"I opened this road and planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, leave money to buy the road!"
Dozens of big men wearing various colors of coarse linen and linen, holding long sticks and sickles in their hands, rushed out from behind the surrounding low slopes with ferocious looks, and surrounded the escort team.
The leader, a big black-faced man, had a black strip of cloth tied on his forehead and was the only one holding a big knife in his hand.
In the secular world, iron items are subject to regulation, especially weapons.
Just like the guards of the Xu Mansion, they hold long sticks instead of knives. Most of the guards who can carry swords are high-ranking officials. Guards of wealthy businessmen and the like cannot buy iron weapons.
Escort agencies are of a special nature, and they do have weapons-carrying licenses issued by the government, but they are rare.
No more.
This is a powerful measure to prevent unrest. Without weapons, the combat effectiveness is reduced by half.
The bandits in front of them dared to rob the team protected by the escort. Firstly, they had the advantage of having a large number of people. There were sixty or seventy people on their side. Secondly, they had someone to rely on.
The bandit boss thought of this and looked at the hillside in awe.
"Which bandit are you from? Don't you know about our Seven Stars Escort Agency? Such a small number of people are not enough for our brothers to kill." Escort Han has been working as an escort for decades and has seen many ups and downs, but this kind of battle, It doesn't scare him at all.
Echoing the words of the escort leader Han, all the escorts in the escort agency laughed and pulled out the long knives from their waists and pointed them at the bandits without any panic on their faces.
The escort leader Han was telling the truth. The brothers in their escort agency did not dare to say that one against ten, but it was easy to defeat one against two. The rest was left to the guards of the Xu family, that is, they were bullying the minority with their numbers. The Xu family guards can't be defeated like this.
Poof!
A red fireball as big as a bean fell lightly from the sky, melting the ground in front of Han Biao's horse's hooves with a pop. A fire suddenly lit up, and then quickly extinguished.
Xilulu!
The horse under the leader of the Korean escort was frightened, raised its front hooves high, and took several steps back.
A red fireball appeared out of thin air, completely attracting everyone's attention. Everyone looked at the black scorched pit the size of a fist on the ground and couldn't help but remain silent.
The unknown is the scariest thing, and this, knowing, is even scarier.
The Kingdom of Qian is already the country closest to the world of cultivation in the world. As the neighbor of the Kingdom of Qian, the Sheng Kingdom, and the leader of the Han escort travels all year round, so he naturally knows what this is, a monk! The bandit looked confident, relying on the unknown monk behind him.
Soaring in the clouds and riding on the mist, calling for the wind and rain, turning mountains and seas with the lift of a hand.
The methods of monks are unpredictable, let alone for mortals, that is the distance between immortals and mortals.
If such a small fireball fell on him, he would be burned to ashes in an instant.
Guard Han turned his head and glanced at his brothers who looked confused and shocked.
A wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, the monk was not something they could match.
"The green forest hero across the way is willing to leave money to buy the road. How much does it cost? Is a thousand taels enough?" Mr. Xu had been paying attention to the situation outside. When he saw the fireball, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly spoke in a sensible manner.
One thousand taels is more than what the escort agency earns from a trip.
The leader of the Korean escort was unwilling, but he also knew that there was nothing he could do.
When the bandit boss saw the master immortal master taking action, his face was filled with pride. When he heard the price of one thousand taels, his eyes shone, and his heart was filled with greed, which almost jumped out of his throat.
The younger brother next to him poked the boss in the waist, "Boss, don't be stupid."
After being stabbed by his younger brother, the bandit boss immediately woke up from his greed for getting rich and said loudly, "Stop talking nonsense. If you want to get over it, one thousand taels is not enough."
Mr. Xu gritted his teeth and spoke again, "Three thousand taels, this is all I have. I just want to get over safely."
Three thousand taels? The bandit boss took a deep breath and suppressed the words that were about to blurt out.
"In addition to three thousand taels, we also need to leave behind a female family member!"
Women?
The expressions of everyone present changed dramatically, especially Mr. Xu and the escort chief Han. Han Duoer's eyes widened and she tried her best to hide behind the uncles of the escort agency.
She was also dressed in short clothes and was very inconspicuous among the escorts.
What good outcome could there be for the female family members kidnapped by bandits? No one here is a fool.
Everyone in the Escort Bureau clenched their swords, and veins popped out from their anger. They really couldn't swallow this breath.
Mr. Xu saw that everyone in the escort agency was ready to make a move, and it was obvious that he would rather fight to the death than sacrifice his female family members for peace.
"I wonder if the immortal master behind me can show up. My surname is Xu. I went to Qian Country this time to defect to my nephew who has joined the Sihai Sect. Can the immortal master be accommodating for my nephew's sake? , just leave the money."
No one knows what the Sihai Sect is, but the monks hiding behind the hillside know it.
The Sihai Sect is one of the top immortal cultivating sects in the state. Within the sect, there is also the Yuan Ying Ancestor who is in charge, but this is not something that casual cultivators like them can offend.
After a breath, a figure in white appeared on the hillside, but it was a middle-aged man. He looked sanctimonious and upright.
"Pindao Qihe, in that case, for the sake of the disciples of the Sihai Sect, please give me some face and ask all the female relatives of Mr. Xu to come out. I will only leave one."
Qi He has no other hobbies, the best is women's sex, but a dignified monk fell to the point of helping bandits because he coveted the secular world to worship the daughter of his family patriarch. After the overlord forced his bow, he worshiped his family patriarch's daughter. Furious, he sent other monks from the family to hunt down Qi He.
Qi He was forced to hide at the border.
This time, it was because of his addiction that he helped the bandits rob passers-by. The bandits gained money and he gained people.
Unexpectedly, this time I met someone related to the monk.
Seeing Mr. Xu's hesitation, Qi He snorted coldly, mixed with spiritual power, which immediately made everyone present turn pale, except for the martial arts bodyguards who looked better.
"Come out first." Mr. Xu gritted his teeth and called out the female family members with a sense of luck. Maybe the monk was only interested in the maidservant.
Qi He glanced over and sneered. He looked at the lady in silk and satin shivering with a half-smile. The woman dressed as a maid next to her supported the lady and lowered her head and was also shivering.
"I don't want to take away someone's favor, just the maid with her head buried and the purple beads in her hair." There were two or three maids supporting Madam Lingluo Silk Satin, Qi He pointed at one of them.
"No!" Mr. Xu's face changed drastically, and before he could speak, Xu Ruyu on the side turned red and shouted, "I'm telling you, my cousin is a disciple of the Sihai Sect and a real immortal, and my sister and I They all have spiritual roots and can be cultivated. If you let us go, my cousin will still have us, and we will be grateful in the future."
Although Xu Ruyu is arrogant and unruly, she is not a brainless rich lady. Even if she wishes to chop up the monster in front of her, she cannot express her gratitude to her cousin, but currently her wealth and life are in her hands. Miss Xu It's better to choose to save your life and walk with your heart.
"You have spiritual roots..." Qi He glanced past the stiff maid wearing purple beads and the ashen-faced Master Xu, and stopped at Xu Ruyu and the shivering woman beside her. On children.
