Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 257 Your head is worth a lot... 120 taels of silver and 54 copper coins!
"..."

Hearing Xiong Hui's words, Xiong Xing trembled all over, with an expression of disbelief:
"Big elder?"

The monster in the capital almost killed all of them Qingjiang, he hated the Jing clan now, but Xiong Hui asked him to help Qingzhou officers and soldiers catch people, in order to please Jing Xuan and the people in the capital One!
Is this repaying revenge with virtue?

No, that's downright mean!

Why is his Xiong family so humble?
However, when Xiong Hui saw him standing still, he gave him another cold look, and urged:
"Aren't you going soon?"

"Could it be that you want the old man to do it himself?"

"..."

Xiong Xing's face was ugly.

It's not that he doesn't understand Xiong Hui's plan.

The group of them knew too much, and it was very likely that they would be murdered, so if they wanted to survive, they could only keep currying favor with the royal family and show their loyalty to the Jing clan!
but……

This move is too humble and too bloodless!

If it spreads out, I'm afraid it will be ridiculed!

However, after hesitating again and again, Xiong Xing still chose to obey.

He stomped his feet angrily, then grabbed a small boat and rushed towards where Carpenter Li and his daughter were.

On the deck, Jiang Langya, Liang Buyi and his party looked at each other when they saw this, with a hint of disdain flashing in their eyes, and...

resignedly.

The power of Jing's lineage is too huge, because of the existence of that person, the royal family has almost reached the point of covering the sky with one hand!

Even though the royal family kept suppressing the forces in the rivers and lakes, even if the monster raised by that one almost swallowed the entire fleet, most of them did not dare to complain, and could only pretend that nothing had happened, even Some people even want to curry favor with the royal family in order to beg for a chance to survive!
"Let everyone see a joke."

Xiong Hui bowed to everyone, with a look of shame on his face.

As an old man with a good reputation in the Jianghu, he also wants to do more chivalrous things, to accumulate reputation for the Xiong family, and to accumulate more virtue for future generations, but...

If they don't please the royal family, their group and even the entire Xiong family will be wiped out under the wrath of that one!

So, he had no choice but to do so!

Jiang Langya and others did not comment.

If it were them, they might dare to refuse the request of Qingzhou officers and soldiers, but after entering the capital, they would also have to bow their heads in front of the royal family.

……

at the same time.

On the small boat, Carpenter Li, his father and daughter also noticed that Xiong Xing was coming by boat, and they seemed to have malicious intentions!

"What should I do? Someone is chasing me!"

"Sure enough, Xu Zhan is right! This group of people dare not offend Jing Xuan, not only will they not protect us, but they will arrest us to curry favor with that bastard!"

Carpenter Li looked anxious and paddled desperately.

But how can the strength of a mortal compare to that of Xiong Xing in the Bright Moon Realm?

On the side, Li Que'er held the wooden carving tightly, with a determined look on his face.

Seeing that the distance between the visitor and them was getting closer, she had already made a silent plan in her heart. Once she was caught and sent to the palace, she would find an opportunity to kill that beast Jing Xuan with her own hands!
"Little bird!"

Suddenly, Carpenter Li gave up paddling.

He held the wooden pulp firmly with both hands, trembling all over, staring at Li Que'er, with tears in his eyes and apology on his face:

"Daughter! I can't stand and watch you being captured and humiliated in the palace!"

"So, so..."

"So I will beat you to death with my own hands!"

He raised the wooden pulp, gritted his teeth, and burst into tears:
"Daughter, dad is useless, he can't protect you!"

"Don't be reborn in Qingzhou in your next life! Don't be reborn in the homes of poor people either!"

"..."

Li Que'er was also crying, but there was no trace of complaint or fear on his face:

"Father, I don't blame you!"

"In the next life, I will still be your daughter!"

"no no!"

Carpenter Li shook his head and said with trembling hands:
"Daughter, I'm not worthy to be your father!"

"In this life, I'm sorry for you, but in the next life, I will treat you like a bull or a horse!"

"Don't be afraid, Dad will strike quickly and it won't hurt very much!"

"After killing you, father will also commit suicide. On the way to Huangquan, we two will be companions!"

Li Que'er nodded, closed her eyes, and forced a smile at the same time:
"Father, come on!"

"I'm not afraid!"

Li Carpenter trembled all over, hesitated for a long time, then suddenly became cruel and slapped the wooden pulp towards Li Que'er's head!
But the next moment.

But one hand grabbed the wood pulp and crushed it into pieces!

"What a scene of father killing daughter!"

Xiong Xing came to the boat, glanced coldly at Carpenter Li, and hummed softly:

"A tiger's poison does not eat its children. You actually want to kill the daughter you have raised for more than ten years? What kind of man are you! What kind of father!"

As a middle-aged man, Xiong Xing has already married and has a daughter under his knees. He is usually regarded as a little ancestor who has everything he needs, and he is afraid of melting in the palm of his hand. He has never dared to say a serious word since he was born!
But carpenter Li is so lucky that he wants to kill his daughter?
Simply unfit to be a father!

However, in the face of this obviously innate master, the mortal Carpenter Li showed a different vicious side from the past. He spat on the board and cursed:
"What right do you have to accuse me?"

"Why should I kill my daughter?"

"It's not forced by you rich and powerful!"

"The county magistrate has his eyes on my daughter and wants to capture her and give her to that bastard King Qingjiang in exchange for an official promotion. I'm just a grassroots person. What can I do?"

"I had no choice but to send my daughter out of Qingzhou at night, but I ran into officers and soldiers who were arresting them on the way! Fortunately, Xu Zhan helped to drag them back, so I was able to continue to escape!"

"But you, you!"

"In order to curry favor with Jingxuan, you want to take our father and daughter away!"

"If I don't kill my daughter, do I want to watch her being captured by you and sent to Jingxuan's beast's bed to be humiliated?"

Li Carpenter looked resentful, raised half of the wood pulp and rushed towards Xiong Xing like crazy!

"..."

A flash of unbearableness flashed in Xiong Xing's eyes, he reached out to grab the wood pulp, crushed it, and pushed Carpenter Li down.

He didn't strike hard, but Carpenter Li was just an ordinary person, so he was seriously injured when he fell, and he passed out directly!

at the same time.

Suddenly there was a murderous intent coming from behind, which made Xiong Xing tremble all over.

He immediately looked back, only to see Li Que'er holding the wooden carving and rushing towards his back like crazy:

"Don't hit my dad!"

Her voice seemed a bit immature, and her originally clear and bright eyes showed madness and ferocity that did not match her age at this moment.

"..."

Maybe because he thought of his daughter, maybe because he didn't bother to bully a little girl, Xiong Xing withdrew the hand that subconsciously stretched out to stop him.

next moment.

The wood carving bumped into his back, like scratching an itch, without causing any damage to him.

But at the same time, Li Que'er pressed the mechanism on the back of the wood carving's head again,
Then, a string of abrupt blades pierced out, tore through Xiong Xing's clothes, and pierced hard into his back!
Fortunately, the blade wasn't long, and the wound wasn't too deep, it only cut through the flesh, otherwise this blow would have killed half of his life!

"you……"

Xiong Xing's back hurt, his head was sweating, and he was afraid for a while.

Then, with anger on his face, he reached out and grabbed Li Que'er by the collar, and lifted him into the air!
"Untouchable, dare to hurt me!"

Li Que'er smiled miserably, but instead of begging for mercy, she said harshly:

"Yes, in the eyes of you rich and powerful, we are all pariahs! Life is as cheap as worthless!"

"But don't be too happy! I believe in karma!"

"You gangsters who bully men and women will definitely be punished!"

"..."

A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Xiong Xing's face, but he refused to admit his mistake:
"What do you know?"

"I, Xiong Xing, have been a chivalrous hero all my life. When did I bully men and women?"

Li Que'er smiled sarcastically:
"Then what are you doing now?"

"You are obviously doing evil, but you refuse to admit it. In my opinion, you are not as good as that beast Jing Xuan!"

"At least he dared to admit it! He never said he was a good person!"

"..."

Xiong Xing was speechless.

At the same time, his face was cloudy and uncertain, as if he was struggling.

After a while, he put Li Que'er down and sighed softly:
"Forget it, let's go."

He decided to let the poor father and daughter live.

Li Que'er trembled all over, in disbelief:

"You, you want to let us go?"

"Are you serious? Why?"

She couldn't figure out why the other party suddenly showed kindness.

Xiong Xing nodded and sighed:

"because……"

"I also have a daughter about your age."

Immediately, Li Que'er wept with joy, knelt down and kowtowed three times towards Xiong Xing:
"thanks, thanks!"

"Benefactor, the Buddha will definitely bless you and your daughter!"

Hearing this, Xiong Xing couldn't help but glanced at the Buddha statue in the opponent's hand, seeing the circle of Buddha's light with the blade hidden, he couldn't help asking:

"Which Buddha is this?"

Li Que'er hurriedly introduced:

"I don't know either! But at dusk today, the people in our village and I saw this Buddha Town kill a snake demon with our own eyes!"

So Xiong Xing came to a sudden:

"It turned out to be the Sixth Patriarch Living Buddha."

"He made a move today, and it can be regarded as saving my life. For the sake of his old man's face, I think the elder will not blame me!"

"It's getting late, take your father and leave quickly!"

"Remember, go to the northern border, go to Bingzhou, the king of the north and the king of Qingjiang have long had grievances, and you will be safer only if you go there!"

Li Que'er nodded heavily, but soon a look of worry appeared on his face:
"As soon as I leave, then the mother and the villagers of Liliu Village..."

Originally sneaking away, even if County Magistrate Yang was furious, he would not massacre the village. At most, he would issue a warrant to find her. After a long time, she would be forgotten.

But now the officers and soldiers have found her traces. If she leaves again, everyone in Liliu Village will die because of her!

Xiong Xing sighed:
"What a kind girl."

"But what if you don't go?"

Li Que'er didn't say a word, but gritted his teeth and raised the small wooden carving in his hand to show his determination.

"..."

Feeling the burning pain on his back, Xiong Xing suddenly understood.

This is a brave girl!

Braver than him, the Great Elder, and even everyone in the entire fleet!

"Have you made up your mind?"

"Whether you succeed or fail, you will be tortured, life would be better than death!"

Li Que'er nodded heavily, without fear:
"Ah."

……

So after half a stick of incense.

With a gloomy face, Xiong Xing took Li Carpenter and his daughter back to the boat.

He put one hand behind his back, covering the bloody wound, looking a little annoyed.

"Why are you injured?"

Seeing this scene, Xiong Ying, another senior member of the Xiong family, hurried forward to show concern:
"Didn't you catch two mortals? If I had known this, I should have gone with you!"

Xiong Xing snorted coldly:
"I was careless, and was hacked by this old man!"

"But it's okay, it's just a little flesh wound, and people brought it too!"

He threw the unconscious Carpenter Li and the resentful Li Que'er on the deck, and introduced:

"This is a father and daughter!"

"The county magistrate here is eyeing this woman, and wants to capture her and send her to Qingjiang Prince's Mansion in exchange for glory and wealth! They wanted to sneak out of Qingzhou at night, but they were rounded up by officers and soldiers."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone including Xiong Ying frowned slightly.

If it was just to help catch bandits, then even though I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, at least it was righteous in name, but the person I was arresting now was a girl from a good family who was trying to escape from Jingxuan's claws...

This is disturbing!
Jiang Langya, Liang Buyi and the others looked at each other, and they all felt a burst of anger in their hearts.

They have already heard that Jing Xuan likes to play with women, and they also know that he condones his subordinates to arrest girls from good families, but when this happens, they still feel righteous indignation!

Even Xiong Ying's face flashed a trace of unbearable, looked at Xiong Hui, and said tentatively:

"Elder, how about we..."

But before she finished speaking, Xiong Hui interrupted coldly:
"Watch them! Don't let them kill themselves!"

"..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was chilled.

In the past, Xiong Hui has always been an image of a good old man who is willing to do good, punishes evil and promotes good, but now he has degenerated into a villain who bullies the people in order to please the power!
He finally lived the way he hated the most!
But no one complained.

Because they can understand Xiong Hui's difficulties.

He is not alone, he also represents the entire Xiong family. In the current situation, as long as one wrong step is made, the entire Xiong family may be wiped out!

So he must be a villain today!
Even if he bears a bad reputation and is accused by thousands of people, as long as the Xiong family can continue, he will have no complaints or regrets!
next moment.

I saw Xiong Hui talking loudly to the bandits and officers and soldiers who were fighting ahead:
"The two thieves have been caught by the old man. May I ask this general, how should we deal with it?"

His voice was full of spirit, passing through the sound of the tide and the sound of shouting and killing, it was clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone hundreds of meters away.

In an instant, everyone stopped fighting.

"Ha ha!"

The officer and general Li Gui looked at Xu Zhan, the leader of the bandits, with a mocking expression on his face:
"Xu Zhan, the Japanese general is in a good mood today, so I won't kill you!"

"Hurry up and take the rest of you and get out!"

"..."

Xu Zhan glanced at the fleet, his face was full of unwillingness:

"Uncle Li, oh..."

"My brothers and I have done our best!"

He scanned the surroundings, only to see that less than half of the thirty or so bandits he brought were still alive, but the officers and soldiers also left behind nearly twenty corpses!

If the fight continued, the entire army on his side would be wiped out except himself, but the officers and soldiers would also suffer heavy casualties, which was why Li Gui decided to let them go.

"Forget it, take the bodies of the brothers and let's go!"

Xu Zhan ordered to retreat.

Now that Carpenter Li and his daughter have been arrested, it is meaningless to continue the fight, it will only increase the casualties.

Li Gui also asked his men to disperse and did not stop them.

But before the other party left, he kindly advised:

"Xu Zhan, you are a talent!"

"If you want, I can introduce you to County Magistrate Yang! Your gang of brothers can also get rid of their bandits and become officers and soldiers like us!"

He thought that his solicitation would at least make some thieves tempted.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the ridicule of all the thieves:

"Let us put on official clothes like you and bully men and women?"

"Bah! I don't care about your grandpa!"

"I'd rather die than join you!"

"Go back and talk to that bastard surnamed Yang, tell him to be careful when sleeping with his mother-in-law at night, sooner or later, grandpa will enter the government's mansion and kill him!"

……

Xu Zhan also sneered:

"Li Gui, do you think everyone is like you, willing to be treated like a dog?"

"We are thieves, but we don't bully the people! You are officers and soldiers, but you are all vying to grab the remnants of the people!"

"This upside-down world will end sooner or later!"

"At that time, either this world will change masters, or the entire Qingzhou people will die!"

"presumptuous!"

Li Gui shouted angrily:
"Your words are tantamount to treason! The crime is to punish the nine clans!"

"Since that's the case, then you don't have to leave today! This general will kill all the rebels like you, and use your heads to ask the magistrate Yang and the prince for credit!"

After all, his aura rose steadily, and the long sword in his hand suddenly shone with golden light, pointing directly at Xu Zhan's head.

"kill!"

Seeing this, the officers and soldiers followed suit one after another.

Xu Zhan and the rest of the thieves showed no weakness:
"Brothers, can we fight again?"

"Yes! I can cut ten more!"

"Then... kill!"

Holding the broadsword, Xu Zhan rushed out first, slashing towards Li Gui.

Even if he dies in battle today, he will save this man's life and get rid of a loyal dog of magistrate Yang!
The rest of the thieves also rushed forward with the determination to die.

As early as the day when the weeds turned into bandits, they were ready to die. If they could kill a few officers and soldiers before they died, it could be regarded as revenge for their relatives who were bullied all the time!

Killing one is not a loss, killing two and earning blood!
however……

Just as a group of thieves rushed towards the officers and soldiers who outnumbered them by three times their number, a few men in black suddenly appeared on the boat.

No one noticed when they appeared.

This group of people wore masks and said nothing, like ghosts without emotion, walking on various wooden boats and rivers, I saw them waving various weapons in their hands again and again, and officers and soldiers responded one by one And pour!
Regardless of the level of acquired martial arts of the officers and soldiers, they are all killed by one blow in their hands!
"you……"

"who are you?"

"We are the prince's people!"

Seeing this, Li Gui was so frightened that his legs went limp.

He could see that these men in black were all natural masters without exception!

He is definitely not an opponent, so he can only use the name of King Qingjiang to scare people!
But the next moment.

Li Gui kept his mouth shut.

Because he felt a cold on his neck.

He reached out to touch it in fear, but only felt hot blood gushing out of his throat, and he couldn't stop it no matter what.

At the same time, a hoarse voice came from beside my ear, as if someone was pronouncing the death penalty:

"Li Gui, commander of Liu County officers and soldiers, your head is worth a lot..."

"120 three taels of silver and 54 copper plates!"

……

at the same time.

Bear Fleet.

On the huge ship where Jiang Langya was, Xiao Man, Jiang Qingyu's personal servant girl, came to the deck alone.

She walked up to Li Que'er and knelt down, stretched out a hand to wipe off the ashes on Li Que'er's face, pinched his chin, then stood up and gave Xiong Hui a playful smile:
"What a beauty."

"Great Elder, my family's eldest son wants this girl!"

(End of this chapter)