Thief Emperor

Chapter 1: Bandit Li Mazi

"pock!"

On the slope of the gorge, a middle-aged man with dark skin, a little baldness, and a short stature patted the shoulder of a young man next to him and shouted, "Here I come, here I come!"

This is a canyon between Xiaodong Mountain and Cangshan Mountain, and is also a necessary route for local transportation.

At this time, a wedding procession was passing through this gorge with drums and gongs.

The young man called "Pockmarked" by the middle-aged bald man had a piece of wild grass in his mouth and a strong look of arrogance on his face. However, he was not ugly, and had no pockmarks on his face. He even looked quite heroic.

The only ridiculous thing was that he was wearing a scholar's robe that he had stolen from somewhere. It didn't fit him at all and was so out of place that it made people laugh and cry.

However, because of his grim smile, the heroic spirit on his face was now transformed into banditry. He fiercely kicked the bald man next to him and cursed: "How many times have I told you that I am not a pockmarked man!"

The bald man was not angry, but grinned and said, "Your father is pockmarked, so you are also pockmarked!"

"Don't make any noise!"

The young man, called pockmarked, stared at the bridal sedan below and said viciously, "Damn it! I'm already 20 years old and still don't have a wife. Today, brothers, you have to help me get this woman back to the village!"

It was obvious that they were a group of bandits.

Seeing the bride-picking team getting closer and closer, "Pockmarked" roared, drew the long knife from his waist, and shouted: "Brothers, charge for me!"

This group of bandits had no tactics. After hearing the young man's order, they rushed out all at once. There were thirteen of them in total. Some of them held long knives, some held long weapons, and the lowest one had a sword snatched from the big turban. They rushed down from halfway up the hillside, howling.

Judging from the equipment configuration alone, this is already a group of high-end bandits, because while their peers are still using sticks or even farm tools, this group of people are all equipped with iron weapons!
Although there were thirty or forty people in the group that came to pick up the bride, when they saw a dozen of them rushing over with weapons in their hands and shouting, most of them were unarmed and dared not resist. The sedan bearers dropped the sedan and ran away.

The remaining relatives and bystanders all ran away in an instant. Fortunately, the group of bandits did not chase them and rushed straight towards the sedan chair.

The groom, who was riding on a tall horse, was so frightened that he hid behind the bridal sedan and shouted, "Where did you come from, thief? Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am?"

"Go! Kill all these thieves!"

The group of people who came to pick up the bride did not disperse at this moment. After everyone had fled in all directions, the bandits saw that there were five or six men in black robes and holding official swords. They did not run away, but drew their swords and protected the sedan chair and the groom behind them.

One of the men in black clothes with a beard stepped forward, clasped his fists and said loudly: "My fellow men, we are the yamen runners of Qingyang County, and I am their squad leader. The person in this sedan chair is..."

Before he finished his sentence or reported the situation, the young man called Ma Zi roared, "What are you standing there for? There are only a few of them!"

"Go! Go! Take my wife up the mountain!"

More than a dozen bandits shouted and rushed forward regardless of everything.

The head of the yamen runners secretly groaned when he saw this.

Damn it! There are too few people here!

These bandits are numerous and fearless. Although we may win if we fight them to the end, it is estimated that at least half of our brothers will survive!
Who knows if I am included in this half?
He suddenly looked up and looked at the young man named Ma Zi.

"Catch the leader first, catch the leader first!"

He roared like a tiger and pounced towards the young "pockmarked man"!
Several other yamen runners followed closely behind and rushed towards the young "thief".

The young bandit leader sneered, dragged the long sword in his hand behind his back, tore off the robe that he had snatched from somewhere, and threw it aside.

At this time, everyone saw that the bandit leader was very muscular and strong. Maybe it was because of sweating, but when the sun shone on him, he actually reflected light!

He dragged the long knife backwards and rushed towards the yamen runners viciously: "You damn black-skinned bastard, it's ok for you to bully those idiots on weekdays, but now you've bullied your grandfather!"

"Today, no one can stop me from marrying a woman!"

The young bandit's knife collided fiercely with the leader's knife, even producing a few sparks.

The bearded leader of the yamen runners was so shocked that his palms went numb and he was terrified.

This thief is so strong!
He had been practicing martial arts since he was young, so he could be considered a martial artist. But now, with just one strike, he almost lost his weapon!
This was a life-and-death struggle. If he wasn't careful, he would die. He quickly jumped back and shouted, "Fight side by side!"

The bandit leader was not afraid. He met the yamen runners alone and killed one of them with a single blow. However, two fists were no match for four hands, and two yamen runners quickly grabbed his legs. The leader was overjoyed, but at this time, he had the blade behind him and did not dare to waste time swinging his blade, fearing that he would have another head-on collision with the bandit leader. So he turned the handle of the knife and used the hard wood of the handle to fiercely chisel the bandit leader's temple! This was a common method used by the yamen runners, and it was very sophisticated. It would definitely subdue the thief with one blow without leaving any wounds.

With just one strike, the young thief began to bleed from all seven orifices.

He stared at the squad leader in front of him with eyes wide open, his eyes bloodshot, but his whole body was limp and he had no strength left, and he fell to the ground.

Then everything went dark and he passed out.

Fortunately, before he fainted, he saw his men rushing over.

………………

Three days later, in the Cangshan stronghold.

"Ma Zi", who had no pockmarks on his face, sat on the threshold of his room, staring at the sky without saying a word, in a daze.

He was not in a coma for three days. In fact, he "woke up" on the second night, but he still hasn't adapted to the situation.

He couldn't adapt himself. How did he suddenly become a bandit, a bandit nicknamed Li Mazi.

While he was still in a daze, the familiar bald man trotted over with a cautious look on his face.

"pock…"

The bandit nicknamed "Baldy" called the young man carefully, then swallowed his saliva: "Your wife hanged herself again. When I found her, her face was blue..."

The young village chief named Li Yun, nicknamed Li Mazi, turned his head stiffly. After a long while, he took a deep breath and interrupted the bald man: "You told me yesterday that the bride was..."

The bald man blinked his eyes and said, "I have asked all the daughters of the masters in Qingyang County."

Li Yun's expression was very stiff. He took a deep breath again and asked the second question: "And that day...we killed...killed..."

"Killed a black man."

The bald man gave Li Yun a thumbs up sincerely and praised him, "The village chief was very powerful at that time. He chopped the black man to death with one blow of his sword. When the brothers came forward, the rest of the black men ran away..."

"All right."

Li Dazhaizhu gnashed his teeth and said, "Stop talking!"

He stood up suddenly, and quickly walked to his "wife's" room in this small village. Then, looking at this beauty, the only one he had ever seen in his life, Li Dazhaizhu drooped his face and almost cried: "Girl, can I send someone to take you down the mountain?"

The county magistrate's daughter was now crying, looking very pitiful. She glared at Li Yun viciously, then climbed onto the stool and tied the rope.

"Pooh!"

After putting her head into the hanging rope, she turned around and spat at the great leader Li.

In this era, no one would believe that a bride who was tied up in the mountains by bandits for three days was innocent.

After vomiting, the bride resolutely put her neck into the noose, and then kicked the stool over without hesitation.

Village leader Li had a helpless look on his face. He walked forward skillfully, grabbed the woman's legs, and took her off the noose.

He felt helpless at this moment.

It’s over. He has committed all the most serious crimes.

In other words, Li Mazi committed all of the above.

The identity of this thief is tied to him inextricably...

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