The 40th Mountain Bandit Robbery

  The surrounding mountains and fields are quiet, the wild grass is swaying, and the low hills are towering. The lush green trees under the black curtain seem a bit gloomy. The sound of flowing water is gurgling up, following the small stream to go far away, the stones at the bottom of the river under the reflection of the moonlight, shining brightly, not inferior to the stars in the sky. The bright moon is hanging high in the sky, the stars are twinkling, what a beautiful night scene. The cool breeze blows gently, making the spring evening feel a bit chilly. Standing on the top of the small hill, Ximen Qing's heart suddenly feels a sense of openness and freedom.

  But this carefree state didn't last long before it was disrupted by a completely unexpected direction.

  Ximen Qing sighed and said, "A single hair is hard to support a dead hero, this one direction is also hard to support the death of me Ximen Qing! In this vast wilderness, how can I walk? It's hard to head west back to Qinghe County?"

  Just as Ximen Qing was sighing, a faint starlight suddenly lit up in the northeast, and although the starlight was tiny, it was particularly eye-catching against the dark night sky, instantly making Ximen Qing's eyes light up.

  "That's the glow of torches! There are people there! Haha, I've finally found it, it wasn't easy at all! Hmm? And not just a few torches, could it be that someone is getting married and the whole village is celebrating? Then wouldn't I have arrived at just the right time?" Ximen Qing said with excitement, stroking his chin.

  The torches lit up the place, which was a vast plain with no hills or small mountains, and there was also a river flowing through it, making it an ideal place for human habitation. It's just that earlier in the dark night, there were no lights there, so it didn't catch Ximen Qing's attention. Now that the torches are lit, it suddenly lets Ximen Qing see through everything.

  Overjoyed, Ximen Qing hastily descended the mountain, mounted his horse, turned around and headed towards that patch of firelight in the distance.

  There was no road, so Ximen Qing had to ride his horse across the wild grassy terrain. After a bumpy ride, he went around a small hill and through a small valley, finally arriving at his destination. But what he saw before him was not torches held high in celebration of a wedding, but rather a group of mountain bandits holding up torches, surrounding dozens of poor villagers who were laughing wildly.

  There were more than twenty mountain bandits, each wearing a dust-covering headscarf, dressed in gray straight-seamed short shirts, with leather boots on their feet. Each had a sturdy build, some grasping long knives and others holding wooden spears.

  These mountain bandits all have ferocious faces and cold-blooded eyes devoid of humanity.

  At this time, the leader of the mountain bandits, a burly man wearing a crimson cloak and a golden sash around his waist, rode out on horseback, waving a large guandao in his hand, and said with an air of authority: "You ungrateful commoners, how dare you not show respect to us? Do you want to die?! Are the people of Jinyin Mountain so easy to bully?! You'd better quickly bring out your treasures, otherwise, I'll slaughter your entire village!"

  The surrounded villagers were frightened and their bodies trembled, they leaned closer to each other, not daring to look up at the strong man's ferocious eyes.

  At this time, the village head of Shi's family, a sixty-year-old elder with white hair, stood up and hastily bowed to the strong man, saying: "Great King, spare our lives! How dare we look down on your mountain stronghold? Please forgive us! Great King, the people of our Shi's Village are poor, every year the grain we grow is not enough for us to eat, let alone have any extra money. You ask each household to pay one hundred taels of silver, it's really difficult for us, even if you kill us, we don't have it! Please, Great King, show mercy and spare us!"

  "Can't get it out? Hmph, then kill me, one by one, and search the whole village! Tonight, you'll wipe out Shi's Village!" The robust man raised his eyebrows and shouted in a cold voice.

  "Damn it!" Ximen Qing clenched his fists tightly around the Fang Tianhua halberd, seething with rage. How could such a beastly mountain bandit be spared? If he hadn't been there today, wouldn't everyone in the village have been forced to flee for their lives?

  Just as Ximen Qing was about to charge and kill, a figure suddenly flew out of the village of Shi's family, and at the same time, the figure stabbed out a long spear, which was aimed at the strong man's head.

  The bandit leader narrowed his eyes, looked at the flying long gun, and burst out laughing: "Oh? There are still capable people in your Shi family village? Dare to take action against me, you really don't want to live! Just now I was just joking, but now, all of you from Shi family village can forget about living, after I kill this beast, I'll come and slaughter all of you bastards!"

  After finishing speaking, the leader of the mountain bandits swung his big knife and welcomed that figure.

  Bang!

  The two weapons collided violently, and the mountain bandit leader's large knife was withdrawn, stabilizing him. However, the incoming figure was struck by the massive force of the knife's slash and flew backward, retreating several steps before stopping.

  It was then that the figure's appearance became visible.

  This man is in his twenties, not yet thirty, but his face has some wear and tear. At first glance, you can tell he's an old hand. What's peculiar about this person's appearance is that his face is very pointed, his eyes are very bright, his nose is very big, his limbs are long and slender, and there's even a tuft of whiskers under his nose, making him look quite unusual.

  This man glared at the leader of the mountain bandits, shouting: "Jinshan, what do you think you're doing? Dare to come and rob our village, don't you want to live anymore? Do you believe it or not, I'll steal all the gold and silver from Jinshan, and even steal all your wife's underwear!"

  "Hey, Jinshan's mountain bandit leader!" he shouted with a laugh, licking his lips. "Who was I back then? Ah, it was indeed Shi Qian! How did you come back? Oh, did you make a fortune outside and returned? The brothers gathered at Jinshan have long admired your great name, drumming up enthusiasm. Since you've made a fortune and returned, take out the silver now! Your Shi family village has over 80 people, so just hand over 800,000 taels of silver. If you can't produce it, humph, I'll make sure you die, no matter who you are!"

  "You..." At that time, he was furious in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. He was skilled in lightness kung fu and dared to boast about it to anyone, but his other martial arts skills were mediocre, only a top-notch warrior, how could he compete with Jinshan, the pinnacle of warriors who wielded the great sword?

  Thinking of facing such things as soon as he returned home, Shi Chuan's heart was also uncomfortable. But there was no way out, this was his own village, and inside were his elderly parents, he couldn't ignore it!

  "Shi Qian coldly said: 'Jin Shan, don't be too arrogant! You can kill everyone in my Shi family village, but you can't even hurt a single hair on my body. Do you believe it? If you dare to massacre my Shi family village, I'll never let you off the hook. I'll haunt you like a vengeful spirit every day at Jin Shan. My lightness skill is something you should know about. When the time comes, it will be a case of either the fish dies or the net breaks. I'll also take revenge on your Jin family! Besides, 80,000 taels are too many. Not even the largest landowners in Yuancheng County can afford that much. Here, I only have 2,000 taels. Take it or leave it!'"

  After finishing speaking, he pulled out a stack of silver bills from his bosom. These two thousand taels of silver were what he had prepared to bring back to support his hometown village, but he hadn't expected to encounter such an event.

  Jinshan raised an eyebrow and looked at Shi Qian, who began to ponder in his heart.

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