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Chen Mo glanced at the two corpses on the ground, his expression turning cold.

At this moment, he felt no complicated emotions, only a sense of exhilaration after taking revenge.

"The bandits are over there!"

Suddenly, a shout came from the alley next door.

"Walk."

Liang Ming gestured for his men to follow, and then headed towards the city gate.

Just as they approached the city gate, a group of soldiers charged out.

Many of these officers and soldiers were temporary recruits from the county government. Before they could even warm up their swords, Liang Ming ended their lives with a single blow.

Chen Mo's eyes were icy as he swung his knife at the group of soldiers.

The remaining officers and soldiers were terrified; they had never seen anything like it before.

Everyone receives a meager salary, so there's no need for them to work so hard.

Previously, the bandits of Qingfeng Village faced elite government troops, so dealing with these yamen runners was like cutting melons and vegetables.

Soon, Chen Mo, Liang Ming, and the others arrived at the city gate without incident.

Before the soldiers at the city gate could receive any orders from above, they were ambushed by arrows from the shadows and fell to the ground one by one.

"Second brother, let's go!"

Cai Sheng rushed out from the street corner, followed by his brothers pulling several horse-drawn carriages.

"Tell the brothers to retreat. You go first, I'll cover the rear."

Liang Ming shouted, then gripped his knife and stood guard at the open city gate, intending to face the approaching government soldiers alone.

"Second Brother, let's retreat. All the brothers have arrived; only a few have been injured."

Cai Sheng said urgently.

"Where are Sun Dazhu and the others?"

Liang Ming inquired.

"It's right behind us."

Cai Sheng replied.

Sun Dazhu is here too?

Chen Mo stepped onto the carriage and frowned.

So it seems that the people of Lingtou Village also participated in this rescue of the execution ground.

It seems the villagers haven't given up on Chen Mo.

"Second Brother, everyone's here, let's go!"

At this moment, Cai Sheng shouted again.

Liang Ming nodded silently, then rode away.

Sitting in the carriage, Chen Mo listened to the conversation between the two and already understood the gist of it.

Considering Liang Ming's skills and style of doing things, along with the group of fearless brothers around him, perhaps their identities are those of bandits from Qingfeng Village.

My earlier guess was indeed correct.

Nearly a hundred of them, traveling by horse-drawn carriage, swiftly evacuated the northern part of the city.

Only after the city gate behind him had completely disappeared did Chen Mo breathe a sigh of relief.

Having survived this ordeal, I can't help but feel a lot of emotions.

"Brother Liang, I will never forget your life-saving grace."

He turned his head and looked at Liang Ming.

"Don't rush to thank me; we didn't help you for nothing."

Liang Ming, driving the carriage, turned his head and smiled faintly.

"Regardless, I, Chen Mo, owe you a favor today."

Chen Mo thanked him again.

"Then you should thank your second brother properly. If it weren't for him, you would be dead already."

Cai Sheng, who was standing to the side, laughed.

"Of course, what's your name, brother?"

Chen Mo turned to look at Cai Sheng.

Just call me Cai Sheng.

Cai Sheng gripped his knife and turned to count the number of his brothers behind him.

"Second Brother, it seems we've lost a few of the brothers."

He added.

"We'll go back and find them later."

Liang Ming replied.

The main force was able to rescue Chen Mo with minimal casualties, and the plan has been a great success.

"Are you brothers from Qingfeng Village?"

At this moment, Chen Mo suddenly spoke.

Everyone around turned their heads to look at Chen Mo.

"You didn't know?"

Cai Sheng looked at him with some surprise.

Anyway, thank you all.

Chen Mo said calmly.

Looking back, he had led the village to fight against Qingfeng Village and killed many people from Qingfeng Village.

It's quite dramatic that Liang Ming is now leading the people of Qingfeng Village to rescue such a minor character as him.

"No need for verbal thanks. Now that we've rescued you, remember to send some money and food to Qingfeng Village when we get back, otherwise all the brothers' efforts will have been in vain."

Cai Sheng's attitude was very cold. He risked his life to rescue Chen Mo today only because he was following Liang Ming's orders.

"must."

Chen Mo quickly nodded.

Now that they have become enemies of the government, their only option is to ally with Qingfeng Village.

Compared to life, the grain is nothing, since there is still a large amount of grain stored in my granary.

As long as they can save their lives, they can still lead the villagers to continue farming and storing grain, resisting the oppression of the government.

Thinking back to that moment, a shout came from behind me.

"Brother Mo!"

It was Sun Dazhu who brought his brothers from Lingtou Village over.

Sun Dazhu rode his horse to the carriage and looked at Chen Mo anxiously.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

The other villagers on the carriage also asked questions, their eyes full of concern.

Seeing their kindness and loyalty, Chen Mo smiled with relief: "It's nothing, just some minor injuries."

"It's good that you're alright!"

Sun Dazhu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your hard work. We'll talk more when we get back to the village."

Chen Mo expressed his gratitude.

The carriage sped towards Lingtou Village.

Amidst the rising dust, there were no pursuers left behind.

North City Military Camp.

General Zhao was wielding his long sword, training alongside his soldiers, looking quite relaxed.

A moment later, a guard rushed over.

"General, something has indeed happened in the north city!"

The guard said urgently.

"Oh? What's wrong?"

Zhao, the military officer, handed his weapon to someone nearby and wiped the sweat from his brow.

"Chen Mo's men... really stormed the execution ground and have now escaped from Beicheng."

The guard asked in surprise.

Prior to this, Zhao, the military officer, had ordered his men to keep an eye on the movements in the north of the city.

I thought the group from Lingtou Village wouldn't dare to make a move, but they actually caused a huge disturbance in Beicheng and rescued Chen Mo right under the noses of the government troops.

This is going to be interesting.

"What's the situation in Beicheng right now?"

General Zhao spoke calmly, but his eyes showed no surprise.

"The northern part of the city is in complete chaos. The government officials are no match for them. Moreover, I heard that Magistrate Yang was also shot by an arrow and his fate is unknown."

The personal guards reported to the commander.

Upon hearing these words, a meaningful smile appeared on Zhao Canjiang's lips.

"These people are really bold."

General Zhao slowly removed his armor, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction.

"What's the situation with those aristocratic families?"

It's not clear yet.

"Let's ask around..."

"General, should we send some men to pursue them?"

The guard hesitated before asking.

"What are you chasing?"

General Zhao countered with a question.

The guard hesitated for a moment, then replied, "This... Chen Mo is a serious criminal of the imperial court. If we let him escape like this, the imperial court might..."

"Are you afraid the imperial court will hold me accountable? Heh..."

Zhao, the military officer, smiled dismissively.

"The government hasn't sent anyone to ask for help, so it's none of our business."

"That's true, but..."

The guards still had some reservations.

After all, the Zhao family army is stationed in the north city. If something happens in the north city and the Zhao family army does nothing, it is very likely to give people something to talk about.

"In a few days, our Zhao family army will be leaving. Let them clean up this mess in the north city themselves."

Zhao, the military officer, said with a hint of schadenfreude in his voice.

"Isn't the Huang family supposed to be very capable? They still want to manipulate this general. Let's see what they have to say this time."

Chen Mo's outburst, ironically, made General Zhao feel fortunate.

If Huang Chengyue had been more polite back then, Zhao's army might have made a show of helping.

But now, it has nothing to do with him.