Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 18 He Said He Could Go
Lin Jianghe thought it was bad, he had just returned home and was found at his door, which meant that Gao Wenyuan was still determined and had arranged people to keep an eye on his house.

Seeing the strange people busy moving goods gathering together, Lin Jianghe explained in a low voice.

When he was doing business, he borrowed a sum of money from an acquaintance to tide him over a difficult time. Unexpectedly, a man named Gao took a fancy to his family's business. Not only did he buy the debt, he also arbitrarily tampered with the amount of principal and interest, and forced him to use his business shop to pay off the debt.

Lin Jianghe thought about reporting the case to the authorities, but he didn't expect that the county magistrate was actually Gao's brother-in-law. Using this relationship, Gao bribed all the clerks in the six offices of the county government, and no lawsuit against him would work.

Later, Lin Jianghe was kidnapped to Heifengzhai.

As for why Mr. Gao didn't let the kidnappers kill him, it was probably because the kidnappers wanted to make money from the hostage situation, and secondly, Mr. Gao wanted to know the secret of the Lin family's donkey-hide gelatin business.

"I've already paid off your master's debt!"

"You're paying back the interest. With the principal and interest now spiraling out of control, I'm afraid you'll have to sell your wife and daughter to cover the cost of the shop... How about this? Let your wife sleep with me and a few brothers for one night. I'll pay one ounce of silver per person, and I'll pay for it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the young thugs following the servant burst into laughter, muttering obscenities.

"You, you are going too far!" Lin Jianghe's shoulders were shaking with anger. He glanced at the carrying pole behind the door and was about to use it to drive away these hooligans when a pair of big hands held his shoulders.

A dark shadow suddenly enveloped him. He turned around and saw a sturdy man standing beside him. The twisting muscles on his face could hardly suppress the crazy expression.

Lin Jianghe had a bad feeling in his heart and warned, "Don't, the person behind him is Gao Wenyuan, and behind all those with the surname Gao are the county masters..."

The man turned back and said, "You are good at business, but we are good at reasoning."

"May I ask your name, brother..."

"Surname Zhang, given name Xianzhong, Zhang Xianzhong."

Ah, this! Lin Jianghe looked in surprise at the dozens of strong men walking out of the room one after another, and he inexplicably felt that a crisis was coming.

"Bodyguard? What kind of bodyguard is so bold as to meddle in Master Gao's affairs?"

The servant was used to being arrogant, and his haughty look almost reached the sky.

"Get out of here before we get angry!" Zhang Xianzhong said as he spat at the servant with the yellow name on his head. The latter dodged nimbly and was not hit by the thick sputum.

The servant's smirk, which was full of satisfaction, came to an abrupt end. The muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and a ferocious hatred appeared between his eyebrows.

He looked up and down at the newcomers. There were about thirty of them, all well-equipped with shields and swords. They looked like ruthless men.

However, the servants were not afraid of them. After all, to survive in this day and age, one needed strength and background.

Master Gao's name is power in Shangcheng County! If a few knife-wielding young men want to cause trouble, they have to think twice before they can do so.

Another servant, who was obviously a bit smart, took out a piece of silver from his pocket and said, "I have some silver here, I'll treat you all to wine and meat for the next few days on behalf of my master."

The servant threw a piece of silver, but Zhang Xianzhong didn't move. All he heard was the crisp sound of the silver falling to the ground.

Don't eat and drink a toast?
At this time, a shrill howl was heard from the next door of the Lin family. Several strong men dragged a young girl out of the door. Soon, an uncle with a bruised face and nose ran out of the house, hugged the strong men's thighs and begged them to let his daughter go.

The neighbors around heard the noise and opened their doors and stuck their heads out. When they saw the evil slave of the Gao family, they slowly retreated and only dared to watch from behind the crack of the door.

The fearful expressions of the people around him made the servant quite proud, as if he also possessed an awe-inspiring aura that made people tremble in fear. "See? This is what happens when you don't pay back the money you owe Mr. Gao!"

Zhang Xianzhong was slightly stunned and found that the "yellow names" on the heads of these gangsters seemed to be soaked in a different color dye, gradually dyeing red, half red and half yellow.

As soon as the evil slave finished speaking, he saw dozens of strong men disperse.

"You guys just made such a noise that it disturbed my eyes. Now get under our brothers' crotches one by one, or you won't be able to leave this village." Zhang Xianzhong strode forward, opened his legs and stood in a horse stance, then pointed to the space under his crotch.

"You're looking for trouble!" The servants and thugs drew out the short sticks they carried with them, and some of them even drew out knives.

"Hey, you're right, I'm here to cause trouble." 'Zhang Xianzhong' came closer, without even drawing the knife from his waist, and stood in front of the thug, exposing his defenseless neck. "Give me a blow, and you'll have one less opponent."

"Do you think I don't dare?" the servant threatened viciously.

"Then come on! I'll give you this chance today!"

Zhang Xianzhong suddenly grabbed the servant's hand and moved it close to his defenseless neck. He wanted to stab it and get a gushing blood.

But the servant was just a figurehead who relied on the power of others to bully others. He had never experienced such a life-and-death battle.

He was surrounded by neighbors who were watching him secretly. If he really killed someone in public, the master might not be able to save him.

The servant struggled to resist Zhang Xianzhong's strength, but unexpectedly, the latter suddenly relaxed. The tip of the knife, filled with all its strength, drew an arc, leaving a shallow bleeding mark on Zhang Xianzhong's cheek.

Zhang Xianzhong stroked his cheek and saw the bloodstain. He put his hand on the hilt of the knife and gave a thumbs up to the surprised servant.

"Thank you!"

Thank you?

The servants and thugs were puzzled, Lin Jianghe also felt strange, and the villagers who were secretly watching from the surrounding area also wondered if the escort was mad.

Why can he hold back his anger and express gratitude after getting stabbed in the face?

Zhang Xianzhong's gaze passed over the servant's head. The symbol of friend and foe was changing in the way he had expected. So this was the mechanism of change.

Zhang Xianzhong spoke quickly, "The collective evaluation of the surrounding NPCs can influence the reputation of the villains. When attacked without reason, we enjoy the unlimited right of self-defense. Now that the conditions are met, brothers, we can go."

"Hehe, he said it's time to go ahead." Wang Tutu let out a silly laugh in a boyish voice.

Zhang Xianzhong showed an ecstatic smile, quickly drew out his sword with his right hand, and stabbed the servant in front of him in the chest.

"Why……"

The servant lowered his head in disbelief, his stomach pierced through by the sword. The opponent grinned and twisted the handle, mashing the servant's internal organs into a pulp.

"Ah! Murder!"

The gangsters woke up as if from a dream and scattered like birds and beasts. The gangsters who planned to kidnap the virgin girl to pay off the debt also ran away. Unfortunately, the players had just scattered and had already surrounded the scum on all sides.

How could a bunch of young thugs who bully the weak and fear the strong compete with the "veterans" on the battlefield? Fierce curses and chopping sounds rang out one after another.

The thugs who had been so arrogant just now were chopped down one by one, lying on the ground wailing in pain, with snot and tears mixed together, and some even had feces and urine flowing, and the stench was overwhelming.

They cried out in pain and begged the hero to spare their lives.

However, all they got in return was a response of "Red names are weird", and they were hacked to death.

Especially the arrogant servant, who was hacked to death ten times by more than a dozen people.

"This bastard is so fucking infuriating! I get so mad when I think of his expression just now!"

Soon the servants and thugs who came to collect the debt were completely silent. Nineteen corpses were lying on the ground, and blood was everywhere.

Even the family whose daughter was rescued felt that the fighting scene was too bloody and almost fainted.

Fortunately, the uncle held on to his beaten body, squinted his eyes to avoid looking at the horrific bloodstains on the ground, pulled his daughter to kneel in front of the player, and thanked the benefactor for saving his daughter.

The people who had not dared to go out just now came out one after another.

Some people clasped their hands together and thanked the heroes for eliminating a threat to the villagers. Some people sighed that it was good for the heroes to uphold justice, but they should also be prudent and protect themselves. Others advised the heroes to leave the county as soon as possible, saying that these were Gao's lackeys and that if Master Gao came to investigate, the heroes would be in danger.

"Our fight with the Gao family will eventually come to an end, but today we hope that all the villagers will do us a favor - wash the blood off the ground and bury the Gao family's lackeys."

After the player finished speaking, Lin Jianghe immediately came out to support him, saying that the hero had eliminated the villain for us, and we couldn't let the hero suffer the consequences himself. The uncle who had received the player's kindness also loudly supported him.

The other villagers have been harassed by the Gao family to varying degrees and have also been disgusted by these young thugs. It would be a great thing to get rid of the annoying flies.

The villagers immediately reached a consensus and buried today's secret in the soil.

"Zhang Xianzhong" looked down at the village road coldly. Each household sent people to clean up the mess. Some people even took advantage of the time when the bodies were being carried to kick the dead lackeys or punch them in the face.

It seems that the people have been swallowing their anger for a long time.

Suddenly, Zhang Xianzhong felt something pulling at his trouser leg. He looked back and saw only an open space at the end of the village. He looked down and realized that it was a little girl.

The little girl held a round object in both hands and slowly handed it over.

Zhang Xianzhong squatted down, trying to make himself as tall as the little girl.

"Is this for me?"

"Mother said you are heroes who got rid of the bad guys. Heroes are good, and bad guys are bad."

"Thank you." Zhang Xianzhong took the country egg from the little girl, walked a few steps, picked up a small silver fragment and placed it in her hand. "Go back and tell your mother that I want the egg. I'll give you a small 'stone' as a souvenir."

"Thank you." The little girl was stunned. She clutched the little stone and ran home, shouting happily all the way, "Mom, I got a beautiful stone..."

Looking at the little girl running fast, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but think of his lovely little niece, who was probably about the same age as this little girl.

"Brother Zhang..."

Lin Jianghe couldn't figure out the leader of this strange group of people, so he could only assume that the one with a scratch on his face was the boss.

He stepped forward and persuaded them, "You killed that guy's men. Sooner or later, he will find out that his lackeys are missing. Then he will inevitably settle the score with you. He has many thugs in his family, and he has the support of his brother-in-law, the Dianshi. You should be careful..."

"Aren't you afraid that Gao will come looking for you?" Zhang Xianzhong put away the egg and wrapped it in cloth.

Lin Jianghe was slightly taken aback when he heard this. "Even if you didn't do this today, that Gao guy would still come and harass ordinary people like us, forcing us to buy and sell, borrowing low and repaying high... Sigh, I'm used to it."

"Oh, I'm used to it." Zhang Xianzhong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "There's no point in sighing! I'll make his family get used to it today too!"

"What are you going to do? Don't make things worse. The Gao family is not to be trifled with!"

"Don't worry, we will save them to the end. We will send the whole Gao family to heaven. No one will bother you anymore."

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(End of this chapter)