Liu Jing was so shocked that she jumped out of the boat and ran towards the hillside. When she met several boatmen, he grabbed one of them and shouted: "How's it going up there?"

The boatman was so frightened that he stammered: "The bandits are looting the market, it's terrible!"

Liu Jing threw him away, took out the sword from her waist and ran away. In a moment, she rushed up the hillside. On the hillside was a piece of flat land of several acres, which was the traditional country market.

There are usually hundreds of stalls selling grain, fish, fruits and vegetables. There are also sellers from Jingling County selling needles, threads, brains and other daily necessities here. The customers are also nearby villagers and ships on the Han River to replenish food.

Since this area happens to be at the junction of Jiangxia County, Jingling County and Xiangyang County and has many mountainous areas, thieves have been rampant for decades and banditry has been constant. After Liu Biao took control of Jingzhou, he sent troops to suppress the bandits, and the banditry was suppressed for a time.

But three years ago, another group of bandits appeared in this area, with about a thousand people. It is said that they are a branch of the Runan Yellow Turban Army. The leader calls himself King Zuo of Jiangxia. He usually works in the fields, but when food is insufficient, he robs homes and houses, which makes the local officials extremely angry.

Headache.

For this reason, Huang Zu sent troops three times to encircle and suppress the bandits, but the bandits were extremely cunning. As soon as the officers and soldiers came, they disappeared without a trace. As soon as the officers and soldiers left, they came back again, and the three attempts to suppress the bandits failed.

However, they usually don't come to Jingkou Town, because the town is within two hundred steps along the river and is within the sphere of influence of the Jinfan thief Gan Ning.

However, since Gan Ning surrendered to Liu Biao last fall, this land and water boundary has gradually been broken. Today is a small gathering, and villagers from all over the country gathered together. As a result, a group of more than a hundred mountain bandits took the opportunity to arrive.

Loot.

Since the population in this area is sparse, most of the bandits are locals, so they generally do not kill people, but only rob money and food. If they encounter young and beautiful women, they will also rob them and go up the mountain.

Liu Jing rushed to the top of the slope and saw a mess in the market. People going to the market were lying on the ground in shock. Today there happened to be a big businessman selling silk and satin, so the robbers looted his stall and left, including the businessman.

He was also captured and used as a hostage, and money and materials were demanded from his family.

Liu Jing looked around anxiously and shouted: "Little Baozi!"

At this time, Liu Jing suddenly felt someone hugging his leg. When he lowered his head, it turned out to be the boatwoman. She burst into tears, "The little lady was taken away by them!"

Liu Jing's head buzzed, and a rush of blood rushed into his brain. His teeth gritted loudly. These bastards dared to catch his maid.

At this moment, there was a chaos not far ahead, and there were cries. Dozens of villagers were seen beating a young man. The young man was rolling on the ground, crying, and his head was still wrapped in a yellow scarf. He was clearly a boy.

A little yellow turban thief.

Liu Jing was furious, rushed forward and pushed everyone away, grabbed the young man, and said viciously: "You are also a yellow turban thief!"

Someone nearby cursed: "This little thief hasn't stolen the chicken yet, beat him to death!"

This is a little bandit who catches chickens but fails to evacuate in time. He is caught by everyone and usually beaten to death by the villagers. This little bandit looks to be about twelve or thirteen years old. He is thin and looks like a monkey, but his eyes are

He was very cunning and clever. At this time, he was beaten until his mouth was bleeding, and he was crying so much that tears and snot ran down his face.

Liu Jing grabbed him and put the knife on his neck, "Your people took my maid away. Where did she take her?"

With the sharp sword pressed against his neck, the little bandit was so frightened that he stammered: "In Qiru Mountain!"

Liu Jing turned around and asked the villagers, "Where is Qiru Mountain?"

An old man said: "More than twenty miles to the south, there are actually seven mountains. The mountains are dangerous. I heard that the bandit's lair is in that area."

At this time, Xu Shu also squeezed into the crowd. When he heard that the little bun was captured, he immediately said in a hurry: "Sir, I will rush back to Xiangyang to invite troops!"

Liu Jing had calmed down and was deep in thought. He estimated that Little Baozi had been caught and taken on the road. The mountain road was rugged and he couldn't catch up with him on horseback. And here happened to be the junction of the three counties. The nearest Jingling County seemed to be about seventy miles away.

Moreover, such a small county does not have an army.

Either go back to Xiangyang to move troops, or go to Jiangxia for help. Jiangxia Huangzu will not pay attention to him, and the Xiangyang army will not send troops for a little girl. Gan Ning can do it, but it is a pity that he is three hundred miles away and blocked by mountains. Waiting

If reinforcements were brought in, Little Baozi would probably be dead a long time ago.

Liu Jing was in a dilemma. After thinking for a long time, he could only redeem Xiaobaozi with money. Fortunately, he had two hundred taels of gold with him, which was enough to redeem him. He shouted to everyone: "I will recruit someone for five hundred dollars. If you have

No one wants to go to Qiru Mountain with me to ask for someone!"

Five hundred dollars can buy two pigs and fifty chickens locally, which is a lot of money. But when everyone heard that they were going to Qiru Mountain, they all backed away with fear in their eyes. Life was more valuable.

Liu Jing immediately doubled the price, "One thousand yuan per person!"

Finally, someone was tempted, and seven or eight young men raised their hands. They thought very simply. They wanted to make money, but they also wanted to protect their lives. Once a fight broke out, they could just turn around and run away.

The number of seven or eight people was still a little less. Liu Jing asked several more times, but no one was willing to agree. Some people whispered: "With this money, I bought ten little maids, so I can arrest them!"

Liu Jing looked at the seven or eight young men holding wooden sticks and hoes, and felt helpless. He had no choice but to take these mountain people to suppress the bandits.

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On the way, Liu Jing learned something from the little bandit. The bandit who came to attack the market this time was not King Zuo of Jiangxia himself, but one of his right-hand men. His surname was Wang, and his name was Wang Tai. He was originally from Runan.

The Yellow Turban thief led more than a hundred of his men to attack the market this time and harvested dozens of pieces of silk and satin, some grain and meat and poultry, and of course Liu Jing's charming little maid Baozi.

On the way, Liu Jing's anger towards this little bandit subsided a bit. Seeing that he was quite clever, she asked him: "What is your name? Why did you commit yourself to becoming a thief at such a young age?"

The young bandit said nonchalantly: "I am called the Five Monkeys on the mountain. There were originally four thin men called monkeys. I am the fifth. I used to beg for food in Jingling County. I heard that being a mountain king can give you a full meal, so I followed.

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"Oh! How many years have you been going up the mountain?"

"About three or four years ago! I can't remember. Anyway, I was one of the first batch of veterans." The little bandit said with a smile.

Liu Jing frowned, he was still a veteran. When he saw that the young man's hands were tied and a young junior was holding them with a rope, he said: "Untie him!"

The young student hurriedly waved his hands, "No way, this little thief is as cunning as a monkey, let him go and run away."

"Pooh!"

The little bandit turned around and sighed loudly, "Am I the kind of person who can't keep his word? Since I promised to lead the way, I will naturally take you to Qiru Mountain."

The young junior kicked him hard and cursed: "You naughty little brat, when did you agree to lead the way? We all know the road to Qiru Mountain, so what way do we want you to lead?"

The young bandit cursed again unwillingly: "This young master is a benevolent and righteous person. He never bullies the weak, but his reputation has been ruined by you fools."

Liu Jing glanced at him in surprise. He found that this boy was indeed cunning. When he heard that he had the intention of untying him, he immediately used words to persuade him. If he was really a scholar, he might really untie him.

Liu Jing hit him on the head with a riding crop and scolded him with a smile: "You brat, if you didn't say such nonsense, I might have let you go. What a pity! I'm not a righteous person, so you just

Stop dreaming."

He then ordered his men, "Tie him up tighter. If he dares to escape, he will be beaten to death with sticks!"

The little bandit was tied up and screamed like a monkey. He stared at Liu Jing fiercely and turned around, not knowing what bad idea he was planning.

After walking for more than ten miles on the mountain road, everyone saw Qiru Mountain. Seven round peaks stood in the high mountains, like seven women's breasts, so it was named Qiru Mountain.

Xu Shu was a little worried, so he urged his horse forward and whispered: "Young Master's identity is extraordinary, why don't I go up the mountain to talk to them. Young Master is waiting at the bottom of the mountain. Once we have negotiated, they will naturally bring me and Little Baozi down the mountain in exchange for ransom. Young Master

What do you think?"

Liu Jing did not answer. He stared at the mountain road ahead from a distance and discovered the enemy's situation. He saw a large group of men in black coming in front, dozens of them, wearing yellow scarves on their heads, short clothes, calf-nose trousers, and feet.

Wearing straw sandals and holding various weapons in their hands, all of them looked fierce and were walking towards this side quickly.

Several young recruits also saw it, and they were so frightened that they didn't even want any reward, so they turned around and ran away, stumbling around in a state of embarrassment. The little bandit took the opportunity to run wildly, "Master Wang, I am the Five Monkeys!"

Xu Shu was a little surprised and whispered to Liu Jing: "Master Jing, have you noticed anything unusual?"

Liu Jing nodded. He also discovered something unusual. Among a group of yellow scarf thieves, there was a little donkey. The person riding the little donkey was none other than Little Baozi. He was smiling and gnawing on a mountain fruit. How could he be kidnapped at all?

Sad to leave.

Little Baozi suddenly saw Liu Jing, and he waved his hands happily and shouted: "Sir, I'm here!"

Liu Jing was surprised and wondered, what happened? Could it be that the little bun was a long-lost relative of the bandit leader? It was ridiculous to think about it.

At this time, dozens of yellow scarf thieves knelt down together, "We didn't know we were our benefactors, and we disturbed our benefactors. We are willing to be severely punished by our benefactors!"

Liu Jing's heart moved, and he seemed to understand something. Little Baozi ran over, took Liu Jing's hand, and jumped with joy like a little tit. Liu Jing touched her head and said with a smile: "You are not wronged, are you?"

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"No! When they heard that I was Master Jing's maid, their faces turned pale with fright, and they slapped themselves as hard as they could, and then I became a princess."

Liu Jing already knew who these people were. They must be the five hundred military slaves he had let go. He couldn't help but feel a little angry. He let them become free men, but these guys didn't change their evil ways and were wrapped in yellow scarves again.

He stepped forward and asked coldly: "Are you the five hundred military slaves I freed?"

The leader of the yellow scarf thieves was extremely ashamed and kowtowed: "The villain Wang Tai and Meng Gongzi Yishi originally planned to serve the people in Jiangxia, but they were deceived by the government. They deceived us into being illiterate and deceived us into becoming tenant slaves of Huang Zu's farm. I

In a fit of rage, he brought dozens of brothers to seek refuge with King Zuo, betraying Master Jing's loyalty."

This explanation relieved Liu Jing's anger, and she nodded and said, "I don't blame you, but you can come to me and I can place you somewhere else. But if you become a bandit again, what will you do in the future?"

Wang Tai kowtowed and cried: "We have no face to come to see Mr. Jing. If Mr. Jing can have mercy on us, please take us away! We are willing to follow you and serve you."

Liu Jing sighed. Although he didn't want to accept the Yellow Turban Thieves as his subordinates, he couldn't ignore these people, so he had no choice but to nod, "Let's do this! Go tell King Zuo, and then come to Chaisang to find me."

At this moment, a yellow scarf thief led hundreds of people to run towards this side. He was extremely tall and handsome, riding a black war horse and holding a big sword in his hand. He shouted from afar: "Second brother, you want to give up."

Do you want me to leave?"

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Chapter completed!