199, bandits
There was a sound of horses' hooves coming from the originally quiet street, and Lu Wu was about to go out to check the situation, only to see many people suddenly rushing in from outside the door.
These people all looked flustered, and their steps staggered, as if they were running away from something.
Almost at the same time, the shopkeeper also hurriedly rushed out of the back kitchen, still carrying a kitchen knife in his hand, and his expression was also extremely frightened.
"Bandits, bandits are coming...."
"Bandits? Is it the gang of bandits on the North Mountain? It is said that they are ruthless people who kill people without blinking an eye, eat people without spitting out bones! ”
"Don't you know, the leader of the gang of bandits on the North Mountain is named Sun Daring, that is a real Spirit King Realm powerhouse, if they are caught, we will all die here today."
"Such an arrogant bandit, is it possible that the government doesn't care about it?"
"Official? Since ancient times, officials and bandits have been a family, and that time wasn't it after Sun Daring killed people and plundered goods, and the government was late? ”
"Hmph, you don't know yet, a cousin in my family is a catcher in the county yamen, and every time Sun Daring takes something captive, he first gives seventy percent to the government, and then distributes it to the officers and soldiers, and the county lord can't let them come every day."
Lu Wu listened to the discussions around him, and gradually understood that this was the case.
But it's also normal,
The town is surrounded by mountains, and the location is definitely not much better.
The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and with such a large-scale jungle as a cover, it is really not easy to catch them.
In addition, the supervision of the Liaozhai world is far from in place, and even the alternation of political regimes is a very normal thing, let alone these poor and remote places.
Even if the emperor has changed two or three waves, it is likely that the people here do not know about it.
"Close... Close the door quickly!! ”
In an instant, a few people rushed out of the back door, ran to the door of the store quickly, and closed the door almost desperately, and were locked outside with many people who had not entered.
Lu Wu was sitting by the window, and he could already see a crowd of people rushing from the end of the street.
They were all dressed in uniform armor and carried long machetes in their hands, like a group of warriors returning triumphantly, wandering around the streets at will.
But almost everything they can look at is inevitable.
All the people in the streets were killed, and the stalls on the side of the road were all packed up by them.
The leader was a middle-aged man, riding a tall horse, with a snow-white body and white armor, and a spear in his hand.
The head of the gun is shiny, and it looks like a good weapon.
"It turned out to be Ma Si, this time he led the team, it's over... It's really over. Someone screamed in panic and sat on the ground with despair on his face.
"Ma Si, who is Ma Si, isn't the leader of that gang of bandits in Beishan Liu Daring?" Someone asked in a whisper.
"Stop talking, once they rush in, we're really all done."
Everyone squatted on the ground, shaking with their heads in their hands.
The shouts of killing outside shook the sky, and the sound of people screaming could be heard on the street from time to time.
All this was in Lu Wu's eyes, but he didn't have any ideas.
It felt strange, as if what he was seeing now was nothing more than a play, not real life.
Not only that, Lu Wu felt that his stomach was getting hungrier and hungrier, and now he just wanted to hurry up and eat a bowl of rice.
"Shopkeeper, what I ordered is so unacceptable?"
Lu Wu sat on a chair and looked at the shopkeeper squatting in the crowd.
The sound is not loud,
But in the quiet hotel, it was extremely harsh, and the eyes of those who were squatting on the ground were almost instantaneous.
"Who is this man.... Aren't you scared stupid? ”
"He's so bold, the guys who eat are almost gone, and he still thinks about eating?"
"Shopkeeper, where did this person come from, hurry up and drive him out, otherwise we will all have to bury him today."
"Hey, boy, shut up!"
The crowd did not dare to resist the wanton raids of the bandits outside, because they knew that if they made any noise or dissent at this time, they would surely die.
But in the face of Lu Wu's situation, it is different.
After all, Lu Wu seems to be just an ordinary young man, and he is only alone, and in people's impressions, this is a good target for bullying.
Fear to the extreme, it's anger.
There is nowhere to vent this anger, and it will be vented on the foreheads of some innocent people.
Bullying the weak and fearing the hard has always been a "fine tradition" in people.
"Uncle... Stop talking, they'll rush in and we'll be all done. The shopkeeper still kept calm and whispered to Lu Wu.
Lu Wu sneered, gently pushed open a door, pointed to the people outside and said:
"There are only a dozen bandits outside, and there are dozens of people in the living room alone, so you are still so cowardly in the face of such a situation?"
Lu Wu's move to open the window attracted everyone's attention almost instantly,
Coupled with the tone and actions of his speech, it made everyone present extremely angry.
The anger in the crowd was rising, but no one rushed out to speak.
Everyone knows that the current situation is very dangerous, and once Lu Wuzhen pushes open the window, they will definitely be noticed.
Once noticed,
The end is already clear at a glance.
The shopkeeper was especially flustered, he almost knelt on the ground, and his face was so anxious that tears were about to flow out.
"Uncle, close the door quickly, if you have something to say, you have something to say."
"Hurry up and close the window door, hurry up...."
"Brothers, let's rush up, and we must close the windows and doors first, no matter what."
The crowd could no longer suppress the fear and anger in their hearts, and in their opinion,
Lu Wu's actions undoubtedly pushed them into the abyss of dying, and such a thing was absolutely not allowed to happen.
"Brothers, don't hesitate, rush up and close the door."
The first man stood up, and then the second and third followed, their speed and clumsiness.
Even because of the reason for standing up at the same time, several of them bumped into each other, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
At this time, the first person to shout had already rushed in front of Lu Wu, he didn't hesitate, reached out and put his hand directly on the window, and pulled back violently, wanting to close the door.
Lu Wu's speed was one step faster, and he directly drew his dagger and waved it lightly in the air.
Sharp light streaked through the dim environment, and for a moment only a bloody arm remained on the doors and windows.
The man screamed and quickly stepped back, the pain ensuing, and he rolled on the ground.
Lu Wu stood up suddenly, pushed open the window door, and then walked in front of the shopkeeper, slowly squatted down, looked directly into his eyes and said:
"I said, I'm going to... Eat...."