On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 363 Rescue 7
Even though Li Yan was considered a smart man, he was helpless in the face of the current situation.

Similarly, the boss was also very anxious.

He originally thought that the troubled times had just begun, so he occupied this remote place and waited for a chance to become a dragon's heir.

But unexpectedly, before they could decide on anyone, Li Yan had already arrived.

The fact that he can lead the troops to appear at this moment means that the King of Jin'an who was originally driven away has returned.

Then, thinking of how deeply the King of Jin'an hated and loathed them, they wondered how many times the grass had been cut on the graves of their former colleagues within a hundred miles radius.

He hasn't lived enough, and now he just wants to run as far as he can.

But people in their line of work also have to be loyal.

Especially now, if his brothers below were not watching, he would have wanted to run away.

But now his younger brothers are watching. If he doesn’t care about the brothers who were arrested, who will dare to trust him in the future?

If he doesn't take care of them, the people under him will become a mess.

Therefore, the boss could only resist the urge to run away and still stand there to bargain with him.

Of course, the boss didn't know Li Yan either. He only heard from Jiang Da after he came here that the owner of this manor was Governor Chen and his sister married the general.

They had nothing to do and chatted about the gossip of the Chen and Li mansions. Therefore, when the boss saw that the eldest son Li, whose life and death were uncertain on the battlefield, appeared here, the cautious boss felt that something was wrong.

He was afraid that the night would be long and full of dreams, and a cruel look flashed in his eyes: "We are doing a job that requires our heads to be attached to our belts. We are all worthless lives. The worst that can happen is that we all die together."

"It's not a loss to have noble people like you accompany me on the road to the underworld."

He glanced at the hostages held by his men and said sternly, "Let the concubines go first."

The three concubines in Governor Chen's mansion were so frightened that their legs went limp. If they hadn't been held hostage, they would have fallen to the ground.

No one is not afraid of death.

Aunt Xie didn't want to die unjustly, so she trembled and said, "Sir, those people are from Lord Li's Yue family. Lord Li values ​​them more."

If the situation wasn't wrong, she would have said that these bandits were really stupid.

What's the point of killing these concubines?

It would be useful to find someone who can threaten Li Yan.

Since her own life was at stake, Aunt Xie didn't want to think about who she would offend by saying this.

He held on to the crazy idea that even if he was going to be killed, he wanted to bring a few more people to keep him company.

As soon as the boss's words came out, Li Yan understood that they wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

But before he could figure out how to save people, the aunt acted like a madman and dragged her own in-laws into the situation.

He clenched his hands, his face expressionless.

The chief had the entire family of County Magistrate Chen dragged up and said, "General Li, if you don't give way, you're forcing us to fight and die together."

Li Yan could no longer remain indifferent, so he could only speak up: "Wait a minute, I can let you retreat to the upper ground before releasing the people."

Not to mention that Xiao Lian is his second aunt, her husband is also his subordinate, who was seriously injured in the fight to retake the city. Now he dare not tell him that except for him, the Chen family has been wiped out.

Just for this reason, Li Yan couldn't bear to see anyone from the Chen family get into trouble.

His words were tantamount to a silent compromise, and the boss was delighted.

He originally thought that it would be good if all of them could leave.

But now, seeing that Li Yan compromised so quickly, the boss felt that it would be nice if he could take some of the valuables away.

So he made a big request: "Give us ten carriages, and let my five brothers take the luggage."

Of course, when they came, they didn't bring any luggage at all.

He just took the luggage from Chen's house for himself. If he could take those things back, he felt that he could retire and live a stable and rich life.

He also didn't want to wander around in the world forever, for he was afraid that the wind would be strong and the waves would be rough, and he would be wiped out if he was not careful.

Mrs. Chen, who had been silent, could no longer hold back: "You are shameless. Where did you get the luggage? Those are all ours."

When they fled, they certainly couldn't take those clumsy furniture and ornaments with them.

But he took out all the gold, silver and valuables he could.

But in the end it fell into the hands of these robbers.

She didn't say anything at first because she felt that her life was almost over and these material possessions were of no use to her.

But now that her life was saved, she certainly didn't want them to take away her wealth.

If they lose all their wealth, then even if they can survive, their lives will be extremely difficult and life will be worse than death, right?

Madam Li also followed suit and said, "Don't let them take me away. Otherwise, I would rather die and let them all be buried with me."

She felt that although Li Yan was her eldest son out of wedlock, she valued the Xiao family more.

Previously, he had been in a stalemate with the bandits and refused to give in.

But later, when he heard that Xiao Lian was threatened, he immediately compromised.

It is clear at a glance which is more important, but it is also particularly disheartening.

Hearing what his nominal aunt and stepmother said, Li Yan suddenly felt a toothache.

He felt that as long as the person was safe, there would be a chance for him to make back his fortune.

But they still force themselves to do it desperately.

At this moment, Li Yan almost couldn't hold back from cursing.

Unfortunately, not only did he not dare to curse, he could only negotiate terms with the boss according to their demands.

He pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Okay, I'll give you five carriages, and don't think about anything else."

The boss now felt that he had grasped Li Yan's weakness, so he snatched Xiao Lian from his subordinates, pinched her slender neck with his hands, and sneered: "It seems that Lord Li is very experienced in bargaining. He doesn't care about the life or death of this little beauty, right?"

Unfortunately, he didn't know Xiao Lian and had no idea that the person he had arrested was Mo Chou, the eldest lady of the Chen family.

Mo Chou didn't say anything either.

Li Yan stared at the boss's hand, put one hand behind his back, and quietly made a gesture to his own people.

He had calculated it carefully, and as long as they were fast enough, they would take action while the others were talking and distracting him.

But before Li Yan could make a move, an arrow flew quickly towards the boss's forehead.

Before the boss could react, another arrow hit his throat.

The big boss let out a hoarse sound, then fell backwards, falling to the ground with his eyes open.

Out of inertia, Mochou was also knocked down by her.

Fortunately, Li Yan reacted quickly and reached out to grab her, throwing her backwards. Then he shouted "attack" and took the lead in attacking the bandits on the opposite side.

Once the situation became chaotic, Xiao Xiao didn't dare to shoot arrows anymore.

She can distinguish between the enemy and our own forces.

But I’m afraid that if I shoot inaccurately, I might hurt my own people by mistake.

Seeing that the boss was shot to death and the other bosses were still in the hands of the enemy, the remaining minions also panicked.

Some surrendered, some wanted to run away, and some begged for mercy, but they were all tied up by Li Yan and his men.