Chapter 23: Wicked People Will Be Punished by Other Wicked People

  Li Qin suddenly turned around, his body bent low, and the door bolt in his hand stabbed out quickly, making two dull sounds, stabbing into Shen Yi and Wu Xiaosan's right lower abdomen!

  The lower abdomen and ribs are different. It's normal for it to hurt a lot when stabbed in the ribs, but being stabbed in the lower abdomen isn't just about the pain... It's not that simple!

  Shen Yi and Wu Xiaosan were both hit by the recruitment, so painful that their eyeballs bulged out together, and they both bent down at the waist, then shouted in unison: "Oh my mother..." Before they could finish shouting, two loud crashes sounded, and the two people's heads were hit again. Who made them bend over? Their heads came together, who else would be hit?

  Li Qin shouted: "You scoundrel, don't dare call me mother, kneel down and kowtow quickly!"

  Shen Yi and Wu Xiaosan listened carefully, just like when Wu Xiaosan was hit on the head by a door bolt in prison. The two of them simultaneously bumped their heads on the ground with neat and uniform movements, as if they had practiced beforehand. Shen Yi was hit first, followed by Wu Xiaosan, possibly due to his experience. However, Wu Xiaosan fell faster, with a more familiar posture. Suddenly, there was a loud crash, and both of them bumped their heads on the ground at the same time, with no difference in timing!

  In the yard, with a loud crash, the onlookers burst into laughter. Watching ordinary people get beaten up is not very interesting, but seeing two notorious villains get thrashed is truly delightful and thrilling!

  Li Qin squatted down in front of them, laughing: "Don't you admit defeat? If not, get up and fight again. Today, I'll spend a little more time to beat you two until you surrender!"

  Shen Yi and Wu Xiaosan were stunned, but they both shouted at the same time: "Not convinced... let's not fight for now!"

  Wu Xiaosan said: "I'm so hungry that I almost fell down, let's go to your house for dinner first, and then we'll fight after I've eaten my fill!" He didn't want to give in, but this sentence was already a concession. He realized that the young man in front of him must have practiced martial arts, his moves were extremely fast, and he wasn't just good at fighting wildly. So, a good fellow doesn't take advantage of someone when they're down, let's go to the young man's house and mix up some food to eat first. If we can't beat him, no big deal, eating will exhaust his family's resources, that'll be our revenge!

  Shen Yi groaned and hummed, but couldn't say a word. His head hurt, his eyes hurt, his stomach hurt, his ribs hurt, his lower abdomen hurt, his buttocks hurt, and even his kneecaps hurt from hitting the ground. There wasn't a single good spot on his entire body. Now he didn't even have the strength to fight back, let alone take a beating!

  Li Qin stood up, smiled and said: "This is more like it, come with me!" He threw the door bolt to the prison head, amidst thunderous applause, and strode out of the courtyard.

  Leaving the county government office, riding on a black horse, Li Qin said to Xu Xiaoni: "You watch them from behind, these two are inferior goods, don't let them become deserters."

  Shen Yi and Wu Xiaosan were furious, shouting: "Who are you calling a good-for-nothing? Grandfather wouldn't even run away when he was a prisoner, how could he be a deserter?"

  Li Qin nodded and said, "As long as you don't escape, it's fine!" Then he rode his horse out of the city.

  Xu Xiaoni took the door bolt and compared it with his hand, shouting: "Go, go quickly!" This made Shen Yi and Wu Xiaosan glare at him angrily. If Li Qin hadn't been in front of them, they would have pressed Xu Xiaoni to the ground and given him a good scolding to vent their anger!

  The news spread quickly, and before Li Qin had even left the city, countless civilians rushed over to follow behind them and watch the commotion. Many children clapped their hands and laughed loudly, teasing Shen Yi and Wu Xiao San about their appearance.

  The two of them turned around and glared, scaring the parents into quickly taking their children away and covering their mouths to prevent them from causing trouble. Don't look at how these two guys were beaten by Li Qin until they were dizzy and disoriented, but if they were to beat others, those people would also be beaten until they were dizzy and disoriented.

  All the way back, it wasn't long before they arrived at Fu Jiao Village. Before they even entered the village, a person came running up to them from the entrance of the village, and with a thud, knelt down on the ground, saying: "Shang Chang is above, his subordinate Wu Danzi pays respects!"

  Li Qin looked down and saw that it was actually Wu Danzi. He said in surprise, "When I was at the yamen, I didn't see you. How did you know you became my subordinate? Quickly get up, we are like brothers, no need to be too polite."

  Wu Danzi stood up obediently and said, "As for what happened, I have a habit of going to crowded places. The county government is crowded, so I went there. After seeing the majesty of the magistrate, I asked around and was delighted to learn that I had become one of his subordinates. With a happy heart, I hurried back to welcome the magistrate!"

  Li Qinxiao smiled and said: "You like to go where there are many people? Oh, I didn't see you coming from the road, how did you get the news and ran to my front?"

  Listening to his questions, Wu Xiaosan behind him curled up his mouth, while Shen Yi said: "Isn't this Wudanzai? Looking at his behavior, he's not a good person. How can he walk the main road? He must have come around!" Everyone is doing business without capital, of course they know each other, it's just that there's usually no interaction.

  Wu Danzi ignored the two of them and said to Li Qin, "What's there to say? I have a habit of taking shortcuts, plus I'm naturally fast, so that's why I arrived at Shizhong's place first."

  Li QIN nodded, he knew that this black egg was from a certain origin, so he didn't ask any more questions, and waved his hand: "Follow behind, we'll enter the village together."

  Wu Danzi responded with a "yes", although he was a habitual thief, but he made an effort to show a knowledgeable and polite demeanor. He walked to the back of the team, saying: "You two are great people, both of you have great moral character! Wu Da is a great person with prestige, Shen Da is also a great person with prestige, so prestigious that their heads are swollen!" When he reached Xu Xiaoni's side, he put on a smile and said: "Greetings to Brother Xu!"

  Shen Yi and Wu Xiaosan were so angry that they shouted: "Are you asking for a beating?!"

  Xu Xiaoni was delighted, Wu Danzi was ten years older than him, but called him "little brother", he felt comfortable hearing it. With a flick of his wrist, he pointed the door bolt at them and shouted: "Less nonsense, let's go!"

  As they entered the village, the villagers came out to watch the commotion. Xu Xiaoni eagerly shouted and told them what had happened at the county government office. The villagers praised Li Qin, but couldn't help pointing and commenting on Shen Yi and Wu Xiao San.

  Wu Xiaosan was okay, his hair was thick and dense, even if he was injured, it couldn't be seen. But Shen Yi was in a bad state, his eyes were red and swollen, and there was a big bump on his head, as if he was afraid that others wouldn't know he had been beaten up. The city people were afraid of them, but the villagers from Fu Jiao village weren't afraid at all. Children laughed at them, adults didn't stop them, they glared with their eyes but it was useless, they didn't dare to fight back, fearing Li Qin would turn around and hit them!

  When they arrived at their own gate, Li Qin dismounted and entered the courtyard, telling Li Tian and He Shi about what had happened. The old couple was naturally delighted that their son had made a name for himself, entering the army and becoming a squad leader right away, even if he only had five soldiers under him. After all, it's always difficult to get started, but with each step forward, there would surely be great prospects ahead. However, when they saw Shen Yiwu, Xiao San, and Wudanzi, the old couple couldn't help but feel a bit worried - how could their son have chosen such unsavory characters for his soldiers? They were going to be difficult to manage!

  Ke Liqin had to choose such a soldier, and as parents, they only supported him afterwards. Li Tian found an abandoned house next to his own home, cleaned it up, and temporarily used it as a barracks. He Shiyuan went to cook dinner, and this meal was considered the first meal, which had to be eaten well.

  Shen Yi and others were all bachelors, without a family or even a fixed residence. Li Qin arranged for them to move in, and they didn't object. Wudanzi even took the initiative to request it, saying he would take care of Shen Yi and Wu Xiaosan, so they wouldn't run away at midnight and become thieves. Li Qin was worried about this very thing, and since Wudanzi was willing to take on the responsibility, he naturally agreed.

  Before the rice was even cooked, another person arrived from outside the village. This time it was a young man riding a horse, carrying a large bundle of things. The young man's age was slightly younger than Li QIN, about the same as Xu Xiaoni. As soon as he entered the village, he shouted: "Where does Mr. Li live? I am Jing Qi, here to pay my respects!" Under the guidance of the villagers who were eager to show him the way, the young man arrived at the gate of Li's house.

  Li Qin came out of the courtyard and said: "I am Li Qin. Are you Jing Qi, the paternal cousin of Jing Ming?"

  Jing Qi jumped off his horse and exclaimed with a joyful face: "I, Jing Qi, am fortunate to follow Shizhong. It is a blessing of three lifetimes. From now on, I will follow behind Shizhong's horse, uphold justice, and eliminate all injustices in the world. Hurray! Hurray!"

  He ran to the front of Li Qin, knelt down on both knees, and knocked three loud heads. Without waiting for Li Qin's help, he got up by himself and said: "Shi Zhang, I have heard of your heroic name and admire you!"

  Jing Qi was born into a medical family, his father being a well-known doctor in Fuping. His family's living conditions were better than others, and although they weren't extremely wealthy, they had no worries about food or clothing. Jing Qi had always dreamed of overthrowing the strong and helping the weak, becoming a great hero. After hearing about Li Qin's glorious deeds, he was deeply impressed and longed to meet him. When his uncle Jing Ming told him that he had become one of Li Qin's soldiers, he immediately rushed over, paid his respects with a grand bow, and expressed his admiration.

  Li QIN looked at Jing Qi and thought: "This is a young man who has not been deeply involved in the world, although he is naive, but very sincere, after some time, he will become my good helper."

  He patted Jing Qi's shoulder and said, "If you want to be a heroic and chivalrous person, you must learn your skills well first. Starting from tomorrow, I will teach you martial arts, follow me and learn well!"

  Jing Qi was overjoyed, rubbing his hands vigorously, so excited that he didn't know what to say. He let out a few whoops before saying: "Shi Zhang, my uncle had me bring the military uniform and weapons, all of which are top-notch. I'll go get them now."

  Ran out of the hospital, carrying a large bundle of things in, with six military uniforms and six long guns. Said to be the best, but the military uniforms were all old, just washed clean without patches, and there was no helmet or socks, the long guns were not bad, all nine-foot-long guns, with a one-foot gun head, two-edged, although also old, but still good without rust.

  Li Qian first looked at the military uniform, shook his head and thought: "I still have a few sheepskins, why not sell them for some cloth to make new uniforms?" He then looked at the long spear, still shaking his head. The spear handle was a bit too long, while the spearhead was too small, probably to save iron. If it were changed to an eight-foot-long spear with a one-foot-eight-inch spearhead and added blood grooves, its lethality would be greatly increased.

  Call over Xu Xiaoni, let him distribute the military uniforms. Li Qian's long gun was taken care of first. After the matter was settled, dinner was also ready. Li Qian called his five soldiers to come and eat together, which can be considered as the first meal after the establishment of the army. Although everyone had their own thoughts, no one looked for trouble.

  After eating his fill, Jing Qi returned to his own home in the city, while Shen Yi and Wu Xiao San didn't mention fighting again. They both knew they couldn't win, so neither of them stirred up trouble. Wu Dang Zi was still as gentle as before, and the three of them went back to their rooms to sleep.

  Li Qin rested early and slept until the moon was high in the sky. He got up, dressed, took his long spear, and came to the courtyard where Wu Xiaosan and others lived. He hugged his long spear, leaned against the wall, thinking: "It's the second half of the night, I reckon they should be making a move too."

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  Xiao Qin's army has gone from nothing to something, and is gradually taking shape. Everything starts with difficulty, entrepreneurship is hard work, I hope brothers and sisters can help out, collect this book "Master" if you have a recommendation ticket, please vote, thank you, thank you very much!