Thief Emperor

Chapter 15 Hero Li goes down the mountain!

Chapter 15 Hero Li goes down the mountain!
The news of the fall of Erlong Village quickly spread to nearby villages, or rather, shocked the nearby green forests.

Erlongzhai is not a small village.

In this era, there were many people who could not make a living and became bandits. Some of them could not even be said to have become bandits, but they just had no household registration with the government and became illegal residents in the mountains, just to avoid paying taxes.

Therefore, there are many villages.

Some villages only have seven or eight "main forces" with their families.

Villages like Erlongzhai and Cangshan Dazhai, which have a combat force of 20 to 30 people and some family members living there, can actually be considered medium to large villages.

Of course, there are also those super-large strongholds that occupy several hilltops and have a population of hundreds, even the government dare not go against them.

However... a village of that size cannot support so many people by just looting and robbing food. They must have other ways of making a living, other trades.

Some villages are simply the "Night Blades" of some important figure.

Therefore, Erlongzhai is actually a well-known village nearby. The two chiefs of Erlongzhai and the cheap father of the chief Li are old acquaintances.

A mountain stronghold of this size suddenly suffered a major setback, and all the monkeys scattered overnight, and the nearby mountain strongholds could not help but tremble in fear.

Everyone was wondering whether the imperial army had taken action.

As a result, all the mountain strongholds within a hundred miles radius closed their doors and no one went down the mountain to work anymore.

In comparison, Li Yun, the victim, was much more leisurely. He read and practiced martial arts every day, and occasionally went down the mountain to investigate the situation nearby.

In the evening, he returned to his own small courtyard and flirted with the young lady of the Xue family. His life was quite leisurely.

In the blink of an eye, nearly twenty days had passed.

On this day, bacon was stewed in the village. Village leader Li sat in the main seat. After eating two pieces of meat in big mouthfuls, he glanced at Peng Hai and others who were already familiar with the village.

During these twenty days, the people in Erlong Village did not make any unusual moves. Most of them knew that Li Yun had some suspicions about them, so they were all very obedient and honest.

After Li Yun finished his meal, he coughed and asked, "Is Village Master Peng's injury healed?"

Peng Hai quickly put down his chopsticks, stood up, and said, "Thank you for your concern, Master. I'm much better now."

"That…"

Li Dazhaizhu said slowly: "When are you planning to return to Erlongzhai?"

Peng Hai turned his head to look at Zhou Liang, but the third in command looked straight ahead and pretended not to see anything.

"Second Master, where is the Erlong Village now..."

Li Yun looked at him and said slowly, "Erlong Village only lost a few people. The village is still there and it was not burned down. How can Village Chief Peng say that Erlong Village is gone?"

After saying this, Li Yun ignored him and stood up, walked to the woman who was cooking, filled a bowl of rice and a bowl of bacon, and walked outside with a bowl in each hand.

"Uncle San, you invited Village Chief Peng here, so you should be responsible for handling it. If Village Chief Peng is really willing to work with us, then it will be easy."

Li Yun walked to the gate, looked back at the few people, and said calmly: "Then find a free time and take Uncle San to Erlong Village to move all the belongings here."

Zhou Liang's eyes flickered, and he bowed his head and clasped his fists: "I obey your command!"

Peng Hai exchanged glances with several people who came from Erlongzhai, then they all lowered their heads and stopped talking.

The main hall was not too far from the small courtyard of the great leader Li. He took two bowls of rice, leisurely returned to his courtyard, and then knocked on the door of Xue Yun'er's simple room.

"Miss Xue."

He revealed his identity and the door was soon opened. Xue Yuner looked at the food in Li Yun's hand and said with a smile, "Why did you personally bring me food today?"

On weekdays, it was the women who cooked in the village who came to bring her meals.

At this time, after spending a month with Li Yun, she had already believed that Li Yun would not harm her, and her attitude towards him was much closer.

Li Yun walked in, put two bowls on the table, and said with a smile: "Today's food is good, so I brought some for you. I just happened to need your help with something."

"Bring food over, as a favor."

Xue Yuner rolled her eyes at Li Yun, with a hint of resentment in her eyes: "When have I not eaten? How can that be considered a favor?"

"Today is different."

Village Chief Li smiled and said, "There is meat today, and they are all rushing to eat it. If I don't serve you a bowl, when the women bring it over later, there will definitely be no portion for you."

Xue Yuner looked at the full bowl of bacon, then looked up at Li Yun: "Tell me, what can I do for you?"

Village Chief Li did not say anything polite, but sat on the chair, with his back to Xue Yun'er, and said, "Miss Xue, don't you know how to comb your hair? Please comb my hair for me. It's always so messy and looks terrible."

Xue Yuner couldn't help but sneered. "You are the king of this mountain, why do you comb your hair? I see those people in the village, all of them..."

At this point, her voice stopped abruptly, and when she spoke again, her voice trembled, perhaps because of excitement or something else.

"you you…"

She asked in a trembling voice, "Are you going down the mountain?"

Li Yun turned his head and looked at her.

"We don't count days in this mountain. Miss Xue probably forgot. Up to today, it has been twenty-seven or twenty-eight days since we sent the letter to your father. It will take us another day to leave for Qingyang, almost..."

“It’s time to go down the mountain.”

Li Yun paused, then smiled and said, "With my disheveled hair, people will definitely recognize me as a bandit when I come down the mountain. It will be inconvenient on the road, and it will not be good for Miss Xue either."

"I've asked someone to find some clothes for you. Go comb your hair and take a look. If everything looks good, we'll go tomorrow..."

"Just go down the mountain."

Village Chief Li smiled and said, "I'll take you home."

Xue Yun'er might have been so happy that her breathing paused for a moment. After a pause, she said, "Okay... But I've never combed a man's hair before. Let me try..."

Li Yun said "hmm" and smiled, "Don't worry, eat first. We still have the whole afternoon, so we can try it slowly."

Xue Yun'er nodded, sat down and ate her meal obediently, then picked up the comb that Li Yun had found for her and stood behind the great leader Li.

The moment the comb touched her scalp, Miss Xue couldn't help but blush.

It is usually the wife who combs her husband’s hair…

This behavior is still a bit too intimate.

After putting aside all the random thoughts, she became serious. After a few combs, Miss Xue also relaxed and said with a smile: "Your hair is black and thick, much thicker than mine."

Chief Li did not turn around, but smiled and said, "I haven't taken care of it for twenty years. Maybe it's natural."

Xue Yun'er had never combed a man's hair before, but she was very smart, and she had been able to comb her own hair since she was a child. After half an hour, she had combed a man's hair into a bun, and with the addition of a futon, it looked quite presentable.

Village Chief Li stood up, looked at Miss Xue, and asked with a smile, "Is it almost done?"

Xue Yun'er looked him up and down and said softly, "It's almost done, but... I need to change my clothes."

Mr. Li said "Oh", stood up and went back to his room, put on a round-necked robe that Liu Bo had found for him.

He was tall, but after putting on the robe, it concealed a lot of his toughness and the sense of power that almost overflowed from him.

In addition, his words and actions were completely different from the original Li Mazi. When he appeared in front of Xue Yun'er again with a sword hanging from his waist, he was completely different from the previous Li Dazhaizhu.

Most scholars of this era who went out to study looked like him.

Xue Yun'er stared at him for a long while, then suddenly smiled with her hands covering her mouth.

"He really looks like a chivalrous hero."

Village Chief Li also laughed and said, "Starting tomorrow, I will be Hero Li."

He looked at Xue Yun'er and said with a smile: "Then tomorrow, shall we go down the mountain?"

Xue Yun'er nodded slightly and said hello.

After a pause, she looked at Li Yun again and said softly: "Thank...thank you."

Chief Li waved his hand.

"As long as Miss Xue doesn't hate me in her heart, I will be satisfied."

"No need to say thank you."

After saying this, Li Yun walked out of the room, stretched himself, and went back to his room.

Xue Yun'er closed the door and sat alone at the table in a daze for a long time before she whispered softly.