Thief Emperor

Chapter 61 An Arm

Mr. Li is indeed very famous now, mainly because he has accomplished something that no one in Qingyang County has accomplished in decades.

Destroy the bandits!

Li Zhao, the chief of the army, had only been in Qingyang for a few months when he had already wiped out several mountain strongholds in Qingyang County! In addition, his own martial arts skills were indeed strong, and under the propaganda of the yamen runners of the anti-theft team, Li Zhao, the chief of the army, had already made a name for himself in Xuanzhou.

Li Dutou smiled and said, "Then I have made some contributions now. Can the county magistrate be promoted to a higher position based on this contribution?"

Magistrate Xue shook his head slightly and said, "After I finish my term as magistrate of Qingyang, I will resign and return home to take care of my family."

Magistrate Xue is in his forties and approaching fifty this year. At his age, he is still a county magistrate. The room for advancement in the officialdom is very limited, otherwise he would not be so discouraged about his official career.

Seeing Magistrate Xue's expression, Li Dutou stood up, stretched his body, and then said with a smile: "No matter what, it is a good thing that the court is determined to suppress the bandits. Why does the county magistrate seem to have no interest in it?"

"It's easy to suppress the bandits in Qingyang, and it's not difficult to suppress the bandits in Xuanzhou, but there are so many states in the world."

"Can all the bandits in the world be wiped out?"

"Of course we can wipe it out."

Li Dutou replied: "Everything depends on human effort."

Sooner or later, 99% of the bandits in this world will be wiped out, but it is hard to say whether it will be done by the Great Zhou now.

After talking with Mr. Xue for a while and reporting on the situation of the bandit suppression, Li Yun got up and left, and came to the county government office. At this moment, Chen Da and other members of the anti-theft team had just brought back a group of bandits, and Qingyang's Dianshi Jiang Cheng was leading the yamen runners to receive these bandits.

Seeing Li Yun coming towards him, Jiang Dianshi hurried forward, gave Li Yun a thumbs up, and said with a smile: "Brother Li is really amazing. It has only been a short time, and you have destroyed three or four villages, right?"

Li Dutou smiled calmly: "This is all because the county government is united. I just did some hard work, it's nothing. Jiang Dianshi is overpraising you."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Tonight, I will treat Brother Li to a drink. Brother Li must come and show us the time."

Li Yun shook his head slightly and said, "Please understand, I was injured yesterday while suppressing the bandits. I'm afraid I won't be able to drink for ten days or half a month. When I am well again, I will invite you to drink."

Jiang Cheng frowned slightly, then his smile returned to his face, and he nodded slowly, saying, "Okay, Brother Li, take your time to recover from your injuries."

After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked away slowly.

Li Yun was also watching his back. At this moment, both of them were thinking the same four words.

what!
Li Yun naturally disdains to have close friendships with these Qingyang officials, and he also has no intention of hanging around in official circles. Now he is the head of the police force mainly to use the power of the government office to expand his own influence.

He already had a very good relationship with Mr. Xue, the "eldest master", so there was naturally no need for him to have any friendship with Jiang Cheng, the "fourth master".

Mr. Li, the leader of the village, also doesn't like to do these roundabout things.

After staying in the county government office for a while and seeing the runners taking all the bandits to the county jail, Li stretched his body and went back to his yard in the county town to sleep.

For more than half a month afterwards, Li Dadu hardly went out and spent most of his time looking through the geographical atlas borrowed from Master Xue. Occasionally, when he had free time, he would ride back to Cangshan to inspect his base.

As more than half a month passed, the weather began to turn cooler. On this day, Li Yun was in the county government office, holding a gun, and the gun was shaking in his hand as he danced vigorously.

Next to him stood a fifty-year-old man who watched for a while and shook his head slightly, saying, "Captain Li's strength is more than enough, but he doesn't know how to use a gun. Gun skills require not only strength, but also skills."

The old man's surname is Chen and his given name is Xin. People in the county town call him Chen Qi. Those who are more respectful to him add the word "Ye" to his name, calling him "Qi Ye".

He was the best spearman in the entire Qingyang County. He had been to the battlefield in his early years and was invited by Li Yun to the county government to teach him spearmanship.

Through the last fight with Pei Zhuang, Li has realized where his problem lies. His foundation is very good, but most of the time he is just throwing bludgeoning punches, or relying on his many years of fighting experience to fight others.

With such combat power, he could kill an ordinary person instantly, or an ordinary person who has practiced for a few years. However, if he encountered someone at Pei Zhuang's level, he might suffer a loss if he was not careful.

Moreover, Li Yun’s current abilities are not suitable for charging into the battle formation.

After much thought, only the spear is more suitable. If he can master the spear skills, coupled with his solid foundation and armor, his combat effectiveness will go up a level or even two levels!

However, Qingyang was too small, and the spearmanship master he had worked so hard to find could only teach him some basic spearmanship.

But even so, it allowed him to take his control over his own power to a higher level.

After practicing several spear techniques, Li Yun was already sweating. He turned his head to look at the old man and said with a smile: "Thank you for your teaching, Mr. Chen."

Chen Qi also put down the gun in his hand and shook his head, saying, "Captain Li has done a great thing for the people of Qingyang. It is an honor for me that you can appreciate my ability."

He looked at Li Yun's exposed upper body and said with emotion: "Captain Li just doesn't know how to use a spear. He can probably capture me in one encounter."

Li Yun shook his head slightly: "It's just a bunch of brute force, not worth mentioning."

Chen Qi clasped his fists and said goodbye, "During this time, I will make a gun for the captain at home to help him suppress the bandits and kill the thieves."

Li Yun clasped his fists in return: "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

"Mr. Chen, just tell me how much it costs."

"No, no."

Master Chen Qi waved his hand and said, "The old man gave it to the captain for free."

After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

Li Yun sent him all the way to the gate of the county government office. At that moment, he was still shirtless. As soon as he walked out of the gate, he was seen by many women on the street. These women exclaimed, covered their eyes with their hands, and then secretly looked at Li Dutou through their fingers.

Li Yun didn't care about these. After seeing Chen Qiye off, he was about to go back to the county government office when he was suddenly stopped by someone: "Du...Du Tou."

Li Yun looked back and saw the skinny Li Zheng who had returned to Cangshan Village. He had returned to Qingyang at some point. He frowned slightly and hurried over. When he got closer, he whispered, "What's wrong?"

Li Zheng was a little depressed and said, "Second brother, let's go back and talk."

Li Yun nodded, and did not go back to the county government office to get his clothes. He just went back to the rented courtyard with Li Zheng, attracting exclamations from many young ladies along the way.

After arriving at the yard, Li Yun pulled Li Zheng to sit down and frowned, saying, "Why are you looking so gloomy? Didn't you make the land purchase?"

"The land purchase went smoothly. I have already bought more than 100 acres of land, but..."

He looked up at Li Yun, took a deep breath, and said, "Didn't Second Brother ask Old Nine to send someone to Lingyang Mountain to inquire about the situation of the Ten Kings Village?"

Li Yun frowned slightly, and after a "hmm" sound, he slowly said: "And then?"

"Laojiu sent a few brothers over there, and then Heizi didn't come back. He must have been captured by the people from the Ten Kings Village."

Heizi, also the second generation of the village, grew up with Li Yun and his gang.

"And then, and then..."

Li Zheng swallowed his saliva and whispered, "The day before yesterday, someone threw a wooden box at the entrance of Lijia Village at the foot of the mountain. Inside was an arm..."

He looked up at Li Yun and said in a hoarse voice: "It should be Hei Zi's arm. They took it off."

"Until now, I haven't seen Heizi come back."

Li Dadu had a blank expression on his face and did not speak for a long while.

After a long while, he nodded.

"I see."

　Thanks to Mr. Li Xuanmeng for the reward~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)