. Before he died, he never expected that these people would be so cruel.
When the villagers saw this scene, they felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet, and they looked at them with fear.
They seemed... scarier than bandits. They killed people so casually as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Sheng's lips curled slightly, and his face was gentle as he said, "Village Chief, we will leave early tomorrow morning. Don't worry, we have no ill will towards you. As long as you keep your mouth shut, it will be fine."
"You didn't see or hear anything about what happened today. Do you understand?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then nodded hurriedly: "Yes, Your Excellency is right, we will definitely not tell anyone."
Yang Er and his men dragged the people out and ran towards the mountain. They threw the bodies directly off the cliff to destroy the evidence. After making sure that there was no problem, they flew back to the village chief's house.
Jiang Sheng put the silver on the table and said, "Grandpa, this is the five taels of silver you gave to the bandits. Keep it."
"...Benefactor, are you going to do something?"
"Shh, don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."
It was completely dark. After packing up their things, the villagers returned home and locked the doors. They were still a little scared when they thought about what had happened today.
There was someone on guard in the yard, so Jiang Sheng went straight into the space to get busy. After making four human skin masks and comparing them to make sure they were exactly the same, he went into the bamboo building to sleep.
The next day, at dawn, Jiang Sheng and his companions left.
Wang Yi stood at the door and knocked: "Sir, it's already dawn, do you think you should get up and eat something?"
No one responded, so I pushed the door open tentatively and walked in. There was no one in the room. The bed was made and there was a ten-ounce silver ingot on the table.
At the foot of Niutou Mountain
The four people, who had disguised their identities, went up the mountain carrying wine and medicine. The horse was left behind and asked someone to watch over it.
"Let's go up the mountain."
Yang Er looked at his own son and felt that wherever his son went, he would fight with bandits. Could it be that he was inspecting a mine and destroying a bandit's lair by the way?
Jiang Sheng noticed his gaze, turned his head and asked casually, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Nothing, I just saw you dealing with the bandits. Well, this time you're also going to destroy the Niutou stronghold."
"No, we're not the ones taking action this time. We want them to fight each other and consume each other. Suppressing the bandits is inevitable. If we can consume them bit by bit, it will save my brother a lot of trouble in the future."
Yang Er didn't say anything. Since the young master said so, there must be a way.
The four of them climbed halfway up the mountain and saw many wooden houses. There were also people patrolling back and forth with knives on the path.
After successfully entering the village, the drinks were taken away without them having to ask. The middle-aged man looked indifferently: "You four should go back and rest. We will have a feast in the village tonight."
Jiang Sheng nodded, and the smile disappeared after the people walked away.
"Let's go back to our residence first and then take action at night."
At night, the village was brightly lit with torches everywhere. Many people were sitting at the long table, including people from other villages, who came here to discuss cooperation.
It's a law of the jungle among the cottage industries. Once a problem arises, they either huddle together for warmth or wait to be devoured.
The leader of the Tianlang Stronghold said, "Boss Niu, I, Old Li, came here to ask for your help. If the Hutou Stronghold insists on opposing us, a fight is only a matter of time."
"If you are willing to help me this time, then if we win in the future, we will divide the Dragon and Tiger Stronghold into four parts for you and six for me."
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