Qingyan asked Chou Chou, "Are the dozen or so people you just mentioned running over coming towards us? Do you want to block them and capture them?"
She couldn't justify taking down more than a hundred people by herself, and there was no way she could take them to the county seat. Taking down a dozen or so people would be no problem.
"At that time, we can go there a little later than Deputy Wang and the others, and take these people to the county seat. Maybe we can also receive the reward."
Chou Chou glanced at her sideways, "Why bother? You said you wouldn't show up in front of acquaintances before, and now you're rushing to get closer?
If you ask me, it's a lot of trouble to take a dozen people with them and cover dozens of miles. It's better to kill them directly. They are not good people anyway, and rob them of their finances. Compared with the bounty of two Laoshizi, which is not much ? "
Qingyan: I actually think it makes sense.
However, I always felt like something was not quite right.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Then aren't we just cheating? But those properties belong to the people in the town, don't we need to return them?"
Chou Chou said nonchalantly: "You actually want to return it. Do you know who owns those properties? Let me tell you, this is ancient times, and it's not like in later generations. The stolen goods will be returned to the owner if they are caught.
Even Deputy General Wang and the others would not be able to return the property they captured from these people. If the amount was huge, the big head would hand it over to the public, and the small head would divide it among himself.
If the stolen goods are not much, they will be divided directly. This is the tacit rule of the officers, soldiers and guards.
Going out to suppress bandits is always life-threatening. Why do you think they are so active? Do you think it's because of the military pay and your loyalty to protect your family and country?
Let me tell you, in troubled times, people are actually more afraid of officers and soldiers than bandits and bandits. Soldiers and bandits have been in the same family for a long time. As the saying goes, thieves are like a comb and soldiers are like a grate.
The behavior of soldiers in ancient times was not much better than that of bandits, and the terrible thing is that bandits burned, killed, and looted illegally, while the army's burning, killing, and looting was legal.
The big soldiers fight for the rights and interests of the rulers, so they can't just get a meager military salary, right? The reason why the bandits are afraid of soldiers is because the soldiers are more cruel and terrifying than the bandits. They come off the battlefield one by one and are very careless about human life.
That is to say, only later generations will have the discipline to serve the people and not take advantage of the people. This was not the case in ancient times. "
Qingyan feels that she has gained a lot of experience. In her understanding, soldiers are just. Chou Chou also said before that even if he kills countless enemies, there will be no resentment or cause and effect, but now it is completely reversed. .
Of course, even so, they were still passionate men who defended their home and country, and she still couldn't hate them.
Forget it, in that case, just go with the flow.
Although she feels that she is not a bad person, she has never regarded herself as a good person. It is not like she has never done such things as gangsters and gangsters. Isn't that how those horses came to be? She did it!
"Where are those people now? Do they have weapons on them, and do they have a lot of property?"
Chou Chou kept his consciousness there, and when she asked, he said casually: "There are still two or three hundred meters away from here. We can go to the intersection now and wait for them over there.
Those people were quite smart and knew that running along the road was the right thing to do because it was faster.
Anyway, the officers and soldiers are still far away from here. If they continue to run west, looking for a village or a mountain to hide, the officers and soldiers may not be able to find them.
If you run in that wasteland, there are not only tall weeds but also stubble left after harvesting the crops. If you accidentally fall down, you will be covered in flowers. "
While listening to Chou Chou's words, Qingyan reached out and patted the big bear's butt to make it move forward.
Big Bear took a few slow steps and then started trotting after being patted. They were now almost a hundred meters away from the previous intersection. If those people ran fast, they might be able to meet each other.
"Chou Chou, give me the big knife you collected earlier. It will save you a lot of trouble."
Chou Chou directly took out a big knife with a leather scabbard, "Hey, this belongs to the bandit leader I just collected. This knife is good. The blade is sharp and the back is thick. The material is good. It can be seen that it has been maintained frequently."
Except for the knife handles of the two leaders, it threw the rest back. Anyway, the bandits had fled in all directions, so it was okay to leave them there. The people in the town did not dare to pick them up. It was estimated that they would be taken away by the officers and soldiers in the end.
She didn't want to throw back the two leaders' knives. They were just for Qingyan to use. This knife was sharp and heavy. It could kill with one strike with one strike. It was just like the bone-cutting knife. No bone-cutting knife could do that. It won't be thin like an ordinary kitchen knife.
It's just that this knife also requires higher strength from the person who uses it. Generally, if you don't have enough strength, you may lose the strength after two swings, and that's not possible.
This is not a problem for Qingyan at all. After all, her strength is different from ordinary people, and she is only more suitable than those people.
Qingyan took the broadsword and saw that there were three words engraved on the leather scabbard, Zheng Yunsong.
"Is this the name of one of the leaders? It's a nice name, but I didn't expect it to be an evil person."
Of course, it cannot be said that the names of evil people will always match their cruel nature, but this name does sound quite misleading.
At first glance, it seems that it was chosen by an educated person. Either the other person's parents are educated, or there are scholars in the family, so they can choose such a nice name.
In ancient times, if there were scholars in the family, few would fall into trouble.
After all, in ancient times, the generals and clans were connected by the same spirit, and they all prospered and suffered losses. If there was a scholar in the clan, the entire family would pay great attention to their words and deeds, for fear that they would make mistakes and affect the other party's career.
The person who can name him is definitely not a distant relative, but a close relative such as his grandfather and father.
Of course, it is also possible that he is an old man in the family. He may have died, or he may have been harmed so much that the family was ruined and the government forced the people to rebel. It's hard to say.
Chou Chou glanced at the name on it and took out another knife.
"Look at what's on TV, there are many villains with nice names, and some are more nice and bad. You can use this one. There is no name engraved on this scabbard."
Qingyan nodded, it was true, it didn't matter much to them who the other party was, they should just focus on now.
He handed the knife in his hand to Chou Chou, asked him to put it away, and picked up another one. He kept this weapon for his own use. It is best not to have a mark on it, so as to save himself trouble in case it is a wanted person on the list. If you commit a crime, then you will be implicated.
Soon the carriage arrived at the fork in the road. Qingyan threw the scabbard onto the carriage, jumped out with the knife, and let the big bear pull the carriage to stop at the bottom of the slope, so as to avoid accidentally injuring it.
Chou Chou stood on her shoulders. Of course, before leaving, he told the big bear and the little leopard not to run around.
The two of them lowered their bodies when they reached the roadside. At this time, they could already hear the chaotic footsteps, indicating that those people were not far away.
Sure enough, she heard Chou Chou say to her: "Those people are only forty or fifty meters away from us. I call three two one and we will rush out and kill them by surprise.
You can just chop with a knife, don't worry, these people all have blood on their hands, you kill them to eliminate harm for the people, and maybe you can earn some merit for Xiangxiang. "
Chou Chou was afraid that Qingyan would be as reluctant to take action as before. Last time, three people from the He family helped her with the last blow, but not this time. If she didn't act ruthlessly, she would most likely be counterattacked.
Of course, with it here, it can also help with the cooking, but its current body is too small, and it has to kill people one by one. There are more than a dozen of them.
Qingyan nodded seriously and replied via voice transmission: "Don't worry, I know that I will definitely not hold you back."
When Chou Chou finished saying three, two, one, she rushed out in one stride.
She went out with the knife across her chest. This posture of holding the knife was learned from the martial arts movies on TV. She can advance to attack and retreat to defend.
Never charge straight up with a knife. There are too many flaws in that posture. As long as someone reacts quickly, they can knock you down with one kick, or you may be attacked by someone else's weapon. The best posture is to The knife was held across his chest, with the blade facing outward and the back of the knife facing him.
Chou Chou's calculation was just right. When they rushed out, they just happened to fight with the person who ran to the front.
The four people running at the front were not that strong, and they didn't even look like the ferocious-faced bandits they imagined. They were all dark and skinny, and they looked like banker men.
The clothes on his body are also very ordinary, and he is not wearing any tiger skin, leopard skin or bear skin. He is worse than the people who were chasing He Linling before.
Of course, if you have time to observe carefully, you will see that these people's eyes are shining with fierceness.
Especially after seeing her rushing out, although they were startled suddenly, they were considered to have experienced many battles, so they immediately made a defensive posture and raised their knives.
Qingyan is a woman. Although she is not short, she is still relatively thin compared to men. Even though she is disguised now, she is still dressed like a girl. The other party calmed down instantly and found that she was a dark little girl with no appearance at all. Seriously, I was going to kill her and continue running for my life.
Unexpectedly, the knife in his hand was gone in an instant, and the other party even dodged slightly and came in front of them. He swiped the knife sideways and chopped the two people on the right to the ground.
The two men immediately fell to the ground and twitched, having no strength to fight back.
She had to hold back her strength. If she had used all her strength, the two of them would have been cut in half.
Immediately afterwards, he slashed diagonally upward with his backhand, knocking the other two people to the ground. This time, the height of the slash hit the opponent's neck, killing both of them at the same time!
Chou Chou put away their knives and ran out directly. He landed on the shoulder of the person behind him. Before the other person could react, he held his head with his two claws and twisted hard, killing one.
When Qingyan finished cutting down the first four, the two following immediately were also killed by Chou Chou.
Except for a few people at the back who couldn't stop, they took care of them again. The few running at the end saw something was wrong in front of them and immediately turned around and ran back.
Qingyan and Chou Chou quickly chased after them and killed them one by one. This was considered as the fourteen bandits had been dealt with.
The reason why I chased the few behind was not to exterminate and kill people, but because these few had the most stuff on them.
Do you think they are not as strong as the previous ones? It's not because they carry too many things and can't run!
Qingyan asked Chou Chou to put all their heavy burdens into the space and leave the bodies alone. This place is not far from the town. If the officers and soldiers come over, they should search here and let the officers and soldiers take them back to receive the reward. .
When I walked back to the fork in the road, I saw that three of the four at the front had died, and the one on the far right was still twitching.
Without saying a word, Qingyan went over with a knife and stabbed the man in the neck so that he could no longer die.
Looking at the blood on the ground, Qingyan once again felt that it was great that Chou Chou could use his spiritual consciousness to collect things, otherwise she would still have to touch the corpse.
Chou Chou was startled by the sharp force of Qingyan's knife just now. He carefully observed her expression and felt relieved after seeing nothing strange.
Yanyan didn't even feel anything about this murder. Could it be that this was a first time, second time familiarity?
Qingyan saw ChouChou looking at her and said a little embarrassedly: "What's wrong? Do you think I'm too cruel?"
Chou Chou shook his head, "No, this is good. This is the only way to be safe in these troubled times."
Qingyan was still a little unsure, "Don't you think I look like a cold killer now?"
Seeing that she was still in the mood to say this, Chou Chou knew that this was a battle without leaving any psychological shadow, and he replied easily: "You are not like a cold killer, but like a brave female general. Let's leave quickly. Those officers and soldiers are watching The people who ran out of the town have already realized that something is wrong and are running this way. Since we don’t want to run into them, we’d better avoid them.”
Qingyan nodded, "Okay, then which way should we go? If we go further east, we will definitely encounter them. And when they come, they will definitely think of us when they see these dead bandits. But if we go back If we turn back, our efforts will be in vain, and the half-day journey will be in vain."
Chou Chou: "Let's go south, directly to the small village. The village is still some distance away from this road. Even if the officers and soldiers come, they probably won't go to the village to investigate.
As far as our crime scene is concerned, the other party will probably think that these bandits died under their own hands because they were exploited or the spoils were unevenly divided. "
Qingyan nodded, "Okay, let's go there first and check it out. If possible, we can stay overnight in the village. If the people in the village are xenophobic, we can also bypass the village and go to the mountains behind."
Looking from here, the mountain over there is not small, and the entire mountain top is lush and lush with vegetation, and you might even be able to harvest some prey.
Although ChouChou can be allowed to put it directly into the space, she actually still likes to go to the mountains to fight on her own, just like going shopping, it is a kind of fun.
