Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 24 Bounty
Huang Sixi and Tie Luohan came out of Luliang Mountain and rode south on horseback.

Not long after, they arrived at Huayin County at the foot of Mount Hua.

As usual, they first looked for a place to stay.

This was Huang Sixi's first time traveling in the Central Plains and he was unfamiliar with the local customs. Fortunately, Tie Luohan was an old hand and wherever Huang Sixi went, where he could stay and take care of all the trivial matters, Tie Luohan would take care of them.

Tie Luohan knew that Huang Si liked quietness, so he wanted to find a teahouse to rest.

However, Huayin County was experiencing a war, which caused panic among the people. The streets were very deserted. There was only one inn open in the whole city, and there were no other options.

The two entered the front yard of the inn, arranged the horses and luggage first, and then went to the lobby to order food.

But I heard the hall was bustling and noisy, full of diners.

"My two guests, the seats are full. Why don't you share a table with these two gentlemen?"

The waiter led the two to a square table by the window at the back of the hall.

There were two young men sitting on one side of the table. The young man on the left was dressed like a scholar, had a beard, and was a little older, probably around 27 or 28 years old.

The young man on the right was fair-skinned and dressed in black. He was only in his early twenties. There was a bulge on his waist, as if he had a weapon hidden there. He must be a martial artist.

Huang Sixi took a look and found that the young man in black looked different. He was actually a woman dressed as a man.

Tie Luohan pulled out a chair for Huang Sixi: "My husband, please sit down."

Huang Sixi sat down by the window and nodded to the two young men opposite him: "It's a pity to disturb your peace."

The two men responded immediately: "Don't bother, it's normal for everyone to share a room when they're out and about."

The waiter did not consult the two people's opinions when sharing the table, which made them dissatisfied. However, after hearing what Huang Sixi said, they immediately smiled and no longer minded.

Tie Luohan felt that the table was too narrow and inconvenient to sit on, so he complained to the waiter: "There's no one on the street outside, and this small shop is so crowded that there's no place to stand. Your food smells so good."

"It's OK." The waiter smiled and said, "It's mainly because there's a war going on outside the city. The guests don't dare to go out, so they can only squeeze into the store."

Tie Luohan wanted to continue to scold the waiter, but Huang Sixi gestured to him and he immediately shut up, sat down at the table and ordered the waiter: "Go quickly, bring two bowls of oil-splashed noodles, a plate of mutton, and a pot of liquor."

This made the two young men opposite couldn't help but look sideways. Tie Luohan looked fierce and it was obvious that he was not someone who was easy to deal with, but he was submissive to Huang Sixi. Both of them thought that Huang Sixi's identity might be extraordinary, and he was probably the son of an official family.

"Okay! Please wait a moment, sir. The food will be here soon!" The waiter also realized that Tie Luohan was not someone to be trifled with, so he ran off to prepare food, not daring to keep Tie Luohan waiting any longer.

Unexpectedly, the waiter had only taken a few steps when a young man in the hall grabbed his wrist and said, "Another... another pot of wine!"

"Master Yuan, you are already so drunk, why do you still want to drink?" The waiter immediately looked bitter.

"Master, I am happy. The rebels were surrounded by Masters Hong and Sun in the south of Tongguan and their entire army was annihilated. The world is now at peace again, so of course we have to celebrate." Master Yuan pushed the waiter hard, "Go get some wine!"

The lobby was originally in a mess, but the diners suddenly became much quieter after hearing Young Master Yuan's shouts.

A guest at the side of the hall asked with a smile: "Master Yuan, have the bandits really been completely wiped out?"

Young Master Yuan glared at the guest and said, "Of course it's true! My uncle worked for Lord Hong, and what I said is truer than gold. Tens of thousands of bandits were wiped out, and only a dozen of them escaped into the Shangluo Mountains. You just wait and see. I guarantee that within a month, all of these escaped fish will be caught, and not a single one will be able to escape!"

When the two young men across the table heard that the thieves were defeated, they frowned slightly and looked unhappy.

Huang Sixi tilted his head and asked Tie Luohan: "Is Tongguan far away?" Tie Luohan pointed eastward and said: "It is only more than 20 miles away. Further east is Henan Province. The rebels must have wanted to enter Henan to avoid the soldiers, but they failed."

He had seen corrupt officials harming the people in the Central Plains, and he felt sympathy for the Chuang army. He sighed, "Only a dozen people are left. I'm afraid the Chuang army will never be able to revive in the future."

"I think it's not difficult to revive our company!" The young scholar suddenly spoke up. He looked at Huang Sixi and Tie Luohan and whispered his opinion:
"As long as the people of the world continue to be hungry, there will always be people who rebel, and the rebel army will be able to make a comeback, and the imperial court will not be able to completely wipe them out."

"That makes sense." Tie Luohan replied, and turned sideways to ask Huang Sixi: "What do you think, sir?"

Huang Sixi turned his head and looked out the window: "I have no opinion."

He just didn't want to say it.

Originally in history, the Chuang army was forced into a desperate situation by the government soldiers in September of this year, but the Tartars suddenly launched the Second Breach Battle and approached the capital. The government soldiers were forced to go north to defend, which gave the Chuang army a chance to catch their breath and soon made a comeback.

Now Huang Sixi had stabbed Huang Taiji, Dorgon and Yuetuo to death. Huang Taiji was the direct initiator of the Second Battle of the Breach, and Dorgon and Yuetuo were the main generals who led the invasion. Once they died, the war also ended.

Now the officers and soldiers no longer need to guard against the Tartars, and can focus on encircling and suppressing the rebel army.

But can the rebel army be completely defeated?
Just as the young scholar said, as long as the common people cannot afford to eat and continue to live in poverty, there will definitely be a second, third, and countless groups of rebels who will continue to rebel in the future.

Huang Sixi was just thinking about it when he heard Young Master Yuan start shouting again.

"Master, I am drinking to celebrate, not just to celebrate the defeat of the rebels!"

At this time, the waiter had already brought the wine jug. Young Master Yuan directly took the wine jug and poured it into his mouth. After drinking, he burped and said, "That northern barbarian chieftain was assassinated alive in his own forbidden palace. Hahahaha, Young Master, I have lived for more than 20 years and I have never been so happy as I am now. The warriors of my great Ming Dynasty will be brought to justice!"

When he mentioned earlier that the rebel army had been wiped out, the diners were all ordinary people who disliked the government more than the rebel army, and none of them showed any joy. But when he mentioned the heroes who came from heaven, the hall immediately exploded.

"Master Yuan, you are talking about the Dragon Slayer, right?"

"The Dragon-Subduing Hero is no ordinary warrior. It's rumored in our area that he is a deity banished from heaven to protect the common people."

"He is protecting our Ming Dynasty for thousands of years!"

"He protects the common people, not the imperial court!"

"He is here to protect the imperial court. The emperor has issued an edict to appoint him as a high official. Who will he protect then?"

"The Dragon-Subduing Hero is a hero. Can a hero be an official? You should just give up on this idea!"

"Stop arguing, the Dragon Slayer is still trapped in Liaodong, and we don't know if he can come back!"

As soon as this shout was uttered, the whole place fell silent, and all the diners were worried about the safety of the Dragon Subduing Hero.

After a while, someone said to encourage everyone: "Don't worry, the Dragon Subduing Hero is so skilled in martial arts, he might have already quietly returned to the Central Plains."

Some people did not believe it: "Why didn't he show up? Maybe he was killed by the Tartars!"

"No way!"

Someone immediately retorted: "The Tartar court had already set a price several months ago, and the bounty has spread throughout the Central Plains. Whoever cuts off a hand or foot of the Dragon Warrior will be canonized as Duoluo Beile and rewarded with a thousand acres of fertile land. Whoever can cut off the Dragon Warrior's head will be directly canonized as a prince, on an equal footing with the Eight Banners. If the Dragon Warrior is already dead, why would they offer such a high bounty?"

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