Tian Xiao pointed at himself, then pointed at Bai Xihong and said: "Although I am not a master, I still practiced Wu Ding Kung Fu and fought in the battlefield. Although I am old now, I can still fight. And Bai Xihong is
We are the only monks in this village, and with the support of other experts, we can each lead a team of clansmen to guard a position."
Bai Xiying said in surprise: "Is my Hong'er going to fight too?"
Tian Xiao finally couldn't help but angrily said: "Look at this young gentleman, he is not related to Baixi Village, but he can come forward to help. And Baixihong is a member of the tribe, the son of the patriarch, and the only monk in the village.
When all the tribesmen took up arms, he should stand up. If not, would he still have the nerve to stay in Baixi Village? Then he should be expelled from the village now. Baixi Village does not need it and cannot tolerate this kind of behavior.
coward!"
These words angered Bai Xihong. The young man stood up and stamped his feet: "Who do you think is a coward?"
Huwa interjected: "Bai Xihong, if you fight hard to protect the village, of course you are not a coward... But I heard from the clan leader that he doesn't seem to want you to fight."
Bai Xihong gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I will fight."
Huwa added: "You don't have to worry too much. If the position you are guarding encounters a strong enemy, others will rush over to help immediately... The village will not move. We don't know which direction the opponent will attack from, so every day
We must be on guard in every direction, so we must have these people.”
Bai Xiying stretched out her hand to wipe the sweat on her forehead and said: "Since we already have Lord Gonggong, Tian Xiao, and my Hong'er, we still need to ask four more masters to help... Then there are four magic weapons. What happened just now?
What about five pieces?"
Tian Xiao was already angry, pointed at Huwa, and scolded Bai Xiying: "Are you blind? And this little gentleman. Of course you have to repay others in the same way!"
Huwa suddenly smiled and nodded: "What Xiaobo said is, Chief Baixi, you did make a mistake in counting, don't you treat me as a human being? Whether I need your reward or not is my own business; and you
How to count is your business."
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After Bai Xiying and his son left, Huwa and Tian Xiao did not rest immediately. They chatted for a long time that night. Huwa was very serious about everything he did, so serious that he didn't even have to be serious himself, he was so naturally focused.
This was the first thing he encountered after leaving the wilderness and entering Ba Yuan. Not only was he helping, but he also wanted to understand the various reasons why it happened, what kind of people they were, and what they were carrying.
What kind of purposes and desires are involved?
Huwa asked about the situation of rogue bandits again. In the hinterland of the Xiangshi Kingdom, the so-called rogue bandits have long since disappeared in recent decades. The tragedies that happened in the summer three years ago and the autumn two years ago were felt by the people in this area.
It seems so unreal, like a legend from a very distant era and a very distant place. How could it happen around me?
When the bandits committed the second crime, more than 300 people in the remote village were massacred, leaving no one alive. No one knew where they came from, what they looked like, and what they had stolen. But the first time they committed the crime,
At that time, they only attacked three families in a certain village. All the people in those three families were killed, and the houses and courtyards were destroyed by fire. No one knew exactly why?
The rogue bandits came so suddenly. No one expected that when they rushed into the village with swords and guns, other villagers even hid in their homes and did not dare to come out. According to eyewitnesses hiding behind their own courtyard walls, those people were blinded.
I don't know what they look like, but their movements are vigorous and their skills are extraordinary.
Those three families were three brothers who separated and established their own households, and there was also a monk in the third realm among them. But among the bandits, there were obviously those with higher cultivation levels, and they won in a battle. Witnesses saw the magic weapon flying into the air and above the courtyard wall.
The brilliance emitted by the circling and clashing.
The two tragedies were more than a year apart, and no clues were left after the incident. Although Gaocheng and Feihongcheng both sent people to investigate, there were no results. After the first tragedy occurred, some people suspected it was a vendetta; when the second one happened,
After the tragedy, people realized that a group of brutal bandits had appeared in the area. However, some people believed that these were two incidents because the circumstances were completely different.
Now two years have passed. No more rogue bandits have been seen. Many people think that they have gone far away, otherwise how could they not be found? This is also Huwa's question. He asked Tian Xiaodao: "
There were witnesses to the first tragedy. How many bandits were there?"
Tian Xiao: "It is said that there were about fifty people, all with their faces covered."
Huwa: "Were the second tragedy and the first tragedy committed by the same group of people?"
Tian Xiao spread his hands and said: "You ask me, who should I ask? There was not a single person left alive at that time. Some people think they are the same group of people, and some people think they are not."
In fact, Huwa did not necessarily want to ask Tian Xiao. He was used to communicating with the mountain god in the past. He always asked questions and let the mountain god answer. But Tian Xiao was not a mountain god, and Huwa was also thinking about it when he asked questions.
He then pondered: "The whole village was massacred overnight, and no one escaped. It doesn't look like it was done by a few thugs. How could two large groups of people appear in the same peaceful place in such a short period of time?"
Rogue bandits? But if it was the same group of people, why did they only attack three families the first time, but massacred the entire village the second time?"
Tian Xiao frowned and said: "Maybe it's because the first village was larger, not much smaller than our Baixi Village, and it is said that they had no casualties. The second village was very small, with only more than 300 people. Maybe all the clan members were
When they rose up to resist, the bandits suffered some casualties, so they became angry and humiliated."
Huwa: "Since they are rogues, why haven't they gone far away after a year? And the time when they committed the crimes must have been too long apart. They all covered their faces because they were afraid of being recognized!"
Tian Xiao nodded and said: "Yes, if you are not afraid of being recognized, why bother covering your face? In fact, I think so too."
Huwa continued: "More than fifty people could commit such a murder. No matter how they hide it afterwards, it is impossible not to leave any clues, unless they can all fly." This is obviously an impossible hypothesis. Could it be that these fifty people can't fly?
Many of the rogue bandits are at least masters of the six realms who possess flying artifacts? If so, they don't need to be rogue bandits and can directly capture the capital.
Tian Xiao: "This is the most surprising thing. It is said that the city lord also asked the capital for help. The monarch sent a master to fly in and search the surrounding mountains and fields, but no rogue bandits were found anywhere."
Huwa: "If there are only one or two masters, that's okay, but with fifty bandits, even if they hide in the mountains, they still have to leave no traces. There is only one possibility."
Tian Xiao leaned over and said, "What's possible?"
Huwa: "They are not hiding at all, they are locals!"
Although Huwa walked out of the wilderness for the first time, Li Qingshui was the leader of the Ba Kingdom back then. Many of the worldly events introduced to him by the mountain god were various cases. The situation of bandits in this place is very strange, excluding all other
Possibly, then what originally seemed to be the most impossible situation should turn out to be a fact.
Tian Xiao took a breath of cold air and lowered his voice: "To be honest, my old man was also so suspicious back then, but he really couldn't believe it. He just thought he was imagining! There are more than fifty murderers with extraordinary skills. Which village has such
Waiting for strength?"
If the so-called bandits are locals, where do they come from? Could it be that there are several strongmen from each village who collude secretly, and there are people in the middle who direct them, and they agree on a time to gather to commit the crime. Afterwards, they divide the spoils and disperse, take off their disguises and return to their original appearance
Face each other, and then return to their respective villages. If this is the case, it can also explain why the whereabouts of the rogue bandits cannot be found."
Huwa: "This is also a possibility."
Tian Xiao's expression changed and he suddenly said: "Sir, I know that you have great magic power. Can you do something for me, old man?"
Huwa: "Please tell me."
Tian Xiao: "When the bandits attack, try to kill one or more of them. As long as you take off the mask to find out their identity and identify their accomplices, you can eradicate them all. If you really can't catch them alive, keep them alive."
You can also leave the body, if it is really a local, this will also be a clue to the pursuit."
Huwa: "If they are really locals, it's not that there are no clues. Some people have seen masters fighting among the bandits, and their methods are at least better than that of the three-level monk who was killed. In the two nearby city walls, there are more than three-level warriors.
Although there are not very few monks, they are certainly not too many. And those whose whereabouts are unknown at that time are extremely suspicious."
Tian Xiao: "But having suspicions does not mean there is evidence. So far, no one who can identify them has survived. People with such identities have a distinguished status in the city. They cannot be accused just based on suspicion.
.Besides, the murderers are all locals, so they can definitely find accomplices to confess and cover up their whereabouts... Young sir, now I really hope that this living bandit will definitely come."
Huwa: "Oh, why do you think so?"
Tian Xiao: "I had doubts at first, but I couldn't believe it myself. I just thought it was nonsense, but you woke me up again today. If there is such a group of strongmen lurking in the local area, and their true identity is not known to everyone,
How dangerous is this? Even if they don’t come to loot Baixi Village today, they will still cause tragedies in the future. We should take this opportunity to find out the identities of these people and eradicate them completely!"
Huwa nodded and said: "You are not only considering the safety of Baixi Village, but also the safety of all the nearby villages. But there is a problem, what if those bandits don't come? Even if we invite experts to help, those people will not come.
I may stay in Baixi Village forever. If the bandits don’t come next month, will the reward be returned and will the people stay?"
Tian Xiao asked back: "Didn't you say it yourself that the bandits, colluding with the Shanjiao people, will come to loot Baixi Village next month?"
Huwa smiled bitterly. In fact, when he was making poop in the bushes, he found two pig-headed men spying on Baixi Village from a high place, and heard a conversation in which they mentioned "leather-armored men with knives and guns" and the next one.
Yue wanted to go to Baixi Village to rob things, and then he deduced these things. Unexpectedly, the situation became more complicated as it went deeper.