Faced with the astonishing sword energy behind him, Diao Jing did not dare to move any further. He ducked to the side and tried his best to block part of the sword energy with his sword. However, He Qizhou had already caught up with him in an instant and swept across with his sword. He had no energy left to catch the attack.
Diao Jing’s head disappeared in the blink of an eye!
He Qizhou fought for a long time, and his strength was almost exhausted, but no one dared to attack in his direction. Faced with the continuous influx of enemies, the Golden Eagle Gang bandits all fled away.
He Qizhou finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Tuoba Ling'er was safe in the house. He only felt pain behind his back. When he looked back, he saw a hand ax hanging on his butt.
"Brother He, please tell your people not to hurt Situ Benlei." Tuo Ba Ling'er said anxiously.
He Qizhou smiled bitterly. It turned out that the little girl had someone in her heart, and shouted loudly: "Listen, everyone, don't hurt Situ Benlei! Situ Benlei, come here if you hear it!" With the blessing of powerful internal energy, the voice
Echoes throughout the valley.
"I am Situ Benlei!" Not far away, someone from a group of people squatting and surrendering suddenly shouted. It turned out that that guy had been hiding in the crowd. In the darkness, no one noticed anything strange.
He Qizhou then took action to seal the two acupuncture points on his buttocks, pulled out the sharp ax that penetrated three points of the flesh, and a spurt of blood spurted out.
"Ah! Let me help you bandage it!" Tuoba Linger then discovered the injuries on He Qizhou's back and legs.
"It's okay, I'm too embarrassed to ask you for help. Let's go see if Situ is okay." He Qizhou said with a smile. He only suffered a few skin injuries in the fierce battle. This is indeed a serious injury for He Qizhou, who was injured every day.
It's a small matter.
"Mr. He, the remaining three bosses have been eliminated, and there are still more than twenty survivors. What should we do with them?" Li Zeping walked over with a smile.
"Let's keep it for now and ask them about the bad things they have done." He Qizhou said, "Why did you come here so late?"
"Why are we late? We have already come at full speed, but it is dark and the entrance is difficult to find. Fortunately, Gang Leader Guo has a sharp eye and found the mark you left."
Guo Wen also came over and said: "Yes, from entering the mountain to here, I have to hold a torch to look for your mark. How can it be faster?"
He Qizhou looked at the wound on his butt again, and could only admit that he was unlucky, and said: "Reach the cottage, we still have important things to do!"
Also walking with Guo Wen was Deshan. He had just confirmed that Tuoba Ling'er was fine, and hurriedly ran to He Qizhou and said, "Your Highness, it's great to have you back!"
"Uncle Deshan, don't call me that. I'm very happy to see you. This time I came to see your Pangu tribe specially." He Qizhou said happily.
"Your Highness, the years when your mother was in power were the best times for our Shengzhou tribe..."
He Qizhou said sadly: "Uncle Deshan, my mother will not treat people who treat her well as outsiders. You came just in time. Have the people from Hanjian Villa arrived at the Pan Gu tribe? And has Helian Chenwu sent anyone?
Come here and talk to me."
Deshan said: "The special envoys of the Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty arrived four days ago. They obviously knew that Situ Qiu of the Datta tribe was from Tutang, so they deliberately bypassed them, and then wanted to ask our Pangu tribe to move north and fight with them against the imperial court.
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But the tribe leader has been hesitant. Winter is coming soon. If we go north, most of our cattle and sheep will be slaughtered, and the tribe's future livelihood will also be a problem. But if we go back south, we will also encounter big problems."
"What's the problem?" He Qizhou asked.
Deshan said: "We are short of grass! Originally, the Yelun River was used as the boundary between us and the Datta tribe to divide the pasture. They were in the east of the river and we were in the west of the river. However, in recent years, the river course has been changing every year, moving more and more to the west. Ours
There is obviously not enough pasture, and this year we may not even be able to collect enough forage from the winter pastures in the south.
In the past, when the river course changed to the east, we usually allowed the Datta tribe to come over to herd sheep. But in recent years, Situ Qiu has been obstructing us, not letting us pass, and suppressing us in the name of Tutang. We can only propose to exchange salt for grass. In the afternoon
I just asked Ling'er, the most eloquent person in the camp, to negotiate with them, but I didn't expect to be kidnapped by the Golden Eagle Gang."
"Did Hanshan Sword Manor save Ling'er once?" He Qizhou asked.
"Yes, it was really a blessing for them to take action that time! Since most of our men went to the salt fields four hundred miles away to collect salt, the camp was empty. The Golden Eagle Gang, which had been haunting Hedong, suddenly attacked the camp, but they didn't know about Hanjian Villa.
We visited exactly one day ago, and they deserved their bad luck. After losing more than forty lives, only a few of them escaped back.
Hanjian Villa seems to have come to see the special envoy from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Because the special envoy went to the salt pond with the clan leader, most of them also followed, leaving only a few people in the camp. We originally thought that the Golden Eagle Gang had suffered such a big loss.
I didn't dare to cause trouble again, and I didn't expect to run into them again just a few days ago.
Before I saw you by the river, I had already sent people back to the camp to ask the camp leader to quickly bring back the clan leader and Hanjian Villa, because we could no longer pay the ransom, and at that time we just wanted to ask the knights of the Villa to help rescue the princess."
"I understand." He Qizhou nodded and said, "Things are not as simple as you think. Let's go back to your camp first."
"Okay!" Tokuyama said.
"Master He, we have made a fortune. This is the home of the Golden Eagle Gang. Look..." Li Laosan hurried over with a pile of gold and silver in his hands.
"Don't look at it. They were all snatched from the tribe and will be returned to others." He Qizhou's words turned Li Laosan's smiling face into a crying face in an instant.
"What about me? My father is dying of anxiety!" Situ Benlei walked up to Tuoba Ling'er.
"You and Linger need to stay here for another two nights. Your second uncle Situ Qiu has colluded with the Golden Eagle Gang and is probably extorting fifty thousand taels from your father."
"Isn't it possible? He and the Golden Eagle Gang are mortal enemies, and they have caught many gangsters from the Golden Eagle Gang." Situ Benlei exclaimed.
"Kill them on the spot, or escort them to Beijing? I guess most of them are the latter, right? They must have returned here in the end. If you don't believe me, go and see the dead and alive gangsters. Are there any faces you have seen? Or you can try it yourself.
"Come on, ask them if they recognize your second uncle?" He Qizhou sneered.
"My hero, have mercy. We are just minions. We are all hard-working people working for Situ Qiu and Diao Jing. I didn't even dare to attack you just now..."
"Yes, yes, I am willing to abandon the dark side and join the gang. What is the name of your gang?"
"Count me in. I can tell you everything I know. Diao Jing also has a lair in the mountains, and there are a lot of things hidden in it."
"Hey, how do you divide the money after joining the company? From this area all the way to Beihai, I am the most familiar with the land. Can I get a little more?" "I know how to blacksmith, can I get a little more for this?"
"I am opposed to dealing with the government. Sooner or later, I will be looked down upon by my colleagues. That Situ is not even a thing. Boss, I know how to settle accounts. Can you not steal money?"
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The squatting bandits were all shouting. Looking at the number of more than 300 people under He Qizhou, everyone seemed to be excited. If they could save their lives and show their talents again, the future seemed bright again.
"Very good. Tell Mr. Li Sanye what you are good at later. I welcome you to join. As long as you abide by the rules, I can't say whether you can get the money or not, but as long as I have a mouthful of food, you won't be hungry;
As long as I live like a human being, you don't need to grovel like a dog!" He Qizhou had attracted a lot of people with his mouth along the way. He glanced sideways at Situ Benlei's face and knew that there was no need to interrogate these bandits.
The other party already believed what he said.
"What about me? Why do I still stay here?" Tuoba Ling'er asked.
"Can we just accompany Prince Situ?" He Qizhou teased.
Tuo Ba Ling'er blushed, nodded, and then asked: "Brother He, where is Sister Xiaoxue? Is she okay?"
"Well, we officially got married at Hanjian Villa half a month ago. I'll treat you to a drink again when I get the chance." He Qizhou said.
"Have you really never thought about taking concubines?" Ling'er asked again with a blushing face.
"I won't accept it, I won't accept it." This time it was He Qizhou's turn to blush. Could it be that this child still couldn't let go of him?
"Oh, then I won't be distracted." Tuoba Ling'er glanced at Situ Benlei and nodded slightly.
He Qizhou let out a long breath, and Situ Benn Lei asked nonchalantly: "What are you distracting me from?"
He Qizhou sighed secretly, this guy is so handsome, but why is his brain not so good? Seeing that the things in the village were almost plundered, he called Guo Wen, Li Zeping, Deshan, Tuoba Ling'er and Situ Benlei to come back.
When he went to the wooden house, he repeated what he had secretly heard and told him his plan. No one had objections.
After the discussion was completed, Deshan took He Qizhou and a large group of troops and rushed back to the camp in Hedong overnight; Situ Benlei and Tuoba Ling'er still stayed in the village, but they didn't need to live in the small wooden house. Anyway, the eight leaders were dead.
They each found a place they liked to stay. Li Zeping also stayed with more than 40 brothers. The more than 20 surrendered bandits were temporarily detained in several wooden houses. Li Zeping also had another task: to remove any returning bandits.
The horse bandits in the bandit's lair were detained.
After He Qizhou and others left, Li Zeping began to use He Qizhou's method of selecting members:
"Everyone must write down at least ten crimes that he thinks are the most serious. They can be their own or others. If someone else writes about your crimes but you don't, then the crime is increased by one; in your opinion, the ten crimes are the most serious.
Those who are evil can kneel down and beg for mercy now. Don’t worry, as long as you are willing to change your ways, we will give you a chance. You are not allowed to whisper or look around while writing, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude!"
"Hey, you! I didn't hear what I just said. Lao Jiu, take him out and give him a beating first." Li Zeping roared at a Golden Eagle Gang gangster who was questioning him privately.
"Brother, please forgive me, I really can't write!" The bandit who kept looking around, wanting to talk to the people nearby cried.