Chapter Sixteen: Recruiting Wang Er Chou

  In the back mountain of Heifengzhai, there is a heavily guarded place where meat tickets who have been captured and brought down from the mountain are usually imprisoned in caves dug out. The bandits captured last night are also being held inside, with more bandits from Heifengzhai standing guard outside.

  In addition, most of the rooms were locked up with ten people inside, and there were always people coming in to check on them. These unarmed prisoners being watched over had little hope of escape.

  When Xu Bin walked slowly here, the sentry who was in charge of guarding came over quickly and said: "Hello, master!"

  Looking at the two bandits with humble faces greeting him, Xu Bin, despite feeling a bit disgusted by this title, still politely said: "Hardworking brothers, have you all had dinner tonight? Did those people inside send them dinner?"

  The bandit smiled and nodded: "We've eaten, the second master specially sent someone to deliver it to us. As for those people inside, the second master also sent someone to send them some food. Is the big master coming over now to interrogate someone, or what?"

  Xu Bin arrived so late at the place where the prisoners were being held, and it seemed that nothing was wrong, which is why the two bandits in charge of guarding them asked politely.

  "Hmm, something's up. By the way, what's the current situation with Wang Er Zhuang? Are the bandits inside listening to orders? Is anyone causing trouble?"

  "When we returned to the main house, following your orders, Wang Erzhuang and Ma Liu were both held in separate cells with additional guards watching them. They couldn't make any trouble, besides they had food and drink, so we've been quite hospitable to them. Therefore, the people inside didn't resist much and were very obedient. Just now we also went in to take a look, after dinner many of them have already rested."

  Due to the special identities of Wang Er Zhuang and Ma Liu, Li Chengbing specially kept them in separate custody when they were captured, to prevent these bandits from being dishonest. Now hearing the guard say this, Xu Bin feels that these bandits are indeed honest. No wonder, a mere county town's garrison can defeat them so badly that they can't even form a complete army, and in terms of cohesion and combat effectiveness, the bandits really can't compare to the government troops!

  Xu Bin sighed and said, "You guys go in and bring out Wang Er Dou. I want to have a chat with him."

  Want to have a chat with Wang Er Niu? What's there to talk about?

  The bandits in charge of the guard were curious, but didn't dare ask more questions. The two quickly went in and brought out Wang Er Zhuang, who was also somewhat inexplicable, and handed him over to Xu Bin.

  Looking at Wang Er Niu with his hands tied up, Xu Bin frowned and said: "Untie the rope for him!"

  The two bandits heard this and were stunned again, but quickly untied the rope they had just tied up. The two bandits, who were worried that this "Tian Wang" with stronger strength than them would make a big move to hurt Dazhang, were still very tense after untying the rope, holding their guns tightly and staring at Wang Erpao, who also looked confused.

  If Wang Erzhuang dared to make any dangerous moves at this time, the two bandits with guns would inevitably pull the trigger and give him a shot in the head.

  For the two mountain bandits' good intentions, Xu Bin waved his hand and said: "Alright, you don't need to watch over me here. He wants to harm me, but I'm afraid he doesn't have that ability yet. Wang Er Dou, are you interested in walking with me? I want to chat with you."

  Wang Erpao saw Xu Bin coming over so late to chat with him, and was obviously taken aback for a moment, but quickly replied in a low voice: "Okay!"

  Not worried about the empty-handed Wang San Chou, who could do something to Xu Bin, after hearing this "good" word, he turned around and walked towards the other end of the mountain village with a swagger. Wang Er Chou saw that Xu Bin dared to turn his back on him so carelessly, and in his heart, he slightly admired the young master's boldness, but still followed him honestly with his head down.

  When they arrived at the windy mouth where they were ambushed last night, Xu Bin said casually: "Just find a place to sit and chat? You shouldn't think that in this situation you have the strength to escape from me?"

  Wang Erpiao heard Xu Bin say this, and very happily said: "Escape? Where can I escape to? The Xianglu Peak has been taken by you, where else can I escape to? Since you're so confident in bringing me here, you must have the guts to face me alone. For now, I don't want to die, why would I do something as stupid as escaping?"

  "I don't know why Young Master called me out so late, what's the matter? I'm Wang Er Chou, a rough man, just say whatever you want to say. Whatever I can do, Eldest Master, just give the order, after all, it was you who saved my life. What do you need me to do, just give the order!"

  This Wang Erpiao looks like a rough and unrefined person, but in fact, his personality is actually quite delicate. From the conversation just now, Xu Bin can easily tell that if he were to make an offer, this big oaf would probably not refuse. However, this kind of repayment-like obedience is not the absolute obedience he wants.

  Xu Bin glanced at Wang Er Bao standing in front of him and smiled, saying: "Alright, you sit down first! You're standing like that, when we talk I still have to look up, you're not tired but I am!"

  After hearing Xu Bin say that, Wang Er Dou didn't hesitate and directly sat down on a nearby rock with his butt, unusually obediently waiting for Xu Bin to speak.

  'Wang Er Biao, I believe you already know that Xiang Lu Feng is gone? Have you thought about what you plan to do next?'

  "Huh? Hearing this, Wang Er Zhuo seemed a bit muddled and said: 'The master of the house looks down on me, Wang Er Zhuo, or what?'"

  Xu Bin shook his head and said, "It's not what you mean. If you're willing to stay, I'd be happy to have you. But haven't you ever thought of doing something else? You can't be a bandit all your life, can you?"

  This made Wang Er Chui even more perplexed. What did this young master want to say to him? If he didn't become a bandit, what would he do?

  What's more, isn't Xu Bin also a bandit? Even if he is the big boss, after all, he is still a bandit. Why does he look down on people who are also bandits?

  Wang Erniu, who was getting more and more confused, said directly: "I've been a bandit since I was 18 years old, and now it's almost twenty years. What else can I do besides being a bandit? Does the master not want to be the master anymore?"

  What shocked Wang Er was that his somewhat provocative rhetorical question got a result, Xǔ Bīn nodded without any disguise: "That's right, I really don't want to be the boss of this Black Wind Stockade. Or rather, I don't want to continue staying in the mountains under the name of a bandit. No need for me to say it, you also know that being a bandit has no future, and who knows when we'll get wiped out!

  "This line of work isn't secure, I want the brothers of Hei Feng Zhai to change their sign and make a living in the future."

  Change the signboard to pass the days?

  Wang Erzhu seemed to understand and yet dared not confirm, asking: "Does the master mean that you want to accept the surrender of the mountain officials?"

  Zhou An doesn't want to beg for mercy, he likes to get what he wants through his own efforts, if he wants something, he'll fight for it. Of course, this is based on the principle of justice that he believes in.

  Knowing that the guy in front of him would not understand his true intentions for a while, Xu Bin said directly: "You should know what the world outside the mountain is like now. Those military generals who have nothing to do with their full stomachs are fighting each other every day, making the whole country smoggy."

  "Do you think that by continuing to let them fight, when can we ordinary people rise up and live a more stable life? As the saying goes, 'heroes emerge in chaotic times', have you ever thought of making a name for yourself by taking action?"

  It's rare to be reborn once, and I've come back to a place that's somewhat like my old home in my previous life. No matter what, I have to make the most of it. Otherwise, this chance at rebirth would be wasted!

  Even if he can't become a heroic figure who dominates the world, at least in this small piece of land that belongs to him, he feels it should be protected. Otherwise, it would also waste the opportunity for rebirth given by heaven, because he thinks his rebirth here may be an arrangement of fate, letting him take on the responsibility and mission of changing history and the current situation.

  Is he a hero?

  Wang Erpao felt that this young master in front of him, his way of thinking was really too naive, didn't he know that heroes die quickly these days?

  He shook his head soon, "I haven't thought about it. I'm a rough man, my ideal is very simple, as long as I can eat and live every day, that's enough. I don't have any other big ideas, nor can I do those heroic things."

  Yes! Being a hero isn't that easy, and becoming a warlord isn't something you can achieve with just a few words. All of this requires planning from now on, and step by step effort to push towards that goal.

  As for whether it will ultimately succeed, Xǔ Bīn's idea is that at least he has made an effort, and until his death, he will not regret it. If you don't even dare to think about it, what is the significance of rebirth?

  He used to complain about the peaceful era, wanting harmony and respect for foreign friends. This kind of loving to fight for justice and having a bit of an angry youth's special soldier, when seeing injustice, always feels like doing something, but all because of discipline or legal constraints, has been holding back.

  He can come to this time and space, the constraints of the past life's rules and regulations have lost their hold on him, he can use his own moral standards to do whatever he wants. In later generations, killing people is against the law, killing little devils is even more against the law, but what about in this era?

  As long as you have the ability, who doesn't dare to kill anyone can be killed. He hates the little devils carrying the band-aid flag the most. In this space-time, they also exist and can satisfy their wishes in the previous life. Killing them will make him feel relieved, and maybe even become a national hero by killing more of them. Isn't all of this what he hoped for in his past life?