Since the Jin man came, Caitou felt that his life suddenly became more comfortable.
In the past, he worked as a coolie in the city and lived like a dog. When the people in the North were under martial law, they either fled the city or fled south. Seeing these people who used to be aloof and aloof became panicked and uneasy, Caitou suddenly felt very comfortable.
He ran out of the city and first accidentally snatched the baggage of several villagers on the road. The villagers did not dare to resist, and the government ignored them. He realized that his good days were coming.
He gathered a group of companions and began to plunder along the road. The fleeing people were panic-stricken and were easier to bully than before. The government was also busy guarding against the Jin people and did not bother to pay attention to them as robbers.
If you didn't rob, you wouldn't know it. It turns out that these people in the North are so rich. For the past half month, they have been living a life of eating meat every day and being grooms every night.
Of course, there was no resistance, but they had been selective before they came to plunder. Naturally, they would not harass the rich people who had guards, but would only deal with those who were alone or unarmed and looked like country people.
Nowadays, it is getting harder and harder to find this kind of fat sheep. All those who can escape have escaped. It has been two days since they opened their doors.
I didn't expect to encounter this group of people when dusk fell.
There were four or five men, dressed in ordinary clothes and with rustic faces. At first glance, they looked like mountain people who had stayed in closed places all year round.
There were not many people, and there were still burdens on the horses, and there was also a young girl accompanying them.
This is really a great harvest.
Caitou jumped out, ready to say that I drove this road and planted this tree, but before he could open his mouth, he heard a female voice speaking softly.
Kill them?
Who did you kill? What do you mean?
Caitou was a little startled when he saw those dull-looking men with earth-colored faces dismounting from their horses. They slapped the horse's belly smoothly and jumped at the same time. Almost in the blink of an eye, they had already rushed in front of him.
Also coming with the people were knives.
A bright... knife.
knife!
Caitou's eyes widened.
Are these people also robbers?
When he opened his mouth to shout, he felt that the world was spinning and the people in his sight became blurry and low.
What's going on?
How did he fly?
This is Caitou's last thought.
Caitou's head fell to the ground and rolled. Only then did the men following him react. They screamed and raised their knives to fight.
But those men had also rushed in front of them side by side, and the knives were slashed down in unison. They looked ordinary, but they were unable to parry.
Did you meet a colleague? And he was a very powerful colleague!
"Misunderstanding...hero...rao..."
The shouts stopped abruptly as soon as they came out. Several knives stabbed into the chests of several men accurately. When they were pulled out, blood splattered. The men fell to the ground, twitched and became motionless for a moment.
From the time these seven men jumped out to their death on the ground, it only took a blink of an eye.
Lei Zhonglian only had time to dismount, and the knife in his hand had not yet been drawn out.
So fierce.
Looking at Yang Jing and the others who put away their knives and stood upright, Lei Zhonglian had the only thought in his mind.
This was the first time he saw them kill someone.
In the past, I saw them wielding farm tools in the fields and felt nothing. But it turned out that it was so scary to put down the farm tools and switch to knives.
What's even more shocking is how quickly they respond to orders.
Miss Jun was not surprised, it seemed to be a matter of course.
"We are facing a national crisis. Instead of killing the gold thieves, these people will only bully their own people." She swept the corpses on the ground with a bit of coldness, "They are really scum."
After that, he looked at the trees beside the road.
"Hang them on the road as a warning."
This time, Lei Zhonglian did not fall behind again. He followed Yang Jing and others and hung the men on the tree by the roadside. Their heads were also picked up and thrown on the tree.
Miss Jun didn't even look at the corpses, she rode forward, and the group quickly disappeared into the dusk.
Darkness enveloped the road and no one walked on it. It was not until dawn the next day that any pedestrians appeared on the road.
This was a group of 17 or 18 men, women, old and weak, carrying large and small bags. They were obviously going to Fucheng.
Their expressions were fearful, and they looked around cautiously.
"I heard that the group of robbers is operating on this road." A woman whispered, holding the child next to her tightly.
"It's okay, there are many of us." An older man said. Although he spoke happily, there was a bit of uneasiness in his eyes.
No matter how many people there are, they are just old, weak, women and children, no match for those young and strong men.
"We can't delay it any longer." Another man whispered, "Everyone around us has left. If we don't leave, we won't be able to leave when the situation becomes more tense. Let's try our luck now."
"Yes, I heard that Caitou's group went to the east of the city yesterday and are not here today. Let's walk faster. It will be safe when we reach the main road." Someone nodded and said.
Everyone is just comforting each other, we still have to walk the road.
Fortunately, I didn't see anyone jumping out along the way.
Don't let anyone, don't let anyone. As we get closer and closer to the place where the legendary robbers hang out, everyone's silent thoughts become more and more urgent.
Suddenly a child shouted.
"Someone."
This sound scared everyone out of their wits, and two women even sat on the ground with their legs weak. The men walking on both sides barely managed to steady themselves and looked around in panic.
The road was empty with no one at all.
"What are you shouting for? What the hell are you? There is no one there." The men breathed a sigh of relief and cursed the child in the middle angrily.
The child looked frightened and pointed at the big tree beside the road.
"On the tree," he said tremblingly.
On a tree?
Everyone only looked at the front and back, but didn't pay attention to the top.
Could it be that these robbers started hiding in the trees?
Everyone looked up in fear, their eyes suddenly widened, and the women even let out a scream.
There were actually seven corpses hanging on the tree, one of which was still separated.
How terrible!
Has the chaos reached this level?
"That's Caitou and the others." A man suddenly shouted.
Those robbers?
This sentence made everyone step forward to take a look, and they were immediately overjoyed as they confirmed again and again that these were the robbers who had done all kinds of evil.
"Thank you, God." Several old men knelt down and kowtowed, "for taking away these evil beasts."
"It's none of God's business, it must be the government." Some men immediately retorted, with expressions of relief and joy, "With such government here, we have nothing to worry about, and the Northland will definitely be stable."
"Yes, yes, that's right."
"Everyone, hurry up and go to Fucheng."
A group of people happily supported him and walked forward quickly.
At this time, in Kaide Mansion, which is further south than Qingyuan Mansion, the people are not so happy. There are few people in the wilds, and they are far away. The villages are dilapidated, and unburned black smoke is rising, creating a desolate scene.
And from the direction where the black smoke was rising, countless smoke and dust rose up. Accompanied by strange screams, more than a dozen cavalrymen came galloping in full armor. Their clothes were obviously different from those of the Zhou soldiers, and their horses were
Carrying a lot of bags and four or five young women.
They galloped on the road, quickly moving forward as if they were in a deserted place.
The smoke and dust gradually subsided, and the withered grass in the gully on the roadside suddenly shook, and a human head emerged.
His face and body were all dusty, as if he had rolled in the dirt, and it was just like this that he was lying in the grass without being noticed.
"Bah." He spat out the withered grass in his mouth, his handsome eyes flashing with chills as he looked at the cavalry going away, "What a good firewood." (To be continued)