Kai Fu Han

Chapter 289 The thief shouts to catch the thief
"In that case, can we take a walk around the village?" Sun Li suggested.

Several young people behind Xiang Kunchi couldn't help but wanted to speak, but Xiang Kunchi stopped them in time.

"You can watch as you like."

"it is good!"

Sun Li led four people on horseback from the end of the village to the end of the village, and then back to the end of the village. He did not ask Xiang Kunchi about the whole process, and Xiang Kunchi silently followed Wuqi.

"It's getting late, so we won't bother you anymore. See you later." Sun Li said goodbye to the village chief.

"Master Sun, please stay and have a light meal." He said politely to the village chief.

Sun Li wanted to agree and see how the village chief would react, but important matters were important, so he finally rejected the village chief's "kind words."

The five men rode out of the village and galloped towards the place where the army was encamped.

"stop!"

As soon as the horse had gone one mile away, Sun Li ordered everyone to stop.

"Go into the woods and hide."

After saying that, he immediately turned over and dismounted, and the other four people quickly followed. They led the horse into the nearby woods.

"Why is this?"

After taking cover, Sun Li observed the road outside the forest, and the guide asked in confusion.

"There must be something wrong with this village."

"You just walked around the middle of the village and you saw it?"

Sun Li explained without looking back: "Yes, nearly half of the houses in this village are made of bricks and tiles, and the other half of the earthen houses are also in good repair. Those young and strong people are all strong and have rosy faces. At first glance, they are... You know, you will have enough food every day.”

"The question is: In today's world, how can there be such a wealthy village?"

"Yes, it is indeed unusual to say so. But is it too arbitrary to determine that there is a problem in this village based on this alone? Although Jingdong East Road is not as wealthy as Jiangnan, there are still a few wealthy villages." The guide replied .

If Liu Xinqi is here, he will give an example to refute it. Every household in Liujiabao in Qizhou is a brick house.

"Of course it's more than that. Have you noticed that just a few minutes after we entered the village, the village chief gathered a dozen young men to greet us, and when these young men saw the four of us fully armed, there was no fear in their eyes. How can this be done by ordinary people and ordinary villages." Sun Li raised another point.

"When you mentioned it like that, I came to a realization. At this time, all the young people in the village should be weeding in the fields. It is indeed impossible for a normal village to gather more than a dozen young people so quickly." The guide finally came to his senses.

"Then what are we waiting for here?"

"Wait until they bring the clues to Xiangyang Village to their doorstep."

Sun Li replied.

After more than half an hour, the sky had completely darkened. From the southeast of the road, towards Xiangyang Village, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and the sound was getting closer and closer.

"Wait for me here." Sun Li ordered the four of them, then handed his horse to his guards and walked to the middle of the road.

At this time, we could already see a lantern approaching quickly in the direction of Xiangyang Village.

A few hundred feet away in an instant.

The man on horseback rushed in front of Sun Li. The illumination distance of the lantern was very close. When the two people were two or three feet closer, the man on horseback saw a figure in front of him.

"Get out of the way!"

The knight on the horse shouted loudly, but made no intention of slowing down.

Sun Li didn't say anything. Instead, he stepped forward and steadied his horse. He stretched his hands forward, grabbed the bridle of the horse, and then pushed the horse's head down along his side. Under Sun Li's huge force, the horse was like It hit a huge invisible net, directly following the direction of Sun Li's arms, he screamed and fell to the ground.

The knight on the horse was also brought in. He screamed in pain and his legs were pressed under the horse's belly, unable to move.

The lantern flew out ahead of the others, fell to the ground, and went out.

Darkness returned to the road, and only the horses and the cries of pain from the knight whose leg was pressed down by the horse's belly were left.

People wear thick clothes in winter, otherwise they might fall to their death. "Come here." Sun Li said to the few people hiding in the forest.

The three guards pulled the stunned guide out of the woods.

"You are too strong!"

Sun Li said politely: "I used some skill, but if I had a head-on confrontation, I would be knocked away as well."

After all, the weight was there, and Sun Li's move just now mainly exerted a downward and outward torque on the horse, causing the horse to fall sideways.

"Give me a hand and help the horse up."

A guard stepped forward and helped Sun Li up the horse, but the knight under the horse tried several times and failed to get up. Apparently his leg was crushed and he could not get up on his own.

"Light a torch."

"it is good."

Soon, the torches were lit.

Sun Li took the torch, leaned in front of the knight, and finally saw the man's appearance clearly.

This man was considered tough. His leg was broken. Apart from a few screams of pain at the beginning, he actually endured it without saying a word.

"Did you recognize me?" Sun Li asked.

The knight pursed his lips and did not answer.

"I also recognized you. You were standing behind Village Chief Xiang this evening." Sun Li continued.

The knight still pursed his lips and refused to answer.

"You don't have to say anything. I want you to send a message to the village chief. Such important news must not be a verbal message. I don't know if this letter is with you."

The knight's expression changed greatly, and he stretched his hand to his chest, presumably to break his trust.

But before his hand came out, a knife was placed on his neck, and the blade was close to his neck.

"Don't move!" The guard with the knife in his hand scolded.

"Is it here?" Sun Liming asked knowingly, then reached out and took out the envelope from his chest.

After opening it, he took out the letter and saw that it was indeed a letter from Xiang Kunchi informing the Xiangyang bandits.

"Take him with you and let's go back to Xiangyang Village." Sun Li ordered.

Several people entered Xiangyang Village again. It was already Haishi, and there were still faint lights coming from several households in the village.

"Are we discussing something? Let's go over and join in the fun."

Sun Li led a few people straight to the innermost courtyard where there was light. In the quiet night, the sound of horse hooves was very obvious. Dogs barked from the passing courtyard. For a while, the village was full of dog barks. .

As soon as he reached the courtyard, before he could get off his horse and knock on the door, the courtyard door opened by itself.

"Coming back so soon?"

The person who opened the door looked outside and muttered.

After seeing clearly that there were six riders outside, and they were not his own, he immediately yelled and ran towards the yard.

"Come here, there's a thief!"

...

"Is it natural for a thief to call a thief?" Sun Li was speechless.

Signaling a guard next to him to hand him a short gun, Sun Li did not dismount. He rode on the horse and threw the short gun at the "villager" who was running and shouting. The "villager" was shot through the chest by the lightning-fast short gun. , nailed to the ground in front of Xiang Kunchi who stepped out of the back room.

"You're well, village chief Xiang!" Sun Li said with a smile, "Do you still remember what I said in the evening? We'll see you later!"

(End of this chapter)