ebookland Chapter 508 Storytelling
Chapter 508 Storytelling
He Cang said flatly: "This kid ruined my plan, how can I let you take him away?! Besides, your third brother surnamed Xuan killed more than 20 of my brothers, and the revenge has not been avenged yet, so I don't need to do you any favors."
You Ganzhan heard him being extremely rude, but he didn't take it seriously. He laughed and said, "He Bazi is right, I won't force you. But I have to remind you, if this brother..." He turned to Chu Xiaomu and asked, "Little brother, I am You Ganzhan from Jinyang City. I'm sure you heard it just now. What's your name?"
Chu Xiaomu replied: "My last name is Lin, my given name is Yuan, and I am from Qingyuan."
You Ganzhan nodded and said, "Qingyuan people, um, good place, good people!" Then he continued what he had said to He Cang before, "If this brother loses a hair here, I, You Ganzhan, will flatten your little Tushan!"
He Cang was furious and was about to pick up his sword to fight again, but he remembered the rules of Xiao Tushan and had to suppress his anger. He said loudly: "He Cang will lead more than 300 brothers of the Red Forehead Gang to wait for You Yinwei's arrival at Pan Tufeng of Xiao Tushan!"
You Ganzhan said nothing more, waved his hand, and led the soldiers to drive the grain-carrying carts away.
There were at least seventy or eighty carriages in the procession, creaking as they headed south. The bandits from Xiaotu Mountain could no longer stop them, so they could only stand by the roadside and curse.
Seeing that the man he had arrested had caused such a big mess, Liu Zhang lowered his head and hid behind the bandits, not daring to even breathe. However, Baldy Liu yelled and cursed much more fiercely than the others.
He Cang did not wait for You Ganzhan's troops to leave. He waved his hand and led the bandits away.
Chu Xiaomu was naturally kicked in the buttocks by Liu Zang again, and half pushed and half pulled to follow the bandit group. However, Cheng Huang disappeared without a trace at some point.
After crossing two mountain ridges and passing through several dense forests, the bandits arrived at a dark wooden house after more than half an hour. The wooden house was not too big, nor too small, and was no different from the houses of ordinary people in Jinyang City that they had seen along the way. It was probably a small base of the Red Forehead Gang.
There was an open space in front of the house, which was occupied by two or three hundred bandits.
Several quick-footed bandits kicked open the door, brought out a wooden chair and placed it in the middle of the eaves. He Cang sat on it and thrust the bone-cutting knife into the hard ground beside him, looking menacing.
This time, the bandits of Xiao Tushan, led by He Cang, almost came out in full force, but they ended up with nothing after such a big battle. Not only did this make He Cang lose face, but the brothers would probably have to live frugally and go hungry in the days to come.
However, the culprit of all this is the guy named "Lin Yuan" who was just captured!
Before He Cang could give any orders, a bandit pushed him in front of the crowd and shouted at him to kneel down.
Chu Xiaomu thought that he could play with them, but kneeling down was a bit too much. He stood there motionless, letting the bandits punch and kick him, without bending his knees. He had the spiritual power of wood, so the bandits' punches and kicks could not hurt him.
He Cang was surprised to see that this boy was so tough and didn't care about the heavy punches and kicks of several bandits. He waved his hand and asked them to go away. "Boy, do you know that you have ruined my plan?!"
Chu Xiaomu said: "He Bazi, do you want to hear a story?"
He Cang was immediately furious and cursed, "You are about to die, and you are still in the mood to tell stories?! You may be in the mood to tell, but I am not in the mood to listen!"
The bandits shouted loudly, saying that the guy should be chopped off on the spot and there was no need for the leader to waste words with him.
Chu Xiaomu thought that it would be very troublesome to let these people listen to his story attentively. Only by intimidating this He first, maybe they would be obedient.
He then said coldly: "The last two moves between you and You Ganzhan ended in a draw. Others don't know the reason, but I know it." After saying that, he looked at He Cang with a smile.
He Cang was immediately shocked, thinking how could this guy know this, could he be the master who helped me behind the scenes? But that was impossible, he was so young, and he was so far away from me at that time...
But who else could it be but him? I know what abilities these brothers in Xiao Tushan have. Even if there are masters with such abilities, they would not hide in Xiao Tushan to rob houses and become bandits.
He Cang stared at Chu Xiaomu from head to toe, and was very suspicious. He wondered if this kid knew he was going to die, so he lied to me? Suddenly, he saw a flash of divine light in his eyes, and he couldn't help but shudder, and the hair on his body stood up.
His thoughts raced. If this guy was really the mysterious master, he would have helped me to fight You Ganzhan and would not have come to harm our Red Forehead Gang. But when he distributed food and grass later, he completely favored You Ganzhan and his gang. What on earth was this guy trying to do?
Well, since he wants to tell a story, I will see what tricks he is up to. If he is not an expert, it will not be too late to kill him then.
He Cang thought of this and said, "What story do you want to tell? Anyway, I have nothing to do for the time being, so I can watch and listen. If you don't tell it well, my knife will not recognize anyone." Although he was a little timid in his heart, he could not lose the momentum.
When the bandits heard that the leader actually wanted to listen to this kid's story, they couldn't believe it for a moment. He Cang waved his hand, and everyone gradually quieted down.
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "Two days ago, when I passed by a small village next to Huachanyi, I saw a poor family just about to have a meal. These poor people are not like the young masters of Jinyang City or the Jinwei and Yinwei of Jindaomen who can have fish and meat for every meal. They don't eat millet flour or butter cakes, but rice porridge mixed with diced melons dug from the earth pit... I guess they are far worse than you robbers."
Dingergua is a common wild vegetable in Cangmu Country. It is not only bitter, but also hard to swallow. Poor families often pick it and mix it with porridge to fill their stomachs. The bandits know all this.
"There are five people in their family, two old people, two middle-aged people, and a child. The child's name is Xiao Tuan'er, about five or six years old. I guess he often eats diced melon mixed with rice porridge, so he looks very thin."
Some hot-tempered bandits became impatient after hearing a few words, and cursed Chu Xiaomu for casting spells on the stone and saying useless nonsense.
He Cang glared at them and shouted, "Old Laizi Huang, if you keep making noise, I will cut off your tongue and eat it as a snack!" The bandits dared not make a sound anymore.