The summer thunderstorm came and went so quickly that in less than an hour the clouds had already subsided, and a ray of sunlight shone into the tavern through the hole in the broken wall, and shone on the three strongmen who had been tied up with flowers. At this time, they have long lost their previous arrogance, and they all look like they are low-eyed and slaughtered.

In front of the three of him, in addition to Sun Tu and a few people who had fought with them, there were also some strong men in the town who heard the news, and the leader was Wang Xi of Lizheng in Qingdian Town. But at this time, his face was not a little happy, but full of fear, and after peeking at Sun Tu and them a few times, he muttered: "This...... How good is that? ”

Although these words were said very lightly, they were still listened to by many people around them, and before Sun Tu could speak, the girl had already opened her mouth first: "You are just unreasonable here, we helped you arrest the thieves who disturbed the place, not only did you not thank you, but you actually put on such an appearance, are you complicit with them?" As she spoke, her face was cold, and her hands were on the long knife of the mandarin duck that she had just taken off her horse, and she was awe-inspiring.

Wang Xi was shocked by her, and hurriedly defended himself: "How can villains be with them, in the past few years, our Qingdian Town has been harassed and bullied by these horse thieves, and we can't prevent them." ”

As soon as he said this, the young men in the town who were also sad next to him all nodded and agreed: "Yes, yes, we are all people who do our duty, how dare we be in the company of such a ringing horse......

It was only at this time that Sun Tu slowly spoke: "Wang Lizheng doesn't need to panic, I can see that you are all good people, and you will never collude with thieves." But your reaction to this is suspicious. If you have any troubles, just say it bluntly, although I am not a local official, as long as I can do my best, I can help you calm the place. ”

"Dare to ask Your Excellency...... Are you a member of the government? Wang Xi hesitated a little and asked expectantly.

"Yes, this official is the six-rank military attache of the imperial court who went to Qingzhou to take up his post, if you have something to say, even the official of the Jeju prefect can see it."

"To tell the truth, these three people and their accomplices have long been a big trouble in Jeju, known as the Jeju Ringing Horse Thieves ......" Wang Xi finally told the other identity of Jeju Sanxiong after a little hesitation.

It turned out that the people in the Jeju area were not the gang of mountain bandits hiding in Yangsanbo, but this group of bandits with a number of thirty or fifty people, who came and went like the wind. Shandong is already a fierce people, coupled with the geographical advantage of many people have raised horses, so there is a group of people who are not willing to live honestly, and practice martial arts riding and archery guys gather into gangs, in this area to rob houses, loot into a trend, known as horse thieves.

Compared with the heroes of Liangshan who do not eat the grass on the edge of the nest and abide by the morality of the rivers and lakes, these horse thieves have no bottom line at all. As long as they provoke them, or if they find out that someone has a lot of wealth, they will run to the door, killing the entire family of the target, and even several villages and towns have been wiped out by them.

And after hearing the name of the horse thief, Zhu Saburo and the girl, as well as the long-haired head Tuo who was just a cold bystander before, all showed a strange expression on their faces. Sun Tu didn't pay attention to their reactions at this time, but asked with some surprise: "Since the horses are in trouble, why don't you report to the government and let the officials and soldiers exterminate them?" Can thirty or fifty bandits still resist the officers and soldiers? ”

"Brother Sun doesn't know, the horse thieves are the most cunning, and good at looking at the wind, as long as there is a wind and grass, they will flee and disperse, sneaking into the surrounding mountains, the government has used troops against them several times, so they let them escape, so the people can only do self-defense." Zhu Saburo immediately replied.

"Hey, Brother Zhu actually knows their style of acting, has he ever dealt with them before?" Sun Tu looked at the other party curiously and asked.

"As long as you are from Jeju, who doesn't know all the evil deeds of this horse thief who has emerged in the past two years. Moreover, I wish Jiazhuang and the surrounding Huli and Liangzhuang to form an alliance, attacking and defending as one, not only to guard against the bandits in Liangshan, but also to resist the bandits who come and go like the wind. Saying that, Zhu Saburo also glanced at the girl next to him attentively, and added in his heart, but it was an unexpected joy to be close to Sister Rong because of this.

After a pause, he said, "But since I wished Hu and Li Sanzhuang formed an alliance to fight against the thieves together, these horse thieves have known that they have fled far away, and they have never gone to our side to harass us again. It's just that I didn't expect them to run over here for trouble......"

Wang Xi nodded and said: "Yes, in the past year, this horse thief has not caused a lot of disasters to the villages and towns in our area, and the officials and soldiers have come and disappeared from them, so they can't be stationed in the town all the time." So ......" was finished with another sigh. Immediately, he looked at the three guys who were wilting on the ground, and said with a sad face: "Now that the three of them are being taken in my Qingdian Town, as long as the news spreads, I am afraid that those horse thieves will soon come to the door to retaliate." Moreover, one of the men who had been at the table with them had left first, and he knew that the three had been to my town, and now that something had happened to them...... How is this a good ......" He shuddered at the thought of fear.

Not only him, but also those young men were full of horror on their faces, and they said again and again: "Yes, how is this good? Our town was already unshielded, and once they came, we wouldn't be able to resist it with just our men. That's a town full of hundreds of people......"

These words made Sun Tu frown even more, he really didn't expect that there was such a big force hidden behind the Jeju Sanxiong, and he actually brought such a disaster to the local people with his own thieves.

At this time, Nie Wanxiong, who was the least injured, suddenly opened his mouth with a cruel smile: "Now you know what the consequences will be, right?" If the acquaintances hurry up and let us go, hand over those horses to us, and pay 5,000 yuan to buy your life, maybe the grandfathers will be able to let you go. If you dare to disobey again, it won't be long before the people of your town will die...... Ah......" Before he finished speaking, a slender and delicate long leg had kicked over, hitting the door in front of him, kicking him on his back, blood flowed for a long time, and the girl Hu Rong, who suddenly came out of his legs, was already upside down, her face was cold, and she said in a coquettish voice: "You dare to blow nonsense as a prisoner, I will kill you first!" As he spoke, he drew a knife and was about to step forward.

Fortunately, Sun Tu reacted quickly enough, and hurriedly stopped her, and said urgently: "Girl, please don't be in a hurry, even if you kill the three of them at this time, it won't help, and it may be more effective to leave them alive." ”

was stopped by him, Hu Rong's action was a pause, and he wanted to refute it, but after facing Sun Tu's eyes, his heart jumped somehow, his face turned red, and he obediently stopped and said no more. This reaction naturally fell into the eyes of Zhu Saburo and Ya'er, who had been guarded by Tang Feng a little farther away, and both of them chuckled in their hearts, and there was a faint feeling of unhappiness.

However, Sun Tu, because he was concerned about business, didn't pay too much attention to the strange reaction of the girl, quickly turned around, stepped on Nie Wanxiong's body, and said in a deep voice: "You tell me honestly, where are your accomplices hiding?" If you say it, the government may be able to spare your life, or I will kill you on the spot for the serious crimes you committed before! ”

"Haha, are you afraid of death? As long as you are not afraid to pull the people of a town to bury me for me, just kill me, if you frown, grandpa is not a good man! Nie Wanxiong snorted disdainfully, although he was lying on the ground very embarrassed, he still looked back at Sun Tu fearlessly.

"You ......" Zhu Saburo was furious when he heard this, and stepped forward and said: "Don't be complacent, we have the means to make you survive and not die!" "Apparently they wanted to torture him.

But Sun Tu immediately shook his head and denied this choice: "No, I'm afraid it's too late to torture them now." The three of them had mentioned that they would go to Jeju City tonight to congratulate their accomplices on their birthdays, and now that it was nearly evening, I am afraid that it would not be long before those horse thieves would notice that something was wrong with them. ”

Hearing this judgment, Wang Xi and the others were even more panicked, trembling all over: "This ...... How good is that? ”

"Don't worry, since this matter was started by us and others, and the people were also taken by us, my Sun Tu will never abandon you and leave." Sun Tu said, glanced at a few people around him, and Luda nodded without hesitation: "Yes, isn't it just thirty or fifty horse thieves, the Sprinkle family wants to compete with them to see what they can do to disturb the peace of the entire Jeju Mansion!" ”

Hu Rong also immediately followed: "That's right, these horse thieves are causing trouble in all directions in my Jeju territory, and we naturally want to eliminate harm for the people." Let them meet us this time, and it will be their end. Zhu Saburo, don't you say? ”

Zhu Saburo originally muttered a little in his heart, after all, there are really few people who can fight here, but since Hu Rong said so, he can't go against his sweetheart's intentions, so he nodded: "We naturally want to eliminate harm for the people, but how to deal with them has to be considered in the long run, so we can think of a way to break the enemy." ”

"Brother Zhu's words won my heart, although we have fewer people, but in the case of calculating or not having a heart, it may not be that there is no chance. And I'm sure there aren't many of those Ringing Horse Thieves who are as powerful as him, and the average bandit isn't too much of a threat. Sun Tu said, looked at Cao Xinxiong, who was still unconscious, and had already begun to quickly formulate a strategy in his heart.

At this time, another voice sounded from the side: "Since we are in this town, I should be the only one to kill the bandits." The voice was loud but unfamiliar, and it was Toutuo, who had not made any movement, who opened his mouth.

Sun Tu had seen that this person was extraordinary before, he should be a master, and when he took the initiative to help at this time, he was also happy: "Okay, so we have a few more chances of winning." And before we can set everything up, we have to hide the old and weak. Wang Lizheng, I think there should be a safe hiding place in this town, right? ”