The old village chief was old and couldn't bear to go to bed early at night. The others couldn't sleep at first, but they were worried that there would be a fierce battle tomorrow, so they could only force themselves to close their eyes and turn over and over, waiting in agony for dawn.
Jiang Ning sighed, today's matter may be more complicated than he imagined, but it should be within control and can be handled.
He closed his eyes again and continued to meditate on the Cangzhu technique given by Old Shitou'er.
Even if the spell of one of the Five Great Courts is not a spell to subdue the courtyard, its power can still shake the heavens and the earth.
There was nothing to say all night, and it was dawn the next day.
Jiang Ning had early people pour all the dry leaves collected last night on the bonfire. The thick leaves fell down, the flames were extinguished, and majestic smoke rose.
Jiang Ning looked up at the light blue smoke heading straight into the sky, and reminded: "Village chief, uncles, please be alert, there will be a tough battle soon."
Everyone nodded, but didn't take it too seriously. After all, the robbers were only after money. If they gave enough money, they could talk about anything. Only the old village chief was deep in thought, and seemed to sense some kind of uneasiness.
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As for Gou Wazi and others who left last night, no one cared.
The children who grew up in the mountains have a restless temper. They just thought that a few people were hungry and went into the woods to collect bird eggs.
Jiang Ning didn't say much about this and continued to sit cross-legged and meditate, waiting for the robbers to arrive.
When the sun was almost gone, someone finally couldn't hold it any longer.
"Old village chief, it's already midnight." The old salesman in the village walked up to the old village chief and reminded him in a low voice.
The son inherited his father's business. His son was a small peddler in the village, and he was also one of the people kidnapped by the robbers this time.
The old village chief opened his cloudy old eyes, squinted at the sun, and sighed.
The old salesman became a little anxious and asked: "Old village chief, is Brother Jiang reliable? We have already spent a whole day and night here listening to his words."
My son was taken away all day and night, and no one present was upset.
The old village chief comforted him: "If we wait any longer, it won't be long before this time and a half."
The salesman sighed, nodded and returned to his seat. As he passed by, he didn't forget to take a look at Jiang Ning, who was practicing with his eyes closed.
Jiang Ning was indifferent.
"Those little bastards, why haven't they come back yet?" The butcher raised pigs himself and was very good at counting them. After glancing around a few times, he realized that Gou Wazi and the others had not come back yet, and he couldn't help but frown.
The blacksmith hummed listlessly and said, "You don't know the importance of playing. The future of the village depends on them, so they have nothing to do."
At this moment, the coffin bearer in the village suddenly said: "Shh, listen!"
Everyone hurriedly held their breath and raised their ears.
Drive! Drive!
The messy sound of horse hoofbeats came from far and near, appearing in everyone's ears.
"The robbers are here!"
"Fuck your fucking balls, it's finally here!"
"Everyone, be careful, there are copycats!"
Sure enough, as soon as everyone picked up the guy, they saw dust flying in the distance and tall horses galloping towards them.
But when they saw what the man on the horse was wearing, everyone was stunned.
Including the elderly village chief.
Because the people who came were all wearing armor and long knives hanging on their waists. They didn't look like bandits at all, but looked like guards in Euphorbia City.
The guards did not stop when they rushed in front of the crowd. Instead, they ran around and surrounded all the villagers.
"This..." The old village chief was also confused by the scene, and hurriedly came out and explained: "Master, Master, have you made a mistake? We are villagers of Kanba'er Village.
As the village chief, I go to the city lord's mansion to take up my post at the end of every year."
The leading guard captain didn't listen at all. His sharp eyes kept looking at everyone, his eyes were very much like a butcher selecting pigs for slaughter.
Suddenly, his eyes stopped on Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning sensed the arrival of the guards earlier than the villagers, but he was not as nervous as the villagers.
The strength of the guardsmen was clearly visible in his eyes.
Except for the captain of the guard, who is a tempered body, the rest of them also know a little bit of boxing and kicking skills. Such people, let alone a dozen or so, would not be enough in front of Jiang Ning, who was in the late Jindan stage.
So from beginning to end, his face remained calm and motionless.
But this look made the captain of the guard, who was accustomed to bullying men and dominating women, very unhappy. He wanted to teach Jiang Ning a lesson, so that he could understand the principle that the people should not fight with the rich, and the rich should not fight with the officials!
It was too late, but it was too late. The captain of the guard waved his hand and whipped his horse whip towards Jiang Ning.
Their riding whips are made of snakeskin and are covered with fine snake scales. If they are whipped on a person, they can directly tear off a piece of skin, which is very scary.
Moreover, he was very cunning and struck Jiang Ning directly in the face.
The old village chief and others nearby were caught off guard and could only watch the tragedy happen. However, unexpectedly, Jiang Ning actually grabbed the whipped snake whip with his bare hands.
The captain of the guard sneered and pulled the snake whip back hard. Since you want to protect your face, I will destroy your hand.
He thought well, but he misjudged Jiang Ning's strength.
The snake whip didn't move at all on Jiang Ning's hand, and it didn't even scratch the skin.
"Huh?" The guard captain didn't move, feeling something bad in his heart.
Jiang Ning didn't give him a chance at all, and said with a smile: "It's my turn!"
As he spoke, he suddenly pulled the snake whip into his arms. The captain of the guard who was holding the other end could not resist, and all the people and horses were dragged to the ground, eating ashes.
"This..." The old village chief and others were stunned.
The butcher even smacked his tongue and said, "Son of a turtle, this requires a lot of strength."
"Are you f*cking looking for death!" The guard captain who got up from the ground became angry and drew his sword to slash Jiang Ning.
The old village chief reacted and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. He kept saying that he and others were villagers, not robbers, but the guard captain did not stop at all and kicked the village chief in the chest, causing him to vomit several mouthfuls of blood.
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The butcher, blacksmith and others were about to go up and fight with their eyes wide open, but the surrounding guards immediately drew their swords to frighten them.
"A bunch of unruly people want to rebel? I think whoever dares to move today will beheaded!" the guard captain shouted angrily. He couldn't accept Jiang Ning letting him humiliate such a big person in front of his men. After shocking everyone,
He charged forward again and was bound to chop Jiang Ning into pieces.
"You bastard, I have to chop you up today!" He strode over.
Jiang Ning stood up and stared at him with cold eyes.
"I told you to pretend!" Seeing that Jiang Ning didn't make any response, the guard captain had a bloodthirsty smile on his lips and slashed at his neck with a knife in both hands.
clang!!!
The blade seemed to have struck pig iron. The captain of the guard was shocked, his hands were numb, his mouth was split open, and he almost escaped with the knife.
On the other hand, Jiang Ning didn't even have a white mark on his neck.
The true body of the Great Sun, after training, is made of copper skin and iron bones. It is invulnerable to swords and guns. Its Qi and blood are like the Great Sun, and it is immune to all evil. The captain of the guard can only temper the body. The sword in his hand is also the standard long sword of the guard. The back of the sword is narrow, the blade is hard, and the sharpness is not enough.
, slashing and killing with great power.
But when it comes to Jiang Ning's Sun Shin body, it's obvious that he's trying to beat an egg against a stone.
The guard captain's heart skipped a beat. To be a guard captain, one must have some discernment, so when he saw this, he immediately guessed Jiang Ning's identity.
"You...you...you are a cultivator!" The guard captain was a little embarrassed when he spoke.