The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 564: Master Li, who came down to earth to save the world

"Peaches and plums will conquer the world; the queen will travel around Yangzhou, wandering in the garden. Don't talk nonsense, who will make promises?" In the Zheng family manor, a slender young figure put his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky, chanting in a clear and melodious voice. Behind him, thirty or fifty elite soldiers in green warrior robes suppressed all the few good guards of the Zheng family.

The head of the Zheng family had his hands and feet broken and was lying on the ground with blood coming out of his mouth and nose. The stewards and guards suffered heavy casualties. Groups of ragged farmers holding hoes and sticks were either laughing wildly or in pain, with blood all over their bodies.

"Who are you? Who are you?!" The head of the Zheng family had a hoarse voice and his eyes were wide open. He couldn't understand why things had developed to this point. Three hundred elite soldiers occupied most of the strength of the Zheng family manor, but were completely wiped out by a group of ignorant civilians armed with hoes, kitchen knives and sticks. Although there was the factor of carelessness and falling into an ambush, the one who dominated everything was the pretentious young man in front of him.

He then held Zheng Er and his second son hostage, and tricked the second gate of the manor into opening with his cavalry warriors and rough laborers dressed in Zheng family guard uniforms. He then captured the gate tower in one fell swoop, let in countless refugees, and quickly rushed into the manor, capturing the entire manor.

His usually arrogant managers were beaten to death one after another, and the perpetrators were all the common people and tenants who were usually oppressed. The injuries on his body were not caused by the young master surnamed Li himself, but by several victims of his bullying. Some of them were very old, and some were disabled. He could not even call out their names, but he heard familiar names from their mouths.

First, the evil servants were in charge, then his own sons, nephews, and confidants, and finally his wife. You should know that most of the women he occupied were tortured to death by his wife after he got tired of playing with them. Few of them survived, and even if they didn't die, most of them were disabled and thrown out of the house, living a life worse than death.

He had never imagined that these untouchables could be so cruel. His wife had been mauled to death by them, and the gazes the two half-dead women cast upon him chilled his heart. The Zheng family patriarch knew he had only saved the show for last, not that the other party dared not do anything to him. This boy's reckless attack on the manor would certainly not end well.

He wanted to know the other party's background, and he was unwilling to let the other party go even if he turned into a ghost. If he had not clipped his wings, tricked the second gate open, captured the city gate tower, and let so many untouchables in, how could he have ended up like this today? Even the rebels in Wagangzhai would not dare to offend his impregnable manor easily.

The Zheng family of Xingyang is so confident!

But today I really failed, because of my own greed.

"The Eighteenth Prince reigns supreme, revealing the secrets of Heaven with a single word. I was originally a guest from Heaven, brought down to earth to save the people. You can call me Master Li (Master Lin) or Master Fan. After all, it's all me, so it makes no difference." The young man pointed at the frantic people outside and smiled faintly. "It's easy to abuse the common people, but it's hard to deceive God. You are rich and unkind, and you deserve this calamity. This is not a calamity from Heaven, but a calamity from man. Justice lies in the hearts of the people, and the hearts of the people are the will of Heaven!"

"Hahahaha, what a saying! It's easy to abuse the common people, but hard to bully God! What a saying! One man's heart is the heart of heaven!" The Zheng family patriarch sneered, "Young Master Li is like a celestial being sent down from heaven to save the world!"

His voice was cold and high-pitched. As the head of the Xingyang Zheng family branch, he also had some martial arts skills. Putting aside other things, he could simply spread the sound and make it reach farther. The residences of large families all had secret rooms and secret passages, and the Zheng family was no exception. It was just that the head of the Zheng family did not have time to use them.

But he still sent his young children into the secret room at the last moment. He wanted to tell his children who the enemy was and asked them to send this news back to the main branch of the Zheng family in Xingyang. Such an existence that broke the rules of the game should not exist in a wealthy family.

The young man in white casually waved his hand, and the head of the Zheng family was thrown backward several feet. He landed on the solid bluestone ground with a "bang" and rolled in front of many civilians. "The head of the Zheng family is fifty years old. He is rich but unkind. He allows his slaves to do evil and exploits innocent people. As a result, the people within a hundred miles of the Zheng family manor are living in misery. His crime deserves death. This young man is grateful to the will of heaven and understands the will of the people. He can predict the enemy in advance and defeat him afterwards. He will judge this evildoer in public. All innocent people will have their grievances avenged and their vengeance taken away!"

As soon as the young man in white finished speaking, silence fell all around. The long-term humiliation made them extremely depressed. Even the servants of the Zheng family could order them around and insult them, and the steward could have the power of life and death over them, not to mention the head of the Zheng family.

They dared to resist the evil slaves and could beat and kill the steward with their eyes closed, but they really didn't dare to touch the high and mighty head of the Zheng family. It was not until the young man in white whipped him and made him cry bitterly that an old man stood up tremblingly, spat a mouthful of thick phlegm in his face, and then pounced on him, tearing him apart, and shouted angrily, "Give me back my daughter."

It has always been human nature to follow the crowd. After one person stood up, others stood up one after another. If someone had defended the head of the Zheng family and forcibly intimidated them, the chaos could have been quelled. Unfortunately, the first thing the young man in white did was to eliminate these people, and the head of the Zheng family became the last one, so no one stood up for him.

The head of the Zheng family was torn to pieces and looked extremely miserable. The young man in white found many contracts and returned the land that the Zheng family had occupied to the original owners one by one. He divided up the remaining land without leaving a single bit, and also spent a lot of food and money that he had looted.

"The nobles are cruel, and the powerful slaves are tyrannical. You should hide yourselves after receiving benefits, to avoid being punished later. If you have nowhere to live, you can seek refuge in Wagang. But the world is in chaos today, with many heroes rising up. The court is in turmoil, and it is no longer able to maintain local peace. Bandits, rebel armies, defeated soldiers, and bandits are everywhere, and it is you, the common people, who suffer. If you can unite and protect yourselves, it would be best. If not, you should either leave your homes and go to a peaceful place, or seek refuge with those who can protect you. This is all I have to say. Please consider carefully."

The young man in white ordered his men to plunder the Zheng family's collection of books, load them onto a horse-drawn carriage and drive them away. Of the other valuables, only 20% to 30% were taken away, and all the copper coins and silver were thrown on the road, attracting the attention of many people.

"This one, this one, this one, these three girls are pretty good, let's take them away together." The young man in white rode his horse, and before he started, he saw several pretty girls among the many detained servants and maids. He pointed with a long whip in his hand, and his elite knights jumped up, grabbed the people and rode away, without giving others time to react.

Just as someone in the crowd was about to shout for help, he was attracted by several figures. They pushed through the crowd and ran to the pile of blinding treasure, frantically grabbing the silver in their arms. Suddenly, other people rushed forward. The scene was extremely chaotic, with endless shouting and wailing.

As for the young man in white and a few little maids, no one cared about them in the face of such huge wealth.

Soon, the news of the destruction of the Xingyang Zheng branch spread throughout the Central Plains, and the young master Fan who claimed to be surnamed Li also became known to everyone.

Li Mi looked at the intelligence in his hand, his face livid: "Mr. Li Fan, what a great Mr. Li Fan!"

Shen Luoyan and Zu Junyan looked at each other and said at the same time: "Lord, please calm down. This matter has nothing to do with the eldest young master!"

Inside the Taiyuan prefectural government, Li Yuan's face was gloomy. "Mr. Li, who came down to earth to save the world, is such a great man. What on earth do they want to do?!"

Li Shimin knelt on the ground and said anxiously, "Father, I have been in Taiyuan for more than a month. This matter has nothing to do with me. I hope you will understand."

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji looked at him with complicated eyes. Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly let out a long sigh and said, "That villain has deceived the people into joining the Wagang Gang. He must be a traitor. I heard that Pushan Gong Li Mi is quite close to the Wagang Gang. His son's name seems to be Li Tianfan?"

Everyone was moved when they heard this.