In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 364 Teasing

"Hero, spare your life!"

The shorter henchmen's knees buckled, and they knelt directly on the ground.

These thieves were inherently bullies who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. Han Yue's imposing physique alone was enough to deter him from any thought of resistance.

not to mention……

Han Yue leaped nearly a hundred meters to appear in front of him. What does that mean?

That warhorse was galloping at breakneck speed; even if an ordinary person could jump off its back onto the ground, they would probably be seriously injured.

And what about Han Yue?

Han Yue not only leaped over a hundred meters, but when he landed, his body didn't sway at all, even though he was wearing armor. This is something that ordinary people can't do!

Therefore, when Han Yue landed in front of him, the short henchman knelt down and begged for mercy without even thinking.

As for the tall henchmen...

He reacted quickly. The moment Han Yue leaped up, he turned around and tried to run away, but Han Yue would never give him a chance to escape.

Despite wearing armor weighing dozens of kilograms, Han Yue remained agile. With a single step, he was already behind the tall henchman, and then, Han Yue unleashed a slash!

"Pfft!"

The tall henchman, who had his back to Han Yue, took the knife through his back, his skin instantly tearing open and bleeding profusely!

"what!"

The tall henchman let out a shrill cry, seemingly in pain, or perhaps to warn the Taishan bandits in the village.

"enemy……"

The tall henchman wanted to shout again, but Han Yue didn't give him the chance.

"Pfft!"

With a single swing of his blade, Han Yue sent the henchman's head flying into the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Brother Han, you have excellent skills."

Zheng Qing rode forward and, with a single thrust of his spear, killed the short henchman kneeling on the ground, saying with a smile.

"Brother Zheng, you flatter me!"

Han Yue shook the blood off his knife and said, "Let's go into the village."

"it is good!"

Han Yue remounted his horse and rode into Lijiapo.

Meanwhile, in the village chief's house, Wang Taishan suddenly woke up.

The martial artist had extremely keen hearing. Although he lived a little far from the village entrance, he could still hear the piercing wails coming from there!

"Someone has entered the village!"

Wang Taishan's expression hardened, and he quickly put on his clothes and left the village chief's house.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Taishan bandits also realized what was happening and ran out of the house, disheveled, heading towards Wang Taishan.

"Boss, what happened?"

The man with a tuft of chest hair asked, explaining that he had been fighting with two women from Lijiapo until midnight the previous night and had been suddenly awakened without even putting on his shirt.

"Someone must have broken into the village!"

Wang Taishan frowned, already hearing the rapid sound of horses' hooves.

"Breaking into the village? Who dares to be so arrogant?"

"Could they be government officials?"

"How could they be government officials? I heard the sound of horses' hooves. It might be the imperial army!"

"Nonsense! How could the imperial court possibly send troops here!"

Should we run away?

"..."

The bandits from Taishan had different thoughts. Some were afraid and wanted to escape, while others were arrogant and didn't take the intruders into the village seriously.

"Quiet!"

Wang Taishan shouted, "Everyone, pick up your weapons and prepare for battle!"

As soon as Wang Taishan spoke, everyone sprang into action, returning to their houses to grab their weapons and staring intently at the main road that stretched to the village entrance.

At the same time, the sound of hooves gradually became clearer, and a cavalry unit of about thirty men appeared before them.

The cavalrymen were all clad in armor, making it impossible for Wang Taishan and his men to see their faces clearly. However, their equipment alone was enough to make Wang Taishan and his men wary.

In the Xia Kingdom, possessing armor privately is a serious crime. In other words, theoretically, armor does not exist among the common people. These cavalrymen are very likely government troops!

But how is this possible?

There are no troops stationed in Taicang County, and bandits of the scale of Taishan bandits would not attract the attention of the army. Why would an army appear in this place?

Wang Taishan suppressed the pounding in his heart, gazed at the crowd opposite him, and asked, "Sir, may I ask what brings you to Lijiapo?"

"Lijiapo?"

Zheng Qing scoffed and said, "Are you sure this is Lijiapo?"

"Naturally determined."

Wang Taishan said, "I am Li Shugen, the village chief of Lijia Village. How could I mistake my own village?"

"Ha ha!"

Han Yue, standing shoulder to shoulder with Zheng Qing, glanced at the blades in the hands of these Taishan bandits and burst into laughter: "Brother Zheng, this Wang Taishan is quite a character. Even when he's about to die, he still tries to deceive us!"

not good!

Wang Taishan was shocked. The fact that they knew his name meant they already knew his identity, and his attempt to impersonate a villager from Lijiapo was probably doomed.

but……

Wang Taishan still harbored a sliver of hope and tried to speak: "Sir, you are indeed insightful. My identity cannot be hidden from you all, however..."

Wang Taishan changed the subject, saying, "I have no grudge against any of you. I wonder why you are looking for me?"

Are you sure you have no grudge against me?

Zheng Qing's face beneath his helmet was full of mockery.

"determine."

Wang Taishan said that he was certain that he had not provoked the imperial army. "If you gentlemen will withdraw now, I am willing to offer you 200 taels of silver."

"200 taels of silver? That's quite a sum!"

Zheng Qing took off his helmet, pointed at himself, and said, "Why don't you take a closer look and see who I am?"

Wang Taishan looked closely and his pupils immediately contracted sharply.

Ordinary people would not recognize Zheng Qing's face, but Wang Taishan had seen Zheng Qing before and recognized him at a glance.

"Brothers, follow me and kill!"

Upon recognizing Zheng Qing's identity, Wang Taishan knew there was no turning back. He roared and gave an order to the Taishan bandits!

"kill!"

Although the remaining Taishan bandits were afraid, they still gripped their blades tightly and charged towards Zheng Qing and the others.

"Humph!"

Han Yue snorted coldly, dismounted, and with a single stroke, sliced ​​off half the head of a Taishan bandit.

Immediately afterwards, he gripped his longsword and charged into the crowd, his swordsmanship sweeping and powerful, ruthlessly reaping the lives of the Taishan bandits.

Meanwhile, realizing that this place was not suitable for cavalry charges, everyone dismounted and engaged the Taishan bandits in battle!

Only Chen Dao remained calmly mounted on his horse, quietly watching the battlefield before him.

It must be said that the Taishan bandits are quite strong and have a remarkable fighting spirit. Even when facing their own side, which consists entirely of martial artists, they dare to go forward and fight.

But that's about it.

This time, the Zheng family and the Suiyue Martial Arts School almost came out in full force, with more than 10 martial artists of the seventh rank or above.

And what about the Taishan bandits?

There were quite a few martial artists among the Taishan bandits. Of the more than 50 Taishan bandits in front of them, at least 10 were martial artists. However, most of them were at the ninth rank, with only one shirtless man reaching the seventh rank.

Nine ninth-rank soldiers and one seventh-rank soldier—can they now defeat more than a dozen seventh-rank or higher soldiers on our side?