So Xi Zhong actually got off the horse and handed all the clothes in the backpack to the middle-aged man.
As for the fine silver coins in the backpack, Xi Zhong had already put them into the storage ring.
What a joke, with Xi Zhong’s stingy temper, how could he leave his money outside again?
The middle-aged man opened the small cloth backpack and rummaged through it, but in the end there was only disappointment in his eyes.
It seems that these bandits are all very short of money. Very short of money. Are you already so poor as a bandit here?
Finally, the middle-aged man threw the backpack back to Xi Zhong.
Before throwing it back, he even tied the backpack again.
Now Xi Zhong was completely convinced.
Based on this action, we can conclude that these people who look like bandits are not real bandits.
These thieves, who look like refugees with sallow faces and skinny muscles, are not thieves.
Mostly out of necessity.
Because Ah Shui and these bandits are absolutely different from each other.
Ah Shui moved skillfully, and after opening the backpack, he did not tie it up!
That's the difference!
It is impossible for bandits who are used to robbing things to help others tie them back after seeing that there is nothing inside.
After Xi Zhong took the backpack, he asked carefully: "Brothers, can the younger ones leave?"
The middle-aged man sighed, not hiding his disappointment at all, or in other words, not used to hiding it? He waved the stick in his hand and said: "Go away, go away! How come you are poorer than us!"
The other three stopped talking.
They were all stopped by this middle-aged man's eyes.
Obviously, the three people did not want to let Xi Zhong off easily, but the middle-aged man stopped the three people in the end, which showed that they were really not bandits.
A real bandit would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. Even if he has no money, he still has to capture him and work as a coolie. How could he let Xi Zhong go so easily?
Xi Zhong got on his horse and said with a smile: "Then thank you elder brothers for being more generous."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man muttered: "A poor scholar may speak in an elegant manner, but he does not have as much money as words in his articles."
Xi Zhong pretended to ride away and never looked back.
The four people were walking in the direction of Huoshu Village. They seemed to be villagers of Huoshu Village?
After Xi Zhong rode away, he dismounted, put his backpack on the horse's back, tied the horse to a pine tree, then set up a defensive formation, patted the horse's head, and smiled.
He said: "There may be some hidden secrets that need to be checked out, and it just allows me to see the situation in this world."
The horse just neighed and then continued to eat grass obediently.
Xi Zhong's figure disappeared instantly.
In fact, it only took a moment for Xi Zhong to catch up with the four people and follow them all the time.
At this time, the four of them were walking towards the Huoshu Village.
Xi Zhong stood on the branch of a big tree and looked up in the direction of the four people. There was smoke floating from the kitchen. Sure enough, he was heading towards Huoshu Village, and it looked like he was going home. Didn't he look like he was going to do something?
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There is no doubt whether these four people are really villagers of Huoshu Village.
After Xi Zhong set up a small spiritual formation on his body to isolate his breath and hide his figure, he floated to the ground and followed behind the four people.
As long as there are no monks in the Enlightenment Realm here, it is possible to detect the presence of Xi Zhong.
At this time, I heard the young man who seemed to be the youngest among the four suddenly said: "Uncle, you just let the scholar go like this? The scholar's horse is very valuable!"
The middle-aged man who was called "Uncle" by his descendants asked back: "Otherwise, what else can you do?"
A young man who was the most "robust" among the four laughed out loud: "Actually, if you can get his horse, that horse can be sold for a hundred taels of silver!"
The middle-aged man asked back, and the young man who was told by the sturdy young man nodded quickly, "Brother is right, that horse is a really good horse. Even someone like me who doesn't understand horses can see it."
Come out, that’s a good horse! And although his backpack has no money, it looks like his clothes are complete, so we can take them off. Let’s exchange them with our own clothes!”
The corners of Xi Zhong's mouth twitched when he heard this.
Do you even want to take the green shirt I'm wearing? It's not worth anything, okay!
It’s all coarse cloth!
The middle-aged man shook his head, "Although we have no choice but to do this kind of dirty work, we can't do it too well. The main reason is that those bandits are too good at what they do! We are all forced to become bandits.
Deal!"
"Hey, it would be great if people from Mingyue Village came to help."
When the middle-aged man heard this, he felt as if the soft flesh in his heart was being pulled out again, and he frowned in pain.
He gritted his teeth as he walked, and finally sighed and said: "They must also have their own difficulties. They are restrained by the Nine Blades Hall and have no way to help us."
At this time, the barefoot man who was walking at the end and had not spoken a word suddenly said, "Brother, I have a solution."
The middle-aged man simply asked: "What can we do?"
The barefoot man said directly: "In a few days, the people from Jiudaotang will come to our village to search for things. Last time, we barely had half a bag of rice to hold on. In addition, the people in the village swore to protect each other to the death. Those mountains
The thief didn't take action against your daughter."
"But now we don't even have rice. Not to mention the daughter who has a happy life, I think even the sister-in-law will be taken away. Brother, you won't be able to save them even if you risk your life!"
The middle-aged man stopped for a moment, suddenly turned back to look at his younger brother, who was about the same age as him, and said in a helpless voice: "So you said there is something you can do! You keep saying this, don't I know? But I want to
That’s the way!”
The two young men on the side also looked sad and panicked.
They have seen the horror of Jiu Dao Tang, that's why they behave like this.
Originally, Mingyue Village could help them attack the Nine Blades Hall.
But recently, many of the bandits in Mingyue Village were suddenly killed, which greatly reduced the strength of Mingyue Village.
Therefore, the villagers of Huoshu Village have become the territory of Jiudaotang, and bandits from Jiudaotang often come over.
Xi Zhong, who had been following them, finally understood the situation.
The Huoshu Village of Qing Dynasty is directly a village that suffered bad luck due to the fight between two groups of bandits.
However, Mingyue Village probably didn't want the villagers of Huoshu Village to suffer too much, so they asked him to come here to inquire about information.
The barefoot man, whose complexion was countless times better than that of the middle-aged man, flashed an inexplicable expression when he heard this, smiled obscenely, and asked: "Brother, are you willing to go after the scholar? Then give him one of his horses
Can you take the horse back?"
The middle-aged man shook his head, "Don't chase. If there is some scraps of money, we will rob it. But the thing is, if it doesn't work, if someone has to hurry, it will be his life. If we take his life away, then
What should people do?”
The barefoot man sighed slightly.
But Xi Zhong, who had been silently watching the show and listening to it, noticed a...sly look in his eyes.
It's simply malicious.
It's like a hunter's triumphant look when he sees his favorite prey walking step by step towards the trap he has set.
Extremely treacherous and definitely with bad intentions.
Moreover, Xi Zhong thought from the beginning that this barefooted man with a prettier face than the others was very fishy.
This does not look like the look of a poor man at all.
If you look at other people, their faces are all yellow, but what about him? He is very rosy, as if he is not hungry at all.
His lips are white and his lips are red.
His steps were trembling, and his steps were timid.
This is simply not right.
Even a blind man can see it.
But the other three people probably saw it and didn't dare to say anything.
There must be a hidden secret too.
I saw the barefoot man who was also in ragged clothes but not as sallow and skinny. He pretended to be considerate of the middle-aged man and said: "Brother, you also know that now we are really besieged on all sides. In a few days, the nine-knife gang will
Bandits and robbers from the Tang Dynasty came to our village, and there is no one in our village to help. It is estimated that many people in the village will lose their lives by then."
The middle-aged man frowned, "Of course I know this..."
"So, what do you want to do? You should tell me! You are always verbose, how do I know what you want to express!"
The barefoot man had no choice but to say quickly: "Brother, do you still remember what the head of the Nine Swords Hall said last time?"
The middle-aged man looked puzzled.
He naturally knew the chief of Jiu Dao Tang, because that chief came to Huoshu Village specifically to bully the people.
But he said so many things, how could he remember them clearly?
The barefooted man smiled slightly, and then said: "That's not easy! Why don't you...brother, just agree to his request and let your daughter marry him! Then our family will go to Jiudaotang to eat and drink.
! Why continue to suffer here? Waiting for Mingyue Village to come to rescue? How long will it take!"
As a result, the middle-aged man punched the barefoot man in the face.
The barefoot man screamed in pain and fell down immediately.
I didn't realize that the middle-aged man was so weak that he could strike so hard.
And he was able to knock down this barefoot man.
This shocked Xi Zhong, who was listening silently.
Then the middle-aged man's face turned cold and he said, "Get out! It's you! I've known for a long time that you have evil intentions! Now it's finally exposed!"
The two young men next to him also looked at the barefoot man who was knocked to the ground with disgust.
Obviously, they have known the details of this barefoot man for a long time, but they have never been able to tell them.
But now, they are finally able to express their attitude frankly.
Xi Zhong on the side had a wonderful expression on his face.