Chapter 7: The Ranger in Troubled Times
"What is this?"
Liu Dahao was shocked.
"Sir, sir, hide quickly!"
Before Liu Zheng had the chance to ask, the owner of the tavern had already closed the door with ease and placed a bag of rice at the door. The guests who had been eating in the restaurant just now moved to another seat and continued to clink glasses.
Liu Zheng was stunned by this scene.
"Hehe, are you from outside the city?"
The boss brought a pot of wine to the two of them.
Liu Zheng listened to the galloping of horses and the sounds of killing outside the door, while inside the store, people were drinking and chatting happily. He suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Boss, this is outside... "
Liu Zheng asked.
The boss said with a smile: "Sir, the bandits have entered the city today and are burning, killing and looting. You should not leave for the time being!"
Liu Zheng was even more puzzled: "Horse bandits? Bandits? Why is the boss so calm?"
The boss patiently explained, "The horse bandits come every month. The Yangzhou County Magistrate is not strong enough to resist them. He does not resist them and has issued a notice to the whole city. If you don't want to be robbed by the horse bandits, each family should prepare two stone of corn every month and leave it outside the door. The horse bandits will take it and leave without making things difficult for us. If we don't prepare or resist, the government will not care and will investigate our violation of the order."
After hearing this, Liu Zheng felt like his worldview had collapsed.
There is such a weird thing?
Liu Zheng angrily said: "What's the point of having such an incompetent government? Do they still have the nerve to collect taxes?"
The boss was shocked: "Sir, please don't talk nonsense, it will bring trouble to yourself..."
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a man in a cloak in the corner of the tavern slammed the table hard and shouted, "Well said! Such an incompetent government still has the face to collect taxes? Officials who are the parents of the people, but they don't care about the people, they should be executed!"
The boss was so scared that he almost peed himself, and said bitterly: "Uncle, please don't cause any trouble for me!"
The other guests were also frightened and hid away, pretending not to hear.
Liu Zheng looked over when he heard the voice and saw that the man was in his early thirties, handsome, with a sturdy build and a firm look in his eyes. On the left side of the table was a long knife.
Feeling Liu Zheng's gaze, the man raised his glass, toasted Liu Zheng from afar, and laughed: "Looking at the entire Yangzhou City, only my little brother is to my taste. Let's have a drink!"
Liu Zheng smiled and drank a glass of wine with him.
There are many such knights these days, many of whom are highly skilled in martial arts and chivalrous. It seems that this man is also a knight. Although it is not known whether this man is really highly skilled in martial arts, his values are very positive, which Liu Zheng admires.
At this moment, when a relatively "orderly" looting was going on outside, a woman's scream suddenly rang out.
"No!"
"Don't touch me!"
Then, there was the sound of several men's obscene laughter, shouting and cursing that they wanted to kidnap this woman and make her their concubine.
The boss's face changed slightly when he heard this: "It's the daughter of Zhang the tailor across the street. She's only fourteen this year! What a sin!"
Liu Zheng was also furious. He didn't know how the bandit saw this woman and wanted to kidnap her. Everyone in the tavern heard the woman's shrill cry for help echoing throughout the street, but no one dared to stand up.
"A bunch of cowards!"
Liu Zheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up with a bang.
This action was purely due to his worldview, and it was done subconsciously. In his eyes, a fourteen-year-old girl was still a child, but now she had to suffer such humiliation. No matter whether he was powerless or not, he could not bear to watch this!
"Boss, give me a kitchen knife!"
Liu Zheng shouted angrily.
When the man saw Liu Zheng like this, he also stood up and walked over with a smile: "Little brother, you are brave! You look thin and you are not a martial artist. Let me, Qin Changfeng, fight these horse bandits!"
As he said this, he ignored his boss's attempt to stop him, opened the door, drew out his long knife, and shouted, "You horse bandits, do you dare to fight me, Qin Changfeng?"
The shout was so powerful that it could be heard throughout the entire street.
Looking towards the door, the street was already in a mess. It was just dusk and the street was empty, allowing these horse bandits to do whatever they wanted. It was really ironic.
At this time, four horse bandits were pulling a delicate woman from a tailor shop opposite. The woman's father had been beaten to a bloody mess and collapsed to the ground. At this time, the four men looked murderous after being shouted at by Qin Changfeng.
Four horse bandits and four bandit swords.
"Who are you?"
"Dare you ruin my good deeds?"
"Accept your fate!"
The four men let go of the woman and rushed towards Qin Changfeng at the same time, with extremely fast speed and ruthless attacks.
Unexpectedly, Qin Changfeng smiled slightly, unafraid. When the four men came to him, he shouted loudly, shook his long sword, and moved like a rabbit. His body trembled several times invisibly, and he barely avoided the attacks of the four men.
clang!
The long knife first hit the knife of one of the horse bandits. The force was so great and heavy that the horse bandit's face changed drastically. It was too late. He only felt a pain as if his palm was cracked, and the knife fell to the ground.
Before the other three could react, Qin Changfeng had already made a surprise counterattack.
As the long sword passed, the arms of the four men were cut off!
Four streams of blood splattered simultaneously.
"ah!"
“Go!”
Knowing they were no match for their opponent, several people fled the scene despite their serious injuries.
Liu Zheng was already stunned at this time.
What a master!
As a modern man, Liu Zheng has never seen such elegance.
The young woman rubbed her eyes with tears: "Thank you hero for rescuing me!"
The old man who had been knocked to the ground by the horse bandits stood up and said, "Hero, hurry up and leave. It may be too late. These horse bandits..."
Qin Changfeng smiled faintly: "What's there to be afraid of a mere horse bandit? Don't be afraid, old man. I, Qin Changfeng, am here to keep you safe today!"
really.
A moment later, a dozen bandits came galloping on horseback, looking murderous.
"Brother, it's this guy!"
"Brother, you have to avenge us!"
The four injured people pointed at Qin Changfeng angrily.
The one-eyed bandit was the leader of this group of horse bandits. He said coldly, "Who are you? How dare you bully my brothers?"
"The one who killed you!"
Qin Changfeng doesn't talk much nonsense.
A group of horse bandits were furious and rushed over shouting.
Here, Liu Zheng and his men were terrified. No matter how strong Qin Changfeng was, how could he stop these dozen people?
The horse bandits wanted to use the impact of their horses' galloping to catch the ranger off guard.
Who would have thought that Qin Changfeng didn't dodge at all. When a man and a horse passed by him and swung a knife to cut him, he was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He grabbed the man's wrist and pulled him down with force. He did this set of actions in one go. He jumped on the horse, pulled the reins, turned around and killed the horse bandits who had not yet reacted.
With Ma Qin Changfeng, they are like entering an empty land with unparalleled combat power.
In a few moves, the bandits were killed without a single one left and they fled in panic.
"this……"
Liu Zheng swallowed hard as he watched.
This ranger is truly amazing!
He suddenly had an idea. If such a person could join him and travel in this strange dynasty, wouldn't it be like having an extra powerful bodyguard?
Even if it is not possible, you should still establish a good relationship with him so that you can meet him in the future!
Thinking of this, he also ran out madly, shouting: "A brave man should not stay for long, leave quickly!"
Qin Changfeng laughed loudly: "Little brother, I have already killed the horse bandits, there is no need to worry!"
Liu Zheng became anxious.
I'm afraid the next trouble will not come from the bandits, but from the government.
Before he could persuade them, the government officials had already arrived.
"You are a bold criminal, committing a crime in the street. Do you know your crime?"
More than thirty soldiers armed with swords, led by a fat man, surrounded Qin Changfeng with murderous intent!
