Chapter 236: Military Taxes

On the third day, the three of them no longer dared to go to crowded places, so the three of them packed up and hurriedly left the small restaurant with their heads down, because those rumors had become more and more uncontrollable

"It's amazing, I heard that the dark magician not only committed adultery, kidnapping, and all kinds of evil, but also went up to the eighty-year-old lady and down to the three-year-old baby girl!"

"Yes, and it is said that murder is natural, even the old man will not let go, even the devil will not be so crazy!"

"I've heard about it too! And it is said that he also has a gang of accomplices, there are evil Orientals, who use unknown witchcraft, and also find those untouchables of the elves and beasts to do evil together. ”

"What are you talking about? I also knew that this dark mage would take the unformed baby from the womb of a pregnant woman and use it to practice evil spells! ”

"This is outrageous!" Chang Leqi kicked the stones at his feet a few feet away, and scolded indignantly!

At first, I wanted to laugh at Joffrey, but I didn't expect it...... This rumor has fermented too quickly, and now even I am being scolded into it!

Chang Le stomped his foot hard.

Wendini silently followed behind her without saying a word, she was more open to this kind of thing, many people in the Human Empire were hostile to the elves, so at this point, maybe she had long been used to it.

Joffrey also looked like he didn't care about himself, and of the three, Chang Le, seemed to be the most angry.

"I said you two, if you are so insulted by others, can't you give a little reaction? Yes? Chang Le pointed at Joffrey angrily and said, "Is that bluffing dark scepter in your hand an ornament!" ”

Joffrey raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh? So what do you want me to do? ”

Chang Le said: "Anyway, things are also because of you, so you can take action to deter them!" ”

Joffrey shook his head with a smile and said, "These rumors are coming from somewhere else, what's the use of me to deter a few villagers?" Besides, if I make a move, won't it be nice for people to know that we are here, and then bring those people from the law enforcement team over. ”

"This ......" Chang Le spread his hands: "It makes sense, I am speechless......"

"But you might as well find a way to explain it to someone! You see, they even scolded me, and it will affect my glorious image! Chang Le said angrily with his hands on his waist.

"Poofha, how can you still have any image." Wentini burst out laughing.

"Laugh what a laugh! Who's a girl! It doesn't matter! ”

Joffrey, Wentini: "Whose family do you say?" ”

Chang Le scratched his head in embarrassment, spread his hands and said, "Okay, okay, my family, then you say, what should we do now?" ”

Joffrey said, "What can I do? I haven't done any of these things, and I can't explain them one by one. ”

"Leaving the village, of course! We weren't going to stay here anyway. Joffrey walked forward.

"You...... Are you leaving? ”

Suddenly, a timid voice came out from the side, only to see not far away, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old delicate girl, is supporting the old man who thought he was about sixty, the two of them were burdened by this, the old man was still on crutches in his hand, it seemed that this delicate girl should be the granddaughter of the old man.

"Huh?" Joffrey's deep eyes looked at the two of them.

"Yes...... Can you take us with you? The girl asked timidly, and between her words, there was a hint of panic, like a poor little wild cat hiding in the dark.

Chang Le's anger suddenly disappeared, and he immediately changed to a smiling look, rubbed his hands with a smile, pushed Joffrey away and stepped forward and said, "This beautiful girl, is there anything I can do for you?" ”

"Ahh Suddenly, Chang Le let out a miserable scream, and he only felt that a hand was directly pinched on his waist!

"What are you doing!"

Wentini glanced at Chang Le hatefully and said, "What do you say I'm doing?" ”

"Don't be angry, hehe, I'm not happy to help others!" Chang Le smiled.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came, interrupting the conversation between Chang Le and Wentini, everyone looked up, and saw ten cavalrymen dressed in Saint Laurent uniforms galloping on horses, rolling up smoke and dust in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, they had already come to Chang Le and their side, surrounding Chang Le and others, and the girl and the old man immediately turned pale with fright.

"Is it exposed?" Chang Le asked in a low voice towards Joffrey.

Joffrey didn't speak, but the hand he held the Dark Scepter tighter, if these cavalrymen were really coming at a few of them, then the only way to strike was to strike first.

But it seems to ...... They all guessed wrong.

The ten cavalrymen dismounted, and the captain who took the lead carefully looked at Chang Le and the others, and said in surprise: "Orientals? What are you doing here? ”

Chang Le coughed lightly and said, "I also came here unintentionally, and I was thinking about how to leave." ”

The captain nodded, and after making sure that the three were not the people he was looking for, he urged, "Then leave quickly." ”

"Just so easy? It doesn't look like it's coming at us! Changle smiled at Joffrey and stuck out his tongue.

This is, the captain walked straight to the girl and the old man, and shouted, "Old man Karl, you dare to evade military service? Hurry up and go back to join the army with me, or don't blame me! ”

"Join the army?" Chang Le and the three of them looked at each other, this old man named Carl is already seventy or eighty, and he is in his last years, what kind of army do he still join?

Isn't it cannon fodder when you go to the battlefield?

"Master General, I'm really too old to go to the battlefield, you just have a young granddaughter to take care of, let our family go!" The old man fell to his knees with a puff and pleaded with the captain who had taken the lead.

Of course, the captain who took the lead was not a general, but just a small team leader of a ten-person squad, at this time, when he heard the words of the general, he naturally felt pleasing to the ear, and his attitude was better, and he nodded and said: "Okay, then I won't embarrass you, you also know that our army has regulations, if you want not to join the army, call it military tax!" ”

The old man howled and cried: "Master General, our family really has no money, the land has long been barren after years of war, my two sons have died on the battlefield, and now only me and my granddaughter are left to depend on each other, where do we still have the money to pay the military tax!" ”

When the captain heard this, he was furious, kicked the old man to the ground, and scolded: "Old thing, you refuse to join the army, and you don't pay the military tax, are you too long?" ”