ebookland Chapter 501 Leaving money for traveling
Chapter 501 Leaving money for traveling
The thin man still refused to give in and shouted, "Isn't there a Huai Mountain near your Yutuo City? I heard that there are countless kinds of magical herbs there. Why did you come to our Jieyun Mountain to collect herbs?"
The bald man said again: "Yes, what's the reason for this?"
A short man with his head wrapped in black cloth walked behind him and said, "Brother Zhang, no matter where they come from or what they are here for, we can't let them pass. We are going to rob them today, so why waste time asking questions here and there..."
Chu Xiaomu felt very familiar with the voice, which was very similar to someone he knew. Looking at his face carefully, he realized that it was not the bald Liu Zang who had lived in the same slave house with him in Jiaoshan. Who else could it be?
The bald man surnamed Zhang laughed again and said, "Brother Liu, your hair is falling out more than mine, so what you said must make sense. That's right, the leader asked us to guard the main road, and sure enough, three little sheep came to the door. Why bother asking nonsense questions?"
He turned his head and stared at Jinglan, saying loudly: "Did you three hear me clearly?! I don't care whether you are from Yutuo City or Qingyuan. Leave the money for the passage and go back to where you came from!"
Xiaoying was so angry that she shouted, "Since you want to collect the toll, why are you driving us back? How can this be justified?!"
The bald man surnamed Zhang said, "We have no interest in robbing you poor common people, but unfortunately you are not from Jinyang City, so we have no choice but to rob you. This is the rule of our Little Tushan!"
After a pause, he continued, "As for why we have to send you back, it's because something big is happening ahead. If you go there, you might lose your life. This is for your own good."
Chu Xiaomu thought that these bandits could actually let go of the poor common people, so they were not too bad. But their words obviously only referred to the people of Jinyang City. People from Bicheng often passed by this road. I don’t know how many of them were harmed by them, and I’m afraid that many were killed by them! If I run into you today, I can’t spare you, but for Liu Zang’s sake, I will spare your lives for the time being.
Then he asked coldly: "How much money do you need to pay for the passage?"
The bald man named Zhang laughed and said, "Now it's the second brother's turn to speak, but why do I feel that you don't look like the second brother? How come you are much taller than your eldest brother? By the way, your third sister is a girl, and her voice is quite nice. Take off your hood for me!"
Xiaoying did not wear any disguise. Her beauty easily attracted other people's attention. She had been wearing a hood for the past two days, and her entire face was almost hidden, so the bandits could not see her appearance.
Seeing that the bald man was not only ugly but also extremely rude, she angrily said, "You said to take it off, so take it off. Why?!"
The bald man named Zhang tilted his head and laughed, then slammed the big knife on the ground again and shouted: "Oh, little girl, you have a bad temper. Take off your hood quickly, or I will force you!" The other bandits stepped forward at the same time, meaning that if you don't take it off, we will help you.
Chu Xiaomu said quickly: "Everyone, I'm really sorry, my third sister has a bad sore on her face, and she will be infected if she just looks at it, so we made him wear a hood. That's why we went to Yunshan to collect herbs."
I thought to myself that my explanation was clear enough. If you still want to use force, don't blame me for being rude. Even if Liu Zang is familiar with me, that doesn't matter.
Several bandits looked at each other in bewilderment. They could not believe that this little girl with a clear and sweet voice actually had a sore on her face. One look at it would infect them, so it was better not to look. It was better to believe it than not to believe it.
But Xiaoying shouted, "Stinky... You have the sore on your face, I don't have any!" and took off her hood angrily.
It doesn't matter if you don't take it off. The moment the hood falls down, it is like the bright moon jumping out of the dark clouds, pearls floating on the water, and gems brushing off the dust. The already dim official road in Jinyang City suddenly becomes bright.
The bandits had never expected that there was such a beautiful woman under the gray hood. They were all stunned, with their mouths half open and unable to close.
The thin man chuckled and said, "Brother Zhang, it seems that we have made a fortune today. Not only will He Bazi reward us with more gold and silver, but he will also teach you a few wind-splitting sword moves."
The bald guy named Zhang kept laughing.
Seeing their malicious looks, Xiaoying angrily said, "I've already taken off my hood, what do you want?!"
Chu Xiaomu had just reached out to put Xiaoying's hood back on when he heard several people shouting, "This kid is very dishonest. Drag him off the horse and beat him up first!" Then they swarmed up.
Chu Xiaomu gently touched the horse's belly with his left and right feet. Cheng Huang knew what he meant. He turned sideways, raised his hind hooves and kicked down the people in front of him. The person in front then pushed down the person behind, and immediately thirteen or fourteen people fell to the ground.
He pretended to be panicked and shouted, "Oh, oh, oh... My horse is the most ferocious, don't mess with it!"
When Jinglan saw this, she secretly laughed.
The bald man surnamed Zhang was furious, holding up his sword with both hands, and slashed at Chu Xiaomu. But how could this low-ranking character be a match for Cheng Huang? Cheng Huang jumped again and kicked the bald man surnamed Zhang and the remaining bandits to the ground, and Liu Zang was of course not spared.
Chu Xiaomu thought to himself, Brother Liu Zhang, I'm sorry this time. Why did you run to Xiaotushan to be a bandit?
Although the bandits were no match for Cheng Huang, they had spent half their lives fighting with swords, spears and sticks, so they still had some basic bandit qualities. They hurriedly got up from the ground. The bald man named Zhang whistled, and more than a dozen people immediately surrounded Chu Xiaomu and the other two.
They cursed at each other and said that these vicious mules and horses were not easy to deal with and that everyone should keep their eyes open.
The bald man surnamed Zhang shouted, "You two stinky boys, leave the money for the passage honestly, and leave your third sister with me, and I will spare your lives, otherwise, hmph!" He swung the sword in his hand and chopped twice. The meaning couldn't be clearer, if you three don't obey, this fine iron sword in my hand will not be vegetarian!
Chu Xiaomu thought, the Red-browed Bandits have been entrenched in Xiaotu Mountain for many years, so their power must be considerable. If they can really raise food, they will definitely have to transport it through this road. If they are not eradicated, I am afraid that the food will not be delivered. Since I, Chu Xiaomu, have encountered them today, I have just eliminated this hidden danger.
Thinking of this, he came up with a plan and whispered it to Jinglan and Xiaoying. Although the two were not very happy, they also felt that what he said made some sense and did not refute it immediately.