Chapter Twelve: The Blazing Bull Charges Forward

  Xiao Tianjian gritted his teeth and ordered: "Drag him aside, be careful with the people above, everyone come down!"

  After discovering the threat of the bow and arrow, those who were crouching on top to defend themselves no longer dared to stand up and throw tiles at will. After hearing Xiao Tianjian's order, several people hurriedly climbed down from the high place.

  When everyone had gathered in the front yard, Tie Tou also ran back from behind and nodded to Xiao Tianjian: "The woodshed is already on fire!"

  At this moment, everyone turned their heads towards the direction of the backyard and indeed saw that it was starting to brighten up behind them. Sparks began to fly and rise into the air, and thick smoke billowed out.

  "It's flooding! It's flooding!"... Outside, many tenants also shouted in alarm.

  Everyone's heart sank, the thatched house caught fire, which meant they could no longer exit Liujiacun from the underground tunnel. The only remaining way out was to rush out of the front gate.

  "Alright, now everyone should stop hoping for that road, whether we can make it out alive today depends on if our hearts are united or not. Don't look at me like that, I'm not crazy! Outside, even though there are many people, we don't need to be afraid of them, as long as we stick together and charge out, there won't be any problem! However, if someone is greedy for life and afraid of death, then don't blame me for not caring about you anymore. The only path left for those who fall behind is death, those who want to live should follow me and charge out!" Xiao Tianjian said, holding up the wooden sword he had just obtained, scanning the people around him with a glance.

  These people, seeing that things had come to this point and there was no way to retreat, nodded in agreement, then gathered beside the two large vehicles, each one picking up their tools, with a resolute expression on every face.

  "Now everyone listen to my orders, Big Cow drive the first cart, Feng Dogzi has injuries on his back, also get on the cart and leave together. Tiger hurry up and drive the second cart, the rest of you guard the carts on both sides, after we exit, directly rush towards the entrance of the Zhuang's house. Whoever dares to block our way will be killed by me! But absolutely do not engage in a prolonged battle! Tie Tou, Zhao Er Dou go open the gate!" Xiao Tian Jian snatched the torch from Tie Tou's hand and ordered the crowd.

  Everyone immediately followed the order, each taking their position. Zhao Er Dui, although he was cursing Xiao Tian Jian in his heart, didn't dare say anything more at this moment. He and Tie Tou rushed to the gate together, pulling out the large door bolt with force, then exerted themselves to pull open the large doors on both sides.

  The people outside were cautiously approaching the gate, some holding a pot lid on their heads to defend against the falling tiles from above. Unexpectedly, the large gate of the mansion was suddenly opened from the inside, and the people outside instinctively stopped in their tracks, looking into the courtyard.

  Xiao Tianjian simultaneously lit the oilcloths tied to the tails of the dozen or so yellow cows gathered in front of the gate with torches as Tie Tou's two men opened the gate.

  The yellow cows didn't know what the humans were going to do to them, and they stood stupidly at the gate, collectively dazed. Suddenly, they felt a sharp pain on their buttocks and tails, and they were immediately startled, terrified and let out a mournful cry of "mooooo", and then collectively kicked off with their hooves, rushing towards the gate.

  Luckily, Tie Tou and Zhao Er Liu were also quick-witted, and after opening the gate, they immediately jumped to one side. A group of frightened mad cows with a full load of sparks on their buttocks, mooing loudly, galloped out of the gate with four hooves scattering flowers.

  Although there were not a few people outside, they did not expect that a group of mad cows would rush out from the door. The temporary leader who was pushed to take charge was still outside, directing the arrangement of defenses and preparing to block the people inside the courtyard from rushing out. As a result, he never expected that such a group of crazy guys would rush out.

  When the people outside saw clearly what was rushing out with the help of lanterns and torches, they immediately stared blankly, and those who were quick-witted immediately let out a scream, dropped their things and fled desperately along the alleys of the village. Even the slower ones reacted immediately and threw away their things, retreating frantically to the back.

  This has caused chaos, the alley outside Liu Bopi's mansion was not very wide to begin with, and now so many people were squeezed together. Suddenly a group of mad cows rushed over, no one thought they were more powerful than the mad cows, nor did anyone dare to go forward and challenge them alone. In front of the mad cows, the people in the village showed high unity in both thought and action, collectively choosing to turn around and flee. However, in the chaos, someone was immediately pushed to the ground, before they could get up, countless large feet trampled over their bodies, pinning them to the ground, rendering them powerless to get up again. Next came countless hooves, trampling them once more, cries of "dad" and "mom" filled the air above the village.

  Looking at the crowd rushing out of the door and the herd of cattle, the people inside the yard were all stunned. They kept seeing people flying up in front of the cattle, and even some kind-hearted people couldn't bear to close their eyes.

  The oxen, with their backsides on fire, couldn't care less about what was in front of them and immediately took off like crazy, sending anything that got in their way flying. The gatekeeper who had been blocking the entrance was the first to be knocked down, his belly ripped open by one of the oxen, and then he was trampled into a pulp as the maddened animals thundered past. The villagers of Liu Family Village, already lacking in courage, were thrown into even greater chaos, running around like headless chickens.

  Xiao Tianjian threw the torch in his hand onto the door of the wing room that had been splashed with lamp oil, and the wing room suddenly burst into a raging fire. He held a wooden sword and ran to the front of the horse cart in big strides.

  "What the hell are you all still standing there for? Don't you dare rush out for me?" Xiao Tianjian turned his head and shouted loudly at the stunned guys behind him, then turned his head and rushed out of the courtyard.

  With his lead, and the local accent already being destroyed, they were already in a desperate situation with no way out. The big cow sat on the carriage shaft, exerting all its strength to swing the whip in its hand, and immediately a crisp sound of the whip echoed through the air, just falling on the buttocks of the donkey tied to the carriage.

  The mule was startled and thought to itself, "Why did you have to hit my butt so hard? Can't you just tell me to go?" The mule was unhappy and felt stifled inside. It quickly sprang into action, using great force as it galloped forward with all four hooves, pulling the cart rapidly towards the gate.

  The tiger's son was not to be outdone, and with a crack of the whip, the big donkey harnessed to his cart also began to move its hooves vigorously. The two carts followed closely behind Xiao Tianjian, charging out of the courtyard.

  The rest of the people no longer needed to be called, each holding a weapon, holding torches and spreading their legs, shouting loudly to encourage themselves, closely following the two large carts on both sides, and rushing out of the courtyard together. Iron Head was even closer to Xiao Tianjian's side, holding a long gun and shouting wildly as he charged forward. Looking at the farmhands and tenants outside, they had already been chased by the mad cows with their butts on fire, flying and jumping all over the place, some climbing up houses, others jumping over walls, who still had time to intercept them?

  Then Xiao Tianjian wielded a hatchet and charged towards the main gate of the Zhuangzi, at this point the Zhuangzi was in an uproar. The tenants who had just escaped from the mad cow's pursuit saw that the fire was raging inside the mansion, their hearts were about to freeze. They relied on the grain stored in the granary for survival, and without it, they would eventually starve to death. Therefore, most people didn't care about Xiao Tianjian and his mob at this time, but instead rushed to find water buckets, wooden basins, and ran towards the well to fetch water to put out the fire.

  Only a few of the villagers reacted and started shouting as they chased after Xiao Tianjian and his group, but by then it was already too late.

  After all, this is just a villa, and the place can't be considered big. From the entrance of the mansion to the gate of the villa, it's only about 100-200 steps away. With Xiao Tianjian's interference, no one stopped them, and they rushed to the gate of the villa.

  But just as Xiao Tianjian led the crowd to rush to the gate, someone finally blocked their way. Three strong men arrived at the gate before them, two white-painted long guns pointed at Xiao Tianjian who was rushing in front, and another person held a bow, loading an arrow, preparing to aim at Xiao Tianjian.

  Dealing with these two gunmen, Xiao Tianjian was not afraid at all. After all, he also had a long-handled wooden sword in his hand. In terms of speed and strength, he was confident that he could knock down the two village guards. Only this archer made him feel a little creepy.

  He's no martial arts master, nor does he have armor to protect himself. At such a close distance, if the opponent were to shoot an arrow at him, it would be almost guaranteed to hit its mark, leaving no room for escape!

  As the opponent had already drawn his bowstring and was charging forward, Xiao Tianjian hastily switched the pu dao to his left hand, and with a swift motion, drew out an axe from his waist with his right hand and flung it out in a flash.

  That archer had just drawn his bow and hadn't even taken aim at Xiao Tianjian yet, when he felt something flash before his eyes. Immediately afterwards, he suffered a heavy blow to the back of his head. He only felt a loud ringing in his brain before falling backwards onto the ground. Due to his still somewhat lacking technique, Xiao Tianjian's axe blade hadn't chopped into the man's skull, but had instead heavily smashed into it. Even so, this was enough to cause the archer Zhang Ding's brains to splatter everywhere.

  Just as the archer fell to the ground, Xiao Tianjian finally felt relieved in his heart. But before he could catch his breath, the two door-blocking strongmen thrust their long spears and viciously stabbed at his chest and abdomen.

  Xiao Tianjian was shocked, and with his life on the line, he twisted his body and swung his knife. One of the knives cut through a long spear held by a strong servant, while another spear barely missed his waist as he twisted, its tip scraping against the skin around his waist and causing a searing pain.

  This sudden move startled Xiao Tianjian so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he used to play basketball frequently and often practiced dribbling past people. If his movements were any slower today, he would have been done for. Zhuang Ding's long spear would have pierced through his abdomen without fail. The path of the fierce bandit he had just embarked on might have ended right there.

  Xiao Tianjian, who was shocked by this, was somewhat enraged and immediately waved the wooden knife in his hand to fight with the two strong men. His knife skills were not sophisticated at all, relying solely on brute force and relatively agile movements to fight the enemy, completely without any technique or skill.

  Those two village guards were obviously trained, and their long spears had some semblance of skill. The spear shafts shook wildly, causing Xiao Tianjian to miss several consecutive strikes, and instead forced him into a flurry of defensive movements.

  Fortunately, his men rushed up at this moment, and a group of people immediately surrounded them, using their weapons to attack the two village guards. Although the village guards were brave and fiercely protected the village, they were no match for the crowd. Under the siege of these people, one of them was quickly knocked to the ground by the chaotic knives and was unlikely to survive. Seeing that he couldn't withstand the blows, the other guard turned around and ran away without a trace.

  (Xiao Tianjian stood in the middle of the road with his waist straight and his knife horizontal, shouting loudly: "This book is for me to open! You all leave behind the toll money! First collect it, then leave your red tickets here! Haha")