Back in the village, the dead villagers had been buried in the village cemetery. Li Yong's body was covered with medicinal herbs, and his life was not in danger for the time being.
Huang Feng pulled Li Xuan aside and asked in a low voice: "How is it?"
Li Xuan did not tell Huang Feng the truth, for fear of frightening the old man. He just said: "Xue Dahu has ordered an investigation into this matter, but I'm afraid those horse thieves will come again, so we should take some precautions."
Huang Feng smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "There are only a few people in the village, and they are all old people and children. They don't even have many decent weapons, so it's useless to be prepared."
Hearing what he said, Li Xuan also had a headache.
If those horse thieves really jumped over the wall and rushed into the village, no matter how capable Li Xuan was, he would not be able to do anything at the same time.
If a villager really lost his life because of this, he would not be able to bear it.
Fortunately, Huang Feng added: "Actually, there is nothing we can do. As long as we can afford it, we can hire a few nursing homes to protect the village."
"Nursing the hospital?" Li Xuan's eyes lit up.
"There is a nursing home in the town. I will go there tomorrow to see if I can invite a few people to come." Huang Feng said.
"I'll go with you." Li Xuan said.
These are extraordinary times, and he must personally check things in order to avoid attracting wolves into the house.
Li Xuan did not sleep that night, but stood guard at the entrance of the village, vigilantly guarding the safety of the village.
Fortunately, nothing happened overnight. It seems that the other party also needs time to prepare.
Early the next morning, Li Xuan and Huang Feng got up early and went to Xuejia Town to find the nursing home. Before going down the mountain, he specially placed the ghost on the only way into the mountain.
If those horse thieves make any move, the ghost will report to him immediately, and there will be no time to return.
This is not a market day. The market in the town seems a bit deserted. There are only a few vendors shouting hard, hoping to earn enough money for the day.
Huang Feng took Li Xuan straight to the tavern in the town. Although it was morning, there were already many customers sitting in twos and threes.
Most of the guests were men carrying all kinds of weapons. As soon as Li Xuan entered the door, he heard a big man bragging about his glorious deeds of killing a saber-toothed tiger on the Moon Dragon Mountains.
"Wang Guang, could you please make a draft before you brag? Your broken ax can cut off the teeth of a saber-toothed tiger?" The big man boasted to the extreme, which attracted ridicule from his companions.
The big man blushed and retorted, saying that his ax was a sharp weapon carefully crafted by barbarian craftsmen. Not to mention the fangs of a saber-toothed tiger, even dragon scales could be easily cut open.
His words naturally caused another round of laughter, and even Li Xuan felt that the big man's bragging was a bit too much.
"Isn't this old man Huang Feng? Why are you here? Do you want a glass of beer?" The owner of the tavern came over enthusiastically and greeted Huang Feng.
Huang Feng shook his head: "I'm not here to drink. Do you have any suitable nursing homes here? Please introduce a few to me."
"Has your village become so rich that you actually want to hire a nursing home?" the boss asked curiously.
Huang Feng lowered his voice and told what happened yesterday. The boss's expression changed greatly.
"There is such a thing. These horse thieves are so arrogant. If this is the case, we really need to hire a few guards to protect the village."
Huang Feng said with a sad face: "When the village encounters such a disaster, we can only ask the nursing home for help. I hope we can get through this difficult period and restore some vitality to the village."
"In that case, I'll find you some cheaper ones." The boss hurriedly called several nursing homes over.
Four or five strong men with stubble on their faces came over and said with smiles on their faces: "Boss, you are absolutely right to hire us. Whether they are horse thieves or wild beasts, we will deal with them all for you!"
Li Xuan only took a quick glance and saw that these people were all empty goods whose bodies had been drained by alcohol and sex. They only looked strong. If they really got into a fight, they would be knocked down by the monsters in a few strokes.
Huang Feng was a little tempted and started to negotiate the price with them. Li Xuan secretly pulled down his sleeve and pulled Huang Feng aside.
"What?" Huang Feng asked Li Xuan doubtfully.
"Grandpa, I think these guys are very unreliable. Do you want me to test them?" Li Xuan said.
"How to test?" Huang Feng was puzzled.
Li Xuan said: "Just watch."
After that, he walked up to several nursing homes and said, "Senior nursing homes, our village is small and we can't afford much money. If we hire the wrong person, it will be terrible."
"Don't you believe us?" The nursing staff showed dissatisfaction.
"That's not true, I just want to do a little test." Li Xuan said.
"What test?" they asked impatiently.
"Come and compete with me. As long as you can defeat me, the price is negotiable." Li Xuan said, walked to an oak table and sat down, rolling up his arms and sleeves to get into a posture.
Several nurses looked at each other, and then laughed together.
"It's really a joke that a little baby like you is competing with us in arm wrestling." The nursing staff said with disdain on their faces.
"Would you like to give it a try?" Li Xuan said nonchalantly.
"I'm here to teach this ignorant guy a lesson." A nurse with a sinister face sat down and showed his arms that were twice as thick as Li Xuan's.
Huang Feng pulled Li Xuan fearfully: "Li Xuan, don't show off, I'll be careful not to hurt you."
"Grandpa, don't worry." Li Xuan opened his palm and raised his hand towards the nursery.
The two people's hands were together, and the thick palm of the guard tightly wrapped Li Xuan's. Just judging from the degree of muscle development, Li Xuan was definitely no match.
"Little baby, it's too late to regret it now." The nurse laughed arrogantly, "Otherwise, if you get hurt later, don't blame uncle for not reminding you."
"Where does all this nonsense come from?" Li Xuan chuckled, "Come on."
The tavern owner acted as the referee, and following his order, the two of them worked together.
"Go down." The nurse suddenly exerted her strength, determined to give Li Xuan some color.
What he didn't expect was that Li Xuan's arm was like a stone pillar, not moving at all.
"What's going on?" The nurse was stunned. He increased his strength, but even with all his strength to suck milk, he still couldn't shake Li Xuan at all.
"Is this all you have?" Li Xuan smiled, "It's my turn."
Li Xuan did not exert any force to knock down Huyuan, but slowly tightened his palm. Huyuan felt as if his palm was clamped by an iron pliers, and couldn't help but scream.
"I give up!" the nurse yelled loudly.
Li Xuan didn't make it difficult for him and gently released his palm.
The nurse was relieved and staggered back to the side. The people watching could clearly see that the palm of the nurse's hand was red and swollen, turning into a pig's trotters.
Now, no one dares to underestimate Li Xuan anymore.