Chapter Thirty-Four: Chaotic Knives Dismember Corpses

  Xu Wei nodded and said, "It's not safe ahead, you should go back."

  The woman turned her head to look at the sedan chair where her mother was, with a worried expression. Her mother had fainted and she didn't know when she would wake up. She was just a weak woman, alone in this desolate place, how could she get back? Moreover, her mother's body was originally weak, recently suffered a blow, now again frightened excessively, must seek medical attention as soon as possible, can't delay. After thinking repeatedly, she politely asked: "May I ask the strong man's surname and name?"

  "So, your mother was frightened and it's inconvenient for her to move around. I'll send a few people to escort you back." Xu Wei seemed to have ignored her question and continued speaking on his own. Just now, our side also suffered casualties in the battle, and we were about to send them back to Xu's village, so we might as well escort her mother and daughter along the way.

  The woman's face lit up with a hint of joy upon hearing this, and she hastily said: "Sir, your kindness is great, when my mother wakes up, I will personally go to your door to thank you." She paused for a moment, then asked: "May I ask, sir, what is your honorable surname and name?"

  Xu Wei saw that she was a filial person and thought about her mother needing rest. If they rushed to Xiajin County, they might not arrive before nightfall and wouldn't be able to enter the city. So he said: "You all go to Xu Family Village first, find Xu Tai Gong's place to stay, and then ask the doctor to diagnose and treat her, it won't be late."

  The woman was taken aback, but immediately understood Xu Wei's intention. She was surprised that the other person was not very old and looked even younger than herself, yet he was a man with such meticulous thoughts, unlike those rough and bold military men. She thanked him repeatedly, and Xu Wei had important matters to attend to, so he didn't chat with her much. He summoned some soldiers to escort the injured person and the mother-daughter pair to Xu's village.

  At this time, the woman took out some silver coins and handed them over to Xu Wei: "Delayed them, these silver coins, please invite them to have a drink."

  "You can just give it to them yourself, can't you?" Xu Wei said in puzzlement.

  The woman's face turned red, making her look even more charming. This was strange, as she spoke fluently and handled things carefully, so why was she blushing? Xu Wei handed over a few silver ingots to several people and said, "Take them and divide them up." Those people were originally disappointed at not having gained anything, but now that the silver had been thrown at them, they were all delighted. They snatched the silver and hurriedly lifted the sedan chair, repeatedly saying, "Please, please, please!"

  The woman looked at Xu Wei for a moment, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something, but didn't. By the time she thought of speaking up, Xu Wei had already walked away. With no other choice, she got back into her sedan chair and hurried towards the Xu family village, with no further ado.

  "Brother Jiu, we've wounded seven men and beheaded thirty-two, unfortunately a few escaped." The young man who first spoke to the bandit leader was named Zhou Xiong, also one of the two young men who had crossed the river with Zhang Qing to gather military intelligence when the bandits invaded Xujiayuan. After the establishment of the Jingwei camp, he was promoted by Xu Wei as a battalion commander. At this time, he held in his hands two heads that were still dripping blood and reported the results of the battle to Xu Wei.

  It's better to run away, otherwise how can the big fish behind be hooked?

  Looking at the headless corpses on the ground, and then looking at his subordinates who were holding human heads, afraid that they would be snatched away by others, Xu Wei scolded: "Look at your lack of integrity! Get someone who can write to record each person's achievements! Bury them! What are you doing carrying them in your hands? And you, what are you doing with it on your waistband, saving it as a chamber pot or is it your birth year?"

  That one head, the leader of the guards saw this group of country bumpkins dare to treat him like that, he was furious but had nowhere to vent his anger. At this moment, he finally couldn't hold it in and jumped up, ignoring the shame, and cursed loudly: "You're a beast who deserves to be hacked to pieces! If Grandfather doesn't show his might, you think I'm easy to bully? I am from the Step Chancellor's residence, you group of country dogs, do you know what the Step Chancellor's residence is? It's your superior's superior's superior's superior..."

  Xu Wei furrowed his brow and asked Zhou Xiong beside him, "What's this nonsense?"

  "Of course, Ninth Brother, how should we deal with them?" Zhou Xiong still tightly grasped the two human heads and refused to let go. This was six taels of silver, not a small sum, as one stone of rice only cost one tael, these two human heads were enough for a peasant family's expenses for two or three months without any problem. As for that brother who carried two on his hands, tied one to his waistband and hung one from his knife, congratulations to him, with some more support from his parents at home, he could find a matchmaker to arrange his marriage."

  Xu Wei did not speak for a moment, and the leader of the guards saw that these country bumpkins seemed to be afraid, so he scolded even more fiercely, with filthy language and dirty words pouring out of his mouth, almost inquiring about every female member of their families.

  "What are you waiting for? A head worth three hundred taels of silver!"

  Xu Wei's words had barely left his lips when the three knives simultaneously flew towards the guard's head! The poor guy didn't even have time to let out a cry before his head was chopped into three pieces! The remaining few, in a state of utter panic, shouted "Good man, spare our lives!" But each of them was worth only three taels of silver, who would spare them? A flurry of knives hacked them to pieces!

  "Alright, stop fighting! These tens of thousands of dollars, we'll use to buy wine after winning the battle and returning! Zhou Xiong! Send a few clever ones to the top of Baima Gorge to keep watch. As soon as there's news, report back immediately!"

  The words split into two, those few lucky escaped thieves, rolled and crawled, crossed the White Horse Gorge, and escaped back to their lair. This group of bandits, after being dispersed in Xiajin County, had several small leaders unite, gather remnants, drive away the monks, occupy a temple near the White Horse Gorge, and continue to wreak havoc.

  On the grand hall, in front of the Buddha's precious elephant, two rows of chairs were arranged, covered with kasaya. Above, the hall was empty and quiet, but behind the incense table came a woman's crying voice, mixed with a man's heavy breathing, one wave stronger than the other. Suddenly, a loud noise shook the temple door open, several men rushed in, shouting loudly: "Brother, something has happened!"

  Behind the fragrance stage, a disheveled head emerged, with a strand of yellow hair standing out among the black locks. Without saying another word, he scolded loudly: "Damn your mother! What kind of bird thing is this?"

  "Liu Da and his men took a shortcut in front of Baimagou, where they encountered a group of merchants, about sixty or seventy people. They were killed to the last man, only a few small ones managed to escape!" a robust-looking man exclaimed loudly.

  A loud noise came from behind the stage, and a moment later, a naked man with only his waistband tied up rushed out. He was over seven feet tall, with thick muscles all over his body, a big head, and countless scars on his chest and back, shocking to behold.

  "What's going on here?! You dare to offend me?! Only leave 100 people to guard the house, the rest follow me to capture those birds! Flay their skin and pull out their tendons to make lanterns!" The man gritted his teeth, put on his pants, took a long knife from the incense table, which was a Song military standard equipment, one of the "Eight-Colored Knives".

  Immediately, four hundred robbers gathered, several leaders rode horses, led a group of thieves, and rushed to Baimagou with a strong killing intent. Before long, the troops arrived at the front of the ditch, and those few bandits who had escaped with their lives served as guides. From a distance, they saw that the merchants in the forest in front of the ditch had not left and were resting!

  "Brother! It was those bird-brained killers who murdered Liu Da and the others!"

  The bandit chief, with his bare back, raised his knife and shouted loudly: "You guys, follow me to charge forward! Whoever charges the fastest will be rewarded with women to play with!"

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