Chapter 162: The era of great bandits, the backlash of the demon star
"Good thief, if you dare to help this old man who is rich and unkind today, you will dare to bring trouble to the village tomorrow."
"Today I will eliminate harm for the people first!" Cui Yi, the leader of the Sky-turning Tiger, roared angrily when he saw Lu Xingshi save a guard he was about to hack to death.
Lu Xingshi's expression showed displeasure. How could you, a robber, call him a thief? Moreover, you, who killed people without distinction between right and wrong, still dared to claim to be doing harm to the people. This was indeed a bit insulting.
As soon as he finished shouting, he saw a huge figure standing up behind Lu Xingshi.
When Cui Yi took a closer look, he saw that it was a big bear. He had heard from the second master who went undercover to work as a coach in Xujiazhuang that there was a strange person in the village who was good at taming animals. Now it seemed that he was the person in front of him.
"I'll chop off your head first, let's see if you, the bear, can still listen to you." Cui Yi's eyes widened with anger, and he slashed at Lu Xingshi's neck with the knife.
However, Zhu Yan easily blocked it with an iron rod.
Zhu Yan was too small, and now he was in the dark, so Cui Yi couldn't see clearly.
After being blocked, Cui Yi was also startled. He was still thinking about what to say when Wangcai took action and slapped the giant bear on the head of the Sky-turning Tiger.
With one slap, his head collapsed directly into his chest.
This bloody scene caught the eyes of the other bandits, and they all cried for their fathers and mothers, throwing away their weapons and fleeing.
They are just a group of people who bully the weak and fear the strong. They really think they are some kind of righteous and unyielding heroes. If they really have such qualities, how can they become bandits and be able to get ahead in any industry.
Looking back, he saw that the Zhuangzi instructor was holding a long knife and placing it on Taigong Xu's neck. He was also frightened by this scene.
"You... let me go. If you give me another thousand, no, ten thousand taels of silver, I will let Mr. Xu go." The instructor said quickly and made a request.
He has a hostage in his hands, so he naturally has to use it to its fullest extent.
"I can let you go, but I have no money." Lu Xingshi spread his hands and refused to give it to the other party even if he had any. Then he added: "You want ten thousand taels, and only Taigong Xu can afford it in Xujiazhuang. If you catch him, who will give you the money?"
"I don't care. If you can't do it, I'll kill him." The instructor doesn't care about this. He is not stupid. If Xu Taigong lets him go, he will definitely die.
"Then you kill him." Lu Xingshi saw that the other party could put aside the reality when he made unreasonable demands, so Lu Xingshi stopped talking.
"Anyway, I'm just a passerby. Even if Taigong Xu dies, it won't affect me."
"It's you, it might not be easy." Lu Xingshi said jokingly.
The instructor was in despair. He originally thought that Lu Xingshi could only tame beasts, but he didn't expect that these two beasts were so strong. Even the famous Sky-turning Tiger in Green Forest couldn't take a slap from the bear.
You are far inferior to the other person, and the possibility of death will be very high.
"One thousand taels, I only want one thousand taels. If you give it to me, I will let Mr. Xu go." The coach lowered his demand.
Lu Xingshi continued to shake his head: "Don't say it's a thousand taels, even if you ask me to come up with ten taels of silver, I don't have it with me."
"Either let Mr. Xu go and leave on your own."
"Either we will die or we will die." Lu Xingshi said that he has never been threatened.
"You!!!" The coach was angry. Why don't you just accept the soft and hard advice? If you just compromise, it will be done.
The result was such cynicism that he couldn't get off the stage. This was simply unreasonable.
The instructor became so angry that his attention shifted from Taigong Xu to Lu Xingshi. Just as he was about to say something more, his eyebrows exploded instantly, and something red and white splashed all over Taigong Xu.
Lu Xingshi took advantage of the other party's attention to divert, and directly threw a stone and killed the other party.
Taigong Xu was also frightened and lost his mind. He had been pampered for so many years, and he would definitely not be able to adapt to this sudden situation.
Fortunately, he recovered quickly. After all, he had seen people in big scenes back then. Even after he retired, he still had good mental quality.
"Thank you, little friend Lu, for saving me. If it hadn't been for my little friend, my Xujiazhuang would probably have died in the hands of this group of thieves today." Taigong Xu washed the stains on his face and changed into a set of clean clothes. , then came to Lu Xingshi to express his thanks.
"Tai Gong Xu is so polite. I can do something to be entertained by Tai Gong Xu today." Lu Xingshi said politely, and then asked: "What is the origin of this sky-shattering thief? He has such an arrogant reputation and dares to attack Xujiazhuang."
"A group of strong men, since..." Xu Taigong also introduced the heroes of the Daqing Dynasty to Lu Xingshi.
After Lu Xingshi heard this, his expression was very exciting.
There is indeed no world in this secret realm, but there is such a thing as a green forest, commonly known as a green forest hero.
There are bandits on the mountains, water bandits on the water, and robbers on the roadside. It can be called the era of great bandits.
And each of these heroes used slogans such as doing justice for heaven, robbing the rich and giving to the poor, etc., and burned, killed, and looted in various ways, forming an evil force.
"This...won't the imperial court suppress it?" Lu Xingshi complained.
Not to mention other things, this has become a disaster. Why is the court just looking at it?
"Alas, in recent years, traitors in the court have deceived the officials..." Taigong Xu sighed. Anyway, it was not the emperor who was at fault, he could only be deceived by his traitors.
Lu Xingshi actually had a guess. Master Jin Yun used the national destiny of the Daqing Dynasty to refine the demonic nature of the demon star, so there must be a price to pay. Such things that go against the will of heaven should have been undertaken by Tianshi Jinyun. Normally, he would not have been able to wait until it was completed. He would have died in the process of training and would not be able to reach the current level.
Therefore, the backlash was borne by the Daqing Dynasty, which led to bandits everywhere, occupying mountains and forests, and doing illegal things with all kinds of righteousness.
You can't want benefits and not want to take responsibility at the same time. How can such a good thing happen?
If this kind of thing really happens, I'm afraid it will be even worse. Free is always the most expensive.
"It's not that the imperial court is inactive, it's just that after several failed attempts to suppress bandits, no one is willing to lead troops to eliminate banditry in various places."
"This has caused these bandits to become more and more arrogant." Xu Taigong said with embarrassment.
When Lu Xingshi heard this, he understood somewhat. He had just killed a group of arrogant bandits with his front feet, but another stubble grew on his heels.
If you don't pay attention and go back, then when the latest information comes and you find that the attack was not clean, you will come back and claim credit. This will become a lie about military merit.
Even if it is verified that this new bandit is a later one, why are you in such a hurry to come back?
This makes it difficult to take credit, but easy to take the blame.
In fact, there is another very important point, that is, why are there so many bandits?
You must know that bandits will definitely not be born out of thin air.
This means that the bottom class must not be able to survive, otherwise someone will turn into a bandit and engage in this kind of beheading business.
Even if the demonic nature of the demon star wants to influence it, there must be a major prerequisite.
If the world is peaceful and the people are happy, no matter how powerful the demonic nature is, it can only dissipate alone.
It is precisely because of the environment that allowed it to take root and thrive that this became the era of great banditry.
"So, who are the famous bandits in this world?" Lu Xingshi asked.
The Heaven-turning thieves headed by Sky-turning Tiger have an arrogant name, but in fact they can only be regarded as low-level Green Forest.
"There should be three groups of bandits in the world, namely the Qingyun bandits, the Sanjiang bandits and the Black Mountain bandits. Among them, the Black Mountain bandits are entrenched in the Black Mountain area. The imperial court has conquered them no less than ten times, but they have been defeated every time."
"The Qingyun thief came and went without a trace. The imperial court was robbed of property dozens of times without a trace."
"The Sanjiang bandits occupy the main waterway of Sanjiang Water Palace, and water transportation from all over the country must be respected."
"In addition to these three groups, there are others such as..." Taigong Xu looked sad and angry, obviously hating the Daqing Dynasty.
Lu Xingshi listened attentively, and it wasn't until the sky turned pale that Taigong Xu finally finished speaking.
‘It’s interesting. Daqing Dynasty seems to be a smaller version of Dasong? ’ Lu Xingshi thought about this.
The current situation in Dasong is actually similar, except that compared to Dasong, which has entered a stage of war and chaos, although bandits are rampant in the Daqing Dynasty, the overall situation is always controlled by the court, and there are even means to turn the tables.
But now this comeback method is gone, and it has been blown up by Lu Xingshi.
"It's getting late. Mr. Xu, please go and rest. I have important things to do, so I'll go ahead." Lu Xingshi stood up and cupped his hands, indicating that he was leaving at dawn.
"Why are you so eager, little friend Lu? Why don't you stay for two more days and I'll entertain you." Taigong Xu didn't expect that Lu Xingshi was leaving.
After all, he was a lifesaver, so I felt uneasy leaving him like this.
"No, no, I have something urgent to do." Lu Xingshi said with a smile.
How can we continue to stay here? Maybe a wanted order will come in an hour or two.
It would be very awkward to meet again then.
So before it gets completely bright, of course I should leave early to avoid embarrassment.
"I see that Mr. Lu is in a tight situation. If you don't give up..." Xu Taigong said, a maid came up with a tray covered with red cloth. When he remembered, there was one hundred taels of silver on it: "I have a tattoo of one hundred taels of silver." , can be used as a package.”
"Then I'm not polite. It's really difficult to go out without money." Lu Xingshi accepted it without any politeness.
One hundred taels is already a lot.
It may not seem like much in martial arts novels, but converted into modern measurement units, it's ten pounds.
"If you have nowhere to go, Xiaoyou Lu can go to Shenjing. I still have some dignity in Shenjing." Taigong Xu gave another instruction.
"If you really can't survive, you must think of Taigong Xu's words." Lu Xingshi did not refuse.
The other party didn't know the situation, but he had good intentions. There was no need to refute the other party's words in person.
Seeing that Lu Xingshi left so decisively, Xu Taigong felt regretful that he could not keep such strange people as Lu Xingshi to serve him and Zhuangzi.
(End of chapter)