Chapter 11: Murder and Burial
The bandit leader felt ashamed of being teased by a little girl, and his eyes suddenly became full of anger. This time he had no intention of teasing anymore, and vowed to teach this ignorant little girl a lesson.
Zhang Qing noticed the bandit leader 's intention and wanted to stand in front of Tang Ying, but she pulled him away: "Don't worry, brother." In an instant, her aura changed completely. She straightened her slender back and dared to face the challenge while carrying a knife that she had snatched from the bandits. She was not afraid at all.
However, she looked clearly sick and was a young girl. Compared with the burly bandit leader, her stature was so great that people felt sorry for her. They were afraid that the bandit leader would chop her in half or split her in two in the next moment.
Boss Jiang half-lowered the curtain, unable to bear to watch any longer.
Chief Escort Mo and his escorts felt sorry for her. They thought that she was just a young girl and even though she had some skills, it was a pity that she had to face such a fierce opponent.
It was just a matter of a blink of an eye. While everyone's minds were racing, the two men in the field had already exchanged more than ten moves. The imagined tragic death of the girl by the knife did not happen. It was obvious that the two men, with very different body shapes, fought like dragons and tigers.
The bandit leader thought he could kill the girl several times, but she was like a slippery fish, swimming under his blade and dodging at the critical moment. Not only that, her blade seemed to have eyes, either slicing along the back of his head or slicing along his calf. The direction of the attack was very sophisticated and tricky. To outsiders, it seemed that they were evenly matched, but in fact, he had a hard time dealing with it.
He had all the strength, but the opponent was determined not to fight him head-on, so he could do nothing.
After twenty moves, the girl seemed to have lost patience in fighting him anymore. She chuckled and warned him, "Be careful or I'll chop off your head!"
The bandit leader subconsciously swung his knife to protect his head, but her blade had already swept across his lower body.
Everyone in the field only heard a thud, and the burly bandit leader fell to the ground with his right calf cut off at the ankle. The girl stepped on his chest with a bloody long knife, and the blade was on his neck. With a little force, blood splattered three feet away.
The girl looked at the bandits with a cold expression and asked, "Do you want him to live or die?"
Seeing this, a clever one among them turned around and ran, shouting as he ran: "I'm going back to the village to report the news. Brothers, please rescue the boss." He ran away in a flash.
With him setting an example, half of the other bandits chose to flee. The other dozen or so, probably the bandit leader's diehard confidants, wanted to fight back and try to rescue the bandit leader, but were knocked down by Chief Escort Mo and his men. Four of them were killed thanks to Zhang Qing.
He usually looks like a simple and honest young man. When it comes to fighting, he also follows the style of the Tang family and is very fearless. Otherwise, he would not have been able to protect Tang Ying single-handedly after the city was broken.
At first, Chief Escort Mo thought that the two siblings were weak and could be bullied, but he didn't expect that they were just hiding their abilities. His old face turned red, and he felt ashamed and frightened. Fortunately, he didn't show his true colors and take things to the last step, otherwise, the group of people he brought with him would not be able to withstand the desperate fighting style of the brother and sister.
All the bandits in the field were tied together, like grasshoppers tied to a rope. They could not escape, so they could only sit together. The injured and the dead were tied separately, and the bandit leader was no exception. He almost fainted from the pain, but he was conscious and stared at Tang Ying fiercely, as if he was going to eat her alive.
"Little bitch, I think I've made a mistake, do you dare to tell me your name?"
Zhang Qing hit him on the shoulder with a stick and scolded him, "Defeater, do you think you are worthy of knowing the name of my young lady?"
Chief Escort Mo: “…”
Boss Jiang: “…” Whose family can raise a young lady with such great destructive power?
All the escorts under Chief Escort Mo looked at him with admiration - you really have a keen eye!
Tang Ying threw away the bloody long knife. After the fight, she returned to her exhausted and weak state. Even her voice was weak after a long illness. She said softly, "Brother, a defeated general should not be humiliated." Having said that, she squatted down and pulled the clothes of the bandit leader.
Everyone: “…” What happened to the agreement that we cannot humiliate others?
Zhang Qing didn't think his sister had done anything strange. He had been bullied and abused by the escorts and escort leaders under Chief Mo all along the way. He had been feeling aggrieved for a long time. Today's battle opened their eyes. He felt very happy. He stepped forward, bent down and asked, "Miss, what are you looking for?"
At this moment, Tang Ying had already untied the bandit leader's belt and ripped open his collar in two moves. Even the man was shocked by her action. He looked at her stupidly and even forgot the pain.
"Looking for this." She dug her head in and actually pulled out a greasy, bulging purse from the bandit leader's arms. After being in his arms for so long, there were even two lice crawling on it. Tang Ying was disgusted and threw it to Zhang Qing in disgust: "It's so dirty, pour out the money inside, put it in something else, and return the purse to him." She stood up, frowned and took two steps back: "Bandits are like pigs, can't they pay attention to hygiene and wash themselves a little? Is there a shortage of water in your village?"
The bandit leader: “…” Damn, the bandits met the bandits!
A group of people looked at her with dull eyes as she directed Zhang Qing to search the remaining bandits one by one, and found a bunch of purses of various shapes and colors. They robbed the silver in these people's arms openly, and the amount of silver collected in one place was quite considerable. This showed that the business of this mountain stronghold was booming, and the no-cost business was going very smoothly.
After Tang Ying had directed Zhang Qing to finish the robbery, he also warned the bandits earnestly: "Those who humiliate others will always be humiliated. When you rob others frequently, you should also think that this day may come to you. You are lucky this time. I don't want to see blood recently. If you encounter me during robbery next time, be careful of your heads."
The bandits shrank back.
What a fierce girl!
What does she...want to do?
Tang Ying slammed the dagger in his hand across the faces of the bandits, and said with a bit of regret: "Your parents gave you healthy bodies, but you don't join the army to guard the border and serve the country, but instead you make a living by banditry. You are not letting your ancestors down, and you are not letting the local people down. Aren't you just wasting food by living?"
The 20,000 young and strong men in Baicheng fought against the enemy when the city was broken and sacrificed their lives for their country. How brave and admirable, how touching!
Her thoughts raced, and she felt so much pain in Bai Cheng's heart that she lost interest in preaching. She stood up with a dull look on her face: "Forget it, forget it. You guys take care of yourself."
The bandits: “…”
Why does this girl, who is obviously so fierce, look so sad?
Finally, the master and servant said goodbye to Boss Jiang and Chief Escort Mo respectively, thanking them for their care along the way.
Veins on Chief Escort Mo's forehead were throbbing. He was just thankful that he didn't have to fall out with the master and servant, and said goodbye with a stiff face.
Boss Jiang had not expected that his occasional act of kindness would save him from disaster. If it were not for these two masters and servants, he would not only lose his fortune but also his life.
He tried to try to get them to stay, but unfortunately Tang Ying was determined to leave and waved goodbye. He could only say goodbye to them and watch them ride away on the two horses left by the bandits.
The area at the foot of the mountain was in a mess, and some bandits had already returned to the stronghold to ask for help. It was not advisable to stay here for long, so Chief Escort Mo hurriedly organized the caravan to set off again. The injured porters got on the carts, and everyone returned to their respective positions and set off immediately.
Soon, a group of tied-up bandits and the convoy of the "Pingzhou No. 1 Scholar" were left in the valley.
One of the servants approached the carriage and asked angrily, "Commander, what should we do now?"
The "number one scholar" in the carriage completely lifted the curtain at this moment, revealing a jade-white, extremely handsome face, sword-like eyebrows slanting into the temples, eyes like stars, and a smile on his lips, but like winter snow, with an inexplicable chill, a noble and solemn temperament. The servant met his gaze and felt a chill pouring down from head to head. He lowered his head and even lowered his voice, as if he was embarrassed: "Commander, we disguised ourselves and set up nets to catch fish in order to sneak into the Erlang Village to find out their details. Now that this girl has messed it up, all the previous arrangements have been invalidated!"
The handsome young man casually stretched his long legs. As the only son of the richest man in Pingzhou, he was dressed very luxuriously, wearing a golden crown and jade clothes. His robe was decorated with dark gold patterns and every inch of it was woven with gold. He had a jade belt around his waist and a bunch of other things hanging around his waist. It was extremely luxurious.
He raised his thick eyelashes, and his deep eyes slowly swept across the valley. He said lightly, "In that case, kill all the bandits and leave the valley before making plans."
This person is none other than Fu Chen, the commander of the Imperial Cavalry Division. This trip is for a public case. The emperor has received a secret report that the bandits in this place are colluding with the government, so he ordered Fu Chen to investigate. Unexpectedly, before he finds any evidence, his plan is inadvertently disrupted by Tang Ying.
The servants under his command were all from the Imperial Cavalry Department. They were used to killing people and burying bodies. They were experienced in torture, investigating cases and gathering information, and were very easy to use. They picked up the swords of the bandits in the field and attacked them. Those bandits who thought they could save their lives were killed in an instant.
The body was buried quickly and cleaned up in a few moments, and they were gone like a gust of wind.
When the leader of Erlang Village got the news, he led his men down the mountain to provide assistance. When they entered the valley to look for people, they found that there was not even a ghost in the valley. He thought that all his brothers had been taken to the government by the merchants to collect their rewards, so he did not worry about his life and kicked the person who reported the news hard.
"You are such a tactless person, be more careful next time!"
