Thief Emperor

Chapter 9 Miss Xue’s request!

A ridiculous bride kidnapping puts everyone in the village in crisis.

Therefore, the status of Li Yun, who had been the village chief for several years, was shaken, and he was once pulled to the main hall by several other leaders to attend a meeting.

And now, Li Yun, the village chief, took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility, and with only two people, he beautifully repelled the attack of the government army, which made everyone excited.

At the same time, his previously shaken position was reconsolidated.

Zhang Hu lay on the ground and rested for a while before he got up and walked to Li Yun's side. His face was flushed with excitement and he said, "Second brother, you are amazing! How did you know they would retreat?"

During the entire process, including those injured by traps, only a dozen government soldiers lost their combat effectiveness, and there were still dozens or hundreds of government soldiers left.

If they stick together and insist on wiping out the village, even if the Cangshan village can be saved, there will probably be heavy casualties.

"because…"

Li Yun patted Zhang Hu on the shoulder and also let out a long breath.

“They are afraid of death.”

When he went down the mountain two days ago, he had seen what the yamen runners looked like, and he knew that this was a dynasty that had existed for more than two hundred years and had collapsed and decayed to a certain extent.

Under such circumstances, the border troops and the central army may still have certain combat effectiveness, but the local troops will definitely be rotten.

This is also the biggest reason why Li Yun dares to take risks.

After saying this, Li Yun stood up and looked at the three sets of armor that the three of them had brought with them.

Although it was not very sophisticated and was not iron armor, it was indeed a complete set of armor. Chief Li was not polite. Amid the jealous gazes of everyone, he first threw a set to Zhang Hu, then carried two sets of armor and walked towards his residence.

"Bald man, give me some meat."

"I need to rest for a day or two."

The bald man, who was a loyal follower of the great leader Li, nodded quickly and went to the kitchen to prepare meat for Li Yun.

As the leader of the Li Village walked further and further away, the sound came from afar.

"The government troops may not leave. The rotation of guarding the important roads cannot stop. As I said before, no one can go down the mountain, let alone work, without my consent."

By the time he finished speaking, Li Yun had already approached his residence.

Zhou Liang, the third in command, looked at Li Yun who was walking further and further away, as if thinking about something.

The second in command, Yuan Zhengming, quietly walked beside him, also looking at Li Yun. He said calmly, "Do you feel that the second son we watched grow up is like a different person?"

Zhou Liang turned his head and looked at Yuan Zhengming.

"The temper is still the same, but..."

He commented: "It's much smarter."

"Maybe I've gotten older and started to understand things."

Yuan Zhengming put his hands behind his back and turned to leave: "From now on, Erleng will be the only one left in the village."

Zhou Liang looked up at him and said helplessly: "The village chief has a bad temper."

The second in command didn't look back, but held his stomach and groaned.

"I know, my stomach still hurts!"

…………

It was already evening when Li Yun returned to his residence.

After being "busy" outside for a whole day, he was not physically tired due to his physical condition, but he was mentally exhausted.

After returning to his room, he threw the two sets of armor behind his door. Without looking at Xue Yun'er, he took off his armor, hung it on the wall, and took a cold shower.

After taking a shower, Li Yun lay on the bed with his hands under his head, staring at the beams in a daze.

He had been busy these past few days and had played the role of the village chief very well, but now that he had calmed down, he had become Li Yun again.

What kind of era is this?
I... somehow survived in this era. Why?
What am I supposed to do here?

Just as Li was thinking about it, there was a timid knock on the door.

The reason why I say cowardly... is because the sound of knocking on the door was very cowardly. If it wasn't so quiet at the moment, Li Yun wouldn't even be able to hear the knocking on the door.

Mr. Li stood up, put on his clothes and opened the door.

At the door, Xue Yuner subconsciously took a step back, looked at Li Yun timidly, opened her mouth, and said: "You..."

"I…"

She stammered and couldn't speak for a long time.

Li Yun looked at her and saw her like this, so he wanted to amuse her. He said with a smile: "It's already dark and you're still knocking on my door. What's the matter? Miss Xue, have you thought it through and want to sleep with me?" "Bah!"

Although Xue Yun'er was not very courageous, she had a strong character. She quickly ran back several steps before turning to look at Li Yun. Her face was already flushed. "I thought you had become a good person, you!"

Seeing her big reaction, Li Yun scratched his head and realized that he had gone too far in joking.

After all, women of this era are too thin-skinned and cannot stand being teased.

He coughed and said with a smile, "Do you want to ask about the people who went up the mountain today?"

Xue Yun'er looked at Li Yun cautiously and nodded.

"Did you...kill them all?"

Ever since she secretly watched Li Yun practicing martial arts that night, Miss Xue had left a very strong impression of the Great Village Leader Li.

She had never seen anyone with such great strength.

Moreover, on the day she got married, she saw with her own eyes that the great village leader Li was so majestic that he killed a man with one sword...

The impression that Mr. Li left in her mind was like that of a god or devil.

After asking this question, she mustered up her courage and asked, "My father...my father..."

At this point, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears: "Did my father come? Didn't he get killed by you..."

Mr. Li was speechless as he looked at the crying girl in front of him.

Am I some kind of psychopathic murderer?
Seeing that she was a little out of control, Li Yun shook his head helplessly. After a long while, when she calmed down a little, he spoke: "Today, government troops came up the mountain, and I repelled them."

After a pause, Li Yun explained to her: "Since Miss Xue's father is the county magistrate, he naturally would not come to the mountain in person. I think he was not injured, let alone died in my hands."

"and…"

Mr. Li said helplessly: "I didn't kill many people..."

When he took action today, the person who was shot by his arrow probably died, and the rest probably just lost their fighting ability. He did not kill them.

First of all, it's not necessary.

Secondly…

If you use heavy-handed tactics, you will likely invite endless retaliation.

Miss Xue wiped her tears and looked at Li Yun: "Can you...can you find me some pen, ink and paper? I want to write a letter to my father..."

Li Yun looked up at the sky and nodded: "Of course, it's okay, but it's already dark now, and I can't find a place to write for you right now. I can only wait until tomorrow, and..."

He paused and said, "I can send a letter to Miss Xue, but I need to read the contents of the letter first."

Miss Xue wiped her tears and nodded in agreement.

She looked at Li Yun: "You can read letters, you can read... and you don't speak like a bandit at all."

"You were pretending to be vulgar when you talked to those people, weren't you?"

Village Chief Li laughed: "Miss Xue, why don't you say that I am pretending to be so elegant when talking to you?"

Xue Yuner shook her head: "People who have read books can pretend to be rough people, but people who have not read books can't pretend to be rough people..."

She didn't continue talking, but looked at Li Yun, and mustered up the courage to say: "You...you just took a shower, didn't you?"

Li Yun nodded: "What's wrong?"

"I...I also want to..."

She lowered her head, her face blushing: "I want to take a bath too..."

"Is it…OK?"

She hasn't taken a bath since going up the mountain.

Chief Li scratched his head and said, "I just washed it with cold water. I'm afraid Miss Xue can't stand it. She can only wait for a while."

After saying that, he strode out.

At this time, although it had already darkened, the moonlight was still bright and the courtyard was clearly visible.

Village leader Li quickly set up the iron pot, lit the fire, drew water from the large water tank, and poured it into the iron pot to boil the water.

Miss Xue leaned against the door frame, looked at Mr. Li, the village chief, who was busy in the yard, then looked up at the bright moon in the sky. Thinking of her family, she felt sad again.

"Daddy..."

(End of this chapter)