Thief Emperor

Chapter 27: Message from Erlongzhai
At noon the next day, Li Yun finally returned to Cangshan Village.

The bandits in Cangshan Village were unusually observant of the rules. They lined up in two rows at the gate, all grinning and making loud noises.

"Zhaizhu!"

"Zhaizhu!"

Mr. Li grinned and walked into the village without caring about his relatives.

During these few days in Pingyang County, although he was not assigned by anyone and did not actually work in the county government, he always had a feeling of discomfort. Now that he was back in his own territory, this feeling finally disappeared!

Village leader Li looked around the village and felt like everything was under control.

Now, many people in the village have already known that the government troops will not attack Cangshan Village again. The sword hanging over their heads has disappeared, and the prestige of Li Yun, the village chief, is almost as high as that of his father.

In this case, this village is Mr. Li’s small kingdom. As long as he wants, he can even have the power of life and death!

Village leader Li squinted his eyes and enjoyed it for a while, then finally came to his senses, looked at the slightly dilapidated village, and shook his head slightly.

It’s cool to be the boss, but unfortunately, the territory is too small and I can only have fun in the village.

Village Chief Li stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

We still have to grow bigger and stronger!
While thinking about all sorts of things, he greeted the brothers in the village and soon arrived at the main hall of Cangshan Village. The village chief Li sat down on the tiger-skin chair leisurely, looked at the heads of the same seats, and said with a smile: "The skinny monkey probably told everyone that Miss Xue's matter has been dealt with. In the future, Qingyang County will no longer embarrass our village."

"Big guy, you can live in peace too."

The second in command, Yuan Zhengming, looked at Li Yun and asked, "Village leader, what about the village leader's wife..."

Li Yun frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense. This matter ends here."

At the beginning, when the village leader Li led people to rob the bride, he did not tell the older generation in the village. In fact, the dozen or so people he brought were all the younger generation in the village.

Because if they had been informed in advance, the older generation would most likely not have allowed him to rob the daughter of a county magistrate.

And now, Yuan Zhengming deliberately brought up this matter again in front of everyone, which seemed a bit like provoking trouble.

Chief Li was a little unhappy. He patted the table and said in a muffled voice: "After waking up, I found out that it was the magistrate's daughter. I felt a little regretful. My lifelong event is important, but the safety of the brothers in the village is more important."

"Look, for the sake of the brothers in the village, I have already sent the person back."

Yuan Zhengming sighed and continued, "It's good that the village chief knows the pros and cons, but yesterday, a few guys tied up two more people. I heard they were from the Gu family in Shidai County. This matter..."

"Does the village chief know?"

Yuan Zhengming whispered: "The Gu family is the tyrant of Shidai County..."

Li Yun couldn't bear it any longer.

He slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and said with a curse: "I did this! Since I dared to do it, there will be no trouble afterward!"

"We are bandits, afraid of everything. Why did we become bandits in the first place?"

He looked straight at Yuan Zhengming and said in a muffled voice, "What does the Second Master mean by saying this?"

Yuan Zhengming sighed and said nothing more.

Li Dazhaizhu snorted and said, "Second Uncle, let's make a bet."

"If the Gu family can find our village about this matter, you, the second uncle, will have the final say on the village's affairs in the future. After you pass away, I will be the village chief."

“If the Gu family can’t find us for this matter.”

Li Yun looked at Yuan Zhengming and said, "I will give some money to my second uncle. After the money is divided, he can either go down the mountain or stay in the village to retire. Is that okay?"

The second in command had been in the village for twenty years. His words just now were not meant to be against Li Yun. He was just a little worried about the safety of the village. After hearing what Li Yun said, he stood up and looked at Li Yun without any more words: "Then... that's it."

Li Yun turned his head and looked at everyone, and said in a muffled voice: "Everyone present, please bear witness, we will..."

"Three months, how about that?"

Everyone stood up and clasped their fists in response.

Chief Li groaned, left the main hall with his hands behind his back, his face gloomy, but he was very happy in his heart.

This copycat is finally going to be completely rejuvenated!

…………

In Li Yun's yard, Liu Bo, Zhang Hu and Shou Hou surrounded him.

Liu Bo was cunning and whispered, "Second brother, aren't you afraid of your second uncle sending someone to Shidai to inform the Gu family?"

"He's not crazy about gains and losses."

Li Yun rolled his eyes and said, "If he goes to report the incident and the government troops attack us, what's the point of him being the village chief? He will be the first one to be beheaded."

Having said this, he paused and said to Li Zheng: "But we have to be careful."

"Skinny monkey, please be more careful."

Li Zheng nodded.

"Don't worry, second brother."

The skinny monkey smiled and said, "In our village, most people still support the second brother."

Li Dazhaizhu sat on a chair and asked, "Where are those two people imprisoned?"

"The cellar is closed."

Liu Bo answered, then looked at Li Yun and asked, "Second brother, are you going to kill them?" Li Yun touched his chin and thought about it.

"For the time being, I haven't thought about it yet."

"Beat them up first, and let me vent my anger first."

Zhang Hu grinned and said, "You don't need to tell me, second brother. I beat them up for him last night. These two city guys are too delicate and can't take a beating."

Village Chief Li narrowed his eyes.

These two people are between being killed and not being killed.

He decided to observe for a few days.

After thinking for a while, Li Yun looked at several brothers of the same generation and whispered, "Remember, no matter who goes to see them, they must call themselves Erlongzhai, otherwise there will be no room for maneuver in this matter."

The three people all had question marks on their faces and spoke in unison.

"Second brother, what is a turnaround?"

Village Chief Li was somewhat speechless and waved his hand, saying, "It's not important."

He looked at the skinny monkey and asked, "Did you go to Erlongzhai last night?"

"went."

Li Zheng shook his head slightly and said, "It's already an empty village. Half of it has been burned down."

Most of the main forces of Erlongzhai were injured, and only a few people were left. They were unable to protect the wealth that Erlongzhai had accumulated over the years, so...

The only thing they can do is to “break up and divide the luggage”.

Within a few days, a medium-sized village was disbanded. The main reason why they gave up the village was that they were afraid that people from other nearby villages would come to take advantage of them.

Since Erlongzhai was on fire, it meant that some "colleagues" had been there before.

Of course, this kind of ready-made village, even if part of it is burned down, will often be occupied by a new team...ahem...gang after a period of time.

"it is good."

Village Chief Li smiled and said, "Then we have almost done what needs to be done. Let's take a good rest for a few days."

Zhang Hu asked, "Second brother, those two white-faced birds scolded you, why don't you go and vent your anger on them?"

Li Yun shook his head.

"I haven't figured out how to deal with them yet. If I meet them, they..."

"It is inevitable that I will die."

"You have worked hard these past few days. Please treat them to a few more meals for me."

Zhang Hu smiled grimly and patted his chest.

"Second brother, leave this to me!"

…………

Erlong Mountain.

Dozens of yamen runners from Shidai County accompanied Gu Wen, the head of the Gu family, to the foot of Erlong Mountain.

The face of the head of the Gu family was extremely gloomy.

For the safety of his brother and son, he turned his head and looked at a servant in the house and said, "You, go up and tell those thieves that I have brought the money they want."

"It can be delivered to the mountain today."

This servant was already over 40 years old and had worked for the Gu family for most of his life. He dared not disobey any orders. He bravely and tremblingly climbed up Erlong Mountain. Not long after, he climbed up the mountain tremblingly and crawled to the front of Master Gu.

"Master, there is no one on the mountain..."

"I...I went to the den of thieves and saw something written on the wall...on the wall."

Master Gu frowned: "What word?"

The servant shook his head: "Master, I...I can't read."

Master Gu snorted angrily, becoming even more annoyed.

While he was annoyed, he also felt a little regretful.

When we hired someone to suppress the bandits to vent our anger, did that really bring trouble to the Gu family?

But how did these bandits know the whole story?
While thinking about this question, Mr. Gu, accompanied by his family and soldiers from Shidai County, went to Erlongzhai, located on the hillside of Erlong Mountain.

The village was indeed deserted and the buildings were completely empty.

Mr. Gu walked into the burnt main hall and saw two lines of words written crookedly on one wall with burnt wood.

"Leave the money behind, and the family will return in a few months..."

Mr. Gu distinguished carefully and looked down.

"If one more person is left on Erlong Mountain, the two Gu family members will... die without a complete body."

(End of this chapter)