wealthy lord

Chapter 4 Encountering Robbers
  Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The bumpy ride made Lin Yun and the three women drowsy.

Suddenly, the carriage rolled over a large pit and made a loud noise. The carriage shook violently, waking everyone up.

Lin Yun stretched lazily and opened the door curtain: "Ma San, how long until we reach the fiefdom?"

"We'll be there at most ten miles away, sir, please be patient!"

Just as he was talking, a shout came from outside the carriage.

"Drive...drive!!"

A group of robbers and bandits galloped past on both sides of the carriage.

Lin Yun was startled, opened a curtain and asked, "Who is making the noise?"

One of the escorting soldiers looked at them with disdain: "They are just a group of bandits, sir, don't be afraid!"

In the eyes of these soldiers, Lin Yun was a coward because he did not choose to join the army. In addition, because of his humble background, no one looked down upon him.

Lin Yun tilted his head and looked at the missing robber, frowning and saying, "Is this official road the only way to Niubei Mountain?"

"That's right! Although the young master is a concubine, he is also the descendant of my Lin family. I will not put you in danger. Young Master, don't say anything anymore!"

The soldier looked impatient, as if he would be reprimanded if he dared to ask more questions.

Lin Yun smiled bitterly and could only sit back in the carriage.

Inwardly, he scolded the Lin family for being short-sighted.

Ye Wanqing stared at her beautiful eyes and asked, "What are you worried about?"

As a former member of the Academy of Chinese Scholars, Ye Wanqing was astute and could tell at a glance that Lin Yun had something on his mind.

Even though she looked like she was keeping strangers away, she was actually grateful to Lin Yun for saving her life and wanted to share his worries.

Lin Yun sighed: "I didn't expect the security in Niubei Mountain to be so bad! Are these gangs of robbers and bandits going to loot the village that I got?"

He inquired about Niubei Mountain in detail, and especially learned that the place was barren and not protected by the Lin family. If it was plundered by bandits all the year round, the local villagers would definitely live in misery, and the Lin family would definitely hate him to the core.

Ye Wanqing instantly understood the stakes and praised Lin Yun's foresight.

"Then why don't you speed up the carriage?"

"That's what I meant!"

Lin Yun opened the curtain of the carriage and ordered: "Ma San, I want to reach the fiefdom within half an hour!"

The groom was shocked and couldn't help but look at the four soldiers guarding him.

Lin Yun didn't give them a chance to refute at all. He took out his Lord Token and said, "If you have any dissatisfaction, just tell it!"

Facing the lord's token, the four soldiers could only endure their displeasure. They did not expect that Lin Yun, who used to be a coward, would dare to be so showy.

However, Lin Yun was not afraid of their resistance. With Oona protecting him, he was not afraid of these four soldiers at all, not to mention that they did not have the courage.

When the coachman saw this, he could only use his whip to speed up, and the speed of the car increased a lot.

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Niubei Village is located at the east foot of Niubei Mountain and is surrounded by a lake. Due to the special local geographical environment, the land is barren. Although there are large areas of wasteland, it is impossible to cultivate. The villagers only rely on fishing to survive.

At the entrance of the village, several children in coarse linen clothes were chasing and playing, the men packed up their fishing boats and prepared to go to the lake to work, and the women chatted and weaved nets in small groups.

Although life is hard, it is still manageable.

But at this moment, the rapid sound of horse hooves and shouts suddenly came from the distance, and dust suddenly flew up, covering the sky and the sun.

A woman stood up suddenly. When she saw that the people coming were a group of ferocious-looking robbers, she was shocked and said: "Run away...the robbers are coming!!" A loud shout caused the originally peaceful and peaceful village to become chaotic.

Children cried and adults yelled and cursed.

But it's too late to escape now.

When the robber was still a hundred meters away, he used his bow and fired an arrow, accurately killing a villager. Blood splattered out, making other villagers frightened.

The leading robber shouted angrily: "I will kill whoever dares to escape again!!"

These words really worked. The villagers stood there, protecting their children behind them, as if they were ready to die.

Soon, groups of robbers surrounded the entire Niubei Village.

The leader of the robbers had a pockmarked face and one eye and was deaf. He held a simple knife in his hand and a black horse slung under his body. He was full of gangsterism and majesty, but he overpowered the villagers and made them tremble.

The leader of the robbers sneered: "You are so courageous, how dare you escape? It seems that the lesson I gave you last time was not profound enough! Where is the old village chief? Why don't you come out to greet me?"

At this time, a hunchbacked old man walking on a cane staggered over, choking on the dust and coughing.

"Your Majesty, you just came here last week and took away all the money from my Niubei Village. You even refused to let go of the dried salted fish. We really can't get any money out this time! Please be kind to me, Your Majesty!"

"Fuck your mother's stinky fart!"

The robber leader stood astride his horse and kicked in front of the old village chief.

The old village chief fell upside down. If he hadn't been hugged by the villagers, he would have been seriously injured.

Two young and strong villagers immediately came forward, holding harpoons in their hands, and shouted angrily: "These beasts, we will fight with you!!"

As he spoke, the harpoon pierced the leader of the robbers.

But the villagers who don't even have enough to eat are no match for these flesh-and-blood robbers.

Several robbers easily subdued the two of them, and they were pushed to the ground and beaten violently. It didn't take long for their blood and flesh to be splattered, and they were beaten horribly.

The surrounding villagers knelt down and begged for mercy. The old village chief banged his cane anxiously and lamented: "Stop...stop it quickly!!"

At this time, the robber leader said in a deep voice: "Okay! Didn't you hear the old village chief say stop? Everyone stop!"

The robbers then stepped aside and stared at the villagers with malicious intent and sneered.

In their eyes, these villagers are just lambs who provide them with money and food, and are not human beings at all.

"Old man... I, Wang Wu, am also following orders. I know that life in Niubei Village is difficult, but you can't blame me. If you want to blame it, blame the new lord who is about to take office!"

"I won't embarrass you! Money... I don't want it this time. Just hand over five hundred kilograms of grain or salted fish. I will take the brothers away immediately, otherwise... Niubei Village may completely disappear in Fengyang County today! "

The purpose of their visit this time is very clear. The first is to show authority to the new lord, and the second is to loot all the money and food from Niubei Village.

By then, this place will be completely destitute and the Lin family master will definitely leave, thus achieving their goal.

As robbers, they most wanted to have chaos, and Lin Yun's arrival violated their interests.

When the surrounding villagers heard that a new lord was coming, they all felt resentful.

Logically speaking, they paid taxes to Fengyang County every year and should be protected by the feudal king, but they never enjoyed any preferential treatment. Instead, they were abandoned by the Lin family and were bullied by these robbers and bandits all day long.

This time, it's better, as we have to bear the disaster brought by the new lord.

The old village chief shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Niubei Village really can't get anything out this time! Even if there is still a little ration, we must not hand it over! If you take it by force, we will have to fight to the death! Just watch Your Majesty, do you want the water to flow smoothly over time, or do you want to make a one-off deal?"

The old village chief has great authority in Niubei Village. After hearing what he said, men, women, and children all picked up handy objects as weapons, and even children picked up stones on the ground to make a last stand.

(End of this chapter)