readytorunbook Chapter 120 Jam Hsuan invites you to dinner
Chapter 120 Jam Hsuan invites you to dinner
The night was very long and the villagers did not dare to sleep for fear that the bandits had accomplices. They took turns guarding the entrance to the village, and some held torches and searched the village to prevent any suspicious people hiding in the dark.
In the darkness, some people were talking, curious about how the bandits were defeated by the people from Xiao's house.
"How did they defeat the bandits? They killed so many bandits and even chopped off the bandit leader's arms. That scene was really scary." Wang Erhu walked in front holding a torch.
Wang Dahu behind him looked around: "Didn't Xiao Jingxuan say that it was Lu Anbang and his men who defeated the bandits? Lu Anbang was a soldier, and I couldn't beat him."
"Do you believe this? Those bandits look very powerful!"
"..."
They discussed it endlessly, but to no avail.
Wang Dahu and Xiao Dashu gradually slowed down their pace. As they walked side by side, Xiao Dashu said to Wang Dahu, "Do you remember what Xiao Wenyong and the others said? They said that Xiao Jingxuan taught them many self-protection skills, and they relied on those skills to survive on the battlefield."
Wang Dahu nodded: "Those skills don't seem special, but they can save lives at critical moments. Xiao Wenhai also saved me..."
The two paused, then suddenly thought of a possibility and said no more.
I'm afraid Xiao Jingxuan is hiding his incompetence.
As for Ye Tang, she was just a woman. Although she was very good at work, it was impossible for her to kill bandits.
The Xiao family also stayed awake all night. The servants cleaned up the bloodstains all night long and all the bodies were carried onto the ox cart.
As soon as daybreak came, Xiao Tiesheng, Xiao Xuewen, Xiao Tiechui and their group arrived. There were more than sixty people in total. They volunteered to accompany Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan to send the bandits to the county government office.
Such a large group of people driving ox carts and horse carriages to escort the bandits and Xiao Yi to the county government office attracted a lot of attention on the way.
Upon learning that bandits had attacked the village at night, passers-by were shocked and angry, and cursed at the bandits. Those who were going to the county town followed the Qingquan Village team.
When they arrived at the county government office, the Qingquan Village team was followed by hundreds of people. They attracted the attention of officials before they even entered the government office. The newly appointed county magistrate He Mingda hurried to the court.
Seeing the blood-covered bandits and corpses, He Mingda was shocked and had great admiration for Qingquan Village.
"Is there any expert in your village? He was able to kill the bandits and capture so many of them alive."
Jamel Xiao said lazily, “There isn’t much else in our village, but there are many people who have served in the military.”
He pointed at Xiao Wenhai, Xiao Wenyong and his group and said, "They are all former soldiers and heroes who have killed enemies on the battlefield. They are just a few bandits. Our village can handle them!"
He told Xiao Yi about his crimes: "This man has been expelled from the clan. Please punish him severely, magistrate."
He Mingda was only 25 years old, a young and shrewd county magistrate. He could tell at a glance that the people in Qingquan Village were not simple.
These men are all tall and strong, and their spirits and outlook are not comparable to those of ordinary rough guys from the mountains.
Especially the young couple standing at the front of the crowd, they looked so imposing.
He Mingda interrogated them and found out the identities of these bandits.
Xuefeng Village is very close to Yunling Pass. After the Duke of Protectorate defeated the Fuso bandits, he led his troops to clear out the bandits around Yunling Pass. Xuefeng Village was one of them. Xuelong was a very capable man, but he did not follow the right path. When the Duke of Protectorate led his men to clear out the neighboring village, Xuelong got the news in advance and decisively abandoned the village and fled with his brothers.
The soldiers of the Duke of Protectorate chased them all the way. There were originally more than 300 people in the Blood Dragon group, but in the end there were only about 30 people left.
They finally escaped to the vicinity of Wutong County and wanted to find a mountain to continue being a bandit, but they found that this place had become the fiefdom of the idle king, and there were patrolling soldiers everywhere. It was not safe to be a bandit, but they had no household registration and could not become ordinary citizens, so they wanted to rob some money to go to other places.
They robbed Xiao Yi. At that time, Xiao Yi had been sleeping in the open air for many days. Although he looked very embarrassed, he was dressed like a scholar.
After being robbed, Xiao Yi was penniless and felt that he would not be able to survive. Unwilling to accept this, he quickly clung to Blood Dragon's thighs and instigated them to rob Qingquan Village.
He thought that Blood Dragon and his gang could kill everyone in Qingquan Village, but he underestimated the strength of Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan, underestimated the collective strength of Qingquan Village, and overestimated the abilities of Blood Dragon and his gang, and ultimately ended up being defeated.
Xiao Yi colluded with the bandits, which undoubtedly constituted a capital crime, and he would be executed together with the bandits. Before the execution, the matter had to be reported first, and the reward would take some time to come out.
All the living bandits were imprisoned, and the bodies of the dead bandits were cremated and thrown into a mass grave.
Xiao Yi was imprisoned with the bandit boss. As soon as he was imprisoned, he was beaten up by the seriously injured bandit boss. He couldn't even beat a seriously injured person. What a waste he was.
Qingquan Village bravely fought against the bandits and captured so many of them without any casualties in the village, and became completely famous in Wutong County.
When Ye Tang and his group came out of the county government office, they saw Ye Peng, Ye Ping'an and Lin Chengye rushing over.
"Daughter, I heard from the guests that bandits have invaded your Qingquan Village. What's going on? Are you okay? Is your son-in-law okay?" Ye Peng was most worried about his daughter and son-in-law.
Ye Ping'an and Lin Chengye were also very worried about Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan.
Ye Tang comforted them: "Don't worry, my husband and I are fine, the bandits have been locked up. If you have anything to say, let's go to Baiwei Fresh to talk. Now that we are here, it's a good opportunity to go and see the decoration situation."
"Thank you for your hard work today." Xiao Jingxuan turned to the villagers of Qingquan Village and said loudly, "Go back and have a good rest. When the reward money comes, I will treat everyone who came to my house to help last night to a feast."
Wang Erhu asked, "Is there any meat?"
Wang Dahu knocked him on the head: "You're always thinking about eating meat."
Jamel Xiao laughed heartily: "There is meat, you will be full!"
"Great!" everyone was excited.
The people of Qingquan Village returned home refreshed. The elderly, the weak, women and children were all waiting anxiously at the entrance of the village. When they saw them return, the women and children came forward to ask about their well-being.
"How is it, is the new county magistrate easy to talk to? Has he given you any trouble?"
"Didn't they say there would be a reward for catching the bandits?"
"You old woman only care about the reward. Even if there is a reward, it is none of our business. We didn't catch the man."
"It will take some time for the reward to come down."
"Xiao Jingxuan said he would treat us to a meal. It's rare for him to be so generous."
"This time he finally seems to be the head of the family. He no longer lets Ye Tang take the lead in everything!"
Xiao Wenchao and others rolled their eyes at the person who said the last sentence.
The decoration of Baiwei Fresh is almost completed, and Ye Tang is very satisfied with everything.
In the elegant room, Ye Peng and the other two were so angry after listening to Ye Tang's account of what had happened.
"Xiao Yi, that little jerk, I should have quietly broken his legs and not given him a chance to jump around." Ye Peng's eyes were cold, and then he thought of something, looked at Ye Tang and asked, "Did you capture all those bandits?"
Ye Tang didn't tell them how the bandits were defeated.
Ye Tang nodded with an uncertain expression: "Yeah."
Ye Peng: "...You should have a limit to your narcissism. How can you defeat so many bandits by yourself?"
Ye Tang remained calm: "Aren't we still got Lu Anbang and the others?"
She hadn't told her father and brother that Jamel Xiao knew martial arts.
"With their strength, it's not even enough to fill the teeth of the bandits." Ye Peng knew the strength of those servants too well.
Ye Tang: "You don't know those bandits. They look fierce, but they are actually very weak."
Ye Peng: "Don't fool me, I have killed bandits before."
They are all gangsters, and he knows a lot about bandits.
"I've heard of your father, Blood Dragon. He's very powerful!"