The bandit leader was completely bewildered by Liu Feng and had no idea what to say.
He had already run quite a distance, but upon hearing Liu Feng's words, he immediately stopped.
His dark face was filled with disbelief.
How is that possible? How could a mere bandit like him not only escape unscathed from the Tiger Roar Army's general, but also get silver?
There really are such wonderful things in the world.
If his peers found out about this, he could brag about it for the rest of his life. Whether in the mountain stronghold or in the underworld, his status would be elevated by more than one level.
"General Liu, you must be joking."
"You're not going to be all smiles now, but instead lead your army to raze our village to the ground in a minute, are you?"
The bandit leader was clearly a little guilty.
"No way, we're all in the same boat, we're all brothers."
"We're all law-abiding people, right?"
"So, how much silver do you plan to ask for?"
"This, this..."
"Speak freely."
"Ten, ten cartloads of silver."
The bandits were just making a living by collecting tolls, so they dared not say anything more at this point.
He had mentally rehearsed the price of those ten cartloads of silver countless times before daring to utter it aloud.
They were terrified that Liu Feng might suddenly change his expression and wave his hand, sending his army to chop off all their heads.
Upon hearing the amount, Liu Feng did not hesitate. He reached into his pocket, pulled out ten taels of silver, and threw them directly to the bandits.
"Alright, now that you've received the money, according to the rules of the underworld, shouldn't you do the job after receiving the money?"
"I need to get things done."
The bandit felt a little uneasy, but still nodded in agreement.
"These people behind him have now surrounded Boss Jia, see?"
"Think about it, every time Boss Jia comes, he has to give you a lot of money. In that sense, Boss Jia is your provider."
"Now that your benefactors are about to be harmed, can you accept that?"
"What? You killed our Boss Jia?"
The bandit leader's eyes were as big as copper bells.
This is outrageous!
Even if Mr. Jia doesn't come in person, his butler will come every few days.
This is their biggest customer in the mountain stronghold. They live a life of luxury entirely thanks to Boss Jia.
If Boss Jia were to be killed for no apparent reason, that would be terrible.
Without Boss Jia, what will all those brothers in their mountain stronghold eat and drink?
There's some scoundrel around me who dared to lay a hand on Boss Jia. This absolutely cannot be tolerated.
"No, absolutely not."
The bandit leader gritted his teeth and uttered this domineering sentence.
Who are they?
"How dare you run wild on my Tianma Ridge territory? Do you think the brothers of Tianma Ridge are all pushovers?"
"I think they're tired of living."
"They are all northern barbarians, living on the hills behind us."
Although the front of the group couldn't see what was behind them, all those people behind them were Northern Barbarians.
They were on a high vantage point, so they could see the situation clearly ahead.
Therefore, as soon as the mountain bandits appeared, the archers from the northern barbarians stopped their attacks.
Since they didn't understand the situation here, they naturally wouldn't act rashly.
Otherwise, we'll anger those bandits in front of us.
Then, with only a hundred or so people here, we're bound to suffer heavy losses.
These bandits were quite capable in individual combat, and they were more familiar with the surrounding terrain. Moreover, they already knew about these bandits, and there were quite a few of them, about three or four hundred.
They spend years squatting and guarding this road, and what they do is simple: they collect money from passing merchants or exchange women for silver.
With so many people involved, if things go wrong, something terrible is bound to happen.
Why did these northern barbarians choose this place to make their move? Because it was the most secluded place, and secondly, it was safe. If they went any further, they wouldn't be able to carry out their attack.
But who could have imagined that they would encounter bandits here?
"Northern barbarians?"
“Grandma, there are northern barbarians all around our Tianma Ridge.”
"General Liu, take me to see this. These barbarian bastards are really audacious, daring to run wild on my territory."
The bandit leader had heard about Liu Feng's annihilation of the Northern Barbarians long ago, where he killed seventeen of their generals, defended Tianyong City, and slaughtered countless enemies.
Everyone in the entire Dali region knows about this.
Their mountain stronghold found out a little late; by the time they received the news, the battle of Tianyong City had already ended.
If I had known earlier, I definitely would have gone to join in the fun, killed some small groups of Northern Barbarian troops, and seized some food and supplies.
Besides, why did they become bandits? Many of them did so because their homes were destroyed by the invasion of the northern barbarians.
So, the moment they heard the words "northern barbarians," the bandit leader's adrenaline surged.
Liu Feng grinned; this was exactly the effect he wanted.
He immediately led the bandit leader and dozens of bandits toward the back of his own group.
In an instant, dozens of people marched in a grand procession to the front, where they faced off against the northern barbarians.
They lined up in a row, completely filling the surrounding valley.
Although these northern barbarians all had warhorses, these mountain bandits all had two legs.
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