Thief Emperor

Chapter 20 Appearance in front of others
"Li Zhuangshi."

Magistrate Xue stood up excitedly, walked to Li Yun, grabbed Li Yun's sleeve, and said, "You have just recovered from a serious injury..."

Village Chief Li smiled kindly: "It's much better now."

Magistrate Xue coughed, took another step closer, and lowered his voice: "No need to do that, I can control them..."

Li Yun shook his head slightly, looking straight ahead, and said calmly: "Master Xue, don't worry, I... know some basic Kung Fu, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with a few guests from the manor."

Although Magistrate Xue had only been in contact with Li Yun for a short time, he could more or less tell that Li Yun was a relatively cautious person. After making sure that Li was not drunk, Magistrate Xue walked back to his seat leisurely and looked at the people at the table with a calm smile on his face.

"Since Mr. Li is interested, let's see how he can kill several bandits by himself."

Li Dazhaizhu smiled and looked at Zheng Yuanwai: "Master Zheng, where are your people?"

Seeing the confident Li Yun, Zheng Yuanwai hesitated. After a pause, he said, "Mr. Li, I'm afraid we can't do anything in this room. How about we go outside?"

Mr. Li looked at the open space, which was only about ten feet square.

Such a large space would be a bit crowded for four people to stand there. If four people were to come together, he wouldn't be able to move at all, let alone fight in a free-range manner.

However, Mr. Li remained calm and said with a smile, "Since we are here to entertain you, we should do it in front of all the distinguished guests. There is no need to go outside. Mr. Zheng, please let your retainers in."

Mr. Zheng then waved his hand and called his follower. After whispering a few words into the follower's ear, the follower quickly trotted out. Not long after, four men came in one after the other.

These four men, all of them were in their twenties or thirties, dressed in shorts and strong.

These are the "zhuangke" that are unique to this era. Simply put, they are some local tyrants who have their own fields and farms, and they even build their farms like fortresses.

Some large manors, with thousands or tens of thousands of acres of land, would even raise dozens, hundreds, or even hundreds of thugs, who were called "zhuangke".

These people are the reason why the local tyrants are able to protect their own property, dominate the local area, and oppress the lower-class people.

After all, only violence can bring power.

Some very large manors are so large that it is difficult for bandits, robbers or robbers to break into them, even the army would find it difficult!
Mr. Zheng is a typical country gentleman of this type. His family owns thousands of acres of land and, under the pretext of "loving martial arts", he keeps many retainers.

These four people are the followers who accompany and protect Master Zheng, and they are also the most capable fighters on his farm.

Moreover, almost everyone is not much shorter than Li Yun.

At this time, there was another banquet table on the second floor of the restaurant.

This is Madam Xue, who is entertaining some "ladies" from Qingyang County. At the same time, she is also making it clear to these "gossips" that her daughter is innocent.

In fact, these so-called "ladies" are the real core of public opinion transmission.

Xue Yuner was also present.

At this moment, hearing the shouting downstairs, she and her mother left their table and came to the railing to watch.

Soon, all the ladies on the second floor were attracted by the noise downstairs and gathered around the railing on the second floor.

Madam Xue stood beside her daughter, looking at Li Yun who was confronting four people below, and frowned slightly: "Your father is really a jerk. How could he allow our benefactor to be forced into such a situation?"

Xue Yun'er was also looking at Li Yun downstairs. Hearing what her mother said, she shook her head slightly and whispered, "Mom, Li...Brother Li is very smart."

The implication is that Li Yun will not be forced into such a situation.

It must be him who pushed things to this point.

Madam Xue still frowned: "In such a cramped place, if four people rush in at once, how can he cope with it?"

After hearing this, Xue Yun'er also frowned.

On that day, before she was taken to the mountain, she saw Li Yun fighting with several yamen runners. At that time, Li Yun was careless and was grabbed by the legs by several yamen runners. After he was unable to move, he was knocked unconscious by the squad leader with the handle of his knife.

at the moment…

The situation seems to be getting worse.

Once...once Li Yun is defeated, then wouldn't his lie about saving people from bandits be self-defeating?
Thinking of this, Xue Yun'er's heart immediately tightened. "The fight has started, the fight has started!"

While Miss Xue was still in a daze, a woman next to her suddenly exclaimed.

Xue Yun'er quickly looked down.

The polite exchanges were over, and Chief Li even made a few provocative remarks. The four martial artists could no longer hold back and rushed towards Li Yun!

They also noticed that Li Yun's steps were very steady, so they did not dare to slow down. They separated into four directions and pounced towards Li Yun!

Chief Li bent his knees slightly, and his whole body was as fierce as a tiger.

He was originally wearing a robe, which covered most of his muscles. But when he lowered his body, the muscles on his waist and back were immediately revealed.

These muscles are not very big, nor are they very exaggerated, but they are full of explosive power.

The ladies who were watching on the second floor exclaimed at the same time.

There were several young women, covering their mouths with their hands and giggling, their eyes moving around, staring at Li Yun intently.

Some of the brave ones have already started discussing with the women next to them, their faces slightly flushed and their laughter as loud as silver bells.

Li Yun, who was facing four people watching downstairs, also officially started his offensive!
He knew that he must not be surrounded by these four men, otherwise he would not be able to display his great abilities. So he aimed directly at one of them and, relying on his brute force, rammed into him hard!
This trick works every time!

However, when Li Yun rushed in front of one of them, he was narrowly avoided by this person. The great leader Li exhaled and shouted, and actually forced himself to "stop suddenly". Then, without hesitation, he clenched his right fist and hit the man's waist and abdomen with a whip-like punch!

He was extremely strong and knocked the man to the ground. With just one blow, the man lost his fighting ability in a short period of time!
At this time, the other three people had surrounded them!

Mr. Li sneered, stretched out his right hand and grabbed one of them!
This person already knew that Li Yun was extremely strong, so he didn't dare to confront him head-on. He quickly ducked to avoid him. Li Yun rushed forward and hit him mercilessly!
He was a tough guy who was able to shoot an ox-horn bow, and his strength was definitely not comparable to that of those village men. Before the second man could dodge, he was knocked out by him and fell directly to the ground, knocking over a bench!
However, Li Yun did not do so without paying a price. The other two farmhands punched him in the back, one of them hit him in the back, and the other hit him in the shoulder.

Mr. Li shook his body, as if he didn't notice anything!
The two farmhands' faces changed drastically. They quickly stepped back a few steps and clasped their fists, saying, "Brave man, we admit defeat!"

Village leader Li was hit twice and became ferocious. He ignored them and rushed forward. He grabbed the two men by their collars, one with each hand, and pushed hard with his feet, throwing them out of the main hall of the restaurant!

The two flew more than ten feet away before falling to the ground, stunned. They looked at each other in shock.

This is a long story, but everything happened in a flash, and Village Chief Li defeated these four farmhands who had some martial arts skills very easily!
"it is good!!"

"Good job!"

The moment the two flew out, there was a burst of cheers from all over the restaurant.

Among them, the one with the loudest voice was naturally Magistrate Xue.

Even Magistrate Xue's two sons looked less wary towards Li Yun.

Obviously, they have believed that Li Yun rescued their sister from the bandits.

With this kind of combat power...it wouldn't be difficult to defeat a few bandits if they got close to him.

The discussion among a group of women on the second floor was even more heated.

There was a young widow from a wealthy family, and the look she gave Li Yun was filled with tenderness.

"This Li Zhuangshi is really impressive—"

A woman laughed softly and said, "I wonder if they are married yet..."

Madam Xue couldn't help but look at Li Yun, and sighed in her heart: "If it weren't for this method, how could I save my son?"

Miss Xue looked at Li Yun with flickering eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

Chief Li took a breath, strode back to the banquet, looked at Magistrate Xue and others, and clasped his fists with a calm expression.

"It's embarrassing."

(End of this chapter)