Di Hong looked down at the woman, looking sideways at her, with a sarcastic look on his lips.

"You're a refugee on the run, and you still have so much money with you?"

"Reporting to the General, the money was all brought out from home by the couple of us. We have traveled thousands of miles all the way, and it feels unsettling to have no money at all."

Di Hong said with a smile: "Humph, I think you must have stolen this money, and now you want to bribe this general in public. You really deserve death!"

The mother-in-law was immediately frightened. She only wanted to spend money to get a chance to go to the city, but she didn't expect that the general would frame her for stealing. This crime could cost someone's life.

The landowner hurried from behind and explained to Di Hong: "General, general, my ancestors also served the imperial court and saved some wealth for me and other descendants to graze for a living. These silver coins are really our own!"

"Please tell me, General, we just want to find a place to stay in Ziyang City, and we will be satisfied if we can live a stable life in the future!"

How could Dihong care about this? If he openly accepted bribes in front of his subordinates, it would be too ugly, so he deliberately distorted the facts and slandered the landowner couple as thieves.

In this way, not only can he get the money, but he can also maintain his image of being upright and honest. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?

Just when he was maliciously making things difficult for the two of them, a horse neighed suddenly from a distance.

Jiang Chen kept whipping the horse and galloped from a distance, but in fact he had been hiding nearby for a while and observed carefully. After finding the right opportunity, he came out as if the situation was urgent.

"Report!"

"Report to the general, there are bandits nearby, come straight over here!"

Di Hong was stunned for a moment and thought: "Bandits?"

"Where did this bandit come from near Ziyang City? Did you get it wrong?"

Jiang Chen said with great certainty: "You read that right. There are about seven or eight spies sent by the bandits, not far behind. They seem to be eyeing the money, food and property carried by these refugees."

"I also saw dust flying behind these spies, people shouting and neighing, at least hundreds of people rushing towards them. I have to quickly think of a strategy to defend against the enemy, General!"

"This is a bullshit strategy to defend against the enemy. Brothers, retreat with me!"

Di Hong sat on the horse and looked into the distance, and he actually saw a group of horseback figures coming here. What could they be if they weren't bandits?

He only had about fifty people under his command, so they were no match for hundreds of bandits in a head-to-head fight, not to mention that he had no reason to risk his life to fight.

Therefore, ordering a retreat was a natural choice. As for the life and death of these refugees, Di Hong was not considering it at all.

Jiang Chen's acting skills are top-notch. Under his emotional narration, Di Hong didn't have time to think about the details behind the incident and made a quick decision to withdraw to Ziyang City first.

Although he knew that the bandits closest to Ziyang were in Hutoushan, a hundred miles away, and they probably wouldn't come so far to plunder, but then he thought about it, what could possibly happen these days?

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The entire cavalry team galloped away and rushed towards Ziyang City under Jiang Chen's watch.

The refugees who stayed behind were now panicking. The landowner and his wife were even more determined to escape to Ziyang, but they carried too much luggage, and the two servants who originally followed them were killed.

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Despite their best efforts, they were unable to run very far under the weight of all the luggage.

Jiang Chen turned his horse's head and waited for the bandits to arrive. Now his trouble became these vicious thieves who killed people without blinking an eye.

"I think you should know very well who we are, so please take out your valuables, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The first bandit didn't panic at all when he saw Jiang Chen's clothes.

He stared at Jiang Chen for a while, then said, "Brother, are you alone?"

"Then you are really unlucky. You met some of our brothers at this time. If you have anything from before, please hand it over!"

Jiang Chen replied calmly: "The most valuable thing in my life is probably my life. Do you dare to go?"

"Hey, you are messing around with me, right? There are still people who think you have a long life these days. Look, I will chop you up with a knife!"

The bandit clamped his legs, and he rushed towards him. The steel knife he waved in his hand was aimed at the top of Jiang Chen's head. If his knife landed on the right spot, then Jiang Chen would immediately fall to the ground with his head covered in blood.

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"clang!"

There was a clear sound of gold and iron clashing, and the steel knife in the bandit's hand was firmly blocked.

However, the person who took action was not Jiang Chen, but a tall, thin man wearing ragged clothes.

The thing he used to block the steel knife was also very special. It was a dark green short blade, but it was a bit far-fetched to say it was a weapon, because the short blade obviously did not have an edge. If you wanted to hurt someone, you would need to use it twice as hard.

Only the strength will do.

The bandit was a little surprised. Not to mention the length and sharpness of his steel sword, the force of the sword being cut down while sitting on horseback was enough to make the man unable to resist.

But the strange thing is that this guy stood in front of the horse and caught the knife with only one hand, which even surprised Jiang Chen.

Just by looking at the movement skills this person used just now, you can tell that he is a master. No one thought that there was such a master hidden among these refugees.

"If you mind your own business, I'll kill you too!"

The bandit was furious, drew his knife and jumped up, ready to kill again.

However, before he could fly down from the horse, the knife in his hand was kicked away by the man, and his chest was hit hard immediately, causing him to fall to the ground almost instantly.

Because the situation changed so quickly, the other accomplices had not had time to react. When they looked at the man again, he already showed an aggressive and terrifying murderous aura.

"Everyone come together!"

The bandits quickly dismounted and attacked. They didn't believe how one person could withstand seven knives in their hands at the same time.

But what they didn't know was that in Jiang Chen's eyes, their defeat was already certain, because the opponents they encountered this time were not at the same level at all. This had nothing to do with the number of people or the number of knives they had.

Sure enough, after several rounds of fighting, this man who looked a little too skinny killed several people without mercy, while the remaining three bandits were so frightened that they had no intention of fighting and hurriedly jumped back behind the horse.

Escape far away.

Jiang Chen was about to step forward to thank this righteous man, but he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats again, and Di Hong actually led people away and back again!
Chapter completed!