"I'm counting to three now. If you haven't knelt down when I count to three, they will take action. They won't kill all of you, but only ten of you."
Xu Xian said:
"three."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..."
Screams and angry shouts passed by, and ten people fell in a pool of blood.
Xu Xian immediately counted to three. Before anyone could react, the arrows were already shot. The ten people who were shot died unjustly.
Shocked by the blood and fearing that they would be the next to die, everyone knelt down one after another.
Not all of them, there were still a third of them who didn't kneel, or couldn't pass the test in their hearts, or the young master hadn't kneeled yet, so they could only stand there, their faces turned pale with fear, and their whole bodies were shaking.
They want to live on their knees, but are afraid of the young master's revenge, which makes the family's life worse than death. These people are really suffering and breaking down inside.
Xue Pan, Wei Yu, Shen Mufeng and their subordinates did not kneel down. Their expressions were gloomy and there was a hint of panic and hesitation in their eyes.
Chen Mufeng angrily scolded:
"Chen San, you said to count three, but you only counted one before taking action. You are not trustworthy."
Xu Xian said with a smile:
"What did I just say? Do you remember?"
"of course I remember."
Chen Mufeng said angrily:
"You say count three and do it when you count to three."
At the beginning, Shen Mufeng's voice was loud and clear. Later, when he finally realized something was wrong, his voice became quieter and quieter.
Xu Xian said:
"That's right, I meant to count to three to make the move. I just counted to three, is it okay to make the move?
Whether I count forward or backward is my own business and has nothing to do with you. "
Chen Mufeng muttered:
"You still have two left to count."
Xu Xian said:
"It's my business whether I can count them. If you don't kneel down, I will do it."
Before Chen Mufeng could answer, Wei Yu on the side said proudly:
"You are already surrounded. If we lose one hair, they will smash you to pieces."
In order to frighten the enemy and establish his authority, Xu Xian stopped talking nonsense and waved his hand:
"Fire the arrow!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..."
After the tragic sound, the three people behind Xue Pan, Wei Yu, Chen Mufeng and others fell down.
"I kneel."
Shen Mufeng was so frightened that his legs weakened and he fell to his knees.
"Lend me your bow."
Xu Xian took two sword bows from the Chenjiagou Self-Defense Force beside him, one in each hand, pointed at Wei Yu, and said coldly:
"I'll give you another chance, will you kneel down?"
Wei Yu raised his head and said proudly:
"A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! I won't kneel down. If you dare to kill me, you will be buried with me."
"Whizzing!"
Xu Xian directly pulled the trigger and hit Wei Yu's knees with two arrows from his left and right hands.
Wei Yu stood unsteadily and fell to the ground, his eyes full of resentment and resentment.
"Killing you all at once is too cheap. I will torture you slowly until you surrender.
Today your legs will be crippled, tomorrow your hands will be crippled, and your eyes will be ruined the day after tomorrow.
You still have two days to see the light, so cherish it. From the day after tomorrow, there will be only endless darkness in your world. "
Wei Yu felt a chill in his heart, and endless fear came over him, but he still refused to give in and roared:
"You'd better kill me."
Xu Xian didn't like to talk nonsense and didn't want to say a word twice. He ignored Wei Yu and looked at Xue Pan aside and said:
"Do you want to go blind first or lose your legs first?"
Xue Pan finally reacted from the shock, his legs softened, he knelt on the ground and said:
"Lord Magistrate, please spare your life! The common people have surrendered."
"The boy is teachable!"
Xu Xian nodded with satisfaction and asked:
"How many people are there outside? How many people from your Xue family are here?"
Xue Pan was overjoyed to have escaped the disaster. He was afraid of offending Xu Xian and did not dare to hide it. He said truthfully:
"Each of our three families sent out 230 people, a total of 690 people. To say there are thousands is a bluff."
There are only 690 enemies. If the enemy does not have a bow, nearly a hundred bows are enough to deal with them.
However, with the financial resources of the three families, it was impossible to obtain the bow, and Xu Xian did not dare to be too optimistic.
If a fight really breaks out, the entire county government may become a hell on earth.
If the other party made arrangements, Chenjiagou would inevitably be damaged, or even suffer disaster.
Xu Xian can only rely on the more than 300 people in Chenjiagou now. Losing one person means losing a piece of strength.
They suffered too many losses, were shrouded in fear, and the remaining people had no fighting spirit, so they would probably disperse.
Taking the heads and heirs of major families as hostages, forcing those people to surrender and minimizing the damage is the wisest choice.
Xu Xian thought about how to win this battle perfectly, but Xue Pan, Wei Yu, Shen Mufeng and others regretted it very much. They regretted that they were too careless in this trip.
They originally thought they could hold Xu Xian hostage and cooperate with the more than 600 people outside to reverse the situation in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, the boat capsized in the gutter, and he became a prisoner. He made one mistake and lost everything.
Xu Xian said to Xue Pan:
"You don't need to kneel, just stand up first."
Everyone else had to kneel down, but Xue Pan didn't. Xue Pan felt that something was fishy when something went wrong, so he said:
"My Lord County Magistrate, under the power of your Majesty, the ordinary people's legs are not working and they really can't stand up. Can the ordinary people kneel down and say it?"
Xu Xian said:
"If your legs really don't work, there's no point in keeping them. How about cutting them off?"
Hearing this, Xue Pan was so frightened that he quickly got up, bowed and shouted:
"The county magistrate's medical skills are really wonderful. He can heal the legs of ordinary people with just one word.
The virtues of healing the legs are restored with kindness. Please be worshiped by the people. "
Xu Xian waved his hand and said:
"Stop talking nonsense, I'll ask you to set an example."
Xue Pan bowed again and said:
"The common people will obey the orders of the county magistrate."
Most people looked at Xue Pan with contempt for his servile appearance.
Then I thought, failure to cooperate would mean death. There were already more than thirty corpses lying on the ground. Under the threat of death, no one could really regard death as home.
Therefore, everyone can accept Xue Pan's advice, but they would be no better off.
While heaven and man were fighting in everyone's hearts, Xu Xian's words rang out, saying:
"You should set an example for everyone first. Squat down first, hold your head in your hands, and slowly come out of the door."
Xue Pan followed the instructions and squatted down, holding his head in his hands, and slowly moved towards the door.
The Chenjiagou Self-Defense Force at the door prepared ropes early in the morning and quickly tied up Xue Pan.
Xu Xian said:
"You go out one by one like him, and I will spare your lives. Those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
Under the shadow of death, everyone followed the rules for fear of angering Xu Xian and causing death.
Before long, the remaining thirty or so people were all tied up, even the lame Wei Yu was tied up.
Looking at the tied people, Xu Xian said:
"We need you to convince your people to surrender.
Of course, if they ignore your life and death and must take action, I will use you as an arrow rake. "
As soon as Xu Xian said these words, everyone's faces turned pale, fearing that they would suffer the same fate as Chiyu.
Young Master Feng said in panic:
"Your Excellency, the County Magistrate, is aware that our Feng family did not send anyone here. They don't know me and they certainly won't care about my life or death."
Xu Xian said:
"Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter fairly. They belong to the Xue family, Wei family, and Shen family. Of course, I will let the three of them stand in the way."
Young Master Feng said:
"But there are only three of them, so they can't be stopped."
Xu Xian smiled and said:
"Aren't there still you guys?"
Hearing that Xu Xian really planned to sacrifice them, Master Feng was so frightened that his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, and he shouted:
"Lord County Magistrate, please spare my life!"
