I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

late at night.

Tiger Head Mountain, located within Yunle County!

The mountain is shaped like a tiger's head with its mouth wide open, hence the name.

This is the bandits' lair. The stronghold is built halfway up the mountain. From a distance, the stronghold looks high and sturdy, heavily guarded, and even more like a county town than a county town itself.

Inside the brightly lit cave, people sang and danced, enjoying delicious food.

Today is the wedding day of the third leader, and red ribbons and lanterns are hung everywhere, making it a very festive occasion.

Even the suona band was the best they could hire from the county town!

The bandit leader, Leopard Head Lin Bao, was a big, burly man with thick, outward-spreading facial hair that resembled a leopard, hence his nickname!

At this moment, Lin Bao sat on the tiger-skin chair in the cave, watching the bandits in front of him singing and dancing, but he couldn't be happy at all, and his face was solemn.

"Your Majesty, today is the third prince's most joyous day. Why do you look so gloomy? Let me offer you a toast and cheer you up!"

A beautiful young woman, dressed in revealing clothing, leaned against Lin Bao, holding a glass of wine.

Lin Bao took the wine but didn't drink it immediately. Instead, he couldn't help but glance at the beautiful young woman beside him, his eyes revealing a hint of disdain.

The daughter of the prefect in those days was well-educated and reasonable, but weak and unable to take care of herself.

How come she turned into a prostitute after only a few years of marriage?

I heard that she was also flirting with the second son and had an improper relationship.

"You ask me why I look so gloomy?"

Lin Bao sighed deliberately and said, "How can I not be worried? Over the years, your father and I have split the profits 30/70, with your father taking 70% and making a fortune. With so many brothers in Tiger Head Mountain, splitting the profits 30/30 is only enough for a bowl of meat soup. But as more and more brothers join Tiger Head Mountain, now even a bowl of meat soup has to be shared between two brothers."

"This year's harvest was poor, and we haven't even raised enough tribute to send to your father's house. How can I not be worried?"

To be honest, Lin Bao had been complaining for a long time.

Over the years, in collusion with the prefect, Tiger Head Mountain has expanded its territory considerably, and several nearby counties now have to pay tribute to Tiger Head Mountain and ask for its protection.

But when the profits were split 30/70, the prefect got the lion's share. This year, when Lin Bao went to the prefect's house to celebrate his birthday, he discovered that even the guard dogs kept by the prefect were eating better than him, the mountain king.

Lin Bao felt extremely resentful!

Why should he bear all the risks while the prefect reaps all the benefits?

Lin Bao now strongly suspects that the prefect married his daughter to him back then to deliberately keep him tied down and make him work for him!

"Your Majesty, don't look so gloomy. I can always go home another day and talk to my father. He loves me the most. We can use the money saved from the filial piety allowance to improve the brothers' meals, so that everyone can eat meat from now on!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Bao gave a forced smile, reached out and pulled the beautiful young woman into his arms, then downed his drink in one gulp.

Now is not the time to turn against the prefect; he still needs to maintain the facade of a loving couple with the beautiful young woman.

When the time is right, he will kill this vile woman first!

Didn't you see that when she was talking to me just now, she couldn't help but exchange glances and flirtations with the second brother who was not far away?

I reckon she just wants to get him drunk tonight so she can go and sleep with the second brother!

After the beautiful woman refilled his wine bowl, Lin Bao sighed again.

The beautiful woman frowned, her eyes revealing undisguised disdain.

Lin Bao is a burly, rough man, a mountain bandit, who should be eating meat and drinking wine to his heart's content and living a carefree life.

Why has he been sighing all the time these days? Anyone who didn't know him would think he was some kind of melancholy scholar.

What a show!

Despite these thoughts in her mind, the beautiful young woman forced a smile, "Why does Your Majesty look so gloomy again? I will go home and tell my father."

"That's not it."

Lin Bao, holding a bowl of wine, said, "These past few days, a large number of government troops have been passing through the mountains!"

"Their provisions were hauled by carts, stretching as far as the eye could see; their horses were well-fed and strong; and the equipment they carried was clearly of high quality!"

"What a pity, we can't go down the mountain to rob it. If we had, Tiger Head Mountain would have become rich."

Lin Bao was self-aware. Although he had dominated the area for many years, he was like an ant compared to the army rushing to the border from the foot of the mountain!

They could crush Tiger Head Mountain with a flick of their fingers!

Therefore, he ordered the bandits to stay in the village these days, and no one was allowed to leave the village without his permission.

If they provoke the army at the foot of the mountain, the village will face annihilation, and then there will be nowhere to turn for help.

"What are you afraid of?"

The beautiful young woman snorted coldly, reaching out to stroke Lin Bao's muscular chest. "Your Majesty has defeated all rivals in the world over the years. What are you afraid of, the imperial army?"

"In my humble opinion, the army down the mountain is nothing but a paper tiger. As long as Your Majesty personally leads the troops down the mountain, you will surely be able to bring back provisions, horses, and the finest weapons!"

call out!

No sooner had he finished speaking than a powerful arrow pierced the beautiful young woman's head right in front of Lin Bao.

Hot blood splattered all over Lin Bao!

The sudden change turned the once bustling cave into complete silence!

Everyone stiffly turned their heads to look in the direction the arrow had come from, and found that the one who shot the arrow was a young boy.

The boy stood at the entrance of the cave, holding a large bow. Behind him stood two people shrouded in black robes, both of whom were top-notch martial arts masters.

After killing the prefect's daughter and Lin Bao's wife with an arrow, the young man glanced sideways and asked the two men in black robes behind him:

"Are there only three of us here to suppress the bandits? There are thousands of bandits here."

"What, is Young Master Su afraid?"

A man in a black robe chuckled.

"Afraid?"

The boy sneered, "The word 'fear' doesn't exist in my dictionary, Su Chen's dictionary."

The young man was none other than the protagonist, Su Chen. Since receiving the imperial decree, he had followed the army northwards, holding a low-ranking position—just a centurion!

He thought he would have a chance to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions after reaching the border, but when he arrived in Yunle County, he was suddenly ordered to come and suppress bandits!

There were only three of them, or more precisely, just him.

Because these two black-robed martial arts masters will not lend a hand; they will only step in to control the situation when he can no longer handle it!

call out!

Another arrow suddenly shot out.

Lin Bao aimed at the tiger-skin chair.

Shoot people first, shoot horses, and capture thieves first.

Once Lin Bao is shot dead, the bandits will naturally fall into chaos and become nothing to fear.

But Lin Bao simply tilted his head slightly and dodged the arrow that was sure to hit.

Lin Bao was no ordinary person; he was capable of being a mountain bandit and even making a deal with the prefect.

boom!

Before Lin Bao could make a move, the third leader, dressed in a wedding gown and wearing a large red flower on his chest, smashed his wine bowl, jumped onto the table, pointed at Su Chen, and shouted:

"Where did this brat come from, daring to ruin my happy occasion!"

"Men, take my weapon! Watch me rip out his heart and liver and serve them to my brothers as snacks!"

Upon hearing this, the bandits' underlings became overjoyed, clamoring to rip out Su Chen's heart and liver to eat with their drinks.

On the tiger-skin chair, Lin Bao did not stop them, but coldly pushed the dead, beautiful young woman aside, watching the good show that was about to unfold.

Soon, the third leader's two fine steel daggers were brought over.

The third leader jumped off the table, grabbed the short dagger, and rushed towards Su Chen.

Without saying a word, Su Chen drew his bow and nocked three arrows.

"Damn, this kid has no shame!"

"Our third leader wanted to fight you in close combat, and you actually shot an arrow?"

"That's right, Third Master, kill this shameless brat..."