Thief Emperor

Chapter 3 The world is a bit chaotic

"guys."

A moment later, Chief Li returned to the main hall. He put one foot on the chair and looked at the heads of the houses with a rather arrogant look.

"I'll go down the mountain for three days to see what's going on outside."

He glanced at everyone and said slowly: "If you are not convinced by me, or if you want to set up your own faction, then stand up and say it now. You can walk out of this room and take whoever you want to take away. I will not stop you."

"If you all don't leave, wait for me for three days."

Li Yun said in a muffled voice: "After three days, I will give you guys a plan to solve the problem."

The bosses looked at each other and were all stunned.

Second son... no, it should be the village chief, when did he start speaking in such a literary way?

Seeing that no one responded, the village chief Li was a little annoyed and slammed the table fiercely: "Okay, okay, if not, let's have a real fight, talk!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This guy is our village chief!
The third leader was a tall and thin man who looked like he had studied for a few years. He stood up, coughed, and said, "Brothers, we have been in Cangshan for so many years, and we have experienced encirclement and suppression by the government before. There is no need to panic. Since the second son said so, we have nothing to say."

"Just wait three days and then we'll make a decision."

Chief Li has always been the most capable fighter in the village. Moreover, he has the favor of the old chief and many loyal followers in the village. Besides, the third in command has already spoken, and everyone in the main hall has expressed their opinions, saying that they have no objection.

Li Yun stood up, walked to the second in command who had turned his face away, and said in a muffled voice: "Brothers in our village, the fight is over, I admit my mistake now, can this matter be let go?"

"Second son..."

The second in command looked up at Li Yun. For some reason, he felt that the former reckless Li Er seemed a little different.

But I can’t tell what’s different.

However, the second in command knew very well the temper of the great leader Li. To have said this was already his bottom line. If he was unwilling to back down, one of the two might die today.

And in this Cangshan village.

No one can match this idiot!
The second in command forced a smile on his face and said, "Second son is right. People in our village fight when they want to. I am also somewhat wrong in this matter."

"Admit your mistake..."

He swallowed and said, "No need for that."

"Well."

Chief Li stood up and walked out with big strides.

When he reached the door, he turned around and looked at the people in the main room: "Whoever dares to touch that girl, I will kill him."

After saying this, Village Chief Li simply took some dry food with him and strode down the mountain along the only downhill road in the village.

He had never been to this mountain or this village, but for him, walking down the dangerous path was as easy as eating and drinking.

Even every stone on the road and every footprint were so familiar to him.

In less than half an hour, he had reached the foot of the mountain.

After walking down the mountain, he turned his head and looked at the mountain behind him.

At this moment, an idea involuntarily emerged in his mind.

otherwise…

run away?

Although I don't know what kind of world this is, with the experience of two lifetimes, I will be able to make a name for myself in this world.

No matter what, it's better than being a bandit in the mountains.

Village leader Li was torn between his own conscience and his own desires. After a long while, he finally shook his head.

If he just left, the woman he had robbed would probably end up in a miserable state. Even if he had to run away, he had to take the girl with him.

And now, he needs to understand what is going on down the mountain.

In other words, how many black people have come down the mountain.

Bah, it should be said that they were officers and soldiers.

At the foot of Cangshan Mountain, there are a few scattered villages, and a small town a little further away.

Some of the bandits in Cangshan Village are villagers from the villages at the foot of the mountain.

During busy farming seasons, they would even go home to help.

Sometimes when I have nothing to do, I will go back home for a walk.

Being a bandit is more like a part-time job for them. When Li Yun went down the mountain, it was already evening. He waited until the sky darkened before sneaking into the village quietly.

He seemed to be naturally familiar with the village. He quickly found the largest banyan tree in the village, which was at least two or three hundred years old. He climbed up in a few steps and hid in the tree crown.

It was early summer now, and the trees were lush and green. It was also night, so it was extremely difficult to spot Li Yun from outside.

Not long after Chief Li went up, a group of yamen runners entered the village with torches. Soon, the village was in complete chaos.

Several villagers, including the only son of the village chief, had been tied up. The yamen runners raised their whips high and then brought them down heavily, making loud whip sounds.

"Tell me, where are the bandits?"

As the whip rose and fell, several people were soon covered in bruises.

The village chief, who was already very old, was bowing and saluting to the leader of these soldiers, who was the squad leader who had previously confronted the great leader Li.

"Sir, Sir, please don't fight me anymore!"

The village chief, who was in his 50s, begged: "If you beat me again, I'll beat the kid to death..."

The squad leader raised his eyebrows, looked at the village chief fiercely, and cursed: "Who told you not to reveal the whereabouts of the bandits! If I don't beat you, will the county magistrate spare us?"

"Sir, Sir..."

The village chief pointed to the mountain and cried, "I have already pointed out the direction of the bandit village to you, but I don't know the exact location. I only know that it is on the hillside of Cangshan Mountain..."

"What's the use of giving directions?"

The squad leader narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "You old man, you are really ignorant!"

The village chief seemed to understand something. After bowing repeatedly, he turned around and went back to his home. He took out two strings of money from his home and handed out a piece of silver.

The team leader took it and weighed it in his hand, then glanced at the old village chief and asked, "Is that all?"

"There really aren't any left."

The village chief took one look at his son hanging up and said terrifiedly: "That's all we have..."

"You are a sensible old man."

The squad leader waved his hand, and the whip quickly stopped. He took out a stack of wanted posters from his pocket, threw them in front of the old man, and said coldly: "This is the appearance of the thief leader. The government has asked someone to draw it. You can post it at various intersections."

The village chief took it with both hands and nodded repeatedly in response.

"besides…"

The squad leader glanced at the village chief and said slowly, "The government has received a tip-off that there are at least two bandits hiding in your village."

"what?"

The village chief widened his eyes: "Sir, where did this come from, where did this come from..."

The squad leader said calmly: "I said there were two bandits, so there were two bandits, not one more, not one less."

"As for who is the bandit."

The team leader sat on a chair, crossed his legs and said, "It depends on your sincerity. Do you understand?"

The bandits are ferocious.

Cangshan Dazhai has been a notoriously difficult village to deal with for decades.

It has been twenty years, and everyone knows that Cangshan Dazhai is in Cangshan. But can a few of them, the yamen runners, really fight with those desperate criminals for a little bit of money?
Just mean it.

Of course, they don't have the ability to suppress bandits, but they do have the ability to squeeze some money in the name of suppressing bandits, and their ability is very great.

In order to report to their superiors, they could only take away some unlucky people from these villages and make them bandits.

The above asked where the lady was...

It can only be said that it was not found.

After all, they were captured by bandits, so how could they have a good ending?

Soon, these yamen runners began to search for "bandits" from house to house.

Wanted posters with portraits of Li Dazhaizhu were also posted one by one.

Li Yun, who was on the big tree, took a deep breath and muttered to himself.

"This world seems..."

“It’s a bit messy.”

(End of this chapter)