Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 128 When a Bandit Meets a Bully
Tang Zheng hadn't had a good rest for a few days, and his head was still a little swollen. Tang Xiaotang was used to speaking in a hurry, and the two of them gestured for almost half a minute before they understood each other's meaning!
"So, what you mean is that you sent people to investigate the villages where Tangjiabao's land is located, and the conclusion is that the people of Tangjiabao had been deceived by Zhang Dali before and thought he was a good person?" Tang Zheng rubbed his head and finally understood what Tang Xiaotang meant.
"Of course!" Tang Xiaotang was upset. " Master, your idea is too weird. Why do you think that Zhang Dali cheated me out of money and sex?"
"Care leads to confusion, care leads to confusion..." Tang Zheng raised his hands to show his innocence.
Tang Zheng also felt aggrieved, watching a little girl of fifteen or sixteen rush in and the first thing she said was "I was cheated". Anyone's first reaction would be the same as his... right?
Tang Zheng waved his hand and ignored the question: "How did he cause a death?"
"In the past, the village was often attacked by monsters. Because it was a bit far from Tangjiabao, they had to ask Zhang Dali and his men who lived nearby to drive them away. Zhang Dali and his men always came when invited. So every time the villagers came to Tangjiabao to deliver food and mountain products, they praised Zhang Dali and his men..." Tang Xiaotang started from the beginning of the story.
"Hehe." Tang Zheng only gave two words.
"As monster attacks became more frequent, Zhang Dali and his men said that each time they drove away the monsters, it would take up half a day. So, they negotiated with the villagers to take away some of the grain harvest as compensation every time they drove away the monsters."
"Well, it's a very reasonable proposal. No one should refuse it..." Tang Zheng continued with a smile.
"Yes, if it's only once or twice a year, it's really reasonable." Tang Xiaotang's face changed as she spoke, "But, the monsters come once or twice every month, and Zhang Dali and his men take away some things every month, and the villagers can't stand it... Especially during the harvest season, the monsters come even more frequently!"
"Um……"
"A few villagers felt something was wrong, so they secretly followed Zhang Dali back one day. On the way, they saw one of his men bringing several monsters that attacked the village and reuniting with them!" Tang Xiaotang's eyes were full of anger, "Those monsters were actually domesticated by Zhang Dali and his men!"
"Then what?"
"Then the villagers went to Zhang Dali to argue with him. Of course, Zhang Dali refused to admit it and instead slandered the villagers for wrongly accusing good people. He threatened that if they continued to do so, he would never help them drive away the monsters again..."
"Didn't these villagers come to look for Tangjiabao?"
"Looking for him! Of course we have to look for him." Tang Xiaotang said, "But the roads from several villages to Tangjiabao are all guarded by Zhang Dali's men. We kill every one we meet! Moreover, every time someone from the village wants to send something to Tangjiabao, Zhang Dali and his men will stay in the village. So, every time someone comes to Tangjiabao, they don't dare to say anything to us..."
"Plus, Zhang Dali's exploitation each time was within the tolerable range of the villagers, so they just compromised, right?" Tang Zheng added the last sentence.
Tang Xiaotang nodded.
She had not met Zhang Dali many times, and most of her impressions of him came from the villages under their jurisdiction, Tangjiabao. In addition, Zhang Dali was very good at deceiving his superiors and bullying his subordinates, so it was normal for her to be deceived.
If Tang Zheng hadn't gone into the mountains to hunt deer, Tangjiabao would have never discovered Zhang Dali's oppression of their subordinate villages...
"Have you told your uncle and others?" Tang Zheng asked.
"No." Tang Xiaotang frowned, "Because they heard some rumors that Yinlan Villa seemed to be doing something shameful behind closed doors, so they all went to investigate Yinlan Villa. I haven't told them about the things happening in the village yet..."
"Hmm." Tang Zheng thought for a moment. The whole group of Yinlan Mountain Villa was locked up and the disciples were dismissed due to lack of food. This also made Tangjiabao confused for a while. "Then how are you going to deal with it?"
"Isn't this what I am discussing with the Master?"
"Do you have any ideas?" Tang Zheng said, "After all, I'm not too familiar with the specific situation of the village in Tangjiabao."
Tang Xiaotang also knew that it was impossible to rely entirely on Tang Zheng to solve this problem.
Moreover, he really didn't understand the situation in the village.
"It's a bit complicated to say. Zhang Dali and his group, plus the tamed monsters, are quite powerful. If Tangjiabao goes out to wipe them out, we will definitely be able to wipe them out completely, but we will certainly be seriously injured." Tang Xiaotang considered the problem and was no longer the impulsive girl she used to be. "The trouble with Yinlan Villa is still there, so it's not appropriate for us Tangjiabao to take action against Zhang Dali and his group at this time..."
"Go on." Tang Zheng looked at Tang Xiaotang with interest, but his words became less and less.
"So, my idea is to hire people!" Tang Xiaotang said, "First, hire people to protect those villages. After we determine what the Hidden Blue Villa is up to and whether there is any threat, that's when Zhang Dali will die!"
Tang Zheng kept nodding his head. Tang Xiaotang's ideas were basically all right, but some of them seemed a bit taken for granted.
Hiring people to protect the village, not to mention whether this would alert the enemy to the dangers for Zhang Dali, the effect would probably not be as good as Tang Xiaotang imagined.
As for after we have thoroughly investigated Hidden Blue Villa...
It is still unknown what else Zhang Dali can do during this period.
"Master, what do you think?" After Tang Xiaotang finished speaking, she looked at Tang Zhengdao.
"Well, I basically agree with your idea, but I might be able to make some suggestions on the selection of candidates..."
"Oh? Candidates? Master, are you familiar with hiring people?"
"No, I'm not familiar with it. However, we don't need to spend money to hire people... For some people, we just need to let them work and give them a meal ."
"Ah?" Tang Xiaotang blinked.
"Let's go." Tang Zheng turned and walked out.
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Tang Zheng and Tang Xiaotang walked through several small woods and came to the dungeon entrance of Tangjiabao.
You can hear the constant voices of "I'm so hungry" and "Give me some food".
Tang Xiaotang suddenly remembered that their Tang Family Castle also held a group of powerful warriors!
"They... aren't they the bandits who were used as swordsmen by Lan Shaoze and ambushed us halfway?" Tang Xiaotang asked as she followed Tang Zheng inside.
"Yes. Especially their boss, she is very useful." Tang Zheng nodded and smiled, "Big breasts and no brains, good quality and cheap!"
As soon as they came down, Zheng Qian, who was imprisoned in the dungeon, heard their voices: "Who are you talking about? Who are you talking about?"
Tang Zheng smiled: "Of course I'm talking about you!"
"Oh my god, good quality and low price... That's right, I am good quality and low price." Zheng Qian clung to the railing and stuck his head out, "Quick! As long as you give my brothers a bite to eat, if you want me to be brainless, I will take my head off and give it to you immediately..."
“……” His brothers wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Having such a boss, I really don’t know whether I have accumulated eight lifetimes of blessings or eight lifetimes of misfortune!
Tang Zheng didn't waste any time talking to Zheng Qian and directly had someone bring him out.
Braving the gusty night wind, Tang Zheng recounted Zhang Dali's story in the simplest and most understandable language.
Then he said, "Pick a few capable brothers and seize the main road at the foot of the mountain. Is there any problem?"
"Seize? Kill them?" Zheng Qian asked.
"The enemy's strength is about the same as yours. You can't kill them, and they won't risk fighting you!" Tang Zheng rolled his eyes, "Remember, the more polite he is, the more polite you should be to him! However, as long as he offers a price to the hunters coming down the mountain, you should just offer five times the price. Money is not a problem..."
"Hiss... In other words, as long as they are forced into a dead end, that's enough?" Zheng Qian was stunned for a while. "Fuck, you look down on me, don't you? You only assign me such a simple task."
"You're only worthy of such a simple job..." Tang Xiaotang complained in her heart, but of course she didn't say it out loud.
Tang Zheng smiled and said, "Those below the peak of one star don't need to go. When you return triumphantly, you will see that they are all well-fed and plump..."
Zheng Qian was stunned for a long while, then suddenly knelt down and kowtowed: "Bang bang bang, brothers, I ambush you without analyzing the situation before, I'm sorry! If you can't come back this time, you will have to take care of the rest of the brothers..."
Tang Zheng listened to the three words bang bang bang coming out of his mouth: "You kowtow and it actually has its own sound effect!"
In fact, even though it was such a simple matter, Tang Zheng still asked Zheng Qian to bring their master along.
A group of more than a dozen people set off under the starlight.
Tang Xiaotang watched them leave with great concern: "Is this... this... really going to work?"
"How about calling him back and asking him to analyze it for you?" Tang Zheng said with a smile.
"..." Tang Xiaotang's face darkened, "No, let him analyze it for Zhang Dali!"
"Alas." Tang Zheng sighed regretfully and said with a smile: "He has such a high IQ, why is it that no one understands him?"
"Then why do you say he has big breasts and no brains..." Tang Xiaotang smiled and glanced at him, then ran to arrange meals for the dungeon.
No matter who Zheng Qian and the others are, Tang Zheng promised to feed the brothers left behind by Zheng Qian. In Tang Xiaotang's eyes, it was equivalent to Tangjiabao's promise, so naturally he could not go back on his word.
After the two separated, Tang Zheng returned to the cabin. Only then did he have time to stroke his sword and dagger and took out the second volume of "Dagger Secrets"!
He had already reached the second star level more than ten days ago, but before that he had not yet mastered the one-star martial arts.
So, it was not until today that he opened the second volume of Dagger Technique for the first time.
I wonder what kind of improvement the second volume of this set of hand-copied martial arts will bring to his dagger skills?
