Chapter 17: Excuses (I)
At night, there is no room around.
The city of Jishui County has been shrouded in a quiet atmosphere, the lights are out, and it is very quiet.
At this time, although he knew the news of Li Chengye's wedding, Wang Shoutian was still in a very good mood, sitting in his room, holding a bronze mirror, he was observing the changes in his life.
found that after only a few days, relying on the soldiers and civilians of Jishui County, the white qi in his life seal had recovered to one-third, and what made him most proud was the faint appearance of a few traces of aura.
I didn't realize it before, but now after Lai Tongyu's affairs, there is an obvious trace of golden aura, which is exactly the loyalty of Lai Tongyu and the grace of his ancestors.
Carefully distinguished, in the faint, there are traces of red qi, looming, this is the number of other people who have qi.
It's just that they're still very weak, so they can't see it for a while.
This made Wang Shoutian see hope, destiny, it is possible to gather the spirit of those heroes and heroes, and breaking through the destiny, even if he is not a person in this world in nature, it is more difficult, it may not be impossible.
Just as he put down the bronze mirror and was about to go to bed, someone outside suddenly called the door: "My lord!
Time passed, but outside the city, there was a dense group of people, all of whom were hiding on the dirt slope about a mile away from the city.
These people were dressed in a mess of everything, carrying hunting bows on their backs, holding knives, swords, sticks, clubs, etc., and they were sitting or standing, talking in whispers.
"Brothers, this time we went down the mountain, our purpose is very clear! Grab money, food, and women! However, the officials here are not good stubble, we have waited for several days, but we have not waited for the opportunity to enter the city to do a vote, since this is the case, we have to change the purpose of going down the mountain this time, we can't, come for nothing, you say right?" A strong man said coldly.
The crowd was silent, and they all looked at the man with their eyes open, waiting for his orders.
The strong man continued: "Although this city is not easy to enter, but this person is not difficult to rob, I have already inquired, in addition to the people living in this city, in this county, there are some big families who are unwilling to move to the city, although it is very close to this city, but if you rob a vote and leave, forgive those cities and can't help me wait!"
"The big boss, it's just that these people have built a dock fort, this dock fort has deep ditches and high walls, and there are private soldiers, we can't beat it!" At this time, someone raised a different idea.
"Yes, but there is a family, it is said that they have made money and returned to their hometown, but the dock fort has not yet been built, and they refuse to enter the city, hehe, this family, there is no fear of raising strong men at home, but what are we afraid of? Since they are willing to be fat sheep, we can't be soft, right? haha!"
After speaking, a cold light had flashed in the eyes of these people in front of him: "What the big boss said is true!"
"Very good, you will all return with a full load, this time I grabbed a good thing, go back to a big bowl of wine and eat meat!" The strong man nodded with satisfaction, and said seriously: "At this time, those guys should have fallen asleep, let's go down, if you are afraid of the bad seeds, it is best to get far away, we don't have mixed rice to eat on the mountain!"
"Understood!" the group replied in unison, and in the darkness of the night, one after another black figures, under the cover of the night, rushed in the direction where the fat sheep was.
Located in an area a few miles away from the city of Jishui County, a large mansion has been built.
The owner of the house is a master who returns to the field, surnamed Cheng, sixty years old, as an eight-grade official under the handsome, who respects rules and attaches great importance to the ancestral house.
After the war, he just returned to the field and built a homestead on the site of his former residence.
Although Wang Shoutian asked him to move to Jishui County, he still refused.
In his cognition, except for the attack of the enemy town, there is no other major threat, and now that the enemy town is blocked by the county town of Jishui in front, he can naturally enclose the land in the back.
If it has been in business for more than ten years, maybe the Cheng family can become a local tyrant.
Besides, there are dozens of family members at home, and he really doesn't take the thief seriously.
This night, the lights were turned off early in the Cheng family's house, and dozens of families slept soundly, and only a few family members on duty at night were patrolling.
Cheng Mansion was built in a semi-abandoned town, the wall was still very high, at this time on the silent street, there were no pedestrians for a long time, and suddenly black figures came from afar, they walked quickly to the outside of Cheng Mansion, and stopped.
"Big boss, I grabbed something, why are we going to run? It's quite far from the cottage. A dark shadow whispered.
"Stupid, haven't you checked it a long time ago? This family has a carriage, an ox cart, and a mule, and when the time comes, they will be snatched and transported back together!" patted the other man on the head, and the leader whispered.
The man shrank his neck in fright, and suddenly didn't dare to say anything more.
Looking around, the leader said to the left and right: "Let's move quickly, and fight quickly." ”
"Got it, boss. ”
Their strength was not weak, and they still did not show fatigue after walking so far, and they seemed to have touched the bottom beforehand, and after the leader gave the order, they immediately climbed through a side wall.
The big boss is at the forefront.
Late at night, the entire Cheng Mansion was quiet, and they cautiously walked inside.
Because I stepped on the aisle outside before, it was not difficult to find Cheng Zhai, but what to do after entering Cheng Zhai was to act at the opportunity.
First of all, they first went to the vicinity of the stable, and found that there were indeed mules and horses inside, as well as a few carriages, and suddenly, a smile appeared on the faces of these people, with these, it was much more convenient for them to grab valuable things and leave.
"There are people here, kill them first, this Cheng family moved back to the ancestral house, and brought five or six hundred clansmen and tenants at once, which is very troublesome!" The big boss first found the place where the patrolling family in the Cheng house rested, so he whispered: "Don't make a noise until you have to, we are seeking money, not desperate!"
The big boss bandit "Pangolin", this man's hearing and eyesight are the keenest in this group, with his superiority, leading everyone, ghostly wandering around the Cheng Mansion, gradually approaching the small gatehouse where the night watchman stayed.
Suddenly, the big boss was startled and waved his hand to signal everyone to stop.
In the darkness, there was a little light, and it flashed very quickly, and a sharp dagger appeared from the hand of the great master.
In front of them, there appeared a man who walked a little sneakily, looking at what should be a figure with a head and face in this house, tall and thin, about thirty years old, with a white skin, and he kept looking around while walking.
The big boss was about to decide to take him down, so as to find out where Cheng Mansion hid valuable things.
"Oh, my little heart, you're finally here!" the man snorted softly into a corner, his voice filled with joy.
Someone coming?
Afraid of startling the snake, this group of people stopped for a while.
Then, another figure suddenly appeared.
The figure looked like a woman, and as soon as she met the man, the two hugged each other directly.
Seeing this scene, all the thieves were stunned for a short time, and it is estimated that even they didn't expect that they would come to rob once, and they could also meet men and women for a private tryst.
Can't wait, the two have already hugged each other, and the big boss sneered at this scene and waved his hand behind him.
Several sturdy figures rushed out at a very fast speed, and the two of them didn't have time to shout at all, so they were directly covered by several big men and dragged to the corner like dead dogs.
Seeing that there was actually a group of people of unknown origin in the corner, the man and woman were terrified.
"Don't shout, or I'll bleed you!" said the big boss in a low voice to the two men with fearful faces.
"Woo woo......" The cold light of the dagger flashed, and suddenly, a man and a woman nodded violently with great acquaintance.
"Take what is in your mouth out of their mouths. The boss told his men to pull out the ball of cloth that had just been put into their mouths, and at the same time, two sharp knives were laid across their necks. The cold feeling made them tremble in fright.
"A good man spares his life, a good man spares his life!" The man and woman naturally didn't dare to speak loudly under this situation, but they couldn't help but beg for mercy in a low voice.
"It's not impossible for me to spare you, but you have to let the master see the benefits, right?" The big boss played with a sharp dagger in his hand, and a face with ordinary facial features burst out with a powerful murderous aura against the cold light, and he sneered and said: "Let's talk about it, what are the identities of the two of you in this mansion? If it is useless to the master, I can't keep you." Let's start with you, say, what are you? ”
He pointed to the man.
"The small, the small one is the deputy butler in this house......" The man had already seen the outfit of this group of people clearly, and the chill of the dagger in front of him made his calves cramp a little.
At the moment of life and death, he didn't want to care about anything else, he just wanted to save his life: "King, as long as you don't kill the villain, the villain is willing to take money to buy his life!"
This man was clever enough to see what this group of people was doing.
"Deputy butler?" Touching his chin, the big boss sneered, and looked at the woman again: "So...... Who are you? Is it his daughter-in-law? It doesn't look like that!"
The woman also let go, maybe she said her identity, she could still have a way to live, she was busy and said: "I...... I'm not his daughter-in-law, I'm the third lady in this house......"
"The old guy's third lady?" Hearing this, these people naturally understood that the lady in the house was cheating with her subordinates...... Suddenly, a group of people lowered their voices and laughed.
"Third lady, it's really disrespectful, disrespectful!"
After speaking, the big boss looked at the two of them with a smile and asked: "One is the deputy butler of the Cheng Mansion, and the other is the third lady of the Cheng Mansion, neither of them are idle people, so can you tell the master where the gold and silver treasury of the Cheng Mansion is?"
“...... This, the villain really doesn't know ......" The deputy housekeeper's face was pale, this is the lifeblood of the Cheng family, and he said that not only will he have no way to live in the future, but the entire Cheng family will have to drink the northwest wind.
It's just that before he finished speaking, he was covered by the big boss and stabbed a dagger in the heart viciously, and in the blood splashing, he slowly let go of his hand and put the body of the deputy butler on the ground.
The third lady covered her mouth violently, desperately suppressing her scream.
"It's your turn. The big boss said to the third lady, he looked her up and down, took her chin and asked.
However, the dagger in his hand kept swirling in the throat of the third lady, making the third lady's frightened face: "I said, I said everything!"
"Yes, it's still very beautiful, wait for the master to get the goods, let's go up the mountain together!" the big boss smiled in a low voice and said.
After that, it went smoothly and a little unexpectedly, under the guidance of the third lady, they ransacked the silver treasury of the Cheng Mansion, and robbed the carriage and mules, and when a large number of carriages and mules went out, they were discovered, and in the sound of the police gong, they took the third lady in the mansion and ran away, leaving behind the corpses of several family members.
"Hurry! Go to the city to report to the official! Report to the marshal, you can't let these robbers escape!" Master Cheng, who woke up in a burst of alarm, almost fainted on the spot, and spit out this sentence from between his teeth.