Chapter Ten: A Sudden Spark of Inspiration

  But no matter how fast Xiao Tianjian was, he could no longer stop the exposure of their actions. Another Zhuang Ding rushed out of the courtyard like a startled rabbit, and the miserable cry of the injured Zhuang Ding behind him not only did not make him stop but made him even more terrified, accelerating his rush towards the outside.

  "Come quickly! The pole has entered the village! Come quickly! The pole is coming......" This escaped villager fled in desperation, shouting loudly with his hoarse voice.

  His voice, already somewhat discordant with fear, immediately pierced the originally quiet night sky and echoed in the air above the originally silent village, quickly spreading to every corner of the village. The whole village was awakened at this moment, and not long after, lanterns were lit one by one. Immediately afterwards, the urgent sound of bronze drums rang out from within the village, making it noisy for a while.

  "Damn it!" Xiao Tianjian cursed and immediately ordered: "Quickly go and close the main gate, don't let them rush in!"

  The crowd, stunned by the sudden change, finally came to their senses and rushed towards the gate, dragging in the strongman who was blocking the way inside. They slammed the gate shut with great force and placed a thick wooden beam across it, finding an even thicker log to wedge firmly against the gate.

  "What's going on? What are we going to do?" Feng Gouz also panicked, rushed to Xiao Tianjian's side and asked him anxiously.

  The rest of the people also turned around and looked at Xiao Tianjian nervously, waiting for him to speak.

  Xiao Tianjian was also somewhat flustered at this time, but he immediately realized that if he panicked, these people would immediately become disorganized. So his expression quickly returned to calmness, and after thinking for a few moments, he scolded: "What's going on? Cool down! What are you all panicking about? Zhao Erdui, lead three people to block the stairs, Iron Head, arrange four people to block both sides of the wing rooms, and the rest of you immediately search the courtyard, find what we need and take it! What are we afraid of them for? Can they fly in here?"

  Xiao Tianjian's calmness immediately took effect, and these people who were originally panicked also quickly calmed down. What Xiao Tianjian said was not bad, they now controlled the main house, which is also the most central location in the villa. If the other party wanted to attack, they would be at a disadvantage, so they didn't have to be afraid of them.

  Under Xiao Tianjian's command, they scrambled over the walls and climbed onto the houses. The remaining people immediately dispersed throughout the courtyard, starting to search for what they needed inside the yard.

  The whole village suddenly became lively and noisy, like a pot of boiling water. The villagers who had heard the alarm also got up one after another, grabbed their tools and rushed around in confusion, like a nest of wasps that had been disturbed, running wildly in all directions. They asked each other where the thieves were, and some people even ran towards the earth wall, preparing to defend against the attack of the mob. It wasn't until later that they finally understood that the mob was actually inside their own village, and was gathered right in Liu Bao's big courtyard. Only then did they rush towards the big courtyard in a state of confusion.

  In fact, there were not many people in the entire Zhuangzi at this time. A few were left in the big yard, but they were either beaten unconscious and tied up or directly killed off. The remaining dozen or so Zhuangzi men were now rushing to the gate of the mansion under the leadership of a leader. There were more people who were tenants in the Zhuangzi, these tenants also relied on the Zhuangzi for their livelihood. When the men heard that the stick had entered the Zhuangzi, they were first scared to death, and then thought that if the stick really occupied the Zhuangzi, they would not be able to survive either. In order to survive, under the shouting of the Zhuangzi men, they also got up and ran out with hoes, iron shovels and other objects in hand, following the Zhuangzi men in a chaotic manner to surround the mansion.

  Zhao Erdui crouched on the gate tower, watching as the torches in the village swarmed out like a long snake, his throat tightened and he swallowed hard, his heart racing wildly. The three people following him also became nervous, hastily asking Zhao Erdui what to do next.

  Zhao the Second Donkey cursed inwardly, if only he knew what to do. But he couldn't say that out loud, because after all, he was now a small leader, and if he appeared flustered, the remaining three would definitely be even more panicked. Unintentionally, he touched the tiles on the roof of the gatehouse, and with a flash of inspiration, he immediately started removing them: "Idiot, use the tiles to fight them off, don't let them get close! Damn it, what's there to be afraid of?"

  With his reminder, the three of them also came to their senses and quickly removed the tiles from the gatehouse roof, placing them in front of themselves, while using the gatehouse wall to conceal their bodies, lying on the roof looking down.

  The noisy Zhuang Ding led a number of tenant farmers to the outer gate, but before they could even stand firm, a tile was smashed down on their heads, and someone immediately let out a miserable cry as they were hit, with blood all over their head, and fell to the ground.

  "There's someone on the gatehouse!"... Someone immediately shouted, and the farmers who had just gathered at the gate were immediately scattered by the tile rain. Some of those who were hit covered their bloody heads and rolled away from the gate.

  "Hah... this tile's taste is not bad, right! Haha! I'll see if you dare to come again! Quickly uncover more tiles, and next time I'll beat them severely!" Looking at the Liu family village's tenant farmers who were beaten until they rolled around on the ground, Zhao Erdu immediately forgot his earlier tension, and laughed loudly and complacently.

  The dazed and confused villagers retreated far away from the gate, only then realizing that these rioters were not easy to deal with. What frightened them even more was that they had no idea how many more rioters were still inside, nor did they know how those rioters had managed to get into their village in the first place.

  Liu Bopi used the most trusted people to dig the tunnel, and he wouldn't tell outsiders about it. The few people who participated in digging the tunnel and didn't let him rest easy had already been killed by him. Two or three people who knew about it were beaten to death with sticks during the last riot when the villagers attacked Liu's village. The two guards who knew about it followed him to Fengxiang Prefecture, so only Liu Guan, the steward of the manor, knew about the tunnel in the manor. Unfortunately, Liu Guan had already been killed by Xiao Tianjian and went to report to King Yanwang, so there really was no one left in the manor who knew about the tunnel!

  Originally, these farmers and tenants were all managed by Liu Guan's family, but now that Liu Guan's family had died early, a group of farmers and tenants had no one to manage them. Although they gathered together with the idea of protecting their homes, there was no one to command them, so this group of people became like a swarm of bees, for a time without a leader.

  So after being hit by a barrage of tiles, no one dared to rush towards the gate again. They squeezed far away in the dark shadows, making a fuss and at a loss for what to do.

  Xiao Tianjian directed his subordinates to search thoroughly, and finally found dozens of scattered silver ingots and some copper coins in the mansion. The amount was not quite commensurate with Liu Bo's wealth, but Xiao Tianjian didn't find it strange, because he knew that Liu Bo must have been worried about the safety of his own estate and transferred a large amount of silver to Fengxiang Prefecture, so it wasn't surprising that there wasn't much left here.

  There were also large quantities of grain in the granary, and these starving people saw such a large amount of grain that they almost rushed in to hug it and sleep with it.

  "That damned Liu Bao Pi, this son of a bitch, hoarded so much grain and yet watched us starve to death. I came here at the beginning of the year hoping to beg for some food, but not even a vegetable bun was given to me, and instead I was beaten by them. This is really damn infuriating!" Standing in front of the grain depot, one of Xiao Tian Jian's subordinates immediately burst into curses, unable to resist grabbing a handful of wheat and stuffing it into his mouth to chew.

  "Hold the tray! Come quick and see, there are two mules and two donkeys in the cattle shed! And over ten heads of cattle, what a pity! If only we could drive them away!" Big Cow excitedly ran out from another side yard and called to Xiao Tianjian who was standing in the yard.

  Xiao Tianjian didn't have the mood to care about this matter at all, earlier they were discovered by Zhuang Ding and he had been secretly nervous ever since, afraid that these Zhuang Ding and tenants would rush in desperately, in which case their small group of people might not be able to withstand them and could only sneak away from the tunnel again. Moreover, he had already thought of an idea, wanting to bring his subordinates to carry some things and escape through the tunnel.

  But at this moment, after listening to the movement outside for a while, he became somewhat confused. The counterattack from the other side was not as fierce as he had imagined. After being hit by Zhao Erdui and several others on the roof of the gatehouse, they retreated, which seemed a bit abnormal.

  After hearing the loud voice of the big cow, Xiao Tianjian suddenly seemed to flash a bright light in his mind, but this idea only flashed by, and he did not grasp the key point.

  "Oh! Never mind those nonsense!" Xiao Tianjian instinctively retorted back at Da Niu.

  Dà Niú used to take care of the livestock for the landlord's family, and he had a deep affection for these animals. Upon hearing what Xiāo Tiān Jiàn said, he couldn't help but feel a bit disheartened, shaking his head and muttering: "What a pity! If we could take these livestock out, they would be able to pull a lot more grain for us! That way, we wouldn't have to worry about not having enough food to eat for a long time! What a shame!"

  Xiao Tianjian's heart suddenly moved after listening, he had originally planned to get some things and lead people out of the tunnel, but now the situation seems a bit different from his expectations, a bold idea suddenly rose in his mind.

  "Tie Tou, Zhao Er Liu, how's the situation outside?" Xiao Tian Jian immediately asked loudly to the two people guarding on the roof and at the gate.

  "Damn it! These bastards got a good scolding from me and now they don't dare to come back! They're really damn useless!" Zhao Erdui replied with great satisfaction.

  "They're hiding very far away, I don't know what they're doing!" Tie Tou was lying on the roof, with a pile of removed tiles beside him, ready to throw them down and hit people at any time.

  Xiao Tianjian immediately understood the problem and was overjoyed in his heart, secretly thinking: "Damn it, my luck is really not bad! The person I just killed must be their leader, now they have no one in charge!"

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