Jiaohua

Chapter 1503 We Do Not Rebel

The well is very deep, with the water surface about seven meters above the surface.

Zhan Ning just said there were at least five bodies. Xia Zhaoyi checked carefully and confirmed that there were only four bodies, including a child.

The buoyancy of the corpses was so great that they could lift dozens of kilograms of stone. When the corpses floated out of the water, they were crowded together, with several bulging bundles beside them. One of them was untied, and the floating clothes were dull and plain in style, mostly made of ramie and linen.

There were dense maggots, crawling around in the body's empty facial features. There were also many rats on the wall of the well, and every time a rat moved, it would scare away a swarm of flies.

"They look like a family of four," Xia Zhaoyi said softly, "but their family is not well off."

"There are no signs of fighting around here," Xia Zhi looked at the wheel, "and no blood stains either. However, this well wheel is not old. The paint on the wood looks quite new. It must be no more than half a year old."

Zhao Ya said angrily, "It is extremely difficult to dig such a deep well. It must have cost the efforts of countless people in the nearby villages. The person who threw the body into the well is really abominable. He directly destroyed a good well! Who will dare to use this well in the future?"

Xia Zhi said: "Second Miss, could it be that someone killed you here while you were fleeing?"

"It shouldn't be." Xia Zhaoyi retracted his gaze and looked around the well. "They don't have much valuables, but they are still there. The broken jade pendant on the little girl's neck is still hanging. I think it looks like..."

She didn't say anything else, her eyes fixed on the lush grass in the distance.

Xia Zhi and the others looked over.

Zhao Ya frowned: "Is there something moving over there? Is it a wild boar?"

Xia Zhaoyi didn't say anything, just watched the movement over there without blinking.

Zhan Ning looked at it for a while, and asked curiously: "Second Miss, you haven't finished what you are saying yet, what does it look like?"

"I wanted to say that they all looked like they were silenced, but now it's not 'like' anymore, it's just," Xia Zhaoyi walked towards it and said coldly, "They were silenced. The murderer is here."

In the distance, a long wave seemed to appear in the weeds, wide and winding, coming towards us.

The closer they got, the faster the waves became. In the incessant wind in the countryside, Xia Zhi and his companions finally saw clearly that those were not wild boars, but men holding sickles, hoes, and rakes. They were bent over and moving very fast. Their targets were very clear, and they were staring at them intently.

Xia Zhi was shocked: "Second Miss, there are so many people! We don't have any weapons, let's leave first!"

"I brought it," Xia Zhaoyi said, "It's okay."

"Second Miss, let's go," Zhan Ning said in panic, "These people will definitely seek revenge on us!"

Xia Zhaoyi shook his head and said seriously: "We can't leave."

"Why?!"

"Because, they are the next Han Chang or Zhu Zhe."

The men were running faster and faster. When they got closer, they no longer bent down and pushed aside the weeds and rushed out. Dani's brother Li Wanshun was among them.

It seemed as if they were going to pounce on them and hack them to death with their swords.

Zhao Ya and Xia Zhi were about to step forward to protect the girl behind them, but the girl suddenly rushed forward.

The sound of a long whip was heard in the air, and the next moment, Qiansibi wrapped around a man's wrist. Xia Zhaoyi rushed forward and took away his weapon.

The man only felt something flash before his eyes, and then his neck was strangled by a long whip, and his long hoe was placed on his brother's neck.

His brother had been kicked to the ground, and the long hoe was pressing on his neck, so he couldn't get up.

Xia Zhaoyi kicked the man on the ground at the wrist, causing him to loosen his weapon in pain. Xia Zhaoyi then raised his foot, and the iron rod on the ground slid towards Xia Zhi and the others who were chasing after him. Xia Zhi picked up the long rod, and Zhao Ya and Zhan Ning ran over: "Second Miss!"

Her series of movements were so smooth and fluid that the men from the neighboring Kou Township were completely dumbfounded. They stood there in a daze, listening to the two Zhao brothers screaming in pain.

"Who is the boss!" the girl shouted crisply.

Everyone then looked at her seriously and discovered that the girl was exceptionally beautiful and bright. The androgynous outfit made her look heroic, elegant and extraordinary.

A man of medium height limped out and looked at Xia Zhaoyi coldly: "We have no leader, you release our people."

Xia Zhaoyi looked at him, then at Dani's brother Li Wanshun.

From their positions, it can be seen that they have a close relationship.

"What's your name?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.

"My last name is Tong, and I am the eighth child in my family. They call me Tong Lao Ba!"

"Well, since you have come forward, I will tell you what I have to say," Xia Zhaoyi looked at him and said, "We are not soldiers of the Daping Dynasty. You don't have to kill us for revenge, nor do you need to silence us. I only have a few words to say, whether you listen or not is up to you."

"You speak first!"

"First, the world situation has been determined. The drama is being performed by those big warlords. It is too late for you to raise troops now. You will either be killed in the shortest possible time, or be fattened up by others to serve as their thugs for looting, and then they will slaughter you with one knife."

"You are joking, lady!" Tong Laoba sneered, "We are not rebelling!"

Xia Zhaoyi also smiled coldly: "If you are not rebelling, why are you all gathered together with weapons in your hands?"

"We are defending our homeland, what's wrong with that?"

"Then why did you kill the family in the well?"

Tong Laoba's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Who told you that we killed them!"

"You are the only ones who know about their deaths, right? Do your family members know about it? Do other villagers in Gekou Township know about it?"

A man raised the hammer in his hand and said, "Shut up!"

"Let me guess. The man in the well didn't want to rebel with you, so he took his old mother, wife and children and tried to escape at night. Your people found him and chased him here. Your people killed them and threw the bodies directly into the well because they didn't have time to deal with them. Is that right?"

Tong Laoba was furious: "Enough! Even if we want to rebel, what does it have to do with you? Since you are not from the Daping Dynasty, don't say anything! We will not rob, we are not Zhu Zhe!"

Xia Zhaoyi said coldly, "Second, since ancient times, all rebels have robbed. They rob people, food, clothes, and wherever they go. You even spared no children from your fellow villagers in the well. I don't believe that you only rob the rich and not the poor."

Another man stood up and said, "So what if we rob the poor? Others can rob, but we can't? Why?"

Xia Zhaoyi continued, "Third, once you start an uprising, you will not be forgiven easily, and the entire Gekou Township will die because of you. The girls in your township who were abducted by Zhu Zhe and sent to the capital will have an even more miserable fate."

Many people's expressions froze, and hesitation gradually appeared in their eyes.

Tong Laoba looked at them and thought to himself that something was wrong. Then he glared at Xia Zhaoyi, his eyes almost spitting fire.

  What a vicious woman! She separated them with just one sentence!

The living girl and the dead girl were divided into two groups by her words!

Li Wanshun, who was standing behind Tong Laoba, was also stunned.