"Boss Ling, are we going to continue escaping now?" After experiencing a moment of surprise and admiration, Fang Hongzhao asked Ling Xiao.
Nalanjie immediately jumped up and shouted: "We are not escaping here, we are breaking in, do you know?"
Ling Xiao chuckled twice: "Yes, we are not escaping now, we are breaking in."
Yao Wan's face was full of sarcasm, and she said: "By the way, our boss Ling Xiao, which way should we go now?"
After asking this question, Ling Xiao was stunned.
The map I got from Nalanjie showed that there are many ways to go south from here. Of course, the most direct and fastest way is to pass through the ten major cities of the Huang family in sequence.
However, if they really go like this, with such a large team, the city lord of Huangye City will ask them about their origins as long as there is nothing wrong with their brains.
Although the four major families all choose to be neutral on the surface, who knows if they secretly seek refuge in the Tower of Gods and Demons.
If he walked through these ten cities with such swagger, Ling Xiao estimated that these buddies would be almost dead before reaching Demon Soul Mountain.
Ling Xiao wanted to go directly to the ten cities, so he had to make arrangements for these guys first so that he could go into battle lightly. However, how to arrange them was another problem.
"The robbers are coming." Just as Ling Xiao was worried about the arrangement of more than 5,000 people, the residents of this small town suddenly shouted loudly.
Afterwards, every household closed their doors tightly, and the streets of the entire town instantly became deserted.
"What's going on?" Everyone looked at the town that had become empty in a blink of an eye, feeling very depressed.
"I thought I heard them shouting... The robbers are coming." Ling Shiyu blinked her big eyes and stared at Ling Xiao: "Where are the robbers."
Ling Xiao couldn't help but laugh or cry, I dared these guys to think of them as robbers.
"Robber," Ling Xiao's eyes lit up and he slapped his thigh: "Robber is good, haha."
Ling Xiao smiled so inexplicably that everyone couldn't help but be confused by Ling Xiao: What is Boss Ling thinking?
"Brothers, how about we become robbers?" Ling Xiao said this, which immediately angered the group of soldiers.
They respected Ling Xiao very much, but they didn't expect that Ling Xiao would let them do such a thing.
Fang Hongzhao suppressed his anger and said: "Boss Ling, although we are not heroes, we are not the kind of clowns who make a living by robbing. If you feel that the brothers are dragging you down, just say so, why bother using This method makes us angry."
Ling Xiao did not expect these people to react so violently, and said hurriedly: "Brothers, you have misunderstood me. Indeed, it would be inconvenient for me to take you to the south with me, but what I want to do is not to abandon everyone, but to first Let’s arrange a place for everyone to go temporarily.”
Ling Xiao's attitude was very sincere, and the anger in everyone's hearts subsided a little. They heard him continue: "My current strength is too weak. Not every time I can be as lucky as this time. Even if everyone follows me, they will no longer be able to do it." I take life and death too seriously, but I can’t do it.”
"What I want to achieve is that every brother who follows me in Ling Xiao can live well and live gloriously. When I have enough strength, then you can just follow me. "
"But you can't drag us to become robbers." A young man who looked very young was full of grievances. His wish was to be a brave warrior fighting for freedom and self-respect on the battlefield, not a robber. robber.
Ling Xiao explained: "Do you really think that I am the kind of big bad guy who bullies ordinary people?"
When Ling Xiao asked, everyone shook their heads: "No."
Ling Xiao smiled slightly and said: "That's good. My plan is for everyone to secretly deal with the bandits here, and then dominate the mountain as king. I have many medicinal seeds here, and you can plant them on the nearby mountains. With these medicinal materials, everyone can take them to nearby city chambers of commerce to sell them, so everyone’s livelihood will not be a problem.”
"They actually think of us as medicine farmers." Nalanjie rolled his eyes. In his mind, people who grow medicine are no different from those who farm. They are both mud-legged people wearing bamboo hats and robes.
Fang Hongzhao, on the other hand, smiled relaxedly: "So it turns out that we misunderstood Boss Ling. This is fine. We will grow medicinal materials for Boss Ling in the rear to make money. When Boss Ling comes back, we can refine elixirs for everyone and improve our strength."
When Fang Hongzhao said this, the gloom in everyone's hearts was immediately swept away, and their faces were filled with smiles full of sunshine.
Such a good thing, just thinking about it makes me laugh in my dreams.
Nalanjie always thought about taking risks with Ling Xiao, and looked unhappy: "What if someone comes to clean up the bandits?"
Ling Xiao did not answer, but Fang Hongzhao spoke first: "If they were willing to clean up, they would have done so long ago, and they would have let these bandits wreak havoc here."
Nalanjie thought about it, and it seemed to be the truth.
Fang Hongzhao continued: "Actually, these bandits also have the tacit approval of the lords of these big cities. Otherwise, how would they dare to do this?"
As soon as he heard that it was related to the city lord of Dacheng, Yao Wan immediately retorted: "How could the city lord allow these guys to exist? They are a cancer in every jurisdiction."
Fang Hongzhao smiled coldly and hummed: "Cancer, you just don't know. Without the existence of these bandits, how could the residents of those small towns be so willing to pay taxes to the various city lords to protect their safety."
"In fact, some of the bandits themselves were deliberately released by the city lords, just to scare the common people and the ordinary caravans that came and went." Fang Hongzhao continued, his face full of contempt.
Yao Wan, who had been educated in the Tower of Gods and Demons since childhood, found it difficult to accept such dark thoughts, but when she thought of what the Tower of Gods and Demons had done to her, she gave up the idea of arguing with Fang Hongzhao.
Ling Xiao was too lazy to listen to the argument between Yao Wan and Fang Hongzhao, and waved his hands impatiently: "Okay, okay, let's not worry about this for now. Let's go see how that land is doing, hehe."
Before Ling Xiao finished speaking, dust suddenly began to fly on the plain far away from the small town, and the faint sound of horse hooves could be heard.
Everyone's expressions changed: "The people from Huangye City are chasing us."
Ling Xiao thought so before, but when he saw that the number of horses did not exceed one hundred, he immediately became convinced and laughed: "Say robbers, and robbers will come."
Those unlucky bandits happened to be short of money these days, and there were no passing mortal business travelers to let them "open", so they had no choice but to go out in full force and plunder nearby villages and towns wantonly.
This small town was their "first stop" on their way down the mountain.
Seeing more than 5,000 people standing outside the town, the group of bandits originally thought they were a spontaneous team organized by the villagers to resist. However, it wasn't until they took a closer look that they realized that the aura exuding from these people was far stronger. to them.
"Could they be helpers invited by the residents of the town? It's impossible. How did they know we would come today?" The robbers thought in confusion, and then immediately turned their horses.
It's a joke, they still want to rob the town under such circumstances, unless these robbers' brains are rusty.
"Humph, you want to leave even though you're here." Ling Xiao waved his hand, and the five thousand people immediately rushed forward and surrounded the bandits.
During this period of time, a group of me was always being surrounded and killed, and these more than 5,000 people were in a very unhappy mood. Now I am fine. Finally, a group of blind bandits made me feel bad, hehe.
Surrounded by a large group of warriors who had experienced life-and-death battles, the faces of these guys who were dominating in front of ordinary people could not help but change wildly.
A robber who looked as skinny as a monkey mustered up his courage and said to Ling Xiao and the others: "Everyone, we don't mess with the river. We brothers are just passing by. I hope you can give me some face. We still understand the rules of the world. Yes, your benefits are indispensable."
Ling Xiao said with a joking smile: "What's the benefit? Can you afford to give us what we want? If you are really so rich, why do you still come out to be robbers?"
Being ridiculed like this by Ling Xiao, the thin monkey's face became a little embarrassed. He was the leader of this group of people, and he usually showed off his dignity in front of civilians, but now he had to swallow his anger, which made him extremely unhappy.
"Your Excellency, please don't speak too harshly. Although Hou is not a wealthy and powerful person, he does know one or two people who you cannot afford to offend." This guy whose last name really matched his appearance showed a slight dissatisfaction. It seems to be a warning to Ling Xiao that if you offend me, you won't get anything good from me.
Ling Xiao didn't take it seriously. He didn't even take the Lord of Souls seriously, so who else could he be afraid of?
"Kill them without holding back." Ling Xiao gently snapped his fingers, and the soldiers immediately rushed towards the group of robbers like tigers and wolves attacking sheep.
The thin monkey screamed: "You will regret it..."
His voice was quickly drowned out by a burst of screams, and in less than five seconds, the less than a hundred bandits immediately turned into mutilated corpses.
Ling Xiao did not let go of their souls, and used the God of Slaughter to suck the souls of these guys, directly turning them into the power of the God of Slaughter.
"Hey, this guy does have some background." Ling Xiao saw some interesting things from the soul of this thin monkey, with a playful smile on his face.
"What's the background?" Nalanjie, who was busy, immediately stretched his neck and ears, waiting to hear Ling Xiao say something interesting.
But Ling Xiao didn't say any more, which whetted Nalanjie's appetite: "Let's go, those guys live in a nice place. Let's settle down first and talk about other things later."
After that, Ling Xiao ignored everyone's curious looks and walked away.
After walking for nearly an hour, Ling Xiao and his party arrived at the mountains southeast of the town.
Looking at the basin like a small town hidden in the mountains, Nalanjie couldn't help but cursed: "Damn, it's really a nice place."